At the foot of Scissor Peak, there is the Sigu Grandma Temple.
Two Taoists were saluting a group of cats. The eyes of the two Taoist boys beside them were still full of wonder, but they still imitated the actions of the two uncles and saluted the cats.
What's amazing is that the cats actually responded in kind.
Four Taoists, two big and two small, handed over the fish in their hands, and the cat sent four, came to accept them, and returned two hares, as if they were making an exchange.
Scenes like this are really rare.
When a farmer passing by carrying a hoe saw him in the distance, he immediately stayed where he was, with his mouth wide open, not daring to move around, and speechless.
"You two little Taoist priests have grown up so much." The old tabby cat in the temple showed his true appearance, half lying on the bamboo rocking chair, looking at them with a kind voice, "In my impression, you are still young.
The two little people who went to Tianmen Peak to steal honey when we went up the mountain, alas, time flies."
"This matter cannot be hidden from the eyes of Fourth Aunt Grandma."
"What can't be hidden? - Haha, you little Taoist priests from Fuqiu Peak, when you first started, you had no ability and didn't understand anything. You were running around on the mountain, wasn't that what I was watching?"
"I see."
Lin Jue nodded, not surprised.
Grandma Fourth Aunt may be lacking in fighting skills, because cats themselves are not as ferocious as tigers and leopards, but she must have some other abilities after living for so many years. She has been on Scissor Peak and can know what is happening on the nearby mountains.
Nothing could be more normal.
When her master passed away, no one went to inform her. Did she come to say goodbye even before her brothers knew about it?
"I heard that you went to the capital? It is said that it is not an easy place to hang out?" The fourth aunt's grandmother looked at them distressedly, her eyes were like people's, "You have suffered a lot in the capital, right?"
"It's okay, I can get by."
"Two poor babies." Grandma Fourth Gu sighed, "You two have a lot of potential, and you will have a long time ahead."
Lin Jue felt that the fourth aunt's grandma seemed to have a pair of discerning eyes.
Or maybe she is particularly keen in certain areas.
At this moment, not far from their feet, two voices were heard.
"I've met Ma-senpai~"
"Whose descendant is this little tabby cat like you? What's its name? It's quite polite!"
"My name is Xiaohua, and I am the cat from Fuqiu Temple." Xiaohua began to become honest and friendly in the Temple of Grandma Si Gu. "They said that Senior Ma is the senior, and they asked me to respect my senior."
"Well, not bad, not bad. They are not bad, and you are not bad either." Ma Mao looked at it up and down, knowing that the cats in Fuqiu Temple were all the descendants of the cats he waited for, he nodded repeatedly, "Looking at how young you are, you have already been refined.
transverse bone,
You can speak human words. Well, in the past few years, a few grown-up cats from your Fuqiu Temple came to practice with me at Scissor Peak.
So far, only one of them has learned to speak. You can speak on your own without our guidance, it’s not bad, it’s really good.”
"I have Qingyao's teachings!"
"Who is Qingyao? Can she compare to us?"
"I also learned to read and write."
"? Ridiculous!" Ma Mao frowned, "What does a cat do when it learns to read and write?"
"Qingyao said——"
While he was talking, four Taoist priests, two big and two small, had already said goodbye to a group of cats.
"Junior, I will say goodbye first. After a while, several senior brothers will come back. They will also come to visit Grandma Fourth Aunt and all the senior Taoist friends. Then I will come to visit Grandma Fourth Aunt."
"Walk slowly. If there is anything missing in your meditation, just say something."
"Farewell."
The four people walked out of the temple.
The fox turned to follow, but before leaving, he nudged the colorful fox with his paw.
A fox and a cat followed one behind the other, so they followed suit.
The path in the mountains is very narrow, only enough for one person to walk. Lin Jue walked in the front, followed closely by his junior sister. The two children have endured hardships and are very well-behaved. They followed behind obediently.
Then there are foxes and raccoons, arranged in a line from large to small, evenly spaced.
Mountain flowers are still blooming all around, and peaches and apricots are competing for spring. Even walking through ordinary mountain fields seems to be in the middle of a painting. Bees and moths flying by from time to time can make foxes and cats stop and turn around.
"We came back just in time! The flowers are blooming just in time!" said the junior sister. "When the senior brothers come back, we may have to wait for the cuckoos in the back."
"Maybe."
"The flowers are blooming really well this year!"
"Yeah, it looks good."
"But it was the best year when we came down the mountain."
"That year——"
Lin Jue remembered--
That was a spring gift from the Qing Emperor.
"Senior brother, how do you eat the two rabbits given by Taoist friends from Scissor Peak?" The younger junior sister picked up the rabbits and looked at them.
"I know!" Ji Yang, who was walking behind her, replied with a clear and crisp voice, "It can be cooked into vegetables and rice!"
The junior sister scratched her head.
"This is what Master cooks for us. He always tells us to eat more meat, saying that we can grow taller if we eat it!" Ji Yin continued.
The junior sister scratched her head again, and while recalling the rabbit recipes she had eaten on the mountain before, she turned around and asked, "Hasn't your master baked it? Hasn't it been cooked with pickled cabbage or shredded ginger?"
"I baked it once and it was very dry and hard. The master said it didn't taste good, so I never baked it." Ji Yang said.
"I cooked it once, and I thought it was delicious, but Master said it was not delicious! Now when I cook the meat into vegetables and rice, Master will also add some sauerkraut, without adding salt! It's delicious!"
Ji Yin couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
The little junior sister looked solemn, her mind filled with longing.
These two people looked so much like her back then.
"I'll ask Uncle Eighth to cook it for you later." The younger junior sister said, "Senior Brother, you can't count on your master. If you want to eat delicious food, just learn it hard. You don't have to learn it completely, just learn a little bit.
fur,
It’s enough to go down the mountain and open a restaurant.”
"What?"
Neither Taoist boy understood it.
That night, their master did not cook.
Just when the two little Taoist boys were puzzled, they saw the eighth uncle washed his hands and walked to the kitchen house. Before entering the house,
He also gave some instructions to their master and ninth uncle, who nodded repeatedly.
Not long after, there was a sound of chopping in the kitchen house.
Then green smoke came out of the chimney. When I saw it from a distance, I knew someone was cooking in the mountains.
Then there was a sound -
—
The hot oil, high temperature, stirred up the ginger, onion, garlic and aniseed, and the mountain breeze immediately brought out a stimulating and rich aroma from the stove. It was undoubtedly a smell that the two Taoist boys had never smelled before.
The fragrance floats in the Taoist temple and is carried further away by the mountain wind.
Many strange animals in the mountains raised their heads, smelling the smell in the air, or looking towards the Taoist temple.
It doesn't necessarily mean that it smells good. In short, I haven't smelled this kind of smell for several years. At this time, I already knew that someone in the Taoist temple had returned.
There were two rabbits, one was cooked with ginger and sauerkraut, the other was grilled with five spices, and there were a few fish left, so I cooked a plate of small fish with green onions.
Add a pot of white rice with nothing added.
It was still under the old pine tree. The two little Taoist boys worked together to lift the wooden table and moved the bench diligently. The senior brother used to take the master's seat. Anyway, he has become the master now. The two little Taoist boys opened their eyes.
To be continued...