Suddenly, it's New Year's Eve.
The ground was too cold, so Lin Jue pulled Fuyao's futon over and sat cross-legged in the room, while Fuyao stood beside him and stared at him.
What he held in his hand was a piece of wood.
After concentrating calmly, he lowered his head and touched it, and an invisible mana attached to the branch, and he threw it out casually.
Fuyao was instinctively attracted by it and immediately turned his head and looked over.
Fortunately, it didn't rush to pick it up.
Then he saw Lin Jue staring at the tree branches, lowering his head and thinking silently.
He murmured a few obscure curses.
"Wow..."
The branch rolled around on the ground.
"Woo?"
The fox immediately tilted his head and stared at the branch.
The mantra in Lin Jue's mouth changed.
The wooden branches shot up into the sky.
Following several rapid and obscure spells, the wooden branches moved left and right in the air, spinning.
"..."
The branch finally fell to the ground.
Lin Jue also exhaled.
During this period of time, he didn't put much thought into this spell. After all, he was still learning alchemy, but he also learned it intermittently.
Getting started with this "curse control" is not difficult.
What is difficult is mastering it skillfully.
Because this curse mainly relies on spells to control objects. There are many different spells that play different roles. If you want the object to be continuously activated, you need to continue to chant the spell, and to make the object do it
To fly according to your own will, you need to be very proficient in spells, speak quickly, and need long-term practice.
In Lin Jue's view, this spell actually has two drawbacks:
One is that it cannot control objects at will. It cannot be said that if you see a stone, a branch or a sword on someone else's waist on the road, you can control it if you want. Instead, you need to hold it in your hand first and attach it to it.
Only a specific magic power can be used to control it with spells.
Another is that it requires continuous chanting.
For example, the bald demon man I met before has learned this spell very skillfully, but still chooses to hide and manipulate it. If you want to practice it to the point where you can fight with people and chant curses to control objects at the same time, you don't know how much it will cost.
It takes a lot of effort. And no matter how skilled you are, you still have to do two things at once.
Therefore, Lin Jue did not spend much energy on it.
When he came back to his senses, his little fox stood in front of him, tilting his head and staring at him.
"?"
Those clear eyes were full of doubts.
Lin Jue thought it was surprised by the spell he had learned or the wooden stick that could fly by itself, or that it was interested in the branch, but he saw it lowered its head, looked at the futon sitting under his butt, and stretched out another
He put his slender legs on top and continued to stare up at himself.
By the way, he tilted his head.
"oh……"
Lin Jue then stood up and returned the futon to it.
Just then, a voice calling for senior brother came from outside.
…
In a Taoist temple deep in the mountains, a strange fragrance comes from the stove.
This is a compound flavor of multiple spices. Added to the stewing for more than half an hour, the oil and water stimulate the aroma of the meat, which is very attractive.
Several senior brothers couldn't help but turn their heads frequently and cast their gazes into the kitchen room, but they couldn't leave at this time.
Then I saw the third senior brother pinching a boat-shaped dough, with the fillings peeping out of it. He looked puzzled. He glanced left and right at the two senior brothers who were kneading the dough and using chopsticks to pick out the fillings.
He asked Lin Jue which sample he had chosen:
"Junior brother, is that true?"
"It's almost the same." Lin Jue said while rolling out the dough, "It's almost done."
"That's okay."
The third senior brother then put it on the dustpan.
Everyone turned to look at each other and learned from each other. There were more and more dumplings in the dumplings, and another dustpan was used to contain them.
This time, even Taoist Yunhe was pulled over and squinted his eyes to look at the bag carefully.
Whether it was the dumplings Lin Jue talked about or the making of dumplings, they all found it novel, but they also trusted Lin Jue very much and did whatever he asked.
Slowly the sky became dark.
The kitchen room was filled with dancing firelight, casting the shadow of the junior sister who was lighting the fire on the wall. As Lin Jue lifted the lid of the pot, the heat immediately rose and was illuminated by the fire into a bright yellow color.
There is a large pot of water in the pot filled with dumplings.
Lin Jue scooped it up with a melon ladle.
"Take it out."
Lin Jue said this to the junior sister, then he cleaned the pot, poured a few ladles of water into it, and waited for it to be slowly heated by the residual heat in the stove, so that it could be used for washing dishes later, and then walked out of the stove.
Room.
It's not completely dark outside yet.
As soon as I went out, I saw the remaining light in the sky. Ancient pines stood in the courtyard. The seventh senior brother was stepping on a bench and holding a lantern. He chanted a few spells, and the lantern lit up with a dusk-like light, and then hung it on the tree.
Looking through the front of the hall, you can directly see the dining hall, which is brightly lit and steaming.
The third senior brother is moving the wine.
The junior sister came running over to call him.
Senior Brother Seven also called him after hanging up the lanterns.
The flavor of the New Year on this cold mountain is actually quite good.
Lin Jue went over and sat down.
On the table were braised chicken, duck and pig head meat, roasted stinky mandarin fish and steamed Daobanxiang, all cut neatly. There were also dumplings just out of the pot, the heat was rising. The rice wine poured into the bowl, with hops rising.
The lights were flickering, and all the Taoist priests had smiles on their faces. There was such a smoke and fire atmosphere in this deep mountain with heavy wind and snow.
"I have never seen such a sumptuous New Year's dinner!" The third senior brother said cheerfully, "Master should have hired a cook as his apprentice!"
"What did you eat on New Year's Eve before?" Lin Jue asked.
"I used to eat these too," said the third senior brother.
"Boiled in plain water." Senior Brother Seven said.
"Sigh, I don't know what kind of hard life I lived in the past, but I still thought that I was carefree at that time, thinking that it was just like this in the mountains and I didn't feel bitter." The third senior brother shook his head and sighed.
"Eat, eat, eat..."
The Taoist priests moved their chopsticks one after another.
The first chopstick, of course, is to poke at the dumplings on the plate. After all, this is something I have worked hard on.
There are also several seasonal vegetables in the cold winter. Lin Jue used them to make stuffings, either with meat or eggs, and with sauerkraut soaked in the jar, each with its own flavor.
The second chopstick is braised pork.
"oops!"
Many pairs of wide eyes.
These Taoist priests had never eaten such delicacies in the mountains, and had never known that meat could be cooked like this. Even if they went down the mountain, it would not be easy to eat food with such flavor, and they almost forgot to drink alcohol for a while.
No one praised me, and the whole room was filled with the sound of swallowing.
Even the well-informed Taoist Yunhe was half full before he stopped using his chopsticks and spoke leisurely:
"Another year has passed..."
"How old is Master?"
"The mountains are deep and there is no cold or heat, and people are old and have no intention of counting the years. At our age, anyway, every year is missing, so what do we do with it?"
"oh……"
"By the way, since you are not going home, for this year's Lantern Festival in the city, you, Lao Qi, will take your two junior brothers and sisters to go shopping and make two new robes."
"knew."
"There is still business."
"What happened?"
"As I said before, the fourth aunt of Scissor Peak has achieved great success in her spiritual practice, has perfected her merits, and is about to become a god."
Taoist Yunhe paused as he spoke:
"Originally, there are still a few years left, but I followed you to the mountains to catch rats and eliminate demons, recover money, and gain some popularity. After that, the Lord Shen investigated the demons and invited the descendants of the fourth aunt to inquire. He said that he wanted to eliminate rats in the city.
Jing also invited them to help. Originally, there was only a small amount of merit, but now all the merits are complete, and there are gods in heaven who say good things, so it is several years ahead of schedule."
"Um……"
"To become a god, you need a temple. Grandma Si Gu wants to build a temple under Scissor Peak for people to worship. But you also know that they never touch mortal money." Taoist Yunhe said to the seventh brother, "This
The money has to be donated by the people. After thinking about it, I have no choice but to give it to you."
"Speaking of which, the last time Third Senior Brother went to ask Fourth Aunt Grandma to ask her descendants to go to the city to help us, I caught the fish they wanted from the creek in the mountains. It took me three days to get enough."
"Then you eat two more pieces of meat."
"well……"
The Seventh Senior Brother sighed, as if he knew he was the only one.
But at this moment, this little complication was nothing, and he soon forgot about it.
I could only hear the third senior brother accusing who made the dough. The sixth senior brother said it was the senior brother, but the senior senior brother denied it. Everyone began to become suspicious, and the friendship between the senior brothers faced a huge challenge.
Such a harmonious atmosphere actually made Lin feel in a trance.
For a moment, I actually felt that it would be good to continue like this.
However, when I think of the tradition of Fuqiu Temple and the deteriorating health of Taoist Yunhe, I know that this is destined to have an end, and I can't help but sigh in my heart.
Glancing out of the corner of his eye, he was not the only one who was in a daze.
And the junior sister sitting opposite.
If we were to have New Year's Eve dinner at her house, I don't know if a girl like her would be able to sit on the table. In any case, it would be impossible for her to have such Taoist freedom that does not care about men and women. What's more, neither Taoist Yunhe nor the senior brothers would be able to enjoy the meal.
They take special care of the two little ones.
It's normal to feel dazed.
"Dong dong dong..."
Deep in the mountains, there was another knock on the door.
"Who?"
The third brother looked normal and immediately got up and went to check. After a while, he came back and said with a smile: "The spirits in the mountains smelled a strange fragrance in our Taoist temple tonight and came here to ask for some food."
His expression remained normal as he spoke.
It's like he's already used to it.
Then he took some meat and gave it to that person.
This is life in the mountains.
…
When I wake up, it's a new year again.
Mount Yi in the snow is really like a fairyland of ice and snow. It's a pity that the materials for the Second Brother's Divine Movement Pill are hard to find and cannot be eaten freely. Otherwise, Lin Jue has successfully practiced the method of taking it and has no side effects. He can't imagine being in such a place.
How comfortable it must be to jump around in the mountains.
However, Lin Jue often went out and found a rocky mountain in the mountains to practice. Every seven days, he would make a bottle of spiritual liquid, divide it into three parts, and take his junior sister and the fox to water the trees.
Soon it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Lin Jue made Yuanxiao, cooked fermented glutinous rice, and cracked poached eggs. The senior brothers were in a daze while eating, and couldn't help but reminisce about the past.
After eating, we were just about to go down the mountain.
"Senior Brother Donkey, Senior Brother Donkey, I have to trouble you again. If you have more money, I will definitely let you have another good meal."
The seventh brother stroked the donkey's neck.
The donkey just remained silent.
Then he called Lin Jue and his junior sister to go down the mountain.
Passing by the hot spring, Lin Jue habitually asked if the spirit was still there. When there was no response, he continued to the city.
"Most monsters want to become gods, but how can they achieve the orthodox way of incense and fire by using crooked methods? For example, the monster in the city steals money to build temples and uses money to buy faith. Let alone failure, even if it succeeds, it is difficult to obtain it.
heavenly approval
, is just an evil god. Even if you are lucky enough to be deceived and get recognition, he will escape into evil ways sooner or later." Brother Seventh said as he walked, "The temple must be voluntarily donated by the people. The more people who donate, the better. This kind of thing has to rely on
Me."
"What do you plan to do, senior brother?"
Lin Jue only knew that he made a flag, that is, he wrote on cloth that he wanted to raise funds to build a temple for the fellow Taoists at Scissor Peak, but he didn't know how he planned to raise money.
Should we go door to door and ask?
"Have you forgotten what senior brother is studying?" The seventh senior brother glanced at him, "Since it is the cost of building the temple, I naturally asked the common people for it in an upright manner. It just so happens that there are many people at the lantern festival tonight."
"oh……"
Lin Jue suddenly realized.
…
Asking for a monthly ticket.
Chapter completed!