I have a room in Huangquan

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Tutu knocked on the melon seeds, and gave Ding Xiaoyi an angry look.

Apparently his dream was disturbed by his ghostly crying and wolf howling.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone looked at Ding Xiaoyi with ambiguous expressions.

Especially Liao Qiu, who was sitting next to him, elbowed him, with a face we all know, which made Ding Xiaoyi blush immediately.

Immediately, he hastily coughed twice, as if he didn't hear Tutu's complaint.

Take out the Five Elements Stone and put it on the table.

Now even Zhao He and Niangniang Zhao who were sitting on the side couldn't help opening their eyelids.

The stones in the box change freely between the five elements over time, which is really beautiful.

After playing with the stone in her hand for a while, Lady Zhao said, "Unfortunately, I missed the opportunity and can only be reduced to the day after tomorrow!"

"the day after tomorrow?"

Ding Xiaoyi's eyes widened, unable to understand the technical terms in the empress's mouth.

Bai Pangpang explained: "Everything is divided into nature and acquired, just like human beings. Some diseases are congenital, while others are acquired."

The formation of the five-element stone itself is very demanding and requires great opportunities, but if the opportunity arrives, it may have a chance to be transformed into innate, then it is not called the five-element stone, but the five-color stone.

If it becomes a multicolored stone, it will be a big treasure.

But even so, with the affirmation of these bigwigs, the value of this stone is finally worth the weight of that bliss fruit.

"Hmph, this old filthy turtle is very thieves, a stone can be regarded as blocking our mouths."

The bad old man sat aside with a cigarette stick in his hand and sneered.

"So what do you think I should do with this stone?"

Ding Xiaoyi asked while the iron was hot.

He has a lot of treasure materials in his hands, not to mention the treasures that the second soul scavenged from Lingchun's lair this time.

There are so many treasures that have been accumulated before.

For example, Liao Qiu gave him the gold from the sea of ​​blood, the crape myrtle shells salvaged from the sea, the piece of sacred wood given to him by the ancestor Xuantong, and counting the five elements stone in front of him, he has a lot of top materials.

But he has never dared to do it casually, precisely because these materials are too rare and precious.

If you can't make a boutique for yourself, you are really sorry for the materials.

At this time, taking advantage of these big shots, it is natural to ask what this stone can do.

"this one"

Everyone looked at each other, and looked at Zhao He one after another. After all, the empress is here, how dare they monopolize power.

But Lady Zhao is obviously not interested in this stone, and this is not the main purpose of her coming here today.

Facing the eyes cast by everyone, she turned her head away: "Don't ask me, I don't have much research on these."

Seeing that the empress did not intend to speak, Bai Pangpang suggested that Ding Xiaoyi combine this thing with his five elements.

As for how to combine, before Bai Pangpang had time to say, he was interrupted by the bad old man: "This is your own business, we can't give you too much advice."

Seeing this, the rest nodded.

For their sake, I know that some detours must be walked through in person in order to truly experience them.

Just like those writers who write novels at the keyboard.

Even if you teach him hand in hand, without the accumulation of millions or even millions of words, they will not be able to write any achievements.

There are many things in it, which can only be understood by oneself. No matter how much others say, it can only be used as a reference, and it may not be useful to you.

Seeing this, Ding Xiaoyi no longer dwelled on this issue.

As Bai Pangpang said, it is enough to combine it with the power of the five elements of the law. Other things, you still have to think about it slowly.

I'm talking.

I saw Mr. Chen coming up from downstairs with a plate.

Before the plate was served, a unique fragrance wafted out of the nostrils, making everyone's eyes brighten, and they looked at the plate in Chen Lao's hand with full expectation.

After the lid of the meal was untied, a white mist of water vapor permeated in front of everyone.

Through this layer of fragrant steam, only triangular zongzi appeared in front of everyone.

Looking at it, the Dragon Boat Festival is only a few days away.

Every family started to prepare and cook zongzi.

Ding Xiaoyi remembers that when he was a child, every Dragon Boat Festival, walking along the streets and alleys, he would see some old people sitting in front of the courtyard, making rice dumplings in the sun.

This is a special festival, one of the few festivals preserved by the Xia people.

As for the origin of the festival, no one has remembered it for a long time, and the reason why it will be preserved and even carried forward.

The reason is only

Well, the zongzi are delicious.

Green and fresh Ruo bamboo leaves, wrapped with white glutinous rice, exudes a unique fresh air and sweet aroma of rice during cooking, all of which will whet your appetite.

Candied red dates, preserved fruit floss, whether sweet or idle.

Zongzi, which symbolizes harvest and hard work, is no longer a contest between salty and sweet, because there are various flavors, and there is always a flavor that will leave a deep impression on your taste buds.

such as durian rice dumplings

"Try it, everyone, this is the freshly cooked zongzi, the most delicious."

The bad old man and Bai Pangpang were not polite at all, they held one hand in each hand.

Lady Zhao has been waiting for this pot of zongzi for a long time.

Picking up one, gently pick the outer cotton rope with your fingers, and peel off the zongzi skin, only to see that the glutinous rice inside is crystal clear, slender and plump.

Unlike ordinary glutinous rice, these glutinous rice looks like crystal at first glance.

Naturally, this glutinous rice was not an ordinary item, it was auspicious rice brought by Lady Zhao herself.

Although it is similar to Fuze duck, it is more precious than it. Of course, it is also the staple food of Wufu pig.

Ordinarily, it is only on the emperor's birthday that there is food.

Now it is served in one pot by the empress.

The bad old man and Bai Pangpang guessed that it must be because the emperor's bet failed to come to fruition, which annoyed the empress, and in order to compensate the empress, he gave the empress such a precious auspicious rice away.

"Hey!" The two looked at each other and smiled, thinking that the emperor was being questioned harshly by the empress, and the expression on his face must be very exciting.

Xiangruimi is crystal clear, making the whole rice dumpling look like a handicraft cut out of crystal.

You can even see directly through the zongzi what is wrapped inside.

For example, the rice dumpling in the empress's hand is wrapped with a dark red sugar core.

This is brown sugar dumpling.

Don't think it is very simple at first glance, the skills and procedures tested here are also extremely complicated.

Unlike ordinary brown sugar dumplings, just pour a layer of brown sugar on the outside of the dumplings and you're done.

That's called being lazy.

The brown sugar core here is buried in the zongzi, and the sugar balls are slowly sealed with layers of glutinous rice flour after aging, and then frozen into ice balls to slow down the melting of the sugar balls during cooking. time.

The workmanship is very troublesome, if one step is not done well, the sugar ball will melt, and the crystal-like zongzi will be dyed red, and the stunning effect in front of you will not be achieved.

I saw the empress pinched it with chopsticks, and the warm soup inside immediately permeated from the rice dumpling, dyeing the dinner plate in front of her eyes red in a blink of an eye.

After one bite, the aroma of glutinous rice and the fragrance of bamboo leaves are mixed together.

The unique flavor of zongzi blends into one, filling between the lips and teeth.

Paired with viscous brown sugar juice, when you eat it in your mouth for a while, the sweetness seems to follow the taste buds, and the sweetness enters your heart all at once.

If there is a medicine for mood in this world, then this medicine must be sweet.

Sure enough, after eating the freshly baked zongzi, the empress's cold face immediately improved a lot.

"The next pot of rice dumplings will come out immediately, and I'll put them in food boxes for everyone."

After saying that, Mr. Chen went down to work.

In addition to brown sugar, there are candied dates, eight-treasure dumplings, fruit dumplings, pork belly, salted egg yolk and so on.

After Ding Xiaoyi picked up one and ate it, he couldn't help but lamented that Yu Niang ran too fast and didn't have time to enjoy such a delicious meal. He thought that he would pack a copy later and send it to Yu Niang by express letter from his ancestors.

After eating two rice dumplings in a row, Ding Xiaoyi found that his body started to emit a little golden light, but when he looked carefully, he found that the golden light on his body was different from his own.

"what is this??"

Ding Xiaoyi was startled, then looked back, and found that apart from himself, only Brother Qiu was like this.

Tutu ate a rice dumpling with eight treasures, while explaining: "Fool, just like Fuze Duck, this is a sign that you have auspiciousness, keep eating, and see what auspiciousness you get!"

Chapter 6 and Eight: Auspicious Appearance

"Auspicious is there anything different?"

Ding Xiaoyi picked up a fruit dumpling and put it in his mouth, and asked while eating.

Tutu explained with a smile, "There are many. There are Jiarui, Darui, Shangrui, Zhongrui, Xiarui, and Zarui. There are six levels of auspiciousness. Each level is different. For Jiarui, there are five categories. , divided by the five spirit beasts, green dragon, white tiger, phoenix, basalt and unicorn, each category brings different auspiciousness."

"so much?"

Ding Xiaoyi felt dizzy when he heard it, but he didn't expect this auspiciousness to be divided so finely?

"How much is this called?"

Hearing this, Tutu couldn't help but cast contempt for him for being ignorant and inexperienced.

"Headed by Jiarui, there are only five categories, Darui 64, Shangrui 28, Zhongrui 32, Lower Rui [-], Miscellaneous Rui... countless!

I really want to tell you that we can't finish talking in a year.

This kind of thing, at our time, was a standard textbook that must be learned. Hey, people nowadays have thrown it away. "

Ding Xiaoyi felt ashamed when he heard this.

Sure enough, it's not by luck that the big guys like Tutu can get to where they are today. They are full of real talents.

Just the set of things she said, let alone a year, I am afraid that I may not be able to learn everything in two years, and I may not be able to really understand it after learning everything.

"Xiao Yi, where are we going? Let me tell you, as a monk, I'm afraid that the scriptures I've read just won't fit in your huts, let alone the scriptures I wrote. Some people have read them all their lives. Didn't understand."

Bai Pangpang looked regretful, and he didn't know what the bald man was regretting.

When this topic was opened, even the bad old man sneered, "A long time ago, there was a profession called a Taoist priest. Many people thought that a Taoist priest just practiced alchemy, practiced Qi, bigu, and chanted scriptures, and that's all."

"Hehe, how do they know that a serious Taoist priest, from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting to poetry and poetry, from astronomy and geography to advanced mathematics, even has to keep pace with the times, learn advanced scientific knowledge, and be familiar with medical zoology and botany..."

The bad old man said a lot in one breath, some subjects that Ding Xiaoyi had never heard of, made Ding Xiaoyi feel that the rice dumplings in his hand were not fragrant.

I couldn't help but asked in confusion, "The threshold for being a Taoist priest is so high?? Isn't it difficult to recruit people?"

Hearing this, the bad old man gave a disdainful smile, "Recruiting people? You may have misunderstood Taoism. Their principle is, believe it or not, and if you don't believe it... get out."

Ding Xiaoyi had never heard of such an arrogant and mysterious sect.

"So, after all, Taoism is still submerged in the long river of history. After all... feudal superstition is not advisable!"

When the old man said this, his expression was somewhat lost.

"belch!!"

At the side, Liao Qiu hiccupped. Actually, he wanted to speak. If it was about the disappearing factions and traditions, he represented the people who were in the shadows and had the right to speak.

After all, it is also an ancient profession that has disappeared in the long river of history.

I didn't expect to burp when I opened my mouth.

Immediately, a strange golden light appeared on Liao Qiu's body. The golden light rose up and turned into a white eagle on top of Liao Qiu's head.

The eagle spread its wings high, circled in front of everyone, and fell into Liao Qiu's body again.

"Hahaha, Eagle, does it mean that I'm about to show off my ambitions recently!"