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Chapter 1 Growing Vegetables and Cooking in Wuzhuangguan

The immortal palace of immortality is the same as the heavens.

Lush and green mountains, birds and beasts stand a Taoist temple. Standing in front of the Taoist temple, I saw the two door curtains on the left and right, as well as the three words "Wuzhuang Temple" written on the door, and the left and right eyes widened: "Isn't it true?"

A few days later, Wuzhuangguan vegetable garden.

Zuo Xiaoyou watered the vegetables in the field, and then removed the vegetables and weeds. Thinking about the experiences of the past few days, it was still like a dream.

He was waiting for work in Hengdian, but he just dozed off and then opened his eyes and appeared in front of Wuzhuang Temple. He finally stayed at Wuzhuang Temple by pretending to have amnesia, but Wuzhuang Temple did not raise idle people. Fortunately, he has many skills, such as growing vegetables and cooking.

Although Zhen Yuanzi is the ancestor of the earth immortals, he is very stingy and has such great ability. He actually opened a vegetable garden in his Taoist temple and asked his disciples to grow vegetables and eat them by themselves. No wonder Tang Seng came to Wuzhuang Temple. Qingfeng and Mingyue made two fruits. Tang Seng didn’t eat them, and they ate them by themselves. This is really greedy!

Zhenyuanzi is not in Wuzhuang Temple these days, and Zuo Xiaoyou has only seen Qingfeng Mingyue and some Taoist priests. Judging from the appearance of Qingfeng Mingyue, Zuo Xiaoyou speculates that this should be a classic old version of Journey to the West.

The description of Qingfeng and Mingyue in the original Journey to the West is two little Taoist boys who don’t grow up, but the Qingfeng and Mingyue in this world are similar to the two half-grown girls in the old version of Journey to the West. Of course, the appearance is more delicate. She wears a skirt and puts on makeup and is an idol star at Liu Tianxian level. And... they are really female.

Don’t ask Zuo Xiaoyou how he knew. Have you ever seen a man without an Adam’s apple, whispering and bulging chests?

If you have really seen it, have you ever seen a man squatting and peeing? o, Zuo Xiaoyou has been working hard these days, cooking delicious food, eating the breeze and bright moon, and eating it voraciously, and you can't stand it if you are satisfied. Then Zuo Xiaoyou became their little brother, and no other Taoist priest could order Zuo Xiaoyou.

But Zuo Xiaoyou knows the principle of maintaining good relationships and doing things well. These days, in addition to taking care of the vegetables in the vegetable garden, he also takes on the kitchen work of Wuzhuangguan.

Although the Taoist priests here have lived for a long time, because they focus most of their attention on cultivation, their cooking skills are really not good. No matter what kind of dishes are, they are basically cut everything and thrown into a big pot to stew. There is no oil and water, so they are so unpalatable that they almost vomited in the first meal that Zuo Xiaoyou almost had. He has never eaten such a bad dish in his life.

Afterwards, Zuo Xiaoyou fryed a pot of vinegar and cabbage with his own hands. Although it was simple, because Wuzhuangguan had sufficient spiritual energy, the quality of these dishes was much better than that of the mortal world. In addition, the more mature cooking technology bonus, Zuo Xiaoyou ate this meal very satisfactory.

Qingfeng Mingyue saw that Zuo Xiaoyou had such a delicious cabbage, and her appearance looked pretty, so she couldn't help but take a bite, and then she couldn't stop. After tasting the other Taoist priests, they all cried... It was so delicious...

Since then, the kitchen and vegetable garden have become Zuo Xiaoyou's territory. I take care of the vegetable garden every day and get some mature dishes to the kitchen to prepare a double meal a day.

I don’t know if it’s because of the times. Taoist priests from Wuzhuang Temple only eat two meals a day, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and sleep in the evening because it’s dark, so there is no food.

Zuo Xiaoyou hated this, but he couldn't break the rules. So while making two meals a day, he would steam an extra pot of soft cakes and cut them into small pieces. He could usually add meals to Qingfeng Mingyue and the others.

Since Zuo Xiaoyou has gained weight, the Taoist priests of Wuzhuang Temple have gained a lot of weight, and Zuo Xiaoyou's status has also increased. Some Taoist priests often give Zuo Xiaoyou some strange things, such as tiger whip! Centennial ginseng! Thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum and so on.

When Qingfeng saw Zuo Xiaoyou get a bunch of things but there is no good storage treasure, he gave him a mustard bag, which has almost 100 cubic meters of space inside, and it is in a vacuum state. Putting things inside can ensure that the quality remains unchanged.

Mingyue was embarrassed not to give it, so she gave him a yellow gourd. This gourd can hold ten tons of water, and of course it can also hold wine. No matter what liquid it is stored in it, the gourd can be purified and attached to spirit. Simply put, ordinary spring water can be turned into spring water with spiritual energy in just one day. Drinking a sip can make your whole body refreshed and you will be in full condition all day.

In addition, the gourd can be layered, that is, it can be divided into three storage spaces, which can store three kinds of liquids. The three parties can be closed or interfered with each other. Zuo Xiaoyou thought this was very good. After happily accepting it, he went to a mountain spring in Wanshou Mountain to pour a third of the space of the mountain spring. Then, with the help of the breeze and bright moon, he went to the mountains to make a bunch of fruits to make fruit wine. He also made a bunch of messy parts and made a distiller, which was specially used to make grain wine.

It takes time to make wine, and the Taoist priests from Wuzhuang Temple can't taste it in a short period of time, but after Zuo Xiaoyou said that he would definitely give it to everyone to taste it after the brew is finished, so they didn't ask questions about everything.

Although Wuzhuang Temple is a Taoist temple, because it is located in a remote place, no one comes to burn incense and worship. Therefore, the daily work of Taoist priests in Wuzhuang Temple is basically meditating and chanting scriptures or practicing martial arts, which is similar to where Sun Wukong learns art.

Perhaps it is because of this that the Taoist priests of Wuzhuang Temple can only grow vegetables themselves and be self-sufficient!

Fortunately, Wuzhuang Temple, whether it is food or vegetables, grows quickly due to sufficient spiritual energy and produces sufficiently, so there is no need to worry about being hungry. Besides, they have reached the state of fasting, and they cannot starve to death even if they don’t eat. However, there is more energy stored in the food than Fenglu, even for the sake of cultivation, it is better to eat more.

Zuo Xiaoyou's cooking skills are only average in real life, that is, the level of home-cooked dishes, but here they are a great man who is comparable to a restaurant chef. The food cooked has more energy, which makes Taoists flock to it, so that they can give gifts to please. I just hope that Zuo Xiaoyou can cook more delicious and energy-rich food in the future. Their cultivation and appetite are all up to him.

After a period of such a life, Zuo Xiaoyou's old habit was: "It's so boring if you don't have books to read."

After cooking lunch that day, Zuo Xiaoyou specially gave Qingfeng Mingyue a small meal.

"Huh?" Qingfeng Mingyue was startled by Zuo Xiaoyou and was startled: "Xiaoyou, do you want to kill us!?"

No wonder they think so, because this is clearly a dish of fried pork with vegetables.

Ordinary Taoist priests actually do not avoid meat, but the Taoist priests in Wuzhuang Temple are all practitioners. Plants such as vegetables and fruits contain spiritual energy. It is beneficial to eat them. Eggs, birds and eggs are also OK, but they just cannot eat meat. Because meat is all animals, and animals are confused and have a low IQ, which will affect their spirituality after eating them.

Of course, eating the meat of humans, monsters, and immortals will not affect their spirituality, but it will be contaminated with cause and effect, and cannot be eaten. At this time, Zuo Xiaoyou made fried meat for them with vegetables. Isn’t this harmful to them?

"Don't worry, two sisters." Zuo Xiaoyou smiled and said, "How could I harm two sisters? You think it's meat, and you eat it, but in fact it's not meat."

"Not meat?" Qingfeng Mingyue looked at the slices of meat that were exactly the same as meat, and the smell was like meat, and frowned: "Nonsense, this is clearly meat!"

Zuo Xiaoyou shook his head and said, "Two sisters, this is the vegetarian meat made by me, mainly soybeans. Although it looks like meat, it actually doesn't have any meat. It's a vegetarian dish."

"Really?" Qingfeng Mingyue was stunned. She could never have thought that the meat was still vegetarian.

Zuo Xiaoyou nodded and said, "If you don't believe me, try it. If you have any lie, I will ask me to thunder and die if I don't die."

"What are you doing with such a heavy oath?" Qingfeng Mingyue felt much more relieved, and also blamed her a little: "We didn't say we wouldn't eat."

"Haha, two sisters, try it." Zuo Xiaoyou handed over the chopsticks and the rice was also delivered.

Qingfeng Mingyue held the bowls and chopsticks, looked at each other, pursed her lips, and Mingyue said, "I'll try it first."

I picked up a piece of vegetarian meat and put it in my mouth, chewed it hard... Well, it was indeed the taste of meat. Mingyue didn't know how many years she hadn't eaten meat, it seemed that it had been hundreds of years! At that time, because of eating meat, her magic and Taoist practice retreated. She could still clearly remember the taste of meat. However, although the meat in her mouth was the taste of meat, the taste was much better than the ones roasted randomly back then, and...

"Huh? It really doesn't affect spirituality." Mingyue swallowed the meat into her belly, but found that her spirituality had not affected at all. This proves that this piece of meat was indeed not real meat, but vegetarian meat mixed with soybeans by Zuo Xiaoyou.

"Really? I'll try it." Seeing that Mingyue was fine, Qingfeng also felt relieved to taste the slices of meat. This taste not only tasted as delicious as ever, but it really did not affect spiritual cultivation at all.

Qingfeng was overjoyed: "So it's really vegetarian meat!"

"What?" Zuo Xiaoyou looked unhappy: "So Sister Qingfeng doesn't believe me at all?"

"Hehe, how could that happen?" Qingfeng laughed dryly, savoring the taste of the meat in his mouth, and couldn't help but pick up a chopstick.

"Um... it's delicious, the meat is so delicious."

"Don't eat so quickly, leave some for me!"

Qingfeng Mingyue and the two Taoist sisters started to eat voraciously. A plate of fried meat with vegetables was quickly eaten clean. Even the plate was licked by the two of them. It was so simple that it saved Zuo Xiaoyou's time to brush the plate...

"Is there any more?" The two of them were not full at all. They had not eaten meat for many years. They finally could eat meat, so they didn't have to worry about their spirituality. As their cultivation level declined, Qingfeng and Mingyue's eyes were red: It's so delicious! We still need to eat it!

Zuo Xiaoyou coughed twice and said, "No, it's not easy to make this vegetarian meat. It's the first time I've made it. Let's give it to your two sisters. Since your two sisters like it, I'll make it for you every day in the future."

"That's great!" Qingfeng Mingyue was very satisfied: "We must make it for us every day in the future!"

"Yeah." Zuo Xiaoyou nodded and said, "But don't tell me the two sisters. It's not easy to make vegetarian meat, and I don't have much to do every day. If others know about it, I'll be in trouble."

"Don't worry, we will definitely not say it." Qingfeng Mingyue nodded repeatedly: "This is our secret, no one can say it."

With a common secret, the relationship between the three is much closer than before. At this time, Zuo Xiaoyou finally found out: "Two sisters, I am not only growing vegetables and cooking every day, and I am very bored. Do we have any good books in Wuzhuangguan? It's easy to pass the time when I'm fine!"

"A good book?" Qingfeng Mingyue shook her head when she heard this. Qingfeng said, "There are many books, but they are all hidden, obscure and difficult to understand, and they are not good at all."

"Yeah." Mingyue nodded and echoed: "What I fear most is that my master punished me to copy and hide it. I don't know many of the words on it, so I can't make mistakes, otherwise I will be beaten with a ruler by my master."

"Um..." Zuo Xiaoyou scratched his head and said, "Can you two sisters take two simple books to show me first? If it's really not good, it's fine. If I can still read it, it's good to pass the time in the future."

"No problem." This request was too simple. The two agreed on the spot and immediately went to the library to get two green-skinned books: "Xiaoyou, you can read it first. If you can read it, you can read it. If you can't... I will go down the mountain to buy some miscellaneous books from the world for you in the future."

"Thank you two sisters." Zuo Xiaoyou bent over with his fists, very grateful.

"What's the point of thanking for this little thing?" Qingfeng Mingyue waved her hands repeatedly, and Qingfeng said, "We still expect you to eat meat every day in the future! Do we also want to thank you?"

"Haha, so we'll get even." Zuo Xiaoyou smiled, put the book in his arms and said, "Then I'll prepare the ingredients for vegetarian meat first. If you have any questions, please be busy!"

"We have nothing to do, why don't you teach us how to make vegetarian meat?" Qingfeng said.

"Good idea!" Mingyue's eyes lit up and she said, "If Xiaoyou doesn't have time in the future, we can cook it ourselves."

"Okay!" Zuo Xiaoyou nodded. It was not too difficult to sit up with this vegetarian meat. With the intelligence of the two women, they should be able to see it once. But if you want to make it as delicious as yourself, it will take some time.

Zuo Xiaoyou is not afraid of his disciple starving his master to death. He is not a cook at all, so he can cook less food! Now with two Taoist books, his ambitions are beginning to be highlighted.

This is the world of Journey to the West, with immortals and Buddhas everywhere. If you don’t get the art of immortality, wouldn’t it be in vain?

At night, the kitchen was still brightly lit. After teaching the method of making the vegetarian meat in Qingfeng and Mingyue, they were finally sent away.
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