Taoist Temple: I was broadcast live when I preached to animals

"Thank you."

Lord Stove directly picked up the teapot, poured himself a full cup of spiritual tea, and put it close to smell it.

"Hmm... the aura is much stronger than when that guy Nian Suixi came, and the tea fragrance is also very strong. Not bad."

Hearing this, Cheng Fan couldn't help asking, "Master Stove, were you there when Mr. Nian came?"

"Hey, don't call me a lord, Shengfen! You can just call me Laozao."

"I'll call you Mr. Stove..."

Cheng Fan said sarcastically.

The Stove Lord smiled and waved his hands, "Whatever you want, I sensed the breath of the Nian Beast that day, so I stopped by to take a look. We were greedy for your cup of spiritual tea at that time, hehehe..."

The Stove Lord sighed in admiration, and then took a sip of the spirit tea in his cup.

"That old monster doesn't know how to taste tea at all, and he doesn't know how to taste tea once he drinks it."

Cheng Fan smiled awkwardly.

A while ago, I just summoned the City God to ask Nian Suixi to come back. If he heard it, I really don’t know what will happen...

"Hey, Daoxuan, do you know why this old man pays attention to you here?"

Seeing the smiling face of Stove Lord, it seems that he has been paying attention for a long time.

Cheng Fan said: "Xiaodao is really not very clear, but Xiaodao dared to guess one or two, is it related to the stove?"

"Hey, you're right!"

Lord Stove gave Cheng Fan a thumbs up, and then said: "You should have seen it, the power of the incense on the old man is getting weaker and weaker, I really don't know how long it can last..."

"Why is this? You are the Stove King, you should be honored by thousands of families..."

Cheng Fan was a little dumbfounded.

Even the Stove Lord, who has the broadest base of the masses, is going to die, so how can the other incense gods mess around?

Before he finished speaking, Lord Stove waved his hand, interrupting Cheng Fan's plan to continue.

He said with some distress: "Except for those old people, who would worship me now? Who still remembers that there is such a Stove Lord in this world?"

"Look, even in Wuzhen Mountain, most households are equipped with gas stoves, induction cookers, rice cookers..."

"There are not many traditional earthen hearths like yours in Guanli."

"If the god didn't stop me just now, you're afraid you're going to tear down the stove too?"

The Stove Lord stared at Cheng Fan quietly, making Cheng Fan extremely embarrassed.

It's like the feeling of being caught doing bad things in front of others.

"How could it be? Don't worry, we will never dismantle it."

Cheng Fan said without hesitation.

With the attention of the Stove Lord, this stove must be kept.

With Cheng Fan's guarantee, the Stove Lord immediately smiled and nodded with satisfaction.

Turning her head, she said to the little girl:

"Hey, I told you a story last year on Suixi, and the old man also wanted to tell one. I wonder if my little girl would like to listen to it?"

Cheng Fan was very surprised when he heard the words. The Stove Lord seemed to really pay attention to the Dishui Temple, and even called out the name of the little girl.

"Huh? Does Grandpa Stove Lord know little girl?"

The little girl blinked Kazilan's big eyes, and there was a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Lord Stove laughed cheerfully: "Of course, Grandpa Stove watched the little girl grow up, so come and sit."

"Okay! The girl is here to listen to the story!"

The little girl showed a healing smile, ran to the table, sat on the small bench, and rested her chin on the edge of the table.

Lord Stove patted the little girl on the head lightly, and laughed cheerfully.

"I've wanted to do this for a long time. I'm so happy that someone wants to listen to me..."

"I can't remember when I started showing up."

"Since I appeared, I have been wandering in people's homes, watching them being born, growing up, getting married, holding babies..."

"The common people said that I would report my good and bad deeds to His Majesty. Ouch, this is really a big misunderstanding. I am not a high-ranking person, so I just wrote a memorial and submitted it to you. Your Majesty has a lot going on every day. We don't know if we see it or not. ah……"

The Stove Lord had a helpless expression on his face, his reputation and his responsibilities did not seem commensurate.

"Usually, I am happiest when I look forward to the time when each family is cooking. Guess what meals this family will cook today, and then look at their expressions when they eat."

"In some wealthy families, the family eats coldly, and no one pays attention to each other. On the contrary, there are many families who can't even afford to eat, and each person eats a mouthful of steamed buns very well."

"When they give in for a bite of corn bread, I, the little god in charge of the stove, can't do anything for them."

"I feel bad..."

Chapter 231

The little girl blinked her eyes, her eye sockets were already wet unconsciously, Xu Huan and the others were also a little disappointed.

Especially Tushan Yaoyao, when she and her aunt were hunted down, they also hid in the mountains for a while, with an empty stomach, and shared a piece of fruit, and her aunt always gave her most of the pulp.

Thinking of what she has experienced, Yaoyao immediately empathizes, and drops of water hang on her slender eyelashes.

Speaking of this, Lord Stove rubbed his sore nose, and then smiled: "Fortunately, later that poor boy was admitted as a scholar, and the whole family lived a prosperous life."

Hearing this, the little girl also smiled innocently, feeling happy for the characters in the story.

"I have also seen many interesting places. Have you ever seen the 'Manchu Banquet' eaten by the emperor in the world?"

Everyone shook their heads. Everyone has only heard of the Man Han Banquet, but no one has ever tasted it.

The little girl suddenly let out a chirp, baji baji.

"Well, Grandpa Stove Lord is bad! It's already noon, my daughter is already hungry, and you still say it's delicious, my little daughter."

The little girl rubbed her belly, her mouth was already pouted.

The Stove Lord suddenly burst out laughing.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, hahahaha..."

Cheng Fan smiled, took out a few packets of snacks from the system space and handed them to the little girl.

"Ninny, put it on first, and let Grandpa Stove show you a little bit later."

The little girl nodded obediently, and began to eat happily while listening to the story.

Seeing this, the Stove Lord stroked his beard and continued:

"In order to enjoy delicious food, the emperor summoned the best cooks in the world to cook for him in the capital."

"Those chefs are better than each other, the knife skills, the creativity... the most outstanding is a young man from Yangquan Restaurant, who has become the most powerful special chef at a young age."

"Not only the Manchu Banquet, but also Buddha Jumping Over the Wall, boiled cabbage, Wensi tofu and other dishes, many of which even I have never seen before."

"Let's talk about the boiled cabbage, chicken, duck, pork bone, and ham stewed to extract the essence, and finally it is to cook a cabbage!"

"Luxury! Waste! After reading this, the old man was so angry that he almost jumped his feet. The common people can't even afford to eat, but the emperor is extravagant!"

Lord Stove said angrily: "The beggar emperor Zhu Chongba of the Ming Dynasty would not rebel if he had a big pancake and a mouthful of food at home."

"Even when he became the emperor, he still couldn't forget the biscuits and broth on the street. At that time, the old man sighed, if there were more people in power like him in the world, the common people would be able to live better."

Cheng Fan smiled, "The times have changed. Although there is still a gap between the rich and the poor, at least everyone can have enough to eat, right?"

"Who said no?"

The Stove Lord nodded and let out a miserable laugh.

"What saddens me the most is that when the common people have nothing to eat and pray to me devoutly, I can't help them with anything."

"I can guarantee that their stove fires will ignite normally and will not be harmed by the stove fire, but I can't make rice noodles! It is said that a clever woman can't cook without rice, and I am the same!"

"Now everything is getting better, and every family can eat, and the common people gradually stop praying to me. Everyone gradually forgets that there is a god named Stove Lord."

"After all, who would pray to a god who never answered them?"

Looking at Lord Stove Lord's lonely appearance, Cheng Fan comforted him: "Master Stove, if you want to open up, there are still many people who believe in you."

Whether it's the Stove Lord, Nian, or the old mountain god that Cheng Fan personally bid farewell to.

Not being needed by others means being forgotten and abandoned by the times.

People need them, so they show up.

People disappear when they are no longer needed.

Preventing Cheng Fan from tearing down the earthen stove was just the last struggle of the Stove Lord.

What made him disappear was not the earth stove replaced by gas stoves and induction cookers, but the lack of his place in the hearts of ordinary people.

The little girl's eyes flickered, and she suddenly said: "Master, let's keep the big earthen stove, let's worship Grandpa Stove!"

Cheng Fan was slightly blocked, and nodded immediately when he heard the innocent words of the little girl.

"Stove Lord, don't worry, I won't tear it down. Dishui Temple can always be your last harbor."

The Stove Lord laughed when he heard the words, waved his hands and said, "It doesn't matter, sooner or later, the old man will be forgotten like those old fellows, and then quietly disappear into this world."

"It has nothing to do with the stove in this concept, everything is due to the number of days. It is not our era..."

Hearing Stove Lord's decadent words, Tu Shan Yaoyao burst into tears, stood up and said:

"Grandpa Stove, Yaoyao will never mention changing the stove again, just stay in the Dishui Temple, I will burn incense for you every day!"

Lord Stove took a surprise look at the little girl, smiled and shook his head.

"Grandpa is so pitiful, and so is Uncle Nian. Why do you all have to leave..."

The little girl said in a low mood.

Then he took out a candy from his small pocket, trotted to Lord Stove Lord, and put it in his hand.

Naively said: "Here, Grandpa Stove eats candy, it's very sweet, my uncle said it was sweet when he ate it last year!"

Seeing the innocent look of the little girl, the Stove Lord couldn't help but put away his frustration, peeled off the candy wrapper and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Where does that old guy enjoy good things? The old man has to come and taste for him... Well, it's so sweet!"

The little girl took the opportunity to say: "Grandpa Zao, you can stay here, there are still a lot of delicious candies and snacks, so you and Uncle Nian don't leave, okay?"

Just as the Stove Lord was about to speak, Xu Huan stepped forward and put his arm around Tu Shanyaoyao's shoulders.

He said with a smile: "Master Zao Jun, is it convenient for you to stay in the Dishui Temple for a while? I really want to ask you about the dishes that the emperor has eaten."

"Stay here, my daughter wants to eat delicious food, and I want to eat a full banquet!"

The little girl shook the Stove Lord's arm and said coquettishly.

"Hey... I promise you all. Don't look at me like that."

The Stove Lord couldn't resist the little girl's coquettish offensive at all, and soon gave up resisting.

Xiaonuan, Xu Huan and Yaoyao immediately smiled triumphantly.

Lord Stove couldn't help but said to Cheng Fan: "Daoxuan, you are really lucky."

Cheng Fan smiled and nodded, "Where is it, you will be so lucky in the future."

"Hahahaha, the old man will only stay for a short time. If you have any dishes you want to eat, just ask, the old man knows everything, and he can talk endlessly!"

"That's really great, let's ask Zao Jun to give me some pointers?"

Xu Huan said with a smile, and made a gesture of invitation to the kitchen.

The Stove Lord stood up and walked towards his field of expertise with his head held high.

Everyone was looking forward to it in the backyard, and after a while, they smelled the fragrance wafting out.

Even Cheng Fan was amazed by the fragrance.

Tu Shanyaoyao and Xiao Nannan even started to drool, and seemed to have the urge to lick their plates.

At this moment, two figures with a touch of coercion suddenly appeared in the air, and asked in surprise: