Delicious Delicacy of the Demon Spirit

The little county master followed the princess back home, and after a while, Su Qingzhuan also learned all the zongzi in the book.Ah Yan was so happy that Li Kuer would be blinded by the smile on her face when he saw her again.He Weiran boasted that Su Qingbracelet was very talented, and the other party always took a cautious look at Ah Yan, and then said: "I'm just doing it for her, other dishes are not enough." He Weiran would regret it jokingly: "I almost wanted to accept you as my apprentice to stay with me, what a pity." Unexpectedly, Ah Yan, who had pretended to be indifferent, immediately pulled Su Qingzhuan behind him, and said righteously: "Even if we are friends, you are not allowed Hit her idea!"

On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ah Yan bid farewell to Li Kuer's house.She wants to take Su Qingzhuo to the place where the rivers and seas converge to practice, where the water gathers the thickest spiritual power, especially during the time of the year when the moon is the roundest and brightest.

Before leaving, Ah Yan said to He Weiran: "Maybe it will be a long, long time before we see each other again this time. You can't forget me. The longer you live, the worse your memory will be."

He Weiran only smiled and said: "To each other, you have a lot of work, so you are more likely to forget me."

Ah Yan didn't argue with her, but patted Li Kuer's head and said, "Although we haven't known each other for long, I already regard you as my younger sister in my heart. There are always many hardships in the fate of ordinary people. Ann, then we still have a chance to meet."

After listening to her, Li Kuer couldn't help crying. They are so different, but in these days, the trajectories of their lives briefly touched each other, and then they moved each other in different directions, waiting for the next An unknown year ushers in a reunion.At that time, Ah Yan was still Ah Yan, but Li Kuer's appearance changed, I don't know if he can still be recognized.

Ah Yan and Su Qingzhuan left together, Li Kuer felt very lonely while being happy for Su Qingzhuan.He Weiran also went back to live in the mansion. I heard that the imperial concubine's body is getting heavier and heavier, and she often wants to eat at night, but He Weiran is not here, and the skill of the cook on duty is really not up to par. She regrets this.Later, He Weiran simply left some snacks on the drawer to keep warm, and Shi Zifei would send them over when she was hungry, but she wanted to eat one thing today and another one the next day, and she was always unhappy.

It was more than a month, and the beginning of winter came, and everyone put on winter clothes.

The day when the concubine gave birth was approaching, but she was suffering from a cold, coughing and lingering on the bed all day long, and everyone in the palace was busy and hard.

The son is naturally by his side every day, and everyone can clearly see the deep affection.Dr. Mao from Chuancaotang would come to consult and prescribe medicine every day. The medicine is not good for the disease if the medicine is taken lightly, but it will affect the fetus if the medicine is taken too heavy. Therefore, the prescription must be changed according to the condition of the day.The servant girl who was waiting on the side also had to be careful, not only had to open the window from time to time to ventilate, but also keep warm at all times, if she made a mistake, she might aggravate the concubine's condition.The three concubines were even more anxious, and personally invited the Zunzi Guanyin to come, and placed them in the Buddhist hall at home to chant scriptures and worship all day long.There is also the back kitchen, who is more and more concerned about the concubine's meals. The prince ordered that the recipes of each meal should be submitted one day in advance, and Dr. Mao should review it before making a decision.He Weiran has no complaints, but Li Kuer often sees her thinking about the leftovers returned by the concubine Shizi.

On this day, He Weiran asked Li Kuer to go to the fish market to buy two earth crucian carps. They had to choose the long and thin ones with golden-yellow scales.It was the busiest time of the fish market, and Li Kuer carried the bamboo basket left by the river god A Yan to the fish market to look for the earthy crucian carp that He Weiran was talking about.In fact, there are quite a few stalls selling this kind of crucian carp, but the quotations are not uniform. After all, it is a wild product.After asking several stalls before and after, I chose it. The earth crucian carp on that stall was alive and kicking, there were no injuries on the body, and the price was not outrageous.

The fishmonger is a tall and thick man, he speaks with air and treats customers with a smile.Li Kuer picked two medium-sized ones and asked the fishmonger to weigh them.Just as the fishmonger turned around to get the scale, a big black cat emerged out of nowhere, quickly jumped into the fish basin, and was about to run away with a small fish in its mouth.Li Ku'er was startled, and couldn't help screaming, the fishmonger heard the movement, immediately found the black cat, and hurriedly whipped it with a scale.

The black cat was whipped twice, but refused to let up, and was still running out desperately. The fishmonger was furious, and seeing that he could not catch up, he took the weight to smash it. The cat meowed, the fish dropped and limped into the crowd.

The fishmonger was angry and went to pick up the bitten small fish and the weight.While continuing to call Li Kuer the earthy crucian carp, he said angrily: "How can you sell this fish with such a bite? When you encounter such an unlucky black thing, even if you admit it, you can't take it cheap."

Li Kuer looked at the fish, there were two deep cuts on its body, bleeding, and its cheeks were still bulging, and it probably wouldn't last long.

"This fish is dying, what should I do if I can't sell it?"

The fishmonger didn't care too much, and said, "I can just throw it away, who knows what's wrong with that unlucky thing just now."

"Shouldn't be sick..."

"Girl, if you want it, I'll give it to you. Anyway, it was supposed to be thrown away."

Li Kuer shook his hand: "That's so embarrassing."

The fishmonger was straightforward, and only said that he would come to him to buy more fish in the future, and asked if he wanted to help her kill the small fish first, otherwise they would not be fresh after they died.

Li Kuer quickly said no, paid for the crucian carp, and took out the bamboo basket and asked him to put the fish in the bamboo basket.In fact, Li Kuer felt that if this little fish was put into this magical bamboo basket, maybe it could still be saved.Just like the prawns sent by the river god at that time, they were kept in there for several days without water, but they were still fresh.

She was going to take a detour to Yanlong Lake and release the little fish if it survived.

When we arrived at Yanlong Lake, because it was winter, the lotus leaves had already withered, and the lake was shrouded in thick fog.She found a lake port, put down the fish basket, and caught the bitten little fish.What disappointed her was that Xiaoyu didn't regain her vitality after staying in the bamboo basket all the way, the injury was still there, the blood was still flowing, but she didn't stop breathing, and her gills could still move weakly.It seems that the bamboo basket did not have the effect she expected, at best it could maintain the state before putting things in.

Li Ku'er felt sorry for this, but she didn't want to put the little fish in the bamboo basket again. Although she could live, she was suffering and tormenting.She put the fish into the shallow water of the pier, hoping that it would heal itself in the running water, but as soon as Fang let go, the fish twisted a few times before being unable to continue, and sank on its side.

Slowly, it sank to the underwater stone steps of the pier, and then floated up on its belly, with light red overflowing from its body, and then filled the air.Li Kuer sighed: "Hey, he's still dead."

She regretted Xiaoyu's death, and perhaps even more regretted that her kindness was not rewarded accordingly.Things in the world are always like this, and you may not be able to gain something if you pay.

She stood up, picked up the bamboo basket and prepared to go back.Just turning around, I saw the big black cat just now squatting on the grass above the pier, looking at her fixedly.The black cat's whole body was pitch black without a trace of variegation, and the round golden eyes, because of the daylight, the pupils shrank into a thin black line, looking inexplicably solemn and terrifying.

"Meow..."

The black cat let out a soft cry, as if to drive away the trace of fear in Li Kuer's heart.It stood up, dragged its injured hind leg, limped down the steps of the pier, stopped two steps away from Li Kuer, looked at the lake for a while, looked at Li Kuer for a while, and looked at Li Kuer again for a while. lake.

Li Kuer asked tentatively: "Do you want that fish just now?" I don't know if the cat understood or not, so it meowed again.

Li Kuer thought that the fish died anyway, so it would not be a waste to feed the cat, even if it was investigated, the cat was the culprit who killed the fish.She turned around, fished out the dead fish from the water, and gave it to the black cat.The black cat took the fish, was satisfied, and staggered away again.

Li Kuer went back to the palace and told He Weiran what he encountered when buying fish. He Weiran smiled and said that cats are the most similar creatures in the world. They are afraid of water, but they yearn wildly for fish in the water .

In the next few days, Li Ku'er would often see the black cat on the way home. In the dark night, he could only see a pair of green eyes, which was indescribably weird.From the moment she stepped out of the back door of the palace, the big black cat followed her without making a sound, and did not leave until she entered the house.She didn't understand why the black cat followed her. Hearing that the black cat was evil and tricked her, it made her feel creepy.She also thought of the brass bell that He Weiran personally wore on her hand, which would have jingled if she encountered a malicious evil spirit, but when the black cat appeared, the bell never made any movement.Li Kuer guessed that following along the way might just be a way for this rebellious creature to express its goodwill.