Tang Seng is a cook

When the bone spirit was waiting for the holy monk with his heart, Zhuang Fan was worrying that without him, the salt was almost gone.

Last time I bought salt, I was still in a small town. Now it’s been a whole winter and most of the spring, and the salt jar is almost empty. Zhuang Fan asked the monkey, and learned that within a thousand miles, there is no one inhabited. There is no big city, and no inland salt wells.

How can people live without salt? Although Zhuang Fan bought well salt and rock in the small town last time, the particles are large, the color is either green or yellow, and the taste is not pure. It always tastes bitter , but better than nothing.

Zhuang Fan calculated that this salt province can last for another seven or eight days, after which their teachers and apprentices will run out of ammunition and food. Annoying Bodhisattva, why, tell Bodhisattva to go down to earth to buy salt and send it here?

There is no face! ?

Tell the apprentice to buy it?He is still not very relieved to throw them alone to the human town. Last time the monkey knew that he had encountered a black shop in the city when he was shopping, and he still has a psychological shadow on shopping.

Wukong and Bajie were laying hands on the fire and chopping vegetables for the master. Hearing Zhuang Fan sigh, the monkey raised his head and asked, "Master, is something on your mind? Why are you sighing again?"

After hearing this, Zhuang Fan sighed again, and said solemnly: "Oh, sighing every day is good for mental health. If you don't believe me, try it too?"

Monkey looked puzzled and said, "Really?"

Seeing the master nodding with a serious face, the monkey took a deep breath suspiciously, and then imitated the master and let out a long "ah~".

Zhuang Fan looked at the big apprentice and asked, "How is it? Do you feel good?"

The monkey scratched the back of his head and said blankly, "It feels... okay?" His chest felt much better, but his head was a little dizzy.

Bajie next to him laughed loudly, Master is bullying honest people again!

The three masters and apprentices were talking and laughing, Wu Wang and Wu You ran back wearing bellybands, covered in water, both of them raised their hands above their heads to support a big basin, which was full of crackling fish.

Today, there is a big river where Tang Monk and his disciples are stationed. The two little ones saw a lot of big fish in the river. After discussing it, they sneaked into the river, caught a lot of fish and came back, and took a bath by the way.

In spring, the river is still icy, and people are very cold. If it weren't for these two people who are not exposed to cold and heat, they can still live in the refrigerator. Zhuang Fan would have brought bamboo shoots to stir-fry meat long ago.

Seeing the master's unkind eyes, the two young ones quickly dried themselves with a smile, put on clothes, shoes and socks, and then dragged Zhuang Fan over to watch the fish.

There were two large pots of live fish. After a winter, there was nothing dirty in their stomachs. It was just fresh, and there was no smell of earth. Zhuang Fan saw that it was really good, so he decided to eat fish for dinner.

Wu Wang wants to eat grilled fish, Wu You wants to drink fish soup, Ba Jie likes everything, Wu Kong doesn’t care about anything as long as he eats the meal cooked by his master, Zhuang Fan ordered the menu for tonight, and he very formally faced the two pots of fish After reciting the mantra of rebirth, I took out the knife to clean up the fish.

Zhuang Fan recited the reincarnation mantra to Yu, just for peace of mind. The four Wukongs have long been accustomed to the way their master has done, and besides chanting mantras to save lives, their master also used a different set of words when they did it. The four apprentices heard If there are too many, I will recite it, and it is called: "Chicken, don't blame it, you are originally a dish in the world, and you will come back next year after you go this year!"

The name will be changed to whoever is slaughtered.

For example, today, Zhuang Fan sharpened his knife twice on the bluestone next to him, stretched his hand into the basin, and brought out a fish dripping with water, muttering in his mouth: "Don't blame me, little fish..." !

The monkey approached with a smile, took the knife and said, "Master, this fish is not enlightened, so I can't blame you!"

Zhuang Fan learned this set of words from his old mother. When he was a child, his old mother used this procedure every time he killed a chicken. Now he can’t go home, can’t see his parents, thinking about this is also a way to relieve his thoughts , seeing the monkey coming to make trouble for him, he said: "Master can do it, you go and help Bajie light the fire."

The monkey took the knife, took out a dry handkerchief, wiped Zhuang Fan's hand, and said, "It's cold, Master, don't touch your hands." As he said, he pushed Zhuang Fan to the campfire to warm up, while he squatted down. Gather the fish next to the large basin.

The apprentice was caring, so Zhuang Fan closed his eyes with a smile, and happily sat and rested by the campfire.

It’s just that Zhuang Fan forgot that there wasn’t much salt in the first place. If it’s grilled fish, it will cost more. Sure enough, the monkey packed the fish. When Zhuang Fan was making soup, he went to the salt jar and found Wu You and Wu Wang. These two grilled fish with great interest have already used up more than half of the salt!

It is estimated that after all the fish are grilled and everyone's belly is full, the salt jar should be empty.

Zhuang Fan was very dumbfounded. Could it be that tomorrow they will live a boring life?

It just so happened that Wuwang had finished grilling a fish. He turned around happily and found his master standing behind him with a disconsolate complexion. He immediately came over and said, "Master! I'll eat it for you. This is the first time my apprentice has grilled fish!"

On the side of Wuwang's barbecue grill, a few fat fish that were dry and charred on one side and half-cooked on the other were dying!

The apprentice handed the fish to his mouth, but Zhuang Fan was so kind, he took a small bite...

Salty and bitter!

Zhuang Fan looked at Wu Wang with tears in his eyes, who was definitely the culprit of the empty salt jar, and wanted to spit it out, but would it hurt the child's self-esteem?

Next to him, Wuyou also came over with a fish in his hands, and said with a blank but very shy face, "Father, this is also the first time I have grilled a fish..."

On the ground on the other side of the barbecue grill, there are more and more tragic corpses of fat fish...

Zhuang Fan had no choice but to take another bite...

It's like being out of the body by the soul of Yu'er!

Well, he found another suspect who committed a more serious crime!

Zhuang Fan shouted: "Let's go play! Master is here to grill fish, oh, by the way, there are not enough fish, go catch some more!"

Originally, there were two large pots of fish, each of which was quite large, and the quantity was enough, but I asked the two troublemakers to burn a lot of corpses, so it would be safer to catch some more.

Sure enough, Zhuang Fan was right to worry. After a meal, the salt jar was empty, and Wu You also felt something was wrong: "Father, why is the fish soup a bit bland?"

Smiling, Zhuang Fan took out a pickle jar and said, "There's no more salt!" It's all done by you two brats, how dare you ask!

Fortunately, there are still some pickles, so it can last for a while. Just now, he forgot to keep a few jars of pickles, so he doesn't have to worry about adding salt in the next few days.

Zhuang Fan frightened the two naughty boys and said, "The next meal will be pickles and big cakes!"

Wu Wang heard this, his eyes lit up, he swallowed the fish that was full in his mouth and said, "Master, then shall I go back to the West Sea?"

With a questioning face, Zhuang Fan put down the soup bowl in his hand, and said, "What do you want to do?" It's been a long way, hungry for seafood?

Wu Wang smiled and said: "Go and get some sea salt! You can also bring some seafood over here!"

Wukong and Bajie nodded again and again holding the bowl, this is a good idea!They also don't really want to eat tasteless dishes!

Zhuang Fan hesitated and said: "You go back, aren't you afraid that your father will fix you?" Last time he said he stole all of the kitchen of Xihai Dragon Palace, but this time he went back to rob, if he was caught, would he have good fruit to eat?

Wu Wang said: "Hey, master, don't worry, who am I now! I'm your apprentice! If you put this name on the table, he won't dare to do anything to me!"

Zhuang Fan was still a little worried and was thinking about it, but Wu You heard it and said: "Second Senior Brother, I'll go with you!"

Wu Wang was startled, and blurted out: "What are you going to do? Brother, you can do it in Xihai!" So Xihai doesn't have any other unlucky bastards who can't do it for you. Brother!

Wuyou rolled his eyes, thinking that he didn't know if there was any medicine for this stupid disease, so he said, "I'll take the baby to your house for a stroll, and I'm acquainted with it!"

Wu Wang scratched his head and said shyly, "The old man doesn't want me anymore, and Xihai is not my family anymore!"

Everyone line up the black line, not counting your house, you still keep running back to fight the autumn wind!

Wuyou concentrated on gnawing the fish, and muttered: "The babies must know the place where father lived when he was a child! Besides, I can help you refine salt!" Master always dislikes the roughness of green salt. Get some clean sea salt back.

Wu Wang was easily persuaded by the junior brother, and the other three masters and apprentices looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

Wukong didn't know why, he felt a little uncomfortable, Wuwang leaned over and said: "Eldest brother, you can go too!"

Wukong laughed and said, "We're all gone, only Bajie is left, what will Master do!"

Ba Jie was concentrating on eating, when he heard a wail: "No, I'm the only one left!"

Tell him to be alone with Master?He's going to freak out the whole pig, okay?

Everyone laughed, Zhuang Fan finally agreed with a smile, and asked Wu Wang and Wu You to go for a walk in the West Sea, but, "Don't delay on the way, just go back after you get the salt, don't keep thinking about other people's kitchen, too much seafood to eat." It's all wasted! No fighting is allowed!"

Wu Wang replied crisply: "Yes, Master, you can take as much as you eat!"

Zhuang Fan touched his bald head and said, "Good boy!"

Wuyou also said: "Dad, don't worry, I will be obedient for your grandson! Be gentle, not vulgar, don't be as knowledgeable as them, and don't fight! Trust me!"

Zhuang Fan was heartbroken, and he touched Wuyou's little bun very speechlessly!What a ghost he believes!

The two brats flirted after dinner that day, Zhuang Fan looked at the vast night in the spring, very melancholy: let out a little fool, a troublemaker, can he come back safely?

The next day, the remaining three did not delay and continued on their way. They had agreed last night that when Wu Wang Wu You came back from West Sea, they would chase them along the way.

On this day, the three masters and apprentices finally came to the territory of the Bone Demon!

For a while, Mrs. Bone was waiting for the holy monk, and she was almost stunned. She almost stood up as a watchman. Two days ago, she was discouraged, so she sent her little skeleton spirit out to investigate every day.

Today, finally, a little skull spirit with a red hairband tied on his head bounced up and reported, "Ma'am! Look from a distance, a stranger is coming! I'm just counting three tricks. There are only three people and one horse! Not as many as Madam said!"

The bone lady was lazily lying in a stone coffin basking in the sun, and she was shocked when she heard this: This land is in the wilderness, and it is also an ancient battlefield. There is not even a road. There was no one 800 years ago. After passing through here, if these people were not the holy monks and disciples who went to learn scriptures from Naxi, he would take off his head and kick it like a ball!

Thinking of this, Mrs. Bone stood up from the coffin excitedly, but because of too much movement, she threw her head out with a bang!

Seeing this, the little skeleton spirits who were standing there shouted in a high-pitched voice, "Oh madam's head!"

"Pick it up, pick it up!"

"Ah, Wu Zhaodi, don't push me!"

"I didn't see it!"

"This way, this way, get out of here! Ba Yadan, you are a fool, stop it!"

"Ah, Da Zhaodi, stop kicking! You kicked me! I'm about to fall apart!"

"Stupid you!"

……

Make a fuss and make a mess!

Mrs. Bone's heart sank: The omen is not good!

Nai yelled, "Don't move!"

The clumsy little skeleton spirits immediately stood on the spot, and Mrs. Bone walked over with her spiritual sense, hooked her toes, made a dragon swing her tail, and brought the skull back to her neck, and the crowd of little skeleton spirits suddenly clattered There was a clap of applause and cheers: "Madam is so handsome!"

Mrs. Bone proudly held her chin and laughed loudly: "You guys, you still haven't practiced enough! Come here, I have something to say! Don't make a fuss! Say you are crooked!"

Crooked Simao cried and said, "Ma'am, I was kicked by Da Zhaodi just now, I was shaking a little while standing, I didn't make a noise on purpose!"

Da Zhaodi stood next to her, saying nothing, as if nothing happened.

Mrs. Bone stretched out a withered index finger and scratched her forehead: "Ah, forget it! Alright, concentrate! Little ones!"

All the little skeletons below raised their heads together. Although they were different in height, they all looked over with black eye sockets, and shouted: "Yes!"

Bone Demon nodded in satisfaction and said: "The Tang monk who went west to learn scriptures has arrived, your wife and I." He pointed at himself with a thumbs up and said: "Now go to meet the holy monk and ask for a reward!"

He nodded to the little ones in front of him again, and said solemnly: "You are at home, give me a good time, and those who stop and squint in the hole! No one is allowed to go out. But whoever dares to go out and romp, will ruin my father Good thing, when I come back, I will definitely do military law! Thirty boards, it doesn’t matter if you kill them!”

He finally yelled: "Do you hear me clearly!"

The little skeletons below shouted in unison: "Listen clearly!"

Madam Bone was very satisfied, and waved her withered arm: "Disband!"

The little skeleton spirits cheered and ran away, even if they didn't go out, they could still play cuju in the cave. Madam made a lot of cuju for them, they didn't go out today, they had nothing to do, just in time for a competition!

Mrs. Bone stood on the mountain and watched from a distance. Sure enough, there was a group of people walking slowly in the forest over there. One was leading the horse in front, the other was tailing behind, and the other was sitting on the horse, holding a ring stick in his hand. A bald head glistening in the sun, it is a monk!

Mrs. Bone was overjoyed, thought for a while, and transformed into a poor little scholar in rags, carrying a book basket, staggering towards Tang Monk and his disciples along the dense forest!

Slow and fast, after a while, the two groups looked at each other in the deep mountains and old forests in spring as soon as they pulled the grass!

Wukong said in his heart: Tsk, just say that Master is talking nonsense and causing trouble!Look, the male goblin is here!

It's just that Zhuang Fan had been teaching him before that if the goblin doesn't do anything, he is not allowed to do it first, so the great sage just gripped the golden cudgel tightly, staring at the bone goblin with his golden eyes, without saying a word or moving.

Zhuang Fan couldn't remember the plot at this time, he was bored walking in this dry forest with lush vegetation, and he was startled when he looked up.

I saw the withered yellow and green grass tilted in front of me, and a little scholar came out of breath. He looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. It was a man with tattered clothes, not only patches piled on top of each other, but also cockleburs on the sleeves, and a few cuts on the hem of the clothes, with a heavy book basket on his back, and a stick in his hand. Looking at them, Zheng Zheng opened his eyes wide in shock, staring blankly, and there was a black mud on his face.

Zhuang Fan thought, is this child lost?So dumb, reading stupid?

Seeing that the little scholar was shocked on the spot, Zhuang Fan said kindly: "Little benefactor, please!"

The little scholar finally came to his senses, and saluted Zhuang Fan: "Master, please!" He wanted to turn sideways to get out of the way, but his feet were unstable, he fell to the ground with a thud, and couldn't get up for a long time .

When Zhuang Fan saw it, he hurriedly called Bajie, "Go help this little benefactor!" His elder apprentice became nervous when he saw outsiders, and because he realized the mighty air, Zhuang Fan was afraid of scaring the little scholar, but Bajie would He's very rough-hearted and has a good-looking face, so it's just right to ask him to go.

As expected, Bajie was not on guard. He listened to his master's order and hurried over, pulled the little scholar out of a pit beside the grass with his arms in his arms, then leaned over to pick up the book basket for him, and put it in the little scholar's pocket. feet.

The little scholar hurriedly thanked Bajie, but probably sprained his foot, and after standing up straight, he fell down again with an oops.

Zhuang Fan got off his horse and wanted to come over, but Wukong didn't make a sound, stretched out his arms to stop him, Zhuang Fan glanced at his big apprentice, Wukong looked back, with a stern face and no expression, Zhuang Fan nodded, indicating that he knew Nai said: "The little benefactor hurt his foot?"

Madam Bone pretended to cry out in pain, supported her ankles to make a strong posture, and said: "It's all right, master don't worry about me, please go on your way!"

Zhuang Fan got on his horse and said, "Farewell!"Really want to be a reader?Have ideals!

While making complaints, he led his disciples away!

After walking a few steps, Zhuang Fan turned around to give some instructions, and Bajie ran back, threw a gold leaf to the little scholar, and said quickly: "My master sees that you are poor and thin, you are very pitiful, and you are also a scholar, tell me to Take some money, take good care of your feet, don’t get sick, and tell you to study hard at home, don’t come to this deep mountain and old forest by yourself, it’s dangerous!”

Turn around and run away!

Mrs. Bone, who had already stretched out her hand and almost called out the holy monk Liubu, was pinching the golden leaf, bewildered!

Give me gold!There are a lot of things underground!The devil wants it!No, ghosts are not rare!

The poor, weak, strong, and young scholar failed!

Pretending to be pitiful is no good!

Carrying the golden leaf in her bosom cherishingly, Madam Bone flew into the air dejectedly, and turned her head for the second time!

Second Brush Saint Monk!

This time, he transformed into a young Taoist priest, holding a medicine basket, standing calmly by the side of the road, waiting for the holy monk.

After finally getting out of the forest, Zhuang Fan was so suffocated that he was about to take a breath when he saw a Taoist priest standing quietly in front of him, coughing violently in fright, and subconsciously wanted to run away with the horse's belly in his arms.

As a result, when the Taoist priest spoke, Zhuang Fan couldn't help but blushed: he thought Zhen Yuanzi lost his love and finally went crazy, and came to chase and kill their master and apprentice!The asshole was scared to death!

The young Taoist priest transformed by Mrs. Bone saw that the holy monk finally appeared, bowed from a distance, and said loudly: "In front of you is the holy monk, the younger brother from the Eastern Tang Dynasty? I have heard for a long time that the holy monk is going to pass here, and I feel that the holy monk has a firm heart , I’m here to congratulate you! I’ve got a basket of herbs to offer, please be careful, I hope the holy monk will accept it with a smile!”

Seeing that he was a fellow Taoist, Zhuang Fan quickly got off his horse, and was about to go forward when Wukong stretched out his arm to stop him.

He gestured to the basket with his eyes, meaning to ask Wukong what to do. Zhuang Fan still vaguely remembered that goblin baskets cannot be collected, and no matter what is in them, they are just changed from centipedes and poisonous insects. respond to people.

The Great Sage took a look with his piercing eyes, and saw that the bone fairy's basket was indeed some high-quality herbal medicines such as Huang Jing, old mountain ginseng, and formed Polygonum multiflorum, thinking that the master had collected a lot of medicinal materials before, presumably He would also like these, nodded, indicating that the master could accept them.

However, Zhuang Fan thought that his apprentice meant that there was something wrong with the basket, so he hurriedly said, "Don't dare to take it! How dare the poor monk love you so much as a fellow Taoist! Got it, fellow daoist, please go back!"

As soon as this remark came out, not only Wukong was stunned, but also Mrs. Bone was dumbfounded, froze on the spot, wanting to cry without tears!

Fortunately, Wukong quickly made amends, and said in a low voice: "Master, that little Taoist priest has some kindness, and it's hard not to accept it. At worst, we just give some gifts in return!"

As soon as the words came out, the little Taoist laughed through his tears, and trotted over a few steps quickly, not daring to get too close, for fear of annoying the holy monk, and he himself had no intention of digging for the holy monk, so he walked away ten steps away, took the basket Putting it down, bowing down and saluting: "I hope the holy monk will accept it with a smile!"

Zhuang Fan also suddenly realized, and hurriedly said: "That poor monk is ashamed to accept it!"

The monkey poked Bajie with a golden cudgel, Bajie hurried over, brought the basket back, and took it away!

Zhuang Fan thought, what is there for him to return the gift, and looked through his collection. Hey, among the pile of scriptures given to him by Guanyin, he found a Tao Te Ching written by Lao Tzu, handed it to Ba Jie, and then rushed to the young Taoist priest. Said: "The poor monk traveled westward all the way, and he didn't have anything long on his body. This is a copy of the "Tao Te Ching" given by Guanyin Bodhisattva. I will transfer it to fellow Taoists. I hope you will not hesitate to dislike it!"

Ba Jie ran over again, put the book in the hands of the little Taoist priest, turned around and ran back, waiting for the master to get on the horse.

Zhuang Fan sat on the horse and said again: "Farewell!" Without further ado, Caramel Cake let go of his hooves and ran away!

The young Taoist was holding a brand new Tao Te Ching, trembling all over.

I have mixed feelings, and I don't know if it's excitement, anger, or loss!

I want elixir! ! ! !

Mrs. Bone gave a silent cry, turned around and turned into a cloud, turning into a gust of wind and drifting forward!

Three swipes!

He didn't believe it anymore, within fifty or sixty miles of his own territory, he couldn't get a bottle of golden elixir from the holy monk!