Dessert War [Ancient and Modern]

Never been caught by the mountain people.But when my mother found out, she beat me up and asked my master to punish me. "Tang Yu rubbed her forehead and pursed her lips, "It all happened when I was a child, and it's really embarrassing to think about it now. "

Shen Lie chuckled, pulled him up to the top of the mountain, sat down on a flat stone, and asked with great interest: "Then how did your master punish you later?"

"Fortunately, the master never beat me. He only punished me to make three baskets of shredded bamboo shoots and pine needle bags, and asked me to carry them on my back to pay compensation to the people in the mountains. The master said that no matter what work you do, skills are second, and virtue is the best." Master, no matter how good the dim sum is, no one will respect you and use you if you have poor moral character.” Sitting on the stone, Tang Yu put her arms around Shen Lie’s shoulders, and said with a bright smile: “I was scolded by the master and I had to Obediently send the buns up the mountain, fortunately, the people in the mountains are simple and enthusiastic, after eating the pine needle buns I made, they kept praising me for making them well, and at the end, they even gave me a sack of tender bamboo shoots."

"That's right." Shen Lie caressed Tangyu's little head lovingly. After growing up, this little guy was taught to be so well-behaved, sensible, and good-natured. The masters are inseparable.

While talking, Tang Yu suddenly jumped up energetically, pointed at the cloud-shrouded horizon, and exclaimed in surprise: "Look, Shen Lie, the sun is about to come out!"

Shen Lie stood up and put his hands together to look into the distance. Sure enough, under the misty horizon of the sea of ​​clouds, a round of red sun was breaking through the sea of ​​clouds, steaming majesticly.Layers upon layers of clouds are agitating and tumbling with the wind on the calm sea. Those gorgeous crimson, charm purple, and rose yellow clouds seem to be plated with a touch of golden light, alternately overlapping to create a round of glowing red clouds. The sun, swaying the light of the sky.

At this moment, the clouds gathered in the mountains seemed to be split by an invisible force, everything in front of my eyes was suddenly clear and clear, and I had a close view of the vast expanse of blue waves at the foot of the mountain. The sea of ​​clouds is rising at the sea level, with thousands of golden clouds, and the shadows of thousands of sails are riding the wind and waves. The scenery between the mountains and the sea is really as beautiful as a picture scroll.

The picturesque mountains, the singing water, the dreamlike sunrise, the holy medicine for purifying the soul, all the troubles of mundane matters disappeared at this moment, Shen Lie felt that he hadn't prayed to the gods and worshiped the Buddha yet, the altar was already gone It is the cleanliness of Mingkong.

"Let's go, let's worship the Bodhisattva!"

"Do you believe in Buddhism?" Tang Yu asked curiously, but she has never seen Shen Lie eat fast or read scriptures.

"How can you not believe in Buddha in this precious mountain!" Shen Lie said with a half-smile, "We call it temporary hugging Buddha's feet."

Tangyu was amused, and the two went to the temple hand in hand.

Along the way, towering ancient trees can be seen everywhere, and even the water here seems to be spiritual.The mountain stream seems to have been growing for thousands of years, surrounding the rugged mountains and rocks, vines and green trees tinkling, walking in it, it really feels like a fairyland.

Because it was early, there were not many tourists in the temple. The monks seemed to be doing morning classes, and the Sanskrit sounds were loud, which made the hall full of golden paintings and golden Buddha statues even more mysterious and solemn. breath.

Shen Lie took Tangyu to burn incense and kowtow to Guanyin Bodhisattva, and was invited into the inner room by the little novice to drink tea with the elders, leaving Tangyu to fumble around in the hall alone.He didn't believe in Buddhism at all, but the dignified appearance of the Buddha statues in this temple also made him a little in awe.

After going around for a while, the child went to look at the merit book again, and the amount of money donated by Shen Lie shocked him a lot. It was really a huge amount of merit, and it was really pious.

Tangyu stared at the number on the merit book with some distress for a long time, and her eyes could almost drill two holes out of the thin book.It wasn't until the elder sent Shen Lie out of the meditation room that he came back to his senses.

"What are you talking about with the elder? Do you want to treat you to a vegetarian meal?" Xiaoyu was still hurting about the money. After spending such a large amount of money, eating gold and silver would not make up for it.

"You only have food in your head!" Shen Lie opened his palm with a smile, but it was a piece of Guanyin carved from translucent emerald jade lying in his palm.The emerald green is transparent, deep and bright, obviously it is an expensive and high-quality product.

"Huh? What a beautiful Jade Guanyin." Tang Yu stretched out her hand to caress the smooth and delicate carving of the jade, amazed.

Shen Lie untied the red string that tied the Jade Avalokitesvara, and personally helped Tangyu to hang it around his neck, and said gently: "I know you like jade pendants, this Avalokitesvara was specially protected by the elders, you wear it day and night, it is to nourish your mind, It can also dispel filth and ward off evil spirits.”

She lowered her head and put the Jade Guanyin close to her body. The cold jade still had the warmth of Shen Lie's palm, which made Tangyu feel that even her heart was warmed by ironing.How could he not know his intentions? For his own illness, he had exhausted his mind, and even did not pray to gods and Buddhas in the past.With such good intentions, how can I not let myself be moved.

"Tell you a good thing!" When walking out of the mountain gate, Tang Yu smiled brightly at Shen Lie.

"What's the matter?" Shen Lie asked curiously while holding his hand as he strolled along the boulevard among the mountains with red flowers and green trees.

"Amitabha, I'm afraid it's because of your devotion and the manifestation of the Bodhisattva." Tangyu winked at him playfully, and decided not to hide the good news that her sense of taste seemed to be recovering.

"Really? Xiaoyu, is it true? Why didn't you say it earlier, why didn't your child say it earlier!" This sudden news made Shen Lie ecstatic, almost incoherent.

"Don't worry, it's just a little bit of a feeling, and it may not be all right. Originally, I didn't plan to tell you first, but I will tell you when I get better." Seeing Shen Lie's excited appearance, Tang Yu couldn't help laughing, and covered his face and whispered: "You also keep your voice down, Buddhist Holy Land, how can you be so presumptuous by yelling."

"Can I not be excited, Xiaoyu, if you really get better--" Under the ancient camphor tree with its branches intertwined, Shen Lie hugged Tangyu tightly as if there was no one else around, he never leaked his emotions in front of strangers , At this moment, the eye sockets are actually a little wet.

"I will definitely get better." It was supposed to be a happy thing, but they looked at each other, but their eye sockets were a little red.

I will definitely be fine.Tangyu said firmly and repeatedly in her heart, this is for you, but also for myself.

66. Sweet test game

During the meal, Shen Lie ordered a table of dishes and asked Tangyu to taste each dish to see how well his sense of taste had recovered.

"It's too wasteful. There are so many dishes, how can I finish them all?" Tangyu is frugal by nature and never likes extravagance and waste.

"Don't worry about so much, you can taste the taste of these dishes and see if you can taste the saltiness." Shen Lie moved a plate of celery and lily celery in front of Tangyu, and he specially ordered these dishes today for comparison I'm afraid that Tangyu's taste will get better if the dishes are light, and the dishes that are too heavy will stimulate his taste buds too much.

Tangyu picked up a piece of lily, tasted another senbei, and nodded slightly towards Shen Lie.Indeed, the tip of his tongue can now distinguish some salty and mild sensations, but he has not fully recovered.You know, in the past, he had a very sensitive sense of taste. As soon as any dish or dessert came into his mouth, he could taste the types of ingredients and condiments used in it, and even immediately imagine how to increase or decrease the ingredients or seasoning Taste it to make it more delicious.

But now, he can barely taste some saltiness, and even this feeling is like looking at the moon in the clouds or flowers in the fog, which is not very clear.

Shen Lie asked Tangyu very carefully how he felt about the dishes, and comforted him not to be discouraged, "Don't worry, you couldn't taste the taste at all, but now you can taste some saltiness, which means that the taste buds are slowing down. Slow recovery! Let's go home now, I'll bring you some ingredients to try to distinguish, maybe it will make your senses more intuitive."

"I'm not in a hurry, you ordered so many dishes, don't rush to leave, wait for me to eat more." Tang Yu stuffed her mouthful of dishes in her mouth, muttering indistinctly.

While filling him with soup and vegetables, Shen Lie watched the child bury his head in the food with a smile on his face. He hadn't seen him gobbling it up for a long time, and he really missed it.

Back home, after taking a shower, Tang Yu went straight to the kitchen even more anxiously than Shen Lie, got a bunch of ingredients and seasonings on the table, and tried to taste the taste one by one.

"This is impossible! You already know what ingredients are, and no matter how much you taste them, you will have a preconceived feeling in your heart, and you can't count them."

Under Tang Yu's suspicious eyes, Shen Lie dimmed the light in the dining room, smiled and untied the belt of his bathrobe, but covered his eyes with the moonlight blue silk bath belt.

The frosted hand-drawn pendant lamps above the dining table were turned off one by one, leaving only two or three wall lamps emitting soft orange light.Tangyu was blindfolded, and her eyes were even darker, only some faint light blue light shadows, but she couldn't see clearly.

She had never experienced this kind of vision being restrained before, so Tangyu couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Standing by the dining table, she groped for the man's hand and protested softly: "Lie...why do you blindfold me? I can't see anything!"

"It's better if you don't see it. Without the aid of vision, you can focus on your sense of taste and smell." Shen Lie pulled his child gently, wrapped his arms around his waist, and let him sit in his arms. middle.

Because the belt of the bathrobe on his body was removed, the large silk bathrobe was completely opened. The man's warm palms were around his waist, and his slender fingers were touching his most ticklish waist. Let Tang Yu's whole body skin