Qianji After closing the shop, he picked up the door curtain and walked to the backyard. At this time, the roof and the ground of the courtyard were already covered with a layer of snow velvet. Under the gloomy light of the evening, it looked even colder and gloomier.
When Qianji entered the backyard, he saw the lights on in the room where Li Yan lived. Since the door of the house was not closed, the light yellow light emitted diagonally from the door, forming a long diagonal light and shadow from the door to the courtyard.
The snow on the ground also turned into goose yellow in the light and shadow, and the snowflakes still falling in the sky seemed to become more messy and mottled after entering the light and shadow...
Qianji walked towards the door with brisk steps. Early this morning, Li Yan said that he would cook the food himself tonight, and then the two of them had a few drinks. This made Qianji, who was walking to the front and ready to open the store door, stunned for a moment.
Most of them do not eat or drink. Although monks will occasionally satisfy their appetites, they will go to some wine shops, where the spirits and spiritual fruits are more abundant, and the Demon Beast meat is cooked more deliciously.
Li Yan, on the other hand, has almost no interest in this. Although Qianji is in "Saint Demon City", he can't think of going to the wine shop because he is full of things to do in the city every day.
Why suddenly, Li Yan wanted to eat and drink today, and the master also said that he wanted to cook himself, which made Qianji look puzzled at the time.
But he was also quite smart. He guessed that today must be some special day and immediately asked.
Li Yan's reply was just a simple sentence, today is the New Year's Eve on the Desolate Moon Continent, so there will be no further explanation later. After hearing this, Qianji seemed to understand something, and he agreed with a happy face.
At this time in the room, Li Yan's sleeves were rolled up, and the hem of his shirt was tucked around his waist. There was a sizzling sound in the room. He was standing in front of the stove, cooking, and the room was steaming...
On the table on the other side, three fried dishes have been placed, exuding bursts of aroma. There are also two large empty bowls, and two wine jars on the wall against the table.
At this moment, there is a lamp on the table. Although there is no wick and lamp oil, there is still a ray of light emitting from the lamp. In the light, there is heat rising...
The stove of Li Yan is placed against the wall at the back. There used to be a row of wooden shelves there, but I don't know where they have gone now. It is said to be a stove, but in fact it is the pots and spatulas on it that are considered cooking utensils.
But that stove is actually a Pill Furnace, with flames constantly coming out from underneath, so this stove gives people a nondescript feeling, but Li Yan has a serious face.
On today's day, Li Yan didn't think of it in the first few years after entering "Saint Demon City", and he no longer remembered such a time.
But as he waited year after year in "Saint Demon City", while patiently waiting for his prey to appear, his state of mind gradually integrated into this slow rhythm.
This was a rare moment of leisure for him. Even though it was only superficially calm, it still gave Li Yan a long-lost peace of mind and body without fighting.
After closing the shop every day, in addition to practicing, I would study and consult classics to study Gu insects, or I would pour a pot of tea and slowly taste it at that time, closing my eyes and thinking about things.
But my thoughts at that time could be anything. Sometimes I was summarizing my shortcomings, sometimes I was thinking about the things behind my plan, and sometimes memories from the past surfaced.
And one day, Li Yan stirred up dusty memories. It was a small mountain village surrounded by mountains, and there were several families living in several broken houses...
Li Yan was in a daze for a moment. The long journey to immortality, the intrigues all day long, and the bloodshed that seemed to be everywhere all the time, made him forget too much.
But on that day, he saw the faces of his parents, several sisters, and the appearance of his third brother, as well as the scene of himself running in the mountain village. Li Yan was silent, and for a long time, only a sigh came out!
He didn't know why he had such a long memory. He later calculated the time and was surprised to find that tomorrow was the New Year's Eve on the Desolate Moon Continent.
At that moment, Li Yan's eyes suddenly became wet. He felt that he had buried the past on purpose and didn't want to remember that time anymore, but his parents missed him. Was this the Unseen coming to see him?
That night, Li Yan sat there until dawn, and when dawn came, Li Yan decided that he wanted to celebrate the New Year...
That is to say, from that year onwards, as long as Li Yan did not leave "Saint Demon City" and did not merge into the bloody storm again, he would always put out some food and a few pairs of bowls and chopsticks when the new year comes every year.
While eating and keeping vigil, it seems as if he is still the young man in the mountain village, waiting for the arrival of the New Year. The New Year is always full of infinite expectations in the young man's heart!
Later, even after Qianji appeared, but during the New Year's Eve in the past few years, he happened to be dealing with family affairs, Li Yan didn't call him out, and he still lived alone and watched the New Year.
At the end of this year's New Year, Li Yan saw that Qianji had no intention of going back, so he informed him in advance. Seeing that Qianji happily agreed, Li Yan was also very happy.
After leaving Qianji alone in the shop this morning, Li Yan left the city. He didn't want to go back to the wine shop to get some food this year. He wanted to cook it himself.
Although he could buy the raw materials from the wine shop after spending spiritual stones in the city, Li Yan felt that those were spiritual things, so he gave up directly.
After Li Yan left the city, he flew far away from "Saint Demon City". In the mountains there, Li Yan picked a lot of wild vegetables. These wild vegetables were not Spirit Plant, just the most common vegetation.
But those were the things that Li Yan carefully selected, and he carefully put them into the storage space one by one, as if they were more precious than Spirit Plant. Later, he killed a few more wild beasts, but also did not hunt Demon Beast.
He then flew back to the city, and then went to a wine shop. Under the surprised look in the store's eyes, he spent a lot of spiritual stones and bought some kitchen utensils.
Li Yan didn't have a stove, so he just wanted to use Pill Furnace. Naturally, ordinary utensils could be burned directly, and the kitchen utensils in the wine shops in Xiuxian City were also treasures refined by the weapon refiner.
As for the kitchen utensils in an Xianjia restaurant, they would naturally have spare items. In order to save trouble, Li Yan did not go to anyone to refine them, but bought them directly with some extra spiritual stones...
"Master, do you want me to take action?"
After Qianji stepped into the room, the aroma became even stronger. He immediately saw the dishes already cooked on the table, and then saw Li Yan's very skillful movements.
After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he quickly said that he did not expect that his master had such skills.
Little did he know that poor children have to be the masters of their families early. Li Yan and Li Wei have to share housework since they were young. They need to learn to do any work they can do at home. Although Li Yan's craftsmanship is not very good, it is not too bad either.
Qianji has sensed that there is no aura in these ingredients, they are just ordinary wild vegetables and wild beast meat, but they have a different kind of aroma, which instantly reminded him of a word, "the smoke of human beings"!
"It'll be ready soon, just pour the wine!"
The voice of Li Yan came over, and he did not look back. A pair of black and white eyes were staring at the cooking in the pot. The cooking utensils and Pill Furnace were all fairy products, but the ingredients he used were ordinary mortal things.
If he hadn't used his magic power to control it, these ingredients might have turned into nothingness as soon as they were put into the pot, which made Li Yan look very serious.
After Qianji terminated the master contract with him, he still called him master, master, but he did not want to change his words at all, so Li Yan followed his wishes.
But later Qianji wanted to stay outside. After existing as a store clerk, naturally he couldn't call him like that anymore, so Li Yan asked him to call him "owner" instead.
"Okay!"
Qianji immediately agreed, came to the table and waved gently, and a wine jar placed next to it flew up. He grabbed the edge of the wine jar and slapped it with his other hand. The mud seal on it was immediately blown away, and then it was swept away by a cold wind...
Soon, Li Yan brought another plate of dishes. He wiped his hands with the lapel of his clothes casually and sat down! After Qianji poured the wine, he kept standing there watching Li Yan cook until Li Yan sat down, then he sat down.
Although there are only four dishes, Li Yan cooks them in generous portions. This is also their habit during the Chinese New Year in their mountain village. At the end of the year, there may not be many choices, but the main thing is to eat enough.
"Master, are there any specialties or rituals involved?"
After Qianji sat down, he looked at Li Yan, with a habitual flattering smile on his face. The master actually remembered the age of mortals. This must have reminded him of the past at home, and he couldn't touch the dishes at will.
"Hahaha... Yes, there are. They are just some wishes, such as wishing for wealth in the coming year, a good harvest, and prosperous livestock. But this is not applicable to us, so... I wish you unlimited avenues and perfect destiny!"
Li Yan chuckled and picked up the wine bowl. At the same time, he glanced outside the door, where the sky was covered with snowflakes. At the same time, he was muttering silently in his heart.
"Father and mother, I wish you good health, sister and brother, I wish you good luck in everything in the new year!"
"Saint Demon City" has distinct four seasons throughout the year, which is completely different from Great Green Mountain. Great Green Mountain is not so cold even when the New Year comes, but Li Yan still feels the familiar flavor of the new year.
The words he recited silently in his heart were what he would say on this day every year when he was in a small mountain village. However, he was the last one among the five brothers and sisters to say his blessing.
Li Yan When he said this in his heart, he seemed to see familiar faces in the wind and snow, and they all looked at him with smiles on their faces...
"I also wish my boss that everything goes well in the coming year and all your wishes come true!"
Qianji also picked up the wine bowl and said with a double entendre. Of course he already knew the purpose of Li Yan opening a shop here.
Li Yan did not speak anymore, but drank up the wine in the bowl in one gulp. Being able to celebrate the New Year with people who also came from the Desolate Moon Continent, at this moment, he seemed to see the rolling green mountains on the Desolate Moon Continent...