Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 29 Offerings
After entering the restaurant, Gu Xu and Ma Qin sat down at a table by the window.

The peach blossoms are in full bloom outside the window, like a burning cloud.

The sun shone on the peach trees, casting a still shadow on the ground.

The owner of the restaurant is a kind old man.

When he saw a new guest, he immediately walked over with a cane, with an amiable smile on his face, and kept recommending the special dishes in the store to the two of them.

"Young man, seeing that you are so thin, eat some braised pork to replenish your body," he said in a concerned tone, looking at Gu Xu's thin face, "After eating it, you will definitely be prosperous.

"And our shop's green dumplings are also very famous in the town - sweet but not greasy, fat but not plump, young people like you like to eat them!

"Oh, by the way, don't miss the osmanthus wine in our store. A scholar once wrote a poem for it - 'Osmanthus wine mixed with pepper paste, brewing fragrance', which is more to relieve heat and relieve tendons. Efficacy, great benefit to your body.

"..."

Gu Xu smiled, listened carefully, and nodded in agreement from time to time.

Ma Qin's face was a little unnatural - because he was ignored again.

In the eyes of these Taoyuan Town residents, it seems that only Gu Xu exists, and there is no Ma Qin at all.

When the shopkeeper's grandfather finished speaking, Gu Xu politely said: "Then here is a plate of braised pork, a portion of fried tofu with soybean sprouts, a pot of cinnamon wine, two green dumplings, and two bowls of rice with whole grains. It's hard work. You are old!"

"No problem." The old man answered cheerfully.

He looked at Gu Xu with more gentle and friendly eyes, like a grandfather who loves his grandson.

After a while, the grandfather brought the cinnamon wine to the table.

"It's so fragrant!"

Gu Xu took a deep breath, as if intoxicated by the refreshing aroma of wine.

He couldn't wait to grab the jug and pour himself a glass of wine.

"What a lovely good boy." The grandfather said with a smile.

Seeing such a scene, Ma Qin, who was sitting opposite Gu Xu, frowned——

If his feeling is correct, this so-called "gui wine" actually exudes an unpleasant smell.

So, does Gu Xu have a problem with his sense of smell, or is he acting?
Ma Qin suddenly felt that he couldn't keep up with Gu Xu's brain circuits.

However, at this time, Gu Xu's hand suddenly trembled while pouring the wine.

The wine spilled out and splattered on the table.

"Young man, be careful when pouring wine," the old man immediately brought a rag, ready to wipe the table for him, "It would be a pity to waste such a good wine!"

"Let me do it myself!" Gu Xu raised the corners of his mouth and took the rag from the old grandpa.

His smile was like the faint morning light, clean, pure, and full of youthful vigor.

Everyone in the restaurant turned their heads to look at him involuntarily, with an almost identical look of intoxication on their faces.

"Although this boy Gu Xu is handsome, he's not to the point of turning all living beings upside down!" Seeing this strange scene, Ma Qin's heartstrings suddenly tightened, "Why are the residents of Taoyuan Town, men, women and children, all the same? The vice looks drooling at him?"

Ma Qin couldn't help but began to secretly brew True Yuan in his body.

He has no weapons on his body now, and his combat effectiveness is greatly reduced.But as a cultivator of the Exorcism Division, if something really happened, he would take action decisively.

Afterwards, the shop assistant put the rest of the dishes on the table one after another.

Machin always thought these meals looked weird - but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

"Brother Ma, do you think the food in this restaurant is a bit strange?" Gu Xu asked with a smile, seeming to have guessed what he was thinking.

Machin nodded honestly.

"If you pay attention to the dishes recommended by the owner, you will find that their types are quite similar to the offerings for the Qingming Festival," Gu Xu explained. , Dien osmanthus wine and pepper paste', 'Send off osmanthus wine, worship and dance to clear the heart and soul'... Maybe there is no such custom in our Qingzhou Prefecture, but in Jingchu area, osmanthus wine is a very common sacrificial product.

"Also, fried tofu with soybean sprouts, vegetable soup, braised pork, braised yellow croaker, steamed goose... These are typical Qingming rice soups. As for the green dumplings, there are also rice with whole grains, which are very common in the Jiangnan area. tomb-sweeping offerings.”

Having said that, Gu Xu rested his chin in his left hand, rested his elbow on the table, picked up a pair of chopsticks in his right hand, pointed at the food, and said to Ma Qin in a joking tone: "Brother Ma, do you want to try it? In fantasy, everything you see is false."

Ma Qin immediately shook his head: "Don't fake it either."

At the same time, he stared at the chopsticks in Gu Xu's hands with alert eyes, thinking: You don't really want to start with these foods!
Seeing Ma Qin's reaction, Gu Xu put down his chopsticks and couldn't help laughing.

He only thought that this brother Ma was really a serious and honest man, and it was quite interesting to scare him.

So, the two of them sat quietly in the restaurant, no one said a word, and let the food gradually get colder.

The cinnamon wine spilled on the table also fell on the ground drop by drop, and then spread along the gaps of the floor tiles.

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In the following period of time, there were more and more guests in the restaurant, and it became more and more lively, noisy and full of people.

The restaurant owner was also leaning on crutches, walking between different tables, very busy.

"Boss, I heard that your restaurant has new dishes today?" a customer asked the shop owner.

"New dish," the shop owner glanced at Gu Xu and Ma Qin's location inadvertently, and licked his lips, "Sorry, guest officer, you have to wait a little longer."

The guest's expression looked a little dissatisfied: "For so many years, I've been tired of eating chicken, duck, fish, goose, whole grains, and green dumplings every day. I really want to taste some fresh meat and fish."

The owner apologized repeatedly, and said that the new products in his store will be unique and delicious. As long as you are willing to wait patiently, you will never be disappointed.

After a few minutes, the owner took the menu and went back to the kitchen.

When he reappeared, he actually held a slaughtering knife with a flickering cold light in his hand, and went straight to Gu Xu and Ma Qin.

"Young man, why are you so reluctant to use chopsticks?" He still had a kind smile on his face, and said kindly to Gu Xu, "Do you dislike our food here?"

As soon as the words fell, the second shopkeepers who were busy working nearby also gathered around, with kitchen knives, chopsticks or forks in their hands, and horrifying smiles on their faces.

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Notes:

(1) "Guizhou wine mixed with pepper paste, brewing fragrance." - Song Liu Xueji, "The Mid-Autumn Equinox Rhyme Desires Cloud Words into Three Hundred Words"

(2) "Hui dishes are steamed with orchid, and osmanthus wine is served with pepper paste." - Pre-Qin Qu Yuan, "Nine Songs Donghuang Taiyi"

(3) "Send off and drink osmanthus wine, worship and dance to clear the heart and soul." - Tang Li Bai, "Lu Jun Yao Temple Sending Wu Wuzhi to Langya"

(End of this chapter)