Run a B&B and receive Wu Song at the beginning

"Sir, cooking is so hard, let me do the salty work for you!"

Mu Guiying came to the kitchen, put on an apron and dressed up like a little cook.

Li Yu said while sorting out the ingredients:

"Go to the front desk to find Sister-in-law Xiuhe and ask her to go back to the village to buy a rooster and a duck, as well as some home-grown vegetables and other things."

When the old mother invites the queen to eat, she must make arrangements.

Li Yu took out his mobile phone and asked the owner of the aquatic product store selling seafood to send some prawns, crabs, conches, eastern starfish and other seafood to enrich the dishes as much as possible.

After arranging these, he grabbed the kitchen knife and started preparing vegetables.

After Xiuhe left on the electric bicycle, Mu Guiying washed her hands decently, squeezed into the kitchen, and started clumsily.

Uh-huh, when I get back later, I will say that my husband and I made this dish together. Master can’t just praise my husband, but he also has to praise me for being so cute!

"Sir, how do you cut this lotus root? Let me try it!"

"This is a continuous cutting method. The first cut cuts to two-thirds, and the second cut cuts it completely so that the meat filling can be sandwiched in the middle. This is how lotus root clippers are done."

"Oh, it feels so simple. Sir, please go do other things."

Li Yu was a little worried at first, so he stood aside and watched for a while, and found that Marshal Mu was indeed a man who often played with knives, and the lotus root slices he cut were even.

So he started cutting meat in front of another chopping board.

Chicken legs, pork belly, tenderloins, lamb legs, beef brisket, beef breasts, pig trotters, chicken feet, pig intestines... all kinds of ingredients, what should be changed, what should be soaked, were quickly arranged clearly in vain.

Having Mu Guiying on the side has indeed improved a lot of efficiency.

This girl kept talking while working:

"Cooking is fun. Later I will cook a table of dishes for little Feiyang, and she will be so moved that her nose will bubble with tears!"

When Li Yu heard this, he quickly stopped:

"You are the one who wants to be the emperor. Your goal is to make the people live a good life. Don't focus all your attention on cooking."

Mu Guiying rolled her eyes:

"It is said that running a big country is like cooking small dishes. I am learning the experience of running a country. Sir, you won't just watch me, the founding emperor, become the last emperor, right?"

Good guy, you've never lost when you talk, right?

Li Yu said:

"If you're not busy, I'll teach you a few simple dishes, and I'll make sure you learn them in no time."

Mu Guiying bumped Li Yu with her shoulder:

"I know you are the best to me. Next time you need me to cover up, just say so. I promise that Sister Zhou and Fairy Xiaochan will be as close as sisters and won't get into any trouble because of you."

Not long after, Xiuhe brought chickens, ducks, chrysanthemum, chicken feathers, lettuce and other vegetables, as well as some ground vegetables that the villagers found from the mountains. It was very comprehensive.

The owner of the aquatic product store also brought a variety of seafood and a pack of blood clams as a special gift. It is said that eating them is good for your health.

After Xiuhe left, Li Yu chatted with Mu Guiying while working:

"Have you met Empress Houtu?"

"I saw her. She is a very beautiful woman, but her face is pale and sickly. I even picked a big watermelon and cut it for her to eat. She praised me for being sensible."

Sick?

It seems that Queen Houtu is still suffering from the sins of the world.

However, there are many temples for Queen Tu in the world in the book. Logically speaking, she should have accumulated a lot of faith and merit, so why can't she offset those sins?

I have to ask my old mother later, she should know exactly what happened.

The appearance of Empress Houtu indicates that the countdown to annihilating the burning lamps has begun, and perhaps the action has already begun.

It's a pity that I can't enter that world and watch the battle.

As a mortal, Zi Shou could not get close. He could only wait until the incident was over and seek information from the empress, hoping to completely extinguish Ran Deng so that Lao Deng would not continue to cause trouble to the world of gods.

Soon, various dishes entered the cooking stage.

Steam when it should be steamed, stew when it should be stewed, deep-fried when it should be fried, and stew when it should be stewed.

Wait until these time-consuming dishes are almost cooked before stir-frying, so that they are almost cooked together so that Queen Houtu can eat the hot dishes.

Mu Guiying had nothing to do. She adjusted her apron and took a selfie in the kitchen with her mobile phone:

"This is my first time making pig's feet casserole. I hope the taste can be as impeccable as my appearance, yeah!"

As soon as I posted it to Moments, Zhou Ruotong called:

"Guiying, don't make trouble in the kitchen."

"My husband and I are cooking for Empress Houtu. Sister Zhou, do you want to come and have a taste?"

Zhou Ruotong felt relieved when he heard that Li Yu was also in the kitchen, fearing that this girl would accidentally blow up the kitchen.

"I'm at work and don't have time to go... Queen Houtu, do you like to drink milk tea? I can ask an errand boy to send you a few cups of milk tea."

Mu Guiying said immediately:

"She likes it so much and says it tastes very sweet. She likes brown sugar popsicles, milk-covered taro balls, vanilla milkshake, caramel pudding..."

This girl talked a lot eloquently, and Zhou Ruotong couldn't help but feel happy:

"Is this all what you want to drink? Wait, I'll buy them all for you."

When the errand boy brought over a dozen cups of milk tea, Mu Guiying chose one for herself, inserted a straw into it and took a few sips, then asked Li Yu:

"Sir, do you want to drink?"

"If you don't want to drink, you can send it over and give Li Fengyang a drink by the way."

"Okay, okay!"

Mu Guiying hurriedly went back with milk tea. When she came back again, she had a crooked branch in her hand:

"Sir, Sir, Empress Houtu praised the milk tea for being delicious, and specifically asked me to give you this branch, saying it can ward off evil spirits in the house."

Li Yu took it in his hand and looked left and right:

"What branch is this?"

"The peach tree, the branches growing on the huge peach tree in the underworld are immune to all evil. No matter where this thing is placed, the evil spirits and evil spirits within a radius of dozens of miles will automatically dissipate."

Good guy, isn't this the effect of Tang Monk's cassock?

I didn’t expect that Queen Houtu would give such a precious gift just to cook a meal. Although it cannot be used in the real world, it is still very useful in the book world.

For example, after the world of Journey to the West opened, didn't the Dragon King of Jinghe always pester Li Shimin to complain?

Put this peach branch in the palace, and if the Dragon King of Jinghe dares to come near, he will be purified at 360 degrees without blind spots, so that he will not continue to harass the emperor of the world.

"Send this peach branch to the study...forget it, just send it to my room. The password is 231007 # ."

If such an ordinary branch is placed in the study, it will easily be played with by tourists, or thrown away during cleaning. It is better to keep it in your own room.

Li Yu occasionally puts some cultural relics in his room. To be on the safe side, Zhou Ruotong has changed the password lock for him.

Mu Guiying took a sip of milk tea and discovered that the room password was a date.

"Sir, does this password have any commemorative significance?"

"It was the first time I met your sister Zhou. From that day on, she broke into my life ruthlessly, making me never feel the happiness of being single again."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, sister Zhou said you broke into her life. What do you two call each other, hurting each other?"

Li Yu: "..."

Why do these words lose their beauty when they come out of your mouth?

It didn’t take long for a variety of dishes to be prepared in an endless stream.

Mu Guiying carried a large tray and brought some cold dishes first, followed by stir-fries, stews and other hot dishes.

Until the sweet wine-stuffed egg drop soup and golden corn custard are ready, all the dishes come to an end.

"Sir, I have to wait for the Empress Dowager to pick up vegetables and serve soup, so I won't be back for dinner. Goodbye!"

Are you serving soup with vegetables?

Are you preparing to cook like crazy in the empress's cave?

However, when the two queens meet, they really need a pistachio to adjust the atmosphere. Li Yu explained:

"Don't just eat. Talk to Empress Houtu more. She hasn't left the underworld for so many years. She must have a lot to say."

"Don't worry, sir, I promise to complete the mission!"

After saying that, Mu Guiying hurriedly left with two dishes of soup.

After she left, Li Yu tidied up the kitchen and looked at the time. It was almost time to make dinner. He was too lazy to go to the city to find Tong Baobao anymore. He simply washed his hands and went back to his room to study the peach branch carefully.

The branches are a little dry, and the fractures are flat, as if they were cut by gardening shears.

It looks ordinary, and no one can connect it with the huge peach tree in the underworld, which represents the afterlife and death.

As he was looking at it, he found an almost invisible little bud on the dry branch, and a thought flashed through his mind:

"If you plant it, you should still be able to survive, right?"

He took out his mobile phone, took a photo and sent it to his mother Zhang Ping, who loves gardening:

"Mom, can these sprouts survive?"

Zhang Ping had just finished cleaning a patient's teeth and was about to take a breather to get off work. When she saw the photo sent by her son, she replied with some indifference:

"It should be possible. Do you want to plant a peach tree? It's not the season right now. I'll cultivate one for you tomorrow. It's very interesting to integrate four or five kinds of peaches into one tree through grafting."

"A friend gave it to me. I want to try growing it. What should I do first?"

"Soak it in clear water first, then dig a hole and bury it, with the tip of the bud facing up. Don't bury the wrong head, and bury it properly so that it doesn't get exposed to the sun... Forget it, you are a clumsy kid, why don't you let someone take you to the province? Cheng, I'll help you cultivate it here, and then send it over when it's ready."

This proposal made Li Yu's eyes light up:

"Okay, okay, I'm going to ask someone now to see if anyone has gone to the provincial capital. If so, I'll give you this peach branch... But don't break it, this branch is super precious!"

Zhang Ping asked in the tone of someone who has come before:

"Tongtong folded it for you?"

Li Yu thought for a while and said:

"It was given by her elders. I heard that you are a master at tending flowers and plants, so I gave you a chance to prove yourself."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ping became excited:

"Don't worry, kid, even if it's a fire stick, mom will help you grow it into a towering tree!"

Tsk tsk, you are really a dentist, you are not afraid of flashing your tongue when you speak big words... Li Yu feels that his two mothers are quite upright. If the empress can come to the real world in the future, these two mothers should be able to talk.

After finishing the chat, Li Yu posted a message in Moments:

"Recently, someone went to the provincial capital to help carry something. I paid for the errands, so my help is not free."

Less than five minutes after it was posted, Wu Song left a message asking:

"Zhenzhen and I will drive to the provincial capital early tomorrow morning to attend a Hanfu exhibition. What does Brother Li want to bring? We promise to deliver it!"

Li Yu quickly chatted with him privately:

"Empress Houtu gave me a peach branch. You can help me take it to my mother tomorrow to see if she can grow it."

Seeing this message, Wu Song's hand shook and his phone almost dropped to the ground.

The peach branch given by Queen Houtu?

Brother Li’s social circle in Heaven is getting bigger and bigger!

He solemnly replied:

"Don't worry, Brother Li, even if I risk my life, I will deliver Taozhi safely!"

"You don't have to risk your life, just put it in the trunk and don't crush it."

Soon, Wu Song drove to the B\u0026B and specially brought a long sword box with him. He put the peach branches in it as if it were a treasure, placed it solemnly on the back seat, and then drove down the mountain.

After seeing Wu Song off, Li Yu wandered to the kitchen and sat down to have dinner.

After dark, he slowly walked to the statue with two drinks in hand. As soon as he sat down, the empress' slightly boastful voice sounded in his mind:

"This is my son. He's handsome, right?"

Then came another gentle voice:

"He is indeed handsome. Congratulations, I have found a good son with filial piety."

Li Yu:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Good guy, why are you two having a group chat in my head?

Just when I thought of this, I got hit on the head:

"You brat, you don't know any manners at all. Why don't you quickly say hello to the Queen Mother?"

This tone and gesture are very much like parents forcing their children to say hello to strange relatives.

Li Yusheng was afraid that his old mother would continue to beat him, so he quickly said hello:

"Greetings to Empress Houtu, I wish you good fortune and good health. This is the juice I just squeezed. Can you drink it?"

Empress Houtu’s voice was full of joy:

"Drink, you are such a sensible and good boy. If the human race were like you, there would be a lot less sin in the underworld... Your mother has always worked hard for the human race. It is a blessing to have such a good boy like you!"

It was the first time she left the underworld, and everything she saw was novel. When she just had dinner, she watched two episodes of "Ma Dashuai" with Empress Nuwa.

The old mother was very satisfied with her son’s performance:

"Those dishes are very delicious. Empress Houtu likes them so much. You are so interested."

As soon as she said this, Empress Houtu praised Li Yu's cooking skills and commented on every dish, especially the dessert dishes, which she liked very much.

Li Yu said:

"If you like it, make more dishes next time. They are all sweet dishes. The book says that sweetness is the taste closest to happiness. It is my honor that you like it."

Sweetness is the taste closest to happiness?

Empress Houtu thought about these words and said with some emotion:

"What a sensible and good boy. If I want to have a son like you, I will be willing to suffer as much as I want... My child, please say a few more words, I want to hear more."

When the old mother heard this, she immediately made a decision:

"Houtu, this silly son is very naughty. I can't control him alone. Why don't you be his godmother and take care of him for me? This brat often makes me mad to death."

Li Yu:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

I understand how you want me to recognize you as my godmother, but for this reason... hiss, it hurts, it hurts, mom, dear mother, stop fighting, godmother, help me!

After hearing Li Yu's plea for help, Empress Houtu quickly said:

"Stop hitting, you're scaring the baby. Come here, godmother will rub it for you."

Then Li Yu felt a warm hot wind caressing the place where his brain collapsed, which was very comfortable.

He finally understood why Baby Cicada would fall asleep every time he came here. It felt so comfortable that anyone would want to take a nap.

Empress Houtu was obviously very happy to have Li Yu as her godson:

"I'll look around in the underworld later and get you some more protective gadgets."

"No, I'm very safe here. There's no danger except my mother beating me."

While chatting with his old mother and godmother, Li Yu felt that he was truly a mama's boy with three mothers protecting him.

Thinking that Mu Guiying had never come, he asked:

"Where's Guiying?"

The old mother said angrily:

"It's still there to eat. I just brought Fengyang to the cave. The two of them were fighting to eat like two little piglets. Your godmother was too embarrassed to use chopsticks in the end."

Good guy, I said I was picking up vegetables and soup for Queen Houtu, but I didn’t expect that all of it went into my stomach.

Li Yusheng was afraid that his godmother would not eat well, so he strolled to a snack bar not far away and bought all kinds of snacks in the store, especially desserts such as Taiyaki, which all started in four portions.

Since my godmother likes to eat sweet food, there is no need to say anything, make arrangements!

Li Yu sat in front of the statue until ten o'clock in the evening and talked a lot with the two mothers, from the world in the book to high-latitude creatures, from the battle of gods to the setting of gods and demons.

The old mother explained:

"Wait until the Conferring of Gods is over, and then start a novel related to the local government, and modify the settings to help your godmother fundamentally solve the pain."

"Okay mom, I will prepare it."

After leaving the scenic spot, Li Yu called Professor Zhou and told him about recognizing his godmother.

Zhou Ruotong understood the old mother's plan as soon as he heard it:

"The empress must be worried about the failure of becoming a god, so I will find a strong backer for you in advance. Empress Houtu is deeply tied to the underworld. No matter how the heaven changes, she will be a big boss. It will be easy to protect your life."

When she said this, Li Yu realized that the old mother might have had this idea in mind when she invited guests to dinner with great fanfare.

My biological mother, the real world is super safe, so you don’t have to worry about my safety!

Li Yu was deeply moved and felt that he owed his old mother more and more.

He told Zhou Ruotong about Taozhi again, and then said with emotion:

"If we can farm, I don't know if it will affect the normal operation of the underworld. I hope it will be a good thing."

"Empress Houtu gave it to you, maybe because she wants you to grow it. If my mother-in-law can't grow it, I'll find some agricultural experts to try."

"Okay, please, wifey."

After hanging up the phone, Li Yu was about to wash up and go to bed when there was a sudden knock on the door:

"Sir, are you asleep?"

It was Mu Guiying's voice. Li Yu quickly opened the door and saw the girl standing at the door panting:

"What's wrong Guiying?"

"I...hey, what do I want from you?"

Mu Guiying patted her head, took out her phone, unlocked it and handed it over:

"The latest note on the notepad, please delete it immediately after reading it. I feel like there are a lot of caterpillars in it."

This is a great way to deliver news!

Li Yu clicked on the Notepad APP and clicked on the latest note. There were only eight words on it:

"The burning lamp is gone, let's develop with peace of mind!"