I Have a Difficult Request

In this way, Xu Yunxin managed to integrate cultivation and spirit rice cultivation, essentially achieving a balance between the two.

He worked all night to nurture all two thousand spirit rice plants.

With his spiritual power, the rice grew vigorously and very well, growing a foot tall overnight.

According to the knowledge taught at the Taoist temple, this spiritual rice stalk can grow to seven to eight feet tall and as thick as a bowl.

Each spirit rice plant produces only one ear of rice, but that one ear of spirit rice can yield 100 catties of spirit rice.

Xu Yunxin had seen pictures of sacred rice in Taoist books.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, an old man was leaning against the picture of the spirit rice, holding a straw hat in one hand and resting his head on the other, facing the heavy ears of spirit rice, with a smile on his face.

The original owner was deeply moved by this painting, which led him to take on the task of caring for the "Golden Buddha Tree" outside the "Gathering of Wise Men".

He wanted to become a spiritual plant grower.

Xu Yunxin also hopes that the two thousand spirit rice plants will grow up soon, so that the entire Qingxi Town will have an endless supply of spirit rice.

Only with a sufficient supply of spiritual rice can their potential be truly unleashed, allowing the children of Qingxi Town to cultivate their first breath of spiritual energy as soon as possible.

Speaking of this spiritual rice...

Since leaving Wancheng and traveling all the way to Qingxi Town, he and Uncle Fu have only eaten together twice.

At other times, everyone ate stewed monster meat with "red mushrooms".

Compared to spirit rice, the spiritual energy of demon beast meat dissipates much faster, and even with storage talismans, it still won't work if left for too long.

Lingmi rice is naturally formed and can be stored for several years.

In addition, they didn't have much spirit rice to begin with, so they ate very little.

Neither Uncle Fu nor Yue's two daughters had any objections to this.

After all, being able to eat monster meat is already quite good.

But Xu Yunxin is different. Having experienced the baptism of Blue Star, simply eating monster meat cannot satisfy his taste buds.

Everything is going smoothly now, and the town's affairs are being managed by Uncle Fu and Yue's two daughters.

He then had some free time, so after nurturing the spirit rice and spirit plants, he thought about cooking a couple of side dishes and making some spirit rice to eat.

Upon returning to the town lord's mansion, Xu Yunxin ordered the town guards to fetch two large iron pots.

Then, using the spell "Manipulate Wood and Control Earth," he conjured a double stove out of thin air in the courtyard.

A double stove is a regular stove with one burner for cooking, a large pot in front, a small pot in the back, and a chimney for exhausting smoke.

The two pots were ordinary iron pots.

But all the food that needs to be prepared is spiritual food, full of spiritual energy.

Xu Yunxin first instructed Xiaoqing to start the fire, then took half a bag of spirit rice, rinsed it, and put it in a small iron pot behind the stove to steam the rice.

After preparing the spirit rice, he took out the selected two-headed demon snake meat from the table next to the stove and sliced ​​it into evenly thick pieces.

Then I washed about ten more red mushrooms.

These red mushrooms have red caps on the outside and white on the inside, and each one is the size of an adult's fist.

Xu Yunxin tore the red mushrooms into small pieces, then took out some chili peppers and some fatty monster meat, throwing them into the heated pot to render the fat.

The fatty monster meat sizzled loudly in the iron pot, and soon a rich, fragrant oil was rendered out.

"Xiao Qing, add some more firewood."

With a flick of its tail, the little green snake added more dry firewood, making the fire roar loudly.

While the oil was hot, Xu Yunxin threw in the sliced ​​snake meat and stir-fried it. After stir-frying it once, he added fatty pork to render the oil, then threw in the stir-fried snake meat again and stir-fried it a second time. After the snake meat was stir-fried until the skin was slightly charred, he added the torn red mushrooms and chili peppers and stir-fried them.

Once the chili peppers were added, a wonderful aroma immediately filled the wok.

"Hiss!!! Young Master, what is this? It smells so good! Hiss!"

As soon as the wonderful aroma wafted out, the small green pot stopped burning and "whoosh" floated onto the iron pot, the snake's head practically reaching into the pot.

"This is called twice-cooked pork!"

Xu Yunxin smiled and tapped Xiaoqing's head, saying, "There's one more dish, but you're not allowed to steal any!"

As he spoke, Xu Yunxin went to prepare the second dish.

As soon as Xu Yunxin turned around, the little green snake opened its mouth slightly, and a piece of stir-fried "twice-cooked pork" quickly flew into its mouth.

The moment the meat entered her mouth, Xiaoqing's big eyes widened in surprise. It was so delicious, ten times better than roasted rat!

Xiaoqing took a bite and wanted to steal another, but Xu Yunxin had already turned around, pointing at the grease on its mouth and laughing and scolding, "Well, you greedy snake, you can't resist even before the salt is added?"

"Hiss~ Young Master smells so good! Hiss~"

"What? It smells so good! Go start the fire! I cooked a generous amount today, so you can eat your fill!"

Xiaoqing obediently went to start the fire.

Xu Yunxin had just started cooking the second dish when Yue's two daughters and Uncle Fu returned.

"Young Master Xu, what dish are you making? It smells so good!"

When Yue Shaohua saw Xu Yunxin cooking in the yard, she immediately ran up and asked him.

After a bloody battle with the barbarians, Yue Shaohua and Yue Yinping have completely trusted Xu Yunxin.

Yue Shaohua was completely unprepared. Upon seeing the stir-fried "twice-cooked pork" on the table, she immediately used her spiritual power to pick up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth.

"Wow! What kind of meat is this? It smells so good! Sister Ping, it smells amazing!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Yinping stepped forward and gulped down her food, clearly also feeling the urge, but she was too embarrassed to start eating like Yue Shaohua.

While tending the fire, Xiaoqing, who was watching intently, saw Yue Shaohua secretly eating "twice-cooked pork." She immediately protested loudly to Xu Yunxin and quickly sucked up two slices of meat and ate them.

Seeing Xiaoqing start eating, Yue Yinping couldn't resist either, and also took a piece of "twice-cooked pork" to eat.

The rich aroma and slightly charred texture instantly won over Yue Yinping's taste buds, making her unable to resist eating another piece.

When Xiaoqing saw that Yue Yinping had eaten as much as she had, she quickly grabbed three more pieces.

Not to be outdone, Yue Shaohua summoned the spirit to eat again.

The two women and the snake fought back and forth, and in no time they had divided up most of the "twice-cooked pork"!

Seeing them happily grabbing at it, Xu Yunxin smiled and took the initiative to call out to Uncle Fu to start a fire.

With Uncle Fu's help, Xu Yunxin cooked another plate of "twice-cooked pork" and another plate of "bamboo rat mushrooms".

Just as these two dishes were cooked, the Lingmi rice was also steamed.

As soon as the lid was lifted, a rich aroma of rice wafted out.

The rice grains in the pot were plump and translucent, like slightly translucent pearls.

After serving the rice, the four people and the snake sat around the table in the pavilion.

As Xu Yunxin picked up his chopsticks, everyone's spiritual energy was drawn in and attracted, and they ate with great relish, taking bites of spiritual rice and bites of spiritual meat!

In the end, Xu Yunxin managed to grab two or three bites, and the rest went into the stomachs of Yue's two daughters and Xiaoqing. Even Uncle Fu ate with grease on his mouth, saying that the young master's cooking was too delicious!

After the meal, everyone was satisfied.

Xiao Qing squinted, rolled over, her forked tongue dangling from her mouth, and kept muttering to Xu Yunxin, "Hiss~ Delicious~ Hiss~ Delicious~"

The two daughters of the Yue family also rested contentedly against the balustrade.

Seeing that Yue Yinping and Yue Shaohua were enjoying their meal, Xu Yunxin smiled and said.

"Sister Ping, Shaohua, I have a favor to ask, but I don't know if I should say it?"