Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 13 The shock brought by Chinese cabbage and white radish
Early the next morning.

The embroiderer got up early and did not disturb Gu Zhao. Instead, she got a basin of water and prepared to boil it on the stove for drinking today. However, when she entered the kitchen, she was stunned.

A moment later, Mr. He, who was pulled to the kitchen by the embroiderer, also had his eyes wide open.

The jar that was originally empty was now filled with plump, large, and white rice. In the corner of the room were piled more than a dozen cabbages bigger than a human head and white radishes thicker than an arm. Dozens of strings of sausages were hung on the wall, and there was a basket of apples on the desk.

Mr. He grabbed a handful of rice and watched it flow through his fingers like a waterfall, his eyes filled with shock.

"This...this is..."

"So big! So thick!"

The embroiderer picked up a large cabbage, then looked at the white radish beside her and said in disbelief, "Is this a vegetable grown by the gods?"

"Master Gu...Master Mage..." Mr. He couldn't help but change his words.

The two looked at each other in confusion at the situation in the kitchen. They wanted to ask Gu Zhao, but they remembered that Gu Zhao had instructed them not to disturb him as long as he was in the room.

"Perhaps Master Gu wasn't used to our food, so he went to the county town to buy some?" The embroiderer speculated, having sufficient confidence in Gu Zhao. "Master Gu has great magical powers, so it shouldn't be difficult for him to go back and forth to the county town, right?"

"It's not an easy thing, but inside the county town..." Mr. He knew much more about Xiu Yue County than He Xiu Niang. When did such rice, fruits and vegetables appear in the county?

When he was young, he was unwilling to be lonely, so he went to work in the county town. Because he was smart, he was fortunate to learn reading and arithmetic from an old accountant. Later, he took over the job and worked as an accountant in the county town for many years, so he had some experience.

The rice grains were plump, large and translucent. Even the wealthy people in the county town couldn't eat such good rice, not to mention the cabbage and white radish. He had never seen such plump and juicy vegetables.

In comparison, the bacon and apples are not very noticeable.

"Steam some rice at noon, and cook some bacon and vegetables." said Mr. He.

Although he didn't know how Gu Zhao conjured up these things, Mr. He knew very well that this scene was because Gu Zhao was not used to their meal yesterday.

Compared to this kind of rice and dishes, yesterday's wild vegetable porridge, coarse flour cakes and air-dried bacon were really too rough.

The embroiderer nodded repeatedly, and then she noticed that there were two pure white small jars on the desk.

"What is this?" The embroiderer stepped forward, took a small jar, opened the lid, and saw a pile of white powder inside.

He Laozhang came over and squinted his eyes to take a look. "It looks like salt? Such fine salt!"

The embroiderer's eyes rolled, she reached out her hand to pick up a little and put it in her mouth, then she couldn't help but frowning, with a mixture of surprise, joy, and bitterness on her face, "It's indeed salt!"

He Laozhang couldn't help laughing. Then he saw the embroiderer put down the salt jar and took another jar expectantly. "What about this? Hey, it's also salt, coarse salt?"

When Mr. He looked over, he saw that there was also white powder in the jar... No, it was not white powder, but white granular sand.

"Just try it and you'll know," said Mr. He with a smile. He saw that this thing didn't look like salt, but he didn't know what it was.

The embroiderer licked her lips, first swallowing the remaining salt with her saliva, then carefully pinched two or three grains of sand with her fingertips and put them into her mouth. Then she couldn't help swallowing her saliva, her face full of surprise, "How sweet! It's sugar!"

……

Gu Zhao slept here yesterday. He first went to Aunt Jin's Fresh Food Store to buy rice, fruits, vegetables, salt and sugar and brought them here. Then he meditated in the side room to replenish his magic power. He didn't go to bed until after midnight.

Because he discovered that when he slept here, even if he did not actively practice, the Five Thunder Order in his mind was slowly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and it had the effect of improving physical fitness, stimulating spiritual consciousness, increasing magic power, and helping with practice.

In other words, as long as you stay here, your cultivation will slowly increase with time. Although the unit time may not seem like much, it will accumulate into a river and build a tower over time, so it cannot be underestimated.

"It seems I will have to live here permanently in the future." Gu Zhao woke up feeling refreshed, "The mountains are indeed different from the city." The sunlight shone through the holes in the window paper, illuminating the dust in the air. Although it was a bit dazzling, it made the bedding on the bed warm, and there was a natural scent in the air.

Gu Zhao was looking around this simple but quite warm house when he heard some movement from the kitchen next door. So he pushed open the door and walked out, and saw two pairs of bright eyes.

"Mr. Gu!" Old Man He hurried forward.

"Sir!" The embroiderer also ran over and couldn't help asking, "Did you bring the vegetables from the kitchen?"

Gu Zhao nodded. "Those are Chinese cabbage and white radish. They can be kept for quite a while and are also suitable for making kimchi or pickled vegetables. If you can't finish them, you can share them with the villagers."

Gu Zhao also learned about the customs of the village that day. When everyone is extremely poor, they must learn to share and help each other and keep each other warm.

"Okay, okay! Thank you very much, sir!" He Laozhang bowed repeatedly and said, "I'll ask the embroiderer to steam some rice and make two side dishes."

"Okay." Gu Zhao smiled, "Then I'll try the embroiderer's skills."

The embroiderer blushed, feeling a bit nervous yet also expectant. "I can only make some small dishes, please don't despise me, young master."

He Laozhang continued, "The embroiderer has good skills. She can steam, boil, bake, and stew. Sometimes, if there is oil at home, she will fry some pancakes."

The embroiderer didn't know why her grandfather suddenly praised her. She felt shy and happy, and hurried to the kitchen, "I'll go cook!"

Gu Zhao patted his forehead. He remembered salt and sugar, but forgot the oil. After all, he didn't cook much.

Apart from food, Gu Zhao did not plan to give too many things to Mr. He and the embroiderer. After all, he would not stay here for long. If he gave them too many good things, it would easily cause trouble. At most, he would buy some silver bars from Modern Times before leaving for them to keep in their savings.

After watching the embroiderer leave, Gu Zhao turned to Mr. He and said, "I have a few words to ask you."

"Young Master, please speak!" Mr. He said hurriedly.

Gu Zhao and He Laozhang sat in the courtyard and asked, "Old man, do you still remember what the female ghost said the day before yesterday?"

Mr. He was a little confused, then he thought of the key point, "She wants to sleep with you and then absorb your vitality?"

Gu Zhao, “…”

You really are old but young at heart. Is this all you care about?

Gu Zhao said helplessly, "It's about that female ghost who claimed to be the goddess of the Golden Wind Sect."

He Laozhang's face turned pale instantly. "Golden Wind Sect? That ghost has a strong background?"

"Do you know the Golden Wind Sect?" Gu Zhao's eyes lit up.

"I don't know." He Laozhang denied, "But the goblins and ghosts in this world, as long as they have roots, are forces that can compete with the imperial court!"

Gu Zhao took a deep breath. There really are monsters in this world.

"To be honest, I've actually been practicing in the mountains, and my master hasn't told me much. I've just come out of the mountains, so I don't know a lot of things."

Gu Zhao tried to persuade him patiently, hoping to see if he could get some more useful information out of Mr. He.

"Please forgive me, sir. Actually, I don't know much. These are just gossips I heard from others." He Laozhang understood what Gu Zhao meant and said with a wry smile, "If you don't mind, I'll just tell you a little bit."

Gu Zhao smiled and said, "That couldn't be better."

(End of this chapter)