"Chop!"
"Chop!"
When the three returned home, Li Ru was chopping meat on the patio.
A large piece of ordinary horned ox meat, which looked to be several dozen kilograms.
The muscles and bones of horned ox are extremely strong, and Li Ru was sweating profusely while chopping.
Usually, this work is done by Zhou Shan.
But Zhou Shan went out to invite friends and has not returned yet.
Li Ru was anxious to chop the meat and marinate it so that it can be better flavored.
"Mom, let me do it!"
Zhou Ling put the basket on the threshold and said to Li Ru.
"Ling'er, what are you carrying?" Li Ru asked curiously.
The winemaking furnace was wrapped in linen, and Li Ru did not see it clearly.
"Nothing, the repair tools brought over from the workshop!" Zhou Ling smiled.
He wanted to give his parents a surprise after the brewing furnace was finished.
So he didn't want them to know for the time being.
"Hello, Aunt Ru!"
"Hello, Aunt Zhou!"
Wang Xin and Yuan Hu behind him also saluted Li Ru and said politely.
"You are here! Sit inside!"
Li Ru wiped it with a towel and greeted the two with a smile.
"Ling'er, you go and entertain them, I'll cut the meat!"
"Mom, we are all acquaintances, what do you want to entertain!"
Zhou Ling took the meat cleaver from Li Ru.
Yuan Hu had already gotten to know Zhou Ling's family. He felt a little dry all the way. After greeting Li Ru, he entered the hall, poured himself a bowl of tea, and drank it gurglingly.
"Aunt Ru, this, I came here suddenly, and I didn't bring any gifts."
"This is Dingyan Pill and Heqi Pill, which are my gifts!"
Wang Xin took out two exquisite pill bottles from the storage bag and handed them to Li Ru, with a faint blush on her face.
Originally, she didn't stutter much, but she became a little nervous and started to stutter again.
"This is too expensive." Li Ru was stunned and refused repeatedly.
Li Ru knew that even a first-level low-grade Heqi Pill would cost seven or eight low-grade spirit stones, and Dingyan Pill would be even more expensive!
When she was shopping with Zhou Shan before, she had seen it in Baiyaotang, and she asked about it out of curiosity.
One pill costs more than thirty spirit stones.
And this kind of pill is not common in the market, and it is often snapped up when it appears.
After all, Dingyan Pill can maintain a young face for a period of time.
Just ask which woman would not be tempted.
Even if Li Ru is gentle, virtuous and good at housekeeping, she is not immune to vulgarity.
"I made this myself, it's not expensive!"
Wang Xin blinked her clear eyes and said softly.
"Mom, Xin'er is an alchemist, there are plenty of pills, just collect them!"
Zhou Ling took the pill bottle from Wang Xin and handed it to Li Ru.
"Here!"
Li Ru looked at Wang Xin's red face and knew it was inappropriate to refuse.
After washing her hands in the basin, she took the pill bottle and smiled, "Xin'er, thank you!"
"Have tea in the hall first! Auntie will treat you after she finishes here!"
Putting the pill bottle in her arms, Li Ru put the chopped beast meat into a small wooden basin and sprinkled various spices on it.
Wang Xin said with joy, "Auntie Ru, I'll help!"
"Okay, then you wash the coriander and spiritual rice!" Li Ru nodded.
Wang Xin was next to Li Ru, bent down, picked up the coriander and started washing.
Zhou Ling put the meat on the chopping board, arranged it, picked up the meat cleaver, and chopped it hard.
"Chop!"
"Chop!"
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Although the beast meat is tough, Zhou Ling is now close to the middle stage of the first stage of body training, and it is still easy to chop a few pieces of beast meat.
With Zhou Ling's fierce chopping, the meat was quickly chopped into a pile of small pieces.
Then Li Ru put it in a wooden basin and sprinkled various spices on it to marinate it.
[Growth talent, sword control: can control the magic sword and increase the power of the magic sword. Achievement requirements: practice sword one hundred times, chopping, picking, chopping, etc. ]
At this time, a prompt appeared on the panel.
"[Sword Control]Talent!"
Looking at the panel, Zhou Ling's eyes lit up.
He has been practicing in the Taoist temple for several years, but he has not yet practiced any offensive magic.
Now his only fighting power is the Dayang Fist.
This [Sword Control] talent will be perfect when it is paired with a sword technique.
Zhou Ling thought to himself.
He raised his knife again and chopped the rest of the meat.
[You are chopping meat, Sword Control +1]
[You are chopping meat, Sword Control +1]
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After chopping the meat, Zhou Ling washed his hands and moved a large basin of meat sprinkled with spices to the kitchen.
Afterwards, he went to the hall to drink a bowl of tea and sat on a chair.
He was thinking that he could exchange spells with the Taoist temple when he returned the day after tomorrow.
Normally, when he reached the second level of Qi training, he could start practicing spells and techniques.
But Zhou Ling had limited time, so basically, he spent all his time practicing Lingyan Jue, refining weapons, and Dayang Fist every day.
And now his physique is already good. Although he is not very strong, he has surpassed ordinary cultivators.
So next, he can squeeze out some time to learn other spells.
After all, he will be ten years old soon, and he also needs to learn some attack and self-defense spells.
Soon, Zhou Shan arrived with some friends from the medicine-hunting team.
Zhou Ling also stood up and poured tea for the guests.
Li Ru also stewed the big pot of beast meat, and also picked some green vegetables, tofu, spiritual eggs, etc.
Three tables were filled with food.
The small hall was a bit crowded and could not accommodate three tables.
One table could only be moved to the patio.
Then when almost everyone arrived, the feast began.
Most of the guests were friends of Zhou Shan's medicine-hunting team. Chu Xing presented Zhou Ling with a few spiritual herbs on their behalf.
Congratulations on his entry into the fourth level of Qi training and thanks for his usual repairs of magic tools for his brothers.
Master Lu came with Liu An and presented Zhou Ling with a first-grade mid-grade cloud-patterned spiritual pen as a gift.
As for the inscription, Zhou Ling had to carve it himself.
Zhou Ling was also happy. In his eyes, Master Lu was a miser.
He was at least an inscriptionist in the workshop, but every time he went there, he was treated to low-quality tea.
He was reluctant to even give a cup of spiritual tea.
This time he was generous!
However, we still need to find a first-level mid-grade spirit gathering seal. It seems that we can only go to the Taoist temple to exchange it together.
In this banquet, except for spirit wine and spirit rice, the rest are ordinary meat, but it is much better than usual.
And Li Ru's cooking skills are superb, and every dish is delicious.
Everyone is eating happily.
Zhou Shan is even more happy to drink, and toasts with friends from time to time.
Lunch took nearly half an hour before the guests left one after another.
Wang Xin and Yuan Hu stayed to help Li Ru clean up the tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks.
Zhou Shan brewed spirit tea and drank it leisurely.
The summer sun cast a staggered light and shadow in the hall, and the flying light dust in the air was clearly visible.
The small courtyard is full of life, and time seems to pass slowly at this moment.
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(End of this chapter)