Zhu Yi picked it up and saw that her borrowing record was clearly written on it.
"Heavens! Master, do you have to be so strict with me!" Zhu Yi was dejected. Her desire to find a loophole had been seen through by Master Yujing beforehand, and he had unknowingly placed a restriction on her to abide by the rules!
"Meow~ What do you think?" Zhao Cai looked radiant in the sunset, its thick fur bathed in a faint golden light.
If they are gods, are they unattainable?
Zhu Yixin said, "Has this cat become a spirit? How come it has become so ethereal after just one day?"
"My master cares about you very much!" This sentence was laced with jealousy. "My master won't even let me go with you to the mortal realm for training. What help can that simpleton Jinbao possibly be to you?"
How should I respond to that?
"It's good enough if it doesn't cause you any trouble! Meow!" Zhao Cai squatted in front of Zhu Yi, licking the garlic-shaped fur on its chest, and continued slowly, "The master doesn't want you to use your cleverness to break the rules he set, so naturally he has to restrain you~"
The little black cat even seemed a little smug.
"Alright! Luckily, I didn't borrow too many books this time. I can finish studying them in fifteen days." Zhu Yi was secretly pleased. Fortunately, she hadn't been greedy, otherwise she would definitely have been punished for not being able to finish memorizing the books.
"Meow? Is there still a fairy chicken leg to eat?" Zhao Cai's pointed ears turned slightly red, revealing a hint of shyness that was barely perceptible.
Zhu Yi was taken aback: "When did you become so... reserved when eating a chicken leg, Junior Sister?"
In the past, Zhao Cai would squat down in front of Zhu Yi and extort money from him.
"A meow?" Zhao Cai persisted, asking again.
Zhu Yi answered honestly, "We're out of chicken legs, but would you like some fairy fruit?"
"Hmph! Meow!" Zhao Cai turned its little head, refusing to look at Zhu Yi, looking a little sullen. "This cat isn't like Jin Bao, who eats everything. This cat only eats meat, okay~"
"Oh, and then?" Zhu Yi's cultivation had improved, making her bolder, and she no longer indulged Zhao Cai's picky eating habits. "Eating too much meat will make you fat. Eat some fruit to prevent hair from accumulating in your intestines~"
To be completely serious, Zhu Yi should generously give Zhao Cai a larger immortal fruit. Even the Bodhi Tree makes her make barbecue and braised dishes every day, so Zhao Cai should also be able to eat an immortal fruit to cleanse her body and remove impurities, right?
"Meow!" Although a little disappointed, Zhao Cai didn't make things too difficult for Zhu Yi. This bright red, round fairy fruit was full of spiritual energy. No wonder Jin Bao ate it and slept until now, turning into a piglet!
"This cat will save it for another day when I have time!"
Zhao Cai, having collected the fruit, arrogantly wagged its tail and left, saying, "Remember to clean the library every day from now on! (Manual)."
"Ah! You ate my fruit, why are you punishing me?" Zhu Yi asked, chasing after Zhao Cai.
"It's not me, the cat, who's punishing you. It's your master, my master, who's punishing you. If you don't believe me, look at the name tag."
Zhu Yi's life tablet glittered, revealing a line of words, just as Zhao Cai had said: she had to clean the library for half a month as punishment for trying to exploit loopholes.
This time, Zhu Yi looked completely innocent: "It hasn't been finalized yet, you know. I came to borrow books today, and I was automatically registered today..."
"So what?" With the fruit in hand, Zhao Cai's slight awkwardness and reserve vanished, replaced by a hint of schadenfreude.
The weather in mid-June was always warm with a gentle breeze. Zhu Yi wore a light pink dress with a sash tied around her sleeve and an apron hanging from it.
She looked a little embarrassed as she circled the stove in the kitchen of Peach Blossom Pavilion, planning to make several large vats of kimchi tonight.
When we open our shop and start doing business, it will be perfect as a side dish on the table.
Wash the dried spices such as Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, dried chili peppers, cloves, and Sichuan peppercorns. Add plenty of salt and an appropriate amount of rock sugar to a large pot and boil a full pot of pickling broth. After the pot boils, cook for a while longer, then turn off the heat, cover the pot, and let the broth cool.
Cowpeas, small red chilies, cucumbers, carrots, white radishes, cabbage (also called bok choy), fresh ginger, garlic, celery, bamboo shoots, and other vegetables were washed and sorted, then laid out in a winnowing basket to cool and air dry...
The next morning, Zhu Yi got up early to start pickling vegetables. After washing the four pickling jars, she used a special fire to dry them and sterilize them, and then left them to cool overnight.
The brine in the pot has cooled down. The vegetables are sorted and placed in different jars. Larger pieces of radish, ginger, cowpeas, and other vegetables that require a longer pickling time are placed at the bottom of the jar, while smaller items such as chili peppers, cucumbers, and bamboo shoots are placed on top.
"I'm filled with happiness!" Zhu Yi said contentedly.
Mix the cooled brine with high-proof liquor, then pour it all into a pickling jar, seal the jar with water, and place it in a cool, ventilated place.
Zhao Cai waited all morning, but there was nothing for it to eat. It was losing patience: "I thought you were making something delicious! It's all vegetarian!"
"Meow!"
"This kimchi is so fresh and sour, it goes so well with rice! I can't even think about it!" Zhu Yi was very excited, clearly not answering Zhao Cai's question about why he hadn't had anything to eat all morning...
Zhao Cai rolled his eyes and asked, "Is that crystal bottle of yours filled with wine?"
"Erguotou! 56 proof, I can't drink it, it'll give me a headache, but it's great for making pickles!"
"Who cares if you can drink it or not? That thing is clearly a crystal bottle, but it has no spiritual energy, and the wine inside is unusually spicy. It doesn't seem like something you'd find in the cultivation world!"
Sigh, can this junior sister please be a little more careful? Her master noticed something was off about her soul, and even her companion magic weapon isn't a divine artifact that can be found in the cultivation world. She should probably keep a low profile.
"Try not to show off your strange but spiritual things too much. The cultivation world is now overrun with demons and monsters, and many cultivators are not as virtuous as they used to be. If you encounter any treasure robbery in the street, you'd better be able to beat the other person."
For the first time, Zhao Cai spoke so solemnly, without any meowing or other inflective words. Zhu Yi's expression slightly lowered, indicating that she understood the principle of keeping good things to herself.
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