Chapter 175 This Moon Once Shined on the Ancients
"There are many legends about the origin of mooncakes. The most popular one is that they were invented by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang during his rebellion against the Yuan Dynasty. But I personally think that the inventor of mooncakes must have been a foodie who would look at the moon and think - it looks like a piece of cake..."
In front of the stall, Chu Ge was introducing mooncakes to Qiu Wuji. Qiu Wuji felt that Chu Ge's personal analysis made sense.
Just like when Qiu Wuji saw the white clouds, she felt that they looked like cotton candy...
This is what the ancients were like! Sure!
"But this mooncake is so small, and it doesn't look like the moon." Qiu Wuji looked at the various mooncakes on the stall with disgust.
The main reason was when I saw the price tag. Why is this thing so expensive? It’s such a small piece of cake, and there are four in a box, but it sells for 298. Is it made of gold?
And it doesn’t look like the moon, it’s so small and thick!
"You also don't like this kind of gift box mooncake?" Chu Ge was very happy to find the couple again: "I don't like it either! Come, let's take a look at this kind of earthy mooncake!"
The so-called earthen mooncake is a big flat and round piece, especially like the moon. Normally, one costs several yuan, and only a few cents when I was a child. Chu Ge loved to eat it since he was a child. God knows why it is not popular anymore, but the popular ones are expensive and taste bad.
Qiu Wuji also saw a particularly large one, about one or two feet square, a huge pancake!
"I want that, I want that!" Qiu Wuji pointed happily at the one-foot-long cake: "This is the moon, let's eat this tonight!"
Chu Ge's face darkened: "I can't eat it."
"Why? Let's share it between the two of us." Qiu Wuji gestured and felt that he could finish it.
"Because eating too much will make you sick of it, and you won't be able to eat anymore... This big cake is bought by others for a whole family, or for a group of people at a company team building, and everyone cuts a piece..."
“Is it sweet?”
"Yes, this kind of earth cake is made of sugar, sesame seeds, and lard... It tastes good if you eat a little. Well, try a small piece first."
Qiu Wuji tried a small piece and his eyes narrowed into crescents: "It tastes better than that pizza which is actually just a piece of bread! This one is a few pieces, and that one is dozens of pieces."
Chugo rubbed her head.
Qiu Wuji said: "So I still want that piece of moon!"
Chu Ge couldn't help but ask: "Is it in girls' genes to like big ones..."
Qiu Wuji glanced at him sideways: "Some things are big and cute, and some things are small and lovely. I think yours is cuter."
Chugo: “???”
The two of them were driving wildly in front of the mooncake stall, and the stall owner looked at them with a smile, thinking that this couple in ancient costumes were good-looking and funny.
In the end, Qiu Wuji walked away from the stall leisurely, carrying a large piece of moon.
This is tonight’s dinner. Immortal cultivators are supposed to swallow the sun and the moon!
Sooner or later, the world in the book will pick the smiling moon and eat it.
Chu Ge followed helplessly: "Then where are we going to eat?"
"Let's go to the park." Qiu Wuji had already thought about it: "Let's go to the riverside. Who was the first person to see the moon by the river? When did the moon by the river first shine on people?"
"I was ready to treat you to a big meal, but you wanted to go to the park just to eat a cake."
"That's what I meant, you vulgar man!"
"Yes, yes, a pair of immortal swordsmen and women, standing by the river looking at the moon, one in the sky, one in the water, and one in their hands..."
Qiu Wuji thought about that scene and laughed so hard that he doubled over: "How wonderful!"
Chu Ge thought it was fun, so he followed her to the riverside park where they had gone boating before.
But when I got there, I was dumbfounded. Everywhere I looked, it was crowded with people. It was so crowded that there was no mood at all.
There were a lot of people selling all kinds of food. Chu Ge hid the pancake in his personal space, ran to buy two more marshmallows, and handed one to Qiu Wuji.
Qiu Wuji licked the cotton candy, looked at the crowded and lively crowd, and sighed: "So this is the holiday... Isn't the Mid-Autumn Festival a time for family reunion? Why are they all out..."
"Going out to play is also a kind of reunion, just like you and me now." Chu Ge held her hand and walked inside, eating along the way.
Jianbing Guozi, octopus balls, grilled squid...
When they really reached the river, they both found that they were full.
The big mooncake lying in the portable space: "..."
Qiu Wuji's mouth was full of oil. He began to regret buying the pancake. How could he forget that there were so many things to eat in the night market in this world?
They are all delicious!
But what I regretted even more was that when I came to the riverside, there were people everywhere. If I wanted to lean on the railing to look at the river, I had to squeeze in. This person was taking a selfie, that person was taking a photo, the children were crying, and the parents were trying to comfort them...
Who was the first person to see the moon by the river? Now only people can be seen when walking by the river.
The two looked at each other and understood each other: "Not in the park, let's go to another place."
They are all cultivators, so they don't care about going to places where others shouldn't.
Going along the river, all the way out of the suburbs, there will be a deserted river bank where no one else will come. Compared with the bustling crowd just now, it is dark and quiet, but also has a sense of horror. The bank is messy, with rocks and weeds, and there are also miscellaneous packaging bags left by tourists who came during the day. There is also a guy sitting here at the fishing bar, ignoring the two people passing by.
The further you go down, the more desolate it becomes. There is no fishing bar and no packaging bags.
The more chaotic the rocks were, the higher your feet would be when you stepped on them, but the river water became clearer, reflecting a round moon.
The surroundings became increasingly gloomy. There were no street lights here, and the heavy shadows looked very creepy.
Chu Ge killed a flying insect with a "snap", turned around and said with a smile: "Now does it look like two ancient people trudging along the river?"
Qiu Wuji took out another marshmallow from Chu Ge's space: "It will be ready when I finish eating it."
Chu Ge laughed and said, "There are insects flying around, weeds on the ground scratching people, and everywhere is dirty and annoying. The so-called search for artistic conception can also be called the literary youth disease. It is asking for trouble and there is no cure."
"That's how it was in ancient times. You have to get used to it. If you don't do that in the future." Qiu Wuji said seemingly unintentionally, and without waiting for Chu Ge to answer, he suddenly stretched out his finger and flicked it.
The messy insects suddenly disappeared and the air became fresh and pleasant.
"The insect repellent technique is one of the simplest Taoist techniques." Qiu Wuji pointed at the rocks by the river, and the dirty rocks quickly became clean: "The cleaning technique is also one of the simplest Taoist techniques."
She turned to look at Chu Ge and smiled cutely: "We are not only ancient people, but also cultivators."
Chu Ge was very satisfied and chose a relatively flat stone to sit on. He stretched comfortably and said, "I was thinking, the ancients' fantasy about immortals, apart from longevity and power, was mainly about being lazy. Ah, if there was an immortal method that could clean the house, it would be great, and I could immediately go to the next county to find someone to drink with..."
Qiu Wuji thought about it and actually agreed: "Mortals' fantasies about immortal arts are essentially for laziness... just like your current technology, everything is for convenience."
She sat down on the stone next to Chugo, continued to eat the last marshmallow, and muttered: "No matter how you imagine it, my magic is real to me!"
Chugo put his arm around her shoulders.
Qiu Wuji did not refuse. Instead, he leaned on his shoulder according to his strength. The two were speechless for a moment, and the pair of "ancient people" quietly looked at the moon in the water.
"People today cannot see the moon of the past, but this moon once shone on the ancients." Qiu Wuji said leisurely, "For thousands of years, this moon has never moved. Guess how many alliances under the moon it has seen, but how many of them were finally discarded like worn-out shoes?"
"Hey!" Chu Ge said, "You want to play and I'm not responsible, right?"
Qiu Wuji opened his mouth and suddenly laughed: "According to the way you use words, isn't this called a counterattack?"
"This is a counterattack." Chu Ge suddenly turned his head and kissed her heavily on the lips: "You ate so many marshmallows, but you didn't leave any for me. I'll take it myself..."
Qiu Wuji quietly let him hug and kiss her. Under the quiet moon in the suburbs, she was actually a little moved and unconsciously wanted to get closer to him.
I mentioned the Moonlit Alliance because I was wondering if this guy would do something, so I pulled up my pants and said, "So what..."
As a result, he turned the tables on me.
Qiu Wuji did not continue to ask this question. He felt his kiss and looked at the moon in the sky quietly.
This was the first time in thousands of years that she celebrated a reunion under the full moon.
It’s Mid-Autumn Festival…
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PS: Sorry, I'm busy during the Chinese New Year and I'm afraid I won't be able to update on time. It will probably take a week of chaos before things return to normal.
(End of this chapter)
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