Manual of the Monster in City

59 The so-called wish

Jia Qingming was finally relieved.

    In fact, he originally thought that Miss Su Qiang came to them to cooperate this time, but now thinking about it, it is indeed impossible.

    Because Su Qiang is not such a gossip from the bottom of his heart, he would neither actively understand or participate in such things, especially would not regard such a world as a vicious event.

    She is not a nosy person, just being too strict with classmates and taking the responsibility of the monitor too seriously. Jia Qingming thinks so.

    And the previous few times that Su Qiang was involved in their investigations, it was entirely because the girl who dreamed of becoming a future female police officer had a certain...unique sense of smell for not simple things and cases.

    It's just like Jia Qing's "premonition" of strange things tomorrow.

    "What? Did you find a place to live?" Yuan Mu-mutu asked him suddenly.

    "Yeah." Jia Qingming nodded.

    "Eh? You don't live there anymore?" Xiao Shanshan asked immediately as if he had caught some news from the conversation between the two.

    "Ah, Uncle Jia Shansheng said to renovate the store, and by the way, we will also renovate our room, so..." Jia Qingming explained to Xiao Shanshan in this way.

    "So this is ah."

    "I will live with Master Lin temporarily," Yuan Mutou said.

    Who asked you? ! Jia Qingming looked at him helplessly.

    "Anyway, I have a place to live in." Jia Qingming said.

    He thought for a while and finally decided not to name such a strange place as Stealing Heaven Pavilion.

    "Senior Qingming is really a woman!" Xiao Shanshan laughed.

    "Hey?"

    "Senior Qingming has a very heavy scent on his clothes today. Hehehe." Xiao Shanshan leaned over and sniffed as if she wanted to sniff out more information from the scent.

    "It's really staying at a friend's house temporarily." Jia Qingming said, scratching his cheek with his finger.

    "Which friend? How come I don't know hehe." Xiao Shanshan smiled and the gossip soul burned in his eyes.

    "Enough hey!"

    ————

    "Ah, detective game?" Bai Ling asked him in the evening.

    "Yeah." Jia Qingming listened to Bai Ling's words with a dual purpose. While cutting the beef on the cutting board, he felt that the frosty beef that Bai Ling bought from the Internet was really costly. The red meat blended with the white fat. A very beautiful texture is formed.

    However, his knives are limited to cutting this kind of thing into thin slices. As for how to preserve this beautiful texture or the cutting method to retain a more beautiful texture... He obviously can't do that level.

    "Hey, don't steal it!"

    I saw a white figure flashing by, and it was Xiaobai who used his white human fingers to lift a thin piece of beef and put it in his mouth to chew.

    He looked happy, completely ignoring his words.

    "That's still raw meat!" Jia Qingming pointed out.

    "I'm just a big white dog. What can I do if I eat some raw meat?" Xiaobai said while licking the fishy residue on his fingers.

    "And humans are not animals that can't eat raw meat." Bai Ling pointed out generally, "Refusing raw meat is just instinctively avoiding the risk of parasites. Moreover, in many cases, raw meat can also be very delicious. Especially good beef, such as Frosty Wagyu. In Japan, where it is produced, many people choose to eat it like sashimi, that is, cut the beef thinly and make it into nigiri sushi raw food. Moreover, there will be one Very unique taste and texture."

    "Miss Bai Ling is right!" Xiaobai said, and stretched out her hand to take it again. Jia Qingming also used all her strength to try to stop her. However, her actions were so agile, she was simply pulled out of Jia Qingming's hands. A piece of meat comes out.

    "It's not good to steal food at the stage of preparing ingredients anyway!" As a chef, Jia Qingming roared angrily.

    "I agree with this point very much. If you eat like this now, you won't feel so delicious when you really eat." Bai Ling said slowly, "Good things, worthy things, naturally worth longer. Waiting." Let's talk, she also smiled meaningfully.

    Why did you suddenly start talking badly? ! I don’t know what Ms. Bai Ling is talking about...

    But after hearing what Miss Bai Ling said, at least Xiao Bai stuck out his tongue as if she wanted to "wash her hands in a golden basin" and stop eating secretly.

    Jia Qingming reluctantly placed the pan on the stovetop, heating it a little, and then brushed a layer of butter on the hot pan. When it touched the hot pan, it made a sizzling noise and spilled oil. The aroma comes.

    Bai Ling leaned against the door of the kitchen, but she was completely outside the door of the kitchen. According to her, she strictly followed the admonitions of the ancient sages, the so-called "Gentlemen are far from cooking."

    ——So... not like it is now, it's as if there is a barrier in the kitchen? !

    "Speaking of it, Stealing Heaven Pavilion seems to have no guests all the time... Why do I think they are all the guests I brought..." Jia Qingming thought for a while and asked suddenly.

    "It's not completely absent, maybe it's just that Mr. Qingming just didn't meet." Bai Ling said, "Moreover, this kind of thing also requires chance. Only if you have a strong desire will you enter the Stole Heaven Pavilion. That's why I am the most important. The guests are humans. They have a shorter life. Corresponding to this, they have a stronger desire. Among all species, they are more inclined to squander and enjoy. However..."

    The oil was heating up, and the first piece of beef was put into the pot, making a sizzling sound, and the aroma quickly rose.

    "However, they are also more... fickle." Bai Ling's voice reverberated in the background of the frying pan. "They come here with a strong desire, but such a desire can easily be occupied by other things. At the same time, human beings often tend to... conceal their desires in their hearts. So, maybe there is Many people came to the Stealing Heaven Pavilion, but the final deal will not be reached."

    "If everyone can realize their wishes like shopping in this kind of wish shop, then the world will be completely messed up?" Jia Qingming flipped the slices of beef in the pot, the bright red flesh color has slowly begun to be saturated with reddish-brown. , He stretched out a hand to Xiaobai, so Xiaobai helped hand over the sauce bowl, while raising his hand, he wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand.

    This time the sauce is made by mixing mirin, juice, and soy sauce with sugar. The sauce enters the pot, and the rich breath quickly radiates with the heating. Among them, mirin and juice are Japanese-style seasonings, naturally... Jia Qingming bought them directly from the supermarket.

    "If you can’t help people realize their wishes, it’s good to remind them of their most precious things. Most people don’t care about this kind of thing. Only when it is taken out and compared with the wish, will it show that This is important." Bai Ling said this kind of word gives people a sense of conscience.

    Jia Qingming slightly added some vegetables into the frying pan, but not for roasting, but for quickly drying out the moisture.

    Finally, he poured these into a thick-walled shallow cast iron pan, poured water, and the sizzling fried beef instantly submerged in the water, stopping the clamor.

    "So Miss Bai Ling is still very conscientious..."

    "No, everything is a choice." Bai Ling said, "It is their own choice. It is not what I impose on them. I am just a businessman after all. Of course, let them think carefully before trading. , Will save a lot of after-sales related trouble...but..."

    Jia Qingming has basically done everything now, just wait for the water to boil slowly. This kind of pig iron pot heats up very slowly, but it can maintain its own heat and complete the next simmering.

    "But many people will regret it, and even ask me to reverse the transaction and return the price they used to exchange. Unfortunately, that kind of thing cannot be done. If you want to get back to the original thing, you can only exchange it again and use another, The most important thing."

    "So, how many people have exchanged?"

    "Always have it. Otherwise, I would not choose to open a shop. By fulfilling the desires that others desire most, harvesting the strong spirit of obsession that they have accumulated in their hearts when they look forward to their desires. This method is inherently not fast, if it were No one cares about Stealing Heaven Pavilion, I would have chosen a simpler... method of acquiring spirits."

    Something coldly seeped out of his eyes suddenly.

    Bring the water to a boil, Jia Qingming put the last shiitake mushrooms and roasted tofu into the pot, covered the lid, and simmered slowly. The closed lid completely broke the thoughts that Xiaobai was staring at.

    "Miss Bai Ling herself has a wish to achieve?"

    "Naturally there are. And the one who can fulfill my wish... is Mr. Seimei."

    "Don't you want to say..."

    Bai Ling nodded lightly, "My wish is to be killed by Mr. Qingming and end this curse of eternal life."

    At this moment, her eyes are extremely soft, with deep sadness.

    "Ah, I'm going to prepare for dinner." The sorrow that condensed for a moment on her face melted away, and at this moment, she looked forward to dinner like a child.

    "Sukiyaki Sukiyaki!" Xiaobai leaped behind and ran away.

    It's really unpredictable.

    The stew in the pot made the sound of Xiabuxiabu, which sounded very comfortable.

    Jia Qingming looked at the back of the two, looking like two heartless and carefree children. However, they are all monsters that have lived for hundreds of thousands of years...

    Scenes in dreams, broken memories.

    Who is it?

    The person who once sealed his Sky Eye...Jia Qingming always vaguely felt that before he came to Shenting County before he accidentally broke into the stealing sky pavilion that rainy night, he had indeed visited once...

    A shop where wishes come true.

    ————

    "Ha—ah~ the taste is really good." Xiao Hei put his arms around a bottle of Japanese sake, pressed his face to the surface of the wooden table, and smiled with enjoyment.

    Just started eating, this guy has already drunk a lot with the bottle!

    This guy seems to like drinking.

    Xiaobai couldn't help eating with chopsticks. Jia Qingming knew that if it wasn't a hot pot, she would definitely grab it. However, it was so hot when it was put in the mouth.

    Bai Ling smiled helplessly as she watched this scene, sandwiched a piece of beef, and turned the cooked meat in the raw egg liquid in the blue and white porcelain bowl in front of him. The hot beef was wrapped in the egg liquid and cooled down quickly, and then it was very elegant. Put it in your mouth.

    Obviously, he doesn't understand the kitchen at all, but Bai Ling has unexpectedly studied eating...

    And it seems to be very particular. Before drinking afternoon tea, you must have bone china cups, English muffins, and Earl Grey tea with milk. This time, the Japanese hot pot is also a full set, including the use of this raw egg liquid. As a dip, I bought Japanese sake to accompany the meal.

    "Today is a special dinner for Mr. Qing Ming. I know that Mr. Qing Ming has outdoor club activities in the evening. Now the frost season has passed, and the weather is cold. Mr. Qing Ming will not be too cold when he eats some hot food." Before the meal, Bai Ling said so.

    However, it's all played by the question, right? Why do I have to accept personal affection for the dinner I made myself? Jia Qingming's face is full of love.

    "Cheers to Qingming, kid!" Xiao Hei raised the bottle, then grumbled down to drink, making a very comfortable sound.

    "Mr. I wish Qingming's club activities tonight don't provoke any ghosts." Bai Ling poured the sake into a shallow glass and held it up to him.

    Why is it an expression that will definitely cause problems? !