Chapter 361: Who's Stronger: Hou Yi or Dao Xuan Tian Zun?
Gao Yiye watched the common people scrambling for cake crumbs all over the streets, then shrugged. "Dao Xuan Tian Zun is celebrating a festival for the people of Heyang County," she said.
San Shier mused, "What kind of festival will it be this time?"
Qiu Ju offered, "I guess this one will be called the 'Heavenly Lord Sudden Whim Festival.'"
Dong Xue countered, "I think it should be called the 'Heavenly Lord Cake Festival.'"
Li Daoxuan, both amused and exasperated, declared, "No, this one is called the 'Heavenly Lord Scare Festival.'"
Hearing his words, Gao Yiye quickly looked up. "Ah? Heavenly Lord, you're here! Why is this festival called the Scare Festival?"
Li Daoxuan replied, "Because I was scared by your Fifth Episode of 'Dao Xuan Tian Zun's Demon Extermination Saga.'"
Gao Yiye's pretty face flushed slightly. "Oh? Heavenly Lord, do you not like such a plot? Isn't it wonderful that the immortal fairy Chang'e falls in love with you?"
Li Daoxuan explained, "Do you know that Chang'e is Hou Yi's wife? Someone else's wife running off to fall in love with me—what kind of terrible development is that? I wouldn't even need Marshal Tianpeng to come after me; Hou Yi would be coming at me with his bow, fighting for his life!"
Li Daoxuan covered his face with a hand.
San Shier, Qiu Ju, and Dong Xue, who were nearby, also simultaneously covered their faces with their hands.
Li Daoxuan instructed, "When telling stories, you can let your imagination run wild, but try to create your own content as much as possible. Don't mess around in other people's stories, or awkward situations can easily arise."
Gao Yiye, looking pitiful, lowered her head. "Got it! I was wrong."
Li Daoxuan nodded. "Mm, it's good that you know you were wrong. Let's revise the content of this episode."
Gao Yiye quickly acknowledged the order, and Qiu Ju and Dong Xue also bowed together, exclaiming, "As you command!"
Both of them were eager to participate.
Just then, Gao Yiye suddenly spoke up again, asking, "Heavenly Lord, if Hou Yi and you fought one-on-one, could you win against him?"
Li Daoxuan replied, "As a ranged ADC, Hou Yi is very fragile, and his one-on-one combat ability is weak. Any assault-type hero could instantly kill him. Mm-hmm, that's how it is."
Gao Yiye's small face flushed faintly. *Wow, so Heavenly Lord is even more powerful than Hou Yi! Then, even if he were to take the immortal fairy Chang'e... ah. Still, it's probably better to revise this part. If he really got together with the immortal fairy Chang'e, I would also feel a little...*
Li Daoxuan asked, "Your expression isn't right. What are you thinking about now?"
Gao Yiye quickly replied, "Nothing, nothing! I'll go back and revise Episode 5 right away."
While they were engaged in this playful banter.
On the other side, the common people all over the city were "scrambling for cake crumbs" at the fastest speed possible. Many grabbed several large pieces, and after contentedly snatching up what was on the ground, everyone's attention shifted to the rooftops, where quite a few people climbed onto various rooftops,
to pick up the cake crumbs that had fallen there.
A large group of common people, in a small alley, discovered a huge cake crumb, as large as a rockery. This group of common
people actually divided labor and cooperated, sending people to guard both ends of the alley, then calling friends and family to divide the large cake crumb within the alley.
After a frenzy of snatching ended, the streets were clean, and the sweet scent of cake still lingered throughout the city.
Once the common people had secured their food, their minds began to clear.
"Where did these delicious pancakes come from?"
"They fell from the sky!"
"But why would pancakes fall from the sky?"
"You ask me, how would I know? All I know is that the pancakes were delicious!"
"You..."
Just as the common people were discussing animatedly, the large drum at the county yamen's entrance was struck with a "ding-ding" sound. Large groups of people quickly surged towards the county yamen, gathering in the square in front of the yamen.
There, they saw Daoist Ma Tianzheng holding drumsticks, striking the large drum with strange, dancing movements. Only when a crowd had gathered did Ma Tianzheng put down the drumsticks, turn to face everyone, and laugh heartily. "Do you all know where those pancakes came from just now?" he boomed.
The common people shook their heads. Of course, they didn't know.
Ma Tianzheng declared, "They were bestowed upon you by Dao Xuan Tian Zun! The venerable Dao Xuan Tian Zun means that although the bandits are coming, you all need not worry. With the venerable Dao Xuan Tian Zun watching over this place, you all just need to eat well and sleep soundly, and there's no need to worry about the vagrant bandits at all!"
The common people were stunned for a moment. After a brief period of bewilderment, someone, they didn't know who, let out a cheer. Then, large groups of people cheered together, and this cheer quickly spread throughout the entire county town, immersing everyone in joy.
Ma Tianzheng recalled Dao Xuan Tian Zun's typical style and loudly announced, "Today is the 'Heavenly Lord Cake Festival'! Everyone, loosen your belts and happily eat the pancakes!"
"It's a festival!"
"Time to eat pancakes!"
"What's there to be afraid of from those vagrant bandits?"
"Eat..."
"Speaking of which, after I took a few bites of these pancakes, I feel like I could make them too. Really, give me eggs, flour, sugar, and yeast, and I could definitely make them!"
"Don't be silly, in this year of great disaster, where would you find these ingredients?"
Li Daoxuan heard their discussions and secretly chuckled to himself. *Gao Family Village, on the other hand, had all these ingredients.*
Ever since the food problem was resolved, Gao Family Village had begun raising poultry and livestock. The little ducks raised by Gao Sanniang had now grown into a large flock.
There was also someone in the Gao Family Village commercial district who bought ducks raised by Gao Sanniang, made them into braised ducks, and opened a braised meat shop. Business was thriving.
Furthermore, Gao Family Village also had many chickens, pigs, cattle, and other animals.
It seemed it was time to moderately guide trade between the two counties.
Goods from Gao Family Village and Chengcheng County could be sold to Heyang County. And the specialty goods from Heyang County could be sold to Gao Family Village and Chengcheng County, allowing the common people to exchange resources and share technology.
The more interaction, the deeper the bonds, after all.
Didn't someone just claim they could make cakes after tasting them? If eggs, yeast, and sugar were transported here, he might actually be able to make cakes, and then sell those cakes back to Gao Family Village.
Fully harnessing the potential of the Yellow River region's renowned culinary heritage, they could promote their food culture.
This would allow those in Gao Family Village who had just achieved comfort and sufficiency, but hadn't yet tasted many exotic delicacies, to expand their palates.
"San Shier, after you return to Gao Family Village, organize a small, short-distance trade caravan to transport items like eggs, sugar, yeast, fabrics, and cotton from Gao Family Village to Heyang County town and sell them to the common people here."
Gao Yiye was still with San Shier at this time and relayed Dao Xuan Tian Zun's divine decree. San Shier immediately understood:
"After several years of development, Gao Family Village had a rich variety of goods," he reasoned, "whereas Heyang County, for now, only had some flour bestowed upon them by Dao Xuan Tian Zun. They still needed all sorts of miscellaneous daily necessities to enrich their lives."
Dao Xuan Tian Zun could have directly bestowed these items upon Heyang County, but did not directly grant them, instead having San Shier 'sell' them over from Gao Family Village. The reasoning behind this, he naturally understood in an instant.
There should be more interaction between the two places; the more interaction, the deeper the bonds.
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