Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

In order to save the great demon, Qiu Mingze resolutely chose to give up his own courtyard, but that doesn't mean he didn't have deep feelings for it.

Every inch of that courtyard was soaked with Qiu Mingze's sweat; the sweat of planting and the fruits of harvest were intertwined, so if he had a choice, he would still choose to keep his courtyard.

Overwhelmed by Qiu Mingze's praise, Youmu Konpaku couldn't take it anymore and turned her head away, waving her hands repeatedly in response:

"Stop, stop, stop! You should be thanking Lady Yuyuko, not Lady Yuyuko!"

"It's alright! I'll thank you anyway!"

"Ah! You really are!"

Youmu Konpaku had never seen such a straightforward scene before; steam instantly covered her forehead, turning it red.

After a while, Youmu Konpaku seemed to remember something and quickly tried to block Akihiro's gaze. She calmed herself down, took a breath, and said:

"Don't be so happy yet, there are conditions."

"That's for sure, after all, there's no such thing as a free lunch, so what are the conditions?"

After calming down for a while, Qiu Mingze also spoke.

"Very good." Youmu Konpaku nodded and said somewhat hesitantly, "But from now on, when I buy goods from you, you must give me the lowest price. You're not allowed to sell them to me at a higher price!"

In fact, this was a condition proposed by Youmu Konpaku herself. Although she felt somewhat sorry for Akira, Hakugyokurou's financial crisis was too severe. If she didn't do this, she was really afraid that Lady Yuyuko would go hungry.

However, after listening, Qiu Mingze looked at Youmu Konpaku with some curiosity, "Didn't you notice? You always got the lowest price when you came to buy goods before?"

"Huh? Is...is that so?" Upon hearing this, Youmu Konpaku was a little speechless.

I never imagined that I had been buying things at the lowest price all along, and now I've made a fool of myself.

Immediately, Youmu's face turned crimson.

Chapter 44 is oil curry, not purple.

Even several oil tanks put together are not as thick as this cherry blossom tree.

Ordinary large trees are usually covered with a thick layer of moss or have several thick vines growing on them to bind them.

But this cherry blossom tree is different; it is very "clean" and you can't even smell the woody odor.

Saigyouji Yuyuko floated down from the treetop, her body swaying and slowly descending, as if gravity had lost its effect at that moment.

After all, she is a ghost and Newton's second law is a physical law, so it has no effect on her.

Yuyuko held a cherry blossom branch in her hand; its dry bark radiated a chill, and no sap oozed from the cut.

"Purple, are you here to protect it? I just took some things from before."

As she landed on the ground, her fingertips glided across the uneven surface of the tree branch, and Yuyuko suddenly asked.

"I... am not."

Yakumo Yukari arrived unnoticed, arm in arm with someone.

There is also wind in the underworld, blowing from the Sanzu River. It is a wind formed from the sighs of lost souls, and the wind itself is also lost in the underworld.

"Then what are you doing here?"

Saigyouji Yuyuko walked past Yakumo Yukari, smelling the aroma of fried tofu emanating from her, and sat down in the pavilion in the courtyard.

"Can't you come if there's nothing wrong?"

Following Yuyuko's footsteps, Yukari Yakumo also arrived at the courtyard pavilion.

"So you brought fried tofu?" Saigyouji Yuyuko asked, rubbing her stomach as she recalled the smell she had just caught.

"Fried tofu?" Yakumo Yukari frowned, unable to understand for a moment.

She lifted her sleeve and smelled it before remembering that she had come here today because she had eaten the fried tofu made by Ran herself. So Yukari Yakumo opened the gap and took a plate from Ran, who was still eating at the other end. The plate was full of fried tofu.

Just as Lan was holding chopsticks, looking completely bewildered, Yakumo Yukari closed the gap.

"Yes, I brought some with me. Would you like to try some?"

"of course yes!"

The steaming hot fried tofu, garnished with chopped scallions, made Yuyuko's mouth water unsurprisingly.

But how can we eat just one plate of fried tofu? Saigyouji Yuyuko cast a pleading look at Yakumo Yukari.

"I understand, something's still missing."

As she spoke, Yukari Yakumo reached behind her and pulled out a gap.

After the gap closed, a bowl of rice and chopsticks stuck in it appeared in Yukari Yakumo's hand.

"Then I won't be polite."

Taking the things from Yukari Yakumo's hands, Yuyuko began what seemed to be her umpteenth meal of the day.

For a moment, only the sound of Yuyuko eating could be heard in the pavilion.

The cherry blossom branch, however, was placed next to the tableware; it was dry, cracked, and unremarkable.

Yakumo Yukari's eyes were slightly indifferent.

Of course she knows what this is.

The remnants of the "Spring Snow Anomaly" from that year still retain a trace of spring.

"this is mine."

Noticing Yukari Yakumo's actions, Yuyuko swallowed the fried tofu wrapped in rice in her mouth while gathering the cherry blossom branch into her arms.

"I know it's yours, but are you really planning to use it this time? That incident won't happen again."

"If you keep food, it will eventually spoil and taste bad."

Back when Youki was still alive, and Youmu wasn't this big yet, Yuyuko ate a meal of spoiled food. Although Youmu cried and told her not to eat it, Yuyuko still ate it all.

The reason she ate spoiled food was because Youmu thought that if she made enough for seven days in one day, she wouldn't need to make any more for the next six days. This resulted in the food spoiling. This is why Yuyuko now eats only freshly prepared dishes made by Youmu each day.

"This is not the same thing." Yukari Yakumo rubbed her eyes, she really couldn't think of any way to persuade Yuyuko.

However, she had a premonition that although Yuyuko seemed easy to talk to, once she made up her mind about something, no amount of persuasion would work. But Yukari Yakumo decided to give it a try anyway.

She stopped beating around the bush and asked directly, "Why do you want to use this last bit of spring to help Qiu Mingze? You've only met him a few times, haven't you?"

"Because I ate so many delicious meals from him." Yuyuko made a very big gesture.

"Didn't you also eat a lot of my, uh, fried tofu?"

“No, this is different. Fried tofu is fried tofu, and delicious tofu is delicious tofu.” Saigyouji Yuyuko sat up, her pink eyes fixed on Yakumo Yukari.

If you say that, Lan will be sad.

These fried tofu puffs, as well as the fried tofu puffs that were previously given to Yuyuko, were not actually made by Yukari Yakumo herself. They were all made by her shikigami, Ran Yakumo. As for whether Yukari Yakumo herself had ever cooked anything, she seemed to have no recollection of it.

"Did I fail miserably in persuading you?" Yakumo Yukari stretched her arms and yawned.

“Yeah, that’s right. Fried tofu is delicious, but Akina-kun’s food is even better, and he can fill me up,” Yuyuko added.

"Is that so... I understand now." Yukari Yakumo stood up and looked up. The inner top of the pavilion was very clean.

"You want to fight?"

"No, do it if you want to. You used to do the same thing." Yukari Yakumo smiled, touched a corner of the pavilion table, and turned to enter the gap.

"..."

Looking in the direction where Yakumo Yukari disappeared, Yuyuko remained silent, simply swallowing the fried tofu in one gulp.

I've been eating fried tofu for countless years, but the flavor has always been a bit bland.

"Lady Yuyuko, I have already told Akina-kun about it."

Youmu, the spirit who was sent to deliver the message, also returned at this time.

"Come on, come on."

"Ah! Lady Yuyuko, no!"

Yuyuko pulled the serious-looking Youmu into her arms and kept kneading her extremely delicate face.

The image of Yukari Yakumo flashed through her mind for a moment, but Yuyuko immediately put it out of her mind.

My Youmu is still the cutest.

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"Lady Murasaki, are we just going to let Lady Yuyuko run wild like this?"

At the Lost Home, Yakumo Ran, having finished tidying up the dishes, sat on the tatami mat and asked Yakumo Yukari a question.

"That might cause the Saigyu Ayakashi to awaken."

"Don't worry, that branch has already been cut. From my observation on site, it shouldn't cause the Saigyou Ayakashi to awaken." Yukari Yakumo suddenly pinched Ran's cheek and laughed, "Besides, Ran, are you exaggerating on purpose?"

"No way, I don't care that I didn't get to eat a single piece of fried tofu!" Yakumo Ran muttered.

"Alright, Lan, I guess I owe you this time, since the situation was urgent."

"Lady Purple, you always say that..." Yakumo Ran said with a disbelieving look.

“This time, definitely.” Yukari Yakumo suddenly remembered something and said, “Do you remember that outsider who hosted the banquet before? Let him make up for your fried tofu.”

"Qiu Mingze? Why?" Yakumo Ran was a little confused. She didn't quite understand why her fried tofu would be associated with him.

Chapter 45 A Little Sweet

"Ow~"

Stretching, Reimu Hakurei sat up from the tatami mat. Still a little groggy from just waking up, she tidied her slightly messy hair, tied a big red ribbon at the back, and headed towards the living room.

When Reimu Hakurei woke up in the morning, all the energy she had stored up in her body had been used up during her sleep. She touched her empty stomach and wondered if there were still some leftover white radishes in the kitchen.

Suddenly, Reimu Hakurei's nose twitched slightly.

A sweet fragrance wafted into the air, coming from the living room, and she walked over out of curiosity.

A bowl of white radish porridge was placed on the dining table in the living room. Reimu Hakurei immediately felt her mouth water. Her body, lacking energy, was giving her a signal that she urgently needed to replenish her energy.

His eyes were fixed on the bowl of steaming radish porridge. The white radish, cut into pieces the size of coins, floated on the porridge. It was so well cooked that you could see the veins inside clearly.

This is it! Reimu Hakurei kicked away Suika, who was fast asleep on the floor, completely drunk, picked up the bowl of radish porridge, and took a sip.

"hiss!"

Immediately, Reimu Hakurei's tongue was burned, and she quickly pulled it back like a kitten, her pink tongue tip turning red.

This bowl of porridge is still too hot.

Akina Sawa walked into the living room with a spoon and happened to witness this scene. He glanced at the spoon in his hand and then at Reimu, who was grimacing from the burn.

"...Um? How about you use this spoon of mine?"

"..."

The air fell silent.

"Ahem, I didn't know this was yours," Reimu Hakurei said, putting the congee back on the table and looking down at Zeya Akina, her ears turning red.

"It's alright, I'll just bring another bowl. I already prepared some for you and Cui Xiang. I haven't drunk from this bowl yet, here's the spoon."

Akina Sawa smiled and handed over the spoon in his hand.

Taking the spoon, Reimu Hakurei turned her head and held the spoon in her hand, saying, "I don't care about those things, but the portion you prepared for Suika was a waste; she definitely won't be able to get up."

"It's okay, we can save the rest for lunch. I have a big appetite." As he spoke, Akina Ze flexed his biceps.

"...Well, whatever you want."

After glancing at Akina Zeya, who was making a fuss, Reimu Hakurei quietly sat down, picked up the spoon in her hand, scooped up some porridge, blew on it a few times, and then put it in her mouth.

Mmm~ The stewed white radish is so tender, and the aroma it exudes, combined with the rich flavor of the rice, is just perfect.

Reimu Hakurei felt a warm sensation in her stomach.

"This porridge must have had some white sugar added, right?" Reimu Hakurei suddenly asked.

"Yes, I saw some white sugar in the kitchen and just added some. Although white radish tastes good in porridge, I feel that adding more white sugar would make it even better."

"...I put it at the very back of the cabinet and you still found it..."