Sword comes

Chapter 1009 Young people once learned mountain climbing

After the Awakening of Insects, Dou Zhiding, and the vernal equinox is approaching, Dou Zhiren.

The courtyard is quiet, and the wind melts into the moon. The red-dressed female ghost called Miss Xue by the Taoist priests changed into a simple and elegant white dress tonight and came here to enjoy the flowers.

After all, the female ghost is also a woman, so there are so many underwear and skirts in the room, and several big boxes are full.

But she is just admiring herself, she has nothing to do with that kind of woman who wants to please herself.

After all, the middle-aged Taoist priest, in terms of appearance, is really not good enough, and he is a mediocre man who can't get out of money and is too vulgar.

The walls are full of flowers, and there is a swing in the courtyard.

She sat on the wooden board, holding the rope with both hands, her toes touched the ground and then suspended in the air, and the swing began to shake slightly.

In fact, before the Taoist priests moved in, the house had long been abandoned, overgrown with weeds, and snakes and rats were running around.

Now everything is in order, and the courtyard is full of flowers, vying for beauty.

The middle-aged Taoist priest who is the greatest hero is squatting on the top of the steps at the moment, holding a white bowl filled with a certain kind of herbal medicine in one hand, and a wooden handle brush in the other, wiping his teeth there, occasionally raising his head, his throat gurgling Make a noise, spit out the water in one gulp, and "wash" the teeth again.

She asked: "It's just a soup made from dandelions, which is used to wash teeth. Is it really as mysterious as you said? Can it help people stabilize their teeth and strengthen their bones?"

Dandelions are like weeds, also known as Huanghualang, they grow randomly in the gaps between stones and bricks, and it seems that they are not rare in the atlases and albums of flowers and plants in the world.

"What are you doing to lie to you? Do you have money to earn?"

The Taoist just raised his head and took a sip of water, but now he nodded vigorously, and said vaguely: "If a fairy family on the mountain is refined according to the prescription, the old man with white beard and hair will be able to turn white hair into black if he takes it. , Teeth fell out and regenerated, young and strong men took it, it was amazing, the effect was excellent, like Zhang Hou, although he was a teenager, but he often stayed up late at night to study, after taking this pill, his ears and eyes were clear, his muscles and bones were strong, it was no problem at all .”

Xue Ruyi smiled and said, "What a coincidence, Taoist priest just happened to have such a bottle of secret pill, right? The price is not cheap, but acquaintances can get a [-]% discount?"

"No, there is no such coincidence in the world."

The Taoist tilted his head and spit out a mouthful of water, put the wooden brush in the white bowl, put it at his feet, shook his head and said, "Miss Xue, do you remember the porridge a few days ago? She said it was tender and delicious. Ask the poor Taoist What kind of vegetables are there, but at that time Pindao sold it out and deliberately did not reveal it. In fact, it is the early spring leaf seedling of dandelion. Come and eat white rice porridge, there is no comparison between mountains and seas."

Xue Ruyi nodded. This Taoist priest is still very skilled in rewarding the Wu Zang Temple, and he doesn't spend too much money.

The Taoist asked tentatively: "If Miss Xue is sincere, I can follow that prescription to refine a furnace of elixir. Zhang Hou wants to pass the college exam. He has been studying too hard recently, so he has to make up for it. After a while , the dandelion will be old, and the effect of the elixir will not be so good."

Xue Ruyi rolled her eyes, and made such a big circle by beating around the bush. Aren't you trying to cheat money out of my pocket?

Without being pushed by others, a swing swings on its own, one up and one down, and she just looks at the tall and low flowers and plants.

I vaguely think of many years ago, the red wall and yellow wintersweet are so beautiful.

According to this Taoist priest, if a person is lucky enough to be born in a prosperous age, he can forget all his worries. If he is proficient in the art of planting flowers and plants, it will be like spring in all seasons, which can teach people not to know the approach of old age.

Therefore, a courtyard is well-maintained, either ground or potted, with luxuriant flowers and grass, fragrant and fragrant, different flower species, blooming in sequence, thick but not demonic, or light but not cold.

On the side of the courtyard of the house, there are as many as seven or eight kinds of pots that are used by Taoist priests to welcome the spring. In addition to pine, bamboo and plum, there are also several pots of flowers that Taoist priests say are the "leaders" of welcoming the spring.

A few words are beautiful, but in fact they were sold by Taoist priests for money.

For example, there is a pot of old flowers that I don't know where the scholar brought it. The branches are as thick as a woman's arm, some of them have peeled off, and the old roots protrude like dragon claws.Even if she is just a layman, Xue Ruyi knows this bonsai, so she doesn't have to worry about paying a high price for it.

The few ground-grown peonies that the Taoist said were "spring flowers in the temple" were planted in the sunny place. When the weather was cold and freezing, the Taoist even covered them with straw. After spring this year, the Taoist will water them every day. A while ago, he specially poured manure water to fertilize once, and Xue Ruyi frowned when he saw it.

Xue Ruyi glanced at the few flower pots neatly placed in the corner of the wall. The branches were slender, slightly creeping, and the flowers were light yellow.

Many bonsai came and went in the courtyard, and they were probably exchanged for pieces of broken silver. Only this flower has not been touched since it appeared. It may be that the Taoist particularly likes it, and of course it is more likely that it cannot be sold at a good price. , just don’t sell it.

She pointed and asked, "Which pots of 'golden belts' do you love the most?"

This flower has a more popular name, winter jasmine.

The Taoist priest looked up at the corner of the wall, nodded and said: "Poverty, flowers and trees are like famous generals and soldiers. The more the better, no one will refuse. This flower is the first to welcome the spring, and it can bloom before the plum blossom, and it blooms more, and the flowering period is longer. , so Pindao likes this flower the most, not one of them."

She asked absently, "Wu Di, what's your real name?"

The middle-aged Taoist smiled and said: "Chen Jianxian. Seeing is seeing, the sage is the sage."

She was taken aback, so honest?

The Taoist suggested sincerely: "Miss Xue can call me by my full name in the future."

Say the name silently twice, Chen Jianxian, Chen Jianxian?Finally coming to terms with it, Xue Ruyi let out a piss, "If a dog can't spit out ivory, it can't tell the truth!"

Wu Di, invincible.Chen Jianxian, Chen Jianxian?

The middle-aged Taoist said with a smile: "Okay, why are you swearing? Pindao is old now, and he is good at cultivating his mind and character. When Pindao was young and energetic, he insisted on talking to you, especially It was the youthful years of jealousy, huh."

What a veritable liar.

Xue Ruyi didn't bother to answer this, and asked, "I haven't asked, what are you doing here in the capital?"

"Reminiscing about the past."

"Reminiscing about the old days? Who are you looking for? Relatives, distant relatives? Or friends from the world? You can't get along well outside, and plan to find friends on the road to make a living and cheat people together?"

The Taoist priest who called himself Chen Jianxian shook his head and said with a smile, "Neither of them."

Xue Ruyi immediately became interested, and joked: "Isn't it here to seek revenge?"

She turned her head and glanced at the Taoist priest, maybe because she thought her statement was too funny, she couldn't help laughing, and laughed to herself, "It's up to you? I can't even be scared by those unsophisticated ghostly symbols. Picking quarrels and fighting, how many young men have you beaten?"

The Taoist said with a smile: "Didn't you see that I practice boxing and walking every morning and night? There is no need for immortal skills. It is not a problem to beat two or three young and strong men with bare hands."

She rolled her eyes, and just walked back and forth for a few steps. There are dozens of martial arts gyms in the capital. It is estimated that any martial arts style can knock you down.

"Let's talk about it. If it's really revenge, I can help you make a plan. Maybe there is a murder case. I can also help you cover your escape."

She is also not too big to watch the excitement.

The Taoist shook his head and said, "Miss Xue, don't make wild guesses. It's just reminiscing about the old days. It's not the actions of a good citizen like me with a clean background."

If he hadn't known about a certain long-term plan of the Ma family in advance, he would have come to Yuxuan country earlier to "reminiscing about the past".

Of course, it was meaningless for the two parties to meet earlier, and it was very likely that they would not be able to find revenge, and instead be wiped out by the enemy.

After escorting Li Baoping and the others to the Great Sui Academy, the first time they traveled south to Baopingzhou, they met Ma Kuxuan in a foreign land and had a fight.

The world is unpredictable, and I never thought that I would stay there for such a long time when I visited the Great Wall of Sword Qi for the second time.

After successfully returning to Haoran World, establish a sect, establish a sect, borrow mountains and rivers to fill the gaps in the land, and go to the sky to practice swords...

Xue Ruyi said for no reason, "Dogs that bite people never bark. I think a person like you looks like a piece of soft dough, but if you become ruthless and use a knife with your hands, you must be extremely ruthless."

The Taoist looked calm, and said with a smile: "In the world, joys and sorrows, love and hatred, love and hatred are all like brewing wine slowly. Only when you open the mud seal and drink, you must drink happily. It must be a booze."

Xue Ruyi turned her head, "Scary."

The Taoist said with a smile: "There are no fewer people who are not afraid of the sky and the earth."

She had no reason to think of the officials in the nearby county government office, there were those who lent usury privately and sold private salt at the same time. Of course, the officials would not do it themselves. The backer's backer seems to be a servant of the Ministry of Punishment. As for who the servant's backer is, she doesn't know, Lord Shangshu?His Majesty the Emperor?Or a deity who has achieved Taoism on the mountain?

Xue Ruyi asked: "You said they are all so rich, why don't they know how to stop? They have earned money that they can't spend in a few lifetimes, and the family has piled up a mountain of silver, right?"

Chen Ping said with a smile: "Many of the so-called ice-cutter families, if they didn't have such a style of behavior, they were so focused on collecting people's fat and people's cream, they were busy every day, and they had no taboos in dealing with others, they wouldn't be able to become the 'so rich' people that Miss Xue said Yes. There is a sequence hidden here, but it’s actually not complicated.”

Xue Ruyi was speechless for a moment.

Talking to him, chatting is okay, but as long as it involves reason, it's boring.

Previously, this Taoist would follow many people to the frozen river to dig ice and sell it for money. It seemed that he was willing to do anything that could make money, such as bonsai, and he was very good at it.

I remember that not long after the Taoist priest came to the house, she had a rough idea of ​​his character, no matter how obsessed with money he was, he was indeed a gentleman in terms of men and women.

So before, she often teased this serious man like a Taoist, but one day the Taoist just said a word, which made her sick. After that, she no longer had the idea of ​​teasing the Taoist.She was sitting on the swing at that time, and the middle-aged Taoist priest was also sitting on the steps behind her. He turned around and asked Wu Di with a smile if he was looking at her ass.

In fact, before that, Taoist priests would pretend not to hear some of her nasty words, and never responded.

I guess it was really annoying to be entangled by her, so the Taoist said, "I have a bigger butt, can I poop a few more catties?"

vulgar!Dirty!

Xue Ruyi sighed for no reason, "Flowers and grass fall."

No matter whether you are a cultivator or a spirit or a ghost, how is it different from how an ordinary master sees the flowers blooming and falling in this courtyard when looking at life, old age, sickness and death at the foot of the mountain.

She turned her head and asked, "How did you become a Qi trainer?"

The Taoist smiled and said: "By chance, I learned mountain climbing when I was young."

She turned her head and said softly: "You are a smart person, you must have guessed a rough idea. As a ghost, the reason why I can live here for a long time must be based on something."

The Taoist nodded, it was easy to understand, and it was not difficult to guess, "There are people up there."

On the side of the City God Temple in the capital, there is a high-ranking civil judge, and she seems to be an old acquaintance with her during their respective lifetimes.

The judge had twice visited the mansion at night to meet her.But it's a bit like a microservice private visit, without much fanfare.

Yin and Yang have their own officialdoms. As the capital city of Yuxuan Kingdom, City God Temple has set up 24 divisions according to the law.But this is the old almanac that has been turned over, now, it's hard to say.

As long as it is in the officialdom, regardless of the depth of knowledge or ability, regardless of the world of the world, one is afraid of being out of group.

Xue Ruyi suddenly turned her head, her face was frosty and full of anger.

The Taoist said helplessly: "Miss Xue, you are all decent people, what are you thinking?"

Just say, read less novels about gifted scholars and beauties, and read more commentaries on classics and biographies.

Xue Ruyi said angrily: "Then you know what I think?!"

The Taoist said: "If you want to commit a crime, there is no excuse."

Seeing that the female ghost still looked ugly, the Taoist had no choice but to explain: "You say that the poor are greedy for money, but you are lustful? Miss Xue, you may not trust the poor character, but you must trust your own eyesight, right?"

Xue Ruyi felt that this statement made sense.

The Taoist asked curiously: "Can I take the liberty to ask, who is the sacred backer of Miss Xue in the officialdom? Any underworld official ghost messenger will come to the door."

Xue Ruyi sneered and said, "I am good friends with General Shackle of the County Town God's Temple, are you afraid?"

The Taoist secretly swallowed, stood up,

He clasped his fists far away from the Town God's Temple in Chaona County, shook his fists a few times, and said in a deep voice, "The poor Taoist devotes himself to practicing, he is righteous, he is not afraid of evil, and he is never afraid of walking at night. What's more, General Shackles is originally responsible for punishing rape and eradicating evil. The most important thing is to enforce the law impartially, especially the General Shackles of our county, and the Seventh and Eighth Masters, who are well-known good officials! If the poor Taoist could speak at the City God Temple in the capital, he would have suggested that these three adults should be promoted reused."

Xue Ruyi rubbed the center of her brows, they won't listen to you being so flattering.

This place is no better than other places, the county town god doesn't care.

"Chen Jianxian, don't you have a woman you like?"

Otherwise, how could he be so homeless.

"Yes, why not."

"Really?"

Xue Ruyi knew that the other party was a genuine Qi trainer, although the realm was not worth mentioning, two realms?If you are exhausted, you will be a Qi practitioner of the three realms?But after all, he is a person with one foot on the mountain.

She joked: "Which girl, how old is she? Is it about your age, or a young woman? The other party is obsessed with ghosts, so he will fall in love with you? When you are middle-aged, you say you are so old." There are more than forty people, and they have not accomplished anything, relying on a Taoist private record to hang around all day long, find a chance to bring it over for me to see, oh, I will break you up, lest you cause harm to others."

In fact, this Taoist priest set up a fortune-telling stall every day and made a lot of money. Compared with ordinary small households in the capital, it was even better.

It's just that as a Qi trainer, it's not enough at all.Just like this every day in the wind and sun, after a few years, can I earn a snowflake money?

Chen Pingan smiled, "Then you can take it apart."

Xue Ruyi turned her head and joked: "The woman who can take a fancy to you, she probably doesn't look very good-looking, right?"

The middle-aged man sitting on the steps just laughed it off, just folded his arms around his chest and looked up at the moon with gentle eyes.

Xue Ruyi pouted.

Whoops, sour.

Maybe the man behind him is worthless, maybe the woman who is thinking about it is really ordinary in appearance, but they love each other after all.

A man's mouth, a deceitful ghost, sweet words.

But eyes can't lie.

The Taoist priest took out a vermilion wine gourd, an old object with a glossy paste.

Xue Ruyi smelled the aroma of wine and couldn't help asking, "Which wine is so fragrant?"

The Taoist said with a smile: "It's natural for homemade wine to taste good. It is generally recognized that it is cheap and good, but you have to drink it sparingly."

Xue Ruyi simply got up and stood on the swing.

I remember when the middle-aged Taoist priest first moved into the house, a swing was swinging by no one, and there was a series of soft laughter like silver bells.

The Taoist priest who passed by was so frightened that he immediately grabbed a stack of talismans from his sleeve, his wrists were trembling, and he took out the fire pocket. After lighting the talismans, he held them up high, stepped on the bucket, and shook them randomly. He ran away, yelling some mantras and mantras handed down by some Taoist sect, and slammed the door of the house, moving very fast, crackling, pasting worthless yellow paper talismans on the door, walls and windows .

The Taoist priest looked at the back of the man standing on the swing, sighed, picked up the wine gourd in his hand, and took a sip of wine silently.

The specious scene is also a swing inside the wall and outside the wall.

Xue Ruyi joked: "By the way, who are you looking for to catch up with the old days? You have been in the capital for so long, and you haven't seen each other? It's so difficult to meet, is it His Majesty the Emperor?"

The Taoist seemed unwilling to mention this matter, so he changed the subject, "In a few days, it will be the vernal equinox. Ms. Xue should pay more attention."

From the time of day to the vernal equinox, the phase of yin and yang coincides with a half phase, day and night are even, and the cold and heat are even.

For the ghosts in the world, it is a relatively difficult period from after the Waking of Insects to before the Qingming Festival, especially after the vernal equinox, when the yang energy becomes stronger and hits the yin, thunderstorms occur.

Xue Ruyi obviously didn't care. Although she is a female ghost, she is a feminist who has accomplished Taoism, almost a heroic spirit. Naturally, she is not afraid of these natural thunder and lightning that follow the solar terms.

The middle-aged Taoist just mentioned it casually, rubbing his hands together and said: "On the day of the vernal equinox, I will show off again and set up a table of spring dishes for you. You can eat spring vegetables, bamboo shoots, wormwood, and toon buds on the vernal equinox... The poor road traveled north and south, went to After the vernal equinox, there is a peach blossom flood near Caiyi country. The mandarin fish and crucian carp in the river are all delicious when steamed and braised. In the south, near the sea, if this is the season, come to a large plate of fried clams with yellow sand. Leeks, tsk."

Xue Ruyi said angrily, "Do you only know how to eat?"

The Taoist smiled and said, "Food is the paramount necessity of the people."

Xue Ruyi choked for a moment, jumped off the swing, interlaced her fingers, and stretched.

The Taoist looked up at the sky and said softly, "It's a good year with rain on the vernal equinox, but this year's capital boundary is estimated to be sunny and rainless that day."

Looking away, the Taoist said with a smile: "The poor Taoist figured it out. On the day of Qingming, there may be thunder, and the movement will be relatively loud. At that time, Miss Xue don't have to think too much."

Xue Ruyi sneered and said, "It turns out that Daoist Chen is not only counting people, but also counting heaven? Real people don't show their faces."

The Taoist said: "All kinds of learning are difficult, easy, and shallow, but they are all 'Ji Si Dun Shi'. Difficult is not difficult, and it is not difficult."

Xue Ruyi shook her wrist, planning to go back.

The Taoist pointed to the flower hall on the side of the main hall behind him, "Miss Xue, in the past few days, the poor Taoist may use this treasure land to say hello to Miss Xue first."

Xue Ruyi nodded, wondering: "What are you going to do? Are you going to entertain friends? Are you worried that I will come out to disrupt the situation?"

The Taoist shook his head and said with a smile, "The heavenly secret must not be revealed."

Xue Ruyi reminded: "It's okay to have a banquet, but don't call a few brothel girls over to play and add to the fun, it's a mess!"

The Taoist waved his hands again and again, "It costs dozens of taels of silver. Is it drinking or drinking money?"

Xue Ruyi sneered and said, "I know the market, it really is because people are not romantic because they are poor."

The Taoist smiled and said: "Men are most afraid of pretending to be stupid. If you have money, you can do it, but if you don't have money, you can also be tempted. A man who is as beautiful as the poor is really honest and honest."

Xue Ruyi drifted away.

The Taoist priest stepped into the side hall, glanced at the long table, nodded, clenched his fists with both hands and twisted it gently, preparing to go to the residence to fetch pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and show off here.

As soon as he turned his head, the Taoist saw a head on the ground hanging in front of his eyes, subconsciously punched it, and the fist barely stopped in front of the female ghost, and said angrily: "Xue Ruyi, Xue Ruyi, will scare people to death!" !"

The female ghost floated down, and the Taoist priest strode out of the side hall angrily. She followed behind and asked, "What are you using the flower hall for?"

The Taoist said unhappily: "Living in the capital is not easy, horses have no night grass and are not fat, poor people can't earn money and rent."

The female ghost yawned, "I'm surprised, you are a three-legged cat Qi trainer, you are also a Qi trainer after all, you like money so much?"

"Live life, daily necessities, rice, oil and salt, recognize money but not people, don't need to have the word 'only'. To be a god, the so-called real person is nothing more than being serious and not recognizing people, so don't have the word 'only'."

"Cultivating the Tao, there are thousands of paths, and the ten thousand dharmas can only be explained in one word."

Xue Ruyi frowned and asked, "Why?"

"Heart."

"The unity of form and spirit, the unity of heart and spirit."

Probably because he has been out for many years and is used to the rivers and lakes, he knows some messy heresies. In short, this fake Taoist priest is not high in cultivation, and his knowledge is very complicated.

Anyway, no matter what she is talking about, she can pick up the conversation.

The Taoist narrated as he walked, "Earth Immortals, Earth Immortals, Earth Immortals, half of the heaven and earth, refine their shapes and live in the world, stay in the world, have a long life, and almost immortality."

"Ghost cultivators are so-called ghost immortals. Compared with the former real people on land, they are still slightly inferior. After all, they have given up the body of the Yang God and left only a ghost with a clear spirit of the Yin God. The real Dao, so the gods are unknown, and the three mountains are nameless. Although you can avoid falling into reincarnation, it is still difficult to get a green book. There is nowhere to go, and there is nowhere to go. It is more difficult to prove the way..."

Xue Ruyi followed, listening in a daze. It was the first time she had heard of some content.

I don't know which mysterious and wild history novel he copied it from.

Seeing the middle-aged Taoist priest stop and start to pull out his sleeves, he raised his head and said with a smile: "Miss Xue, we are so familiar, so we hit it off. Don't think that the poor Taoist helps people to see people's faces. In fact, the one who is really good at it is One piece of talisman. How about doing pen business? A monk like Miss Xue has the most miraculous effect. You only need to take a bath and fast, then burn this talisman, light three sticks of incense, and recite it silently in your heart several times. Mr. Hou, there is no red tape, and the effect is so good that it is unimaginable!"

She sneered and said: "The old trick is repeated, and you want to kill it again?! Don't you know a new trick?"

The Taoist sighed, "Let's not talk about other talismans, they are indeed a little off the mark, but do you think I ever took the initiative to sell talismans to Miss Xue? Only this talisman is genuine at a fair price, and it's safe to buy one. Earning, buying a stack is a big profit, in short, the more you buy, the more you earn, if it is not for the unrequited relationship between Pindao and Miss Xue, he will never show it to others easily."

Xue Ruyi sneered, "It's so good, why don't you use it yourself?"

The Taoist looked at her with pity in his eyes.

It's the kind of eyes that a smart person feels sorry for a fool.

She knew she had made a slip of the tongue, and indeed the other party had mentioned a monk like her, so she hesitated for a moment, and waved, "Let me take a look first, and check the pros and cons."

Ordinary yellow talisman paper, ground cinnabar for ink, and three mountain tops are drawn on the talisman paper, which is weird and does not look like any serious talisman.

Not taking advantage of this, even though she had made up her mind, she still asked, "How many copper coins do you sell for a piece of talisman?"

The Taoist complained: "What are you thinking, how many copper coins? You can't even afford a piece of talisman paper!"

Xue Ruyi said: "The old Liutou shop in the next street sells such inferior yellow paper for a few bucks? If Daoist Chen cuts it smaller, wouldn't it be a huge profit?"

No wonder the Taoist priest would call Brother Liu every time he saw Old Liu Tou.

"The talisman paper is not expensive, and the technique is high. It is said that if the mountain is not high, there will be immortals.

Seeing that the Taoist priest was calm and blushing, he took out a few more talismans from his sleeve, "Forget it, Miss Xue has high vision after all, it doesn't matter, the grades of Pindao's are better, but the price is a bit more expensive." .The ones at the bottom of the box are usually kept secret..."

Tsk tsk, as expected of a businessman who is used to doing business, with a lot of back-ups.

"Don't talk about poor people one by one, Master Chen Xian, don't you feel ashamed and panic?"

Xue Ruyi threw the talisman back to the Taoist priest and walked away.

On the vernal equinox, there is no rain in the sky, and the atmosphere is warm.

Going out on the outskirts of the capital, except for those officials and eunuchs in fresh clothes and angry horses, there are many beauties by the water, with spring banners curling up on the heads of beauties.

The sky is full of kites, dexterous swallows, extremely long centipedes, or kites and kites fighting each other.Those time-honored kite shops in the capital made a lot of money.

According to court etiquette, emperors and monarchs must worship at the altar on the vernal equinox.

After today's sacrifice, His Majesty the Emperor Yuxuanguo will ask the yamen of the Ministry of Rites to send a picture of a spring cow made in the palace to the Beijing officials above the fourth rank, and the red paper with the dragon pattern will be printed on the 24 Famous aphorisms of solar terms, freshly released poems, and a farming map carefully drawn by the Academy of Painting. Most of the people in charge of sending the pictures are good-looking young officials from the Ministry of Rites, and new scholars from other departments often participate in it. On this day, known as the Spring Official, those royal relatives and concierges of the mansions of generals and ministers all need to return a symbolic red envelope to the Spring Official.As a result, there are also "speaking spring people" with similar identities in the capital. Officials send pictures to officials. The auspicious saying that it is against the farming season and the five winds and ten rains, after a busy day, as long as you have smart legs and feet, you can make a lot of money by walking around the streets.Of course, there are more closed doors. Some wealthy portals who are frequently knocked on the door to ask for red envelopes are so annoying that they just let the concierge drive them away.

In the capital of Yuxuan Kingdom, some seasoned Shuochun people, even if they go a long way, will go to Yongjia Street. Most of the streets are extremely wealthy families from their ancestors, otherwise they would not use the county name to name the street. They didn't expect people from the market to say that spring people came to send pictures, but they only went to a family named Ma, because they would definitely not run in vain, and anyone could get a big red envelope.It is said that the concierge of this family distributes red envelopes there all day long, as long as they come to the door to send pictures, and say a few good words such as good harvests and good weather, then those who see it will have a share, a total of six taels of silver!No matter how tired the concierge of Ma's house was, he was always smiling and very kind to all the talkers who sent pictures.

There are two counties in the capital city, roughly the north is rich and the south is poor, and the latter is mainly under the jurisdiction of the Changning County Government.

Two spring talkers who ran from the north to the south to make a living, one year old and one young, one gave a spring cow picture and the other said good luck

I ran away from morning to night for a whole day, digging out the filial piety that must be handed over to a gang in the rivers and lakes. In fact, they only earned three taels of silver. Doorways and rules need to be followed, not everyone can be a talker, let alone run and knock on doors, if you don't follow the rules, you will be blocked in the streets and beaten up if you are not careful, but some of them In the streets of Fangshi, there is a certain opportunity to "find leaks". In the twilight, the young man is okay, but the old man is a little tired. On this street, knocking on the door is not answered. Legs, it seems that they are going to return empty-handed. Are the residents of this street so poor?It is reasonable to say that it is so close to the Changning County Government, so it shouldn't be so tight. Earlier, the old man gritted his teeth and bought a street with someone for eight coins to send pictures to say spring, eight coins, just like that, the old man Frowning, there is no splash.

The young man said he was going to try his luck elsewhere, but the old man smiled and said no, the young man with the basket on his back squatted down and helped the old man gently beat his legs.

The door of the house creaked open, and a middle-aged Taoist priest walked out. The young man immediately got up and took out a picture of a spring cow from the bamboo box behind his back. Grandpa was already very tired, so the opening remarks that should have been said by grandpa, the young man followed all the way today. He has memorized the memorization by heart, so he will do it for him, but before the young man could speak, the Taoist smiled and waved his hands, and said two words, "Let's go together."

The word "peer" is more effective than any polite refusal.

The young man was greatly disappointed, with a half-believing look on his face.It's fine if you don't give money, there is no need for excuses, it's a very normal thing, it's just why the Taoist leader is lying.

The middle-aged Taoist reached out his hand and took out a piece of rice paper from his sleeve, shook it lightly, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "In this large city in Changning County, the drafts of the spring cow picture were all drawn by the poor Taoist."

The old man immediately stood up, quickly glanced at the draft of the so-called spring cow picture, first bowed his hands, and then asked with a smile: "How can the Taoist master draw a spring cow picture?"

The Taoist bowed his head, and returned the salute with one hand, "The poor are poor."

"Dare to ask how much is the picture of the spring cow drawn by Chang Chang?"

"Ten pennies."

"The price is so low?! Why is it half cheaper than Yongjia County?"

It is said in the market that the pictures sent by Chun are almost rougher than the other ones, and they are completely different from the pictures of spring cows made by the government, no matter the material or content.

"Poor and kind."

"Then can I make an appointment with the Taoist priest for next year's [-] pictures of spring cows?"

The Taoist shook his head and said with a smile: "Unfortunately, the poor Taoist just wandered here and settled here temporarily, and won't stay for a long time."

The young man finally opened his mouth and said tentatively, "I heard that there is a fortune-telling booth near the Changning County Government. The fortune-telling is very accurate. It draws lots for palmistry, checks characters, and divination with copper coins. They are all very good."

The middle-aged Taoist stroked his beard and smiled, "It's just a coincidence. If there is no accident, it is a poor way to be far away from the horizon."

The young man's face was full of unexpected joy, "Is the Taoist priest really that relentless Wu Xianzhang?!"

The Taoist squinted his eyes and twirled his beard, "It's a false name."

On the other side of the wall, the female ghost in the colorful skirt rolled her eyes.

The old man on the side of the steps hesitated to speak, but just glanced at the young man who was dependent on each other, his eyes were full of longing and hope, so he couldn't bear to say anything.

The Taoist smiled and said, "Young master, is it marriage or fortune?"

The boy blushed for a moment, why did he still call him Young Master? This Taoist priest is too kind.

The young man summoned up his courage and said, "It doesn't count. I just want to ask, can I ask the Taoist priest to help me draw some talismans, the kind that are placed on the side of the road, and the talisman paper is burned inside to pay homage to the ancestors from afar." people."

The Taoist asked suspiciously: "Why don't you go to the grave to sweep the tomb and burn paper during Qingming?"

The boy said: "My grandfather and I are foreigners. We came from the south and traveled a long way. Our family disappeared very early."

The old man sighed. In fact, they were not relatives, and the twists and turns were hard to describe.

At first, the old man took care of a child, and later the child took care of the old man. They depended on each other, just like paying each other's debts.

The Taoist asked: "If there is such a talisman, how much are you willing to pay for it?"

"All the money on me! If it's not enough for now, I can write an IOU to the Taoist priest!"

"How can you take it seriously? How much savings do you currently have?"

"Over the years, I have saved seven taels of silver, and a jar of copper coins!"

"Just so much?"

The young man blushed and said nothing.The old man felt guilty.

"The poor way can draw the three official talismans, which can bless the dead, forgive sins and eliminate disasters."

The Taoist groaned for a moment, then shook his head, "It's just that this talisman is precious, and your little silver is far from enough."

Just as the young man was about to speak, the Taoist priest looked impatient, waved his sleeves, and began to order the guest away, "Don't talk too much."

The young man stood where he was, and the Taoist asked, "I'll give you ten days, are you willing to borrow, steal, and rob to make up enough 100 taels of silver?"

The dark and thin young man lowered his head with a gloomy expression.

Just now the Taoist priest looked at the young man, at himself in the young man's eyes.

Wait until the young man bows to express his gratitude, and then takes the old man with him to leave.

The homeless wanderer misses his hometown and feels depressed.

The female ghost over the wall had a gloomy expression.

Hurting words are as painful as swords and halberds.

The Taoist suddenly called out to the young man, who turned his head in a daze, and the Taoist said with a smile, "Heaven is healthy, a gentleman strives for self-improvement, and God helps those who help themselves."

The Taoist waved his hand, "Go."

The boy froze for a moment, then bowed again.

When the Taoist priest covered his sleeves with both hands, he turned and walked back to the house.

Xue Ruyi stood inside the door, and said with a sneer: "What a cultivator, he is so hard-hearted! If you can't help, don't pretend to be a ghost, take a step back and say, if you don't help, it's fine, but you have to use some empty-headed words and tricks." , Disgusting or not!"

Originally, after getting along with this fake Taoist priest who was all about making money, her impression has improved after getting along with her, and she still has a little affection for her. When she saw this scene with her own eyes today, she was really pissed off.

The Taoist said with a smile: "An open-minded person has no false words."

The female ghost in the colorful skirt disappeared in a flash, and said, "Get out of the house within three days."

The Taoist laughed it off.

Night fell.

In the distance there was the sound of a clock watch in the street.

The two painted door gods posted on the gate of the mansion flashed with golden light, and two high-ranking officials from the City God Temple walked out. The man was dressed as a scribe, and the woman was wearing a golden armor and carrying a sword with seven-star copper coins.

Xue Ruyi noticed the strangeness at the door, and hurried out from the attic, came to the main hall door to receive the guests, respectfully, bestowed blessings on them, and said softly, "I've met Judge Hong, Sister Ji."

Judge Wen nodded his head lightly. He left Chenghuang Temple this time with only one confidant, who has been in charge of the Onmyoji Division for 300 years.

The chief officials of the Yin and Yang Divisions of the Town God's Temples in various places, as the heads of the divisions, can be regarded as the first assistant officials of the City God.

The heroic spirit of the woman in an important position smiled and said: "Mother Ruyi, long time no see, don't come here without any problems."

Xue Ruyi was born as a concubine at the beginning of the founding of the country. She opened the box to inspect the pomegranate skirt for the empress who was only one step away from usurping the throne in the history of Yuxuan Kingdom. She was nicknamed Ruyi Niang.

She asked softly, "Is the head of the court examination also appointed by default?"

The heroic spirit of the city god, nicknamed Sister Ji by Xue Ruyi, sighed, "Not only the head of the case, but also the title of Huiyuan in Chunwei will give way to an idiot. In the palace examination, as expected, apart from Ma Che being the number one scholar, other places such as No. [-], Tan Hua, and Er Jia Chuan Lu have already been closed behind closed doors and decided by default."

Xue Ruyi bit her lip, her face full of misery, "Why is this? If it's Ma Che, who has real talent and learning, it's all right, why are those dudes able to pass the exam?!"

The chief officer of the Onmyoji Division hesitated for a moment, and explained the mystery, "Judge Wu is involved."

Xue Ruyi said indignantly: "How dare they play such a fool's game when it comes to the balance of a country's cultural fortune?! Ji Xiaoping, you, Judge Hong, and the City God, knowing this is the case, why don't you just ignore it?!"

Ji Xiaoping said: "Judge Wu has his own set of rhetoric, which can explain to himself that it is not a matter of favoritism, which involves things such as ancestral shadows, plus some good deeds in the world, etc. Xue Ruyi, you can understand that it is because of some There is a loophole in the law of Yin and Ming. And the mountain of Xiyue Chujun that governs Yuxuan Kingdom..."

Judge Wen frowned and said, "Speak carefully."

Ji Xiaoping had no choice but to change her words and said: "Unless it's a complaint, burn amulets and submit it to the picket division of the Xiyue Mountain Monarch's Mansion. It's just a leapfrog complaint, which has always been a taboo in official circles."

When Ji Xiaoping said this, she glanced at the judge next to her with a complicated expression.

Judge Wen laughed at himself and said: "Although it is not a situation where the mud bodhisattva crosses the river, I am in the City God's Temple now. I can't mobilize anyone except Ji Xiaoping's Yin Yang Division. To be honest, even the Wenyun Division I have already transferred to the military judge, and the Department of Wen Yun is still like this, let alone the other departments. Hehe, once the emperor and the courtiers, yin and yang will lead to the same goal."

The two divisions of Wenyun and Wuyun in the Town God's Temple have no fixed number of powers, and they vary with time and place, just like the salt room of the nearby county government.

Because according to the agreement with Zhang's ancestors, as long as the descendants of the latter's descendants appear a first-class Jinshi with a glorious ancestor, she will be considered to have completed the contract.

Ji Xiaoping said: "It was deliberately done by someone behind the scenes, who wanted to transfer Master Hong away from the City God's Temple in the capital of Yuxuan Kingdom."

Speaking of this, she said angrily: "One mouse droppings ruined a pot of porridge!"

Ji Xiaoping took a deep breath, and continued to explain with Xue Ruyi: "Master Hong may go to the vicinity of Dali Capital to serve as the City God of Yizhou."

From the civil judge of the City God's Temple in the capital of the Yuxuan Kingdom to the Yizhou City God of the Dali Dynasty, it is definitely not a relegation, but a real official fortune.

Xue Ruyi immediately bestowed a blessing, held back the resentment in her heart, and congratulated softly: "My servant here first congratulates Judge Hong on his promotion."

Judge Wen said with a gloomy expression: "In the officialdom, Gao Sheng is naturally promoted, but leaving like this is not reconciled."

The city god officials at all levels in the world are not as particular about human relations as the officialdom in Yangjian. They don't have any connections and incense to speak of, and they can't intervene in the affairs of other places from afar.This is an iron law that cannot be shaken. Unless a foreigner is in a certain place and something like a murder case is involved, it is possible for the City God's Temple of the two places to jointly handle the case.

Xue Ruyi smiled wryly and said: "I have survived for so many years, just wait a few more years."

Judge Wen glanced at the courtyard outside the window, and said with a smile: "This Taoist priest who only has a private Taoist record is a well-deserved elegant man."

Ji Xiaoping nodded and said: "You only need to look at the maintenance of those flowers and trees to know that this person is not vulgar. He is more like a mountain countryman with idle clouds and lonely cranes. He is definitely not the money-greedy person who smells like money on the surface."

In a hut, Taoist priests snored loudly.

Xue Ruyi became angry when she thought of this fellow, and said with a dark face, "He claims that his real name is Chen Jianxian."

Ji Xiaoping shook her head and said, "It's fine if you've heard it, it's not true."

Judge Hong said with a smile: "It's better to use this pseudonym. When you see the good, think of the same, and choose the good."

The method is the best, when you see the virtuous, you think about it together, the gentleman is cautious and independent, and when you see the unvirtuous, you reflect on yourself.

Ji Xiaoping hesitated for a moment, and said: "Miss Xue, this temporary resident, Mr. Hong and I can't see the depth of his morality, he may be the kind of extraterrestrial expert who likes to play games, or he may be a liar, it's hard to say After all, he is not a native of Yuxuan Kingdom, so we can't check the files. We don't know his real birthplace, and the customs clearance document linked to the private register is obviously forged. , we won’t be able to read the secret book from other countries.”

It is impossible for her to let the Du Chenghuang Temple deal with the Dali Dynasty for such a private matter.

The capital is so big, and the other party chose this house as a place to stay, so Xue Ruyi couldn't help but suspect that the other party had plans.As the civil judge of the City God's Temple in the capital city, I visited this place at night twice before, not only to meet the old man, but also to determine the cultivation level of this fake Taoist priest, and whether he had ulterior motives to plot against the house and the secret treasure. Especially the kind of Shanzawa Yexiu who does not use any means to achieve his goals, no means can be used.

In fact, Chen Pingan really just passed by by chance, without any intention or intention.

A magic weapon that has long been known as a flower and has an owner. It is valuable, but it is not the kind of thing that has no owner. Is it possible to take it by force?

Ji Xiaoping's expression changed suddenly, and he said, "Is he here?"

Ma Kuxuan!

She didn't even dare to call him by his first name.

Judge Wen also had a headache, nodded and said: "I just entered the city, I had a drink at Zheer Mountain God Song Yu before, and then disappeared, I don't know why I didn't enter the capital until now."

Inside the hut, the Taoist priest slowly opened his eyes, but soon his breath was like thunder.