Sword comes

Chapter 994

On February [-], the dragon looked up.

Dou points to the east, the spicas are first exposed, things change and spring returns, and it is the image of all things growing. Birds and beasts grow horns, plants and trees carapace, and spring farming begins.

The imperial courts of various countries will be in today's court meeting, led by the two books of rites and soldiers, and present the book of agriculture with the monarch of a country to show the book of affairs, implying that "the great affairs of the country lie in the worship and the army", but "the foundation of a country lies in the Farming in the field".

The emperor entertained his ministers, drank Yichun wine brewed in ancient ways, and bestowed knives and rulers from the manufacturing office, all of which were made of white jade, to express the meaning that all the princes are gentlemen, and must be careful in judging and weighing state affairs.The empress is responsible for giving various "green bags" to the wives who enter the palace. In name, they are all sewn by the empress herself, not by the maids. The green bags contain various grains and melon seeds, so that they can Donate to relatives, friends and children in their respective families to pray for a good harvest and a good harvest in the new year.

In Huaihuang County, since the second day of the second lunar month in ancient times, every household has had the custom of eating a bowl of Longxu noodles in the morning, and the pancakes on this day are also named "Dragon Scale".On this day, women in small towns and women who are waiting to be married need to stop female red needlework. According to the older generation, because the dragon is just raising its head on this day, if there is a needle thread, it may hurt the dragon's eyes and cause discomfort.

Young and strong men in small town families bring their children, holding bamboo poles or wooden sticks together, knocking on the beams, beds, kitchens, etc., commonly known as "Long Xingchun", saying some auspicious words and old sayings passed down from generation to generation, such as Dacang is full of mountains , Higher than the mountains in the west, the small warehouse is like a stream of water, staying in my own field.On the side of Fulu Street and Taoye Lane, it may be more elegant, and the meaning of the words spoken is more meaningful, mostly about good weather, peace and prosperity, avoiding the five poisons of snakes and scorpions, and avoiding harm.

In the last three to 40 years, because of the broom star in Niping Lane, the festive words that were originally associated with the word "safety" became a taboo, and they were reluctant to mention it. To this day, keeping one party safe has gradually become a very weighty and profound saying.There are even some wealthy families who moved from the small town to the city of Zhou, deliberately asked the children of the family to break a piece of porcelain on this day, and then recited Suisui'an, which is homonymous to Suisui'an, three times to pray for a good omen.

The women and girls in the family will go to the iron lock well to fetch water early in the morning, so this day is also the time when Fulu Street, Taoye Lane and other neighbors in the town meet the most, and the former are mostly wealthy. Teenagers and girls in brocade clothes came in groups, and just after dawn, they left the house with a lantern in one hand and a beautiful and exquisite celadon pot in the other. The two teams met in their respective streets and alleys. Snake, draw water here and go back the same way, the name is to lead Qianlong to the door and Fuxiang to go home.

Early in the morning, just after dawn, Chen Pingan took the boy in Tsing Yi, the girl in pink skirt, and Xiao Mili down the mountain together to the ancestral house in Niping Lane.

Each had a division of labor. Chen Pingan first knocked on the beams and the bed with a bamboo pole, and then took Chen Lingjun, each carrying a bucket, to go out to fetch water from the iron lock well, while the warm trees and millet grains stayed in the house and started the stove Cook pasta.

Because not long ago, the governor's office of Chuzhou issued an order, and the Huaihuang county government posted a notice that the long-sealed iron-locked well was on this day, allowing local people to carry water home.

Guo Zhujiu was catching up on sleep recently, and slept in the dark every day, so Chen Pingan didn't call her.It's not practicing swords, or practicing, she really just sleeps.

Walking out of Niping Lane, Chen Lingjun shook the bucket in his hand, and asked in a low voice: "Is it the master's intention that the water wells be banned? Is it because the master personally greeted the county government, and then the court approved it?"

The rules established by the Dali court in the early years, not to mention in Chuzhou, are extremely important in the entire Aquarius Continent. No fairy master on the mountain dares to disobey, let alone change the rules.

Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "I didn't mention this matter. I originally planned to find an opportunity this year to tell the court that the ban will be lifted next year, so it is probably Zhao Yao's suggestion. He has been committed to restoring the old traditions of various places over the years. The Lisong family did not return half of the mountains and rivers south of Dadu. Zhao Yao, who was a servant in the Ministry of Punishment, was even more busy. Scold him for stretching his hands too far."

Chen Lingjun said old-fashionedly: "Isn't this just being pragmatic? Dali officials are so respectful of meritorious deeds, and each one is more pragmatic than the other. It's normal for Zhao Yao to be so frivolous."

I remember listening to the incense man who ordered the time to mention the matter. In recent years, the re-compilation of local chronicles in various counties and counties in Dali has been included in the local evaluation of the imperial court. It is said that it is the suggestion of Zhao Shilang from the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The key is that we still need to collect local dialects. This has to be done in cooperation with Qi trainers in various states. There are two county annals in each region, and the one collected in the capital is filled with immortal energy. Therefore, there are many complaints in the local area. They all feel that this is a waste of people and money. It is the kind of whitewashing of peace. .

Chen Ping shook his head and said with a smile: "Looking at the merits in the long run, the conversion of the virtual and the real is very knowledgeable, just like the conversion of gold and silver and copper coins, there is a premium and a loss, but if there is no smooth channel for 'circulation' between the two , there will be a big problem. The Dali Dynasty will become more and more the same as a powerful country with elite cavalry and strong soldiers in the general sense, and will gradually disappear. The special and most 'different' Dali, if senior brother Cui Chen is still in power, what Zhao Yao is doing today is actually what a national teacher of a country would do."

Chen Lingjun said honestly, "My lord, I don't quite understand it. Anyway, I think he is very knowledgeable. From this we can see that Zhao Yao is still a guy with some real skills?"

Chen Ping smiled and said, "It's true."

Otherwise, he would not be able to become Bai Ye's unnamed disciple. When Zhao Yao was young, he left his hometown and traveled far across the sea. He accidentally strayed into a lonely island hanging off the coast of Middle-earth, where Bai Ye practiced Taoism.

Later, Bai Ye, who went to Fuyaozhou alone, gave a broken fairy sword "Taibai" to four people, and Zhao Yao was one of them.

Chen Lingjun smirked and said: "According to the context and seniority, Zhao Shilang should be called Master Uncle, right?"

Chen Pingan nodded and smiled, "That is necessary."

The current governor of Chuzhou, Wu Yuan, because he was a disciple of senior brother Cui Chan, when he met Chen Pingan, he also wanted to call him uncle.

There are actually a few such junior nephews in the capital, and without exception, they are all in high positions, and they are well-deserved important ministers of the Dali Temple.

In the small town, there are actually narrower and narrower roads than Niping Lane, just like the current alley that takes a shortcut to Suolongjing. , You can only walk with your head down, if you raise your head, your forehead will touch the eaves.In the past, when Chen Pingan went to Suolongjing to fetch water, he would always pass by this place, which saved a lot of footwork, but the light was dark and a bit infiltrating. People of the same age in the town were afraid to take this road, but Chen Pingan was not afraid of it. Especially when it snows in winter, the dirt roads in the alleys are frozen solid and icy. Chen Pingan puts the bucket on the ground at the entrance of the alley, pushes it forward lightly, and then takes a few steps back. Running, then kneeling and gliding, people and buckets pass by one after another, and finally meet at the other end of the alley. This is one of the few games Chen Pingan played when he was young. Two rows of ice picks hit the eaves.

Take Chen Lingjun out of this unnamed dark alley. There is a small well at the entrance of the alley, but the well is small and the water is shallow. In the early years, three or four families nearby did not have to go far. On a sunny day, the well was exhausted, and Chen Pingan from Niping Lane came here to take advantage of it. He once carried water from the iron lock well, was scolded, and was mistaken for a water thief, so later Chen Pingan In the book, I read "Suspect of Li Xia in the Melon Field", and the truth has already been understood, but there is no one sentence in the book to explain the truth so clearly.

There used to be a vegetable garden by the well, but the soil was barren and thin, and the vegetables grown were often short, thin, and mostly astringent. Now the vegetable garden has long been abandoned, full of dilapidated rubble gathered from everywhere, weeds are overgrown, and the gray and green between hues.

Chen Lingjun never came to pay attention to these market scenes. He had nothing to see and walked in a big stride. Suddenly he found that the master stopped behind him and did not keep up. Chen Lingjun turned his head and looked, and then Chen Pingan followed quickly, and said with a casual smile : "If I come to take care of this vegetable garden, the soil quality will be much better, and the vegetables grown will not be so astringent, and the taste will be much better."

Chen Lingjun laughed and said: "That's for sure. The master is diligent. He has become an apprentice kiln worker and knows how to recognize soil, fertilize and cultivate soil. The vegetables in the garden can't grow as tall as a man?"

After walking a dozen or so steps, Chen Lingjun was taken aback for a moment, it was the aftertaste of chewing on him, and he turned his head cautiously to look at the master beside him.

Chen Pingan smiled and touched the head of the little boy in Tsing Yi, "It's good that you know it, don't talk about giving a few grains of rice, it's easy to be known everywhere."

Chen Lingjun nodded vigorously, and took the initiative to change the subject, "The guy who went fishing in Huanghu Mountain called himself Fu Hu, a native of the capital, and is now the county magistrate of Pingnan County. He also said that the master personally invited him to go fishing in Huanghu Mountain. His surname is Fu. Yes, do you really know Master?"

A seven-rank Zhima official was quite courageous and dared to go fishing in Huanghu Mountain, but was caught by Chen Lingjun.Huanghu Mountain used to be a dojo under flood waters, of course it is a treasure land of geomantic omen, where fish and dragons are hidden, the smoke is deep, the clouds and water are misty, it is really a good place for fishing, but outsiders usually dare to come here for fishing.

Chen Pingan hummed, "Yes, I have fished together in Pingnan County before, and County Magistrate Fu even gave me a few fish. He is a good talker, and he has no official air."

Fu Hu himself didn't know why he was able to transfer out of the Beijing Herald News Office on a flat basis, and how he had such a real shortage of county chief officials. Besides, Pingnan County is still located in Chuzhou's Shang County, which is obviously a sign that the imperial court will reuse him. No wonder Fu Hu, who was used to working in the Qingshui Yamen, was at a loss.However, Chen Pingan knew very well that it must have been when Lin Zhengcheng and Lin Zhengcheng were officials in the same yamen, and the two sides got along well. Going to the riverside to "block" Fu Hu, I also have some thoughts of borrowing stones from other mountains to mine jade. First, let's take a look at Fu Hu's character.

Chen Lingjun said: "Magistrate Fu speaks very politely, I can't handle the tricks, and I often fail to talk to him."

Previously, Chen Lingjun had chatted with this young official from the capital casually, and they didn't hit it off at all, talking like chicken and duck.Fu Hu said so what, why did he know that being a marquis and worshiping a minister, a jade hall and a golden horse, must have a high spirit and a moving and beautiful appearance.How do you know that a small official with a sesame seed, an official under the prime minister's office, presumably has little talent and little learning, and is narrow-minded and timid.It's a pity that Brother Dafeng wasn't there at the time, otherwise Chen Lingjun would have insisted on letting Zheng Dafeng go out and kill Fu Hu's academic spirit.

Chen Ping smiled and said, "Fu Hu is more than enough to be an upright official."

Many noble sons from poor families went to the Tianzitang in the morning as farmers, and entered the official career as officials. The difficulty lies in the word of wealth, gold, silver and treasure piled up into a gate of hell.

It is difficult for a son of a family to be an official, because a well-fed man does not know that a hungry man is hungry. He is afraid that his eyes are superior and his abilities are inferior.

Walking through this back alley, the road is wide. The old locust tree is still there, with a long wooden bench underneath and a few stone piers for people to rest in summer and enjoy the sun in winter. There are green clothes gathered on the tree, and the feathers of the birds are similar in color to the leaves, so it is not easy to detect. When they make a chirping sound, the people under the tree will look up. The naughty children are about to take out the slingshot.Gu Can is a master of this skill, patient and good, often carrying a long string back to Niping Lane, other houses have feather dusters and shuttlecocks, but Gu Can's is different.

Although there was a notice posted by the government office, there were still not many people who came to the iron lock well to carry water today. Most of them were old people. There is nothing to say, let alone strike up a conversation easily. At this moment, the two local old people who have not moved out of the town by the well intentionally avoid it and let the prosperous Chen Shanzhu carry the water first. Chen Pingan smiled and shouted in the town dialect, Let them fetch water first. Anyway, according to the customs of my hometown, relatives are not relatives with the same surname, they just need to call them according to their age. , and Chen Lingjun had to call grandpa in the local dialect. If Chen Lingjun called grandpa, the boy in Tsing Yi would have to call the other party "madam". In the small town, the wife can be called by both men and women, it is grandpa and grandma. mean.

After Chen Ping left with water, the two old men whispered to each other.

"This Chen Ping'an must be 40 years old, right?"

"Yes, it looks like someone in his thirties."

"I met Chen Dequan in Zhoucheng not long ago, and said that according to their Chen family tree, Chen Ping'an is three generations lower than him. If you see him, you will call your wife."

The other old man turned his head and spat hard, and used an old saying to curse a loser.

In the distance, Chen Lingjun listened and thought it was funny.Not only did Chen Lingjun understand the local dialect of the town here, but he also spoke it just like the locals. When he said it with a slap in the face, the meaning was almost the same as embarrassment.

The biggest characteristic of the small-town dialect is that the vocabulary is almost all flat tones, with few ups and downs.Although outside like Huang Tingguo, there are often different customs and different pronunciations for thousands of miles, but the native accents in small towns are indeed rare.

Chen Pingan never minded the idle time of those elders.

It’s just that I don’t have any reason to think of the blessed land of lotus flowers in the past. He often asked Pei Qian, who was eating and drinking, to go out to fetch water. It is estimated that every time the delicious and lazy little black charcoal was eaten, he would fetch half a bucket of water at most, and there might be none. Then he carried the bucket and shook it all the way Ah Huang, back at Cao Qinglang's house, the well water in the wooden bucket had already bottomed out. When Pei Qian carried the bucket with both hands when he entered the house, he would cover up and always turn his body sideways, just to prevent Chen Pingan from seeing the bucket. The water level inside, she still has to pretend to be very heavy, and when she wobbles to the side of the stove, she will first secretly scoop up the water with a bucket, then tiptoe, lift the bucket as high as possible and then pour it into the water tank, so that the sound of the water will be louder , Is he just a self-taught drama master?

On the way back, I saw an old man in a small town, who was throwing ashes on the ground. As time goes by, 20 years are a lifetime, and the door will be opened again after the Lizhu Cave lands, and it will be connected to the outside world. Now almost 30 years have passed. So this scene is becoming less and less common.When Chen Lingjun first arrived in the town, he could often see the people in the town busy with such things.

Chen Lingjun asked, "Master, why doesn't our family never spread ashes to attract dragons?"

Ever since he came to Luopo Mountain, the master never seemed to have done anything to attract dragons. On February [-], he just knocked on bamboo poles and ate noodles.

Chen Ping said with a smile: "My family also had it when I was young. Later, because I didn't know the details of the rules here, I had to cooperate with many old sayings to attract dragons. I didn't understand anything. I was afraid that messing around would break the taboo, so I thought about it. never mind."

In previous years, every February [-]nd, the old people in each family were also busy, but they should not be busy. There is a special way. Then you can spread ashes to attract the dragon, but if it is cloudy and rainy, you can only wait patiently. If it is just overcast and there is no rain, you can choose the time. The whole year is a time of worry.

There are as many as five ways to lead dragons, and each household has a different number of ways. Generally speaking, those with prosperous households have more types, and poor and small households with less incense can use at most two kinds of ways to lead dragons.

For example, the matter of carrying water from the iron lock well to go home is one of them. People in small towns can go to any door, just carry water and pour it into their own water tanks. It is the simplest way to attract dragons. In addition, there are several more ceremonial methods of attracting dragons, most of which are personally arranged by the elderly at home who are familiar with the customs.For example, we used to choose old pagoda trees, or big stones near the road, and spread gray lines around a circle with stove ash, and let the youngest child in the family, male or female, hold a red thread and tie a copper coin in the circle. If the family is rich, tie a piece of gold and silver with a red string, and the child is responsible for pulling the money home. When dragging copper coins, gold and silver, you need to open a hole in the circle, like a dragon spitting water, and water is wealth. It is to open up a way to bring money into the home, and then put the copper money into a celadon piggy bank, and then the head of the family is responsible for covering the porcelain jar with his own hands, that is, the money is kept at the door of the house.With wealth luck, in the new year, the whole family will naturally have no worries about eating and drinking.

In addition, there are also old people who chanted words, scattered the ashes of grass and trees to form a horizontal line at the door of the house, blocking the door to prevent disasters, or sprinkled dragon and snake shapes on the corner of the wall to block evil spirits.Or in the courtyard and grain drying field, first pile up the whole grains to form a small hill, and then sprinkle ashes to form a circle, like water surrounding the mountains, bless today's crops with a bumper harvest, and the warehouses will be full.There are also some wealthy families with many fields, which are even more particular. There is a saying about sending Huang Yingqing, there must be two people, one with a bag full of straw ash at the waist, and spread it all the way to the Longxu River outside the town, and the other at the Longxu River outside the town. Using a bag of grain chaff to lead the dragon home means not only leading the dragon to the field, but also sending away the god of poverty to welcome the god of wealth.

In the past, if the master gave this explanation, Chen Lingjun would have heard it, but today is different, and he quickly figured out the real reason.

The master did not lie. When he was young, the master had never read books, and no one was willing to teach him these skills. It is true that he did not understand the rules and taboos of leading dragons, but the real reason was because the master at that time, in In his hometown town, maybe he himself is a taboo.

Chen Pingan asked with a smile, "Have you figured out the way out?"

Chen Lingjun asked doubtfully, "What?"

Chen Pingan said: "Burning grass and trees into ashes, raising mountains, diverting water, tying trees, and pulling money all involve the metal, wood, water, fire, and earth of the five elements. The reason why each household has a different way of leading the dragon is that it needs to cooperate with the five elements. In terms of numerology, if there are many people in the family, you can collect five kinds of scatterers, and if there are few people, you can only choose two or three kinds."

Chen Lingjun nodded, and said, "Master was talking about this. I figured it out a long time ago. I thought Master was going to say something mysterious."

As soon as the chestnut fell, Chen Lingjun, who had been prepared, turned his head quickly.

It seems that in every rural village, there is a stupid fool who doesn't understand, and Chen Lingjun is like the one who thinks there is no such thing, haha, is there, we don't have it here.

Chen Pingan walked back to Niping Lane, passed the Cao family's ancestral house, and looked at the next room on the left of his ancestral house, then walked into the courtyard, and poured water into the tank with Chen Lingjun.

Nuan Shu and Xiaomi Li had already prepared the dishes and sat around the table in the main room, eating the supposedly bland Longxu Noodles, but Nuan Shu specially brought several kinds of dried wild vegetables that she picked and dried herself, Chen Pingan and the others ate with gusto. Chen Lingjun, who was sitting at the door, finished eating a bowl, coughed, and tapped his chopsticks to signal that a certain stupid girl had a bit of eyesight. Just as Chen Pingan lightly pushed the empty bowl in his hand, Chen Lingjun got up immediately. , a white bowl in each hand, let the master wait for a while, and went to the kitchen to pick noodles.

Sitting down again, Chen Lingjun rolled up a large chopsticks of noodles, blew, and asked, "Master, Zheng Dafeng is really going to Xiandu Mountain."

Zheng Dafeng had just returned to Luopo Mountain and was about to leave. Chen Lingjun must be the one who lost the most. It would be exciting if he could chat and spank with Brother Dafeng every day.

Chen Pingan said: "I will persuade him again."

Regardless of Zheng Dafeng finding a lot of reasons earlier, in fact, there is only one real reason, to make way for Xian Wei.

Cui Dongshan's warm invitation just gave Zheng Dafeng an excuse to persuade Chen Pingan and Xian Wei.

Chen Lingjun was relieved, the master was willing to go out to persuade him to stay, and with his own cooperation and beating the side drums, he must be able to keep Brother Dafeng.

Chen Lingjun said vaguely: "Because I didn't know the exact time when the master returned to his hometown, Li Huai left the dragon boat ferry with fellow Taoist halfway and went directly to the academy."

Chen Pingan nodded.

Li Huai and Taoist Nen attended the peak opening ceremony of the Huangliang Sect with Chen Lingjun and Guo Zhujiu before, but they did not return to Niujiaodu together, because Li Huai had to go to the Cliff Academy as soon as possible. Some college affairs require his presence.

In addition, Chen Pingan has already written back to Brother Mao, and sent another letter to Li Huai, saying the same thing, that is, in the name of the cliff academy, he invited the Nen Taoist to participate in the excavation of Dadu in Tongyezhou. After all, the Nen Taoist has a Li Huai's entourage concealed his identity on the mountain. The cliff academy will not publicize this matter, and the academy and the Confucian temple will only record it secretly.Before Mao Xiaodong was promoted to the Secretary of the Academy of Rites, he was the deputy head of the Shanya Academy for many years. It was more appropriate for him to discuss this matter with the academy than Chen Pingan. In China, it is equivalent to skipping a grade and being promoted, serving as the second-in-command of a Confucian school, especially the Liji school. I guess the academy and the Gao family are still ignorant to this day. It belongs to the kind of unexpected joy that people don’t know how to brag to the outside world. Wait for a reading seed, right?

The masters of the academy who were born Confucianists may have the only impression of Li Huai, the student, that he is still hardworking in his studies, and his grades are always at the bottom?

Chen Lingjun sighed sincerely: "They are all sages in the academy. Li Huai is also a fool and has a fool's fortune. I have always been very accurate in seeing people, but I was only on Li Huai's side. I was wrong."

Nuan Shu silently glanced at Chen Lingjun, and Xiaomi Li sighed and shook her head.

Chen Lingjun just pretended that he didn't see or hear. The two girls, with long hair but short knowledge, knew a hammer.

I, the little prince of the Yujiang River, the little dragon king of the Luopo Mountain, has gone through the wind and waves, and I have grown old in the rivers and lakes. Except for my master, who can be more knowledgeable than me and understand the dangers of the rivers and lakes?

Chen Ping laughed it off.

On the way to study at Dasui Shanya Academy together, Li Huai once told Chen Ping an embarrassing incident, saying that he was naughty when he was a child, no matter what happened, his mother, who was always thunderous and rainless, just beat her with her hands He beat him once, and it was a good one, which made his ass bloom, and he cried.

It turned out that Li Huai was once taken by his sister Li Liu to "lead the money dragon". He deliberately dragged the red-threaded copper coins and spun them around, messing up the gray thread circle that Li Liu sprinkled, and swaggered back home, not knowing the severity , showing off to her parents as a feat, she was so frightened that the woman turned pale on the spot, first grabbed her daughter's ear, and then pinched her daughter's arm, the woman scolded loudly, and blamed Li Liu as a sister, how could she If you don't stop Huaizi, the woman doesn't worry about wealth or anything. Anyway, the family is so poor, not to mention that they can't afford to worship the God of Wealth. I guess even the poor god doesn't care to stay in their house. She is just worried that Li Huai is so poor. Doing and breaking taboos, Li Huai is young and can't stand the weird sayings that some old people often say, so no matter how much a woman loves her son, it is rare for her family to serve her. Pressing Li Huai on the bench is like a feather duster , In fact, it’s just to show God, you’ve already learned the lesson, so don’t be angry.But the woman was still worried, that was the only time she brought a gift to the backyard of Yang's shop, humiliated, and asked her man's unreliable master for help, the old guy knows a lot, maybe there is a way to remedy it, At least, Li Huai couldn't be implicated. Old man Yang, who was swallowing clouds and mist at the time, still had a paralyzed expression after hearing about it.

The woman became impatient when she heard that, Li Huai is not your own grandson, you don't take it seriously, you old bastard, right?

Seeing that woman was about to cry, quarrel, and hang herself, the dark-faced old man had no choice but to put away the pipe and told her to stop arguing, otherwise there would be trouble.

Although the woman was skeptical, she immediately shut up.In the end, except for going to the mountains alone to collect herbs all year round, the elderly who hardly go out of the house rarely go out with a cigarette stick on their waist.

Old man Yang went to the side room full of sundries and fetched a bag. The old man said blankly and told the woman not to follow.

The woman is not afraid of this fickle and ungrateful old man, but she is afraid of those illusory old rules, so she honestly followed them and didn't follow them.

When old man Yang left the pharmacy, at the end of the day, the woman asked her daughter Li Liu, who was traveling with her, to secretly take home the entrance gift she had put on the counter in the front room of the pharmacy.

According to the woman's small plan, when she came to ask for help, don't let the old man see the gift she brought, and wait for her to go to the backyard of the pharmacy. If it can be done, grit your teeth and give it away. If it doesn't work, The old guy still has the face to accept gifts?Now looking at the appearance and posture of the old man when he went out, it is estimated that he is very sure. Since he is half of his own family and it is not a New Year's holiday, what gift is there for him?

After clearing away the dishes, Chen Ping took them to Qilong Lane.

In Chuzhou, I think the business of the barber shop is the best today. The children are arrested by the elders to have their hair cut. There are also people who say that they shave their heads, which is called "happy head".

But this is a common custom in other places. In fact, there was no such saying in the small town in the early years.For example, Hongzhu Town is a place where three rivers converge. There are customs of setting up dragon boats in the morning and setting off dragon lanterns at night. The former is to ask the dragon to raise its head out of the water to protect the boatmen and merchants who travel by water for a year.And the latter is the ethos brought up by those low-class boatmen. They are survivors of the old Shenshui country, and they belong to the sinful body that has not yet been pardoned by the court. They have gathered in a river bend for generations and are not allowed to go ashore. In the dragon boat made of reeds and sorghum stalks, put an oil bowl, light candles, put it into the river bend, and flow downstream with the water, implying that the dragon illuminates the night road in the water.Now Chuzhou City, which is in the same city as the state capital, has the custom of setting up dragon boats and setting off lanterns.

Chen Lingjun curled his lips and said, "Brother Jia is very busy now. He is the second manager. He is not at home all year round, and he is wandering in the sky. If this continues, if he makes a few more new friends, I am afraid that he will not recognize my suffering." Bro."

"Old Taoist Jia is very nostalgic."

Chen Pingan laughed and said, "Cui Dongshan intends to win Master Jia over to Qingping Sword Sect to join the sect of the Master of Laws and Genealogy, and is responsible for teaching his disciples the worldly and worldly savvy of traveling."

Chen Lingjun immediately became impatient when he heard the words, and felt that he had to give his master a desperate remonstrance, "Master, Brother Jia can't be poached by the big white goose! The big white goose is endless and lawless! You have to take care of it, really! Beating, beating! Besides, if Brother Jia goes over there to change the genealogy, Zhao Denggao and Jiu'er must not go with him. Our Luoluoshan is the upper sect after all, and the number of members of the genealogy has already lost to the lower sect. Cut it off, master, it’s agreed in advance, it’s not that I judge others by myself, I just think that with the virtue of the big white goose, in the future, I will bring the next sect to our previous sect to participate in the discussion, and I will definitely bring a lot of people together on purpose. Walking up Ji Se Peak, you have to show off with us."

Chen Ping nodded with a smile, "It's what Cui Dongshan did."

Chen Lingjun said: "If there is such a day, I will definitely be very angry anyway."

Chen Ping turned to Nuan Shu and Xiaomi Li, and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"

Xiao Mili frowned. She didn't bring a trekking stick or a golden pole when she went down the mountain today. She tugged at the rope of the bag on her shoulder, nodded and shook her head, "Not as angry as Jing Qing, right?"

To be angry is to be angry.

Nuan Shu said softly: "Master, now our mountain is much deserted."

Listen to us.

Chen Lingjun gave a thumbs up, it was rare for a stupid girl to say something clever.

Seeing that the three of them had the same opinion, Chen Pingan nodded and said, "Don't worry, I know what to do."

Came to Qilong Lane, walked down the steps, first went to the Caotou shop, the girl Cui Huasheng left here, had already boarded the Fengyuan ferry, and soon became a member of the Qingping Sword Sect's genealogy.

Only Zhao Denggao and Tian Jiu'er were left as shop assistants. When they saw the mountain master coming, they were two brothers and sisters from the same family, and they immediately saluted Chen Pingan. Chen Pingan looked at Jiu'er's face and felt relieved. , nodded, chatted with them a few words, looked through the account books symbolically, went through a cutscene, and then went to the lucky shop next door. The white-haired boy had already moved to the sword worship platform. Now I have an additional identity as a score editor, and I will go to the gate of Luopo Mountain every day to wait for the guests to come and record them in the book.

In terms of maintaining the old customs of the town and introducing new customs, Jia Laoxian, who is riding a dragon alley, has made a lot of contributions and made great contributions.

A few years ago, no matter rich or poor, the old fairy Jia would be there to help the weddings and ceremonies in the small town, as long as they were invited by the neighbors. From the beginning to the end, everything was very organized. The old immortal teacher became more and more famous, even in the city of Zhou, he liked to call the old immortal Jia to go over to the place and organize all kinds of weddings and weddings. After coming and going, whether the old immortal Jia came to the door or not, it became a competition for the prestige of the family in Chuzhou city. What's more, Jia Laoshenxian doesn't ask for money, a wealthy family with a well-off family, gives a big red envelope, and accepts it, and a poor and poor family, the old fairy just eats a meal and drinks a little wine, and never says a word Complaints, and if there is an invitation later, the old gods are as willing to come to the door.

In the town these years, on the first day of the first lunar month every year, the old people go a lot, so when to set off firecrackers and firecrackers is also a question that Jia Laoxian is often asked when he goes door-to-door on the evening of the New Year's Eve to ask for supper. There are even people from Zhoucheng who will come to Qilong Lane in the town during the New Year season to ask the old gods about it, so as not to miss the auspicious time to welcome the new year.

It was the old fairy Jia's explanation and taking the lead that made Huaihuang County and Chuzhou City gradually have a new custom these years, because they knew that February [-] was the birthday of the God of the Land. The folks have long had the custom of offering sacrifices to the society.In the minds of the common people, although the gods of mountains and rivers and the town gods of the prefectures and counties have great powers and protect the local customs, their tempers are inevitably good and bad, and the temples are often deep. People are intimidated by it, so the Tudi Gong, who is a god of good fortune but has the lowest official rank, is the most popular official who is loved by the common people.Because earth temples are mostly mixed with residential houses, and some "earth temples" are just stone statues chiseled on the side of the road.So under the leadership of God Jia, every family who believed in these things formed the habit of "warming the birthday" for the Lord of the Land on this day. They bought clothes, chariots and houses with paper money, and carried them to the Temple of the Earth to burn incense and sacrifice. Beating gongs and drums, setting off firecrackers, it was very lively.

At the New Year's Eve shop, I found that Shi Rou and Zhou Junchen were also eating dragon beard noodles, and he was a little dumb cook. Shi Rou invited him to sit down, but Chen Pingan was not polite, so he ate an extra bowl.

Returning to Luopo Mountain, everyone is busy, Nuanshu needs to sweep the courtyard, Xiaomi Li wants to patrol the mountain with Jingqing, Chen Pingan only sees Xianwei sitting on the bamboo chair at the door, saying that Brother Dafeng is not up yet, Chen Pingan I went to the house and knocked on the door. The sleepy man opened the door, bent over and pulled his boots, and complained to the owner of the mountain, saying that he finally had a good dream, and it was hard to say whether he could continue it tonight.

Chen Ping took Zheng Dafeng to climb the mountain together, and reached the top of the mountain, because Jiling Peak was higher than Tiandu Peak, leaning on the railing, he could see the small town in the east with smoke curling up from the kitchen.

Chen Pingan and Zheng Dafeng looked at the town together.

It's just that one looks at the old school in the town, and the other looks at the backyard of the Yang family pharmacy.

Zheng Dafeng tugged on his neckline and sighed softly.

In the sad place of the world, laboriously see the guest pavilion.

Now there are not many acquaintances in the small town, and even Huang Erniang's wine shop has moved to Zhoucheng, mostly for her son's study, so that he can take part in the imperial examination and get a title on the gold list.

Zheng Dafeng asked: "I heard that you plan to be a teacher who opens a museum?"

Chen Ping smiled and nodded, "I have found a good place, and now I even have a backing."

Zheng Dafeng asked curiously: "Backer? Where is the sacred place?"

Chen Pingan said: "In the boundary of Yunzhou in the south of Hongzhou, the god of water, Gaoniang, has just moved from the Jixiang Temple in the upper reaches of the Baihu River."

Zheng Dafeng couldn't help laughing. Hearing about the great reputation of the river god master, he was like a thunderbolt. A stern and iron frame bears the moral and righteousness.

However, Zheng Dafeng rubbed his chin. He heard that the Water Goddess on the Baihu River in the lower reaches of the Tiequan River had a nickname of "Canna" on that mountain, and he had admired it for a long time.

Chen Pingan said: "The masters hired by the Chen family in Longweixi will soon leave Huaihuang County. The future masters of the school can only be recruited through the county's edict."

Zheng Dafeng leaned against the railing, lazily said: "To be honest, I

If those masters and scholars who are famous in the country come here to teach a group of children how to write, they will feel aggrieved.That is to say, Longweixi Chen's asking price is high enough. In addition to a large monthly salary, the rare books and books collected by Chen's family are given away every year. Otherwise, whoever wants to come here is really too talented and useless. The key is to preach for so many years Teaching, teaching and teaching, but failed to teach a Jinshi master. "

It is estimated that the Chen family of Longweixi worked so hard. In addition to being optimistic about the Dali court, they had to make friends with the Song family of Dali. People like Ma Kuxuan and Zhao Yao.Even if there are not two people, as long as there is such a person with similar circumstances and achievements, the Longweixi Chen family will be considered to have made money.

You must know that there is an old master in the new school, who was the most famous literary suzerain of several countries in the middle of Aquarius Continent in the past. It was carved at the age of one, the first month of spring, when the Suide star appeared in the night sky, shining brightly, so much better than in the past, that the star could be seen during the day.This is not some false rumor, but a fact that is obvious to all the imperial courts in various countries.

According to folklore, Emperor Wenchang is in charge of the civil and military imperial examinations.Some counties and counties in places with insufficient cultural and educational background, not to mention passing the Jinshi exam, if any scholar passed the exam, they would be regarded as the reincarnation of Wenchangxing.

And tomorrow, that is, the third day of February, it is said that it is the birthday of Wenchang Jun, so it is not only at the foot of Haoran Jiuzhou Mountain, the former Lizhu Dongtian, the old school in the small town, and the Chen family in Longweixi. According to the custom, the new school founded by Qian Churen accepts Mongolian children on this day, which has a good meaning and hopes that the students who study will be the first to take the lead.

It’s just that the teachers and gentlemen of the school now have some red tape new rules. The teachers wear crowns and dark red clothes, and lead the Mongolian children who have just entered the school to the Confucian Temple outside the town on foot. Worshiping the hanging statue of the most holy teacher, and then being led by the temple to a room, I had already prepared a pen and ink, but it was not black ink, but it was ground from cinnabar given by the government office, and the children lined up Stand still, and the master will draw a pen between their eyebrows one by one.

When returning to the school, Mr. Xueshu taught the children the first character, the so-called Kaimeng Bianhong, the first day of school to write, it is the word "person".

It's just that compared with the past, there are many new etiquettes in the school, but one old thing is missing.

In the past, Meng Tong, after writing the character "人", would leave the school under the leadership of Mr. Qi, go to the old locust tree together, build a ladder, and hang a red cloth full of different wishes on the tree .Even if it is some vulgar content such as the prosperity of the wealth, or the prosperity of the five grains and the six animals, most of them are the sayings taught to the children by the elders of the Mongolian children in school. Mr. Qi will also be meticulous in writing, helping to write wishes on the long strips of red cloth. Then hang it on the branch of the old locust tree with a red string.

Every time the wind blows and the red cloth flutters, there will be a slight rustling sound, and the good wishes from Mengtong seem to be echoed.

Maybe you can get your wish that year, maybe in the coming year.

Before and after Mr. Qi, there was no such custom.

In life, no matter how high the realm of your cultivator is, you will not be a god after all, so no one dares to say a word, four lives and six realms, three realms and ten directions, what you feel will satisfy you, and you will be satisfied if you ask for it.

Zheng Dafeng looked towards the main street of the town and sighed, "That old locust tree shouldn't be cut down, otherwise our state border will be a long-lasting natural cornucopia. Dongtian has been reduced to a blessed place. As long as the locust trees are still there, Wuling County, in the Qingming world, will not be able to compare with "outstanding people" no matter it is now or in the future. Mr. Qi will not stop, and the master and the old will not stop. I was wondering, what do you all think, just let Cui Chan do the deed of fishing in the dry lake, burning the forest and hunting?"

Chen Pingan said: "It may be an ancient 'sacrifice' that is the next best thing."

Zheng Dafeng said: "So I advise you not to be a national teacher. It is easy to board a ship and enter the game, but it is difficult to get out and retreat."

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Then I also advise you to stay in Luopi Mountain. When you arrive at Xiandu Mountain, Cui Dongshan will definitely call you. Don't listen to what he said before, as long as you go there, he will have you." Ways to keep you busy here and there."

Zheng Dafeng sneered, "A husband has clear grievances and grievances, especially brothers. It was agreed to go over there to guard the door. Cui Dongshan shouldn't think about asking me to work hard."

Zhu Lian and Chen Lingjun borrowed a lot of words from this man, for example, whoever cheats my heart, I will take his body.I will cut off the head of anyone who cheats me of money.

It's no wonder that Wei Bo admires Zheng Dafeng so much, except for his not-so-correct appearance, there are no shortcomings.

Chen Pingan said: "To be honest, you don't need to go to Tongyezhou."

"Okay, don't try to persuade you. If you are the island master Liu with the back of the fish, if you want to stay like this, I will stay if I stay. You are a big man. If you don't bother me, even if you don't bother me."

After Zheng Dafeng made a joke, he was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said seriously: "If Daoist Xianwei is not a gatekeeper, even if he becomes a genealogical monk of Luobashan, the fire will still be wrong."

Chen Pingan was able to bear with not taking Xianwei into the family all the time, and always put Xianwei at the "foot of the mountain" instead of on the mountain, which is tantamount to getting along with each other only as Taoist friends.

In the preface of the previous manuscript, the four words "Taoist Xianwei" at the beginning, in Zheng Dafeng's opinion, are actually more thrilling than the subsequent content.

Zheng Dafeng is so fearless, to put it bluntly, when he saw the opening four characters, his scalp felt numb on the spot, so he was not a Qi practitioner, otherwise his mind would be unstable.

Chen Pingan said: "Then I have agreed with Cui Dongshan in advance that you are going to be a guest."

Zheng Dafeng turned his head suddenly, stared at Chen Pingan, and asked in a deep voice: "Chen Pingan, what's the matter with you?"

Chen Ping smiled bitterly and said, "It's hard to say."

Because Zheng Dafeng keenly noticed a subtle quirk just now, when Chen Pingan looked at the old school in the small town, he frowned from time to time, with complicated emotions, but the only emotion that Chen Pingan should lack most was sadness.Zheng Dafeng is no better than ordinary people, and even in some things, he can understand the truth better than a great monk like Xiaomo, so he can detect something is wrong in an instant.

The seven emotions and six desires of human beings can be divided by the monks of later generations, just like the "well field system" implemented in ancient times, which criss-crossed and divided the monks' hearts into pieces through roads and canals.In fact, the immortal mansion on the mountain, the house under the mountain, the square city in the city, the geographical mountains and water, land and sea, and the seasons of the year are subdivided into 24 solar terms. In a broad sense, it is not like this ?

Qi practitioners do this, which is equivalent to making the most direct and thorough collection and distinction of the overgrown emotions. Only then can the true sense of "the heart is the god of all bones" be established, and then the "human spirit is in all things" is established. The fact that the heart is in charge of all bones” has become a consensus among the world. Qi practitioners will strip out those emotions that delay the cultivation of the mind one by one. With intensive cultivation, it is much easier to distinguish between rice and barnyard grass.In the end, this move was taken as a shortcut to pass the key points and prove longevity. In ancient times, if the immortals in the world wanted to maintain their nature, they could peel off the cocoons and put together a variety of emotions, but it was like sweeping the floor first. , and then pour the fallen leaves and dust into the house, and they will not be swept out and discarded, because they can be used as ballast stones for wandering in the long river of time.

Many problems are caused by Zheng Dafeng's doubts when he was young. Zheng Dafeng can be regarded as a "spiritual beauty" as an excellent Qi trainer.Just talking about playing Go, Zheng Dafeng's chess strength is even higher than that of Zhu Lian and Wei Bo. Although this has something to do with Zhu Lian's only thinking of hand-to-hand chat as a small way and never wanting to spend more time, but change to the so-called national player's chess. , Go and have a look with the old cook?

Zheng Dafeng said helplessly: "Do you just like to ask for trouble so much? It's so easy to change your nature. If you are convinced, if you change someone, I will say that a dog can't change and eat shit. It deserves to be exhausted. Anyway. Do it yourself, don't blame others."

Chen Pingan should have stripped out several kinds of emotions. As for the specific types and their intentions, Zheng Dafeng didn't ask too much.

Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. When a person closes the door of his heart, it is like closing the country and isolating the world.

No wonder Chen Pingan is still stagnant in the Nascent Soul Realm.

Chen Ping put his hands on each other's palms, rubbed them lightly, and said with a smile: "Of course, my way of cultivating the Tao is a bit wild, but the taste is very good, and it's not just mediocre people who are looking for troubles. As for how to get back Gan, it’s not enough for outsiders to know.”

A good time is like a bird, and the palm of your hand becomes a story.

Zheng Dafeng smiled and said: "I heard from Wei Bo that Mr. Gao visited the various divisions of the Tiger's Mansion in Piyun Mountain, and suddenly changed his mind, planning to stay here for a few more days."

Chen Pingan said: "The quilt is useless, she is a woman, she would be willing to live with you and Xianwei, what do you think?"

Gao Jun was unwilling to leave, and made up his mind to observe the vast world beyond the blessed land.

It seems to be similar to Pei Qian's going to school in the past, and it can be delayed for a few days.

I heard from the old cook that the first time Pei Qian went down the mountain to go to a school in a small town, he actually played wildly outside for a day, and then pretended to limp back to Luopo Mountain, saying that he had sprained his ankle.

If Zhu Lian hadn't resorted to his trump card and said that he would inform her master, it would probably take a long time for Pei Qian to go to school.

Even so, even if Pei Qian was reluctant to go to school, in the first few days, Zhu Lian, the old and the young, fought wits and courage in order not to let Pei Qian skip class.

The mountains are stretching, the pink willows are green, the mountain guests look at the feet of the clouds, and the family children sweep the fallen flowers.

On the other side of the town, the sun is shining in spring, swallows carry mud, and go back and forth between the fields and houses.

Chen Pingan said with a heartfelt voice: "If that senior brother of yours is the same person, then according to the secret records of the Summer Palace, his real name is Yan Guo."

Zheng Dafeng smiled, "Brother Xie, why did he have such a surname, and why did he choose such a name?"

Swallows are also small birds, but according to the ancient character "Swallow" in seal script, from "bird" to "Y", it is the giant spirit of heaven and earth.

Zheng Dafeng turned around, leaned his back against the railing, looked at the pavilion on the top of the mountain that was originally a mountain temple, and said, "I heard that Lin Shouyi is in retreat?"

Chen Pingan nodded, "Before the retreat, Lin Shouyi sent a secret letter, which actually contained only one sentence, 'You can go to the logging yard to pay New Year's greetings in the first month of next year'."

Zheng Dafeng smiled and said: "Then you are relieved, this friend will not break up just because of the grievances of his parents."

Chen Pingan took out two jugs of wine from his sleeves, and passed one to Zheng Dafeng, "It's not an exaggeration to say it's a relief."

The reason why he didn't go to New Year's greetings was of course not because he was afraid of being rejected, but Chen Pingan always felt that in Lin Shouyi's style, saying "yes" in the letter was a hint of "no need".

After all, although Lin Shouyi has a delicate mind since he was a child, he is not the kind of person who likes to beat around the bush. He either doesn't speak, but as long as he speaks, he will be straightforward.

So according to Lin Shouyi's usual style, if he really wanted to visit his father by himself, he would probably use the word "must" in the letter.

In addition, thinking that with Lin Shouyi's aptitude for cultivating Taoism, it is very likely that he will leave the customs in the first month. Chen Pingan will write back to inquire at that time, never thinking that Lin Shouyi has not yet left the customs.

Zheng Dafeng didn't drink, but shook the jug, and suddenly said something that stunned Chen Pingan.

"Then do you know, in fact, Lin Shouyi was almost that one."

Chen Ping took a sip of wine.

Zheng Dafeng smiled and said, "Do you think Li Huai is more like him?"

Chen Ping shook his head, "On the contrary, I thought Li Huai was the least likely from the beginning."

"It means that you knew that old man better than me a long time ago."

Zheng Dafeng nodded, "Where is the master willing to be Li Huai? He just thinks of this little bastard, who will live a carefree life all his life. He only needs occasional flashes of inspiration to live a stable life."

"Don't think that you have robbed something. Lin Shouyi failed to keep this one in the end. For him, it is the best fate. Otherwise, he would have been eaten by some guy who went to the sky. If you don't believe me, you can find an opportunity to find Lin Shouyi and ask him personally. The answer he gave must be indifferent and firm. I think Lin Shouyi has been a "Taoist" and "scholar" since he was a child , so the future achievements will be very high.”

"Anyway, going backwards from the result, Cui Chan must have been the first person to notice a hint of signs through the natal porcelain, so he immediately rushed to Lizhu Cave, and personally named Lin Shouyi. Lin Zhengcheng, one of the assistant officials of the Kiln Supervision and Construction Department, was the keeper. Of course, Lin Shou took the lead in this kind of thing from birth, and it was absolutely impossible to rely on external force and manpower. , in this life, Lin Shouyi in this life relied entirely on the accumulated skills of his previous lives and reincarnations to cast such a good pregnancy. Therefore, he and you are two extremes. After watching the long river of time in the Lizhu Cave, you Chen Pingan, and many ordinary people who were born in small towns, are relatively unsurprising, especially when your natal porcelain is inspected and found to be the aptitude of the earth fairy, and if it is smashed, it will be broken. Not to mention you, on this matter, Master recognized it back then. To be precise, Master probably treated you as a 'one person' early on."

"But Cui Chan's mind is treacherous, and he deliberately used the name 'Lin Shouyi' to confuse the secrets. Not only me, but also the master and the old man did not understand Cui Chan's intentions. Before I went to the colorful world, I talked about this with Master alone, and Master shook his head and said that he couldn't see clearly. From the beginning to the end, he didn't know whether Cui Chan wanted to have a "one" embryonic Lin Shouyi early, and whether he would become that "one" in the future. One, I still don’t want him to get such good fortune. Chen Pingan, you should have heard an old saying, if a person is roughly sure that his fortune is good, don’t ask anyone to tell his fortune casually. Cui Chan just named 'Lin Shouyi' to determine whether his intention was to facilitate or hinder him. It seemed that there was no answer, and he always felt that no matter how he guessed, it would lead to the opposite result, but if he guessed first, he felt that the answer was opposite It was a mistake again, and this may be where Cui Chan is really good."

"In the past, everyone in the Lizhu Cave was one, and the flow of luck had nothing to do with good or evil, and it had nothing to do with whether they were cultivators or not. , those who are recognized will gain a few points, and those who are denied will lose a few points. In this way, no matter from the surface, or from the perspective of a monk on the mountain, you, the broom star of Mud Ping Lane, are Shouldn’t you be the one? Chen Ping’an, you’re wrong, you’re wrong, because you still don’t know enough about the real situation in the depths of people’s hearts, the real likes and dislikes are never on your face, not even in our ‘heart’ , As for where it exists, this question is very far-reaching. It is more profound than where the voice of the heart comes from, who speaks the voice, and the relationship between people and memory, who is pulling the thoughts, and whether the souls of all living beings originate from a piece of water. Things like that are more complicated.”

Zheng Dafeng spoke dryly, opened the jug, raised his head to drink, wiped his mouth, and couldn't help laughing angrily, "Just send me away with Dong Shuijing's glutinous rice wine?!"

Chen Ping smiled and said: "If you stay in Luopo Mountain, even if I rob you, I will snatch back a few jars of Baihua Niang for you."

Zheng Dafeng's eyes lit up, and he clicked his tongue in wonder: "The ancient tribute of Baihua Paradise, Baihua Niang?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "Know the goods!"

Zheng Dafeng said: "Didn't everyone say that they stopped brewing a long time ago? It seems that the difficulty is not so great."

Chen Pingan, with the word "sincerity", said firmly: "Otherwise, how can I show my sincerity?!"