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- Chapter 39 Three people can go together with five people (Part 1)
Few people know when Mushan Taoist Temple was built, and few people know who built it. Even the people in Xiangcheng, not far from Mushan Mountain, didn't know when they first knew that there was a Taoist temple on Mushan Mountain. Some say it was eight years ago, some say it was ten years ago, and some say there was a house like this in the mountains. It was left over from an unknown dynasty and was not newly built at all.
But since there was a group of Taoists on Mushan Mountain, more and more people came to Mushan Mountain to visit. It is not known how well the Taoists in this Taoist temple practice, but their business methods are first-rate. A bowl of white rice costs twenty cents, meat dishes fifty cents, and vegetarian dishes thirty cents. There is only one kind of wine, five hundred cents a pot, and the price is clearly marked.
The Sui Dynasty was rich, but a bushel of Japonica rice didn¡¯t cost much. No matter how clean and delicious the white rice from the Taoist temple on the mountain is, it is definitely not worth twenty cash. Fifty cash can buy a large piece of pork, and I don¡¯t know how many meat dishes can be made. But the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple also made it clear that these meat, eggs and fresh vegetables were all transported from Xiangcheng and moved to the middle of the mountain. It took a lot of manpower and material resources, so it was understandable to sell them for money.
Most of the people who can live in Taoist temples are the family members of high-ranking officials. They are either the young master or the young lady of someone else. Naturally, they will not care about trivial matters such as tens or hundreds of coins. Moreover, this family is the only one open to do business in Mushan Mountain. Semicolon, it is difficult for people not to get rich.
The name Taoist Temple is fitting for the occasion.
It¡¯s called Mushan Temple.
There are thirty-six Taoists, seventy-two Taoist boys, and eleven handymen in Mushan Temple. The scale is not large, but the order is orderly.
The old Taoist Taoist Taoist Chuchenzi, who has a goatee and looks quite immortal, is the master of Mushan Temple. But few outsiders know that the person who calls the shots in Mushan Temple is not Chuchenzi, but an outsider who rarely appears. Even the Taoist boys and servants in the Taoist temple rarely see this master. Of course, the thirty-six disciples of Chuchenzi still knew what kind of demeanor this expert had.
His name is Xiang Qingniu.
He is very busy every day.
His origins are mysterious and astonishing.
He has an inextricable relationship with Zhenren Xiao who lives in Qingle Mountain, and he also has unusual contacts with a certain big shot in the imperial palace in the capital. It is said that he also has an extremely mysterious and noble senior brother who is somewhat scary. He wandered away ten years ago and disappeared without a trace. In Xiang Qingniu's own words, his senior brother fell into the trap of a goblin while slaying demons in who knows which mountain, and now he is working as the village's mistress in a certain cave.
Xiang Qingniu is his name, not his Taoist title.
Even Chuchenzi didn¡¯t know whether this fat young man who was his senior uncle in terms of seniority had a Taoist title. In fact, if he hadn't seen Xiang Qingzheng pull off the beard of Qingleshan Yiguan Master Xiao one year, he would not have believed that this guy with no other merits except greed and greed for money was actually a Taoist disciple. people. And he is also a very awesome person in the Taoist sect.
??Zhenren Xiao is the leader of the Taoist sect, and Qingle Mountain Yiqi Temple is the holy land of the Taoist sect. Although the name of Sanqing Temple in Wudang Mountain has become more and more famous in recent years, it cannot be compared with Yiqi Temple with Zhenren Xiao as its commander. The explanation in Xiang Qingniu¡¯s words is that Taoism transforms the Three Pure Ones into one Qi, Qingle Mountain is the One Qi Temple, and Wudang Mountain is the Three Pure Ones Temple, so one One Qi Temple tops the three Three Pure Ones. I don¡¯t know if after explaining it like this, Daozu God knew whether he would have the idea of ??striking this fat man to death with lightning.
Xiang Qingniu is very busy, very busy every day.
But the things he has to do are simple, only two things, except sleeping.
If you feel too full after eating, count the money. If you feel too tired after counting the money, eat something. Every time Chuchenzi came to the small courtyard where Xiang Qingniu lived alone, as long as the young uncle was not sleeping, he must be eating. If he was not eating, then he must be counting money.
Xiang Qingniu once said that those who are greedy for money and do not know how much money they have will sooner or later lose all their money.
Xiang Qingniu looks like he is only fifteen years old and is fat and chubby. In fact, he is already nineteen years old. It was at the age of nine that his second senior brother left him. If he had taken off his Taoist robe and put on ordinary clothes, who would have thought that he would have a very noble status in the Great Sui Taoist Sect? Chuchenzi still remembered that when he was in Qingle Mountain, when Master Xiao begged Xiang Qingniu for a Taoist title in a low voice, Xiang Qingniu almost pulled out all of Master Xiao's beard.
"I will take the second senior brother's surname Xiang! And my name will be Xiang Qingniu, so that when you hear the name, you will know that I am his brother!"
"It's junior brother."
Master Xiao corrected him.
"Junior brother is not a younger brother?"
Xiang Qingniu grabbed Master Xiao¡¯s beard and asked fiercely.
"Of course it is, of course it is of course a junior brother is also a younger brother, who?I¡¯m not in a hurry with anyone! "
Master Xiao was pinched in pain. After Xiang Qingniu let go, he couldn't help but sigh: "I have been on good terms with your second senior brother since I was a child, and he really has the heart to leave you alone!"
Chuchenzi still clearly remembers this conversation, and he also deeply remembers in his heart that he would rather offend his master than his junior uncle. Ten years ago, he was ordered by his master to travel around the world to recruit disciples, and finally chose Mushan. Four years ago, my junior uncle came to Mushan Temple, and since then he has lived a life of darkness.
It is said that shortly after he came down from Qingle Mountain, his uncle, who was only nine years old at the time, left without saying goodbye. There has been no news since then, and I don¡¯t know why he suddenly appeared in Mushan six years later. Chuchenzi did not dare to delay at that time and quickly sent someone to deliver the letter to Qingle Mountain. Master Xiao sent several groups of people to invite Xiang Qingniu back, but he just refused to leave.
Later, Master Xiao sent a message: "It's okay not to return to Qingle Mountain, but you are not allowed to leave again."
Xiang Qingniu curled his lips and said to the disciple who was delivering the oral message: "Go back and tell Old Man Xiao that six years ago I traveled all over Sui Dynasty with no money and could not find my second senior brother. I think he has gone to a foreign land. Da Sui. People who practice Taoism in the Sui Dynasty can still walk without money, but the disciples of the Taoist ancestors outside the Sui Dynasty are far less popular than those bald donkeys, so it is not possible without money. When I save enough money, I will leave the Sui Dynasty and find the second senior brother. Of course he¡¯s not going anywhere.¡±
After hearing this reply, Master Xiao sighed sadly and called him an idiot.
Perhaps, this can also be used as Xiang Qingniu¡¯s Taoist slogan.
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When Xiang Qingniu woke up, it was already three o'clock in the morning. He rubbed his hazy eyes and turned over to continue sleeping, but the Taoist people in the front yard were chanting the Tao Te Ching too loudly, so he felt very irritable. Tao Te Ching and Chaos Jing, Taoist ancestors said that these three books are compulsory lessons for Taoist disciples, except of course Xiang Qingniu.
Hearing the sound of reciting in front of him, he got angry, and then he sat up and got out of bed. He pulled on his shoes and picked up the copper basin for washing his face. He walked out of the room with his arms bare and his white flesh exposed. Xiaoyuan strode to the back door of the front yard, and then smashed the copper basin towards Izuku who was sitting at the head.
There was a loud bang, extremely crisp.
After this crisp sound, the sound of reading in the room suddenly stopped. When he looked again, Chuchenzi had already flown to hide behind the stone statue of Daozu at some point.
The owner of Mushan Temple tremblingly showed his head from behind the stone statue and asked cautiously: "Uncle, what are your orders?"
Xiang Qingniu said something to prevent people from sleeping and turned away. Chuchenzi waited for Xiang Qingniu's figure to disappear before he stepped out from behind the stone statue. He straightened his clothes and said with a serious face: "The purpose of reciting the Tao Te Ching is to let people sleep." You understand the method of the natural way left by the Taoist ancestors. This lies in the sincerity rather than the loudness of the voice You hear the spring breeze silent, but it is natural, the spring grass is silent, it is also natural, so"
"Master, we understand!"
All the disciples said this in unison, and then began to recite it silently in their hearts.
Chuchenzi nodded with satisfaction, thinking that they were indeed all workable materials.
After Xiang Qingniu returned to his small courtyard, he got into bed and continued to sleep. When he went to bed, he accidentally knocked down a copper coin. He immediately reached out to pick it up, put it to his mouth, blew on it and put it away. On the side of his wooden bed, there were countless copper coins and silver notes piled up. He didn't know how many there were.
Of course, he knows it himself.
Looking at the pile of money, Xiang Qingniu murmured to himself: "Old man Xiao said that you can't travel the world without a thousand pieces of gold. I don't know how long it will take to save a thousand pieces of gold. I will only wait here for five years. If it is five years I will leave even if I can¡¯t raise enough money. The second senior brother probably didn¡¯t take much money with him when he left. I can naturally go as far as he can.¡±
After saying this, he shook his head again: "I definitely can't go as far as Second Senior Brother."
After saying this, he felt hungry, and he would definitely be too hungry to sleep. So he stood up shirtless again, shaking off his fat body, and devoured all the cooked meat and snacks left on the table last night. He patted his belly with satisfaction, and the fat on his body rippled away like water waves.
Of course you have to sleep when you are full. Counting money is a physical job and you must wait until you are well rested before doing it.
Not long after, the snoring started to sound like thunder.
An hour later, Chuchenzi appeared at his door cautiously, hiding half of his body behind the door, and said softly: "Uncle, are you still sleeping?"
Xiang Qingniu turned over and continued to sleep.
"Someone has arrived from the Imperial Capital and is waiting in front. Do you want to meet him?"
"Is it Old Man Xiao who's here again? Missing!"
? ???This time it's notit's a eunuch from the palace, carrying His Majesty's imperial edict. Although he still wants to invite you to participate in this year's Yanwu Academy examination, this time he is not watching the ceremony, but invigilating the examination. "
"Did the emperor send someone here?"
Xiang Qingniu sat up suddenly, rubbed his eyes and said, "The people sent by the emperor? They should still goYou can't listen to what Old Man Xiao says, and you have to listen to what the emperor says."
Chuchenzi let out a sigh of relief, finally feeling more at ease. He had always thought that Xiang Qingniu was a man who was not afraid of anything, but now it seemed that he was fortunate to still have the most basic respect for the emperor.
"Second Senior Brother said before that the words of the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty must be listened to, and the words of emperors of other countries can be treated as farts. Since what Second Senior Brother said must be reasonable, I will go this time. As for being the invigilator of the Yanwu Academy I think it should be Can you take care of the food?"
Xiang Qingniu picked up his clothes and walked out, saying as he walked: "Then I am going to the imperial capital now. You are in charge of Mushan Temple. I can be short of anything, even if the monthly income is short of money, come back to me I¡¯m not finished with you Besides, I know exactly how much money I have in my house. If I come back and find that I¡¯m missing a copper coin, I¡¯ll pluck out your beard and hang you from the beam in the front yard.¡±
"Don't worry, unclethatthe imperial envoy in front is still waiting for you."
"Let him go back first, I can go to Chang'an myself."
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After Xiang Qingniu came down from Mushan Mountain, he realized that he had forgotten to bring some dry food. After walking for half a day, his stomach was growling with hunger. He originally planned to walk to a town not far from Mushan Mountain to find a way to get some food, but after accurate calculations, he found that he would definitely faint from hunger when he was one and a half miles away from the town.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a noise coming from behind. He looked back and saw a string of about six or seven carriages. The drivers were all strong men, and they looked like they were not good people at first glance. Especially the wizened old man driving the second carriage even made him feel a sense of resistance unconsciously.
Just when he was hesitating, he saw that the carriage windows were open and many charming women were looking out, so he gave up the idea of ??asking for some food. In his opinion, the old man with the big wine gourd was scary, but far less scary than those fairy-like women.
Just when he was desperate, he suddenly found that his luck had come.
It was about a hundred meters away from the convoy, followed by a carriage.
The driver was a middle-aged man, his whip crackling. Sitting next to the driver was a young man in a black shirt, his eyes closed and he seemed to be asleep.
This is not the point.
The point is that the driver is eating meat while cracking his whip.
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