Holy Bone

Chapter 686 Preparing to open the five internal organs Taoist temple in the south of the Yangtze River

One tree blooms two flowers, and the flowers bloom at both ends.

It is said that Jiangnan, as a land of fish and rice and because of its relationship with the Grand Canal, has always been the most important granary in the world.

In addition, water and sea transportation is developed here, so a large number of rare animals, delicacies from mountains and seas are gathered here every year, and then transported to the Central Plains and the capital by the Grand Canal, and do business with nobles and nobles. Merchants are the richest and most famous.

Kangding Kingdom has a vast territory and supports people from all directions. It is a bit exaggerated to say that the taxes paid in the south of the Yangtze River can cover half of the country, but it is not too much. For example, tea merchants, salt merchants, silk, porcelain and other trades are mostly in the south of the Yangtze River. These are heavy taxes.

From this we can see the prosperity of Jiangnan.

However, since ancient times, according to the ranking of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants, the status of merchants has always been ranked the lowest, so the major commercial houses in the south of the Yangtze River have always wanted to get close to the gentry lords in the capital, and sharpen their heads to find backers for themselves.

These intertwined affairs of officials and businessmen are all side stories, and they are too far away from ordinary people. Today's corner is Jiangzhou Fucheng.

This Jiangzhou prefecture has well-developed water and sea transportation, and the water system is scattered all over. Even if there are thousands of mountains like a screen, it still can't stop it from being a rich place of gold and silver.

A few years ago, Jin An obtained clues from the brothers in the Escort Bureau, that the place where Master Yuyangzi carried his body was an unremarkable small fishing village by the sea under Ye County under the jurisdiction of Jiangzhou Prefecture.

They went all the way south by boat, changed trains several times on the way, and finally arrived in the south of the Yangtze River after a month.

However, when they arrived at the small fishing village, they found that it had already been blocked by the local government. They didn’t even see the small fishing village, so they were driven away by the officials. They said that to prevent the outbreak of the plague, the entire small fishing village had been evacuated and abandoned. , there is no living person inside.

Jin'an didn't express much disappointment when he didn't see the small fishing village where many shipwrecked corpses washed up. He went south this time mainly for Jiangzhou Prefecture.

But when they inquired about the whereabouts of Master Yuyangzi, the twists and turns were not smooth. Although there was a letter of introduction issued by Mr. Yin, the governor of Wuzhou Prefecture, and the local yamen opened the door for them, but because it was too long, Ye The county clerks, Wuzuo, and Yizhuang all don't know where Uncle Yuyangzi is going.

Originally, the old Taoist wanted to see the remains of those shipwrecked, but it didn't go well. The remains were soaked in seawater, and the decay was too serious. He saw him off with a candle, and was finally buried hastily in a mass grave, becoming one of thousands of lonely ghosts.

The clues about Uncle Yuyangzi were completely broken at this point. The only clue was that Uncle Yuyangzi had stayed in Ye County and Fucheng for a short period of time, and the last time he stayed was in Fucheng, Jiangzhou Prefecture.

In the south of the Yangtze River at the end of March, there is continuous spring rain.

Jiangzhou prefecture city.

The lobby on the first floor of a small tavern is at the end of work in the evening. The place is full of people and the voices are noisy. In this season when the wet and cold wind can make people's brains and knees hurt, passers-by after a busy day , the biggest interest is to have three or five friends, sitting in a tavern drinking yellow rice wine, accompanied by appetizers, bragging and chatting, and talking about some nasty jokes. This is the rarest leisure time of the day.

Rice wine is a major feature of the Jiangnan region. Locals prefer to call it old wine. This rice wine is like a woman. It gets better and better with age, and the taste becomes stronger with time, so the locals prefer to call it old wine.

At this time, Jin'an and the old Taoist priest were sitting in the noisy lobby on the first floor. The two slipped out of the inn while munching on the delicious boiled mutton, while listening to the anecdotes in the market, to see if they could hear something. Regarding the whereabouts of Uncle Yuyangzi.

The old Taoist held lamb chops in one hand, and a bowl of mutton soup in the other. His mouth was full of oil, and his mouth kept babbling non-stop. From time to time, he lowered his head and took a sip of the rice wine in the wine bowl. It's so moisturizing.

Looking at the passers-by who forgot to bring their umbrellas and bamboo hats and hurried on the road in the continuous spring rain, Jin An thought about the coming of another Qingming Festival at the end of March, and sincerely said: "There is a lot of rain during the Qingming Festival. Pedestrians want to die..."

Before he finished reciting the poem, he was interrupted by the old Taoist priest: "It really is a good poem! It's wonderful, even a vulgar person like me, the old Taoist, can be in Chang County at once, and I miss my old friend a little bit."

Jin An looked at the old Taoist priest who had a mouthful of mutton on the left and a mouthful of warm and delicious mutton soup on the right, with a few black lines hanging down his forehead, you are kidding me!

The old Taoist priest, who was still full of fat, didn't notice the twitching of the corners of Jin An's mouth, and continued to talk while he was swaying left and right: "Little brother, you suddenly became very poetic, and you seem to be in a good mood. Did you think of the news about fellow Taoist Yuyangzi?" Any other clues?"

Jin An looked at the hurried pedestrians on the road and shook his head: "No."

They have stayed in Jiangzhou Mansion for nearly a month, but they haven't heard the latest news about Uncle Yuyangzi. They don't know how Uncle Yuyangzi is doing now, and is there a place to shelter from the rain?Have you encountered any difficulties?Do you miss the Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera during the Ching Ming Festival?
As soon as he thought of this, he began to worry about Uncle Yuyangzi, with worry written all over his face.

On the contrary, the old Taoist has experienced a lot, unlike Jin An, who is a little depressed when encountering some setbacks, he continued to say: "Seeing the passers-by on the street covering their heads to hide from the rain, and hurrying, the old Taoist suddenly had an idea." .”

The old Taoist knew that Jin'an was worried about Yuyangzi, so he continued to say: "Little brother, you said that fellow Taoist Yuyangzi ran at both ends of Yin County and Jiangzhou Prefecture, and he stayed for a while, didn't he Who are you looking for or what are you looking for? Even if you are not looking for something, it can show that Jiangzhou Mansion is very important to him, otherwise why did you linger in the two places for a while. "

Jin An frowned. He had considered this question before. He nodded to the old Taoist priest: "Old Taoist, continue to talk."

When it came to business, the old Taoist put away his nonchalant demeanor, and said seriously: "If Fellow Daoist Yuyangzi really cares about Jiangzhou Prefecture, maybe he will come back again?"

"So, instead of us trying our luck around like headless flies, in case we accidentally miss it, we should make a name for ourselves in Jiangzhou Mansion and wait for Fellow Daoist Yuyangzi to contact us when he returns to Jiangzhou Mansion!"

The old Taoist who took a sip of rice wine, his thoughts became clearer and his face flushed: "Little brother, what kind of things do you say to arouse the interest of Daoist Yuyangzi, as soon as I hear your name, little brother, I will come to see you immediately ?”

After listening to the old Taoist priest's analysis, Jin An felt that it made a lot of sense, and he lifted his spirits: "For example, open another Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera in Jiangzhou Prefecture!"

The old Taoist nodded: "Good!"

"Our father and I really want to go together again!"

"Brother, with your ability, you can set up a sub-view in Jiangzhou Prefecture to make a name for yourself. It's easy to catch. Fellow Daoist Yuyangzi will definitely come to you, little brother!" The old Taoist winked at Jin'an, just to cooperate with him. The image of a mouth full of fat, there is really no high personality at all, but it seems even more wretched.

Jin'an was in a good mood, this time he didn't care about the fact that the old Taoist priest was taking advantage of him again, he stretched out a thumb and boasted: "It is said that an old family is like a treasure, old Taoist priest, you have done me a big favor today! "

After Jin An finished speaking, he couldn't wait to stand up: "Xiao Er, pay the bill."

Old Taoist: "Huh?"

Jin An put down a few pieces of broken silver on the table, put on a bamboo hat and coir raincoat, and pulled the old Taoist priest into the army of passing passers-by in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)