fairy cage

When Yu Lie was talking with Daoist Wei, the young Taoists next to him were clever, and upon hearing what they were talking about, they hurriedly sent someone to notify the stewards in the elixir shop.

Soon, three priests in Taoist robes of different colors hurried out from the inside of the shop.

The one on the left is wearing a red robe, the one in the middle is wearing a white robe, and the one on the right is wearing a green robe. They are also of different ages and looks, two men and one woman.

The only thing in common is that these three Taoist disciples all have a strong medicinal fragrance, and most of them are alchemy disciples with a lot of skill in their hands.

The eyes of the three Taoists fell on Yu Lie's extremely young face, and they were stunned at the same time, but when they saw the paper crane beside them, they recognized that it was a paper crane unique to Taoist palaces, and hurriedly bowed to salute :
"Servant, I have seen the envoy of the Dao Palace and this fellow Daoist."

Daoist Wei, who was among the paper cranes, looked at the three of them, and said, "Okay, don't talk nonsense, the poor Taoist is here today to send the store manager here."

Buzz!

A talisman jumped out of the storage bag on the paper crane's neck, and Daoist Wei continued: "This is the dispatch talisman of the Daoist Palace, please read it over and sign it."

The three disciples of the elixir shop hurriedly looked up at the talisman, looked at each other, and said respectfully:

"It's a Dao Palace spell, no doubt."

The three of them stepped forward one after another and poured their true energy into it.

Then Yu Lie saw that it was similar to the situation when he received the courtyard before. The talisman was ignited by Daoist Wei on the spot and turned into a ray of light, which fell on him in an instant, echoing with the Taoist in Yu Lie's mind.

Yu Lie felt relieved, and the aura sank into his Taoist talisman, and he signed a line of text: "T-level pharmacy, number [-], check every five years."

Yu Lie's attention fell on this line of text, and more detailed information would be derived from it, indicating the exact day when he arrived at the alchemy room, the size of the alchemy room, and the current number of people.

It was too late to take a closer look at these things, Yu Lie came back to his senses, and hurriedly cupped his hands at Daoist Wei:
"Thank you sir."

"Hahaha!" The other party's voice came from the paper crane: "Since Fellow Daoist Yu has been dismissed, the poor Taoist should return to the palace first."

Naturally, Yu Lie responded immediately, and he walked quickly, taking the initiative to walk to the front and send Wei Daochang out of the shop.The three disciples from the elixir shop also wanted to come out and give it away, but Yu Lie stopped him.

After avoiding the eyes and ears of others, Yu Lie took out another pile of spirit stones from his sleeve.

This time the Lingshi doubled compared to the last time, it was directly [-] stones.Daoist Wei laughed out loud when he saw Yu Lie being so upbeat.

The other party said: "If there is any problem after the incident, the fellow Taoist will come to me when the time comes. Every ten days when the Taoist Palace gives lectures, the poor Taoist will also help guard it. You can also find me when the time comes."

Although Yu Lie lost his job in a workshop in Daocheng as a shopkeeper, it doesn't mean that this shop is his main business.As a disciple of the Taoist Palace, there are still big and small things waiting for him in the palace, such as lectures and discussions.

The so-called ten-day lectures that Daoist Wei said was one of them.

Yu Lie hurriedly cupped his hands: "Thank you, Daoist Wei!"

After saying that, the paper crane possessed by the other party took the bulging storage bag in its mouth, and flew up leisurely, leaving from the sky above the workshop, and flew to the location of the mountain gate of the Dao Palace.

Yu Lie stood in front of the elixir shop, and kept bowing his hands until the figure of the other party disappeared completely. Then he looked away, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"This Daoist Wei, do you know the relationship between me and the big-headed baby of the Wa family?"

But Yu Lie still had some doubts in his heart: "Even so, Wajia Doll and I only have a little relationship, and it doesn't deserve such kindness from the other party."

He always felt that there was something else that he ignored or didn't know.

After thinking about it for a while, I didn't have a clue for the time being, so Yu Lie simply stopped thinking about it.Anyway, if there is something that he neglected, it is probably a good thing, and he will know it when the time comes.

Yu Lie suppressed his distracting thoughts, he pulled himself together, turned and walked to the elixir shop, ready to face the three Taoists in the elixir shop.

Two or three cups of tea passed.

After some pleasantries in the pill shop, the staff dispersed on their own.

In the deepest part of the elixir shop, in a room that looks like both a elixir room and a bedroom, Yu Lie sat on a grand master's chair, with his eyes slightly closed, thinking about something.

He was thinking about the situation in the elixir shop, and his brows were slightly frowned from time to time.

Yu Lie was mainly thinking about the three Taoists in his shop.

He discovered that these three Taoist disciples were not left behind by the previous shop owner, but were also named in the Taoist palace.

Although the three of them were not disciples of the Dao Palace, they either followed the path of capable people in the palace, or their elders were from the Dao Palace, but they themselves could not pass the entrance examination.

Such "relationship households", even if Yu Lie is the store manager, cannot be dismissed at will.Otherwise, the other party can go to the Dao Palace to sue him.

In fact, the complaint is not the most important point.After all, Yu Lie is a disciple of the Taoist Palace who is serious about the Bajing, and the complaint will only affect his evaluation five years later.

Even if he kicked all three Taoist disciples away in one go, and the three of them sued him together, it would only be five years later and Yu Lie would be forced to resign.

The key point is that Yu Lie had a personal discussion with the three disciples, and looked through the documents in the elixir shop, and found that the actual operation of the entire elixir shop was in the hands of these three disciples.

Roughly speaking, among them, the female priests in red robes are in charge of the communication between the shop and other shops in the workshop, to welcome and manage.

The green-robed Taoist is responsible for taking care of the medicinal materials and finished medicines in the shop, and has the responsibility of watching the shop and the warehouse.

The Taoist in the white robe at the end is responsible for recording the bills of the entire shop.The other party has been working in the shop for nearly 30 years, and has lost two Taoist palace disciples, and Yu Lie is the third one. Looking at the other party's age, most likely he can also win over Yu Lie.

Usually, these three people are taking care of the entire store, even without the store manager, the store can still operate on its own.It's just that, in terms of the store's income, there is no profit or loss.

And you must know that the elixir shop that Yu Lie got belongs to the property of the Taoist Palace.

First of all, there is no rent for the shop, and secondly, the purchase of dried herbs is provided by the corresponding chamber of commerce at a low price. The price is also guaranteed, and no one dares to offend the Dao Palace.

As long as the quality of the elixir produced is acceptable, basically there is no need to worry about it being dropped in the hands.

And in fact, the operation of the elixir shop has always been to take work from other chambers of commerce, collect a deposit, and then start refining the medicine. The Chamber of Commerce came to the door.

In terms of such huge and favorable conditions, judging from my experience, he never thought that this shop would not make money.

Especially the three Taoist disciples themselves, they do know how to make alchemy.

The only explanation for this is that the profits generated by the shop were all divided among these three guys when there was no shop owner.

In the room, Yu Lie narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking about the expressions of the three Taoists.

He found that after Daoist Wei left, the eyes and demeanor of these three people would unconsciously keep a distance from him, and there was no tendency to come up to please him.Moreover, the three of them had a tacit understanding, and it seemed that Yu Lie, the shop owner, was an outsider.

Fortunately, the three Taoists were all jealous of Yu Lie, and they were not sure of Yu Lie's background, and they did not dare to neglect and offend him.

No matter what Yu Lie asked, the other party could answer.

When asked about the store's current accounts, the three on the other side responded that there was still a balance, which could support the next start of work.At any rate, it didn't leave Yu Lie with a shortfall. The first thing he did after he took the position was to fill in the hole or throw the pot away.

But well.

This level is not what Yu Lie wants or can satisfy...

At this time, it was on the other side.

In a corner that Yu Lie couldn't take care of, three Taoists from the elixir shop got together.

"Old Bai, didn't you say that this year's management is in order, and the palace will not send people over again? You shouldn't even swallow the money, right?!"

A depressed voice sounded:
"What are you joking about? Why should I swallow that money? It's been done, and the promise has been fulfilled. And the gift was given by Fellow Daoist Mei Hong in person, just ask her."

The charming and familiar female Taoist in the middle frowned and nodded.

The green-robed Taoist who raised the question had to sigh: "The people in the palace are more ruthless than us, how can they collect money and not do things. It's only been two and a half years."

It turned out that there had been a gap of two and a half years since the previous shopkeeper left. During these two and a half years, the three Taoists were sharing power.

Lamenting was useless, and the three immediately began to discuss in low voices:
"Fellow Daoist Mei Hong, go to the palace and find someone to inquire about the origin of Fellow Daoist Yu."

"While the shopkeeper has just arrived, Lao Bai, you have to make the accounts more neatly, and squeeze out some oil and water, in case the shopkeeper finds out and distributes it to him."

"The medicinal materials in the shop should also be prepared, and they can't be shoddy."

They said one sentence to another, gritted their teeth at each other, and struggled to shake off a little bit of the benefits swallowed by the three of them, so that they could be shared with Yu Lie.

...........................

At this time in the owner's room.

Yu Lie lowered his eyes, looked at the red and black account book on the table, and felt more and more uncomfortable about the 3000 yuan Lingshi in the balance of the account.

In such a elixir shop, the food in the shop is not as much as he alone.

When looking at the sums of money in the book again, Yu Lie narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in his heart:

"These all have to be poor people's money!"

The new official took office three fires, and there was no money in the shop, so he could only extract oil from these three "relationship households".

..............................

One day passed.

After Yu Lie got into the owner's room, he never went out.

He was striking while the iron was hot, looking through the accounts of the store over the years, and corresponding one after another, so that it would be convenient for oil extraction later.

When night fell, Yu Lie just opened the door and walked out of the room with a tired face.

After reading it all day long, he didn't sort out the complicated accounts clearly, on the contrary, it made him dizzy, and he didn't know whether the numbers he had calculated were right or wrong.

He simply put all the accounts in his bag, intending to take them back to check again.

"Or just ask someone in the city to help sort it out?" Yu Lie thought in his heart as he walked.

Suddenly, a voice sounded beside him:

"Shopkeeper, you have worked hard!"

It was the three Taoists who were still staying in the shop. When they saw Yu Lie coming out, they hurried out to say hello.

Yu Lie saw that the three of them were there, and from the corner of his eye, he found that there were twenty or thirty Taoist boys doing odd jobs in the whole shop, and none of them were there.

Only then did Yu Lie realize in a daze that his family was already the owner of the shop, and it was the first day he took office. If he didn't leave, the others would not dare to leave at all.

Yu Lie bowed his hands to the people around him kindly: "Thank you for your hard work, you can get off work as usual."

Seeing Yu Lie's friendly attitude, Lao Bai and the other three disciples breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly said: "This new shop owner does not seem to be a domineering person."

As they talked, they suggested going to a restaurant in the city to get together, but Yu Lie declined.

After saying a few more words, Yu Lie left the elixir shop decisively, and he had to rush back to practice!
Under the eyes of everyone, Yu Lie's figure completely disappeared.

Yu Lie mixed among the sparse Taoists, walking along the corridor in the workshop, looking ordinary.

He also subconsciously took the old route when he was off work.

Suddenly, just as Yu Lie was about to step out of the gate of the workshop, a voice sounded behind him:
"Friend Daoist Yu?"

Yu Lie turned his head and saw a familiar face.

Seeing Yu Lie turning his head, the other party showed a smile on his face: "You really are Daoist Yu!"

The person who came was wearing a green shirt, it was Song Danqing from his hometown, they joined the Qianlin Chamber of Commerce together, and they were very energetic.

But when they met by chance today, Yu Lie couldn't recognize each other.

Because Song Danqing, who used to have an elegant complexion, now has a messy bun, pale cheeks, and dark circles around his eyes. He looks like he has been overly groomed by a witch.

Song Danqing walked to Yu Lie's side, and sighed, "It's only an hour before the curfew. Brother Yu looks tired, it seems that he has worked so hard."

Yu Lie nodded, that's right, he was dizzy after checking the accounts. If the accounts were not related to Lingshi, he would have burned the accounts.

The two walk together.

Song Danqing offered a few words of relief:

"It's not easy to work in the workshop. You and I will work harder, and we will have a salary at the end of the month. When we see the spirit stone, it will not feel hard."

After leaving the workshop, the cold air from the bottom of Daocheng rushed towards the face, which made the Taoists feel biting.

Song Danqing sighed, rubbed his hands, and immediately bowed his hands to Yu Lie in apology:

"Pindao found a night job in a hotel, so he had to rush over to change shifts. He had to be free some other day, and return with Brother Yu."

This person's bluish-white cheeks, it seems that it was not caused by him lingering in the flowers and being picked up by the witch, but because the other party held several jobs and worked a lot to get this appearance.

Yu Lie stopped, before he could say anything.

After Song Danqing finished speaking, he turned around and left in a hurry.