And said you're not a fairy

Chapter 10 Lamb Stew
After the Luxian Temple was closed for one day, it reopened the next day.

The spectacle of peach blossoms blooming in winter attracts an endless stream of passers-by from Lujiang City to outside the gate of Luxian Temple.

Miao Zhu Changkongzi kept in mind Chen Yuan's instructions, and when the believers asked about the reason for the wonderful scene of peach blossoms blooming outside the Luxian Temple, he only said that he didn't know.

Although there are gossip among the folks, it is said that the strange sight that appeared in Luxian Temple may have something to do with the sloppy young man who appeared in the temple the day before, looked a little crazy, and was taken in by the temple.

Maybe that scruffy boy is really a disciple of the immortal Lu Xiangong.

But after all, it was just gossip, and not many people took it seriously.

……

this day.

Lujiang City.

A spacious and gorgeous mansion with pavilions, waterside gardens, and promenades.

A beautiful girl with bright eyes and white teeth, wearing a long emerald green dress, emerald pearls, blue silk like a waterfall, and a slender neck is leaning against the fence in the pavilion, with her arms resting on her head, staring at the artificial lake in front of her in a daze.

She is Qin Jiangyue three years later.

"master."

Just then, a footstep came.

Waiting by the steps of the pavilion, Caihe, a maid with double buns and a red skirt, awakened Qin Jiangyue who was in a daze with her respectful voice.

I saw that he was wearing brocade clothes, a high crown on his head, tall and thin, with a goatee under his jaw, his eyes were cold, and he looked extremely oppressive. Qin Shouzhi, the prefect of Luzhou, who was over fifty years old, nodded in response to the maid , strode into the pavilion.

"father."

Qin Jiangyue, who was disturbed, called someone absently, and looked at the lake again, without even moving her arms that were resting on her head just now.

Qin Shouzhi, the magistrate of Luzhou who looked very powerful at first, immediately changed his expression and looked kindly when he saw his daughter Qin Jiangyue.

Looking at the distraught daughter in front of him, he said with some distress:

"Jiang Yue, you are just a peasant boy, why are you doing this!"

Qin Jiangyue asked Qin Shouzhi as if she didn't hear him:
"Father, have you sent someone to look for the address my daughter gave you? Did you find Mr. Chen?"

Qin Shouzhi said truthfully:

"The Pingliang County you mentioned, my father has sent people to look for it, and even found their home, but according to the people who came back to report, his brother and sister-in-law said that he has not returned home for three years, and he may be on the way. There was an accident."

Qin Jiangyue's expression changed slightly when she heard the words, she immediately sat up straight, and then she couldn't help feeling sad.

Seeing his daughter's expression, Qin Shouzhi couldn't bear to deceive her, so he said again: "But..."

Qin Jiangyue asked anxiously after hearing the words: "But what?"

Qin Shou said straightly: "However, the person sent by my father to inquire about the news learned from Chen Yuan's brother and sister-in-law that he was borrowing from his uncle's house in Linjiang County next door, so that person went to Chen Yuan in Linjiang County again. Uncle Yuan's house."

Qin Jiangyue asked eagerly: "Have you ever found Mr. Chen?"

"According to Uncle Chen Yuan's family, Chen Yuan never visited Linjiang County three years ago."

Qin Shouzhi sighed.

Qin Jiangyue's originally slightly improved look, but when he heard this, another sadness came to his heart.

Although she was born in a family of officials and her father was the magistrate of Luzhou, she also knew the danger of traveling far away.

These days, whether it's bandits, bandits, beasts, ghosts, or ordinary villagers who have evil thoughts.

It is a huge danger for anyone who goes out alone.

Even if she was as honorable as she was, with guards accompanying her to protect her, she encountered a monster and almost died in that inn.

Let alone a young scholar who is out alone and has no power to protect himself.

"Jiang Yue, if Chen Yuan hasn't come home for three years, I'm afraid it's too bad. If you want, you can choose from young talents in Luzhou and even the whole world, so don't worry about him anymore. "

Seeing the sadness in his daughter's eyes, Qin Shouzhi persuaded her.

He didn't think that the peasant boy named Chen Yuan was worthy of his daughter.

Although the other party saved his daughter's life, the kindness belongs to kindness and should not be confused with the daughter's marriage.

If the other party is alive, he will promise the other party a good future and thank him with a lot of money. Even if he helps the other party to embark on an official career, it is not impossible to match the other party and talk about a marriage for the other party, but he will never agree to his daughter marrying the other party...

"Father, where are you thinking? My daughter asked Dad to find Mr. Chen, just to repay the life-saving grace three years ago."

Qin Jiangyue explained while feeling sad.

Since the farewell in the sky above Lujiang City three years ago, she has always had a deep memory of Mr. Chen Yuan.

Seeing that the three-year period has passed, the other party did not come to Lujiang City as agreed.

She asked her father to send someone to Pingjiang County, where the other party was located, to find Mr. Chen.

Who knew that after searching, they found a bad news.

"Father, do you think that Mr. Chen will follow that expert to practice?"

Qin Jiangyue suddenly thought.

After all, that expert cast a spell that day and sent her back home.

That young man named Chen Yuan still followed that expert and did not leave. Who would know what happened after that!

"It's possible, but not likely."

Qin Shou shook his head.

A high-level apprentice requires aptitude, comprehension, and xinxing. He doesn't think that an ordinary boy from a farming family who has read a few books can be favored by a high-level person.

After Qin Jiangyue came back, she also told Qin Shouzhi what happened to her, but Qin Shouzhi looked puzzled after listening.

Because he himself did not find an expert at that time to rescue his daughter.

He did know two masters with real abilities, but he didn't have a deep friendship with these two masters, so he came to the door to beg twice with a heavy gift, although the gift was accepted by the masters, but politely refused to sell it.

Helpless, at that time, I could only hold the idea of ​​using a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and worshiped all the fairy temples around Lujiang City, who knew that a miracle would actually happen.

Not only did an expert come forward to save his daughter, but he also sent his daughter back safely.

Qin Shouzhi's words darkened Qin Jiangyue's expression.

After Qin Shouzhi said this, he felt a little belatedly annoyed that he shouldn't have broken his daughter's hope.

Qin Shouzhi hurriedly said: "By the way, Jiang Yue, it is said that outside the Luxian Temple in the south of the city, there was a wonderful scene of peach blossoms blooming in the twelfth lunar month. If you have nothing to do, you can go to the Luxian Temple to relax."

Qin Jiangyue looked a little blank and said: "Understood, Dad, if there is nothing wrong, my daughter will go."

Seeing Qin Jiangyue's sad expression, Qin Shouzhi couldn't say anything more.

"Serve the good lady."

After instructing the maid, Cai He, to leave with a sigh.

Only Qin Jiangyue, who was sitting by the fence of the pavilion with a sad expression on his face, and the maidservants were left.

……

In order to avoid trouble, Chen Yuan originally planned to live in seclusion in the backyard of "Luxian Temple" for two days, staying at home and focusing on cultivation.

Later, after Luxian Temple was reopened, he found that he was wearing a blue Taoist robe, and after freshening up, he had become a handsome young Taoist priest. Apart from attracting the attention of some young women, no one paid attention to him at all.

So he went out early in the morning the next day.

Although he has been in Luxian Temple for two days, he has never left the house.

"I'm going out."

After saying hello to Miao Zhuchang Kongzi, Chen Yuan walked out of the "Luxian Temple" against the crowded crowd.

Looking up, you can see that outside Luxian Temple, the seven peach trees, which are as thin as bowls and as thick as barrels, are surrounded by dignitaries and dignitaries in brocade robes from Lujiang City, facing each other. The seven peach trees talked loudly.

Some speculated about the origin of this strange scene, and some scholars recited poems against the peach tree.

Even on the edge, you can also see the area dedicated to parking luxury carriages and tall horses for rich men and ladies.

Regardless, Chen Yuan passed through the crowded gate of Luxian Temple and came to the official road.

After identifying the next direction, I walked less than fifty feet to the left, and it was another scene.

I saw here that every day there are believers who come from the city to worship, and pedestrians on the official road pass by. Wherever the crowd gathers, there are smart people. Not only have a large number of houses been built, but some people have opened a temple here. The shop started a business.

Around Luxian Temple, a market has already formed, with grain shops, wine shops, and inns all there, and the prototype of a small town has already taken shape.

Chen Yuan saw a shop with the word "Fangzheng" written on a cloth, hanging on the flagpole in front of the door, serving as a signboard, and there were three or five customers sitting inside, so he walked in.

The owner of the shop was a thin, short middle-aged man with an apron around his waist, a dark complexion, and a simple and honest look. When he heard the movement, he looked up and saw a young Taoist priest in Taoist robes.

While busy with the work in hand, he greeted Chen Yuan and said, "Sit down first, Taoist priest, do you want a bowl of stewed cake?"

Chen Yuan asked: "You stewed cake, why haven't I seen it in other places?"

The boss laughed and said: "The Taoist chief doesn't know, but my stewed pancakes are passed down from Guanzhong. I stew it with mutton and use a secret method to remove the fishy smell. It can be said that the soup is delicious. Once the Taoist priest eats it once, he will never forget it. "

Chen Yuan asked, "How much is a bowl?"

The boss said: "One big money, one bowl."

In this world, the currency used by the common people is copper plates.

Poor people may never see the legendary gold and silver for a lifetime.

There have been seventeen emperors in the Yong Dynasty so far. Except for the Yong Chongbao issued by the first Emperor Taizu, the subsequent emperors issued a wide variety of Tongbao.

Because of the different sizes and weights of copper coins, these Tongbao are called two-fold coins, five-fold coins, and ten-fold coins.

Except for Chongbao, which is called Big Money, Tongbao is all called Xiaoqian.

One thousand big money is called consistent money, which is about one tael of silver.

And a small coin with a [-]% discount can buy a big meat-stuffed bun, and a big coin with a bowl of stewed cakes, which is neither expensive nor cheap.

Chen Yuan took a look at the boss who put it on the stove, and was about to serve it to the guests. The bowl of biscuits accounted for almost half of the mutton.

Immediately, I felt that this big money was worth it.

He couldn't help but said greedily in his heart: "Then serve me a bowl."

The boss heard: "Okay, the guests sit first, wait a moment."

Chen Yuan found a seat near the corner and sat down. After a short wait, a bowl of steaming mutton stew was served by the boss.

It was dotted with a layer of green onion, and Chen Yuan took a sip, only to feel the aroma.

Immediately, he picked up the bamboo chopsticks on the table, and couldn't help but eat with great gusto.

"It's like the mutton steamed buns from the previous life."

Chen Yuan noticed after eating for a while.

But the boss actually said that this mutton stewed cake came from Guanzhong, so it's nothing unusual.

The same is Guanzhong, maybe the two worlds have similar connections.

After eating this big bowl of mutton stewed cakes, Chen Yuan felt a sense of joy all over his body, from the inside out.

He stood up with his bulging stomach and was about to pay when the boss asked:

"Xiao Daoist, do you dare to ask, did you come out of Lu Xian Temple just now?"

It turned out that the boss had sharp eyes and saw that Chen Yuan was coming from the direction of Luxian Temple, and the other party was a Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe, so he asked this question.

Chen Yuan said: "That's right, I came out of Luxian Temple, but I won't stay here for long, I just live in that Luxian Temple for a while."

Unexpectedly, the boss said: "Since the Taoist priest came out of Luxian Temple and temporarily lived in Luxian Temple, he is a friend of Changkongzi Miaozhu."

"The reason why we merchants can do business here is thanks to the care of this Luxian Temple and Changkongzi Temple Zhu. I can't accept this money, just treat it as my treat. The Taoist leader thinks it's delicious, just come again next time .”

Chen Yuan smiled and didn't answer, took out a big money from his pocket and put it on the table, turned around and left.

Seeing Chen Yuan like this, the boss immediately became anxious, picked up the big money on the table, and wanted to catch up.

But when he turned around, he found that the young Taoist priest had disappeared without a trace in the crowd.

Only the boss was left sighing in place.

　ps: Newcomers and new books, please recommend tickets, ask for follow-up, ask for everything, newcomers are miserable, there is no exposure, if you like it, you must support it, otherwise you will die if you keep it.

　　


(End of this chapter)