"No wind, no rain, no heart, there is wine, food and leisure", Lao Dao was in a good mood, while chanting poems against him, he took Qin Chuan to the account room to get the money, and was ready to go to the kitchen to rub a meal and then go back, otherwise he would go over the mountains and mountains, if he was hungry, he would not have any physical strength.

This mansion is very large, but the circle is very small, maybe the kitchen to see the lively servants reported the situation outside, knowing that this old Tao and young children are engaged in unsightly suona work, but very appreciated by the uncle, therefore, the chef will reserve a bowl every time he serves the dishes for the two to taste.

"I can't see it, this old and young, dressed inappropriately, but this suona work is very serious", a cook quipped while working, causing others to laugh.

Qin Chuan gnawed on the chicken legs, and muttered with a mouth full of oil: "Let's just eat this bowl of rice, you don't look at where I came from, master, you can't smash your own signboard." ”

"This trail is really fun, but if you want me to give you a family affair, although this Ningzhou City is poor and bad, there are also girls with water spirits," said another cook in a cloth dress.

"No, sir, I eat and drink enough every day, and I am happy. Qin Chuan responded casually and continued to feast.

Seeing that Qin Chuan was busy eating, the cook didn't continue to joke, but said: "Eat slowly, how many days have you not eaten, and you don't have any appearance at all", and after that, she pushed the newly served dishes up.

"Well, yes, the craftsmanship of this Yufu Building is indeed excellent. Lao Dao stuffed his mouth and nodded frequently. The Jiuqu large intestine just out of the pot is oily but not greasy; the sea cucumber is roasted with green onions, which is salty and light; the best thing is that the Jinhua ham, which is cut to the thickness of tissue paper, is placed on the cube-shaped tender tofu, without any cooking, and is placed on the steamer made of fresh bamboo.

"Liu Jiaotou, your craftsmanship is much better than Shibiju", Qin Chuan nibbled on the pig's trotters in sauce and said to the master in charge.

Shibiju and Yufulou can be regarded as the time-honored brands that can be counted in Ningzhou City, and the competition between the two is fierce, and no one is convinced.

This golden knife Liu heard someone praise his craft, even if he knew that there was an ingredient of sycophancy, he was silent and did not speak, but filled the old hen soup for the two of them, the color was bright, with oil flowers, plus a little green onion seasoning, the two drank so much, the other spoons brought April green at the moment, and before they were handed over, Qin Chuan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward to catch it, and after a few mouthfuls of his stomach, sweat was faintly visible from his back.

"Rabbit, drink less, or how can I go back? I can't carry you. Lao Dao glanced at it and saw that Qin Chuan was more fierce than he had drunk, so he hurriedly asked him to stop.

Qin Chuan ignored the old way, took a few more sips and said, "We can't drink April green a few times a year, and we must drink enough today." ”

When Lao Dao heard it, he felt very reasonable, and he didn't care about Qin Chuan, and after a few mouthfuls, the jar had already bottomed out.

The two also knew the preciousness of this wine, and after drinking the wine and food, they did not ask for it, but after they were full of wine and food, they saluted everyone with both hands, and while they were not paying attention, they left a silver ingot, wiped the oil flowers on their mouths, and turned to say goodbye.

Even though I came to work today, I took the money of the main family and ate delicious meals, so I naturally had to follow some shares, and I couldn't be stingy and laughed at.

Lao Dao and Qin Chuan walked out of the kitchen, walked through the hall, and went out through the side door, and found that a group of people had also come out of the main entrance.

Li Xiuyan's servant led the high-headed blue-maned horse, walked in front and saluted with both hands, thanking the guests for their presence today, his face was flushed at this moment, obviously he had been poured a lot of wine. Followed by the noisy send-off procession, the eight strong men in the middle started to carry the sedan chair, Miss Zhang's personal maid surrounded the surroundings, and at the end of the team was a carriage full of large boxes, and several porters with fiber ropes were tightening the boxes. This is hundreds of kilometers, and there are many dowry items, so there can be no mistakes.

Looking at this battle, Zhang Dayuan also loves the eldest lady very much, and is afraid that he will be wronged at his mother-in-law's house. I bought a lot of money.

Lao Dao and Qin Chuan went out of the side door, not daring to rob Li Xiuyan's way, and quietly hid in silence at the wall, preparing to wait for Li Xiuyan to leave before setting off back.

Director Xu of Zhang's Mansion saw that it was not early, and there were still hundreds of miles to Ningzhou City, so he was afraid that he would miss the time, and it would be inevitable that he would have many dreams at night, so he opened his mouth and shouted after discussing with Zhang, and his voice was loud: "The auspicious time has arrived, get up the sedan chair." ”

Li Xiuyan saluted Zhang Yuanwai, said a little greeting, and rode away on the green-maned horse, and the team began to set off along Hengzheng Street, the sound of rapid horse hooves resounded all around, and the pedestrians and vendors on both sides couldn't help but put down their work and look at each other.

Qingzhou's terrain is closed, the traffic has been inconvenient since ancient times, and outsiders come to the local area to welcome relatives, all of which are light and simple, low-key. First, you can speed up the journey and arrive on time. The second is that they are afraid that the bandits in the mountains will worry about it, and they will be empty of people and money, so such a lively welcoming team is really rare in Qingzhou.

When Li Xiuyan's greeting team gradually moved away, Lao Dao and Qin Chuan began to walk to the Wenrufang next to Hengzheng Street.

Lao Dao asked Qin Chuan: "Rabbit cub, what do you need to buy today?"

"I heard that Tao Li Ji in Middle Street sells the four treasures of Huizhou's study, and I want to purchase a set to help you copy the scriptures in the future, and it will always be much smoother to use. Qin Chuan pointed in the direction of Wen Rufang and said.

When Lao Dao heard this, he laughed: "What kind of mind do you kid have, how can I not know that the four treasures of Huizhou's study pay attention to Zhuge pen, Tinggui ink, Chengxin paper, and Longwei inkstone. Let's go, and it doesn't hurt to see. ”

Today's Qingzhou Daji, although it is afternoon, but the street is full of people, the number of people is even worse than some time ago, peddlers and pawns, small merchants, bidding sideways with each other, trying to complete the transaction before dark.

The old man followed the surging crowd, and finally arrived at Taoli Ji, and when he opened his mouth, he was about to go to the four treasures of the good study, and the guy at the door looked at the two of them dressed up, although they were tattered, they didn't dare to despise it, and took out the new goods in front of him: "Two masters, take a look." ”

Qin Chuan looked at the snow-white paper, his eyes couldn't take his eyes off, or there were oil stains on his hands, he didn't dare to touch it, but he just put his hands behind his back, leaned over, and his eyes were about to touch the paper.

"Dao Ye good eyesight, this paper is bamboo skin rice paper, made of more than five years of old bamboo middle, soaked for more than 20 days to soften, the master after dozens of processes such as material preparation, pulp, slag removal, etc., and finally cut by hand, and then have to dry for a year. This material alone is labor-intensive. In the middle and uninterrupted insect control and moth, very rare, as the saying goes, five acres of bamboo forest, a piece of rice paper, and after hundreds of miles of transportation, the above pear wood carbon moisture-proof, so this rice paper arrived in Qingzhou, the price is quite high. ”

When Lao Dao heard this, he crossed his hands behind his back and asked: "When I come to Taoli Ji, I must know that paper and other things are of high quality, you just need to tell me the money, and you don't need to worry about anything else." ”

The guy of Tao Li Ji looked at Lao Dao's waist, and estimated Lao Dao's net worth: "Thirty taels, is the Taoist chief interested?"

Lao Dao understood the meaning of Xiao Er's words, which meant that this rice paper was very rare, and I was afraid that the two of them could not afford it, but after all, it was Xiao Er of Tao Li Ji, and he knew that there were a lot of strange things about this Qingzhou strange person, and he didn't dare to identify financial resources casually by virtue of his clothes and appearance, so there were words in the words, which were very tactful, and did not damage the thin noodles of the two of them, but contained the meaning of driving away.

Lao Dao was annoyed when he heard this, but he gasped, saying that Qingzhou's Taoli Ji paper was expensive, but he didn't expect it to reach such a point. Lao Dao turned his head and asked the young child: "Rabbit cub, do you really want this rice paper?"

Qin Chuan's eyes rolled: "Yes, of course I want it, I want it all, but this price still needs to be discussed." After speaking, he looked at Xiao Er.

When Xiao Er heard this, he knew that these two people were not rich and noble, so he raised his voice and said: "Our store is low-profit, I refuse to bargain, if you want to find cheap paper, you can go to Pingyangfang to have a look." ”

Pingyang Fang, the shelter of Qingzhou's down-and-out talents. Although the people of Qingzhou are fierce, they also respect Wendao, so there have always been many people who leap into the dragon gate. This Pingyang Fang is a place where some scholars from poor families make a living, selling old books and pawning family property, and some people make paper to sell to solve the problem of food and clothing, but the quality of this paper is uneven.

Lao Dao was not angry when he heard this, and said with a smile: "I am returning to the Yun Sect, but I can't afford to buy this rice paper, but I am traveling all over the world, and I am not a bandit, how can I have so much money." ”

"Guiyun Sect?", Xiao Er heard this, his forehead began to sweat, look at this old Taoist dress, although he is not a person with fairy wind bones, but when he hears this, his status must not be low, although there are people behind Taoli Ji who cover it and protect it thoroughly, but the shopkeeper will definitely not come out for a subordinate, presumably in the end he still blames himself, but the disciples of Guiyun Sect rarely appear, and he didn't expect to be met by himself today. This great god is not a good stubble.

"The Taoist chief is surprised, you get what you pay for, we pay attention to fair trade, don't misunderstand. I just looked at the Taoist, the crane has a childish face, there is a tendency to rejuvenate and rejuvenate, and I see that the little Taoist friend is full of spirituality, and he must have a lot to do in the future. These high-class four treasures of the study are most compatible with Taoist people. "Tao Li Ji's little two saw the wind and made the rudder, and he flattered the old way.

Lao Dao heard about it and did not respond. The wrinkled face smiled deeper, grinned, and could see a row of yellow teeth, if it weren't for this serious appearance, it would be believed that it was a fortune teller in the rivers and lakes on the side of the road.

Seeing this situation, Xiao Er confirmed in his heart that Lao Dao was the person who returned to the Cloud Sect.

Qin Chuan paced and took over: "Principal, let's hurry up, so as not to miss a big event, or don't buy it today, and let someone come over to pick it up next time." "Specially" twice, Qin Chuan gritted his teeth and said very heavily.

Xiao Er heard the word principal, and thought that the status of the old Taoist in the Guiyun Sect must not be low, and he began to get anxious: "Today and the two Taoist masters are very close to each other, and our shopkeeper often goes to Guiyun Sect to ask, the so-called good deeds, good fate, presumably the Taoist to buy this four treasures of the scholar's room, must be a person who crosses the poor, no matter what, Xiao Er, I will be the master today, this set of four treasures of the scholar's room, twenty-five taels sold to the Taoist." ”

Lao Dao bared his teeth slightly, and said with some distress: "Okay, I bought it." ”

When Xiao Er heard this, he was very happy, and hurriedly packed the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone carefully with kraft paper, wound them with hemp rope wiring, and sent the two to the door, Qin Chuan smiled beside him.

Out of the gate of Taoli Ji, Lao Dao and Qin Chuan walked one after the other, preparing to return to the Taoist temple.

In the small wine shop next to him, Chen Xiangyuan played with the ring in his hand and asked to the side: "Can you go?"

"Half an hour ago, just left, now it's too late. The Yin Slave replied respectfully.

"Can it be arranged?" asked Chen Xiangyuan as he took a sip of wine and continued to play with the ring.

"The host was relieved that everything was in order. The Yin slave bowed down, not daring to raise his head.