Chapter 11: The Spring
This person is Pu Xuan, who almost lost his life in Zhaojiatun. After burying the senior brother Zhende Daochang, because he lost his blood when he escaped, he hid in the mountain col for a few days, and only arrived at Yongquanji today.
Yanhong only said that this person was looking for fun, and said in amazement: "How to enter the town?" ”
Pu Xuan asked the three of them to hold hands and grasp it, and he caught Fang Zhong again, and said, "Go to the town!" The red light flashed in his hand, the rune paper burned, and the Taoist and the three of them left a faint phantom at the same time, and then disappeared.
In a remote corner of the town, a figure flashed, and with a snort, Pu Xuan, Fang Zhong and others appeared. Pu Xuan let go of his hand and said with a smile: "It's here." ”
Bright red woke up like a dream, took a step forward, and said excitedly: "Immortal Master, the little woman doesn't know where to cultivate the blessings, thank you to go down to help me." Fast...... Let me touch it and stick some fairy energy! Later, you will ascend to heaven, but you will never have a chance. He stepped forward and touched it, and said, "Everyone, come and stick some immortal energy, it will be too late for the Taoist to ascend to heaven." Xiaolan heard Yanhong say this, and hurriedly ran to touch Puxuan.
Pu Xuan was angry and funny, and said busily: "Don't touch it, don't touch it, Dao Ye is afraid of itching." ”
Yongquan Bazaar, there are not many pedestrians on the road, many shops have long been closed, only countless lanterns hanging, in the dark and dark night like a star mosaic, from the beginning can not see the end, it is not clear how big this town is.
Pu Xuan swaggered to an unclosed inn with the three of them, stretched out his peachwood sword and knocked on the counter, shouting, "Shopkeeper, how do you take a nap?" If you have a business, don't do what store you open! ”
The shopkeeper opened his eyes dimly, yawned and said, "Guest officer, what time has it been, if I hadn't forgotten to close the door while napping, would you have been able to enter?" ”
Pu Xuan said: "I can enter as if the door is closed." The shopkeeper shook his head, wiped his eyes again, saw that it was a Taoist priest, and said lazily: "It turned out to be a Taoist master, and he sat down when he came in, I don't know if he wants to live in a hotel or eat?" ”
Pu Xuan said: "Eat first and then stay in the hotel, do you have a vacant room?" ”
When the shopkeeper saw the big business coming to the door, he finally put on a smiling face and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, there are vacant rooms, there are many." He turned his head and said to the inside: "Four upper rooms, hurry up and tidy up!" After shouting for a long time, no one answered, the shopkeeper was furious, ran to the room for a stinking scolding, and a shopkeeper finally ran out and tidied up the room.
Yanhong heard the shopkeeper say that she wanted four upper rooms, and she felt sorry that the money was too expensive, so she said in a low voice: "Dao Chief! Two rooms are enough, and I can squeeze in with the two children. ”
Pu Xuan said in a low voice: "Who said that he wanted four rooms, what is the matter with him cleaning the empty house at home." Let Yanhong silence, and said to the store: "Take a few dishes and bring them up, don't be spicy, just light, and then four bowls of Yangchun noodles, go quickly." The shopkeeper promised to cook in person, and soon the side dishes arrived, fragrant dried vegetables, green vegetables, braised radish, salted beans, fresh and chic.
Pu Xuan tasted it and said happily: "The craftsmanship of the small shop is good, come, come, you're welcome, it's important for everyone to fill their stomachs together." The three of them were already hungry and panicked, and after hearing this, they all started their hands and ate a fine light in a blink of an eye.
Pu Xuan burped and called: "Shopkeeper, the meal has been eaten, and the Taoist master lives in the hotel!" ”
The shopkeeper smiled: "It has already been prepared for you, and the four upper rooms are waiting." ”
Pu Xuan thief's eyes rolled and said slowly: "Who said that there are four?" ”
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and said unwillingly: "How many rooms does the Taoist master want?" ”
Pu Xuan stretched out one finger and said, "One!" ”
"One?" Yan Hong and the store exclaimed at the same time.
Pu Xuan said: "Why not? ”
The shopkeeper stammered: "Master Dao, a guest room is a bed, you ...... You, four people, and a big girl, this is also ......" couldn't help shaking your head.
Pu Xuan smiled: "The store doesn't know, this is a junior I haven't seen for many years, it's rare to meet, Dao Ye has a lot of intimate things to say." Sleep in a nest, do not avoid suspicion. Could it be that I, a monk, would have any bad thoughts about the younger generations, and I don't even think about it, and even one thought is dirty. Hearing this, the shopkeeper couldn't stop talking, and said in his heart that as soon as a Taoist priest and the eldest girl slept in a nest, he didn't believe that there would be such a thing.
"Good boy! How do you sleep in this nest!? The shopkeeper pondered and meditated, and he couldn't figure out how to sleep with a few gray hairs, so he had to tell the shopkeeper to lock the other three empty rooms, pack up the chopsticks and go back to sleep.
Early in the morning of the second day, the chickens did not crow, the shopkeeper did not sleep at ease all night, got up in a hurry with red eyes, sneaked to the door of the Puxuan guest room, listened to the door frame and listened to the movement in the door, listened to it for a long time but made no sound, and had the intention to break the window paper, and was afraid that it would be difficult to speak and ruin the reputation of the store.
Finally the door opened, and Pu Xuan swaggered out, followed by Yanhong, Fang Zhong, and Xiaolan, all of them in good spirits, and seemed to sleep very sweetly at night. Pu Xuan walked to the counter and saw the shopkeeper's tired face, and said strangely: "Shopkeeper, you didn't sleep well?" The shopkeeper smiled bitterly: "Business is not good, I can't sleep." ”
Pu Xuan said: "Poor Dao, isn't this taking care of your business, that upper room, we will stay for three days." ”
The shopkeeper listened to the softness of his feet and exclaimed: "Three days! Four people squeeze a quilt! Ouch, Dao Ye, don't you want my life! Anyway, I have a vacant room, and I can afford it, so I'll send another room, and it's okay to trouble a few people to sleep separately? ”
Pu Xuan said: "This price is ......"
The shopkeeper said: "Give it away for nothing!" ”
Pu Xuan said: "Okay! The poor road succumbed to it. As soon as he heard Pu Xuan's words, the shopkeeper suddenly felt light, and finally he didn't have to think about how these four people squeezed a quilt, and was busy beckoning the shopkeeper to serve tea to Pu Xuan and others. Yanhong, Fang Zhong, and Xiao Lanqiang couldn't help laughing, they couldn't help but tremble, their hearts couldn't help but sleep in your two rooms, and they slept in all four!
Hot tea is served. Pu Xuan asked while drinking: "Shopkeeper, what kind of noble person has come here, he wants to seal the road and not allow people to leave." ”
The shopkeeper smiled: "Do you know what the name of our town is?" ”
Pu Xuan said: "Yongquan." ”
The shopkeeper said: "Yes, Yongquan, Yongquan, this place is the place where the spring water gathers, and this noble man has come to have something to do with this spring." ”
Puxuan, Yanhong and others were all interested, and asked, "Why is it related to spring water?" ”
The shopkeeper said: "You will know that you are a foreigner, who does not know the origin of the spring water in the local people, there are three springs of spring water here, and the second spring gushes into the town river, the spring water is clear, and the common people can use it." Zhongquan is located in the backyard of the government in the town, open the pond to store water, the spring water is sweet and delicious, refreshing and refreshing, only scholars and officials can use. Shangquan is located in the village of Crouching Tiger Village here, the small one does not know where in the village, I heard that this spring water is mellow like wine, the color is like agar juice, and the more strange thing is that it can also go to the old and renew the saprophytic muscle, and the bathing can nourish the beauty and strengthen the body, it is really the first strange spring in the world! ”
When Pu Xuan heard this, he said happily: "There is such a spring, it would be good if you let the poor road go in and take a bath." ”
The shopkeeper listened to Pu Xuan's wild words, and said in shock: "Don't say, don't say, be careful that the wall has ears, and it will cause you to kill, and taking a bath in the spring is also what you can say, be careful to flash your tongue." ”
Pu Xuanqi said: "What, is this spring water only available to the emperor?" ”
The shopkeeper sneered: "Emperor? The emperor is not worthy, the emperor is really here, I think only Zhongquan is available, Shangquan is not thinking. ”
"Oh? This Crouching Tiger Village is so capable that even the emperor doesn't buy it. Pu Xuan took a sip of fragrant tea and praised: "Sure enough, the spring is still like this, and the middle spring and the upper spring are even better." "Shaking his head and tasting it.
Suddenly, Fang Zhong shouted, "Ouch, where's my dog? But it was the hideous beast cub he was carrying, and he had disappeared at some point.
Pu Xuan said: "I must have gone out to find food, and I will come back when I am full." ”
Fang Zhong thought about it, he was so hungry yesterday that he only knew that he had eaten like a whirlwind, but he forgot to leave a little for it, and after being hungry all night, he naturally had to find something to eat. Fang Zhong said in his heart, it is good not to have any trouble, just had this thought, only to hear the shopkeeper shout: "Good god dog, catch such a big rabbit and come back." Fang Zhong looked down and saw that at the foot of the table, his little beast was holding a big white rabbit. The rabbit was quite large, half-dragged on the ground, with blood stains on its neck, red eyes and round limbs, and it could no longer live.
Pu Xuanxi said: "Go and boil water, there is rabbit meat to eat." He bent down and grabbed a rabbit's leg, trying to snatch it from the beast's mouth. The little beast was whimpering, and while the two were fighting, they could only hear the sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and someone shouted, "There are still blood stains and rabbit fur on this ground, and they must have run here." ”
Seven or eight Zhuang Ding poured into the inn at once;