The grange of Wanghai Temple is not just a grange, but a small temple was built, and it also has a very loud name, Zanghai Lower Courtyard.

However, compared with the lower courtyard that many large temples have, this temple has a very wide wall, but the inner building looks very shabby from a distance, even the outermost door, there is an extremely perfunctory meaning, and then look inside, it seems that many of the tiles have been broken, it seems that it is not originally a temple, but a house remodeled.

Moreover, Zhang Shou and his entourage had just passed through Maliu Mountain but still saw pilgrims on the mountain road, but now before this real Tibetan Sea Courtyard, they did not see the prosperity of the slightest cigarette smoke.

Even when the old salted fish roared in his throat, a young man came out of it for a while, but he was shirtless and only wore a pair of shorts, even with that bright bald head, but if such a person appeared in the market, Zhang Shou felt that most people must think that it was a fierce and aggressive idler, not a monk from a place outside the world.

"Hey, it's Uncle Salted Fish, you're here!" The young monk rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and when he saw the old salted fish staring at him with a dark face, he immediately turned his head and ran, and after a while, his shouts came from the small temple. When the person came out again, he dodged and followed behind a middle-aged fat monk. Although both of them wore monk's robes, they still exuded a spirit of fierceness.

At this time, the old salted fish said haha: "Dr. Zhang, eldest lady, this is my righteous brother, the host of the lower courtyard of the Tibetan Sea, the Tibetan Sea." On the side was his apprentice Tingtao, and the others probably hadn't finished their homework yet, so they didn't come out. ”

Zhu Ying couldn't help but lightly bump Zhang Shou with her elbow, and said in a low voice: "Ah Shou, how did I feel that I was in the thief's den?" ”

What kind of ear power is that old salted fish, although Zhu Ying lowered his voice, but it was not a whisper, of course he heard it. He glared fiercely at the master and apprentice in front of him, and then strode forward and introduced Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying as quickly as possible.

"Can you put the murderous face away for me? Why does this monk's robe look like a bandit and a bandit when he wears it? They are distinguished guests from the capital, one is the eldest lady of Zhao Guogong's mansion, and the other is the future son-in-law of Zhao's mansion, Dr. Zhang, the country's supervisor. ”

"I said old salted fish, are you okay? You can get all the characters in the clouds? You used to say that I was fierce and domineering and made a Tibetan Sea Courtyard, and those people in Wanghai Temple still dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak...... If you are a monk, won't you be able to mix up a national teacher who has obtained the royal edict in a moment? ”

Seeing that Zanghai was stunned at first, he immediately teased him with strange eyes, and the old salted fish couldn't regret that he didn't have time to give a message in advance, and he didn't have time to think about whether Zhang Shou and the others would doubt his relationship with Zanghai, and dragged this brother farther away.

"Have you heard about the Cangzhou Palace case? Alas, it was Yunhe's stupid boy who led people to mess around without discussing it with me, and almost caused my uncle to be caught in. If it weren't for the Qin Cha Mingwei general Zhu Tingfang in front of him to come in time, it would really be a monstrous disaster. Yesterday, he just disposed of the group of big dogs who changed the people, and Yunhe is still waiting to be released! ”

"That Guozijian Dr. Zhang arrived in Cangzhou a day later than General Mingwei, and he is also a Qincha, and the new textile machine is what he figured out. This person is very unusual, he still has the Taizu manuscript given to him by the emperor in his hand. I heard Zhu Ergongzi say that he was obedient to those gentlemen in the Guozijian, and he also reopened the long-closed Jiuzhangtang with the support of the emperor. ”

"And, as far as the things I brought back from overseas to grow, yes, the tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and peanuts...... He had only seen it for the first time, and he dared to eat it...... Not only did he dare to eat it, but he also made it into a delicious dish. On top of that, I have been growing cotton for years without much improvement, and he said a lot of things that are the way to go......"

Ah Liuce Ma was hidden in the shadows behind Zhang Shou, but he completely retold the conversation between the two of Lao Xianyu word for word. Even though Zhu Hong and Zhu Yi have always been conceited in martial arts, they don't have Ah Liu's ability to follow the wind, so they can only look at each other.

As soon as Zhang Shou heard Ah Liu's relay, he knew that the old salted fish was guarding against them, and all the information that should be revealed in these words was revealed, and not a single cent of the information that should not be revealed was revealed. The old salted fish revealed all the identities of him and Zhu Ying, but apart from his fierce and vicious monk Zanghai, who was known as a brother, what else did he have to do with him, and Ah Liu couldn't hear anything even if he eavesdropped.

Probably moved by the old salted fish's words to explain the benefits, the Tibetan Sea monk finally came forward with a smile, first put his palms together and saluted, and then he coughed dryly and said: "I didn't expect a distinguished guest to come, I ...... Cough, the poor monk has lost his welcome, and please forgive his sins. It's all my righteous brother who is not authentic, and he doesn't greet distinguished guests in advance. Everyone, please come in! ”

Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying didn't have much hope for this small temple with a perfunctory door, but after getting off the horse and going in, bypassing the lackluster front yard, the two saw something unexpected.

Because behind the second small door, there is a ...... Martial arts arena!

On the right side of the martial arts arena is a huge weapon rack, on which there are no eighteen kinds of weapons, only all kinds of sticks from thin to thick - whistle sticks, eyebrow sticks, and iron rods...... And next to the weapon rack, there is a stone lock that has slipped from small to large.

Seeing that there were still apprentices there carrying stone locks to practice their strength, Zanghai's face suddenly darkened, but fortunately, the voice of the old salted fish immediately came to his ears: "It's okay, the Zhao Guogong Mansion started with martial arts, and I haven't seen any scenes." Besides, I've already told people that you are from Shaolin Temple and raise a bunch of stick monks and apprentices, so it's nothing. ”

When did I come out of Shaolin Temple!

Zanghai was choked enough, seeing that the other apprentices found out that there were guests, they hurriedly put down the sticks and stone locks in their hands, and hurriedly hulala came forward, and they didn't know who took the lead, the gaze suddenly fell on Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying, who was dressed in men's clothes, and the eyes of many people were explicit and hot, and he suddenly chuckled in his heart.

These sons and daughters of the family all think very highly of themselves, who can tolerate being stared at so rudely?

Zhang Shou has long been accustomed to being looked down upon, and besides, this is a group of monks with strong blood, and not a group of young nuns, so he naturally reacted calmly. As for Zhu Ying...... The eldest lady was the least afraid of being looked at, but instead glanced at this group of bald heads with interest.

found that this group of monks are big and small, the older ones are in their early thirties, and the younger ones are only eight or nine years old, and the tiger is cute, she can't help but think of Xiao Cheng, who often comes and goes at home, as well as the third prince and the fourth prince. It's just that the body is skinned, and the parents who receive it want the three little ones to shave their heads and let themselves touch and play, but it's impossible.

Zhu Ying was distracted, and Zanghai hurriedly shouted: "Okay, don't disturb the distinguished guests, all of them will work for me!" ”

One sentence blew everyone away, and motioned to Tingtao with his eyes to follow and watch a little, lest someone sneak back to see the excitement, Zanghai said to Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying with a smile: "What kind of spices and gems do others bring from overseas, but this guy often brings some strange things back, and even a lot of seeds, all of which are planted here by me." ”

"Well, his vegetable garden occupies the largest part of my lower yard, loosening the soil, pulling weeds, fertilizing, and watering, which is much more annoying than ordinary vegetable gardens and rice paddies. Especially what kind of cotton, he has to say that it was brought from overseas, and it is better than our kapok...... Phew, what a waste of effort! ”

Zhang Shou glanced at the old salted fish at this time, and said with a smile: "I'll just say it, Ah Liu and Zhu Erlang both said that you are in Shuishi Street all the year round, how can you have time to come here to farm." It turned out that he borrowed someone else's place and used someone else's manpower? ”

"That's right, this dead salted fish is used to beating other people's ideas!" Zang Hai saw that Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying were not angry because of the rudeness of his stupid apprentices just now, at this time Zhang Shou even made a joke, so he took advantage of the lead in front of him to deliberately break some old salted fish troubles, causing the old man to refute angrily in the back, but he took the opportunity to observe Zhang Shou and his party.

At most, he has dealt with big families in the state and county in his life, and officials such as the county magistrate have never had the opportunity to meet them, so Lao Xianyu suddenly brought such an unmarried couple with extraordinary status, and he was really stunned.

But as she walked, she saw Zhang Shou talking and laughing freely, Zhu Ying was curious from time to time, the man was handsome and elegant, and the woman was beautiful and beautiful, but he couldn't see any domineering arrogance, even if he was always dissatisfied with those wealthy families, he couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart.

Outside the courtyard of the Tibetan Sea, he only saw the shabby door, and the wall of a large place, and walking in it, Zhang Shou found that in addition to the buildings and martial arts arenas in front of the wall, there were vegetable fields behind it. Among them, there are Chinese cabbage, eggplant, and loofah shelves, and it is obvious that the rice and vegetables here are self-sufficient.

However, in addition to the bald monks who had already taken off their robes and buried themselves in work, he also saw many men who were also shirtless. Unlike the monks who came before them, all of them had hair, some were strong and young, some were old and thin, and their complexion was probably darkened by too much sun exposure – of course, far from the blackness of Africans.

When they found outsiders, most of them just glanced casually and withdrew their gaze and continued to work, but there were also a few people who secretly peeked at him and Zhu Ying. He noticed that one of them was digging his head to pick something, and immediately stepped forward. However, before he could get behind the man, the old salted fish had already rushed over.

"Dr. Zhang, you are really good eyesight! This actually saw a tomato at a glance? ”

Zhang Shou did see the little tomatoes - in his time, it was called cherry tomatoes, and this was the original state of the big tomatoes in later generations. When he first made tomato scrambled eggs, he discovered the size of tomatoes, but the fruits that have been picked are naturally not as good as the real plants seen today. And what surprised him even more was that these tomatoes were all on the shelf.

Not a tall shelf like a loofah shelf, but a low triangular wooden shelf like a tree support frame – he once pulled out a tomato stand when he was studying agriculture in the countryside, so he was impressed. However, he could not believe in any way, native to the Americas...... Or tomatoes, which were not eaten until the Europeans occupied the Americas on a large scale, were known to be built so early.

And I know how to build a shelf for primitive tomatoes, but I don't know how to cultivate cotton after it is introduced?

Zhang Shou ignored the old salted fish's interruption, he looked at the middle-aged man who was still buried in picking tomatoes, and asked gently: "Let me ask you, why do you want to build a shelf for this tomato?" ”

Lao Xianyu didn't expect that Zhang Shou would not only come over to pick tomatoes with great interest, but even personally ask a person dressed as a farmer, and his face changed. Although he quickly concealed the change in his expression, he was still looked at by Zhu Ying, who had been paying attention to him. The next moment, the eldest lady rushed over without thinking about it, and grabbed his sleeve without hesitation.

"Hey, what's on the shelf over there? Could it be grapes? When I was a kid, I climbed the grape trellis and almost didn't overwhelm it...... What variety is the grape on top, sour or sweet? ”

Seeing that Zhu Ying directly dragged the old salted fish away, Zhang Shou praised the eldest lady in his heart, and then continued to look at the somewhat dazed farmer in front of him for a long time. And Zhu Hong and Zhu Yi also tasted a little taste at this time, directly stopped the Tibetan Sea, and asked with a smile, as if they had never seen a vegetable field.

As for Ah Liu, the young man continued to stand in place with his hands crossed, and when he saw that the other monks around him didn't say anything because of the Tibetan Sea, they were working and peeping, but those guys with hair who looked like farmers stopped unknowingly, and even someone stood up, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and quietly approached Zhang Shou two steps.

And the farmer who was stared at by Zhang Shou finally opened his mouth, but said in a dry voice: "I have built a shelf, the growth is good, and the results are many." ”

"I see."

Zhang Shou nodded happily, and then stretched out his hand with a smile, as if he wanted to pat the other party's shoulder as a sign of encouragement. However, as soon as he stretched out his hand, the man scurried out like a rabbit, and then looked at him with a wary face. And this time, he saw the other party's posture and height clearly, smiled generously at the moment, and turned away with a smile.

When he walked up to Ah Liu, he saw that the young man raised his eyebrows, as if asking him what to do next, so he patted Ah Liu's shoulder casually, and saw that the fat monk Zanghai, who was entangled by Zhu Hong and Zhu Yi, hurriedly got rid of the two and greeted him, so he smiled and said, "It turns out that you, the Zanghai Lower Courtyard, in addition to the monks working by themselves, also hire these people to work?" ”

The old salted fish was being carried up by Zhu Ying to pick grapes, at first hearing this, he couldn't help but flicker his eyes, but after hesitating for a moment, he left Zhu Ying and came back quickly, and then said with a smile: "Dr. Zhang, I won't hide it from you, in fact, these people ...... Ahem, not hired. They are the poor people I brought back from the distant West, poor people who have lost their homes and loved ones. ”

"What!"

Zhu Ying just felt that Zhang Shou's attitude was a little wrong, and at this time, an arrow rushed back, his face full of incredulity: "Don't think that I haven't seen Westerners, they are all blonde and blue-eyed guys, and they look different from the people of Daming!" ”

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