Zhuangzi nodded at Zhang Shan and the others, and motioned for them to come over and talk.

Zhang Shan walked in front on crutches, and the black-clothed senior brother and the money shopkeeper followed behind and came to the bed.

Seeing this, the seller hurriedly ran to the table and lit the oil lamp. And then! Then he lit an oil lamp and took it to the hall, and lit the lamp in the hall. Zhuangzi's house suddenly lit up and entered the night.

"Let's go! Master! Let's go to the town for dinner! Eat a celebration feast! Zhang Shan said excitedly.

"Celebration feast? What is the celebration feast? Zhuangzi asked puzzled.

"The mayor of the town thought that something was going on here in Qiyuan in the morning, and he was so anxious that he couldn't do it. When he learned that you were preaching at home, he took out all the idle people in the town office, put on civilian clothes, and maintained law and order on the streets. Outcome! There was no fight or trouble in Qiyuan Town today, and Qiyuan was safe and sound! So! The mayor of the town decides! Set a table in the evening and celebrate! This is not? Is it a celebration feast? Senior Brother in Black stepped forward and explained.

The money shopkeeper stood aside and also nodded towards Zhuangzi.

Zhuangzi looked at the three of them and said with a smile: "That's the town chief, they have merit, where does it have anything to do with us?" You can go back to the celebration feast! ”

Seeing that Zhuangzi was indifferent, Zhang Shan suddenly became anxious, and shouted at Zhuangzi: "Why not? Master! And there's good news! ”

"What's the good news?" Zhuangzi asked indifferently.

"We've got the podium set up! Master! It's on the square in front of the town yamen! Tomorrow! Master, you don't have to preach at home! The land at home is too small, where can it accommodate thousands of people? I reckon! Tomorrow at least 3,000 people will come to hear the sermon! ”

"Three thousand?" Zhuangzi pretended to be surprised and said, "Where are there so many people? Where does my Zhuang Zhou have that influence? Hundreds of people came to hear the sermon, and it was about the same! ”

"Hundreds?" Zhang Shan was anxious and said, "Even today, there are more than a few hundred people?" Today! Master! I'm telling you! There are at least two thousand people today! Master? You don't believe it, do you? Today! The whole street was full of people, and I couldn't squeeze in if I wanted to! Master! You still don't believe it? ”

"Isn't that an early gathering? Isn't it an early gathering here in the paint garden? Where did people come to hear me preach? People are here to see the excitement! Zhuangzi pretended to be \/ forced.

"Watching the hilarious? Master! Zhang Shan was so anxious that he stomped his feet.

"Where is the excitement? They are all here to hear the sermon! The black-clothed senior brother said to Zhang Shan.

"We've set up a pulpit at the town office, and tomorrow you can go there and preach." The money shopkeeper said.

Zhuangzi said with a straight face: "You said that a podium was built in the square in front of the town yamen, and I still can't believe it? Our mayor, he agreed? He asked you to set up a sermon in the square in front of the town yamen, and let me speak tomorrow? ”

The shopkeeper and the black-clothed senior brother glanced at each other and couldn't help laughing.

"But? Mayor Mare, I believe in him! If I preach, he supports it. But! They will never let me build a pulpit in the square in front of the town yamen to preach. Because! Now is an extraordinary period, and the Song State will send people to investigate the case at any time. So I don't think it's possible for the mayor to agree, you must have forced it, right? ”

Zhuangzi said, looking at the black-clothed senior brother.

"Me? What are you looking at me for? The black-clothed senior brother looked panicked on the spot. I didn't force him! I? Yes, yes, yes? Be! It was my sister-in-law who came forward to decide! ”

"Sister-in-law?" Zhuangzi moved, and he also felt sudden.

"You're really right! Ha ha! ”

The shopkeeper smiled, "When we went to look for the mayor, the mayor was eating. Didn't he lead everyone to the streets to maintain law and order in the morning? That will just go back.

When we went, Zhang Shan gave us a package ticket and said that it would definitely be done. Outcome! As you said, the mayor of the town thinks that now is the time when the limelight is tight, and he can't set up a platform to preach in the square in front of the town yamen, and no matter how we persuade him, he will not agree.

He said! He supports your preaching, but! You can't preach in the square in front of the town yamen. He suggested that we build the podium in the countryside and villages, and the funds should be provided by the town government.

Outcome! As soon as the black-clothed senior brother heard this, he stopped doing it, and he was going to step forward and beat someone! At this time, the 'sister-in-law' came out and all the problems were solved......"

"You? You? When the black-clothed senior brother saw the money shopkeeper revealing his bottom, he was so anxious that he stomped his feet.

Zhuangzi nodded and said, "When I first saw my sister-in-law, I felt that this sister-in-law was not simple. She was born as a beautiful girl, and her temperament, manners, voice and words are all so decent! I can't help but call her 'Mrs. Sister-in-law'! Alas! ”

"But that's not all!" The money shopkeeper continued: "After she came out, everything was settled! I also arranged it in person, and immediately started to build a podium in front of the town yamen! We all helped, so! We're here until now! Right now! Mrs. Sister-in-law came and invited Mr. Zhuangzi to her house for dinner, not to eat in the big canteen of the town government, not to eat a celebration banquet, but to eat a family banquet! Are you going or not? ”

"To go or not?" Senior Brother in Black also asked on the side.

"Master? To go or not to go? Zhang Shan also asked anxiously.

"This?" Zhuangzi smiled: "I really want to go!" My sister-in-law! I admire her! I have to go to this family dinner! But? ”

"But how?" Everyone asked anxiously.

"I've got something to do tonight, so I'll eat at home! Zhang Shan, you come back and tell your sister-in-law that Zhuang Zhou will preach tomorrow and eat at her sister-in-law's tomorrow. Not so much tonight! You see! I'm going to preach to them again! ”

"This?" When Zhang Shan heard this, he was very reluctant. But? He also didn't have the Zhuangzi way. For Taoists, the most annoying thing is that others force you and force you to do what you want.

"This, this, this?" The money shopkeeper also felt that it was a little bad to refuse his sister-in-law's invitation. Today's sister-in-law has made such a big effort, if she hadn't come forward, the podium would really not have been able to solve it.

Zhuangzi decided that tonight he would teach the exercises of the spiritual realm cultivation to these people who remained. Especially these white-haired old monsters. He decided to leave after preaching here in Qiyuan and went to Qi to find his mother, Rong'er, and Qing'er.

He must put aside the matter of Qiyuan's side first, and he can't let everyone count on him.

Because! He's just one person after all. No matter how capable you are, you can't do it all. Some things have to be subcontracted and everyone does the same.

So! He had to convince these white-haired old monsters to share some of his own affairs. Instead of giving him a protector.

The lacquer garden here is just a test place, a base for Taoism, and a dojo for Taoism. And not just his Zhuangzi's dojo, but! A dojo for all!