On the second day of the fifth month, I got up early in the morning, and the people who crossed the hall gathered in the courtyard of the apse, talking in twos and threes. Since everyone heard the news of Ancestor Chen's arrival last night, after having breakfast this morning, they didn't go back to the room to write the knowledge manual as usual, but gathered in the courtyard, thinking that Ancestor Chen could see his dignity when he came out of the room. Let's see if it's like Wang Kunjun said, people in their eighties look much younger than Zhou Gong and Yu Gong. Several ladies even dreamed of learning some beauty rejuvenation techniques from this old immortal in order to praise their youth forever. It's a pity that to their disappointment, they waited for more than an hour, and they didn't see the old immortal, but only waited for Yuxuzi to come. Everyone hurriedly stepped forward to ask when the old fairy would come out. Yu Xuzi said: "Master Tai is sleeping peacefully, and Poor Dao doesn't know when he will wake up." Seeing that everyone didn't seem to understand what he meant, he explained: "Master Tai once learned a kind of 'nose lock skill', also known as 'sleep skill', but he couldn't wake up for a long time. This sleep may be one or two days, or it may be a year or two. Usually sleep for two or three months, so Poor Dao said that he didn't know when Master Tai would wake up. When everyone heard this, they were dumbfounded, it seems that it is really not easy to see this old fairy. Helpless, everyone can only disperse.

Yu Xuzi took a few steps, pulled the sleeve of Wang Kunjun's robe, and said: "Leader Wang-Since the general meeting of the people has been held and the committee has been elected, this Jade Xuzi has begun to call several members leaders and leaders. It was not easy for the people to explain to him the meaning of the committee and its members, so they let him call - go slowly. ”

Wang Kunjun hurriedly stopped and asked, "What's the matter with the Dao Chief?" ”

Yu Xuzi said: "It's not a big deal. It's just that it's the Duanyang Festival, and Poor Dao plans to send his apprentice to Liangxiang County to buy some things for the festival. It has been almost ten days since the leader of the king and his companions arrived at the contempt, and they have not even left the gate. Therefore, Poor Dao thought that if the leader of the king and the other three leaders agreed, he could choose a few apprentices to go into the city with Poor Dao. One is to relax and relax, and the other is to get a little insight into the situation in the city for future development. I wonder what the king thinks? ”

After listening to him, Wang Kunjun understood that he wanted to let his people relax, and they were always locked up in the Taoist temple, and it was easy to have problems after a long time. Although you can't go all of them, there will be frequent opportunities to go out in the future, so you can take turns. So he said with a smile: "Let the Taoist chief bother, I can't wait for this matter." I wonder how many people I should wait? How far is it to the county seat and how long can I get back? ”

"This time, it is Qingchen, the eldest disciple of the poor Dao, and Miss Zhong Ziqi, the niece of the world, who are going to take two little Taoist children, and the leader of the king can also choose four people to go. In the afternoon of this day, the bell will send a few carriages, which are forty miles away from Liangxiang County, and even if they go by car, they will not be able to rush back until tomorrow evening. Yu Xuzi explained.

When Wang Kunjun heard it, he felt pretty good, at least he had a car to sit on, and he didn't have to walk. So he said: "In this case, stay and discuss with your companions and choose the right person, and you will not miss the time of departure." ”

After returning to the room, Wang Kunjun told Zhang Weixin about Yu Xuzi's suggestion, and Zhang Weixin also agreed. So he asked Wang Feng to invite Xu Shaoan and Li Junwu over to discuss who was suitable.

After Xu and Li came, Wang Kunjun told the matter, and the two had no objections. The four of them discussed for a while and decided to send Zhang Weixin, Fan Wucheng, Yang Xin and Wang Feng to the city this time. Zhang Weixin was responsible for dealing with the ancients, Fan Wucheng was responsible for surveying the commercial situation of Liangxiang County, Yang Xin was responsible for observing the terrain of the city, and Wang Feng was responsible for security. Among them, Yang Xin and Wang Feng each brought a pistol, just in case. Later, Fan, Yang and Wang Feng were summoned together, and Zhang Weixin and the specially invited Yuxuzi Taoist explained some common etiquette and common taboos of the ancients in this era, and told them to be careful. Then let them prepare their own preparations and set off together after lunch.

In the afternoon, the Taoist came to report that the people sent by Zhong Yuan had arrived outside the gate. Yu Xuzi asked the disciples to get ready, and on the other hand, he sent someone to inform the traversers. After a short time, the eight people who had been selected to enter the city packed up and went out of the gate.

Outside the gate, three carts, a sedan and three horses sent by Zhong Yuanwai have been waiting for a long time under the leadership of the housekeeper Zhong Fu. Seeing his eldest lady come out, Zhong Fu hurriedly stepped forward to salute and asked Miss Zhong to get into the car. As a result, Miss Zhong didn't even look at the car, and went directly to a red horse. Zhong Fu puffed himself up for a long time and didn't dare to step forward to stop him, so he had to let this lawless eldest lady mess around. And the comfortable sedan Zuihou was cheaper than Zhang Weixin and Fan Wucheng. Wang Feng and Qingchen rode horses, and Yang Xin and the two little dao boys could only accompany Zhong Fu to ride in the big car. With Miss Zhong's "go" cheer, the team headed towards Liangxiang County.

Forty miles of road is not long or short, before the sun sets, this procurement army has already entered Liangxiang County. Zhong Fu took everyone to the inn that had been booked a long time ago, ready to settle down a little, and then take advantage of the fact that it was not yet dark to go shopping for some things first, so as to save tomorrow's time. After discussion, the four decided to let Fan Wucheng go shopping with Qingchen and them, so that they could understand the current business environment. The other three saw if they could talk about Miss Zhong and took them around the county town so that they could have an intuitive feeling of the ancient city. The arduous task of inviting Miss Zhong naturally fell to Wang Feng, and this kid couldn't wait to hang around the classical beautiful girl, so he naturally agreed. After going for a short time, I invited Miss Zhong, who was bored and planned to go out for a stroll. So the four of them brought some money - mainly Miss Zhong brought it, and the three crossing men were still basically penniless, and went out of the store. The housekeeper Zhong Fu was not relieved, and also came out with him.

The area of Liangxiang County is not large, the circumference of the city is only six miles, and there is a cross street in the city, which divides the whole county into four parts. This city is the third year of Tiancheng (928 years) of Ming Emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty, built by Zhao Dejun of Youzhou Jiedu, used to protect the land grain road in the south of Youzhou, and can be called the south gate of Youzhou. Therefore, although the city is not large, there are many merchants and many shops, which can be regarded as a treasure land for business. After crossing the public, it is still very promising to develop here. ,

It didn't take much effort for the five masters and servants to turn around Liangxiang City, and finally came to the City God Temple in the northwest of the city. The Duanyang Festival is approaching, and a temple fair is being held here, although it is already evening, the flow of people is still very crowded. All kinds of shops and stalls are rich in goods, singing in the theater, and selling on the roadside, so it is not lively. Everyone followed Miss Zhong all the way, watching and chatting. Although the various entertainment items cannot be compared with the previous life, they are also rare in this era. Miss Zhong is a person who practices martial arts, and when she saw a few people dancing with guns and sticks not far in front of her, she rushed over to take a look.

Everyone squeezed into the crowd, and saw that the two people in the field were fighting, and the moves seemed to be quite fancy, but in the eyes of Miss Zhong and Wang Feng, it was even a bit of fancy fists and embroidered legs, and it was not interesting. So he took two glances and retreated, and while walking two people, he tasted the moves of the people in the field. Wang Feng finally had a chance to please the classical beautiful girl, so he naturally seized this opportunity to make Miss Zhong laugh non-stop.

Everyone talked and laughed and walked back, only to squeeze past a dense crowd in front of the stage, but they were blocked by someone. The person blocking the road seems to be the son of a big family, wearing a gauze hat on his head, a silk robe, and a folding fan in his hand. Wang Feng pondered for a long time before he found a suitable adjective - flowing in the air. Although there is no such word in this era, in Wang Feng's feeling, this word is the most appropriate. And he hates this kind of look that has nothing to do, so he is very unhappy to see such a kid blocking everyone's way, if it weren't for his cousin repeatedly telling him not to act recklessly before going out, he might have gone up and pulled up the collar of this kid and threw him aside. He suppressed his anger, and just wanted to go up and ask what was going on, when he heard Miss Zhong next to him shout: "Xu plaster, why are you again?" Have you forgotten what I said last time? Do you think that the last beating was not enough, and you want to go home and stay in bed for two more months? ”

"Xu plaster?" Wang Feng felt very incomprehensible when he heard this name, how could someone take such a name, could it be that his family specializes in selling plasters. He didn't know that this "Xu plaster" was the nickname given to the other party by Miss Zhong, and this angry son was called Xu Wuchi, the son of a doctor from Liangxiang County. Because he often walks around Miss Zhong, like a plaster, he got this nickname.

The "plaster" boy listened to Miss Zhong's question, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Fei Ye, Fei Ye." Miss Zhong, don't get me wrong, how dare Xiaosheng forget her teachings to the girl. It's just that the eyes of these Taoist priests around the girl are very raw, and they want to be the girl's new friends, so they want to come over to get to know each other, and they can take care of each other in the future. ”

When Miss Zhong heard him say this, the anger in her heart was a little smaller, and she said: "These Daoist brothers are the newly accepted apprentices of my master Yuxuzi, there is a temple fair in Liangxiang County these days, and my little junior sister naturally wants to do her best to take them to visit." Now that you understand, stay away from me, otherwise you will make my aunt unhappy, and you will bear the consequences. ”

Looking at Miss Zhong's small fist that kept shaking, the "plaster" boy subconsciously shrank his neck, and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes." The girl was at her own convenience, and Xiaosheng retired. As he spoke, he looked at these slightly strange Taoist priests, especially the handsome young Taoist priest with a well-proportioned figure, nodded and stepped aside. Miss Zhong snorted lightly in her nose and led everyone back and forth. The "plaster" boy saw that everyone was far away, and his face was full of resignation, and he was replaced by an expression of resentment mixed with a little jealousy. A pair of resentful eyes looked at the few Taoist priests of unknown origin behind Miss Zhong, and kept gritting their teeth, as if they were going to swallow these lives alive.

On the way back to the inn, Zhong Ziqi told the origin of this "plaster" son, and everyone finally understood what was going on, and their perception of this kid was naturally worse. Wang Feng was even more indignant, patting his chest and saying that if this kid dared to disturb Miss Zhong again, he would definitely beat him for not being able to take care of himself. Miss Zhong naturally appreciated his statement very much and encouraged him a lot. Zhang Weixin, who was next to him, strongly hinted that Wang Feng should be calm, calm, and calm. As for whether this guy saw it or not, it is unknown.

It was already time for everyone to return to the inn, and the few people who went out to buy had already returned, waiting for them to eat. Everyone was tired from a day's work, and tomorrow they had to get up early to make up all the things they hadn't bought, and after a big meal, they went back to their rooms to rest