Chapter 60: The Mad Taoist
Chunlan didn't dare to disobey Wei Yiwan, and secondly, she also coveted the benefits that Miss Fourth promised her, so she didn't dare to be the slightest snucker.
At dusk, I slipped out of the corner door at the back and came to Peach Blossom Alley.
The name of this alley is Peach Blossom, but it has nothing to do with Peach Blossom. Originally, it was called "begging alley", which means begging for fate.
In the early days, it was relatively deserted, and many beggars and wild monks often gathered here, so it was called "begging".
Later, some people gradually settled down and felt that the name was ugly, so it was renamed "Peach Blossom Lane".
However, although the name has been changed, the people who live there are still poor. A narrow alley, a crooked small lying house, come and go are poor people with yellow faces and thin muscles.
Compared with the majestic mansion in front, it is simply heaven and earth.
Chunlan asked a few people, and finally found Aunt Mei's cousin-in-law in a large courtyard.
The woman was mending her clothes under the window of the courtyard, and the little girl named Meijiao was sitting on a stool beside her, rubbing twine, and beside her was a pot of little henna, which was a lowly flower, but it was blooming vigorously.
The child's fingernails were scribbled with red, which must have been dyed with this pot of henna.
"This girl—" Aunt Mei's cousin-in-law saw Chunlan standing up hurriedly, and she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.
"Where did you get your daughter's treatment?" Chunlan asked her.
"What are you asking for?" This woman obviously couldn't remember that Chunlan was here, after all, she had been talking to Aunt Mei all the time.
Chunlan didn't want to delay her work, so she took out a bunch of money directly from her sleeve and said to the woman, "Where did you give your daughter a good look at her illness?" Take me to that Lang Zhong, and I'll give you this hanging money. ”
When the woman saw this, she wiped and wiped her hands on the hem of her garment, and stretched out her hand to take the money.
Chunlan retracted her hand and said, "You have to take me to see that person, I can't give you this money now." ”
The woman laughed and said, "What the girl said is, I'll take you there." However, Na Langzhong has a very strange temper, and those who do not fall in love will not be treated. I can take the girl there, but if he doesn't treat her, it's not up to me to have the final say. ”
Chunlan was a little impatient and said: "I know this, you just need to lead the way, and the money is indispensable to you." ”
The woman said to the child, "Meijiao, stay here and don't move, and my mother will come back in a moment and come back to buy you baked cakes." ”
As soon as the boy heard that there was a baked cake to eat, his saliva began to flow.
Chunlan took a closer look at her short hair, it was true, it was black and dense, and it must be beautiful when it grows.
Aunt Mei's cousin-in-law led Chunlan to walk in the alley, and she didn't know how many turns she made before she came to a ruined temple.
There are a lot of dirty beggars lying here, stinking, all with yellow faces and thin muscles, and when they see Chunlan, their eyes are shining, and they open their mouths and smile to reveal their yellow and black teeth.
Chunlan was furious by them, and urged to ask, "Where is the Lang Zhong you said?" ”
Aunt Mei's cousin-in-law stretched out her hand and pointed to a person in a tattered Taoist uniform leaning against the corner and said, "It's him, and he cured my daughter's illness." ”
Chunlan frowned and looked at it a few times, this person was dirty, not much better than a beggar, the clothes on his body were dirty and torn, and he was napping against the wall with his hands on his chest.
There is a cloth sign next to it, on which are written the words "Specializing in the treatment of incurable diseases".
The trick is also very shabby, I don't know how much wind and rain it has passed, and I can't see the original color.
"We all call him the Taoist," the woman explained in a low voice, "and everyone calls him a crazy Taoist priest behind his back, and he is crazy and has a very strange temper. ”
Chunlan stepped forward and tried to shout: "Dao Ye! ”
The man didn't move.
Chunlan screamed twice, but the man still didn't wake up.
Aunt Mei's cousin went up and pushed it, and the Taoist priest opened her eyes.
"Master Dao, this girl is looking for you to see a doctor!" Aunt Mei's cousin-in-law said.
The Taoist priest glanced at Chunlan, closed his eyes again, and said, "This person is not sick. ”
Chunlan saw that this Taoist priest was dressed in tatters, and his behavior was crazy, so she felt that this matter was not very reliable.
But you can't go back here, otherwise you will be scolded by Miss Four.
Aunt Mei's cousin-in-law quietly tugged Chunlan's sleeve and whispered, "Girl, I have done everything you asked me to do, and I have to go home to cook!" You see—"
Chunlan knew what she was going to say, so she took out a bunch of money from her sleeve and handed it to her, and the woman took the money and went happily.
Chunlan hesitated for a moment, walked up to the Taoist priest and asked, "Daoist, it's my young lady who is sick, if you can give her a good look, the consultation fee is not a problem." ”
Who would have thought that the Taoist priest glared at him and scolded loudly: "You girl is so uneducated, Taoist I said that if you don't see a doctor today, you won't see me even if you give me a mountain of gold!" Go, go, go! Don't get in my way of sleeping! ”
"Are you going to show it?" Chunlan was also a little angry: "I sincerely beg you, you can put up a shelf!" ”
The Taoist priest sneered: "I don't look at a hundred of you!" What can you do with me? ”
So saying, he went into the temple.
Chunlan didn't expect this person to be really so weird, seeing that it was getting dark, it was not appropriate to stay here for a long time, so she simply went back to the house.
In order to wait for news, Wei Yiwan didn't even eat dinner. It was easy to see Chunlan coming back, so he grabbed her and asked, "How is it?" Do you see the miracle doctor? ”
Chunlan said, "Girl, that's not a miracle doctor, just a crazy Taoist priest." He has a very strange temper, I told him that I would ask him to see a doctor with a lot of money, but who thought that he said that he didn't see a doctor these days, and he didn't care how much money he gave. I thought, isn't he a madman? So it's back. ”
Wei Yiwan listened, and spat at Chunlan's face and said, "You foolish thing! I haven't read any books after all! The high-ranking hermits were fond of mingling among beggars, and they were hidden and behaved strangely. Of course, they don't want to see mortal flesh like you! ”
Chunlan was scolded very aggrieved, but she didn't dare to argue, so she had to say: "The slave has always been stupid and didn't do the things that the young lady explained. But I really don't know how to deal with this person, I have said everything I need to say, he just stares at each other with two eyes, and says nothing to see. ”
"What's this? Back then, Liu Bei begged Zhuge Liang to look at the thatched house three times, and Huangshi tried Zhang Liang three times. I will follow the example of the ancients, and if I am sincere, one day he will agree. Wei Yiwan only wanted to grow thick hair, and she was even more convinced that this person had real skills.
"So, tomorrow morning, the two of us will sneak out, and I will personally visit this master." Wei Yiwan said with confidence: "Sincerely, the gold and stone are open." ”