2. Knife test
At the end of Yingbin Street is a corner, in front of which is the Chunjiang River, and the bridge on the old river is called the Chunjiang Bridge. Walking across the Chunjiang Bridge, the tranquility of the past no longer exists, replaced by the hustle and bustle.
Crossing the bridge is a willow tree, there is a barbecue stall under the willow tree, smoky, smoking, the shirtless man is not too cold, the mutton skewers in his hands are constantly turning, smoky and burning. There was a low table in the open space next to it, which was filled with all kinds of delicate goods, decorative knives, silver mirrors, brass boxes, etc., all of which were things to play with. Later, there are all kinds of local specialties that sell baked cakes, meat skewers, and preserved fruits.
Looking further back are two stone lions, next to the two stone lions, there is a shadow puppet stage, which has no support rod and simply hangs on the head of the stone lion. The ears of the two stone lions each have a thick rope pulled, and a banner is pulled in the middle, and the bottom is also full of small traders and vendors. There are three steps behind the stone lion, the gate is open, and there are several big men sitting on the door, who are eating, drinking, and playing cards, and shouting constantly. There is also a plaque above the head, four big characters: Pure Yang Taoist Temple.
Although the words on the plaque can be seen clearly, it is also dim and gray, which shows that no one has cleaned it for a long time.
A dozen steps to the west is the Muryo-an. At this time, the gate of Wumiaoan is closed, although there is no stall at the door, but the people who set up stalls at the door of the Taoist temple pile up the garbage at the door of Wumiaoan, and look at it from afar, only to feel dirty and messy.
At this moment, the door of Wumiaoan creaked open, and a little nun of seventeen or eighteen years old walked out, with a blue-gray robe and some money in her hand, looking out timidly, hesitated for a moment, and then walked out, closed the door, and walked towards the Chunjiang Bridge with her head down.
She was walking with her head down, and when she passed by the stall of mutton skewers, she accidentally bumped into the big man who was barbecing, and the big man shouted, "Little nun! Don't you have long eyes when you walk? ”
The little nun's face turned red, she bent over, and said urgently: "Yes, I'm sorry, sir, the road here is too narrow, and your stall is too far ahead, I accidentally bumped into it, I'm sorry." ”
"Hey, you stinky nun, you mean to blame me?" The big man who grilled the skewers looked sideways, shook his beard, looked at the money in the little nun's hand, patted the table, and shouted: "You hit Lao Tzu's hands are messed up, look, this meat is all roasted, don't lose money, don't want to leave!" ”
The little nun was frightened and stammered, "Meat, how can the meat be roasted?" ”
"Why won't it be roasted, you see, the fire is big, and it's all burnt." Without saying a word, the big man picked up the meat skewer and stretched it out in front of the nun, shouting: "If you don't believe it, you try it, you taste it, is it burnt!" ”
The little nun was a vegetarian, she had never smelled meat, she was so nervous that she couldn't retreat, and most of the vendors around her were angry, and now they all smiled and watched the big man bully the little nun. The little nun was so anxious that she wanted to cry: "I, I can't eat, how much money do you want, I will pay you." ”
"A hundred!" The big man looked greedy, and smiled: "This is not just the money for meat, but also my mental loss fee, you scared me, this is a mental loss." Also, you slander my expenses, what is this called, forget it, it's also a mental loss. One hundred, I'll give you a discount. ”
"I, where did I slander you?" The little nun's white face showed a frightened expression: "I can't give it all to you, this money is what the master asked me to buy vegetables, and I can't give it all to you!" ”
"Why not?" The big man took a step forward, glared and said, "You just opened your mouth and said that my stall takes up too much space, isn't this slander?" I occupy such a small place, do you dare to say that I occupy a large place? ”
The little nun stammered: "This is what my master said, not me, and besides, you do occupy a lot of space." You are a bad person, Master told me not to talk to you, I, I'm going to go grocery shopping. ”
She was about to go out, and a vendor next to her smiled and said: "Little nun, I also sell vegetables here, you see, chicken, duck and fish, all of them, what you want to buy, buy it here with me." ”
The little nun looked frightened, took a step back, and the big man with lamb skewers said impatiently: "Hurry up and hand over the money, you nuns, mothers-in-law, mothers-in-law, be a girl, no hair on your head, what's the point?" Sooner or later, tear down your nun temple and build a brothel! ”
The surrounding vendors are all rough people, and the laughter is continuous, which has the meaning of obscenity and obscenity. The little nun was even more ashamed, and she was about to cry when she didn't advance or retreat for a while.
"That's a good idea, why don't you tear down your barbecue stand and turn it into a thatched house, it tastes the same anyway." A laugh came, duffling the laughter around them. The barbecue man was furious and turned around and shouted, "Which bastard is talking nonsense? Lao Tzu's meat is grilled very fragrant! ”
Qi Mu walked from the Chunjiang Bridge, and Zhang Jiuhe followed behind, looking left and right. When the little nun saw Qi Mu, she looked puzzled, and stopped talking.
Qi Mu smiled: "Master, I said it." You say it's delicious, I'll taste it. As he spoke, he came to the barbecue stall, picked up two skewers and tasted them, immediately threw them into the trash, and shouted: "Stinky and smelly, do you roast mutton or rat meat?" ”
Dahan was stunned for a moment, picked up the meat skewer and tasted it, and said angrily: "Nonsense! Obviously no problem! How dare you slander me for using rat meat? ”
Qi Mu clapped his hands and shouted: "Yes, yes, it's not rat meat, it's pork, and it's seasoned with cumin star anise, and it's hard to make it taste like mutton." Yes, that's it! ”
"!" Dahan blurted out: "This is a chicken change, not pork!" ”
"Oh!" Qi Mu clapped his hands and said with a smile: "You admit it?" ”
The big man was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened, and when the other vendors around heard the sound, they all gathered around, staring at Qi Mu with round eyes and rough eyes. Qi Mu smiled: "What, come out to do business, isn't it a gangster, he is a barbecue, he uses chicken to deceive people, he admits it, what do you want to do?" Brother Zhang, call the police. ”
Zhang Jiuhe took out his mobile phone, but before he could press it, the vegetable seller snatched the mobile phone and shouted, "What are you calling the police?" You don't understand the rules here? As he spoke, several big men gathered around. Zhang Jiuhe looked embarrassed: "Hey, don't come nonsense, you doves occupy the magpie's nest and occupy other people's Taoist temples, are you embarrassed to embarrass others." ”
The big man turned his head and pointed: "Occupy the Taoist Temple?" Is he a Taoist priest here? ”
Qi Mu arched his hand and said with a smile: "I am." Ladies and gentlemen, it was a misunderstanding just now, and I apologize first, little brother. My name is Qi Mu, and I am a Taoist priest of the Pure Yang Taoist Temple. I went out before, and now I'm back. It doesn't matter if you do business, it's just that this business is too big, it occupies the position of my Taoist temple, and there are still people living in the Taoist temple, isn't it too much? Please give me face and give up my position. ”
The little nun exclaimed in surprise, looking at Qi Mu speechless.
There was a commotion among the vendors, and a tall and fat man came out of the crowd and snorted: "I'm in charge here, and everyone calls me Boss Wu." Qi Taoist priest, we have been setting up a stall here for a long time, and I heard that there is a Taoist priest in the Taoist temple, but his surname is Zhang. ”
Qi Mu said with a smile: "Boss Wu, Daochang Zhang is my master, and he is still traveling, I will come back first and take care of the Taoist temple." ”
Boss Wu sneered: "So, the person in charge hasn't come back yet?" Then don't talk about it, let's talk about it when your master comes back, you and I are not of the same level. ”
This Boss Wu is the leader of these vendors, and his official frame is not small. Qi Mu smiled: "I'm in charge now." It's better to do this, I'll report this guy for selling fake meat first, and then someone will naturally clean up your mess. ”
"Slander?" Boss Wu said angrily: "You said yes? ”
"He just said it, and you still don't admit it?" Qi Mu stretched out his hand and pointed at the big man who was barbecuing, the big man gritted his teeth, and Boss Wu said coldly: "Don't admit it." ”
"If you don't come here, you don't have any serious business here, you are all bad traders." Qi Mu smiled: "In addition to the barbecue, several other stalls also have problems. ”
"What did you say?" Boss Wu's eyes narrowed, and he sneered: "Okay, you can try it, if you can still find the problem, I will find you a face!" ”
"Okay, don't talk and don't count!" Qi Mu stared at Boss Wu, followed by a smile, and walked to a stall selling jewelry, and the big man behind the stall said angrily: "Don't look at me, I have genuine jewelry here, with silver and gold." ”
Qi Mu looked at the vendor, his eyes widened, his breath flowed away, and he sensed the smell of the vendor. The vendor was uncomfortable and frowned, Qi Mu had already picked up an earring, and said with a smile: "Are you also silver?" I think it's iron. As he spoke, he twisted hard, revealing a black slate.
He grabbed another bracelet and said with a smile: "The gold bracelet, I think it's still iron." As he spoke, he squirmed, revealing some black.
"And this dagger." Qi Mu grabbed a hanging dagger, and the vendor hurriedly said: "This will not be a problem, this is originally iron!" ”
"Yes!" Qi Mu put it down and said with a smile: "I didn't say that there is a problem with this, but what you said is admitting that everything else has problems, right?" ”
The vendor's face was blue, Qi Mu turned around and walked to the place where the braised food dishes were sold, looked at the vendor, the qi pulse technique flowed, and then smiled: "Don't pretend, take out the soup stock you have under it." These soups of yours are from last week, and they are all expired and smelly, and I don't want to touch them, so forget it. ”
Qi Mu said as he walked, using the technique of qi veins to perceive the thoughts of these unscrupulous traders, all of them were wrong, twenty or thirty traders had their own problems, and all of them were all said by Qi Mu.
"Enough!" Boss Wu raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "Don't say it again." ”
Qi Mu turned around, and all the vendors were embarrassed, but they gritted their teeth and wanted to swallow him alive. Zhang Jiuhe stood next to him, looking surprised, only to feel that the little brother in front of him was clever and a little perverted.
Qi Mu smiled: "I'm just trying it out, won't you let me continue?" It's okay to save some face for you. Now, do you pack up your things and go, or do I help you? ”