Chapter 732: Gifts are exchanged
The monk came back and brought back a plaque with the word "Zhangfu" written on it, but the monk changed his clothes, and his nose and face were swollen.
After seeing Mu Ming, he directly spit out his bitterness: "I was really told by Mrs. Li, I saw a monk being beaten, so I went up to persuade him, I never thought that as soon as those people saw that I was a monk, they were beaten directly, if I hadn't run fast, I would have lost my life now!"
Mu Ming was speechless, and after taking the plaque, he hung it on the gate with the old monk, the previous plaque had long been decayed, and after being taken down by Mu Ming, he took it to the back kitchen as firewood.
Daddy found a set of wigs for the old monk to bring, and the old monk was not polite, put it on his head directly, and then continued to go out.
Li Qin didn't come that day, but asked someone to send some books, which made Mrs. Zhang feel a pity.
And Mu Ming has also been in Zhang's mansion, flipping through those ancient books, or painting.
Mr. Zhang was called away again, to hand over the work, and he may not come back after a while, so Mrs. Zhang's wish to invite Mrs. Li's family to get together has never been able to come true.
These days, Zhang Mansion has also come to visit some people one after another, most of them are old and old, and they have come to visit after hearing that the elders have been promoted.
In this imperial capital, nothing is too important to practice, only the official position is the key.
And here, even a small official with sesame mung beans can also have great energy, just like the door of the Tai Academy, where the door stands, that is, the official body has to greet and salute, because not everyone can be a doorman, that person must be a rich man, and some people are even some elders of the Tai Academy, but they hide their merits and fame, and they are just silently guarding the Tai Academy.
It's just that Mr. Zhang chiseled out a late return, so the people who visited were disappointed except for leaving books, calligraphy and paintings, and even gold and silver.
However, the monk wrote down their names and said to them, "The elder will tell them the truth when he returns!"
Those people naturally thanked them, but in fact, these are all etiquette, not asking people to do things. So on the second day, Mrs. Zhang took Mu Ming to visit one by one, and also brought gifts, Mu Ming also saw it, and greeted the sons and daughters of these people, and left tokens, which can be regarded as friendship.
The monk also came to join in the fun, looking at the book, the sword and the like in the wooden study, and couldn't put it down.
"This craft forging is extremely extraordinary, who sent this?" the monk took a fancy to a short knife.
Mu Ming said: "The little son of the old man Qing, he likes bow horses since he was a child, I heard that he is going to enter the martial arts academy, if you like me, I will build one for you tomorrow, he gave me a name post, there is a weapon shop on East Street, and I will build a set of ...... when I go back."
"Okay, when you go out, you still have some weapons, I heard that cultivators in the imperial capital are not easy to use, all the time, it is still the world of mortals, I feel that this body seems to have the strength to recover, and I look back to find a spiritual formula......"
The monk said something that surprised Kina, and then remembered something and took down a booklet from the shelf.
The monk took it, first happy, but then he was at a loss, because it was full of ghost-drawn things.
"What is this?" the monk asked, feeling unfathomable, these runes seemed to have incredible power.
"Du Ghost Sutra, it should be these, this is what I wrote down with a vague memory, why don't you know these words?" Mu Ming turned a page and said casually.
"How do the poor monks know that these runes in the cultivation world have to be recited by their minds and divine senses, you can read them to me!" The monk shook his head, looking at Mu Ming's eyes a little strange.
The name of the wood was recited, and he wrote it down carefully, and after a while, a scripture was completely memorized by the monk.
"Unexpectedly, these runes actually mean these things, I only read the scriptures on weekdays, but I haven't touched these runes, and now listening to your reading, it seems that there is some charm in my mind, such as reading the book of heaven, in this way, you are reading it again!"
The monk sighed, and then urged Mu Ming.
Mu Ming had to chant again, Su Zi and kissed and recited, and there were ripples in the void, and the monk's eyes brightened, and there seemed to be something brewing in the eyebrows, and in the end, the kindness was directly settled, and a sketch appeared in the center of the eyebrows, which seemed to be a totem, and Mu Ming ignored it and went out directly.
A-Niang made some pastries today and asked Mu Ming to send them to the Li Mansion.
Mu Ming went out with a food box, only to find out at this time that the old apricot tree began to drop leaves, and the yellowed leaves flew in the wind, Mu Ming felt something deep in his heart in a trance, and there seemed to be countless red leaves haunting in front of him, but it was only for a moment, and it disappeared.
Mu Ming was stunned, looked at the old apricot tree and was stunned for a moment before moving his steps.
When the people of the Li Mansion saw Mu Ming coming, they immediately greeted him with a smile.
Mu Ming took out two pieces of broken silver and quietly gave them to the subordinates, and Mu Ming had seen Ah Niang give to the subordinates of other mansions like this, so he also learned.
The next person was stunned at first, and then overjoyed, the weight of this silver is estimated to be his monthly money for a month, and at the moment, his attitude is getting better and better, and he personally leads the wooden name to the main hall.
Mrs. Li also smiled when she saw Mu Ming appear, and she opened the food box herself, her eyes changed slightly.
"I can't imagine that your mother's mandarin duck cake is becoming more and more exquisite!" Mrs. Li commented, picking up a piece of pastry and putting it in her mouth, very satisfied.
"The last time I ate it was sixteen years ago......
"It's good if my aunt likes it, my mother was going to send it in person, but there are a few families to visit today!" Mu Ming said respectfully, taking the tea handed by the maid and tasting it gently.
"Oh, that's it, it's okay, my mother and I don't need to see each other, I heard that your father found a place for you in the Tai Academy, so I don't know when you will enroll?" Mrs. Li said: "Or your father has the ability, the places in this Tai Academy are recommended by others to be enrolled, but your father has so much energy in Long County for so many years, which is what surprised my aunt...... I really don't know if the Zhang family regretted it back then!"
Mu Ming listened, but he didn't answer, Mu Ming already knew these things from Ah Niang.
At this time, Li Mo also came, and when he saw Mu Ming, he said: "Why did you come, I have been in the academy these days, and I am not free, I am still thinking about looking for you today, I asked the academy, it is estimated that the mountain will open in ten days, and you need to prepare these things at that time!"
He handed out a list and said, "These things can be bought here, let my sister accompany you when the time comes, she also bought these things last year, by the way, I have a bow and arrows here, and I will send them to you later, so as to save that unjust money!"
Li Mo seemed to talk a little more, but Mrs. Li smiled and nodded, "Eat a piece, your aunt made it!"
Only then did Li Mo notice the mandarin duck cake, but when he picked up a piece of pastry, his eyes became a little strange.
"Sister, why don't you see guests, it's rude!"
Li Mo threw a piece of pastry into his mouth, Mrs. Li shook her head helplessly, but saw Li Mo pull up the wooden name, and said: "Let's go, let's see my sister, after coming back from you that day, it seems that the whole person has changed, and I don't know why!"
Mu Ming looked at Mrs. Li, and Mrs. Li said, "Go ahead, you're welcome!"
Mu Ming had no choice but to smile apologetically, and let Li Mo pull him out of the house!
Li Mo was a lot more active today, and Mu Ming felt that it was probably because he was out of the sight of Mrs. Li and Master Li, and he shouted at this time, lest Li Qin not know that Mu Ming was coming.
Li Qin appeared on the attic railing, smiling at the two people walking in the distance.
Mu Ming greeted from afar and got a faint gentle smile, but Li Qin seemed to be different, and it seemed to have changed a little from the day when he was eating, how was it different, it was like being quiet.
It was the first time Mu Ming had seen the woman's study in a real sense, but it was different from what he imagined, Li Qin's bookshelf was filled with swords and the like, and there were quite a few of them, and there was a big bow hanging on the wall.
As for the books...... I didn't see any of them.
"My sister has given you books, and it's okay, make the best use of them, and put them here in my sister's place just to put them on the corner of the table. Li Mo pointed to the book and said there, where a thick ancient book was used as a stepping stone.
Mu Ming was dumbfounded, but Li Mo said: "The table leg was cut off by my sister's sword......"
Li Qin glanced at his brother, and then met Mu Ming's gaze, but he was a little ashamed, and then remembered something and hurriedly ran back.
Kimina found that the study was connected to her bedroom, with a curtain in between, and Kimina faintly saw that she seemed to put away a picture scroll.
"It seems to be your portrait, I secretly glanced at it yesterday, but the painting is not very good, my father has invited some teachers before, but I have been driven away by my sister, and I have learned a half-baked level!"
Li Mo betrayed his sister mercilessly, and then suddenly remembered something, and said, "You sit down for a while, I have something to go!"
After that, he didn't care about Kimina's reaction, and ran away, leaving Kikina dumbfounded.
Li Qin seemed to have expected this, but his face was slightly red at this time.
She opened a package, which was full of ancient books, she asked Ki Na to look through it, Ki Na picked up one, then took out the light one in the cuff, picked up a few other books and read them, and finally Ki Na said, "I'm tired!"
It turned out that Li Qin had gone to buy a book in the past few days, and there was an ancient book in the book, and when he opened it, he saw that it was full of dense runes, which turned out to be the spiritual secret of cultivation.
If I remember correctly, the monk once said that these spiritual tips are generally in the hands of the cultivation family, even if they are sold in the market, they are also in a specific place, and it is difficult for ordinary people to find them, Mu Ming finally knew what Li Qin had been doing these days, and a warm feeling arose in his heart.
"This is for you, the ancient jade that my uncle gave me before, I blew a few breaths in it, so that you will not be sick!"
Mu Ming took out a piece of peace buckle, it was carved by himself, the ancient jade was given by his uncle before, and it was obtained by his uncle from the old Taoist priest's house, and the old Taoist priest has been reluctant to use it, because this is chalcedony, which is used for self-cultivation! It was hidden under the mattress before, and I don't know how my uncle found it, so it is estimated that it was drilled under the old Taoist bed.
However, Mu Ming carved the chalcedony separately yesterday and made three peace buckles, and the monk thought that Mu Ming gave him one, and he planned to be moved, but after learning that Mu Ming was going to send Li Qin, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh!
Looking at the flashing light of the Ping An buckle, Li Qin's eyes brightened, and then she played with it, her finger clicked on it, and the Ping An buckle flashed with colorful ripples, extremely beautiful and mysterious.
She gestured towards Kimina, who smiled, "No, ordinary people can't steal it." But despite this, Mu Ming still blew a breath, and the peace buckle immediately became no different from the jade he tasted.
Li Qin nodded with satisfaction, glanced at Mu Ming, and then hesitated for a moment before entering the room, took out a picture scroll, and took out a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and motioned Mu Ming to paint.
Mu Ming looked at the picture scroll, and could vaguely see that the person in the painting had a bit of a look on himself, but the others were much more abstract, and he couldn't help laughing, but when he saw Li Qin's resentful eyes, Mu Ming coughed lightly: "Okay, don't laugh, I'll teach you ......."