(Volume 1) Chapter 2 The Origin of 'Circle Money'

The sky is white, and the mountains are faintly visible.

A winding path stretches out of sight like a ribbon of gray cloth. Two figures, one large and one small, walked along the mountain road.

"Senior brother, did you say that Master got up? Usually at this hour, they would wait for me under the laurel tree to go to breakfast. ”

The footsteps stopped, and the two turned their heads at the same time, looking at the distant mountain, and could only see the Feiyun Temple in the corner of the top of the hall.

"Hmmm! Uncle Shi and his old man are also watching us at this time! There is still a long way to go to Furong Town at the foot of the mountain, and you can eat something to rest in the town. ”

Autumn is in the sky, not far from a small town.

I saw twenty or thirty horizontal and vertical staggered, three or five houses in each row, white walls, black tiles, and a small stream flowing through the horizontal and vertical.

The bluestone official road with a wide width is next to the town, and Bu You and Senior Brother Da Niu sit under the big locust tree at the entrance of the town. Bu You took the gourd and drank a few big sips, looking at the burden in front of him, a few changes of clothes, two pieces of dry and cracked dough, and nothing else.

Pointing to the small building on the second floor behind the tree, he said: "Senior brother, does this restaurant need money for food and drink?" ”

The big cow took a bite of the bread, and the three sheep whiskers shook with their mouths, so they swallowed their saliva vigorously. He rolled his eyes and replied, "Of course." ”

"Did you forget to bring something?"

"A change of clothes for one person, as well as the dough cakes that the two uncles pasted at night, are all there."

Bu You rubbed his thumb on his index finger a few times and looked at Senior Brother Da Niu.

Ah! It's nerve-wracking, and the cost of communication is too high.

"When you go out on a long trip, why don't you bring a copper?"

The bewildered bull was instantly relieved, "What do cultivators want for that mundane thing, go out to travel, see and see, meet water and drink, encounter some things such as building bridges, building houses, red, white, etc., and have some rewards." ”

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves came from the official road, from far and near.

"Dig Gang, Dig Gang," "Wow! "Huh", a jujube red horse snorted and stopped in front of the restaurant.

The middle-aged man in a strong suit turned over and dismounted, walked a few steps and shouted loudly to the store, "Shop, serve a table of good wine and food, waiting." The middle-aged man stood beside the road, waiting for something, and looked at the official road.

A horse-drawn carriage came to a halt next to the store.

The woman in white who accompanied the car dismounted and handed the reins to the man. Pressed down the front of the car and lifted the curtain, "Madam, Miss, please get out of the car and enter the store to rest." ”

A little girl with a round face jumped out of the carriage at the age of seven or eight.

Then a graceful woman came down, and a group of four people walked to the store.

When the little girl was about to walk into the store, she tilted her head to look at Bu You.

He took a few steps backwards with his back outward, and jumped in front of Bu You. A pair of big eyes under the long eyelashes looked at Bu You.

"Is the little brother a Taoist priest?"

Yu Guang glanced at Senior Brother Da Niu.

"Is he your master?

Do you know spells? There was anticipation in his big eyes.

Bu You saw his senior brother Da Niu and smiled a little differently from usual.

Bu You rolled up his slightly longer sleeves and straightened up his small body, which was not much taller than the little girl, "Of course." ”

"That's so good, that's great."

After speaking, he grabbed Bu You with both hands and left.

"Stop, stop, stop! There are many people who know how to spell! ”

Bu You patted his round head with big eyes, "Big eyes, your mother called you to eat!" ”

The little girl turned her head to look at the door of the store, and the woman in white was holding a long sword in her left hand, with her hands around her chest, standing a few steps away and looking at Bu You playfully.

"Brother Taoist of the liar.

The little girl's eyes were a little moist, and her mouth pursed.

"Okay, good! If you play monkey, do it, don't talk about it! ”

"That's right! It's useless to cry. ”

The big eyes were afraid that the little Taoist priest would change his mind, so he hurriedly took Bu You's hand and said, "My mother has been tired of driving and riding for a few days, and she has a bad stomach, and she hasn't eaten for two days. Is it okay for the Taoist brother to use spells to help my mother? ”

"Poof!" The woman in white smiled like a flower.

Bu You scratched the back of his head twice, and his brain was stuck.

"Little girl, even if it is symptomatic, it will take three or two days to see results. My little junior brother doesn't have that little bit of stone into gold, so he has the ability to wave his hand and reveal it, so go and find a doctor. ”

Bu You walked to the side of the restaurant, and the young man who was picking up sundries: "The trail is polite." The guy hurriedly arched his hands and returned the salute, "What's the matter with the little master, the kid can help?" ”

"Ask the little brother for a few bamboos."

"What do I say, I was going to throw it away, so if the little master uses it, take it."

"Thank you, little brother!"

Bu You took a few bamboos and came to Senior Brother Da Niu, "Senior Brother, but you are tired and sedentary, and your inner abdomen lacks vitality to flatulence?" ”

"Exactly."

He turned back to the big eyes and said, "Go to your mother's doctor." ”

With big eyes in front, the woman in white and the senior brother Da Niu walked behind blankly and entered the lobby of the restaurant. I walked around a few tables and came to the door of a private room.

"Miss! Madame has been waiting for you inside for a long time. Looking at the woman in white, the middle-aged man in a strong suit asked, "Liu Ling, who are these two?" ”

"Uncle Yan! The Taoist brother came to see my mother. ”

The private room is relatively spacious, and the graceful and beautiful woman sits by the window, "Yan Song, who are these two masters?" ”

"Mother! Brother Taoist priest was invited by me to see you. ”

Oh! The beautiful woman smiled and nodded to Senior Brother Da Niu. "Then the mother will be Yila Xiaotingting." Bu You looked over and smiled at Senior Brother Da Niu.

Senior Brother Da Niu sat on the side of the beautiful woman, stretched out two fingers, lightly touched the jade wrist, and after a few breaths, he stood up and looked at Bu You. "Can Brother Daoist cure my mother?" Well! Walked out of the private room, picked up a few bamboos next to the door and walked to the back kitchen.

Explaining the reason, the shopkeeper ordered, and hurriedly went out to greet business.

By the stove that he was using, Bu You measured a few bamboos, measured them, and finally started to move. First, roast the hot bamboo over the stove, slowly bend it into a circle, and insert the small end into the larger bamboo joint. Use a red-hot stove hook to drill a hole at the intersection of the two sections, and nail it into a small bamboo nail to tie it tightly.

According to this method, make a medium, a small three bamboo circles, and make a slight adjustment on the stove. Bu You, who was roasted by the fire, looked at his hard work and came to the private room in the back kitchen.

Five pairs of eyes stared at the three bamboo circles on the table, not knowing what they meant, and looked at Bu You, who was sweating profusely.

Bu You picked up the smallest one and put it on his waist, and after a few rusty movements, the bamboo ring was so flexible that it moved from his waist to his chest, and then to his neck.

The performance ended with several people with their mouths open and surprised eyes. I looked at the big eyes, hey! It's still a trick.

A few people came back to their senses, "Lunch, half an hour after dinner." Thirty on the left and right, and again at quarter-hour intervals, can Madame know? ”

"The two masters have worked hard, and the two of them will be served on this table. I have instructed Yan Song to prepare a room for the two masters, and Tingting will come to invite the two to dinner in the evening. Liu Ling picked up the bamboo ring and followed the beautiful woman away.

In the evening. As soon as I finished washing up in my room, there was a knock on the door.

Open the door. Big eyes walked in excitedly, "Brother Taoist!" My mother asked Tingting to invite you down to dinner, and said that she would like to thank you. ”

In the private room, the beautiful woman sat there, her face flushed slightly, and her complexion was much better than at noon. got up and gave up Bu You and Senior Brother to their seats. "Ling'er" Liu Ling uncovered a piece of red cloth on the table, revealing ten silver coins with white flowers.

"A little meaning, not a tribute! Be sure to accept it, or Madame will not be happy. "Brother Daoist, just take it!" After speaking, he held the silver coin in his two small hands and put it in Bu You's hand.

The town was heard with the sound of a husband's bang.

In the guest room, Senior Brother Da Niu sat on the edge of the bed, holding a bamboo ring in his left hand and ten silver coins in his right hand.

Look at the bamboo circle, look at the silver coin

"Bamboo ring, silver money."

"Circle, money."

At dawn, Bu You came to the toilet in the backyard, and just before he got closer, he heard a familiar voice coming......