Chapter 224: Door-to-door debt collection
Of course, he also knows that it is not easy to practice the body refining technique, and the difficulty of this easy tendon and marrow washing technique must be deepened a lot, if it is done step by step, step by step, I am afraid that it will be difficult to really bend the teeth, so it seems that it is best to take the shortcut of borrowing its qi technique.
He thought about it for a while, until there was a sound of footsteps and another student came in to burn the manuscript and sacrifice, which woke him up from a burst of reverie.
And the ethereal and empty voice in his ears was silent for a long time, and at this time, he couldn't care about it anymore, and asked loudly into the empty hall: "May I ask my lord, I don't know how this technique of borrowing his qi can be achieved, what is the trick?"
He said it so loudly that several students who had just entered the hall heard it, and they all looked at him with strange eyes.
Jiang Yun said it again, but there was silence in his ears, and the ethereal and empty voice did not sound again, as if it had never existed.
He was not reconciled, and said it out loud several times, and swore that if he was given the know-how of borrowing his qi, he would definitely sacrifice more in return.
Listening to his words, his expressions were a little strange, and everyone looked at them as if they were looking at an idiot or a person with abnormal sanity.
"What is this person shouting here, isn't there something crazy about it?" Although he knew that this was the inner hall and it was not good to talk about it, some people couldn't help but whisper to his companions.
"Xu was unable to make a sacrifice, and he became angry and ashamed, so that he entered the demonic barrier. "Someone analyzed in such a low voice.
"It's so ridiculous, he really thinks that if he shouts a few words here, he will get a response from the spirit of the Temple of Literature? "There was utter disdain in someone's eyes.
"That is, the people of my generation, just honestly burn the manuscript and sacrifice it, as for other things, it is not something that we can imagine and hope for, the spirit of the Temple of Literature is very busy, and it is already rare to be able to notice our sacrifice in the dark, what else do you want?"
"This classmate, don't make a loud noise here, it is impossible for the Spirit of the Temple of Literature to respond, as long as we are sincere, silently burn the manuscript and sacrifice it, as long as the kung fu arrives, the Spirit of the Temple of Literature will definitely not fail us, and will teach the cultivation of the Tao, if it is not taught, it is that I have not yet arrived, there is no need to have any complaints, go back and step up my studies, if it is so loud and unreasonable, it annoys the Spirit of the Temple of Literature, but it is not beautiful, if it is because of this, it is not wronged. "There are also well-meaning people who come over and persuade each other.
"Hey, why does this person look familiar...... Yes, I remembered, isn't this person the famous East Wind Blowing Brother? ”
"What, he's the East Wind Blowing Brother?"
Although Jiang Yun is already infamous in the county and even in the house, but only hearing his name, there are still many people who have not seen him, and after learning that the "strange man" who is making a loud noise in the inner hall of the Confucian Temple is the famous East Wind Blowing Brother, these people in the hall suddenly changed their faces, like snakes and scorpions, and they all retreated.
"It turns out that he is the brother of the east wind, no wonder, no wonder!"
"yes, who would do such a ridiculous thing unless it's such a strange person?"
Everyone didn't care about the burning of the manuscript for a while, and they all stood aside and pointed and complained, although this is the inner hall of the Temple of Literature, but it can't stop their whispered criticism, maybe they feel that they can't denounce such despicable and shameless and arrogant invisible people here, maybe they will be seen by the spirit of the Temple of Literature, and they will happily remember a merit, and they may not be able to get a little unexpected literary merit.
On the other side, Jiang Yun ignored the discussion of others, and asked a few times in a loud voice, but there was still silence in his ears, and he didn't get a response from the other party.
Jiang Yun was speechless for a while, and said in his heart that you can even refuse, why don't you just ignore people, it's too fast to cross the river and tear down the bridge.
He didn't know that just now he taught the ancient and profound inheritance of the Tao method of Yi Jin Washing the Pulp, which consumed a lot of spiritual power of the Spirit of the Confucian Temple, and the other party was really tired at the moment, and he didn't want to say anything superfluous, besides, Jiang Yun's question was unreasonable, this technique of using his qi was extremely mysterious, and it could only be understood but not spoken, and it had nothing to tell the other party.
After never getting a response, Jiang Yun ignored the different looks on the side and walked out of the main hall in a huff.
The whispering criticism in the main hall has not stopped, and I believe that from now on, the absurd and ugly story of someone's loud noise in the inner hall of the Temple of Literature will soon spread, and it will become another joke after tea and dinner in the Shilin.
After leaving the Confucian Temple, Jiang Yun did not stay in the county for long, and went straight back to the academy in Qinghe Town by boat.
In the next few days, Jiang Yun went to the East Pavilion Hall every morning to listen to lectures, and the rest of the time was self-studying, basically closed doors, and behaved very low-key. The government examination had just ended, and there were many parties and feasts among the students of the academy, but he did not participate in any of them, and of course he could not participate if he wanted to, and no one would invite him, a notorious figure.
On this day, after the class in the East Pavilion Hall was over, he went to the dining hall to eat as usual, and then Zhou Shimin found him and told him that Zhou Xiu, who had not paid back the money, had returned.
After Jiang Yun heard this, he didn't have anything to say, so he followed the other party to Zhou Shimin's Zhoujia Village.
This week, Jiang Yun came to Zhou Jiacun once last time when he asked Zhou Xiucai to be a guarantor, this is a remote village in a mountain col, most of the surrounding areas are mountainous, there are not many fields, and the few acres of land are also poor soil inferior fields, and most of the people in the village still live in thatched mud adobe houses.
After the two arrived at the village, they went straight to Zhou Xiucai's house. Zhou Xiucai's home is easier to find, living in one of the few brick houses in the village, it can be seen that it is also newly built, according to Zhou Shimin, this Zhou Xiucai and he is still a bit of a distant relative, the family was also poor before, after Xiucai, it gradually developed, built a brick house, bought some fields, and heard that there is a shop in the town.
However, after this Zhou Xiucai developed, the more stingy he became, he loved money like his life, and usually the villagers had some chores to ask for the door, and he couldn't enter his door without a gift, according to Zhou Shimin, he went to the door many times to fight the autumn wind, but he touched the ash of a nose, so he was also deeply resentful of this distant family.
said that the last time he participated in the county examination, he was going to ask this Xiucai from the same village and sect to be a guarantor, but he was rejected by an excuse that the guarantee quota was full, and he had to find someone to jointly guarantee five people, and then Jiang Yun asked him to introduce Xiucai as a guarantor, and he tentatively asked this Zhou Xiucai again, this time Zhou Xiucai agreed with his mouth, and never mentioned the words he said last time that the guarantee quota was full.
When I came to the door of Zhou Xiucai's house, I heard the sound of Lang reading aloud coming from inside from a distance.
"I am good at nurturing my heroic spirit. It is qi, the largest to the strongest, and it is harmless to be directly raised, and it is stuffed between heaven and earth. It is qi, worthy of righteousness and Tao; It is born of righteousness, and it is taken from the unrighteousness. If you are not careful, you will be discouraged. Therefore, I said, "The confessor has not tasted the righteousness, and there is nothing else." There will be things that are not right, and the heart must not be forgotten, and the heart will not be promoted, and ......"
The two heard it outside the courtyard and glanced at each other, Jiang Yun knew that this Zhou Xiucai was really at home, and he wouldn't run in vain.
Jiang Yun waited outside, and Zhou Shimin went to call the door, hearing the shouts outside, the sound of Lang Lang's book in the courtyard stopped, and a handsome scholar in his thirties, wearing a moon-white robe, slowly walked out of the house, it was Zhou Xiucai Zhou Wenming.
"Shimin, you are here, is there anything wrong? Seeing Zhou Shimin in front of the door, Zhou Xiucai showed a slight look of impatience.
Without waiting for Zhou Shimin to speak, Jiang Yun stepped forward at this time and bowed and said, "Brother Zhou, don't come to harm's way, the younger brother took the liberty to visit today, don't blame me." ”
Although he was angry in his heart, he couldn't wait to punch the other party with a fist, but he came to collect debts this time, as the saying goes, it is the uncle who owes the debt, so Jiang Yun still plans to lower his voice, meet each other politely, and collect the debt back.
"It turned out to be you!" As soon as Zhou Xiucai saw Jiang Yun, he immediately understood, and the intention of the two of them to come today was even more pale.
At that moment, he flicked his sleeves and said with a hesitant face: "Although I am a cold house, but I am a guest who comes and goes, and I will not receive the flies and dogs, if there is nothing else, please go back, and I will not send it far!"
When Jiang Yun heard this, he was stunned for a moment, seeing the other party's righteous and awe-inspiring and righteous closed-door greeting, he couldn't help but wonder whether he was here to collect debts or borrow money.
He decided not to go around in circles with the other party, his face turned cold, and he said straight to the point: "I'll open the skylight and say something bright, and this time I came here to ask for the two taels of silver as an insurance premium, I don't think Your Excellency will forget about it." ”
Zhou Xiucai frowned slightly, and said, "Why can't I understand what you mean by asking for two taels of silver as an insurance premium?"
Zhou Shimin couldn't stand it anymore, so he reminded in a low voice: "Brother, last time Pingchuan County test, please take a guarantee, but you paid two taels of silver premium, but when the county test, the eldest brother must have been delayed, but he did not appear to be a guarantee, so it is reasonable for Pingchuan to get back these two taels of silver now, the eldest brother is a reasonable person, do you say this is the reason?" (To be continued.) )