Zhang Yanxu followed the two back to the Heyu Temple, and before walking to the Taoist Temple, he had already seen the scenery around the conduit at a glance, and saw that although it was snowy, there was a row of pines and cypresses in front of the Taoist Temple, which was still evergreen like spring. Then take a closer look at the garden spirit garden before and after the view, the pine forest of the crane pond, the birds and spirit grass, and all kinds of arrangements, all of which are a group of fairy interest, and can't help nodding secretly, and praised: "The arrangement is good, the crane feather view is really an elegant person." ”

Cheng Jun smiled and said humbly, he was not from a high background, and he may not have much aesthetic taste by nature, but after hundreds of years of experience in the upper position, his vision has long been trained, and his taste has already improved a lot, and he will always take into account some elegance when arranging his own Taoist temple. Of course, the arrangement in this is to be said to be interesting and tasteful, at most seven or eight points of light, but in terms of practicality, it is full of ten.

Zhang Yanxu obviously has a good background, he attaches great importance to these, and it is rare to see them in his eyes, nodding slightly while walking, and commenting on two sentences, although there are many praises, but there are a few imperfect layouts that are also implicitly pointed out. Cheng Jun nodded in agreement, and didn't pay attention to it in his heart, these things are a little bit good, how elegant they really are, tired and boring.

Zhang Yanxu walked all the way to the door of the Taoist temple and said, "Is the layout here done by the old master himself?"

Cheng Jun said: "The main building is naturally the main plan of Laoguan, and Hetang is also his first initiative. However, the clutter next to it also has the efforts of a few of us. ”

Entering the Taoist temple, Chonghe greeted him, and when he saw Zhang Yanxu, he was stunned at first, and then recognized him as a foundation building senior, and his face couldn't help but change, showing a panicked look, and he didn't know how to speak. Cheng Jun had already said: "Chonghe, this is the predecessor of Daomen." Serve tea to his old man. ”

Chong He agreed, and Cheng Jun let Zhang Yanxu into the hall and invited him to take a seat. Let Jing Shu sit first on the left, accompanied by the prime minister on the right, Shaoqing Chonghe served tea, although his expression slowed down a little, but he didn't dare to speak, Cheng Jun motioned for him to sit down.

Zhang Yanxu looked at the hall slightly, took another sip of the tea cup, and said: "The crane feather view is good, this spiritual tea must be planted by himself, the selection of materials is good, the frying is good, the level of cooking tea is also good, the mountain spring water in the mountains is the most elegant, the smaller the more effort." It's just that I think this little Taoist friend is also a Taoist priest, a huge Taoist temple, doesn't he even have a Taoist boy to serve?"

Cheng Jun smiled bitterly and said, "You have also seen that our Taoist temple is so remote and has no job, and we have not received a subsidy from the Taoist Gate for several years." Don't say Tong, even Chonghe is just a passing casual cultivator, placing an order here, in order to ask for a Taoist disciple again, so do some chores for free, we have manpower. The rations of these people inside and outside are still not enough, if we hire Taoist children again, how can we maintain them in the temple?"

Zhang Yanxu smiled slightly and said, "Xiao Cheng Daoyou, how old are you?"

Cheng Jun said: "Seventeen. ”

Zhang Yanxu said with a smile: "Although you are not very old, you are as capable as those old men, and you will cry poor when you know that you will find an opportunity?"

Cheng Jun showed a look of surprise and said, "You have a clear heart and bright eyes, so you can naturally understand the difficulties of our people." ”

Zhang Yanxu laughed and said, "Along the way, I have really opened my eyes. I also know a little about the suffering of the Taoist temple below, and it is better to see it than to hear it. He turned his head to Jing Shu and said, "How old are you?"

Jing Shu said: "Fourteen. ”

Zhang Yanxu muttered: "I remember that the old master has been in office for less than ten years, and he is less than sixty years old, is it a little early to establish you as the head disciple so early?"

Jing Shu's face tightened, and said: "How can it be early...... Before the words fell, Cheng Jun had already said: "Although Jing Shu is young, he has excellent qualifications, and everything is outstanding. We are a small observer, and we have to prepare for everything in advance. Therefore, the old viewer took precautions, so he set up Jing Shu as the next viewer. That is evidenced by the instrument of watching. ”

Zhang Yanxu nodded, didn't say anything more, and said, "I see." ”

Cheng Jun took over the topic and said, "Didn't the seniors want to visit Hetang." How about I show you the way?"

Zhang Yanxu smiled: "That's good." Saying that, Jing Shu got up, glanced at Cheng Jun, and said, "Uncle Shi......"

Cheng Jun said: "It's okay. He turned his head to Zhang Yanxu and said, "Senior, please." ”

The two of them went all the way out of the crane feather view, came to the crane pond, only to see a group of cranes, egrets and various birds swimming leisurely in the pond between a pool of clear water, white hair floating in the water, fluttering wings playing. From time to time, a spirit bird flutters its wings and skims the water, or burrows into the water and picks up a fat fish. Although it is only a small pond, it is also full of life.

Zhang Yanxu praised again: "The cultivation is very good, and the layout is more original." Mingsheng Daoyou does not lose the name of the crane idiot. These cranes have a compelling aura, and they are very rare outside. ”

Cheng Jun turned his head sideways and said: "The seniors are smiling, they have little money and little money, so they can only build a small crane pond, which delays many birds with the surname Ling. If the seniors have eye-catching, you might as well choose one. Although they are just ordinary birds, they are not worthy of being used as mounts, so it is better to keep them for enjoyment. ”

Zhang Yanxu smiled and didn't answer, just looked at the water surface and was distracted, and after a while, he said: "Fellow Daoist, there are three formations around here, overlapping each other, isn't it too crowded?"

Cheng Jun followed him and said, "Although there is overlap, this is necessary." The first is to keep these waterfowl in captivity to prevent them from flying out, and to prevent wild animals from harming them. It is necessary to set up a formation that separates the inside and the outside. Second, some of these waterfowl are migratory birds, and they are only used to a warm environment, and if they do not set up a temperature adjustment formation, they will not survive. Thirdly, there are a lot of them, and if you don't bury the wood-born formation, you will raise some algae and the fish and insects in them, and the consumption of these rations alone will not be affordable. ”

Zhang Yanxu said: "That's right. Your three formations are indeed cleverly arranged. In such a narrow plane, the three formations not only did not interfere with each other, but also cleverly used the overlap between them, sharing a few nodes, and leaving a lot of spirit stone materials, which can be regarded as ingenious. ”

Cheng Jun said: "Only our poor and sour view can come up with such a poor and sour idea." ”

Zhang Yanxu turned his head and glanced at Cheng Jun carefully before he said, "I think Xiao Daoyou is proficient in formations, yes or no?"

Cheng Jun paused and said, "It's not that I'm proficient, but I accidentally learned some formations." My qualifications in cultivation are mediocre, so I put some effort into miscellaneous studies. Zhang Yanxu smiled lightly and said in a low voice: "Miscellaneous, oh, miscellaneous." He pointed to a pelican and said, "I think that bird is good." ”

Cheng Jun said: "If you like ......"

Zhang Yanxu licked his lips and said, "It's very fat...... It must be delicious when grilled. ”

Cheng Jun choked when he heard this, and was a little embarrassed, and said, "That's ...... That's fine, it's easy to say. ”

Zhang Yanxu didn't know how to do it, saying that he was passing by to drink a cup of tea, but he refused to leave after dinner. For dinner, according to the senior's wishes, he roasted a pelican and caught two fish. The white tiger also dragged back, cut off a hind leg and stewed a large pot, plus all kinds of spirit grass spirit valleys, and opened a rich feast. Thanks to Zhang Yanxu, he only cared about food and didn't ask for wine, otherwise he would really not be able to find it for a while.

There was a feast without wine, and it was actually eaten for more than an hour. Zhang Yanxu's mouth was full of oil, and he threw the immortal bearing out of the clouds, and he didn't know where he used his kung fu to open the valley. Jing Shu easily saw a master, and he actually showed his original form in one meal, and he couldn't help but be depressed. Cheng Jun saw what he meant, and asked him to go back first under the pretext of evening class, and he accompanied Zhang Yanxu to eat and drink, and ate until the end of the day.

I don't know what's going on, Zhang Yanxu didn't drink and actually showed a little drunk, stretched out his hand to grab Cheng Jun and said, "Don't go, let's talk again." ”

Cheng Junming knew that he was pretending, but he didn't rebel either, and said, "Where else do you want to go?"

Zhang Yanxu said: "How about going to the Elixir Garden?"

Cheng Jun didn't shirk either, and said, "Since that's the case, please move to the backyard." ”

Zhang Yanxu entered the backyard with a smile, the moon was in the middle of the sky, the north wind was blowing, and there was only a piece of silver outside the Taoist temple. In the elixir garden behind the Taoist temple, there is still a lot of purple and red. All kinds of elixirs are thriving, and some have already borne fruit by the end of their years.

Zhang Yanxu said: "It's not bad here, it's similar to the Hetang outside." However, the formation in this is more interesting, which can actually divide an acre of land into various climates. Let several kinds of spiritual grass plants with different flowering and fruiting periods mature together. It took a lot of effort. ”

Cheng Jun showed a bitter face again and said, "You see, this medicine garden is such a palm-sized place, and there are not a few herbs planted at all. If we don't bother to plan, where will there be any benefit? If our medicine garden can be carved out like other Taoist temples, who will be patient to spend all this effort. I can't finish it even if I lie down. ”

When Zhang Yanxu heard this, Huo turned his head, his eyes were shining, and he stared at Cheng Jun and said: "There must be a lot of money on the face, and there are thousands of hills and ravines in the inside-Cheng Daoyou, you are too wronged yourself." ”

Cheng Jun was stunned and said, "I also want to be promoted, and others don't look down on me." ”

Zhang Yanxu laughed and said, "Yes, I have a lot of connections in Beijing, why don't you repair a letter of recommendation, and you send it to Beijing to get a better future?"

Cheng Junxi said: "If that's the case, that's great." It's just that the younger generation still has something to do now. It's better to wait a while, Cheng Jun will be happy to obey. ”

Zhang Yanxu said slowly: "I'm a hurry, you missed this opportunity, who knows when I'll be interested next time? ”

Cheng Jun said: "At most two years, I will definitely ......"

Zhang Yanxu sneered, flipped it in his hand, and with a brush, a snow-white sword blade lit up, like thunder and lightning, flashing, already on Cheng Jun's neck, and said coldly: "Cheng Jun, you are so bold." ”

(To be continued)