Volume 1 The Wind Rises in Nanyang Chapter 96 The Horn of Papermaking
The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, Wu Yong came to the door in full dress, at this time the two butchers of the Ren family had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw him coming, they hurriedly beckoned him to get into the carriage, "Let's go, meet them earlier today, and kill a few more pigs." ”
Yesterday, when Wu Yong and Zhu Lidian returned to Fuwangli again, the Ren brothers were processing pig's head and pig's trotters behind the Wu family's house.
Seeing that they had brought so many things, Zhu Lidian couldn't help but sigh: "If you get so many pig's heads every day, I'm afraid that our fellow villagers will get tired of eating it." ”
Ren Laosan smiled at him, and while handling the cleaning of the pig's trotters, he said: "Today is the last time, since they are benevolent and righteous to us, we can't do too much." When I came back, I discussed with the fourth child, and tomorrow I will hand over to them the skill of handling pig's heads and trotters, and we should not pull these things back in the future. ”
Zhu Lidian was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately, and praised the behavior of the two: "Don't be tempted by wealth, what a gentleman does!" ”
In this way, he was busy for two hours, and finally Zhu Lidian came forward and gave each family half a pig's head and two pig's trotters, and the rest was left to Wu Yong's family. In the face of such a division, everyone has no opinion.
After they left, Wu Yong told Ren Laosan about going to Wancheng tomorrow, so he agreed on a time to meet in front of the door tomorrow.
At this time, when Wu Yong got into the car, Ren Laosan waved his whip, and with a "snap", the carriage went out of Fuwang and went straight to Wancheng.
Along the way, Ren Laosan told Wu Yong a lot of interesting stories about how they killed pigs yesterday.
Wu Yong was fascinated by what he heard, and before he knew it, time flew by, and it felt like it was just a meal, and the three of them arrived in Wancheng.
Wu Yong originally planned to go to Taishou Mansion first and report to Chen Qiu, but when he entered the city gate, he found Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo, so he agreed with the two uncles to gather here at the time of Shen, and then hurriedly got out of the car.
"Brother Zhang, Brother Hua, what are you doing here?" Wu Yong quickly caught up with a few people and asked suspiciously.
When he saw that the two of them were anxious, he thought that something had happened to the homeless people.
Zhang Ji didn't expect to meet Wu Yong here, he was stunned for a moment, and then said excitedly: "Brother Wu Jiaxian, you came just in time, Brother Hua Shi and I are about to go to Brother Zhang Jiaodao's residence in the city to get some rune paper, you can go together." ”
Wu Yong didn't know why, and then saw that the two of them were followed by three middle-aged Taoists in Taoist robes, and couldn't help asking, "Who are these three Taoist brothers?" ”
"These three Daoist brothers have all traveled to Wancheng in the last few days," Zhang Ji explained with a smile, and then pointed to one of the handsome Taoists and introduced: "This is Luo Yao, Daoist from Zhongnan Mountain Tower. ”
Then he pointed to a Taoist with a wide forehead and a broad face, and introduced: "This is Daoist Brother Zhang Xuan from the Bajun Wudoumi Sect. ”
Finally, he pointed to the dignified-looking Taoist and introduced: "This is Zhang Jiao of Julu Taiping Road." ”
All three of them nodded kindly to Wu Yong, but Wu Yong's brain was blank.
He really didn't expect to meet Zhang Jiao today, this is a famous ruthless character in history, the sentence "The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand", completely shook the foundation of the Han Dynasty for 400 years. It can be said that if Zhang Jiao had not launched the Yellow Turban Uprising, it is still unknown whether the Han Dynasty would have lasted for a while.
And Zhang Xuan, who was with Zhang Jiao, is also quite famous in the history books, he led Wudou Midao to revolt many times in Bajun and Hanzhong, and the court couldn't do anything about him, and finally relied on co-optation to make him stop making trouble.
Among the three, Luo Yao and Wu Yong have no impression, but he can be with two famous fierce men in history, which must not be underestimated.
Wu Yong was in a daze, and Zhang Ji introduced Wu Yong to the three of them again, "This is Wu Yong, who has recently become famous all over the world, and has been fugue for ten years." ”
The three of them stared at Wu Yong in unison, looking at them carefully. It stands to reason that these three people are all people who have seen the world and experienced strong winds and waves, and they should not be interested in Wu Yong, a child who has just turned twelve. But who let Wu Yong's spirit swim through the void, which can't help but arouse their curiosity and want to see through the void and reality.
Wu Yong was a little creepy by the three of them, and couldn't help scratching his head a little embarrassed, and asked carefully, "Why do the three Dao brothers look at the kid so much?" ”
Among the three, Luo Yao was the first to speak, only to see him walk up to Wu Yong and gently pat him on the shoulder, "You are very good!" This realm of the void has been said for thousands of years, and throughout the ages, you are the only one who has traveled in the spirit. It can be seen that there is a fate with my building, are you willing to enter my building? ”
Wu Yong hurriedly shook his head, "More Taoist brothers, the kid has a lot of attachment to Hongchen, I'm afraid he can't cultivate with peace of mind." ”
Luo Yao shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity, you have such a fate, but you don't know how to cherish it." That's it, everything in the world, you can't ask for it, you can do it yourself in the future, don't do anything that hurts nature and reason. ”
After speaking, regardless of Wu Yong's surprised gaze, he disappeared in front of Wu Yong in three or two steps.
Wu Yong thought he was dazzled and rubbed it vigorously, and found that he was indeed gone.
At this time, Zhang Yu smiled and said: "This Luo Yao Daoist brother is good at using Taoist techniques to conceal the law. He invited you to join Louguandao, which is an affirmation of you, and the dream of many Taoist people in their lives is to join Louguandao. Don't look at the Xuan Miao Temple is very famous in Nanyang, but compared to the Louguan Dao, the background is still worse, and the Taoist classics are also the most complete in the Lou Guan. If the poor Dao was not the fetters of the Five Doumi Sect, he would also join the Louguan Dao and seek the truth of the Dao. ”
Zhang Jiao now seemed to be the least famous of the three, and only after the other two finished speaking, he said with a wry smile: "Poor Dao wants to spread my Taiping Dao method among the homeless people today, but they all say that Brother Xiaodao is the reincarnation of the Immortal Monarch, and he has helped them for free, and he is only willing to believe in Brother Xiaodao for the rest of his life." ”
Wu Yong was startled, and without thinking about it, he said, "Otherwise, the kid will also join the Taiping Sect." ”
In fact, there is no harm in joining Taiping Dao, as long as you don't participate in the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the future to brush up on others' experience.
Zhang Jiao didn't expect Wu Yong to say this, and he was stunned for a while, not knowing whether to refuse or agree.
However, before he could speak, Zhang Xuan was not happy, only to see his face sank, and sneered: "How long has the little Taiping Dao been established, what is the reputation, my Wudoumi Sect is a well-known sect in Ba County." There is not even a Taoist temple station, and in the eyes of the poor Dao, it will not be long before this Taiping Dao will be wiped out among the people, just like those unknown Taoist schools. ”
Zhang Jiao's face suddenly became gloomy, "Brother Dao, this is a bit too much. Poor preaching, why do you need others to say more. ”
"I can't help myself!" Zhang Yu shook off this sentence and walked away arrogantly.
Before Wu Yong could figure out what was going on, the three of them left two, and couldn't help but ask with some astonishment: "How did the three Dao brothers get together?" ”
Zhang Jiao smiled bitterly: "Poor Dao in Julu I heard that a large number of homeless people gathered in Wancheng, so I wanted to come here to preach the teachings of my Taiping Dao, and I didn't want to meet those two Taoist brothers who were also preaching as soon as I arrived in Wancheng." After that, the three of them all encountered the situation just now, and the homeless people here are only willing to believe in Brother Xiaodao! ”
Wu Yong found out that Zhang Jiao had been calling himself Brother Dao, which made him feel a little ridiculous, so he proposed: "Brother Dao and I hit it off at first sight, how about being a Taoist friend in the future?" ”
Zhang Jiao shook his head, "The Tao has a precedence, since the little Daoist brother can wander too empty, he is the first to peek at the avenue, how can the poor Dao be on an equal footing with the Daoist brother." ”
Wu Yong wanted to persuade a few more words, but then Zhang Ji interjected with a smile: "The Tao is ruthless, but people are affectionate." Since it is familiar at first sight, it can be according to the etiquette of humanity, and the brothers are commensurate, isn't it beautiful? ”
Wu Yong's eyes lit up, and he immediately arched his hand to Zhang Jiao and said, "I will ask the world brother to take care of me in the future." ”
Zhang Jiao thought about it, and then agreed, "Then let's climb high once for my brother." Taiping Dao is now only a small Taoist sect that does not enter the stream, and the status of the virtuous brother is special, so for fear of being criticized, it is not possible to accept the virtuous brother into the religion, so don't blame it. ”
Wu Yong laughed, "Little things, why worry about it." ”
Hua Yang also had a chance to speak at this time, only to see him smile and say, "Congratulations to the virtuous brother for having another brother!" If you continue to recognize it like this, won't all the Taoists in the world become your brothers? ”
Wu Yong couldn't help but say with a straight face: "If you want me to recognize Brother Shi, you must have a certain ability." I think the three brothers are all people with great perseverance, and they will definitely have great achievements in the future, so they recognize each other with a cheeky face. ”
Hua Yang laughed, "Accept your auspicious words, if I, Hua Yang, will be famous in history in the future, the name of the virtuous brother of the Wu family will definitely appear before my name." ”
The four of them talked and laughed and came to the inn where Zhang Jiao temporarily stayed, and as soon as they entered the house, they saw two large boxes full of rune paper.
Zhang Jiao opened the box and said to the three of them with a smile: "Poor Dao has been interested in this rune paper since he was a child, and he also specially visited several paper-making masters to learn this paper-making technique. These runes are carefully developed by Poor Dao, and they are usually reluctant to use them. If it hadn't been for my uncle and grandfather asking for it today, Poor Dao would not have been so generous. ”
Zhang Ji saw that Wu Yong didn't know why, so he explained with a smile: "Brother Zhang's uncle and grandfather is Zhang Daochang of the Xuanmiaoguan we saw two days ago. In the past two days, because of the medical treatment of the homeless, Zhang Daochang's rune paper has been consumed. I happened to see Brother Zhang Shi today, so I asked Brother Hua Shi and Brother Hua to get some for him. ”
Wu Yong understood the reason for the matter, but he looked at the two boxes of yellow rune paper, and was immediately disappointed, he originally thought that Zhang Jiao had that kind of white paper that could be written, so he couldn't help but ask: "Brother Shi, is there that kind of white paper here that can be written?" ”
Zhang Jiao thought about it, and then said: "Cai Hou paper that the virtuous brother said!" ”。
Seeing that Wu Yong didn't seem to know Cai Hou paper, Zhang Jiao continued to speak: "In fact, paper appeared as early as the pre-Qin period, but at that time, it was made of hemp cardboard made of castor rods, not so much paper, but hard cloth, which was not only time-consuming and laborious, but also extremely inconvenient to use.
During the reign of the Emperor and the Emperor of the present dynasty, Cai Lun, the Marquis of Longting, summed up the papermaking experience of the people in the past and innovated the papermaking process, allowing the craftsmen to select the bark, hemp heads, cloth, fishing nets, etc., and then chop them up and soak them in a large pool. After a while, the debris rots away, and the craftsmen pick up the soaked raw materials, put them in a stone mortar, stir them until they become a slurry, and then pick up the sticky thing with bamboo strips, and when it is dry, it becomes paper.
This is Caihou paper, which is not only light and flexible, but also easy to source, and has a wide range of sources and low prices. If the virtuous brother wants, there are many for sale in Wancheng. ”
Wu Yong didn't expect that there would be such a thing on white paper, and it would be so popular. He decided to buy some paper today, and it would be better if he had that kind of straw paper to wipe his ass.
At this time, Zhang Ji found that there were a lot of herbs pressed under the rune paper, so he asked Zhang Jiao what his intention was.
"Don't hide it from the three virtuous brothers, Poor Dao found that if these runes are put together with medicinal materials, they will be contaminated with spirituality after a long time, and the spells drawn are also very effective." Zhang Jiao hesitated for a moment but answered truthfully.
Of course, Wu Yong knew that this was the herbal ingredients that had penetrated into the paper, so he suggested: "Since the Brotherhood will make paper, why not use herbs to make rune paper, wouldn't the effect be better?" ”
Zhang Jiao was stunned for a moment, how could he not expect to do this.