Chapter 6: Caichen
Early the next morning, Qin Chuan, who had been rushing the manuscript all night, went to the Dragon King Temple with the manuscript.
After reading the manuscript, Wei Liangye was greatly satisfied.
And to his surprise, Qin Chuan also wrote two other stories, and the two heroines of each sedan chair were named separately.
The characters have similar temperaments, but in fact, the encounters are different.
He thought to himself, this may have been written by Qin Chuan a long time ago.
That's also remarkable.
Writing can be a chore.
Wei Liangye roughly read the manuscript and found that every word was wonderful, and he couldn't find anything to revise for a while.
Qin Chuan smiled: "If there are any mistakes or omissions, Boss Wei can modify them by himself, so that it can be more in line with your mind." β
Wei Liangye exclaimed: "How can this be done? β
Poetry and articles, even if they are storytelling, are all written with painstaking efforts, and others arbitrarily revise them, which is really disrespectful.
Qin Chuan said softly: "The article is natural, and the magic hand can get it." What's more, I believe that Boss Wei will be cautious, if it is someone else, I will not allow it. β
This opera is related to Wei Liangye's reputation, where the food and clothing are, and he will naturally be extremely attentive.
"Good sentence." Wei Liangye's eyes lit up, and he said a few words casually to Qin Chuan, quite admiring.
He couldn't help but sigh that Qin Liuxian would have the opportunity to become a person like Su Xian in the next few hundred years. has such a masterpiece at a young age, which teaches people to be infinitely envious.
Even if Qin Chuan's career is not smooth in the future, with his literary talent, it will be passed on to future generations, and it is enough to teach nine percent of the world's readers to be envious.
Fame and wealth, only one "name" word, that is not in vain to come to the world.
Then Wei Liangye asked Qin Chuan to see the horse.
There are Tibetan horses, Mengyuan horses from the grassland, and big eating horses from overseas......
Qin Chuan looked at it and was not very satisfied.
However, he also bought a horse mainly to decorate the faΓ§ade, and he just chose one to live.
He was going to choose the big horse, the back of the horse was soft and silky, and it felt good to ride.
At this time, the temple of the Dragon King Temple brought a green donkey and sent it to the troupe, which seemed to be used to carry luggage.
Qin Chuan's heart suddenly moved, and he looked over.
He suddenly changed his mind, "Boss Wei, what do you think of this green donkey?" β
"Does Qin Xianggong want to ride a donkey to go out to study?"
Qin Chuan smiled slightly: "The predecessors had poetry and clouds, and the clothes were dusty and wine-marked, and they traveled everywhere to kill their souls. Is this fit a poet? Drizzle rides a donkey into the sword gate. When I saw it, I remembered this poem, and I felt connected to it. β
"Predecessors? This poem is good, but Xiaoke is lonely and unheard, but I have never heard it, where did Qin Xianggong get it? β
"I heard it from a passing old roadman, and it was said to be an ancient poem."
"Oh, then this green donkey will be given to Qin Xianggong."
Wei Liangye had the impression that the troupe did not have this green donkey before, and he thought that it was a new addition from the people below. The troupe of Living Guanyin wants to come and go in and out of a lot of things, and many of them are still gifts from theater fans, so every time before leaving, many things will be exchanged for food and the like to relieve the poor, even so, there are still a lot of belongings.
Because there are some gifts, it is really difficult to take them out and sell them, for fear of offending people.
When he went out to choose a horse, he couldn't choose a horse, but he came back with a green donkey.
Qin Chuan didn't have a whim, but his heart moved, he felt that the green donkey had some fate with him, and he in this world would naturally not have such a thought for no reason, since he didn't like those horses, it was better to choose this green donkey.
The Qingxuan sword is cyan, the green donkey is also cyan, and the green gourd is still cyan.
It seems that he and Qingte have a fate.
The green donkey is not very big, and it is not good to use it for riding, but it is just right to put the luggage. Although there are green gourds, you still have to get some luggage outside to decorate the faΓ§ade.
This is an immortal-level study tour.
It seems that he only brought a little something, but in fact he was well prepared.
Qin Chuan handed over the Qingyu case to Ming Pao for distribution, and then went home.
Ying Ning came up and saw the little green donkey, her eyes flashed with curiosity, "Is this a horse?" β
She couldn't tell what was a horse and what was a donkey.
"It's a donkey."
"Is there any difference between a donkey and a horse?"
"Donkey meat is better than horse meat, as the saying goes, dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground. Donkey meat tastes just as good as dragon meat. β
The green donkey seemed to be dissatisfied with Qin Chuan's statement, and raised his hooves.
Ying Ning looked at its bright eyes, which were very beautiful, turned into a fox body, jumped on the back of the green donkey, and felt more comfortable than swaddling, "Brother, the donkey is very good, we don't eat it." β
"Well, no."
As a little sky fox with good food, it is a great favorite not to eat it.
The green donkey has some temper, and when Ying Ning is on it, the breath of the sky fox makes it much calmer.
On the second day, Qin Chuan quietly took Ying Ning out.
The little girl turned into a fox body, so that it was convenient to play everywhere on the road, and Qingqing entered the green gourd in her body and dressed herself as a scholar.
Qin Chuan passed on her the Breath Gathering Technique, although she has not made any progress in her cultivation, she can learn the Breath Gathering Technique, so even a monk like Qingyun Dao Chang can't see the roots of Qingqing.
When traveling to study, it is better to bring a handsome scholar than to bring a beautiful maid.
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In Lingzhou City for half a year, Qinchuan has experienced many festivals. The festival is born to commemorate the ancestors, to bless the safety of the family, and to do other things.
Festivals and sacrifices to the gods are inseparable.
Whether it was in the Great Liang Dynasty or the era in which he was originally in, worshipping the gods was a request. If the gods do not respond, it will naturally decline.
In this land, the gods are more conscientious than the officials.
Because the people's fat and people's ointment can support idle officials, but not idle gods.
Whether it is a sacrifice to the gods or a festival, it has been passed down to this day, and it reflects a kind of human touch in the rolling red dust.
It's just that Qin Chuan has a sense of alienation.
That's his arrogance to the whole world, and he never fits in.
He knows this, but he can't ignore his own heart.
Therefore, Qin Chuan's departure was quiet, and he did not plan to do a separate party.
Whether it is Wang Fu, or Zhou Governor, or Zheng Tu, although they are relatives and friends, they have never been able to integrate into his real life.
But it does not hinder the affection between them.
It's just that it's probably a little different from what they thought they were expecting.
It was when it was warm and cold, and there was a steep wind and rain on the road, and the neighborhood was deserted, and Qin Chuan did not plan to move forward in the rain.
He led the green donkey and took Ying Ning and Qingqing to a temple not far away.
Although they are not afraid of cold and heat, they are not afraid of wind and rain, but give God a face.
Just take a break.
There are also some white floc things in the rain, that's snowflakes, that's sleet. When it falls, it's colder than the snow, and it's not as beautiful.
It's better than a pure rain, dripping on the grass and ticking on the eaves.
Qin Chuan and his entourage entered the dilapidated temple.
Although the temple is dilapidated, the overall architecture is intact, but it is empty, and not a single monk appears.
The Buddha statue in the main hall is also missing.
In the Buddha hall, there is some chaos.
Qin Chuan knew in his heart that this temple had been robbed.
The absence of the Buddha statue is the most evident proof.
Because in a temple, often the Buddha statue is the most valuable. In ancient times, when the imperial court destroyed the Buddha, the Buddha statue had to be recast and used to mint money.
A Buddha statue is less than hundreds of catties, more than thousands of catties or even tens of thousands of catties, luxurious Buddhist temples, even all copper to build, the surface is crossed with gold leaf, as a golden Buddha statue.
The poorer ones will also use some copper to mix and cast, and the poorest ones are nothing more than wood, which is also to be painted with a gold paint.
So it is not unreasonable for Buddha to be rich.
How can a poor person enshrine such a Buddha statue?
Judging from the traces left by the shrine, the Buddha statue that was removed on it should be made of copper, the weight is not light, at least thousands of catties, if it is made of pure copper, it will be used to smelt and sell for money or make money, it will make a fortune.
Ordinary thieves can't do such a thing.
It shows that there are many thieves, and they are not afraid of being investigated by the government, and the side also shows that the world is becoming more and more difficult.
The social fire and lantern festival in Lingzhou Mansion are actually like a dream before the prosperity is broken.
Qingqing first cleaned a clean place and let Ying Ning rest. She turned back into a girl's form and was watched by Ying Ning. The green donkey is in the corner of the Buddha hall, it is very peaceful, and it is still a little female donkey.
Qin Chuan always felt that it was a little strange, but when the Yuan Shen Fa looked at it, the little green donkey didn't seem to be abnormal, and it didn't have a demonic aura.
He found some dry firewood from the courtyard behind the palace that was wet with rain and snow, and used the original spirit to directly remove the water, and raised a bonfire in the temple.
He is not afraid of the cold, but thinks that on a rainy day, the ancient temple, the bonfire in the Buddha hall will be very meaningful. Under the light of the fire, Ying Ning slept exceptionally peacefully.
Qingqing is no longer too afraid of fire.
The little green donkey also came over to roast the fire and dry the wet hair on his body.
It sits quietly on its side next to the campfire, and it has a very ladylike demeanor. The luggage was also with it.
It was obviously a gloomy and cold rainy weather, and in the empty ancient temple, the cold wind outside was quite eerie and terrifying, but a few of them gathered around the bonfire, quite a few families, and they had a happy taste.
Soon at night, Qin Chuan asked Qingqing and Xiaoying Ning to rest in the gourd, because the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and he didn't know when it would stop, and lightning appeared.
Ying Ning is still a little scared of Thunder.
She is also used to Qingqing sleeping with her.
It rained all the time.
And it's getting bigger and bigger, and there's no stopping trend. Raindrops the size of beans hit the roof of the Buddha hall and fell on the ground outside the hall, and the sound was non-stop.
It's like many monks knocking on wooden fish.
Qin Chuan also has a wooden fish magic weapon obtained from Yuanye.
It was a magic weapon to subdue demons, and it was of some use to Qin Chuan, but it was not much.
A horse-drawn carriage braved the rain to come outside the temple.
Coachman: "Sir, madam, let's go and hide from the rain first." β
"There is a fire in the temple, it shouldn't be an abandoned temple, it seems that it can't reach the town, madam, let's go in first to avoid the rain." A middle-aged man lifted the curtain of his car and saw through the rain curtain the fire inside the temple with the gate closed.
"Well, we'll give more money for sesame oil later, and don't have an argument when we go out."
When they approached the gate and saw the situation in the main hall, they found that it was a deserted temple, and the Buddha statue was no longer in the firelight.
But there was a young man by the campfire, accompanied by a green donkey.
The middle-aged man asked the coachman to park the carriage, and then the three of them entered the main hall.
The temple was empty, and a young man was alone in the Buddha hall in the middle of the night, which had to be admired for his courage.
Of course, it is also possible that the mountain spirit is the embodiment of ghosts.
It's just that after walking in, the middle-aged man was relieved to see that Qin Chuan was dressed as a showman.
It seems that the other party is a scholar who travels to study.
When you go out, in the wilderness, when you see a reader, you are naturally more cordial.
"People in Xia Huaning Mansion, Ning Heng. I don't know what this minister is called? β
"Qin Chuan, a native of Lingzhou."
"Qin Chuan? Could it be that he wrote 'The people in the deep forest don't know, and the bright moon comes to take pictures' The first genius in Lingzhou? Ning Heng was quite surprised, but also happy.
Qin Chuan didn't expect that outside the Lingzhou Mansion, in the wilderness, he could meet someone who had heard his name, he was so famous?
"Exactly down there."
"It's really beautiful, Brother Qin sat alone in the ancient temple late at night, and enjoyed the rain, which is really extraordinary. No wonder I was able to write those essays and poems. β
As the saying goes, two people don't look at the well, and one person doesn't enter the temple. People who enter the temple late at night alone are either ignorant or have amazing courage.
Qin Chuan smiled slightly: "Brother Ning doesn't need to praise, since the meeting is fate, you let the family and servants come here to roast the fire, and I will rest after going to the Buddha Hall." β
Ning Heng: "The secular etiquette is only for the laity, and Qinchuan's literary brilliance has shone through the ages, how can it be a layman." is both an inner son and an admirer, since Brother Qin is willing to invite us to bake the fire, then we will be cheeky to stay here. It just so happened that Ning also wanted to ask Ling for a teaching question. β
So, Ning Heng's wife, Liu, and the servants also came in.
The Liu family had a gentle temperament and didn't talk much, but he still said words of thanks to Qin Chuan and snuggled up to Ning Heng's side.
During the conversation, Qin Chuan learned that Ning Heng was the official of Kedao, and because he offended the powerful and suffered a lot of trouble, he resigned indignantly and was returning to his hometown in Huaning Mansion.
He also has a son under his knees, who is taken care of by the old man in his hometown, and now he is seven years old, and he can already read the Four Books and Five Classics, and he understands his intentions, and he is not without pride, and he is ready to return to his hometown to concentrate on raising his beloved son.
The name of his beloved son really surprised Qin Chuan slightly.
"The surname is Ning, and the name is Caichen."
Qin Chuan wants to collect spiritual ideas, and he probably has to start from those famous characters in Liaozhai, isn't Ning Caichen a famous figure in Liaozhai.
In fact, it is very difficult to find people who talk about fasting, because there is no specific background of the times, and there may be no place names, and maybe the people you are looking for have not been born yet, or were born hundreds of years ago, it is not accurate.
Unless he has the book of life and death of the underworld.
Or everywhere he went, he looked for the city god and flipped through the book of life and death.
But letting Chenghuang borrow the book of life and death, there is a suspicion of despising Yin Si, Qin Chuan does not plan to do such a brutal act for the time being.
It's just that I didn't expect that there was nowhere to find it when I stepped on the iron shoes, and it didn't take any effort to get it.
casually hid from the rain, and actually knew Ning Caichen's whereabouts.
Of course, he also planned to go to Jinhua County, Huaning Mansion to try his luck, but the original text Ning Caichen met Xiao Qian after Xiao Qian became a ghost, and God knows how old Xiao Qian was at that time.
Now Xiaoqian is only twelve or thirteen years old.
And Xiaoqian's fate has changed, and now she is cultivating in Mount Emei, and she can't say that she will be a female sword fairy in the future, and she will not go to Lanruo Temple to be a female ghost again, and her fate with Ning Caichen is broken.
Qin Chuan intended to make friends, and he and Ning Heng were even more talkative and laughing. He also said that he has always admired the style of Huaning Mansion, and he can wait for the rain to stop and go to Huaning Mansion to see it for a long time.
Where to go is not a study tour.
Ning Hengda was happy, and said earnestly: "Liuxian came out for the first time to study, but I don't know, in recent years, the world has not been peaceful, I came back all the way, I was a little frightened, if it wasn't for the old servants at home who would have some fists and feet, first walked a section of the canal, and then went ashore, the light car Jane never stopped all the way, otherwise there would be some trouble." You still don't have to travel alone in the future, so as not to worry your family. β
Qin Chuan thought to himself, "If you really encounter robbers, it's not me who has to worry about it." β
He smiled and said, "There are no other family members in Xia, only the sister and a scholar." I called them out. β
He went to the apse, and then came out with Qingqing and Ying Ning.
Ning Heng saw Ying Ning, carved in pink and jade, very cute. asked about Ying Ning's life experience again, Qin Chuan hid the details, and roughly said it, before he sighed. Qin Chuan raised his uncle's daughter, which can be described as affectionate and righteous.
The Liu family also took pity on Ying Ning's background, and hurriedly took out honey for Ying Ning to eat.
Ying Ning was woken up, not very happy, but when she saw the honey, she suddenly put aside her anger and smiled.
The hall was filled with the laughter of children, and it became more and more lively.
But the wind and rain outside suddenly stopped, and for a while the bright moon was in the sky, and it was exceptionally clear.
It wasn't long before footsteps could be heard outside.
A group of quacks came in.
The campfire is bright and the moonlight is like a note. The patio of the Buddha hall is covered with glazed tiles, and with the bonfire, the main hall is not dim.
When this group of people saw Qin Chuan and the others, they suddenly sighed.
One of them walked near Qinchuan, "This prime minister, I didn't expect us to meet again." With such a fate, why don't you exchange names? In Xia Li Tie, people from Guobei County, they are all brothers of my fellow villagers. β
It turned out that this group of Jianghu people were the same people who met in the Stove Temple that day.
Qin Chuan remembered it and said with a smile: "Lingzhou Qin Chuan." β
"Big brother, I seem to have heard this name."
"I'm also a little impressed."
A person's name can make some impression on people who have never known each other, which in itself shows something extraordinary. They walk the rivers and lakes, and they know this very well.
Don't dare to underestimate Qin Chuan.
Li Tie didn't continue to disturb, but let a few brothers sit farther away.
They whispered, and their attention was quickly ripped away from Qin Chuan, but they said the purpose of the trip. It turned out that there was a tiger disaster on the mountain, and it is said that it also killed a master of Heifeng Village.
Heifeng Village is the bandit who robbed this Buddhist temple, and they took the Buddha statue to be cast and made a windfall.
On the way back to Heifeng Village, the head of the Black Wind Village was bitten to death by the tiger, and a few minions ran away.
Word spread that the boss had a large sum of money.
The tiger bit the man, dragged the body away, and the money also fell to the tiger.
Tigers don't eat copper coins, let alone can't, the money must still be there. This group of people went up the mountain to fight the tiger's idea, but who knew that it rained heavily and scattered the traces, and the tiger was naturally not easy to find.
I'm a little worried about this.
They have learned a little skill, relying on the large number of people, and they are not afraid of tigers.
When the crowd was talking.
A tiger roar sounded in the bright moon, accompanied by a gust of yin wind, and many vague ghost shadows appeared outside the temple.
"Ghost!" A quack man was shocked.
"This is not an ordinary tiger, but a mountain king."
"It's over."
The people in the rivers and lakes who didn't put the tiger in their eyes just now suddenly had a look of surprise on their faces.
There is a world of difference between the tiger and the mountain monarch who has cultivated into a demon.
Ning Heng's face turned pale, grabbed his wife Liu's hand, and said to Qin Chuan: "Brother Qin, you will send your sister and my wife to go first, I will have some swordsmanship, and I will stay with Lao Xu." β
He had a sword on him, but it was really just for decoration.
The ghosts did not wait for the people inside to settle down before entering, but poured into the Buddha hall one by one. There is not even a Buddha statue in this Buddha hall, let alone Buddha power at all.
When the head of the ghost came in, he let out a sharp howl, and his face was very terrible.
They were very timid when they were alive, but when they became ghosts, they became much bolder.
These Jianghu people know some fists and kicks, but martial arts are only at the level of skin training, their blood is not strong, and they don't have anything to do in the face of a large number of ghosts.
The change came suddenly, and the ghost came in quickly.
Accompanied by a sharp ghost howl, the eerie and terrifying face made everyone panic.
After Ning Heng finished speaking, his other hand was only holding the hilt of the sword, trembling very much.
The Buddha hall has been buried by the howling of ghosts, and there are gusts of wind rushing in, fighting bonfires, if it is bright and dark, the scene is extremely terrifying.
The atmosphere is terrifying.
"Noise."
A young man's voice sounded in the main hall, like the ancient temple bell ringing, echoing in the Buddha hall.
(End of chapter)