Chapter 57: The Train
"There's a kitchen in this car?" Shang Luo was shocked by the train meal that was delivered. It's not a boxed lunch, but it is served directly from the kitchen, and you can even order it from the menu. It's only a two-hour drive, but it serves such a hearty meal.
Four dishes and one soup, this is already the standard of imperial cuisine. I think that when Emperor Taizu pacified the world and invited the ministers, it was four dishes and one soup, although there are many theories about what those four dishes are, and some say that they are hamburgers, but that soup must be pearl jade white jade soup.
Now there are 3 cups of pearl jade and white jade soup in front of them, one cup for each person. This is a standard state banquet dish, and if there is no accident, you have to eat it at least once every time you return to the country. However, depending on the situation, the pearls, jadeite and white jade inside will be adjusted.
Lu Huaiyang tasted it: "This white jade stew is good, it is the practice of Jinling Hotel, I should have been to the state banquet... By the way, Shang Luo, your 500,000..."
Shang Luo was also drinking soup, and when he heard 500,000, he choked on a mouthful of soup in his throat. Lu Huaiyang reached over and slapped him on the shoulder to help him stop coughing.
"Sorry! Lu Qianhu, I will definitely return it to the imperial court! Don't tell the old businessman, I'll pay it back myself. β
"Listen to meβyou don't have to pay it back. You drink yours. β
"Is the court so generous??? This made Shang Luo a little scared. The imperial court is indeed very generous, but the imperial court will definitely be careful when it comes to specific accounts, and no one should think about the money owed to the imperial court. Even if you don't pay back the money, you still have to pay it back.
"That Mayan prince helped you return the money when he was arrested. 2.7 million, a penny is not a lot. Lu Huaiyang replied while taking a sip of the soup.
Although he should have eaten and slept silently, he was indeed a little hungry by now. He didn't eat anything when he boarded the plane, and there was no in-flight meal on the plane, and it was his first meal of the day.
"Isn't it only 500,000?"
"We knew it was 500,000, but he didn't know. In addition, this is public compensation, not a targeted donation to you, so we will confiscate the extra part. β
"Tsk." Shang Luo shook his head. He actually had some sympathy for the Mayans, who were still being tricked by fate in the end. Phaethon didn't do anything for them, but turned himself into a stone statue. And those Mayans...
"Huh?" Shang Luo suddenly remembered, "Where did they get so much money?" I remember they were so poor that they clanged. β
"I'm just wondering how much more they're spending. They also asked me to donate 5.4 million taels to charity, and I was still wondering if this was stolen money, he came to melt the frost. As a result, when I checked the accounts, I found out that he had sold the building - good guy, how the hell did this guy get the news? He sold the building the day before we ploughed the cave, and there was a lot left after paying back the money. I don't know what kind of guidance I got from a master... Shang Luo, it can't be you, right? β
Lu Huaiyang's words were held back for a long time. It's just that he's a little busy today, and he doesn't have time to ask. At this time, Shang Luo was brought to the front, he just wanted to ask if this matter had anything to do with him. After all, this matter is quite weird, and there is no shortage of good fortune in Jinyiwei, but it is really difficult to make such a big move by fortune-telling, and it is really difficult not to get people's attention.
Shang Luo nodded:
"I did the math for him."
Shang Luo didn't intend to hide it. This is obviously impossible to hide, Wen Yuan and Maya have had a lot of exchanges, and he has already found out.
"Then why don't you count yourself?"
"I calculated it, when I went out, I calculated that it was good luck, and I calculated that I would not owe money to the court. But when he was caught, he always drew the lot; I've always been very lucky, even if I was kidnapped, you came to save me, and I could often eat two packets of instant noodles, but I was also very unlucky in those two days, I was caught in alchemy, I was stuffed with my teeth, and I almost had an accident on a plane. β
"The plane almost had an accident?" Lu Huaiyang was startled, he didn't know at all when he sat in the back.
"It's okay, it's okay, I've ruled it out, it's not a big problem."
"You're really... It's really a bit of a mystery. He stared at Shang Luo meaningfully for a while:
"Daozu wants to choose a good day to meet you, that is, the day after tomorrow. If you're okay tomorrow, why don't you come to my house for a meal? We live quite close, and we will come to me when we have something to do. Our two families are world friends, and I will take care of you a little more when your father is away. β
"I do have something to ask Lu Qianhu for a favor. I haven't been in touch with myself about going back to school. β
"Well, that one has already been arranged for you, you just need to fill in some materials. I'll take you to school tomorrow morning and help you get your materials back. After lunch, you just fill in the materials. β
"Ahh No need, I'll just get it myself. β
"It's okay, I just stopped by to pick up my daughter, and the two of you are next to each other's schools. Also..."
His gaze slowly cast to the other side:
"Wen Yuan, you will come tomorrow, you must come."
"No, no, no, no." Wen Yuan shook his head violently, "I haven't finished writing the report yet, so I don't dare to go to your house." β
"She hasn't eaten the turnips yet, so she can't kick you."
"I just can't kick me, so I don't dare to go. It's okay to let her kick twice when she can kick, I'm solid anyway. But now..."
"Okay." Lu Huaiyang didn't want to talk about this issue deeply, "Then you will come back after dinner?" You're going to have to come tomorrow anyway. β
"Very well, I must see you. Other than that... Shang Luo, I heard that you don't seem to have true anger? β
"I seem to have it, and I don't seem to have it. I seem to be able to feel the true qi, but many people say that I don't have any true qi flowing in my body. β
"There are professional instruments in Kinai that can measure it, so we will know what the problem is. You seem to be a good seedling of cultivation, maybe there is a way. But if you can't cultivate immortals in the end, you also have to be mentally prepared. After all, your father is a very powerful qi practitioner clock builder, and you may have heard that qi practitioners can't pass on their talents when they are passed down from generation to generation. Therefore, most of the descendants of qi practitioners will encounter some inexplicable obstacles on the way. β
Shang Luo also heard Captain Lin talk about this on the Ninghe. This is really the way of heaven, which has more than enough to make up for what is lacking. Once one day there are no more new Qi Practitioners awakening, the remaining Qi Practitioners will lose their talent for Qi training within two generations, and all of them will return to ordinary people.
"In short, if Dao Ancestor doesn't make arrangements, then no matter what your true qi level is, we welcome you to join Nanzhen Jinyiwei. If your True Qi level is okay, you will be able to get full help from the Celestials. As for the stone statue... General Bai Feng may have told you that the stone statue is really a good furnace, and there are signs of harmony. We're trying to find a way to help you get your medicine. Maybe it's because your chance is on that Dan... Why is your expression unnatural? Isn't that an ordinary stone statue? β
"Why don't you open it when I get there?"
"No problem, your Dan you have the final say. Then wait until you get there to open the package. β