Chapter 43 The Old Taoist Priest Who Visited the Kiln
On both sides, the houses and pavilions are neatly aligned, carved railings and stone eaves, wine shops, butcher shops, tea shops, and foot houses are in turn close to the machine, all of which have opened early to welcome the visitors of the new day.
On the bustling and noisy streets, crowded but orderly, there are various stalls on both sides, displaying all kinds of goods, cloth, scissors, clay figurines......
The hawkers on the side, shouting louder than the other, were selling their own goods, and the merchants who carried the burden skillfully dodged passers-by, and the speed of their feet did not decrease at all.
The passing merchant sat in the noodle shop and ate the thick noodles in a big gulp, spoonful after spoon of chili peppers, and the noodles were still boiling in the pot on the side, and the boiling water was constantly churning.
Under the eaves, a group of seven or eight-year-old children sat or squatted, scratching something on the ground with wooden branches, and from time to time let out young and cheerful laughter, attracting the inquiring eyes of women who were doing their homes not far away.
Walking across a long blue-slab stone bridge, many tourists leaned on the railings on the side of the bridge, or pointed and pointed, or watched the boats passing in the river.
On the other side is the broader Linjiang Road, the market pedestrians, shoulder to shoulder, there are gentry who look at the street scene by the window, there are warriors riding high-headed horses, there are street vendors who sell on the ground, and there are large merchants who take sedan chairs......
There are monks with baskets on their backs, tourists from other places who ask for directions, children in the streets and alleys who listen to stories, children of wealthy families who still drink all night in the flower building, and disabled old people in ragged clothes......
Men, women, young and old, farmers and businessmen, all walks of life, three religions and nine streams, the river is endless.
All this is so new to Nan Tianyi, in the end, Nan Tianyi is only in his early twenties, and his life in Nanwang has developed a taciturn temperament, but it does not mean that he does not have a curious heart, he can only peep into the world from the book in the past, and now he sees so many people, as if he is the real world, full of vitality and mundane truth.
Looking left and right, although Nan Tianyi's face remained unchanged, the movements of his body all betrayed his excited mood, like a playful child who wanted to understand everything and integrate into it.
Nantian walked very slowly, and almost every place had to be looked at for a long time, and everyone and everything were observed with interest.
And Wu Man'er has not returned for many years, and he is also timid about his hometown, he is both familiar and unfamiliar with everything, and after Nan Tianyi, he has bought a bunch of things in his arms, and he still carries a rock sugar gourd shelf on his shoulder.
Seeing that Wu Man'er was so happy to eat, Nan Tian tried to taste a bunch, it was sweet and sour, and the taste was okay, but it was a little sticky to his teeth, so he stopped eating it.
For Wu Man'er, when he was a child, because his family was poor, only the old lady did these sewing and mending jobs to supplement the family, and there was no money.
Later, when I grew up, I lost my mind, it was better to buy a meat bun for my mother, and now I saw the rock sugar gourd, and I couldn't help but pay for everything until I was full.
From time to time, I also took down a few strings to the children who were allowed to finger them on the side of the road, and looked at their happy faces, as if I had fulfilled my childhood dream, and my heart was warm.
As for how Wu Man'er's money came from, it was naturally left when he walked away, knowing that this apprentice admitted to death, he only put some real money and silver, and piled up a table, I don't know which big family ate again, it is estimated that there are thousands of taels, and it is really hard for him to transport it back overnight.
Walking and stopping, Nan Tianyi suddenly noticed someone peeping, turned his head to a carriage slowly passing by his side, and revealed a pair of eagle-like sharp eyes from inside, as if he could see everything and sting people's hearts.
Nantian has always felt that his whole body is automatically on guard, the people inside are very strong, and even a little terrifying, completely different from the masters he has seen before, it is a feeling as if he is in a sea of corpses and blood, even if he is in the sky and the old eunuch he met that night is far inferior to him.
Watching the carriage slowly move away, Nan Tianyi was still a little frightened, if he really fought for life and death, perhaps, he would be the last to die......
In the carriage, Triumphant withdrew his gaze, his eyes shining with light, and a smile inadvertently appeared on the corner of his mouth.
On the side, Gong sat an old eunuch without beard, looked at Triumph and asked cautiously, "Why is the prince laughing?"
Kai Gexuan stretched his arm and said casually: "It's okay, but I didn't expect to meet an interesting person just after I came out." ”
The old eunuch saw that Kai Gexuan didn't want to say more, so he could only smile on his face, and didn't dare to ask more, but he was secretly speculating in his heart.
On the other side, Wu Man'er pointed to a group of people not far away, and pulled Nan Tianyi's thoughts back: "Immortals, you see it's so lively there!
Nan Tianyi collected his thoughts, and looked at the place pointed by Wu Man'er, and sure enough, there were a bunch of people pointing and pointing there, noisy and noisy, and they didn't know what they were doing.
Following Wu Man'er's huge body, Nan Tianyi easily squeezed in, only to see a middle-aged man in the middle pulling an old man with a white beard.
The two were arguing, and there was a small Taoist boy with a bamboo basket on his back, white and pure, shouting and cheering for the old Taoist priest with a milky voice, which was very cute.
"Let go, let go quickly...... the old Taoist priest kept struggling, trying to break free.
"No, you old liar, you actually deceived your Li Ye, and you will return my silver yesterday ...... quickly."
The middle-aged man dragged the sleeve robe of the old man and said angrily.
"Why! That's the result of the poor way's fortune telling. The old Taoist priest puffed out his thin chest and replied very hard.
It's good that the middle-aged man didn't listen to this, but when he heard the words of the old Taoist, he suddenly became angry.
"You old thing don't mention it, that's it, as soon as you say it, Lao Tzu and his grandmother really want to kill you with a stick, if it weren't for you, Lao Tzu would have sold the cow......"
"Alas, you can't say that, there is a problem with your cow, if you don't sell it early, sooner or later there will be a bloody disaster!" the old Taoist priest waved his hand and said with a serious face.
"How did Lao Tzu believe in your evil at that time, I went to drink with someone just now, and then I realized that you had already colluded with Guo Fatzi in Nancheng, and someone would sell his head and strong cattle at a low price soon...... It's so calculating! You have money at both ends...... No, you'll have to pay me back today. ”
The middle-aged man grabbed the collar of the old Taoist priest and spat at the stars.
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Master Guo Shi's family happens to have the yin and yang harmony of the head mother, but you can go to the disaster of blood and light, don't you have the best of both worlds?"
"Poof, Yin and Yang reconcile ......"
"Haha, this old Taoist priest is really interesting......"
"Hey, Li Da, your cow is really amazing......"
“......”
When the onlookers heard the old Taoist priest's words, they laughed, and some people kept joking and joining in the fun.
"Hey, you still dare to quibble!" The middle-aged man's face turned red with anger, and when people said this, when he saw the scoundrel appearance of the old Taoist priest, he suddenly became angry and his chest burned, and he raised his fist to fight.
The old Taoist priest suddenly panicked, dodged to the side again and again, and shouted in his mouth: "Hey...... Don't fight, the gentleman doesn't move his hands...... Besides, the poor road has no money for you!"
"Nonsense, the money that Lao Tzu gave you yesterday is gone today?" Where would the middle-aged man believe it, dragging the old Taoist priest by the arm, and said hatefully.
"Uncle, the master really didn't lie, we really don't have any money now. ”
At this time, the little Taoist boy who had been beside him stopped the middle-aged man and spoke for the old Taoist priest in a crisp voice.
The middle-aged man was stopped by Xiao Daotong, looked at the cute little appearance, and even his anger disappeared a little, so he said: "Hmph! For the sake of you still bringing a doll, you can return the money to me today, otherwise we will go to see the official." ”
The old Taoist priest made a depressed face and said bitterly: "But the poor Taoist is really not rich!"
Seeing that the middle-aged man was about to get angry again, the little Taoist boy on the side was about to cry urgently, and dragged the middle-aged man's arm to defend the old Taoist priest: "Uncle, what the master said is true, last night, the master gave the silver to the big sisters in the Red Mansion who couldn't afford to wear clothes." ”
"Poof...... Hahaha...... Big sister who can't afford to wear clothes......"
"I'm laughing to death...... It's okay, old Dao'er, can this old waist still withstand it?"
"Hey, even the Taoist priest has been visiting the kiln this year......"
"The third brother has never served anyone on weekdays, but today is considered to be insightful, and it is worth a thumbs up from our masters......"
"The world is going down, what a beast, even such a small apprentice is taking it with you, take me ......"
"Hahaha...... No, give me a hand......"
“......”
As soon as Xiao Daotong's words came out, the crowd who were originally watching the excitement suddenly exploded.
Oh, it's amazing, taking such a small baby to visit the kiln, or a Taoist priest, it's really unheard of, one by one as if beaten with chicken blood, so excited, there will be a conversation in the future......
Nan Tianyi couldn't help laughing, this old way is really ...... Interesting!