Chapter 14: What is the Former and the Latter?
"This is the town house peace charm?"
Song Tianfu couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he saw it, he thought that Chen Youniao would be able to come up with something more advanced. Among all kinds of talismans, the town house peace talisman is the most common color, which is common on the market, and is available in large households.
Of course, it doesn't mean that this talisman is worthless, it can be sold for five hundred taels at a normal price, and the idle people can't afford it at all.
"There is a little brother of the bird, although this talisman is produced in Laoshan Mountain, the condition is good, better than that produced by the general Taoist temple, and it can be sold for more silver, but six hundred taels of the sky. ”
Song Tianfu smashed his lips: "If you want to use this talisman to pay off your debts, you have to have at least ten ways." ”
Chen Youniao said: "Originally, there were two courses, but one was used, and only this one was left." ”
"What about something else?"
Song Tianfu's eyes rolled.
"Nothing else. ”
Chen Youniao replied honestly.
Hearing this, Song Tianfu immediately straightened his face: "Then what are you going to use to repay your debts?" The January deadline is coming, let me tell you, it is impossible to have a grace period, if you can't pay back the money, I can only take you and send you to your clan, if you have the elders to guarantee it, and directly help you repay the money, then it is best." If there is nothing, I can only invite you to go to the yamen to see the officials, eat the board, and eat the prison food. ”
Uncle Wang stood on the side, frightened when he heard it, and couldn't help but shout: "Rich boy, don't." ”
Song Tianfu glanced at him: "You are an old servant, where do you have the qualifications to interject? If you are in my house, you will cut off your tongue directly." ”
Uncle Wang was stunned and didn't dare to say anything more.
Chen Youniao's expression was indifferent, and he shook the talisman in his hand: "This is indeed a peace talisman in the town house, but I drew it myself." ”
"What?"
Song Tianfu shouted: "You, you painted?"
"You can't be deceived by such things. ”
Chen Youniao smiled.
Song Tianfu looked at him in disbelief, and his heart was flooded. A town house peace talisman is nothing, but a person who can draw a talisman is not the same.
To draw a talisman, you need enough mana, as well as talent.
Could it be that Chen Youniao has already become an official Taoist priest? It makes no sense, if he becomes a Taoist priest, how can he be sent home?
Chen Youniao seemed to see through his doubts: "I can't hide it, I'm not a Taoist priest yet, and I can only draw the peace charm of the town house." ”
Song Tianfu thought for a while: "Since you can draw a talisman, then it shouldn't be far from becoming a Taoist." ”
Chen Youniao sighed: "This matter needs to pay attention to chance, and I can't say accurately, otherwise, I would be in Laoshan now." ”
Song Tianfu nodded, the affairs of the immortal family have always been ethereal, and they can be understood by extraordinary vulgar logic. He didn't know that this bird was not another bird, and many things had changed.
The reason why Chen Youniao said that he had drawn the talisman was forced by the situation, and Song Tianfu was already aggressive, and he was in a hurry, and in a few days, where would he go to get five or six thousand taels of silver? Therefore, at this time, he must show a little ability. In this way, you can gain the recognition and respect of others. People live in the world, if they have been behaving badly, then everyone will look down on them. As for pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, you must at least have the strength to eat a tiger. The current Chen Youniao, although he can draw talismans, has not yet succeeded in transforming qi, and he can't even be a formal Taoist priest. Being able to draw talismans is his biggest bargaining chip.
"Rich boy, I mean I can draw talismans, which means I have the ability to repay the money, as long as you have more grace. Of course, the interest will not be less than yours. ”
Chen Youniao said very sincerely.
Harmony makes money, and the other party just wants to get money. If you go to the yamen, it will not benefit anyone.
"Haha!"
Song Tianfu suddenly smiled heartily, and his face-changing skills were superb: "Brother Chen, I was just joking just now. Just because you are the younger brother of the Chen clan and you are from the Laoshan Dojo, what is a few thousand taels of silver? ”
Thinking in his heart that Chen Youniao can draw talismans, this is a great ability, which is enough to stand out in the Chen clan, not to mention that he still has the hope and opportunity to become a formal Taoist priest, after becoming a Taoist priest, even if the potential is exhausted, he will stop here for the rest of his life, but the Taoist priest himself is a decent person. Relatively speaking, a debt of a few thousand taels is not a problem.
Chen Youniao smiled: "Then thank you rich boy, so let's do it, before the New Year, I will definitely return the money to you." ”
This July, there are still about five months before the Chinese New Year, and there is much more time.
"No hurry, no hurry. ”
Song Tianfu said in his mouth, keeping an eye on it, if Chen Youniao really has to become a Taoist priest in the future, this debt will be a favor in the future.
After gossiping for a while, he said goodbye and left.
"Young Master, you are too powerful!"
Uncle Wang, who had endured it for a long time, almost jumped up, and admired it from the bottom of his heart.
Chen Youniao smiled: "This is nothing, if you can let him directly forgive all his debts, it will be amazing." ”
Uncle Wang grinned and thought to himself, how could this be possible? That was five or six thousand taels of silver, and many families would not be able to earn this amount in their lifetime. Although the Song family is a large family and has a wide range of operations, it is almost equivalent to cutting meat if they want to give up such a large amount of money.
External debt has been loosened for some time, but domestic demand is imminent. In Uncle Wang's words, if there is no input, there will be no rice in the pot tomorrow.
"I'm looking for money. ”
Chen Youniao took Wangcai out with him, not in a hurry. Without him, there are talismans in his hands. No matter how bad it is, after this period of recuperation, refining to a certain extent, I can already draw three runes in succession.
In the city, there is never a shortage of markets for talismans, and the price is set a little lower, so that they can be easily sold. Three or four talismans can be sold for nearly two thousand taels of silver.
Therefore, the Taoist priest is really a golden job, and Chen Youniao's father's original intention was very good, and he was bent on wanting his son to get ahead.
Of course, if there is no crossing incident, with the qualifications of the predecessor, after being sent home, he will definitely not be able to do anything, let alone draw a talisman.
Being able to draw talismans is under the blessing of "Wenxin Carving Dragon", and the text can only be done after the text carries the Tao and increases the mana.
In addition, although drawing talismans can make money, compared to the cost invested in the early stage of cultivation, so calculated, it is still a lot of losses, and if you want to make a profit, you have to draw for a few years.
Chen Youniao is unwilling to make a living by selling talismans, drawing talismans loses mana, which has a certain amount of damage to the body. Therefore, Taoist priests will not draw talismans desperately in order to make money, and the gains outweigh the losses. In a sense, when there is a certain amount of cultivation, ordinary money becomes less important. If you can embark on the true path of cultivation, your vision and pursuit will be different.
With the blessing of Wenqi, Chen Youniao's recovery effect is different, but he has also made up his mind, if it is not a last resort, he will not overdraft in the future, and the long flow of water is the king. For example, if you can draw three runes in a row, you can draw one, leaving room for energy, and you can be calm.
After learning that the young master could draw talismans and was an out-and-out master, Wangcai's attitude was even more respectful, and he felt that it was the right choice for him to join Chen Youniao's door. In the past, he was a wanderer, stealing chickens and touching dogs, having a meal but not a meal, and living a mess. Although he is now sold as a slave and has no personal freedom, he has food and drink every day, and he has dignity with the young master, which is a good errand.
Today's Haidai County is particularly lively, with people coming and going on the streets.
Chen Youniao was not in a hurry to sell talismans, and walked around, looking at this, looking at that. I saw a bookstore and walked inside. The books inside are arranged in a dazzling array of books, mainly with classic scriptures such as the Four Books and the Five Classics.
The world is different, and many things are paradoxical. These Four Books and Five Classics are not the Four Books and Five Classics of previous time and space, but there are many similarities in the quotations of sages and understandings in them.
One book after another, very thick, and expensive. There are also many commentaries and analyses of the scriptures, compiled into a collection, each thicker than the other......
Chen Youniao silently calculated in his heart that if he wanted to take the imperial examination, he would at least have to buy dozens of books and go back to read them carefully.
With so many books, it adds up to a considerable cost, and now I can't afford it at all.
"Tsk, isn't this a cousin of a bird?"
When she spoke, it was Chen Wan who was dressed in a strong outfit, she was beautiful, and she was dressed like a woman, adding a bit of heroism. Beside her, she was a weak young man, sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a robe, which was the official dress of Xiucai, and he was obviously famous.
"I've seen the Seventh Cousin. ”
Chen Youniao is neither arrogant nor humble.
Chen Wan saw that he was unhappy and snorted: "You owe a lot of debt, and you still have money to buy books?"
Chen Youniao replied: "It is precisely because of the difficult family situation that we have to be angry and work hard to change all this." ”
"Hehe, don't you really want to take the imperial examination for fame, do you?"
"Why not?"
Chen Youniao shrugged.
"You!"
Chen Wan was annoyed by his attitude: "It is said that the mud can't support the wall, you mud, but you want gold and jade, it's just wishful thinking." Cousin Shanben, let's go. ”
It turned out that she was accompanied by Chen Shanben, a new generation of handsome people of the Chen family, known as the "reading seed" of the clan, he was selected as a talent at the age of fourteen, and ranked among the top three in the children's examination in Haidai County.
Chen Shanben glanced at Chen Youniao, and said with a smile: "Brother Youniao, you want to study, this is a good thing." However, this road is not easy to walk, it is not easier than you going to the Laoshan Dojo to cultivate, you have to be prepared to endure hardships. By the way, if you don't understand something, you can ask me. ”
He said it politely, but the arrogance between his words came out, and he only regarded Chen Youniao as a child. The implication is that Chen Youniao can't cultivate the Tao, and if he wants to study, most of them will not succeed.
Chen Youniao smiled: "Okay, when the spring of next year begins, I'm going to take the boy's test, and then I will ask my cousin to give me a guarantee." ”
To participate in the children's exam, you need to find a show to vouch for it, which is the rule.
Chen Shanben listened, the corners of his mouth twitched, he was just polite, he didn't expect this cousin to take it seriously, is he here to be funny? Isn't there a little self-knowledge? I have only studied in the clan studies for two or three years, and I have not studied any articles, so I want to take the test for the boy? It is extremely ridiculous. His face immediately turned cold, and he went with Chen Wan.