Volume 1 The World Chapter 7 Mountains and Rivers and Companions on a Journey

Even if you can already see people's homes, this is not a close distance, and the so-called watching the mountains and running dead horses is probably the same.

It's just that there are a lot of strange things today, although this way is obviously much closer than imagined, but to say the least, it has also walked three miles, but not to mention that Han Chi, a young man, is Lao Zhang's old arms and legs, so he doesn't feel how tired, you must know that these two people are still carrying the weight of an old Taoist, not to mention that they were scared for most of the night last night, and there is nothing strange in the second half of the night, but these two people didn't sleep.

The two of them discussed for a long time, and finally felt that it was probably the reason for drinking Zhao Ji's wine last night, as for whether it was good or bad, it was difficult to say clearly, this big demon behavior is really difficult to understand, the change of likes and dislikes is only from the mood, but it makes Han and Zhang's senses of this Zhao Ji more complicated.

At this time, there are already early villagers on the roadside, although the heavy snow has just passed, and there is no dealer in this field, but the people in the village can not be idle, not to mention that the conscription can not make people idle, that is, if they are really free, they must try to repair their houses, or collect firewood, or go to the landlord's rich family to work, and always have to earn a little more in this idle time, otherwise I really don't know how many hungry meals I will have next year.

This is the life of ordinary people at the moment, Han Chi once had a general understanding, but even so, the faces of the villagers here could not see too much fatigue and twilight, but they were a little happy that it was really good under the snow, maybe there were some regrets, if it could be a little more then it would be better.

But the truth couldn't be simpler, the heavy snow will help the next year's harvest, and it will make the whole village happy.

The result of this is that even Han Zhang and the two outsiders have received the full goodwill of the villagers, although the two of them carried a dead man, they were able to get some water for free to quench their thirst without entering the villagers' homes, and exchanged a few copper coins for some farmhouse cakes.

It is estimated that the goodwill of the villagers is also because Han and Zhang are carrying a Taoist priest, you must know that this is the world of immortals and demons, this Taoist priest is more decent than ordinary people, if it is replaced by other ordinary people, it will not be beaten out of the village by the villagers, but so Han and Zhang and the others take advantage of this old Taoist, which makes the two sigh.

In addition to the big families in the village, other people in the village must not be able to afford to eat steamed buns in this kind of village, but there are also chickens and ducks, but the villagers keep them for the New Year to eat, or take them to the market to exchange for some rice and grain to live in reserves, if you want to exchange it for silver, there are also villagers who are willing to give, but they have to be killed and cooked, so I don't know how much time it will take.

Han and Zhang only added a little, then asked the direction of the nearest bazaar, and hurried there.

It's just that before he arrived at the market, Lao Zhang stopped.

"Let's go over like this, if an official really comes to ask, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain?" Lao Zhang pinched his beard and slowly expressed his worries.

Han Chi also frowned after hearing this, although the market is in the largest town nearby, it is not necessarily that there are really officials stationed here, but it is difficult for the mayors and wealthy families in this town to ignore Han and Zhang, if it really makes people suspicious, they will definitely attract officials.

The most critical thing in this matter is that the two of them did not have a road guide to Dingzhou or a customs clearance document, so this incident can make it difficult for the two to move an inch.

If it really attracts officials, it is Han and Zhang who said this clearly, really, and truly, but no matter what big demons or what demons, they only say that the old Taoist died to save a child, who will believe this empty mouth and white teeth?

Han Chi also frowned, and after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't have any good way, so he could only ask Lao Zhang, "What about this matter?"

Lao Zhang only replied, "I'll go first, I'm eighty percent sure that this matter will be resolved, but it will cost some more money, you take care of the old Taoist man's body here, believe me or not?"

Han Chi didn't hesitate, nodded his head and urged Lao Zhang to go quickly, but told him not to force anything wrong.

Lao Zhang just said a little proudly, "Let's see what I do", and walked towards the town.

Han Chi was not afraid that Lao Zhang would leave him alone with the twenty taels of silver, not to mention that this was the order of the great demon Zhao Ji, which angered the statue, but he didn't know how terrible the consequences were.

is in the middle of the capital, even if there is only one bowl of rice porridge a day, the two of them will eat it together, so how can they suspect him because of a dozen taels of silver along the way?

It's just that this matter is difficult, I am afraid that this old Zhang Qiang will do it, and then suffer other sins, to put it bluntly, this old Zhang has a lot of face, so he is often reckless, how can there be less sin because of this face?

Afraid of disturbing the people who came and went, Han Chi hid the old Taoist priest's Dharma body with himself in the woods on the side of the road, and waited for Lao Zhang to return, with the farmhouse cake he had just bought from the villagers in his arms, except for boredom.

Han Chi also has to find something to do for himself, don't look at Han Chi is so down, but he also has his own job, that's right!

I just saw that he first bowed to the old Taoist chief, and then took out the immortal cultivation tutorials that could be bought on the market, no! It should be called Taoist classics such as "Dongxuan Induction Taishang Chapter", "Introduction to the Five Inner Laws without Scriptures", and so on.

These books are not ordinary goods in the study rooms of wealthy families in Beijing, so why are Han and Zhang willing to go to work in the mansion of the magnates? In fact, the mansion of the magnates does not look at the money they say, but the stewards deduct more, just because no one dares to take care of the mansions of the magnates, if they are really ordinary rich people, they will not deduct them, and most of them will be afraid that others will make trouble, and if they really go to court, it will not be decent. Therefore, it is definitely not appropriate to work in the house of the powerful only from the income of the money, but Han and Zhang are still happy to do it, mainly because they can find some Taoist classics that are difficult to find on the market in this powerful mansion.

In Lao Zhang's words, even if you only give one meal to eat, you will make a profit without losing money, but Han Chi also thinks so.

He said that there is no day and night in this book, and time flies when he looks at the book, and when Han Chi realizes that he is hungry, he finds that it has already passed noon, but he still sees Lao Zhang's figure on the road in the distance, Han Chi is anxious, but even if he is anxious, he can only continue to wait, it is not good to throw the old Taoist man's body here alone, if there are jackals and wild dogs, what if it comes?

I'm afraid that if this old Daoist's Dharma body is eaten by that jackal, Han Zhang and the others will also have to become the belly of this great demon Zhao Ji.

It's just that this sense of anxiety comes up but it is difficult to get rid of it, that is, he is forcing himself to read, but it is also difficult to remember the content of the book, Han Chi simply threw the book aside, and then the whole person turned it over and over, only dreaming.

After waiting for a long time, it wasn't until the sun was in the west that Han Chi saw a mule cart coming slowly, but the person sitting in the cart was not Lao Zhang, who was it?

When the mule cart approached, Han Chi saw clearly, the mule was also spiritual, and there was a coffin on the half-new wooden cart behind, but this coffin was very new, and the materials were also exquisite, and it seemed that it cost more money.

Lao Zhang looked at Han Chi back and forth, and immediately said proudly, "Han boy, you don't have to look at it much, I have raised horses for three months in the house of the former squire of the Ministry of Works, and I have learned more than a little bit of the ability of the half-blind old man to raise horses."

Han Chi didn't understand this, and he couldn't get a reason with this proud old Zhang, so he had to ask some other important things, so as not to make Lao Zhang ramble endlessly.

"Has the road guide been done?"

Lao Zhang hurriedly jumped out of the car and said, "There is no county master in the town, how can it be possible to open a way out to lead the way to the customs defense? But at this time, if you have not completed the work, it is not impossible to find it, so follow me to the Taoist chief to see if the Taoist chief can help me wait."

This sentence confused Han Chi, and he had no choice but to watch Lao Zhang bolt the mule cart and go into the woods with Han Chi.

Lao Zhang saw the Taoist Chief's Dharma Body, so he bowed, and recited the words "The Taoist is safe and safe, the two of us want to send the Taoist Dharma Body back to their hometown, but they encounter obstacles here, and I hope that the Taoist will help, and if there is an offense, I hope Haihan."

After speaking, he touched the Taoist chief's body, in his trust in Lao Zhang, Han Chi wanted to open his mouth several times, but in the end he couldn't help mentioning it, just carefully looked at what kind of medicine was sold in Lao Zhang's gourd.

I just saw this old Zhang groping around the waist and arms of the Taoist chief, and finally took out two things, one was a somewhat shriveled money bag, and the other was a degree officially granted by the government.

Now Han Chi understood what Lao Zhang's idea was, to say that the government's control over the people at this time was relatively strict, if ordinary people crossed the prefecture and crossed the state, did not go to the serious yamen to report, explain the meaning of coming and going, and then let the government open a way out to lead the customs defense, it would not be possible to enter the city or pass the pass, even if the ordinary slightly larger ferry could not be crossed.

However, in addition to officials and scholars who have gained fame, there is another kind of person who travels the world without using the road to guide the customs, that is, the Taoist priests and monks who have been awarded the degree of Mu.

Han Chi thought of this and hurriedly said, "It's okay to use the Dao Chief's degree, but if you use the Dao Chief's robe, it's very inappropriate?"

Lao Zhang was angry enough after hearing this, "What kind of person are you and I Zhang Qiusheng, would do such pickled things, what do you think this is?"

After Lao Zhang finished speaking, he took the package that had been carrying it behind his back and threw it to Han Chi, Han Chi opened it and found that it was actually two cyan robes of Zanxin, and there were all kinds of leggings.

Han Chi smiled in surprise, licked his face and said, "I know that this old man is out of the horse, one is at least two of me, you see that this is the case, or Zhang Lao is well-informed and has boundless mana, so don't be like me who doesn't know anything, Zhang Lao, do you think it's good?"

Lao Zhang wiped his beard a little proudly, but he still said with a strong face, "If you say two more words of these sincere words, this matter can be stopped."

Han Chi instantly changed his face and said, "What you think is beautiful, smell the oiliness of your mouth, I can't say how to be merry and happy in that town, but I am blowing the cold wind here and eating cold cakes, so I will give you the steps, but you still have to get an inch, I am really Han Daochang is good-tempered."

Lao Zhang's face was surprised, and then he asked suspiciously, "Do you smell this?" and then pretended to be generous and said, "Forget it, don't care about it first, and do the right thing first."

After Lao Zhang finished speaking, he glanced at Du Mu again, but did not find any mistakes, there was only the number of the Dao, the cultivation of the Dao, the age, when and where it was issued by the He Zhi government, and there was no comparison between the portrait and the like, so he put down his heart and put this Du Mu in his arms, but he used his hand to check the somewhat shriveled money bag, but Han Chi had not spoken, but Lao Zhang put the money bag back into the arms of the Taoist again.

After finishing it, he sighed and said, "Hey, it's a pity that these four taels are a pity."

Han Chi snickered, this Lao Zhang loves money the most, but he loves money but can take it in a good way, which is quite rare.

It's all about not taking, it's more difficult for those who love money than those who don't love, and I think this is the main reason why Han Chi and this Lao Zhang came all the way.

The two are companions, but also fellow travelers.

It's just that he regrets the four taels of silver and sighs for a long time, that is, Han Chi has some respect for him, but he can't show it anyway.