After camping overnight in Qinghua Mountain, the three of them went down the mountain as soon as it was dawn.

Before entering the capital of Chang'an, I was already amazed by the majesty of the Chang'an city wall. The city wall in front of you is as stable as a mountain, and the momentum is magnificent, which makes people feel awe-inspiring.

The landlord Lin Chen enthusiastically introduced to the first dynasty: "There are three gates of Chang'an, and each gate tower is threefold, which is to defend against the enemy. The 100-foot main building is majestic and magnificent. The city wall is flat and wide, if you stand on this city wall and look at it with your eyes, you will definitely be able to see the vast sky and the mountains stretching for thousands of gullies!"

In front of you is the haunting Chang'an!

I couldn't wait to go into the city to find out, and just a few steps into the city, I was amazed by the prosperity of this place.

Eight streets, nine Mo hundred-foot buildings, cars like flowing water, horses like dragons

The night light is prosperous at the beginning, and you don't dream of your hometown

Every foreigner comes to Chang'an for the first time, like a child for the first time, and is amazed by the new things in front of him step by step.

When I looked around, one didn't pay attention and bumped into someone else. Once hurriedly apologized, this passer-by was also very personable and didn't bother with him. Before apologizing, he saw that the passerby's face and facial features were very different from those he had seen, and asked Lin Chen what kind of person he was.

Lin Chen smiled and explained carefully on the side: "He is a Hu person! We call these people from foreign lands Hu people." Their appearance and skin color are different from those of us in Middle-earth, and if you look closely, you will find that there are many Hu people in Chang'an! Some of them are here to study, some are here to do business, and some are here to visit Chang'an. ”

"It's the first time I've seen this Hu man!

"What's so new about the Hu people? What the Hu people bring, that's what they call it novel and fun!"

"Is there anything more interesting?Brother Lin Chen, tell me about it!"

"Think about my Tang Dynasty, the culture is far-reaching, and it has attracted many people from all over the world. This Chang'an is the center of cultural exchange between various ethnic groups, where you can not only see the acrobatics of Tianzhu, the jewels of Persia, and the horses of Samalgan...... I can't even count!"

I listened to it with relish.

"These novel and interesting things, I will lead a brother to see them one by one in the future, and I guarantee that you will not want to live in peace and do not want to return!"

"Young master, there are people blocking the road in front, and we can't lead the horses to get through. Ah Qi stopped, turned back to the two and said.

"Dare to love what's going on in front of you, go and take a look, and have a good time. Lin Chen asked Ah Qi to be optimistic about the horses, and walked quickly towards the crowd.

It turned out that two teams of horses met on the street, and each refused to let the other go first, so they were blocked there.

This is the horse convoy of the Qingyang County Lord and the young master of the Yang family, Yang Jin.

"What is the origin of these two people? They don't know how to be polite, and they are still blocking the streets. ”

"They are not small! This Qingyang county lord is the queen of Jiangmen, and his father is a general with brilliant military achievements. It's a pity that he died of illness on the front line of the border more than ten years ago. There was only a pair of young daughters left in the family, and the emperor was kind and loving, and adopted them in the palace as his own. They have been loved by the emperor since they were young, not only were they given the surname Li, but they were also named Chongming, the lord of Qingyang, which is nominally the emperor's daughter. This younger sister Qingyang County Lord is notoriously rude and willful, and she has to hide when she sees a ghost......" Lin Chen grimaced as he spoke.

"Haha! This girl's family is so powerful! Dare to go against her, presumably this Yang Jin Gongzi is not an ordinary person, right?"

"That's right, this person is the eldest son of Yang Guozhong, the prime minister of the dynasty, and he also has some kinship with the concubine Niangniang, who is deeply favored by the emperor. Alas——, are all people who can't afford to offend, so it seems that we should take a detour. Lin Chen pulled him to go back.

"Dare to love me when I first arrived in Chang'an, but I met two road tyrants, and they were both powerful people in the dynasty?!" said a little helplessly.

The three of them returned the same way, went around to the next street, and when they came here, Lin Chen remembered one thing, he proposed: "This Chang'an is not only prosperous and lively, but also has countless delicacies, especially this 'gourd chicken', which tastes unique." Is Brother Yi interested in trying it?"

When it comes to eating, there is no reason not to try it, and I will accept it immediately.

"I know there's a restaurant down this street, not far from here. The gourd chicken he made at home is really mouth-watering!"

It turned out that what Lin Chen remembered was that this restaurant that eats chicken was on this street.

When they arrived at the chicken restaurant, Lin Chen and Ah Qi went to the backyard to settle the horses first, so that they could rest first when they entered the restaurant.

There was no food in the restaurant, but they were all gathered around a table in the corner, as if something was going on there, and they didn't even care about eating.

Is there another lively look?

One stepped forward, leaning against the human wall, stretching his neck. I saw a man who looked like a scholar bowing his head and drawing a talisman on the table. The man sitting opposite him had blank eyes, his face was pale and very haggard, his mouth was still stuffed with rice, his clothes on his chest were stained with food and oil, his hands were tied behind his back, and his abdomen was bulging like a ball, as if he was pregnant in October.

When I inquired about others, I learned that there was a man who had come to the restaurant two days ago. At that time, he was just like ordinary people, without the slightest abnormality, sat down and immediately shouted at the shopkeeper, ordered braised wings, a steamed grouper, half a fried chicken and two bowls of rice, and put a gold ingot on the table.

Seeing that it was a rich family, the store did not dare to slack off, and the meals were delivered quickly.

After a while, the man finished all the food on the table, and shouted to the shopkeeper: "Braised wings, steamed grouper, half a fried chicken, two bowls of rice, hurry up!" After speaking, he put a gold ingot on the table.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper thought that he was not full, so he specially instructed the kitchen to increase the amount of the original meal, so that the rich guest could not be neglected.

The man also quickly finished this second round of food, and as before, asked for a third round. This man ate here for two days and one night, and his stomach was as big as a ball. The store was afraid that he would die if he ate it, so he didn't serve him food in the end.

But if you open a restaurant and the customer gives money, how can there be any reason not to give food?

Fortunately, today happened to be Mr. Yigua coming to dinner here, and seeing this strangeness, he calculated a hexagram for this man and figured out the reason.

He said the man was possessed by a "hungry ghost."

"Hungry ghosts", the lowest ghosts, often suffer from hunger. "Hungry ghosts" are divided into "external obstacle hungry ghosts", "internal cataract hungry ghosts" and "eating and drinking poor hungry ghosts". It seems that the person in front of him is a third person, and this "hungry ghost" is very pitiful, always living in a kind of hunger and thirst. They run around looking for something to eat. However, as soon as the food in the world touches the "hungry ghost", it will immediately turn into coals of fire, and even if you can eat it, it will turn into a flame and burn your throat. Even if it is water, the "hungry ghost" will turn into a pile of rancid pus and blood when drunk. Because they were not allowed to eat or drink, they were so hungry that they withered as charcoal, and became very ugly.

This "hungry ghost with a eating disorder" thinks that if he attaches himself to people, he will be able to eat what is in the world. The possessed person eats a lot, but the "hungry ghost" has a very thin throat like a needle, but the food cannot enter its stomach. The "Hungry Ghost" is still extremely hungry, so it will continue to eat until the person is strutted to death.

The shopkeeper hurriedly ran in from outside the store, squeezed through the crowd, and said to the Taoist priest: "First... Sir, the three reds you want... Red... Red bamboo stone, I bought it, for you".

The Taoist priest took the red gem the size of a red bean, put it in a dish, ground it into powder, and prepared it into a medicinal soup for the man to take.

With a cup of tea, the man's ball-sized abdomen slowly disappeared, and his face slowly returned to blood, and he could start to talk to people. Seeing this, everyone clapped their palms, and they all praised this Taoist priest's high skills.

The Taoist priest said to the man, "I have calculated that you are a rich merchant, and although you have a lot of money, you do not know how to be frugal. On weekdays, I eat and drink a lot, and I always waste food. Remembering that you have no great sin, I will save your life today, and I hope you will do it yourself in the future. ”

"Thank you... Thank you sir help... I will remember... Sir's words, everything will be simple from now on, no... No more extravagance! It's just that I'm afraid that this will happen to me again in the future. Please also ask the gentleman to show me the way to live in peace. The man gradually regained consciousness.

The Taoist priest took out the Taoist talisman he had just drawn, handed it to the man, and said, "You donate half of your net worth, use it to do good deeds, accumulate some virtue, virtue is one of the three "karma", and the "karma" is so heavy that ghosts dare not approach. In addition, I will give you a talisman to ward off ghosts and keep you safe before you accumulate virtue!"

The man took the talisman, put it in the bag on his chest, and bowed to the Taoist priest to express his gratitude.

Everyone was a little puzzled and asked the Taoist priest: "Sir's supernatural powers make everyone admire." People have been saved, but where is this "hungry ghost" now?"

The Taoist priest explained, "Just now I used the 'red bamboo stone' to make a soup, which dilated the throat of the 'hungry ghost', so that food could enter its belly, and it did not feel hungry and left the human body. ”

Lin Chen walked in from outside the store, patted Yichao's shoulder, and asked, "Why is it so lively here?"

"Someone here was caught by a "hungry ghost" and was rescued by this Taoist priest. ”

Lin Chen looked at the Taoist priest and said in surprise, "Isn't this Mr. Yigua?"

"Mr. Yigua?" once curiosity sparked.

"Well, this is what people gave him! He's a fortune teller, and every time he comes here, he only counts one hexagram for someone who is destined. That's why everyone calls him Mr. Yigua!"

The crowd dispersed, those who should eat ate, those who should go home went home, Mr. Yigua packed up his things and walked out of the store.

Speaking of Mr. Yigua, he was originally a Xiucai who came to Chang'an to take the Wenju exam, and he used to eat in this restaurant, and people who had seen him said that he was born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, dressed in simple and atmospheric manners, and spoke with humor. Soon after he came to Chang'an, he made many friends with scholars. It's a pity that the time is not running, he has taken the Wenju exam three times, and the name of Sun Mountain has been lost three times. In the end, he became disheartened, sold all his books, and degenerated into a thug. He had no skills, no skills, all day long, wasted his time, had a hard time, and when he was hungry, he stole food from the bazaar to eat. He did not have the beautiful face of the past, he became unkempt, and his clothes were tattered, dirty and smelly, like a rat crossing the street, and he was disliked and disgusted.

Lin Chen poured a drink for Ma Yichao, and the two toasted a toast, and then told a story about a hexagram.

"I don't know what day I started three years ago, I didn't see him for a while, and everyone thought he had gone back to his hometown. By the time he reappeared in front of everyone, he was already what he was now. I heard that he now lives in a small village hundreds of miles outside the city, and makes a living by farming. He would come here for a meal from time to time, and every time he came, he would only give a free hexagram to those who were destined. There was no mistake in the hexagram he calculated, and all of them worked. Everyone was impressed by his ingenuity. Some high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen did not hesitate to pay 10,000 taels of gold in order to be able to calculate a fortune for themselves, but they were all refused. Someone was curious and asked him why he didn't make a living from this fortune-telling. He replied that his skills were all taught by a nobleman, and if he used it to make money, the hexagram would not be allowed. ”

He sighed for a long time, "This hexagram is a strong teacher, and the noble man he met can teach him so many skills in such a short period of time, he must also be a master." It seems that there are so many strange people in this world, I really want to know them one by one, so that I can have more skills. ”