Chapter 4 Promoting the Tao is in the market
Maybe it's really God blessed, and Xingyan did find a good job. Since he worked as a flute master in Huayue Tower, the boy's life has become much easier than before. What makes the young man feel particularly comfortable is that from now on he no longer has to go back and forth more than ten miles back and forth every day! And the long-lost old Dao Qinghe is now obviously a lot more enthusiastic about Xingyan, although Xingyan no longer pesters him to apprentice, but the old Tao often takes him to do some money-making odd jobs.
It is said that the work of this so-called good fate is the most idle and boring, and how can a lively surname like Qinghe Lao Dao endure it. Therefore, Lao Dao inevitably has to go out from time to time, survey a feng shui for others, treat some talismans or something, promote Taoism, and earn money for wine by the way. Thanks to his reputation as a Taoist priest in the Shangqing Palace, Lao Dao's part-time business is quite prosperous.
However, the so-called "lonely palm is difficult to speak", these things can't be tossed by one person, and there must be someone to fight. It's just that the two ready-made candidates in the good fate, the little Taoist priest Mingjing and Mingchen, will not "go with him".
Mingchen Mingjing, these two little Taoist priests, were full of stomach scratches about being sent by the door to Raozhou City to do these miscellaneous duties and other things, so they also cherished their feathers even more, how could they bear to follow the old road of Qinghe and walk the streets and alleys, and do those embarrassing bodies similar to those Taoist priests in Youfang. The two of them were still full of resentment against Qinghe Lao Dao's actions that had fallen to the prestige of the Qing Palace; although they were embarrassed to say it openly because of their seniority, they often scratched together secretly, complaining that the head of their good fate did not care about the reputation of the head of the Dao Sect in the Qing Dynasty.
Qinghe Lao Dao also knew this situation, and never dared to expect these two little Taoist priests to be "in harmony with the light and dust" with him.
In this way, Zhang Xingyan, the young boy who is too familiar with himself to be more familiar, is just right. When he said that there was nothing to do in the music class during the day, Qinghe Lao Dao went to pull him to be his follower, and gave himself a hand, carrying a basket and handing out a talisman or something. They are old and young, old and spicy, and young and clever, and they are particularly handy to cooperate. Every time he goes on such an errand with Lao Dao, Xingyan can follow the two of them for a small amount of money, so he is very happy about it, and every time he listens to Qinghe's call, he happily follows the past.
Let's say that this morning, another business came to the door on Qinghe Old Road. It turned out that the owner of the Zhujia rice shop in the city, Zhu Yuan, sent someone to invite him, a famous senior Taoist priest of the Shangqing Dynasty in Raozhou City, to do a small ritual to clean the house for them.
Speaking of this Zhu Ji Rice Shop Boss Zhu, he is also a well-known figure in Raozhou City, his family's rice shop business is booming, and his family wealth is very strong.
"There shouldn't be a lot of pay for this errand, right?"
As soon as he heard that it was the boss of Zhu Ji Mi Xing, Lao Dao's heart immediately blossomed, and he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, so he hurriedly ran to Huayue Lou to call Xingyan, prepared all kinds of supplies, and made a burden for him to pick it up behind, and soon the old and young followed the Zhu family all the way to the Zhu house.
After arriving at the Zhu Mansion, Lao Dao had to put on his magic robes, and as usual, he instructed Xingyan to arrange things and prepare to start seeking Fu Shui Purify the house. When he was snorting and drinking, the wisher asked Lao Dao not to be busy. I only heard this fat-headed and big-eared rice shop boss say:
"Ahem, that, Qinghe Immortal has been tired all the way, so let's use some food first. The matter of cleaning the house is not in a hurry. ”
Hearing that there is something to eat, Qinghe will naturally not refuse. So the celebrant ordered to go down, asked someone to arrange a banquet, invited Lao Dao and Xingyan to dine, and he was also accompanied by him.
"Sure enough, it's a rich family, it's just polite!"
Seeing that the host was attentive and had good wine and food, Lao Dao was even more happy. That awakening words are also secretly happy in my heart, and I said in my heart that I am really lucky, not only to make some extra money, but also to let myself get a good meal.
It's just that he was happy to eat, but he couldn't help but feel a little strange, because the celebrant who accompanied him at the banquet never mentioned the matter of cleaning the house, but just enthusiastically persuaded the wine and food, which was really a little inconsistent with the appearance of the Zhu family who came to invite them in the morning. But at this moment, the wine is hot, and the mouth is full of oil, and I can't care so much, so let's get a full meal first.
When four or five glasses of wine were served, the old Dao Qinghe was red-faced and a little fluttery. Under the influence of that wine, Lao Dao's mouth seemed to have lost a floodgate, and he began to boast of his strong Taoism. I only heard the drunken old man say:
"I wish the donor, I want to be poor before coming to this Raozhou City, I have studied Taoism in Luofu Mountain for many years. It's not a poor Haikou, this ordinary thing to ask for a house or something, but it's just a piece of cake. ”
Listening to the old man's boasting, the wisher couldn't stop praising and echoing it.
When there are two more glasses of wine in the stomach, this Qinghe old Taoist is even more embarrassed, and he doesn't know what to say in his mouth, and between a meal of nonsense, he unconsciously pulled to his own master to go to the Qing Palace, only to hear the old Taoist praise and say:
Although the old Tao is dull, he has studied art for many years, but he is also a little familiar with it. Sensei said that the astrological help, the charm of the house and other trivial things, is the usual to take a demon to descend a monster or something, but it is not a problem!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, the wisher who had been gagging on the side, stood up suddenly, moved his fat body and quickly left the seat, and made a respectful gesture to Qinghe, and pleaded sincerely:
"Don't hide it from the immortal chief, today I invite the immortal chief to come, there is one thing to ask for - your Shangqing Palace Taoism is profound, and has the ability to subdue the dragon and subdue the tiger, which is known to the world;
As soon as he heard Zhu Yuanwai's words, the old Qinghe Dao, who was proud of himself, was holding the wine glass and preparing to pour wine into his mouth, and suddenly stopped stiffly in mid-air - Zhu Yuanwai's words were like a scoop of snow water poured from the top yang bone in the June sky, this old Dao Qinghe, who was already five or six points of wine, woke up suddenly!
At this time, this old Taoist was crying out in his heart, saying that it was really a 60-year-old lady who was a child, and now she actually let herself eat a table of Hongmen banquet! Laughing at himself, he thought he had encountered a beautiful accident, but he didn't think about it, but he picked up a hot potato! In addition to being annoyed, he glanced at Zhu Yuanwai and saw that his fat face was full of piety. Seeing this situation, the old Taoist said that the owner of the rice shop who was used to doing business was really cunning, first eating good wine and food, holding good words and good words, flattering himself in the clouds, boasting about this big sea mouth, and when it didn't end well, he came down and said this pleading, which is really hard to shirk.
It's just that the old man is spicy, but this old Dao Qinghe is not tender stubble; the old man complained in his heart that the old man invited him to eat this Hongmen banquet, but his face was not red and his heart was not beating, and he looked right, and said to Zhu Yuanwai in a serious manner:
In my opinion, the prosperity in this Raozhou City is clear, how can there be any demons! I think that all kinds of demons come from the heart. My Venerable Elder in the Shangqing Sect once had a teaching, saying: 'Is there such a demon, it is caused by the heart, and if it is not, it is an illusion of the heart.' '-Zhu Yuan, the so-called demons are all illusory, but the empty heart, everything is destroyed!"
Qinghe Lao Dao and Zhu Yuanwai pretended to be mysterious, and when they looked at it, they knew that this old boy was discouraged and just wanted to get by. Xingyan smiled secretly in his heart, he couldn't imagine that when this old Taoist usually asked for Fu Kan House, he had a clear tone and an eye-catching, and he looked like a Taoist and Taoist appearance; But although he smiled secretly in his heart, he and he were grasshoppers on a rope at this moment, and after thinking about it, he was about to cover up a few words for Lao Dao, but he heard the wisher answer to Qinghe:
"The Taoist chief doesn't know, although it is strange from the heart, but the demon of the contemptible house is really there!"
As soon as they heard this, the old man and the old and young people both jumped in their hearts. Just listen to the blessing man continue:
"About half a month ago, there was no peace in the house. During the day, there are often rubble throws in the sky, and at night there is a ghost whining and making noise. Occasionally, there is no one around, but there will be a sudden fire...... Anyway, it's all weird, and it's making the family restless! Please also ask the fairy to be merciful and save me!"
Zhu Yuanwai's words made these two old and young people who originally only came to mix some extra money to feel furious in their hearts.
"yes, that monster is so scary......
It was Zhu Wencai, the somewhat dumbfounded son of Deng Deng outside Zhu Yuan, who interjected, but as soon as he said this, he was glared back by his old son. Hearing the word "terrible", the old way was even more dead-faced.
After a pause, Xingyan saw that the atmosphere was a little cold, so he interjected and asked:
"This ...... It's been more than half a month since this monster, didn't you invite any Taoist mages?"
That Qinghe is old and dedicated, and every time he asks Xingyan to appear with him, he will let him change into an old Taoist robe. It's just that although Xingyan is also dressed in Taoist clothes, he has never regarded himself as a Taoist. Hearing him say this, Zhu Yuanwai didn't hear anything wrong for a while, but just replied in passing:
"Of course please, I've even invited Wang Pan, the head of the Sanqing Mountain in Poyang County—"
"What was the result?"
Although they knew that the answer was not good, the old and young still hoped for a miracle to happen at this time, and immediately asked urgently.
"Alas, it failed. ”
"All kinds of weirdness in this house, it's still chaotic. Wang Daochang didn't know why, since he came to the mansion to subdue the demon, he couldn't afford to be sick after he went back, and he is still in bed. His disciple came to my rice shop a few days ago to make trouble, and he accompanied a lot of medicine money, so he ended up in front of the door!"
Although he didn't say anything about the weirdness, these words were even more creepy in the ears of Qinghe Xingyan and the others-you must know that Wang Pandao, the head of Sanqing Mountain, is the most outstanding person in their industry. So Lao Dao's face suddenly turned pale, and he just said in a smug manner:
"Ahem...... This, this thing of subduing demons and catching monsters...... By the way, this matter of subduing demons and catching monsters was originally not a problem, but now when the family of your mansion came to invite, he only said that he was asking for a pure house, so the poor road was in a hurry, and the magic weapon that used to subduing demons forgot to bring it——"
"It's better to wait for the poor road to go back first, get enough of all kinds of demon subjugation weapons, and come back tomorrow!"
As soon as he heard this, he couldn't help but praise in his heart:
"Wonderful, the ginger is still old and spicy!"
I have worked closely with each other so many times, and I know very well the family background of this old Taoist in Qinghe, how have I ever seen any magic weapons and magic weapons that are used at the top? This is clearly a false shot, and I want to learn from Liu Bang, the Han lord at the banquet of Nahongmen, and the soles of my feet are oiled and walked! What is "coming again tomorrow" Yunyun, that is all nonsense! Wake up and bet that Lao Dao has just gone out on the front foot, he must quietly go out to travel, or go to Poyang Lake to buy fresh goods, or go to Sanqingshan to visit a sick Taoist friend, no matter what he does, anyway, Raozhou City is close to Nei Nei and wants to find him again!
It's just that the so-called "the road is one foot high, and the magic is one foot high", in addition to the congratulations who designed this Hongmen banquet, it was not easy for a mage to fall into the trap, how could he make the mistake of the overlord of Chu back then - seeing that the soles of Lao Dao's feet began to move towards the door, he immediately grabbed Lao Dao's sleeves and shouted:
"The immortal chief must save his life! The villain's whole family is now in dire straits, and he can't bear it for a while! As for the magic weapon that I forgot to bring, Dao Chang doesn't have to worry, what magic weapons can be listed, I quickly called the family to go and bring it according to the order, I don't dare to let the immortal jade toe bother again!"
Looking at the anxious appearance of the Zhu staff, it seems that the monster has really disturbed this Zhu house. As far as he is concerned, since the accident of the Wang Pan Wangdao Chief of Sanqing Mountain, there are still many doors, and now he finally caught a mage to come to the door, so naturally he will not let him leave so easily.
Seeing that the wishers stayed outside, the old Dao Qinghe had some six gods and no owner. At this moment, it was his follower who spoke out to solve the siege:
"I beg your pardon for talking too much—I really don't know something. It's so weird that you say, it's obvious that the monster is very noisy, and it throws bricks and tiles during the day, but why is it that everything is normal in your house until now, and there is still no movement?"
"Huh?...... That's right!"
After listening to the young man's words, Zhu Yuanwai remembered that in the morning, this monster was still fighting in the house, but since the old and the young came to the door, the house was prosperous, and the monster really kept to himself, and he didn't even make a sound. Thinking of this stubble, Zhu Yuanwai said strangely in his heart:
"It's weird! Could it be that this Qinghe old road really has some doorways? This is really unassumable, thinking that this Shangqing Palace is well-known in the world, and there must be a hidden dragon and crouching tiger in the door, even if Qinghe is a long-term Taoist priest who buys it, it must be extraordinary!"
Zhu Yuanwai's thoughts show that he is also sick and rushed to the doctor when he invites Qinghe today, but he just uses a dead horse as a live horse doctor. I didn't think that the monster would be so abnormal today, and no longer come out to make trouble-but this is not a good thing for Qinghe Xingyan; in Zhu Yuanwai's mind, the Qinghe River chief in front of him, who used to be famous, has unknowingly become a promising straw.
Just as the wisher was overjoyed, he heard the chief of the Qinghe River say:
"Hmm! What I said just now is very reasonable! You see that there is nothing strange about your mansion so far, don't tease Poor Dao except for the staff! Just as Poor Dao said before, this Raozhou City is bright and bright, how can there be a demon? A demon is born from the heart, and a demon is born from the heart! The old Dao is about to leave!"
The old man Qinghe is now a thoughtful person, and after saying what he said just now, he immediately stood up and wanted to leave.
"Ahh
Seeing that this life-saving straw was about to float, Zhu Yuanwai hurriedly stopped it. And at this moment, Lao Dao can no longer care about pretending to be moral, and he is quite displeased when he sees that the wisher is blocking him:
"I said Zhu Yuanwai, what are you doing when you stop you like this? Do you have to conjure up a monster in your mansion today so that I can't catch it?"
Listening to the old man's words, the wisher was just like an ant on a hot pot, and secretly complained in his heart, complaining that the demon in his house was so well-behaved, and he would look at the direction of the wind, and when he saw that there was a master here, he was quiet as usual, and he didn't come out to make a fuss. Now seeing that this master who rescued the suffering and rescued the suffering was about to leave, Zhu Yuanwai couldn't stop complaining in his heart. When this dilemma was made, after weighing it, Zhu Yuanwai felt that he couldn't take care of it too much now, and when he was ruthless, he shouted loudly:
"So far, there's no way!
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