Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 699;
Chapter 650 three;

Not to mention the fact that Li Yu greeted the return of the master at Lijiazhuang in Lantian County, but only that the young old man who was drinking with the patriarch of Shangguan, the uncle of unknown age, returned to Chang'an with two young apprentices after parting with the patriarch of Shangguan. In the penultimate alley in the northeast corner of the city, in an old house with four courtyards.

Two middle-aged women opened the door, shouting and jumping in surprise;

"The Daoist is back?"

"Well, I'm back."

"The Taoist priest has been here for more than three years, and he wants to scare me and the three sisters."

The little old man stroked the faces of the two middle-aged women and stood at the door like that;

"Are the children all right?"

"Don't worry, Taoist priest, the children are all fine, and the youngest has already been running for more than two years."

"Great goodness."

The little old man stepped into the courtyard with a promise, and the two apprentices beside the little old man bent down to salute;
"The disciple pays homage to the two aunts."

"Get up without ceremony, come in quickly, there are so many red tapes, and your master doesn't value these, come in quickly, two good boys."

"Hey, thank you, Auntie."

Another woman happily patted the shoulders of the two youths;

"This time I went out with your master for more than three years and saw that you both have grown much stronger. It's great!"

The middle-aged apprentice in his 30s responded with a simple and honest smile;

"It's the master who teaches great skills, and the disciples can be healthy. No matter where they go along the way, they will eat and drink. No matter how big or small, as long as they know the master, they will eat good wine and food. Both disciples and brothers will eat. Fat head and big ears, hehe!"

The woman who opened the door was very cheerful and spoke loudly;

"It's good to be full. I've traveled all over the world. Is this herbal medicine?"

"Yes, Auntie, these are all kinds of herbs that our master and apprentice gathered together. We only brought back these two carts. There are many others that have been arranged to catch up. We will slowly send them back later."

The other woman stepped aside and looked at the chariots and horses behind the two;
"That's a lot of money, right? Your master never takes money from others. Sometimes people will give it if they give it, and don't want it if they don't give it to him. Our family doesn't have much money."

The apprentice in his 20s replied with a proud face;

"Don't worry, Third Aunt, they are all entrusted by well-known mules and horses, and they don't charge a lot of money."

The woman was so happy from ear to ear when she heard this;
"That's okay, that's okay, pull the car in quickly, and Auntie will cook something delicious for you."

"Oh, okay, third aunt."

Just as the two women were about to close the door, the middle-aged apprentice who walked in the front and just entered the door turned his head and smiled;
"Second Aunt Qi, the master said that there is no need to close the door, a senior brother from the Yuan family is coming, and senior brother Li is also coming, so there is no need to close the door!"

After hearing this, the woman closed the door gently for more than half of it, then turned around and went back into the yard;

"Oh, if that's the case, then let's cover it up. They must know that they are closed when they come, and they are not outsiders."

When the two women entered the yard, they ignored the two apprentices and went straight to the main hall. Sure enough, the head of the family was sitting in the main hall, chatting and laughing with his wife and senior wife.

The one sitting on top was also a middle-aged woman, but she looked more beautiful than the two who opened the door, and she looked graceful. When she saw the two concubines coming in, she smiled and stretched out her right hand;

"Both younger sisters, let's sit down and talk. It's great to congratulate Ah Lang for returning after three years of absence. It will also make you appear more affectionate if you both sit down and talk."

The two concubines bowed obediently;
"Yes, Mrs. Xie for your seat."

"Aye Aye, did you buy a candy figurine for my son? I really want to eat a candy figurine."

The five children were big and small, the oldest was thirteen or fourteen years old, and the youngest girl was only six or seven years old. The little old man smiled cheerfully, and made five big sugar figures out of his arms like magic;
"Of course I have, how can Aye go home empty-handed, let me eat for you."

"Yes, yes, thank you, Aye."

"Thank you."

The five children took the sugar figurines and happily followed the nurses and left the main hall. The little old man didn't speak, but turned his head and glanced at the hourglass on the table, and then he ordered casually, Erniang and Sanniang, you can arrange to make some food in the kitchen. The two nephews should arrive within half an hour. "

"It's the priest."

After the two women left the main hall, the two apprentices in the yard settled the herbs and came in to reply;
"Reporting to Master, all the herbs have been put into the warehouse, and the disciple is not hungry, so please go back to the room to rest, and ask Master for permission."

The little old man looked at the two disciples kindly;

"Well, there are no outsiders anyway. You have met the two of them countless times, and you don't need to pay attention to any red tape. You two can stay if you want to eat meat, and you can go back to the house if you want to rest. However, the formulas taught by the old man ten days ago , I have to memorize it tonight, and I have agreed on the results of the ten-day inspection, so don't delay."

"Master, what the two disciples want is to go back to the house and recite formulas."

"Okay, okay, let's go."

"It's the master, the disciple is leaving."

"Ah."

The bustle in the main hall finally ended, leaving only the little old man, his wife, and two young maids as servants, the middle-aged woman with a good appearance turned her head to look at the little old man, frowning involuntarily;

"Alang has finally returned home. Congratulations. I shouldn't be bothering about things, but I really have to say it. I ask Alang for permission."

"Is there anything you can't say? Madam has been with me for 20 years, so just say what you want!"

"Xie Alang is considerate. What I want to talk about is the matter of the stinky money. There are 28 lives in our family. We need money every day. The money that Alang left before is basically used up. After the year, the concubine In desperation, I exchanged a piece of silver and survived the famine until now, I don’t know if Alang can bring back some silver and silk to maintain his livelihood?”

The little old man seemed to have calculated it long ago, nodded his head and said unhurriedly;

"Silver can also be spent, Madam, don't feel bad, if you are only willing to spend copper coins but not silver, will the rest of the silver be starved to death?

Besides, the money that many nobles give to the old man, if we don't give a lot of money, why don't we still open our mouths to ask for it?
So don't be too stingy, yellow and white things are just things outside of your body, if you don't bring them with you when you are born, if you don't take them with you when you die, what is there to save?I don't even complain about you even if all the family property is spent. "

The beautiful middle-aged woman eased her eyebrows, as if she was not worried about having no money at home, but worried about spending money and not being understood;

"The concubine was born in a poor official family, and was rescued by A Lang, so she survived. She and her two cousins ​​served A Lang for 20 years. After experiencing ruin, I realized that money is hard to come by. So every time I use money, my sister The three of them are heartbroken, and they still can't be as free and easy as A Lang taught, but A Lang has laughed at them for many years!"

"Hahahaha, where did the madam come from? I'm an old husband and wife. What's there to laugh at? The old man said 20 years ago that you will never be short of money to use in this lifetime after following the old man. You are all just worrying about it." Field, see what this is?"

As he spoke, the little old man took out a cloth pocket from his arms, and put it on the table with a bang, and the four or five gold ingots that leaked from the opening of the cloth pocket rolled out far away, and the beautiful woman who looked at her was relaxed all over, with another expression on her face. Tangled!
The annoying little old man looked at the beam and laughed endlessly;

"I knew you would have this expression. If you continue to be so reluctant to spend this and that, the old man will only accept gold in the future, not silver, and tell dozens of you to starve to death at home with a pile of gold, haha Hahahahahahahaha."

The beautiful woman flushed with embarrassment, spat lightly, and then turned her head to order the two maids;
"Take them all in and put them away. It won't look good when Alang's two nephews come later!"

"It's the big lady."

After the two middle-aged maids promised, they came up and put the scattered gold ingots into the cloth pockets, and they carried them into the house, and the beautiful woman asked casually;
"Are there any numbers that Ah Lang brought back?"

The little old man shook his head;

"I don't know, many people gave it to me. The gold and silver together weighed about tens of catties. Although the old man has a strong body, it's hard to walk with more than 20 catties on his body every day! This time, it's finally easy. , asked those two bastards to carry it, none of them were willing, and in the end the old man brought it all the way back."

"Professor A Lang is really kind. These two children treat money like dung, and their temperament is really endearing."

"That's natural. For people like us, it's too easy to want money. For those rich families, those who are seriously ill and want to live, they have to give them as much money as you want. And I have to be grateful, so the two children Ji Gu and Zhengang didn't take money as a big deal."

"Alang is a concubine and a woman who doesn't talk long-windedly. It's just that Alang has to think about it. The two children are grown up, and it's time to arrange the marriage. But so far, no matchmaker has come to propose marriage. The concubine is really worried."

"Don't worry, the old man has decided that he will stay here for a long time and not go out for travel. He just wants to solve the marriage issue of these two big ones, so that our family can increase the number of people and prosper.

Madam don't need to worry, the old man has already arranged for them, and the boss's marriage will be finalized within 45 days.
And the family is still a good family, but the boss's future life will be suppressed by his woman for a lifetime. The old man has already figured out his fate, so he doesn't want to say anything more. Fortunately, his woman is virtuous and able to manage the house. Being filial, the old man can feel at ease by letting him take care of the housework. "

The beautiful woman frowned immediately after hearing this;

"Can this work? Calling a woman to come in and take charge of the house, wouldn't it make our house chaotic and disorderly?"

"Hahahahaha, what are women afraid of? It's nothing more than being a housewife. The big disciples can still manage big things, and in the old man's house, if you want to come and go, you have to think about it, right?"

While the two were talking, a servant came in from outside;
"Qi Alang, your two nephews are here and waiting in the front yard."

The little old man stood up without saying a word;

"Wife, let's make arrangements in the backyard. The old man goes to the front to meet the two nephews."

"Okay, Ah Lang will go on his own, don't worry about the food and drinks, the house is well prepared."

"Ah."

The little old man agreed and walked out of the main hall in the backyard. When he came to the front yard, he saw two middle-aged Taoist priests gathered together at the entrance of the hall and gestured to the night sky.

The little old man casually glanced at the northwest direction in the night sky, and stepped into the hall. Two middle-aged Taoist priests followed him in as soon as they saw the person.

"The disciple pays respects to the master, the master is blessed and safe."

"No courtesy, sit down."

"Thank you, uncle."

"What are you investigating? Tiangang, tell me first!"

The middle-aged Taoist priest in his 40s who came in nodded and explained with a serious face;

"Yes, speaking back to Master, this disciple has checked the astrology for more than 30 days, and found that many generals and stars are about to move, and Pojunjueming is getting brighter and brighter. If this continues for less than half a year, the stars will definitely pierce the sky and hit the Northwest Fortress directly. Where there is war, disaster is not far away."

"It's spring and March, and the old man calculates that before the autumn harvest, there will be swords and soldiers."

"The master is amazing, and the disciples can almost count that something happened for more than a month before and after this!"

"What about you Chunfeng, what did you see?"

"I don't dare to fight against each other. The star clusters in the east and the west can't hold each other. But nine days ago, the eastern star cluster exerted its strength and suppressed the west. I think this is an opportunity. Why don't we take advantage of the unstoppable will of God and wipe out the grass and roots so that future generations will not be able to survive?" There will be endless troubles in the future, can I ask my master to enlighten me?"

"Don't worry, the old man has already notified the masters of your two families to come to Chang'an City to discuss major issues. It is estimated that they will arrive soon. Only when the four major sects gather will they decide future matters."

The younger Taoist priest's eyes lit up when he heard that his master was going down the mountain in person;
"Yes, the disciple understands."

The three didn't say a few words, the kitchen sent someone to bring food, wine and meat, and a large table was set up, and the little old man invited the two nephews to sit down;

"Okay, I'm not an outsider, you don't have to be restrained, sit down and have a few drinks with the old man, talk, and relax."

"Disciple obeys."

The three of them ate and drank to their heart's content. After drinking three rounds of dishes and five flavors, the little old man drank the white wine in the wine shop in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and then asked;
"Changsun's family should be fine, and look good, Tiangang, don't you think so?"

The older middle-aged Taoist priest put down his chopsticks and nodded with a smile on his face;

"Nothing can hide from my uncle's eyes. It is indeed as my uncle expected. Empress Changsun is in good health, at least slightly better than when my uncle left three years ago. She is not sick at all. It is as serious as the emperor wrote. I just want to ask Master to come back to Chang'an City to discuss important matters!"

The little old man stroked his three-inch beard and narrowed his eyes;

"The old man knows that Changsun's fate has changed. After the great power came, she wholeheartedly assisted her, so God gave her a lot of energy. Otherwise, she would be sick and unable to stay. She would lie in the inner courtyard of the deep palace and wait for death without seeing the light of day. "

Li Chunfeng, who was in his early forties, finally spoke;
"The emperor is in a hurry to see his uncle to discuss the major issues of the Eastern and Western religions. I don't know when the uncle will deal with it?"

The little old man smiled slightly, as if everything was calm and unimportant;

"To deal with it must be dealt with!"

(End of this chapter)