I'm just an ordinary Taoist priest

Chapter 178 Ginseng
The moment Gu Yao had this idea, there was another round of cheers in the restaurant.

Gu mother came out.

Compared with the last time we met, she looked much rounder, and the clothes on her body were also extremely exquisite.

It seems that she lived a comfortable life in Luoyang.

Mr. Liu, who is full of stars, shouted loudly at this moment: "Miss Dai, is the ginseng wine sold today? Is Miss Wu ready?"

As soon as he said this, the people around him also booed: "Let shopkeeper Wu come out quickly, Mr. Liu is bound to win."

Gu Mother tilted her head in a daze, and didn't quite understand what they meant, she just said: "Ginseng wine is limited to [-] jars, first come first served, [-] jars per jar, one serving per person."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked in, and the two waiters greeted immediately: "Everyone, if you want to buy wine, please come inside~"

The crowd rushed in.

But Mr. Liu was not in a hurry.

Gu Yao was slowly squeezed not far from him by the crowd, looked at him, and asked curiously, "Young master, don't you want to snatch it?"

Mr. Liu bowed to Gu Yao: "Master, they robbed this wine to sell it to me at a higher price, but at most it was only one tael of silver. I can accept it, so I won't rob it. Here it is wait there."

"Is that so?"

Gu Yao looked at Mr. Liu's handsome appearance, returned the gift, pulled the old man, squeezed into the store, rushed out from the crowd, and came to the Gu mother standing at the counter watching the show.

"Where's Wu Shuzhu?"

Mother Gu looked at Gu Yao: "Young master looks familiar, you need to gather all ten altars to find my lady."

"I'm Gu Yao, you actually forgot about me? Where's Nuo God? Let Nuo God come out."

When Gu mother heard this, she acted cleverly, without saying a word, looked at him carefully, holding the skirt in both hands, turned around and ran to the other side of the stairs.

Gu Yao: "Old man, what kind of creature is this Gu mother? Why can she move and speak human words, but her brain doesn't seem to work well?"

The old man had already sat down on the empty table beside him, and was looking around the store, when he heard Gu Yao's question, he said, "I can't tell, it's probably a witchcraft creation, combined with the essence of heaven and earth."

Gu Yao looked at the bustling scrambling for ginseng wine over there, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he felt the position of the talisman he drew.

He looked at the group of people: "Old man, should I buy the wine with the talisman, so as not to cause any trouble for myself?"

The old Taoist glanced at him: "It's troublesome for you to buy it, and maybe you will have unreasonable revenge. The young man outside the door just now does not care whether he is pretending or not, but at least he is gentle and elegant, and he acts openly and frankly." open minded."

"You are a Taoist priest, why do you get involved in it for no reason?"

Gu Yao sat next to the old Taoist: "You don't know, I doubt it."

The old man stared at him: "Then you can't buy it, or you won't let that son think that he was cheated by your partnership and became your pig and sheep?"

Gu Yao thought for a while: "It makes sense, let Wu Shuzhu handle it by himself."

The Gu mother had gone and hadn't come back yet, so he just sat here, looking at the other guests in the house.

Those rushing to buy ginseng wine gathered on the far right. On the other tables, there were many people watching the theater like Gu Yao, and many of them were wearing various Taoist robes. wild grass.

It seems that the business of this restaurant is very good.

One hundred jars of ginseng wine were snapped up in an instant, and those who snatched them all hugged the jars, carefully opened the wine cork, checked the talismans, and prayed that they were lucky.

The atmosphere was a little tense for a while.

Gu Yao looked at the person who grabbed the talisman, put his palms together and kept shaking in front of his forehead, as if he didn't dare to open it, and couldn't help laughing.

"Gu Yao, have you just arrived?"

A gust of fragrant wind hit, and a hand patted on his shoulder.

Gu Yao turned his head and saw that Wu Shuzhu was standing behind him in a tender green silk robe, smiling.

Everyone around was engrossed in the lottery and opened the wine jar, but no one noticed her coming.

Gu Yao said softly: "Just arrived, is this something you made?"

Wu Shuzhu sat on a stool beside him: "I'm an old man in the mountains. The ginseng couldn't be sold. It was hard at the door of the store that day. I bought all those ginseng in a moment of resignation."

"Can ginseng still be sold?" Gu Yao was very curious.

Anyway, the pharmacy will ask for it.

Wu Shuzhu sighed: "I was also surprised at first, only when he asked for too high a price, but after seeing it, I realized that it was because the appearance of the group of ginseng was too strange."

"Appearance?"

"Ordinary ginseng is milky white when it is first dug out, and it turns yellowish brown after drying, but the old man's ginseng is actually red."

"Red? Is it reddish brown? Could it be steamed or soaked in sugar water for preservation?"

Wu Shuzhu shook his head: "No, it's pure red, red and wrinkled, a whole big basket, the old man didn't want much, only 100 taels for more than 20 sticks."

"Both Nuo and I checked the ginseng and confirmed it. Except for its ugly appearance and color, the ginseng is exactly the same as ordinary ginseng."

Gu Yao nodded: "So you thought of making wine and selling it?"

Wu Shuzhu raised his head proudly: "That's right, I let the Gu mother test the wine made from ginseng."

She stretched out her hand to summon the Gu mother: "Look, after drinking the wine, the Gu mother has become blessed, and the Gu insects have also become stronger."

"I asked Nuo God to check it, and I asked my brother to take a jar of wine and send it to Jing Yesi to check it again. After getting the result, I came up with such a method."

She proudly showed off: "That batch of wine was sold out very quickly, and then the old man came again, and I bought them all again, so I have this batch."

"However, this time the color of ginseng is much lighter, and the effect is also a little worse."

A shout of surprise came from the side: "I've won, I've won, Mr. Liu, I've won!"

Wu Shuzhu stopped talking, and looked over with Gu Yao.

One person was so ecstatic that he ran out holding the cork high without taking any wine.

Gu Yao shook his head and said: "It seems that you are going to have dinner with Mr. Liu, and you really have it. You actually used dinner with yourself as a promotion."

Wu Shuzhu stood up and straightened his skirt: "My brother came up with this method, and you are the one who has dinner with you. You are the shopkeeper of this restaurant. Most of this street belongs to you."

"Then you are really hitting your dog's head and selling my fairy meat?"

Gu Yao bounced up at once, aggressively: "You are an immortal dance, do you know that?"

Wu Shuzhu tilted his head: "What is Immortal Dance? I'm telling the truth. It's recorded in the yamen opposite that the shopkeeper of the restaurant is you, Gu Yao. When I sold this wine, I also said it very clearly. Collect all ten talismans. What's wrong with having dinner with the shopkeeper?"

"Incorrect information"

Before Gu Yao finished speaking, Mr. Liu had already brought his servants over.

He smiled brightly, scanned the hall, and walked straight over when he saw Wu Shuzhu.

At this moment, other people in the lobby noticed that Wu Shuzhu had come down.

"Miss Wu, as I said at the time, the person who will have dinner with you must be me."

Wu Shuzhu hurriedly waved his hand: "Master Liu, you misunderstood, it's not me, it's him."

Mr. Liu's smile disappeared halfway, he looked down at Gu Yao, and then at her: "Could the shopkeeper be joking? This Taoist priest has just arrived, how could he be?"

"Mr. Liu, I really didn't lie to you. His name is Gu Yao. Look at the name of this restaurant. And, Yamenli."

Wu Shuzhu talked a lot and picked everything up.

The smile on Mr. Liu's face disappeared completely: "You mean, in fact, this street belongs to this priest? Then what is your relationship with him? Why do you want to replace him?"

Gu Yao hurriedly got up and saluted: "Mr. Liu, I'm sorry, I don't know about these things, it's all her own calculations, if you mind, I can entertain you here, let her apologize to you, and you buy these We will also give you back the money for the wine."

Wu Shuzhu lowered his head and nodded for a while.

Mr. Liu sighed, and took half a step back: "There is such a thing, that's all, since you don't know, Daoist, then forget it, after all, this ginseng wine is really good, my father and master like it very much. It’s not bad if you can buy it for the price.”

Declining their invitation, he took ten altars of ginseng wine and left here a little lonely.

After the house was also silent, a large number of people hugged and left.

Gu Yao sat down again: "Look at you, come up with such a thing to cheat."

Wu Shuzhu wronged Baba: "My elder brother told me this way, he said it's not cheating, it's just a normal way of doing business."

"Your brother?"

"Yeah, he's working in the yamen opposite, and the restaurant can be opened thanks to his help."

The old Taoist suddenly said: "Okay, let's not talk about it, is there any red ginseng left? I want to see it."

Wu Shuzhu immediately turned around, politely and respectfully: "Master Daoist, there are quite a few more, this way please, follow me."

Gu Yao followed behind the two of them and came to a small underground stone room.

"There are not many ginseng left, and they are all here. I have soaked them."

Wu Shuzhu pointed to the last few jars of wine.

The old Taoist nodded: "Go up first, Gu Yao and I will stay here."

After she left, the old Taoist opened the jar and took out a small red ginseng inside.

As she said before, this ginseng is extremely red, its skin is wrinkled, it makes people uncomfortable to look at, and it has a lot of beard and hair, and the dripping wine looks like blood.

What surprised Gu Yao even more was that the old man actually broke off a piece, put it in his mouth, chewed it and swallowed it.

"Old man, what's the matter with this ginseng?"

After the old Taoist swallowed it, a puff of white smoke came out of his head: "This is the small ginseng grown from the beard and hair of the ginseng fairy. Come to repay the favor."

"It's a pity that he came to the wrong place. People here have no eyesight. If they are sold to Jing Yesi or those noble houses, each one will cost a thousand taels of gold."

Gu Yao was speechless, and took the red ginseng from the old Taoist hand: "Is it so expensive?"

He sniffed close to his nose.

It's a cool bit like mint. Just smelling it, I feel a little refreshed.

"It is indeed a great tonic."

The old Taoist nodded, took it back from his hand, and put it back into the wine jar: "I hope that this ginseng wine will be sold here without attracting any interested people's attention. Big trouble."

"They've all been bought up, and the people in this area are all ordinary people. If they bought it, they probably drank it themselves. It probably won't spread the word."

The old Taoist shook his head and signaled Gu Yao to follow him: "There are so many wild weeds in the shop, there will always be someone tempted, how do you know they are here, not waiting for the ginseng seller?"

Walking out of the stone room, Wu Shuzhu was waiting on it.

"Don't sell this ginseng wine. If you meet that ginseng seller again, let him take his things to Jingyesi and don't attract anyone's attention, especially Taoist priests and monks."

The old man told her a few words, and then asked her to open a room and go to the room to rest.

After he went up, Wu Shuzhu looked at Gu Yao: "What does your master mean? Is there any problem with this participation?"

Gu Yao said: "The problem is that this ginseng is too good. Do you understand the reason why a man is not guilty and he is guilty?"

"You mean, that old man might be targeted because of ginseng?"

Gu Yao walked forward: "Have there always been so many Taoist priests in the store?"

"No, it's just that there have been more of them recently, and they are all long-term residents." She realized, "You mean, they are all here for the old man?"

"Shh, keep your voice down."

Gu Yao hissed hurriedly: "Listen to what you said, there is a high probability that it is."

Wu Shuzhu was a little anxious: "Then I will find a way to tell the old man to stop sending ginseng in the future."

"The old man lives alone in the mountains, if he is really being watched, then it's over."

Seeing her anxious look, Gu Yao grabbed her: "Don't worry, this group of people may be waiting for you to take them to find that old man."

"so what should I do now?"

"Where is Nuo God? Let Nuo God go."

"Nuo God was recently taken by my brother to Jingye Division for investigation. For the past month, he cannot leave Jing Yesi."

"Ah? What the hell? It's a god anyway."

"That's the way the gods are in Jing Yesi."

Gu Yao sighed: "Since this is the case, that's the only way to go. Tell me about the old man's position, and Master and I will find a time to go."

"Okay, the old man lives at home."

Wu Shuzhu was about to say that, but Gu Yao suddenly grabbed her and blocked her mouth with his hand: "Quiet."

Wu Shuzhu struggled twice, his eyes widened, as if he was asking what she wanted to do.

Gu Yao stomped his feet suddenly, and a wave of fluctuation spread out.

The ground trembled, and a dirt mouse in the corner exploded.

"We've been targeted. Someone is eavesdropping on our conversation, but I don't know how much we've heard."

Gu Yao ran the technique of Tongyou, checked it around again, and then let go of his hand.

Wu Shuzhu was a little scared: "After Nuo God is gone, the safety of the store is no longer guaranteed. It's really too bad. If you didn't find out, then old man"

Gu Yao interrupted her: "Don't talk casually about that old man in the future, and write to me when you go back to your room."

After speaking, continue walking towards the front hall.

"Why are you going? Go back to the room with me, and I'll write you the address."

Gu Yao said lightly: "Don't worry, first let me see what the group of comrades in front are capable of, and whether they were doing it just now."

I know more wild grass spells than I can count. It has been useless for a long time, and now I have to practice them again.

Turning his wrist, he sat down on an empty seat, and glanced at the Taoists in the hall who had their own ghosts.

　Going back to the city today, the bus was stuck in traffic for eight hours, that’s all I can do, let’s make it up this month, I don’t dare to say when it will be made up.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)