Pick up Heaven at the beginning

Chapter 9 Flower Temple
The three of them finally approached the Flower Temple, only to hear the gongs and drums beating the stage. There was a stage standing in front of the Flower Temple. Several masters sat in the shadow of the lights.There were quite a few people who stopped outside the stage. A few senior opera actors brought Mazha, and they had already chosen their seats. There was a big pot of hot tea beside them. They just waited for the opening of the opera, and slowly sipped it in tune. .The ones closest to the stage have been occupied by a few large tea tables of yellow rosewood. The tea tables are filled with melons, fruits, wine and tea, and there are a few santi molan in vases in the middle, which is very luxurious.This is where the rich men who gave money to build the temple sat. Before the play started, no one was seated at the tea table, only a few maids were doing their best to prevent the melons and fruits from being eaten by children who sneaked in and out of the stage. clean.

Lin Shu led Murong Xiao and Xiang to avoid the stage and enter the temple.The decoration inside the temple is very luxurious.Carved beams and painted buildings, dragons and phoenixes flying, hanging high in the center of the temple is a mysterious ink painting, surrounded by fairy spirit outside the picture, people can't see clearly, only the figure of a fairy standing in a large sea of ​​flowers is faintly visible.Serving next to it, there are four statues on the left and right sides, a total of eight statues. The backs of the eight statues of women with different appearances are engraved with story pictures of flower fairies subduing demons and eliminating demons. The monster is very vicious, and the depiction is vivid, but the content of the painting is not known to be fabricated by later generations or whether it has something to do with it.

A little nun stood in front of the flower fairy painting, holding a large handful of Zen incense in her hand, and was distributing it to the pilgrims. When the gold coins of the pilgrims jingled in the merit box, she could get them in her hand. Three offerings are placed on the incense stand in front of the painting.Naturally, Lin Shu didn't have the money to make the merit box ding-dong, there was no pleasant sound, and the nun who was holding the incense didn't give Lin Shu a good face.

Lin Shu didn't get annoyed, and said, "Little Daoist, I come here sincerely to make offerings. After I finish offering the incense, I will donate my own incense money." Seeing that there were already many pilgrims waiting behind Lin Shu, the Taoist nun felt sympathetic. The unwilling ones took out three and handed them to Lin Shu.After Lin Shu got the incense, he lit it at the ever-burning lamp on the incense platform.Each gave one to Murong Xiao and Xiang.I inserted one of them into the incense burner by myself, and Murong Xiao also followed his example, and directly wanted to insert the incense into the incense burner without kneeling down. Unfortunately, she was not tall enough, and it took a long time to stand up. Finally, Lin Shu picked her up high, and finally Offered up.After Xiang got the incense, he didn't want to offer it. He put it in front of his nose and took a big breath. It turns out that this incense is to ghosts, although it can't help cultivation, but it is like wine, tobacco, and it will make them intoxicated. She smoked more than half of it before she offered the incense under Lin Shu's slightly warning eyes.

The wealth task has been completed, and the reward of 100 gold coins has been distributed.The wealth mission interface has turned gray, and there is a 10-day countdown on it, and the next wealth mission will start in ten days.After Lin Shu concretized the reward of 100 gold coins, his flat waistband instantly bulged. Lin Shu took out three of them and threw them into the merit incense, then turned his head and left.The little nun at the side originally looked down upon Lin Shu and the others who had to divide one incense stick into three sticks to worship, but when Lin Shu's three gold coins rang in the merit box, her face immediately changed, and a flattering smile squeezed onto her face. Seeing Lin Shu with a peachy face, he turned his head and left, and immediately pulled Murong Xiao with good words, making Murong Xiao a little at a loss and wanted to leave.Seeing that Murong Xiao was a little impatient, the Taoist nun let go of her hand after she had said good words, and continued to distribute incense to the donating pilgrims.

Murong Xiao and Xiang quickly followed Lin Shu who had already arrived outside the temple.Murong Xiao pulled Lin Shu's clothes and said in a low voice: Uncle Lin, I'm a little hungry, let's go outside the city to get something to eat! "It was only then that Lin Shu remembered that Murong Xiao hadn't eaten for a day, and his stomach was also a little swollen. If he didn't eat, he wouldn't starve to death, but because his cultivation base hadn't reached the realm of bigu, if he didn't eat food, it might be harmful to him. He manifested in the human world was a bit affected, and immediately decided to buy some food nearby. Lin Shu didn't know how the purchasing power of gold coins was, so he asked: We don't eat in the wild, girl, do you know what food a gold coin can buy?"

Murong Xiao replied: "One gold coin is equal to ten silver coins and one hundred copper coins. Two copper coins can buy a meat bun." When Murong Xiao mentioned the meat bun, he swallowed unconsciously.Lin Shu probably has a certain idea of ​​the purchasing power of gold coins. As long as he knows the price of food, other price levels can be roughly guessed. In fact, one hundred gold coins is not much, but the city of Dongxuan Mansion is ridiculously large, the land is sparsely populated, and the house price should be Not too outrageous.One hundred gold coins should be enough to rent a small courtyard, and the rest is enough for two people to eat for about a month, but Murong Xiao’s tuition fee is definitely not enough, so he can only wait for the next wealth task, let’s get to know a few people for the time being. The character Xiang teaches Murong Xiao, and after the next task is completed, I will find a teacher for her, or send her to a private school.

Lin Shu had a plan, and instead of taking Murong Xiao and Xiang to buy steamed buns, he went to a restaurant in front of the stage, ordered some of Murong Xiao's favorite side dishes, and ordered a pot of rice wine. The three of them sat down and had a drink. eat.Those who can open food stalls next to the stage are all related to the Hua Temple or the rich people who donate money. In addition, today is a festival celebration and they want to make a lot of money. The asking prices are generally inflated, and a few small dishes cost only 4 silver coins, but the taste of the food is still good, much better than the leftovers that Murong Xiao ate before and the taste of barbecue without seasoning in the wild.It's like a starved ghost reincarnated.Lin Shu, on the other hand, eats a mouthful of food and then a mouthful of wine. He enjoys it slowly, and stops from time to time to stop adding food, and looks at the stage with his glass of wine.Seeing that both of them were enjoying the delicious food, Xiang felt a little lonely because she couldn’t eat. After Lin Shu noticed it, he handed her two silver coins and asked her to buy a few sticks of incense to smoke. Xiang took the money, yes Lin Shu was no longer filled with only fear in his heart, but had some inexplicable affection, and most of his lonely mood dissipated.

The big play on the stage has already staged a few small acts, approaching the climax, there are melodious arias and lively martial arts from time to time, which attracts the fans in the audience to applaud loudly, and the few big huanghuali wood tea tables closest to the stage are also full People, they are watching operas, commenting, and waiting for the corner they are favoring to play, they only need to tap lightly on the tea table, and the servants who are serving at the side will immediately grab a lot of golden melon seeds and sprinkle them on the stage. Very proud.There are also a few people who don't want to watch the theater sit at a table, talking about large sums of business negotiations, coupled with the din of gongs and drums on the stage, as if they are in the battlefield of swords, lights and swords.

Qi Keqing was also sitting on the tea table, but she was not in the company of the previous two types of people, and occupied a big tea table by herself, surrounded by beautiful servants.I saw that she was still dressed in men's attire, but it was much more luxurious than the attire she used to sell books on the street. She was wearing a brand-new lotus root gauze shirt inside, and a thin squirrel-skin jacket on the outside to keep out the cold. The fan made of landscape painting has famous inscriptions on the bones of the fan, and it is very elegant when it is beaten with the drums on the stage from time to time.The so-called Shangmo Master is like jade, and the son is unparalleled in the world.

Qi Keqing is known as the number one theater fan in Shangdong Huafu City. Countless famous theater actors have become popular because of a comment from Qi Yuan's family. Qi Keqing, besides studying, just stays at home and listens to operas every day. Her adoptive father paid her to set up a theater troupe to raise At home, whenever she was reading and her eyes hurt, the actors in the theater troupe would go to work, because she is well known for her love of opera. He also reciprocated, not only preparing her an exclusive position, but also asking her to order plays for tonight.

What Qi Keqing ordered was "Drunken Beating the Mountain Gate" from the "Tiger Bag Bullet", which is lively and Zen-like, performed by famous actors, so it is naturally enjoyable to listen to.She didn't even notice that the thief behind her who stole her book was also enjoying it with her.When the master is sung on stage, you really don't need it?Of course not.Sure enough?Sure enough, no more.stop!There is no fate, and we are separated in a blink of an eye; naked, come and go without any worries.Where to go to ask for smoke and rain hat rolls alone?Dare to resign, but resign yourself to resignation?Murong Xiao was already a little full, rubbing his belly contentedly, slumped on the chair and exhaled.

Lin Shu paid the money early in the morning, and seeing that Murong Xiao was full, he drank the rice wine in the glass in one gulp. It was getting late, and it was time to find a place to sleep peacefully.There is no living restaurant near the Huamiao Temple, and the sound of firecrackers in the nearby temples is endless. Naturally, no one wants to live nearby, so the nearest restaurant is not far from the Huamiao Temple.Lin Shu planned to stay in an inn for a day today, and then find a room to live in tomorrow, so he asked all the way, and finally came to an inn called Xiangfengju.Because he was too full to eat, Murong Xiao had to be half-supported and half-carried along the way to walk around. When they arrived at Xiangfengju, it was still an hour before Zishi.

Xiangfengju is located in a remote place in Dongxuan Mansion. There are not many tourists staying in the inn. As soon as they stepped into the inn, a clerk greeted him with a towel hanging on his shoulder and asked professionally: How many guests are there? Officer, do you stay at the tip or stay in the hotel?"

"Let's open up two rooms." The guest officer Hao Le came with me, and the second child led Lin Shu and his party to two adjacent vacant rooms, one for Lin Shu, and one for Murong Xiao and Xiang.Because of the seal of the imperial ghost, the relationship between Murong Xiao and Xiang quickly heated up, and there is no problem sleeping in the same room, which is still a guarantee for Murong Xiao's safety.Under the inn's waiter's inquiry, Lin Shu also asked for hot water for bathing for himself, Murong Xiao and Xiang, and paid the waiter for the hot water first, and gave him a silver coin directly, and paid for the room after checking out.Both sides went back to their rooms to rest.

When Xiang wiped Murong Xiao's back, it was midnight, and when Murong Xiao was about to fall asleep, suddenly there was a conversation between a man and a woman, followed by rustling sounds, and then A man's heavy breathing, and a woman's high-pitched groans are still accompanied from time to time, yes!don't want!Xiang was blushing when he heard the yelling, and hurriedly cast a spell to plug Murong Xiao's ears first, but the commotion over there became louder and louder, and foul language appeared from time to time, which made Xiang a little angry, so he wiped Murong Xiao's body, and then Putting on a cotton underwear she bought on the road, she went alone and knocked on the door of the next room.

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