And said you're not a fairy

Chapter 139 Settled in Qingyang Temple

Several days passed.

At the market in Shuangliu Town.

Suddenly, there was a big news that shocked everyone.

Zhou Mao, who has harmed many people, went to the countryside to buy a sick cow. The sick cow suddenly went crazy and attacked Zhou Mao with its horns. Zhou Mao was pierced by the horns in many places on his body. Although he did not die immediately, However, he was seriously injured, especially the roots of his legs, and he could no longer walk.

According to the doctor's diagnosis, even after Tuesday Mao recovers from his injury, he will become a cripple who cannot walk normally.

As for Mr. Jiang Chu, he was even more unlucky. When he was inspecting the trading market, he annoyed Dongxiang next door because he acted unfairly. A village tyrant who came to the market to buy cattle and acted fiercely was directly beaten to death by the other party. .

Afterwards, the town tyrant fled without any news. Although he was later wanted by the court, Jiang Chuchang died directly.

Later, news came out that Zhou Yuanwai, who was behind Mao on that Tuesday, and the magistrate of Yanggu County, who had a close relationship with Zhou Yuanwai, had accidents one after another.

First, Zhou Yuanwai suddenly got a serious illness and couldn't afford it. Although his relatives invited the doctor with the best Chinese medicine skills in the county to see Zhou Yuanwai, Zhou Yuanwai saved his life, but he was paralyzed on the bed without any help. Reaction, became a soulless person, no different from death.

The county magistrate of Yanggu County, because of an imperial envoy going to the south of the Yangtze River, passed through Yanggu County, and was stopped by the people on the way to sue, saying that the county magistrate was corrupt and perverted the law, enriching his own pockets, and the people of Yanggu County were full of resentment.

After a little investigation by the imperial envoy, he found evidence that the county magistrate took bribes privately and corrupted the law.

Then he was furious immediately, and directly removed the magistrate's official position in the county government, took off the other party's official uniform and official hat, and after finding out his embezzled money and criminal evidence over the years, he was thrown into prison.

In the end, after interrogation, after reporting to the current emperor, the sentence was that the whole family was sent to Liaodong.

Liaodong is a place of bitter cold. Given that the county magistrate is over half a century old, he is exiled to Liaodong, and there is a high probability that he will die on the way to Liaodong.

In less than ten days, at the cattle and sheep market in Shuangliu Town, Yanggu County, the merchants and officials who deceived the people, led by Tuesday Mao and Jiang Chuchang, all received what they deserved.

This made the business atmosphere in Niu Ma Ji, Shuangliu Town, clear and clear, and even more so, the traders and common people who suffered from it in Niu Ma Ji were extremely relieved.

However, this matter, no matter how you look at it, reveals strangeness and weirdness.

At the Niuma Fair in Shuangliu Town before, no one could shake the chain of interests from top to bottom, but in just a few days, unlucky things happened one after another, and they disappeared without a trace.

It all started when Mao and Jiang Chuchang cheated on the young Taoist who bought a donkey at the market on Tuesday.

And before the young Taoist left, he even reminded Zhou Mao and Jiang Chuchang, so at the cattle and horse fair in Shuangliu Town, the traders and common people who had witnessed the incident all thought it was the work of the young Taoist who seemed to be a fairy.

The other party also couldn't understand what Mao and Jiang Chuchang did on Tuesday, so they punished them.

It was also because of the audacity of these two people that they fell on an immortal. After annoying the immortal, the immortal attacked them and quickly destroyed them.

And the immortal legend about the young Taoist priest who punished the evil and promoted the good quickly spread in Shuangliu Town, and even the entire Yanggu County.

……

Chen Yuan naturally didn't know this.

He followed Fang Jinxin and came to Jianghuai City as he wished.

Chen Yuan rode on the back of a donkey, looking at the city in front of him.

I saw the entire Jianghuai city wall, the bottom is based on a long strip of bluestone with a length of one and a half feet and a width of six feet, and the top is built with blue bricks. ahead.

Under the round corner city gate, the common people came and went in a hurry.

On the outskirts of Jianghuai City, there is actually a moat that is three feet wide and four feet deep.

Right in front of the entrance and exit gates of Jianghuai City, a suspension bridge was erected.

"Jianghuai City looks bigger than Lujiang City."

Looking at the city in front of him, Chen Yuan said in surprise.

"The Daoist doesn't know that this Chuzhou is near the sea. Although the area near the sea is small and not as large as Guangling Mansion, Shouzhou Mansion, and Hongzhou Mansion, there are also many businessmen who go overseas to do business and live in this Chuzhou Mansion. Chuzhou Prefecture went out to do business. This also led to Chuzhou Prefecture being more prosperous than Luzhou Prefecture, so the prefecture city is naturally bigger than Luzhou Prefecture."

Hearing Chen Yuan's exclamation, Fang Jinxin explained to Chen Yuan.

"I see."

Chen Yuan thought of his good friend, the God of Nanshi Mountain, Shi Xuanyuan, who once said that he would go overseas to find immortals.

I don't know if there are really immortals overseas.

"In addition, there are many foreign countries on the sea. In order to protect the people of Dayong from the invasion of foreign countries, the cities along the coast of Dayong have built strong walls and moats."

Then Fang Jinxin said again.

Chen Yuan thought deeply, it seems that Dayong's shipbuilding industry is very developed.

The imperial court and the common people know something about the overseas situation, but they are not ignorant.

"Fang Daxia, what's your plan next?"

Chen Yuan asked Fang Jinxin.

"Daoist, I am here to visit Jianghuai City to visit friends, I am afraid that I will not be able to go with the Taoist anymore."

Hearing Chen Yuan asking himself, Fang Jinxin said with a bit of embarrassment.

"Pindao is going out this time to travel around. He won't stay in one place for a long time. He should only stay in Jianghuai City for a while. That's fine. Let's part ways here!"

Chen Yuan suggested to Fang Jinxin.

He and Fang Jinxin just met by accident on the road. After walking together for so long, it's time to say goodbye to each other.

"In that case, Daoist, we have a chance to meet again."

Fang Jinxin arched his hand.

It seems that he also has the idea of ​​separating from Chen Yuan after arriving in Jianghuai City.

"Fang Daxia, Pindao is a little curious. When I saw you the last two times, you carried a long knife on your waist. Why did you carry the long knife on your back this time?"

Seeing that they were about to part ways, Chen Yuan asked the doubts in his heart that he had never asked after meeting Fang Jinxin again this time.

"I'm ashamed to say that I only came up with the idea after meeting the Taoist priest. I feel that carrying a knife is not as handsome as carrying one."

Fang Jinxin said without hesitation.

"It turned out to be learning from myself!"

Only then did Chen Yuan understand.

"Fang Daxia, there will be a time later."

Chen Yuan bid farewell to Fang Jinxin.

"There will be a period later."

Fang Jinxin returned the gift.

While speaking, he followed the flow of people first, entered Jianghuai City, and disappeared without a trace.

Seeing Fang Jinxin leave, Chen Yuan rode his gray donkey and walked slowly towards Jianghuai City.

"The Taoist priest came down for inspection!"

As soon as he approached the city gate, Chen Yuan was stopped by the soldiers guarding the gate.

Hearing this, Chen Yuan got off the donkey, and handed over the proof of his identity to the soldier for inspection. After Chen Yuan's identity was verified, the soldier showed a lot of respect to Chen Yuan.

"It turns out to be a respectable Daoist, please."

The soldier returned the certificate in his hand to Chen Yuan with a respectful tone and expression.

The identity of this young Taoist priest is recorded in the Duan, and he is the vice-monitor of Fuhu Temple. If he has an official background Taoist temple, the young Taoist priest in front of him is half an official, and even if he sees him, he has to salute.

It's a pity not, the Taoist temple where the young Taoist priest's Duyi is located is just a Taoist temple in a small county in Luzhou Prefecture.

Chen Yuan received the ultimatum, without saying much, got on the donkey and walked to the city.

After entering the city, Chen Yuan found that on the streets of Jianghuai City, there were a lot of people coming and going, and most of them were dressed luxuriously. They were all dressed in silk and satin, and they were dressed brightly.

From the point of view of clothing, the people in Jianghuai City are much richer than the people in Lujiang City.

After Chen Yuan rode a donkey and wandered around the city for a while, he had to think about himself, where he should settle for the next period of time.

“Staying in a hotel is expensive and inconvenient.”

"It's best to rent a yard in Jianghuai City, or go to a famous Taoist temple in Jianghuai City or nearby."

Chen Yuan thought in his heart.

While thinking about it, he saw a dental shop by the side of the road, so he got off his donkey, tied the donkey to the door, and strode into the dental shop.

"Master, do you need any help?"

Seeing a guest coming in, a dental assistant greeted him with a smile on his face.

The role of Fucheng Yaxing is not just as simple as introducing rental and entrusted houses for sale in the county, including but not limited to engaging in transaction introduction, rental and sale of warehouses, introduction of restaurant sales, advances on behalf of customers, collection of accounts, agency transportation, Unloading, customs clearance, loans to merchants, etc.

"Excuse me, is there a suitable small courtyard for rent here?"

Chen Yuan asked the dental clerk.

"Of course there is. May I ask the boss, what kind of yard do you need?"

The dental clerk asked.

"An ordinary room just steps out of a small courtyard!"

Chen Yuan thought for a moment.

The so-called small courtyard refers to the courtyard with two wing rooms and the main hall.

Chen Yuan rented a house in Pingliang County before, and the small courtyard where his brother lived belonged to Yichu’s small courtyard.

"Master Dao, we have a lot of small courtyards as soon as we leave. The monthly rent is about 150 yuan."

Hearing Chen Yuan's request, the clerk turned back to the counter, took out a booklet that recorded the rental and sales information of houses, looked through it for a while, then looked at Chen Yuan, and told him to rent a house in Jianghuai City. As soon as I entered the small courtyard, 150 big children were needed a month.

After hearing this, Chen Yuan stopped thinking about renting a house in Jianghuai City.

150 big boys!

You know, when he just crossed over, when he went to borrow from his uncle's house in Linjiang County next door, his brother and sister-in-law only gave him a hundred money.

But in Jianghuai City, renting an ordinary small courtyard can cost as much as 150 yuan a month.

The price can be called extremely expensive.

"Forget it, Pindao doesn't have enough money, so let's rent it in the inn for now."

Chen Yuan said directly to the dentist.

"Walk slowly on the long road. If you have other needs, you can also come to our dental clinic."

Seeing that Chen Yuan gave up renting a house, the dental assistant didn't show contempt, he smiled at Chen Yuan.

In fact, the house prices in Jianghuai City are very expensive, whether it is for sale or lease. Like the young Taoist in front of him, it is not the first time that a foreigner who comes to Jianghuai City is frightened by the high rent of houses in Jianghuai City. The first time I saw it, I was already familiar with it.

There is absolutely no need to despise the offending guests. If you build a good relationship and leave a good impression, the business of renting houses cannot be done, and there may be other businesses that can be done in the future.

After all, the business scope of their dental firm is very extensive.

"If there is a need, Pindao will come again."

Chen Yuan was surprised by the attitude of this dentist, he nodded and said.

"By the way, Pindao would like to ask, are there more Taoist temples in or around Jianghuai City?"

Chen Yuan, who had just walked a few steps, seemed to have thought of something, he stopped again, and turned his head to ask the dental clerk.

"If the Taoist priest wants to ask about temples, this small place really knows that there are several Taoist temples in our city, the most famous of which is Qingyang Temple. In addition, outside Jianghuai City, more than a hundred miles to the southeast, there is a mountain called Ao , this Aoshan Mountain is also called Laoshan Mountain, and there are more than a hundred Taoist temples on it."

The dentist patiently explained to Chen Yuan.

"Thank you."

Chen Yuan thanked you.

"The Daoist is polite."

The dental clerk was very polite.

Because of today's worship of monkhood, monkhood has a very high status in Dayong, no matter whether the other party has money or not, it is extremely troublesome to offend the other party.

After being sent off by the shop assistant, Chen Yuan left the shop.

He led his gray donkey, and after asking passers-by, he walked towards the east of the city where Qingyang Temple was located.

Most people think that Taoist temples are mostly built among the mountains outside the city.

In fact, in many cities, there are also a very large number of Taoist temples.

Just like this Qingyang temple, it is a grand temple built in the east of Jianghuai City. It is said that it has a large area, covering an area of ​​seven or eight acres, and has more than [-] Taoist priests. It has an excellent relationship with the local government and is an official Taoist temple recognized by the court. Incense is also the most prosperous Taoist temple in Jianghuai City.

The reason why Chen Yuan chose to go to such a grand view as Qingyang Temple is also because such a grand view usually has the habit of entertaining foreign wandering Taoist priests. He only needs to offer a small amount of incense money to express his heart when he leaves.

As long as you have a certificate representing your identity, such a grand view will not keep wandering Taoists out.

Smaller Taoist temples like ordinary ones can't do it. It's not that the small Taoist temples are stingy, but that the land in the city is very expensive, and the land and financial resources of the small temples do not allow them to receive foreign wandering Taoist priests.

Soon Chen Yuan led his donkey to the outside of Qingyang Temple.

Standing outside the Qingyang Temple, Chen Yuan found that the Qingyang Temple can be called spacious and grand.

There is a red wall on the side of the downtown street, and at the entrance is a double-layer archway with four corners and cornices, with the words "Qingyangguan" written on it.

There are four young Taoist priests wearing gray Taoist robes and dust whisks hanging around their waists, standing guard at the gate archway of "Qingyang Temple".

Looking in from the gate of "Qingyangguan", you can vaguely see a large number of halls and towers.

"Which Taoist priest are you? What are you doing here at Qingyang?"

As soon as Chen Yuan walked in with his donkey, he was stopped by a young Taoist in gray Taoist robe who was guarding the gate.

"My next Layman Qingming traveled to Jianghuai City and had no place to stay. I heard that the "Qingyang Temple" is very famous, so I went to Guiguan to bother me about where to stay. There is a certificate of proof."

Chen Yuan took out his certificate and handed it over.

After the young Taoist took a look at it, when he raised his head again, his expression had become extremely respectful.

"It turned out to be the Fuhu Temple's vice-watchman in person."

The young Taoist said.

Another young Taoist priest, who was slightly older and guarded the gate of the Taoist temple, heard that a deputy temple master had come, and also came over upon hearing this.

After reading the ultimatum in the hand of the young Taoist priest before, his expression suddenly became dignified.

"Taoist, please wait a moment, we will go in and report to the prison."

Then he put away the certificate and said to Chen Yuan.

"Trouble you all."

Chen Yuan nodded.

"Master, wait a moment."

After leaving a word, the older young Taoist priest took the previous young Taoist priest to report to their prison.

I didn't make Chen Yuan wait for long, about a quarter of an hour later.

hum!
A loud bell sounded in Qingyang Temple.

Then I saw an old Taoist in purple robes with a childlike face and white hair walking out of the Qingyang Temple, who looked like a fairy.

There are thirty or forty middle-aged Taoist priests behind him, standing on the left and right sides of the Taoist temple gate, as if they are welcoming some important person!

"That Taoist priest in purple seems to be Taoist Changchun, the master of the Qingyang Temple!"

"Really, why is there such a big battle in Qingyangguan today? Did something big happen?"

"It seems to be welcoming someone!"

"Could it be the young Taoist priest standing in front of the Qingyang Temple and leading the donkey?"

This made many people who knew the identity of the old Taoist in purple robe stop and watch after passing by the gate of Qingyang Temple, guessing what happened to Qingyang Temple.It wasn't until they saw the old Taoist in purple gown walking towards the handsome young Taoist priest with a gray donkey standing in front of the Qingyang Temple, that everyone couldn't believe it.

And the two Taoist priests of the Qingyang Temple who continued to guard in front of the Taoist temple just now were also extremely puzzled at this moment.

It stands to reason that even if it is a sub-master of a Taoist temple, it is completely unnecessary for the master of his own temple to personally lead the brothers in the temple to welcome him with such a big battle.

Generally, the vice-principals of ordinary small temples come out of their own temples to be greeted by a supervisor, which is already very face-saving for the other party.

What is the identity of this young Taoist priest, so that the master of his family can come forward to greet him in person?

"Changchun Taoist, the master of the Qingyang Temple, has met Taoist Qing Ming!"

When the common people who saw this scene in front of the Taoist temple and the two little Taoist priests guessed Chen Yuan's identity, the old man in purple robe walked up to Chen Yuan and saluted Chen Yuan.

He seemed extremely respectful.

(End of this chapter)