Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 404. Chapter 403.
It is said in "Mulan Songs": You can buy horses in the east market, saddles in the west market, bridles in the south market, and long whips in the north market.

Li Zhen's side is not that complicated.

Nanshi, which is not far from Renshi, has a lot of dried fruits and snacks.

The two children that Hongying rescued today messed up his plan to hire a man, and he couldn't buy so many of these things.

Just buy some, enough for this afternoon and tomorrow morning.

Carrying the bag from the tea shopkeeper, which is full of candied fruit, tea snacks and the like.

Carrying a bag like a shopkeeper, the Taoist hurried back home in the middle of the hour.

But when the water boiled, the teacups and everything else were all over the table.Seeing that according to later generations, it was almost 02:30, and there was no one at the door of the library...

Li Laodao felt a little depressed in his heart.

Sure enough...Although it's not about people taking tea, it doesn't matter whether it's a library or a restaurant.In fact, this kind of business depends two points on taste, two points on position, five points on defense, and the last point depends on favor.

No matter how nice your story, Li Laodao, is, you won't let it go every day.

If you can't find it after coming several times, you won't come.

After thinking for a while, he carried the box full of bamboo pieces to the door together with the tables and chairs.

In the early spring afternoon, there were very few pedestrians on the street.

There were not many people in the Zhen Beast Pen, but it really became lively after the brothel opened at night.

Although the pedestrians on the street walked in a hurry, as if they were rushing to do something, the Taoist didn't care much.

This spring day is the busiest period of the year, probably due to the busy farming season.The bored Taoist could only sit on a chair, holding a teapot in his hand and staring at the sky dryly.

Waiting for the arrival of customers.

But who would have imagined... This wait lasted for more than half an hour.

It was almost four o'clock.

Leng is a person did not go inside.

All of a sudden, Li Laodao's sense of crisis came out.

Logically speaking...it shouldn't be.

Didn't you say hello at the restaurant at noon?It's not like there is no one, right?

Is it possible that I still have to save a book, go to a few markets to lay down land, and re-develop the source of customers?
Just thinking about it, suddenly, a person came around the corner of the road.

Riding a tall horse, the horse's coat is black and shiny, it turned out to be an oolong!

"Haha~"

Li Zhen was delighted to see the visitor.

Not old Du Dugaud, who else?

Putting down the teapot, Li Laodao went down the steps in a hurry, and put on a greeting.

Seeing Lao Du in a long gown who got off his horse, he bowed and said:
"Fusheng Wuliang Tianzun, the judge came to the humble house, and the scorpion was full of brilliance. The poor are far away and welcome, please make atonement~"

"..."

Normally, if people were so polite, Du Ruhui would definitely bow down and return the courtesy.

But the two are comrades-in-arms who fought side by side.

The apparitions of the gods in Shangluo and Hongnong counties have long spread to Luoyang city.

Although Du Ruhui didn't personally admit that he was responsible for that, but every time he heard other people discussing it, he would inevitably feel a little bit upset.

And during this month of getting along, together with Taoist Priest Shouchu... Don't say anything polite.I've seen people snoring, farting, grinding their teeth while sleeping, and I'm too familiar with them, so why be polite?
What's more... this abominable Taoist Priest Shouchu is so polite, but his face is full of sarcasm.

This is making fun of him.

So, Lao Du had one stomach, and the adults had a lot.

Full of authority, he waved his hand:

"Ah."

With a snort, he looked up at Chunyoushe:

"Unexpectedly, you are a monk with a sweet mouth. I am happy to hear that, go and get some tea to quench my thirst. I will definitely need your tea money."

I turn a blind eye to the one who should cooperate with your performance.

Li Laodao also happily displayed his acting skills like a movie king:

"My lord, please, the tea here in Pindao is the authentic Mingqian tea! It comes from the famous mountains and rivers of the sixteen states in the south of the Yangtze River. It is green with the tongue of a young girl, and it does not touch the world. The taste is the most mysterious and nourishing..."

"Pooh!"

Du Ruhui, who was happy to tease poverty with Li Laodao, couldn't take it anymore:

"Well, you are a Taoist in the world of mortals, you actually act like this! Come on! It's up to you to violate the heavens and harm the law..."

As he said, he pulled it into his arms...

Li Zhen, who really thought that he was making Lao Du angry because he teased the poor, just wanted to say "Brother, I'm joking", when he suddenly saw Lao Du take out a pack of fragrant oil paper bags from his arms...

"..."

The corner of the Taoist's mouth twitched.

Seeing his expression, Du Ruhui laughed:
"Haha, are you surprised?... I heard that the Taoist priest sent someone to look for me. It just so happened that... I went to eat a banquet with colleagues at noon today, and a donkey died of illness. I planned to save it to go back to drink at night, no, Brought it to the Taoist priest..."

As he spoke, he shook his head:

"If you want to say that this beauty is good, I really can't eat other people's saliva. But this donkey meat...is really delicious~~"

"..."

The donkey meat made the Taoist's mouth full of fragrance through the greased paper.

Silently looking at the smirking scholar, Li Zhen shook his head and said with emotion from the bottom of his heart:
"really……"

"how?"

"The hearts of scholars...are dirty."

"..."

……

"This place is elegant."

Sitting in the hall, while Li Zhen was serving tea, he put a sweet and sour dried hawthorn in his mouth, and Du Ruhui looked around and muttered.

But he really couldn't figure out how to "tell stories for fun" as the Taoist once said.

you can talk.

I can speak.

Why should I pay to listen to you?

I'm mad?
Originally, I planned to take a look, but it can be seen that there is no one here, but Du Ruhui felt a little embarrassed, thinking that the Taoist priest might be waiting for him to delay the business:
"How long has the Taoist priest been back?"

"I just came back yesterday."

"...Because I let the Taoist priest delay the business, I am a little panicked."

"..."

Hearing this, Li Zhenxin said, why didn't I realize that you felt so good about yourself before.

But this afternoon, there was indeed no one.

This business...is very weird.

So just shake your head:
"It's not a delay. It's just been closed for more than a month. The door just opened today... The guests don't know yet. But it's not a delay. I'll tell you when someone comes. It just so happens that you can listen to Keming. If If no one comes, wait a little longer, let's drink tea first, and at dusk, I'll go to the restaurant to order some dishes, and open the door to the backyard... Hey, I didn't find out when I bought this yard last year. The view of the water is really nice. Let's have a good drink while pouring."

Li Laodao, who vaguely felt that he had forgotten something, said something casually.

Du Ruhui really didn't intend to leave.

It's not that he has nothing to do in the capital these days, and he is also worried about Hedong's affairs.

I just want to find a like-minded Taoist priest to have a good chat with.

But well...

Drinking tea is an elegant thing.

Another friend reunion.

Let's not talk about state affairs now, let's talk about Fengyue first.

Although this donkey meat is suitable for drinking, but in front of friends, green tea is also suitable for kiln.

Li Zhen thought so too, so he pinched a sliced ​​donkey meat and put it in his mouth, feeling the meaty and salty aroma, he nodded.

Sure enough, the meat is good, even if only salt is used, the taste is very different.

Besides... Looking at the thickness of the donkey meat as thin as a cicada's wing, you can tell that the cook has put in a lot of effort.

Be it stewed pork or sauced pork, it is always sliced ​​and has the most flavor.

Like when some people in the later generations go to a restaurant and order a brine platter, the restaurant will bring over the braised meat cut into squares...that's all ignorant.

Restaurants bully customers who don’t understand, or chefs are lazy and use things to fool you.

Braised pork is inherently salty, so it's mostly served with wine.It is most taboo to eat food with alcohol, because the amount of food is limited, and people will be full after a few mouthfuls.That would be eating instead of drinking.Fill your mouth full, and the wine you drink will lose its taste.

This is also the fundamental reason why peanuts can become the absolute king on the wine table.

And any restaurant that serves four cubes, or big thick slices of braised pork, is fooling people.

"Tsk tsk, dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat in the ground. This taste is really good..."

He sighed from the bottom of his heart... Suddenly, he saw Du Ruhui across the table who was speechless...

The Taoist was startled...

After reacting, he sneered:
"Just joking, just joking."

"..."

Presuming he hadn't heard this disrespectful remark, Du Ruhui held his teacup, pouted his mouth and signaled for the surroundings to come back:
"Daoist, is your story also intended to wake up the world?"

"Ok?"

Li Zhen was taken aback.

Wake up the world?

After thinking about it, he shook his head:
"This book of mine does not seek enlightenment from high places, but to persuade people to be kind. But you have to be careful...that's too big. It's like a story I told before called "Nine Heads Case". That story is a case of nine heads and thirteen lives. Strange, unique, cunning, and coincidental. Someone who listens to it may understand that there are thousands of things in this world, but they can't get involved in gambling, otherwise their families will be destroyed.

Some people have heard it, and maybe they will understand that there is nothing to talk about between friends, except money.Some even just laughed when they heard it, and thought the story was interesting... But if you want to say...my story is to enlighten the world, then this is too exaggerated.I don't have that much ability. Anyone who hears this story and learns something from it is their own business and has nothing to do with me. "

"Don't ask for enlightenment from a high platform...but also persuade people to be kind..."

Du Ruhui chewed on this sentence, and nodded involuntarily:

"Well. Not to mention, it really fits the Taoist style. Quiet and inaction, clear mind and see nature. Speaking of it... that Master Xuanzang, on the contrary, is a bit too deliberate."

"Yeah...huh?...Who?"

Just being polite.

Li Laodao suddenly heard a name, and couldn't help being taken aback.

Looking at Duancha Laodu:

"Keming, who did you just say...?"

"Master Xuanzang. The eminent monk who came from Daqing on the eve of the year and came from the Bodhi Temple."

"..."

As soon as he heard Yudi's brother's name, Li Laodao remembered his "no see, get out" words that Dawei Tianlong would inevitably give up in the future.

Suddenly the corners of his mouth twitched.

But after thinking about it...

"Keming...you know him too?"

Hearing this, Du Ruhui shook his head slightly:

"The Taoist priest should ask, who in Luoyang City doesn't know this great virtuous mage who dares to teach the Dharma in the sky in Luoshui and save all sentient beings~"

The voice fell.

Suddenly, Li Zhen smelled a strange fragrance.

This fragrance has no root or origin.

But with a light sniff, there is a sense of freedom and clarity.

This taste...

"sandalwood?"

Hearing the Taoist's doubtful words, Du Ruhui nodded and pointed in the direction of Luoshui:
"Well, the river water is fragrant, saving the sick and suffering, and attracting bliss... It seems that it has started again."

(End of this chapter)