Liao Zhai alchemist

Chapter 176 The benefits of being famous
Soon, the servant came in with a large basin of small fish and shrimp.

Zhang Wei was surprised this time.

"Why are you so fast?"

The servant scratched his head and said, "The old fish seller is still outside, and he brought another bucket of fish."

Zhang Wei nodded when he heard the words, and then continued to feed the golden crane.

This time, the golden crane also ate very quickly, and most of the fish and shrimp in a big pot went down in a blink of an eye.And Xiaoqian said in surprise: "Look, young master, he has started to stretch his feathers!"

The original Xiaohe's body was fluffy and fluffy, but now his body has begun to grow hard feathers, and his body has grown a lot.

This time, Zhang Wei quickly said: "Go quickly, buy some more fish and shrimps, this time don't want small fish and shrimps, but big ones!"

Upon hearing this, the servant hurried out again.

This time, he quickly brought a big bucket full of palm-sized fish.When the little golden crane saw it, it immediately stuck its head into the bucket, took out the fish one by one, and started to eat them.

The more he eats, the bigger he grows and the faster his feathers grow.

At this time, Zhang Wei suddenly asked: "Is this fish still bought from the same old fish seller?"

The servant nodded and said, "The young master is really good at predicting things, really."

Zhang Wei smiled, looked at Xiaohe who was eating Zhenghuan, and said, "Go and invite that old fish seller in, be more polite."

The servant nodded and went out.Not long after, he walked in with an old man wearing a bamboo hat and coir raincoat.

The old man was carrying a burden on his shoulders, which contained fresh river fish.

Seeing him, Zhang Wei cupped his hands and said, "Old man, I haven't asked your name yet!"

The old man smiled and said, "Country man, what a shame. Just call me an old man."

Zhang Wei smiled dumbly and said, "I can't do it, no fisherman can conjure so many fish!"

The old man laughed and said, "It's a small skill, it's not worth mentioning!"

At this moment, Jin He had finished eating the bucket of fish. At this time, his body had grown to half the height of Zhang Wei, and the feathers on his body were scattered, like a shedding chicken.

He flapped his wings and said, "I still want to eat fish!"

Before Zhang Wei could speak, the old man beside him said, "Yes! There are enough fish for you."

After finishing speaking, he poured out the big bucket of fish in his hand, and then pointed to the bucket, only to see that the empty bucket suddenly spouted water from the bottom, and then the water splashed higher and higher, until it was level with the bucket in one fell swoop. Then small fish appeared in the bucket, filling the bucket in one go.

This technique of bringing fish from an empty bucket opened Zhang Wei's eyes.

Zhang Wei looked around at the empty bucket, thinking that this bucket might also be a treasure.

At this time, the old man smiled and said, "You don't need to look at this barrel, Zhang Daoyou. It's just an ordinary wooden barrel. I borrowed it from the house next door. It's just that this fish is a serious big river fish!"

Zhang Wei said: "It's just some fish, why do you need so much trouble for fellow Taoists!"

The old man waved his hand and said, "Hey, it's not troublesome. This fish is not an ordinary fish. It is a pond fish raised in the Crystal Palace of Dajiang Shuijun. There is a saying that a fire at the city gate will bring harm to the pond fish. Now Dajiangshui Lord has done such an outrageous thing. Things, these pond fish have also been affected!"

He smiled and said, "These fish are quite spiritual, and they can just be fed to your crane. Isn't that beautiful!"

When Zhang Wei heard it, it turned out that this fish was 'stolen' from the Crystal Palace of Da Jiang Sui Jun!
At this time, the old man said solemnly: "Zhang Daoyou slashed the evil dragon with his sword, avenged the people of Gaotang County, and prevented the evil dragon from continuing to do evil. After hearing this, the old man admired him in his heart. After thinking about it, I have no ability. I can only get some fish." Here you go."

Zhang Wei quickly said: "Ashamed! Ashamed! I can't deserve it."

The old man said: "You deserve it, you deserve it!"

He turned his head to look at Zhang Wei's golden crane, with a golden light in his eyes, and said: "This divine crane is a strange species from heaven and earth, but it is also worthy of Zhang Daoyou. Let him have a good meal today, and he will be able to spread his wings high tomorrow." Fly, and save a lot of time."

Zhang Wei looked at Xiaohe and nodded, then said to the servant: "Why are you still standing there? Bring tea!"

The servant just woke up from the shock and hurriedly poured tea to entertain the guests.

The old man stayed all morning, and at noon, the little crane was finally full.The old man smiled and said, "Okay, since the crane is full, I'll go back. I have to return the wooden bucket I borrowed, otherwise the neighbors won't have a bucket to fetch water for."

As he spoke, he picked up two empty buckets and bid farewell to Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei hurriedly cupped his hands to say goodbye, and the old man smiled and walked away carrying the bucket.

After he left, Xiaoqian had a chance to speak.

"Master, who is this man? Why did I send you fish."

Zhang Wei smiled and said, "It's a fellow who doesn't want to reveal his name. That's fine, it's okay."

But things were not as simple as Zhang Wei thought.

The next day, after a night of rest.Jin He finally grew up.This crane ate a lot of Ojiang Suicun's fish and fully developed within a day.

At this time, the Golden Crane finally lived up to its name.The feathers on his body were white, but where the black should have been, the wings and tail tips turned gold.

The name of the golden crane officially comes from this.

The real grown-up golden crane is one foot tall, with a slender body and a loud cry.He gently stroked Zhang Wei with his long crane beak, and said in a cute voice: "Hello, Zhang Wei!"

I told him his name yesterday, and gave Xiaohe a nickname of 'Xiao Jin'.

The grown-up Xiaohe no longer needs to overeat, but he still has to feed a bucket of fish, shrimp and mussels every day.If you don't feed it, it will go out to find food by itself.But not that close.

When I was playing with Xiao Jin in the morning, when we were strengthening our relationship, the servant suddenly said, "Master, there is a Taoist outside asking to see you."

Zhang Wei said strangely: "Are they my fellow students? If they are fellow disciples, just let them in."

This is all common sense, why does this servant still ask.

The servant said: "No, the person here is not from the same family of the young master."

Zhang Wei still said strangely: "I'm not from the same sect, so why would any Taoist look for me?"

Zhang Wei still intends to take a look.

Not long after, Zhang Wei met the Taoist priest in the living room.This Taoist looks like a fairy, and there are two children by his side.

The children each held a tray, which was covered with a red cloth, making it difficult to see what was underneath.

Zhang Wei said to him: "I don't know where you come from? Did we know each other?"

The Taoist smiled slightly, flicked the whisk in his hand, and said, "I come from Dongping Shanshuiheguan, Juya County. People call me Songxi Taoist."

Zhang Wei was even more baffled by this Taoist's self-reported family name.I don't know this person.

The Taoist also smiled and said: "Of course, Zhang Daoyou must not know me. I have lived in Dongping Mountain for a long time, and I rarely go out and walk around. But today, I want to meet Daoist Zhang Wei who killed the evil dragon and saved the people." .”

When Zhang Wei heard it, he immediately said, "I can't help it, but can you let fellow Taoists come to meet you in person?"

Taoist Songxi said: "Your Excellency's character and morality, I am in awe of you. You are still the Lord of Rivers and Waters at the risk of blatantly slaying the dragon. I admire this kind of courage and responsibility."

Hearing Zhang Wei's words, he felt a little embarrassed.In fact, the cost is not that great.

Then the Taoist beckoned, and the two Taoist boys behind him took a step forward and lifted the red cloth from the tray in their hands.

Taoist Songchi said: "I planted five acres of silkworm flower trees in the temple of hydration. The fruits produced by this tree can greatly improve the quality of silkworms. I heard that your family also has mulberry fields and raises silkworms. So I specially sent Here are two plates of silkworm flowers and fruits."

When Zhang Wei heard this, he was stunned again. His family had indeed bought some hilltops and planted some mulberry trees to start raising silkworms, but now the mulberry trees have not grown up, and the number of silkworm farmers hired is also small, so there is no scale.

Seeing that Zhang Wei didn't respond, the Taoist smiled and said, "My orthodoxy is not good at fighting, but it is in line with farming and mulberry. You just need to feed these fruits to silkworms, and you can cultivate good silkworm eggs. When the time comes Silkworm farmers who know how to do it will be moved when they hear the news, and they will all come to serve you."

When Zhang Wei heard this, although he didn't take this matter very seriously, he still cupped his hands and said, "Then thank you fellow daoist!"

The Taoist smiled slightly and said, "If that's the case, then I won't stay any longer. Let's take my leave!"

Zhang Wei immediately said: "Fellow Daoists, please wait a moment. Reciprocity is the norm. I also have a gift for you."

The Taoist smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Taoist, you're welcome. Although my hydration meditation is a small one, it doesn't cost money to master farming and mulberry, so the gift is free!"

What he said was the truth, their hydration concept grasped the treasure of silkworm flower tree, so naturally they vigorously developed the silkworm industry.In ancient times, the silk woven from mulberry silk could be directly used as money.

To put it bluntly, although the practice of this hydration concept is not very good, it is similar to opening a money printing factory.

Zhang Wei smiled, took out a yellow bud pill and said, "This is a yellow bud pill, just a thank you!"

Hearing Huang Yadan's words, the Taoist's expression changed, expressing that he had never seen anything before.

He stared straight at the pill in Zhang Wei's hand, and said in an unbelievable tone: "Fellow Daoist, is this really Huangya Pill? Is it really for me?"

Zhang Wei smiled and said, "Is this still fake?"

Taoist Songxi immediately calmed down, bowed deeply to Zhang Wei, and said: "Then I will take it with the audacity. In the future, if you have any questions about silkworms, I will answer them all!"

Only then did Zhang Wei say: "Fellow Daoist, you are welcome!"

For a small Taoist temple, there is no patriarch in the sky, and there are no ghosts and gods underground, it is difficult to obtain practice resources.

The concept of hydration grasps the benefits of silkworms, which is miraculous for ordinary people, even wealthy families.But this kind of thing can't help them in practice.

They are rich, but is money useful?If you have money, you need a way to spend it.The Zhang family also had money before, but is money useful?Even Zhang Wei's tuberculosis couldn't be cured.

Some people hold the pig's head, but they don't even know where the temple door opens to offer incense!

This time Taoist Songqi got this yellow bud pill, which can just solve his bottleneck problem that has been stagnant for more than ten years. Can he not be happy?

On the way back, he kept saying to himself, it was worth coming this time!It's really good intentions and rewards.Originally, I just wanted to get acquainted with such a noble monk, but I didn't expect that there would be unexpected joy.

It's not just people in the practice world.

Tang Zhiling, the magistrate of Jinhua Mansion and the fourth rank, also sent someone to invite him to come and have a talk.

It is the eve of the coming of autumn, and there is a saying that the magistrate met a scholar at this time.

Tang Zhiling, the magistrate of Jinhua Mansion, was born in a humble family, and he usually cherishes feathers, so he would not easily receive scholars at this time.But this time, he made an exception.

When Zhang Wei came to the magistrate's yamen with some small gifts, Tang Zhiling's clan and master Tang Shiye greeted him personally at the door.

This somewhat surprised Zhang Wei.

Entering the government office, Zhang Wei met the parent officials of Jinhua Mansion, the parents of more than 100 million people in Jinhua Mansion, and more than 300 million people in the entire Jinhua area.

"Student Zhang Wei, I have met Mr. Fu Zun." Zhang Wei saluted.

Tang Zhifu looked Zhang Wei up and down, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, you are young and talented, with a personable demeanor."

Zhang Wei didn't even dare to shout, Tang Zhifu also smiled and let him sit down.

The two exchanged pleasantries, and Tang Zhifu said: "Zhang Wei, have you prepared Qiu Wei at home? I know you are still a disciple of the Qingwei Sect, and you are a practitioner. Practitioners focus on cultivation, so naturally I don’t pay so much attention to reading, but I still have to say, reading is sensible, reading is wise, and only reading can reveal true knowledge.”

Zhang Wei immediately said: "I'm ashamed to say, these days, I really did not read enough."

Tang Zhifu smiled and said: "It's not too late to study now. After all, your background is there. If you study hard, you might be able to pass the exam."

He said mysteriously: "This year, the surname of the university student who inspected our eighteen prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River is Di, and he is also my mentor. He also admires you very much."

Hearing the word surname Di, Zhang Wei's heart suddenly moved, and he said tentatively: "I don't know if this Master Di, and Master Di, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry..."

The magistrate nodded slightly, and said: "There are not many people with the surname Di in the world, and the Di family in Jinzhong is the most famous. Give me a letter from the great master, and let me support you, a junior."

Zhang Wei understood in seconds.After a long time, it turned out that it was Di Guang who was working hard behind!
It seems that the magistrate who came from a poor family in front of him also found a big tree.

Tang Zhifu continued: "Qiu Wei is a method for the imperial court to select talents. You Zhang Wei is talented and virtuous. It's a pity not to try it."

What he said was almost explicit in this regard.Zhang Wei naturally understood his good intentions.

Immediately nodded and said: "I see, I will go home to study and participate in Qiu Wei!"

Tang Zhifu smiled and nodded, and said, "Well, I will ask Master Tang to report your name later."

At this time, Zhang Wei suddenly remembered that the registration for Qiu Wei had passed long ago, and now it is estimated that there are many ways to register.He said a little embarrassedly: "This will trouble the magistrate."

Tang Zhifu smiled and said: "It's nothing, maybe we will be on the same path in the future, and we need to support each other!"

Zhang Wei also said with a smile: "Of course we can't forget the kindness of Magistrate Tang."

(End of this chapter)