Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 53 Barbarian General

"General Barbarian, General Barbarian!"

"Oh my god, General Barbarian actually hunted and killed a tiger."

"It's incredible."

At this moment, the boys in the mid-mountain pavilion also saw the fat black Taoist priest in the distance. They were stunned and couldn't help but take a breath.

General Barbarian is the "nickname" of this fat black Taoist priest. He is actually a Taoist priest from Xuanzhen Temple. Because his ancestors had Hu blood, his appearance was "Hu-hua" back to his ancestors, and because he was extremely powerful and was not afraid of food and wine, he was nicknamed "General Barbarian".

In fact, General Man's surname was Zhang and his Taoist name was "Xuanqingzi". He was the orthodox direct descendant of Quanzhen Longmen. By chance, You Fang came to Xuanzhen Temple, where he was valued by Jia Jing and became a "mountain patrol protector" in Xuanzhen Temple.

In the past, Jia Rong and other servants had seen him.

It's just that General Man was tall, dark, fat, and had a "mixed beard" appearance. Moreover, as a monk, he is not taboo on meat and vegetables, and is greedy for wine and meat. He does not have the dignity of a "pure Taoist priest" at all.

Everyone disliked him and stayed away.

I never thought that this "mountain patrol protector" would actually have supernatural powers and the power to subdue a tiger.

All the boys couldn't help but be stunned and shouting.

Especially Jia Rong.

I saw General Man carrying a tiger walking from the snow-covered mountain forest, like a god. Suddenly his eyes lit up and his heart surged.

"This is a strange person in the world, we must make friends with him!"

Jia Rong thought like this, but unexpectedly, in the distance, General Man came out of the mountain forest and saw someone in the pavilion halfway up the mountain. They seemed to be noble children surrounding the servants. He subconsciously resisted and turned around to walk down the mountain.

"Taoist Master, go slow——"

In an instant, Jia Rong stood up, beckoned from a distance, and wanted to step forward to stop this person.

After speaking, General Man paused and looked at Jia Rong in surprise. He was stunned for a few seconds, and then strode over with the colorful tiger on his shoulders.

Seeing General Man approaching, Jia Rong breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and went out of the pavilion to greet him.

General Man came closer and saw that it was Jia Rong and his party. He threw the tiger on his shoulders into the snow with a "pop" and bowed his head in greeting.

"It turns out it's Uncle Rong, he's so polite."

At this time, Jia Rong returned the courtesy and raised his head to carefully examine General Man's appearance. I found that he was tall and burly, about 1.8 meters tall, with slightly curly chestnut hair, deep eyes, a high nose, and green eyes. He really had a "mixed beard" appearance.

He wore his hair down and no crown. He only wore a Taoist robe casually, but it was also ragged and it was still summer clothes.

Covered in oil and dirty.

Just looking at it from a distance, I felt a fishy smell coming to my nostrils.

"Taoist Master Xuanqing..."

As soon as Jia Rong opened his mouth, General Man shook his head and said, "I am just a mountain patrol on the trail, I dare not praise the Taoist master. You can call me Xuan Qingzi, or Master."

Jia Rong was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile, "Okay, let's call him Master Xuanqing."

Seeing that General Man had no objection, Jia Rong pointed at the tiger in the snow and asked, "Is this big insect hunted by the mage?"

General Man nodded and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "It's cold and the food in Guanli is not meaty. I happened to come across it and wanted to exchange it for some money."

With that said, General Man asked, "Do you want it, sir? The tiger's skin and flesh and bones are all intact."

"This..." Jia Rong pondered, then nodded, "Okay."

After that, he turned to Sun Rui and told Sun Rui, "Take it with you when you leave."

"Okay." Sun Rui nodded.

At this moment, General Man stretched out his hand and grinned: "Silver!"

In an instant, Jia Rong and everyone were stunned. Are you so stupid?

Can Jia Rong lose a tiger's money to you?

I had long heard that General Man had a bad mind and was a bit "stupid". Now that I saw it, it turned out to be true!
  However, Jia Rong smiled happily and immediately took out a gold ingot from his sleeve pocket.

"enough?"

The gold ingot Jia Rong took was ten taels of pure gold ingot. According to the gold and silver exchange rate in the capital, it was about 10:1, equivalent to 100 taels of silver.

As for a tiger, the greatest value is the male tiger whip, followed by the complete male tiger skin.

The price pattern of tiger skins is that "male tiger skins are higher than female tiger skins, and the price is high in winter and low in summer."

It's summer now, and even a male tiger can't be sold at a high price. It's only worth a dozen taels of silver.

Jia Rong took out twelve taels of gold ingots and couldn't help but shocked General Man. He shook his head and waved his hands, saying: "It's too much. How can a big female insect be worth so much money?"

"Mr. It's our junior's fault for letting the mage freeze. Let's exchange it for some wine and meat."

General Man shook his head, "It won't cost you so much. I can reward me with a few taels of silver at will. It's enough to buy some wine, meat, and teeth as a sacrifice."

Seeing General Man's resolute attitude and "foolishness" on his face, Jia Rong didn't insist anymore. He stuffed the gold ingot into his sleeve pocket and exchanged it for two gold barley.

"Mage, is that enough now?"

Jia Rong's gold barley seeds are all one tael in size, and two pieces are equivalent to 20 taels of silver. General Man hesitated, stretched out his hand and took only one, leaving the other. I don't even want to take advantage of it.

Jia Rong smiled, and her affection for General Man rose to a new level again.

Then, he changed his approach.

"Master, it's very cold today. Why don't you go into the pavilion to avoid the snow? I brought a few bottles of good walnut shochu today, and I want to have a few drinks with the Master. I wonder if you'd like that?"

As soon as he said this, General Man's eyes lit up and his throat trembled.

"Walnut shochu? That's a good medicinal wine that can warm the waist and knees, cure severe cold, and replenish the weak. I didn't expect that the uncle would be so happy. That couldn't be better."

So Jia Rong invited General Man to enter the half-mountain pavilion and sit across from him. He asked Sun Rui to set out a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and Jia Rong poured him a glass of wine himself, trying his best to win over him.

The barbarian general is extremely powerful and brave, but he is very slow when it comes to human relations. He was still coy at first, but after being warmly received by Jia Rong, he refused to accept anyone who came and let his belly go wildly.

It is worth mentioning that.

General Man's way of eating was unexpectedly "gentle".

It was a completely different scene than the "wolfing down" that Jiarong imagined.

His chopsticks were flying, but he chewed carefully, trying his best to crush every bite. Jia Rong was secretly surprised, thinking it was another ability of General Man.

When toasting, Jia Rong also asked doubtfully: "Master is the direct disciple of Quanzhen Longmen. Shouldn't he abstain from eating meat and eat vegetarian food? Why does Master ignore it at all?"

At this time, General Man had eaten Jia Rong's meat and wine and was very impressed with him, so he grinned and told him openly and frankly:
  "Uncle, this is worldly prejudice.

"Actually, people who are spirits of heaven and earth, eat meat or vegetables, can meditate and become quiet, and become immortals and gods. This will not hinder their practice.

"It's just that people who have been vegetarians all year round have a light body, sharp ears and eyes, and a refreshing mind. When meditating, they can often fall into tranquility and wander in the void by counting their breaths.

"People who eat meat often meditate for several hours, or even most of the day, and are often restless and unable to enter silence. At this time, if you get close to him, it will be like going to a tiger and wolf den. You can smell it from a distance. There was a fishy smell.

"The founder of Changchunzi established a religious tradition and asked his disciples to become vegetarians just to practice better. I have a junior brother who was born with deficiencies and was always sick. When the master accepted him as a disciple, he committed suicide himself. A chicken, making chicken soup for my junior brother to replenish his health."

General Man explained with a smile, and said that people in the world think that to be completely authentic, one must be a vegetarian and not eat any meat or fish. In fact, this is just a rumor passed down from generation to generation.

Jia Rong suddenly realized.

Then, with clear eyes, he suppressed his excitement and sincerely asked for advice: "Master, my body and bones are not good. I am always sick all the year round. I still want to join the army to serve the country and restore the glory of my ancestors. But I am not good at martial arts. I wonder if Master has any What wonderful method can you teach me?"

(End of this chapter)