Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 193 Asking questions and taking them in

Five years of spring and autumn have passed by in a blink of an eye, and the shadows of the mountains and clouds are lingering.

Time has not left any traces on Xu Yuanchang's face. He is still young, and his long-term cultivation of Qi has made his whole person as gentle as jade, with a special calm demeanor.

When the sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant, I sit in a tree pavilion with Liu Xianfeng and talk hand in hand. I don’t care about making a move without regrets.

Liu Xianfeng, who was scratching his head and regretting how many moves he had played, suddenly stretched out his hand and messed up the black and white chess pieces with lightning speed. He stood up with a smile and said: "Sir, a guest is looking for you. Today is a no-lose, no-win game again. Let’s fight again next time.”

Gone without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Every time she was bored, she asked the young master to play chess, and every time she changed her tricks and refused to admit defeat.

I still occasionally miss the tragic scene when she and Yu Fengwu fought on the chessboard for three hundred rounds, killing each other until the sky was dark and the earth was dark.

Success or failure is black and white, so don't worry about the details of winning or losing.

Xu Yuanchang has already advanced to the late stage of Solid Qi Realm, and his state of mind is becoming more and more perfect. He only waits for the right time to climb up the stairs and break through the realm.

Xu Yuanchang asked: "How much money does it cost to buy a shop?"

The two brothers chatted for half an hour before Dazhu went back with peace of mind. He called some brothers from his family, took Gouwa and several young people with him, and went to the town.

The eldest brother's family has now become a big family in the village, with a high-gate compound and more than 200 acres of land, employing both long-term and short-term workers.

Gou Wa was overjoyed and drank the tea in one gulp: "Thank you, Third Uncle. You are the only one who can persuade my parents to spend money and buy a shop. With the secret brewing recipe you brought me, I will definitely be able to make something famous." ”

He used his spiritual consciousness to see that Gou Wa was coming, walking down the mountain road from the mountain gate.

The eldest brother is a person who has endured hardships and lives a prudent life. He will not empty out his family's wealth and go to town to buy a shop and do business and take risks.

The dog boy's name was Xu Shenghou, and he grinned and said, "I slapped the disobedient eldest son on the butt. The little brat howled without even a drop of tears. The old man picked up the bamboo broom and used all kinds of tricks regardless of the situation. With one move of 'Sweeping Fallen Leaves', I was unable to fight back, so my nephew had no choice but to come to join you, Third Uncle."

Liu Xianfeng was very self-aware, rolled his eyes and said: "Liu Nayun is a good calligrapher, so I asked him to use a fighting pen to write a majestic and heroic calligraphy. Sister Fu Ying's calligraphy is also very good, but unfortunately she is a little delicate. Not suitable for a plaque.”

He leisurely put the chess pieces into two chess boxes one by one, took a look at Gou Wa, who was approaching and bowing meticulously, wearing only one cloth shoe on his feet, and joked: "Shenghou, I was beaten by your father again today. "

Xu Yuanchang knew what this boy was up to. He had watched him grow up since he was a child, so how could he hide it from his eyes? He smiled and asked: "Can you make wine? How can you guarantee that the wine you make will be better than the wine made by the winery in the nearby town?"

He diligently poured out the remaining tea in front of his third uncle, added hot tea, and poured himself a cup.

"Let him get the chance today and hit me with a broom to vent his anger. I can only discuss it with you."

My nephew-in-law has a rich family background and has been exposed to business since she was a child. She is very organized and has very different ideas.

Liu Xianfeng appeared in the pavilion and said with a smile: "When Gou Wa's wine shop opens, I will go and support him."

Xu Yuanchang continued to ask: "Where does the secret recipe come from?"

"Don't mention my mother. She is more cruel than the old man. She wants to break my claws. Fortunately, I can run fast."

With the support of his third uncle, the young man was right to put in more troubles. He gave some warnings and sent the excited Gouwa away, full of longing.

Gou Wa has been married for many years and has two children.

Xu Yuanchang raised the tea cup and touched it lightly, took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Okay, just to show your pride, I agree with you to buy the shop in the town and open your own wine shop to brew 'Xu Ji's Wine'. You The boy has a good wife.”

Gou Wa's eyes suddenly lit up. He had thought deeply about this issue for a long time and said: "The easy and long-lasting business in the town is nothing more than 'food, clothing, housing and transportation'. I want to make the wine in 'food' and brew my own unique ' Xu Ji Homebrew'.

He spoke with confidence and enthusiasm.

In the first month of this year, Meiwa turned seventeen and got married in Xiahe Village.

"I have inquired about it. From our Qingshi Town to Jianzui Town, which is thirty miles away, there is no good wine with a good reputation. Except for the Luojing Wine from Shangougou Luojing Town, which is dozens of miles to the north, the rest are just local chickens and dogs. , not worth mentioning, and Luojing wine is limited by well water supply, and there is not much real Luojing wine produced.

Xu Yuanchang returned to the tree pavilion to drink tea and read a book. When he went to the city, he asked Zhao Jun, who had been promoted to the third level of formation master, to ask for two secret brewing recipes. Zhao Jun liked to study brewing in his spare time and had many good recipes at hand.

"If I dare to write, how dare Gouwa hang up? Haha, isn't he afraid of scaring away the guests?"

Xu Yuanchang asked: "What are you going to do for a living by buying a shop?"

"You can take the three hundred taels of silver notes without your parents having to dig into their pockets."

Gou Wa held the cup in both hands and offered tea: "Of course I have to rely on your immortal third uncle. I heard you said that you have immortal friends in the city who have researched many secret brewing recipes. If you don't want to do it yourself and be polluted by the smell of fireworks, you can give it to My nephew will do it. From now on, my nephew will pay for all the drinks for your friend, which will not change for a hundred years."

In less than two quarters of an hour, Dazhu came in person.

Xu Yuanchang took a sip of tea and said, "Won't your mother stop your father?"

He has already seen that there are many ideas in it, which should come from the virtuous niece-in-law.

"Shopkeeper Mo insisted on two hundred taels. He was in a hurry to get cash. I heard that two stores were lowering the price. I went to see the grocery store. There are three entrances in the backyard. One can enter the brewery and warehouse, and the other can accommodate the master and shop assistants. ”

Xu Yuanchang joked: "For the plaque of 'Xu Ji Family Wine', I must ask Fairy Liu to inscribe it and give it a calligraphy treasure."

This is the ideal life for the eldest brother and sister-in-law to keep buying land and fields to build a big house, to be a stable and wealthy country man, and to leave a foundation for their children and grandchildren to live and settle down.

Gou Wa scratched his scalp and said with a smile: "Yesterday my father-in-law sent a man to deliver a letter to me, saying that the Moji Grocery Store in the town is for sale. Uncle, please help persuade my old man. It's a rare opportunity to buy it in the town. A shop means more industry.”

Gouwa's temperament has not changed much. He has been doing boxing exercises and working in the fields all year round. His body is strong and strong. He is cheerful all day long and rarely has a frown on his face.

"Uncle, what do you think of my idea? Yesterday I discussed it with my old man, and before I finished talking, he started blowing his beard and glaring at me, calling me a prodigal, and even before the mud on my legs was cleaned, he wanted to be a pawn in the town. Enjoy the blessing, sir.

Xu Yuanchang glanced at his nephew and said: "You have thick skin and thick flesh. It doesn't matter how many times you get hit. Don't talk in circles. Talk about something if you have something to say."

Xu Yuanchang took out a stack of banknotes and handed them to his energetic young nephew. Worldly money was at his fingertips.

Gou Wa chuckled and said, "I don't know how to make wine. I can learn it. I can pay a wine master to make wine. As long as I master the secret recipe of wine making and adjust the ingredients myself every time. If I firmly grasp this point, there is no need to worry about not being able to make wine." Good wine?"

Over the years, he has given his eldest brother a lot of money one after another.

Liu Nayun practiced hard and worked hard, and was promoted to the second floor earlier this year.

I met Shu Empress two years ago, and I respect her from the bottom of my heart. Every year on the tenth day of the first lunar month, I will come to Bailin Valley to pay New Year greetings.

The two chatted and drank tea, and then talked about Heixiayi, Lao Shi, Yuanbao and Douya. Liu Xianfeng encouraged the young master to go to Lianshan City five thousand miles away to visit some old friends. She missed Yuanbao and Douya very much.

In the early years, Hei Xiayi was transferred from the capital to Lianshan City as the treasurer of the Demon Catcher. He took advantage of his free time to visit Qingping City and met everyone for two days.

In the blink of an eye, we haven't seen each other for several years. The journey is far away, and we occasionally use the Wanli Messenger Talisman to keep in touch.

Xu Yuanchang thought for a while and said: "I went to the Wuwu Mountain Region the year before last and went on two far-reaching missions. I haven't left the Qingping County area for a long time. It's time to go out for some travel and visit Lianshan City 'by the way'."

Liu Xianfeng couldn't help being happy and hurriedly floated over to help the young master rub his back.

"Yes, we can't stay behind closed doors. We must often travel thousands of miles to gain fresh knowledge, sharpen our mind, and prepare for promotion to the third floor. Master, when do we set off?"

"Within ten days, some things need to be arranged."

Xu Yuanchang smiled.

He has accumulated many achievements over the years.

He followed the analysis and suggestions of his brothers. As his cultivation and status increased, he could easily obtain the secrets in the future. Instead of using his merits to exchange for the "Great Breakdown Fighting Technique" secret book, he spent 10,000 spirit coins plus his merits to exchange for two A Qi Transformation Pill was prepared to give him and Liu Xianfeng an extra three points of confidence in breaking through in the future. The resources in the cultivation world are becoming increasingly scarce. For example, the Qi Transformation Pill, which can assist Er Po San, is firmly controlled by the dynasty and the big family sects, and it is extremely difficult for it to fall into the hands of casual cultivators.

There are very few casual cultivators with good luck and unique talents who can break through and advance to the third level of the building without taking pills.

After all, they are rare and rare.

Liu Xianfeng beat her a few times and was convinced. She couldn't wait any longer and floated down the valley, shouting: "I will strengthen the valley formation. We may have to go out for three or two months."

Suddenly he raised his head and looked in the direction of the mountain gate and said, "Zeng Lai from Xianqiao Village brought a little beggar to ask for an audience."

Xu Yuanchang was a little surprised and scanned it with his consciousness. He was really a ragged but clean little beggar, hiding timidly behind Orion Zeng Lai.

The two flew to the top of the mountain.

Zeng Lai hurriedly put down his hunting fork and clasped his fists in salute. After so many years, Daoist Xu is still young, but his forehead is covered with wrinkles of vicissitudes of life, and he is bent down by the heavy life, and he is full of emotions in his heart.

He pulled out the child behind him and said, "Shan Lang, please pay your respects to Daoist Xu and Fairy Liu."

Then he explained to the two people in front of him: "He is Zeng Shanlang, the grandson of the former clan leader of Xianqiao Village. He was not a full moon back then and he kept crying at night. It was Taoist priest who helped him cast spells and saved his life. Over the years, he The prodigal father and several uncles, cousins, etc. passed away one after another, leaving only him as the only member of the former clan leader's lineage, which is almost dead. It's very miserable. "

Liu Xianfeng glanced at the young master and sighed secretly.

It is true that retribution will affect three generations.

Those who came before us have sinned, and future generations will suffer.

Xu Yuanchang stretched out his hand to support the child, who was kneeling and kowtowing but was silent. He looked at the anxious Zeng Lai and asked, knowingly: "What's the matter with you bringing him here today?"

Zeng Lai rubbed his hands, squeezed out a smile and said: "A few days ago, Shanlang's mother, Gu, died of illness. Before she died, she asked me to send Shanlang here. She said that you are Shanlang's noble person. We formed a fate back then. Shanlang I have always kept the protective jade plaque you gave me close to my body. Although I have been poor these years, I have survived without illness or disaster. Mrs. Gu begs you to take Shanlang in, and give Shanlang a bite to eat. You can work as a servant. , she will wear a grass ring in the next life to repay your kindness."

When the child heard the mention of his mother, he wiped his tears and took out a mutton-fat white jade plaque from his tattered clothes.

It is wrapped with a string to prevent the jade tablet from falling to the ground and breaking.

Liu Xianfeng reached out and took the well-preserved and washed jade plaque. She recognized it as her craftsmanship in the past and looked at the thoughtful young master.

Xu Yuanchang frowned and said: "The ancestral hall in Xianqiao Village is so big, can't it support a child?"

Zeng Lai asked the child to step back further and explained in a low voice: "There are various rumors in the village that Shan Lang is a disaster star who will kill all his family. After his mother died of illness, I... dare not support him for a long time. If you try to help him, you will be frightened and he will have no way to survive in the village.”

Xu Yuanchang thought for a moment, then beckoned the timid and homeless child to him, took his pulse and checked for a moment, and was surprised to find that the little kid had the qualifications to cultivate immortality.

Every few years, Taoist temples, academies, sects and cultivating families in Qingping County go to designated areas to test the aptitude of children aged eight to fifteen and collect seedlings who can practice.

This child has good qualifications, but he has not been discovered yet while living in the dust of the world.

"How old is Shanlang?"

"I just turned ten early this summer."

Zeng Lai looked at Taoist Priest with a look that seemed to take him in, and said hurriedly: "The mountain man can cook and grow vegetables himself. He is very diligent. When his mother has been ill for several years, he would climb on the stove to cook and go up the mountain to chop." Firewood, decoction in earthen pots to care for the sick.”

He was grateful that the former clan leader had cared for him when he was young, so he reduced his clothes and went on a diet to help the poor mother and son, hoping to help the former clan leader's lineage stay alive.

Xu Yuanchang asked the child who was too thin to be ten years old: "There are no friends to play with you in the mountains. You have to carry water to cook, hoe the ground, fertilize and grow vegetables. Life is very hard. Are you willing to stay?"

He bluffed his left hand, put the five fingers of his right hand on the palm, and used a small Shinto technique to "ask the heart."

Some of the children born out of bitterness have been suppressed for too long and harbor resentment, while some have pure and unchanging nature.

He doesn't want or want to spend time and energy to cultivate a white-eyed wolf.

The child immediately knelt down on the ground and kowtowed: "Thank you, Taoist Priest, for taking me in. I am willing."

In Xianqiao Village, there have been no children of his own age playing with him for a long time. When they see him appear, the strong children will chase him away and call him a "disaster" that harms others.

At night, Shanlang would miss his mother and cry silently until he fell asleep.

Xu Yuanchang observed carefully, nodded silently in approval, pulled the child up, and said: "From now on, Bailin Valley will be your new home, and you will not be hungry."

If one can practice and cross the threshold of Qi refining and become a monk, he will not be afraid of the entanglement of retribution and will naturally break the death curse of the weasel spirit.

The poor boy named Zeng Shanlang sobbed and got up, then knelt down to Zeng Lai who was beaming with joy beside him: "My nephew will never forget my kindness to uncle Lai."

Shanlang's mother was born in a wealthy family and was literate. No matter how hard her life was, she taught Shanlang how to read and read, distinguish right from wrong, and teach him the principles of life.

Zeng Lai hurriedly helped the sensible little guy up, carefully warned him that he must be sensible when going out, not to be lazy, listen to the words of Xu Daozhang and Liu Xianzi, etc., and then he put down his worries and left.

Living in this mortal world, life is not easy for anyone.

Liu Xianfeng bought several sets of clothes, shoes, bamboo hats, wooden buckets, towels and other items from the town, ordered Zeng Shanlang to boil water for bathing, change all the clothes inside and outside, cast a spell to remove the lice in the little guy's hair, and arranged Live in the west wing of the yard.

In the next few days, let Zeng Shanlang adapt to the new environment and do what he can.

Which places in Bailin Valley are not allowed to go, and which branches on the hillside can be chopped down and dried for firewood, all are explained clearly.

Xu Yuanchang was not in a hurry to teach Zeng Shanlang Tu Nai. Since he was a blood descendant of Zeng Wanglou, he had to talk face to face with Zeng Wanglou about some matters.

"Xianfeng, we have to push back our travel days."

"If you're not in a hurry, let Shan Lang take care of himself. That kid is really hard-working. He even did Xue Li's work. It's cheap for Xue Li to hide and sleep every day."

Liu Xianfeng and the young master were sitting in a tree pavilion, drinking tea and chatting.

The sweet-scented osmanthus falls, filling my arms with fragrance.

There is a talisman light flickering from the southwest, flying across the sky.

Xu Yuanchang stretched out his hand to take it and said with a smile: "I want to see who is so shameless that he tricked me into going to the city to treat guests."

After checking, he was silent for a moment, and said with a rather serious look: "Shopkeeper Black sent a message saying that Qianmian and Yuanbao went on a mission to the 'Tingyun Mountain' in the Wuxian Mountains, and were attacked by a master of the third level building. Qianmian disappeared, and his life and death are unknown. Yuan Bao had one of his hind limbs cut off, but he managed to escape back to Lianshan City and managed to save his life, but he became disabled. "

"Ah! How could this happen?"

Liu Xianfeng stood up suddenly in shock, her expression changing.

Xu Yuanchang stood up and said: "I said hello to my eldest brother and asked him to come occasionally to look after Shanlang who lives in the valley and help buy the missing food, oil and salt. You and Xueli and Shanlang must make it clear that during our trip, Not sure when to come back.

"Shopkeeper Hei also sent a message to Boss Qi, asking several old brothers to go to Tingyun Mountain to help search for the missing Qianmian. We must go and do our part."

He went to the county town the day before yesterday and got two secret brewing recipes from Zhao Jun, which he had given to his eldest brother for safekeeping.

After buying the shop in the town, Gou Wa was very busy.

You have to learn everything, it’s all complicated.

But fortunately, his father-in-law, Shopkeeper Du, and his elder brother-in-law were available for advice, which saved him a lot of trouble.

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(End of this chapter)