I have a weird dynasty

Chapter 506 Extra: Team Building
Jinzhou Prefecture City, Sanchuan City.

It was the Little New Year, and the city was bustling with people and cars. There were lights and decorations everywhere, and the roadside was lined with stalls selling New Year's goods, creating a festive atmosphere.

Compared with previous years, there are many more Chinese people dressed in modern clothes in the city this year. Most of them are workers engaged in infrastructure construction in the city. Today is a holiday, so they all come out for a walk.

The newly opened Sichuan restaurant in the city was bustling with people, and people outside were queuing up in an orderly manner after getting numbers.

"Please make way. Here comes the best jade juice~"

With a shout, the people in the queue moved aside and saw a young man riding a tricycle and pulling a cart of wine jars parked in front of the Sichuan restaurant.

When the vehicle stopped, the girl sitting at the back of the tricycle jumped off, tightened her woolen scarf and hat, and was about to take off her gloves to help move the wine jars when the boy in front squeezed over.

"Sister, you go and settle the bill, I'll move it."

In the Sichuan restaurant, the accountant came out with two assistants. Seeing the brother and sister, they smiled happily. "Shouhui Shouan, why are you and your sister delivering the goods today? Where are your parents?"

He Shouan, who had grown into a sunny young man, grinned and put the jar of wine on the cart pulled out by the waiter.

He Shouan said, "My parents have been crazy lately. They said they want to go on a spontaneous trip. I guess they are going to the Black Mountain Base in Qinzhou. The railway line there has just been opened."

He Shouhui smiled gently and handed the delivery list to the shopkeeper. "If the winery didn't need someone to take care of it, I would also like to go back and see what our Heishan Village has become now, and whether the old locust tree opposite my house is still there."

The accountant couldn't stop praising him, "Shouhui, you are now capable of handling things on your own. You manage such a large winery by yourself. Your jade juice has been sold to Jingzhou, right? Have you ever thought about recruiting a son-in-law to help you?"

Hearing this, He Shouan hurriedly said, "Hey, hey, hey, don't try to hit on my sister. I will come back to help my sister after I graduate from college. My sister doesn't want to get married, so no one can force her!"

He Shouhui laughed and said, "Hurry up and move your wine jar."

Several people were busy at the door, and two monks in monk's robes and bamboo hats walked through the crowd to the door of the Sichuan restaurant.

"Amitabha, may I ask where is the 'Green Bamboo' box?"

The person asking the questions was a young monk, who was supporting an old monk with white beard and eyebrows next to him.

The accountant who was checking accounts with He Shouhui heard it and pointed to the largest box in the corner of the second floor. "Over there, Xiao Li, take the two masters upstairs."

Monk Binchen supported his master and went up to the second floor with the waiter. They pushed open the door of the Cuizhu box, which was already full of people. At a glance, most of them were familiar faces.

Qiao Ling was wearing a neat modern outfit and rimless glasses. He was holding two surgical forceps and practicing suturing with grapes on the table.

The ghost peddler sat next to Qiao Ling, holding a long-handled mirror in his hand, fiddling with his new prosthetic eye. The eyeball looked exactly like a normal eyeball, and he no longer needed an eyepatch to cover it.

Master Jinglan and the old Gu Master were sitting at the tea table under the window chatting, while Chengge was making and pouring tea for them.

There was also a stranger with a black cloth covering his face, sitting alone in a corner where there was no light. From time to time, he would lift the cloth to stuff a piece of dessert into his mouth, looking very stealthy.

"Amitabha, I never thought that I would be able to see you again in my lifetime."

Everyone looked towards the old monk and stood up to greet each other.

Qiao Ling smiled and said, "If the railway from Jinzhou to Tubo had not been completed, it would have been difficult for us to see each other in this lifetime."

The ghost peddler couldn't help but praise, "Although this railway is not as fast as the one I used to take the five ghosts on, it's comfortable. I can chat with people on the way and enjoy the scenery during the day. It's great!"

Everyone responded with a smile. They were able to get together today thanks to the convenient transportation, and also because Jiuge was no longer a wanted criminal and there were no evil spirits in the world to hinder them.

Several people sat down and asked each other about their recent situation.

Qiao Ling is currently working at the Leishishan Base Medical College. Nun Jinglan is still guarding the Qingfeng Temple, but the statue in the temple has been changed to the goddess Xuannv. The old Gu Master and Chengge are in Yunzhou, learning the Chinese model to run a school and educate people.

The ghost peddler was used to a life of traveling all over the country, and now he had many new things from China to sell. He continued to be a peddler, walking through the streets and alleys, and visiting the villages deep in the mountains to tell them about the changes that had taken place in the outside world.

The old monk and his apprentice had been chanting sutras all their lives and were used to staying in Tibet. They had never thought of changing.

After everyone finished speaking, their eyes suddenly fell on the assassin who had been sitting in the corner, with a low sense of presence, secretly eating snacks.

Qiao Ling couldn't help but ask, "Assassin, I won't explore your true identity. Master Jinglan also told me before that you were quite honest in the statue carving at Qingfeng Temple. I'm just curious about one thing now, why did you join Zuo Jinye in the first place?"

The peddler nodded, and the others looked curious.

The assassin put down the snacks in his hand and silently pressed the cloth covering his face. He actually didn't know what to say.

After thinking for a long time, the assassin said in a low voice, "I only agreed to help him do three things. The first is to kill the storyteller, the second is to catch the witch, and the third one is not yet in time..."

After hearing this, several people realized that the assassin did not kill the storyteller, but only captured him. And it was because of the assassin's request that Zuo Jin kept the storyteller imprisoned and did not kill him directly.

The second thing was to capture the witch. When in Shengjing, the assassins did not capture the witch at all.

Is this considered as pretending to be friendly? Is this sneaking behind enemy lines to be an insider?

The atmosphere was somewhat stagnant, and Nun Jinglan said slowly, "Well, it's all in the past, so let's not talk about it. It's rare for us to get together, so today we'll have tea instead of wine, and wish everyone a happy new year in advance."

Everyone raised their glasses. There were nine people in Jiuge, and not counting the two apprentices, Bichen and Chengge, only six people came today. The shopkeeper, the storyteller and the witch were still missing, so there were three sets of empty bowls and chopsticks on the table.

The storyteller has passed away, and the witch Sangque cannot come because she has to make up for her lessons.

As for the shopkeeper...

Just as everyone was wondering who this shopkeeper was, the door of the box was knocked.

The waiters from the Sichuan restaurant came in to serve the dishes. Looking at the extremely rich food on the table, which also took everyone's preferences into consideration, Qiao Ling asked in confusion, "This doesn't seem to be what we ordered."

The waiter who served the dishes smiled mysteriously, "This is all ordered by our boss. He said that although he can't be here in person, he is always here, and asked me to wish you all a happy new year in advance. Everyone, please enjoy your meal."

After saying that, the waiter took the person who served the food and left in a hurry, without giving anyone a chance to ask questions.

"Always here?" The ghost peddler looked puzzled.

Qiao Ling walked to the window, opened it and looked out at the street. There were many pedestrians. The brother and sister, who had just delivered the wine, rode a tricycle through the crowd with rich and happy smiles on their faces.

This shopkeeper never showed up from beginning to end, and no one knew who he was, but he said he was always there?
Suddenly, Qiao Ling's eyes fell on Zhang's shop across the street, and an idea flashed in his mind.

In the past, Sang Que gave Zhang Junyao so many things from modern times, and Zhang Junyao sold them all smoothly without any mistakes. In return, he earned a large sum of money, which supported Mingyue Mountain through the initial and most difficult period.

Could it be that... the buyer behind Zhang Junyao is the shopkeeper?

The more Qiao Ling thought about it, the more he felt that it was very likely, but as Master Jinglan said, that was all in the past.

The golden age is coming, just live in the present!
Thank you very much for the reward from Yi Zhong, I am really unworthy and flattered!

The book has been finished, and I cannot update more during the extra episodes. Thank you, leader. I will remember you for the next book, and I will update more to repay you after the next book is on the shelves!
Thanks again!

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Then this part of the extra story ends here. As for the remaining miscellaneous matters, such as Yin Tong, Ming Wanxi and Huilan, as well as some characters that have not been mentioned in detail, I plan to mention them in the extra stories that follow.

Next is the extra chapter of the unit story of [A Grocery Store], so stay tuned!