Monks

Chapter 27 Going to the market

The three of them were awkward, and the pillar was very happy to play on the dog's back, riding a horse and shouting. 26nbsp;Li Zhuang hugged him and scolded: "What's the trouble, go out and play." Zhuzi was unhappy, but he had to obey his father's words and ran out of the yard with his mouth pouting.

Li Zhuang said to Zhang Fear: "Brother Zhang, please come in. Country people don't know etiquette. Don't blame you for neglecting you." The family is very fond of it.

Old man Li let Zhang Ai into the house, and there was a kitchen between the east and west rooms, and there was no living room.Entering the East Wing, Old Man Li ordered Mrs. Li to make tea, and said to Zhang Ai, "I'm in the countryside, I'm going to make do with it tonight."

Afraid Zhang felt very embarrassed. A little Taoist priest accepted the hospitality for no reason, and he said that the hospitality was not good, so he quickly got up and said, "Uncle Li, I have already thanked you very much. If you continue to be so polite, I have no choice but to live in the courtyard." " Old man Li chuckled: "That's right, if you treat this as your own home, I won't greet you." He went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Zhang Ai stood in the center of the room and looked around. The furnishings in the room were very simple, and the wardrobe, square table and other furniture were a bit outdated.Educated by Lin Sen, he was skeptical of any sudden enthusiasm. When he entered the house, he used his spiritual sense to investigate. There were more than a hundred households in the village, all ordinary people, and there were not many livestock.

Although the hospitality of the Li family made him skeptical, his gratitude was true, and he subconsciously believed that this family was a good person.

Zhang Ai planned to stay in the small village for a day, and take the villagers' car to Pingcheng the day after tomorrow.He is really curious about the world and wants to learn more about it.At this time, there were six children outside the yard walking towards here, talking while walking, under Zhang's strong sense, he knew that it was Zhu Zi and the children who were talking about the big dog.Zhuzi said that he could ride on it to play, and other children said he was bragging. Zhuzi was afraid that they would not believe him, so he took them to watch.

Not long after, the pillar came to the window of the east wing.In autumn, it was still hot and the windows were wide open. The pillar bowed to Zhang Ai through the window and pointed to Xiao Hei, meaning to let him come out to play, but he dared not speak for fear of being discovered by his father, with an extremely cute expression on his face.

Zhang Ai smiled and patted the three big dogs to let them go out to play with the children.The master gave the order, and the three dogs jumped out of the window with a sad face.Xiao Hei took the time to look down on Xiao Bai and Xiao Huang: "I told you to bully me, now you are treated the same as me, you deserve it."

The pillar is too small, the big dog is too big, and the man and the beast are almost the same height.Zhu Zi looked at the big dog worryingly, there was no rope to pull it, and he couldn't ride it up, what should he do.The big dog was good, and ran out of the courtyard first.Five children were standing outside the yard waiting for the pillars, when they suddenly saw three big dogs rushing out, they turned around and ran away in fright.

Zhu Zi came out and greeted in a low voice: "Don't run away, look at how well-behaved they are." As he spoke, he reached out to 'touch' the big dog.The rest of the children were not afraid, they approached the big dog carefully, and asked again and again: "Really don't bite people?"

Zhuzi pretended to be an adult: "If you don't bite, they will be obedient."

Poor three mid-level monsters in the Foundation Establishment Stage were treated as pet dogs.

During dinner, the old man Li's family prepared a table full of vegetables for Zhang Ai.Although there is no meat, there are all kinds of vegetables, and it can be seen that a lot of effort has been spent.Zhang was afraid that he was very embarrassed, and thanked him again and again.The old man Li said: "The village is remote, and the shopkeepers rarely come here. It is rare for a Taoist priest to come to the door. It is also a blessing for our family. Don't be too polite, and eat more."

There was no wine on the table, only coarse grains and vegetables, which were completely different from the delicacies eaten in the Five Spirits Garden, but Zhang feared to eat more.Several people chatted while eating. The old man asked Zhang Fear why he came here and asked about Taoism; Zhang Fear asked the old man about the condition of the village.

The village is located in the northernmost part of Pingcheng, far away from the city, and the transportation is inconvenient. The villagers have a good relationship, but they are too poor.Afraid to remember that he still had some gold, Zhang took out two yuan to old man Li after the meal, but old man Li quickly refused.

Zhang was afraid that he didn't understand the price of goods. Common people traded with copper plates or broken silver. Whole ingots of silver and gold were only available to wealthy families. He gave away two gold pieces after a meal, which really scared the old man Li. arrive.Old man Li insisted on not wanting it, and he insisted even more. He threw two pieces of gold on the kang and said, "We cultivators don't pay much attention to these things. Now that I throw him away, you should pick them up." Thank you so much for putting it away.

In the countryside, you can’t spend any gold, and you can’t exchange it at all. Old man Li called Li Zhuang, gave him a piece of gold, and asked him to exchange the gold for broken silver and copper coins when he went to sell peanuts in the city.Li Zhuang was startled when he saw the gold, and asked his father where he got it. Old man Li pointed to the east wing and said, "We met a fairy."

The next day, the child was still playing with the big dog. Zhang was afraid that he was wandering alone in the village. Most of the houses he saw were loess and stones. Room.He didn't expect the people to live in such poverty.He also didn't expect that although the villagers were poor, they would always have fun while they were suffering. When they were free, they would sit around the center of the village, chatting and telling jokes, but they were also happy and harmonious.

In the early morning of the third day, when it was still dark, the Li family got up one after another.The car was loaded yesterday, and today I have to get up early to get to the county seat before dark.Zhang was afraid that he knew at this time that the destination was the county seat, which was still far away from Pingcheng.

There were three carriages in total, Li Zhuang was driving one, and two young men were driving one respectively. There were a few women sitting in the carriages, presumably they wanted to go shopping in the market after selling peanuts.Li Zhuang's daughter-in-law was also in the car, and the old man Li told him to go early and return early, and the team slowly left the village.

The car was huge and full of sacks. Li Zhuang's daughter-in-law squeezed into a corner of the car to rest with her eyes closed. Zhang Ai sat next to Li Zhuang, and three big dogs ran behind the car.In this way, we traveled all the way to Hei, and finally reached the county seat at sunset.

The county town is naturally more prosperous. At sunset, many people shuttle in and out of the city gate.

There is still half a mile to enter the city, but the convoy stopped. Li Zhuang and Zhang Ai said: "I have to rest outside the city at night, the inn in the city is too expensive, and I will sell peanuts in the daytime tomorrow, and I will go to buy some daily necessities." Go back, you are going to Pingcheng, I can't take you there." Zhang Afraid said: "It's okay." Li Zhuang said: "The gate of the city will be closed soon, you should go to the city earlier and find an inn to rest." Zhang Afraid to see the three carriages, the women took out dry food and water bags, prepared to have dinner, and said with a smile: "There is nothing left and right, so I will squeeze with you for another night, and take me to the market tomorrow, I have never seen it before. "

Li Zhuang also smiled: "Okay, as long as you are not afraid of the dark night and the cold wind."

"What's so scary about this?" He walked under the big tree by the side of the road, sat cross-legged in meditation, and rested.Three dogs ran over to the left and right, and lay down to be on guard.

The nights in the wild are always slower, with the cold wind blowing one after another, and the cicadas neighing.Li Zhuang and others couldn't sleep well at all, Zhang was afraid of sighing, and would rather endure the cold wind and insect bites in order to save the accommodation fee. Life is really hard.Draw an enchantment casually and cover them. The enchantment is warm as spring without mosquitoes. Li Zhuang and others slept soundly.

Early the next morning, the convoy entered the city.There are guards guarding the gates in the county town, and there is an entry fee for goods entering the city. After Li Zhuang and others paid the fee, they entered the city on the main road, turned left and right, and came to huge markets everywhere, at least bigger than Li Zhuang's village.

There is a large warehouse on the right side of the market, with several hanging scales hanging at the door.Li Zhuang drove the carriage over, and after negotiating the price, he weighed the goods and put them into storage.As each sack was weighed, Li Zhuang took a charcoal pencil and marked it on a piece of paper.Only people who have asked the same people know that the peanuts are not owned by the same family. Many villagers do not grow much, so they are entrusted to sell them together, and then buy some daily necessities such as salt, which can save some trouble.

After half an hour of busy work, Li Zhuang and the others took back the peanut money, assigned one person to look after the carriage, and took the woman to the market.Zhang Aozao secretly put the three dogs into his sleeves and went shopping with them.