"Isn't this just appropriate?" Meng Qingyao said: "I have long wanted to live in a house, and I will pick him up when the time comes. I will take care of him and Er Niang. The Taoist priest will go west with Si Niang, and they will also talk to each other. It’s good to have someone to take care of you.”
"That's right, Brother Luo is our own brother, how can I treat my sister so lightly? Just relax and get down to business, and I promise to leave you a lively Brother Luo when I come back."
"That's great. I feel most at ease when I can leave the seventh child to my second sister."
"Hey, what you said, don't you worry about leaving it to me?" Meng Qingyao said with a smile.
"You, you play with those carpentry things every day. I'm afraid that if you get obsessed with it, Lao Qi will forget about it."
"No, not so much..."
"I think what my sister is saying is that it is enough to take care of the Luo brothers and sisters. Qingyao, why don't you free up your hands to help the Taoist Priest and the others?"
"ah?"
"Ah what! Didn't you all just say that the Gray Immortal Temple is dangerous? You can do more by going there, otherwise it will be just the Taoist Priest and my sister, and my sister won't be worried."
"I'm just doing this three-legged cat skill... It's just adding strength, it's just adding to the congestion... Can you do that, Taoist priest?"
"Brother, I haven't been in the world for a long time, and I don't want you to take risks."
"I think it would be safer to let Qingyao go with me," He Siniang interjected.
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"The jade pendant of the Taoist Master is said to be a key, but we don't know how to use it. What if we encounter a situation where we cannot open the lock after entering the Huixian Temple this time? If Qingyao is there by then, his Wouldn’t the Mo family’s craftsmanship come in handy?”
"this…"
"And we may not be able to fight this time. It doesn't matter if Qingyao is a little rusty in fighting skills. When we get to the Qiang land, we have to deal with people most of the time. Qingyao has been in the Jindian business for so many years. When it comes to dealing with people, , who else is better at it than him?"
"Oh, you are really good at talking." Meng Qingyao raised his hand and made a gesture of admiration: "I have no choice but to go. Who can endure the wind blowing from left to right?"
"Brothers, you have to think about it..."
Meng Qingyao nodded: "Don't worry, since my little brother's ability can be used, then the natural force is unavoidable. At worst, if we encounter danger, we can just grease our feet and run away? In fact, my little brother's ability to escape is also very good..."
"Don't be ashamed!" Long Erniang spat.
"Okay, let's get back to the business. I think this is the itinerary, isn't it? Long Erniang will stay to take care of Brother Luo, and I will go west to the Qiang land with Taoist Priest and Siniang."
"Okay, let's look for a house in the city these two days, and we'll set off as soon as we've settled in."
After finalizing the next step of arrangements, everyone was finally able to settle down and reminisce about the past. I won't mention it here. Three days later, everyone had already moved into the house under Xin Dui.
The house is located in a remote Baiyu Lane in the city. It is far away from the bustling city and has few people on the streets. It is a good place for recuperation. For the sake of convenience, everyone hired two servants, a man and a woman, to take care of Luo Laoqi's daily life. After all, Long Erniang had not yet left the court, so it was inconvenient to intervene in some personal matters. After hiring the servants, she only had to keep an eye on Luo Laoqi. Just ask Luo Laoqi not to run around.
Five days later, in the living room of the house.
The grim-faced Taoist priests and others sat around the table. There was plenty of food and wine on the table. This was a practical meal prepared by Long Erniang for everyone to go west tomorrow.
As I pushed the cup and changed the cup, the moonlight outside the house gradually became brighter.
Meng Qingyao was slightly drunk and ordered his servant Yan'er to open the door of the hall. Then he looked at the bright moon in the sky and sighed: "People say that things in the world are impermanent. Unexpectedly, just half a month later, when I look up at the sky, it is already a bright moon in a foreign country."
"Oh, why are you feeling sad all of a sudden?" He Siniang said: "How can there be a 'country' in such a troubled world? I think the most real thing is when people are alive."
"That's right. Besides, you're a bachelor. It doesn't matter where your home is." Long Erniang agreed.
The Taoist priest with a grimace saw Meng Qingyao saying that the two women could choke him. He didn't know what kind of life he lived in Tianshui in the past. He hurriedly softened his words and said: "Brother Meng has lived in Tianshui for a long time and has never left home for a long time. When he met a moonlit night It’s reasonable to feel homesick.”
"Hey! I can't bear to part with that house of belongings and money! Grandma's hard work has been in vain all these years!" Meng Qingyao said a rare swear word.
The Taoist priest with a grimace almost flinched when he heard this. He said to himself that it was a shame that the poor Taoist had spoken for you. He looked at you with a sad face because he was worried about this, but he still smiled and said: "You can make more money if you don't have it. You and Er Mom can escape safely, that’s the most important thing.”
"My little brother just feels sore..."
"Harm! Brother, please relax, Pindao still has a lot left over from the mausoleum of Prince Hui last time. If you or my second mother need to spend money, just ask."
"That's not necessary. I brought enough money with me when I went south, enough for us to resume our old business."
"Oh? When Brother Meng talks about 'old business', does he mean the sales business or the gold pawn business?"
"Of course it's the Jindian business. Carpentry is not profitable. I just need to keep some skills and don't let the Mo family's skills be ruined by me."
"The first priority is to get married, otherwise where can I pass on my talents? I think the second mother and the fourth mother are both heroes among women, if..."
"he?"
"Pooh!"
Before the Grimace Taoist finished speaking, He Siniang and Long Erniang interrupted the Grimace Taoist one by one. He Siniang then squinted at the Grimace Taoist and said, "What? The Taoist Priest is also planning to develop a side business and start a matchmaking business. Already?"
"No, no." The grim-faced Taoist realized that he had lost his words after drinking, so he hurriedly changed the topic and said: "The matchmaker is not as... masculine as Pindao. Pindao just drank too much, and the fart was stuck in his throat."
"Be careful not to choke." He Siniang gave the Taoist priest another white look, then turned to look at Meng Qingyao: "I and Qingyao don't like each other, and he just wants to find Xiaojia Biyu Such a tender boy."
"Yes, you have to speak softly, the kind that you can't hear even if your ears are not close to your mouth... When the girl comes, we will check it for him, and if the girl talks loudly, we will brush it off for him."
"That's enough for both of you..."
"snort!"
The grim-faced Taoist priest smiled as he watched the three of them bickering, and he had a vague idea of the relationship between them. It's hard to say for He Siniang, but Long Erniang is probably interested in Meng Qingyao, but Meng Qingyao is unsettled and doesn't seem to have feelings for either of them. Maybe it's really what Siniang said, he just wants to find someone. She is a gentler girl, and Long Erniang and He Siniang are "fierce" and "charming", and they are not related to gentleness, so the three of them have been together for so long, but in the end there was no spark.
The second half of the banquet was spent in chatting and joking. Near the end, everyone told each other about tomorrow's matters, then broke up and went back to their rooms to sleep.
