Before starting farming, I had a free day, eating roasted sheep in the wilderness, chatting and laughing, which was also unique.
Between heaven and earth, people are like stars falling, and the gathering of fields is particularly conspicuous.
Not far away, an old donkey came from the field.
There are no mules in Qinghe Village. I don’t know where this old donkey came from. A few old farmers first saw it and they all cast curious glances.
The old donkey is not a novelty. What is novel is that an old Taoist with white beard and hair is riding backwards on the old donkey's back. The fly whisk made of gold in the palm of his hand sparkles with golden light in the sun, instantly overshadowing the crowd of students gathering together.
Riding an old donkey backwards is already a novelty, and there is also a very exaggerated golden whisk, which is even more surprising.
Everyone in the world knows that scholars are poor, and most of them wear rags. Let alone gold whisks, even those who can spare one or two silver coins are considered a minority.
I am afraid that only Taoist priests like Li Chunfeng, who are deeply favored by the Holy Spirit, can live a better life.
But Li Chunfeng is not an ordinary Taoist priest. He has Taoist methods but does not practice Taoist things.
Yuan Tiangang was considered a well-off Taoist priest, but he still lived in poverty, relying on the support of various benefactors.
This old Taoist looked to be in his seventies or eighties, with an immortal Taoist spirit and a pleasant posture. He looked more like an ordinary Taoist priest than the Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng he had seen before.
The golden whisk was so conspicuous that it was seen not only by a group of old farmers, but also by Bai Song and his party.
After everyone saw it, they were in a daze at first, feeling very novel. Soon, Yu Qingqing pulled Bai Song's sleeves beside him and asked in a low voice: "Isn't that long whisk made of gold?"
Bai Song nodded.
"This Taoist priest looks like an immortal. Why is the whisk in his hand so conspicuous? Is this too high-profile?"
Bai Song was also confused, but he had his own ideas. If someone could have such an incident, as long as he liked it, no one else could say anything.
Everyone watched and whispered.
The old Taoist also noticed a group of people on the deserted field, especially this group of people surrounding the roasted sheep in the middle.
The old Taoist got off the old donkey, tied it together, and walked slowly towards Bai Song and others.
When Lao Dao walked up to the crowd, a group of classmates bowed their hands and shouted "Hello, Mr. Dao" without waiting for Lao Dao to speak first.
Because I once had a Taoist as my teacher, all the students are close to the Taoist priest.
The old Taoist priest had a pleasant face and seemed to be easier to get along with than Yuan Tiangang, so everyone spoke up one after another and did not think that the old man was a bit weird.
"Why are you all gathered here?" the old Taoist asked after returning the courtesy.
"We are students from Chang'an Yongxing College. We have some free time today and will gather here to have fun." Yu Ji replied.
"That's it." The old Taoist said with a smile, not interested in it. He looked at the leftover roast lamb in the back and swallowed his saliva.
Bai Song understood and with a wink asked Yu Qingqing to cut some meat from the skeleton for Lao Dao.
"Taoist priest, give me a taste." Yu Qingqing came forward and said with a smile.
The old Taoist smiled happily, put the whisk on his waist, took it with both hands, and thanked him repeatedly.
Bai Song asked with a smile: "The barbecue is tough, can the old man still have good teeth?"
"Your Majesty!" The old Taoist nodded repeatedly, stuffed the barbecue into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it raw.
Yu Qingqing hurriedly brought water again, and the old man gurgled again and kept talking.
Before, he still had the posture of a master with immortal style, but when it came time to eat, he lost all of his posture.
Everyone looked a little curious, looking at the Taoist Priest as if he hadn't eaten in several days, otherwise how could he be so voracious?
Is there any famine near Chang'an? If you just scrape off a little gold from the golden whisk, you can buy a lot of food.
Seeing that the old Taoist was well-dressed and spotless, he didn't look like a poor man.
Yu Qingqing couldn't hold back her words, so she opened her mouth and asked, "How many days have you not eaten, Taoist Master?"
The old man smiled awkwardly, but did not answer.
Yu Qingqing took a look, took out some meat and handed it to the old Taoist.
The old Taoist took it again and said: "I haven't eaten for three to five days along the way."
"Why?"
The old Taoist gave a wry smile: "I'm penniless, how can I get food?"
"Peniless?" Yu Qingqing was greatly surprised, and the others also looked at each other.
Yu Qingqing's eyes fell on Lao Tao's golden whisk, and the meaning was self-evident.
"This is a Taoist magic weapon used by experienced Taoists to travel around the world. It cannot be exchanged for money."
"Magic weapon?" Yu Qingqing's eyes lit up, "Is there really a magic weapon? I wonder what magical powers this magic weapon whisk has?"
The old Taoist's eyes lit up and he became energetic. He stroked his beard regardless of his mouth full of oil and water, and said proudly: "The old Taoist is a true disciple of the Yuqing sect of the Taoist school. This whisk is the most precious treasure of my Yuqing sect. It can be changed from top to bottom, and it can be moved from bottom to top." The mountains are filled with seas, the clouds are swept away, and the demons are swept away. There are so many wonderful methods in them that the experts cannot even list them."
"So powerful?" Yu Qingqing's eyes lit up, "Isn't it even more powerful than our Mr. Yuan? Maybe the Taoist priest can use it a little bit?"
The old Taoist ate the last piece of meat, but shook his head: "The wonderful magic of Yuqing is not a human skill and cannot be displayed at will. Any magic must be reported to the heaven and can only be used with the permission of the heaven."
Although Yuan Tiangang had nothing to show, his physiognomy skills were very effective. Although everyone did not listen to his lessons, they believed in the Taoist method.
At first glance, this Taoist priest looks like he is dressed like an immortal, and his words are easy to believe.
Although it was very mysterious, everyone believed it.
Seeing that someone else was gathering around him, the old man felt even more proud.
At this time, Bai Song stepped forward to stop everyone, and said with a smile: "Don't be fooled by his golden whisk. It's just a gold skin and a brass bottom. The gold on the surface is real, but it probably doesn't last more than three seconds." Two, probably only a hundred taels of silver."
As soon as Bai Song's words came out, everyone was confused. Looking at the golden whisk, they suddenly felt that it was a little too dazzling.
These are the children of wealthy families, and they have seen a lot of golden objects. After Bai Song reminded them, everyone felt that the golden whisk was a bit weird.
Could it be that it’s really the gold and jade that’s on the outside but the inside of it?
"My little friend, don't talk nonsense. This is a treasure from heaven and cannot be slandered."
"If you don't believe it, do you dare to give me a scratch?"
With that said, Bai Song stepped forward to get the fly whisk from the other party's waist.
The old Taoist stepped back repeatedly and said warily: "What are you going to do?"
Bai Song smiled: "The real Taoist is proud and arrogant, and he never disdains such mysterious things. This Taoist priest is far behind our Mr. Yuan."
Bai Song had a weak teacher-student relationship with Yuan Tiangang. He didn't want his classmates to regard the liars as immortals because of their performance, and he didn't want the liars to stand in front of Yuan Tiangang.
The old Taoist's dodge showed that he had a guilty conscience. The students understood it, but they didn't point it out.
If it is true, as Bai Song said, that the fly whisk is wrapped in gold skin, it is definitely not an immortal magic weapon, and the other party is not an enlightened immortal.
Knowing this, everyone lost interest.
