Zhu Mingyu finally understood why little monk Huizhi didn't sell the donkey. It wasn't because he was reluctant to part with it, but because no one bought it. This donkey is very stubborn. He takes five steps and rests for three steps. When the donkey's temper gets angry, he won't move away no matter how hard he gets. What was supposed to be a day's journey ended up dragging on for a day and a half, and all the dozen or so coins I had on me were spent. I hadn't eaten anything since last night, and I was already so hungry that my chest was touching my back. If it takes another half day, he will have to "become a vegetarian" like a monk.
Zhu Mingyu cursed secretly: "Mother's profiteer."
Fortunately, Huangtian paid off and finally entered Luoyang City.
When we arrived at the door of Bai's house, it was lunch time. Although we didn't come to the door for dinner, we didn't have much to worry about now.
After knocking on the door, a boy opened the door and came out and asked: "Taoist Priest, who are you looking for?"
"I am a poor Taoist Qingfeng Guan Zhu Mingyu. I have something to discuss with the Second Young Master. I would like to make an announcement."
Zhu Mingyu has never dealt with the Bai family, but she knows that the current head of the Bai family is the eldest lady Bai Xueyan, the eldest son Bai Boju does not care about family affairs, and the third son Bai Shuyu is a bohemian. You can't just push the door open and say, "Look for your eldest lady," right? Of course we have to find Mr. Bai.
Xiaosi said: "Wait a moment." After that, he closed the door.
Not long after, the boy opened the door and said, "Daozhang Zhu, please."
Zhu Mingyu followed the young man into the Bai Mansion. As soon as he entered, he saw a young man in Chinese clothes with a high nose and deep eye sockets walking towards him. He thought this was the adopted son that Mr. Bai brought back from the Western Regions.
Bai Zhonglian bowed deeply and said, "I didn't know that when you come to visit your distinguished guest, you will not be welcomed from afar."
Zhu Mingyu called the Taoist sect's chief inspector and replied: "Second Young Master's words are serious. Pindao came here this time to discuss something."
"Let's talk in the house."
Introducing Zhu Mingyu into the living room, Bai Zhonglian ordered someone to watch the tea and asked, "I wonder why Director Zhu came here this time?"
Zhu Mingyu whispered: "To be honest, it's for the three girls in Chaolan Valley."
Bai Zhonglian was a little alert and asked again: "For the three girls?"
Zhu Mingyu replied: "Second Young Master, you know the position of our Qingfeng Temple. My mentor had a close relationship with Mo Changfeng back then, and he wanted the three girls to go and reminisce about the past."
Bai Zhonglian thought for a while and said: "The three girls are indeed in a humble house. This is no secret. Since Taoist Zhu is here to find the three girls, Bai can't make the decision. Who will come."
A servant came over, Bai Zhonglian whispered a few words, the servant nodded and walked towards the backyard.
It was almost dinner time, and Amber was a little listless. When she was hungry, she had no energy. Li Fenglan and Feicui were chatting about something, but they stopped talking when they saw a servant coming in.
The servant briefly explained his intention. Li Fenglan frowned and said to himself: "Qingfengguan... are you looking for me to reminisce about the past?"
Jade said: "You'd better go and have a look. After all, they have good intentions."
Li Fenglan nodded and was about to walk to the front hall, but Feicui grabbed her hair.
"Ah, it hurts! Jade, what are you doing?"
Jade pointed to her feet and said coldly: "Shoes."
Li Fenglan pulled up the heels of her shoes dissatisfied, and Jade taught him a lesson: "Pull up the heels."
Li Fenglan murmured while lifting the heels of her shoes: "She looks more and more like Aunt Zhou. Sooner or later she will turn into a yellow-faced woman."
The three of them came to the hall and saw Bai Zhonglian chatting with a young Taoist priest. The Taoist priest was handsome, but he looked sallow and thin, and looked like he hadn't eaten. Little did they know that Zhu Mingyu traveled with Zhang Chengqing every day. Zhang Chengqing was an arrogant person who couldn't lose face and had no money. Zhu Mingyu didn't know how she survived all these years after following her master and starving for nine meals in three days.
When Zhu Mingyu saw the three girls, his eyebrows knitted together, and he thought to himself: I thought Changfeng Tower had sent such tough three women, but who would have thought they were three pretty little girls? What can these three girls do? Suddenly, the master understood the righteousness deeply.
Li Fenglan saluted generously: "I have met Taoist Zhu."
Zhu Mingyu bowed his head and returned the courtesy: "I have met Miss Li...are the three of you from Changfeng Tower?"
"Exactly."
"Ah, that's it. My mentor sent me to invite the three girls to reminisce about the past. Master Mo and his mentor have been friends for many years and will not harm the three of them."
Li Fenglan smiled and replied: "Of course we believe in Qingfeng Guan."
"Then Miss Li agrees to come with me?"
Li Fenglan thought for a moment and concluded that she would have to meet Qingfengguan Taoist Zhang Chengqing and Shaolin Master Zhicheng sooner or later, so she might as well meet them earlier. She happened to have something to ask these two martial arts masters.
So Li Fenglan nodded and replied: "That's right, the Valley Master received the care of the Master back then, but never had the opportunity to thank him. Taking this opportunity, I would like to express my gratitude to the Master on behalf of the Valley Master."
Zhu Mingyuxin said: So simple? No need to lie.
Bai Zhonglian was a little surprised, but it was Li Fenglan's decision and he couldn't say anything.
Li Fenglan asked: "I wonder where your respected master is?"
"White Eagle Villa in Yingzui Mountain is only a day's journey away."
"Without further ado, let's set off now. Leave early and come back early."
Bai Zhonglian said: "Miss Li, there's no need to be in such a hurry. It's not too late to leave after lunch."
Li Fenglan said carelessly: "Business matters, we can eat at any time. Second Young Master, wait until I say goodbye to the eldest lady and Third Young Master. I will be back in two days."
Zhu Mingyu said in her heart: Don’t want to eat? Stop it!
So he hurriedly said: "Don't be in a hurry, girl, you'd better finish your meal before leaving. The mountains are high and the roads are far away. There are few people on the road. There are no inns or inns."
When Amber heard that he was leaving without eating, he hurriedly said: "That's right, let's leave after eating. Miss, we won't miss this for a while."
Amber is very smart when it comes to finding ways to eat.
Zhu Mingyu cast a grateful look at Amber. This beautiful girl was so kind that she noticed that she hadn't eaten.
Amber also cast a grateful look at Zhu Mingyu. This handsome Taoist priest was so kind that he saw that he was hungry.
Li Fenglan thought for a while and decided that she still had to take care of Amber's belly, so she had no choice but to say that she would leave after eating. Now Zhu Mingyu felt at ease.
Zhu Mingyu originally thought that she would have a good meal and treat her five internal organs. Unexpectedly, the second young master Bai, Bai Zhonglian, was extremely enthusiastic about him and kept asking him about Qingfengguan. He was so busy that he had no chance to take off his chopsticks. Now he asked how his senior brothers were doing, and then he asked how his master was doing. Even though Zhu Mingyu was determined, he almost couldn't hold back his saliva. Finally, the second young master finished asking questions, and the eldest lady of the Bai family, Bai Xueyan, asked a lot more questions. Fortunately, the first young master Bai and the third young master Bai were not at home. Zhu Mingyu said in her heart: This is not a family of Jianghu, this is obviously the Ten Palaces of Yama.
Finally, no one asked, and he could open his mouth to eat. As a result, he sadly found that the food on the table had been almost cleared away by the girl named Amber.
Amber has been lectured by Jade these days, saying that she doesn't eat like a girl. In order not to embarrass her good sisters, Amber finally learned to eat quickly and elegantly. Amber's magical skill has been completed, but Zhu Mingyu's stomach is pitiful.
After everyone had eaten, Bai Xueyan meant to stay one night and leave tomorrow morning. Li Fenglan thought that it would be better to leave early and not waste time. Who knows what will happen in the next few days.
But in order to reassure the Bai family, Li Fenglan did not let Feicui follow.
The two girls tidied up for a while, and everyone left the gate of the Bai family. Jade told Hu Hu: "Hu Hu, protect her."
"Don't worry." Amber is always confident after eating and drinking.
Li Fenglan and Hu Bo were in the carriage, and Zhu Mingyu was in charge of driving. This was good. Finally, I no longer had to ride this stubborn donkey. I tied it to the back of the carriage and followed slowly.
A carriage and a donkey wandered out of Luoyang City. Zhu Mingyu felt bitter in her heart. She only drank tea during the meal. To say that this second young master Bai is really decent in dealing with others. He personally serves tea and pours water, and his tea cup is never empty. I drank a lot of tea in one meal, but there was no juice at all.
Outside Luoyang City, Hu Bo asked Li Fenglan in a low voice: "Miss, do you think this Taoist Zhang Chengqing and all his disciples are so handsome?"
Before Li Fenglan could answer, Zhu Mingyu, who was driving the car, said, "No, I am the only good-looking disciple of my master. The other senior brothers are all crooked."
Amber's voice was not loud just now, and she even used the trick of concentrating the sound into a line, but it was still heard by Zhu Mingyu. Li Fenglan covered her mouth and smiled, while Amber blushed. Zhu Mingyu was happy in her heart. Although she was a Taoist with a pure heart and few desires, she was willing to listen to others praise her. Secondly, it was considered as revenge for Amber not leaving any food for herself.
Li Fenglan hurriedly smoothed things over: "Taoist Master Zhu, my sister has always been outspoken. Please forgive me."
Zhu Mingyu laughed: "It's okay, the girl didn't say anything unpleasant. But next time you praise me, you can say it louder. I'm not allowed to praise you."
Zhu Mingyu heard Amber's squirming voice and Li Fenglan's careful mocking coming from the carriage. He said in his heart: The relationship between the two girls is really good, and they are really innocent, but I don’t know what this world will turn them into.
He sighed softly: "I hope the wind stops raining and the green mountains remain the same."
After sighing, he found that the car curtain behind him was opened, and he saw the blushing Amber holding a package and handing it to him, but he didn't dare to look at it.
Amber said softly: "Here, here you go."
Zhu Mingyu asked: "What is this? Miss Amber."
"Take it." Before Amber could recover from her shyness, she put it directly into his hand and retracted into the carriage.
Li Fenglan said: "It's for food."
Zhu Mingyu felt the thing in her hand. It was warm and soft, and it was meat. Tears of excitement almost flowed from the corner of his mouth. He swallowed and asked cautiously: "Miss Li, isn't it...beef?"
Li Fenglan replied: "No, it's chicken."
"Hey," Zhu Mingyu almost jumped up with joy, "Miss Li, thank you for your trouble."
After saying that, I felt it was inappropriate. How could I tell that I wasn't full?
Li Fenglan seemed to have heard what he was thinking and said, "My Amber brought it to you. Amber has no other ability. She can tell at a glance who has not had enough to eat."
Zhu Mingyu said hurriedly: "Oh, thank you Miss Hu Hu. If you have the opportunity to go to our Qingfeng Temple, please eat the preserved fruits in our temple."
When he mentioned this, Amber even forgot about being shy and asked: "Really? Is it delicious?"
"It's delicious, sweeter than candied fruit."
Zhu Mingyu opened the oil paper, and a strong aroma of chicken came out. He sighed: "It's for food. I haven't seen it for a while." After saying that, he tore off a piece and threw it into his mouth, chewing it with enjoyment.
After eating another piece, Zhu Mingyu said in an apologetic tone: "I lost my temper and made the two girls laugh. We in Qingfeng Guan have always been poor and happy with Taoism, and my master doesn't like us doing things for the people, so the economy in Guanli has always been poor." Okay. I have traveled around with my master since I was a child, and I have been used to being hungry since I was a child."
Li Fenglan joked: "Daozhang Zhu's family is a wealthy businessman in Guanzhong, so he should donate a lot to Qingfeng Temple every year, right?"
Zhu Mingyu was slightly surprised: "Miss Li has just been out of the world for a few days, and she has heard about Pindao?"
Li Fenglan clapped the booklet in her hand and replied with a smile: ""Jade Records of Jianghu" contains a lot of words introducing Daozhang Zhu."
Now Zhu Mingyu blushed: "Those are all written by quacks and scholars, and they cannot be true... But poor Taoist and lay people do have money, and they donate a lot every year. But the money is used by my master to repair the Guanli buildings, and We don’t have much money to spend on medicine for injuries caused by injuries.”
Amber murmured in her heart: If you live in the world, if you don't have money, you won't have enough to eat. It seems that when I left the valley, I only took a hundred taels of silver with me. Grandpa Li Changnian said that he would give some away, but he was refused. The three of us have no means of making money. What will we do if we have no money to eat in the future?
