After Qi Xuansu said this famous saying from Chapter 56 of Taishang Taozu's Five Thousand Words, he was taken away from Shuzhong Mansion by Ji Jiaozhen.
As for Qi Xuansu's knowledge, it cannot be said that he has no knowledge. He does not recognize the "Zhu Zhu". That is because Wanxiang Taoist Palace does not teach these literati things. It does not mean that he will not memorize the five thousand words of Taishang Taozu. This is the foundation of Taoism. Everyone must be able to memorize classics. Qi Xuansu was able to memorize this book at a very young age, just like a child in a private school memorizing the Four Books and Five Classics. I dare not say that he memorized it fluently, at least he will never forget it in this life.
In the next few days, Qi Xuansu and Ji Jiaozhen wandered around Shuzhou for a few days, and then returned to Qingcheng to stay for a few days.
Qi Xuansu left the Wanxiang Taoist Palace on September 16th. Half a month passed in a blink of an eye. On the first day of October, Qi Xuansu spent his last 100 Taiping money to buy a boat ticket and took a flying boat directly from Tiancang Mountain. , embarking on the return journey to Yujing.
There were no setbacks along the way, and Qi Xuansu arrived in Yujing on the second day of October.
Qi Xuansu did not go to see Zhang Yuelu immediately, nor did he go to Ziweitang immediately. Instead, he went to Duzhi Hall first.
Strictly speaking, he did not go to the main hall of Duzhitang, but to the Guangying Division under Duzhitang. This place was not in Xuandu in the inner city, but in Xuanyuanfang among the eight upper lanes of Yujing in the outer city. middle. Strictly speaking, this is a huge treasury.
In a nutshell, this is where the paychecks are made.
Among the nine halls, except Tiangang Hall, which issues the regular money on its own because it involves many spiritual officials, the other halls have to go to the Duzhi Hall to receive the regular money.
Qi Xuansu went to the Upper Palace of Wanxiang Taoist Palace to study for three months. During these three months, he could also receive regular money as usual, and these three months were calculated according to the fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priest and the head of Ziwei Hall, that is, three months per month One hundred Taiping coins, a total of nine hundred Taiping coins.
Qi Xuansu arrived at Guangying Division, showed the ultimatum, went through several procedures, and received nine large tickets.
Qi Xuansu originally thought about looking for a mansion in Shangbafang or Zhongbafang, but unfortunately the majority was taken away by Qiniang. In addition, he was going to be transferred to the Imperial Capital, so it was saved.
Speaking of this nine hundred Taiping money, it is certainly not a small amount, but for a Taoist priest of the fourth grade wine ceremony, it is really not much. After your status is high, you can't avoid socializing and socializing.
Logically speaking, Qi Xuansu should bring some gifts when he goes to visit Pei Xiaolou, Xu Xiaoying, Ji Jiaozhen and others. Since these people are all real people, they naturally cannot just buy a few fruits like ordinary people visiting relatives and friends. After finishing the work, you should at least get some elegant things, such as pens, inks, paper, inkstones, etc. If you are giving birth to a child and getting married, you should also give Ruyi, jade pendants and other auspicious things. How can such things be cheap? A slightly better one would cost over a hundred Taiping, and even these nine hundred Taiping would not be able to withstand a few favor exchanges.
Qi Xuansu had to go to the house empty-handed this time, which was very ugly emotionally. Fortunately, except for Xu Xiaoying, Pei Xiaolou and Ji Jiaozhen both knew Qi Xuansu when he was still young and knew his details and did not care about them with him. Now that you can, you can't do this anymore. After all, the Taoist priest's grade and regular silver are all on the surface, and it's impossible to stay poor forever. It's no wonder that Zhang Yuelu has always been in embarrassment. Human relations are indeed a big burden.
As for Yao Pei, she does not live on this small amount of money. She is the kind of core member who can directly mobilize the family's wealth and never bothers with personal expenses.
After Qi Xuansu received the peace money, he slowed down and walked out of Guangying Division leisurely.
Most of the top Taoist families live in Taishangfang. In Taishangfang, you can even see the Zhang and Li families living next to each other, which is hard to imagine in other places.
Because the predecessor of the Daxuan royal family was Beidaomen, there were many Taoists in the royal family and clan, and many people also settled in Yujing. These people did not live in Taishangfang, and most of them lived in Xuanyuanfang. Because they are all royal relatives and dignitaries, and they are all very wealthy, there are many special shops in Xuanyuanfang.
When Qi Xuansu was about to leave Xuanyuanfang, he passed by a shop and found that it sold various women's products, and his footsteps seemed to be stuck.
After Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment, he walked into the shop.
The store was very deserted, with few customers, except for a female shopkeeper who was settling accounts behind the counter.
This is a so-called special store. The reason why it is special is that the products here are different from those in Taiqing City.
Since the Five Dynasties of Great Masters, Taoism has been committed to eliminating all kinds of differences between people, making Taoism uniform. Within the Taoist sect, especially in formal occasions, the difference between men and women of the same rank is not very big. They have the same hairpin and the same crane cloak. The only difference is probably the cloud shoes. Men have square-toed shoes and women have Shoes with round toes are tilted.
Private casual clothes are divided into men and women, but they are mainly plain. Zhang Yuelu and others have long been accustomed to wearing more convenient men's clothes from time to time. Even Yao Pei always dresses in men's clothes on weekdays, which is incompatible with the world. In other words, Taoism does not want to forcefully separate men and women, but vigorously promotes universal clothing that can be used by both men and women.
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The clan children who came from the imperial capital were naturally not used to this style, so many special shops specially designed for women came into being.
The female shopkeeper who was settling the accounts raised her head and saw that although Qi Xuansu did not look like a member of the clan, but she was dressed like a Taoist priest of the fourth grade wine offering, she did not hesitate and asked with a smile: "What does this mage want to buy?"
Qi Xuansu glanced at the dazzling array of shelves and muttered: "Does the shopkeeper have any recommendations?"
The female shopkeeper smiled slightly: "Did the mage buy it for Taoists?"
Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
The female shopkeeper said: "Yu Jing is very good, but the heads and faces of the women's crowns are too plain. The shop has recently purchased a new batch of jewelry, which are the most popular styles in Imperial Jing today."
Qi Xuansu thought about it and realized that Zhang Yuelu didn't have much jewelry. It seemed that she had only seen her using hairpins, and sometimes she didn't even use hairpins, just a hairband.
The female shopkeeper observed the words and knew that the Taoist master was probably very knowledgeable about these women's affairs - he knew nothing about them, so she began to introduce them one by one.
Only then did Qi Xuansu realize that women's jewelry had such a wide variety of styles. In addition to the common hairpins and bracelets, there were also hairpins, hairpins, steppers, diamonds, flat squares, combs, Huasheng, forehead wipes, flower hairpins, and earrings. Jade necklaces, necklaces, necklaces, brooches, finger guards, armbands, forbidden steps, rings, etc., as well as various necklaces, rings, etc. passed over from the West, are all different and have their own uses.
This is just a broad classification. If further subdivided according to color, style, and material, it can be divided into hundreds of categories without duplication.
Qi Xuansu felt dizzy after hearing this. He temporarily interrupted the chattering female shopkeeper and asked the price again.
All are expensive.
Qi Xuansu clicked his tongue in his heart, touched the 900 Taiping coins in his arms, and finally chose the smallest and relatively cheap flower bud, which was about the size of a fingernail, made of gold foil paper, decorated with jade, and carved into the shape of a plum blossom. , the carving is very fine, and the various lines are clearly visible and lifelike, and can be placed between the eyebrows. It is the plum blossom makeup that was popular during the Daqi period.
There are three flowers in total, the colors are red, green, and yellow. They are a set. They are packed in an exquisite small wooden box and cost Qi Xuansu 200 Taiping.
Qi Xuansu pretended to pay the money, and under the attentive smile of the female shopkeeper, he left the shop and went straight to the Tiangang Hall in Xuandu.
Zhang Yuelu has finished his hiatus and has been working in the Yaoguang Division recently.
Qi Xuansu was quite familiar with Tiangang Hall. When he arrived at the door, the guard guard recognized him and let him through without any obstruction.
After taking just a few steps, Qi Xuansu met Sun Yongfeng, an old acquaintance.
"Tian Yuan. Congratulations." Sun Yongfeng said congratulations from afar, "I'm afraid I will have to be reused after I came back from studying in the palace."
Now everyone in Tiangang Hall knew that Qi Xuansu was not only alive but also a blessing in disguise, so they were not too surprised to see Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu and Sun Yongfeng greeted each other, exchanged a few words, and asked, "Is Qingxiao in Yaoguang Division?"
"The deputy hall master is signing the deposit for the room." Sun Yongfeng smiled knowingly, "Tianyuan go quickly, we will talk next time."
Qi Xuansu bid farewell to Sun Yongfeng and went to Yaoguang Division.
I met a few acquaintances along the way, and everyone seemed to know the reason for Qi Xuansu's visit, and everyone was smiling and joking.
Even though Qi Xuansu was not thin-skinned, he was also a little uncomfortable.
Arriving outside the door of Zhang Yuelu's custody room, Qi Xuansu suddenly stopped, straightened his clothes carefully, and then stretched out his hand to knock on the door.
A familiar voice came from inside: "Come in."
Qi Xuansu took a deep breath, opened the door and walked in.
The outside room was still the same, neither Mu Jin nor Tian Baobao were there. The door to the inner room was open. Qi Xuansu leaned out half of his body and looked inside. He saw Zhang Yuelu writing furiously at his desk and had no time for him to pay attention.
Zhang Yuelu is still the same, after all, the two have only been separated for three and a half months.
After a moment, Zhang Yuelu noticed something was wrong and raised his head, just in time to meet Qi Xuansu's eyes, who had leaned forward halfway.
Qi Xuansu coughed lightly and walked into the inner room, separated from Zhang Yuelu by a desk.
Zhang Yuelu put down his pen and asked, "Why did you come back?"
Qi Xuansu said: "First I went to the Wanshou Chongyang Palace to visit Master Pei and Xu, and then I went to Shuzhou to visit Master Ji, and by the way, I removed one of Zhao Fuan's arms."
Zhang Yuelu was startled for a moment, then remembered who Zhao Fuan was, and asked with a smile: "Why don't you ask me to come with you?"
Qi Xuansu thought for a while and replied: "Why kill a chicken with a cow-butcher's knife?"
After saying that, Qi Xuansu took out the "Hua Tian" he just bought, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Zhang Yuelu.
For the first time, he felt a little embarrassed: "On the way back, I happened to see it and thought it was pretty good, so I bought it."
Zhang Yuelu opened the box and blinked.
Qi Xuansu asked softly: "Do you like it?"
Zhang Yuelu smiled slightly: "Since it's your gift, there's no reason why I don't like it."
