Baiyun Town.
The sky is high and the clouds are clear, and the sun is shining brightly.
Today is market day, and the streets of Baiyun Town are very lively, with vendors shouting on both sides of the streets.
"Little junior sister, what do you want to eat?"
Qin Luo was wearing a simple white robe and his long hair was tied up. He walked in the secular world, but there was no dust on his body.
Ziyue was carrying a bamboo basket and looked at the old man selling candied haws not far away. She originally wanted to eat candied haws, but she couldn't eat enough candied haws, so she pointed to the mutton stall on the street.
"Senior brother, I want to drink mutton soup."
The mutton stall on the street has a sign saying that a bowl of mutton soup costs six cents, and you can refill the soup for free.
Qin Luo stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Store, can I get half a bowl of mutton soup for three cents?"
"sure."
The middle-aged stall owner had a smile on his face.
Qin Luo only had three pennies on him. Even if he only had half a bowl of mutton soup, Ziyue was still very happy.
This is a roadside stall. Qin Luo and Ziyue are sitting on the benches on the street. Recently, the reputation of Longhu Temple is getting better and better, and people passing by will take the initiative to say hello to them.
"Here comes the mutton soup."
The middle-aged stall owner came over with a large bowl of mutton, with a smile on his face. He said with a respectful expression: "Master Immortal, you eat first. If it is not enough, I will give you more."
"That's enough! That's enough!"
Ziyue's eyes were shining, and she nodded repeatedly. This amount was more mutton than she had eaten in a whole year.
The stall owner continued to go about his business.
A normal bowl of mutton soup is mainly soup, with a few pieces of mutton at most, and the rest is haggis. However, in this bowl of mutton soup, there is no soup, and there are only large pieces of mutton in the bowl.
Seeing Qin Luo and Ziyue, people who usually didn't drink soup came to drink mutton soup, and the stall suddenly became lively. They felt that they were very proud to drink the same soup as the immortal master.
"smell good!"
Ziyue eats mutton.
When the stall owner was not busy, Qin Luo took out three cents and handed it to the stall owner. Then he took out an exorcism charm from his arms and handed it to the stall owner, "Store, three cents for this bowl of meat is definitely not enough. I hope you can accept it." This amulet to ward off evil spirits.”
"Thank you so much, Master Immortal."
The middle-aged stall owner bowed and thanked him.
Qin Luo returned to his junior sister and sat down next to her.
Ziyue's mouth was stuffed with mutton. Her eyes widened and she said in surprise: "Brother, that's one hundred taels!"
One hundred taels can buy many, many sheep.
Qin Luo didn't care, "Junior sister, we are immortal cultivators and we cannot take advantage of ordinary people."
"Uh-huh."
Ziyue was thoughtful.
He remembered what his senior brother said.
The stall owner brought a bowl of mutton soup, a plate of white steamed buns, and two kilograms of cooked mutton, and said enthusiastically: "Master Immortal, being careful is not disrespectful."
Qin Luo smiled and nodded.
"Thank you, uncle. "
Ziyue stood up and thanked.
"You're welcome."
"Xiao Xiangu, eat it while it's hot."
The middle-aged stall owner smiled from ear to ear. When Li Dazhuang came here to drink mutton soup before, he mentioned to him that his lady spent one hundred taels of silver to buy an exorcism charm.
The value of the exorcism charm can be imagined.
"So full!"
Ziyue wiped her mouth.
She knew there was nothing wrong with following her senior brother.
Qin Luo took his junior sister to Lao Chen's incense shop.
"Hey, the immortal master is here."
Chen Changshou's attitude is obviously better than before.
"Mr. Chen, it's still the same old rules."
"Master Immortal, you have to settle the bill this time."
Chen Changshou said with an apologetic smile that the one that received the most goods from him was Longhu Temple, but he has not received any money yet.
Qin Luo handed Chen Changshou a piece of paper and said, "Mr. Chen, this is the written document established by my master. The names and fingerprints have been stamped on it. You can fill in as many words as you want."
Chen Changshou looked at the receipt in his hand with a wry smile, "Master Immortal, the supply of incense candles and paper money has been in short supply recently. I still want to buy more goods, but this receipt is useless."
Qin Luo knew that Chen Changshou was in trouble, "Mr. Chen, why not do this? I will draw two talismans for you as compensation. You can exchange the talismans for some money."
"Is the charm you drew valuable?"
Chen Changshou expressed doubts about this.
"Hmph, my senior brother's talisman is very powerful." Ziyue proudly crossed her hips, she knew how powerful the talisman paper was.
Chen Changshou heard that Zhang Fulong's exorcism talisman was worth one hundred taels. Qin Luo was his apprentice and his moral skills must be much worse, but it was better than nothing, and it might be of some use.
"All right."
Chen Changshou agreed to Qin Luo's proposal.
Materials for drawing talismans were available at the incense shop. Qin Luo started to draw the talisman. His level of drawing talisman improved significantly, and the complicated lines were outlined in one stroke. Chen Changshou rubbed his eyes. He had seen Taoist priests draw talisman, but none was faster than Qin Luo. , and the lines on the talisman paper are like swimming dragons, majestic.
"Master Immortal, what kind of talisman is this?"
"This is a house charm. It can be placed at home to ward off evil spirits and avoid evil. It should be worth some money."
Chen Changshou picked up the house-holding talisman and looked at it carefully. He couldn't take his eyes off it. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it.
in a blink.
Qin Luo drew the second house-holding talisman.
Chen Changshou looked at the two house-destroying charms in his hand and felt that it was not simple. "Master Immortal, you can take the incense and candles as you like."
Qin Luo still followed the old rules to get the goods.
"Thank you, Mr. Chen."
"Remember to check out next time."
"no problem."
Qin Luo agreed with a smile, Ziyue carried the bamboo basket filled with incense candles, and she followed her senior brother out of the incense shop.
After they left, Chen Changshou carefully put away a house-securing talisman. He planned to put it at home. "I happened to be going to Jinyang City to purchase goods. I took this talisman to the Treasure Pavilion by the way. Maybe I can sell it for a good price."
Luoxia Peak.
When Ziyue reached the foot of the mountain, she raised her sleeves and said crisply: "Come out, little Tornado."
A wisp of breeze surged out from her sleeves, and the breeze held up the heavy bamboo basket. Ziyue named this ray of breeze Little Tornado, and would only let Little Tornado help when she was very tired.
When Ziyue went up the mountain, she walked quickly, and Qin Luo followed her slowly, still looking at the book in her hand.
…
"Master, we are back."
Ziyue walked into Longhu Temple with a smile.
Zhang Fulong walked out of the main hall, yawned and stretched lazily, "The Red Moon Festival will be in two days. The Taoist temple will be deserted these two days, so you can rest for two days."
The Red Moon Festival falls on July 15th every year. At this time, the moon in the sky will turn red.
Around the Red Moon Festival, every household will offer sacrifices to their ancestors. During this time, the incense in Taoist temples is very deserted.
"Master, can I go home for a while?"
"Your home is far away from Longhu Temple and it is not safe on the road. It is better to stay at the Taoist Temple to practice and go back during the Chinese New Year."
Ziyue said seriously with a small face: "Master, I'm not afraid. I have the talisman drawn by my senior brother on my body."
Zhang Fulong thought for a while and said, "Qin Luo, if you are okay, please accompany your junior sister to go home to visit relatives."
"OK."
Qin Luo smiled and nodded.
He just had nothing to do.
"Thank you, senior brother."
Ziyue laughed like a silver bell.
Zhang Fulong nodded with satisfaction, this way the Taoist temple can save a lot of food, "Remember to return to the Taoist temple early to practice."
"knew."
Ziyue put the backpack in the warehouse, then returned to the room to pack her clothes. She was wearing a loose blue robe and carrying a worn-out baggage, with a joyful smile on her face.
"Brother, have you packed up?"
Qin Luo was sitting in the yard reading a book. He nodded slightly and brought nothing with him except the true explanation of Taoism.
