late at night.
It started to rain lightly in Jiangling City.
The rain was pattering outside the building, and Qin Luo and the others were sitting around the table, discussing the future of Qinghe Building.
Qin Luo looked at the cat-eared girl sitting upright with her hands folded on the table, "Xiao Tao, what are your plans?"
Xiao Tao scratched her head, a little confused, "Master Dao, I can only serve tea and water, I don't know what I can do."
Qin Luo smiled and said softly: "Then we will be a teahouse. What do you think?"
"I listen to Mr. Dao."
Xiaotao nodded without thinking.
Chu Peiran nodded and chuckled: "This is a good idea. Usually teahouses have storytellers, otherwise the business will be deserted, but I don't like storytellers."
"Why?"
Guichen was a little confused.
Chu Peiran frowned and said in a deep voice: "Storytellers often fabricate romances between scholars and female ghosts or goblins, which greatly affects the image of us scholars."
"I see."
Qin Luo couldn't help laughing.
Xiaotao and Doudou covered their mouths and did not dare to laugh.
Qin Luo suddenly had an idea, "We don't have a storyteller, so we can prepare all kinds of books for the people to borrow."
"I happen to have a lot of books in my bookcase."
"I have a lot of books here too."
Chu Peiran looked at Qin Luo and raised his eyebrows, "Brother Dao, can you give me your book first?"
Qin Luo pointed to his head and chuckled: "It's all here. I can write it down and show it to Brother Chu."
"The young monk plans to copy some Buddhist scriptures on self-cultivation and use this place to promote Buddhism. Is it possible?" Guichen bowed slightly to the cat-eared girl.
"sure."
Xiao Tao stuttered a bit when she spoke.
She has not yet adapted to her role as the host.
Chu Peiran asked: "Can you make tea?"
Xiao Tao nodded first and then shook her head, and said respectfully: "We just pour hot water into the tea pot."
Chu Peiran looked gentle and said softly: "Go and boil some water, and I will teach you how to make tea."
"I'll boil the water."
Doudou immediately went to the kitchen.
Chu Peiran cleared out the unnecessary books from the bookcase. Qin Luo picked up a pen and wrote silently on the books he knew, and even copied down the "Sutra of Savior". Guichen was also writing Buddhist scriptures.
"Sir, the water is ready."
Doudou brought the hot water, Xiaotao brought the tea set, and Chu Peiran took out the jar of tea leaves given by Master Fuyun and said with a smile: "Look at it and study hard."
"Uh-huh."
Xiaotao and Doudou nodded repeatedly.
Chu Peiran patiently said: "The most important temperature and time for making tea..."
Xiaotao and Doudou listened patiently. Chu Peiran gave them a demonstration and brewed a few cups of tea. "How do you like it?"
Xiaotao held a cup of tea with both hands. She took a big sip and closed her eyes as if she were back in the mountains. "This tea smells so good!"
Chu Peiran brought the freshly brewed tea to Qin Luo and Guichen, "Brother Taoist, Master Guichen, please try the tea I brewed."
Qin Luo picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said with a smile: "This tea is very fragrant, but it is not the same as before. It may have something to do with the water here."
Chu Peiran laughed loudly, "Brother Dao, you are quite a nice person. Just tell me that I am not good at making tea. I can accept criticism."
"not bad!"
Master Guichen smiled and nodded.
Qin Luo handed a piece of paper to Xiaotao, "This is the recipe for ginger soup. You can boil a bucket of ginger soup every day and put it outside the building for the people in need to help themselves."
"Uh-huh."
Xiaotao took over the ginger soup recipe.
early morning.
The rain stopped.
It's still cold in the early spring morning.
Qin Luo taught Doudou how to make ginger soup in the kitchen.
Chu Peiran hung the written notice board outside the building: Qinghe Building is open for business on the first day, and tea is free. In the building, you can write, read, play chess, drink tea, gain enlightenment, and discuss life.
There are more and more people on the street.
Many people passing by were watching outside the building.
"It was Qingyue Building last night, why did it suddenly become Qinghe Building? What kind of business is this?"
"Sir, come in and have tea."
"Is this a serious service?"
"yes."
"Then I won't come."
"Give me back Qingyue Tower, my little red."
"..."
The people passing by were talking a lot.
But no people came to Qinghe Tower to drink tea.
Chu Peiran looked at Xiao Tao soliciting customers and couldn't help but want to laugh, "Xiao Tao, we are a serious business, we don't need you to stand outside the door soliciting customers."
Qin Luo came outside the building, "You're right, flowers bloom and butterflies come. When there is no business, just read and study."
"I see."
Xiao Tao nodded obediently.
Qin Luo took out two portraits of the door gods. He pasted the door gods on the door of Qinghe Building, and a tall figure appeared on the street.
Wu Xuantian said respectfully: "Master Qin."
Chu Peiran was shocked, "What a powerful god!"
Chu Peiran has seen very weak land and mountain gods, but the door god in front of him is very strong. Even the strong men of the older generation may not be as powerful as him.
Qin Luo bowed slightly and said, "Old Wu, please look after Qinghe Building and protect the two little monsters in the building from now on. If they do bad things, you can tell me."
"Don't dare to do bad things."
Xiaotao and Doudou shook their heads.
"As you command!"
Wu Xuantian nodded respectfully.
Chu Peiran looked at Wu Xuantian walking into the portrait and couldn't help but sigh, "Brother Taoist, you are amazing. You must be a direct descendant of the Taoist ancestors!"
Qin Luo shook his head and smiled bitterly, "That's right."
"There is a golden-armored god general in Supreme Temple. Your door god in Longhu Temple looks much stronger than that golden-armored god general." Chu Peiran felt that Longhu Temple had a great background.
The tall figure in the portrait raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"I'm going to visit Longhu Temple in the future."
"Our Dragon and Tiger Temple is very shabby. There is nothing good about it, except for the peach blossoms."
"I must go and see it."
"welcome any time."
While Qin Luo and the others were chatting, they came upstairs and sat down by the window. Doudou brought them freshly brewed tea.
Doudou wrapped her head with a scarf to prevent her rabbit ears from being exposed and scaring ordinary people. Xiao Tao tied her hair with cat ears. It looked like a cat-ear hairstyle, but in fact, she had real cat ears hidden.
"Thanks."
Qin Luo smiled and nodded.
Doudou's eyes widened and she couldn't believe her ears. Because of her buck teeth, customers usually didn't like to see her, and even serving tea and water was frowned upon.
Chu Peiran picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "Not bad, the tea is very good."
Doudou was praised for the first time. She usually got scolded no matter what she did. She rubbed her eyes.
Qin Luo looked at the clouds and mist outside the window slowly dispersing, and the people on the street were busy, "Brother Chu, how much do you know about the Qing Emperor's secret realm?"
Chu Peiran put down the tea cup, "The Qing Emperor's secret realm is located in the green mountains outside the city. It will be opened every ten years. According to speculation, it should be the ninth day of the lunar month, and there are about three days left."
Qin Luo asked curiously: "Brother Chu, does he know the origin of Qingdi?"
Chu Peiran shook his head and frowned slightly, "There are many legends about the Qing Emperor. Some say that he is an ancient god, some say that he is a demon race, and some say that he is a human race. He has appeared in many battles. He He died after killing the Demon Lord."
"He has a grudge against the Demon Lord?"
"Before the era of mythology, the demons were the most powerful race in the world. They were cruel and bloodthirsty. It was rumored that the demon emperor launched a war against the sky. In the end, the demon emperor was suppressed under the eternal night of the chaotic sea of demons. As a result, the demons fell. Zun is the strongest member of the demon clan after the Demon Emperor was suppressed. After the collapse of heaven, he wanted to release the sealed Demon Emperor. If the Demon Emperor was born, it would be a catastrophe for the three realms, so the Qing Emperor chose to fight with the powerful Demon Emperor. Change it."
Qin Luo nodded, "Brother Chu is indeed a scholar, he knows a lot."
"Brother Dao, thank you very much."
Chu Peiran continued to drink tea.
"Senior Qing Emperor sacrificed himself for the Three Realms, I admire him!" Qin Luo said with respect in his eyes.
Chu Peiran nodded, "Yes, so the Qing Emperor is respected by the world. There is a Qing Emperor Temple at the foot of Qingshan Mountain, and even the Holy Emperor has worshiped there."
Hearing this, Qin Luo smiled and suggested, "We just have nothing to do, why not go to the Qingdi Temple to worship?"
"OK!"
Chu Peiran looked at Guichen, "Master Guichen, are you going?"
Guichen smiled and nodded, "Go, such a senior is worth paying homage to."
Qin Luo went downstairs and saw the cat-eared girl who was reading a book seriously. He reminded her with a smile: "Xiao Tao, you took the book upside down."
"oh oh......"
Xiaotao turned the book back awkwardly.
Chu Peiran laughed loudly, "Xiao Tao, wait until I come back to teach you how to read."
"Uh-huh!"
Xiao Tao nodded heavily.
