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Chapter 35 Get out of the way, I'm going to fool people

As he spoke, he had already arrived at the Zuixian Tower.

Yuan Tiangang looked up and saw that there was indeed a brand new plaque hanging on the door beam. He knew it was just a short time after the new construction was completed.

When the waiter in the building saw two Taoist priests coming to the door, he hurried out to greet him: "Two Taoist priests, are they here to visit Zhang Zhenren's storytelling place?"

"It's the extreme, it's the extreme." Before Yuan Tiangang could speak, the old man Chen brought them to him said, "Little brother, these two Taoist priests have come from afar. Don't rely on Zhenren Zhang to talk about books here for a few days, and just bully customers."

The second brother smiled and bowed repeatedly: "You are joking, you are talking about it. Our Zuixianlou emphasizes harmony as the most important thing. What's more, after listening to Zhang Zhenren's books for so many days, we can't embarrass Zhang Zhenren even for Zhang Zhenren, right?"

"It's like it, it's like it!" Old Man Chen clapped and laughed.

Yuan Tiangang bowed and said, "Brother Chen, after talking about this journey, you are tired too. It just so happens that it's not too late now, so why don't we go in and have a drink?"

Old Man Chen waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'm free. Old Man, I'm watching the two Taoist masters face-to-face, for fear that someone will deceive you by relying on the reputation of Zhang Zhenren. Now the old man from Zuixianlou has brought you here. As long as you enter inside and learn more about Zhang Zhenren, no one in Huayuan County can deceive you, so I'll be relieved."

"Brother Chen really believes in people and is kind!" Yuan Tiangang stretched out his thumb and said, "But, I heard my brother's lectures all the way. If I don't invite my brother to finish the wine, I will inevitably feel unhappy. What's more, I have some things I haven't mentioned. I want to ask my brother for advice, and I would like to ask me not to refuse."

Old Man Chen was not polite, shook his head and waved his hand, "Master Yuan, don't say anything anymore. The old man has his wife and children at home. When the old man returns for dinner, he can't accompany the Taoist priest. Moreover, the two Taoist priests entered the Zuixian Tower, and they probably didn't have time to pay attention to the old man."

"What does Brother Chen mean?" Yuan Tiangang looked confused and puzzled.

Old Man Chen smiled and said, "You will know when you go in, and when you go in," then turned around and said goodbye.

Yuan Tiangang turned around and looked at his apprentice. His apprentice really didn't like to talk. He walked all the way, without saying a word. At this time, he just nodded. He was unfamiliar and didn't know what he wanted to express.

It was not until the waiter came up to ask: "Two Dao Masters, would you like to go into the building to sit?" His disciple responded: "Yeah." Then he looked at Yuan Tiangang again.

Yuan Tiangang twitched his lips and took the lead in walking inside. As soon as he entered the door, he saw that there were a lot of guests inside, but there was no one talking. Instead, he looked at the wall and lowered his head and started writing, as if he was copying something.

The waiter immediately whispered beside him: "Two Masters Dao, should you eat first, or copy the 'Yin Fu Sutra' first? If you eat first, the younger one will go down to give you instructions; if you copy the scriptures first, the younger one will also arrange a case for you and the four treasures of the study. Don't worry, anyone who comes to copy the scriptures left by Zhenren Zhang in the small shop will not charge any bills for writing or ink."

"What scriptures are you copying?" Li Chunfeng, who had been silent, finally spoke.

These two people are Yuan Tiangang, who will be famous all over the world in the future. Li Chunfeng was the master and apprentice of Li Chunfeng. When he was out on a trip, Yuan Tiangang took Li Chunfeng to observe the Feng Shui of the world. He was said to be a person and Feng Shui technique. Unexpectedly, he heard in Tongguan County that a living god had appeared in Huayuan County. He was curious and then turned around and came.

The little brother pointed to the wall after hearing this, and said with reverence: "Look at the two Taoist masters, this is the 'Yin Fu Sutra' left by Zhenren Zhang. The young man is not familiar with the writing and ink, and he knows whether he knows the true meaning of the Yin Fu Sutra. However, after hearing from the Taoist masters, once this scripture is released, there will be no more scriptures in the world except for the "Tao Te Ching" written by the Holy Ancestor Emperor!"

"Do you know" is the slang term for Huayuan County, which means not knowing; the Holy Ancestor Emperor is Laozi Li Er, and Li Yuan ascended the throne and regarded Laozi as his ancestor. Although he did not posthumously titled, there are also chronological names among the people.

I'm afraid that in the future, Li Zhi chased Laozi as "Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan", and because the people called him too much, he appointed an orthodox title.

Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng looked along the waiter's point. Without paying attention to the conversation before, they saw that the wall on the east side was densely covered with more than twenty lines of small characters. When they looked carefully, they were shocked.

"Observe the way of heaven and hold on to the way of heaven, it will be over."

"There are five thieves in heaven, and those who see them will prosper."

"The five thieves are in their hearts and are implemented in heaven."

"The universe cares about the hands, and all things are born from the body."

"A man is a man of nature, and a man's scheming; establishing the way of heaven is to determine man."

"The sky has a murderous intent, and the stars are moved and the sleeping place is easy; the earth has a murderous intent, and the dragon and snake rise to land; the human being has a murderous intent, and the heaven and earth are reversed; the heaven and man are united, and all transformations are established."

Before they knew it, both of them subconsciously recited it out loud.

The waiter stood by the side with his hands down, neither stopping nor disturbing; the people around him who copied the scriptures looked up and smiled slightly, as if they expressed their understanding of the performance of the two.

After a long time, Yuan Tiangang withdrew his gaze, looked back suddenly and said, "Chunfeng, what do you think?"

Li Chunfeng was awakened and silent for a long time, and said seriously: "This article is not deeper than Tao, and cannot be written!"

"Yes, those who are not deeper than the Tao cannot do it..." Yuan Tiangang looked back at the scriptures again and murmured to himself. Especially when he saw the opening cross, he couldn't help but secretly said: Observe the way of heaven, hold on to the way of heaven... Just one word can match ten thousand chapters!

...

Time flies, and the sun is falling, and Zhong Kui finally wakes up from his coma.

Because he was worried that Zhong Kui would have something to be surprised, Sun Simiao did not return to Luliu Lane in the afternoon, and Zhang Xuanqing also stayed by Zhong Kui.

To be honest, although he explained it well before, he really couldn't say whether Zhong Kui was in trouble.

Seeing that Zhong Kui finally woke up, he immediately said with a happy look on his face: "Mr. Zhong, it's great that you can wake up."

Zhong Kui covered himself first, then his face twitched, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead. He sat up and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Master... Master's 'alcohol' is really... really... Haha..." Although the initial pain passed, he still felt a burning sensation on his back at this time.

Zhang Xuanqing coughed dryly: "No need to thank you...No need to thank you..." Liu Shenwei walked into the room with the boiled medicine and said: "Uncle Master Zhong, Master is expected to wake up, let me..." As he said that, seeing that Zhong Kui had sat up, he walked up to him, put the medicine bowl on the table, blinked and said: "Mr. Zhong, how do you feel when you wake up?"

Zhong Kui still sweated coldly: "I feel much better... much better..." It's really much better, at least... the pain is very clear, so I shouldn't die... right?

Zhang Xuanqing took the opportunity to say, "Young Master Zhong, don't worry, the reason why you still feel pain now is all caused by alcohol... Well, nothing big happens. Since Shenwei is here, let Shenwei take care of you. Shenwei, look at the young master, don't let him make a big move. Uncle Master, I will go to cook with you." After that, he quickly escaped from the room.

If he stays there, he will suffer from embarrassment.

Liu Shenwei was froze when he heard this: Uncle Master can still cook? Why don’t I know? I licked my lower lip and shivered, just don’t cook the medicinal herbs.

Facts have proved that Liu Shenwei's worries are redundant. As a liar who is walking around the world, Zhang Xuanqing has no one to take care of. If he can't even cook, he might as well starve to death.

When the sky was getting dark, Zhang Xuanqing walked out with a table of cooking, and Liu Shenwei was almost shocked.

Although there was already cooking at this time, most of them were in the hands of the aristocratic families, or even big merchants and big restaurants, the skills of the restaurants were basically the kind that was not passed on to men but not women. The reason why Zuixianlou can be the number one restaurant in Huayuan County is that it masters the skills of cooking.

However, although there are few stir-frying dishes at this time, there are many types of oil. In the "Qimin Yaoshu" compiled by Jia Sijie in the late Northern Wei Dynasty, it was mentioned that animal and vegetable oils include marijuana oil, sesame oil, sushi oil, Wuqing seed oil, lard, butter and lamb oil. Unfortunately, oil is very expensive, and ordinary people can only light up the lamp, so it is too luxurious to use it for cooking.

Although Jishitang is a clinic and has a great reputation, to be honest, it doesn’t make much money, and it can even be said to be very small.

Because Sun Simiao usually does not charge any money for treating poor people, or only charges for medicinal materials, and it is a bit more to say whether it is enough or not.

I don’t know if it was Sun Simiao’s true compassion, the doctor’s kindness, or if Sun Simiao was reluctant to give up the “little white mice” who gave him the medicine.

In short, Jishitang usually eats simple food and the oil they buy is just for lighting lamps. And due to Liu Shenwei's craftsmanship, the dishes can only be eaten at most.

Seeing Zhang Xuanqing bringing a table of cooking dishes that he could only eat in Zuixianlou, Liu Shenwei couldn't believe his eyes and said stutteringly: "Master...Uncle Master, have you kidnapped the chef of Zuixianglou?"

"If you give me food, you can eat it, what's the point!" Zhang Xuanqing glared at the boy fiercely. What's the point? Is he that kind of person? But... this idea seems to be quite reliable.

At this time, Sun Simiao also ended the affairs of the front hall clinic. Seeing this, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Brother Dao is really a savvy god, who understands medical skills, channel methods, and knows how to cook. I don't know what else in this world is that Brother Dao can't do."

"Give birth..." Zhang Xuanqing replied subconsciously.

Sun Simiao: “…”

Liu Shenwei: "..."

Zhong Kui: "..."

You are really not humble!

After dinner, Sun Simiao arranged a room for Zhong Kui and asked him to stay in the clinic first. After a few days, his injuries were almost healed, it would not be too late to leave.

As night fell, the sky became darker and darker. Liu Shenwei and Sun Simiao returned to their room to rest one after another, but Zhang Xuanqing followed Zhong Kui and arrived at Zhong Kui's room.

"Is there something wrong with the Taoist priest looking for Zhong?" Zhong Kui showed doubts, not knowing what Zhang Xuanqing would do with him.

Zhang Xuanqing looked outside, closed the door, touched his chin and pondered for a while, then said, "Mr. Zhong, I won't hide it from you. It's really not my opinion at noon today, so..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhong Kui and said, "The Taoist priest does not need to blame himself. The Taoist priest is willing to help him. It is too late for Zhong to be grateful, so how could he blame the Taoist priest?"
Chapter completed!
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