Seeing that the pear had been divided into pieces, the Taoist used a shovel to chop down the tree. After clinking for a long time, it was finally cut. The Taoist carried the pear tree full of branches and leaves on his shoulders and walked away calmly.
Seeing that there was no more excitement to be seen, the besieging people dispersed one after another. Suddenly, the vendor's howl came out again: "Why are my pears missing?"
When everyone looked around, they saw that the vendor's originally full cart of pears was already empty, and the anxious vendors were surrounding his cart.
"It must be that Taoist. He stole my pears." Fortunately, the merchant was not stupid. He knew that he had met a Taoist, and the pears the Taoist just shared were all his.
A closer look revealed that one of the handlebars was gone, and the opening was newly cut off. The merchant was very angry and hurriedly chased after the Taoist priest.
When he turned a corner, he saw the cut-off handlebar thrown under the wall. Then he realized that the pear tree that the Taoist had just cut down was his handlebar, but the Taoist priest had disappeared.
Not only did the pears he worked so hard to grow not sell for a penny, but he also got a ride on his own car. All this made the vendor sit on the ground in despair, and kept muttering: "My pears~~my pears."
Pear~~”
"Young Master~~" Xin Shisi Niang looked at the merchant's plight and sympathized: "How could the Taoist priest do this? It's a shame I just paid you~~"
"Now you know that sometimes things can't be concluded too early!" Hao Shuai touched Fourteenth Niang's forehead and said, "Now let's go find the Taoist priest."
After saying that, Hao Shuai took out a piece of silver, threw it at the merchant's feet with a "dong" sound, and said: "I'll buy your pears."
"Thank you, Master~~Thank you, Master~~" The already frustrated merchant hurriedly put away the money in front of him, kowtowed to Hao Shuai with great excitement and kept thanking him.
"Stop knocking and go back early!" Hao Shuai glanced at the merchant and led Xin Shisi Niang in the direction where the Taoist disappeared.
…
In a woods on the outskirts of Yangzhou City~~
The sloppy Taoist priest probably knew that what he was doing was not honest, so he immediately wiped the soles of his feet with oil and fled quickly towards the outside of Yangzhou City.
After he left Yangzhou City, he used his magic skills and headed deep into the mountains. However, when he ran twenty or thirty miles and was about to enter the forest, he found a man and a woman blocking his way.
"It's polite for me to watch the moon clearly on Mount Laoshan!"
The sloppy Taoist stopped and looked at the man and woman in front of him cautiously.
The Taoist priest could not be cautious about the scene in front of him. Although he did not sense any fluctuations in mana from the two of them, it was not normal for such an ordinary pair of men and women to appear in the wilderness.
"It turns out to be the Celestial Master of Laoshan. Young student Hao Ren is so polite~~" The man blocking the road, Hao Shuai, who changed his face shape and used a vest, also returned the salute and said, "This is my wife Cuihua."
Xin Shisi Niang: "..."
"Who are you two? Are you waiting for me here?" Chang Yue Taoist asked.
"It's nothing serious. I just watched a good play just now. After watching it, I became curious and wanted to come and see the director of this great play." Hao Shuaiyi pointed out.
Hao Shuai's words made Taoist Chang Yue shrink his eyes, turn his body slightly, take a small step back, and said: "It's just a little trick, but it made Master Hao laugh."
If Taoist Chang Yue was just on guard just now, now he is on full alert.
You know, after he finished dividing the pears, he rushed straight out of the city without any delay, and the two people in front of him were able to follow closely behind him and even stopped him in front of him. That can explain
So many questions.
Hao Shuai ignored Taoist Chang Yue's warning and said frankly: "It is indeed a little trick, but do you know that your little trick can ruin the livelihood of a merchant's family? Isn't this a bit too much?!"
As he spoke later, Hao Shuai's tone became a little stiff.
I remember that when Hao Shuai first read the story of "Pear Planting", unlike others who were angry at the stinginess of the merchant, he despised the Taoist priest.
You know, the pears were grown by the merchants who worked hard and brought them to the city for sale. This may be the hope of their family's survival.
But the Taoist priest asked the merchant to give him one. If he didn't give it, he would use a blind trick to deceive him.
This is somewhat unjustifiable!
After all, giving it to you is a matter of affection and not giving it to you is a duty. No one owes anyone anything!
I had only read this story in writing before, but now this scene was played out in front of Hao Shuai. Naturally, he wanted to stop the Taoist priest and let go of the bad breath he had been holding in for several years.
Hao Shuai's question made Taoist Chang Yue's expression change, and finally he lowered his head and said, "Uh~~This is just a poor Taoist who has not thought carefully."
No way~~
Facing two people he couldn't understand, he couldn't help but be cowardly!
"Well, but you've eaten all the pears, how do you settle the score?" Hao Shuai said bluntly.
"Pindao, I just want to go back and find ways to compensate that vendor."
After saying that, Chang Yue planned to turn around and leave.
"Since you want to compensate, then the Taoist priest should compensate Xiaosheng!" Hao Shuai said.
Chang Yue Taoist: "??"
He was a little confused and had no idea what Hao Shuai meant by what he said.
"Before Xiaosheng left the city, he had already given a piece of silver to the merchant, which was regarded as buying his pears." Hao Shuai explained: "Now it can be said that the chief minister was in the city just now and he shared Xiaosheng's pears."
"Shouldn't we compensate Xiaosheng?!"
Chang Yue Taoist: "..."
Taoist Priest Chang Yue is now very sure that Hao Shuai and Xin Shisi Niang are here for him.
"Isn't it said that those who practice Taoism cannot form karma with others without authorization?" Hao Shuai said: "Now I don't know how to end the karma between us?"
Hao Shuai also saw that Chang Yue had seen through his intentions, but would he care?
He just wanted to find a reason to cause trouble for the Taoist priest.
"Then I don't know how I can resolve this cause and effect?" Taoist Chang Yue counted with his fingers, and Hao Shuai was really right.
Seeing Taoist Chang Yue being so frank, Hao Shuai stopped trying to hide it and said bluntly: "Xiaosheng has been very interested in Laoshan's magic since he was a child, so he wanted to~~"
"I'm sorry, poor Taoists don't accept disciples!" Before Hao Shuai finished speaking, he was interrupted by Taoist Chang Yue, completely forgetting his warning to Hao Shuai just now.
Hao Shuai looked at Taoist Priest Chang Yue who felt good about himself speechlessly, and said angrily: "The young man does not want to become a disciple, but wants to learn from the Taoist Priest the techniques of Laoshan."
"What?" Hao Shuai's words shocked Taoist Chang Yue's face. "This is impossible. Laoshan magic is the foundation of our sect and cannot be passed on to outsiders."
"No??" Hao Shuai was not angry after being bluntly rejected, but said calmly: "So Chang Cun doesn't want to end the cause and effect!"
"There are many ways to resolve the cause and effect. I can compensate you in other ways." Taoist Chang Yue insisted.
"Hmph~~"
Hao Shuai sneered and said: "There are indeed many ways to resolve the cause and effect, and one of them is the simplest and clearest method."