Chapter 56: Fengyuezui and the old Taoist priest (seeking comments)
Because it was almost noon at this time, the closer we got to this area where restaurants were densely packed, the surrounding sounds suddenly became noisier, and the flow of people became denser compared to the flow of people a hundred steps away.
"Come, come, come~~~ Dear guests, our Huike Building has chicken soup stewed with freshly slaughtered lamb essence today, and the home-brewed rice wine is also delicious. If you want to eat or drink, please come in~~~"
“Master, the roast chicken in this shop is so delicious!”
Bai Yuan, who had used the Shen Yun Hiding Technique, stared straight at the roasted chicken hanging outside a restaurant not far away, and the rattles dripped onto Chai Jiangcui's collar.
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Deju Building
Chai Jiangcui glanced at the plaque of the restaurant, wiped his collar with his sleeves, and walked in.
This restaurant called De Ju Lou is not big, with only two floors, and no separate private rooms.
After leaving the donkey in the care of the doorman, Chai Jiangcui chose a seat by the window and waited for the waiter to come up and take his order.
"Who are you, my guest? What would you like to eat?"
Not long after, a waiter with a white towel around his neck ran over and handed the thin wooden menu in his hand with a smile on his face.
After taking the menu, Chai Jiangcui was not polite and started to name the dishes directly.
Listening to Chai Jiangcui name more than ten dishes in one breath, most of which were hard dishes, the waiter couldn't help but be a little stunned. However, seeing that Chai Jiangcui's clothes were clean and his appearance was extraordinary, and he didn't look like he couldn't afford it, he didn't dare to ask any more questions.
"Uh...Okay, sir, would you like something to drink?"
"No...well, just bring me a bottle of that wine."
Chai Jiangcui wanted to refuse, but suddenly a strong fruity aroma attracted her attention. The fruity aroma came from a pot of wine on the next table, which reminded Chai Jiangcui of the fruity drinks in her previous life, and she was curious.
Ready to order a jar to try.
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment."
The waiter drank in response, shook the sweat towel around his neck, turned back to the kitchen, and brought out a pot of the same fruit wine.
The wine is slightly yellow and clear, with a rich fruity aroma. You can't smell the wine at all unless you smell it carefully.
Chai Jiangcui poured a glass, took a small sip, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Seems pretty good?"
I drank the glass again. The wine was smooth in the mouth, rich in aroma, and slightly sweet in taste. It tasted much better than the fruity drinks in my previous life.
"What kind of wine is this?"
"Replying to the guest officer, this is Fengyue Zui brewed by our shop using seven kinds of special fruits. It sells for five hundred silver per catty. The price of a jar is slightly lower, two or three cents of silver, which is five catties."
One kilogram sells for 500 taels of silver, which is not low. The average monthly expenditure of a family of four in Dayan Country is only three taels of silver. This kilo of wine consumes one-sixth of it.
But the wine is good and worth the price. When I leave later, I can buy some to take away. I haven’t used the gourd I bought yet.
Chai Jiangcui was thinking about it, and the waiters at the store also served the dishes one after another.
Just when Chai Jiangcui took out the chopsticks from the chopstick cage and was about to use them, an old Taoist wearing a Taoist robe and carrying a bamboo whisk walked in, leading a little Taoist priest of thirteen or fourteen years old.
Chai Jiangcui subconsciously scanned them with his spiritual consciousness and found that the two were just ordinary people with no cultivation.
This was Chai Jiangcui's first encounter with a secular Taoist priest, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances.
The two masters and apprentices seemed to have encountered some difficulties. As soon as the little Taoist boy sat down, he poured tea into his stomach. After drinking, he wiped his mouth and asked the old Taoist next to him with a sad face:
"Master, our money is almost gone. We can only eat thick steamed buns for this meal. When will we return to watch?"
"Don't worry about the money. I'll make it back when I go to the street to set up a stall and do fortune-telling."
The old Taoist priest also drank tea to relieve his stomach. While responding to his apprentice's questions, he patted the bamboo tube next to him.
"Master, you'd better not forget about it. You can't predict good things, but you can only predict misfortunes. Sooner or later, you will be beaten to death on the street."
"Hey, what are you talking about? Good things will happen automatically without counting, and bad things can be avoided if you know them in advance."
Listening to the disciple's words, the old Taoist priest's face became a little uneasy and his voice became much softer.
Chai Jiangcui, who was not far away, looked interesting and couldn't help but said:
"Two Taoist priests, I wonder if you can do me a favor and have dinner with me?"
Upon hearing Chai Jiangcui's invitation, the little Taoist boy tugged at the corner of the old Taoist priest's clothes.
"Master, that eldest sister invited us over, shall we go?"
"Go, why don't you go?"
"But, didn't you say that the more beautiful a woman is, the more careful she should be? This eldest sister is as beautiful as a fairy in a painting."
After receiving the answer from the old Taoist priest, the young Taoist boy hesitated a little.
"Then you won't be able to score. You're not in the middle of nowhere. You're completely broke. What are they trying to do to you? Come on, don't eat for free."
The old Taoist priest glanced at the little Taoist boy speechlessly, took his arm and walked towards Chai Jiangcui's place.
"Uh haha, poor Taoist Yu Tai, this is my young disciple Yu Jin, I don't know how to call the girl."
The old Taoist priest bowed to Chai Jiangcui and introduced himself.
Yu Jin stood neatly behind the old Taoist priest, staring directly at the dishes on the table.
"I'm in Chai Jiangcui. I haven't seen a Taoist priest on weekdays, so I just wanted to see something new."
Chai Jiangcui invited the two of them to sit down, and chatted with them casually for a few words. Looking at the somewhat reserved two, he smiled and said:
"Two Taoist priests, let's eat first. The food won't taste good if it's cold."
After saying that, Chai Jiangcui tore another piece of soy sauce pig's trotters and put it into the Taoist boy's bowl.
Smelling the fragrant big pig's trotters, Yu Jin, who hadn't seen any meaty meat for a long time along the way, couldn't bear it anymore. He glanced at his master and started to eat happily.
Chai Jiangcui waved his sleeves, and the little fox jumped directly onto the dining table, picked up half of the roast chicken and started to chew on it.
To an outsider, Chaijiang Cui's chopsticks dance like the wind, and the food on the table is rapidly decreasing while pulling up the sleeves to pick up the vegetables.
Seeing this, the old Taoist priest didn't hesitate anymore. He apologized, picked up half of the fish tail and started eating.
The little fox and the two Taoist priests, one big and one small, ate food so fast that others were amazed.
Chai Jiangcui was afraid that the three of them would not enjoy their meal enough, so she asked the waiter to serve four plates of large dishes and two bowls of rice.
After finishing the last piece of sauced pork, Yu Jin leaned back on the chair comfortably.
Seeing the two masters and apprentices rubbing their bellies with satisfied expressions on their faces, Chai Jiangcui smiled and said,
"Are you two Taoist priests full?"
"I'm full...I'm full. Thank you for the treat, girl."
"Okay, the waiter is here to pay."
Looking at the few broken pieces of silver that Chai Jiangcui handed to the waiter, Yu Tai straightened up with some embarrassment, took out his bamboo tube from behind,
"Girl, you are a kind person by inviting us to dinner. Why don't you ask me to tell your fortune?"
"Fortune telling? Interesting. Do you want to read faces or take horoscopes?"
"It's best to have a horoscope, as well as a good face."
"Then let's use the horoscope"
Looking at the pulpy bamboo tube with interest, Chai Jiangcui told him the horoscope of his previous life.
After hearing the eight characters, the old Taoist shook his bamboo tube and counted for a while. His face gradually became paler, and finally he raised his head and looked at Chai Jiangcui.
"Girl, you didn't lie to me, did you?"
"Of course not."
Chai Jiangcui answered easily, the horoscopes from the previous life were indeed his own horoscopes.
The old Taoist priest's face changed a little strangely, he hesitated for a long time, and finally lowered his voice and said:
"The girl is not a living person, is she?"
puff--
The old Taoist priest's sudden words caught Chai Jiangcui off guard, and he spit out a mouthful of Feng Yue Zui, which happened to hit the old Taoist priest's face.
"Why did the Taoist Master say this?"
The old Taoist priest wiped his face in embarrassment,
"Girl, don't blame me. There are countless monsters in the world. Some people die and don't even know that they are not alive. You need to tell them in front of them. We call this native method the 'Mandarin Duck Method'. The reason why the old Taoist said this
, because the horoscope given by the girl is the horoscope of a dead person."
Before the "word" could be uttered, the old Taoist priest felt dizzy and fainted on the ground.