Laoshan Taoist Chapter 4: Residence
There are many villages at the foot of Laoshan Mountain. Most of the villagers are simple and honest. The so-called relying on mountains to eat mountains and water to draw water, this place is rich in water and soil and it is just to support this party.
The entire Laoshan Mountain has branches at both ends of the east and west, stretching for hundreds of miles to the east to the East China Sea, and to the west is the capital of Qingjiang Mansion, where the famous Laoshan Academy resides.
As for the shortest itinerary, and the easiest way to descend the mountain, naturally it is to go south and wind straight down along the golden summit of the main peak. It takes no more than two hours to reach Wangshi Valley. Just go through this valley. You can basically see the village.
From this road, travel 18 miles southward, which is Ning'an County under the jurisdiction of Qingjiang Mansion, and it is also the destination of Wang Yan's trip.
It's easier to get down the mountain. Moreover, Wang Yan and others are strong and fit. They set off at midnight in the morning and arrived at Shixi Village at the foot of the mountain.
There are many means of transportation such as ox, carts, and carts in the village. They just happened to be in time. Someone happened to go into the city to deliver goods, so the three of them took a ride to act as a foot force, which greatly saved time.
About half an hour later, they arrived in Ning'an County.
Li Sheng presented the already prepared guide to the gate guard, and the three of them entered smoothly.
Ning'an county town is not very large, but the flow of people is surging, merchants, traffickers, pawns, ordinary people and other people of the three religions and nine generations gather here, which can be described as a mixture of fish and dragons.
On the streets of , there is a faint fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, and there are inn shops on both sides, and the guys are vying to attract customers, which is very lively.
It was almost noon, and after driving so far, the three of them were already hungry and thirsty, so they decided to find a place to fill their stomachs first, and then go to buy the items they needed to purchase.
looked for a clean wine shop, and the three brothers leaned against the door. The long ears in the bamboo basket also popped out at this moment.
But what was unexpected was that it had just landed, and suddenly a beggar flashed into the corner outside the door, unkempt, ragged, with a fierce look, picked up the fat rabbit on the ground and ran.
The long ears were also obviously taken aback, screamed, struggling hard, but the man held on to it, and its resistance was useless.
"Steal things, don't run!"
Wang Yan reacted instantly, stood up and ran after him.
Li Sheng is the Lianjiazi after all. Seeing this, he picked up the teacup on the table and smashed his hands directly at the beggar.
There was a crisp "bang", impartial, and the teacup bloomed on the beggar's head on the spot.
The beggar was in pain, his hands were loosened, and his long ears got out of control as soon as he struggled, and he bounced back to Wang Yan's side.
Poor rabbit, when he used to follow the old master, he had never suffered this kind of grievance, but now he has finally tasted the sinister world.
The beggar seemed to be afraid of them coming after him, so he covered his head with his hands and ran away without looking back.
Although I went through some episodes, when the food came, Long Ears left everything behind.
had enough to eat and drink, and had enough energy. Wang Yan originally wanted to go directly to purchase the necessary items, so he rushed back to the mountains as soon as possible to complete the mission of the trip.
, Li Sheng and Zhang Daoran were not in a hurry.
only said that it was the first time he went down the mountain to purchase. I don’t know the fun and the time limit is still long. They only need to go back to the view tomorrow. The rest of the time is naturally to have a good time in the city.
Li Sheng said that he was going to do some private affairs and sent a letter to his family by the way. Zhang Daoran was going to buy some other items. If Wang Yan wanted to follow them, he could do it. If he didn’t want to, he could just walk around the city. At that time, you can still meet in the wine shop.
Both seniors have said so, the minority obeys the majority, and it can only be so. He also happens to take this opportunity to get a good experience of the world's cities.
so unknowingly, more than an hour passed.
About the afternoon of the application, they finished purchasing the items they needed. The three people’s baskets were filled with scented candle paper wax, etc., and other than that, the hands of the few people were not idle.
Zhang Daoran bought a lot of things, including snacks and food, as well as shoes and socks. He said that most of them were brought by Guanli brothers who asked him to help them. If he couldn't hold them, he distributed them to Wang Yan and Li Sheng.
Fortunately, the things in the back basket are not very heavy. The firewood they pick out on weekdays is much heavier than this, and their physical strength has long been exercised.
As usual, I found an ox cart from the city and returned to Stony Brook first.
It's still early to see if the sky is still early, and there is still some way to go. The three of them didn't stay overnight in the village, but walked along the road with their backpacks.
There are many guest shops in Wangshigu, because there is a road leading to the next county town, and there are frequent businessmen and merchants passing by. When the weather is late, they will stay here, and they can also earn some room and food.
Before Li Sheng went down the mountain to make purchases, he once lived there.
So the three discussed that they could stay there tonight, and the mountain tomorrow would save a lot of time.
Now the frost has passed, and the sky is easy to get dark. After Wang Yan and the others walked into the Valley of Ten Thousand Stones, they were almost out of sight when they were halfway there.
As soon as there are lush trees on both sides of the valley, huge rocks stand horizontally, and the sky is hidden from the sun. As long as the sky is dark, there will be no fingers in the valley.
Fortunately, the road is wide and flat, so I can do my best.
When they arrived at the hotel, the sky was completely dark, and the three of them were out of breath because they rushed to check in.
is not far ahead, on the right side of the road, a small house is built against the mountain, the faint candlelight of lanterns is reflected, a large flag is carried in front of the door, hunting in the wind, the letter "Wangshi Inn" four words .
"The shopkeeper, that wild cat ran in again!"
"Hey! Didn't I tell you, throw it out, throw it out! How far and how far can be thrown, if it disturbs the guests, I can make you can't eat and walk around!"
Wang Yan and the others walked to the door, and they saw a man carrying a black cat rushing out, cursing, extremely dissatisfied.
"The store, are there any vacancies?"
stepped into the house, Li Sheng asked loudly.
"Oh! A few guest officers, it's a coincidence that our store is already full. If it's fine, if you stay in the store...hehehe, I'm really sorry."
Seeing these three people enter the house, the old shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and smiled bitterly apologetically.
"How is this good? Shopkeeper, you see it’s too late, and the surroundings are barren mountains and mountains. I can’t let the three of my brothers sleep in the mountains and forests! Besides, if you encounter a wolf, a tiger, a leopard, Didn't it cost me my life for nothing!"
When I heard that there were no vacancies, Wang Yan and the others were also helpless. They had already known that they had lived in Shixi Village.
But the matter is over, no matter what, even if it’s a squeeze, you have to survive the night.
"That’s right! Store, I’ve been waiting for the three of them to run around for a day, but they are all physically and mentally exhausted. I beg you to think of a way to let me wait for one night. Even if it’s more money, we are willing Ah!"
Wang Yan is also pleading at this moment.
"This...Oh! The few guest officials are really embarrassing. It's just that the shop is too small, and there are really no extra rooms!"
The old shopkeeper is also weak and embarrassed.
"The shopkeeper, don't we still have a room vacant~ IndoMTL.com~ Big deal to let them live!"
The buddy just now came in from the door and reminded him.
"Shut up! Who made you beast talkative, could it be a beggar?"
The old shopkeeper suddenly became angry, staring at the man and cursing.
Since this morning, this guy has become talkative and active, as if he is the shopkeeper here, and he doesn't know who has given him the courage.
The guy ate a little, and he didn't dare to say anything. He bowed his head and quickly slipped into the room.
"The store, this is your fault. Why don't you let us live, although there are rooms?"
The three of them heard clearly what the guy said. Li Sheng was a little bit angry at the time, and his tone of voice was not as polite as before.
"Oh! The guest officer, don't listen to that kid's nonsense. How dare you deceive the guest officer, it's really because... there is hardship!"
The old shopkeeper became anxious when he heard it, and quickly explained.
"I really want to hear what the old store’s troubles are! There is no reason in this world to open a store to drive customers out. Doesn’t the old store also make money? Or is it that the store does something? What shameful deed, so I don’t want to be known?"
Zhang Daoran said quickly, and after having been on the road for so long, his physical fatigue caused a little irritability, and he didn't care about offending people, so he said what he thought of.
"Hey! How can this guest officer taint people's innocence out of thin air! The old man is a kind of good intentions, if you don't appreciate it, that's all! Then I will not tell you the truth."
After he was so excited, the old shopkeeper felt extremely unhappy in his heart.
"There is a dead corpse in that empty room right now! I am also afraid that some of them will get bad luck, so this is all possible to obstruct it, it is really a last resort!"