422, Encountering Pear Plantings on the Road (Requesting Full Order)

Under the care of the Jinyiwei, the group packed up their things in the prefect's residence and took a carriage to the south.

Half a month later, they arrived at Gusu's Guobei County.

Because Bai Gui repeatedly used magic to treat Nie Xiaoqian, Nie Xiaoqian's condition did not worsen during the bumpy journey, but her complexion gradually improved.

Lord Nie received the official letter from the court and took office as the magistrate of Guobei County.

Sweeping the court.

Bai Gui and Nie Xiaoqian went out together.

Servants and maids followed.

Gusu is a prosperous place, and Guobei County is not bad either. The commercial street is full of vendors, some of whom are farmers who rush into the city early to sell their own fruits and vegetables, some jugglers, and various snack vendors.

Although vegetables can be grown in the city, they are not good varieties at this time. They need to be carefully cared for and the best ones selected from many before they can be used as dishes that can be sold. .

There are storytellers and songs in the west.

Under the eaves of the pavilion, a few bamboo poles were pulled up to support a tarpaulin. Below were a few simple tables and stools, where listeners had already sat down in groups of three or four.

The storyteller took a sip of tea and was trying to warm up his voice.

In the shed, a child was boiling water for tea.

Bai Gui walked over with Nie Xiaoqian, sat at an idle table in the corner, ordered a pot of high-quality tea, and waited to start the storytelling.

There was a bean curd stall next door, and the business was good.

The bean curd seller was a young woman, who was a bit pretty. Her chest was tight, and she wore a close-fitting shirt, which made her look graceful.

"Two bowls of bean curd, one salty and one sweet."

Bai Gui ordered Cui'er, Nie Xiaoqian's personal maid, to go to the bean curd stall next door to buy two bowls of bean curd.

The bean curd was white, tender and plump, and looked very delicious.

The desire for food is a joy in the world.

"The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of morality, the fame of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Five Hegemons and the Seven Heroes, the rise and fall in an instant."

"There are a few lines of names in the history books, and countless barren hills in Beimang. The predecessors sowed seeds and the descendants harvested them, which is nothing but the fight between dragons and tigers..."

The storyteller came up with a few opening poems, picked up the tea, moistened his throat, and slapped the wake-up stick, ready to start the storytelling.

But at this time.

There were a few noises from the downtown.

It attracted the attention of the people listening to the story in the tea stall.

On the street.

It was a Taoist in ragged clothes, with a torn scarf and quilted clothes, begging for pears.

The villagers at the pear stall naturally refused, because these were early pears, carefully selected from the pear orchard, and could be sold on the street.

Although a pear is not expensive, it cannot be easily given up.

The Taoist begged for pears without the attitude of begging.

Maybe he wasn't so arrogant before, but as the villagers scolded him, the Taoist's face turned pale and blue.

The street vendor saw the Taoist quarreling with the villagers selling pears, and worried that it would affect his income, so he bought a pear with his own money and gave it to the Taoist.

"Everyone, watch it."

After the Taoist ate the pear in a few bites, he bowed to everyone and said, "I have good pears. Please taste them once, as a token of my gratitude."

His gratitude was for the pears bought by the guarantor.

The onlookers were a little surprised. After all, the Taoist just asked the villagers for pears, and now he gave pears to others. It was strange no matter how you looked at it.

"I need this pear core for seeds."

The Taoist explained.

The next moment, the pear core he planted began to sprout and grow into a small sapling. In a moment, the sapling grew into a tree, with lush green shade and pear flowers.

The pears were large and fragrant, and the tree was full of them.

Then, the Taoist distributed the pears to the people in the downtown.

"My dear and my dear, why don't you try these pears too?"

The Taoist held the pears and walked to the tea stand where Bai Gui and Nie Xiaoqian were drinking tea, saying with a smile.

Although there were many wealthy families with exquisite embroidery and silk in the downtown, Bai Gui and Nie Xiaoqian were both somewhat outstanding among these people.

Nie Xiaoqian was a famous lady from the capital, and some subtle details could show that she was different from the wealthy families in the local county, such as the rouge and powder she applied, and the exquisite hairpins and so on.

Besides, her hair was as beautiful as a flower, which was not comparable to that of ordinary women, and it was difficult to cover it up even with a veil.

Bai Gui was calm and composed, without the shock of the onlookers.

No matter how you look at it, it seems a little abnormal.

Even if it can be explained by the strategy in his heart, it is still a little different from ordinary people.

"Master Taoist, do you know where the fairy temple is? Where is it?"

Bai Gui did not take the pear, but asked the Taoist.

He is a disciple of Louguan Dao, a legitimate Taoist.

This Taoist seems to be planting pears, but in fact he uses the trick of grafting to cheat the pears of the pear vendors.

Such behavior damages the reputation of Taoism.

Although he does not have to clean up the door, it is not his turn to do so.

But some necessary questions still need to be asked.

If you find a cockroach, it means that there are thousands of cockroaches lying in ambush.

"You scholar, I gave you pears with good intentions, but you asked me questions instead."

The ragged Taoist said dissatisfiedly.

"I saw that the Taoist master has great magical powers, so I want to visit and learn."

Bai Gui stood up and bowed.

He was very polite.

On this way, he followed the Nie family father and daughter to Guobei County. On the way, he also encountered many strange and weird things. For example, corpse transformation, fox lady and the like.

Taoism is not a rare thing in this world.

Of course, this is based on his vision of the world. In real life, ordinary people may not encounter Taoists or monsters performing Taoist magic in their lifetime.

The ragged Taoist frowned slightly, "I am practicing in Shangzhen Temple."

"If you are interested, go to Shangzhen Temple to become a disciple."

After he said that, he left with a flick of his sleeves.

Soon after the Taoist left, the illusion was lifted, and the pears on the pear stall of the villagers were empty.

The villagers cried loudly.

"Bai Lang, you asked the Taoist where the temple is?"

"Do you plan to go there to evade the world and practice Taoism?"

Nie Xiaoqian's expression tightened and asked.

Scholars are tired of reading, and many of them will go there to evade the world and practice Taoism. Even if they don't become monks, it is common to live in Buddhist temples and Taoist temples for several years or even more than ten years.

She had occasionally heard Lord Nie talk about these things, so she was worried.

"I have no plans to practice Taoism now."

Bai Gui shook his head and said a comforting word.

He could see that the ragged Taoist should be true. But are Taoists in Taoist temples necessarily Taoists? This is not necessarily true.

Everyone knows that rabbits don't eat grass near their nests and don't commit trouble in the countryside.

Now, even if the ragged Taoist priest can relieve his depression and open his mind by doing this, it may not be a good thing for the local Taoist sect. At least it will make the local Taoist sect lose its reputation.

People... always treat themselves leniently and discipline others strictly.

"That Taoist priest turned out to be a Taoist priest from Shangzhen Temple?"

"I didn't expect that he was so vicious. The villager just didn't give him pears. After all, these pears are the livelihood of his family..., so he cheated the villager of his pears."

"No more talking. I'm going to ask for the tablets of my ancestors from Shangzhen Temple. I don't plan to give the incense money to Shangzhen Temple anymore."

"I've heard that these Taoist priests are greedy. During the Jiajing Dynasty, it was this group of Taoist priests who deceived the emperor..."

"Where are the tablets of ancestors enshrined?"

"I heard... there is a monastery outside the city, and the incense is prosperous. You can go there to enshrine."