Chapter 39 The whole village eats
The shopman looked around and frowned and whispered: "The old man Zhao is over 70 years old, but he is still old. Last month, he took a new concubine like a flower and enjoyed every night. When he was in a room a few days ago, he was excited and the wind came. It was cold that night. As soon as he lay down, he covered the cloth and the whole village was eating a flowing mat."
Chen Xiu couldn't help but feel funny. This old man Zhao is a romantic ghost.
"I have never known Master Zhao, so I went to mourn. I really care about food and accommodation?" Luo Changsheng said with some doubts.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao is a famous charity, so how could he let his good friends who come to mourn go hungry?" the shopkeeper laughed.
"You say Mr. Zhao is a great charity? I just met a group of hungry people on the road. They went to Zhaojiabao to beg for food and were turned away." Chen Xiu couldn't help but say.
"It is because Mr. Zhao is a charitable man and cannot bear to see the poor suffer, so he drove them away." The shopkeeper reiterated.
Luo Changsheng frowned slightly when he heard this.
Chen Xiu thought to himself, Mr. Zhao is really a kind person.
Then, Chen Xiu found a shop to buy two pairs of incense and candles, and went to Zhaojiabao with Luo Changsheng.
After walking less than twenty miles, as the shop said, I saw a big fort, and it was Zhaojia Fort.
Zhaojia Fort was built on a small hill, digging a ditch around the fort, building up walls, building a sentry tower at four corners, and setting up a suspension bridge at the gate, which looked like a small city.
Although he can't stop the master, he can be called solid.
There were not only Chen Xiu and Luo Changsheng outside, but many people lined up in a long line to enter the fort, mostly holding incense, candles, wreaths and other objects.
When Chen Xiu saw that these people were all full of energy, it seemed that they were all practitioners who came to mourn.
Chen Xiu turned his mind and felt the moon tapir from afar. It was at a certain location deep in the castle that he was relieved.
No matter why the moon tapir stopped in Zhaojiabao, he could not escape his palm.
Next, just enter Zhaojiabao and eliminate the moon tapir, and you will be able to sleep peacefully in the future, so easy!
"It's strange. This is Taiping Place. How can Zhaojiabao be so well prepared?"
Luo Changsheng looked at the strict castle wall and felt a little puzzled.
"It turns out that the young man and Mr. Zhao are not close or unfamiliar, but they are also coming to mourn. It's really a warm-hearted person in ancient times, and it's really rare." A middle-aged man next to him joked.
Luo Changsheng's purpose of eating for free was pointed out by middle-aged people, and his face turned red and he was quite embarrassed.
"This elder brother, Mr. Zhao is a good man. Although we have no chance to meet the old man, we admire him and it is appropriate to come to pay tribute." Chen Xiu said.
The middle-aged man glanced at Chen Xiu and thought to himself that this young man is much thicker than his peers.
Chen Xiu Yifen said that Luo Changsheng's embarrassment was also resolved a little.
"If you come to mourn, if you know nothing about Zhaojia Fort, it would be fine to make a joke. If the funeral is broken, it will be a big deal. I will tell you, do you know why this Zhaojia Fort is built like a fortress?" said the middle-aged man.
"Please give me advice, brother." Luo Changsheng said. He has a gentle personality and doesn't care about the arrogant tone of middle-aged people.
"You are a young man," said the middle-aged man. "There is a spiritual spring in Zhaojia Fort. After getting the spiritual medicine watered by the spiritual spring, the effect is several times stronger. It is a good material for alchemy. Therefore, the Zhao family built a fortress to prevent some thieves from coming to get spiritual medicine."
"This spiritual spring is a good thing. Those sects don't have any ideas?" Chen Xiu asked.
Chen Xiu asked something, seven or eight out of ten of the world's cultivation resources were occupied by the sect.
Such a spiritual spring can enhance the effect of the elixir, and a small family in a place may not be able to defend it.
"The Zhao family naturally has a background." said the middle-aged man.
"What background?"
"A brother of Mr. Zhao is now in the position of the elder of Qingxu Temple. The spiritual medicines produced every year must be paid to the temple. With the support of the big tree of Qingxu Temple, any force must give face to them." The middle-aged man said.
Some unknown slingers next to him also showed a sudden look. No wonder the Zhao family is firmly in a treasure land, but it turns out that it is because of a great backer.
The middle-aged man was a chatterbox, and Luo Changsheng was also an honest man who was good at listening. The two of them even started to have a great conversation.
Chen Xiu was bored in line, so he let the Luo Changsheng Gang take up his position, walk along the ditch to a stream, enjoying the fish swimming in the stream, and playing with the bamboo slips of "True Qi Raising the Mysterious Fetus".
At this time, a whimpering cry came not far downstream.
Chen Xiu looked over and saw an old woman with white hair wiping her tears in front of the stream.
"Grandma, what's wrong with you?" Chen Xiu stepped forward and asked.
"It's okay, I just miss my dog." The old woman said.
"Dog?"
"It's my son's nickname Gou'er. I'm the only son, but I can't find him." The old woman wiped her tears.
"Why can't you find it?"
"A few years ago, the dog sent a letter to his family, saying that he had found a errand guard in Zhaojiabao and sent a fox scarf over. You said he would send a letter and bring something. How expensive is that fox scarf? I don't know how to save some money for marrying a wife..." The old woman talked endlessly when she spoke her son, and her wrinkled face seemed to have joy in her face.
If Chen Xiu had let the old woman continue to talk, he would probably not be able to stop him for a few hours, so he said, "Is he not in Zhaojiabao?"
"I don't know either. Dog'er sent that letter, and there was no news for most half a year, so I came here to look for him, but the gatekeeper didn't let me in and didn't allow me to take a message. I waited outside for Dog'er, and I didn't know when it would be." The old woman continued.
After hearing this, Chen Xiu felt a little strange. It would be fine if he didn't let the old woman enter the fort, but why didn't he even say anything?
If that dog was really the guard of Zhaojiabao, there was no reason why workers would not meet their families in the world.
"Grandma, I'm about to enter the fort, so I'll ask you for a question." Chen Xiu said.
"Thank you, thank you, young master!"
The old woman bowed repeatedly, and Chen Xiu hurriedly helped her up.
"Young master, my dog is easy to recognize. There is a big horn-like tumor on the forehead..." The old woman said her son's name and appearance, and took out a fox scarf: "The Zhao family is a wealthy family, and there are many rules for the wealthy family. If my son cannot come out, please give him the fox fur and tell him that it is not necessary to be a mother, so that he can keep it for his wife and do his best in the Zhao family. Everything is fine at home."
"I understand, grandma, please take this little money." Chen Xiu took the fox fur and took out a piece of broken silver and handed it over.
He saw that the old woman was wearing thin clothes and her shoes were worn out, so it was not easy to come far away.
"Young Master is already very grateful for your help. I dare not worry about your trouble." The old woman bowed again, resolutely not asking for money.
"Don't worry, grandma, I'm going into the fort." Chen Xiu walked towards the team, suddenly thought of something, and turned around and said, "Grandma, you'd better stay away from it and not let the Zhao family see it."
"Yes, they didn't let me in. Seeing that I was still entangled, I was afraid I would be angry. Young Master, I'll wait for you behind that big stone." The old woman walked behind a big stone across the stream.
Chen Xiu looked at Zhaojia Fort. The tall castle wall was shining with long shadows in the sun, as if it was about to swallow something.
He asked the grandma to stay away because she was afraid that she would make the Zhao family angry, but for another reason.
Chen Xiu vaguely felt that the person named Gou'er was afraid of being in danger. If the grandma stayed outside the fort for a long time, she would also have life worries.
Chapter completed!