Chapter 103, the heart is holding the sleeves and warm in the palm, Ah Lang is wearing old clothes

The one who came down the mountain was a pair of siblings. The brother was seventeen or eighteen years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a very honest expression. He Huogen from Hejia Village at the foot of Miaomen Mountain. Her younger sister He Yougu is ten years old this year. She is much taller than three years ago. Her hair is no longer so yellow, and her face is bloody. Now she is becoming more and more like Qu Yimin.

Mei Zhenyi once gave her a bottle of Shengyuan Pill and asked her to take it according to the solar terms. The bottle of Shengyuan Pill is indeed effective. After taking it for more than a year, He Yougu's body has recovered from the ordinary people. The He family's parents thought that their daughter's illness had been cured, so they were naturally very grateful to this "little Taoist Lu Yan".

But Mei Zhenyi knew very well that He Yougu seemed to have recovered, which was just a manifestation. The bio-yuan pill can replenish people's vitality, but it cannot cure He Yougu's congenital deficiency. This girl's age is still a 37-seven-seven-seven-seven-something. She could live like a normal person in her lifetime without being tortured by illness. Now Mei Zhenyi can only do so much. Even if it was Sun Simiao, she might have to treat it like this.

In recent years, Mei Zhenyi has been very familiar with the He brothers and sisters. When they are fine, they often meet. The brother and sister have never known that he is the eldest son of the Mei family, otherwise they would not dare to make civilian friends with such great nobles. Mei Zhenyi taught them the Five Animal Play that looks very similar to Xingyiquan. Both brothers and sisters practiced very seriously, but the result was different.

After practicing He Huogen, he was strong and strong. He walked dozens of miles up the mountain without even breathing. However, he was just strong and flexible in his hands and eyes. This person is not a good material for practicing internal kung fu, let alone entering the door of Taoist practice. However, He Yougu is different from his brother. When she practiced, she took the annual Yuan Dan. Although she did not become internal kung fu, she obviously had some magic power to control things.

This magic power is very weak, that is, when practicing boxing, if you slip too close and don’t pay attention, you can’t help but turn around by her. He Yougu couldn’t feel it at all, but Mei Zhenyi knew it, and he was also surprised. After more than a year, the Shengyuan Pill was taken, and He Yougu would not have such weak magic power when he practiced again, because there was no external medicine to replenish her innate vitality.

It seems that He Yougu is a good seedling for practicing Taoism. Unfortunately, the innate furnace and cauldron are insufficient, so he has no way to practice it.

Some time ago, due to the battle in Wuzhou, Princess Yuzhen was going to solve the troubles of Princess Yuzhen. Mei Zhenyi had not seen this brother and sister for half a year. They probably had a lot of things to do in their family and had never come to Qiyunguan to find him. Now in the peace of the Yangtze River, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the day for the lantern festival in the countryside, and it is also the day for the opening of the Taoist temples of major temples. People in the city usually go to Cuiting Temple to burn incense, and the villagers nearby are used to coming to Qiyunguan to eat incense on this day.

Although Taoist Jiying lives here, in addition to the idlers in the east and backyards, the main hall and the west courtyard of Qi Yunguan are also welcome to the incense. The brother and sister went up the mountain with three or three pilgrims. They were carrying a basket in their hands, which was covered with a clean white cloth.

Before they arrived in front of the door, Mei Zhenyi had already received the news and changed into Taoist costumes and stood outside the gate. He Huogen saw Mei Zhenyi from a distance, and trotted over and hugged his shoulder and said, "Little Taoist Master Lu. A while ago, I also joined the army. I haven't seen you for several months and have been worried about you. Are you okay?"

Mei Zhenyi: "I'm fine. It turns out that the He family brother has also entered the city to fight. Are you injured?" He didn't expect that He Huogen was among the 6,000 civil warriors recruited by Mei Yi. It was normal that he didn't see him at that time. Mei Zhenyi only appeared in the city once, and she stood next to Princess Yuzhen with a helmet and armor facing outside the city.

He Huogen patted his chest: "Of course there is no more. The skill that Taoist taught me is very useful. The bamboo gun in my hand overcame many rebels. When others are tired, I still have the strength!... Later, I wanted to sign up for General Mei Yi's Iron Cavalry Team, but unfortunately I was not good at riding skills, so the general did not choose me."

He was talking about the truth. The battle to defend the city in Wuzhou was protected by the crossbow formation with a long bamboo spear. From beginning to end, the enemy did not climb the city wall. The soldiers guarding the city suffered very little casualties. The final decisive battle was launched by the Qingyi River instead of under the city. Mei Zhenyi hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "It turns out that the brother of the He family is also a hero who defends the city. He is indifferent to respect!"

Mei Zhenyi led them to a small room in the backyard from the west door. There was only one bed, one table, one stool and one box in the room. The furnishings were very simple, and it looked like it was the place where "Master Xiao Lu" usually lives. He Yougu put the basket on the table and opened the white sermon: "Brother Taoist, these snacks are all served by my mother during the New Year. I will pick the best one for you to bring, try it quickly."

Mei Zhenyi said thank you. After eating a few pieces, for ordinary farmers, the snack was pretty good, but the taste was salty. Mei Zhenyi ate a few pieces and did not eat it anymore. She wrapped the snack with the cloth and said, "Thank you for your feelings. It tastes very good. I'll keep it and eat it slowly."

He Yougu looked at the furnishings in the room and said with some distress: "Brother Taoist, are you living a very hard life?"

There is no one living in this room, and Mei Zhenyi used it to entertain the He brothers and sisters temporarily, and it was inevitably a bit simple. He smiled and said, "I don't care about so many things, and I don't feel that it's hard."

He Huogen: "Master Little Master Lu, if there is any difficulty, I will go to Hejia Village to find us. My brother's family is living a good life now. Not only did he receive a lot of money and food rewarded by the state prefecture before the New Year, but my father will become the manager of the farm after the New Year."

Mei Zhenyi: "Whose land and countryside is there? How can you let your father take charge?"

He Huogen: "It's the Mei family's farm in Yangxian Township. My father has been helping the farm with work in the past two years. The managers of the superiors saw that my father was honest and capable. The more people I knew in the village, I knew a lot of things. It was considered to be knowledgeable and well-behaved by others, so we asked our family to be the manager of the farm."

Mei Zhenyi: "Then you want to congratulate me!"

He Yougu sat beside Mei Zhenyi, pulled his sleeve and said, "My mother said, "My Taoist brother must go to our house for a meal in the first lunar month. My mother also said, Taoist Master Lü became a monk at a young age, and his family is far away, so no one will take care of him. If you have time, go to our house more often, don't be polite."

Mei Zhenyi once told the He family that he had a life experience. He claimed that he had lost his mother since childhood and that his father was far away from Guanzhong and had a lot of worries about it every day. So he sent him to Qiyunguan, Wuzhou. These are the truth, but in the ears of the He family, he felt that this child was so pitiful and he usually took good care of him.

Mei Zhenyi: "Thank you for your family's kindness. What else did your mother say?"

He Yougu was not afraid of speaking. When he heard Taoist Master Xiao Lu ask, he answered the truth: "My mother and my father have been talking about you, saying that you practice well in the Taoist temple. If you receive the talisman and become a real Taoist master, you can still get thirty acres of official land. It will be fine to get married in the future."

He Huogen was a little embarrassed: "Sister, why do you say anything?... Master Little Taoist Lu, I'm sorry, my mother and father are talking about you privately, and they are also concerned about you."

Mei Zhenyi smiled and said, "Why are you embarrassed? You are talking good things." It seems that even though the fairy girl He is very knowledgeable in the countryside, she knows a lot of things.

He Yougu asked again: "Brother Taoist, then when will you be able to receive the talisman?"

Mei Zhenyi: "It's so fast, it's only been in the past two years. I will try my best to do my best."

When the brother and sister left, Mei Zhenyi kept sending them to the foot of the mountain. He Huogen kept reminding him to come to his house for a meal in the first month of the year. One of the fattest hens was not killed. Just waiting for him to come to the door. When the breakup, He Yougu took Mei Zhenyi's hand, put a piece of stuff in his palm, and whispered: "Brother Taoist, this is for you."

Mei Zhenyi saw that it was a small piece of silver, about three cents to weigh, and asked in surprise: "Young aunt, where did you get the money? Why did you give it to me?"

He Yougu: "My brother made military achievements during the war, and the prefecture rewarded a lot of money and food. My parents and brother gave me a lot of pocket money and I saved it and exchanged it. I see that your old Taoist robe is small. You haven't changed it for the New Year. I wonder if it's enough to make two new clothes?... I must accept what I give to you!"

He Huogen also saw this scene and came over to pat Mei Zhenyi on the shoulder and said, "Don't refuse, just accept it. Our family's life will be better after the New Year. We should take care of you more."

Mei Zhenyi finally accepted it. After the brother and sister left, he held the small ingot in his hand and carried the silver with He Yougu’s body temperature. He was really moved. Three cents of silver, which He Yougu could save, such a little girl from a farm family. It was really not easy. She exchanged the scattered copper coins into silver ingots, and brought them with her during the Chinese New Year. She must have wanted to buy something, but she changed her mind and gave it to the "Taoist Brother".

He Yougu’s intention should have been a temporary idea. She asked Mei Zhenyi to make two new clothes. The Taoist robe that Mei Zhenyi wore was indeed a bit old, and it was the one I wore when I saw the He brother and sister half a year ago. In the past six months, he was taller and the clothes were a little smaller, and were discovered by the careful He Yougu.

These days are so busy that when the He brothers and sisters came to the ground, he did not prepare a new Taoist robe to wear to meet guests. The New Year's Day really seemed a bit shabby.

When he returned to Qi Yunguan, he happened to meet Qu Zhensheng. The owner of Quguan smiled and said, "Junior brother, are the He brothers and sisters coming to see you again?"

Mei Zhenyi handed the silver to Qu Zhensheng and said, "Is this money enough to make two new sets of Taoist clothes?"

Qu Zhensheng weighed it: "One set of ordinary clothes and cutting and handcrafts is enough, but two sets are a bit of a barely enough. As for the clothes you wear, it is far from enough. Not even a shoe is enough. I won't talk about the fabric. Just talk about the handmade craftsmanship of Guer and Miss Sui'er, which is worth several taels of silver among the people."

Mei Zhenyi: "It's either my usual clothes or ordinary Taoist clothes. I'll ask you to help me and get a set of them, and add a Taoist robe for the rest of the money."

Qu Zhensheng: "My junior needs Taoist clothes, do you still have to give me money?"

Mei Zhenyi: "Of course I have to give it to me. This is what my younger sister gave me. I asked me to buy new clothes. I will use her money to do it according to her wishes. You can take the money, and I will need it urgently. I will go out to visit someone in two days to wear it."

Since this is the case, Qu Zhensheng took the silver and put on a Taoist robe for him. It is rare for the master of Dongxuan Master Qu Daguan to be in charge of such trivial matters.

Gu'er and Sui'er also heard that the He family brother and sister were coming again. In the study room of Dongqianyuan, he talked about Princess Yuzhen about the relationship between the eldest young master and the He family. The eldest young master pretended to be a Taoist priest Lu, and Qi Yunguan didn't expose him. It has been three years since the two sisters said it very interesting. They were chatting lively, and Mei Zhenyi came in with the bag of snacks.

Gu'er greeted him and said, "What did the He brothers and sisters bring you? Is that what you have in your hands?"

Mei Zhenyi put the things on the table: "Dinner for the farmers during the New Year."

Princess Yuzhen was very interested: "Can I try it?"

Mei Zhenyi: "I just want to invite the princess to taste fresh. I'm afraid you are the only one here who has never eaten this kind of thing... Just try it for a few bites. The noodles are mixed with some lard. If you eat too much, it will get greasy and the taste is too salty."

Yu Zhen tasted it for a few bites and felt a little novel. Naturally, it was impossible to compare with the snacks she had eaten before, but she didn't feel unable to eat them. Eating a few more bites was indeed as Mei Zhenyi said, a little greasy and too salty. She asked curiously: "Why do you need to make the snacks like this?"

Sui'er rushed to say, "Sister Yuzhen, you don't understand now. People who do physical work in farms will not feel tired, but will feel very fragrant! This kind of snack is placed on the table to entertain guests during the Chinese New Year, and guests cannot stop them even if they want to eat it. If you don't make the salty ground, you will be eaten up all of a sudden, and will not be gone the next day?"

Gu'er then said, "Yes, it's quite delicious. Some people are stingy. The snacks on the table are hard and salty, which is simply terrible!"

"So it's so interesting. There are so many things to pay attention to among the people?" Princess Yuzhen smiled. In the past, the princess lived in Bazhou. Although she was lonely, her depression mainly comes from spirituality. In life, she is also a person with no diligence and no grains. How could she know these? She now lives in Wuzhou. She often talks with Gu'ersui'er about these novel things she had never heard of before, and her life is getting happier and happier.

After joking for a few words, he left some snacks, and then came to Qiyuntai behind the yard. Zhongli Quan did not leave, and lay there shaking a fan to look at the sky, looking at the sky with a leisurely expression. Seeing Mei Zhenyi back, he sat up and smiled and said, "Boy, you pretended to be a Taoist priest Lu, you cheated on food and clothes, and you have a good reputation for being popular? Fortunately, the girl is still young, otherwise she would have cheated you away."

Mei Zhenyi shrugged: "Master, don't make fun of me. It's just a mistake. This is also a good relationship. I didn't want them. If the brother and sister knew who I was, I wouldn't dare to come to the door. Where can I have some snacks? It's hard for my friends to make."

Zhongli Quan: "Then you just eat snacks slowly and don't disturb me and bask in the sun."

Mei Zhenyi: "The disciple did not block the sunlight, I just wanted to ask for one question."

Zhongli Quan slapped the fan and said, "When did you learn to snore? Say!"

Mei Zhenyi reached out and touched her ears. Her expression was a little twisted: "Master once made a temporary precept for me. It was a erotic precept, and it was necessary to set it well. But I want to know. When I officially start on the second day of next month, should I establish a new precept?"

Zhong Liquan interrupted his words with a glaring glance: "So you want to ask this around the bush, how old are you? Why are you anxious!"

"Master misunderstood. It's not that I'm in a hurry, but there must be a certain letter, right? My daughter's family is old and it's a bit unreasonable to not give an explanation." This is really not what Mei Zhenyi wanted to ask, but Gu'er and Sui'er wanted to ask in her heart, but how could they speak out, and it's even more impossible to mention it to Zhongli Quan.

Mei Zhenyi was indeed not very old. In ancient times, it was very common for men to get married after they were over 20 years old. However, the two girls were seventeen years old and were already at the age of getting married in the Tang Dynasty. When asked about this, Mei Zhenyi also wanted to laugh in her heart. Looking back on the 21st century before time travel, at their age, they should still be in high school, right?

Zhong Liquan glared at him for a long time and suddenly smiled: "If you have the cultivation level of a true man of Dacheng, I don't need to set this precept for you. It's useless to set it up or not. What else should I do?"

Mei Zhenyi: "Does your old meaning that only Dacheng Zhenren can break the sexual precepts? No, when my Master Sun Simiao got married and had children, he did not have the cultivation level of Dacheng Zhenren?"

Zhongli Quan: "So you know, you still want to ask me, isn't this nonsense?"

Mei Zhenyi: "Why is it nonsense? We are not talking about Sun Zhenren, but about the precept you always set for me."

Zhongli Quan: "It's nonsense, it's nonsense. Do you want to be Sun Simiao as your teacher in vain?... Let's go, don't bother me. As a teacher, not only wants to bask in the sun, but also wants to have a sleep in the sun." After saying that, he lay down again and covered his broken fan on his face.

This reminded Mei Zhenyi. Zhongli Quan did not tell him that he could ask Sun Simiao in Lingtaichung! Thinking of this, he held his fists and bowed: "Disciple will leave, and I won't disturb my master's rest."

He jumped off Qiyuntai and wanted to leave, but Zhongli Quan said again: "On the second day of next month, you will officially start and ask your teacher to give you Feiyunxiu. Don't you say hello to Zhiyan in advance?"
Chapter completed!