Chapter 5: face injury, scratch yourself
Lin Xiu put away the Taoist golden elixir and didn't care about Fang Yiai's devouring eyes.
"Let's have a meal!" Fang Xuanling broke the deadlock and ordered.
Then everyone picked up their chopsticks and enjoyed a "warm" family dinner.
Lu held the chopsticks tightly, as if the strength under her feet was heavier. Looking at Fang Xuanling's tense body, she thought she was suffering from pain that ordinary people could not imagine.
Fang Yiai ate Hu cakes bite by bit, as if she was eating Lin Xiu.
However, Fang Yizhi was very friendly and kind to his brother, so he asked Lin Xiu to eat more vegetables. It seems that Lin Xiu praised him for his handsomeness just now, which made him very happy.
Lin Xiu is indeed hungry, so he is not polite at all.
Fang Xuanling ate a few bites of food and fled here on the grounds of official business.
Lu also slapped the chopsticks on the table and left here, but she did not make things difficult for Lin Xiu.
As soon as his parents left, Fang Yiai stood up and pointed at Lin Xiu and said angrily: "My surname is Lin, you just made a poisonous oath. If you lie, you will die well. Do you believe God will kill you?"
Lin Xiu glanced at him and smiled and said, "What I mean is that monks do not lie, but I am not a monk. Can I be a monk wearing a Taoist robe?"
"You dare to lie to me!" Fang Yiai was so angry that she was furious. She wanted to get angry but couldn't beat her, so she could only trample on Lin Xiu in her heart.
Lin Xiu took out the porcelain bottle, poured out three golden elixirs, and gave it to Fang Yizhi, Fang Yize and Fang Ruoqing.
This Taoist golden elixir does have the effect of prolonging life, but the effect is not as powerful as Lin Xiu brags about just now.
"I didn't break my promise." Lin Xiu once again ran the love of the room.
Fang Yizhi and Fang Yize, Fang Ruoqing thanked him repeatedly.
Moreover, Fang Yizhi said seriously: "Second brother, you can't just think about yourself as a human being! You're narrow-minded."
After saying that, he took Taoist golden elixir directly, and even smacked his lips, saying that it tasted good.
Fang Yiai was in a position of fault and could only tremble with anger.
Fang Yize picked up the golden elixir and asked, "Second brother, why don't you give it to you?"
"I won't eat!" Fang Yiai was so angry that she shook her sleeves and left, and she had no face to stay here.
Next, Fang Yizhi personally sent Lin Xiu to a yard and said, "Lin Xiu, please live here for the time being. If you have any questions, just ask the servants."
"Thank you!" Lin Xiu thanked.
After seeing Fang Yizhi off, Lin Xiucai saw four maids and a young servant standing in the yard.
The five people respectfully worshiped: "Young Master!"
Lin Xiu nodded, and after meeting the five people, he stopped.
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As soon as Fang Xuanling arrived at the Secretariat, he was blocked by an internal official.
"Fang Xiang, Your Majesty has an order to let you go directly to the palace to meet the saint. Oh, Fang Xiang's face..." The inner official looked surprised.
Fang Xuanling said seriously: "I scratched myself during a nap, so I don't need to go."
The internal officials did not dare to ask too much and led the way himself.
After entering the palace and entering the Zichen Hall, he saw Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty reviewing the memorial.
"My minister Fang Xuanling, come to the saint!" Fang Xuanling bowed and bowed.
Li Shimin hurriedly said, "Please get up with me, my dear!"
Then, I saw Fang Xuanling's face being caught in the flower.
"My dear face..." Li Shimin said in surprise.
Fang Xuanling's expression remained unchanged: "Reported to the saint, I scratched myself during the nap."
"Oh!" Li Shimin had already guessed the reason when he asked. He sighed: "Thank you for your hard work in the house, I will give you a seat. The person who came will reward you with a thousand taels of gold, ten hu of pearls, and six sets of four treasures and six sets of imperial study!"
Fang Xuanling hurriedly thanked him.
The inner official was a little confused and would like to reward him if he scratched his face. The appearance of the room is really favored!
Then, Li Shimin waved his hand and dismissed everyone before saying, "My dear, tell me quickly!"
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As the evening approaches, Lin Xiu is preparing to go out for a walk and see the night view of Chang'an City.
The servant who served him was named Chen Jing, who was a clever young man. When he heard that Lin Xiu was going out, he quickly accompanied him.
Lin Xiu did not refuse, just asked him to introduce the environment of Chang'an City.
This is the Tang Dynasty, but it is very similar to the Tang Dynasty in its previous life, but it also has its differences, just like the Tang Dynasty that has taken a little fork in the road.
Lin Xiu wandered around Chang'an City and traveled to this world for four years. He has been living in the deep mountains and old forests, guarding the Taoist temple, and longing for the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty for a long time.
What I saw with my own eyes was quite shocking.
The Zhuque Street, which is more than 100 meters wide, is shocking, with traffic and crowds everywhere, no longer an adjective in the book, but is truly presented to you.
There are 108 square meters in line, and a huge capital with a population of more than one million is not only the Tang Dynasty, but also the most prosperous place in the world.
"Chen Jing, where can I buy the location map of Chang'an City?" Lin Xiu asked.
Chen Jing replied: "Report to the young master, Chang'an is divided into two counties: Wannian County and Chang'an County. There are 108 fangs in total, and some large book shops have 108 locations."
"Take me to have a look!" Lin Xiu replied.
Chen Jing immediately led the way, found an elegant book shop, and asked the shopkeeper. It was indeed a floor plan of Chang'an Chengfang District, and the price was not cheap, so it required one or two silver coins.
Lin Xiu was a little stunned because he found out that he had no money.
He glanced back at Chen Jing, and Chen Jing spread his hands. He only had half a month's salary, but he couldn't afford a tael of silver.
This made Lin Xiu laugh and cry, and he would even be stumped by money.
The shopkeeper saw Lin Xiu's embarrassment and felt that he was extraordinary, so he smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if the Taoist priest forgot to bring the money. Our Jingshan Bookstore happened to have a couplet answering activity. If you answer it, this floor plan can be given to the Taoist priest."
Lin Xiu became interested, and then under his guidance, he came to a wall and found that there were many couplets written on it, only one of which had not been matched yet.
"In the midst of the land is made into a temple, and the poem says, "The bright moon sends the monk back to the ancient temple."
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "This is what the previous guest official left after he sent a couplet. Does the Taoist priest have any eyebrows?"
Lin Xiu smiled and said, "I am knowledgeable and not proficient in couplets. Today, it is a coincidence that this couplet happened to be said by others. This is a spelling couplet, using the method of adding characters in the "Decomposition grid". The second couplet is: Two trees form a forest, and the forest is prohibited. The forbidden omen: Axe and pound enter the mountains and forests at the same time."
"Good right! The parallelism is neat, the second couplet comes from "Mencius", and the artistic conception is enough!" The shopkeeper was overjoyed and hurriedly brought a brush and asked Lin Xiu to leave words on the wall.
Lin Xiu took the brush and remembered Song Jiang.
Is it not necessary to mention anti-poems when I mention words on my own wall?
Then, with a big stroke, he wrote the second couplet in cursive script.
"Good words, such elegant cursive script. How dare you ask the Dao Zheng Daming?" the shopkeeper asked hurriedly.
Chen Jing, who was beside him, said proudly: "My young master is the son of Duke Liang!"
When the shopkeeper heard this, he was even more respectful and said quickly: "It turns out that he is Mr. Fang. He has long been famous. He meets him today and is indeed extraordinary!"
Chen Jing still wanted to explain, but was stopped by Lin Xiu, so he left this opportunity to become famous for brothers Fang Yizhi.
Then, he took the floor plan and left here.
Not long after the two left, several young men entered the store. They found the shopkeeper standing on the wall, so they went over to look at him curiously.
One of them was also amazed at the elegance of the wild cursive script, and then focused on the couplet: "Axe and pound enter the mountains and forests at the same time... Hum? Shopkeeper, who is the second couplet?"
"The son of Duke Liang! That's right!" the shopkeeper replied.
When the young man heard that it was Fang Xuanling's son, he clapped his hands and shouted, "Okay! Fang Xuanling indulged his son to humiliate the emperor. This poem is evidence!"
The shopkeeper shivered and was stunned. Why didn't he see where the humiliation was?
Chapter completed!