Chapter 2 The Taoist Priests Who Cheat Food and Drink (2)
"Wuliang Buddha! I am the junior brother of Sun Zengsheng of Qingcheng Mountain. His Taoist name is Kong Fang. I have met Zhang Yuanwai!" The Taoist Kong Fang clasped his hands and bowed. He has been wandering around the world for many years, talking to ghosts and talking to people. When he arrived at a noble family, he would claim to be Zhang Wanfu, a disciple of Shi Chongxuan and others. In the eyes of the people like Zhang Yuanwai, Sun Daxian was able to catch ghosts and subdue monsters, which was much more famous than Shi Chongxuan, who wrote Taoist classics.
"I was ordered by my senior brother to go out to find a few elixirs. I saw that Jincheng Mountain had a bit of spiritual energy, so I came all the way and happened to meet the noble mansion looking for Taoism." Seeing that Zhang Yuanwai's eyes were chaotic, he seemed to not believe what he said just now, he glanced at Zhang Cai next to him, and saw that he had no expression on his face and did not speak for him. Obviously, the popularity of the dozen copper coins had passed, and he was secretly hated, but he had no choice but to continue, "I was originally determined to find medicine, but Taoism was not cultivating one's mind, and exorcising evil spirits, which could increase his cultivation, so I recommended him to come."
Mr. Zhang said, "Oh!", can he exorcise evil? Secondly, he was concerned about the price. Like the Bodhis who had been a few days ago, the evil did not drive away, but took away two stagnant of money. He was embarrassed to get it back because of his yellow and white muddy face. This time he had to ask clearly.
After pondering for a moment, he asked, "I don't know how much incense money it will cost?"
Taoist Kong Fang smiled and said, "I can't drive away evil, I won't take any money!" He knew this for a long time. As long as he got it, even if the labor fee was not needed, the incense ash and talisman paper money would always be paid, and the dinner and accommodation were settled tonight.
Mr. Zhang was overjoyed and said anxiously: "It will be a little deeper one day later. Without further ado, Taoist priest will start now!"
The Taoist did not answer and turned to Li Qing and said, "Disciple, come and take the soul-summoning bell as your master."
Li Qing responded, took out a blue cloth bag from the bag, and was about to open it, but stopped, and smiled at Mr. Zhang and said, "Mr. Wang, please stand farther away. This soul-suming bell is a bit powerful, I'm afraid you can't stand it."
After saying that, he handed the package to the master, ran away from a distance and looked nervously. Seeing that his face was solemn, Zhang Shiwai didn't seem to be pretending, he believed it a little, and rushed to stand aside, wondering what tricks he was going to do.
Taoist Kong Fang carefully opened the package and took out a red bell. There were holes on the bell, which were all blocked by white numbing. It contained some sulfur and fire. If necessary, it would be sprayed with fire to deceive the villagers in the mountains. Mr. Zhang was afraid that he had some knowledge and fell down with the fire. He saw him holding the bell, swaying to the southeast corner, and then shaking to the northwest corner. The police dog was like a thunder detector.
Finally, he carefully wrapped the bell in a package, his face darkened, and he shook his head to the outsider Zhang: "Today is exactly the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. Didn't you hear the saying that 'the moon is full of ghosts knocking on the door'? I was in a hurry to go back to the mountain and wanted to try it forcibly, but I just checked that the yin energy of the noble house is too strong, and the evil belongs to the yin, which is even more difficult to drive away. It needs to be implemented under the sun."
"But the monk last time also said that it's okay to do it at night!"
Seeing that Zhang Yuanwai was still hesitating, Taoist Kong Fang also saw his disciple wink at him and glanced at him sideways. Seeing that there was a woman's skirt at the moon gate beside the wall, he knew in his heart that it must be the one who was the one who was the master hid there and eavesdropped.
He sneered slightly in his heart, and sighed, "If the official is determined to exorcise evil spirits tonight, I am afraid that the old Taoist's magic power will be limited, which will ruin the young master's life. It's fine! The old Taoist also needs to collect herbs, so the official can ask for a good man!"
He bent down, picked up his purse and said, "Advisor, let's go!"
Li Qing agreed, and walked out of the door with a package on his back. Taoist Kong Fang shook his head, smiled bitterly, and left with his apprentice, but he was silently reciting in his heart: "One step, two steps, three steps, people come!"
"God of Immortals and Go slowly!" Sure enough, a female voice came, and Taoist Kong Fang laughed loudly in his heart, slowed down, turned around in surprise, and saw a woman swaying from the moon gate, following a young woman with a sad face, followed by a group of maids and mothers behind them.
When Mr. Zhang saw his wife coming out, he secretly complained that something was wrong. He actually wanted to dig out the Taoist's background first and gain the upper hand when bargaining later. Unexpectedly, the woman had a bad thing. Her wife was usually very smart, but she was too doting on her son. Once the matter involved in her son, she became like a stupid woman and was slaughtered by others. When she thought that her Huang Cancan's copper coins were given to this sloppy Taoist for nothing, he felt really hurt in his heart.
"God of Immortals walk slowly, please save your child's life!" Mrs. Zhang flew over like a butterfly, blocking the way, and Yingying gave him a blessing.
Seeing that this woman was over forty years old, she was still half old and charming. She wore a purple gauze on her shoulders, was wearing a drizzle-dyed dance dress, and a large piece of white flesh was exposed on her red strapless breasts. She was rich and bright in shape, and she pressed down the young woman next to her. The old Taoist eyes were straightened and she couldn't help swallowing her saliva.
Li Qingzheng thought that this lady was so cold-resistant. In a blink of an eye, she saw that the old Taoist was fascinated by the beauty in front of her and showed her ugly appearance. She looked despised in her heart, so she coughed heavily and said loudly: "Master, didn't Master let us go back within ten days? If we don't leave, it would be too late!"
The old Taoist heard his voice call, and then he returned to his position and laughed dryly, "It's okay to be one or two days later!" He secretly glanced at the lady's chest.
Mrs. Zhang seemed to be unaware of the filthiness of this Taoist, and smiled and said, "If the immortal elder drives away the evil, I will thank you very much!"
Ignoring my husband's desperate look, he shouted: "Please ask the two immortals to rest in the guest room, and have good wine and good food to entertain!"
A few families came to pick up their luggage, but they couldn't take the bags in the aisle.
The next morning, Taoist Kong Fang went to the county to find a cabinet to save the money by taking out the excuse of buying incense and candles. Then he walked out easily and went to the teahouse again. He asked for a few fine items and made a pot of tea. After listening to a few paragraphs of white books, he looked almost noon and returned slowly. He just waited for lunch to get rid of evil spirits.
As soon as he entered the mansion, he saw that Zhang Yuanwai was waiting there, with his apprentice standing behind him. When Zhang Yuanwai saw him come in, he smiled and said, "The dog just took a nap, and it happened to be a good method. Are the Taoist priest ready?"
Taoist Kong Fang was surprised and looked at the apprentice behind him. He shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands to express his helplessness. He could only think to himself: "I'm afraid this time I met someone who was not easy to fool. It must be because he saw that he had eaten and drunk harshly last night, and his heart hurt. It seems that if he didn't use some real skills, he wouldn't think about this lunch."
Thinking of this, he smiled faintly and said, "Okay! I have purchased all the incense and candles. When I go to change my clothes and get a few magic weapons, I will start chasing evil."
He pointed at Li Qing again and said, "If you do it later, you may startle the young master, so let my apprentice watch him."
According to the method discussed by their master and apprentice last night, if we want to get the wife's heavy thanks, we can only write from the root of the disease. As long as we can persuade the lost young master to be repaid, the evil will be considered successful. Therefore, the key to exorcising evil is Li Qing. As for how to persuade him, it is Li Qing's own business.
When Mr. Zhang heard that he was right, he called the housekeeper in the mansion and ordered: "Zhang Fu, take this Taoist priest to the young master's room, be gentle, don't wake up the young master."
"Yes! Master." The housekeeper nodded and bowed, smiled and showed a big yellow teeth. The teeth were very wide and convenient when gnawing on melon skin.
The butler turned his head and looked at Li Qing, smiled and said with a slight hint of the corner of his mouth: "Come with me!"
The housekeeper is Zhang Fu, and he is the great housekeeper of the Zhang family. His ancestors served the Zhang family for three generations. He found the Bodhis last time, but it turned out that he was scolded by the master. Yesterday he also saw Taoist Kong Fang's performance, which seemed to be somewhat good, but the more important thing is that the young master seemed to be pretending to be a little tired, and he might really follow this ladder and make the two Taoists free of charge.
Zhang Fu was extremely uneasy. These two Taoist priests were found by Zhang Cai, the confidant of the second steward Zhang Lu. If they succeed, the credit would be his. Zhang Lu had long wanted to steal his position. If he was really deceived by these two Taoists this time, wouldn’t he have the upper hand? The more Zhang Fu thought about it, the more frightened it was. It was related to his livelihood. How could he be careless? If there was something wrong in his heart, he naturally slowed down. Finally, he stopped and pointed to the front and said, "I have a busy business and don’t have time to accompany you. Just walk forward."
Li Qingshun pointed at him and saw two in front of him, with three forks in a row, and all the houses were the same. How did he find the young master's room? He smiled and said, "The housekeeper was joking, how do I ask me to find this? The master's approach is about to begin. If something goes wrong, your young master's life will be worrying!"
"Hmph! Don't scare me, everyone understands people. Let me tell you the truth. Master also hopes you get out quickly!" Zhang Fu put his hands on his chest and sneered, "Don't you claim to be superb Taoist skills? My young master is evil. As long as you find where the evil spirit is, you will know the place. Why do you need my guidance? My little fairy elder?"
When Li Qing heard his sharp words, he was slightly angry. When he glanced at him, he saw a maid wearing green trousers and red jacket running by in the middle door. His eyes rolled, and he had a plan in his heart. He sneered: "There is an inner house in front of me. An outside man is running around inside. Isn't it the steward's responsibility to shock the inner family? If the steward thinks it doesn't matter, then okay, if I see a wife or a concubine, I will say it was Zhang Fu's instruction and let them cry to the master!"
Zhang Fu had just taken two steps but was stopped by him. His feet were nailed to the ground and could not move. His face was swollen and purple. He pointed at him and said angrily: "You, you are talking nonsense, so brave! Here comes someone!"
Several family members came to me, "Master, what's the matter?"
Li Qing smiled slightly and said, "Master, Madam, you are waiting in a hurry!"
Zhang Fu was really depressed, so he had to snort heavily and waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you guys go!"
When several family members walked away, he stomped his feet and said hatefully: "Come with me!"
Walking up to a corridor, the end was Zhang Qiu's room. The door was covered with a faint gap, leaving only a crack. Li Qing felt something. When he picked up his eyes, he saw a copper basin placed on the door. If he pushed the door rashly, the copper basin would inevitably be smashed. The copper basin in ancient times was extremely heavy, at least 30 or 50 kilograms. If it was smashed, even if it was not killed, it would be inevitable to have a concussion.
"A playboy with a naughty child mentality, but his heart is too vicious!" Li Qing immediately made a conclusion for the young master. Seeing that the butler seemed to notice, he pushed the door straight away and was about to remind him, but he remembered his troubles just now. Besides, if the copper basin was not allowed to fall, he would have to encounter other bad things sooner or later. In a hurry, he bit his tongue and swallowed the reminder back.
Chapter completed!