Chapter 344 Westbound(1/2)
The old man said in a straightforward sentence. Lu Liangsheng was stunned when he stood there. The toad who had just wanted to leave the small door, put down his raised flippers, and couldn't help but turn his head to the crack in the door.
The old camphor in the courtyard was shaking into the quiet room. Lu Liangsheng came to his senses, laughed dryly, and quickly asked Min Changwen to sit down, took the tea sets cleaned on the table, put them in water and put them in the palm of his hand, heated them for a moment, and took them to the old man.
"Sir, why did you suddenly talk about this?"
Lu Liangsheng felt a little embarrassed about the marriage, either sitting or standing. Fortunately, the old man didn't think anything. On the contrary, he asked him to sit down and talk enthusiastically, coughed his throat, and said softly:
"Let's not talk about other things, my nephew, your mentor is my aide in name. You know that you have been friends with each other for many years and have long been in love with your brothers. It is reasonable to call me uncle."
Lu Liangsheng nodded. When he was in Fushui County, he was familiar with Min Changwen. He went all the way to the capital and then to Chang'an, and was considered his elder.
The old man said this. If he was still pretentious, he would appear artificial. He did not hesitate and stood up and bowed.
"uncle."
"Oh." Min Changwen smiled and stroked his beard, stretched out his hand, let Lu Liangsheng sit down, and continued, "Since he is an elder, I have to have something to say."
Well.....
As Lu Liangsheng expected, he would bring the relationship closer first and then talk about serious matters, and he would really put a trap in front of him.
"Please say it, uncle."
The old man looked at the sitting scholar sagging his face slightly, probably thinking that he was shy and laughed even more firmly. He took a sip of tea and moistened his throat.
"Okay, my uncle will say you are not. Liangsheng is now over 10 years old. A man of your age will probably be sitting in a private school and reading aloud, but Liangsheng is still alone. Although you practice Taoism and mind, you comprehend the wonderful methods of gods and immortals, you are also a human being. If you read so many words from saints, you should know that human ethics is a major event."
"Uncle, it's not Liangsheng..."
Lu Liangsheng wanted to jam, but was interrupted by the old man waved his hand: "Listen to my uncle first." He knocked his fingers on the table twice and continued:
"If you don't marry a wife and have children, this is to sacrifice your ancestors of the Lu family. So what if you can cultivate immortality at that time? So what if you will fly to the sky and escape from the earth? You have no children!
The two elders who gave birth to you and raised you went away without enjoying family life... Well... I always speak so straightforwardly, and in front of the emperor, so don't take it to my heart.
...And there will be no one to worship the two elders in the future, and they will be lonely. Will you feel uncomfortable then?"
The old man used "filial piety" as a lobbyist, but Lu Liangsheng could not refute that before he practiced Taoism, his family was poor and his parents were already planning to marry his wife. Now his family is much more prosperous, and it is becoming more and more urgent to urge him to get married. If he had not told his mother that Hong Lian would cultivate himself into flesh, he would probably not even dare to go back to his family now.
"Liangsheng?"
Seeing the scholar frowning and silent, the old man called him and tapped the table with his fingertips: "Liangsheng, I'm looking for you. As long as you nod, I'll do it all tonight."
"Okay, my uncle said this."
Lu Liangsheng waved his hand quickly. It didn't matter if he was someone else, it would be fine if he turned around and left, but the old man treated him very well, and he also saw countless people. He could not get confused by just saying a few words.
After thinking about it, it would be better to just make things clear.
The last light fell outside at dusk, and the sky became dark, and Lu Liangsheng lit the lights.
"What my uncle thought, Liangsheng also thought, but the journey of cultivation will last for a long time and cannot live together with ordinary people...."
While speaking, he sat down opposite him again and poured tea for the old man.
"...even if my child is left, my wife can only watch her grow old. I am still as young as before. They are afraid that they will be unhappy at that time. Isn't it sad to be different from each other?"
On the other end, after hearing Lu Liangsheng's concerns, Min Changwen pursed his lips and nodded, not knowing what to say.
At this time, a sound of footsteps sounded outside, awakening the old man.
'call.....'
Min Changwen exhaled gently, stood up and bowed his hand. When he walked out the door, he saw Wang Banxia who had lived in the mansion for a few days, and a young man in regular clothes, with his hair hanging down to cover his face. He probably guessed who it was, turned around and looked at the scholar who saw him at the door and smiled:
"I understand the meaning of Liangsheng. Oh, it's just that my foolishness has been a pain. My uncle won't bother you. Come over and have dinner together later."
"yes."
Lu Liangsheng bowed his hand and watched the old man leave the crescent door. Then he turned around and walked into the room. Wang Banxia, who had changed his clothes and wagged his hands behind him. He quickly waved to the young man behind him.
"Second junior brother, come in and pay homage to Master."
The figure following behind was in ordinary clothes. He walked into the room and pulled away the hair covering his face. It was Yuwen Tuo. He was a royal family in the previous dynasty, so he could not go out in and out of the mansion of the surrendered ministers in the Southern Chen Dynasty in a noble manner, so he was dressed up.
"Tao pays homage to Master!"
Yuwen Tuo raised his hands and faced the bookshelf, pushed open the small door and came out to stretch his waist: "Greetings to Master."
"Don't be too polite, just sit there."
Taoist Toad waved his webbing, yawned, and looked at it: "Hey, where is that pig demon? Where did you go?"
"I don't know, I didn't see him coming out after entering the courtyard."
Lu Liangsheng sat on the edge of the bed and was greeted by his two disciples. After replying to his master, he asked Wang Banxia and Yuwen Tuo to come and sit down.
"Master, what happened to Yuanfeng? I heard the war report sent back from the front line. My junior brother... has he sacrificed his life for the country?"
As soon as he sat down, Yuwen Tuo stood up and looked at the master opposite him worriedly. Old man Wang on the side also echoed: "Yes, Master, what's wrong with Yuan Feng? The disciple calculated several times, and it was all about falling stars, but today it became vague and uncertain."
"Nothing is wrong."
Lu Liangsheng told the story of how he saved Yuanfeng and went to Mount Li to see his mother in Mount Li. He told them to the two of them. Yuwen Tuo had always had a good relationship with Qu Yuanfeng. When he heard that his body could be restored, his clenched fist gradually loosened.
Wang Banxia, who was beside him, had not yet come to his senses from the shock of his master seeing the gods, but he heard Lu Liangsheng speak.
"I'm calling you here tonight. In fact, there's nothing else. I'm telling you not to ruin your state of mind for Yuanfeng's affairs. If you have a master here, you can walk your own path with peace of mind, especially Yuwen Tuo."
The scholar looked at this disciple who was reincarnated by Kunlun Mirror: "You are arrogant and arrogant, but my teacher knows that you are just cold and warm. Yuanfeng has known you for a long time and joins my disciple together and grows up together. My teacher is worried that you will be angry and do crazy things. When I met my mother in Mount Li, she already warned that it is not advisable for people who practice Taoism to get involved in human affairs, so you must not be reckless, and don't learn to be a teacher."
"Yes, disciples must follow the master's teachings!" Yuwen Tuo stood up and bowed.
Lu Liangsheng had finished what he should say. The rest was only needed to go to Liangjie Mountain to see the divine monkey pressed down at the foot of the mountain, and then come back to serve the old mother in Mount Li and take back Yuanfeng.
‘It’s a lot more comfortable to arrange things.’
He sent off his two apprentices and went back to the gate of the other yard. The Min family manager was already waiting there and asked him to go to the backyard for dinner.
"Leave in advance!"
Lu Liangsheng waved his robe and walked behind, asking the other party to lead the way. He also came to the backyard. Through the corridor full of lanterns, he met the maids in the mansion on the way, and the servants bowed to him one by one.
On this side, the scholars also responded with a smile, saying that this is his politeness in life, regardless of his superiority.
As we walked all the way to the middle hall of the backyard, we did buy a table of dishes. The maid who was delivering the dishes was busy in and out. Min Changwen drank tea and saw Lu Liangsheng coming in, and stood up with a smile and invited him to sit at the table to have dinner together.
"I originally prepared a sumptuous meal, but for some reason, it was much less, so I had to let the kitchen cook some home-cooked dishes again."
"It doesn't matter, you can fill your stomach even if you eat a simple meal."
Soon, Min Yuerou and Madam Min also came out of the back hall. The woman's eyes were a little wet and red, as if she had cried. She had never looked at Lu Liangsheng during the meal, and the scholar would not ask too much.
The old man there no longer talks about marriage and marriage. The most common thing is the court and government affairs. He occasionally asks two Lu Liangsheng about strange and strange stories in the practice of Taoism.
After dinner, Lu Liangsheng chatted with the old man for a while before saying goodbye to return to the yard. Zhu Gangli would come back at some point, lying on the top of the old camphor tree and sleeping soundly.
Pushing the door and entering the room, Taoist Toad lifted the quilt and got up, ran to the bookshelf and took out the rooster bowl, sat on the table, wiped the chopsticks gracefully, and tied the apron.
"Come here to my teacher..." Seeing the bowl handed to the front of me, I immediately narrowed my toad eyes: "Why are all vegetarian dishes? What about the braised pork, steamed carp, and roasted goose for me?"
Lu Liangsheng pointed outside.
"I was eaten by the old pig."
"That's my mother!" Taoist Toad put his chopsticks heavily, jumped off the table, untied his apron and threw it on the ground, walked out of the room angrily, ran to the camphor tree, looked up at the large sleeping figure on the treetops and shouted.
"Down here for me-"
"I have the temper to eat secretly, and I have the ability to come and go against me. I will see if I won't stew you anymore!"
"Come down!! It's my mother."
......
When Lu Liangsheng heard the master scolding outside, he shook his head, took a book by the bedside, and lay down on the bedside with the dim lights.
Outside, rustling footsteps came.
Lu Liangsheng raised his face and looked at the door. The open door. Min Yuerou stood there, her eyes were red and she was holding a bowl of soup in her hand.
"Today's meals are a bit simple. I'm afraid you won't be full, so I asked the chef to make it again."
Alas ~
Lu Liangsheng closed the book, took the lotus seed soup from the woman, and put it on the table. Before he could speak, Min Yuerou started talking first.
"My father told me, but I don't care... really, I don't care."
"Yuerou."
Looking at her appearance, the scholar calmed down and put the soup aside. His mind quickly turned and he immediately had the idea of refusing.
He whispered: "In fact, not only what I said to Lord Min today... there is another thing. If I want to get married, I must get my master to agree."
"Your master?"
Min Yuerou was stunned for a moment. She had never seen Lu Liangsheng's master yet, let alone who it was.
"Then...where is your master?"
"It's not a question of where, right... he once said that practicing his Tao will be passed down from generation to generation. You can get married unless he dies..."
Outside, the toad who was yelling stopped and looked at the couple in the room, and sat down with their webbeds cursingly.
To be continued...