allonlinenovel Chapter 166
Chapter 166
After a while, the carriage and horses were taken away by the brothers to be fed, and the uncle and sister were also called down the mountain. Everyone was very happy.
Senior sister took Shen Lingzhu back to her room to apply moisturizer.
Since my uncle had not returned yet, my grandmother Qi took the silver and money prepared at home and distributed the money to the people who were responsible for the escort mission on behalf of my uncle.
A few people didn't want to stay for dinner overnight, so grandma quickly made a pot of shredded pork noodles and let everyone have a bowl before leaving.
It is natural for everyone to eat dumplings when going out and noodles when returning home for good luck, not to mention that there is also fat meat to eat.
After the meal, the uncle gave each of them a pound of pork and asked them to take it home to eat with their families.
As for Li Laojunhu, after meeting his uncle, he ate noodles without accepting anything else and quickly left to report.
When only family members were left in the room, the conversation became more intense.
“…Uncle, this is what happened to us during those days.
Because I only sent you a visiting card and never delivered your letter, he never summoned me." Shen Lingzhu carefully took the letter out of his luggage and returned it to his uncle.
Shen Xianzhu immediately said, "It was my request not to deliver the letter.
Uncle Seven had already been released from prison, so I felt that the favor didn't need to be wasted all at once."
"There are benefits to not delivering it." Uncle Shen Huai took back the letter and talked about temporarily stopping the sale of bellows to other provinces or even other prefectures in the province.
He said to Grandma Qi: "Tomorrow, send someone to Dashuangdian to pick up Zong Qi."
"No, no, he has martial arts skills and is surrounded by friends from the market, so he'll be fine.
As for Xia Xing, I hope he can be more alert and not make any mistakes." Just as the grandmother finished speaking, there was another noise outside.
Shen Lingzhu was the first to lift the cotton curtain to see that it was a young man he didn't know who was holding a horse in the yard and wouldn't let go. His brothers were trying to stop him from getting close to the main house.
She came out to ask what was going on, and the young man took out a letter from his horse's saddlebag: "A letter from Mr. Huang Zongqi of Shenquanji to Mr. Dazhu, the fifth master of the Shen family in Beigou.
Excuse me, who is this Mr. Dazhu? Please answer this letter."
"Dazhu?" Several young men from the Shen family looked at each other in bewilderment. Many of them had the word "bamboo" in their names.
Senior Sister Shen Miaozhu walked out from behind Shen Lingzhu: "It's me."
The messenger looked at her, then looked away and said something in code, "A gathering of heroes."
Shen Lingzhu remembered that she told this to her uncle once when she and her senior sister were picking carrots.
"Carrots are holding a meeting." Shen Miaozhu answered the code correctly and successfully got the letter.
The messenger said, "Goodbye. If you want a quick reply, please go to Fangji Cart Inn in the north city of Shun County."
The eldest brother wanted to see him off, and the other person thanked him and quickly left on horseback.
"He's riding a top-quality horse, no wonder he won't leave my sight." Shen Huai asked the others to go back to their work, and waved his three children back to the house.
Mrs. Hu said, "I think it's an express letter from the people. What does it say?"
"Big Bamboo?" Grandma also looked at her eldest granddaughter anxiously.
Shen Lingzhu stood beside her senior sister and read together. After browsing, she smiled, and her senior sister also smiled and said, "Uncle said that they will meet Xia Xing himself in less than fifty days.
Then, Xia Xing came back alone, having fallen ill from exhaustion. His uncle said he needed to take some medicine and sent him back in a carriage.
Therefore, they will stay in Qingdu for a few days."
The two sisters recounted Xia Xing's experience, and everyone sighed.
“Xia Xing is a good kid, he did the right thing.
But leaving in a hurry is not pretty at all." Mrs. Hu started by praising him, saying that one shouldn't take advantage of the girl's favor and do whatever he wants.
Shen Huai nodded: "We must inform the Xia couple about this matter.
Xiao Zhuzi, go to the shed outside the yard and call Xia Wang over."
"Go right away. Big brother, tell me about the situation in the county." When Shen Lingzhu stood up to leave, grandma also said, "I'll go with you."
As soon as the two of them left the courtyard, grandma whispered, "It's cold on the mountainside. The shed you built over there won't be enough space for a person to stand there.
A few days ago, a snake appeared in there and almost bit someone.
Your uncle said that if the weather gets colder and the sheds are closed, the workers inside will be a little panicked, not knowing where to find work to support their families in the winter."
Although it was only a dozen feet away from the courtyard gate, the place was empty and unpopular.
Shen Lingzhu said: "At the end of the month, when the finishing work in the shed is finished, it will indeed stop.
But my second sister made some pickled vegetables at home just to give everyone something to do during the winter."
"She said she planned to rent a yard in the county town to make steamed buns and ask everyone to sell them." Grandma was very worried.
She said, "Xiao Zhuzi, selling buns doesn't require so many people. I'm thinking about setting up a noodle stall or a wonton stall.
If they don’t know how to do it, let your grandpa teach them. But Dazhuzi disagreed after hearing this.”
As they were about to reach the work shed, she quickened her pace, "Let's not even talk about Shen Du's brothers. There's also a master carpenter inside who's following Dazhu's blueprints to make something. It wouldn't be good to just let him go."
"Don't worry, grandma. Our family will make proper arrangements." Shen Lingzhu had not yet discussed the matter of opening a food store with her senior sister in private.
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The three Qi-refining disciples of Miaoyue Palace all looked unhappy. They were sent to the mortal world to delay their cultivation. They were already unhappy, so how could they be dragged into a place with thin spiritual energy for a few little Taoist children?
The leading female disciple said calmly, "If you don't care, wait for next time."
Before he finished speaking, the three of them had already jumped onto the boat, and before the temple master could reach out to explain, they flew away with the boat full of Taoist children.
"Bastard, bastard! Pan Lingzhu, get out here and die..." The temple master rushed towards the kitchen with his whisk.
The three rejected Daoist children were frightened and hurriedly hid behind the eldest disciple Lu Xuan, whispering to each other: "It's a miracle that Lin Miaoju was not selected."
"Serves her right. She's always so arrogant."
"This time, Xiao Zhuzi must be credited with a contribution."
"Okay, stop acting weird and go practice." Lu Xuan sighed deeply. He lacked good looks but made up for it with strength. It was because he looked too ordinary that he was left behind by Miaoyue Palace, which only selected handsome men and beautiful women. It took him more than 20 years to reach the seventh level of Qi Refining.
He shifted his gaze towards the direction his master had left, thinking that Junior Sisters Lin and Pan had caused his master and him to lose two bottles of elixirs and two hundred spirit stones. They were bound to get beaten up, which was really worrying...
It was impossible to wait to be beaten. Pan Lingzhu saw the temple master rushing towards him angrily. He didn't bother to block Lin Miao's kick. He turned over and jumped out of the medicine garden. He ran to the cliff a few dozen steps away and jumped down.
Lin Miao was stunned when she chased him to the edge of the cliff, "Master...Master..."
The abbot held his breath and frowned as he glanced at her. She looked quite smart, yet she was always being led by Pan Lingzhu. "Quickly, go find Lu Xuan to soak some medicine and clean up."
Before he finished speaking, he had already jumped off the cliff, and halfway through, he released his precious flying blade and slowly descended.
In just a few breaths, he found Pan Lingzhu climbing up the green vines, only a few feet away from the narrowest part of the cliff.
The latter naturally understood that mortals could not hide from monks. When she jumped onto the rotten soil at the bottom of the cliff, she immediately smiled and waved, "Master, let me check for you to see if the Ganoderma lucidum here has been eaten by wild animals."
"Back off, back off." The master rushed to the side of the hundred-year-old purple Ganoderma lucidum, waving his whisk to chase him away.