Chapter 486: Huanglongguan's inner dialect and woodworking
Huanglong Temple is not big, with only two courtyards and three main rooms serving as the main hall. There are three clay statues of gods lined up in gold, and there are several side rooms on both sides for the gods, generals and kings beside the gods.
Passing through the main hall is the resting place for the Taoist priests of Huanglongguan. There are six small rooms lined up in a row to the north, an open space to the west, and beyond, there is a cliff of ten thousand feet.
To the east is the kitchen, with pots, pans, stoves and kettles all available. Smoke is rising from the chimney. A Taoist priest is sitting in front of the stove and lighting a fire. Another Taoist priest with gray hair is holding a knife and killing fish by the basin.
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"Qingfeng, you little bastard came back at the right time. I just caught a fat fish in the mountain stream today, and you are back right now."
The gray-haired old Taoist priest didn't even raise his head as he scolded the young Taoist priest Qingfeng.
Qingfeng's face turned red and white, and she stood at the door of the kitchen sullenly: "Master, the prince is here. It's not like you can't hear me. Can you pay more attention to what you say?"
The old Taoist priest dropped the knife, washed the fish scales and blood on his hands in the basin, and said angrily: "Aren't we going to have a few more meat dividers when we come? Really, I have to work for the army, now it's better
, Not to mention that there is no food to eat in the temple, the meat that was finally caught is also gone."
Qingfeng had already rolled up his sleeves and said with a smile, "The prince's army has already gone hunting, and dozens of yellow sheep and deer will be sent over soon."
The old Taoist priest immediately smiled, wiped his hands, and said politely to Su Lu outside the door:
"The house is full of distinguished guests. You have been neglectful. You have been neglectful. Please invite tea to the side hall. Tea to the side hall."
The real Taoist leader led Su Lu into the side room and casually glanced at the chair twice, "Your Majesty, please sit down. Your Majesty is here to see you. I am so happy. I wonder what business you have to do when Your Majesty comes to my little temple?"
"Let me take a look at the Taoist priest's wooden bird. Our army is fighting with the Thai-Western coalition in Xianyang. Our army's flying bird is no match for the Thai-Western flying bird. The war has reached a stalemate. I heard Taoist Master Qingfeng say that the viewer has a flying bird in his hand that can fly in the sky for half a day.
I came here to ask for advice."
The old Taoist priest Zhenyuan rolled his eyes, rubbed his hands, and said with a smile:
"Well, it's easy to say, it's just the skills of a carpenter. Look, my lord, it's almost noon. If it's any later, the meat won't be cooked enough."
Next to him, Su Ge said dissatisfiedly: "Your Huanglong Temple has gone to work in the army, so how can you still lack some meat to eat? Besides, I see that you are a master, and you can still eat less meat on weekdays."
The real veteran Taoist rolled his eyes when he heard this: "Is this the royal guard's personal guard? You are a noble person, and you usually eat spicy food. I am guarding this poor Taoist temple. How can I not lack food and drink? Now.
In this chaotic situation, all the pilgrims and patrons have fled for their lives. Who will come to the Taoist temple? The three old Taoist masters and disciples have not starved to death, which is already a good thing."
Next to him, Cao Hua snorted coldly: "I heard from the mountain people that the nearly 500 acres of fertile land at the foot of Huanglong Mountain are your private property in Huanglong Mountain. You can grow some potatoes and sweet potatoes without starving you masters and disciples."
"False words and sophistry, what selfish motives are you hiding?"
Cao Hua shouted sharply and put his hand on the handle of the sword at his waist.
The old Taoist Zhenyuan coughed, feeling discouraged, his shoulders slumped, and he spoke: "Then let's talk about wood birds. My old Taoist name was Lu before I became a monk. My family has been a carpenter for generations. I have a craft passed down from my ancestors.
Wooden bird.”
"Our Lao Lu family has a rule. If a young student wants to become a teacher, he must be able to make a wooden kite that can fly in the sky for half a day without falling. To be considered qualified, old man, I am not good at learning skills, so the wooden kite I make can only fly.
In a little while, it won't even reach midday, and it will fall from the sky."
The true veteran Taoist sighed sadly, as if he had just failed a training test.
After being lost for a while, the old Taoist Zhenyuan rummaged through the box and found his wooden kite in another apprentice Mingyue's trunk. He handed the wooden kite to Su Ge who was looking around. The old Taoist stared at his apprentice's trunk carefully for a while.
"The brat actually hid so much personal money."
The old Taoist muttered something, and with lightning speed, he quickly took something out of the box.
Su Lu took the wooden kite, looked at it for a while, handed it to the craftsman from the ordnance department who was accompanying him, and asked, "Are you sure you can dismantle this wooden kite and make one exactly the same?"
The craftsman shook his head, his voice full of admiration: "This thing is much more powerful than the inner breath conversion cabinet. The craftsmanship of Master Zhenyuan is really amazing."
The old Taoist said with a sad face: "Don't praise me. I haven't been able to become a teacher at such an old age. I don't know where to put my old face."
Su Lu asked and said: "Taoist Master, your life in Huanglongguan is poor. Have you ever thought about returning to your hometown?"
The old Taoist narrowed his eyes and said angrily: "What are you going to do when you go home? You don't have to lose the face of the old Taoist."
"If you are willing to serve as an official, I can recommend you to be an official of the Ministry of Industry. If you want to serve in the military, I can also recommend you to be a general."
Su Lu looked at the old Taoist and said in a persuasive manner.
Mingyue jumped out of the window and grabbed a money bag from Lao Dao.
"Master, you stole my money bag again. The last money in our temple is with me. If you take it and gamble randomly and lose, we will really have to go to the northwest."
The old Taoist looked at the money bag in Taoist Mingyue's hand, the flesh on his face twitched a few times, and finally he waved his hand in pain.
"If I don't go, I won't go. What's the point of joining the army? What's the point of being an official? I'm an old Taoist and I'd rather be my Taoist priest safely."
Next to him, Cao Hua snorted coldly: "If you don't eat the toast, you will be fined."
The old Taoist priest narrowed his eyes, a bright light flashed in his eyes, glanced at Cao Hua, and said coldly:
"This must be General Cao Hua. His disciple, he is as famous as Xiao Yan, the famous general of Southern Chu, Xie Ruyu, the famous general of Tang Dynasty, and Wei Huhu. Now it seems that he is nothing more than this."
"you"
Cao Hua is about to get angry.
Su Lu waved his hand and signaled Cao Hua to step away, and continued to ask Taoist Master Zhenyuan: "The Taoist Master is not willing to serve as an official or join the army. Can the Taoist Master introduce a master from your family to me?
Whether you serve as an official or join the army, it all depends on the master of your family."
The true veteran Taoist immediately opened his eyes wide, pinched his beard, and thought for a long time with a frown on his face, and finally slapped his thigh:
"It's not impossible to join the army, but Your Majesty, what do you want me to do with my old bones? Although I have some martial arts skills, compared with thousands of troops, and compared with you, Your Majesty, I'm not worth mentioning at all."
Su Lu pointed at the wooden kite in the hand of the craftsman and said:
"Of course I invite you to go and build birds that can carry people into the sky, and transform the existing birds in our country of Han so that they can fly higher, faster, and farther."
"A bird that can carry people?"
The old Taoist priest pulled out one strand of his beard, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"There really are birds that can fly. It's impossible!"
Su Lu smiled and said, "If there really is one, can Taoist Master Zhenyuan recommend a master?"
The true Taoist Taoist tugged on his beard and said with a sarcastic look on his face: "Okay, if you can really fly into the sky, let alone recommending the master, I, the Taoist, will go with you personally, what will it be worth?"
"Hmph"
The face of the true veteran Taoist was full of sarcasm. This big bird couldn't carry people into the sky even if it tried its best.
The little bird flying in the sky is such a fucking idiot.
