Regarding Uncle Quan's words, it is not difficult to see from the worried look on his face that Uncle Quan is afraid that he regards his two disciples, Fei Bao and Xiao Hai, as his own sons.
This is normal, although the Maoshan lineage does not stipulate that Taoists are not allowed to get married and have children.
However, Taoism's abstinence from desire still makes many Taoists choose to live alone until old age, while the disciples they accept are raised as children.
This is why in ancient times, the teacher was the father.
"The issue of betrothal gifts is indeed a bad habit. I wonder what the relationship is between A Bao and Xiao Zhu, the daughter of Mr. Zhu from the restaurant?"
Xu Ce nodded in agreement.
"The two of them are childhood sweethearts."
Uncle Quan said.
"If that's the case, then the problem is much simpler. The worst possible outcome is elopement."
Xu Ce smiled brightly and came up with a bad idea.
At this time, Abao, who was standing aside, said quickly:
"Senior Brother Xu Ce, you are so powerful. I just thought about it. If I can't do it anymore, I will elope with Xiao Zhu. Hum, when the rice is cooked, I will bring a grandson back to Xiao Zhu's father and see if he still recognizes it.
recognize!"
Xu Ce silently gave a thumbs up, the young man is not bad, he is ruthless enough.
Snap!
But Uncle Quan slapped A Bao on the forehead and said angrily:
"You bastard, you are thinking of useless things all day long. If you run away with Xiao Zhu, I am afraid that Zhu will have to guard the door of the Taoist temple every day to make Xiao Tao return his daughter!
Can you make a difference? It’s not just money! If you don’t have enough money for the bride price, you should find a way to earn it!”
"Master, the amount of money Zhu Yuanwai asked for as a betrothal gift meant that people would die every day in the town, and even if we worked in the dojo every day, it would take a year to earn enough.
But there are so many dead people in this town."
Abao touched his forehead and felt angry and distressed.
"Hahaha……"
Xu Ce couldn't hold it back and was amused by Fei Bao's words. This guy really dared to think that in a town with a population of tens of thousands, it would be okay if people died every day.
"Sorry, sorry, I couldn't help it."
Xu Ce coughed twice, forced his smile back, and then continued:
“Actually, there are many ways to make money, it just depends on whether you find the right direction.
No matter how happy some people are, whether they are having fun all day long or not, the money they spend may just be a windfall they made at one time."
"It makes sense."
Uncle Quan has seen a lot of things in the world. What Xu Ce said is true. However, it’s better not to expect such a small probability event. Moreover, looking at Fei Bao’s chubby and silly appearance, it doesn’t look like it.
People who can make a fortune should do some real business honestly.
Uncle Quan waved to Fei Bao and said:
"Abao, come here, my teacher has actually thought of a good way for you to make a lot of money."
Feibao's eyes lit up, his face looked happy, and he said in surprise:
"Seriously, Master!"
Uncle Quan rolled his eyes and said angrily:
"When did my master lie to you? Your senior brother Xu Ce happened to be here to testify again.
Well, I will hand over my savings over the years to you. Seeing that the Xinji Porridge shop in town is doing well, the boss also wants to sell the shop out, so you can go to the shop and take over.
By the way, I have already communicated with Boss He from Xinji for you, you can just take the money and sign the contract."
Fei Bao took the Dayang from Uncle Quan and counted it, there were ten in total.
Immediately, Fei Bao's face fell. He was like a big ocean, what could he do?
"Master, that's it, is it gone?"
Fei Bao looked at Uncle Quan eagerly.
Uncle Quan said angrily:
"This is already my master's old age. You bastard, are you willing to let master sell the Taoist temple?"
"Actually, I think it's a bit big for us to live in such a big Taoist temple with just three of us, don't you think so, Xiaohai?"
Feibao muttered honestly.
Uncle Quan gritted his teeth when he heard these words. If Xu Ce and Ye Qian weren't there, the custodian would have grabbed a carrying pole and beat this bastard wildly. What were they saying!
"Master, don't be angry, senior brother is just talking casually."
Xiao Hai looked at Uncle Quan and became angry. He quickly acted as a peacemaker and said to Fei Bao with a smile:
"Brother, Master actually has good intentions. You see, after opening the store and making money, ten oceans will become twenty, twenty will become forty, and forty will become eighty.
One, eighty became...
It won’t take long before we can collect enough money to collect Xiao Zhu’s betrothal gift.”
Uncle Quan rolled his eyes again and said angrily:
"You bastard, whatever you said doubled every time, you were going to gamble with it! If you lose the bet, I'll sell you, okay?"
"Boss He from Xinji, the bidding price is twelve oceans, but ten oceans should be fine. Once you take over the shop, just do business properly and don't think about the useless things!"
Uncle Quan warned again.
"Oh, Master, we understand."
Fei Bao replied weakly.
Uncle Quan looked at Xu Ce at this time and said:
"Nephew Xu Ce, I'm really sorry for making you laugh.
You see, you and the two of them are of the same age, but they were all arranged by Lao Jiu to travel around the world. Oh, how can you look like these two bastards?
Xu Ce smiled and said:
"Uncle Master is serious. My nephew thinks that Junior Brother Abao is very good. He has a simple and honest appearance. If he does business well, he will definitely be able to prosper his business and make a lot of money.
When the time comes, Junior Brother Abao's father-in-law will also look at him differently."
"Thank you for your kind words, senior brother."
Fei Bao thanked him.
Now there is no other way but this.
"Master, Xiao Hai and I will go out for a while, and you and Senior Brother Xu Ce will chat slowly."
Fei Bao thought of his unmarried daughter-in-law Xiao Zhu and decided to tell her the good news.
"Where to go?"
Uncle Quan glared at Fei Bao.
"Restaurant, hehe, I'll go tell Xiao Zhu."
Feibao said.
"Go, go, don't lose the money. If you lose it, I won't be able to get a second copy here."
Uncle Quan waved his hand.
Feibao and Xiaohai ran out happily.
Xu Ce looked at this scene and couldn't help but think of Qiu Sheng, Wen Cai, and Jiale, who also had such lively personalities. He hadn't seen them for some time, and wondered how they were doing recently and whether they had improved in their cultivation.
Uncle Quan and Xu Ce chatted for a while, but they still couldn't come up with a reason for the Gu Master, so they simply put it aside for the time being.
Uncle Quan thought that Xu Ce had just come here today, and he was considered an elder in the sect. He would still like to treat Xu Ce to a good meal, so he said:
"Senior nephew Xu Ce, why don't you go with Pindao and his entourage to a restaurant, serve some side dishes, and you and me will chat slowly."
Xu Ce looked outside at the sky and saw that the sun was already setting, so he did not refuse and said:
"Listen to Uncle Master's arrangements."
A group of three people stepped out of the Taoist temple.