Chapter 1302 This gourd is good, I like it very much!
Chapter 1302 This gourd is good, I like it very much!
Because the middle-aged Taoist was deaf-mute, Chai Yan could only find paper and pen and communicate with the Taoist by writing.
The middle-aged Taoist named Xu Chenke was a poor man taken in by Hongsha Temple. Later, the master of Hongsha Temple passed away, and the Taoist temple gradually declined and lost its incense. The Taoist priests in the temple also left one after another. Now only Xu Chenke is left.
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It wasn't that Xu Chenke didn't want to find another way to make a living, but because he was deaf and mute, it was difficult to find work after leaving the Taoist temple, so he had no choice but to stay.
In order to survive, Xu Chenke reclaimed a piece of land behind the Taoist temple and planted some grains, fruits and vegetables, which made him self-sufficient. As for the remaining money, in addition to buying some daily necessities, he would also buy some incense regularly.
It is worshiped in the main hall once every morning and evening.
After Chai Yan learned about Xu Chenke's experience, he wrote down a few words, asking about the treasure gourd of the temple owner.
Xu Chenke immediately replied to Chai Yan, saying that he had always kept the gourd of the temple owner and placed it in the attic of the back hall.
Chai Yan was overjoyed and hurriedly wrote a paragraph, hoping that Xu Chenke could take down the treasure gourd and show it to him.
Xu Chenke hesitated for a moment and asked Chai Yan what he wanted to do with the treasure gourd. Chai Yan did not hide his intention and directly explained his purpose.
When Xu Chenke heard this, he shook his head and said that this treasure gourd was a relic of the temple owner, a thought left to him, and would never be sold.
Xu Chenke became anxious and stopped writing. He started shouting "ah ah ah" while trying to drive Chai Yan and Cheng Jiu out.
Chai Yan immediately took out the banknote and waved it in front of Xu Chenke's eyes, indicating that he was willing to spend a lot of money to buy it, as long as he was willing to bid.
"Ah, ah ah, ah..."
But Xu Chenke was still unwilling. He shook his head and made a sound while driving away, probably saying that he wouldn't sell it no matter how much he paid.
Perhaps Xu Chenke's pushing and pushing actions were a little rough, but Cheng Jiu gradually became irritated by him: "What are you pushing? Are you still pushing? Can you push me again?"
But Xu Chenke had a donkey temper. The more aggressive the other party was, the less he would accept it. When Cheng Jiu came back, he moved even harder and used more force.
Cheng Jiu immediately became furious and pushed Xu Chenke away with all his strength. Xu Chenke didn't expect Cheng Jiu's strength to be so strong, and he stumbled backwards and fell to the ground.
Chai Yan was also a little unhappy about Xu Chenke's behavior. After all, he was here to buy things, not to rob them.
After Xu Chenke fell to the ground, he stood up immediately. He pointed at Chai Yan and Cheng Jiu with an angry look and said "Ahhh" twice, then turned around and walked away quickly.
Cheng Jiu thought Xu Chenke was afraid of him so he avoided him, so he ignored him.
Then Cheng Jiu turned to Chai Yan and said, "Sir, it's impossible to talk to this kind of person. How about I go up now, find the gourd, and take it away directly!"
Chai Yan shook his head and said: "How can that be done? Isn't that tantamount to robbery?"
Cheng Jiudao: "But sir, you have seen this man's temper. It doesn't make sense, otherwise our trip would have been in vain."
"No, it's still the temple master's relic after all..."
Chai Yan thought about it and forgot about it. It was just a gourd. When the time comes, he would go to the major markets in the capital to look for it, and he might be able to find a bigger and better one.
Just when Chai Yan and Cheng Jiu were about to leave, Xu Chenke suddenly came back with a hoe, and his face looked extremely angry.
Only then did the two of them realize that Xu Chenke was not hiding out of fear, but had gone to get a hoe and fought hard.
"Ah, ah, ah!"
Xu Chenke called out from afar. Although Chai Yan and Cheng Jiu couldn't understand what he called, they also understood that he was sending a warning.
Chai Yan didn't want to fight with Xu Chenke, so he stepped forward to comfort and persuade.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he took two steps forward, Xu Chenke picked up the hoe and hit it hard. Chai Yan was so frightened that he quickly stepped back. Fortunately, he reacted in time, otherwise the hoe would have damaged his head.
"Damn it, you are so crazy!" Chai Yan was furious.
Cheng Jiu quickly stopped in front of Chai Yan and asked, "Sir, are you okay?"
Chai Yan shook his head and said, "I'm fine. You should also be careful. This person is not very smart."
Cheng Jiu said: "Sir, please step back and I will take care of him."
Chai Yan nodded and took a few steps back, saying at the same time: "Don't hurt him, just subdue him!"
"Understood, my lord." Cheng Jiu responded while staring at Xu Chenke.
After Xu Chenke swung his hoe in the air, he followed up with a second blow, this time aimed at the top of Cheng Jiu's head.
Cheng Jiu saw the right opportunity and ducked sideways, then swung the hoe in the air again, hitting the ground with a "clang", creating a dent in the ground instantly.
Xu Chenke still wanted to pick up the hoe and hit it again, but Cheng Jiu would not give him a chance. With just a flash of lightning, Cheng Jiu snatched the hoe from Xu Chenke's hand, pushed him away, and fell to the ground again.
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Cheng Jiu looked fierce, glared at Xu Chenke and said loudly: "See clearly!"
After saying that, Cheng Jiu raised the hoe, then lowered it down. At the same time, he raised his feet and the handle of the hoe broke off as soon as he hit his knee.
The appearance of this scene made Xu Chenke stunned. He knew very well how hard the hoe handle was, but he didn't expect that the other party could break it so easily.
Cheng Jiu dropped the broken hoe, pointed at Xu Chenke, and said fiercely: "Stop making trouble, or you will suffer!"
Upon seeing this, Chai Yan said: "Let's go..."
Cheng Jiu nodded and prepared to leave with Chai Yan.
Unexpectedly, Xu Chenke, who was in a daze, suddenly came back to his senses, shouted "Ah" and threw himself on Cheng Jiu.
Cheng Jiu hurriedly dealt with it, but Xu Chenke gnawed and bit like crazy, leaving Cheng Jiu in a panic.
"Ouch, what are you doing? Let go, don't... Ouch! You, you, you... are you a dog?"
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After a while, Cheng Jiu finally subdued Xu Chenke because he knocked Xu Chenke unconscious.
Cheng Jiu looked at Xu Chenke who was unconscious at his feet, then looked at the tooth marks on his arm, shook his head and sighed: "Sir, this man is not only deaf and mute, he is also a mad dog!"
Chai Yan shook his head helplessly, looked at Xu Chenke and said, "You put him in the house, and I'll go up to the attic in the back hall to take a look."
Chai Yan thought that it was already like this anyway, so he might as well go to the attic to see what the treasure gourd looked like. It was always not worth it to have Cheng Jiu get bitten in vain.
Cheng Jiu nodded, then picked up Xu Chenke and walked towards his house.
Chai Yan entered the back hall and went up to the attic.
After Cheng Jiu threw Xu Chenke on his bed and left the room, he heard a sound coming from the back hall.
"Cheng Jiu, come and look, I found it..."
Cheng Jiu hurriedly followed the sound and saw Chai Yan on the attic of the back hall.
There were a lot of sundries piled up in the attic, among which there was a large yellow-skinned gourd that was almost half a man tall. The gourd looked a little old, but it was still very well preserved, but the tie inlaid on the gourd was already gone.
If it is broken, if it is repaired, it can be carried on someone's back.
Chai Yan looked at the big gourd and said, "Cheng Jiu, you know, when I see this gourd, I think of a person."
"Who are you thinking of, sir?" Cheng Jiu asked.
"Tieguai Li." Chai Yan said with a smile: "If I carry this gourd on my back and use it as an iron crutch, then I will be a real tieguai Li."
Cheng Jiu touched the back of his head and looked at Chai Yan in confusion: "Sir, who is Tieguai Li?"
Chai Yan suddenly remembered that there was no story of "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" in this time and space. If Cheng Jiu knew about it, there would be something wrong with him.
"It's okay, just pretend I didn't say anything." Chai Yan waved his hands and smiled, not continuing the topic.
Next, Chai Yan tried the weight of the gourd and found that it should be OK to carry on his back, so he said: "Well, this gourd is good, I like it very much!"
Cheng Jiudao: "If you like it, sir, just take it away and don't be polite to that mad dog."
Chai Yan thought for a while and made a decision, and said: "I'm sorry Xu Chenke, please lend me this gourd for now, and I will definitely return it to you when I get back!"
Later, Chai Yan left a letter and three 100-tael silver notes to Xu Chenke, then asked Cheng Jiu to pick up the big gourd and left Hongsha Temple together.