After Qi Xuansu said this famous saying from Chapter 56 of Taishang Taozu's Five Thousand Words, he was taken away from Shuzhong Mansion by Ji Jiaozhen.
As for Qi Xuansu's knowledge, it cannot be said that he has no knowledge. He does not recognize the "Zhu Zhu". That is because Wanxiang Taoist Palace does not teach these literati things. It does not mean that he will not memorize the five thousand words of Taishang Taozu. This is the foundation of Taoism.
Classics must be memorized by everyone. Qi Xuansu memorized this book at a very young age, just like a child in a private school who memorizes the Four Books and Five Classics. I dare not say that he memorizes it backwards, at least he will never forget it in this life.
In the next few days, Qi Xuansu and Ji Jiaozhen wandered around Shuzhou for a few days, and then returned to Qingcheng to stay for a few days.
Qi Xuansu left the Wanxiang Taoist Palace on September 16th. Half a month passed in a blink of an eye. On the first day of October, Qi Xuansu spent his last one hundred peace coins to buy a boat ticket and took the flying boat directly from Tiancang Mountain.
, embarked on the return journey to Yujing.
There were no setbacks along the way, and Qi Xuansu arrived in Yujing on the second day of October.
Qi Xuansu did not go to see Zhang Yuelu immediately, nor did he go to Ziweitang immediately. Instead, he went to Duzhi Hall first.
Strictly speaking, he did not go to the main hall of Duzhitang, but to the Guangying Division under Duzhitang. This place was not in Xuandu in the inner city, but in Xuanyuanfang among the eight upper lanes of Yujing in the outer city.
δΈ. Strictly speaking, this is a huge treasury.
In a nutshell, this is where wages are paid.
Among the nine halls, except Tiangang Hall, which issues the regular money on its own because it involves many spiritual officials, the other halls have to go to the Duzhi Hall to receive the regular money.
Qi Xuansu went to the Shanggong of Wanxiang Taoist Palace for three months to study. During these three months, he could also receive regular money as usual, and these three months were calculated according to the fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priest and the head of Ziweitang, that is, three months per month
One hundred Taiping coins, a total of nine hundred Taiping coins.
Qi Xuansu arrived at the Guangying Department, showed the ultimatum, went through several procedures, and received nine large tickets.
Qi Xuansu originally wanted to find a mansion in Shangbafang or Zhongbafang, but unfortunately the majority was taken away by Qiniang. In addition, he was about to be transferred to the Imperial Capital, so it was saved.
Speaking of this nine hundred Taiping money, it is certainly not a small amount, but it is not much for a Taoist priest with a fourth-grade wine offering. After your status is high, you can't avoid socializing and socializing.
Logically speaking, when Qi Xuansu goes to visit Pei Xiaolou, Xu Xiaoying, Ji Jiaozhen and others, he should bring some gifts. These people are all real people, so naturally they can't just buy a few fruits like ordinary people visiting relatives and friends.
When you are done, you should at least get some elegant things, such as pens, inks, paper, inkstones, etc. If you are giving birth to a child and getting married, you should also give Ruyi, jade pendants and other auspicious things. How can such things be cheap? A slightly better one will cost hundreds.
Taiping money, these nine
One hundred taipings of money cannot withstand a few favors.
This time Qi Xuansu forced himself to come in empty-handed, which was very ugly emotionally. Fortunately, except for Xu Xiaoying, Pei Xiaolou and Ji Jiaozhen both met Qi Xuansu when he was not yet successful and knew his background.
You can't worry about these things with him. You can't do this now. After all, the Taoist priest's rank and the amount of money are all on the surface, and it's impossible to stay poor forever. It's no wonder that Zhang Yuelu has always been in embarrassment. The exchange of favors is indeed a big burden.
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As for Yao Pei, she does not live on this small sum of money. She is the kind of core member who can directly mobilize the family's wealth and never bothers with personal expenses.
After Qi Xuansu received the peace money, he slowed down and walked out of Guangying Department in a leisurely manner.
Most of the top Taoist families live in Taishangfang. In Taishangfang, you can even see the Zhang and Li families living next to each other, which is hard to imagine in other places.
Because the predecessor of the Daxuan royal family was Beidaomen, there were many Taoists in the royal family and clan, and many people also settled in Yujing. These people did not live in Taishangfang, and most of them lived in Xuanyuanfang. Because they were all emperors
The relatives and dignitaries are very wealthy, so there are many special shops in Xuanyuanfang.
When Qi Xuansu was about to leave Xuanyuanfang, he passed by a shop and found that it sold various women's products, and his footsteps seemed to be stuck.
After Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment, he walked into the shop.
The store was very deserted, with few customers, and only a female shopkeeper settling accounts behind the counter.
This is a so-called special store. The reason why it is special is because the products here are different from those in Taiqing City.
Since the Five Dynasties of Great Masters, the Taoist Sect has been committed to eliminating all kinds of differences between people, making all the Taoist Sects the same. Within the Taoist Sect, especially in formal occasions, the difference between men and women of the same rank is not very big.
, the same hairpin, the same crane cloak, the only difference is probably the cloud shoes, the men have square toe shoes and the women have round toe shoes.
Private casual clothes are divided into men and women, but they are mainly plain. Zhang Yuelu and others have long been accustomed to wearing more convenient men's clothes from time to time. Even Yao Pei always dresses in men's clothes on weekdays, which is incompatible with the world. Or
It is said that Taoism does not want to forcefully separate men and women, but vigorously promotes universal clothing that can be used by both men and women.
The clan disciples who came from the imperial capital were naturally not used to such a style, so many of them were dedicated to
Special shops designed for women came into being.
The female shopkeeper who was settling the accounts raised her head and saw that although Qi Xuansu did not look like a member of the clan, but she was dressed like a Taoist priest of the fourth grade of wine offering, she did not hesitate and asked with a smile: "What does this mage want to buy?"
Qi Xuansu glanced at the dazzling array of shelves and muttered: "Does the shopkeeper have any recommendations?"
The female shopkeeper smiled slightly: "Did the mage buy it for Taoists?"
Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
The female shopkeeper said: "Yu Jing is very nice, but the heads and faces of the women's crowns are too plain. The shop has recently purchased a new batch of jewelry, which are the most popular styles in Imperial Jing today."
Qi Xuansu thought for a while, and found that Zhang Yuelu did not have much jewelry. It seemed that she had only seen her using hairpins, and sometimes she didn't even use hairpins, just a hairband. ??
The female shopkeeper observed the words and knew that this Taoist master was probably very knowledgeable about these women's affairs - he knew nothing about them, so she started to introduce them one by one.
Only then did Qi Xuansu realize that women's jewelry had such a wide variety of styles. In addition to the common hairpins and bracelets, there were also hairpins, hairpins, steppers, diamonds, flat squares, combs, Huasheng, forehead wipes, flower necklaces, and earrings.
Jade necklaces, necklaces, necklaces, brooches, finger guards, armbands, forbidden steps, rings, etc., as well as various necklaces, rings, etc. passed over from the West, are all different and have their own uses.
This is just a broad classification. If further subdivided according to color, style, and material, it can be divided into hundreds of categories without duplication.
Qi Xuansu felt dizzy after hearing this. He temporarily interrupted the chattering female shopkeeper and asked the price again.
All are expensive.
Qi Xuansu clicked his tongue in his heart, touched the nine hundred Taiping coins in his arms, and finally chose the smallest and relatively cheap flower bud, which was about the size of a fingernail, made of gold foil paper, decorated with jade, and carved into the shape of a plum blossom.
, the carving is very fine, and the various lines are clearly visible and lifelike, and can be placed between the eyebrows. It was a popular plum blossom makeup during the Daqi period.
There are three flowers in total, the colors are red, green, and yellow. They are a set. They are packed in an exquisite small wooden box and cost Qi Xuansu 200 Taiping coins.
Qi Xuansu pretended to pay the money, and under the attentive smile of the female shopkeeper, he left the shop and went straight to the Tiangang Hall in Xuandu.
Zhang Yuelu has finished his hiatus and has been working in the Yaoguang Department recently.
Qi Xuansu was quite familiar with the Tiangang Hall. When he arrived at the door, the spiritual officer guarding the gate recognized him and let him go without any obstruction.
After taking just a few steps, Qi Xuansu came face to face.
Met old acquaintance Sun Yongfeng.
"Tian Yuan. Congratulations." Sun Yongfeng said congratulations from afar, "I'm afraid I will have to be reused after I came back from studying in the palace."
Now everyone in Tiangang Hall knows that Qi Xuansu is not only alive but also a blessing in disguise, so they are not too surprised to see Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu and Sun Yongfeng greeted each other, exchanged a few words, and then asked: "Is Qingxiao in the Yaoguang Division?"
"The deputy hall master is signing the deposit for the room." Sun Yongfeng smiled knowingly, "Tianyuan, please go quickly, we will talk next time."
Qi Xuansu said goodbye to Sun Yongfeng and went to Yaoguang Division.
I met a few acquaintances along the way, and everyone seemed to know the reason for Qi Xuansu's visit, and everyone was smiling and joking.
Even though Qi Xuansu was not thin-skinned, he was also a little uncomfortable.
Arriving outside the door of Zhang Yuelu's custody room, Qi Xuansu suddenly stopped, straightened his clothes carefully, and then stretched out his hand to knock on the door.
A familiar voice came from inside: "Come in."
Qi Xuansu took a deep breath, opened the door and walked inside.
The outside room was still the same, Mu Jin and Tian Baobao were not there. The door to the inside room was open. Qi Xuansu leaned out half of his body and looked inside. He saw Zhang Yuelu writing hard at his desk and had no time for him to pay attention.
Zhang Yuelu is still the same, after all, the two have only been separated for three and a half months.
After a while, Zhang Yuelu noticed something was wrong. He raised his head and met Qi Xuansu's eyes, who had leaned forward halfway.
Qi Xuansu coughed lightly, walked into the inner room, and was separated from Zhang Yuelu by a desk.
Zhang Yuelu put down his pen and asked, "Why did you come back?"
Qi Xuansu said: "First I went to the Wanshou Chongyang Palace to visit Pei and Xu, then I went to Shuzhou to visit Ji Zhenren, and by the way, I removed one of Zhao Fuan's arms."
Zhang Yuelu was startled for a moment, then remembered who Zhao Fuan was, and asked with a smile: "Why don't you ask me to come with you?"
Qi Xuansu thought for a while and replied: "How can you kill a chicken with a cow-butcher's knife?"
After saying that, Qi Xuansu took out the "Hua Dian" he just bought, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Zhang Yuelu.
For the first time, he felt a little embarrassed: "On the way back, I happened to see it and thought it was pretty good, so I bought it."
Zhang Yuelu opened the box and blinked.
Qi Xuansu asked softly: "Do you like it?"
Zhang Yuelu smiled slightly: "Since it's your gift, there's no reason why I don't like it."