Chapter 140 Temple Fair (6000 words, please give me a monthly ticket)

The eastern sky was already bright white like a fish belly.

After staying in that town last night, Fang Yue had a quick breakfast in the morning and then walked briskly towards Xiahe County.

He was in a good mood because he could achieve his goal in one trip. The next focus should be on this Qi-boosting and health-preserving exercise, and strive to make progress in this exercise as soon as possible to verify whether the idea in his mind is feasible.

If it is feasible, then everyone will be happy.

If it is not feasible, then plans must be made as soon as possible.

Perhaps because it was still early, there were not many pedestrians on the road, only two or three.

咴儿咴儿~

A donkey's cry sounded, and then a simple and honest voice sounded:

"Young man, are you going to Xiahe County? Come on up, it's still more than ten miles to the county. If you walk there, I'm afraid it will take more than half an hour."

"Only three coppers"

There is no free lunch in the world, and naturally there is no free donkey cart.

If one more person is pulled, it will definitely consume more of the donkey's physical strength, not to mention other things.

Then, the donkey needs to be fed more.

The old man drives the donkey cart, and the distance from the town to the county town is to earn hard-earned money.

Just now, he sent a family to the town, and now the cart is empty. When he saw a pedestrian on the road, he thought of pulling the other person for a ride to earn the city entrance fee.

However, the old man was just about to quote the price.

At this time, he saw Fang Yue turning his head.

Immediately, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

"Father-in-law, how much did you say just now?"

Fang Yue turned his head and saw a donkey cart slowly coming, not far from him.

The driver was an elderly man, holding a whip in one hand and a pipe in the other, looking at him, obviously speaking to him.

"This, this, no money." The old man said with difficulty.

At the same time, he secretly complained in his heart, why did he call this "young man" just now?

He looked like a gentle young man from behind, but how come he had such a face, like a mountain king?

His face was full of beard, and the scars on his face twisted like a centipede, which was as scary as it could be.

How could he dare to accept money from such a person!

"Okay, old man, you are quite nice."

Fang Yue saw the change in the old man's expression, but he didn't care. He looked like this now.

Normal people would be scared.

Although he walked faster than the donkey cart, someone asked him to ride in a carriage for free, so he took it.

Fang Yue got on the carriage, and the old man had to drive the car.

After about a quarter of an hour, the old man obviously relaxed and couldn't stay idle. He started to chat with Fang Yue, and the atmosphere was not as solemn as before.

"Old man, you are so old, why are you still driving a carriage?" Fang Yue asked.

"Well, we still have to make a living. My son is 25 years old and still hasn't married. I have to work harder and save money to wait for him to find a wife." The old man said while taking a puff of cigarette.

In today's society, many people get married at 15 or 16.

At 25 or 26, some families' children can already help with cooking.

There are only a few people like Fang Yue who are still unmarried, and most of them are because their families are poor and it is difficult to get married.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this."

The old man sighed and continued:

"I don't know what happened in the city recently. Several children from families in Tianshui Lane were kidnapped by beggars."

"Also, in Xijiaocheng Lane, it seems that someone's family has lost a child again. These beggars are too bold now."

The old man talked a lot. As a member of the lower class of Xiahe County, he obviously knew more about things that were difficult for Fang Yue to understand on weekdays.

For example, he had never heard of these things.

The two chatted, and time passed quickly. Soon, the gate of Xiahe County was in sight.

"This, that, sir, we've arrived." Looking at the city gate getting closer and closer, the old man said hesitantly.

The entrance fee, one more person, one more copper coin, plus a donkey cart, one more copper coin.

If he drove into the city like this, he would have to pay three copper coins for the entrance fee.

He didn't make much money this trip, and if he spent another copper coin for nothing, it would be a big loss.

"Haha, then, old man, goodbye."

Fang Yue laughed and got off the car immediately. The old man had a hard time, and he didn't need to save this copper coin.

Of course, Fang Yue still paid the other party the three copper coins for the fare.

Then, regardless of the old man's surprised look, he went straight into the crowd and entered the city.

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A dozen days passed in a flash.

In the past half month, Fang Yue naturally spent all his time studying the martial arts that he bought for 180 taels of silver.

There is no problem with this martial arts, and it is very easy to practice.

Of course, in fact, even after getting started, Fang Yue did not feel that this martial arts had any effect.

If there is any effect, it is just some simple blood and qi conditioning.

If ordinary people practice, they can live a few more years, at least they can have fewer diseases and disasters.

This is very suitable for his parents and family.

But for him, it does not have much effect. After all, as a warrior who has practiced to the stage of Yi Sui, these basic exercises and practices are naturally not very useful.

The training that should be done has been almost completed.

If it weren't for the indication in the golden finger, Fang Yue wouldn't even know whether he had mastered the art.

"But, I don't know if it's because of the incompatibility of the attributes, the progress of this skill is really slow."

Fang Yue sighed, and then ended his meditation.

After washing his face and changing into a navy blue suit, Fang Yue came to the yard, where Chen was already waiting.

Today Chen was going to burn incense at the Niangniang Temple outside the city, and she wanted Fang Yue to go with her no matter what.

After all, Chen said that she was going to ask for a marriage fortune for Fang Yue this time, and if Fang Yue didn't go, it would seem disrespectful.

Chen had said it several times, and Fang Yue had no choice but to agree to accompany him.

Fang Yue naturally rode a horse, and then the servants at home drove the carriage, Chen sat in the carriage, and then headed towards the Niangniang Temple ten miles outside the city.

Perhaps it was because today was a good day.

Although it was still early, the Niangniang Temple was already bustling with incense and people, as there was a temple fair today.

Before reaching the temple, we entered a bustling market.

There were many small vendors here, selling rouge and powder, purses, food, and snacks, all kinds of people.

This temple is for praying for children and marriage. The incense is good on weekdays, and it is even more lively during the temple fair.

After all, in this era, the concept that the three unfilial acts of not having descendants is still deeply rooted in people's minds.

If a family has no descendants, they will be eaten up and no one dares to bully them.

Following Chen, he respectfully burned incense,

"Let's go, follow me to ask for divination. I heard that the marriage divination in this temple is very effective."

Chen said, and took Fang Yue to the place where the divination was interpreted in the courtyard.

The Niangniang Temple was very popular, so naturally there was no lack of temple priests.

If there is a temple keeper, he will naturally think of ways to make money, and this lottery interpretation is born for this reason.

This Niangniang Temple is neither a monk nor a Taoist. The temple keeper is just a dull yellow long gown, with a wooden hairpin tied in his hair and a goatee.

His gray hair and beard, set against the faint smoke of incense, really look like a Taoist master.

And this person seems to be very famous here. The eldest and young wives are all around, all asking for divination.

Fang Yue and Chen waited for a long time before they got to the front.

At this time, the temple keeper was interpreting the divination for the person in front.

The temple keeper counted with his fingers, frowned at first, and then pondered, which made the woman in front look anxious.

After that, it was nothing more than some coaxing and threatening words, and soon he sold some "magic tools" such as peace and happiness and marriage talismans.

Fang Yue looked at it and couldn't help shaking his head.

It seems that no matter how the world changes, some things are really like this.

Fang Yue did not spoil the fun. When it was Chen's turn, he randomly drew a lot and handed it to the temple keeper.

As expected, the temple keeper said the same thing as before, but Fang Yue naturally did not believe it.

Chen could not stand the other party saying that Fang Yue's marriage was blocked and that after praying for the talisman, it would be smooth as he wished.

So he bought the marriage talisman. Chen got the talisman and said that after returning, she would sew it into Fang Yue's clothes and wear it every day.

After interpreting the lot, Chen was obviously much happier and took her maid to stroll around the temple fair.

Fang Yue was also happy to be free, so he walked around the Niangniang Temple.

"This pilgrim, I wish you good fortune and a son soon."

At this time, a younger temple keeper came to Fang Yue with a merit box and bowed slightly.

This was obviously to ask Fang Yue to donate.

After all, these temple keepers can also observe and naturally know who is rich and who is poor.

Although Fang Yue was dressed simply, the material of his clothes was excellent, and he obviously had a rich family. He was also a young man, and looked gentle as jade. Such a person was naturally an excellent target for fundraising.

What a pity.

Now that Chen was not here, he certainly would not buy into this.

He was not willing to spend a few dozen coins to contribute to these fat guys.

With a slight smile, he shook his head and refused.

However, this temple keeper was obviously not a master who would give up easily. Perhaps he had seen this situation many times.

He immediately smiled back: "Pilgrim, donating silver is a blessing. Now there is a bundle of firewood and an axe. What do you choose?"

What happened here also attracted the attention of the surrounding pilgrims.

"That's right, that's right, what's wrong with donating some silver to the Queen? How can this man be so stingy? With such a character, how can the Queen bless him?"

"Yes, he is stingy, don't you know how to donate money? This is a good deed. The world is really going downhill, and people's hearts are not as good as they used to be." A wealthy middle-aged man listened to the belly that was almost ten months pregnant, and looked distressed.

Sure enough, his style also made the people around him respect him, and naturally despised Fang Yue.

"Brother Gaoyi, I don't know how much you donated, tell me the number, so that this kid will be ashamed." At this time, a young man next to him said.

As soon as this was said, everyone was waiting for the wealthy middle-aged man to slap Fang Yue in the face.

But at this time, when the wealthy middle-aged man heard this, his face was immediately embarrassed and ugly.

"This, that, I didn't bring any money today, and I haven't donated yet. But don't worry, I will definitely make up for it at the next temple fair."

Hearing this, the spectators around him stared at each other, and they couldn't believe it.

The temple keeper saw that things were getting out of control, and secretly despised the middle-aged man in his heart for not making up a number. But he smiled and asked quickly: "Between this pile of firewood and the axe, how should the donor choose?"

"I choose a pile of firewood." Fang Yue smiled and replied.

After hearing Fang Yue's answer, the temple keeper immediately looked unfathomable and said in a deep tone:

"The donor made the wrong choice. He should have chosen the axe. With this axe in hand, the firewood in the forest can be used at any time. It is better to give people an axe than firewood."

"The donor's donation of silver will help more people, give them axes for their livelihood, and let them chop more firewood."

It is a very simple story, very similar to the story of the fish and the fishing rod in the previous life.

But the effect is equally good. As soon as the temple keeper's words fell, he immediately attracted a round of applause from the spectators around him.

Seeing that the effect has been achieved, the temple keeper is preparing to take the opportunity to continue a bunch of big truths to completely defeat this stubborn guy and make him donate money.

Who knew that just as he was about to speak, he heard the young man in black in front of him speak.

"That's wrong. A pile of firewood sent to Xiahe County can be sold for at least thirty coins, and an axe can be sold for ten coins, so you can buy three more axes. Keep one for chopping wood, and sell the other two to people in need. Isn't it wonderful?"

The temple keeper in a yellow robe and with a profound face was stunned at this time.

He couldn't help shouting in his heart, it can be so reasonable, it is really learned, learned, and can be fooled in the same way in the future.

However, at the same time, his face was very ugly. After all, it was embarrassing to be caught by someone with words in front of so many people.

"Uh, it can be so reasonable, why do I feel that what this young man said is so reasonable?"

"That's right, that's right, I don't know whose young man this is, it's not about whether to get married."

For a moment, the wives and girls present looked at Fang Yue differently.

However, Fang Yue, the instigator, did not stay here. When he finished speaking, he had already left, leaving only a chic back figure to everyone.

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In the dim room.

"This place is nice. Who would have thought that the temple of the goddess with a lot of incense would be the place where the missing child was hidden."

Yang Yan looked at the room in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.

In the past half month, he has contacted the hidden scholar in the city.

Now the scholar is hiding in the Wei family, a wealthy family in the city, and has become the steward of the eldest son of the Wei family. With the power of the Wei family's eldest son's inspection, it is suitable to cover them.

After all, the person in charge of this case now is the inspector of the Wei army, that is, the eldest son of the Wei family.

The scholar's close service seems to be able to obtain more intelligence and more news.

Let them easily avoid the search and pursuit of the Wei army.

"Yes, after the next batch is collected, this mission will be completed." The man in black robe said next to him.

"However, I still tell those people to be low-key and not to cause trouble. Otherwise, if they delay the organization's important matters, they will not be forgiven." Yang Yan continued.

The black man nodded and went out.

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The Niangniang Temple was still bustling with people.

While strolling around, Fang Yue saw that there were two strong men in yellow clothes guarding the moon gate leading to the backyard, with an appearance of no strangers allowed in.

These two people did not look like the temple priests in the temple at all, but more like bandits.

Fang Yue could not help but take a few more glances.

At this time, a familiar female voice sounded.

"Fang Yue?"

Fang Yue looked back and saw that it was Zhang Shu.

I didn't expect to see this person here. Didn't Zhang Shu marry in Shanyang Prefecture? Why did she appear here?

Yes, maybe she went home to visit her relatives.

"Well, Senior Sister Zhang, long time no see." Fang Yue smiled slightly.

Fang Yue took a quick look at Zhang Shu, who was already married. She was obviously more intellectually beautiful, with smooth skin and a little sweat.

Her figure was well maintained.

Although she had become a woman, she still had charm and looked much more beautiful than a young girl.

Seeing Fang Yue's appearance, Zhang Shu didn't know why she was furious.

Originally, she looked down on her father's poor junior brother. After all, among all of her father's fellow disciples, Fang Hu was the worst.

He was obviously a warrior, so why not do anything good? He was willing to be a country bumpkin.

And he would come to her house from time to time to eat and live. How could Zhang Shu be happy?

Later, this uncle Fang took in another apprentice, Fang Yue. Her father suddenly wanted to marry her to Fang Yue.

This made her even more angry.

Her peers, which one of them was not the son of a noble family, which one was not the descendant of a martial arts candidate.

A lucky guy who just passed the exam for a military scholar, a peasant, was not even within her consideration.

Especially her father repeatedly told her about Fang Yue's goodness and his bright future, which made her even more disgusted.

Later, when she heard that Fang Yue passed the exam for a military scholar, she was ready to date Fang Yue reluctantly.

But Fang Yue dared to refuse.

Wouldn't this make her hate Fang Yue even more?

Fortunately, Fang Yue refused at that time.

She is now married to a good family, and is the eldest son of a military attaché in Shanyang Prefecture. Isn't it a hundred times better than a military officer in a small county like Fang Yue?

"snort."

Zhang Shu snorted coldly, but a smile appeared on her face:

"I wonder if Junior Brother Fang has a job now? If not, I can bring it up to my husband. Maybe Junior Brother Fang can fill the gap."

With a showy tone, it was obvious that he was showing off.

Show off that she married a good man, a man who is good in all aspects and excellent.

"Thank you, senior sister." Fang Yue still smiled.

He wasn't angry either. He knew what kind of person Zhang Shu was, so he wouldn't argue with her.

Of course, this was all for Zhang Boyang's sake, otherwise Fang Yueli would not pay attention to a self-righteous woman like Zhang Shu.

"Humph, if Junior Brother Fang changes his mind in the future, you can come to me at any time."

Zhang Shu immediately walked away with her head held high, like a victorious chicken.

Fang Yue shook his head. With such a temper, he would suffer sooner or later.

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After a while, Fang Yue found Chen at the temple fair outside and ordered lunch at a small stall.

Duck blood vermicelli soup, duck fat shortbread.

Although the taste is not as good as in the previous life, it is still natural and pollution-free, with a unique flavor, which is very good.

After eating, Mrs. Chen was still enthusiastic and wanted to continue shopping.

Naturally, Fang Yue couldn't leave directly, so he started wandering around again.

I don’t know if his deeds have spread in the Empress Temple, but now there are no temple blessings coming to him for donations.

Walking, walking, Fang Yue arrived not far from the backyard gate of the Empress Temple.

He glanced at the moon gate again and looked at the two men in yellow robes who were still guarding the door like stone sculptures.

Although I felt something was wrong, I didn't want to meddle in other people's business and was about to leave. At this moment, I saw a familiar figure in my eyes.

"Zhang Shu?"

Fang Yue narrowed his eyes slightly, and in his peripheral vision, he saw a Miao Zhu wearing a light yellow robe supporting Zhang Shu and walking towards the moon gate.

And from Fang Yue's point of view, it can be clearly seen that Zhang Shu is obviously not in the right state at this moment.

His eyes were dull, and he had to rely on the support of the temple blessing next to him when he walked. Moreover, the maid who was accompanying him just now did not know where he was at this time.

In just a moment, Miao Zhu and Zhang Shu had already walked into the moon gate.

"Hey, it seems like I need to stretch my muscles today."

If he hadn't encountered it, Fang Yue would definitely be unwilling to take care of it. But if you see it, you can't really treat it as not seeing it.

Don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face. No matter how bad Zhang Shu is, Zhang Boyang always treats him well, so naturally he can't ignore it.

Immediately, Fang Yue found an uninhabited corner and left the stunned Huangpao Miaozhu among the flowers. Then he slightly changed his body shape, put on the opponent's robe, put on some make-up, and immediately a The image of a vicious man appears.

Although he has to take action, he cannot expose himself.

Then he found a wall, jumped lightly, and entered the backyard of the Empress Temple.

Entering the backyard, Fang Yue discovered that this place was indeed extraordinary.

It is obviously a lot quieter here, there is no noisy sound, and there are people in yellow robes standing guard at the intersections here. These people have fierce faces and are obviously not ordinary temple blessings.

"There are not many rooms here, so you have to find them one by one."

Fang Yue touched his chin and then began to search.

Fang Yue walked through an intersection swaggeringly. He hunted wild beasts all year round and had a higher level of cultivation. His aura of ferocity was even stronger than that of the people here.

For a moment, the people in yellow robes here did not dare to come forward to question him, and no one showed anything strange to him.

Soon, Fang Yue found a man in yellow robe who was alone.

"Come here, where was that woman taken just now? Well, if you want to eat alone, you have to ask me if I agree."

The ferocious look, coupled with Fang Yue's ferocious face at this time, really frightened the man in yellow robe in front of him.

"Being, taken to the Leopard Room."

Stuttering and stumbling, it took the man in yellow robes, who was stared at by Fang Yue, for a long time to speak out.

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