Zhou Wuchang coughed lightly, took a sip of tea, and said, "Yao Qing, you are old, and the life here is simple. I am busy with cultivation, so it is not convenient."
Lord Yao said quickly, "I will just stay in the outer courtyard. I promise not to disturb Your Majesty."
Zhou Wuchang put down the teacup and said, "How can that be possible? The outer courtyard is occupied by guards and palace maids. It is inappropriate for Yao Qing to live there."
Lord Yao wiped his old eyes and said, "When I was a child, I lived in a stable. What's the big deal about living with the guards now?"
Liu Gong next to him also agreed: "Yes, yes, I will just stay in the front yard."
Zhou Wuchang was so angry at the two old guys that he laughed. He sighed and said, "Since you two don't mind, let's have someone arrange it. However, you two can only leave with two servants, and the rest can only leave the village. Alas, I have no choice. We have already disturbed the people by coming here. I don't want to embarrass the village chief and the elders. I hope you can understand."
Yao Weng and Liu Weng nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty, you are right. Since we live here, we must abide by the local customs and habits. We will immediately let our followers live outside the village."
But there was nowhere to live nearby. Even the village five miles away was inhabited by people from the capital.
Now that autumn has arrived, there is no point in letting the followers live outdoors, so we can only let them go to the county town.
So, several old officials settled down in Dongchen Village, and from time to time they would stroll around the sacred tree, craning their necks to look at it. This made the Chen clan leader's eyelids twitch, so he quickly asked his great-grandson to put up a sign next to the tree, which read: "No climbing, no stealing leaves, anyone who violates this rule will be driven out of the village and will never be allowed to enter again."
As soon as the sign was put up, the old guys stopped staring at the sacred tree. However, they went to the Jiang family in groups, talked to old man Jiang, and gave him several boxes of ginseng, donkey-hide gelatin and other things.
Although Old Man Jiang now has a head full of white hair, his face looks young. Wearing a white brocade robe, he has a somewhat immortal look.
His appearance made several old ministers envious, especially Mr. Yao, who was most afraid of death. He grabbed old man Jiang's hand and called him "brother" earnestly, which scared old man Jiang, who thought that the old man had some special hobby.
Hastily breaking free from Mr. Yao's hand, Old Man Jiang stepped back a few steps, and said with a dry laugh, "If you have anything to say, just say it. There's no need to do this."
When Mr. Yao heard this, he quickly said, "Mr. Jiang and I hit it off right away. I would like to ask you for some advice on immortal fate. Could you please give me some advice?"
Old man Jiang stroked his beard and said, "My dear gentlemen, please be polite. I can do nothing about this matter of fate."
Although his granddaughter restored his youth, his own bones and meridians were not in good condition and he could not practice cultivation, so he did not understand what immortal fate was.
Mr. Yao was not angry. He smiled and said, "I have heard that your granddaughter is the reincarnation of the Nine Heavens Goddess. I have long wanted to come and visit her, but I am too weak to do so. Today, Mr. Liu and I came here together. I just want to pay a visit to Princess Chuanhe. Is it convenient for you?"
Old man Jiang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "My granddaughter doesn't usually live here, she is in Zhouhe Town, you should go to Zhouhe County to see her."
Mr. Yao shook his head.
He had also sent invitations and festival gifts to the princess's mansion, but the princess only returned the gifts without any other expression, so this time, Yao Wengwen came in person.
Fortunately, we have finally managed to stay here. As long as we stay here for a long time, we will eventually meet the princess and her husband.
Next, Mr. Yao and his companions finally witnessed the extraordinary nature of Dongchen Village.
After they lived here, their health got better and better. Mr. Yao was so happy that he immediately wrote a letter asking his son to bring all his daily necessities. He wanted to live in Dongchen Village for his retirement and would never return to the capital even if he died.
After a few years, Dongchen Village has changed a lot.
More and more people are settling in the area, and they all live in large houses made of blue bricks and tiles.
There are now two markets. The old village at the south slope has been renovated by the villagers. Many inns and restaurants have been built on the original site, and a market has gradually formed there.
But the market on the south slope is bigger and more luxurious, and the indigenous people have basically become rich people.
In recent years, because people often came to the Jiang family to seek blessings, Old Man Jiang and his family had no choice but to bring a group of children and grandchildren to live in Yingbao's shrine.
In the end, even Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu could no longer bear the annoyance, so they took their wives, children, and those members of the Yue family who were willing to leave, and moved into the Divine Mansion to live.
When Mr. Wu saw that his daughter and son-in-law had left, he discussed it with his wife and son, and when Yingbao came to see him, he also proposed to go with her.
As a result, Mr. Wu and his family of dozens of people also entered the shrine.
Later came Mrs. Wen and her husband, their son Wen Hengyin, and their daughter and son-in-law and their family.
In the divine palace, they each owned a piece of land, as well as a house and farmland. In their spare time, they would farm and look at the wonderful scenery around them. Mrs. Wen and her husband also collected some spiritual herbs and learned to prepare some medicines to improve their cultivation.
Over at the library, Yingbao asked Master Wu Daozi to manage it. Anyone who wanted to borrow books had to register first.
Nuan Nuan came running over with her brothers and sisters: "Mom, are we going to the island tomorrow?"
Yingbao nodded, pointed at the little rascals and said, "They are not allowed to go out until they reach the fifth level of Qi training."
People in many places in this world are very barbaric and particularly hostile to outsiders, so children cannot take risks unless they have cultivated to the fifth level of Qi training or above.
Jiang Wu threw a magical herb into his mouth, chewed it and swallowed it, and said, "Sister, I will go out tomorrow too."
He and Hu Zi, Wei Zhan, Wen Heng Yin and others really like traveling with their sister. They not only see all kinds of strange beasts, but also see huge whales in the sea.
Some whales are bigger than the royal palaces, which is frightening to look at.
Before Yingbao could answer, Jiang Quan came over and said, "Why go to an island? The people there are as thin as three inches, so poor that they don't even have pants. Let's go to a larger country nearby. I brought a lot of silk and porcelain, and I'm ready to sell them."
In recent years, Jiang Quan followed Ying Bao to travel all over the world, exchanging clay-fired porcelain, cotton and silk for a lot of gold, silver, jewelry and wonderful handicrafts. He was so happy that he handed over the shop in the capital to the shopkeeper and went around the world to buy goods and bring them back for sale.
As a result, his shop gradually became the most eye-catching shop in the capital.
Yingbao: "The island we are going to is not the one in the east, but somewhere further away. There are big lobsters there. I want to catch some and bring them back to raise here."
"Turtle! Turtle! I want to bring back a big turtle!" Jiang Qi shouted.
Last time they saw a lot of giant sea turtles on an island, some bigger than the millstones in Dongchen Village. Their aunt only collected two or three, as their younger brothers and sisters took over the others.
He also wanted one to use as a mount so he could lie on it and sleep.
"Okay, bring it back when you see it." Yingbao nodded, and then said to her second cousin: "Don't be impatient, after we catch the lobster, I will take you to trade for silk."
Nothing is more important than eating seafood.
Especially after A Niang and Nuan Nuan developed the spicy seasoning, Ying Bao would lead everyone to the beach to pick shells and catch lobsters every once in a while.
The oyster meat, as big as a bowl, is very delicious when cooked with spicy seasoning. Wu Daozi and Mr. Wu love it the most.
Yingbao looked towards the garden again. Old Madam Wu, Old Madam Luo and others were wearing new jackets, exquisite hairpins on their heads, gauze shawls hanging between their arms, and round fans in their hands. They were talking to several young men from the Dragon Clan with long silver-white hair. They were laughing and talking happily, which was very pleasing to the eye.