Laoshan Taoist

Chapter 70: Dragon Boat Festival

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After buying vegetables at the vegetable market, it was almost noon when I returned to the Wang Family Courtyard.

Xu Yuan quickly returned to the kitchen and saw Long Ears squatting in the corner at a glance. She immediately took out a carrot from the basket and threw it.

Chang Er stepped forward and sniffed, pulled over, held it and gnawed, while nibbling at her secretly, as if a thief had a guilty conscience.

No longer paying attention to the fat rabbit, Xu Yuan then rolled up her sleeves, slaughtered the fish, prepared sauce, and cooked rice.

After a lot of work, about three minutes later, the food was brought to the table.

Xu Yuan served Wang Yan a meal, and the two sat opposite each other.

"Come on! Xianggong, I made braised carp, you can try it."

With a smile on her pretty face, she stretched out her hand to hold vegetables for Wang Yan.

Wang Yan held the chopsticks in his right hand, looked at this scene, was silent for a moment, and then put the chopsticks on the table with a look of guilt.

"I'm sorry! I shouldn't have said that to you before."

Xu Yuan shook her head.

"I don't need to say sorry, Xianggong. I know that Xianggong loves me, so I don't blame you."

Wang Yan sighed lightly, then turned to look at her and said.

"As soon as you enter the practice, it's as deep as the sea, and you can't help it at all! You've thought about it, do you really want to follow me? Even if the future is very difficult, you won't regret it?"

Xu Yuan's face was full of determination, and she nodded with certainty.

"No regrets!"

"It's possible that I'll focus on my practice and leave you out in the cold."

"I do not care."

"Cultivation is not something that can be accomplished overnight. The world refines the mind, and even encounters all kinds of monsters and monsters. Accidents may happen at any time."

"I'm not afraid."

"In case I disappear in the middle of the road, or die in the mouth of the demon..."

"Xianggong, don't say such unlucky words. It's only been three years, and even the evildoers of the White Lotus Sect are not your opponents. I believe in my own vision, and I believe in the strength of Xianggong, and he will definitely be able to ascend to the Immortal Dao."

Xu Yuan quickly interrupted him, looking very confident about it.

Wang Yan nodded slightly, his face a little joyful and a little excited.

"Okay! Good! I, Wang Yan, He De and He Neng, have a wife like this!"

At this moment, he was really moved by the other party. These words directly hit the bottom of his heart. That kind of feeling was something he had never experienced before.

"I'm going to go back to the master's door after the Dragon Boat Festival. When the time comes, the lady will go back with me! Although there is no example of female disciples' cultivation in Laoshan, it will not be a precedent. I will go to the master and ask him for mercy. Accept you, if he refuses, I will find a way."

"Well! I listen to Xianggong!"

Xu Yuan smiled brightly and continued to put vegetables in his bowl.

Wang Yan immediately shook his head and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Silly girl! Eat!"

The knot in the heart was untied, and the two of them held vegetables between each other and pushed them back and forth.

"Cuckoo..."

Long-eared on the side turned black, and jumped onto the table. The half-eaten carrot in his hand suddenly became fragrant, and he threw it directly on the table.

Anger from the Single Rabbit!

May 5th is the Dragon Boat Festival.

Today is a special day for the whole city to celebrate.

The bustling crowd on the street was even more lively than the previous Jinhua Empress Temple Fair. The hawkers on both sides of the street and the merchants walking through the alleys were holding bangs and shouting loudly.

There are lanterns around the restaurant, which are very red and purple, extremely festive.

Emerald Lake has had dragon boat races since yesterday. Most of the participants are young and strong fishermen who seek a living on the pier.

For a while, the gongs and drums were noisy, and they all rushed forward in order to come out on top.

On the west bank of Emerald Lake, a lot of people had already gathered at the bridge. Wang Yan and Xu Yuan were too lazy to squeeze, so they stood by the lake embankment and watched from a distance.

The dragon boat race is basically held every year on the Dragon Boat Festival. Sometimes it is hosted by a wealthy businessman with his own surname, and sometimes the county magistrate participates in it and has fun with the people.

I'll be leaving here soon, so while I'm still at home, Wang Yan will suspend his practice for the past few days and accompany Xu Yuan to go around. I've tasted it all, and it's very pleasant.

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"Good brother and sister, give me some! I haven't eaten in a few days, give me some!"

After watching a dragon boat race, they felt that they were not very interested. The two immediately left the lake embankment and followed the road along the lake shore to enjoy the scenery.

In places with few people, Long Ear will automatically follow behind them, and in crowded places, it will jump on Wang Yan's shoulders.

Not too far away at the moment, a ragged, unkempt little beggar, holding a bamboo stick in his right hand and a broken bowl in his left hand, saw the two of them walking towards him, and even rushed over and kept begging.

Xu Yuan has always been kind-hearted. Seeing that this beggar is young and still a little girl, she took off her purse and prepared a few copper plates for her.

However, the purse had just been taken out, but the man was quick-witted, grabbed it, spread his feet and ran away.

The place was far away from the dragon boat race, so the pedestrians were relatively sparse. The little girl ran in the opposite direction to them, obviously trying to squeeze into the crowd and avoid their pursuit.

Seeing this, Wang Yan couldn't help but feel angry, took a few strides to catch up with the little beggar, stretched out his hand, grabbed her by the back collar, and brought it back directly.

The little beggar let out an "Ouch" and sat down on the ground.

Wang Yan snatched the purse back, waited for Xu Yuan to come over, and gave it to her.

"If you don't learn well at a young age, you will learn to steal and rob. When you grow up, you can still get it?"

Wang Yan reprimanded her, but just held onto her.

Seeing that the little girl couldn't escape, she simply sat on the ground and cried.

"I can't do anything about it! My mother-in-law was sick and starved for several days, and I was forced to do this kind of thing! Woohoo... Brothers and sisters, please forgive me, don't send me to the officials. I will never dare again, woo woo woo…”

The little girl was crying and making trouble, and for a while, she could not help but arouse the attention of passers-by around, and they all cast strange eyes.

"Xiang Gong! Forget it! The money bag has also been recovered. It's good to educate it."

Xu Yuan didn't want to make things bigger, and the other party was really pitiful.

Taking out a small piece of broken silver from the purse, Xu Yuan crouched down and stuffed it into the little girl's hand.

"What about this money! You take it to treat your mother-in-law, and you must never do this kind of thing again in the future. If it falls into the hands of others, then you won't be treated like my sister, understand. ?"

The little girl wiped away her tears and nodded.

"Thank you sister! I remember it."

After saying that, the little girl stood up and ran away quickly.

Wang Yan shook his head helplessly, holding Xu Yuan and continued on.

I don't know if it is because there are many people on the Dragon Boat Festival, it is necessary to maintain order, or there are other reasons. In the middle of the road, you can often see officials and yamen officers, patrolling.

Although there were also inspectors on weekdays, the number was not as many as it is today, and looking at their appearance, all of them were extremely serious, carrying shackles and shackles with them, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Unconsciously, the two came to the end of the west bank of Emerald Lake.

Within a few feet of the lake embankment, the water flow appears to be relatively fast. A mound emerges from the center of the lake, shaped like an island, with a pavilion and a high tower built on it.

There are fewer pedestrians here, but the scenery is quite unique.

The tower has a total of eight floors. It is called the Lake Heart Tower. It is about seven or eight feet above the water. Standing on the top floor, you can look at the scenery on the west bank of the entire emerald lake.

Right now, most people are watching the dragon boat race, and their enthusiasm is high, so people who come here to watch the scenery are extremely rare.

Wang Yan beckoned, summoned a small boat, and crossed the two to the mound in the middle of the lake.

The interest of the two of them is really different from that of ordinary people.

In the pavilion, stone tables, stone benches, tea and fruit products are readily available.

An old man sat next to him, who was the tower guard who guarded the pavilion and the tower. He also acted as a doctor of tea, providing food and drinks for the literati who were playing and earning a few meals.

Although she grew up in the county seat, Xu Yuan has never been here before, feeling the cool breeze blowing from the lake and feeling happy for a while.

"What a magnificent tower!"

Xu Yuan looked up at the Lake Heart Tower and couldn't help but sighed in admiration. She let go of Wang Yan and rushed to the tower, ready to enter through the main entrance.

"Come on, husband, I think the scenery above the tower must be more spectacular than the one below!"

She was all smiles, bouncing like long ears, and marching in.

Although she is already a wife, in Wang Yan's eyes, she is still only a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl who still maintains her innocence.

Wang Yan smiled back, and followed behind.

However, before entering, there was a sudden exclamation from inside.

Startled, Wang Yan quickly rushed in.

Taking a look, I saw a black shadow, holding a sharp blade, which had already held Xu Yuan tightly.

Seeing him, he grinned.

"Long time no see! You've hurt Lao Tzu badly!"