"That's right! If I remember correctly, Boss Zhang is usually very stingy. Could it be that the sun came out in the west today? Otherwise, why would he let his servants buy so much chicken, duck, and fish? Hiss~! There is actually something in this Is there a pot of immortal drunkenness?"
In the south of Chang'an City, on the street of Guiyi Square, Meng Youliang and Shun Meng looked in the direction of Meng's mother's finger, and saw a fat man in Chinese clothes at the door of a second-entry house, directing two servants to go from the bullock cart. The family carries chicken, duck, and fish, and there is even a jug of wine. The symbol on the jug is Shenxian Zui. Meng Youliang couldn't help but said in surprise.
Boss Zhang’s name is Zhang Dekang. His family owns a medium-sized grain store and he is considered moderately wealthy. However, he is stingy, not only to others but also to himself. Apart from dressing decently, he is very stingy. I’m very picky about everything, including eating!
"Is it possible that there are distinguished guests at Boss Zhang's house?"
Mother Meng thought for a moment, then said suspiciously.
Hearing this, Meng Youliang shook his head decisively and said:
"Ha! This is impossible! Don't you know what Boss Zhang is like? Even if he is a distinguished guest, he is reluctant to go to Zuixian Tower to buy a pot of Immortal Drunk!"
At the end, Meng Youliang seemed to have thought of something, and added: "Besides, the four gates of Chang'an City are closed today. How could there be guests at Boss Zhang's house? Unless the guests came here early in the morning, but how could anyone leave so early in the morning? Relative? And have you heard that Boss Zhang spent a lot of money to join the Tianlong Sect a while ago, and almost sold the grain store he opened! I didn’t expect that he would be willing to buy so many things today! "
"Yes! Boss Zhang is a little too strange today! Boss, should we go over and ask?"
Mother Meng agreed, and then asked tentatively.
As Meng Youliang became an official, his status in the family skyrocketed. Meng's mother would specifically ask Meng Youliang about his decision on many matters.
Meng Youliang stared at the words and said, "Why are you asking? These are other people's family affairs. Let's not meddle in other people's business and go back quickly. Yaya is alone at home, can you rest assured?"
After saying that, Meng Youliang turned around and walked towards the alley on the left. Meng's mother reacted and quickly raised her heels.
"A stingy miser suddenly bought so much good wine and meat. Today, the city gates of Chang'an City are closed and assassins are being hunted everywhere in the city. This shows that there cannot be a sudden visitor to Boss Zhang's house, and he used to be a stingy man." People from the Tianlong Sect, could it be that today’s assassins are also from the Tianlong Sect? Then... Heehee! Looks like we can make a small fortune again!"
After Meng Youliang and his wife left, a girl in shabby clothes appeared where they were standing. If Li Zexuan were here, he would definitely recognize it, because this girl was the one who had previously given him Li Junxian's secret letter. That girl!
The girl stood under the willow tree at the entrance of the alley, quietly waiting for the calm to return to the door of the second-entry house. Then she pretended to be an ordinary passerby and walked towards it.
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"Instruct the kitchen to cook all these ingredients tonight!"
In the Zhang Mansion, Zhang Dekang's face glowed brightly and he ordered several servants in the courtyard.
Looking at his expression, there was no sadness at all after losing money. Instead, he looked as if he was about to experience some big happy event! For Boss Zhang, who is regarded as stingy by outsiders,
"Yes! Master!"
Several servants quickly took the order and left.
Seeing that everyone had left, Zhang Dekang rubbed his hands excitedly. He went out first and poked his head around. Seeing that there were no officers and soldiers on the street, he closed the courtyard door himself. After doing all this, he walked with his hands behind his back. He walked towards the backyard with an "indifferent face".
"Sir, my disciple has prepared fine wine and food according to your request, and will be able to receive the honor and wash away his dust in the house later! Please also ask the venerable to wait for a moment with a few envoys from the teaching!"
Zhang Dekang came to the dry well in the backyard. It was already evening, and candles had been lit in the well. Zhang Dekang bowed respectfully to Du'e and said.
"Yeah! You did a great job!"
Du'e nodded and said: "When I return to the sect tomorrow, I will directly promote you to an inner disciple! I will give you inexhaustible Yaochi holy water, so that you will never suffer from illness and live forever!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty! I will definitely be loyal to the Tianlong Sect and go through fire and water for Your Majesty!"
Hearing this, Zhang Dekang was so excited that he knelt down and kowtowed towards Du'e.
I thought that in order to become an inner disciple of Tianlong Sect, he did not hesitate to spend all his family wealth, but Du'e never looked at him. Who would have thought that this morning, luck fell from the sky, and Zhang Dekang finally met the gods and Buddhas who were above him in his mind. The Buddha also wanted to stay in his home temporarily. Zhang Dekang was extremely excited. How could he disagree
But Duhe's request was very strange. He couldn't live in the prepared guest room in Zhang's house. Instead, he had to live under the dry well in the backyard of Zhang's house. He said it was convenient for studying Buddhism. Zhang Dekang tried to persuade him many times, but it didn't work. In the end I had to give up!
In addition, as a monk, Du'e actually asked Zhang Dekang to prepare some good wine and meat. How can a monk drink wine and eat meat? After receiving this instruction, Zhang Dekang muttered to himself.
However, although he had many questions in his heart, Zhang Dekang fulfilled all of Du E's strange requests without hesitation, in the hope of gaining Du E's favor and directly promoting him to an inner disciple. Now his wish has come true. Really, how could Zhang Dekang not be excited
Although Zhang Dekang has all four limbs, he has always had some physical problems - his kidneys are not good. So after hearing others say that the holy water of Yaochi can cure all diseases, Zhang Dekang went crazy and tried his best to join Tianlong Sect, Obtain the holy water of Yaochi and cure the unspeakable secret that has troubled him for a long time!
Now that his dream has finally come true, Zhang Dekang feels that all his efforts have been worth it!
"Well! The wine and food will be sent to the bottom of the well in a while, and I won't go up! I will continue to study Buddhism at the bottom of the well tonight! Remember, you are not allowed to tell anyone that I am here, otherwise I will give you Everything can be recovered with interest!"
Du'e held the Buddhist gift in his hand and explained to Zhang Dekang with a serious face.
"Disciple knows! Disciple knows! Let's make arrangements now!"
Zhang Dekang nodded quickly and bowed.
"Huh? Are you wondering why, as a monk, you haven't given up alcohol and meat?"
Du'e's eyes were fixed on Zhang Dekang, and he suddenly asked.
"No... no no! Disciples don't dare! Your Majesty must have a reason for doing this! Disciples don't dare to ask any more questions!"
Zhang Dekang waved his hand quickly.
Although he does have this idea, he can't say it directly!
"Haha! You must know that the food and wine that pass through the intestines remain in the heart of the Buddha! Although I drink and eat meat, I have never forgotten the Buddha in my heart. This does not count as breaking the precepts. Do you understand?"
Du'e said solemnly with a sullen face.
When Zhang Dekang heard this, he was immediately filled with admiration and said: "The venerable Buddha's Dharma is so profound that I admire you! I admire you!"
"Haha! Go quickly!"
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"Huh? This boss Zhang has closed the courtyard door before it gets dark tomorrow. He obviously has a guilty conscience! No, I have to find a way to get in and take a look! But how should I get in? Yes! Yes, from now on Climb over the wall in the backyard and get in!”
Outside the front door of Zhang's Mansion, the girl muttered to herself for a while, and then walked quietly towards the back of Zhang's Mansion.
Thanks to the current martial law in Chang'an City, most of the people went back to their homes and rarely wandered outside. Otherwise, her "thief" behavior might be discovered by passers-by on the road!
She walked lightly to the outside of the backyard wall. The girl wanted to climb over the wall, but she couldn't climb up several times because the wall of the Zhang family's house was higher than the walls of other houses!
After several attempts to no avail, the girl gave up the idea of climbing over the courtyard wall, because she was also afraid that a pedestrian might suddenly come to the street, or that her climbing on the courtyard wall might alert the people inside!
Leaning against the courtyard wall out of breath, the girl was thinking about whether to give up, because if there were someone hiding in this house as she suspected, then if she was discovered, she would not be able to escape even if she wanted to. There is a dead end! If she said she wasn't afraid, she would be lying!
But leaving like this, the girl would feel very unwilling. She came to Chang'an City today to deliver a letter to Li Zexuan on behalf of Li Junxian, but after she finished delivering the letter, the gates in Chang'an City were closed and she couldn't get out. , she can only stay in the inn in Chang'an City tonight. What's more terrible is that she is not the only one who is forced to stay in the inn in Chang'an City tonight. She can even imagine the situation of the inn in the city being full. At this time, she wants to The price for a room was higher than usual, which made her heartache just thinking about it!
By the way, the Ganoderma lucidum she picked from near Sheling Mountain in the morning didn't sell for much. She would have to spend a lot of money to stay at the inn tonight, so after all her hard work, she would probably only earn a small fortune. A few hundred pennies is a huge loss!
"If I can confirm that the assassin who kidnapped the prince and princess today is hidden in this house, and then tell the young and handsome Marquis the news, he will definitely be willing to give me a lot of reward. Then I will be rich!"
The girl weighed it over and over again in her mind and decided to take the risk!
"How can I see what's going on inside the house?"
Faced with the predicament in front of her, the girl was troubled for a moment. She glanced around the street in the backyard of Zhang's Mansion. Suddenly her eyes lit up and she fixed her gaze on the two old ginkgo trees a few feet away from the back door of Zhang's Mansion. On the tree.
"Hey! Got it!"
The girl first looked around, and after confirming that no one was around, she excitedly walked to the nearest ginkgo tree. She wanted to climb the tree!
But this ginkgo tree is old and cannot be hugged by two people. It is still difficult for ordinary people to climb up.
Unexpectedly, the girl took off her shoes without saying a word, revealing the white footwear underneath. Then like a nimble little monkey, she climbed up the ginkgo tree in the blink of an eye. Such skill With her skills, it was obviously not her first time climbing a tree!
The girl adjusted her posture and sat on a branch of the ginkgo tree. The scene in Zhang's residence suddenly fell into her eyes at a glance!
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"Quick! Quick! Fushun, please hoist these food and wine down! Slowly, slowly, don't spill the food!"
In the backyard of Zhang Mansion, Zhang Dekang directed the boys to use a basket hanging above the dry well to deliver food and wine to the bottom of the well.
"Messenger, have you received the food and wine?"
After a while, Zhang Dekang respectfully shouted towards the bottom of the well.
"Yes! Got it!"
A faint voice came from below.
"Hey! Disciple, come down right now!"
Zhang Dekang responded quickly.
Then he turned to look at the young man and said with a serious face: "Fushun, you will put me down in a while, and then you will stay here. Remember, you are not allowed to tell anyone about the things at the bottom of the well, including Madam. No way! Do you understand?"
"I understand! I will never tell anyone about it!"
The boy quickly bowed and responded.
"Yes! Work hard, and when I become an inner disciple of the Tianlong Sect, I will also reward you with a bowl of Yaochi holy water!"
Zhang Dekang patted the boy on the shoulder and began to draw a pie for him.
The young boy suddenly looked excited and said, "Thank you, master! I will definitely follow my master and do a good job!"
"Well, let me go!"
Zhang Dekang nodded with satisfaction, then came to the dry well and said.
"Yes, sir!"
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"What are the boss and his servants doing sneaking around the well in this picture?"
On the ginkgo tree, the girl curiously watched Zhang Dekang's every move in the Zhang family's backyard. She had excellent eyesight, but because they were too far apart, she could not hear clearly the conversation between Zhang Dekang and the Zhang family's boy. When she saw the boy, he would When the bamboo basket was hoisted into the well, and Zhang Dekang was also about to be hoisted into the well, the girl's eyes widened with a look of realization on her face. She murmured to herself in shock:
"This is a dry well! And there are people under the well!"
It was already getting dark at this time, so the candlelight shining in the well was particularly conspicuous. The girl's heart was beating nervously, because things were just as she expected at the beginning. There were many things in this family's mansion. There may be the assassin who kidnapped Li Chengqian and Changle today!
"Now it is basically certain that there must be something wrong with this mansion. Even if there are no assassins hiding in the dry well, there must be people from the Tianlong Sect! The Tianlong Sect has been listed as a disobedient religion by the imperial court. Tell Yong'an the news Hou, you will definitely get a lot of rewards!"
Soon, the girl made a decision in her heart. She quickly climbed down the tree gently, but when she was halfway down, her foot slipped and she lost control instantly.
"ah!"
Even though she knew not to disturb the people inside the house, the girl couldn't help but scream, and then she fell to the ground hard!
"Ouch! My feet!"
After the girl landed, she rubbed her left foot painfully with her hands and couldn't help crying out in pain.
"Who? Who is outside?"
At this moment, the Zhang family boy who was guarding the dry well shouted loudly.
"Not good! We've been discovered! Run!"
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