Great Song

There was a loud bang, the beams of the house trembled slightly, the branches and leaves swayed slightly, and a group of birds chirped and chirped in a mess, and fled in all directions due to the rising smoke.

In the house, the old Taoist who was drinking tea leisurely was surprised to have a cup of hot tea on his lap.Grinning his teeth from being burned, he jumped up and said angrily: "Did that kid get into the alchemy room again? Who let him in?!"

Daotong next to him shrank his neck when he heard the words, and muttered: "Didn't Master ask him to make brine?"

"Does a pill furnace need to be used to make brine?!" The old Taoist only then remembered the reason, and he was a little embarrassed, but he didn't want to admit his mistake.If it wasn't for the fact that the tofu soup ordered by Xinlu could be sold at a high price and increase income for the temple, how could he let the troublemaker sneak into the alchemy room?

But no matter how much money he can get, he can't bear to be bombarded like this every day!After thinking about it for a while, the old Taoist finally gritted his teeth and ordered: "Go and call that kid!"

Dao Tong hurried out, and not long after, he led a young man covered in smoke and dust back into the house.

Seeing his distressed appearance, the old Taoist felt his teeth hurt even more, took a deep breath and said, "Qiong'er, didn't you tell you not to touch the alchemy furnace? Another disaster happened, aren't you afraid of hurting yourself?"

Maybe it was because his face wasn't dark enough, but the boy didn't notice the old man's resentment, instead he said cheerfully: "Master, don't worry, I've changed the ratio, so I can't hurt anyone. It's just that the alchemy furnace is too old, and it's easy to suffocate." Fryer, if you make money selling bean curds, can you get a new one?"

Even if the small face was blackened by the smoke, it couldn't hide those sparkling eyes.However, when he heard this, the old Taoist's face froze, and he hurriedly said: "It's just some snacks, how much can they sell for? Cough, I came to ask you for something to talk about."

Hearing that he didn't make much money, the young man couldn't help showing a disappointed look on his face: "Master, please tell me."

Seeing that he didn't ask about the money, the old Taoist breathed a sigh of relief, and pretended to stroke his long beard: "I have a younger brother who works as a supervisor in the Changchun Temple of Baiyu Mountain. The Changchun Temple is the largest Alchemy Taoist in Xiangzhou." Menting, if you are interested, I can write a letter as a teacher, recommending you to study there, okay?"

These words immediately made the young man look happy: "Really? Does Changchun Temple have a good alchemy furnace?"

"Naturally. With your talent, you will be highly valued when you come to Changchun Temple. Isn't it easy to use a new furnace?" The old man laughed and answered happily.

"Thank you, teacher!" The boy would not hesitate, so he agreed.

Seeing that the method of diverting disasters to the east was successful, the old Taoist felt relieved, and hurriedly said: "Qingfeng, quickly get half of the money for your senior brother. Changchun Temple is about fifty or sixty miles away, take a car, stay in a shop, don't be short For flowers."

The Taoist boy took the order, took the money, and handed it over to the young man.The heavy and bright string of money fell into his hand, and the boy was even more joyful. He respectfully thanked his mentor, took the recommendation letter written by the other party, and immediately went back to pack his luggage.

It wasn't until the boy's back disappeared that the old Taoist smiled again.He has taught people how to make new bean curd soup in sevens and eighties, and he can also prepare brine, which is a huge income every month. After sending away this troublemaker, everything will be fine.I don't know how many ingredients for the alchemy furnace my junior brother has, which can be ruined by him...

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In June, the heat is unbearable. It is better to stay in the mountains with verdant vegetation and gurgling streams. Once you go down the mountain and the heat waves hit, you will be sweating profusely even if you lie still, let alone travel.

Pushing the cage on her back, Zhen Qiong raised her sleeves to wipe off the sweat on her face and sighed.How many miles is it to the town ahead?The man driving the car dared to ask for ten cents!He is not fooled!Anyway, I sneaked a lot of dry food when I went down the mountain, so I might as well just walk to the town, just make do with it for one night, and find a ride in a convoy heading to Anyang the next day, maybe even saving the travel expenses.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help reaching out to touch the money pouch in his arms.This is half a penny, enough for five hundred Wen, and it is the largest amount he has ever seen since he came to this world.Who made that poor Taoist view poor?Judging from the style of the alchemy stove, it must be an antique hundreds of years ago, and the ingredients are pitifully scarce. Fortunately, he still remembered how to marinate some bean curds and made some money. I wrote a letter of recommendation to give him the opportunity to study in Daguan.

When we get to Changchun Temple, we have to look at the market there.If you can't make it to the top, you can't get the medicine quota, maybe you have to pay for it yourself.Of course, this half of the money must be carefully saved and not spent indiscriminately!

Who would have thought that the concept of good fortune was so poor back then, and somehow it was still poor in the Song Dynasty?

It must be a bad name!

Daoist Zhen couldn't help but sighed sadly.He has been called "Zhen Qiong" in both lives, which is not what he thought.Get ahead as soon as possible and get a Taoist name, maybe you can change your luck.

Speaking of which, what happened to Zhen Qiong was really weird.He was originally a native of Dayi, but he was a refiner in the view of good fortune, because the view of the universe was remote, and he practiced the Jinshi school, so he was not valued by the court.There was a shortage of funds all day long, and all the poor, young and old, couldn't solve the problem.After finally struggling to grab a subject, I wanted to turn over in one fell swoop, but I didn't expect that there was an accident with the fryer.

As soon as he opened his eyes again, he arrived at this ghostly place. Not only did he change into a young skin, but even the country he lived in changed, becoming the "Great Song Dynasty".Zhen Qiong was terrified by this turn of events, and after several days of inquiring secretly, she finally figured out the situation.It turns out that the world has changed in the last years of the Western Jin Dynasty. The Great Zhao Taizu who was supposed to rule the world never appeared, which led to chaos and endless disputes. It took more than 300 years for the hero to conquer the heroes and end the troubled times.Unexpectedly, in just over 300 years, the Sui and Tang dynasties collapsed one after another, and the great powers rose up together. It was not until a hundred years ago that the current Taizu unified again and changed the dynasty to "Song".

Zhen Qiong is not very interested in these hundreds of years of disputes, but the terrible thing is that in this world, Dan Dao's reputation is not very good.It is said that several emperors of the previous dynasty died of eating golden elixir. In the current dynasty, although they worship Taoism, the status of outer alchemy has plummeted, and talisman and inner alchemy have become popular, focusing on practicing qi and longevity.Isn't this bullshit?On their side, not to mention that those who risked their lives to eat golden pills disappeared a hundred years ago, and those who pay attention to Qi training and meditation are all monks. How come here, the monks are still grabbing the jobs of bald donkeys?

Fortunately, Zhen Qiong himself has a big heart, and such earth-shattering changes did not make him depressed for long.Dan Dao is unhappy, isn't it a chance for him?After all, the "Golden Stone School" he studied is the study of the knowledge of nature, and it is definitely not a trick of using lead and mercury pills and Huangbaizhu to deceive people.If he is allowed to make some research results, maybe he can become a blockbuster and start a school!

With this fiery mind, Zhen Qiong wasted some energy, but the Xiaoguan where he settled down before was really poor, and he couldn't even make up a complete alchemy room.When he arrives at the Changchun Temple, which is said to be a grand temple, and find a way to get some funding, it's time for him to show off!

Pressing the letter of recommendation hidden by the sticky meat again, Daoist Zhen cheered up again, wiped off his sweat, and strode forward with a bamboo basket stuffed with dry food on his back!

The author has something to say:

Let me explain here that the Dayi dynasty that Zhen Daochang was born in was the next dynasty after the story line of Zanying's aspirations to the throne. More developed, Taoist priests mainly study chemistry (the way of creation) and physics (the principle of all things).