Before, I searched for so long and didn't see a single Cultivator. Now that I wasn't actively looking for other Cultivators, I unexpectedly encountered one on the road.
It truly was... a coincidence.
He Xiuyuan couldn't help but sigh with emotion at this thought.
"Guest, your sesame cake is two copper coins...."
The peddler spoke, but He Xiuyuan was in no mood to pay attention to him. His gaze was fixed on the Daoist not far away.
The sesame cake peddler saw this scene, looked at the Daoist, and then chuckled.
"Guest, don't mind that person. He's quite famous in our Guo Yun County. He often takes some ordinary plant roots and goes around saying they are Spiritual Plants, claiming that if you eat them, you'll be immune to all diseases. Isn't he just a complete madman?"
At this point, the peddler couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly, his face full of helplessness.
"Moreover, this person will even ask others for some money. Occasionally, when he can't get any, he'll go do some manual labor to earn a little money."
The peddler spoke from the side, then warned, "If the guest encounters this person, don't sympathize with him. This person just wants to use these things to swindle money."
He Xiuyuan was stunned by these words, his gaze suspiciously fixed on the peddler beside him, "Swindle money?"
Up until now, He Xiuyuan had never seen any Cultivator do such a thing, so hearing the peddler's words, a hint of doubt instinctively rose in his heart.
This Cultivator still had some Dao cultivation, so it was unlikely he would do such a thing, right?
Thinking of this, He Xiuyuan couldn't help but look at the Daoist in front of him a few more times.
Seeing He Xiuyuan's disbelief, the peddler immediately said, "Guest, don't disbelieve me. This person really is a swindler. If not, why would he take ordinary wild grass and insist on selling it for ten taels of silver?"
Shaking his head, the peddler continued, "In Guo Yun County, there's no one who doesn't know this Daoist."
He Xiuyuan pondered this and decided to observe further, not making a conclusion for now.
However, what He Xiuyuan didn't expect was that while he wanted to see what the Daoist would do next, the Daoist was walking towards him at that moment.
"Old Song, how's business today?"
The Daoist saw that the other party was still unwilling to spend ten taels of silver to buy the grass in his hand, and reluctantly turned to leave.
But before leaving, upon seeing the stove here, he immediately became interested and hurried over to this spot, politely asking the sesame cake vendor.
However, the vendor listened to these words and rolled his eyes helplessly, "You fellow, don't ask anymore. It's absolutely impossible for me to give you a cake today!"
The Daoist quickly rubbed his hands, "Old Song, I haven't eaten for several days. Just give me one sesame cake to eat, and I'll repay you generously in the future!"
"You? You'll repay me?" The vendor listened to these words and waved his hands repeatedly, a look of disbelief on his face. He didn't know how many times he had heard this, so why would he believe it?
Thinking this, he directly said, "Alright, just go. Don't disturb my business. This is a small business, and my children at home are waiting for me to sell some sesame cakes to earn money to support the family!"
The Daoist originally wanted to say something more, but upon hearing these words, he sighed and nodded.
Then he turned and left.
He Xiuyuan frowned slightly at this, "Boss, give me a sesame cake."
With that, He Xiuyuan took out two copper coins and handed them to the peddler.
The peddler happily took the copper coins and handed He Xiuyuan a sesame cake wrapped in oiled paper.
He Xiuyuan took the sesame cake and began to eat it, then unhurriedly followed behind the Daoist from before.
He wanted to see what was going on with this Fellow Daoist.
He Xiuyuan followed behind the Daoist, and a moment later, he saw him go directly to the ferry crossing in Guo Yun County. The business at this ferry crossing seemed good, with many boats coming and going, and various goods constantly being unloaded from the boats.
After arriving here, the Daoist found someone, and they seemed to be talking about something.
The Daoist's expression seemed helpless, with a hint of pleading.
It wasn't until a moment later that the middle-aged man impatiently waved his hand, signaling that the other party could go.
The Daoist's face immediately lit up with joy, and he quickly walked towards the ferry crossing. Then, he went to a small boat, tightened his clothes, and then boarded the boat to start moving the goods on it.
Looking at the bundles tied up, their weight was estimated to be considerable, at least a hundred catties.
The Daoist seemed to lack sufficient Dao cultivation. After moving for a while, sweat began to stream down his forehead, indicating considerable effort.
Then, sweat continued to stream down the Daoist's forehead, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.
He Xiuyuan stood in the distance, watching, his expression somewhat strange.
As the sun gradually set in the distance, the items on the boat were finally moved. The Daoist was now completely drenched, and his body was covered in a lot of dust.
Immediately after, the Daoist quickly went to the middle-aged man from before, and then took five copper coins from his hand.
Looking at the five copper coins in his hand, the Daoist's expression relaxed slightly, then he turned and left.
He Xiuyuan followed behind him, watching from afar as he bought three large white steamed buns by the street and ate them with relish. After finishing, he found a riverside, washed his clothes and himself simply, then found a place under a bridge to hang his clothes to dry and began to rest.
"What is this Fellow Daoist doing?"
He Xiuyuan watched, puzzled, having no idea what the other party was trying to do throughout the day.
He Xiuyuan originally wanted to go up and ask, but remembering what the peddler had said earlier, he held back.
For three consecutive days, He Xiuyuan followed behind the other party, wanting to see what this Fellow Daoist was doing.
However, over these three days, besides carrying that one thing in his hand, which clearly looked like wild grass, and asking around, trying to sell it for ten taels of silver, he then went around looking for manual labor.
He would earn some silver from this manual labor and then buy food.
Occasionally, he couldn't find work and could only go hungry.
He Xiuyuan watched with a heart full of strangeness. He had carefully examined the wild grass in the other party's hand many times and confirmed that it was indeed wild grass.
But for some reason, when this Fellow Daoist was promoting the wild grass in his hand, he put on a facade as if it was a superior medicinal herb, claiming that after eating it, one would be immune to all diseases.
He Xiuyuan watched for a few days, still somewhat puzzled.
"Could it be that my Dao cultivation is too low, and I can't see through it?"
He Xiuyuan pondered for a long time, then decided to go forward and ask.