Chapter 29: Thinking of the Girl in the courtyard. After seeing Lin Yan off, Master Lu picked up the dried bacon and shouted, "Let's have fried pork with peppers tonight. Cook more rice. I have a good appetite today. I'll eat at least three bowls!" "Has Mr. Lu negotiated with him?" At this moment, the honest middle-aged man came out with a kitchen knife in his hand and said, "I still treat you as an old man and will invite you to dinner." "Normally, I should invite him to dinner, or at least be polite verbally. But it's the first time we met, so it's hard to be completely honest, and I don't feel comfortable inviting him to dinner." Mr. Lu waved his hand and said, "Besides, he must be very busy today." The honest middle-aged man nodded and was about to go back to the kitchen, but he was suddenly stunned. "and many more!" "You mean, this kid is still hiding?" "You are a man of high moral character and respect, and you think highly of him. Why would he be wary of him?"
The honest middle-aged man immediately showed dissatisfaction and said, "Next time I come, even if you invite him to dinner, I won't cook. I will teach him to do it himself!" Mr. Lu stroked his beard and smiled. Far from being annoyed, he seemed quite happy. "This world is in chaos. Although Gaoliu City seems to be in order, it is actually undercurrents and evil is lurking." "This man is so young, but he is still cautious. This shows that he is mature. He is not a frivolous person, nor is he a reckless person who trusts others easily." "I am very satisfied with this point." Lord Lu said slowly: "Besides, I already know his true level of cultivation. It's like I've taken off a layer of his clothes and can see his figure clearly..." He smiled and said, "We have to keep some secrets for others. If I ask this kid to confess everything, wouldn't it be the same as stripping off all his remaining underwear?" The honest middle-aged man scratched his head and said, "So what? Don't I often take off all my clothes and take a bath in the yard, so that you can see it clearly?" "He came to visit me today. This is the second time he met me." Mr. Lu said slowly, "We've only met twice, and I've already stripped you naked. If it were you, would you still be willing to have any dealings with me?" "I do! I do! Mr. Lu...where are you going?" "I don't want to have anything to do with you, and I plan to find a new protector!" "Are you still going to eat?" "no appetite." "But……" "roll!" - Lin Yan walked out of the alley. He looked at the talisman in his hand.
This is a talisman to suppress evil! According to Mr. Lu, he had worshipped at the Wutong Temple in the city of Qifeng for a year. This talisman contains the energy of the Goddess of Wutong, which can drive away evil spirits and frighten monsters. When Mr. Lu visited me today, the gift in return was this piece of talisman paper. It is extremely valuable and cannot be estimated if it is kept in Gaoliu City. If he was willing to make a move, those people waiting outside the alley would definitely be willing to pay a high price. "These inner city forces are really persistent. Since they can't establish a relationship with Lord Lu, they want to find me to act as a matchmaker?" Thinking this, Lin Yan stuffed the evil-suppressing talisman back into his arms and jumped over the wall. At this moment, at the end of the street, several forces were waiting for the young man who was to be received by Mr. Lu. "Have you sent someone to check the identity of that young man?" "Already gone." "Mr. Lu didn't even see us, but instead saw this young man. There must be a reason." "Looking at his plain clothes, he probably doesn't come from a good family. We can get to know him a little bit." "If Mr. Lu really values this young man, I'm afraid he will have a bright future." "At worst, through this young man, we can further understand Mr. Lu's preferences." "Huh? Why hasn't this young man come out yet? Could it be that Mr. Lu has kept him here for dinner?" The butler stuck his head out, quite curious, and immediately told a servant beside him: "Zhou An, go and take a look." - Lin Yan looked back from a distance and felt that these people would probably wait until dark. He looked indifferent and ignored her. He carried the bag of refined salt and went straight to his second brother's house. His second brother's newly built house had three tiled rooms. It was considered spacious and grand in Gaoliu City. As soon as I entered the backyard, I heard a burst of shouting. "Piglet...piglet..." It was a toddling little baby, with a look of joy on his face, running towards us happily. With a thud, he fell to the ground. Immediately his mouth flattened and his face was full of grievance. Suddenly, his eyes turned red. "My uncle bought two candies." "..." The little girl's eyes lit up and she stopped crying suddenly. A smile spread across her fair and rosy face.
Eyes with tears in them were blinking. "Call me uncle, I'll give you candy." "piggy." "Uncle!" "piggy!" "..." Lin Yan sighed, handed over a piece of candy, then picked up the little girl, pinched her cheeks, and said helplessly: "Where is your father?" “No chicken rice.” "..." Lin Yan entered the house, put her down, and asked, "Have you learned what I taught you last time? If you can recite it, the remaining candy will be yours, okay?" "Yes, yes." The little baby was immediately full of confidence, and said loudly in a baby voice: "The moonlight is bright in front of the bed, I wonder if it is frost on the ground, I look up at the bright moon..." Lin Yan's eyes gradually showed relief. Then the little girl's voice became smaller and smaller, and she sounded a little timid. "Bow your head and think...think...think..." She obviously forgot the second half of the sentence. She paused for a long time before she quietly looked up at Lin Yan. Lin Yan immediately gave an encouraging look and pointed to another piece of candy. Her confidence grew, and she tilted her head, thinking about it carefully. Immediately his eyes lit up and he said proudly, "Look down and think about the girl!" What kind of girl are you thinking about, girl? Lin Yan rubbed his brows. He had begun to teach the kid some poems since he first learned to speak. I have been studying this poem for a whole year! "never mind……" Lin Yan thought to himself: "This niece is probably not cut out for this. When my nephew grows up, maybe... he will have a chance to become a scholar..." In this world, from ancient times to the present, the strong prey on the weak. Those who have achieved success in cultivation have strong martial arts powers, so they are in high positions and are the strong ones! The weak are like ants, relying on the strong to survive in troubled times. But since the establishment of Gaoliu Castle, order has gradually been restored and civilization has gradually reappeared. Even the laws, from their initial formulation, have been gradually changed and perfected. At least in today's Gaoliu City, the meaning of "big man" is no longer just about military strength! For example, Lord Lu does not have a strong martial arts skill, but in Gaoliu City, he is still a big man respected by all forces.
If we say that Mr. Lu is unattainable and incomparable, then Yang Wang, the chief clerk of Linjiang Division, is also an example. Although he was a weak scholar, at least Yang Zhubu's status was higher than that of an ordinary warrior. "The Gaoliu City Guard is now trying to build a school in the inner city and invites Lord Lu to be the head." Lin Yan thought to himself: "Although I intend to get along well with Lu Gong, this also means that Gao Liucheng intends to cultivate more "literati"." He thought to himself, "I heard that among the twelve temple priests in the current Liuzun Temple, six of them are not martial artists!" (End of this chapter)