Chapter 101 The Patient Fisherman
With two pots of tea, Li An tirelessly read a few books until Haishi, when the teahouse was about to close, and then he stretched and left. Before leaving, he threw a spirit stone on the table as a tip.
From that day on, every now and then, he would go to the teahouse to sit and read a book, and it would take him a whole day.
Li An did this mainly because according to his repeated observations, this Yundao teahouse is Song Mingzhang’s favorite place to stay!
However, he was not in a hurry to contact the other party, but read a book and drank tea silently.
In the blink of an eye, another half a year has passed.
“Mr. Zuo, what kind of books are you reading? I don’t think you are tired of reading them every day?”
On this day, Ang Li came to the teahouse again, and Xiao Er led him to sit in a corner he was familiar with, and asked questions curiously.
Li An and the waiter in the store have already become acquaintances, knowing that although Li An is a foundation builder, he has an easy-going and approachable personality, so he dared to say a few words to Li An.
And Li An’s alias in the city is “Zuo Wen”.
“These are all miscellaneous books,”
Li An smiled slightly, “Astronomy and geography, snakes, insects, birds and animals, anecdotes, legends and travel notes… read everything.”
Xiaoer was surprised, “I like to read these things, especially anecdotes! I didn’t expect you to like them too…”
Li Andao: “Of course, come, come, this “North Country Travel Notes” is for you. It contains a lot of strange things about Dali and northern Xinjiang, hahaha.”
Speaking of handing Xiao Er a book, Xiao Er hurriedly said: “Mr. Zuo, I don’t dare to ask for it…”
“If you want to hold it, you can hold it. You are not allowed to refuse. This is not a precious thing. I bought it for ten pieces of Lingshi. I gave it to you as a souvenir. If you think it’s inappropriate, just return it to me after reading it.” .”
After hearing this, Xiao Er hurriedly wiped her hands and took it from Li An’s hand respectfully.
“Thank you Mr. Zuo, thank you Mr. Zuo!”
“Mr. Zuo, wait a moment, I will serve you tea right away!”
Xiao Er then left.
Ang Lee continued to read.
In the past year, he continued to study while practicing.
Although he was working hard to get into the Treasure Pavilion, he had learned a lot from reading a large number of books, including everything.
Even in his previous life, he didn’t have the time to settle down and read books seriously.
……
“Xiao Chen, what did the guest give you?”
As soon as Xiao Chen walked into the back hall, a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe had already spoken.
This person is the owner of the teahouse – Cai Chao.
Xiao Er hurriedly took out the book and handed it to Cai Chao.
Cai Chao opened it and looked at it one by one, only to see that the thin book was densely packed with notes.
“At the beginning of the fifth year of Emperor Yuan of Dali, a strange snake shot up from Qinghe County into the sky. It breathed flames and could burn for dozens of miles. It was a serious disaster…”
This is the content of the book, and the side note reads:
“Qinghe County Annals” records that there are many fire mines in the county, and “Ore Minutes” says that fire mines can contain fire essence, and strange snakes must hatch from fire mines, so they are born with the ability of fire…
This is just one of them.
Cai Chao couldn’t help being surprised.
There are many people who like to read these miscellaneous books, but this guest is so knowledgeable and knowledgeable, a simple record can be analyzed from it…
This Zuowen is not simple.
“A dignified foundation-building cultivator is actually interested in these things…”
Cai Chao was puzzled, but immediately returned the book to Xiaoer, “Learn more from this gentleman, you usually read those novels about cultivating immortals, and you won’t be able to use them.”
“Show ‘Bihuchun’ to this gentleman in a while.”
“okay!”
……
Before leaving on this day, Li An said to Xiao Er: “Brother Chen, your master gave you tea, I have something to say, please tell your master.”
Xiao Chen said: “Mr. Zuo, please tell me.”
Li An knocked on the table, “Your master probably bought this spirit pattern wooden table by mistake.”
He smiled, “Farewell.”
……
The next day.
When Li An came again, the boss Cai Chao personally served him tea.
“Fellow Daoist Left!”
Cai Chao was very polite, “This is Cai Chao, who is the owner of this room. I don’t know what’s wrong with this spirit pattern wooden table?”
Li An said: “So it’s Taoist Cai!”
He hesitated for a moment, “This wooden table is actually not spirit pattern wood, but Quwen wood.”
Cai Chao was stunned. The spirit pattern wood is very precious. The tables and chairs in his teahouse alone cost thousands of spirit stones!
Take the high-end route.
But Quwen wood is very cheap.
Did you actually fool yourself?
“The two kinds of wood are almost exactly the same, the only difference is the degree of aura. If you want to use Quwen wood as a spirit pattern wood, you only need to store it in the spirit gathering array for a period of time to make the Quwen wood full of aura. In this way, It can be faked.”
“But Quwen wood’s aura passes very quickly, far less than that of spirit pattern wood, which remains unchanged even after 50 years of use. If I’m not mistaken, these tables and chairs of Brother Cai were bought three years ago, right?…”
Li An explained with a smile.
Cai Chao suddenly realized: “Brother Zuo said exactly what he said… Thank you Brother Zuo for clarifying the confusion, thank you Brother Zuo!”
At the same time, there was a flash of anger in his eyes, and he dared to deceive himself.
No wonder my table and chair are only a few years old, so they look a little old!
“Brother Cai, don’t let anyone know about this matter, it was Zuo Wen who told you… Zuo just wants to study with peace of mind.”
Ang Lee smiled.
“Cai understands!”
Cai Chao had someone give Li Ang the high-quality Bihuchun, and then left in a hurry.
……
After this day, Li An did not go to the teahouse for several days.
And the third day.
In front of Yundao Tea House, a luxurious carriage stopped, and an old man in a white robe came down slowly and walked into the tea house.
“Master Song, you are here, please come inside!”
Xiao Er greeted him warmly.
“Huh? Why did your tables and chairs suddenly change?”
As soon as Song Mingzhang entered the teahouse, he noticed the changes in the teahouse.
“Report to Master Song, Xiao Ke has been tricked…”
Cai Chao came out and said: “The tables and chairs before are all made of Quwen wood. They have been placed for so long… It really made everyone laugh!”
Song Mingzhang burst into laughter when he heard the words, and patted Cai Chao on the shoulder, “You finally found out.”
“When you bought it three years ago, the old man has already discovered that the aura of Quwen wood has not lost at that time, and it is actually not much different from Lingwen wood. You might as well let you use it for a few years, and then tell you, wouldn’t it be better to return it at that time? Well…haha, I didn’t expect you to find out by yourself.”
Cai Chao said: “It’s not Xiaoke who discovered it, it was told by a fellow Taoist…”
“Oh? Fellow Daoist? Do you still have friends in the wood business?”
“No, this fellow Taoist is not a wood merchant, but a person who loves reading…”
He immediately told the cause and effect.
Song Mingzhang was surprised.
The difference between Quwen wood and Lingwen wood can only be discovered by veterans who have been in the wood business for decades.
Song Mingzhang was able to know because he had extensive knowledge and the ability to appraise treasures.
But now, a little-known figure actually has such vision.
It’s rare.
“Where is this man?” he asked.
“Fellow Daoist Zuo hasn’t been here for a few days. Master Song, are you still drinking ‘Tianyang Chen’ today?”
“Ah.”
Cai Chao immediately went to make tea himself.
……
After seven or eight days, Li An came to the teahouse again.
Cai Chao was bored in the building, so he came out to chat with Li Anxu. After this incident, the relationship between the two suddenly became closer.
When Cai Chao talked about Song Mingzhang, Li An was pleasantly surprised, “Do you know Master Song?”
“Great…Brother Cai, can you do me a favor?”
“Brother Zuo, please tell me,”
Li Andao: “I would like to buy two books from Master Song, he must have some in his hand.”
Cai Chao frowned imperceptibly, Zuo Wen wanted to ask himself to help buy books?
Because Song Mingzhang often comes to the teahouse, many people who want to ask for Song Mingzhang will also come here, he sees a lot!
Could it be that Zuo Wen came to the teahouse to get close to Song Mingzhang?
But, it shouldn’t be… After all, Zuo Wen has been there for more than a year.
Looking for work normally, asking for help, who would wait so long?
“I don’t know what book Zuo wants to buy?” he asked.
“A copy of “Essentials of Alchemy Debate” and a copy of “Knowledge of Grass Jue”. Zuo searched all over Tianyang City for these two books, but couldn’t find them. After thinking about it, maybe only masters like Master Song might have them. Canamoto…”
“If this master is unwilling to sell, Zuo is willing to borrow it!”
Cai Chao nodded, “Okay, I’ll try.”
……
After a few days, when Song Mingzhang came to drink tea, Cai Chao talked about it.
Song Mingzhang was slightly pensive.
As a treasure appraiser, there are many people close to him, and many of them want to rely on the personality of “love reading” to study and get close to him.
“Forget it, it’s rare for you, Boss Cai, to do things for others, so I can’t refute your face. If I lend him these two books for a month, I don’t have to give them the Lingshi.”
“Hey, the knowledge in these two books is not easy to understand!”
……
After a while, when Li An went to the teahouse, Cai Chao came over immediately and said with a smile, “Brother Zuo, you should buy me a drink!”
As he said that, he took out two books, which were the essential skills of distinguishing alchemy and the formula of knowing grass.
“I heard from Master Song that these two books are out of print, and only a few treasure appraisers in Zhenbao Pavilion still have them. You have found the right person!”
“The old man said that he would lend you a month to watch.”
Li An was ecstatic, and said: “Brother Cai, don’t worry, it won’t take a month, ten days… no, three days, Zuo Wen only needs three days!”
……
After returning to his residence, Li An forgot to sleep and eat.
Three days later, he returned the book as expected.
……
When Cai Chao returned the book to Song Mingzhang, Song Mingzhang was quite surprised, so Zuo Wen only read it for three days?
He flipped through the pages of the book, and found that the bookmarks he left in the tree were intact, and there were not many traces of flipping the pages.
“Love to read?”
He couldn’t help laughing, remembering Cai Chao’s evaluation of this person before.
It seems like he thought, just a trick to get close to him?
Quit after reading the book?
He shook his head and didn’t bother.
When Cai Chao saw Song Mingzhang’s smile, he suddenly realized that he had guessed correctly, and Li An really approached on purpose…
Next, Cai Chao’s attitude towards Li An suddenly became cold, especially when Li An enthusiastically asked Xiao Chen about Song Mingzhang’s situation after he learned about it, he couldn’t help laughing.
And Li An still often went to drink tea and read books, even if Cai Chao’s attitude changed, it didn’t affect him at all.
In fact, he had already found out everything about Song Mingzhang.
But he won’t be in a hurry, now the other party obviously regards himself as a clinging person like everyone else.
Patience is needed, use patience to distinguish yourself from other people!
……
In this way, another four years have passed!
On this day, Li An still drank tea, but asked Xiao Chen to invite Cai Chao to meet him.
When Cai Chao heard Xiao Chen’s report, he was stunned for a moment. In the past few years, he didn’t care about Zuo Wen at all, and almost forgot about him.
Four years ago, this guy seemed to have played tricks, trying to use himself to get close to Song Mingzhang…
In a blink of an eye, this Zuo Wen has been studying in the teahouse for five years? ?
He was a little suspicious for a moment, did he guess wrong back then?
He has seen too many people who want to get close to Song Mingzhang, but who can persist for five years?
Moreover, in the past five years, apart from borrowing two books that year, Li An never had any dealings with Song Mingzhang.
He thought for a while, and immediately walked out:
“I don’t know if Fellow Daoist Zuo called me, what’s the matter?”
He smiled enthusiastically.
Li An said: “I would like to ask Cai Daoyou for help.”
“Fellow Daoist, please speak.”
Li An is neither humble nor overbearing, “Four years ago, I received a gift from Master Song to read the book. I heard that Master Song’s granddaughter is suffering from the disease of ‘yin collapse’. Recently, Li An has learned a lot from reading and thought of a good prescription. Master Song’s granddaughter is useful.”
He took out a pack of elixir and handed it to Cai Chao, “This is the medicinal material I prepared. In addition, this is the origin of the prescription. Please also present it to Master Song.”
“Zuo is very grateful.”
And Cai Chao was stunned for a moment, treating Master Song’s granddaughter’s illness?
Master Song is a treasure appraiser. How many masters have been invited over the years, but none of them can cure his granddaughter Song Anning’s illness. Li An?
“Fellow Daoist Zuo, why don’t you hand it over to Master Song yourself?” he asked.
Li An smiled: “Master Song has an honorable status, Zuo Wen is a poor cultivator, ashamed of his appearance, he only wants to repay his kindness, so he won’t annoy others—”
Cai Chao said: “Okay, I will donate it to Master Song on my behalf.”
Li An left after being polite.
……
Soon after, Song Mingzhang came to the teahouse, and Cai Chao presented Li An’s things:
“Mr. Song, I have a joke to tell you…”
“Do you still remember Zuo Wen from four years ago?”
“He actually said a few days ago that he thought that Fang Zi could cure Miss An Ning’s illness, it was really ridiculous…”
And Song Mingzhang picked up the medicinal material suspiciously, checked it carefully, then picked up the prescription written by Li An, and looked at the bright and beautiful small characters on the prescription, he couldn’t help being startled:
“joke?”
“What kind of joke is this… This is what saved my granddaughter’s life!”
He stood up suddenly and grabbed Cai Chao, “Where is this Zuo Wen???”
……
(End of this chapter)
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