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Chapter 241 Shennong's Materia Medica

Every family has its own difficulties in reciting scriptures, and everyone has their own difficulties.

I happened to meet Taoist Chen Ming from Changchun Temple in Xi'an in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. I was particularly surprised. He also saw me leading Qingqing's cousin sister-in-law and A Guang, and asked, "Doctor Yuan, aren't you in Wuhan? How could you come to Xi'an?"

"This matter has been a long story. I will tell you in detail if you have time in the future. Where are you living now?"

Taoist Chen Ming admitted: "I left Zhongnan Mountain and passed by here. I only stayed for a few days. I will soon head south to return to Wuhan?"

A Guang asked: "Master, you are walking back to Wuhan, are you?"

Taoist Chen Ming nodded and said, "That's right!"

Cui Xiaoqiang was a little surprised, and A Guang hurriedly said to him: "Master, you can also tell fortunes. Can you calculate a fortune for me? It depends on when I can make a fortune and get married?"

The old Taoist priest narrowed his eyes, looked at him, and said, "This donor is seeking wealth and marriage. You have a black evil face, your wealth path is blocked, and your body is staggering, like carrying a heavy burden. Even if you encounter peach blossoms, it will be a disaster, and the passing year is unfavorable!"

A Guang hurriedly grabbed the old Taoist priest's hand and asked, "Master, what should I do?"

Taoist Chen Ming looked at me and I hurriedly said, "Master, what do you think I am doing? He is my friend, you can say whatever you want?"

A Guang was also full of anxiety and expectation. The old Taoist priest said slowly: "Xi'an is originally a place where dragons and tigers are hidden, but your sick tiger is not suitable for survival here, because Sirius is prosperous. If you want to change your own destiny, you can only go southeastward and stop when you encounter water!"

When A Guang was muttering, Cui Xiaoqiang also snatched the old Taoist priest's hand from A Guang and asked: "Master, you can calculate it for me, see when will I get rich? I will have my marriage."

Taoist Chen Ming pulled his hands back from her hand, picked up the sign on the ground and said, "I never tell fortunes for women. Miss Pan has recovered well. After you come to Wuhan, you can just go to Changchun Temple to find me!"

As he said that, he was about to walk down the tower. I hurriedly stopped him and said to him: "Master Taoist, you can also calculate a fortune for me!"

"No need? Do you still need to be divined for you?"

When I was still trying to argue, he had already strode towards the window. When his body shrank, he stuck his head out of the tower, and then used his hands and feet to drill out of the tower. Amid the exclamation of the tourists, Taoist Chen Ming slid directly from the third floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to the first floor, mixed into the crowd, and soon disappeared.

A Guang asked me: "Xiaohua, this old Taoist priest is quite skillful. Are you very familiar with him?"

I nodded and responded: "That's right! Qingqing's ability to wake up is an indelible contribution!"

A Guang asked me, "What does it mean to go southeastward and stop when you encounter water?"

I hurriedly said that I didn't understand either, and then raised my wrist and looked at the watch. It was almost five o'clock, so I said to him: "It's getting late, we have to go back quickly!"

My cousin's wife was a little unhappy and kept asking Qingqing about the situation of Taoist Chen Ming, but Qingqing said she didn't know either.

And I regretted not borrowing the pearl ring for use, but Taoist Chen Ming was also afraid that I would ask for this thing and flee quickly. How could I borrow the things I had given to someone for use?

When we left the entrance of Dacien Temple, we saw a night market vendor who was already setting up a stall. Ah Guang was going to take us to eat baked gluten and fish tofu. However, I saw that the ancient book seller was also setting up a large row against the wall. The stall owner was also an old man who was unloading goods from the tricycle.

"A Guang, please bring two beauties to eat. I'll leave it to read these old books!"

A Guang was polite and soon left with his cousin's wife and Qingqing. I began to observe these old books. The stall owner said to me in a Hanzhong accent: "What books do young people like to read?"

I confessed: "Everyone likes to read medical books and medicine books! Do you have any isolated books, strange books or secret books here?"

"Secret Book? Martial Arts Book?" The old man laughed loudly, but he pulled out a traditional Chinese illustration version of the old book from under the seat of the tricycle like a magic trick, and said, "This book is my treasure, and it can't be bought even if you have money on the market?"

When I took the book, I blushed immediately. It was a forbidden book, so I returned it to the old man, saying: "I am a Chinese medicine practitioner and I am very interested in Chinese herbal medicine!"

The old man took out a copy of Shennong Bencao Sutra from his canvas clothes and said, "This book can be described as a heavenly book. You see, I always carry it with you, and I will count it to you for 800 yuan. How about it?"

I took this old book with the old man's temperature and taste and looked through it. It was indeed a heavenly book. The text inside was still oracle bone inscriptions, but the illustrations were very vivid, so I said, "I bought this book for 80!"

When the old man heard that I wiped a zero, he immediately grabbed the book, saying that he didn't bargain like this.

I was a little moved by this book, but it was too expensive for 800 yuan, so I went to check out other books. He had many ancient books on line-bound, but it was unlikely that he could find the lonely and broken books here.

However, I saw a handwritten version of the "Dalisman Vajra Lankavatara Sutra" on the beach, and asked the stall owner: "How much does this note cost?"

The stall owner took it and looked at it, saying, "No bargaining for fifty dollars!"

The things here are indeed very expensive. I hesitated and wanted this "Shennong Bencao Jing" very much, but the money in my pocket was not enough. At this time, A Guang led two beauties back, holding fish tofu and baked gluten in his hand.

Qingqing stuffed two skewers of baked gluten and fish tofu into my hands, but how could I feel like eating it?

It was getting dark, so I delivered the skewers to the stall owner and admitted: "Old man, I like your book very much, but I don't have enough money on me. I'm still in the hospital for an internship. Can you sell it to me cheaply? This is for you to eat!"

The stall owner wanted to refuse, and A Guang asked, "What book? Let me read it too!"

He held the baked gluten in his mouth and reached out to the "Shennong Bencao Jing". After opening it, he opened his mouth and the baked gluten in his mouth fell off. He shouted, "What kind of book is this? It's all about ghost-painted talismans on it. How much does it cost?"

The stall owner thought the toasted gluten in his mouth had stained his book, so he hurriedly took out a rag to clean it.

A Guang asked me: "Xiaohua, do you like this book?"

I nodded and replied, but he threw it on the book stall and said, "Can you understand?"

The stall owner picked up the book and carefully bounced off the oil stains on it and said, "The goods seller knows the goods. If you don't understand it, don't read it. How can I sell my book if it gets dirty?"

A Guang was attracted by the banned book on his tricycle, so he picked it up and read it, "This book is good, there are illustrations, lifelike. How much does it cost? I want it?"

Cui Xiaoqiang blushed when he saw the title of the book, and the stall owner opened his mouth and said, "Five hundred yuan, no bargaining!"

After hearing this, A Guang said, "The lion opens his mouth, do you think I am a fool?" Then he threw down the book and pulled me away. His cousin's wife and Qingqing hurriedly followed him.

I said to him, "Don't worry, I really want that "Shennong Bencao Jing".

He said to me, "Needle, then you can buy it!"

I admitted that I didn’t have enough money in my pocket, and I said that an old book actually sold for 800 yuan, which was really a big mouth.

A Guang said, "You go into the car and wait for me first!" He attracted a taxi and said to the driver, "I forgot the entrance of the temple. Let's get it now and come back soon!"

Qingqing's cousin and I were still crowded in the back seat, and soon A Guang rushed back, opened the car door, sat in the passenger seat, and said to the driver: "Lotus Park!"

The driver kicked the accelerator and took us away. I heard the angry curse of the old man selling old books. He turned his head and looked out the window of the back of the car. The old man chased him out, crying and scolding him angrily.

Just asked A Guang what happened?
Chapter completed!
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