The second day.

The day came when Chen Yuan and Qin Jiangyue agreed to go to the Qin Mansion for a banquet.

It turned out that Qin Jiangyue later sent servants to tell Chen Yuan that the Qin Mansion would send servants and carriages to take Chen Yuan to the Qin Mansion for the banquet, but Chen Yuan refused.

Because except when I went to the City God’s Banquet before, I went to the outside of Lujiang City once in a hurry.

Although he has been coming to Lujiang City for a while, he has not been to Lujiang City yet.

I have been coming to Lujiang City for such a long time, so I have to go and see it with my own eyes in order to make my visit to Lujiang City worthwhile.

This morning, the sky was slightly bright.

Chen Yuan had already put on his new Taoist robe as a gift from Chang Kongzi.

Wrap the rusty sword that originally belonged to Chang Kongzi and was now given to him by Changkongzi, wrap it in black cloth and carry it on his back.

"Fellow Taoist, you are just going to a banquet. You don't need to bring your sword with you, right?"

Chang Kongzi was seeing off Chen Yuan in front of Lu Xian Temple. Seeing Chen Yuan's outfit, he was puzzled.

"Old Taoist priest, you don't understand."

Chen Yuan shook his head.

"The Sword Scripture passed down to me by my master states that although you can use magical talismans to raise your sword, it is best to keep the sword by your side day and night and develop a tacit understanding with the sword. In this way, on the day you succeed in raising the sword, you can maximize your sword skills.

The power of the sword."

Chen Yuan explained.

"So that's it. Fellow Taoist is going to Lujiang City this time to pay a visit to the prefect of Luzhou. I hope that fellow Taoist has a smooth journey and will go back early."

Changkongzi Road.

"Borrowing auspicious words from Taoist friends."

Chen Yuan is about to leave.

Chang Kongzi seemed to have thought of something else, and suddenly called Chen Yuan and said:

"By the way, fellow Taoist, the owner of the cake shop has been coming to the door every day with two bowls of cakes for the past two mornings. He said that he wanted to see you and thank you for your kindness. I see you are busy practicing sword practice.

He said that you were too busy to see guests, so he sent him away."

"What did you do that day to make this pastry shop owner so grateful to you?"

Chen Yuan thought for a while, Chang Kongzi was one of his own, and there was nothing to hide from him, so he said truthfully:

"I didn't do anything. I just turned the old Taoist priest and the two eldest sons you gave him that day into gold."

After Chen Yuan finished speaking, he turned around and embarked on the road to Lujiang City.

"Turning the two big boys I gave you, the old Taoist, into gold?"

Chang Kongzi was stunned for a moment.

Then he came to his senses and said excitedly: "The Midas touch?"

As a Taoist priest, of course he has heard of this legendary immortal magic.

I just didn't expect that Chen Yuan, who lived with him day and night, would actually know this magic.

"Fellow Taoist..."

Chang Kongzi was about to beg Chen Yuan to turn him into some gold, but when he looked up, he found that Chen Yuan had disappeared.

Helpless, he could only give up this unrealistic idea.

I am going to wait for Chen Yuan to come back and then find a way to beg him.

……

A thin layer of snow-white frost had condensed on the branches and leaves of the trees beside the road last night.

Braving the chill of the morning, Chen Yuan carried a sword on his back, wore a dark blue Taoist robe, and walked quickly on the official road.

Compared to the last time he went to the City God's Banquet and sat in the sedan carried by the four gods, he could feel the situation of this official road more intuitively at this time.

I saw that although the sky had just dawned at this time, the Golden Crow had just raised its head, and the sunlight fell on the body, bringing a touch of warmth to people and dispelling the chill.

There are many pedestrians on the road, and they all take advantage of the good weather to go on their way.

They used oxen and horses to carry large quantities of goods, and they traveled in groups, mostly caravans or lone traders.

The caravan with a lot of goods also hired strong warriors who carried weapons with them and had evil intentions in their eyes to protect them.

Almost all of these people came from Luzhou City and rushed to Chuzhou.

Chen Yuan only recently learned from Changkongzi that the road leading to Lu Xian Temple is one of the most traveled roads in Luzhou.

Follow this road, pass Luxian Temple, and go south until you reach Nanshi Mountain.

After bypassing Nanshi Mountain and walking another five hundred miles, we entered the border of Chuzhou.

In addition, in addition to the land route, the Lujiang River in the north outside Luzhou City is also the route most used by merchants.

However, although traveling by water is faster, it requires the use of a boat and costs a lot of extra money.

Therefore, there are not a few businessmen who choose to take the land route.

A road of ten miles may be said to be long or short.

For Chen Yuan's journey, it took almost a stick of incense to reach the gate of Lujiang City.

I saw that the entire Lujiang City wall was about two feet high, with a tower at the gate.

At this time, the city gate has been opened, and the people are entering and leaving the city gate in an orderly manner.

There are more than ten soldiers wearing armor and holding spears and spears, guarding the left and right sides of the city gate to maintain order.

Chen Yuan followed the flow of people and entered the city.

Although it is early in the morning and the temperature is still a little low, the two-story shops along the streets in Lujiang City are basically open for business, and people are already coming and going on the streets.

The liveliness is extraordinary, and I have to say that it is indeed the seat of Luzhou.

It’s still early and it’s still Chen time.

Chen Yuan was not in a hurry and went to the Qin Mansion and wandered around Lujiang City.

"Baozi, Baozi, delicious and filling meat buns, two coppers each."

“Hu cakes, delicious Hu cakes, if they don’t smell good, you don’t need to pay for them!”

"Tofu curd, fresh bean curd just out of the pot, three copper coins a bowl."

……

When he reached an alley, a life-like shout reached Chen Yuan's ears.

Not only did Chen Yuan not find it noisy, but he found it very pleasant.

Thinking that he hadn't had breakfast yet, he walked in.

On the side of the alley, I found an empty seat at a small vendor selling tofu pudding and sat down.

"Shopkeeper, here's a bowl of salty tofu pudding."

Chen Yuan shouted.

Luzhou's taste is salty, and when Chen Yuan just walked over, he didn't hear the boss say that sweet tofu puddings were sold here.

In addition, he is also a fan of salty tofu pudding, so he ordered a bowl of salted tofu pudding.

"Okay, the path leader, wait a moment."

The seller of bean curd is a fat woman about thirty years old, with a stout figure, neither beautiful nor charming, and wears an apron around her waist.

After hearing Chen Yuan's voice, the fat lady looked to the side and saw a handsome young Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe and carrying a long sword wrapped in black cloth. She suddenly smiled.

Then they started to get busy on the container that they put on the street and could be carried around with a pole at any time.

Not long after, a bowl of noodles with chopped green onion, soy sauce, vinegar and other condiments, and fragrant tofu curd, was brought to the table by the woman.

"Use the trail with caution."

After putting down the bean curd, the fat woman continued her work.

Chen Yuan picked up his chopsticks and looked around while eating, and found that this woman's tofu pudding business was very good.

Although there are several bean curd stalls around, her stall is usually filled by customers as soon as someone starts eating.

There are a total of four square tables and more than a dozen seats, but almost none of them are vacant.

Chen Yuan chose this bean curd stall for no other reason than that although this fat woman looked ordinary, she always had a smile on her face when she spoke.

Compared with other stalls, it gives people a feeling of spring breeze and a very comfortable feeling.

"Zizzi!"

After taking two bites, Chen Yuan couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but speed up the action of picking the tofu pudding with his hands.

Facts have proved that the reason why this woman’s business is booming is because of her excellent craftsmanship.
To be continued...