After discussing with Dai Yi, Wu Qi calmed down and then continued to cook.

Everything is good in Wudang, but the food is really not very good.

There are bibimbap every day, which looks luxurious, but in fact it tastes single and light. If Wu Qi hadn't brought his own meat, he wouldn't be able to eat it.

Back to the familiar kitchen, Wu Qi cooked dishes and spoons quickly.

He stir-fryed a few side dishes, made a whole chicken with stir-fried chicken, and finally stewed with braised pork.

When the dishes were served, everyone was sitting neatly.

Chen Gao also arrived at this time, and he sniffed: "My junior craftsmanship is not abandoned in Wudang. He is worthy of being the number one master of my Fuyunguan cooking skills!"

Everyone started to cook with the food, and only the sound of chopsticks touching the bowl on the table was heard.

After eating half full, everyone started to chat.

"Master, tell us about the battle between Longhu Mountain and Qingcheng Mountain this time." Bai Yuxiao asked again.

So Wu Qi talked about the incident before and after.

However, Yao Changsheng's "Dayan Number Forbidden" and Song Yinxing's "All Things Are One" are very mysterious, and the oral description is completely incomparable to the experience of being in it.

Even so, the people of Fuyun Temple still listened with relish.

"I didn't expect that Master Yao is so strong..."

"Why is Zhang Tianshi from Longhu Mountain unable to go into seclusion? Are you afraid of losing?"

"I think it's like, Master Yao's skills are all heroes, and it's hard to have a rival. If he doesn't take action, he won't lose. If he doesn't do anything, he won't make mistakes."

"Maybe Master Zhang is not as good as Song Yinxing... He is either the head master or the strongest."

"Indeed, Wudang's strongest is Guijian Zhenren, not the head coach Zhang Weiren."

...

After talking nonsense, Chen Gao finally seized the opportunity to take over the conversation: "Junior brother, "The Demon-Abstract Talk" has been sold well, and now it has been delivered to Jiangnan Road, and both Chang'an and Luoyang are selling well!"

He looked a little tired, but he was in great spirits and was filled with joy between his eyebrows.

"So far, "The Legend of the Demons" has sold a total of 977 volumes, with a total net profit of 488 coins! It will be able to exceed a thousand volumes next year! It is not impossible to have two thousand volumes! This is still the result of many copying and pirated copies today. This book is the best homemade book sold in Jiannan Road in the past ten years!"

Both Bai Yuxiao and Hong Ling smiled.

Wu Qi gave a thumbs up: "Awesome, this is a real skill!"

Chen Gao put down his chopsticks and said, "Junior brother, the books are selling well, but they have also attracted many jealousy and imitators. Recently, several bookstores in Shu County are recruiting writers. To make homemade books, the competition will become increasingly fierce."

"This is a small matter. What's more troublesome is that many Confucian scholars criticized the book. Regardless of the purpose, at least they thought it was an indifference. The better the book was sold, the more pressure it was."

"So, I thought, didn't my junior brother set up a 'Youdao charity relief fund' before? Why not draw a part of the profit from the bookstore and help the needy."

"This can be considered as giving back to Chengdu Prefecture, and I will slightly block the mouths of those Confucian scholars."

"What do you think junior brother?"

Bai Yuxiao and Hong Ling both looked at Wu Qi.

"Senior brother has a good idea." Wu Qi praised: "However, it is not necessary to distribute charity relief funds many times. It is more important to help the people of Chengdu Prefecture find ways to make a living and teach people how to fish."

"What junior brother means..."

"The 'Youdao charity relief fund' remains unchanged. It will be used for post-disaster pensions when encountering major disasters, and another 'Youdao work relief fund' will be set up to provide work-for-relief."

Wu Qi's meaning is very simple.

Pure money can't solve poverty, and the amount of relief funds is very small, so it can only be used as a short-term emergency measure.

Work-for-relief helps poor people who are poor due to disasters to participate in work and obtain income in place of traditional porridge relief. This can truly help them support themselves and have the opportunity to solve the long-term food and clothing problem.

And on the basis of work relief, rewards can be set up. If there are inventions or improvements, corresponding financial encouragement will be given.

In this way, the enthusiasm of workers can also be enhanced.

"My junior has a good idea and is of far-reaching significance, but we can hire only a limited number of people."

Chen Gao held his finger and calculated: "What I think can be done is to build another courtyard in Fuyun Temple, which is specifically used for the operation of Qianji Bookstore. In addition, it is not available, there are only a few people in the Temple."

"Senior Brother Dai still lacks people."

Wu Qi smiled: "Senior brother's flower garden and vegetable garden should be expanded a little."

Dai Yi certainly understood what Wu Qi meant and nodded, "If possible... it would be better to be bigger, but now it's a bit crowded."

After the meal, Wu Qi told Dai Yi about the "sorrow of insects" to Chen Gao and Elder Yan.

Therefore, the matter is deeply involved. After Wu Qi considered it, he felt that only these three people were suitable for discussion. Senior Brother Zhao Sheng ignored the world and went to the mountain to realize the truth.

"It's not easy to destroy locusts."

Elder Yan frowned. He had traveled for many years and had extraordinary experiences. He knew the connection behind it best: "It is naturally good to try, but I don't think that just one medicine can solve the locust plague. You should not expect too much."

Chen Gao had different ideas: "Elder, my disciple thinks that Senior Brother Dai and Junior Brother's approach are promising."

He was agile and saw the most thorough explanation of Wu Qi: "The "sorrowfulness of insects" is not used to kill locusts, but to protect farmland and farmers' houses."

"Imagine if it really works, spray this medicine on rice, wheat, and various fruits and vegetables, and then apply it outside the house. Even if the locusts fly by, they will not attack and bite it immediately. In this way, they can gain the most important time and minimize losses as much as possible!"

"This medicine is more like a kind of horse-resisting horse, reducing the most difficult surprise attack to prevent locust swarms. This will give you room for turnover and have great strategic significance. This matter requires discussion with the Yizhou Department, and even cooperate with the Tang Dynasty court, where risks and interests coexist, but the Tang Dynasty court is the best choice."

"Is that true? Junior brother."

Wu Qi nodded: "Senior brother is right."

It is better to drain the locust than to block it. It is the most difficult thing to distract the locust swarm.

The ghosts and monsters behind the locust plague took action, but what was even more troublesome was that the locusts attacked and killed the people scattered everywhere unpredictably. This was also the pain of the Tang Dynasty's court.

Elder Yan's eyes lit up when he heard this: "So that's it. I'm indeed old, but I didn't expect so much. No wonder Wu Qi, you said before that you wanted to leave some people for Dai Yi, and I think it was to expand the scale of planting herbs..."

"Dai Yi, you can work hard on this matter and strive to improve the "sorrow of insects" as soon as possible."

"I'll do my best."

Dai Yi said seriously.

...

The "sorrowfulness of insects" caused in-depth discussion between Elder Yan and Chen Gao, while Wu Qi said goodbye and returned to the hut to rest.

The house has not changed at all, except that no one has cleaned it, and a lot of dust has accumulated.

Wu Qi summoned Xiao Zhang, and the bamboo demon summoned many villains with his troops, busy in the house, and they were cleaned up in a short while.

Li Mi took Xuan Mao Youdao out for a walk.

Xiao Zhang stood beside him. Now that his eldest brother is recuperating from Chongyang, he, his second brother, has assumed the responsibility of his close attendant.

Wu Qi sat cross-legged on the bed, closing his eyes to rest.

Since receiving the news about the Ghost King's Festival, Huang Tian has not spoken yet.

This made Wu Qi a little worried.

After sitting in the Sanqing statue for many years, Huang Tian’s greatest spiritual support was to garrison for the Immortal Taoist Lord. Now that the news of the Immortal Taoist Lord’s death has been confirmed, for him, this blow is nothing like a collapse of heaven.

In addition, Huang Tian’s deadline is approaching now. Although it is in the late stage of the Demon King, due to the shackles of Huang’s father’s clan, he cannot break through the soul, so he only has twenty years of life left.

This also made Wu Qi alert.

Even the Taoist soldiers have life spans, but the Taoist soldiers in the Impermanence Map are still young, so there is no need to worry for the time being.

"Senior, are you okay?"

"Nothing happens."

Huang Tian seemed very calm: "What you said before is indeed good. After you fulfilled your promise, I, Huang Tian, ​​will also perform the duties of a Taoist soldier. In the remaining twenty years, anyone who is an enemy of you will be my enemy."

Wu Qi was happy, but immediately realized: "Senior thinks he needs to do what he needs to do?"

"What to do? No."

Huang Tian sighed: "No need, I understand everything."

"Daojun was betrayed by the Bodhisattva of Void Gang, which led to being killed by "King Jieyou", that is, Kou Xian led King You. None of them could let Daojun fall."

Wu Qi was very familiar with one of the names: "Is this Kou Xian the ancient immortal who fished in Sui (sui) water during the Spring and Autumn Period and Duke Jing of Song went to seek the Tao?"

"Yes, it's him."

Huang Tian said lightly: "He converted to Youming, and is also the "King Jieyou" one of the seventy-two Youth Kings, and is the leader of Youming Kings who have been in the last thousand years of disaster."
Chapter completed!