Although it is said to be a big city, it is actually not that big. Most of the shops are concentrated in one place, so it is not difficult to get around.

At this time, there were fewer hawkers and many stores were closed. However, many of the stores that had their own facades and shopkeepers lived in the city were still open.

Most of them sell oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, rice, noodles, wine and tea.

Lin Jue first asked the price, compared several stores, and temporarily selected some soy sauce, vinegar and clear oil. He also bought some noodles when he saw one selling them. As for rice noodles, some vendors or farmers outside the city would usually bring some to the city.

I want to change it into money so that I can buy other things. It might be cheaper to buy it from them, so I can buy it tomorrow morning.

Passing by the drug store, they bought some cinnamon bark, star anise pepper, and angelica dahurica. Although the seventh senior brother and the younger sister didn't know what to do with buying food and went to the drug store to grab some medicine, they listened to him.

Before I knew it, it was getting late.

"Let's buy these today, and buy the others tomorrow morning. It will be more lively in the morning and there will be more things."

"Listen to Senior Brother Lin."

"Senior brother, please stop teasing me."

"Ha ha……"

"Where will we stay tonight?"

Lin Jue looked at the sky and couldn't help but ask.

"It's up to you. In the past, as long as it was not cold, I would come to the city with my master or senior brother, or I would come alone. Unless I was asked to help exorcise evil spirits and cure diseases, and was entertained, I would stay in the temple. If it was cold,

If so, just spend money to find an inn. If it’s me and the third senior brother, sometimes we’ll go to a restaurant to drink. When we get drunk, we’ll sleep there. We may also suddenly meet a drinking buddy, and we’ll have a good time chatting with each other.

Invite us to spend the night at his house." Senior Brother Seventh said, "It depends on which one you choose."

"Um……"

Lin Jue and his junior sister looked at each other.

With my junior sister here, I obviously can't go to a restaurant to drink. The weather is not cold at this time, and the sky and quilt can be used as a bed for the whole night. It seems that there is no need to spend money to stay in an inn.

"Then let's go to the Sheshen Temple."

"Then you have to go left!"

"good……"

As Lin Jueru spoke, his steps slowed down.

I saw an old man walking forward with a basket on his back. The old man held a bamboo stick on one hand and a red translucent sticky candy in the middle. He walked out of the city, stirring it with both hands.

I don’t know if it tastes good or not, but it looks fun anyway.

Lin Jue couldn't help but glance at the junior sister beside him.

The old man selling candy came from their left.

The junior sister turned her head and looked to the right.

But on the right is just a teahouse.

How could a teenage girl not be interested in sweets when she was born in the countryside and had never eaten any snacks? This little junior sister had been curiously watching the scenes in the city all the way, so how could she not be curious about sweets?

Along the way, Lin Jue walked side by side with her, so how could he not notice something strange about her?

In fact, Lin Jue knew exactly what she was thinking.

This kind of thinking belongs to children from poor families and also to children who are not loved. It is called inferiority and self-consciousness, but the world likes to call it sensible.

"Seventh Senior Brother!"

Lin Jue stopped naturally.

"What's wrong, junior brother?"

"After walking for a day, our feet are weak. Senior brother, let's buy us some candy." Lin Jue said so naturally.

The younger junior sister was stunned and quietly glanced at the seventh senior brother.

But I saw that the seventh senior brother did not hesitate at all.

"OK!"

After asking the price, he took out the copper coins from his pocket, bought two candy canes, and handed them to Lin Jue and his junior sister.

"Senior Brother, won't Master scold us if we spend money like this?" The little junior sister was stirring two bamboo sticks in her hands, but she couldn't help but lower her voice and said to Lin Jue, as if she was afraid that Master, who was a hundred miles away, could hear her.

"What's the point? We've worked hard and this is what we deserve." Lin Jue said with a smile, "What's more, the seventh senior brother bought it for us with his own money."

"Hey! That's not the case! We still used Guanzhong's money!" The seventh senior brother also smiled, and then said to the younger junior sister, "Junior sister, there is no need to worry about this. It is a rare trip to the city. If you see something you want to buy, whether it is food

Whether it's for use or for fun, that's all. We just need to buy enough of what we need to buy, and the rest is up to us."

"Then what if we don't have enough money to buy it by then?"

"You're right, junior sister! Isn't it Senior Brother Lin who has the final say on what to buy and how much to buy?" Senior Brother Seven taught him, "Life is short. If you have money with you, you will finally enter the city without even a single ounce of money."

If you can’t even bear to buy snacks to eat, then why should you practice this Tao? Isn’t it no different from living in the secular world at the foot of the mountain?”

The junior sister opened her eyes wide in confusion.

Lin Jue agreed very much, nodded repeatedly, and stirred the candy in his hand while walking, as if he had regained a touch of childlike innocence.

Then he divided half of it, bent down, and handed it to the fox at his feet.

"Eat..."

I probably haven’t eaten this little thing before.

It's funny to say that Lin Jue thought it was really not picky and would eat everything. It wasn't until yesterday that he found out: In fact, it is young and has never eaten anything, so there is no way to compare. I am afraid that it has always thought that the food is the same as before.

In two months, the Sixth Senior Brother and the Seventh Senior Brother have done just that.

It wasn't until yesterday that this perception changed.

"Hmm..."

This little thing seems to like it quite a bit.

Lin Jue just stood up when he saw another group of people walking in front of him, all dressed as businessmen. They were either downcast or crying, leading mules and walking along the street.

Lin Jue couldn't help but be stunned——

He is actually a neighbor of Shucun.

"Uncle Shu?"

There were about a dozen businessmen in this group, all wearing similar clothes. At first glance, Lin Jue only recognized the middle-aged man in the front. After a closer look, almost everyone had some impression.

At the same time, the middle-aged man in front also heard his voice and turned his head subconsciously.

When he was sad, he didn't recognize it at first glance. He only felt confused. After taking a closer look at Lin Jue, he opened his eyes unexpectedly.

"The Lin boy?"

Hearing his shout, the others also recognized Lin Jue, but most of them didn't care about him at this time. Even though they felt a little surprised, they remained silent.

"It's me."

Lin Jue looked at them in surprise.

The seventh senior brother and the younger junior sister all stopped following him and looked at them in confusion.

"Aren't you going to Jiangnan? I remember not passing here. How did you get here? And why do you always have this expression?" Lin Jue asked with a frown.

"Oh! Don't you know that? There was a flood here this summer. Many places were flooded. Many of the roads we originally took have become like a vast ocean. We can't walk on them, so we have to take a detour. And I don't know.

"How is the village doing? Has it been damaged by flash floods? I don't dare to delay on the road, so I have to rush home to check."

As the middle-aged man spoke, he couldn't help but sigh. Instead of answering the last question, he looked at Lin Jue. He had a strong sense of country these days, and even though he was sad, he still showed some concern for him:

"Didn't you study in the village before, preparing to take the exam? The last time I went home, I heard that you bumped into a demon and had an unstable soul. You also felt that there was not enough talent in the village, so you went out to study and visit famous teachers. We are still discussing

What about your situation? Why are you wearing a Taoist robe and walking with a Taoist priest now?"

"It's a long story..."

Lin Jue organized his words and said succinctly: "For me, it is hopeless to obtain fame. My unstable soul can only be solved through concentrated practice. Fortunately, I have worshiped the famous teacher Zhendao in Yishan, and now I am in

We have a firm foothold outside."

"Oh, your uncle and aunt are quite nice. You are studying in the village, and with our help, it won't be a burden to them."

"That's not the reason..."

"Right!"

The middle-aged man seemed to have just remembered. He looked at Lin Jue and then at the young Taoist next to him. His eyes lit up and he asked: "You said you worshiped the famous master Zhendao in Yishan? Is it true or false?"

When the others heard this, they seemed to suddenly think of this, and looked at Lin Jue as if they were grasping at straws.

"Of course it is true."

"Since he is a famous master and a true Taoist, can he also know magic?"

"Of course I will."

"Can you catch monsters?"

"I also know some ways to catch monsters."

"Then where is your teacher?"

"In the temple, it takes a day to walk one way." Lin Jue looked at them and guessed, "What did Uncle Shu meet?"

"well……"

Uncle Shu suddenly showed a look of bitterness and grief.

"It's not because I took a detour that I came here. Who would have thought that we would only know when we came here that weird things have happened in this city since this month. People's silver in the city is always stolen. It's useless no matter what. Someone saw it with his own eyes at night

Monsters have come to steal, and people have been killed.

"When we go out this time, in addition to the money for this trip, we also have the payment for the first half of the year. When I heard about this, I thought that it would be impossible to stay in a carriage shop, but if it is a monster, it is okay to stay in a temple, right? It happens to be in the city

There was a shrine, so we stayed in the temple for one night.

"I never thought that after the door was closed, the money was put away, and people were arranged to stay on duty all night, the money was actually stolen.

"It took me two full months to make this trip. The money from two months of buying and selling, as well as the payment for the first half of the year, are all here! I'm waiting to take them home to supplement the family income. If my home is also flooded, I won't be able to pay it back.

I have to rely on this money to renovate the house, and then I fly away. How can I explain it to the clan elders when I go back? How can I explain it to the family members of these young people?"

Uncle Shu was extremely anxious.

Lin Jue looked at this group of people. Uncle Shu was the oldest, and the rest were mostly young people in their twenties. He should be leading the group.

"Have you reported it to the official?"

"It's useless to report to the government. Even the silver in the county government office has been stolen. Now every household can only lock the silver in iron cabinets, otherwise they can only store cloth and money. Cloth and money will not be stolen.

"

"so……"

Lin Jue couldn't help but feel troubled.

This is a person from the same village.

The Shu family, who lived together as a family, could allow the Lin family to move in. They must have had a friendship back then, but it was too far away. Lin Jue didn't care and only talked about things that were close.

Not only did the Shu family owe a lot to the Lin family, but after their uncle became seriously ill, the village took care of them to some extent. In order to support his education, his predecessor’s father needed money. The caravan in Shu Village was originally formed by members of the same clan with the same surname.

Although he succeeded, he made an exception and let him in. This is also a sign of friendship.

However, at this time, it was no longer Lin Jue alone, but the Taoist temple descending the mountain. It was his senior brother who led the team, and the senior brother was standing beside him.

Lin Jue could only look at his senior brother.

Naturally, if the senior brother is unwilling, he himself will help.
Chapter completed!