Chapter 6: Wang family's thanks and temple fair

When the Wang family came, Lin Jue was experimenting in the room.

The ancient book was lying in his hand.

According to what the book said, Lin Jue gradually exerted force, starting from his toes, the strength went up to the dantian position, the upper strength started from the top of his head, went down to his abdomen, the two were not far apart, and gradually overlapped under his forced squeezing.

Then he followed what the book said, gathered his spirit, stored this strength here, held it to the limit, until he felt dizzy and couldn't hold on, suddenly, there was really a rolling heat in his body.

Could this be the yang energy to be spat out?

Lin Jue didn't dare to spit it out.

Then he hurriedly followed the practice method told in the book, desperately holding his breath, while slowly relaxing his spirit, until this burning feeling naturally dissipated and completely returned to his body, only then did he dare to relax.

"Whoosh..."

A long breath of turbid air.

Is it actually true?

Without cultivation, can mortals also "spit out energy"?

Lin Jue opened his eyes wide in surprise.

The experimental result undoubtedly told him so.

Is this world so magical?

It was also at this time that there was movement outside.

Lin Jue got up and walked a few steps, confirming that his body and mental state were no different from before the experiment, and then opened the window to look.

Heng Village Wang family is indeed particular—

Mostly feeling that just sending the food, wine, and water he promised this morning to see looked bad, so they gathered some more things, making a gift that was not thin in the eyes of the villagers.

The Wang family steward also came in person.

There was also the servant Lin Jue called steward.

His aunt was flattered by this and received them in a panic.

Lin Jue also hurriedly went out to greet them.

That real steward was very shrewd, exchanged pleasantries with Lin Jue and his aunt, and went to visit Lin Jue's uncle. He looked at the condition, asked which doctor was invited, and after hearing that it was that miracle physician, nodded several times to express affirmation of that person's medical skills, and asked his aunt to show him the prescription. After reading the prescription, he immediately knew how much money it would cost.

So he took another ten taels of silver, which was considered fulfilling Wang Granduncle's promise.

The servant Lin Jue called steward also had a good impression of Lin Jue, and talked to him about the reaction of the Wang family after he left this morning, which also made Lin Jue's heart, which was uneasy because the gift was too heavy, settle down a little.

It was almost dark, the other party didn't stay long, and soon left.

Counting it up, spending the night in the ancestral hall last night, he should have gotten ten thousand cash, but finally got forty taels of silver and many gifts.

For an ordinary family, it was already a huge sum of money.

His aunt put away the cloth, hung up the cured meat, put the stinky mandarin fish in the kitchen, placed the wine properly, and what was left related to Lin Jue was the food and wine brought by the Wang family.

Dried bamboo shoots made from winter bamboo shoots on the mountain last year are the most common dishes here. Take bamboo shoot skin and pork belly and stew them together, thick oil and red sauce, the meat fragrance is pungent, very appetizing. The new bamboo shoots that have just sprouted on the mountain recently are just crisp and tender. Only take the bamboo shoot tips to stew with cured meat, also called knife board fragrance. One sip with soup can make the tongue fresh.

Fish head tofu, stewed miscellaneous fish.

Plus the solid white rice steamed in a steamer, loose and distinct.

Undoubtedly, it was the best meal Lin Jue had eaten since arriving in this world.

For a moment, he only cared about eating, and had no other thoughts.

Solving his uncle's medicine money, although the illness hadn't healed, he breathed a sigh of relief. Coupled with such a good meal, in relaxation, he actually had a feeling of enjoyment.

Happiness can be so simple.

His aunt let all the meat to Lin Jue and his cousin, but sighed and said: "Said to let you study with peace of mind, didn't expect that in the end, you still have to rely on this to exchange for money. If your father knew, he would definitely scold us."

"Won't..."

Lin Jue said after swallowing what was in his mouth.

"That steward seems reliable. He just said that in a few days, there will be a temple fair in the city, and many merchants from other places will come, medicine peddlers and herbalists, and the medicine sold will be cheaper. Even if you can't recognize the medicinal materials, and feel that those peddlers setting up stalls are unreliable, going to other pharmacies in the city at that time will also be cheaper than usual." His aunt said to them again, "The medicine at home is enough for Lin Qi's father to eat for a few days. I think, forget about those peddlers from other places, we don't know if what they sell is true or false, so we will still go to the Jishitang where we bought medicine last time, but hope it can really be cheaper."

His cousin also hmm-ed.

Lin Jue heard this, but had some thoughts—

There are two temple fairs nearby.

One temple fair is in Shu Village, Three Aunt Temple Fair, relatively small in scale, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, just passed not long ago.

The other is in the city, Luo Xian Temple Fair, larger in scale, on the second day of the second lunar month.

Last year's Luo Xian Temple Fair was exactly when Lin Jue fell into the water. After being saved by his uncle, he lay on the bed for a few days, which was also to nourish his body and calm his spirit, so he didn't go to the temple fair to play. At that time, his uncle was not ill, and although the family life was tight, they could barely get by. In early spring, it was rare to have a day to play, so they had to go to the temple fair. Lin Jue couldn't go, that was his business, others went.

Lin Jue only remembered that he was lying on the bed at that time, confused and pondering life, while his cousin Lin Qi was beside him, jealous of him, telling him about the sights of the temple fair.

The Immortal Luo statue passing through the street, the dancing exorcists, the dazzling array of snacks and gadgets. Walking witches and sorcerers, fortune tellers under the bridge, and all kinds of wonderful immortal tricks that are hard to think about.

Witches and sorcerers...

Fortune tellers...

Tricks like immortal magic...

Don't know if it's purely a technique, or if there is really some strange magic.

Also don't know if it will cause a reaction from the ancient book.

"Lin Jue wants to study, and just spent the night in that family's ancestral hall, don't know if he hurt his body... oh... Lin Qi, you go alone, be careful." His aunt was always worried.

"Know it, mother."

"Aunt." Lin Jue raised his head, his mouth still oily, considering and saying, "I heard from Shu Granduncle who often tells stories in the lower bridge pavilion that after people deal with monsters, they may be contaminated with monster energy, or some unclean things. I went to worship the Three Aunts on the way back from cutting grass today. I heard people say that the Luo Xian in the county is also very effective, I want to go and worship too. Why don't I go."

"Oh, that's really it!" His aunt immediately felt it was true, "Then Lin Qi and you go together, just right you read more, not easy to be cheated, give the things to him to carry."

"Also good."

"Did you really see a monster there?"

"Saw it in a dream..."

"What kind? Tell me!"

People in this day and age are really full of curiosity about such things, but family members have a few more concerns.

Lin Jue only thought about eating and the temple fair in his heart, but hearing his aunt speak, he had to put down his chopsticks and thoughts for the time being, and told the story of last night again more carefully than this morning.

Not a few days later, it was the temple fair.

"Go!"

Before dawn, his cousin carried a large basket, filled with bamboo shoots, called Lin Jue to go to the city.

Lin Jue carried the ancient book, and carried another small basket.

Shu Village is two hours of mountain road from the county seat.

The road here is uneven. Someone wrote a poem like "Forest deep village many rely on water, land few people plow half is mountain," which is very appropriate. The mountains here are many big mountains, the forests are many bamboo forests, which is a rare bamboo forest that can cover the whole piece of big mountains, dense and incomparable, blocking the sky and the sun even during the day. At this time, it was not dawn, so it was even darker.

When the wind blows, the bamboo forest shakes with a rustle.

Whether it was a guilty conscience causing an illusion, or having been breathed on by that demon, leaving his vital energy weakened, or perhaps some other reason, Lin Jue followed behind his cousin, feeling from time to time that strange shadows were flickering in the forest.

If there was a firewood knife at this time, he could add some courage.

Fortunately, it was close to dawn. Not long after walking, the sky began to have luster, and walking a distance, it was already dawn.

After dawn, it was much better.

At the same time, pedestrians on the road slowly became more.

In this day and age, there are not so many gatherings. If you want to buy something or sell something, you have to go to the city. Many rural poor farmers carry heavy loads and carry baskets, gradually walking from various rural small roads, merging into the big road, like streams merging into rivers, looking quite shocking.

The road immediately became much more lively.

Once people are prosperous, no matter in the heart or on the road, where are there any spirits and ghosts?

Gradually, he could see the city gate.

"Pour the bamboo shoots in your basket to me too, I'll go to Tiandeng Alley to sell them first, you go to buy medicine, you are smarter. When you buy the medicine, I should be almost done selling, let's meet on the street behind Immortal Luo Temple, and go to see the magic tricks. If it's late, I'm afraid people will disperse. Even if they don't disperse, I won't find a good position."

These bamboo shoots were all dug by this little cousin from the whole mountain. Only when the bamboo shoots didn't show their heads and there was only a small crack on the ground did he dig them out. They were tender enough, and he had confidence in the sales of his bamboo shoots.

"Good."

Lin Jue agreed.

Walking all the way, the city was indeed much more lively than usual, and the closer to Luo Xian Temple, the more lively it was.

At the same time, there were many accents from other places.

This kind of temple fair is once a year, big and small, and the same temple fair has big years and small years. It is said that the largest temple fair can radiate several prefectures. When it meets a big year, merchants, curious scholars, and idle people from all over the place will set off half a month or even longer in advance to come and join the fun.

Luo Xian Temple Fair is not too big, but relying on the prosperity of the local merchants in recent years, it is not small.

It was still early morning, and many people had already occupied positions in various streets and alleys, setting up stalls. Accents from other places actually accounted for the majority, and even the bailiffs patrolling the city changed their iron rulers to sabers.

Lin Jue saw many people selling medicinal materials and medicinal wine.

Asked about the price, didn't stay long, just walked on the big road, didn't go to the small alleys, and walked quickly to the old brand Jishitang in the city, and used the price he asked before as a basis, plus buying a lot, making the shopkeeper much cheaper.

By the time Lin Jue walked out of the door with the medicine on his back, it was much more lively than before.

People were squeezing people on the street, like a river.

The sound of people was really like boiling, and all kinds of sounds were drilling into his ears, and for a moment he couldn't hear anything clearly.

Such liveliness was rare even in his previous life.

Lin Jue looked left and right, carried the small basket on his front, and then tried to squeeze into the crowd.

Walking towards Luo Xian Temple, not long after, he saw a group of people surrounding a piece, and when he stood on tiptoe, he could see an empty space in the middle, from which exclamations often came, as if magic tricks were being performed. ===== CHAPTER 7 =====