Chapter 103 103: Golden elixir avenue, nonsense
After Chen Shizhen woke up, he stood up and dusted himself off. His face was also blackened and had burn marks, making it gray and dirty. He needed to get water to wash it off.
After doing this, he came to look at Chen Jin: "Are you the Chen surnamed Kaozi introduced by Lao Hu?"
"Yes."
"What's your name?"
Chen Shizhen thought for a moment and clapped his hands: "Yes! Chen Jin, from Chen Zexiang, Genshui County."
"Not bad."
Chen Jin nodded. It seemed that Mr. Hu had some reservations and did not tell others much about himself.
Chen Shizhen said: "Since you are here, let's stay. Ajin, please greet him."
After that, he quickly went to the collapsed place and directed Awu and others to rescue the things inside.
Ajin is his daughter Chen Jin.
The girl looked at Chen Jin curiously. She didn't know what she thought of, and her fair cheeks turned slightly red.
According to etiquette and rules, she should not be the one to receive male guests at home. But Chen Jin knew his father's temperament and rarely paid attention to such mundane matters.
She is an only daughter and her mother is gone.
In this case, she had to step forward to avoid being rude to others.
Chen Shizhen's house was very large and there were many empty houses. It didn't take long before Chen Jin and Ye Yanke were arranged to live in a separate courtyard.
There are also many kinds of bamboo in this yard, which makes it look peaceful.
"Mr. Chen, you can live here. It's a humble and simple house, don't despise it."
Chen Jin said politely.
Chen Jin smiled: "Expatriates don't dare to be picky. Besides, the place here is much better than those in the inn."
"Okay, wait until dinner is ready, then take care of the young master."
After Chen Jin left, Ye Yanke couldn't help but said: "Scholar, why do I look at this family? It's a bit weird."
"What's weird?"
"I can't say for a while, but it looks weird."
Chen Jin's eyes flashed: "It's true."
There are many guest rooms in the courtyard, one for Chen Jin and one for Ye Yanke. As for wealth, a dog can live there wherever he wants. There are not many other luggage and other items.
The loot seized from the Red Eyebrow Sect, many gold and silver properties, etc. When passing through towns on the road, they all sold and discounted the money and exchanged it for large-value banknotes from Tongbao Bank.
In addition, it was given by Hu Yuanwai in the past.
Chen Jin is not short of money on hand.
Of course, he spent a lot of money along the way and spent money like water.
All are needed for practice.
Next, if you want to complete the third level of cultivation and break through to the second stage, you will need more.
They all have to use money, so it’s inevitable.
……
But Chen Jin went outside and ran back to the side courtyard again. He saw that his father was still busy in the house, cleaning up the broken pots and jars, getting angry and sighing at times, like a man in a daze.
The girl couldn't help but sigh and looked sad.
An old servant and housekeeper came over and asked in a low voice: "Miss, there are guests at home. How should we prepare dinner?"
Chen Jin said: "Go to the market to kill a chicken and come back to make chicken soup. Also buy some good fish and meat."
The old housekeeper Chen Bo muttered: "There is no money in the account."
"So fast?"
The girl was surprised.
Uncle Chen said with a bitter face: "The day before yesterday, the master and Taoist Song went out and bought a large cart of pill materials. They almost spent all the money."
Chen Jin asked: "I remember that Uncle Hu left a sum of money specifically to entertain Mr. Chen."
Uncle Chen spread his hands: "I waited and waited, but Mr. Chen didn't come. The master thought he wouldn't come, so he misappropriated all the money."
Chen Jin stamped his foot: "How could this father do this? If Uncle Hu and Mr. Chen knew about it, wouldn't it be a breach of trust and be despised by others?"
Uncle Chen whispered: "Miss, please give me some advice. If this continues, when will it end?"
Chen Jin's eyebrows furrowed: "Dad has been obsessed and obsessed with it, how can he be persuaded?"
Having said this, she reached out and took off a silver hairpin from her head: "Uncle Chen, take this hairpin and sell it to buy some good chicken, duck and meat. Don't neglect Mr. Chen."
After taking the hairpin, the old housekeeper sighed and left.
Chen Jin looked around, but saw that the doors and courtyards were sparse and the homes were empty. If this continued, I was afraid that even this ancestral home would not be able to be defended. At this time, someone came to the door. It was a girl with an oval face: "Sister Jin, I heard from my servant that something happened to your family. What's the matter?"
Chen Jin smiled bitterly and said: "My father was not refining the elixir, but it exploded again. Fortunately, he is okay."
The girl with an oval face exaggeratedly stretched out her hand and patted her thighs: "As long as everything is okay... By the way, I think I saw a guest coming to your house. The scholar is quite handsome. Who is he?"
Chen Jin replied: "His name is 'Chen Jin'. He is from Chenze Township, Genshui County. He came to the prefecture and county to take the exam."
The oval-faced girl blinked: "So, he is a relative of yours? He took the opportunity to come to your family from the countryside?"
Chen Jin waved his hands quickly: "Don't talk nonsense, he is not a relative. He was introduced by Uncle Hu. Maybe Uncle Hu appreciated him."
The oval-faced girl said "Oh" and rolled her eyes: "Sister Jin, what do you think of him?"
Chen Jin was startled: "How about what?"
"This Mr. Chen Jin, I see that he is young and can already take the provincial examination in the prefecture and county. He must be very talented. If he can pass the examination, he will be promoted to a civil servant. He has a bright future and is a good match. ”
"Where did you say he went? He has the same surname."
The oval-faced girl curled her lips and said: "So what if we have the same surname? We are not cousins. Sister Jin, if you don't like me, please introduce me to them."
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Chen Jin: "..."
She had known that her cousin Chen Ru was bold and would dare to say anything, but she didn't expect that she would fall in love with Chen Jin when she saw her by chance.
He immediately joked: "Don't you always say that the wooden door is against the wooden door, the bamboo door is against the bamboo door, and you will not marry anyone who is not from a wealthy family?"
Chen Ru said proudly: "That's right."
"In this case, Master Chen probably does not meet your requirements."
"It's not suitable at the moment, but if he passes the exam, or even becomes a high school scholar, wouldn't it be suitable? Let's get to know each other first and leave an impression. What does it matter?"
Chen Ru smiled and said: "I dare say that if he can be named on the gold list, he will definitely be listed by a lot of people to catch his son-in-law. By then, it will be too late."
Chen Jin knew about "catching a son-in-law under the official list". In fact, those phenomena had nothing to do with the Chen family's twelve houses.
Chen's daughter is not worried about getting married and has many choices.
But as Chen Ru said, it is not easy to choose a good husband. As the saying goes, "the parents' orders, the matchmaker's words", many times, it is the choice of the elders, and it is just a matter of family connection.
But, why do I think of these things?
Obviously there is nothing wrong with the eight characters.
Chen Jin suddenly woke up. When he saw the narrow-minded look on his cousin's face, he immediately understood that he was being teased:
"Good morning, Chen Ru!"
Immediately reach out and scratch the other person's armpit.
The two women quickly got into a fight, which diluted their worries.
……
At dusk, the lamps were lit in the hall, preparing for the banquet to welcome Chen Jin and wash away the dust.
Chen Shizhen's family was in decline. Apart from their father and daughter, the only people left in the mansion were the old housekeeper Chen Bo, the young man Awu, a cook, and a maid Xiaocui.
Tonight's dinner was prepared in a hurry, but fortunately, chicken, duck, fish, etc. were all prepared and available.
Naturally, Chen Shizhen should be the one to host this scene, and his daughter Chen Jin will not come to accompany him to dinner and drinks.
In that case, it would be outrageous.
As for Ye Yanke, as a friend of Chen Jin, he could also attend.
I just waited and waited, but no notice was given.
It turns out that Chen Shizhen sent Awu to invite Taoist Song, but no one has come yet.
When Chen Jin heard the news, he was very angry. He couldn't bear it anymore and came over to reprimand his father in person. He said that tonight's dinner was mainly for Chen Jin to catch up with him, so it would be nice to invite others to accompany him, so that the atmosphere would be lively and lively.
But now, because the companion has not come, the rightful owner is left in the cold. What does this sound like?
Chen Shizhen was a little worried about this daughter, so he knew it was wrong, so he didn't wait any longer and had no choice but to start the dinner.
After a while of changing glasses and drinking a few glasses of wine, Chen Shizhen became tongue-tied. He held Chen Jin by the other hand and talked about his alchemy deeds.
Chen Jin was worried that something would go wrong and kept hiding in the back of the hall. Sure enough, she heard her father start to get drunk and went crazy. She quickly ran out: "Father, you are drunk. My daughter will help you go down to rest."
"I'm not drunk!"
Chen Shizhen said loudly, opening his mouth and chanting: "Returning Dan Jue, Returning Dan Jue, I will explain it to you carefully now. There are three thousand small ways of minor arts, but other than Jin Dan, they are all secluded. I am taking the golden elixir road, you know I don’t understand!”
As he spoke, tears streamed down his face, like a wronged child looking for someone to cry to.
After hearing this, Chen Jin said slowly: "Mr. Chen, you have been deceived."
"Where does this slutty kid come from, talking nonsense here, and dares to say that he is immoral and deceitful?"
There was a sudden shout, and a tall Taoist priest walked in led by the young boy Awu.
(End of chapter)