On the Avenue

When Chen Tang returned home, he had stabilized his mood.

He opened the door and saw that Hei Guo was cooking, which was almost ready. Several maids were joking with Gou Zi. When they saw him coming, they quickly stopped laughing.

Chen Tang put down the buns, which were still piping hot, but the breakfast made in the black pot was obviously more substantial. He stir-fried four vegetables, both vegetarian and meat, and also cooked porridge and cut two plates of cold vegetables.

"Who went to buy the vegetables?" Chen Tang was confused.

If Chen's servants went shopping for groceries, they probably wouldn't buy so much.

The maid pointed at the black pot.

Chen Tang put down the buns and went to the backyard. He saw Chen Shi combing her mother's hair. It seemed that she rarely did this kind of work. The comb was often unable to comb through the roots of the hair.

"I'll do it."

Chen Tang stepped forward, took the comb, and started combing from near the ends of the hair, combing the ends smoothly, and then combing some more hair to open up the messy hair.

Chen used a warm towel to wipe his mother's face very carefully.

Chen Tang combed her hair, then tied it up for Chen Shiniang and put on hair accessories. She acted skillfully and obviously did this often.

Chen Tang trimmed her nails again, while Chen Shi watched and studied seriously.

"She can't move, so we have to help her move her muscles and bones to get her blood flowing."

Chen Tang set up Chen Shiniang and taught Chen Shi how to move her muscles and bones, saying, "You can use your own Qi and blood to assist her in moving, stimulate her Qi and blood, and run it for several days. When she wakes up one day, she can move." It won’t be paralyzed. By the way, there are many people in Xijing, so you don’t want to socialize with anyone, especially someone named Xiao Wu. Stay away from him.”

"Creator Xiao Wu? Uncle Wu?"

Chen Shi was quite excited and said with a smile, "I heard that he was in Xijing and caused a cloud of corpses, which made people panic. Chen Tang snorted and said, "He is not a good person. Don't get close to him. There is also a man named Qiao Zhuo,

They are not good people either. If you meet them, stay away from them. "

Chen Shi was surprised: "Uncle Ah Zhuo? Why is he not a good person?"

He did not argue, but studied seriously how to activate Qi and blood, and said, "I have a lot of elixirs here. Can they cure my mother's disease?"

Chen Tang shook his head and said: "I have tried all kinds of elixirs, but they are of little use. Her soul ran away and Granny Sha couldn't find it."

Chen Shi said: "The elixir here is different."

Chen Tang's heart moved slightly: "The elixir you got from Qingzhou?"

Chen Shi nodded slightly: "It has stronger medicinal properties than Qingzhou."

He got fifty-five elixirs in Qingzhou and planted them outside the small temple. They were nourished by the sun, moonlight and starlight from the ancestral court every day. The medicinal properties of these elixirs were greatly improved and were far beyond what the original elixirs could match. .

On the way to Xijing, Sun Yisheng's soul was almost blown to pieces, but he was cured by these elixirs. One can imagine how powerful the effects of these elixirs are!

"There are many people among the Juren who are proficient in medicinal properties and pharmacology. After dinner, I will go find them."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Invite them to come over and prepare medicine for my mother's treatment."

Chen Tang shook his head and said: "The effect of the elixir can certainly make her condition better, but the most important thing is to find her soul."

Chen Shi thought for a while and said: "I know two people who are as good at finding souls as Granny Sha. Maybe we can ask them to help. They should have arrived in Xijing too. Chen Tang, are there any beautiful rivers in Xijing? That's it. There are brothels on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.”

Chen Tang stared at him: "brothel?"

Chen Shi said calmly: "Those two people make a living there."

Chen Tang said: "Don't get to know some shady people. There is indeed a river in the city called Quqiang River, with feasting and entertainment on both sides. If you go there, I will go with you."

Chen Shi said: "No need. I won't go now. It's still early in the morning, the brothel is closed, and there is no business. Wait until the evening, when there is business, and you can find them."

Heiguo asked Chen Shi to have breakfast. Chen Tang had already eaten, so he did not go over. He pushed Chen Shiniang around slowly, with a trace of sadness on his face.

‘Ruru and Chen Yin may not have taught Chen Shi well. "

He whispered, "He is only thirteen years old, but he is so familiar with the brothel. Chen Yindu must have taken him there."

Chen Shi finished breakfast and was about to go out. Chen Tang called him and said, "I bought you a new set of clothes.

I put it in your room. You can try it on before going to see your friends. "

Chen Shi returned to his room. His clothes were a black Taoist robe with a white hem and a red ribbon. He looked smart in what he wore.

It just seems more stable and restrained.

The clothes were a little too big, but not much.

Chen Shi put it on and took a look in the mirror. It was obvious that Chen Tang bought it according to his own dressing style, which did not match Chen Shi's personality. However, when Chen Shi looked at himself in the mirror, he felt a bit like a teacher.

When he walked out of the room, Chen Tang looked at it and felt that Niezi was much more pleasing to his eyes. He said, "Your hair is a bit messy. Let me help you comb it again."

Chen Shi was sitting on the edge of the corridor. Chen Tang took off the two hairpins on his golden crown that fixed his hair and the golden crown, and combed his hair smoothly. When he combed it to his scalp, he touched something.

Chen Tang touched it and saw the traces left by the healed bones.

His hands trembled, remembering the way the back of his head had been opened when he found his son's body.

He shook his head hastily to get this bad image out of his mind.

He gently touched the scarlet scar, which ran from one side of Chen Shi's ear to the other. It was impossible to survive such an injury.

But this wound happened to heal.

Chen Yindu really succeeded.

"Does it still hurt?" Chen Tang couldn't help but ask.

"It doesn't hurt anymore. It just hurts a little when it rains and thunders. If the thunder is loud, I feel a little dizzy." Chen Shi said.

Chen Tang stopped talking and tied up his hair, put on a golden crown and inserted a gold hairpin.

Chen Shi dressed up neatly and went out immediately.

Not long after, Chen Shi came in laughing and joking with some of the candidates. When those candidates saw Chen Tang, they quickly stopped their smiles and bowed to Chen Tang.

Chen Tang looked at these young people with surprise. Chen Shi actually brought the pharmacist. These people were energetic and young, but they had been running around in the countryside all year round and had seen a lot of problems. They analyzed Chen Shi's condition around her.

They discussed over and over again and drafted a prescription. Chen Tang looked at it and saw that it was a prescription that could calm the mind and calm the mind, replenish vitality and improve blood. In addition, there are several soothing herbs. By taking this prescription, you can forget your worries and strengthen your roots, making your soul stable.

"Without a soul, there is nothing you can do."

Huang Fengnian said to Chen Shi, "We must find our soul. When your soul returns, your body will be well-conditioned and you will not feel grief, then your soul will be stable."

Chen Shi thanked them, and everyone hurriedly said: "You are my mentor, how can we dare to accept this gift from our mentor?"

Chen Tang was extremely wrong.

Chen Shi took out a few main ingredients and asked his servants to prepare the medicine according to the prescription. Huang Fengnian and others helped make the elixir.

Said: "If you refine the elixir, you don't need to cook it every day. You only need to dissolve one with honey and water every day and feed it to your mother-in-law."

They helped to make the medicine, which was not finished until noon. Chen Tang left them to have lunch. These people waved their hands and said with a smile: "We will eat in the guild hall, so we don't dare to trouble the adults!"

Chen Tang sent them out of the Chen Mansion. When he came back, he looked at the scarlet elixirs and was a little afraid to give them to Chen Shiniang.

He took a test medicine, and the medicine melted in his belly. Chen Tang suddenly felt that everything in the world had become better. He sat lazily in the yard, the blood and qi in his body were running automatically, his energy was full, and he had nothing to worry about. .

When the medicine wore off, he was shocked to realize that he had done nothing all afternoon, let alone go to the household department to handle official business!

He carefully checked the effect of the elixir he had taken, and his heart was slightly shaken: "My longevity——"

With this magical medicine, his lifespan will be directly increased from a hundred years old to more than two hundred years old!

Chen Tang was stunned, and quickly went to look for Chen Shi, but could not find Chen Shi, so he asked a servant, who said: "The young master has gone to Quqiang River."

"He went to visit a brothel?!"

Veins popped up on Chen Tang's forehead and he clenched his fists.

Chen Shi came to the pier near the Quqian River in Xijing and waited quietly.

It was still early to go to the brothel. The sisters in the brothel were still dressing up and would not open the door so early. There are not many boats at the pier.

But there were already many scholars and officials waiting on the pier. The scholars were chatting and laughing in twos and threes, while the officials were sitting in their sedan chairs and did not come out.

There were children selling aphrodisiac pills on the pier. They were walking through the crowd again and again, asking the officials if they wanted them.

The person being asked often talks about him sideways, or laughs loudly, waving his hands and saying, "Why would I need this?"

However, Chen Shi still saw a few people secretly buying some.

"It's a business. I'll tell Huang Fengnian later and ask him to come here to make money." Chen Shi said sincerely.

At this time, a scholar on the pier talked about government affairs, and everyone waiting to go to the brothel began to sigh.

"Now the border army is in a hurry. The monsters in the sea are constantly attacking the border. The court wants to send the border army to Xijing. There are bad people in the court!"

A scholar slapped his fan heavily on the palm of his hand, filled with righteous indignation, and said loudly, "Are all freeloaders in the cabinet? With such a stupid decree, in my opinion, the devil is not in the sea, not in the rivers and lakes, the devil is in Xijing, the devil is in cabinet!"

As soon as this statement came out, the crowd was furious.

A silver-haired old man next to Chen Shi said angrily: "If I were a cabinet scholar, I would take these veteran court ministers who only talk and do nothing, and these scum who are corrupt and pervert the law, and take them to the sky prison and torture them. I am not afraid of them." No move!”

"Well said!" Everyone cheered.

"Are the six tribes and three princes all loyal ministers?"

An official stepped out of the sedan chair and said impassionedly, "Tomorrow, I will make a speech in the court, lamenting the evils of the times, and shaming those old people who are lying on their backs and eating nothing! Let them know that the people's livelihood is in decline, and even the squires are running out of food. I can’t afford the car anymore!”

His words resonated with everyone, and they all clapped and praised him.

"The gentlemen in Xijing should be allowed to leave the capital and visit places!"

Everyone complimented each other, gradually became familiar with each other, and the chat became more and more lively.

Chen Shi listened to them as they chatted, and then they talked about the famous prostitutes in Xijing, who had good kung fu, graceful dancing, and what kind of music they had composed that was popular in Xijing and even spread to other provinces.

They talked about the famous prostitutes and started chanting poems recently written by some adults in Xijing.

Then they talked about their lifelong ambitions and the need to show their ambitions, and then they cursed the court. Then we talked about a noble lady in Xijing who had committed adultery with a Zen master outside the city and was caught in the act. Then the story gradually moved on to the romantic affair. From the romantic affair, we talked about government affairs, and then started to curse again.

"The brothel is open!" Someone shouted.

Everyone hurriedly crowded into the dock and rushed to jump on the boat. The boatman shouted: "Slow down, slow down, the boat is going to capsize!"

"My shoe has been stepped off!" a scholar shouted in the crowd.

There were not many boats at the pier and they filled up quickly, leaving many people unable to get on the boat. A boatman said: "I can get one more person here, who can come up?"

Arms were raised high, and many voices said: "Me! Me!"

Chen Shi shook his head. At this moment, he saw a painting boat approaching, and everyone quickly came forward.

Waved to the boat: "Boatman, come here!"

Chen Shi jumped up, stepped in the air, and landed on the painted boat.

The boatman controlling the boat is a familiar face. The boat girl in the boat is dressing up with a hairpin in her mouth.

He twirled his hair with his hands and said with a smile: "Master Jieyuan is a little anxious."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "You two, I have something to ask of you."

On the shore, a group of scholars asked: "Are we close to the shore? Can we still do business?"

Some people were so impatient that they jumped onto the boat, but their cultivation was also extraordinary, and many of them had cultivated to Nascent Soul.

You can fly in the air, but when you jump out, you will get farther and farther away from the boat, and you will fall into the water one after another.

The boat girl put the hairpin in place and said, "What's the matter?"

Chen Shi told the story of his mother's soul leaving the body, and said, "Please help me, I will thank you very much."

The boatman didn't speak. After he finished speaking, he shook his head and said, "I'm sorry to have to obey."

Chen Shi frowned slightly: "With your two abilities, it's not difficult to find my mother's soul. I'm not here empty-handed."

He took out the ram's horn heavenly lantern, placed it in front of the two of them, and said, "If you find my mother, I will give this treasure to you two."

The boat girl hesitated and looked at the boatman, feeling a little moved.

Although the two of them are also Yin difference, there is also a status gap between Yin difference and Yin difference. The lamp they could use was a boy's heavenly spirit lamp, which was one level worse than Chen Shi's ram's horn heavenly spirit lamp.

The boatman shook his head: "I'm sorry to have to obey."

Chen Shi couldn't help but asked: "Why?"

The boatman looked at him deeply and said, "Don't Chen Jieyuan remember what happened in the underworld?"

Chen Shi felt comfortable, shook his head and said, "I don't remember."

The boatman said: "I see. No wonder you asked us to rescue you. When you fell into the underworld, didn't your mother's soul find you?"

Chen Shi was stunned.

The boat girl said at the side: "After you entered the underworld, your mother's soul also entered the underworld to look for you. I have seen her before, and you and your mother were together at that time. Later, after your incident happened, she also became an accomplice. Imprisoned in Yuan Chen Palace."

The boatman said coldly: "If we want to save your mother, we, father and daughter, have to rob the prison! If we rob the prison, we will become your accomplices! We are already bald men poking into a hornet's nest, and if we go to rob the prison again, then we can't even think about it." Back to the underworld!"

Chen Shi murmured: "My mother has always been with me?"

His eyes were red: "She found me?"

"It shouldn't be wrong." Said the boat girl.

She suddenly woke up and quickly tugged on the boatman's clothes, pulled him aside, and discussed quietly.

The two of them were sneaking around and talking nonsense. I couldn't understand what they were discussing.

After a while, the boat girl said to Chen Shi with a smile on her face: "We can rob the prison for you, even without the ram's horn lantern. But Master Jie Yuan has to do a small thing for us father and daughter."

Chen Shi became energetic: "What's the matter?"

The boatman said: "It's a small thing. Someone escaped from the underworld, and the underworld contacted us and asked us to capture him. This person has been reincarnated for many years, and the underworld only recently found out about his whereabouts."

Chen Shi wondered: "Who is this fugitive?"

The boat girl said: "It must be a culprit who made a mistake. The superiors didn't say much. He was reincarnated less than twenty years ago. He has a mystery in the womb and has never awakened his memory. You only need to capture him. This person is reincarnated in Xijing. It’s nearby, one day’s journey from my hometown.”

"good!"

Chen Shi agreed and said, "What do you know about this culprit?"

"A little sinner, he was reincarnated as a weak scholar who cannot be beaten."

The boat girl smiled and said, "If you go and get him, you will definitely be able to capture him. By the way, his name is Zhong Dao.'