Seeking Longevity by the River of Forgetfulness

Yuncheng is a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, with good weather and good harvests year after year, people live and work in peace and contentment, and the folk customs are simple and honest.

This small city with criss-cross waterways was the capital of emperors 2000 years ago, but it could not avoid the fate of "the flowers and plants in the Wu palace buried in the quiet path, and the clothes in the Jin Dynasty became ancient hills". people.Each of them has extraordinary skills, and some of them possess unique skills. They are well versed in the principles of "more skills do not overwhelm one's body" and "a man with high skills is bold". They hold several positions and can be called model workers.

For example, in the side courtyard of the most luxurious Chen's house in Quanyun City, a young man with a handsome face is exorcising evil spirits and avoiding evil.He was agile, flying up and down, sometimes a beautiful somersault, sometimes a few back rolls, and the onlookers were dazzled and admiring.After a few rounds, he sprinkled two handfuls of salt with both hands like a goddess scattered flowers, making a mess in the originally spotless room, which is considered a great success.

"Thank you, thank you master..." Chen Yuanwai burst into tears, his two small eyes radiated hope, he hastily stuffed a silver ingot into Long Bieyi's hand, and the latter half pushed it back into his sleeve.

"My son, he is possessed by an evil spirit, and he refuses to go to a private school no matter what...he cries, makes trouble, hangs himself, and is on a hunger strike right now. I hope this time the master's method can get rid of the evil spirit." With a thick Yuncheng accent, crying with snot and tears, Long Bieyi had no choice but to express a sad face that felt the same.

After Chen Yuanwai finished crying, Long Bieyi said: "Master, I have an unfeeling request. I want to visit the young master in person to ensure that the evil spirits are gone, so as to avoid future troubles."

Chen Yuanwai listened, and cried even louder: "Master is really a conscientious businessman, it's hard to find even with a lantern..."

"Receive people's money, help people/eliminate disasters, please remember to give a good review." Long Bieyi retreated into the bedroom of the young master of the Chen family.

Young Master Chen's bedroom is spacious and comfortable, but the thick curtains block out the sky and the sun, and a large quilt suddenly bulges on the expensive rosewood bed.

"Master?" Long Bieyi asked tentatively.

"Get lost!" A shoe flew out of the quilt bag and hit Long Bieyi.

Long Bieyi quickly took it in his hand, weighed it, and said with a smile: "The new silk shoes of Zhangjia Silk and Satin Village are made of ice silk from the Western Regions. They are warm in winter and cool in summer, and the wind blows under your feet when you walk. You want to give it to me as a gift." , I can’t refuse it, thank you for that.” As he spoke, he was about to lift his feet and walk out.

"Stop!" A small head was exposed in the quilt bag, "...give me back the shoes, my mother bought them for me!"

Finally got the young master out, Long Bieyi immediately climbed up the pole, sat on the edge of the bed with a smile, hugged the little head that was about to hide under the quilt, and said affectionately: "Young master, don't go, we are all Gentleman, tell me why you don't want to go to private school."

Hearing the word "private school", the boy's face flushed red, and the boy about thirteen or fourteen was about to cry for a moment.

Long Bieyi knew it well, let go of the boy, raised his hand to gently stroke his head, and said softly: "Is someone bullying you?"

His voice is soft and his tone is persuasive.The boy paused, raised his face after a while, and stared at Long Bieyi with tearful eyes: "How do you know?"

Long Bieyi raised the corner of his mouth: "Because I have met it before."

This is pure nonsense, Long Bieyi is 20 years old this year, but has no memory of the previous 20 years.I only remember my last name and my age.

Long Bieyi asked: "Why would you rather seek death than confront them head-on?"

The boy sniffed and said stubbornly, "I'm not afraid of death. After death, I enter reincarnation, and when reincarnated, I will be a hero again."

"Life and death are indeed as light as a goose feather, and there is nothing to fear. But your parents love you very much, and hope you live a long, safe and happy life." Long Bieyi pulled out the priceless sheep fat jade pendant hanging from the young man's neck. Mingsuo said, "You are a man, you have to avenge your revenge!" As he said, he stuffed a small box into the boy's hand, and said, "There are three soul worms in it, whoever bullies you, throw the worm in his face Come on, I promise to bite him out of his mind. If the master punishes you, you will insist that their words are unfounded. Do you understand?"

The boy nodded ignorantly: "Thank you...Master."

Long Bieyi said: "Young Master, you can beat me to death. In Xialong Bieyi, it's the little white dragon under the cherry blossoms in Yuncheng."

Confused by this bluffing name, the boy said with a puzzled expression, "Oh...my name is Chen Yunchong."

Long Bieyi responded: "Young Master Chen, we will be friends from now on. I see that your bones are amazing, and your strength can carry a tripod. You are also a malleable talent for martial arts."

Chen Yunchong looked at his palm: "Practicing martial arts..."

Long Bieyi smiled: "Yes, your fingers are slender and dexterous, you might as well try to learn swordsmanship."

After he finished speaking, he got up and left. When he reached the door, he turned around lightly. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on his soft side face, and a brown mole of tears was faintly visible under his eyes.He said: "Young Master Chen, there will be a time later." His eyes were piercing, brighter than the stars, and Chen Yunchong couldn't look away for a while.

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This job of exorcising evil spirits is hard to come by, so it can only be a part-time job.Long Bieyi is well-known for "a lot of art is not overwhelming", and he also knows that "a gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way".He helped the dessert shop in the morning, exorcised Chen Yuanwai in the afternoon, and turned into the storyteller of "Jiuwen Restaurant" in the evening, under the pseudonym "Little White Dragon under Sakura".

He explained that the cherry blossoms are indistinguishable in beauty every season of the year, and the white dragon, which takes its own surname, is high-profile and luxurious, adding a little mystery.

The taste of this name is not listed here, but among Long Bieyi's many side jobs, his favorite is Mr. Storyteller.Without him, he was very proud of the attention of everyone, and he felt like he was ruling the world.

Today, Long Bieyi finally talked about the last chapter of "The Pretty Widow of Qing Leng Xianjun".This is a story written by him himself, with painstaking efforts and soul. When the draft was revised the night before, the poignant love between the protagonists completely moved him.

Sure enough, the audience in the audience were choked up and sighed.The girls were pear blossoms with rain, the men covered their faces and wept, even the shopkeeper Lu, the most hard-hearted pawnshop in Quanyun City, had tears in his eyes.

"Xianjun gently supported Xiaochun's waist from behind, and his long black hair was flying in the wind. Xiaochun opened his arms and shouted freely, 'Xianjun, I'm flying!' Thus, the story came to an end. Xianjun and Xiaochun are not afraid of the world's vision, they love each other firmly, and finally they are able to stay together forever." Long Bieyi's three-month continuous story for him ended emotionally.

From the audience came one after another the words of young girls like "I want to marry a fairy", "I also want sweet love" and so on.The waiter in the restaurant hurriedly took the silver plate to the wine table to collect money, and the copper coins piled up in the plate quickly into a mountain.

Long Bieyi bowed to him with a smile on his face, and after the performance, he secretly calculated that the money would be enough for him to eat a few of the gluttonous meals in "Food Records".Not afraid of jokes, Long Bieyi’s lifelong pursuit is to taste all the Jiangnan delicacies, Bashu flavors, and delicacies from Guangdong and Guangxi recorded in the famous book "Gourmet History" written by the talented woman Qiu Henshui.What a blessing that the people depend on food.

All of a sudden, there was an uproar, and everyone turned their eyes to a guest sitting at the door.The man sat upright like a bell, with a decent manner, his left hand held his right sleeve, and his right hand elegantly placed a gold ingot in the silver plate.

A genuine gold ingot at a fair price, a gleaming gold ingot that makes the humble restaurant flourish.

Long Bieyi was dumbfounded.

The honored guest lowered his eyes and was not ostentatious.The upper part of the hair was pulled into a low bun, the rest of the hair was loose, and the ink color was poured down the waist.A slender carnelian hairpin is inserted in the hair. The gemstone is of excellent color and deep in color, and the human hair is black and white, like a fairy.

The face is also extremely delicate and impeccable.The facial lines are tough and majestic, with sharp edges and corners; the bridge of the nose is high and straight, and the tip of the nose is small and round; the upper lip is sharp, the lower lip is full and elegantly curved, and it is flushed; the most eye-catching is the pair of big and beautiful phoenix eyes, with the tails of the eyes slightly raised Picking up, the sparkle in the eyes is flowing, and the look between the eyebrows is full of beauty.Although the appearance is beautiful, the eyebrows and eyes are not aggressive, and they look more and more gentle like jade.

This person has a noble and glamorous appearance, if he is wearing a luxurious dress, he must have the appearance of a nobleman; but he is born in plain white, no ornaments, no embellishments, except for a red hairpin in his hair, which is so clean that it is not like ordinary people, Not a trace of smoke.

The waiter in the restaurant stared at the beauty in a daze, the latter tapped the gold ingot on the silver plate with his fingertips coldly, and raised his chin towards Long Bie Yi on the stage.Xiaoer came back to his senses, quickly nodded and bowed, and said several times, "Thank you, distinguished guest."

Long Bieyi was naturally dumbfounded.A few days ago, a young lady who admired him very much, offered him half a silver ingot as her dowry, but was dragged home by her family and scolded bloody, so Long Bieyi had no choice but to give back the bounty.This is the most extreme example.

Generally speaking, people in Yuncheng don't like extravagance, and it is a great kindness to reward some copper coins on weekdays. How can someone make a move that is worth the gold ingots that ordinary people spend for four or five years.

And Jin Yuanbao got closer and closer to him following Xiaoer's steps, and the dazzling golden light made him ecstatic: Is he, Long Bieyi, going to bid farewell to his humble life as a migrant worker and embark on a journey of searching for delicious food all over the world?

He looked towards the door, and the guest happened to look up at him too.The moment the eyes of the two met, Long Bieyi suddenly felt his heart clenched for no reason, and the blood rushed all over his body, as if his soul was about to leave his body.

His mind was chaotic, as if he had been hit by a storm.He regained his composure and stepped off the stage step by step, but the honored guest stepped out without a trace.Long Bieyi went out to chase a few steps, but returned in vain.He held the gold ingot in the palm of his hand, recalling the man's face, his heart was surging, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

The author has something to say: a new pit for the first time, thank you for reading!

Happy Tuesday!