The years when I explored the fairyland.

Chapter 93 90: Entering Taoism, Food and Disciples

The next day,

early morning,

"Xiao..."

When the first ray of sunlight pierced through the darkness, a long howl broke the tranquility of the entire Xuanzhen Temple.

The roar was like the roar of a dragon or the howl of a tiger, echoing among the mountains and stirring up the sea of ​​clouds in the sky.

At that moment, countless people were awakened. Those who reacted quickly, such as Xu Cheng, Fan Tiehu and others, were close to Chu Zhou in almost a moment.

When they looked up, they saw Chu Zhou flying in the air, with a roaring sound like the tide, which was very shocking.

After a whistle, Chu Zhou slowly descended. When he stood on the eaves, Wei Jinkui laughed and said, "My dear nephew, your martial arts have improved a lot, right?"

Chu Zhou narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling the magical power fluctuations in his body like the gurgling of a stream, and he was in a very good mood.

Although the quantity is small, pitifully small, it exists anyway.

Now that he has it, he dares to say to everyone: I have entered the Tao!

Of course, one still has to be modest, so he lowered his head and said, "It's just a small gain, a small gain, hahahahaha!"

Halfway through his words, he couldn't help but burst out laughing to himself. Obviously, no matter how you looked at it, this couldn't be explained by 'a small gain'.

It was no wonder that Chu Zhou lost his composure like that. He had finally embarked on the path to immortality that he had been dreaming of. He was so happy that he almost lost his composure.

However, when he looked down, he saw the Taoist Qingjing among the crowd. When he saw Chu Zhou looking at him, he bowed and smiled brightly.

Everyone didn't waste any time here. Those who needed to wash washed, those who needed to eat ate, those who needed to do morning lessons did morning lessons, and those who needed to pack up packed up...

Now that Chu Zhou has returned, it means that the danger to Baisha City is almost gone, and Wei Jinkui's wife, the second daughter of the Zhao family, can go back with her servants.

In addition, people from all over the place come to Xuanzhen Temple to burn incense, pray, or see a doctor. Anyway, Xuanzhen Temple is quite lively.

It is worth mentioning that Chu Zhou is now well-known and can almost be said to be the best warrior in Baisha City.

Even common people knew the name of the 'Guardian Spirit Officer', and as a result, the popularity of the Xuanzhen Temple increased rapidly and it became prosperous.

Although Chu Zhou didn't care about the incense money, it was a good thing that the Taoist temple was popular.

However, these had nothing to do with Chu Zhou. After greeting them, he prepared to figure out his own magic power.

With magic power, more and more will be gathered, but what is the use of this magic power?
How to use it?
To what extent can it be used?
He knows nothing!
But before he could even sit down, Fan Zhong came with a thick stack of account books, so thick that they almost reached his chin.

Chu Zhou saw that he couldn't escape, so he let him in directly.

In the study,
boom!
With a dull thud, the account books fell onto the desk. Fan Zhong took the two on top and handed them over with both hands.

Then, his knees softened and he knelt down, saying, "Master, I have made a big mistake. Please punish me!"

Chu Zhou reacted faster and raised his hand to support him, but didn't say much.

Just by taking the account book, opening it and taking a quick glance, he knew that it was a record of grain trading.

He asked curiously, "Did the grain store lose money?"

"How can it be a loss?"

Fan Zhong shook his head and said, "Right now in Baisha City, the price of grain has increased the most, so of course we are making a lot of money!"

"Then what do you mean by 'making a big mistake'?"

"Before the abbot left, he asked me to purchase a large amount of grain. At that time, I wanted to stimulate their enthusiasm, so I selected a lot of people from the grain shop and gave them targets and rewards.

The more they collect, the bigger the reward will be. Then, I will let them go to the ferry to intercept the canal boats.

As a result, the result is..."

"Is the price too high?"

“That’s not the case, on the contrary, the price is much cheaper.

Some time ago, due to the situation in Baisha City, other grain shops hardly dared to buy grain except ours, so the price was pushed lower and lower.

The lowest price is only 50% of the original price, and ordinary ones are also discounted by about 20%.

Moreover, not to mention that their food is not obtained from legitimate sources, the price of food itself is low.”

Chu Zhou was confused now, he asked: "You sell high and buy low, it's a standard buy low and sell high, it's a profitable business, and you're telling me there's a problem?
But where exactly is the problem?"

"Yes, I collected too much!"

Fan Zhong showed a rare look of helplessness on his face: "When I asked them to buy grain, I didn't tell them how much they wanted, but the more the better.

As a result, they were not vague and took as much as they could.

By the time I realized what was happening, there were already too many to count.”

After hearing this, Chu Zhou calmed down a bit and asked, "Then how many are there?"

"The warehouses at the docks are already full. I estimate that even if all the people in Baisha County eat my food, they can last for about two years."

At this point, Fan Zhong stole a glance at Chu Zhou's face before saying, "For these grains, we have emptied all the silver in our warehouse, and we even have a lot on credit.

Most of them are on credit with grain merchants. Seeing that grain is not selling well, they take the deposit and arrange a time to pay the balance. "

At this point, he hurriedly said, "But don't worry, Master. Now, all the grain shops in the city buy grain from us, and the money we receive is enough to pay the balance."

"That is to say, it is enough to cover its own profits and losses. But when the harvest comes next year, the old grain in the warehouse will be difficult to sell?"

"Yes, that's the biggest problem!"

Chu Zhou asked again: "When I asked you to buy grain, didn't I specify the specific quantity?"

"Yes, it is!"

"That's it. What are you worried about? If there is a problem, it's because I didn't explain it clearly."

Chu Zhou shook his head and said, "Just buy it. With food in hand, there is no need to panic."

He said this, which was considered to be the final conclusion of the matter. In fact, it was still his own fault. Fan Zhong was at most not good at supervision, and it was meaningless to pursue it too much. Seeing Chu Zhou say this, Fan Zhong was relieved and a little ashamed.

He paused for a moment before saying, "Master, I know you are willing to promote me, but I am old after all, and my knowledge is limited, so I often feel incapable of doing what I want.

If not, can the master find another capable person to be the housekeeper?"

"Then let me ask you, if I change the butler, how do you know he is willing to be on the same page with me?"

"This……"

Chu Zhou said earnestly: "For the position of housekeeper, ability is important, but loyalty is even more important. I don't feel at ease if someone else does it."

After a pause, he continued: “As for ability, that is also simple.

Uncle Fan, you can grow and learn, and you can also find capable people to be your assistants. At most, you will just have to pay them some salary."

"Okay, let's stop here and don't talk about it anymore."

"Thank you, Master. I will try my best!"

As he said this, Fan Zhong seemed to remember something and asked, "Master, do you think we should raise the grain price? We are already the largest grain merchant in Baisha City. It is not difficult to do this."

"No!"

Chu Zhou shook his head: "Don't raise the price. In fact, if necessary, we should lower it. Food is not like other things. We must not make a mess and there must not be excessive profits."

Having said this, Chu Zhou threw the account book aside and said, "It's just a little money, don't take it too seriously."

"Yes, Master."

Chu Zhou picked up another account book and asked as he flipped through it, "What about the others?"

"We purchase all kinds of daily necessities, but the amount is not as exaggerated as food. As for medicinal materials, there are not many of them.

The main reason is that during this period, the demand for medicinal materials in Baisha City is too great, and the herbalists are too busy to handle it.

As for us in Xuanzhen Temple, we have Taoist Master Qingjing here, so the consumption is quite fast, and the price is relatively cheap, so we can only say that we can break even."

At this point, Fan Zhong seemed to have thought of something and immediately said, "Oh, oh, there is one more thing I must tell the master!"

"what?"

"Old Master Zhan from the Zhan family, I wonder if the master has any impression of him?"

An old man who was over a hundred years old but in good health immediately popped up in Chu Zhou's mind. He nodded and said, "I remember him. He was the owner of the Zhan family's medicine shop and a medical genius."

"Yes, it's this person. He came to Xuanzhen Temple before and looked for me three times. He also gave me a lot of money and wanted me to say something to the temple master."

As soon as these words came out, Chu Zhou stopped flipping through the account book. He looked up at Fan Zhong and asked curiously, "We don't have much interaction with this person, right?
Besides, he should know that I am in the government office, so why did he come to you to tell you? Can't he just come to me directly?"

"This... I don't know either!"

Fan Zhong was also very confused, but he still explained: "By the way, I have deposited all the money he gave me. The account books have all the records. I will show them to the master!"

Chu Zhou waved his hand and said, "I won't read it. I still trust Uncle Fan. However, you can take half of the money he gave you to improve your family life."

"Guanzhu..."

"This is not given by them, but by me. In the future, there may be many such things, and they can all be handled in this way.

However, if we encounter those who secretly collect money or leak the inside information of the temple, we will directly expel them or sell them off. We will show no mercy."

Fan Zhong's expression also became more serious, and he said, "Yes! I will explain it clearly to everyone in the temple."

"Okay, don't be so serious. Tell me, what does this centenarian old man want to say?"

"He asked when Xuanzhen Temple would accept disciples. If possible, he had a great-great-grandson who was of the right age and could be sent to Xuanzhen Temple to learn martial arts."

"That's it?"

"That's it!"

Chu Zhou was a little stunned. He really didn't expect it to be this. But when he came to his senses, he couldn't help but admire it.

Wow, this old man has a long-term vision. He is thinking of climbing up the big tree of Xuanzhen Temple?
Chu Zhou asked again: "Is it just Old Master Zhan?"

Fan Zhong shook his head: "No, not only no, but there are many. It's just that the temple master never mentioned taking in disciples, so I dismissed them all."

"Well, I still have to accept this disciple!"

Chu Zhou murmured this. He knew in his heart that to impart knowledge and strengthen the sect, it would be impossible without someone.

However, they were all too young, and they had never thought deeply about the issue of teachers teaching apprentices.

But obviously, he didn't think much about it, but many people have already thought about it.

"You can tell him that Xuanzhen Temple wants to accept disciples, but you have to wait until I come back from Tianquan County."

Chu Zhou said this, setting the tone for the matter and even taking it into account in his mind.

Afterwards, Fan Zhong talked about a lot of trivial matters about Xuanzhen Temple, and he made the final decision on all those that required Chu Zhou's decision.

Maybe it hasn't been long, but now Xuanzhen Temple has become a unique place in Baisha County. It has a lot of interests and businesses, and even more trivial matters.

Especially since Chu Zhou will have to leave in a few days, Fan Zhong has to sort out things.

After this round of work was over and Fan Zhong was about to leave, Chu Zhou asked him to invite Wei Jinkui over.

After a while, when Wei Jinkui strode in, Chu Zhou made him stand still with just one sentence.

"Uncle Wei, would you like to learn the secret martial arts of Xuanzhen Temple?"

　I was reading a book review yesterday, and a reader said that I was not enterprising and had not made any progress. If I had read this in the past, I would have sneered at it.

　　Because I believe that every book I write is not written simply for fun, but I always want to build a perfect world.

　　But this time, I doubted myself again...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)