Chapter 584 Why Did It Come to This?

Song Chunxue looked at the Taoist priest in surprise.

"So, Senior Brother hasn't found a cook yet because I said I wanted my mother-in-law to come?" She smiled helplessly. "I just said it casually. She might not come. Senior Brother doesn't need to take it seriously."

June is almost here, and there are only a few days left until the eighth day of the lunar new year. Around the sixth day, we need to find at least four or five cooks to deal with the people who come to offer incense money. We can't keep delaying this.

"Why don't we go down the mountain today and find a cook? My mother-in-law is willing to come; it's hard to say how many days she'll stay. It would be good to have her come and help out."

Perhaps asking Lao Si would save a lot of time.

He knows a lot of people, so asking around is much faster than the two of them guessing randomly.

"Okay, then let's go down the mountain today and buy some more grain and oil, and bring back everything we can use."

"Okay, let's prepare early to avoid being caught off guard later." It seems she can't escape organizing banquets no matter where she goes.

However, this time they must find an experienced and skilled chef, preferably one who can be hired from a restaurant for a few days at a high price, and then find two experts in steaming buns and making pastries.

Soon, they each had a bowl of noodles and two snacks, and together they carried their bowls, chopsticks, and teapot out the door.

"Master, Uncle-Master!"

Tudan ran over, his face full of anger, and pointed angrily at the other side of the yard.

“That Yu Wanqing is talking nonsense again. He and his apprentice eat for free and do no work. They act like honored guests and gossip. When we argued with them, he even sent his apprentice to teach Changfeng and Changyun a lesson. You should go and take a look.”

Song Chunxue quickly handed him the tray and ran to the yard next door.

That dog Yu Wanqing dared to bully their people on their own turf; we can't let him get away with it.

These master and apprentice have ulterior motives; they should be driven away as soon as possible.

"It's because you're not as skilled as me, and you even tried to fight me. You can't blame me."

As soon as Song Chunxue stepped into the courtyard, she heard a young man shouting.

"I was just asking casually, and now I can't even speak the truth? You two are just doing odd jobs, why are you meddling in everything? Nobody wants to take you two as apprentices..."

As they were talking, a leaf stuck to the arrogant young man's lips, and he looked over angrily.

Senior brother's move was brilliant! Song Chunxue must learn it!

She walked over and saw Changyun wiping his nosebleed. Without saying a word, she punched Yu Wanqing's apprentice.

The next moment, blood started flowing from his nose.

"You..." He seemed to have never expected that an elder would be so rude to him, hitting him without asking why. It was simply disrespectful to his elders!

Blood was streaming down his nose, but he didn't have time to curse. He raised his head, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, and pressed on the acupoints on his body. The nosebleed quickly stopped.

Song Chunxue turned to look at the Taoist priest, who also pressed on Changyun's Yingxiang and Jianjing acupoints to stop his nosebleed.

The group of people stared coldly at the young man, which made the man, who was about to explode in anger, take a few steps back.

At this moment, Yu Wanqing came out of the house and saw everyone gathered at the door. He immediately jumped out.

He immediately put on a fawning smile, "What's going on? Why all this fuss? Please don't be angry, esteemed Taoist priests. It's all because my disciple is ignorant and offended you both. I will certainly teach him a lesson."

Song Chunxue raised an eyebrow. "So, you're saying you condoned your disciple's offense against us? Tell me, I'd like to know, how exactly did he offend us?"

The children lowered their heads in annoyance, unsure of what to say.

The Taoist priest smiled faintly, "Gossip is nothing more than saying that we, fellow disciples, do not respect the separation between men and women and even eat in the same room. I can figure that out even with the back of my head."

"When I brought my junior brother his meal just now, I guessed that this would happen. I just didn't expect that the master and disciple who were lazy and gluttonous and even stole our meal would not only be as shameless as a city wall, but also take advantage of my disciple's dissatisfaction with you and slander others. They have no sense of obligation to others when they eat our food. They are simply unworthy of being cultivators."

"No wonder you two are still begging for food, even fighting with my apprentice for chicken legs. Lazy people are never welcome anywhere. Do you think you're some chosen one, that God will feed you as soon as you open your mouth?"

The Taoist priest spoke bluntly, "We don't have a cook on this mountain, so we take turns cooking. That chicken soup was made by my junior brother for my uncle. You two are quite impolite. Several children have ended up in your mouths without us noticing. It's been like this for several days now, and it's impossible to guard against. I'm ashamed for you!"

Although Song Chunxue wasn't scolding her, her senior brother was genuinely angry today, and she was afraid.

"Daoist Master, yes, yes, Senior Brother is right. We really didn't know you took turns cooking, and you didn't say anything. I thought..."

"Didn't I say you're blind? You've traveled all over the country, you should know best that food and drink don't fall from the sky. You also know we haven't opened our doors to welcome believers and pilgrims yet, and we're short-handed. Can't you lend a hand?"

Changfeng was furious and said coldly, "You don't see the hard work or the tiring work, but when it comes to eating, you're faster than cats. The meat I covered in the earthenware pot, which I was going to cook for you Taoist priests tonight, was eaten by a dog?"

Yu Wanqing and his apprentice were severely scolded and could neither refute nor should they refute.

They looked at each other, and to their surprise, the apprentice immediately knelt on the ground.

"Esteemed Daoists, I know I was wrong. We are indeed not from any prestigious sect. We've gotten used to fighting with others for food along the way, which has led to these bad habits. Please remember our behavior from now on, and I will change."

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Everyone fell silent. They admitted their mistake quickly, but the way they did so was not endearing.

The Taoist priest glanced at Song Chunxue, indicating that he didn't know how to handle the situation and had left it to her.

Song Chunxue nodded slightly, indicating that she was good at this.

Even though I haven't argued with many people in the village, I've lived for so long and seen all sorts of things.

Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've still seen pigs run, right? She's seen plenty of pigs even more pig-like than Yu Wanqing's apprentice.

This kind of thing is no problem for her.

She glanced indifferently at the people kneeling on the ground, "Who are you disrespecting? Kneeling on the ground shortens our lifespan. I haven't seen you offer incense and kowtow to the ancestral master. Who are you humiliating?"

"Since you said you'd teach me, then go wash the dishes in the kitchen first, and then clean up the outhouse." Song Chunxue said irritably, "I understand you're afraid of being poor, but I've never seen anyone go to the outhouse and make it so dirty and smelly, and then not clean it up themselves."

"Whoever makes the mess should clean it up. Are we supposed to be serving our ancestors? Be more considerate in the future. If there's a next time, don't wait for us to kick you out. If you know what's good for you, leave tonight. And whatever you do, don't take our bedding, it's brand new!"

Tu Dan'er glanced at the Taoist priest, his expression seemingly saying, "Uncle-Master's scolding was the best."

It sounds effortless, and leaves the other party speechless.

Even if Yu Wanqing had the thickest skin, he still had to swallow his pride.

"Master Song, please don't speak so harshly. We're just greedy, it's not some heinous crime. We'll clean the outhouse. We'll leave after the consecration ceremony, we won't linger. Why are you making such a fuss?"