After hearing what Xu Jianguo said, the smile on the old Taoist's face gradually disappeared. After a long while, he sighed heavily and said, "Alas, this girl has a hard life, but she is also very lucky. Forget it, let's wait until she grows up."
Xu Jianguo nodded and continued, "By the way, besides bringing you some wine, I also want to tell you two things."
"Come on, let's go inside and talk. You haven't tasted last year's autumn tea yet!"
"Haha, I'm in for a treat!"
The two men entered the house. The old Taoist priest gently put away the bag containing the wine jar, took out a ceramic pot filled with tea leaves from the shelf on the wall, and then grabbed some tea leaves from it and put them into the teapot.
After brewing the tea, the old Taoist priest poured a cup for Xu Jianguo and said, "Try it!"
Xu Jianguo picked up the teacup, smelled it first, blew on it, and then took a sip.
As the hot tea entered his mouth, a rich tea aroma immediately filled his mouth. As he swallowed the tea, a hint of sweet aftertaste still lingered on the tip of his tongue, leaving him with an endless aftertaste.
“Good tea!”
"Hey, that's a must. This is watered with the well water in your space."
Xu Jianguo nodded and thought to himself that he would talk to Fu Bo later and that he could also plant some tea trees in the space.
"Tell me, what do you want to discuss with me?"
Putting down the teacup, Xu Jianguo said, "Some time ago..."
He recounted what had happened in Nanyi Village and told the old Taoist priest that his junior fellow apprentice Xuanyuan and his nephew Mingkong had been avenged.
After Xu Jianguo finished speaking, the old Taoist Xuanjue did not speak immediately. Instead, he stared at Xu Jianguo blankly. After a long while, he spoke in a trembling voice, "Jianguo, is what you said true?"
Xu Jianguo nodded and said seriously, "It's absolutely true! Although the culprit is still alive, I have already dealt with all those who were directly involved. As for that person, he will live out the rest of his life in stupidity."
"Okay, okay! Jianguo, on behalf of my master, fellow apprentices and nephews, I would like to thank you!" Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest stood up, clasped his hands together, and bowed to Xu Jianguo.
Seeing this, Xu Jianguo quickly stood up to stop him and said with a smile, "Master Dao, there's no need for us to be like this. Besides, Funiu is my sister. As a brother, isn't it my duty to avenge her?"
"Well, that being said, no matter what, we in Qingyun Temple will remember your actions. Although I have no disciples, if you need me for anything in the future, just ask. I will go through fire and water to help you without hesitation!"
"You old man, why are you getting more and more mysterious? Sit down quickly, I still have something else to say!"
"Okay, okay, go ahead and tell me!"
"I was thinking, now that the great revenge has been taken, can we start preparing for the restoration and reconstruction of Qingyun Temple?"
"Well, it's time to start, but..."
"As long as you agree, don't worry about the rest. I will arrange everything!"
"Okay!" The old Taoist Xuanjue sighed and said, thinking that the favors he owed were getting more and more, and he probably wouldn't be able to repay them in this lifetime.
Xu Jianguo didn't know what he was thinking, so he continued, "It's still too cold now, and I still need to make some preparations. When it warms up, I'll arrange for someone to come over, and then you'll be in charge of how to repair it."
"Okay, I'll listen to you!" said the old Taoist priest.
"By the way, don't tell Funiu about revenge when we have dinner tomorrow night!" Xu Jianguo reminded again.
"Don't worry, I understand!"
After finishing the business, the two chatted for a while, and then Xu Jianguo stood up and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, the old Taoist priest stuffed a full jar of tea weighing two kilograms into Xu Jianguo's arms.
Xu Jianguo did not refuse. After all, he had done a lot for Qingyun Temple and the old Taoist priest, so he had to give him a chance to express his gratitude. Otherwise, as time went on, the old Taoist priest would always keep this matter in his mind, and the identities of the two would become unequal, which would be detrimental to their friendship.
Since ancient times, whether it is family, friendship or love, there must be give and take. No matter whether it is blindly giving or blindly asking, it is not the best way to maintain a long-term relationship. The saying "two good things for one good" means this.
Holding the tea can in his arms, Xu Jianguo smiled and waved to the old Taoist priest, then left Qingyun Temple and returned to the space.
After placing the tea leaves on the antique shelf in the study, Xu Jianguo looked at the time and found that it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon, so he went straight to the kitchen.
At this time, Du Yu and Xu Xiaoshi had already prepared all the stews, including chicken stewed with mushrooms, pork belly with cabbage and vermicelli, braised pork with tiger skin eggs, and beef brisket stewed with tomatoes.
Except for the stew, all the ingredients have been processed and just need to be placed in the main room of the house.
Xu Jianguo nodded in satisfaction, then with a thought, he observed the situation at home through the internal vision function of the Seven Star Teleportation Array, then he flashed out of the space and appeared in the main hall.
Standing in the main room, Xu Jianguo opened his eyes of time and space and found that the two old men were still taking a nap. He felt relieved and began to take out the ingredients one by one from the space. Then he took out four large pots of stew and placed them on the stove.
Because there are charcoal fragments in the earthen stove, the entire stove is warm, and putting the stew on it can keep it warm.
After preparing everything, Xu Jianguo thought about it, went to the yard again, and opened the dry toilet door that had been sealed before.
There are many people at home today, so going to the toilet is inevitable. If someone sees what happens in his basement, it will be difficult to explain. Although he believes that these people will not tell others, he still feels uneasy about letting others know the secret of his family.
After finishing the toilet, Xu Jianguo went to the west room again. Wen Sitian had woken up at this time, but the children were still sleeping soundly because they got up early in the morning and made snowmen in the morning.
"You're back? How's the Taoist priest?"
"That's fine. I've agreed with him that we'll go to Siheyuan for dinner tomorrow night."
The couple talked in a low voice, and then Xu Jianguo asked Wen Sitian to wait until the children woke up, and then told them not to go to the toilet in the basement, especially since Lele was still young, and it would be very troublesome if she became bald.
Wen Sitian knew the seriousness of the matter and nodded in agreement.
Just as the couple was whispering, Xiao Hei, who was lying on the ground, suddenly stood up and looked into the yard with his bright eyes.
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