After taking the photos that night, Brother Long left overnight, leaving Zhang Dadao and his group to do their own thing. Wu Datou took over all the chores at home, doing laundry and cooking for everyone every day, acting as the housekeeper. Zheng Wen was mainly responsible for checking the county annals of various places, and Liuzi and Xiaopangzi helped Zheng Wen. Zhang Dadao did not get involved in these troublesome matters, and he took care of his own business.
No one dared to ask him for help. Given Zhang Dadao's character, Wu Datou and the others should be thankful that he didn't cause trouble.
Since leaving the Seventh Courtyard, Zhang Dadao has been taking things as they come. He is happy to be free when no one is controlling him. He eats, drinks and sleeps every day in this small courtyard. He has not done anything serious for several days. He nags others in the courtyard and urges them to work hard. This has been going on for several days, and Zheng Wen can no longer bear it. He stepped out angrily and said, "Dadao! Can you help us? We are exhausted every day, and you do nothing but give us orders. Are you here to be a leader?"
"Eh? Am I not a leader?" Zhang Dadao was surprised. According to the position he gave himself, he was responsible for supervising and urging Zheng Wen and others to work well. If he wanted him to work, it would be impossible.
Zheng Wen had no intention of letting him work, but Zhang Dadao was always here, and Liuzi, who didn't get along with him, was always angry about the low work efficiency. After hearing Zhang Dadao's question, Zheng Wen sighed and shook his head, "Okay, you are the leader! But you can't stay here all the time, right? Why don't you go out and have a look? Go out and inspect? This is at the foot of Huangshan Mountain, the scenery is very nice, and there are many people in this town, why don't you set up a stall to earn some extra money?"
Zhang Dadao shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, no, I'm tired."
Zhang Dadao's reason made Zheng Wen a little nervous, and he said angrily: "Aren't you tired of nagging us in the yard every day?"
"Aren't you tired? It's just that it's a bit boring without you guys joining in. I'm not good at stand-up comedy." Zhang Dadao looked innocent.
Zheng Wen felt like he was so angry that smoke was coming out of his head. He said angrily, "You are telling a crosstalk! It's not fucking funny! Either you shut up and behave yourself, or go out and provoke others instead of interfering with our business here!"
"If you don't want to cause trouble, then don't cause trouble. Why are you so fierce?" Zhang Dadao said in a low voice, "Just talk nicely. Do you really need to slander me for not being a good crosstalk artist? This is art. What do you know?"
Zheng Wen snorted, ignored Zhang Dadao, and turned to go into the room. Zhang Dadao felt bored after a short silence. Just at this time, Wu Datou came back, bringing an unbearable stench as soon as he entered the room. Zhang Dadao almost fell off the chair because of the stench. He cursed, "Datou, are you going to die? Are you back after selling dead rats? What's that smell? Did you fall into the ditch?"
Wu Datou smiled and said, "Brother Taoist, you don't know this, right? This is stinky mandarin fish, a specialty of Xuanzhou! It doesn't smell good, but it tastes delicious, just like stinky tofu. We ate it the last time we came here, and Brother Wen and the others liked it."
"You have all discussed this, right? You want to use this to force me out?" Zhang Dadao immediately thought of the problem.
Wu Datou smiled but didn't answer. Instead, the little fat guy came out with unsteady steps. These days, the fat guy helped Zheng Wen during the day and had to live stream and play games at night. He looked a little haggard. Before this guy came out, he said, "What's that smell? It smells so good! Finally, I can eat something good!"
Zhang Dadao was dumbfounded. He had never expected that among the people in the yard, he was the only one who couldn't stand the smell. Zhang Dadao pinched his nose and glared at the little fat man angrily. When Wu Datou saw that Zhang Dadao really hated the smell, he quickly handed the big bag in his hand to the little fat man and pulled Zhang Dadao and said, "Brother Daoist, blame me, blame me. I didn't expect you to dislike the smell. So, I'll take you out to eat. You can eat whatever you like!"
Wu Datou didn't even wait for Zhang Dadao to agree, and dragged Zhang Dadao out of the door. Zhang Dadao was very unhappy and said, "I knew you had planned it all, just to force me out."
Wu Datou said with a smile, "If you had known earlier, you shouldn't have caused trouble for them. Liuzi said last night that if you continued to cause trouble, he would really attack you. Besides, if you come here and don't look around, then you've come here for nothing. Let's just walk around. Don't underestimate this town because it's small. It's quite interesting."
Zhang Dadao rolled his eyes and followed Wu Datou weakly, saying, "What's the point! It's so nice to stay at home, it saves effort and is fun. My stand-up comedy is just average, so it's a good opportunity to practice more."
Wu Datou rolled his eyes. He really didn't think that Zhang Dadao's mumbling had anything in common with crosstalk. He said, "There's a grilled fish restaurant over on Central Street. Why don't we go there to eat grilled fish? Don't brag. What kind of crosstalk is that? It sounds similar to our village radio. It's always exaggerated. It's about striving to build the four modernizations and working together to achieve a well-off society."
Zhang Dadao said with a serious face: "What do you know? This is the mainstream!"
Datou didn't continue to talk nonsense with Zhang Dadao, and took him to the restaurant for a grilled fish meal. Along the way, Zhang Dadao attracted a lot of people's pointing and talking. He had been busy these days and bought a lot of things online. An outsider in this small town might not attract any attention, but if it was a Taoist priest, it would be eye-catching.
Wu Datou had been here for a few days and had become a familiar face. Many people came to him and asked, "Xiao Wu, what happened to your family? Why did you invite a Taoist priest?"
"Look, whose house is that big head? Is this a haunted place? Even the Taoist priest has come out?"
"It's possible that someone has died and they're looking for someone to perform a ritual."
The gossipers on the road were chattering, but most people were used to it and didn't react. After dinner, Liuzi said to Zhang Dadao: "Master, how about you follow me these days? I'm collecting some old stuff nearby when I have nothing to do! I have collected some stuff in the town these days. I have inquired about it these days. There are several villages nearby, and few people come and go."
Zhang Dadao looked at the people on the road, shook his head and said, " No, no, I think I should just set up a stall outside and make as much money as I can. By the way, I am delivering fortune-telling in the countryside, is that charity?"
"Charity?" Wu Datou's face was broken. He wanted to say that Zhang Dadao was going to the countryside to cheat people, but after thinking about it, he didn't dare to say it. He could only follow Zhang Dadao's instructions and take him to sell some practical things.
After strolling around the town for an entire afternoon and watching Wu Datou asking around for all sorts of information, Zhang Dadao also looked around for a suitable location and decided to find a good spot to do something big.