Volume 1: Uncle Nine's World Chapter 45: Foreign Tea
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and life in the charity cemetery was very fulfilling.
He gets up early every day to practice Qi intake, practices Baguazhang under the guidance of Uncle Jiu in the morning, and learns talismans with Uncle Jiu in the afternoon. If someone asks Uncle Jiu to look at Feng Shui, Jiale will also follow and learn.
In just ten days, Jiale made rapid progress.
Baguazhang was gradually approaching perfection, and the number of talismans had expanded to thirty-six.
The most basic ones are the body cleansing talisman, the body lightening talisman, etc. There are also Feng Shui house-guarding talismans, wealth-attracting talismans, side income talismans, wealth-bringing talismans, etc. There are also others such as peach blossom talismans, peace talismans, evil-removing talismans, Tai Sui talismans, luck-praying talismans, disease-curing talismans, wind-summoning talismans, rain-inducing talismans, etc.
Golden Light Talisman, Red Flame Talisman, etc. used for combat protection.
There are a total of thirty-six kinds, which greatly increase Jiale's means. Jiale is very satisfied with this kind of practice life that improves every day.
As for Feng Shui, I have made great progress after Uncle Jiu's guidance.
In ten days, the second essence also slowly turned into qi. However, at this stage, the main thing was to turn the essence in the body into qi. The absorption of spiritual energy from the outside world was secondary. When it came to opening up the eight extraordinary meridians, a large amount of essence was needed. Therefore, the twelve energy beads that Jiale had accumulated in the unknown space could not be used for the time being.
"Jia Le, have you ever tasted foreign tea? Mr. Ren in town will invite Master Uncle to have tea tomorrow. You can go with Master Uncle."
Mr. Ren! Foreign tea!
Jia Le's heart moved. Is this the beginning of Mr. Zombie's plot?
"Okay, Uncle Master!"
These days, whenever Qiu Sheng has nothing to do, he will go back to town to help his aunt run the shop. This makes Jia Le understand why Qiu Sheng is making such slow progress and his mind is not here at all. As for Wen Cai, that's fine. In the past few days, under Jia Le's encouragement, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai have also worked harder.
But they were only enthusiastic for a short time. After seeing that there were not many results, they gave up and returned to their original lives.
It has been more than five years since Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai were taken in by Uncle Jiu. Qiu Sheng made faster progress, but his cultivation level was only at the late stage of the Refining Essence Realm. Wen Cai was even worse, only at the early stage of the Refining Essence Realm. Especially Wen Cai, when he was practicing, he simply could not concentrate, which was a big taboo in practice. When practicing and cultivating the mind, no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain. What's more, Wen Cai has nothing to do with hard work.
On the second day, Jiale and Wencai walked towards the town together under the leadership of Uncle Jiu.
"Brother, have you ever tasted foreign tea? I don't want to go, but Master insists that I go. What if I get embarrassed?"
Jiale smiled when he heard this and spoke slowly.
"So-called foreign tea is actually similar to Chinese tea, except that it is much more bitter than Chinese tea. However, foreign tea is what we call it. The real name should be coffee. In foreign languages, it is called coffee, which actually means the same thing. We Chinese are basically not used to drinking foreign tea. When we drink it, we usually add some milk and sugar cubes, so that it tastes better."
When Jiale was talking, Uncle Jiu was also listening attentively, and he was suddenly relieved of some worries. In fact, the reason why Uncle Jiu wanted to bring Wencai along was to let Wencai scout the way. If he found anything wrong, he could correct it in time to avoid making a fool of himself. After all, Jiale had just arrived and it was not easy to trick him, so Wencai had to do it.
Uncle Jiu didn't expect Jia Le to have such insight. Now he felt relieved.
"Wow, Brother, you know so much. Now I'm not worried anymore. But I still don't want to go. Master Ren looks like that. It's really disgusting!"
Jiale's face froze when he heard this. He was a little surprised at what Mr. Ren looked like to make Wencai speak like that.
After the channels of communication between China and foreign countries were opened, many foreign things flowed in, and Western restaurants were a typical example. Nowadays, there are basically Western restaurants in any affluent town. However, ordinary people don’t know much about Western restaurants, and most of them are just there to show off their knowledge.
But in the eyes of most people, going to a western restaurant and seeing some new things is still worth bragging about in front of others. Mr. Ren might have had this idea when he invited Uncle Jiu to the western restaurant this time.
After entering Renjia Town, people on the street greeted Uncle Jiu warmly when they saw him, which shows his status in the town.
"Hey, Uncle Jiu, you have a new apprentice. This one is more beautiful!"
Passing by a fish stall, the fishmonger once again repeated what those people said before, and Uncle Jiu could only patiently explain, "It's my nephew, he came here to play."
"Oh, are you engaged? Would you like an introduction? I have a niece who would be a good match ."
In this era, although many people look down on Taoists, that only exists in those wealthy families. Among the lower classes of people, the status of Taoists is still very high, especially for a capable Taoist like Uncle Jiu. Since he is Uncle Jiu's nephew, Jiale naturally has no shortage of market. What's more, Jiale is tall and strong, much more handsome than Wencai. Comparing the two, it is not surprising that some people want to marry him.
Uncle Jiu just shook his head and continued forward with Jiale and Wencai.
The western restaurant is located in the center of the main street of Renjia Town, which is the most dazzling place in the entire Renjia Town. It is jointly opened by the three largest families in Renjia Town: Ren, Huang and Qian.
It is true that the Ren family has declined a bit. A few decades ago, the Ren family was the only dominant family in Renjia Town. However, they are now being overtaken by the Huang family and the Qian family.
"Hello, please come in. Do you have a reservation?"
When we entered the western restaurant, we saw that it really looked decent and the seats in the hall were full, which showed how popular this western restaurant was. From this we could also see that there were many wealthy people in Renjia Town. In fact, it was true. Renjia Town had a good feng shui and was able to make money. As long as one was willing to work hard, basically nothing would go wrong.
The manager of the western restaurant obviously didn't know Uncle Jiu. He looked Uncle Jiu and the other two up and down and started asking.
Wencai didn't give a shit about him, "Why, didn't Renfa reserve a seat for us?"
I don't know why, but Wencai just looked down on Ren Fa. However, the manager of the western restaurant really fell for it. When he heard Ren Fa's name, his attitude immediately changed drastically. After all, this was one of his hosts. He was very enthusiastic and said, "So it was Master Ren who booked the table. Please follow me."
The western restaurant had three floors, and the manager took Jiale and the other two directly to the private room on the third floor.
At this time, there was already a man in his fifties sitting in the private room waiting. When he saw Uncle Jiu coming in, he quickly stood up to greet him, "Uncle Jiu, you're finally here, please take a seat."
It seems that this is Ren Fa. After taking a look, Jia Le somewhat agreed with Wen Cai's words. It should be said that the two of them are really comparable and each has their own characteristics. Moreover, Ren Fa has a thin face and a pointed jaw, and he does not look like he can accumulate wealth at all. At first glance, one can see that he has a bit of a mercenary air. He is definitely the kind of person who uses people first and does not use them later.
I guess he had offended Wencai in some way before, which made him so resentful.
"Hey, Uncle Jiu, this little brother looks unfamiliar. Is he your new disciple?"
