Chapter 1885: 1885: Great-Grandfather (Part 1)

Chapter 1885: Chapter 1885: Great-Grandfather (Part 1)

Yang Ruxin blinked her eyes, momentarily unsure of how to react.

Yu Qingge had her mouth open for ages, unable to close it, let alone Wei Yao.

“Madam.” Du Juan, however, was calm. She had seen many masters, so there was nothing to be surprised about. But looking at the few dazed women, she couldn’t help but remind them, “Shouldn’t we also be having lunch?” It’s already midday, and after waiting for so long, they hadn’t had lunch yet, and she was hungry.

Yang Ruxin snapped back to reality, glanced around, and then nodded, calmly stood up: “Let’s go, let the kitchen set up the meal, we’re going to eat.” Damn, that old man was too cocky, even taking the table with him. That was a huanghuali wood table, if it gets damaged, he’ll have to compensate for it later.

Yu Qingge and Wei Yao also came to their senses, hurriedly got up and followed Yang Ruxin to the front hall, as there was no table left in the flower hall, making dining impossible.

While they were eating, Changyangzi came strolling over while burping.

“Where’s my table?” Yang Ruxin turned her head to look.

“Put it back.” Changyangzi waved his hand, “Girl, your cooking skills are really not bad.” No wonder that guy Dao Xuzi would rather stay in the village and never go back. If he had known earlier, he wouldn’t have wandered off aimlessly.

Yang Ruxin slightly raised her eyebrow: “And then?”

“Once a teacher, a father for life, so from now on I’m your dad.” Changyangzi stroked his white beard.

“Cough cough…” Yu Qingge choked on a sip of soup, “Old man, you’re way too old to be a dad. Even to be a grandpa, you’re ancient, more like great-grandpa’s generation…”

“Just a metaphor.” Changyangzi didn’t mind, “Anyway, from now on, you and that boy Gu Qingheng will have to be filial and look after me in my old age. So, it’s settled.” Saying this, he turned and walked out, “This old man will live in the courtyard opposite yours. You can name it for me. For dinner, I want boiled fish, Kung Pao chicken, and fried rice with eggs.” And then he was gone.

Yang Ruxin rubbed her forehead, why is everyone a foodie? Suddenly remembering something, she quickly chased after him: “I say, aren’t you a Taoist priest? Taoists can’t eat meat…”

“That’s Quanzhen Taoism; your grandpa here practices Zhengyi Taoism which was founded by Zhang Daoling. It focuses on cultivating the mind, not abstaining from the body…” Changyangzi turned back with a smile, “So, not only is eating meat permissible, but even getting married is fine.”

“Then you shouldn’t be called a Daoist, you should be called a Heavenly Master.”

“Why do you stress over this so much?” Changyangzi frowned, “We’re all disciples of the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord, what difference does the title make?”

Yang Ruxin’s mouth twitched, she didn’t know much about Taoism, but she knew that Zhang Daoling founded the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice, known to later generations as Zhang Tianshi, hence the Celestial Master Dao. The Quanzhen sect was founded by Wang Chongyang, probably during the late Song Dynasty. It was Qiong Chuji who was recognized as State Preceptor by Genghis Khan, sparking its rapid growth. But in this era, there doesn’t seem to be a Yuan Dynasty, so…

Never mind, she decided not to fuss over it. These were beyond what she could research anyway.

But how did he know all these dish names? She turned to look at Gu Di.

Gu Di twitched his mouth: “The reason Master came was because Dao Xuzi wrote to him about it.”

Yang Ruxin nodded. No wonder, but it’s fine. There are already two old men in the house, one sheep or a flock makes no difference, doesn’t matter at all.