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Chapter 1988: Old Tofu MakerThere existed a fair-sized city built and paved with stones Who kno many years it has been since its foundation but the walls were in a state of disrepair Arrows filled the gaps along with holes from successive attacks
People came and went; the city witnessed one era after another The pebbles were polished by the feet of pedestrians Some streets were even shiny from this effect
Its architectural style consisted of streas This was a peaceful area for its citizens Everyone here practically knew each other due to the s in the city, the people here would inadvertently shout out: “The old tofuin the city, they would also shout: “Lining up to buy sos”
Perhaps one wouldn’t remember the name of this little place or its scenic spots, but they would definitely reettable experience, if you could buy it
The citizens here couldn’t really say what the oldthe His existence and tofu went hand in hand
As for his last naround, and the type of man he was? This remained a mystery to everyone
“The old tofuthe city
“Creak” One could hear the sounds of a shoulder pole carrying so froht away
“He’s here!” Sohter of children and young ladies Footsteps resounded and a long line was for two casks were co His face was covered rinkles, an indelible effect of time He wore a hemp robe with a cloth over his shoulder in order to ease the pain fro the pole Despite the two casks full of tofu pudding, his steps were still quite strong, giving off of old but vigorous
He walked up to the line and dropped down the heavy casks With a wooden ladle, he lifted the thin cloth covering the casks and said: “Opening shop now, come line up”
All of his actions were smooth, unwasted, and precise He scooped a ladle-full into the bowl of the girl standing in front She happily placed a bronze coin into a pouch hanging on his waist and left with her bowl full of tofu
“Grandpa, getyesterday” So ht of the white tofu, especially after srance of the soybean
Because of this, so at the two casks, afraid that it would run out before their turn
Alas, the bottom of the casks was quickly seen since the oldhis daily portions He patted the pouch on his waist and heard the coins clanking and san to pack up
“Sigh, grandpa, just two casks a day? We don’t like it at all, you’re just toying with us The neighborhood would like to ask you to nored the coain before slowly carrying the back and forth
Li Qiye also strolled leisurely after the old hbors who failed could onlyThe old ardless of the weather Moreover, the a but to come even earlier the next day
The oldplace It was a tiny courtyard surrounded by a wall
This yard was quite old, even the steps to the entrance have caved down a bit After returning, he placed the casks down and stretched before taking out a big bucket of soybean He grabbed a handful and began selecting the was very dependent on the soybeans Thus, the old est beans He threay the dried and bad ones before peeling his selection
He was very ed by insects would be taken out This cootten about the rest of the world &8211; only the beans were on his mind
Li Qiye ca the oldto the west, the old man finally finished with his bucket He stretched his waist and slightly narrowed his eyes: “Young man, you have some business?”
Li Qiye chuckled in response: “I’m only here to visit you, and also see this place”
“What’s there to see, there’s only an old man like me here” He shook his head and said
Li Qiye senti as one has enough perseverance When one is deter, straw mats, or roasted chicken, these are all different dao After reaching the end of the path, you aren’t seeing any obscureddao heart Not many realize this”
The oldserious He cupped his fist and said: “Fellow Daoist, where are you from?”
“Only a passerby from a distant land” Li Qiye smiled and blew a breath of air at the peeled strips of bean skin on the ground
“Poof” The strips danced in the air before for a crow It circled above the olddown Next, only the sahtly tre deeply towards Li Qiye: “Oh, so it is you, Sacred Teacher Excuse me for the lack of reception”
“No need to be so polite” Li Qiye sh we aren’t on the sain You are quite unique in the thirteen continents”
“You’re too kind, Sacred Teacher Please come in” The old lanced at the roo but a table Not a single speck of dust either
“If I have to na here, then it would be to have a bowl of tofu pudding, your refined art in this generation” Li Qiye wasn’t shy with his request
“You caht time, Sacred Teacher, I do have a bowl” The old man said with a s in front of Li Qiye The guy showed no reservation and began to dig in in a slow manner with his soon He enjoyed this as if it was an i before he emptied the bowl He wiped his mouth, satisfied, and said: “A common dish of the mortal world, whenas the heart is there, even the ordinary will becoical”If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible