Chapter 96 Fake Identity

Pan Yue sent him out and replied, "That's difficult. I asked a Taoist priest from Jiangnan to prescribe a prescription based on the pulse diagnosis."

When the doctor heard that the place was as far away as Jiangnan, he felt extremely disappointed and left, shaking his head.

It seems like I may never see him again in this life.

After Pan Yu used the new prescription, his injuries improved rapidly. His complexion became better day by day, his bleeding stopped, and his lips even had a rosy color.

Pan Yu: "My third senior brother is really amazing. The prescriptions he prescribes are so good. I wonder if I can learn his skills."

Pan Yue: "She is always smart and learns things quickly, so it shouldn't be difficult."

Pan Yue encouraged Pan Yu, "Why don't we write to her and ask her? If she hasn't started learning yet, we can persuade her to learn. Although she is a girl, it is better for her to learn a skill. No matter what situation she is in in the future, she can rely on her skills to survive."

Pan Yu hesitated: "Dad, can you agree to let us write to my little sister?"

He didn't even show them his little sister's letter before.

Pan Yue said, "I have just written down my sister's specific address. Even if dad doesn't agree, we can still send it. But I don't know if there are still people watching us. I don't know what identity my sister is using over there..."

"So you know that the higher-ups might send people to keep an eye on us." Pan Hong walked in.

Pan Yue and Pan Yu immediately admitted their mistakes.

Pan Hong said, "Write it and send it together with my letter."

He said, "She used the tone of my old friend in the letter, and the letter was sent with the household registration of her third senior brother, which roughly matches. Sanqing Temple bought a household registration for her, and her name is Zhang Xiaomei. You can get along with her as pen pals."

Pan Yu was very sad when she heard this, "My little sister can't call me by my own name anymore?"

Pan Hong sighed, "It's good to be alive."

Pan Yun almost forgot his pseudonym, because except for checking his household registration and travel permit when entering and leaving a few major cities, he had never used the household registration page and travel permit he bought.

When she went out, she also gave the name Pan Yun.

Now I suddenly remember that it was because the mountain temple needed a priest.

Wang Feiyin said: "Since you funded the construction of the mountain temple, you should be the temple priest."

Whether building a temple or serving as a temple priest, one must report to the government office.

The Ming Dynasty had very strict management over monks and Taoists.

Emperor Taizu had been a monk and knew that monks and Taoists were exempt from taxes and labor service. In order to avoid taxes and labor service, many of them went to temples to become monks and Taoists.

Therefore, he strictly controlled the number of monks and Taoists in the country. If one wanted to become a legal monk or Taoist, one had to take an ordination test.

Monks and Taoist priests without ordination certificates are all breaking the law. The officials will not investigate unless the people sue them. But if the officials want to investigate, they will catch them without hesitation.

Wang Feiyin and Pan Yun said, "At your age, you are not qualified to take the examination, but as long as you can get the official documents for building the temple from the government, you can become a temple priest as a funder."

Pan Yun felt that this was very troublesome and asked, "Big Brother, can't you be a temple priest?"

"I can't," Wang Feiyin shook his head. "I am already the abbot of Sanqing Temple and cannot concurrently serve as a temple priest."

"Then let Third Senior Brother take charge."

Wang Feiyin: “That won’t work.”

Pan Yun looked at him silently.

Wang Feiyin said with a tangled look on his face: "Junior sister, you know that Master has bad luck. We are his direct disciples. It is natural that we have received his benefits and will be affected by his bad luck. It is not good to let your third senior brother suffer for us, right?"

Pan Jun was convinced and nodded, "Okay, then I'll be the one."

It was not until this time that they realized something was wrong. The information on the household registration page that Pan Jun took out was called Zhang Xiaomei.

Pan Jun hesitated for only a moment before saying, "Just use this name. It's just a code name. I don't really care about it."

"No!" Wang Feiyin said solemnly, "The name is a code name, but it is more than just a code name. When you became my disciple, you used Pan Jun, and your horoscopes all have Pan Jun. Now you changed it to Zhang Xiaomei, which means you have changed a person."

Pan Yun spread his hands, "Then what do you say? Can I change this household registration page to Pan Yun?"

"What's wrong?" Wang Feiyin turned around and asked Tao Ji, "Where's Wang Cong? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

Tao Ji: "...He is doing business outside."

"Write him a letter and ask him to come back. There is no end to the business in this world."

Pan Yun asked with great interest, "Big Brother, does my nephew have such ability?"

Wang Feiyin said: "He is familiar with the county government, and also somewhat familiar with the government office of Guangxin Prefecture."

"Then I will rest assured and wait for my nephew to come back and help me with the household registration."

Of course, she did not neglect other things. This time, under the guidance of Wang Feiyin, she performed a ritual to invite gods for the first time, and saw the mountain god outside of a dream on her own initiative for the first time.

Pan Jun made a sword flower, and with two whooshes, he put the wooden sword behind his back. He asked Pan Gong with a smile, "Master, the statue is not good-looking if it is too tall, and it is tiring to stand all the time, so we decided to burn a statue of a different style for you, sitting, lying, or in other shapes. What kind do you want?"

Mr. Pan glanced at the chair she had placed in front of the incense table, waved his hand, and the chair flew away and landed aside. With another wave, a square ink-colored table appeared before him.

Mr. Pan walked forward, lifted up his robe and sat upright on the square platform. He also changed the position of the long sword in his hand and held it diagonally on his shoulder.

He raised his eyes and looked at Pan Jun seriously.

"Quick, quick, quick, big brother, please draw it. Master looks so handsome like this."

Although she was the one who invited the gods, Wang Feiyin was the busiest one.

Wang Feiyin looked at her speechlessly, but he had to do it because Pan Gongzheng was looking at him coldly.

Pan Yun seemed to have not noticed Pan Gong's cold eyes, and talked to him calmly, "Master, do you have any specific requirements for this mountain temple? For example, how to place the statues, what color do you like? Everything can be changed now since we haven't started yet."

Mr. Pan said coldly: "Since this is your wish as an apprentice, then do as you wish. If it is built to my liking, I will be happy. If it is not to my liking, I will be unhappy."

Pan Jun: "...Why can't you just say it in advance for fun?"

Wang Feiyin coughed lightly, called Pan Yun and whispered, "Shut up, Master accepted this mountain temple because he couldn't refuse the kindness."

"Oh~~" Pan Jun nodded and gave a look to the man and the god, "I understand, I understand, it's hard to refuse such a kind invitation."

After that, Pan Yun really never asked about the Pangong Mountain Temple again. After getting the finished drawing, she and Wang Feiyin revised it a little. When they finalized the best draft, she went down the mountain to look for brother Yu Qing.

He also brought some luggage for Wang Xiaojing.

"Your grandma and your mom said they missed you, your dad asked you to work hard, your grandpa asked you to go home if you were wronged, your second uncle said he was going to be a carpenter apprentice for you, you couldn't go back, so he asked you to learn how to make porcelain here, Miaozhen asked you to practice martial arts well and not to waste your martial arts, Miaohe said your persimmons are ripe, so remember to save some for her when you go back."

Pan Yun finished conveying the message in one breath, exhaled and said, "Let me ask you one question on the spot: what progress have you made in the past two days? Have you seen the kiln firing with your own eyes?"

Wang Xiaojing hadn't digested the previous string of words when he heard it and nodded immediately, "I see, I also moved several bundles of firewood for Master Yu."

"Very good, do you have any insights? Do you think you have talent?" "I think I do. Master Yu said that the most important thing for firing a kiln is temperature."

Pan Yun patted him on the shoulder and said, "Then you should study hard. I will find some books on kiln firing and let you study them on your own. Maybe you can become a master. Don't forget to fire some valuable porcelain for me so that I can make money from it."

Wang Xiaojing: "Although I am very moved, I can't read."

Pan Yun: "...Your family is a well-known family in Fenshui Village, why can't you read?"

Wang Xiaojing blushed and whispered, "I, I'm not good at studying. I went to school for two years when I was young, but I only know a few common characters. I don't know anything else."

Pan Jun looked at him with disappointment and waved his hand, saying, "Forget it. Anyway, I'll give you the book when the time comes. Whether you can understand it or not is your business. You figure it out yourself."

Wang Xiaojing was very curious, "Is there a book about porcelain in this world?"

"What's so strange about this? There are books on composting in this world. I found it two days ago."

Wang Xiaojing was confused: "Do I need to read a book to learn how to make compost? Isn't this something I'm born with?"

Pan Yun snorted, "Your knowledge is definitely not as good as what is recorded in the book."

When Wang Xiaojing heard this, he listed three methods of making fertilizer in succession. One was the wet composting method; one was the dry burning method; and the other was a combination of wet and dry methods.

Although the description is different from what Pan Yun found, they are basically the same.

Pan Yun: "...How do you know these composting methods?"

"Everyone in the village knows about this. Every year, the village makes compost like this. I've seen it for so many years. Even a fool would know how to do it, right?"

Pan Yun curled his lips at him. So, why did the eldest brother always lament the lack of fertilizer and soil fertility when the third brother mentioned planting winter wheat and opening up medicinal fields?

It’s not that there is no fertilizer, but that no one is willing to make fertilizer.

Pan Yun understood what was going on and decided to support her third senior brother when she returned. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste of her two nights spent looking for a method to make compost?

"Junior Master Uncle, Junior Master Uncle?" Wang Xiaojing called her several times in a row.

Pan Yun came back to his senses, grinned at him and said, "Why are you divided by seniority? Shouldn't you call me Grandmaster Uncle?"

Wang Xiaojing scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

Pan Jun didn't embarrass him anymore and waved his hand, saying, "Let's go, take me to see Yu Qing."

Yu Qing and Yu Sheng were a little unhappy when they saw that it was a young Taoist priest who came to deliver the drawings, and felt that Xuanmiao did not take the matter seriously.

Unexpectedly, Pan Yun took out the blueprint and said, "This blueprint was drawn by me and my senior brother. If you have any questions, you can ask me directly. Once you take this job, I will come here every three days from now on."

Yu Qing was stunned. "From now on, will I communicate with you, the young Taoist priest, about the statue?"

"Yes, it's me."

Yu Qing frowned. Although she was a little unhappy, she didn't say it out loud. After all, they were the buyers.

In order to earn this money, he has to look at it carefully even if there is shit in front of him.

As a result, no matter what questions he and Yu Sheng asked, Pan Yun could answer them and even changed two details on the spot.

Seeing her picking up the pen and making changes naturally, Yu Qing hesitated, "Little Taoist priest, can you really decide on this statue?"

Pan Yun nodded: "Yes."

Afraid that he would not believe her and delay the construction, Pan Yun simply said, "I am the temple keeper. I paid for the temple construction. What do you think?"

When they heard that the money was paid by her, Yu Qing and Yu Sheng immediately had no questions and said, "Everything is up to the Taoist priest."

Pan Yun still kept Wang Xiaojing, "If you have anything, go find him. Master Yu, I will take my leave now."

Yu Qing and Yu Sheng quickly sent people to the village entrance. If they could make this business successful and spread their reputation, they could take over the porcelain gods and Buddhas in Yushan County, and even in Guangxin Prefecture.

The kiln is outside the South City Gate, but Sanqing Mountain is outside the West City Gate, so if she wants to go back to Sanqing Mountain, she has to enter the city first and then leave.

Walking on the streets in the city, Pan Jun thought, since he was already here, it would seem bad not to go and see his old friend.

So she turned around and went to Qian's house.

When Butler Qian saw that it was Pan Yun, he immediately opened the door and personally took her to the hall, "Little Taoist Priest, please take a seat. I have already asked someone to invite the master."

Pan Jun nodded, and when she turned around, she saw Sun Wuyi passing by the lobby and going to the backyard.

He was thinking about something with his head down and didn't notice that there was anyone in the lobby.

Pan Jun narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why is Sun Wuyi here?"

The housekeeper hurriedly said, "My cousin is studying here. There will be a county school exam next year, and our master wants to send my cousin to the county school."

Pan Yun's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked, "Is Mr. Qian familiar with the county government?"

The housekeeper said modestly, "It's normal, but our master often does good deeds such as building bridges and roads, and the county magistrate and the county magistrate's assistants all have some dealings with our master."

Pan Yun understood. This was a famous philanthropist in Yushan County who often did charity work. How could the officials in the county government not be familiar with him?

Mr. Qian hurried over, followed by his son Qian Dahong.

Both of them saluted Pan Yun.

Qian Dahong wanted to start with a pleasantry, but before he could open his mouth, his father asked very bluntly, "What is it that you came to see me for, young Taoist priest?"

He said, "No matter what it is, just tell me, little Taoist priest, and I will definitely help if I can."

Pan Yun also took out a yellow talisman and said, "Mr. Qian, I have been practicing for a while and have drawn a lot of talismans. Do you want some?"

Master Qian nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes. Fortunately, the young Taoist priest still remembers me. My son is going out in two days, and I was thinking of going up the mountain to ask for a peace amulet for him tomorrow."

"You need to bring a lucky charm," Pan Yun looked at his face carefully and said, "It's best to keep it with you all the time. Mr. Qian, let me tell you, the two best charms I draw are these."

Mr. Qian replied casually: "Which two are they?"

Pan Yun: "Amulets for peace and wealth."

Mr. Qian asked, "I wonder how much this yellow talisman costs?"

"Twenty taels."

Pan Yun was not at all disappointed. She felt that her yellow talisman was worth the money. Twenty taels per piece was already a very cheap price.

Mr. Qian also thought it was cheap, but his family couldn't possibly buy so many yellow talismans. From the current point of view, the effect of a yellow talisman can be used for a long time. Unless encountering danger, a yellow talisman can probably be worn for a lifetime.

So he thought it was cheap, but he couldn't use it all.

(End of this chapter)