When Li Xuan lifted the ban, recalled the two ghosts, and returned to Wu's house, he realized that ten days had passed since he left.
After returning to the Wu family, in addition to teaching little Wu Chen, he used his own elixir fire to temper the thunder fire seal every day. In this way, it was spring again and the flowers were blooming.
That evening, Li Xuan was teaching Wu Chen about the Ancestral Aperture of Alchemy in his room, when he heard the faint voices of Wu Jianguo and his wife outside the room. He immediately told Wu Chen to meditate and do his homework, but he went to one side and listened carefully.
Wu Jianguo sighed: "The riverside is located at the throat of the waterway. It has always been a battleground for waterway transportation. Now it is monopolized by me alone. It is normal for others to peep. Many people have had this idea in the past, but
In the end, it all ends in vain, so don’t worry about it as a woman."
"Master, I'm not telling you, you are too careless about this kind of thing. They clearly have bad intentions in negotiating with you this time. You don't even think about it. The dam guarding the Yangtze River Pass is a must for your merchant group's ships.
If they really do something to increase the passing fees, your ship's expenses will be not a small amount. If things go on like this, it will only be a matter of time before it closes down and goes bankrupt.
What's more, this time it's the officials who come forward... Don't you think there's something fishy about this?"
After Wang Sufang finished speaking, Wu Jianguo pondered for a moment and said: "Don't I know what you said? I'm just thinking that the Jianmen Lock is managed by the government after all, and they can't get involved no matter what! I don't know either.
I don’t believe that officials will collude with them..." Wu Jianguo seemed a little shaken after hearing his wife's words.
As soon as Wu Jianguo finished speaking, Wang Sufang said: "Master, there are some things that I have been hiding from you all these years, just for fear that you would be angry, but today I have to tell you... Master, you have contributed a lot to the development of the business group today.
, but you know what? If you didn’t have me behind your back to help you every step of the way, do you really think you would have such smooth sailing?"
Hearing this, Wu Jianguo said with some surprise: "You mean..." Wang Sufang nodded, her eyes full of concern, and said softly: "Husband, I know that you are an upright person and disdain those behaviors, so you have always been
I didn’t even dare to tell you…”
After Wang Sufang finished speaking, Wu Jianguo lowered his head and said nothing. For a while, the couple fell into silence.
After half the payment, Wu Jianguo let out a long sigh and looked at his wife affectionately, with the heat in his eyes clearly visible.
Smiling slightly, she said casually: "Sufang, I have been very satisfied for so many years, but it is not because of the business group, but because of you... Now that the matter has reached this point, I can only take one step.
It's a step forward, if one day it really comes, it doesn't matter, as long as you and Ah Chen are still with me, I don't care even if you live in poverty."
After Wu Jianguo finished speaking, he gently hugged his wife into his arms, and a deep affection lingered in their hearts. At this moment, their ambitions and rapid success all dimmed in their hearts, and only the sincere feelings remained the same.
Seeds, deeply rooted in the depths of each other's souls.
Human life is just like a poem or a song, with its own rhythm and rhythm, and its own growth and decline. Life begins in innocent childhood, and after growing up as a teenager, with passion and ignorance, ideals and ambitions, clumsily and hard-working
Towards maturity.
When a person reaches his prime, his experience becomes wider, he meets more people, and he becomes more involved in the world, and his achievements become greater. When he reaches middle age, the tension of life is relieved, and his character becomes more mature, like a fragrant fruit or a mellow wine.
I am more tolerant. Although my life at this time is not as optimistic as before, my attitude towards life has become calmer. Gradually I have realized some true meanings in the worldly negotiations, and based on this, I will live in the coming year. That kind of life will
Harmony, tranquility, serenity and contentment.
This goes on until finally, finally, the candle of life flickers and eventually goes out, and people begin to sleep forever, never to wake up again.
Human life is like a journey. All people, as long as you have life, are just travelers on the journey. During this journey, you will fall in love with someone, hate someone, and accept someone.
Excluding someone, becoming a confidant with someone, making an old enemy with someone, helping someone get through a difficult situation, designing someone to fall into adversity, all of this, in the eyes of ordinary people, is just a wonderful exchange between people in an instant.
It is just an encounter, but in the eyes of Taoists, it is just the result of the rotation of heaven and the pull of karma. When the fate is over and the result is returned, will there be any trace left?
After a long time, the two slowly separated, and Wang Sufang said with concern:
"Husband, this is probably why they invited you to Jiangxin Island today. No matter what they say then, you can just make excuses. We will think of a solution after tonight."
"Well, don't worry, I will be measured." After gently shaking Wang Sufang's hand, Wu Jianguo turned around and disappeared outside the door amidst the sound of horse hooves.
It wasn't until Wu Jianguo, the manager, and several servants disappeared in the dim light that Wang Sufang sighed softly, turned around and returned to her room with a sad look on her face.
The encounters between father and son, husband and wife, junior fellow apprentice and friends are not accidental and cannot escape fate.
In Xiao Wuchen's house, Li Xuan turned around and glanced at his apprentice who was meditating intently. He shook his head helplessly and said to himself: "As a teacher, how can I not ask about the prosperity and decline of your family? I should treat it as repaying you for saving my life."
Let's do it!" After thinking about it, he waved his sleeves, purple light flashed, and no one was there.
Jiangxin Island is a small, natural alluvial island. After development by some wealthy businessmen, it has become a unique leisure vacation and a good place for people to enjoy in this area.
Because the river surface here is very open and the water flow is gentle, looking from a distance, the waves are rippling, reaching to the sky and the earth. The island is like a bright pearl, embedded in the vast expanse of blue waves. It is early spring, and in the evening breeze, along both sides of the river
Willow silk is fluttering, and the island is lined with natural strange rocks, wooden corridors with weeping willows, lotus ponds, and some unknown flowers and plants scattered everywhere. The river breeze brings wisps of fragrance, refreshing.
Among them, there are many buildings and jade buildings dotted here and there, and there is a hint of Suzhou and Hangzhou garden style design that dominates the main architectural style of the island. Moreover, because the island is completely open to the public, no fees are charged, and the scenery is beautiful, Jiangxin Island is visited by tourists all day long.
At the same time, it has become the best entertainment place for many scholars and wealthy children.
As night falls slowly, a crescent moon lazily climbs up into the night sky, willow trees along both sides of the river sway in the wind, and a horse-drawn carriage rushes over.
In the center of the island is the largest loft on the island.
Stepping out of the carriage door and looking at the luxurious pavilion in front of him, Wu Jianguo was slightly lost in thought, with a hint of unnoticeable worry in his eyes.
"Are you Mr. Wu? Our master has been waiting for a long time." While Wu Jianguo was distracted, a well-dressed waiter slowly came over and made a greeting gesture.
After taking a look at the waiter, Wu Jianguo turned around and gave a few instructions to the housekeeper, Old Liu, and then followed the waiter.
In the vast darkness of night, the lights were shining, reflecting the grand and extravagant building, making it even more elegant and luxurious. However, in Wu Jianguo's eyes, this grand building and its magnificent appearance could not hide its ferocious side at all.
The waiter brought Wu Jianguo through the door, and an older smiling man dressed as a steward came out to greet him. He said respectfully to Wu Jianguo: "Master Wu, please come in."
"Please lead the way!"
Wu Jianguo greeted him politely, then disappeared with the man through the magnificent sandalwood door.
In the attic, in the superior guest room.
"Haha! Boss Wang, Mr. Wu is here today, what a bother!"
In the guest room hall, three people came forward with smiles. Wu Jianguo said politely to a middle-aged man in the middle.
When the middle-aged man saw this, he laughed and said: "What are you talking about, Boss Wu? You are already giving Wang a lot of face by coming to my place. Besides, I am the one inviting you tonight, so how can you call it an intrusion?"
?I was still feeling panic about wasting Boss Wu’s precious time just now! Come on, I’ll introduce you to a distinguished guest.”
After saying that, he took Wu Jianguo's hand and pointed at the fat man next to him with a seemingly affectionate expression: "This is Master Liu who is with our Master Chengdu Prefecture."
Master Liu is a middle-aged man with a stout figure. When he stands there, he has an invisibly aura that is unique to those who have been in high positions for a long time.
Wu Jianguo made a brief introduction and said: "Hello, Mr. Liu, I am lucky to know Mr. Liu for my whole life. Please take good care of me in the future!"
After Wu Jianguo finished speaking with a smile, Mr. Liu also responded politely, his innocent and fat face full of integrity.
However, Wu Jianguo knows in his heart that this superficial "integrity" is just a hypocritical surface gesture, a purely professional performance. The real "integrity" is a gesture deep in the heart that is easily ignored and ignored.
, just like chicness is essentially an inner state. So, in this sense, a guy who makes people feel very upright at first glance is probably a social veteran.
Seeing that Wu Jianguo's face was calm, Boss Wang pointed at another man in his sixties who had an extraordinary bearing and said: "This one doesn't need my introduction, haha, we are all old acquaintances. Come on, please come inside." With that, he pulled
He picked up Wu Jianguo's hand and walked inside. He looked very affectionate, but Wu Jianguo knew that this kind of enthusiasm was nothing more than a disguise to cover up his true purpose. But now that he was here, he didn't panic and always held his arms.
Just let nature take its course and let it take its course.
After Wu Jianguo's figure disappeared, the waiter at the door murmured to himself: "The official and the landlord have different styles." After saying that, as soon as he turned around, his eyes went dark, and a tall body blocked him.
In front of him, he subconsciously took a few steps back. He was slightly frightened, worried that what he had just said would be overheard. He quickly looked up and saw a man in a suit standing where he had just stood.
A tall man in a coarse robe.
But I saw that this person had a clumsy appearance, a faint smile on his face, a slight stubble under the strong lip line, a dry purple gourd hanging from his waist, thin-soled cloth shoes, and long hair.
His hair was tied back casually with a piece of cloth, fluttering gently in the gentle night breeze. Such a bohemian person, at this moment, in the eyes of the waiter, there was a vague sense of being floating in the air, unfathomable and profound.
Withdrawing his gaze from wandering on the Taoist, the waiter quietly looked behind the Taoist. Under the lantern, he saw that the tall iron door that he had guarded for two years was now closed properly, and he stared blankly.
The iron gate was a big question mark in the waiter's head, and before he knew it, he felt a chill in his heart.
The person who came was none other than Li Xuan. He glanced at the dumbfounded waiter in front of him, bowed his head slightly and said, "This brother is very polite."
The voice was not loud, but it had the effect of clearing the mind and calming the mind. After Li Xuangang finished speaking, he saw that the waiter immediately woke up, his mind was spinning, he hurriedly bowed and said tentatively: "Taoist priest, are you invited by our master?
?”
"I was not invited." Li Xuan said calmly.
After listening to Li Xuan's words, the waiter took a long breath, and his face relaxed a lot. Looking at the Taoist in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a little disapproval. However, due to the prevalence of the theory of immortality, the wind of Taoism gradually increased, and at the moment, his face
He still asked with a complimenting expression:
"Then what does the Taoist priest do here? Are you here to ask for alms?"
After the waiter finished speaking, Li Xuan shook his head and smiled: "No!
Pindao heard that your master has a distinguished visitor, and I came here today just to show your master some tricks and give you some fun and jokes."
To be continued...