Dongmei sat on the carriage and looked at the guy behind who was struggling to support him. She didn't understand what her young master was doing. Since she had already promised to give him the thing, why did she let this guy follow them to Siya Academy?
Woolen cloth?
Dongmei looked away and found that Li Mingyue was also looking at the guy behind her, so she said, "Since the young master has already made a decision, why do you want him to follow me? I can't understand it."
Li Mingyue was stunned and asked: "What can't you understand?"
Dongmei said: "Since the young master has agreed to give him that thing, it means that in the young master's opinion, he is already qualified. Then why don't you just give the thing to him, why bother to let him continue to suffer? If the young master still wants to
To test him, why tell him to give it to him when he gets to Siya Academy? Then he has the answer. He knows that as long as he gets to Siya Academy, he can get what he wants, so he can persevere no matter how much suffering he suffers. Isn't that right?
Has the original meaning of the test been lost?”
Li Mingyue said with a smile: "I do think he has the qualifications, but if you want to get something, this alone is not enough."
Dongmei was stunned.
Li Mingyue continued: "Chen Daoling once said that if a person wants something, in addition to fate, he also depends on fate. Now he only has the qualifications, and it is difficult to say whether he has the fate or not, so I talked about thinking.
If we give him Cliff Academy again, our journey is already full of dangers. People like him may be wiped out in an instant. But if he is still alive when we reach Siya Academy, it proves that this thing should have been his, and no one can
Cannot be blocked or rejected.”
Dongmei was a little stunned. After a while, she nodded and said, "I understand, this slave."
Li Mingyue smiled slightly.
Dongmei continued: "Although he is qualified and has met the requirements to own this thing, he has not been able to get it in Guanyun City for so many years. The young master does not know the thoughts and thoughts of the old senior, so he uses this method.
To make a choice, in addition to proving that he is indeed the person with sufficient qualifications, it is also..."
She said nothing further.
Li Mingyue then continued on her behalf: "It's also to get over the hurdle in my heart, so that I can have a clear conscience, whether it's for that old senior, myself, or him."
Dongmei nodded and said apologetically: "This slave is stupid."
Li Mingyue said: "It's okay, that's what I thought. If you can see it, it only means that you are indeed...an individual."
Dongmei was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It is my honor to be able to understand the master's thoughts."
Li Mingyue suddenly said something that made Dong Mei feel a little confused: "It's so difficult to be a servant, a scholar, a gentleman, a wise man, a saint."
Dongmei wondered: "What does this mean?"
Li Mingyue shook his head and said: "It's nothing. It can be regarded as a kind of Confucian positioning of people, or it can be understood as a state of being a human being."
Dongmei said: "That young master is at least a gentleman."
Li Mingyue said with a smile: "'The so-called gentleman is one who must be faithful in his words but not resentful in his heart, be benevolent and righteous in his body but not angry in his appearance, be clear-minded in his thinking but not expert in his words; he must practice his faith faithfully, strive for self-improvement, and be leisurely and leisurely, as if he can surpass the goal but cannot reach it in the end.
This is what a gentleman is. 'Your son and I are still far behind."
Dongmei frowned and said, "Young master, this is what you saw in the book?"
Li Mingyue nodded and said: "Yes."
He added: "That's so well said!"
Dongmei thought for a while and said: "But I still feel that the young master is actually a gentleman. At least what the young master said, the young master actually has it."
Li Mingyue just smiled slightly and did not explain anything to Dongmei. Instead, she was thinking about the classics handed down by the sages of Confucianism, and then positioned herself based on her current situation. It can be regarded as "I have to examine myself three times every day."
"Yes.
As time goes by, the little devil has gradually shown signs of improvement. In addition, the Taoists have recently chosen to remain silent with a tacit understanding, which makes Li Mingyue feel more relaxed. When passing by a small town,
Li Mingyue saw every house decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, so she asked: "How far is it from Siya Academy?"
Dongmei replied: "There's about half a month left, we should be able to arrive."
Li Mingyue nodded and said: "Find a place to stay for one night and celebrate the New Year. During this time, I was busy traveling and didn't take a good rest, let alone a good meal."
Dongmei was stunned. She probably didn't expect that Li Mingyue, a monk and disciple of the Immortal on the mountain, would think about celebrating the New Year just like the people at the foot of the mountain.
However, she didn't say much and conveyed Li Mingyue's meaning to Xia Zhu. Xia Zhu found an inn in the town to stay. After arranging everything, she took out the map and looked at it to determine where they were and what was nearby.
power.
Seeing that the carriage finally stopped, Zhao Ning, who was following behind, took a deep breath, then sat down directly on the street, beating his legs with his fists.
This journey has been life-threatening for him, but as time goes on, he feels much better now. Even if he follows the carriage for a day, he can persevere through gritted teeth.
After he was almost rested, he stood up and thought about how to spend the night.
Li Mingyue said that he had to take care of food and accommodation along the way, so not only did he have to travel hard along the way, he often couldn't even sleep, let alone be able to eat and drink enough. At first, he was still sick
I have a few coins, but now that I have traveled so far, I have already spent all the coins, and there is really not a penny left in my pocket.
He didn't realize it when he was on the road before, but now he realized that his stomach was empty. To be honest, he hadn't eaten for several days. The last time he ate was a few wild fruits three days ago. If he couldn't find a way to eat something again,
, let alone follow Li Mingyue to Siya Academy, I don’t know whether I will wake up tomorrow morning.
So he took a look at the inn where Li Mingyue and others were staying, noted the location, and walked along the street with his tired and hungry body.
Sleeping is easy to solve. You can just find a place to deal with it. The biting cold wind, the wind and frost sword, being really sleepy are actually nothing, but the food is different. After all, he is just an ordinary person. He doesn't eat or drink.
You can persist for a few days with perseverance, but if you really don't eat or drink, your iron-clad body won't be able to bear it.
When he was in Guanyun City before, he had some means of making a living, such as writing a few words for those in the city, repairing some furniture, etc. Although he could not make a lot of money, it would not be a problem to eat well, so he decided
Try it in this small town. After all, Goose is just in time for the Chinese New Year. Even if there is nothing for him to repair, it won't be a big problem if he writes a few couplets in exchange for some food.
He quickly found a relatively lively place, which should be a market. There happened to be people setting up stalls, selling lanterns, incense, and couplets about door gods, and there were quite a few people there.
Now, let alone setting up a stall to grab business like these people, he couldn't even bring out a pen, so he found a guy whose business was bleak and walked up.
He was a middle-aged man with a thin body. His business must have been too bleak. He was a little drowsy at the moment. After hearing the footsteps, he immediately raised his head, but before he could speak, he saw that it was a beggar.
, couldn't help but frowned, and then waved his hand and said: "Let's go, let's go. I'm almost drunk. I don't have any spare money to help you, a stinky beggar."
Zhao Ning smiled and said: "This eldest brother has misunderstood. I am not here to beg, but to cooperate with you."
This man must also find it interesting. He looked at the person in front of him and frowned: "What's the point of cooperating with a beggar like you?"
Zhao Ning smiled and said: "Others have business, but my eldest brother does not. If you cooperate with me, I guarantee that my eldest brother's business will be better than theirs."
This man glanced at the people around him. When he saw that everyone else had customers and were laughing and making money, he could only stand here blowing the cold wind. He couldn't help but feel a little resentful in his heart, so he asked directly: "Why should I believe it?"
you?"
Zhao Ning said with a smile: "Brother is still standing here. Why not believe that next time, even if it fails, there will be no loss. But if it can really make money, wouldn't it be a good thing for eldest brother?"
The man frowned in thought, looked at the young man in front of him again, and asked, "What can you do?"
Zhao Ning pointed at the lantern on the stall and said, "I can make it rotate and show different pictures at the same time."
When the man heard this, he thought it was interesting, but he still asked with some doubt: "Really?"
Zhao Ning nodded and said: "If it doesn't work, brother just ask someone to beat me up."
The man asked by asking: "Can we get guests if we turn around?"
Zhao Ning nodded and said: "There are a lot of children here. In fact, not only children, but also adults also like novel things, so I won't worry about no one buying them when the time comes."
The man asked again: "What do you want?"
Zhao Ning pointed to a restaurant next to him and said, "After brother sells everything, just treat me to a meal."
The man looked at the restaurant, frowned and said, "Is it that simple?"
Zhao Ning nodded and said, "It's that simple."
The man nodded and said: "Okay, but if it doesn't work, I won't ask anyone to beat you, but you should leave quickly and don't delay my business."
Zhao Ning nodded in agreement, and at the same time stretched out his hand to signal the other party to give him the lantern.
The man just had a try mentality, and if it didn't work, he would just lose a lantern and a few copper coins.
After Zhao Ning took the lantern, he took out some objects from his arms, which were all tools, and then began to tinker with the lantern. After a long time, he asked: "Do you have a pen?"
The man took out a writing brush and handed it to Zhao Ning.
After Zhao Ning took the pen, he began to carefully draw on the lantern. Soon some strange lines appeared on the lantern. After the lantern was covered with lines, Zhao Ning returned the pen to the other person, and then a
Holding the lantern in hand, one hand pressed lightly on the top of the lantern, and the whole lantern actually rotated. As the lantern rotated, the strange lines on the lantern began to appear in pictures, lifelike.
The man opened his mouth wide with shock on his face.
This is not only an ingenious work, it is simply a fairy trick.
Zhao Ning raised his head and glanced at the lantern on the pillar used to attract business, took it off with his feet, and then hung the lantern in his hand.
As soon as the lantern was put on, it immediately attracted the attention of many people, and countless people began to gather here, instantly surrounding the stall.