The old scholar took Liu Shiliu to visit this Huaihuang County town. Liu Shiliu had never visited Lizhu Cave, so he couldn't talk about the sense of right and wrong between things and people.
The big man is just sad.
This is the place where Xiao Qi feels at ease despite being in a foreign land.
It is easy for a true scholar to look around at a loss, and the most difficult thing is to find "my hometown" where he can put his mind at ease in the boundless road of study.
Liu Shiliu regretted his "returning to the mountain" trip. He should have waited. Even if he still couldn't change the ending of Lizhu Cave, he could still let Xiao Qi know that when he traveled alone, there was still someone behind him.
Watched off by fellow disciples.
How could he not be so alone, as if he were the enemy of the whole world? How could he not be lonely, and even make people pitiful, laugh at, and not understand him?
The old scholar said softly: "Silly man, don't be too sad. As scholars, when we read books to study, we should understand them with heart. We should be neighbors and friends of the sages of the past generations. After putting down the books of the sages, we should do our best, no matter who else."
The old scholar murmured and repeated "Who else would it be for me?"
Liu Shiliu nodded, but he was still in a low mood. Restraining his true nature has indeed always been his specialty.
As time goes by, Haiwu adds more money. If we look at his true age, not to mention several senior brothers, even his husband and close friend Bai Ye are not as "older" as him. Far less.
It's just that there is a sequence of hearing.
That's why the short, thin old scholar next to Liu Shiliu was called the "old" scholar.
Huaihuang County is now the top county of the Great Li Dynasty.
For the people in the small town, the most profitable job was to make porcelain and rely on the mountains and rivers. Nowadays, almost all the local people have left the small town and Long Kiln, sold their ancestral homes, and moved to the city to enjoy their happiness.
In the past, the largest and only official in the town was the supervisor. Now, officials and subordinates of all sizes can be seen everywhere. Nowadays, peach blossoms bloom every year. There are no old porcelain mountains and immortal tombs, but there are
The incense of Man Mo Temple, on the top of the mountains and on the banks of the rivers, there are landscape temples with an endless stream of pilgrims.
In the old town, there was no county government, but there were old locust trees covering acres of land. Under the trees at dusk, there would be old people talking about the old almanac, and children who were tired of listening to the stories and minding their own business, in the hot summer.
At one hour, when the children were tired of playing, they ran to the iron-locked well and waited eagerly for the elders in the family to lift the basket from the well and cut the naturally frozen fruits one by one. Even if the weather was hot and the clothes were hot, the water was cold.
The melon is cool and the knife is cold, it seems that even the eyes are cold.
The old scholar came to the ruins of the iron lock well. The well without the iron rope was still there, but the mystery inside was gone. Now the Yamen has relaxed the restrictions, but there are many fewer county gates coming here to draw water, because now
The small county town is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and there are many monks who came here to absorb the dragon energy, spiritual energy, fairy energy, and the mountain water energy. Therefore, the current town atmosphere does not have much market atmosphere, but it is not as smokey as the city in the north.
The cocks crow and the dogs bark.
The old scholar suddenly laughed and said: "Your junior brother worked as a kiln worker's apprentice in his early years, and his craftsmanship was very good. However, he later traveled far away as a young man. Because he thought he had not really become a master, he never took action easily. So if you meet my junior brother in the future,
You can ask him to help you burn some literati's offerings, the Four Treasures of the Study, Xiao Jiuhou, etc. Just pick a few and tell your junior brother directly, don't be too outspoken, your junior brother has never been a stingy person."
Liu Shiliu hummed.
This time I reunited with my husband after a long absence. Along the way, he never left my junior brother. Liu Shiliu heard it in his ears and remembered it in his heart. He didn't feel the slightest bit unhappy, but he was only happy, because his mood had not been so relaxed for a long time.
Of course, the old scholar had something to say, but after waiting for a long time, the stupid guy didn't realize what he was saying, so he kicked Liu Shiliu in the calf.
The teacher feels a lot of guilt towards the junior disciple, and is too shameless to ask for things in person, so the other students don't know how to share the worry for the teacher? After all, the stupid big man is not as smart as the junior disciple, there is a huge difference.
Liu Shiliu immediately understood and said: "The student also wants to ask for a few things for my husband."
The old scholar found it difficult to act, so he rubbed his hands and said: "What kind of style is it? What kind of style is it?"
Liu Shiliu said: "Sir, I didn't say anything. My junior brother is so smart, so he will naturally understand it."
The old scholar immediately changed his face, stroked his beard and smiled, "Of course, your junior brother is the most able to understand by analogy, and is the most talented in the words 'ten thousand' and 'one'. Even if the teacher doesn't teach him well, the disciple can learn it on his own."
Excellent, very good. Now it's good. Everyone says that my ability to recruit disciples is unparalleled in the world. In fact, sir, I'm embarrassed."
In fact, regarding the recruitment of Chen Ping'an as a closed disciple, Master Suishan did not say anything about the old scholar. In fact, Chen Chun'an, Bai Ze, and later Bai Ye, the virtuous scholar, did not even agree with him at all.
Therefore, God knows who the "everyone" the old scholar refers to is.
Liu Shiliu nodded and said: "Just listening to some of the rumors Mr. Bai Ye heard, I am sure that my junior brother is a very smart person."
The old scholar laughed haha.
Feeling refreshed and refreshed for a long time.
The silly big man praised the three of them, saying that the husband is discerning, the junior brother is smart, and the senior brother is sure of himself.
It's okay, it's very good.
In terms of worldly knowledge, among the four direct disciples at that time, Cui Chan was of course the first. In fact, the stupid guy could be ranked second. He just didn't like to talk and pretended to be boring. When he was willing to speak, he was often stubborn, such as
He once chased A Liang to fight. There were four senior brothers in one sect. There was no talk of closeness, only how much they got along with each other. Although Xiao Qi and Zuo Zuo had constant disputes, they were actually closer to each other. Cui Chan and Liu Shiliu were
The relationship is not bad, one thinks too much and the other talks too little, so they get along best.
Liu Shiliu was walking in the town. In addition to walking with his husband, Liu Shiliu was also paying attention to many details, whether the aura of the door god was posted on each house, the size of the incense in the Wen Mo Temple, whether the flow of gas in the mountains, rivers, counties, prefectures, and prefectures was stable and orderly...
All of these are the more and more perfect achievements and knowledge of senior brother Cui Chan, an invisible "manifestation of the great road" in the Great Li Dynasty.
It should be noted that "the human heart is only dangerous, but the Taoist heart is weak" are the first eight characters of the sixteen-character "Xin Chuan" in the Confucian context.
In Liu Shiliu's eyes, Cui Chan's more than a hundred years of meticulous cultivation in Dali and Aquarius Island can be said to be both heavy and light.
In his early years, Cui Chan, who was not a Grand Master of Li Dynasty but only a member of the Wen Sage lineage, had too many words to say about the world. However, Cui Chan became more and more knowledgeable and had a high-spirited temperament.
He was so arrogant that the only person in his life who was willing to listen was Liu Shiliu. Only this taciturn junior brother was worthy of what Cui Chan was willing to say.
Liu Shiliu said: "The golden body of the ancient remnant was shattered earlier. The student's original intention was to give it to Beiyue Territory as a repayment to Wei Shanjun of Piyun Mountain. He never thought that there was a weird existence over there in Qilong Lane, and he could actually use magical powers to shrink it.
All the fragments of the golden body, judging from what Wei Shanjun meant, he didn't seem surprised by this, and he didn't seem to have any grudges about it."
The old scholar nodded and said: "The long-lived Taoist friend of Qilong Lane has an extraordinary background. She is the incarnation of the ancestral money of ancient gold and copper coins. She is now a temporary anonymous enshrinement in Luoluo Mountain. She came to collect the fragments of the golden body, and the avenue
The match is easy to come by. Except for Wei Shanjun, the Taoist cultivators in Beiyue are all at a loss. Wei Shanjun is also used to taking the blame for Luopo Mountain. He has many debts. So if you meet Wei Shanjun in the future, you are welcome.
If you are more polite, look at how grand this person is. He holds one night party after another without batting an eye."
Liu Shiliu said: "Then I will go to Senior Brother Zuo later and smash a few remaining golden bodies that covet the mountains and rivers of Beiyue. I will also make an agreement with fellow Taoist Changsheng in advance and remember to let her give 50% to Piyun Mountain."
The old scholar nodded happily and said with a smile: "Helping others and helping yourself is indeed a good habit."
The left and right ones have one muscle, so there won't be any major problems for the time being.
Even if there is any accident, being a teacher is not just a job.
Furthermore, Liu Shiliu was on the left and right sides of his senior brother, and his words were useless.
This guy, Zuo Zuo, has always liked to show off as a senior since he was a child. Back then, he was very coquettish and awkward at the Jianqi Great Wall Liquor Shop.
In the past, every time the old scholar wanted to drink more or open a small kitchen to entertain the Five Zang Temple, he would ask the stupid guy to go to the left and right sides of the money bag and discuss it. If you have money today, spend it first.
, If you don’t have the money tomorrow, you can borrow it tomorrow, but it never works. Xiao Qi is more kind. He goes out to set up stalls when he has free time, and helps people write Spring Festival couplets. Every time he earns some private money, he doesn’t do it.
Senior Brother Zuo took over, and then he taught a few students, secretly leaving Zuo and Zuo behind each other, first standing on the wall outside the house, burping and dispersing the alcohol, and then entering the door. He had no control over Zuo and Zuo.
Liu Shiliu asked: "On the way here, Bai Ye mentioned to me that the former hidden official of the Sword Qi Great Wall, Xiao Xun, said that she should be in harmony with the wild world."
The old scholar said: "Xiao Xun is a sword cultivator, and he is in harmony with the world of Tao. Of course, he should not be underestimated. He just pushed the left and right. He does not need to be in harmony with the world of Tao to reach the fourteenth realm..."
Having said this, the old scholar was worried and shook his head and said: "It's best not to do this. Who in the Fourteenth Realm can be a free person? What's more, your senior brother Zuo is still the most taboo swordsman. What a big trouble, you are not
I don’t know, if you are stubborn, let alone you junior brothers, even my husband’s words are not very effective, and I was not willing to learn swordsmanship.”
Liu Shiliu said: "Senior Brother Zuo was very late in practicing swordsmanship, but he was able to make the 'Sword Immortal Embryo' become a joke on the mountain. Even Bai Ye also felt that Zuo Dao was not small and his swordsmanship was high."
The old scholar sighed with emotion: "The way of profit and loss must be observed."
While walking along the way, many passers-by on the street paid attention to the burly Liu Shiliu, but fortunately, Longzhou was now accustomed to the visits of gods and goddesses on the mountain, so they did not find the big man intimidating.
Because of the agreement between closed disciple Chen Ping'an and Zhigui of Nipingxiang, the Dali Dynasty repaid the old well by leaving only an "illusion" of the existence of the ancient well similar to Xiaodongtian, and moved the "truth" to the water behind Luoluoshan Bamboo Tower.
Beside the pond, there is a cave in the well. Although the Dali Song family knows the goods and knows the many secret uses of the well, they have always been powerless and unable to open up a small cave alone. After all, Aquarius Island has too few sword immortals, otherwise the small cave in the well will not exist.
The site is not big, but it is a pretty good place for cultivation. It is especially suitable for the cultivation of dragons and water monsters. Of course, it is also possible that Cui Dongshan deliberately hid his personal interests and regarded the well as his own possession.
The old scholar sat by the well for a while, thinking about how to open up the Cave Heaven Blessed Land and connect the Lotus Root Blessed Land and the Small Cave Heaven. After thinking about it, he found someone to help him. Fortunately, after all, the old scholar had accumulated some incense in the world.
It was a pity that money was too difficult to borrow, so I could only sigh with emotion: "A penny is too much for a heroic man, but a poor scholar is worried to death." Liu Shiliu said that I could borrow money from Bai Ye. But the old scholar shook his head and said
Friends never repay money they borrowed, which hurts their feelings. Then the old man looked up at the silly big man. Liu Shiliu thought about it and said that it didn't count as borrowing money from Bai Ye.
It is said that when Bai Ye sent Jun Qian back to the mountain for the first time, he drunkenly wrote the word "spectacular" and deliberately added a little more of the word "zhuang".
It means that my friend Junqian is more than a little majestic and has watched the mountains and rivers of the world for thousands of years.
Thinking back to those days, the man who was known as the most proud scholar in the world was not disappointed at all for being able to write this book and have such enthusiasm.
To be continued...