Chapter 51: Scholars
In ancient times, the status of businessmen was really not high, and the old and last in the Shinong industry and commerce, and among the three religions and nine streams, they were only better than the prostitutes, husbands, and drummers; they were the best ones in history, and they were also worse than the other, Fan Li ran away, LΓΌ Buwei raided his home, Shen Wansan was exiled, and all kinds of tragedies.
There is a way that is not treacherous and business, but this shopkeeper Li is a sincere character, especially when he sees that the Taoist priest really has the means to subdue demons and eliminate demons, he is simply shocked, and he is meticulously served, occasionally knocking on the side, wanting to ask for some elixirs to prolong life, it seems that in the impression of everyone, this is also one of the professional specialties of the Taoist.
Although Daoist Li doesn't understand the art of mercury, he can blow it, package the modern health care methods in Taoist terms, and throw them out, quite a bit of the 'medical expert' style of the old man's channel, and the other party was stunned, it sounded like that.
The boat that the two people took was an ancient building boat, fifteen zhang long, six zhang wide, the appearance was like a building, the boat was high and wide, carrying more than 200 people, all of whom were passengers who did not want to spend the winter in the north;
Daoist Li doesn't care about these, every day is a VIP-level hospitality level, so that his small days are flying, and the "Splitting Points and Gathering Qi" is indeed very effective for cultivation, at least after practicing this method, his sun and moon two practices, the efficiency has been strengthened by at least half, so that he can't wait to stay in the house every day to practice.
However, the Taoist priest seems to have forgotten that the old man once said that Taoist practice, fast is not necessarily good, slow is not necessarily bad, the way of cultivation is expensive, it is specialized, it is expensive, it is sincere, blindly improving cultivation, the Tao is not enough, it is most easy to go crazy, but he didn't think about it, or rather, subconsciously forgot it.
Due to the cold weather this year, the river surface of the lower reaches of the Yangjiang River has a layer of thin ice, which is illuminated by the sun, the five-color glaze, exquisitely clear, and various kinds of fish under the water surface are scrambling to drill out of the ice to absorb oxygen, such a strange scene has attracted a large number of passengers, all kinds of emotion and admiration on the deck, and the famous will also improvise a poem, attracting all kinds of onlookers.
"Brother Yu, this farewell, it seems that we are only waiting for Chunyu to meet again. β
"Well, the big exam is coming, I'm going home to study, we'll see you again in Suzhou," said this, a poor scholar, with several patches on his sleeve robe, but his face was calm, and he had a heroic spirit from his bones, and he had the temperament of an arrogant prince and a prince.
"Can Brother Yu be in high school?" the friend joked.
"This time it will be a hit!" Yu Zhen said in a deep voice, his words unspeakably serious.
"Daoist, I want to go outside to see the ice," said the ugly lady pitifully, she was a standard doll who grew up in the mountains, and she had never seen the river frozen, so she had long been itching.
Daoist Li glanced at him, slapped the Taoist book in his hand on her head, and said angrily: "Daoist Master, how did I tell you, I have to endure hardships, I am a master, I don't practice if I am small, and the boss is sad, isn't it just to tie sandbags and tie horses, it's only been a long time, and the skills of throwing darts and darts are not practiced well, and in the future, Dao Ye will be in danger, who will protect him, and who will be the number one thug of Dao Ye!"
The ugly lady pouted, continued to maintain the posture of the horse step, four or five slipknots on the two calves and turned over sandbags, were dangling back and forth to destroy her balance, and there was also a porcelain bowl on her head, half a bowl of water, and what was more peculiar was that she grabbed four or five wooden darts in her little hands and threw them at the dart board at the door, there were not many of them, because the waist, legs, and shoulders could not move, and they could only rely on the strength of the elbows, which could not only exercise her accurate head, but also increase concealment, which was "Hidden Weapon Fighting" One of the basic skills, after experiencing so many dangers, Li Daoshi is determined to cultivate a qualified helper, the ugly girl has great strength, physical strength, small body, and the training of the average number of people is trivial to her, and she is simply the best candidate.
There was a knock on the door, and the shopkeeper Li walked in, and said with a smile: "The Taoist is teaching the maid again, and the contemptible person has soaked a few pots of good dragon wells, and is about to ask the Taoist to appreciate his face, saying that I tried your foot massage method yesterday, and it is really quite effective, I don't know if there are other health preservation methods?"
"Just drinking teaβ" Daoist Li squinted.
"Of course not, the contemptible people also specially invited a few guests on the boat, the journey was boring, and many young ladies wanted to come out to breathe. β
The Taoist priest's eyes suddenly lit up, miss, lady, maid, this kind of plot is the most interesting, and he coughed a few times pretendedly: "There is a way that the collection of work and rest is the right reason, and a piece of relaxation is the king, cough cough, Daoye, I'll go relax, don't be tired, you should rest, you should play, go to the kitchen to get food by yourself, Daoist I may come back later in the evening." β
Looking at the happy back of the Taoist priest, she snorted ugly and girlishly, she still doesn't understand the affairs of men and women, she only knows that this guy will leave herself as soon as he has fun, it's too hateful!
As the sun sets, the yellow halo shines on the ice, the whole river seems to have become a large piece of amber, carved in it, the outside does not move, the inside flows with vitality, this kind of scenery ugly girl is stunned, only to feel a tremor in the heart, as if caught in the beauty of the mountains and rivers, the stone girl was born psychic, can feel the world's spiritual wit, heavenly charm, the beauty of the earth, the whole body seems to be soaked in warm water, the whole body is warm, as if sleeping not sleeping, as if waking up not waking up, I don't know how long it took, a burst of ice-breaking sound woke her up.
The lower reaches of the Yangjiang River are covered with ice floe, and many river boats have been stranded because of this, except for this merchant ship, one is the weight, the draft is deep, and the keel of the bow of the ship is riveted through several layers of iron sheets, as a ramming angle, which was originally prepared for water warfare, but I did not expect it to have a use here, in the sound of 'crunch', the big ship broke through the ice and moved forward in a slight bump.
The ugly girl walked in despair, for some reason there was an itch on her head, and she scratched it unintentionally, but she accidentally took off her headscarf, and her expression instantly became frightened, she never forgot what happened in Pingchuan County, monsters, stones, monsters! Although the Taoist priest didn't say it, she vaguely knew that the vast majority of people didn't treat her as a person, and their hearts would be different if they weren't of my race, and sometimes, this kind of psychology was very annoying.
"Little girl, your turban is off," one palm picked it up and handed it over gently, the palm was white, but the ten fingers were full of calluses, and it was a hand that worked hard.
The ugly girl raised her head in fear, only to see the other party look at herself in surprise, and smiled lightly, "Stone head, beautiful jade heart, it's not bad." β
When the other party was about to leave, the ugly lady mustered up her courage, "Aren't you afraid of me?"
"In this world, there are more turbidities with wolf hearts and dog lungs and human skins, why be afraid, it should be that they are afraid of us," the other party paused and said.
As soon as I returned to the house, I saw Li Dao's morale snorting, "Stinky scholar, you actually steal the limelight from Daoye, isn't he just a showman, what's so great, don't you know how to draw and write articles, can these be eaten as food, useless is a scholar, poor and sour, and big!"
At the tea party just now, there were really a few young ladies from a good family, and before the Taoist priest could perform, a certain poor and sour show wrote a "Floating Ice Record" with the title of the river, with elegant words, clear tone, full of the dynamic and static beauty of the book, which was discussed as a topic from beginning to end, and even those young ladies were surprised by each other's literary brilliance, and frequently showed favor;
"Scholar?" the ugly lady muttered to herself, she just saw it, and it seems that she is also a scholar.