The sun was just right today. After lunch, Chu Yi sat in the yard and basked in the sun while continuing to carve the jade Buddha on hand.
In addition to the scattered silver earned from running street stalls, some handicrafts received from merchants are also part of the income.
However, the businessman who gave him the Jade Buddha deal was too dark-hearted. Not only did he charge a labor fee that was far lower than the market price, his requirements were quite high, and the time was very tight. The goods must be delivered before the second day of the Lunar New Year.
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Calculated in this way, the time and energy spent on this jade Buddha is not equivalent to the actual income. Almost no one in this industry is willing to take on such a job. There is little money and many things to do, and even a year will be uneasy.<
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To be honest, he didn't want to take this business, but because of his long-time employer, he reluctantly agreed. However, this was also the last time. After all, everyone has to eat.
Just as Chu Yi was contemplating how to drop the knife, a ringtone suddenly rang nearby. He picked up his phone and took a look, only to see the words "Hei Xin Chang" displayed on the screen.
Seeing this, Chu Yi couldn't help but sigh and said: "Oh! This man can't help but talk about Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here." Then he could only answer the phone.
As soon as I got through, I heard an impatient voice coming from the other end of the phone.
"Hey, Xiao Yi, how's the jade Buddha carving going? I told you first, this distinguished guest is very selective. If you can't satisfy him, this business will be ruined. Don't worry about it then.
If I can’t get the final payment, even my store’s more than ten-year-old signboard may have to be smashed.”
When Chu Yi heard this, he frowned slightly and asked: "Since the guest is so picky, why don't you give me such a small amount of money?"
I heard a sudden pause on the other end of the phone, and then shouted loudly as if being stepped on: "What? You are still too young? If your alcoholic master hadn't asked me to take care of you more before he died, you
Do you think a young boy like you can get orders in the store?"
Chu Yi heard the man talking about his master, with a rather unflattering tone, and felt unhappy. However, due to his friendship with his master, he could only calmly reply in a cold voice: "I eat this based on my craftsmanship."
A bowl of rice is not your reward."
As soon as he finished speaking, the other end of the phone couldn't wait to sneer: "Yes, your craftsmanship is good, but there is a mountain as high as a mountain. There are many good carvers in Yong City. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even be able to do this."
I can’t even eat a bowl of rice.”
When Chu Yi heard this, he just replied coldly: "Then you go find someone else and don't bother me. I'll tell you this. This is the last time. From now on, we will have nothing to do with each other."
As soon as these words came out, the other end of the phone fell silent instantly.
When Chu Yi saw this, he immediately hung up the phone. He couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Over the years, he had figured out what kind of person he was on the other side. It was just because he was young that he could lower the price! After all, in this industry, newcomers are worthless.
The older you get, the more popular you become...
But then again, it is rare for a young man like him to be good at craftsmanship, so the price-performance ratio is extremely high, and businessmen are looking for profits, so they keep looking for him. If his craftsmanship is not that interesting, it would be a shame to pay attention to him!<
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A few seconds later, the ringtone rang again, and a kind face appeared on the other end of the phone. He said with a smile: "Hey, young man, don't be so angry. Only kindness can make money. Why don't you learn from your master?"
Are you good-tempered?"
Chu Yi sneered and said: "Oh, my master has been exploited by you for so many years because of his good temper. At the end of the day, he didn't even have any cremation expenses left... Don't worry, I won't hurt my master."
The little good reputation I have left will be sent to you before the second day of the new year. Don’t bother me now!”
After that, he hung up the communication and added him to the blacklist.
"After squeezing the master, you also want to squander the apprentice. This is really a calculation! Sooner or later, if you do business with such a person, you will lose even the coffin, even if it is broken!"
Chu Yi finished speaking angrily, then took a deep breath, calmed down, held the carving knife in his hand and prepared to continue working.
But at this moment, the phone rang again. It was an unfamiliar number. After the call was answered, it was a familiar voice, "Xiaoyi, you can't cross the river..."
"Get out!" Chu Yi cursed angrily and hung up the phone before he finished speaking.
But the next second, the bell rang again.
Chu Yi couldn't help but yelled: "TMD, it's not over yet!"
After hanging up suddenly, turn off the phone directly to avoid being affected by these nonsense things.
After all, the most important thing about the craft of carving is the word stability. If the mind is not stable, the hands will not be stable; if the mind is calm, the sword will be sharp... This is what the master said.
The sound of earnest instruction at the beginning of learning is still in his ears. Whenever Chu Yi thinks about this, he can't help but think of that snowy night that year.
That year, there was a rare heavy snowfall in Yuezhou. In the snowy night, a young man was shivering from the cold on the streets of the old city, but he still braved the cold wind and wandered back and forth in front of various restaurants. Just when he made up his mind,
Suddenly he saw a little old man waving to him.
"Young man, would you like to come in for a drink? I'll treat you."
That day, the young man drank for the first time. He was so drunk that he burst into tears; that day, the little old man who was addicted to alcohol rarely got drunk and laughed until his eyes were filled with tears...
Master loves to drink, Master has a good temper, Master does not curse, Master, Master...
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In a dark room, in front of a computer, a young man in his mid-twenties slowly put down his headphones and said to the man in a suit next to him: "Brother Yan, he didn't answer."
The man in the suit frowned and said, "Why didn't you answer it? Was it exposed?"
The young man replied decisively: "No way, this is my ordinary number, and it only rang once and he hung up... How about calling another one?"
After the man in the suit pondered for a moment, he slowly said: "No need, so as not to alert the enemy...first call up his detailed file."
"Okay." The young man responded, and then his hands began to operate on the keyboard.
After a while, a photo of a young man and some of his identity information were displayed on the screen.
"Chu Yi, male, Han nationality, was born on July 12, 1947, in the Xinyan calendar year. His native place is Yutang Township, Baiyan County, Yongcheng, Yuezhou. He dropped out of high school and is self-employed. He once served three months in Baiyan County Prison.
....Hey, I didn’t see it, this guy also has a criminal record..."
Seeing this, the man in the suit was heartbroken. He smiled confidently and said: "I am from Yong City, Yuezhou. I graduated from high school and am a freelancer... Haha, it seems that I am still a wage earner with a low level of education. At this time,
, it is very likely that he will return to his hometown to celebrate the New Year."
After saying that, he turned to look at the beautiful woman standing next to him and asked: "Who among the people in the meeting is closest to Yuezhou Yong City?"
The beautiful woman slowly raised her red lips and said with a charming smile: "Who else could it be? That guy likes to stay in one place all the time and never move... Oh, by the way, Ye Zhen has been here recently.
Yuezhou, I heard that there was some friction between them because of the territorial issue."
The man in the suit frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice: "Let the two of them go together for this mission. After finding the person, if it is an ordinary person, then kill the person and bring the picture back. If it is a circle,
People here, just keep an eye on them until I go there in person, and remember to keep them calm. If the things that President Han personally told us are not done well, then they will all die!"
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At the same time, in a small town at the foot of the Laoshan branch, a young Taoist priest in regular clothes was holding a mobile phone and constantly sending messages in a chat group called "Chengfeng Ferry", describing himself to tigers.
Tell everyone about the insights of Form 7.
There are only nine people in this group, including him, and they are all true practitioners who have stood out from the metaphysics cultural exchange group. However, the only people who have gained Qi are the group leader Pinghu layman and Taoist priest Chongming.
The remaining six people all realized the acquired Qi through the Daoyin Technique or other cultivation methods. They only need to go into silence to understand the body and mind and see the emptiness, thereby opening the Xuanguan Ancestral Aperture, and then activating the innate Qi in the body, and then they can
Since then, I have entered the Tao.
But at this step, there are countless people who have stopped at this barrier since ancient times. If they cannot break through, they will have no choice but to linger at the door for the rest of their lives, until they die of old age and become a handful of dust and go with the wind.
Therefore, it is difficult to practice cultivation. It was difficult in ancient times, and it is even more difficult today. It is even more difficult for casual practitioners who have no family or sect.
The reason why Pinghu lay people established the metaphysics cultural exchange group is not only to find colleagues, but also to stay together for warmth.
At this moment, everyone in the group was filled with joy after confirming that the 'Seven Tiger Forms' were true and effective, and several people immediately expressed their intention to practice this skill as well.
In the folk dharma lineage and scattered cultivators in the world, most of the methods taught are 'qigong techniques', which can lead to magical powers, but it is difficult to achieve immortality and immortality, and there are very few people who even die of a healthy life.
There are even some exercises that are so extreme that they will cause great damage to themselves after practicing them, so that many people die young and many have no descendants; therefore, those exercises are collectively referred to as "absolute methods"
'...But there is another layer of meaning in it, a unique skill, if you use it forcefully, you will be hurt!
However, up to now, the techniques have not been revealed, many sects are dying day by day, the inheritance of the law is almost cut off, countless unique skills have become extinct, and there is no name left for future generations to listen to...
Therefore, it is not easy for an internal training method to nourish the body and strengthen the body to be spread out, which will naturally attract casual practitioners to flock to it.
Just when they were excitedly preparing to practice the tiger form, the leader of the group, layman Pinghu, said something that completely extinguished their passion like a basin of cold water.
"I advise you to stay calm. Not everyone can practice this exercise. The reason is very simple. Although the tiger-shaped internal training method can move the whole body with a single move, in the end it is only one shape...
...The tiger shape governs the liver, and the five elements belong to wood, which interacts with the gallbladder on the outside and inside, and combines with the muscles in the body. If the liver qi is too full, it will inevitably make people feel restless, upset, and difficult to enter tranquility...
.If you have already acquired Xiantian Qi, then it will be no problem, but you are just wandering at the door now. If you are affected by liver qi and are unable to enter tranquility, I am afraid that there is really no hope of getting Qi and entering the Tao in this life..."
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Pinghu layman said this, paused, and then continued: "So if you really want to practice, it is better to practice the complete set. There are too many problems in repairing the residual chapter."
At this moment, when everyone in the group heard this, they were all speechless. After they all calmed down, Master Pinghu spoke again, giving them hope again.
"But don't be discouraged. That Crouching Dragon and Phoenix who posted the picture... ahem, no, it's the hero who dares to break the stereotypes of the family. He has joined the 'Metaphysics Cultural Exchange Group'. When the opportunity comes in the future, he will not try it.
There is no chance to practice this skill."
As soon as these words came out, the monk in the chat group whose ID was "Penglai Passer" suddenly said in a mean voice: "Group leader, you said 'when the opportunity comes in the future', oh...I
Got it, I’m going to find that handsome guy right now. For the sake of a bright future, I don’t care about my innocence. Here I am, handsome guy!”
[Ding, the Penglai passerby has been permanently banned!]
At this moment, in an elegant farmhouse beside Taihu Lake, a young man in pajamas looked at someone's outrageous remarks, his face darkened, and he decisively banned him permanently, and then issued a warning in the group.
Everyone.
"I have set the rules a long time ago, and I will repeat them again... First, the exchange of resources within the group is entirely voluntary; second, members of this group are prohibited from fighting privately; third, members of this group are not allowed to break the law or cause chaos.
Discipline; violators will be expelled from the group... In short, the opportunity is there, whether it is buying or exchanging it, as long as the means are right, you can take it directly, no deception, no coercion, no inducement, others
If you don't give it, you can't take it away... If you are lucky enough to get the opportunity, don't forget the word 'take on'."
Seeing this, everyone in the group spoke one after another, 'Remember the layman's teachings'.
Then everyone moved their positions and returned to the metaphysics cultural exchange group from the 'Chengfeng Ferry Group'.
For a time, the metaphysics exchange group that had been slightly deserted in the past suddenly became active. Those ‘real cultivators’ who had not shown up for a long time all appeared on the stage and began to call someone.
"@Nancheng stall owner, Wolong...ah, hero, hero, please say something! The group needs you, the world needs you!"
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At this time, someone was holding a carving knife and concentrating on carving a piece of green and transparent jade. There was also a mobile phone with a black screen beside it.
Today, the sun is just right, and the clicking sound of penknives carving stones is particularly loud in the small courtyard, making the surrounding environment seem extremely quiet.
At this moment, a gear called fate also begins to turn quietly, and the entanglements of fate and causal burdens begin to intertwine into a giant network, encompassing everything in the world.
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This chapter has been completed!