Li Tianmu spoke highly of Tang Ruowang and said he was the best person. Out of curiosity, Mou Rongtian chatted with Li Tianmu about Father Tang and learned that Li Tianmu met this man on Hong Kong Island.
That was three years ago. Li Tianmu was on Hong Kong Island to avoid trouble. He didn't want to live and eat at Mu Dan's house for free. He wanted to pay for food and accommodation, but money was tight. He couldn't come up with money, and he couldn't steal, so he had to
Go hunting in the mountains, take pheasants, hares and other prey to the market town to exchange for money.
Mu Dan was a nice person and it was quite interesting. He didn't have to pay for food and accommodation, and asked Li Tianmu not to go hunting, so he didn't have to waste that time. But Li Tianmu insisted on going for peace of mind, and Mu Dan could only smile bitterly, and there was nothing he could do about him.
, inconvenient and forced.
After descending from Taiping Mountain and heading to Wanchai Town, we have to cross a river. There is a single-plank bridge on the river. It is very narrow and can be passed by one person, but it is a bit crowded for two people side by side. There may be a risk of falling into the river. Although the river is not very deep.
, it won’t drown anyone if it falls inside, but it’s not good if your clothes, shoes and pants get wet.
This single-plank bridge is a lively place, with farce happening almost every day. People who love to be noisy and have a lot of leisure can come here to take a stroll. It is a worthwhile trip.
This single-plank bridge runs from east to west. When people want to cross the bridge from the east and west at the same time, a farce begins.
Most people in the Ming Empire did not have the heart to be courteous, and they all thought: "Why should I let you cross the bridge first? Why don't you let me?" So they refused to give in to each other. Courtesy is the traditional virtue of the Ming Empire, but that is ignorant.
Yes, it's just words. Anyone who dares to do this in life is a fool, waiting to suffer losses.
If you give in, others will take a step forward. People will not think you are noble, but think you are weak and can be bullied. This is the virtue of the people in the Ming Empire. Due to the environment, they have to be like this. What is practiced here is the law of the forest, and the emphasis is on the law of the jungle and the strong.
, Survival of the fittest. In this land, there are not many people with noble and courteous sentiments. They are genetically mutated and rare.
When Li Tianmu was on Hong Kong Island, he had to pass through this river whenever he took game to sell in Wan Chai Town. The river was not very wide, and with Li Tianmu's lightness skills, he could cross it in a single hop without having to walk on the bridge.
But he didn't want to show off his martial arts skills for fear of causing unnecessary trouble to himself. Therefore, he walked on the bridge most of the time. Unless someone was arguing on the bridge and it was difficult to cross, he would go around, find a place where no one was around, and fly across the river.
Li Tianmu did not fight with others when crossing the bridge. He was not in a hurry to reincarnate. Every time he saw someone on the other side, he would stand at the end of the bridge and wait to let the other person cross first. After the other person crossed the bridge, almost everyone looked at him with their eyes on him.
Full of contempt, I felt that he was a coward, weak and could be bullied.
Li Tianmu was born in the Ming Dynasty and grew up in the Ming Dynasty. He knew that most people in the Ming Dynasty had this kind of virtue, and he had long been accustomed to it. Although he did not cross many bridges, he walked many roads.
It's the same on the road. Two people are walking opposite each other on the eight-foot-wide avenue. They happen to be walking in the same line. They see the two sides getting closer and closer, but they are both arrogant. No one has the intention to give way to the other. It becomes a farce.
This is what happened.
That morning, Li Tianmu came to the bridge with two wild rabbits. When he saw a strange man walking across the street, he was startled. The man was dressed strangely. He did not have his hair tied up, but had a short haircut and wore a black robe. Li Tianmu saw this for the first time.
I saw someone wearing this kind of clothes. The man looked strange, with blond hair and blue eyes, a high nose and deep eyes. He was slightly taller than Li Tianmu, about five feet five inches, and had a strong build.
Li Tianmu thought to himself: "Could this guy be the legendary Western-eyed man?" He stood at the bridge head without moving, waiting for the other person to pass first. To his surprise, the man stopped at the bridge head, seemingly waiting.
He passed first.
Li Tianmu said to himself: "I have been walking on this bridge for several months, and I always let people go. It's the first time someone lets me go. It's really interesting." He shouted: "Brother, you can cross first."
I just heard the man speak blunt Chinese and say: "Sir, you go through first."
"Ha..." Li Tianmu smiled and said, "Thank you very much." As he said that, he walked over quickly and nodded to the man to express his friendship. Only then did he find a cross-shaped metal pendant hanging on his chest.
After Li Tianmu passed by, he thought to himself: "This Semu person has good moral character. I wonder if most Semu people are like this. If they are like this, I will definitely go to a place with Semu people in the future."
Wan Chai Town is not a big town, but there are some gangsters. Li Tianmu met them on the first day he sold prey here. Those reckless guys actually charged Li Tianmu for protection money. Li Tianmu didn't want to expose his identity, so he paid it obediently.
, and afterwards secretly smashed those guys into pieces, which was regarded as eliminating a harm to the local area.
That morning, after Li Tianmu sold his prey and returned to Mu Dan's house in Taiping Mountain, he unexpectedly met the strange man wearing a cross pendant. After Mu Dan introduced him, he learned that the man was a missionary to Europe, and his Chinese name was Tang Ruowang.
Dan's friend.
From then on, Li Tianmu and Tang Ruowang got to know each other. Tang Ruowang often went to Mu Dan's house, and Li Tianmu became familiar with him after going back and forth.
Li Tianmu found that Father Tang was very different from the people in the Ming Dynasty. Father Tang only defecated in the toilet, unlike the people in the Ming Dynasty who pooped everywhere. In addition, Father Tang never spit on the ground, he always spit in a handkerchief.
, which made Li Tianmu feel baffled.
After Tang Ruowang got acquainted with Li Tianmu, he preached the doctrine to Li Tianmu, hoping to make him believe in foreign religion.
Li Tianmu refused outright, thinking that Tang Ruowang would be unhappy, but it turned out that he was wrong. Tang Ruowang praised him for being candid and said: "Master Li, you people in the Ming Dynasty all like to beat around the bush and don't want to say what's in your heart, so candid like you
, this is my first time seeing you.
"Some people don't want to believe in this religion, but they don't reject it directly. They say, 'Let's talk about it later.' I didn't understand the true meaning of 'Let's talk about it later' at first. I thought it meant we'll talk about it later. But later I found out that 'Let's talk about it later.'
' is a polite refusal.
"You Ming people are very tactful and ambiguous in your speech, which makes foreigners like us very uncomfortable."
Tang Ruowang asked again: "Master Li, why don't you want to believe in foreign religion? Do you already have religious beliefs?"
Li Tianmu said: "I have no religious beliefs. This god and that ghost are all nonsense. Where did the god come from? Where did the ghost come from? They are all lies. Which one do I believe in? Let me tell you, even if there is a god,
There really are ghosts, but I won’t believe in them. Firstly, I don’t want to get promoted and make a fortune, secondly, I don’t want to be rich and powerful, thirdly, I don’t need to resolve disasters, and fourthly, I haven’t done anything bad and I’m not afraid of retribution. I can’t ask for gods and Buddhas in the sky, and I don’t need their blessings.
Why do we believe in them? The reason why we Ming people believe in this and that is because we seek them."
Tang Ruowang said: "It seems that you Easterners have different beliefs from us Westerners. We believe in the Lord to repent and atone for our sins. We have a heart of awe and believe that the Lord is there. If we do evil, we will be punished."
Li Tianmu pondered for a moment and said with emotion: "It is good to have awe."
In order to purchase firearms, Li Tianmu took Mou Rongtian to Macau to seek help from Tang Ruowang. The pair of horses left the capital city of Guangzhou and headed south on Pegasus. They arrived in Macau half a day later.
Li Tianmu shouted: "Rongtian, I have never been here. I don't know where the college is. Let's find out."
The two stopped their mounts. Li Tianmu turned over and dismounted. Seeing an old man on the side of the road, he stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Old man, I'm polite. May I ask how to get to St. Paul's College in Europe?"
The old man pointed to the south and said: "You are asking about the college of foreign devil priests. Go south, about two miles away."
Li Tianmu thanked him, got on his horse and galloped south. He saw many buildings around him that were completely different from those in the Ming Dynasty. There were many Westerners on the street. In midsummer, the weather was hot, and those Western women wore low-cut clothes, shorts, and cleavage.
Her legs and thighs were exposed, it was very sexy, making Mou and Li blush and feel excited.
Mou Rongtian thought to himself: "Why do Western women dress like this? How is this appropriate?"
Li Tianmu saw a pair of Western men and women hugging each other and kissing passionately in the street, and thought to himself: "It's not shameful to do this in public."
The two walked for more than two miles and found St. Paul's College. They tied their horses to the hitching posts. Seeing that the gate was open, they walked straight in. When they entered the courtyard, they saw a man dressed as a priest walking towards them.
It's Tang Ruowang.
Li Tianmu smiled and said, "Father Tang, long time no see."
Tang Ruowang walked over with a smile and said: "Hello, Mr. Li, who is this?"
Li Tianmu introduced: "He is a good friend of mine, Detective Qianhu Mou Rongtian of Fusi, Jinyiweibei Town."
Tang Ruowang said: "Oh, it turns out it's Master Qianhu. I'm disrespectful. Master Li, are you here to see me?"
Li Tianmu said: "Yes, I have something to ask you."
Tang Ruowang said: "Please come to my dormitory to talk, please come here."
The two followed Tang Ruowang through a cobblestone path, turned a corner, and walked into a two-story building. They took the wooden steps to the second floor, where there were two rooms on the east and one on the west.
Tang Ruowang lived in the east room. He took out the key, opened the padlock, opened the door, and said: "You two, please come in."
Mou and Li walked in one after another. They saw that the cabin was not large, only about twenty square meters. There was a bamboo bed in the south with a mosquito net hanging. There was a table and chairs next to the bed. There was a five-story building in the north.
There are many books on the bookshelf. There are two cabinets next to the bookshelf. The doors are closed. I don’t know what they are for.
Tang Ruowang walked in, closed the door, and said with a smile: "Please sit down, please. What would you like to drink, black tea, green tea, coffee, wine, whiskey, brandy, vodka?"
Li Tianmu smiled and said: "Father Tang, give me a glass of vodka. Last time I was at Senior Mu's house, I drank the vodka you brought. It was really enjoyable. It was less than two kilograms and I drank it down."
Tang Ruowang said: "Master Mou, what do you want to drink?"
Mou Rongtian thought to himself: "You have to boil water to make tea now, so don't bother, I'll have a drink too." Except for wine, I've never heard of any of the wines Tang Ruowang introduced just now. Seeing Li
Celestial Eye asked for vodka and said, "Like Celestial Eye, I also want to drink that vodka."