If we hire a few more maids, we don't have to carry it so hard. We can carry it together with two people!
Li Mu laughed unscrupulously.
This is all a joke, but recruiting people must be done. Feng Qiuhuang has already opened, and Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien cannot be allowed to act as salespersons. They need manpower. The daily turnover of the store is as high as thousands of dollars, so it is impossible to hire strangers.
Don't worry, we can only use people from the family. The four maids, Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju, are the best candidates, but as a result, the house is short of people again. The back house is not as good as the front yard, and it is inconvenient for men to come in and out after all, so the maids
You have to find it.
In addition to maids, we also need to find several grooms. There are two grooms in the family. If there are more things in the future, two carriages will definitely not be enough. We will need to prepare a few more for emergencies.
Li Mu was thinking about things while taking a bath. He had almost thought about it and finished the bath. He dried his body, put on clean clothes, ate something casually, put on a tiger fur fur, and wore a 'Panda Brand'
Hat, he called Dugujiu to drive a carriage and went to the house where Sun Simiao was staying temporarily.
…
A Do Not Disturb sign was hung at the door of Sun Simiao's house today. Someone came to seek treatment, and the boy at the door explained that the miracle doctor was refining medicine today and could not be disturbed. Please come early tomorrow morning.
But in fact, Sun Simiao was not refining medicine, he was studying medicine. In his study, there was a table. On the table, there was a porcelain bottle he got from Li Mu, and there was another thing, which was also related to Li Mu.
It was he who 'invented' Mahjong.
Sun Simiao asked his apprentice Liu Shenwei to go to the grocery store in Jingdongji to buy this mahjong after hearing what the patient said about it. Since the day it was bought, it has been placed on Sun Simiao's desk. In his free time every day, Liu Shenwei
Everyone would see Sun Simiao sitting behind the desk and watching mahjong in a daze. He thought the master wanted to play but was embarrassed to say so. He took the initiative several times and mentioned that he wanted to play a few rounds with the master. Unexpectedly, he was scolded by Sun Simiao, which made Liu Shenwei a little bit
It was baffling, and over time I stopped asking.
Sun Simiao was born in Taoism. When he was sitting quietly or meditating, he was accustomed to lighting a burner of incense. Therefore, the study was filled with smoke, as if he were in a fairyland. Liu Shenwei had followed Sun Simiao since he was a child and was his longest disciple. Seeing his master sit down
After sitting behind the desk for a while, I went to make a pot of tea and brought it to Master to drink.
Sun Simiao seemed to be very interested in everything Li Mu 'invented'. He also liked ordinary fried tea very much. After drinking it, he stopped drinking the boiled tea and only drank Li Mu's invention.
'This kind of.
"Master, please use it."
"Oh," Sun Simiao saw Liu Shenwei, looked away from the mahjong and the porcelain bottle, waved his hand and said, "Disciple, come here."
Liu Shenwei quickly put down the tray in his hand, came to the master, and said: "Master, what are your instructions?"
"I didn't give any instructions, but I have some thoughts that I would like to share with you."
Liu Shenwei doesn't think it's strange. Sun Simiao often does this. One thing he always talks about is, you are my disciple, and the master will pass on all his life's experience to you. How much you can understand depends on your luck.
.Unfortunately, Liu Shenwei knew that his qualifications were mediocre, so he would write them down carefully every time, and then slowly understand them.
Sun Simiao pointed to the mahjong on the table and said, "Disciple, look at this mahjong, can you see any skills?"
Mahjong is now popular in Chang'an. After Liu Shenwei came to Chang'an, he also learned to play mahjong. But if there was any secret in it, he really couldn't tell. He frowned and looked at it for a long time, shook his head and said: "Master, please forgive me.
I'm stupid, I really don't know what to do."
"I don't blame you." Sun Simiao waved his hand, looking as pleasant as ever, but Liu Shenwei felt even more ashamed. Almost every time the master said something, he couldn't understand it. The master never blamed him and only said comforting words.
"I also studied for many days before gradually realizing it." Sun Simiao stretched out his hand and picked out the seven "white" tiles from the mahjong tiles.
This deck contains profound truths.”
Liu Shenwei was still confused and said: "Master, please give me some advice. I really can't understand it."
"Look at these five cards." Sun Simiao took out the five cards of "South, South, East, West, Middle" and said, "These are the five elements."
"ah?"
"Jia Yi wood in the east, Geng Xin gold in the west, Bing Ding fire in the south, Ren Gui water in the north, Wu Ji earth in the middle, these are the five elements!"
Liu Shenwei suddenly realized and said in surprise: "It's like this. It's really hidden deep."
Sun Simiao shook his head and said: "There is more."
He picked out the 'white hair in the middle' again and said: "This is the 'three talents'."
Liu Shenwei didn't notice it and said: "Master, where are the three talents?"
"The three talents are heaven, earth and man." Sun Simiao explained: "The hair is on the top of the head." He pointed upward with his finger and said, "What is on the top of the head? Heaven!"
"When you look at this whiteboard, does it look like the ground? It's easier to explain. Between heaven and earth, there are naturally people."
Liu Shenwei was confused. He had mediocre qualifications, but he also had the advantage of mediocrity, that is, he would not think wildly like a 'smart person'. When he looked at this mahjong, it was just mahjong. He couldn't see the five elements or three talents at all, but when he heard the master say this
Interpretation, I felt that it seemed to be the case, but I still felt that it was far-fetched, and couldn't help but said: "Master, have you thought too much? There is an explanation in the "Mahjong Sutra", the southeast, northwest, refers to the direction of the wind, and the center is white.
It’s about sparrows”
"Fool!" Sun Simiao got angry in a rare move. Liu Shenwei was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak out and kept silent.
"Do you think someone as smart as Li Mu would do such a boring thing? He brought out mahjong, just to laugh at the ignorance of the world. Are you going to be a fool in his eyes? How does the master teach you on weekdays? You have mediocre qualifications.
It’s not a problem, but you have to be willing to learn, and diligence can make up for your weakness. Don’t you understand this principle?”
"Master taught me something that I should remember carefully."
"Alas!" Sun Simiao sighed, calmed down, and continued: "It's not just the three talents and the five elements. You can look at them together. The southeast, northwest, and middle represent the five elements and the direction. This is horizontal. And
The white hair in the middle represents the three talents of heaven, earth and people. This is the vertical direction. Together, they form a chaos."
Liu Shenwei couldn't understand again and asked hurriedly: "Master, what is chaos?"
"Have you not heard the story of Pangu's creation of the sky?" Sun Simiao said: "It is said that chaos is like a chicken egg, and Pangu was born. He split the chaos, and the light and clear ones rose up to become the sky, and the turbid and heavy ones sank to form the sky.
The earth. Breathing out becomes the wind and clouds, and the eyes become the sun and the moon. This is the creation of the world. If you think about it carefully, Pangu’s creation of the world is similar to what I just said. Looking horizontally, Pangu is standing in the middle, four directions, southeast
Northwest. Looking vertically, Pangu stands tall with heaven and earth, heaven, earth and man, the three talents. Is that right?"
Liu Shenwei had been successfully brainwashed by Sun Simiao. He nodded repeatedly and said: "Master is absolutely right, it is true! In this way, this Li Mu..." After a pause, Liu Shenwei frowned and said: "Master, that's not right, Li Mu
He is only seventeen years old, how can he be so unpredictable!"
"This is also where I am confused!" Sun Simiao picked up the small porcelain bottle on the table and said, "I have diagnosed and treated Li Mu. He is indeed seventeen years old. But there are many doubts about him. Remember
Is this the demon star that my teacher told you about? I am certain that he is that demon star. Anything can happen to the demon star. Just like this elixir, my teacher has lived for so long. The previous elixir,
Even the elixirs of the Wei and Jin Dynasties have been seen by me as a teacher. Nine out of ten so-called alchemists are liars, and the remaining one is mostly a half-understanding person with no real talent or knowledge."
"But this elixir is different. I can only judge from the residual smell. This is a real elixir. Although it is not as good as the legendary elixir, it is the only one I have seen in my life. From this point of view, there must be an expert behind Li Mu.
...Or, he himself is!"
"This is impossible!" Liu Shenwei shook his head repeatedly and said: "Master, my disciple has made inquiries according to your instructions. Li Mu's origins are well documented. In a place like Mayi, there are no experts.
, he had no chance to come into contact with.”
Sun Simiao nodded and said: "I think so too, so there is only one possibility."
"What's possible?"
"He is an immortal!"
"Ah?" Liu Shenwei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "Master, your guess is too ridiculous. How can you ban an immortal? You have been asking for immortality for decades, but you have never seen an immortal."
"I've never seen it, but that doesn't mean I haven't seen it before!" Sun Simiao said firmly: "I passed through Hangu Pass and became an immortal, leaving behind five thousand words of the Tao Te Ching. Later, there is a well-documented story about Yin Zi's ascension after reading the Tao Te Ching.
!”
"Master!" Liu Shenwei said helplessly: "These are just legends, no one has seen it with their own eyes."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Sun Simiao scolded: "Taoism has been passed down for thousands of years. If these legends were false, the inheritance would have been discontinued long ago. How could there be so many people practicing Taoism and refining elixirs? Even your master and I, too
An example! I was sickly in my childhood, but I lived for more than a hundred years. How could I have lived for such a long time without the Taoist method of maintaining health? Therefore, it is certain to become an immortal by cultivating Taoism, but it’s just that you don’t know how to do it!”
Liu Shenwei knew his master's temper. He was open-minded about everything. Only the words "cultivating Taoism and becoming an immortal" were his destiny. When he mentioned it, he ignored all reason. He did not dare to be stubborn about this matter.
He had no choice but to change his words and said: "Even if it is as Master said, there are things about cultivating Taoism and becoming immortals, but what does this have to do with Li Mu being an immortal? Master, it is impossible. If you are an immortal, how can you live in the mortal world?"
Woolen cloth?"
"That's why we say he was banished to immortality!" Sun Simiao said stubbornly: "Otherwise, how can we explain that he was originally a dull person, but suddenly he became enlightened and became extremely smart? How can we explain that when he had enlightenment, he was
It was when I saw the demon star coming into the world that all kinds of coincidences happened at the same time. Is it really such a coincidence?"
"But Master." Liu Shenwei wanted to say something else. The boy outside the door covered his face and ran in. When he saw Sun Simiao, he cried: "Miracle doctor, Zhulu Hou is here. I told him that you were refining medicine and asked him to go back. He didn't
Listen, you raised your hand and gave me a mouthful, ugh..."