What Old Man Jiang said, I was stunned. I knew there was a room full of things in that small room, but the more valuable ones were jade, right? How much is this jade worth? In my little mind, it’s probably not worth a house, right
I was quite naive at that time, and I would have to slap myself in the face if I thought of it now. How could I know the value of Old Man Jiang's house at that time? What is a house
"Master Jiang, how can we use your money?" My dad said anxiously.
"Master Jiang, I don't even think about your savings. You are for our three children..." My mother also said quickly.
They were moved and they believed in Old Man Jiang, but their thoughts were the same as mine. How much money can Old Man Jiang have? Think about his usual behavior in the village, working for others just for greed...
"Don't say anything more. Although it is destined that Sanwa'er has no connection with his parents, I am also a reason. As a boy, Sanwa'er cannot always be with his parents. I am also blocked. I am not familiar with the situation. Judging from your appearance, you are not a person who is neither blessed nor rich in your old age. I have to help you. Go to the county seat! I asked a person in the morning that within three years, the land of China... Hey, let's put it simply. , In less than three years, the country’s economic policy will change. If you seize the opportunity, you will make a fortune.” When he said this, Old Man Jiang blushed slightly. I didn’t understand what he meant by blushing at the time, but now that I think about it, But I understood.
For so many years, he almost never asked for help, and rarely used Taoist techniques to seek personal gain for himself. However, when he went to owe my parents a favor and told my parents this, it was regarded as seeking personal gain for his apprentice's family, so he would blush.
Moreover, he was afraid of harming his apprentice's family, so he quietly asked someone to tell me my parents' birth dates. It was a turning point in my destiny for wealth, so he said this with confidence. Otherwise, he would not be able to keep the wealth that does not belong to him, and even more If it is bad, it may bring bad luck along with the loss of wealth.
"Master Jiang, we know you are capable, but even if you have wealth, we have nothing but farming, so we can't catch it. We..." My dad sighed, and as his children grew up, They are also under great pressure. It is always good to have more money, but...
"I have thought about it. You should buy a house near the high school in the county. Buy a small building, change the facade below, do some business, sell notebooks, pens, snacks, etc. That's it." Jiang The old man actually knew more in detail. He knew that within three years, the first batch of businessmen in China would be rich and prosperous in business. But old man Jiang himself had no idea about business and could only come up with this.
But even this, for my parents who have been farmers for almost generations, is undoubtedly a fantasy. Buying a house in the county? A small building? Do you still do business? I don’t dare to think about it, I really don’t dare to think about it!
"Master Jiang, this..." My dad didn't know what to say anymore. He was moved, but he was embarrassed to say, Master Jiang, are you used to wandering and don't know how to live anymore? Is this a good plan? Yes, but it is simply impossible to achieve.
Old Man Jiang waved his hand, indicating that my parents didn’t need to say anything further, and just asked: “If I give you money, what if you don’t want it?”
"don't want!"
"Definitely not!" My parents said almost in unison.
"Think of it as my loan to you. If you still don't want it, then forget about my friendship with you." Old Man Jiang said seriously.
When he became serious, my parents became intimidated, and because the words were so serious, they did not dare to speak.
It’s just that my dad is more thoughtful. He has suspected Old Man Jiang’s identity for a long time. In addition, this time Old Man Jiang has even settled the relationship with the county. My father is even more suspicious. After hesitating for a long time, he said: "Jiang." Master, can you tell us who you are and what you do? Sometimes, I think about this in my heart and feel uneasy."
"I am a person who works for the country, but there are not too many things that the country requires me to do personally." Old Man Jiang didn't hide anything.
"Then it was seven years since you left last time...?" My dad's understanding ability is certainly better than that of me who was young and careless. He understood the meaning of Old Man Jiang's words. He definitely knew that Old Man Jiang was afraid that he was here. The status of the country is not ordinary. As a country villager, he has personally seen ghost things. I am afraid that there are a lot of "suspicious" things in the country secretly, so he probably needs to be guarded by an expert.
"Those seven years, haha... I went on a mission, and it was not easy. At the beginning of the mission, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to come back, so I would say things to you that might make me have no connection with Sanwa'er. , In fact, it proves that Sanwa'er and I are destined, haha..." Old Man Jiang said it lightly, and even more optimistically, but except for me, everyone could hear the danger in it, even Old Man Jiang Such an expert is worried that he will not be able to come back.
My dad's face turned red from holding back, and it took him a long time to say: "Master Jiang, even if the three children have to go on missions and sacrifice in the future, I am willing to do it, as long as it is for the country."
These are the simplest words and the most sincere heart of a farmer. My parents’ generation may not have much education, but the most sincere and sincere heart in their hearts is not what the generations to come can do. In comparison, they may be spiritually richer than us.
"I...I am willing too." My mother also said the same thing.
Old Man Jiang was moved and patted my dad on the shoulder. He held it in for a long time before saying, "It's just right for people like you to have wealth. Just for your kindness in this life, I should reward you with good luck." There’s no need to accumulate virtue in the past life.”
The matter has been discussed until now and the result has been roughly reached. After dinner, Old Man Jiang told my parents to come up and get the money in a week. They have enough money!
This is a big deal, you have enough money!
But I snorted coldly in my heart, my master is trying to be brave again, just like when he plays chess, he always pretends to be a master, but in the end he is not a bad chess player, he buys a house in the county...
After thinking about it, I suddenly said: "Master, if you want to buy a house in the county, you still need 100 yuan, right?"
There is no way, I am just a country bumpkin, 100 yuan is already the largest amount I can imagine, any other amount is beyond my imagination!
Old Man Jiang looked at me for a few times as if I were crazy, and then said, "Gua Wa Zi! (Fool)" and then walked away, took a fishing rod from the house, and went fishing.
It was night, an oil lamp illuminated the small room. Old Man Jiang was walking around the small room with his hands behind his back, and I was playing with the magic tools on the table. God knows what was bothering him
"These books are ancient books, many of which are unique. They were collected by Master throughout his life. I have also traveled across most of China... and there are many precious Taoist documents. Alas... they cannot be sold!" I saw first of all the books on his bookshelf. I flipped through the book, sighed, and walked away.
Then, he walked to the other side and looked at some miscellaneous things on the shelf again: "These things... Hey... they are all antiques related to the history of our Taoism and cannot be sold!" As he said, he added He sighed and walked away.
Then, he opened some boxes on the shelf. I had already been curious about what was in these boxes, so I stretched my head and took a look. What were they? I turned my head in disappointment and continued to play with the magic weapons on the table. I was no longer interested in those boxes.
It turns out that the boxes contained some medicinal materials, some of which were particularly ugly and dark in size. Unfortunately, Old Man Jiang packed them in such beautiful boxes. Some of them were jade boxes. It was a waste of natural resources!
Of course, I found out later that I was the one who wasted everything!
"Sanwa'er's supplements are already in short supply, and there are quite a few of them. Now that he's grown up, he'll still need them after he's achieved some success in Qigong practice. These things are all in small amounts. Is it possible that I need to ask for them... Hmm? , can’t be sold, can’t be sold!” With the same sigh again, Old Man Jiang walked away.
I was moved in my heart. It turns out that Old Man Jiang cares about me so much, but I also became more convinced that my master is just a poor master. If the medicine is gone, I can just go to the Chinese medicine shop to grab some. When I grow up, I will make more money. Now that I have the money, I have to buy some for this old man, lest he be reluctant to part with them.
When I was young, I had always expressed this determination in my heart. Fortunately, I didn't say it out loud at the time, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to escape the training and get a few more blows.
Finally, Old Man Jiang walked to several large boxes and opened them with a 'squeak' sound!
I stretched my neck out of curiosity again. In my imagination, this kind of big box was perfect for storing gold and silver jewelry. It was probably possible. In the story told by Old Man Jiang, Lao Li, no, I Didn’t the Patriarch refuse to take action without more than 2 gold bars
Well, this is very possible. I was excited in my heart. I immediately overturned the idea that my master was poor and was ready to be dazzled by gold and silver treasures. As a result...
As a result, I saw nothing, let alone any precious light emanating from the box!
I was about to take a closer look, but Old Man Jiang took the initiative to call me: "Sanwa'er, come here and help me choose something with your eyes closed."
I was very positive. I ran over and stretched my neck to see what was there. There was a long box in the box. One of them was opened and there was a scroll inside!
I know that Old Man Jiang likes to draw two strokes, but he often burns them after he paints them. He also likes to write a few calligraphy strokes, but he also burns them after writing them. So he keeps a lot of these? !
It seems that my poor master has no choice but to sell his paintings and calligraphy. Tsk, tut, it’s so miserable!
"Then... let's take this one." I didn't know what he wanted me to choose, so I just took a long box and handed it to him.
He took it, opened the box with heartache, and then carefully stretched out the scroll inside. Inside the painting were several lifelike lotus flowers, which were very beautiful. I can't say what's good about it. Anyway, it was quite beautiful.
Except for this lotus flower, there is a seal stamped on it, a few rows of small words written on it, and a nomination. That name is not that of my cheap master.
Oh, the title above is Shouping!