Looking at the angry faces of these Maoshan disciples, it didn't seem like they were pretending, but rather they were showing angry expressions when someone they respected was insulted. I immediately had to admire Li Shigao's brainwashing skills. Seeing the current situation, I had no choice but to take out my cell phone and call Li Shigao, who answered the phone shortly after it rang.
"Hello? Xiaojiu, what's up? Did you miss me?" Li Shigao on the other end of the phone sounded like he was still sleeping. I saw that it was already afternoon. This old guy really lived a carefree life. I smiled and said, "Of course I miss you. I'm coming to the gate of your Maoshan Mountain now. Please come over quickly, otherwise I won't know where to cry if I get beaten up by your disciples."
"Haha, you must have scolded me, kid. You can't scold me in Maoshan. You have to respect me and love me..." I didn't really listen to what Li Shigao was saying. I just said to the Maoshan disciples in front of me, "Your leader will come over right away. Don't be too impulsive. We are one family."
The disciples opposite looked at each other and didn't say anything. It seemed that they believed what I said. After about ten minutes, I was almost impatient, and Li Shigao came over wearing a yellow Taoist robe. However, his expression was completely different from his usual wretched expression. Instead, he had a smile on his face and looked like a Taoist master. When he walked over, the Taoists even bowed to him when they passed by.
"Haha, he's one of us, don't be silly, he's a little brother I met in the mortal world." Li Shigao came over and looked at me, then waved at the disciples with a smile. After hearing that, the disciples looked at each other, then nodded, turned around and left to do their own things.
"You are quite good, old man." I looked at Li Shigao. Suddenly I found that he had a fake goatee, so I said, "You are quite well-equipped. Where did you buy this beard? It looks quite real." I stretched out my hand to pull it for fun. Li Shigao took a step back and whispered, "Behave yourself. Give me some respect outside. Come on, follow me to the inner courtyard." After that, Li Shigao took me on a tour and went to the so-called inner courtyard.
Only then did I understand that Maoshan is divided into the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard. The inner courtyard is where the Taoists live and stay, and the outer courtyard is for tourists. The Maoshan Taoist temple is very large. Li Shigao took me around and around, and finally we entered a large courtyard, which is the so-called inner courtyard.
As soon as you enter the inner courtyard, you will see a hall. Going further in, you will see a place like an ancient inn, with a kitchen, a dining hall, and -
-, but unlike the Taoist priests in the outer courtyard, when Li Shigao took me past the Sutra Library in the inner courtyard, there was a group of Taoist priests with bare chests, some playing with their mobile phones, some playing Landlord, and some surfing the Internet. Of course, such disciples were only a minority, and most of them were studying the scriptures. As soon as I saw the group of Taoist priests, I asked Li Shigao, "Old Li, why don't you take care of those people?"
"Hey, they are my gods of wealth, how can I offend them? Anyway, they are just here to spend their days, so let them be.
-*悠]" Li Shigao glanced inside and smiled.
This Sutra Library is quite large, probably more than 300 square meters. As for the furnishings, it is similar to a library. There are computers and other things, but it is basically played by the second generation. At this time, a row of people are playing games. I smiled and said, "I know, Xiao Ruo told me. I guess this group of people and your Taoist priests don't get along well."
"Yeah, but it's okay. They haven't had much contact." Li Shigao sighed and said, "Actually, we can't blame these guys. They all said that they were abandoned by their families and had no hope of inheriting their parents' property, so they all gave up on themselves."
"Oh? Why?" I asked Li Shigao.
"Don't you understand? If they were children of officials, it would be fine, but those rich families cannot have only them as children. However, there can only be one person who can inherit the family property. Their parents believe that there is fairy spirit here, so they let them come here, hoping that their children will be affected by it and bless their careers to go further. So they let those who are the most incompetent or the least outstanding among the brothers come here. They are reluctant to send those who have talent for business, and they will train them well." Li Shigao said with a smile.
"But they will have to go down the mountain soon."
"What are you going down the mountain for?" I asked.
"Just some trivial matters." Li Shigao replied perfunctorily.
I nodded and didn't ask any more questions. I smiled at Li Shigao and asked, "Where is Li Mingyao? I came here mainly to see him. I haven't seen him for a long time. I miss him so much."
"Xiao Ruo told you everything?" Li Shigao looked at me and asked.
"Yeah." I nodded.
"He's chopping wood in the kitchen. Go find him yourself." Li Shigao said, then turned and walked towards the inn-like place. Then he said to me, "Come find me on the seventh floor if you need anything. I need to go to sleep first."
Watching Li Shigao leave, I smiled. This old guy really lives a comfortable life. Then I walked towards the kitchen, which was actually right next to the inn-like building. The door was open at this time. I went in and saw a lot of chairs and stools in the hall, but it was empty at this time, with no one there. I saw a small door on the right side of the hall as I walked in. I walked over, opened it and looked inside. It was a corridor about ten meters long. I walked in and when I came out of the corridor, I realized that this was a small courtyard. The courtyard was about fifty square meters, and there was a lot of dry firewood piled up. There were four people at this time, three of them were standing there, and there was another person chopping firewood with an axe. The one chopping firewood was Li Mingyao.
I haven't seen Li Mingyao for a long time. I didn't expect that he has lost a lot of weight and looks skinny. I walked towards him. At this time, Li Mingyao and the three people had their backs to me. I heard the conversation of the three people before I got close.
"Brother Mingyao, you don't have to chop wood. Just let us brothers do it."
"yes."
"No need, I'll do it, you just sit down and take a rest." Li Mingyao's voice was firm. When I heard it, I saw the pile of firewood next to him, which was taller than a person. I was amazed at the sight. If I were to chop it, I probably would not be able to finish it in a whole day.
I walked to Li Mingyao with a smile. He still lowered his head and didn't look up at me. I said to him, "Then your brother can help you chop together, right?"