Qi Wuhuo held these things and felt heavier than before.
Suddenly, the old man in the courtyard knocked on the table and
said with a long smile:
"Boy, what are you doing standing still?"
"The tea is ready, come and have a few drinks with me."
Qi Wuhuo put the things away and replied: "Not yet Cooking."
The old man didn't care. He just picked up the teapot and poured two cups. He held a cup of tea and watched Qi Wuzhuo clean up the cooking. The young man cooked the rice, then he washed his hands and came over to sit down. Next to the stone table.
The old man was very good at making tea, and the fragrance of the tea was clear and ethereal. Even Qi Wuzhuo, who had never drunk any good tea, could feel that this tea was probably much better than the small pot of tea that Mr. Su cherished so much. .
The old man took a sip of tea, glanced at the room, and said with a smile: "Mr. Su, was he teaching in this small town earlier? I heard that he seemed to have high expectations for you."
"Why, the little guy doesn't like Satori. You don't want the gold and silver in your house, but you don't like the beauty like a fairy, but you want to study and take the imperial examination?"
Qi Wuhuo sat drinking tea and nodded.
The old man stroked his beard: "Why?"
Qi Wuhuo groped for the cup with his fingers and said after a long time: "When I was young, my father used to stroke my back when he was studying. He said that men should study to reveal their talents and knowledge, report to the family and country, and express their ambitions. "
My hometown suffered a major disaster. Along the way, I saw hundreds of thousands of displaced people. The officials at that time did not act. If they could have done anything, I think many fewer people would have died there."
"If I could be a civil servant . , just amend the laws in the court and implement good policies to benefit the people; if you are a general, you can command the powerful soldiers to conquer the demon country and avenge the people who died in vain at the hands of the demon."
"You can display your ambitions as much as possible
. After a pause, he added: "Everyone who comes and goes can get to know the heroes of the world. Seeing the many prosperity in the world, they will not be precarious. Success and fame will go down in history."
The old man just sneered.
The young man asked: "Is there anything wrong with what I said?"
The old man stroked his beard and shook his head and said: "They are all wrong, it can be said to be a big mistake."
"What is civil and military? If you are an official, you are only in the hands of the emperor. A knife is a captive eagle dog. You go wherever the emperor tells you to go. What you do, so-called relieving the people and fighting against the demon tribe, all require the emperor's approval before you can mobilize manpower. And if the emperor is Without this will, even if you have great ability, it will be of no use."
"When you are no longer of use, I will abandon you."
"You said you will not be in danger."
"How do you know that being with you is like being with a tiger. Between the sneaky one and the demon outside, who is more terrifying? Oh, you might as well put it down, fame and fortune are just ordinary things."
The old man sighed: "You have the talent to see through good and evil, and know honor and disgrace. I disdain wealth and regard beauty as smoke. I can't let wine, sex and wealth fool me. Why can't I see through the word [name]?"
Qi Wuhuo pondered for a long time and said calmly:
"My father-in-law said it from the bottom of his heart." "
But I am still young.
I haven't seen all the prosperity, talents, beauties, lovers, heroes and warriors in this world. Maybe after I see these, I will come to the same conclusion as my husband, but I will be old by then. "
Qi Wuhuo sighed and said to himself:
"One word in your name can break it in this lifetime."
The old man said with a smile: "Break it in this life? Why do you need to do this?!"
After saying this, he said nothing more. He just invited Qi Wuhuo to drink tea and chat. In this way, the pot of tea was drunk in an instant. Qi Wuhuo suddenly felt sleepy and his eyelids were twitching, but the yellow rice rice over there was far from ready.
The old man smiled and said, "Wuzhuo, are you sleepy?"
"If you are sleepy, go and have a rest."
Qi Wuzhuo originally planned to refuse, but he felt too sleepy, so he had to agree. When he stood up, he staggered. When I went back, I realized that my pillow was missing. I looked for it for a long time and couldn't find it.
Originally planning to fall asleep directly, the old man took out another pillow, which seemed to be made of jade and was white and flawless. He greeted him with a smile and said,
"Come on, come on, I have a pillow here. It was given to me by a wandering Taoist priest. I heard that it can help me sleep in my dreams." You can see many wonderful sights, just go to sleep, don't worry, I'll call you when the meal is ready."
Qi Wuzhuo felt even more sleepy, nodded, hugged the pillow and went back to sleep, where the old man sat. In the courtyard, he stroked his beard and smiled and said:
"Fame, wealth, wine, sex and wealth, I will give you an opportunity today. Let's see whether you are addicted to wealth or wealth, or whether you can break the ordinary mind."
"Let's go have a big dream."
The old man poured tea alone. I had finished drinking it, but now it was still flowing. I raised my eyes and said to myself: "What a pity, there is tea but no flowers to enjoy."
Suddenly the ground broke, and a strange grass grew in the wind, and in a moment it turned into a cold plum. It blooms instantly and has a long-lasting fragrance. It is even more wonderful when combined with the fragrance of tea.
Then he said: "What a pity, there are flowers but no snow."
In an instant, the snow fell, but it did not contaminate the courtyard. The fragrance of tea, cold plums, and flying snow were really a wonderful scenery. The old man drank tea. , misty and lonely, not from this world, holding a cup and tapping the stone table, and murmuring to himself with each tap:
"Beauty, hero, fame, fortune, wealth."
"Ha..."
shook his head and laughed: "But All the bubbles of dreams."
Drinking a cup of tea, holding the cup in hand, looking down at the withered grass in winter, he whispered plainly: "You can enter the fairy gate."