Confessions of a Salesman

Back at school, I poured out my ideas and told Xiao Hei.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Hei seemed to have been prepared for it. He just said calmly: "There is still so much money here as you do. Don't you want to take it back?"

I smiled bitterly and said: "I have never done a business that is losing money and making no money, but it is different now. It is time to repay the society. No matter how much money you make, you can only eat so much, live in such a small place, and have a bed." Just sleep! It's better to be a person who has peace of mind and contributes to society! But you, can you pass this test of yours? You have given your life-long efforts to this school, can you let go? "

Xiao Hei said helplessly: "Then what can I do? Running a school is a bottomless pit. I have never thought about making money before, but I can't just keep filling it. Besides, didn't you also say that this school has There are too many things that do not comply with the procedures and are not formal! This is not a gang, it is a school! Just let professionals do professional things!"

I said happily: "It's best if you think like this! You should open a gym or martial arts studio. This is what you are best at!"

Xiao Hei hummed and said: "Yes, that's fine. I can also take away these old teachers and old employees who are not qualified to teach. Otherwise, they have been with me for so many years and will be unemployed like this. I I really can’t bear it!”

Foshan Nanhai Experimental Middle School was established in 2012. Its predecessor was Foshan Martial Arts School, which was established in 2001. The first principal was a person named Xiao Hei, who had never graduated from elementary school.

Xiao Hei and I returned to Zhuhai and started our old business again. We established Hei Latte Fitness Club and Martial Arts Hall. There was one in every district in Zhuhai, and then we established many branches throughout GD Province. Speaking of When it comes to fitness, everyone knows about Xiao Hei’s gym, and every year there are players who go to the gym to get professional cards.

Only those of us who are familiar with him know the hardships that Xiao Hei has gone through. He is no longer dead-faced. He is usually amiable and smiling to everyone. It is rare for anyone to see him lose his temper. No one would be associated with the black-faced killer who took action after just a few words.

I have also advised Shiyou countless times, hoping that he can live a normal life like Xiao Hei.

Secretary Wang has been on the run for nearly two years. No one has been able to find his whereabouts. I have never mentioned this matter to anyone, but this matter is like a thorn in my heart. I just don’t want to let him go. Anyone know.

But Shiyou understood. He smiled at me and said: "You can hide yourself from others, but there is no need to hide it from me. I know what you are thinking. Some people have to do some things, not you, but I!"

I shook my head hurriedly and said: "Don't do this nonsense. I will handle my matters myself. I have already said that you should have your own life. This is what you deserve! Don't live for me anymore. Look at their lives." How wonderful, they all have their own lives! Sister Nangong has now started a farmhouse, and the business is getting more and more popular, and they have long forgotten their previous life; Xiao Hei also has his own business, and is about to get married and have children; An Zai and his gang of brothers, eating and drinking all day long, doing transportation, and making seafood, have long since returned to normal! In special times, there was no way, but now it is different, everything is back on track, I can't take you anymore It’s gone down the drain!”

Shiyou sighed and said: "You have said so, then you should stop living in the past and look forward! Why bother yourself? Let go! Only when you let go can I let go!" "

I forced a smile and said, "I let it go a long time ago, I didn't even think about it!"

Shiyou shook his head and said: "You let it go? Then why did you hire so many private detectives abroad? Why are you still in contact with the overseas corps? Guobang Transportation has left China, why are you still being followed? You can hide it Can you hide these things from me? You don’t want me to know these things, but how could you not know them? Secretary Wang may have been dead for two years, and there is no news at all. In such a big world, Where are you going to find him? He will deserve what he deserves. Not to mention God accepting him, there are many people who want his life, so don’t worry about it anymore!"

I hummed and said: "I know, Hu Chu came here a few days ago and advised me in the same way! I really don't have to worry about it anymore! By the way, I heard that there was a five-study Taoist conference in Mount Emei recently. What is it specifically? , I don’t know, I just heard that many of you have gone to Taoism, I think you can go and have a look, I signed up for you!"

Shiyou was stunned and asked in confusion: "Sign up? How do I sign up for this?"

I curled my lips and said, "Just fill out some application form and indicate which Taoist association you belong to. Once approved, you can participate!"

World Friend said disdainfully: "They are all just seeking fame. What's the point of this kind of conference? What's the point of communicating? How can we make people do good deeds? How can we make our temple prosperous? I won't go!"

I persuaded: "This is really not certain. Maybe there are some experts? You haven't come into contact with those people, so don't kill a whole boatload of people with one stroke! You really should go and see them, and let them see you!"

Shiyou smiled and said nothing, but I knew that he was somewhat moved.

At the foot of Mount Emei in Sichuan, I looked at the man in front of me who was carrying a backpack, a jacket, and a hiking stick in his hand. He was not a Taoist priest, he was just a traveling traveler!
I stopped the world friend and said, "Why are you in a hurry? That Immortal Friends Conference won't be held until tomorrow. Besides, it won't be held on the mountain, but at the Dachan Buddhist Monastery, right next to our hotel!"

Shiyou turned around and smiled and said: "Let's just do some exercise! Let's go, don't be so lazy, go up the mountain!"

I didn’t pay much attention at first. I just wanted to take a walk, so I followed him. Seeing that he just walked over without waiting for the bus going up the mountain, I felt something was wrong and hurriedly called him. : "What are you doing? Waiting here for the car to go up the mountain!"

Shiyou was stunned and said with a smile: "What kind of bus are you waiting for? Climb the mountain, climb the mountain, you must climb it! Are you still thinking of taking a bus?"

I frowned and said, "Isn't it? You haven't done any guides, have you? What time is it now? If we climb like this, we can't climb until dawn? I guess we won't be able to climb to the top of the mountain at dawn?"

Shiyou said calmly: "I know! Then why don't you hurry up!"

I was already thinking of quitting, so I shook my head and said, "My body has only just recovered, how about you climb up by yourself? I'll wait for you below?"

Unexpectedly, Shiyou dragged me up the mountain. An hour later, we arrived at Fuhu Temple. After asking around, we found out that this is the foot of the mountain. After climbing for more than an hour, we finally reached the foot of the mountain! I almost cried.

After entering the temple, Shiyou just walked around and took a look. It was not considered pious, but there was no expression of contempt.

I asked curiously: "What do you usually worship? These Buddhas and so on, gods, Buddhas, what do you believe in?"

World Friend replied calmly: "If you believe it, you have it, if you don't believe it, you don't have it. I respect everyone's belief! In this kind of place, I have no intention to offend any gods. You ask this kind of question, how do you want me to answer you? Buddhist Holy Land , I am a Taoist believer, how do you want me to explain it to you?"

It made sense when I thought about it, so I smiled and said, "You came in on your own, I just wanted to climb the mountain!"

World friend also smiled and said: "It is the rule to burn incense and worship Buddha in the temple! In fact, I am just curious. What are the allusions to these gods and Buddhas, where do they come from? What is their relationship!? Learn about the history, It's always right! Let's increase our knowledge!" After leaving the temple, we continued to climb up. It was almost noon, the sun was strong, but it was very cold on the mountain.

I met a lot of people going down the mountain on the way, and they all looked very tired. I asked a random passerby and found out that they all started climbing the mountain last night and were just coming down now!
I worriedly said to Shiyou: "We have to climb the mountain now, and I guess you will have to miss the conference!"

Shiyou said calmly, "No, besides, if you miss it, you'll miss it. I don't really want to go. Mount Emei is more attractive to me!"

By the time we climbed to zero kilometers, halfway through, my legs had already begun to tremble, but looking at Shiyou's appearance, it didn't look like he had exercised at all. I knew that his physical strength and endurance were different from those of ordinary people. But I didn't realize that when he walked, he always tapped the ground with his toes, more like floating in the air.

I asked him in surprise: "Are you a human or a ghost? Why do I feel like you are floating in the air? If it weren't for me, would you be able to fly directly to the top of the mountain?"

Shiyou smiled and said: "What are you talking about? This mental method of mine is our Taoist Qing Gong. Try to keep the body from contacting the ground as little as possible, reduce the attraction of the earth, and save physical energy. You can also try it!"

I curled my lips and said, "I'm not interested. Why do I feel that you are becoming less and less human?"

Shiyou was still smiling, but he smiled a little sadly and said, "Yes, I will either become a Buddha or an immortal soon!"

I felt a chill in my heart and had an ominous premonition, so I asked anxiously, "Have you made any calculations?"

Shiyou said helplessly: "What is there to calculate in life? Even if you have to calculate, it is someone else's calculation. No one will tell your own fortune. If you calculate well, you will be content with the status quo. If you calculate poorly, you will be content with the status quo. If you calculate poorly, you will die in peace. It’s a good psychological suggestion, and I’m already depressed even before I feel better!”

I groaned and said, "Then you figured out what I have?"

Shiyou smiled and said: "You must live a long life, aren't you all a disaster for thousands of years?"

I bared my teeth and smiled and said, "That's okay, I can still joke!"

The closer we were to the top of the mountain, the more I looked at the world friend walking in front of me, the more it looked like there was a Buddha's light shining on him. Coupled with the reflection of the sun, it seemed that there was a halo surrounding him. If I didn't believe in those things about transforming into feathers and becoming immortals, story, I really think he might be about to ascend!

After we reached the Golden Summit, I realized that it only took us less than 4 hours to complete the 6-hour journey for ordinary people.

Shiyou did not enter the Golden Palace, but pointed to an open space at the foot of the mountain and said: "That's the back mountain, right? I heard that there used to be two roads up the mountain, and that road was the only way to go up the mountain. Later, there was The Monkey King doesn’t allow tourists to pass, so he has sealed off the back mountain, so he can only go up the front mountain!”

I hummed and said, "The monkeys here have become sperms. It's common to harass tourists. However, they don't have the ability to close the mountain. I guess it's because the staff are in danger when climbing tourists, so they banned people from climbing there." Did you go up the mountain?"

Before I finished speaking, Shiyou walked down the back mountain.

I hurriedly followed him and said with some worry: "Shall we go to the back mountain? Aren't you afraid of the Monkey King?"

Shiyou smiled and said: "We are not afraid of humans, so why are we afraid of a monkey?"

I shook my head and said, "That's not a monkey, it's a group of monkeys!"

Shiyou said very calmly: "Monkey Mountain must be a group of monkeys! Shouldn't we capture the king first to catch the thief? If the monkey king is afraid of us, will his monkey grandson be afraid of us? Let's go, I'm here, everything will be fine !”

That's right, if you follow Shiyou, there's really nothing to be afraid of!

The road down the mountain is much more difficult than the road up the mountain. As we walked, Shiyou explained to me the difference between Taoism and Buddhism, and at the same time told me some of his experiences over the years.

I always felt that something was getting wrong with him. As we were approaching Monkey Mountain, I grabbed him and asked, "Wait a minute. Why are you so weird today? You always refused to ask me questions before." Tell me, why did you start talking so much today? You have to tell me if there is anything you need!"

Shiyou smiled and said, "What can be the problem? I just feel that we have been sharing weal and woe for so many years, and you should know about me!"

I frowned and said, "You can tell me slowly in the future. You don't have to tell me everything at once. What do I want to know? I can ask you myself! Aren't you tired from hiking like this?"

Shiyou turned to look at me and said: "You know that the fate between people is fixed. Whether it is parents, husband and wife, children, brothers, sisters, friends, the time in your life is fixed. Yes! Don’t some people often say that the fate is over? Isn’t this their subjective consciousness? It exists objectively and no one can change it. Just like the fate between husband and wife is over, it’s not that there is no affection between them, but It’s time to separate!”

I was surprised: "Don't tell me that our fate has ended!?"

Shiyou nodded and said: "It's true. Didn't you just ask me, who am I? When I was on the top of the mountain, our fate may have come to an end. After going down the mountain, our fate will be over." It’s over!”

I opened my mouth and said, "Can you please stop nagging? Why are you done with it? You want to leave me and find a place to live by yourself, right? That's no problem. If you want to stay on this mountain, you can No problem, I’ll find someone to build a temple for you on this mountain, but you can come down the mountain at any time! There’s no need to make it so scary, right?”

Shiyou sighed and said, "I just think that everyone can still accept our separation in this way. Do you want me to disappear silently? That must be hard for you, right?"