You cultivate immortality, I cultivate merit

"A, hahahaha, a novel book gentleman."

The waiter quickly replied with a smile, fearing that replying too late would cause misunderstanding among the customers.

After the waiter refilled the customer's water, he quickly retreated to the side door.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two drank tea and listened to people gossiping about the big and small things in the city.

"Snapped."

When the bell rang, everyone looked up and saw Mr. Xiaoshushu already standing in front of the stage.

After seeing this, Shi Zelan told Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu: "He has the demeanor of a storyteller now."

Mr. Xiaoshu bowed to the guests in an elegant manner: "Greetings to all the old and young gentlemen.

Today we are talking about a story from a book, which has nothing to do with real events. "

"Hahaha, little sir, you are a coward now too."

Mr. Xiaoshu naturally heard what his guest said, and he saluted with both hands clasped: "I am now a man who has to support a family, so it is safer to be timid."

"Hahaha, young sir, we still like to see you in high spirits."

Mr. Xiaoshu waved his hand and said, "Let's get back to the point. The story I want to tell you today is that there are always people better than you.

It is said that treasures are found in deep mountains. A jade mine was discovered in a mountain. This is a good thing for the people living nearby, right? "

“Hush, young sir, we are truly convinced by you now.

You are right, having a jade mine is a great thing for the people living nearby."

"But money can make people's hearts flutter. The government arranged for people to dig for jade. When the martial arts masters heard the news, they all rushed to the mountains.

……

Pa, gentlemen, please wait for the next discussion if you want to know the details. "

When Mr. Xiaoshu was talking about the fight between the martial arts masters and the soldiers, he suddenly stopped.

With a swift movement, the novelist walked away from the storytelling stage with an attitude of not recognizing anyone.

The guests in the teahouse had just reacted when he walked through the hall without looking back.

The host chased after him for two steps, stopped at the back door, and asked in a low voice: "Young sir, shall I send a carriage to pick you up to the teahouse tomorrow?"

Mr. Xiaoshu immediately shook his head: "Boss, please don't hurt me. I am not old enough to enjoy this kind of treatment.

My master will come to tell stories tomorrow, please arrange a suitable carriage.

Last time, my master said that the carriage was running a little faster and that he was not in as good a health as before. "

"Don't worry, this time we will have an old driver to pick up your master, and he will definitely ensure that your master has a safe trip."

Mr. Xiaoshu shook his head at his boss and sighed in his heart. If he stood out too much, his master would only be happy on the surface.

In the teahouse, everyone was still talking about the battle between the martial arts masters and the government soldiers, but no one knew who would win or lose.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two exchanged glances. As expected, the people in the city were well-informed, and these things were also dug up by those who were interested.

"Alas, it's not easy for the officers and soldiers. They have to guard the deep mountains in heavy snow."

“Once all the jade is dug out, they won’t have to stay in the mountains anymore.”

"I heard someone say that a mountain is made of jade. I'm afraid it will take more than ten years to empty a mountain, right?"

"I know where that place is."

"We also know that there must be a jade mine nearby the official road that the soldiers are guarding."

“I heard from people that some elderly people want to be buried in that place when they grow old.

But after the alchemists went to see it, they said that the Feng Shui site was not suitable for ordinary people." "That is, the place where jade is found is not an ordinary place.

The old people are really confused. They want to lie down in such a Feng Shui treasure land when they are old. They are too ambitious. "

“Shh, stop talking. If you continue, the people here will offend others along with you.”

At this time, someone stood up and left, and Shi Xiaoliu and the other two followed.

After a while, Shi Xiaoliu and the other two stood not far from the teahouse and looked up at the sky above the teahouse.

The three of them looked at each other again and said, "This city is still not very peaceful."

Therefore, Shi Xiaoliu and the other two did not stay in the city for long. Instead, they went out of the city gate and went straight back to the top of the mountain.

The next day, they heard a noisy sound coming from the foot of the mountain. The three of them stood on the edge of the mountain and looked at a group of people going down the mountain.

The prefect of Yangzhou Prefecture accompanied the officials from above to inspect the gold mine.

It was snowing and the mountain road was difficult to travel on. There were many people accompanying them, so the Tongzhi ran around arranging things for going up the mountain.

The mountain road is well built, but on snowy days, people going up the mountain can only climb slowly.

And with people in front and behind, I could only move up steadily step by step.

The prefect and the inspecting officials also reminded us that the road up the mountain would be slippery due to heavy snow, so we must be careful on the way up the mountain.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two stood at the edge of the mountain and watched the people walking up the mountain, and they were all worried for them.

They watched for a while and saw that half of the people had already gone up the mountain, so they turned directly under the eaves.

Xia Yu said to Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan, "Should we go and see what's going on?"

While Shi Xiaoliu was thinking, Shi Zelan said cheerfully: "Let's go, it's too late, they are going down the mountain again."

"It's not easy for them to come here, they won't come down the mountain so quickly."

Shi Xiaoliu saw that Shi Zelan and Xia Yu were both interested in watching the fun, so he didn't object, but he thought there was no need to rush over in such a hurry.

“Xiao Liu, it’s so cold in the mountains, and they are here for the gold mine.

They won't stay here for too long. After greeting the guards and the people digging for gold, they should go down the mountain."

"Yes, the places where the guards and diggers live are clearly visible. There is no need to go in to see."

Before, the living quarters for the guards and diggers were very simple. Later, as the location of the tunnel entrance moved, they also moved inside.

Out of curiosity, Shi Xiaoliu and the other two went to take a look at where they lived, but it turned out that their living conditions had not improved at all.

They went to the side of the mountain and saw that there was no one on the mountain road, so the three of them went out from the back of the mountain.

They put on invisibility talismans and followed the group from a distance. As a result, the officers and soldiers walking at the end looked back several times.

This caused the person in front of him to whisper, “Why do you always look back?
The mountain road is very slippery, so you have to walk carefully. "

"Brother, I always feel like there's someone behind me, but when I turn around I can't see anyone."

"That means there was no one there. It was just because of the snow and the sound of the wind blowing the snowflakes that made you misunderstand that there was someone walking behind you."

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two heard their conversation, so they stopped.

After the person in front walked away, the three of them slowly followed.

The entrance of the gold mine tunnel was already filled with officers and soldiers who were there to welcome the officials' inspection, and everyone had a look of joy on their faces.

The prefect and the officials sent from above expressed their condolences to the officers and soldiers, and also explained that they knew the hard work of the guarding officers and soldiers.

The sage was very concerned about their daily lives, and was pleased with the officers and soldiers' dedication to guarding the place, praising them for being loyal subjects who knew the strong grass through the strong wind. (End of this chapter)