zero second lore

Chapter 241

Zhu Yida slept late in the morning, last night he and Lao Han drank and chatted until the early morning after dinner, and still had some headaches after getting up in the morning.

Lao Han has already woken up. Lao Han's wife and daughter returned to her natal family today. It is a good thing that both husband and wife are teachers. They have nearly three months of vacation every year, so they can spend time with their children.

After eating two big bowls of noodles at home, the two big men decided to go out to Chen Cai's house - his grandfather's Taoist temple.

"During the summer vacation, we all have the task of home visits, targeting those students who have difficulties in their families or special circumstances. This Chen Cai's grandfather is a Taoist priest, blind and deaf. Chen Cai's grandmother has passed away. Working part-time for a year, I have to spend more time on this kid."

As Han Qi said so, he took a bottle of soju from home and brought some side dishes, which were for Chen Cai's grandfather.

An important reason why Zhu Yida was able to become friends with Han Qi was that Han Qi had the heroic spirit of Brother Pao of Sichuan in him.

In a place like a school, there are many women, many children, and most of the people around are trivial matters. A grown man will inevitably become preoccupied and petty in such a working environment.

But Zhu Yida saw a completely different temperament in Han Qi. He was kind but not pedantic, straightforward but not blunt.

Perhaps because the economy in Lushan is not developed enough, it is not easy for a person with such a temperament to exist in society, become a principal, and be supported by students and teachers.

Zhu Yida took out 200 yuan from his pocket, and was about to go to the supermarket near the school to buy some things to take with him, but Han Qi said, "Old Zhu, there is no need to buy things. I often bring things for him. You used to have other tasks. When the time comes, help me talk to this old Taoist, let Chen Cai not drop out of school, and continue to study."

Zhu Yida was a little curious about what was going on, did Chen Cai's grandfather not let Chen Cai study?
Lao Han took Zhu Yida into the car, and explained to Zhu Yida the situation at Chen Cai's house while driving.

Chen Cai's surname is Chen, but his grandfather's surname is not Chen, but Yu. He is not Chen Cai's biological grandfather, because Chen Cai's father was adopted by Taoist priest Yu.

This will involve the past ten years of turmoil. In short, after adopting Chen Cai's father, Yu Daochang single-handedly brought him up. Read.

Daoist Yu sent Chen Cai's father to learn a craft - carpentry. The first job Chen Cai's father did after he learned carpentry was to help rebuild the Taoist temple.

Daoist Yu's main job is to manage affairs, so he has some reputation in the nearby villages and towns, so he talked to Chen Cai's father about his marriage, and then he had Chen Cai's grandson.

Later, working in the town could no longer earn much money, so Chen Cai's father went to work in the eastern cities, and later took Chen Cai's mother there.

Originally, they wanted to take Chen Cai and go to the big city, but Daoist Yu was unwilling.

Moreover, Daoist Yu's reason was not to let his grandson stay in Lushan to accompany him, but to say, "The time has not come. If this kid hadn't met a nobleman, it would be a disaster if he left Sichuan." This is what he calculated for his grandson. .

Chen Cai's father was brought up by Daoist Yu since he was a child, and he was influenced by his ears and eyes. He believed in fortune-telling and feared fortune-telling. He also thought that his son was too young to live in a big city, and studying and living would be a problem, so he left Chen Cai behind. Lushan, living with grandpa.

This year, Chen Cai is already a sophomore in high school, and his grades have not improved. In all likelihood, he will not be able to pass the university entrance examination, so Yu Daochang wanted him to drop out of school like his father, and learn a craft, whether it is carpentry or masonry, until he is an adult. , I happened to go out to work with my father, and I could make a living in the society.

This kind of situation is very common in Lushan. In the past, students often dropped out of school before finishing high school, either went out to work with relatives, or had a small business at home and learned to do business with their parents.

However, in the past few years, such situations have become less and less. More and more students have at least finished high school, and some who fail to pass the undergraduate course try their best to go to a technical school, because everyone knows that in this society, there is no life for academic qualifications. It will be hard to mix.Except for those who have business and property at home, ordinary families will try their best to let their children study more.

Han Qi himself is one of the people whose destiny is changed by studying, otherwise, according to his appearance, he would not be able to be the principal no matter what.

Therefore, Han Qi has been trying his best to persuade Taoist Yu to let Chen Cai continue reading.After some hard work, Taoist Master Yu changed his mind some time ago and decided not to let Chen Cai drop out of school to study carpentry and masonry, but let him directly learn to be a Taoist priest and inherit his mantle and Taoism.

This is even worse, after persuading for a long time, I failed to persuade a college student, but I wanted to persuade a Taoist priest.

It stands to reason that whether Chen Cai studies or not, and whether he becomes a Taoist or not is his family's business. Han Qi is only responsible for his affairs in school, and he has no way to control his future life choices.

But Han Qi insisted stubbornly that he must persuade Taoist Priest Yu.

After listening to Han Qi's narration, Zhu Yida knew the cause and effect, and asked strangely: "I said, Lao Han, I don't think there is anything wrong with being a Taoist priest. Maybe one day I will be able to ascend to heaven! That's amazing, compared to being a Taoist The richest man in the world is strong."

Han Qi said: "I don't care what he does in the future. I just think that he is still a child and has no idea about his future. He can't just decide his future path casually. Since he is still in school, I have no doubts about it." He is responsible, he should continue to receive education until one day he is an adult and can make a choice, then I don’t care if he wants to become a monk.”

What Han Qi said made sense, Zhu Yida stopped joking with him, and decided to go to the Tao to watch and see what was going on, and help if he could.

Yu Daochang's Taoist temple is located in a mountain depression on the outskirts of Lushan. This mountain depression is the source of a small river, and the small river flows down to the villages and towns under the city of Lushan County.This col is located in the remaining veins of Longmen Mountain. The two earthquakes that year were severely impacted, so the road up the mountain is relatively broken, and cars can barely drive in.

When Zhu Yida and Han Qi arrived at the entrance of the Taoist temple, they found that the Taoist temple was more broken than the road. The Taoist temple is not big. It is a typical Sichuan-style building with high cornices and red walls. The face is even more mottled.

After entering the gate of the Taoist temple, there is a small courtyard, a Sanqing Hall, a side room, a tree, a well, and nothing else that comes into view.Affected by the earthquake, one corner of Sanqing Hall collapsed, and it has not been repaired yet.On the contrary, the side room is quite complete, and it seems that Lao Dao and Chen Cai live in the side room.

With wine and vegetables in his hand, Han Qi went to the door of the side room and shouted twice. Chen Cai came out of the room, then pointed to Sanqing Hall, and said, "It's inside, saying that he is worshiping God."

Taoist temples are different from temples. They seldom burn incense and worship gods. They usually do fortune-telling, practice, or lottery, and fortune-telling. Recently, the old Taoist Yu’s health has been deteriorating. He can’t see or hear, so he wants to let Chen Cai take over. I don't know what god I'm worshiping now.

So, Han Qi put the wine and vegetables into the side room, waved to Zhu Yida, and the two entered the dark Sanqing Hall together. This hall enshrines the Taoist Sanqing. It was deep and dark, as if it was two or three times bigger. The main thing was that the three statues stood at the head, making people unconsciously feel that they had become smaller.

As soon as the two of them entered the hall, an old man in a black Taoist robe came out from the back of the hall. He walked vigorously, his face was thin, and he was quite immortal. He didn't look like he was sick at all.

This is Old Taoist Yu, Han Qi saw him, walked up to Old Taoist and shook his hand, and said, "Guanzhu Yu, can you see it?"

Yu Laodao glanced at Han Qi and said, "I can see that you are still so ugly!"

Han Qi's face darkened, and he said, "The last time I came here, I said you couldn't see clearly. You couldn't even tell if I was a man or a woman. I thought you were blind."

Yu Laodao said: "If I am blind, I will be blinded by you too! You are the only one who is blind!"

From the looks of it, Principal Han was fooled. This old man is in very good health, there is nothing wrong with him at all, he is neither deaf nor blind, and his spirit is still very lively.

At this time, the old Taoist saw Zhu Yida, and stopped talking to Han Qi, but said to Zhu Yida: "This is Principal Zhu, right?"

Zhu Yida nodded, he was a little surprised, how could this old man know himself, he had never disclosed his identity to Chen Cai, let alone Han Qi.

Seeing Zhu Yida nodding, the old Taoist said again: "You have come to Lushan every year. It is really hard work for you. This time, it is fate to follow Han Qi to come to me. I have a few things to show you."

Now Zhu Yida was even more strange. When he came, he had to show him something without saying a word. Could it be some kind of cheat?Or what treasure?Or Feng Shui book?Zhu Yida obviously read a lot of fantasy novels, and these things flashed in his mind.

As a result, the old Taoist took Zhu Yida to the back of the statue of Sanqing, where there was also a statue, not another statue, but Zhao Gongming, the god of wealth.There was a futon under the statue, and the old Taoist lifted the futon and a brick underneath, and took out a wooden box from it.

Zhu Yida's heart is about to jump out, is it really a treasure?
As a result, the old Taoist opened the box, and there were various deposit receipts, large and small, in various banks.

Now Zhu Yida was a little dumbfounded, what does this mean?How do you put a deposit slip in it?
At this time, the old Taoist pulled the futon to his feet, and was about to kneel down in front of Zhu Yida, which shocked Zhu Yida. The old Taoist was about the same age as his father, how could he stand this kneeling, so he hurried forward to support the old Taoist , asked: "Old man, what do you mean?"

Daoist Yu took out the deposit slip and handed it to Zhu Yida, saying: "This is the money I have saved for more than ten years. I have no use in cultivating Taoism. I just want to let my children go to study. But in a place like Lushan, studying is a must. If you can’t read it, I know that you are from Jiangsu, Principal Zhu, and the education there is better. I think, let Chen Cai go to your place to study! I made a fortune a few days ago, and I figured out that there will be noble people to help This doll, I didn't expect you to come so soon."

Zhu Yida was completely taken aback. Han Qi also said just now that the old Taoist wanted Chen Cai to learn carpentry and become a Taoist priest. Why did he want Chen Cai to study now, and he wanted to go to Jiangsu to study with him?And how does this old man know that he is the principal, and his surname is Zhu, and he is also the principal of Jiangsu.Could it be that Han Qi is acting?
Zhu Yida looked at Han Qi, this guy was in a daze, it didn't look like him, he was probably confused.

It can be seen that this old man's idea is very simple, he hopes that his children can study in a better place, but he has no channels and means, so he can only take this opportunity and use this primitive method to ask for help.

He begged Zhu Yida, so he was right. Although he was only the principal, he really gave the school more power for the students—Bai Ye was an example.Moreover, students studying in Jiangsu and returning to Sichuan for the college entrance examination will not suffer no matter how they look at it.

But Zhu Yida always felt that he had been tricked. What went wrong?Why does it seem that this old man knows himself very well, can he really count?
Zhu Yida didn't agree immediately, this was not a casual matter, he decided to have a talk with Yu Laodao and Chen Cai to see what was going on.

(End of this chapter)