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Talking to Aunt Zhao, it was a semi-joint effort to cook this meal. Of course, Aunt Zhao was the chef, and Ji Mo also helped with other things like washing vegetables. Such a situation is not a hired worker. On the contrary, it is a little more humane.

In front of Ji Mo, Aunt Zhao's little tricks were to put two more vegetable leaves in the bowl of vegetables that she took home, pour a little more vegetable soup, the dishes made with enough oil, vegetable soup The inside is full of oily flowers, and it looks greedy.

"Anyway, you don't like vegetable soup, so I'll bring some more back here, so as not to waste it, so you can wash the dishes better."

What Aunt Zhao said was reasonable.

Ji Mo nodded silently, otherwise?Without detergent, if you want to wash the oily dishes without any oil stains, it really takes time, energy and money. Yes, oil dishes can be cleaned in ancient times, but more alkali powder is needed , that also needs money to buy, and Ji Mo's family doesn't have any.

The two dishes are really vegetable leaves, not a piece of meat, and the staple food of the side dish is steamed buns, and Aunt Zhao is not really stingy. , and took a small bag of rough noodles from Ji Mo.

A tael of money is spent quickly, so it really can't be regarded as Ji Mo wasting money to buy pens and inks.

"It can't go on like this, just sit and eat."

Ji Mo knows that the business of paper-making people is not easy to do. The years of war have just passed, and now every family is developing and thriving. There are really not so many people dying in a short time, or in places where there are many dead people, no one buys anything. Paper man, so, I'm afraid he won't be able to make any money for a long time, and needs to find some other way to make money.

But he always felt that since the main task was paper maker, if he chose another path, it might be affected.

For the hope of returning home, he is unwilling to change his career or add other side jobs.

"Why can't the system be smarter? Get a second job or something, maybe I can earn more money, and enjoy the life of an employer in ancient times..."

After eating, Ji Mo leaned on the bed a little melancholy, and didn't move for a long time, until the pathetic leftover soup on the dish was almost dry, then he got up and took the dishes and chopsticks to wash.

This is a relatively densely populated village in the south. Some people have wells in their yards. Ji Mo now has one in the yard where he lives. It is quite convenient to use water, and he doesn't have to carry water early in the morning like other people's homes.

In the front yard and back room, there is a small area behind the house where vegetables are grown. All the vegetables Ji Mo eats are plucked from here. The vegetables he grows at home are easy to eat and rest assured. The plaque hung on the courtyard door was removed by Ji Mo and placed directly behind the door of the house.

The house was newly built a few years ago. The one facing the courtyard door is a living room, and there are two rooms on the left and right. The kitchen and well are in front of the left room, and there is a small shed on the side of the right room, where some dry firewood and the like are kept. of.

Ji Mo brought up half a bucket of water, and washed all the dishes and chopsticks by the well, took the clean water to the kitchen, and cleaned it roughly, and then returned to the house to continue his great business of copying scriptures. During this period, I can write more beautifully, and maybe I can also copy scriptures for the temple. Not for making money, it is always good to have a good relationship.

Aren't the monks also the main force of the funeral? If he can get a good word from them, maybe he will have a job here. For binding, simply made a hole and strung the books with hemp rope so that they would not be scattered, and then took them to the temple.

Because the surrounding villages are densely populated, the nearby temple has always been rich in incense money. There are also many monks in the temple, and there are also many small things found in the nearby villages, just like Jimo before. With a great reputation, I am afraid that he will not be able to get into the eyes of the great monk, let alone meet the abbot.

In ancient times, the hierarchy was strict. It doesn’t mean that everyone emphasizes to you that you can’t do this or that. When you go to Xinshou Village, you will never see people of a dozen or so levels, and people of higher levels.

The great monk that Ji Mo followed to learn calligraphy is considered to be a high-level monk, but compared to the host, it is naturally a few levels lower.

And compared to those young monks who are called to work at will, the big monk has a lot of reputation.Ji Mo is not greedy, it is fate to know any kind of people, and it is fate that the great monk is easy to talk to.

"Ji Jushi is here?"

"Yes, is Master here?"

Ji Mo is not a monk, let alone a monk with a seniority. To call a great monk, calling a certain master is too reverent and unfamiliar. It is very appropriate to call him a master. This is also what the villagers call him. For ordinary monks, it is enough to call them "Master" or "Little Master", which is also an honorific title.

"Yes, Jushi Ji, come with me."

The little monk greeted him warmly when he met him, and then led the way directly. He took Ji Mo and walked in. Seeing him carrying a bundle, he asked if he wanted to burn scriptures or something.

He was articulate and articulate. He spoke Mandarin, which is the so-called Putonghua in modern times. It sounded quite sweet and friendly. Ji Mo unknowingly also returned to Putonghua again, and his words were relaxed.

"Ji Jushi's official words are very good!"

When he arrived at the front of the room, the little monk gave him a compliment, which made Ji Mo's back feel cold, and hurriedly said with a smile: "It's still good for you, so I'll follow suit, as if I've seen the world."

The little monk simply praised, without thinking too much, he greeted the inside with a smile, and watched Ji Mo enter the room.

Ji Mo came here for friendship, and this time he came to see the great monk, and he didn't say anything about asking him to help with business. First, he let him read what he wrote recently, listened to a few words of advice, and naturally chatted about future life problems , He said that he learned how to make paper, and after preparing, he will make paper figures, and the coffins and other things before will not be sold.

In addition to the coffin paper figurines, there are actually wreaths and paper money and other things. He said that he would not do it here, and the monk was a little surprised: "Xiao Ji, isn't your coffin shop business good? Why don't you do it? "

Before, Ji Mo had used the great monk as a master of calligraphy through building up relationships. He is a close elder, and even this concern is like that.

Ji Mo sighed dejectedly and said: "I have only recently understood what it means to be hurt by touching the scene. When I was busy in those days, I didn't feel it, I just felt empty in my heart, as if I could still see Master there when I turned around. Now It’s just me, so I don’t have any point in doing anything. I first learned this paper-tying from my master, and I promised to pass it on. It’s the same as my dying advice, so I can’t give it up anyway. I don’t want to deal with the others. Well, there are people who do this in the village, so as not to hurt the villagers, I will be more selfish and only care about my own mood."

What he said was half-truth and half-false. The love is true. For many years, Uncle Li has been really kind to him. He is like a teacher for one day and a father for life. It's those words of "involving the villagers". Ji Mo is really selfish and only wants to complete the task and go home.

The great monk also sighed when he heard it. The true love in the world is always the most touching. He has had a lot of contact with Ji Mo, and he also knows that this child did not intentionally deceive the world by deceitful deceit. It is just like this that makes people cherish this rare friendship.

He naturally worried about Ji Mo's future livelihood, and asked him what kind of paper doll he could make, but he didn't say anything else when he got it right.

Ji Mo vaguely sensed something, in terms of human relationships, he wasn't really not enlightened at all, he promoted himself and said: "I dare not say, I followed the master when I was four years old, and what I learned was paper-making, and now it has been 11 years." Yes, it’s a bit arrogant to say that it’s specialization, but I don’t think I’m weaker than others. I thought, Master could make a living by making paper, and I can do it too. If I specialize in one thing in my life, I can always do better .”

"That's it. When we practice Buddhism, we must do it wholeheartedly and devote ourselves to it for the rest of our lives."

The great monk nodded in agreement, no matter what, it is not a bad thing to focus on one skill. If you have a skill, you will not be hungry wherever you go.

The two chatted about other things, and Ji Mo had to say some touching words. It seemed that he completely regarded the great monk as his spiritual sustenance, and then talked about some Buddhist principles. He has experienced the era of information explosion. What is the cause and effect? Dharma, you can say a few words about everything, which made the great monk happy when he saw Lie Xin, but regretted that he didn't meet Ji Mo earlier and convert him into a Buddha.

This day, after Ji Mo Shaojing left, within two days, a young monk came to him to send a message, saying that the great monk had something to do with him. Only after he went did he find out that he had actually introduced him to a job of making paper figurines. For funeral matters in a radius of hundreds of miles, as long as they can afford it, they will invite monks to do a ritual or something. Their sources of information are relatively wide, and there are great monks who say good things. Basically, people who can afford money will not Mind one or two more paper figurines.

Ji Mo has already anticipated this situation. There is a large population here, and there are also rules for burial after death. It is impossible to wait for only one paper doll. , and he will not be famous, he will prepare more high-end ones early, and if he has business, he will be able to produce things directly.

The thinking of modern people is like this. If you want something, you can buy it right away. If you wait for the pre-sale or something, you can wait for something you really like, and you can’t wait for the dead. Died suddenly, this thing should not be placed early.

Ji Mo showed his high level and prepared to gain fame, but he never thought that his reputation as a filial son is a kind of fame. I don’t know when it spread that the paper man made by a filial son can enjoy the blessings of the old man underground. His paper-making business was an instant hit, and it started.