Great Song Pirate

Chapter 95
Monk Liaohui was not polite, and after watching Xu Yi's face for a while, he said: "The face of the benefactor is the only one I have seen in my life. I just want to send the benefactor four lines of verse, and please write it down!"

Hearing the old monk's nonsensical words, Xu Yi was very puzzled, so he nodded and said, "Master, please speak bluntly! Just write it down!"

Liao Hui lowered his head and picked up a twig, and started writing on the ground. Immediately, a line of dragon and phoenix characters appeared on the ground. After he finished writing, he got up and saluted Xu Yi, and then drifted away without saying a word. talk.

Xu Yi and the others were very surprised, so they all lowered their heads to look at the big characters left by the old monk on the ground, "Muzi will help each other, and the water will prosper. If you change the sky, you will have immeasurable merit."

Everyone, including Xu Yi, was at a loss and couldn't understand what was written in it. Xu Yi then grabbed the knowledgeable monk beside him and asked, "Master, do you know what Master Hui wrote? What do you mean? I also ask the master to give me some pointers!"

The Zhike monk looked at the four words of revelation left by his master uncle on the ground, and was as dazed as Xu Yi and others, but he still said: "My uncle's nature is like this, and any revelation he makes will surely come true in the future. It’s just that the young monk is blunt, and he can’t guess the meaning of the uncle at all. Presumably he can leave these revelations, which will be of great use to the benefactor in the future. The benefactor can just write it down. If there is a destiny in the future, you can come to this temple to find my uncle. Inquiry, little monk, leave here, everyone go slowly!"

Xu Yi couldn't figure out why, so he wrote down these words in his heart, and left Liuhe Temple with Li Bai, Xue Tu and others, and went down the mountain towards Hangzhou.

After leaving Liuhe Temple, Xu Yi has been thinking about the few words that Monk Liaohui left him, but after thinking about it, he has no clue, so that he forgot to appreciate the scenery on the side of the road. After Hangzhou City, under the reminder of Xue Tu, he broke away from these few expositions. Since he can't figure it out, then don't think about it. Maybe this old monk is just talking casually, and there is nothing real. What about the meaning?Xu Yi laughed, how come in this era, even the mood will change?Because of a monk's irrelevant words, he was so restless that he forgot about the business!

After all, Hangzhou City is one of the few famous cities in the Song Dynasty, and it is also the most prosperous city in the Song Dynasty. After putting down those few expositions, Xu Yi began to lift the curtain of the car and looked around this historical city. Wherever he looked, Hangzhou The city is full of bustling traffic. There are many shops on both sides of the street, and restaurants and teahouses are next to each other. Although it is not yet noon, the street is already full of people, shuttling among the shops. It is so busy that you can't see it at all. Less than half a year ago, this place had just experienced Fang La's military disaster. Xu Yi couldn't help but lament the Chinese people's strong resilience.

The current Hangzhou city is much bigger than Xu Yi imagined. After entering the city alone, they walked for more than an hour before they came to a courtyard. After seeing the scenery here, Xue Tu introduced some interesting humanities here to Xu Yi from time to time along the way, and the itinerary did not feel boring. As the carriage stopped, Li Bai's voice sounded outside the carriage: "Master Xu, our master Your house has arrived, please get off the bus!"

After Xu Yi heard the sound, he got up and opened the curtain of the car, stepped out of the carriage with Xue Tu, raised his head and looked at the Li Mansion in front of him, Xu Yi couldn't help showing a look of surprise, he was not surprised by the grandeur of the Li Mansion, It's because he didn't expect that Li's Mansion was just a very inconspicuous courtyard. If Li Bai hadn't said that this was Li's Mansion, he would never have believed that this ordinary courtyard in front of him had a lot of industries in Hangzhou. The mansion of the Li family.

Seeing Xu Yi's astonished expression, Li Bai smiled and explained: "Young master must be surprised by the master's mansion! Doesn't such a courtyard surprise you? In fact, to be honest, if our master talks In terms of family property, I am afraid that a house ten times larger than this one can be bought, but the master has never liked to show off. Since he started, he has been living in this old house and has not bought a bigger house. People strictly disciplined me so that I would not be able to ostentatiously show myself because of the wealth and power. Fortunately, it was the master's prudence that saved the master's house when the Fangla rebels captured Hangzhou a while ago. The house was not destroyed. Disturbed by the rebels, after the officers and soldiers recaptured Hangzhou, the master was able to quickly resume his business when he came back. Presumably, the master had a foresight to be invincible in Hangzhou."

After listening to Li Bai's explanation, Xu Yi couldn't help but pay more attention to the shopkeeper Li who had never met. Chinese people have always said that their wealth should not be exposed, but there are very few people who can really do this, especially in China. The social status of ancient merchants has always been low. Although the situation has improved a lot in the Song Dynasty, it still cannot completely change the social status of merchants. Although these merchants have accumulated a lot of wealth, they cannot honor their ancestors, so most merchants can only buy real estate and land everywhere. , trying to put on a show to comfort himself, but it seems that this shopkeeper Li is not such a person. He has really done what others can't do, that is, keeping a low profile, introspecting and self-disciplined. No wonder he can survive in such troubled times. To make such a big business without being hit by military disasters, it seems that he has his own way of success, Xu Yi nodded secretly.

Li Bai brought Xu Yi and the others to the gate, and before he stepped on the steps, he saw a few people coming out of the house and greeted them. The leader was a rich old man in his 50s, and behind him was It was the Mr. Li Mutian Li that Xu Yi had met on Dulong Island back then.

"Oh! I heard that Mr. Xu and shopkeeper Xue came to us early this morning, and we are disappointed. I hope Mr. Xu will take care of you!" The old man clasped his fists and said immediately after seeing Xu Yi and Xue Tu, his face filled with excitement. With a look of great joy.

Xu Yi saw Li Mutian smiling at him behind him, so he immediately knew the identity of this old man, and knew that this person must be the shopkeeper of the Li family, so he immediately returned the salute with fists cupped: "Shopkeeper Li, you are welcome! Xu is just a young man Junior, how dare shopkeeper Lao Li come to pick you up in person, it makes me panic, I have already heard of shopkeeper Li's name at home, but I didn't come to visit you until today, please forgive me!"

(End of this chapter)