Chapter 11: I Ching
For an afternoon, Liu Dong was a little absent-minded when he read a book, and his eyes would unconsciously look at the old man next to him, but the old man didn't seem to notice it at all, either he was pretending to be a master with his eyes closed, or he was telling fortunes!
The two of them, who got along very well at noon, seemed to have never happened, and Liu Dong was a little skeptical that the old man was wandering around himself. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the afternoon, the business was not bad, Liu Dong did more than a dozen transactions, especially when he got off work, most of the people passing by would look at him twice, after all, a used bookstall and a fortune teller sitting together is indeed more eye-catching.
Liu Dong, who was busy, also forgot about the old man for a while, collecting money, packaging, and some girls also liked to bargain with him, so he was indeed a little busy when he came out to set up a stall on the first day.
After the peak period of work, Liu Dong was finally a little free, so he turned his head to look at the old man next to him, who knew that he had seen a vacancy. The figure of the old man is gone, and even the guy who set up the stall has disappeared.
"No, it won't! Close the stall so early! Liu Dong muttered.
The stall has never seen such a daytime one, you must know that night is the best time for their business! Most of the people who have been busy all day during the day will come out for a walk at night, and this walk is a potential business object, how can there be such a person as the old criminal.
But when I think of the old criminal, I can earn a lot more than myself in a day! Liu Dong may also understand the thoughts of the old criminal. I couldn't help but sigh:
"It's better to have a skill!"
The old man was not there, and Liu Dong had no way to ask him to help look at the stall, so he could only stick to the stall hungry.
The night gradually came, and the bridge cave began to darken first, and Liu Dong was also a little dumbfounded when he saw that the peers in the cave had set up temporary lighting one by one.
I really didn't think of this, I thought that I could set up a stall with the lighting of the street lamp, but I knew that it was still a little different from my imagination! The street lights are there, but the street lights are so dark yellow! I can only light it, so it's a bit difficult to choose a book on my own stall.
I looked left and right and found that these peers were quite well prepared, simple batteries, LED energy-saving lights.
"Forget it, that's all there is for today! Come back tomorrow! Liu Dong shook his head and said.
After packing up his books, he rode three wheels to the village.
Lying in bed at night, he couldn't help but calculate today's harvest, selling a total of eighteen books, earning one hundred and eighteen, and the cost was about thirty percent. I made about 130 yuan a day, which is not bad! Thinking of this, Liu Dong finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he finally settled down in this city!
After settling the account, my mind turned to what the old man said today!
This afternoon, he had been looking for an opportunity to ask the old man if he would accept apprentices, but because it was the first time they met and he was penniless, he was too embarrassed to ask.
This year, I have to pay money for the last school, not to mention that this is still the ancestral inheritance of others! Thinking about it, it must not be so simple to come to apprenticeship, and Liu Dong was a little unwilling to think of this.
In a daze, he fell asleep like this unconsciously, and he even forgot about the night's concentration!
The next morning.
"Oops!" Liu Dong opened his eyes and found that he had slept all night, so he sat up and exclaimed.
He sat on the bed and was stunned for a while, then patted his forehead and muttered, "Miscellaneous thoughts! Distractions. No wonder Taoists say that thinking too much hurts the spirit! ”
I feel my own spirit, it is indeed a little different from usual, usually I wake up with a sense of sufficiency, but now I still feel a little like sleeping.
I took a few deep breaths and calmed myself down. Sit cross-legged on the bed with your legs crossed, close your eyes and sink in little by little with your breathing.
Ten minutes later, Liu Dong opened his shining eyes and felt that his spirit was sufficient again, and then he smiled!
"This should be the spiritual perfection that the old criminal said!" Liu Dong secretly guessed.
After getting up and tidying up, I took the lighting tools I had prepared last night and rode to the bridge on three wheels.
"Early, old man!" Liu Dong smiled and said hello!
"Morning," the old man replied to Liu Dong in a daze, and then carefully looked at the young man next to him.
He was really a little curious, he talked so much to the other party yesterday, and the other party was like a cat catching a fish at that time, but today there is no reflection at all!
The old man thought that Liu Dong had been pretending to be calm, and he secretly glanced at the other party a few times in the morning, and found that the other party was still absent-minded when he read yesterday afternoon, but this morning he was really involved!
"Phew!" Thinking of this, the old man couldn't help but gasp.
The guy named Liu Dong in front of him really shocked him, so kind-hearted! You can do it in one night! No wonder this guy can really meditate!
He really didn't know that Liu Dong didn't have that idea, but he felt that the time had not yet come, first, the two were not very familiar with each other, and second, he didn't have much capital! I can only put that thought in my heart first.
One morning, Liu Dong has been looking at the English dictionary in the book, and from time to time customers come to do a business! Life is very leisurely, and he really likes this kind of life!
Throughout the day, except for saying hello to the two in the morning, the two of them never said a word for a day, and Liu Dong didn't have to go out to buy food at noon, so he took the water and bread prepared in the morning to deal with it.
The old man also went back to take a nap on time, and returned to the bridge to sit in the cave for an afternoon in the afternoon.
Although there was no communication, the eyes of the old man could always pay attention to each other. Reading books, I have been reading books, and the thick English dictionary has also been read a lot by the other party. Can he remember so much?
And just like that, one day, two days, time passed day by day!
Xing Lao and Liu Dong also gradually communicated, but the two never mentioned the topic of warlocks again.
The topics of the two have gone from ancient China to modern times, from domestic to foreign, from astronomy to geography.
Although most of them were said by the old criminals, Liu Dong also heard it, and he deliberately looked for relevant books to read what he didn't understand. Anyway, he himself is a book seller, not to mention anything else, there are a lot of books!
When he arrived here, he realized that the old man really knew a lot, and he couldn't even interject anything in the conversation as a college student.
"Xiaodong, I'll tell you! Don't look at the development of science and technology in the West now, but when it comes to the truth of heaven and earth, art, culture, etc., our ancestors are still powerful, and the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization has passed down many classics. How many secrets of heaven, earth and the universe are contained in these scriptures. These are not things that Westerners can understand, but unfortunately not many people in Huaxia understand them now! ”
"What English to learn, come, read more I Ching when you have time!"
As the two of them communicated more, the old man gradually let go, and he no longer sat there with his eyes closed and pretended to be a master! As long as he saw that there was something wrong with Liu Dong, he scolded him.
"Ugh! Old man, is the Book of Changes used for divination," Liu Dong was scolded without a temper, and said curiously.
"Stupid! Who told you that the I Ching can only be used for divination," said the old man with a glaring eye.
"The Book of Changes is the oldest book in China, the first of all classics! I don't know exactly who passed it down, but it must be more than 5,000 years old, and it is the root of my warlock practice. Like the spells and exercises of our warlocks, everything is derived from the I Ching. ”
"Such a cow!" Liu Dong muttered.
He also knows the Book of Changes, but he only knows that the Book of Changes is used for divination. I never thought that a Book of Changes was the origin of the warlock!
"Of course, you know who wrote the Tao Te Ching of Taoism and what period it came out!" The old man smiled.
"Lao Tzu, Li Er!"
"Who wrote the Diamond Sutra and the Mahayana Sutra of Buddhism, and which period did it come out!"
"I really don't know about this and this!" Liu Dong replied honestly.
Fortunately, the old man didn't care about this, and said to himself: "Buddhism originated from ancient Yindu, which originated around the sixth century AD, and Taoism also originated in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the time of the origin of both is about the same. None of them will be more than three thousand years old! And we warlocks have been known for 5,000 years, and there has always been a speculation in the warlock world that the I Ching may be left over from the previous civilization. It contains so much that even after 5,000 years of research, it has only been applied to a small part! ”
"Phew!" When the old man said this, Liu Dong was really taken aback.
It turns out that the baby is around, and I have always treated it as if it didn't exist! I've been going to study hard in English, French, German! Look at the English dictionary in your hand! Liu Dong blushed a little!
"I Ching, learn, you must learn, old man, can you teach me?"
Unexpectedly, the old man shook his head.
"I Ching wants you to read it first, no one can teach it at the beginning, everyone is a blank sheet of paper at the beginning, what you can understand by reading the I Ching is your own understanding, if someone teaches you at the beginning, then congenitally draw a circle for you, after all, a hundred people read the I Ching with a hundred feelings, and wait until you have a certain understanding of the I Ching, then you can read other people's experience."
He nodded in understanding. I turned my head and glanced at the old man next to me, and found that the old man was also looking at him with a smile. Liu Dong's heart was hot, and he immediately threw away the English dictionary in his hand and took out a Book of Changes from the pile of books again.
"The children can be taught!" The old man nodded secretly satisfied.
After more than ten days of getting along, he really fell in love with Liu Dong, a young man, who was smart and studious. And there is perseverance, calm enough! The main thing is that the other party loves the profession of warlock.
These days, he secretly ignited, and the other party can also understand his own mind, and he is a clever person!
Wait and see!
Secretly perceiving the old man's approval, Liu Dong was also happy in his heart, the warlock's door was in front of him, and he had to grasp it well!
Lifting his spirit, he held the I Ching in his hand and read it silently.