There are many coincidences in this world, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that there are many inevitables in these seemingly coincidental things.

In the northwest corner of Chongjiaofang, there is an inn called "Here Le" in an alley near Andingmen, and the business is very prosperous because of the secret prostitution.

Of course, there are also people who simply live in the hotel, for example, not long ago, a man surnamed Li lived in, it is said that he was a prefect in Yunnan, and at the age of fifty, he always wears a blue-gray cotton robe, not like an official master, but like a teacher.

So the guys in the store think the old man is bragging, but the old man is very funny, and he understands miscellaneous things, astronomy and geography, medicine and astrology, there seems to be nothing he doesn't know, so the big guys love to chat with him, even the sisters raised in the store are no exception.

The old man has a preference, the daily "Ming Pao" must be bought back early, sometimes praised, sometimes scolded, the big guy is familiar with other places, only to know that he entered Beijing this time, actually came to see Ming Weibo Zhang You, lest he have to laugh at him, say that he is delusional or something, he is not angry.

The good times didn't last long, because Old Man Li always had shocking words, somehow it spread to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, and was sent by Master Cao into the lobby and reprimanded him fiercely, although he didn't do any other punishment when he read his identity as a scholar, everyone didn't dare to provoke him again, and the shopkeeper even scolded him several times openly and secretly.

On this morning, the old man Li was taken away by the Shuntian Mansion officials for some reason, and it was noon when he came back, and the shopkeeper was settling the accounts, and he couldn't sit still anymore after he heard the guy say that he came back, so he picked up the account book and led the guy to see him.

Old man Li rented a small courtyard, next door is the residence of those sisters, the courtyard door is empty, when the shopkeeper arrives, he listens to the old man Li in the courtyard talking again, mixed with a few women's laughter from time to time, so his already dissatisfied look suddenly became more and more gloomy.

"Mr. Li is so free." Pushing the door in, I saw a large group of women with flowers and branches surrounding Old Man Li, the women were all standing, only Old Man Li was sitting on the Taishi chair under the shade of the tree, the shopkeeper frowned, and said with a smile.

"All the beauties embrace each other, and they are naturally free, and the shopkeeper won't be looking at the envy, right?" Old man Li laughed, causing all the women to laugh.

The shopkeeper's face became more and more ugly, glared at the women, and reprimanded: "Men and women don't kiss, and they always come to disturb Mr. Li, don't you know shame?" ”

The women knew that the shopkeeper was referring to Sang scolding Huai, and they couldn't help but feel sorry for Old Man Li, so the most pungent woman in yellow rushed to speak: "The shopkeeper's words are interesting, what we do is not ashamed, you are ashamed now, what did you do earlier?" ”

These secret prostitutes are different from the women in the Qinglou, they have their own bustards to manage, and they belong to a cooperative relationship with the inn, so although the shopkeeper was not angry by the words of the woman in yellow, he had no choice but to say hatefully: "Sure enough, only villains and women are difficult to raise, eat inside and out, go back and tell your mother, see how she cleans you up." ”

After that, he was too lazy to pay attention to those women, arched his hand to Old Man Li, simply stopped hiding it, and said straight to the point: "Old gentleman, I am a businessman, I really don't want to cause trouble, please give me a convenience, and find another place." ”

"Am I short of your room money?" Old man Li asked.

The shopkeeper shook his head.

"Is that because I'm short of your food money?"

The shopkeeper shook his head again in helplessness.

"Then it's over, I'm not short of your house money, and I'm not short of your food money, why should I be short?"

The shopkeeper was asked, suddenly stomped his feet, gritted his teeth and said: "Let me tell you the truth, a famous brother in Shuntian Mansion told me that Master Cao is very dissatisfied with your slander of the saint all day long, so ......"

Old man Li laughed disdainfully: "I have long known that it has something to do with the surname Cao looking for me, don't worry, he can't help me ......."

Seeing that Old Man Li looked indifferent, the shopkeeper also let go, and interrupted him: "If you get the old man, don't brag, that is, Master Cao is soft-minded, if you change to another master, maybe I will arrest you in prison sooner, Confucius is a saint, can it be nonsense?" ”

"What's wrong with the saints, the saints are also people, and when people make mistakes, the Buddha is still greedy for money, let them do it, let me tell me what's wrong?"

"Nonsense, why is the Buddha greedy for money?" The shopkeeper's belief in Buddhism, hearing that Old Man Li dared to slander the Buddha, became more and more resentful and asked.

"Well, Wukong sued Ah Tai and Jia Ye to give the master and apprentice a blank scripture, what did the Buddha say? The Buddha said, 'You don't shout, the two of them asked you about the affairs of the people, and I know that.' But only the sutra can not be passed on lightly, nor can it be taken empty, to the monks of the time down the mountain, once this sutra in the house of the elder Zhao of the country of Shewei Guo and he recited it again, to ensure the safety of the living in his family, the dead are detached, only to ask him three buckets and three liters of rice and gold back, I also said that they are cheap, and the children and grandchildren of the teaching descendants have no money to use. 'Listen, listen, what is this not greed for money?' ”

"Journey to the West" is also known as "Journey to the West", Jiajing has been published dozens of times ago, and has been listed as a banned book, but since Jiaqing's death, the ban has been lifted, and now it has long been a book.

Old man Li used this story to block the shopkeeper's mouth, and the shopkeeper only believed in Buddhism, so he would recite "Om Mani Horn Mi Mi" plus a paragraph of "Heart Sutra", naturally he was choked speechless, and held back for a long time and said: "I can't say you, in a word, you move away quickly, otherwise don't blame me for turning my face with you." ”

"You're too powerful, aren't you? It is said that **** ruthless drama is meaningless, in my opinion, you can't catch up with us! The woman in yellow couldn't help but interject again.

The shopkeeper was unmoved, just stared at Old Man Li intently, he had secretly made up his mind that no matter what, he had to drive Old Man Li away today.

"Well, I've never seen you do this, and you don't make any money with any money." Old man Li finally stood up, sighed, and said to the woman in yellow: "Forget it, don't fight for me, you speak up today, this kind old man has written down, if there is fate, see you in the future." ”

Saying that, he went back to the house to pack his things, but he didn't have anything else, and soon walked out with a bag on his back.

The shopkeeper took a long breath, not wanting those women to see Old Man Li come out, and actually knelt in front of him, or the woman in yellow said: "We are all a bunch of poor people, it is rare for Mr. to look down on it, after this farewell, I don't know if there is a chance to see you again, please accept our worship!" ”

After speaking, starting with her, all the women brushed and bowed down.

Old man Li looked at the women who fell down in front of him with complicated eyes, and after a long time, he let out a long sigh, and said, "All beings are equal, so wait for yourself", strode out, and when the women got up and looked back, he was already gone.

The girls chased out of the small courtyard, and when they passed by the shopkeeper, they didn't look at him, which made him quite embarrassed, and secretly scolded Old Man Li: Phew, what's the big deal?