The next morning we packed up all the gold and other belongings, loaded them on horseback, and headed for the road from which we came. Halfway through, we met Nobita with a muntjac in his mouth. In other words, every time he goes out to find something to eat these days, he will bring us some game meat by the way, so we have never been short of food. However, the lack of water is inevitable, but there is no need to worry, as soon as there is a shortage of water, I will let him go to Qin Yi and Chen Wei with a water bag in his mouth, and then let him come back after filling it with water.

I took the game from its mouth and smiled and stroked its head as a sign of appreciation. At this time, Li Su on the side suddenly smiled and said: "Nobita is really human, he actually knows how to send us food every day, and I really want to raise such a sensible pet." ”

At this time, Nobita looked at Li Su, his ears pressed down, his eyes narrowed, and his eyes were filled with contempt. He means to say, "You're not qualified yet." Tigers are usually more arrogant, so many times they will show their contempt for other strangers who are not strong enough.

I know a little bit about how felines communicate, and I can feel his state of mind at the moment, so I know exactly what he is saying. Perhaps he would be so obedient to me so easily, not just because I could subdue him, but more importantly because I could understand his mind.

I smiled and said, "Okay, let's move on." ”

Afterwards, we returned to the valley, and the two people outside the valley were very happy to see us return safely. Qin Yi asked, "What's the matter, have you dug up the gold?" ”

Feng Xian smiled: "That's natural, if you have a virtuous brother, you won't go home empty-handed." ”

"That's great!" The two of them were immediately overjoyed, and Qin Yi asked again: "How much have you dug up?" ”

At this time, Wei Xu on the side suddenly continued: "I said that you two don't know, the entire mountain wall is full of gold, and the four of us have only dug up a big bag of gold, not to mention two hundred catties!" ”

The two of them were dumbfounded for a while, and Chen Wei couldn't help but ask again: "How much, how much?" ”

Wei Xu patted Chen Wei's shoulder with a smile, stretched out two fingers and said, "Silly boy, two hundred catties, you won't have to worry about your mother-in-law in the future, haha!" ”

Chen Wei suddenly showed a face full of joy, swallowed his saliva and said, "Two or two hundred catties, let me slow down." ”

I couldn't help but smile and shook my head, and then said, "Okay, let's not talk about the superfluous; At the moment we have two important things to do, the first is to purify, to refine these into pure gold, and to cast them into gold bars of various sizes; The second is the dividend to everyone, I plan to give you ten catties of pure gold per person after purification, and the rest will be used to recruit troops and build equipment; It's just that what method do you usually use to refine pure gold here? ”

When everyone heard that I was going to give them ten pounds of pure gold, they couldn't help but feel very excited.

Feng Xian said: "There is no need to worry about this matter, there is an old craftsman surnamed Li in our village, who is good at iron and alchemy, and when his father led the army to the border in the early years, he served under his father's account, and now we can just go to him." ”

I nodded and said, "Well, I don't know what this old craftsman is called?" ”

He said: "Because he accidentally fell and injured his right foot when he went mining in the mountains earlier, he was nicknamed Tie Guan Li every day. ”

What? Tie Guan Li? Good guy, I'm catching up with the Eight Immortals across the sea again.

I couldn't help but say, "Can he be trusted, will he tell this story?" ”

At this time, Li Su on the side waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, Li Craftsman has had his tongue cut off because of the military regulations for greedy cups in previous years, and the meat we beat on weekdays will also be divided into him, so he is also a member of the Li family, and he will not betray us in the future." ”

I nodded and said, "Well, that's good, seeing that the folk customs here are still relatively simple, I think he is also a simple old man, and he should still be reliable." ”

Feng Xian smiled and said: "Don't worry, Brother Xian, this time we have to find him to help us build weapons, this door-to-door business, he will not not do it, no matter how bad it is, give him more wages." ”

I smiled and said, "That's what my brother said." ”

Immediately, Feng Xian said: "Okay brothers, the day of our hard work is coming, hurry up and chop wood to boil water, bury the pot to make rice, this time we want to celebrate our birthday!" ”

"Okay!" When they heard this, they all went away. The chopping of firewood, the shelf of pots, everyone is busy. Nobita on the side saw that we were all busy, so he went around to inspect the territory in case any intruders appeared.

When they had eaten and drunk enough, they all lay down and rested for a while. At this time, Feng Xian suddenly sighed and said, "Alas, if everyone in the world can live a life without food and clothing, how good it would be." ”

I couldn't help but look at him, and I was a little curious, so I smiled and said, "I didn't expect my brother to be a person who cares about the world." ”

Feng Xian shook his head and said: "It's not that my brother's character is so noble, I have been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since I was a child, and I am good at practicing bow and horse etiquette, and I think of the way of Confucius and Mencius. ”

I couldn't help but nod my head in understanding. Anyone who is willing to work hard when he is young must have great ambitions in his heart, but some people may not be very lucky, and they will always fail in the process of struggle.

I smiled and said, "To be honest, brother, although both Confucius and Mencius are respected as saints, the teachings they follow are actually superficial. ”

Feng Xian frowned, and couldn't help asking, "How do you say this?" ”

I said, "Confucius advocated benevolent government and the system of etiquette, and Mencius advocated a righteous character, but I don't know that that is just their wishful thinking; Human nature has good and evil, people with good nature will do good at all times, and people with evil nature have always only cared about their own interests, regardless of the life or death of others, this is the essence of "man" as a creature that is eternal and difficult to change; The so-called rewarding the good and punishing the evil can make meritorious deeds; The so-called interdependence of the same kind, just as we help others, its role is mainly to make the human race better reproduce, not to show that we are a good person; In the world, if you can rely on yourself, you can rely on yourself, and if you can't rely on yourself, you can rely on others, just as "Zhou Yi" said, "Tianxingjian, a gentleman should be self-improving; The terrain is good, and the gentleman should be virtuous." ”

Feng Xian listened to my words, and couldn't help but nod suddenly, and said, "Brother Xian's words are reasonable, and Brother Wei has a great understanding. ”

At this time, Qin Yi on the side suddenly said: "Then according to this statement, is there no truth at all in the remarks expounded by Confucianism?" ”

I said, "It's not that there is no truth at all, it's just that those truths are superficial, because they are superficial, so they are full of loopholes, and they always need to be remediated; If Confucius's teachings really worked, then why couldn't he save his country? When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed Confucianism, and look at what the Han family has become today? Whether the truth really works, only time is the only criterion that can be measured; I send you a message of mine: "One moment I will die, the next I will be born again; Life doesn't need the true meaning, life doesn't need the truth", go back and have a good understanding, maybe it will be of some use to you. ”

When they heard me, they couldn't help but mumble to themselves, looking thoughtful.

This moment, whether I succeed or fail, whether I am brilliant or ugly, this moment of me will eventually become a thing of the past. The next moment, whether I succeed or fail, whether I am brilliant or ugly, the next moment I will finally have to face it. What is the true meaning of life? The true meaning of life is that there is no need for true meaning, because there is no true meaning in life. What is the truth of life? The truth of life is that there is no need for truth, because there is no truth in life.