On Friday evening, Zhu Daolin's parents were having dinner, two guys from the express company knocked on the door with a long cardboard box, one of the guys took out the receipt, and after the name and phone number of Lao Zhu, he quickly moved the big cardboard box into the house and put it in the center of the living room, and asked Lao Zhu, who was full of doubts, to sign and leave.

Lao Zhu and his wife opened the cardboard box suspiciously, the leather piano case was as delicate as a work of art, Lao Zhu paused for a moment, opened the piano case while admiring, and was soon stunned by the simple and elegant brand new guzheng in the box.

After a long silence, Lao Zhu let out a "hiss" gasp, and Mrs. Zhu, who usually had a pungent personality, shed tears of excitement.

Lao Zhu, who was the first to calm down, opened the certificate with the gilding on the cover of the guzheng, carefully read the invoice that was drawn out and sandwiched inside, and suddenly raised his head and told the lady who frequently wiped her tears:

"On this certificate is the signature of Mr. Zhang Zhengao, a master of guzheng making in Beijing, and the amount on the invoice is as high as 86,000 yuan!"

Madame sniffed sharply: "I don't need to look at the invoice, I know that the zither in the box is definitely worth 180,000 yuan, no matter how much money ordinary people have, they can't buy the treasures made by Master Zhang himself, and I don't know where my son found the relationship with the sky, alas...... O my good son! Yesterday afternoon, he called me and said that he was going to give me a gift, I thought that he bought the Taiji Sword from Longquan in Zhejiang Province a few days ago, where did I think that he would give me such a big surprise, and I don't know where he got so much money. ”

Lao Zhu pondered for a moment, gently hugged Mrs. Fafu's waist and comforted: "My son is older and sensible, I can see his great progress in all aspects from his performance during this time, which makes me very pleased, I am relieved of my son, you don't have to think too much, doesn't your son himself understand?" ”

Mrs. Zhu nodded slightly, wiped away the tears on her face, bent down and gently stroked the moist sour wood panel of the zither, and her mind was full of her son's voice and smile.

At midnight, three kilometers away from Lao Zhu and his wife, the office of Chengbei Jincheng Printing Products Company was still brightly lit, six new and old technicians gathered in front of the computer screen to discuss enthusiastically, and more than ten workers in the workshop were still working overtime to maintain equipment.

Chu Mei, the new deputy general manager, came to the side of general manager Liang Cheng with a handwritten document: "Mr. Liang, you have an idea, Zhu Dong asked the comic books of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Golden Vase Plum" to use 16 kai antique printing paper, why do you emphasize that all traditional Chinese characters must be arranged vertically? And this...... The antique pattern design requirements of the royal blue cover are also very high, and he must also design a seal art seal of 'Tianshu Pavilion', where does he want to sell the printed books? ”

Liang Cheng, who began to make fortunes, put aside the "Factory Workshop Design Drawing" in his hand, took the two-page handwritten document, and said with a smile: "Who knows what this guy thinks?" Before he left in the evening, he asked the comic book "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to be printed at least 10,000 copies, and "The Golden Vase of Plums" should not be less than 20,000 copies, and I don't know if he planned to sell it to Burma or Vietnam. ”

"Two sets of comic books each set of at least twelve volumes, adding up to at least 360,000 single volumes, each set must have satin antique packaging, can it be done in a month?" Chu Mei was worried.

Liang Cheng smiled confidently: "This is not a problem, I ordered these two sets of comic books through a Taiwanese friend, and they will be delivered tomorrow afternoon at the latest, so that the technical department can scan and re-typeset, no need to wait for the new equipment to be in place, the original equipment can be fully handled, and the satin suit of the book will be handed over to me, and it will be solved in half a month, haha!" By the way, you move to Heshan Villa as soon as possible to settle down, the entire villa area is managed and secured, and Daolin and I can rest assured that you can live in it as soon as possible. ”

Chu Mei's face suddenly turned slightly red, and she pouted and complained to Zhu Daolin in annoyance: "We are so busy that it is dark, he just let it go, and he also found an excuse to 'travel and practice' to go out to travel, he was arrested by him a few nights ago to help the villa to help, and endlessly helped him clean up the messy carton packaging, so tired that my waist is about to break, hum!" When this irresponsible guy comes back, I must make sure he pays me double wages! ”

Liang Cheng was happy: "Xiaomei, don't look at Daolin's indifferent appearance and unsmiling, unfamiliar people find it difficult to approach, but after understanding, you will find that he is a cold-faced and hot-hearted person, who values love and righteousness, is filial to his parents, and has a very good heart, and it is definitely a blessing to be his friend." ”

The underlying meaning in Liang Cheng's words made Chu Mei's face even redder, and she muttered "I don't know where this guy is" and returned to her seat, seemingly looking down at the documents, but in fact, her mind was full of Zhu Daolin's figure and the happy time when they drove to Longquan's hometown together a few days ago.

Zhu Daolin, who Lao Zhu and his wife and Chu Mei missed together, were standing alone at the foot of the deserted Shogunate Mountain in the cold wind at this moment, with seven large and small wooden boxes neatly stacked beside him.

Zhu Daolin never thought that the early winter midnight of the Ming Dynasty would be so cold, he reached out from the Taoist robe and took out the antique pocket watch with a gold chain and opened it, looked at the time with the bright stars and moonlight, muttered a few words, put away the pocket watch, looked at the dim and bright tattered Taoist temple two hundred meters ahead, and finally helplessly picked up the largest and longest wooden box at his feet, stretched out his left hand and picked up a square wooden box, and scolded and walked towards the broken Taoist temple at the foot of the mountain.

Zhu Daolin, who was out of breath, climbed the steps and arrived at the door through the path cleared out of the ruins, and was immediately startled by the sudden appearance of Xuanqing Old Dao: "Uncle Shi, can you stop being scary?" ”

Xuanqing Dao Chang, who was standing straight on the threshold with the light on his back, snorted, and ignored what Zhu Daolin was holding in his hand: "If you don't say hello, you won't say goodbye, and it's twelve days to leave, what are you doing when you come back?" ”

Zhu Daolin immediately cried out: "Uncle Shi, you are considerate and considerate of the little nephew, haven't you looked at the hundreds of catties of things on the shoulders and hands of the little nephew?" Let the little nephew enter and put down the box first, and then kowtow to you to make amends, okay? ”

Lao Dao snorted again, retreated into the room and turned sideways to let Zhu Daolin, who was steaming all over his body: "Where have you been these days?" ”

"It's a long story, it's hard to say! Wait for the little nephew to finish and report to your boss in detail. Zhu Daolin carefully put the square wooden box in his hand and the long wooden box on his shoulder on the inner side wall, wiped his sweat and walked out of the door again.

"Where are you going?" The old man who was full of doubts chased him out and asked loudly.

"There are five more big boxes over there."

Zhu Daolin went back and forth several times before moving all the wooden boxes back to the Taoist temple, wiped off the sweat beads, took two sips of hot tea on the coffee table and drank it dry, and sat cross-legged opposite Lao Dao with a hippie smile: "Actually, you still feel sorry for me, hehe!" ”

The old Dao, who was full of anger, sighed: "I know, this broken Taoist temple can't keep you, but you have to say hello if you want to leave!" ”

Zhu Daolin immediately straightened his posture and sincerely apologized: "I'm sorry uncle, I've made you worry all the time, please forgive me, next time my little nephew will definitely not say goodbye." ”

"You're leaving?" Lao Dao was angry, and his beard was blown high: "Tell me honestly, where have you been in the past ten days?" ”

Zhu Daolin's face was full of guilt, he lowered his head deeply, closed his eyes and began to recite the prepared words: "Go to the sea outside the mouth of the Yangtze River, buy some rare things from the red-haired devils you know when you wander, and see if you can sell them in Jinling City, so as to get enough silver as soon as possible, so that you will no longer have to work hard to find people everywhere to make a match." Whether you believe me or not, I have to say, from the second day I met you, I regarded you as my own relatives, you not only took me in, but also generously taught me many skills, therefore, I think I have the responsibility to do my part for the restoration of the Taoist temple, I have no relatives in the whole world, and I have no home to sleep peacefully in the wind and rain, I have long regarded this as a home in my heart. ”

Lao Dao's eyes were slightly red after hearing this, and he looked at Zhu Daolin who hung his head and admitted his mistake, and only sighed for a long time: "I am very satisfied if you have this heart, remember, you must not take risks in the future, no matter how poor and difficult it is, as long as you go down step by step, there will always be a day when you will achieve your wish, understand?" ”

"Got it! Thank you, Uncle Shi, for your teachings. ”

Zhu Daolin thanked him from the bottom of his heart, and in a trance he felt as if he was facing his father, and his heart was warm.

Lao Dao nodded with satisfaction: "Hungry, right?" ”

Zhu Daolin shook his head again and again: "I'm not hungry, I'm just a little thirsty." ”

Seeing Lao Dao picking up the teapot, Zhu Daolin hurriedly stretched out his hands and grabbed it, respectfully refilled the tea for Lao Dao, and then poured the rough porcelain cup in front of him.

Lao Dao picked up the teacup with relief, and wanted to ask Zhu Daolin about his specific experience during this time, Zhu Daolin had already stood up, went to the wall and brought a two-foot square pine box, opened it vigorously in front of Lao Dao, who was full of curiosity, peeled off a thick layer of hay on the surface, took out a small wooden box with a simple and square appearance, and took out the twenty-centimeter-high statue inside and put it in front of Lao Dao.

Under the dim light, the colorful glazed Yuan Shi Tianzun statue reflects the gorgeous light that moves the soul, the solemn and exquisite shape, the superb craftsmanship that can be discerned, the lifelike statue expression, the harmonious tone in strict accordance with the Taoist tradition, the decorative pattern of the beast as fine as one-fifth of a millimeter, etc., shocked the Xuanqing Taoist into cardiac arrest and was dumbfounded.

"Uncle Shi, don't get excited, sit down and have a cup of tea and watch slowly."

Before Zhu Daolin's words fell, Xuanqing Lao Dao suddenly knelt down and sat down, stretched out his trembling hands and carefully picked up the glass statue, approached the lamp and looked at it, touched and touched, and his mouth kept pumping like a wind snake, Zhu Daolin wanted to roll his eyes, thinking that it was not a three-color glazed statue of Yuan Shi Tianzun? Although it looks radiant and beautiful, but it is also 750 yuan, is it worth dying or living so much?

Although Zhu Daolin was slandered by the serious gaffe of the old way, he always had a humble smile on his face, and when he heard the old man's trembling inquiry, Zhu Daolin had to explain in a low voice: "This glass statue is from Rome in the West, according to the familiar red-haired ghost captain, it seems to have been passed over from Chang'an through the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty, and he also bought it from a Venetian merchant when he saw it a few days ago, and he remembered it when he saw me a few days ago, and took it out and asked me if it was worth it?" I deliberately said that this thing is very ordinary, and I know that it can be made in many places, and he sold it to me for five taels of silver after hearing it. ”

"Oh my God! Such a priceless treasure in the world is only five taels of silver? It's a tyrannical thing, defiling the gods! Lao Dao beat his chest and wailed.

Zhu Daolin asked curiously, "Won't it?" How much silver does Uncle Shi think is worth it? ”

"Smack-"

Lao Dao slapped Zhu Daolin on the head, and taught him a vicious lesson: "Is this something that money can measure?" Don't let me hear such blasphemous words in the future, or I'll beat you! ”

Zhu Daolin stroked his numb head full of resentment: "There has to be a value, right?" ”

"Say? Believe it or not, I beat you up? ”

After the old Taoist threatened, he lightly put the glass statue back in the box, closed the lid and walked to his couch with both hands, carefully placed it on the pillow in the middle, and then exhaled a long breath, and returned to Zhu Daolin and sat down with peace of mind: "Tomorrow you stay at home, I will send the Tianzun Treasure Statue back to the ancestral court to worship, and by the way, enter your name into the ancestral court golden book, and I will come back in three days." ”

Zhu Daolin was greatly dissatisfied: "Won't it? How big is it? ”

Lao Dao glared at Zhu Daolin fiercely: "What won't?" This is a good omen that my Daomen has not encountered in a hundred years, if it is replaced by the royal family, it will be a great auspicious time, understand? Don't be stunned, get the rest of this box out and let me see what treasures you've gotten." ”

Zhu Daolin hesitated, thinking that just a glass statue of Yuan Shi Tianzun would shock Uncle Shi to death, if he took out all the things in the box, would Uncle Shi be insane?

"What are you doing? Hurry up! Lao Dao couldn't wait to urge.

Zhu Daolin did not take out another larger Sanqing glazed statue in the box, but covered the lid of the wooden box and quickly moved it back to the wall, opened another wooden box about 40 centimeters wide and about 2 meters long, lifted the exquisite brown leather rectangular box inside, opened the leather box and took out the guzheng worth 68,000 yuan inside, and gently put it on the coffee table under the stunned gaze of Lao Dao.

"This kite is really exquisitely made, and it grows a lot more than you usually see, huh? How can there be so many strings? Lao Dao asked in astonishment.

Zhu Daolin skillfully wrapped the nails of the zither and answered many inquiries from the old Taoist while doing it, everything was ready, raised his head and bowed to the half-believing old Tao: "Uncle Shi, the song that the little nephew is going to play is called "Qingxin Mantra", please ask Uncle Shi for guidance." ”

"The Mantra of Pure Heart? I don't think I've heard of this song! Lao Dao thought for a while: "Although I specialize in medicine and divination, and I am not good at music, I grew up in the ancestral court since I was a child, and then I have traveled the world for more than ten years. ”

Zhu Daolin didn't say much, sat upright, straightened his waist, closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing slightly, slowly raised his hands, and solemnly stretched out to the strings.