Chapter 221: Return trip, a lot of trivial matters
The next day, when they visited Water Margin City, Qing Ruo looked at it most attentively.
She took pictures and took notes along the way.
Xiao Ruan specializes in filming crews.
As for Sister Pan's clothes drying pole, we avoided it and walked to the right.
It's been many years, I don't know if this program is still available.
I watched for the whole morning, had lunch, and then took a nap.
We returned at 3 p.m. and got on the car. Mr. Chen said, "We're going straight to Shangzhou. We've been out for 10 days."
I just wanted to get home quickly. First, to read that book "Single Prescriptions." Second, to learn acupuncture from Mr. Shu. Third, to visit Wei Yiming and see his collection of heartbreak mementos.
Everyone was eager to go home, but when they got on the bus, they lost their enthusiasm when they came. Everyone was silent, closing their eyes to rest. The car sped along the highway.
After having dinner at a highway service station on the way, I fell asleep in the car without realizing it.
When I woke up, it was already dawn. I heard a commotion as we arrived at Xuri and everyone started getting off the bus. I carried my luggage back to my room, but still seemed half asleep and fell back asleep.
I woke up around ten in the morning.
The first thing I did was go home and call my mother.
She said, "Come back soon and tell me about your meeting with the Master."
When we drove back home, my mother sniffed and said, "Go take a shower."
After taking a shower, my brother-in-law came back. I guess my mother called him to come back.
Since my brother-in-law was back, I called him to the study and told him about my ideas. As for Yifan, he was smart, but not very educated.
You have been learning fortune-telling from me for a long time, but you are still only at the level of choosing a date and giving a name.
My brother-in-law said, "He has no comprehension in this area. I remember that back then, you could operate independently after only six months of study."
I said, "Why not let him learn acupuncture and massage, get a certificate, and practice this technique."
My brother-in-law said, "Tell Mom that Yifan's last name is Jiang."
I called my mother into the study and told her what I was thinking.
Her face darkened. "What do you mean I can't learn well? What's wrong with my Jiang family? We are not stupid or dumb."
I said, "Not being stupid or foolish is just the basics. In my line of work, a high level of education is required."
"Didn't you graduate from high school?"
"It's not that high. If you have a high level of understanding, you will understand it immediately."
She was very unhappy and left.
After a while, Xiaolin came back, Yifan came back, and my dad also came back from his walk.
Everyone gathered together to eat, feeling very intimate.
My brother-in-law asked, "How is Master's house?"
My mother said, "Tell me after you finish eating."
After she cleared the table and Xiaolin brought everyone a cup of tea, I slowly began to narrate my story.
I recounted everything from Sister Li's living conditions to the conversation between Master and me. The whole family felt very heavy as they listened.
My mother said, "What can I say? It's not Master's fault. Master is a good person, everyone says he is a good person."
My father concluded: "This is what every family member should be responsible for, not only for themselves, but also for the entire family. This also applies to Yifan.
If someone makes a mistake, the whole family will suffer. Lili didn't want to replace the sofa furniture, but she supported her brother with all her strength. If her brother hadn't made a mistake, what a good family they would have been.
I took over the conversation and said deliberately, "Master has such great skills, but in Shanghai or Shenzhen, no one listens to him. There is no business at all.
I think if I didn't rely on the big tree of the rising sun, and didn't become the abbot of Taiyi Temple, I would have a hard time surviving if I really opened a shop on the streets of Shangzhou to tell fortunes."
My brother-in-law said, “Yes, everyone needs a platform.”
"Working in my line of work is extremely risky. No one is a god. If you make a mistake, someone might come after you. I'd rather rely on my brother-in-law and stick with the real deal."
My mother said, "What you said does make some sense."
I said, "In Yingtan, Jiangxi, I met a master who calculated that it would take four days for me to see my master. As it turned out, my master went to Shenzhen.
Sure enough, I didn’t see him until four days later. If he came to Shangzhou, what business would I have?
My brother-in-law asked, “Really?”
I said, "Go ask Lao Xiao, he was there the whole time."
After this round of discussion, I went to talk to Yifan.
He followed me into the study.
I said, "Yifan, I'm quite busy and rarely ask about your affairs. What do you think of learning acupuncture? Is it difficult? Can you get into it?"
He smiled and said, "Of course it's difficult, but I like it."
"Why?"
Yifan blushed.
I immediately understood and said, "Don't you feel a sense of accomplishment? No matter if it's a leader or a beautiful woman, you can make them lie down, take off their clothes, stretch their legs, or curl their legs."
His face turned even redder.
I felt relieved. I said, "Uncle, let me tell you something useful. I just introduced my master to you. He didn't even dare to open a shop in Shanghai.
Why? Unless you're just setting up a street stall, if you want to become famous, there will always be people trying to challenge you.
"Kicking out a martial arts master isn't like the old days, where two martial arts masters would fight in a ring and then accept defeat. Instead, it's like hiring the underworld to attack you, both openly and covertly. You experienced that during my time in Urumqi."
He nodded.
I continued, "You can't be with me forever. You have to be independent. Do you think you can handle fortune-telling on your own?"
He shook his head a little panicky.
I said, "Well, since you can't help me for life and you're afraid to practice independently, I think you'd better learn acupuncture and massage.
I'd open my own shop someday, take on a few apprentices, and print a business card with 'Yifan Acupuncture, General Manager, Jiang Yifan' written on it.
Others call you Dr. Jiang, Mr. Jiang, Mr. Jiang, etc.
If you follow me, others can only call you by your name."
He thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Wan, you're right. My dad called me a few times and asked if I had mastered it. I said no, I'm learning acupuncture now."
"Well, I'll help you plan your life path. Uncle Wan didn't have anyone to plan for him, so I sometimes fried noodles, sometimes told fortunes, and sometimes came to work at Xuri. Xuri doesn't want me anymore, so I can only venture out into the world.
As for you, you're much better off than me. I can help you plan your life. You can first become an apprentice to Master Shu. Once you're ready to become a master, you can work for him as an assistant and he'll pay you a salary.
Why is this necessary? You must get a certificate as an acupuncturist.
I checked and found out that you need a medical background to get the certificate, so I'll pay you to sign up for the TCM self-examination in the next two years. Uncle is a man of his word, and now I'll transfer 30,000 yuan to you as tuition."
After that, I immediately transferred the money, stood up and said, "Do as I say, and you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life."
He checked his phone and found a transfer. He stood up and said, "I don't want that much."
I clearly heard what he meant, but I deliberately said the opposite: "If there is less, turn it over again."
"Okay, Uncle Wan, I'll do as you say." After that, he went out to work.
My mother asked, "What did you say to him?"
I repeated what I had just said.
She asked, "Did he agree to it?"
"agree."
My mother said, "Your uncle placed great hopes on Yifan. When he was a child, he asked a fortune teller to read his fortune, and the fortune teller said that Yifan had a bright future.
It is said that when he grows up, if he tells someone to stand, they won't be able to sit; if he tells someone to sit, they won't be able to stand. He is destined to have an official seal."
I said, "The fortune teller was right. Yifan is like this now. It's a piece of cake for him to ask people to sit or stand.
What’s even more amazing is that if he tells someone to lie down, they have to lie down.
He told people to take off their clothes, and both men and women had to take off their clothes.
You don’t have as much power as he does.”
My mother was stunned for a long time before she reacted. She grabbed the broom and hit my legs:
"You're about to get married and start a family, yet you're still joking with me like a child."
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