Chapter 394: Lots of Snakes? Raise Geese!
I took a sip of tea, cleared my throat, and said, "For example, Qing Ruo was in high school, and there was a boy in her class named Xu Xian."
Everyone burst into laughter.
I said, "The name was just borrowed casually. Xu Xian was secretly in love with Qing Ruo and often lost his appetite. This was called the secret love poison. However, no one knew that he was secretly in love with Qing Ruo.
Afterwards, Xu Xian graduated from university and became a junior high school teacher, while Qing Ruo graduated from university and became a company executive.
Xu Xian felt that the gap in status was even greater, and was afraid of being laughed at if he said it out loud, but deep down he still had a crush on her. Whenever someone tried to match him up with her, he would say that he didn't want to be in a relationship for the time being.
As a result, he gradually lost weight and eventually fell ill. Later, their high school homeroom teacher finally saw through Xu Xian's feelings and asked Qing Ruo to be a matchmaker. Qing Ruo agreed, and Xu Xian's illness was completely cured overnight.
This means that all women are Xu Xian's antidote, but they cannot cure Xu Xian's poison. Only a Chinese herb called 'Qing Ruo' can save Xu Xian.
Old Xiao burst into laughter. After Mr. Chen finished laughing, he nodded repeatedly and said, "There is no more appropriate metaphor."
Qing Ruo blushed, but had to accept my analogy.
Lao Xiao said: "It is true. For example, night sweats cannot be cured by wheat. It must be cured by floating wheat.
Wheat and floating wheat are both wheat. Just like Xu Xian, he must marry Qing Ruo Bing.
Lian Qingruo laughed and said, "Mr. Chen, Mr. Wan, I'm sorry. I'm not well-educated. I shouldn't have argued with you. I'll learn more humbly in the future."
Mr. Chen said: "There are still many things in this world that we don't understand. We can only say that Chinese folk healing techniques are unique.
We don't deny the advancements of Western medicine. Shanhong said he's not a doctor. He just has his own unique secret recipe.
I said, "Mr. Chen's summary is very accurate."
Mr. Chen said, "Let's have lunch together at noon and invite Mr. Cao to come as well to welcome you."
I said, "Call a few more people, call all the company leaders who are at home, and I will show up too. No matter how far away it is, I will return to Xu Ri."
Lao Xiao said, "That's fine."
Mr. Chen said, "Some of the leaders are out. Let's gather at one table and call over Shiyu, Xiaoxia, who is in charge of Shanhong, and Master Shi."
I said, "Don't call Shiyu. It's so far and we won't make it in time. Besides, I have to go there this afternoon."
Mr. Chen stood up and said, "It's almost time, let's go down."
At lunch, a piece of news that Chen Xiaoxia said immediately became the topic of conversation at the table.
She said that an infectious disease had been discovered in her hometown, a certain city. At this point, discussions broke out at the table. Some said that winter was coming, and colds and fevers were common. Others said that we were far away.
Qing Ruo joked, "We have a Master Wan."
Everyone laughed and joked, not taking it seriously.
I felt a little nervous, because the Gengzi Year was not always peaceful.
After dinner, Chen Xiaoxia handed me the car keys and said, "After you leave, Mr. Chen will give the car to our public relations department for use. It's like returning the jade to Zhao."
I said, "Okay, it's a wise decision to hand it over to the PR department."
Chen Xiaoxia was puzzled and asked with a smile, "Why?"
"There are so many girls here, the car smells so good."
Lao Xiao said, "Xiaoxia, don't talk to him. If you listen to him too much, you will become slick too."
I said to Lao Xiao, "Let's go to your place. Stop trying to stop me from interacting with lesbians."
Lao Xiao and I each drove a car and headed to Taiyi Temple. Shiyu answered my call and was already waiting for us at the door.
I went in and met and greeted the Taoist priests one by one. Then Shiyu led us into the dormitory. Taoist Chen came in and offered tea. I asked him to sit down and said, "Let's chat."
The four of them sat down, and Lao Xiao said, "During the time you were away, Shiyu was well managed, and Taiyi Temple was entirely under his control. I didn't have to worry about anything."
Taoist Chen said, "Don't worry, Master. Although Shiyu is young, people my age respect him."
I glanced at Shiyu: "Everyone praised you."
Shiyu said, "I should be loyal to the people who entrusted me with the task. This is what I should do."
I asked, "Anything else that's causing you trouble?"
Shiyu thought about it and shook his head.
Taoist Chen said: "There are many snakes in the back mountain. They are hibernating now. In the summer, Taoist priests reported that they accidentally stepped on snakes."
Shiyu slapped his head and said, "Yes, Lao Chen told me several times, but I forgot."
I asked Taoist Chen, "Would you like to come inside?"
"Enter."
"Oh—snakes, I'm more familiar with them. You know I used to be able to call snakes."
Taoist Chen nodded quickly. "Yes, on the day of the consecration ceremony, during the last performance, you sat among the snakes. So, I think you must have a solution."
"But for the development of Bainiao Lake, I killed a snake once, and the snake-calling technique no longer works. But I know its habits very well.
Now of course it is hibernating, in summer, in fact, it cannot tolerate high temperature, so it goes into the house to find a cool place to escape the heat. This is one of the reasons.
Secondly, when snakes enter a house, it means there are rats. This is an absolute truth. So, I have two solutions. One is to kill the rats. The other is to raise geese.
Lao Xiao slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, I think I heard my father say that when I was a child."
I continued, "Geese aren't afraid of snakes. They'll peck at them if they see one. Snakes, on the other hand, are most afraid of geese. They'll even crawl back at the smell of goose droppings."
Shiyu said, "That's a good idea."
I said, "You can't buy grown geese; they aren't used to this place. You should buy goslings. Geese love water, so why don't you dig a pond in the back hills. You can raise fish there and give the geese a place to play."
Shiyu said, "Okay. While the snakes are hibernating, we can take turns digging every day."
Lao Xiao said, "Really dig it? We can get a small excavator and do it in a few days."
Shiyu said, "That's great. Sweating a little is good for your health."
After dealing with a few issues, I said to Lao Xiao, "Let's go to your place for dinner."
Shiyu was taken to Daping. We got in the car and headed to Xuri Villa. When we arrived, Lao Xiao led me into his office.
After making tea, the two sat down. Lao Xiao said, "We have a different relationship. Tell me the truth, when did you learn the recipe for Plum Blossom Palm? I don't think your master has it either."
"Do you remember Mr. Dong, whom I met in Jiangxi?"
"Big beard?"
"right."
"Didn't he say we wouldn't meet again until four years later?"
"Having said that, do you remember when I asked you for leave one day in Boten?"
"Remember."
"That day, I went to Mohan across the street to meet Mr. Dong. He sent someone to tell me that he wanted to meet me in Mohan. That's when he gave me the recipe."
"So where is he now?"
"I don't know. He's a very strange person, like a god. He suddenly appeared in front of me when I least expected him. And when I was about to look for him, he disappeared. His phone was turned off, and even Shi Yanfeng, the only person who knew his whereabouts, didn't know where he was."
"A very mysterious man."
"Yes, I want to find him now. I'm asking around."
"Why did you find him?"
"He gave me the recipe. Cruz gave me some money, and I want to give him half."
After listening to this, Lao Xiao sighed for a long time before saying, "Shanhong, you've been able to roam the martial arts world for over ten years. First, your master taught you well, and second, you're kind-hearted. If it were someone else..."
I said, "I won't go on. This is my basic principle. And another reason I want to find him is that I'm a little panicked."
"What are you panicking about?"
"I can't tell you yet."
"I can't even tell you?"
"Yes. Some things are not good to say too early, and they are not good to say too late. I will tell you when the time is right."
He nodded.
I said, "Will you accompany me to Wuxiang to see Master tomorrow?"
"You've only been back for one day, and you're already rushing to see Master?"
"Can you come with me?"
"Of course. I'm afraid Xiaolin might have an opinion. Your mother has also complained to me that you don't come home every day."
I said, "It's a deal. We'll leave at nine in the morning. If you still have things to do after dinner, ask the canteen to prepare food early."
After dinner at Lao Xiao's, I drove back to Sunrise because I had to meet with Wei Yiming and discuss with Xiao Lin how to divide the money.
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