PFC Chapter 684: Mei San Niang's Backhand
Chapter 684: Mei San Niang's Backhand
Qingxiao followed the merchant gang and never came back. Li Changxiao was happy to be free. Every day, apart from cleaning the yard and taking care of the flowers and plants, he had nothing else to do.
Spring passes and autumn comes.
The winter of that year was particularly cold. Before the snow fell, a cold wave had already blown in. The cold wind chilled the bones. Occasionally, there were guests staying in the inn. Li Changxiao himself was not afraid of the severe cold, but he still had to prepare dry firewood early. So he carried a wooden basket on his back, tied an axe around his waist, and went straight up the mountain to chop firewood.
There are only a few jobs in the inn, and after doing it for a long time, it will become boring. Outside the inn, there is a hilltop with a stone tablet at the foot of the hill, on which are written the three characters "Kaichaishan".
Li Changxiao, Mei Sanniang and the cook came to the mountain to chop wood every winter when they were running the inn. As they came so many times, they wanted to confer a title on the mountain. Give it a decent name.
The three people each suggested a word, and they all agreed to write "Chaihu Mountain". After the name was given, the mountain did not grow taller, but the trees became more luxuriant, making it the best place to burn firewood.
Li Changxiao searched along the rugged mountain road for a long time before he found any trace of the mountain. The stone tablet had long been covered with weeds and moss, and there was even a venomous snake nesting on its back.
Li Changxiao cut the weeds, washed the moss, and moved the venomous snake away. He then cut a path through the mountain and went up the mountain to get firewood.
Although it had not yet snowed, the weather was freezing cold. Ordinary people would not dare to go out at this time. If it snowed halfway, it would last for three days and three nights before it stopped. If people stayed in the snow for a long time, everything they saw was white, and they could not see the gullies, cliffs, or roads at all.
Many people die every year from taking a wrong step, falling off a cliff, or falling into a fork in the road. Li Changxiao was the only person walking alone in this desolate mountain, but he was also considered to be skilled and courageous.
His axe was sharp, and every time he chopped it down, it was precise and powerful. He could chop down a tree in just three or two strokes. It was quick, neat, and pleasing to the eye.
With a "rustle", a "wood tree" was chopped down. Li Changxiao was surprised to see a red fruit on the top of the tree. He picked the fruit and looked up and down. It was bright and plump, and it smelled sweet at first glance.
The name "firewood tree" was also given by Li Changxiao and others privately. The three of them were quite accomplished, but they were not well-known. This kind of "firewood tree" could be seen everywhere, but they did not know its name.
I still remember that when Li Changxiao, Mei Sanniang and the cook were naming the firewood tree, they had a lot of discussions. Mei Sanniang wanted to name it "Sanniangzi Tree". She was always so narcissistic that she would always think of her own name first when naming something, fearing that others would not know that it was her name. But Li Changxiao joked, "Look at me, I'll cut a beautiful lady with one cut." Mei Sanniang was so shocked that she felt it was inappropriate and changed the name to "firewood tree".
In the end, they were inevitably beaten. Li Changxiao really couldn't beat Mei Sanniang. The cook always thought that Li Changxiao enjoyed it and deliberately asked for a beating. In fact, it was Mei Sanniang who enjoyed it.
The cook named himself "Wan Ke Ju Dong Shu". He was a famous sword master, so the name must be related to sword. He was satisfied with it and even explained the meaning of it, but Li Changxiao strongly opposed it. Mei Sanniang also stood on Li Changxiao's side and refused to agree.
Finally, he was so anxious that he named it "firewood tree". This tree neither bears fruit nor looks beautiful. It is the same all year round, as if there is no winter, no autumn, no summer, and no spring. It has neither advantages nor disadvantages.
So the name "Chaishu" came into being. But Li Changxiao suddenly discovered that the Chaishu had borne fruit. He was very surprised because he had never seen a Chaishu bear fruit in all these years.
He picked up the fruits and continued to cut down the trees, but found that only one or two out of ten trees could bear fruit.
He took a bite and it tasted sweet and refreshing at first, but after the coolness wore off, he felt extremely thirsty and his throat was dry and the taste was really bad.
Li Changxiao suddenly realized that there must be a secret hidden in the abnormality, so he studied it carefully and stopped chopping down trees blindly. Instead, he picked the red fruits of the firewood trees one by one and stored them in his dream space.
I will study it slowly in the future.
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Li Changxiao returned to the inn, split the dry firewood, stored it in the warehouse, and finally had a rest. When he first came back to the inn, he was determined to make the inn bigger and stronger.
But now he has become a Buddhist again, no longer deliberately soliciting customers, just maintaining daily operations and maintaining the original appearance. In fact, at the beginning, Li Changxiao saw that the inn was lifeless and lifeless, and needed a burst of "prosperity" to clean up everything inside and out, so as not to make it look like a funeral, which is not auspicious. It is also a way to tell someone that he is back.
But it is not necessary now. After all, coming and going in the inn is quiet and cold, with guests coming and going in groups of three or two, rustling and rustling, which is the normal state.
The weather was cold, and there were three or four guests sitting in the lobby, warming themselves around the stove. They were all rough men and very easy to get along with.
Li Changxiao chatted and joked with a few people. After a few days, the three or two customers left again. Not long after, new people came in...
Li Changxiao didn't know how long he would stay or what he would do. He would always stop somewhere, but he would not stop forever.
While he was keeping an eye on the situation in the South China Sea, he seemed to be waiting for someone or something. He himself couldn't explain it. Perhaps, one day, he would suddenly become interested and leave in a hurry like so many passers-by.
He smiled leisurely, not thinking too far ahead. Taking care of the flowers and plants every day actually helped him to accumulate knowledge and organize what he had learned.
One day, a man came here carefully, following the old path he remembered. When he saw that the inn was still there, he was surprised and regretful, and wanted to knock on the door several times, but he didn't dare.
It was Li Changxiao who took the initiative to open the door and recognized who the person was. It was during the war, and although it was normal for the waiter to flee, his expression was not very good.
It turned out that the waiter had escaped the war, but he also contracted a strange disease, an inexplicable illness that had never been cured. Now he happened to pass by here and saw that the Laiqu Inn was still there, so he was tempted. He remembered that the innkeeper had a magical power, and with a silver needle, all diseases would disappear. So he wanted to ask Li Changxiao to treat him.
Li Changxiao would not really hold a grudge against the waiter, so he readily agreed, gently inserted two needles, and then told the other party that the old illness had been completely cured and he could leave.
The waiter was very grateful and bowed his head to leave the inn. In his memory, the innkeeper seemed to be always so easy-going, smiling freely and casually, and not taking anything to heart. He thought to himself: "With the innkeeper's medical skills, if he opened a clinic, there would be countless people seeking medical treatment, which would definitely be more promising than running an inn."
Thinking of this, he could no longer help but think more deeply: "I left him at that time, which was indeed a betrayal, but the shopkeeper still treated me. I guess it was because he didn't care about anything and he treated everyone who came. If I...", he immediately had a bad idea.
After returning home, he pondered and thought of a way to seek personal gain. He began to claim that he knew a miracle doctor who would cure all diseases if he paid a fortune.
At the beginning, there were very few believers, but there were always wealthy people who were desperate to seek medical treatment. There was an old man in the south, who was wealthy and had thousands of acres of fertile land, but he had a strange disease since he was a child. After hearing the rumor, he came to find him.
The waiter was worried, so he blindfolded the old man and went back and forth in the inn to look for Li Changxiao. Li Changxiao really agreed, and after a few gentle pricks of silver needles, all the stubborn and old illnesses were cured in an instant. It was truly miraculous.
As a result, the waiter's reputation became known, and within a few months, several people really came to ask to see him. The waiter blindfolded them and took the people to visit Li Changxiao, asking Li Changxiao to cure their illnesses.
Because if outsiders knew that the so-called miracle doctor was the handsome innkeeper, then his way of making money as a disciple would be cut off.
Li Changxiao saw that they were suffering from diseases, and most of them were stubborn and serious diseases. They had been seeking medical treatment for a long time but could not get better. They were very pitiful. In addition, he had always been interested in "diseases". Some strange and unusual diseases opened his eyes. He could not help but try to figure out the pathology of these diseases and why people would get "diseases" because of them. What is the essence of "diseases"? Although the things he was doing were simple, if he thought deeply, wasn't it a series of enlightenment?
Of course he saved her, but how could he hide the waiter's thoughts and calculations from him?
Many of these incurable diseases were actually incurable according to the laws of nature. However, if Li Changxiao cured them, it would be against the laws of nature, and misfortune would arise from this. Li Changxiao was in endless trouble, so he would not care about this small impact.
But the waiter was different, he used this to seek personal gain, seemingly making a lot of money, it was a business with no capital, and he indulged in his own intelligence. Little did he know that the price had already been paid in the dark.
He sighed softly and reminded him several times, but he still didn't wake up, so he stopped reminding him. He let the waiter become more and more arrogant, and soon he became a famous rich man in the surrounding area. He was honored as the "Medical Immortal".
His real name is Liu Erniu, he was a farmer who couldn't even find a wife and was bullied. Li Changxiao felt sorry for him and happened to be short of staff in the inn, so he pulled him in and gave him some means of livelihood.
Liu Erniu had accumulated a lot of money in the past few years of coming and going to the inn. He received rewards from the business community and Li Changxiao's intentional or unintentional rewards. Although he was just a waiter, he had more money than ordinary farmers or even people who traveled far to do business.
Otherwise, how could he dare to migrate easily if he had no money during the war? Today, Liu Erniu has risen rapidly. He has not only purchased several large mansions in the city, but also bought more than a dozen shops.
He opened an inn and named it "Qulai Inn". At first, he felt guilty and thought he had taken advantage of Li Changxiao, so he named it "Qulai Inn" to commemorate Li Changxiao's kindness.
But later, he changed his mind and thought that the smarter a person is, the richer he will be. Although what he has done now is dependent on Li Changxiao, the owner of the Laiqu Inn, it is gained with wisdom.
He no longer had any sense of awe, and as his status in the city gradually increased, he wore luxurious clothes and a gold and jade belt around his waist. He was completely different from the Liu Erniu of the past.
He even wanted to do the opposite and buy Li Changxiao's Laiqu Inn, and make Li Changxiao his subordinate in the future. Not only would he have no worries in his life, but he also wouldn't have to worry about this way of making money being suddenly cut off.
When Liu Erniu thought of this, his heart began to beat fast, and he could no longer suppress this thought, and his breathing became rapid. Others might not know, but he knew that Li Changxiao was definitely a treasure, a priceless treasure.
So he visited Li Changxiao in person, changed into coarse linen clothes before going out, knocked on the door of the inn, and tried to persuade him in every way, but Li Changxiao always rejected him with a light remark.
Liu Erniu did not give up and came three more times, but failed each time. When he left for the last time, he looked at the man in white sitting on the chair. The other party did not even open his eyes, and the moment he entered the door, he skillfully said no.
He could no longer control his anger, his face was extremely ugly, and he slammed the door and walked out, but he didn't dare to curse loudly. It was not until he walked four or five miles and sat in the big green sedan that he dared to curse loudly. His face was extremely gloomy.
Little did he know that even if he was ten or twenty miles away, Li Changxiao would be able to hear clearly if he wanted to. Liu Erniu said to himself that since Li Changxiao didn't drink the toast, he would ask him to drink the penalty wine.
So they contacted the government and said that the "Laiqu Inn", whose original name was "Qulai Inn", was originally founded by Liu Erniu. However, a few years ago, there was constant war in the surrounding area, and Liu Erniu was forced to flee. An outsider named Li Changxiao saw an opportunity and forcibly took over the inn.
After the announcement, the surrounding towns really believed it, and the officials did not dare to offend Liu Erniu. After all, who is free from illness? Who can guarantee that they will never ask others for help?
He really came to the Inn, and for the sake of "Going to the Inn", he turned black and white upside down. Liu Erniu was very proud of himself, and went to see Li Changxiao again as the head shopkeeper.
No matter how proud Liu Erniu was, Li Changxiao ignored him. Recently, a wounded bird fell into the Laiqu Inn. Li Changxiao carefully bandaged and took care of it. Whenever he had time, he would tease the bird. Liu Erniu thought that Li Changxiao was pretending to be calm, so he left with a sneer.
Not long after, several more people came to seek medical treatment. After paying a thousand taels of silver, Liu Erniu blindfolded the people and brought them to Li Changxiao's side. Seeing that Li Changxiao was still treating them and that the disease was cured with acupuncture, Liu Erniu became more determined that Li Changxiao was under his control.
Liu Erniu was vicious and started to buy wild animals, including black mountain bears and man-eating tigers, and kept them in large numbers on the mountain roads near the inn, so that outsiders would not dare to approach the inn.
Li Changxiao found that there were obviously fewer guests. There were ferocious beasts in the mountains, so no one dared to come. He made a quick calculation and knew who was behind it. He was calm and composed, and found that Liu Erniu's retribution would come in the near future.
He didn't care. If Liu Erniu could repent before Li Changxiao ran out of patience, he wouldn't mind helping him. But now, he had already forgotten their friendship and left with him.
However, he found several red fruits on the "firewood tree". Li Changxiao pondered for a long time before gradually figuring out some clues.
"Bitch, did you predict that I would go up the mountain to chop firewood?" Li Chang laughed and cursed. If his guess was correct, it should be related to Mei Sanniang.