Please follow the script of cultivating immortals

The rain stopped after noon, and the four of them breathed in the fresh air.

Tieniu's stomach growled, and everyone else looked at him.

He said a little embarrassedly.

“It seems like you’re especially likely to get hungry when you’re poor.”

It was almost time, so Shi Qingjue, He Qingfeng and Yu Zhulin were going to go out to buy some other sundries, while Jiang Li and Tieniu were going to cook some food here.

Jiang Li learned edible cooking skills from the second master at the village, while Tieniu learned some cooking skills at the temple. In contrast, Yu Zhulin also lived with her grandfather and had no talent in cooking.

When it comes to cooking, they still lack one thing.

water.

You can cook without oil, but you can't cook without water. It rained a lot last night, but they ignored this and didn't have any containers. They just used the bucket Jiang Li used to practice his finger strength to catch half of the bucket of rainwater.

When walking to the kitchen, Jiang Li passed by the well, thinking that the dry well was of no use. But thinking about it, she still took a look.

Then froze.

He Qingfeng was talking over there.

"Have you never heard of two people not watching the well? Aren't you afraid that we will push you down?"

"...There's water in here."

Jiang Li didn't care what He Qingfeng said and told everyone the news.

Several people gathered around to take a look, except He Qingfeng.

"You want to trick me into going there and then tell me, 'Are you afraid I'll push you down'? There's no door."

"Yes."

Shi Qingjue also told him, and then He Qingfeng came over and looked inside.

Jiang Li smiled with a smile on his face.

"How low is my credibility with you?"

He Qingfeng ignored this sentence because there was really water in the well.

Before the rain, this was a dry well. You could see the weeds underneath at a glance, which showed that it had been dry for a long time. But now, there is very clear spring water in the well.

Did it fill up because of the rain? How much rain will it rain? I'm afraid the whole city will be flooded.

Shi Qingjue, who knew the most, was at a loss for words for a while, while Jiang Li thought of a not-so-good possibility.

"I heard that when a dry well suddenly filled with water, it might be an earthquake."

"Earthquake?"

Jiang Li's statement frightened the other four people. An earthquake can easily destroy a city, especially the house they live in. A kick from Yu Zhulin might bring the house down.

Then, Jiang Li explained again.

"Well water comes from underground. If a dry well suddenly contains water, it means there are changes in the underground, and it may be an earthquake."

After Shi Qingjue heard this, he thought for a moment and asked Jiang Li again.

"It rained heavily yesterday. Is it possible that it's because of this? For example, the river water suddenly increased, or the ground was washed away somewhere."

"……Also a possibility."

After hearing this, several people breathed a sigh of relief.

Tieniu looked at the house.

"It took a lot of effort to clean it up. If it had collapsed like this, the poor monk would have passed away."

"Your standard for passing away is really low."

He Qingfeng said this to him.

Afterwards, several people continued their tasks.

When he was about to go out, He Qingfeng called Jiang Li to stop again.

"Xiaoyue, let me use that wooden sword."

"what happened?"

Jiang Li took out the wooden sword and asked He Qingfeng again and again.

He Qingfeng explained.

"I think it's better for us to make many things ourselves, such as windows and pots. It's too expensive to buy them. Boss Shi's sword will probably be curled after cutting down the trees."

"Then let's just get tired."

After Jiang Li said this, He Qingfeng took the wooden sword and left with Shi Qingjue and Yu Zhulin.

The newly bought pot was already covered with paste, and the water that had not fallen into the pot was now available. Jiang Li and Tieniu were ready to stir-fry. But Jiang Li was still worried about the water quality, so he boiled the water before preparing to cook.

When the meal was ready, the three of them also came back, bringing with them Dabai for painting the walls, paper for papering the windows, and a ten-foot-long tree. There is still dirt on the trees.

Shi Qingjue had run all the way to the woods outside the city to cut this wood, because buying many things was too expensive, but making it yourself was very cheap.

Yuzhulin put down the wood and said to Jiang Li and Tieniu.

"Fortunately, the woods outside Macheng are not far away. When I entered the city, the guards almost refused to let me in. They only let me in after seeing that I could carry such a big piece of wood."

After Yu Zhulin finished speaking, He Qingfeng returned the wooden sword to Jiang Li. Jiang Li did not move when he saw the numbers on it.

Before she asked, He Qingfeng pointed to the jade bamboo forest.

"Our Jade Girl pulled out the tree directly. But I still bought some carpenter's tools, otherwise it will be really troublesome later."

Their magical weapons are basically auxiliary. The only ones that can cut are wooden swords, and there are limits on the number of times they can be used.

After eating, several people started working again. Tieniu and Shi Qingjue were responsible for painting the walls and using wood residue and soil to repair the walls of the house. Yuzhulin helped saw the wood, while Jiang Li and He Qingfeng made some woodware.

Jiang Li had never done any work in this area, and blisters soon appeared on her hands. Fortunately, there was no need to be meticulous in the first place, so she could accept it. But He Qingfeng, who has obsessive-compulsive disorder, is different.

"The wood of your basin is too rough, and the lengths are all the same."

"It can be used."

He Qingfeng was very unhappy with Jiang Li's muddled attitude, so the process was changed to Jiang Li's crude work and He Qingfeng's intensive work.

By sunset, all the work was done. A few people were eating dinner and watching all this.

Shi Qing is definitely everyone's favorite.

"We all have to find some work tomorrow to earn some money. We have to earn enough thirty taels to ensure our next trip."

"How about carpentry?"

He Qingfeng asked, he was quite good at these fine aspects.

Tieniu was worried.

"I can only do some mundane things, but I can't do this kind of work."

"Me too."

Yu Zhulin also said the same, her strength did not allow her to be precise.

Jiang Li smiled proudly.

"It's different for me. I can also be a carpenter."

He Qingfeng looked at her and then said to Shi Qingjue.

"Otherwise, I can just be a carpenter. The wages in this industry are pretty good."

"Then let's all spread out and see if there is any suitable job."

Shi Qingjue said the same thing.

Early the next morning, they all went out to find work.

When they got together again in the evening, they all agreed on one thing.

Finding a job is not that easy.

Jiang Li held his head.

"Why don't all restaurants hire dishwashers?"

"I know swordsmanship and solving crimes, but the government didn't want me. So I went to a martial arts school, and it turned out that the person with the third best swordsmanship in the world became a teacher there. What a crappy place!"

Shi Qingjue also said while holding his head.

He originally thought that he would be able to find a job easily, but in the end he found nothing.

Yuzhulin also held his head.

"I went to find someone who would work hard to move things. They saw my strength, but they insisted on giving me a tael of silver as a deposit. There was no work done today, so they told me to let me know if there was any work."

"I'm about the same. I found a job as a carpenter, and I was told to let me know if there was a job."

He Qingfeng also held his head.

Moving things and carpentry are all done day by day. Without work, there will naturally be no money.

Tieniu is very proud.

"Looks like I'm the only one who got the money today."

The four of them looked up at him with expressions of disbelief.

"How do you earn it?"

Jiang Li asked. What she expected was alms, a monk's old profession. But when she saw that Tieniu took out three taels of silver, she felt that it was not alms.

Tieniu said excitedly.

"I was begging for alms on the street, and they ignored me, so I asked a passerby where to make money the fastest. He pointed out a way to a house there. I just had to put some money there and guess something. If you guess correctly, you get the money.”

Several people looked directly at Tieniu.

Jiang Li couldn't help it anymore.

"...Isn't this just gambling?"

"gamble?"

Tieniu asked curiously, not knowing what it was.

He Qingfeng sighed.

"It's a very dangerous thing. If you can win money so quickly, you can lose it all very quickly."

"It's okay. Someone said that if you run out of money, you can go find another person to get it."

usury.

This word appeared in several people's minds for the first time.

Shi Qingjue signaled Tieniu to put the money away.

"Anyway, you can't go to that place again. It's easy to cause trouble."

"Then how can we earn so much money in a few days?"

Tieniu also asked the same question.

Several people fell silent.

Today they went out to look for a job. They didn't find a job, but they got some idea of ​​the average salary. It is really difficult to earn enough travel expenses in nine days.

He Qingfeng suddenly asked Jiang Li.

"By the way, aren't you a snitch? Let's go steal some rich people?"

"It's not good to steal."

"Didn't you steal everything from the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"That's different."

Jiang Li rejected the proposal.

He Qingfeng became a little impatient.

"Why is it different?"

"The first trouble I ever got into was because someone stole something from me, and I couldn't steal from someone else."

"...Prime Minister's Mansion!"

He Qingfeng reiterated it again.

If Jiang Li intends to have double standards, now is not the time, because several people are really short of money.

Jiang Li thought about it a little distressedly, and then said.

"If I steal money when I have money, I can accept it, but stealing when I don't have money, I can't."

"Xiaoyue is right."

Shi Qingjue, who had been silent until now, commented. He is just waiting for everyone's decision.

Then, Shi Qingjue said again.

"My father told me that many things are priceless, but when you want to sell them, you will find that the price is not much. No matter what, we are all people in the world, and we must always have principles of life. "

After he said this, everyone fell silent again.

Tieniu asked Shi Qingjue again at this time.

"What if we don't have enough money and can't go to the martial arts conference?"

"Then wait three years."

Simply and decisively decide everyone's path. This is the ability that a qualified boss should have.

And others will naturally be willing to follow this path.

This life passed quickly for three days, and they finally found a suitable job.

Tieniu originally planned to find a job in a restaurant based on his ability to play the piano, but because his appearance and gender were wrong, and his skills were not particularly good, no restaurant would accept him. So, he simply set up a stall and explained the signatures to people. He still remembered the Buddhist scriptures very clearly.

Shi Qingjue's swordsmanship and kung fu skills were useless, but fortunately his appearance was acceptable, so he just found a job as a waiter, waiting on people in a restaurant.

Yu Zhulin and He Qingfeng finally had a clue about their work. They went out to take over the task and made some money.

As for Jiang Li, she finally thought about the brown sugar fading, so she went to the store to buy some brown sugar. At this time, she discovered that the price of white sugar next to her was only more than twice as expensive as brown sugar.

A few months ago, the price of sugar was nearly ten times higher than it is now.

"Why is sugar so cheap?"

Jiang Li couldn't help but ask, and the shopkeeper answered with a smile.

"It is said that someone found a way to turn brown sugar into white sugar. This method has been bought by the court, and now the price of white sugar is much cheaper."

There was only one name left in Jiang Li's mind.

Wu Xiaoman.

But she hoped it wasn't true, otherwise she would be shooting herself in the foot.

With no choice, Jiang Li came up with an idea and went to a wealthy family to teach their girls. A female gentleman is always much more convenient than a male gentleman, and Jiang Li's knowledge reserve is not comparable to those people.

But accidents happen.

The accident happened on the third day.

Perhaps it was because of Tieniu's deception or because he came into contact with too many people that Tieniu caught a cold.

Others wanted to see a doctor for him, but he refused because they didn't have the spare money.

"I've been tempered to begin with. I'm in good health and I'm not afraid of that. It's just a cold. I haven't caught a cold in a long time. I'll be fine tomorrow."

Tieniu said so.

One day later, he no longer had the energy to get up.

Some people never get sick, but getting sick can kill them.

The doctor was quickly found, but Tieniu just kept saying in a weak state, "Don't find the doctor... I can take care of it...".

Jiang Li soon learned the reason why Tieniu said not to see a doctor.

The medical fee was more expensive than Jiang Li thought. Taking into account the money, all their work these days was in vain.

The doctor said that if he doesn't get better after taking the medicine for a few days, he should come back to him.

How much will it cost then?
  Jiang Li realized for the first time that it was difficult to have no money.

Without saying a word, she left Tieniu's hospital bed and walked out.

As soon as she reached the door, a dart flew past her ear.

He Qingfeng came from behind angrily and questioned her.

"What are you going to do?"

"...I'm a snitch."

"I'm asking you, what are you going to do?"

He Qingfeng's voice doubled again. A few days ago, he wanted Jiang Li to steal things, but now he was the one who stopped Jiang Li.

Jiang Li looked back at He Qingfeng.

"We need money. I can accept that we will be killed during the battle, but if we die because we have no money..."

"Do you think a guy like Tieniu, knowing where your money comes from, would choose treatment or death?"

He Qingfeng asked Jiang Li again, but Jiang Li fell silent.

It is true that Tieniu often does not look like a principled monk, but for such a person, once he touches his principles, it is a matter of life and death.

Jiang Li stood where he was.

Yuzhulin was still looking at Tieniu there, when Shi Qingjue came over and said to Jiang Li.

"We won't go to the martial arts competition this year. There is still money for medical treatment. Go get some water and make some medicine for Tieniu later."

"……it is good."

Only then did Jiang Li take action. She walked to the well, picked up the bucket, and put it into the well. After a long time, she lifted the bucket up along the rope.

Then froze in place.

Shi Qingjue looked at this scene, a little confused.

"what happened?"

Jiang Li slowly turned around.

In his hand was a gold brick freshly taken from the barrel.