Mao'er didn't explain it either, but Chen Changsheng found it baffling.
He didn't pay much attention to it, after all, Cihua was always so baffled.
After getting up early and having dinner, Chen Changsheng rested in the courtyard. The second housekeeper brought some good tea and sat down to chat with him.
It is worth mentioning that the second housekeeper has particularly profound experience. The housekeepers in the Tang Dynasty are all shopkeepers. When they were young and in their prime, they traveled to many places and could chat with each other wherever they went.
Chatting all over the world, talking about something close again.
We were talking about Qiuyuefang.
When the housekeeper talked about the dragon crossing the river, he mostly used rumors.
The second housekeeper asked: "I heard from housekeeper Cao earlier that my husband's hometown is Qiuyuefang?"
Chen Changsheng thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's right. I lived there for a long time in my early years."
Later, the people I knew moved away, and I didn’t go back very much.
The butler nodded and then said: "Then, sir, do you think that the dragon crossing the river is true?"
Chen Changsheng looked at him and said with a smile: "The housekeeper seems to be very interested in these rumors about gods, ghosts and demons."
The housekeeper smiled and said in shock: "I asked casually. It's just because it's a rumor that people wonder whether it's true or not."
Chen Changsheng nodded and said: "That's the truth, but it doesn't matter whether it's true or false. Some things and other things should be like two pools of water, not related to each other."
The steward thought for a while and said, "What you said is absolutely true, just like the two worlds."
The housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief and said: "But speaking of it, it is actually a matter of illusion. As a human being, there will always be such unrealistic illusions. That's why I want to know and ask. Sir, he compared all this to two Pond, but in fact, there are examples of mortals becoming monks, just like...a fish in a pond jumps into another pond."
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng was stunned, put down the tea, and said: "Second Butler, in Chen's opinion, if you are still struggling at such an age, you may not be able to gain anything."
The second housekeeper opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to answer.
Chen Changsheng's words were more straightforward.
But some words really need to be said clearly and clearly.
Chen Changsheng looked at the second housekeeper and said: "This is not a fish leaping over the Dragon Gate. Behind the so-called Dragon Gate, there may be an abyss. Fish live in water, but if they fall with the waterfall, they will fall to death."
The housekeeper opened his mouth and said, "Maybe there are some who survived..."
Chen Changsheng paused and stopped trying to persuade him.
The housekeeper hesitated, and after thinking for a long time, he suddenly stood up and knelt down in front of Chen Changsheng.
"Sir, please show me the way!"
When Chen Changsheng saw the housekeeper kneeling in front of him, he was silent for a moment and said, "You may have mistaken your intention. Seeking immortality is not asking for others, but asking for yourself. Chen is helpless."
The butler was silent for a long time, then bowed again, "Please sir."
"There's nothing I can do to help."
The steward was heartbroken, looking at it, it seemed like there was a third prayer.
But after a long pause, the housekeeper stood up and said with some regret: "Sorry to bother you, sir."
Perhaps this third obeisance is the dignity left to him by his old bones.
After the shopkeeper left.
But Yunxiang came out of the side room.
Chen Changsheng turned around, was slightly startled and said: "Miss Yun..."
Yunxiang sat down and said, "This housekeeper is somewhat ignorant of propriety."
Chen Changsheng smiled and said: "When people get older, there are always things in their hearts that they are unwilling to accept. In fact, it is human nature. But speaking of it, Chen is not an easy person to talk to. Why would you help him if you have no relatives or friends."
Yunxiang nodded and agreed with her husband's words.
That afternoon, the second housekeeper left Yun Mansion.
When he left, he was not desolate. He was wearing good clothes and carrying a thick package, which left him with dignity.
However, in the past two days, the housekeepers in the old courtyard of the Tang Mansion changed again and again.
Now another housekeeper stepped forward.
But he is an honest person, who was chosen by Yunxiang himself. He doesn't say much, and he knows how to measure things. He only focuses on doing things. There are countless such people in the business.
At night, Chen Changsheng visited the Tang Mansion's ancestral hall.
He stood at the door of the ancestral hall, but did not go in.
"Tang Shijing." Chen Changsheng called softly.
Tang Shijing, who was in the ancestral hall, heard the sound and came to the door.
As soon as he opened the door and saw Chen Changsheng at the door, he called out affectionately: "Uncle."
Chen Changsheng smiled helplessly and said, "Can't you look serious?"
Tang Shijing smiled, but didn't care.
He immediately asked: "Is there anything wrong with my uncle coming to the ancestral hall so late to look for his nephew?"
Chen Changsheng looked at him and asked, "What do you think is going on?"
Tang Shijing asked: "Auntie, are you willing to let me out?"
Chen Changsheng shook his head and said: "You can say such things, but you can't even think of it in ten days and a half."
"Why is that?" Tang Shijing asked.
Chen Changsheng asked again: "You really don't understand?"
Tang Shijing paused for a moment, then raised his head. After a brief silence, he laughed and said, "Uncle is worthy of being a god. I can't hide anything from my uncle."
Chen Changsheng said: "If you want to seek immortality, you can come and ask, but why did you send that second steward?"
Tang Shijing looked at him, blinked and said, "Is uncle angry?"
"Chen is not so stingy."
Chen Changsheng said: "But I still have to tell you that the housekeeper has left Tang Mansion this afternoon."
Tang Shijing was startled when he heard this, "Leaved? What do you mean?"
"I just don't want to be a housekeeper anymore."
"..."
Tang Shijing opened his mouth, but didn't react for a moment.
He glanced at Chen Changsheng, and his playful smile disappeared and turned serious. He asked, "Is this what Auntie meant?"
Chen Changsheng nodded and said, "Miss Yun happened to hear it."
Tang Shijing's face changed slightly and he stopped making any sound.
Chen Changsheng asked: "What do you think?"
Tang Shijing shook his head, but after a long time he raised his hand and said, "Sir, can you help me say a few words to my aunt? It's not easy for Butler Qin, at such an age..."
"You're going to die, aren't you?"
Tang Shijing raised his head, was stunned for a moment and then nodded.
The previous shopkeepers of the Tang Mansion have all been exposed to the business of the business, and they have offended many people. If they leave the Tang Mansion, life or death will really be uncertain.
Chen Changsheng looked at him, but shook his head and said, "But you don't seem to be pitiful that he might die."
Tang Shijing shook his head, smiled, and said, "Sir, what do you mean..."
Chen Changsheng said: "Whether you really want to seek immortality or not, or for whatever reason, this is not something you should consider at your age. Do you understand..."
Tang Shijing was stunned for a moment, looking at this person as if he had seen a ghost.
