Pu Da tapped the coffee table lightly with his fingers, making a snapping sound.
Hu Liang didn't say anything, he just watched while drinking tea.
"We have a method, but I wonder if it's feasible?" Pu Da stopped tapping on the table and turned to drink tea.
Hu Liang's eyes lit up, he bowed his hands and asked, "Which young lady is she from?"
Pu Da smiled slightly at Hu Liang and said, "Come here."
Hu Liang put his head to Pu Da's mouth, his eyes widened when he heard it, and then he frowned and asked, "Is that okay?"
Xixian, Jia's official residence, is a five-bedroom residence with a patio.
This is an official residence built by the government for officials with eight or more rooms. It is a benefit given by the little saint to these officials and miscellaneous officials.
But if you think this house is yours, you are wrong.
The reason is very simple. These officials only have the right to use the official residence and have no property rights.
In other words, as long as you work hard, this residence can be used; if you don't work hard, sorry, please move out.
Even so, compared to other places in the Song Dynasty, where only county magistrates and county magistrates had official residences, West County was much more humane.
Not only that, he is an ordinary employee in Xi County and has a small single room.
The officials in West County were particularly grateful to the little saint, and they were even more frightened. They were afraid that they would move out from here that day, and they even felt like committing suicide.
This is not only a status symbol, but also a symbol of honor.
Although Fei Sifu was only 30 years old, he had three long beards, fair skin, delicate eyebrows, regular facial features, and a slender figure. He was a truly handsome man.
His wife, Liu Ruxu, comes from a scholarly family. She is in her prime and looks as beautiful as a jade. The two of them are a perfect match.
He liked this wife very much. He had no concubines and had three sons and one daughter.
The eldest son is twelve years old, the second son is seven years old, and the third son is five years old. All of them have extraordinary looks.
His happiest daughter inherited the advantages of both of them. Although she was only nine years old, she had a delicate little face like an apple, snow-skinned red lips, and a pair of watery and particularly smart eyes on both sides of her high bridge of nose.
After getting off duty, Fei Sifu came to the study, where his wife Liu Rushu made him a cup of tea.
He gave his wife a grateful look, said thank you, and picked up a cup of books.
As if they had made an appointment, three sons and one daughter filed in, one after another, coming in to greet him: "Dad, my dear, I wish you well."
The three sons and daughter are all studying in Zhaojiazhuang School. The daughter is naturally in the all-girls class, focusing on music, chess, calligraphy, painting and women's virtues.
Hearing the oriole-like voices of his four children, especially his daughter, he felt the fatigue of the day disappear.
He asked his children about what they were studying in school and listened to what they had to say.
He particularly liked his daughter Fei Wenli and asked him more questions every day.
Although my daughter is only nine years old, she has already started playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and can recite more than a hundred Tang poems and Song lyrics each.
In particular, although my daughter is young, she is better than my wife in many ways.
Seeing his daughter who is both talented and beautiful, he couldn't help but sigh which son of a family is so lucky.
After his children left, he picked up a newly published book.
The title of the book is "Collection of Little Saints", which contains Zhao Ping's poems, articles and theories.
Jews like to read. Although he no longer believes in religion, he has inherited his hobby of reading.
He is not very interested in poetry and thinks that it is a trivial matter.
He likes Zhao Ping's "War Theory" and "The Way of All Things", which are not only catchy but also profound in meaning. He has to watch and understand them over and over again every time.
He likes "The Way of All Things" the most. He often links this theory with his own words and deeds, constantly sums up his gains and losses, and constantly improves himself.
"Report to the officials, shopkeepers Pu and Hu, the grain merchants of Xi County, are here to visit." The concierge Jia Xing came in respectfully with his famous thorn in his hand to report.
The concierge is his nephew Jia Xing, who is only eighteen years old and can be considered an adult.
He had nothing to do, so he worked as a concierge for his uncle.
In fact, it was his elder brother Fei Sixing who saw that his brother had a future and wanted his nephew to come over and seek a future.
After hearing the report, the lady felt a little strange and asked, "Sir, you don't have much contact with them anymore, why do you come to visit?"
More than ten years ago, when his family was poor, these Jewish businessmen asked him to convert to Judaism, but he was flatly rejected.
The only two Jewish businessmen who provided private relief that year were Lai Puda and Hu Liang.
Because there is no big fanfare and there is not much relief, we can barely make ends meet.
He always kept their kindness in mind.
"Madam, they want to come here for something, otherwise they wouldn't ask for a meeting rashly." Fei Si thought about it again and answered.
Liu Ruxu thought for a while and reminded Fei Sifu: "Guanren, you are an official now and are no longer the student you were before. You must pay attention to your identity and image. The little saint has strict requirements, and officials and businessmen must be separated."
"Madam, I did this myself." Fei Sifu nodded, "Although I am no longer from Zhuhu, but remembering the past, it would be better to meet them."
After saying that, he bowed his hands. He respected this lady very much and discussed everything with her.
Liu Ruxu thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement while returning the gift.
He had a rough life, which was related to his birth.
When Fei Sifu discovered that he was not an authentic Han Chinese, he hated his identity.
He vowed to become an authentic Han Chinese and stop practicing Judaism and convert to Taoism.
In order to become an upright Han Chinese, he decided not to engage in business and devoted himself to studying.
He learned from the ancients Xuanliangjingjing, studied hard, and finally passed the Juren examination in the seventeenth year.
It is a good thing for others to pass the exam, but it is not the case for him.
The Great Song Dynasty was a one-time examination. If you did not pass the Jinshi exam, you would have to take the exam again next time.
But he failed the first Jinshi examination.
Blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone.
His father died young, his mother was seriously ill, and his family suddenly fell into poverty.
He had a chance to receive alms because he was a Jew.
The Jews planned to rescue him, but there was one condition: they must believe in Judaism.
Fei Sifu had already vowed to become a true Han Chinese, so how could he repeat his old mistakes and flatly refused.
His uncle and uncle came forward to persuade him, but he also refused.
However, Fei Sifu's mother was seriously ill and needed copper coins for treatment, but the family had no money, which put him in a desperate situation.
It was that year that he met his current wife Liu Ruxu.
When his father-in-law saw that he was admitted to the imperial examination at a young age and had great prospects, he not only lent money to cure his mother's illness, but also betrothed his daughter to him.
Fei Sifu felt that Liu Ruxu was a blessing in his life. She not only gave birth to four beautiful children, but also provided money from her dowry for his education.
It can be said that he could not be where he is today without his wife's support and help.
Liu Ruxu didn't know that he was thinking about these things, so she looked him over and warned, "Official, please do not accept gifts from merchants. If you are short of property, you still have some savings for your wife."
"Thank you, madam. It's natural to save it for my husband." Fei Sifu bowed his hands again and answered seriously.
Hu Liang and Pu Da came in, and they came to the living room.
There is no calligraphy by famous artists here, but Fei Sifu’s own calligraphy and paintings hanging there.
Seeing the two of them looking at each other, Fei Sifu said sheepishly: "It's hard to be elegant if you just graffiti."
Pu Da opened a scroll in his hand, which was Su Dongpo's "Red Cliff Ode", with poems and paintings by him on it.
"Zizhong is moving into a new house, but he didn't even notify him. A small gift is not a sign of respect." He bowed his hands and said to Fei Sifu.
Hu Liang said: "Zizhong likes piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. How can he do it without a good piano?"
After saying that, he opened the outer package and found an antique piano.
"The two shopkeepers have understood that these things are not necessary." Fei Sifu waved his hands around. "The little saint has a rule and is not allowed to accept gifts from others."
However, Pu Da and Hu Liang said that these were just a sign of housewarming and had no other intentions.
Fei Sifu wanted to refuse. Pu Da looked at Hu Liang and said to Fei Sifu, "We are just here to visit Zizhong's new residence. We have no other meaning at all."
Fei Sifu just wanted to let the calligraphy, painting and guqin be placed on the coffee table for the time being, and he was determined not to move.
Fei Xing boiled the water and served tea to Pu Da and Hu Liang.
"Who is the young man?" Pu Da looked at Fei Xing with interest and couldn't help but ask.
Fei Xing looked at Fei Sifu, who nodded.
Fei Xing bowed his hands and said to Pu Da: "This is Fei Xing, please give me some advice from shopkeeper Pu."
"It turns out that he is a good nephew. His words and deeds are well behaved and polite. Not bad." After thinking for a while, he took off a pair of jade from his waist. "This is a meeting gift from your uncle. Please don't refuse it."
Hu Liang also gave away a pair of jade, but it was smaller.
Fei Sifu didn't know why the two of them were so polite, not only giving gifts to himself, but also to his nephew, and he felt even more uneasy.
He firmly thought in his heart that if the two of them wanted to do something beyond their authority, he would firmly resist it.
Pu Da looked at the book on the coffee table, the title of which was "Collection of Little Saints".
Pu Da and Hu Liang looked at each other and bowed respectfully to the "Collection of Little Saints".
Fei Sifu couldn't help but be surprised. The two of them were not scholars, so why were they so respectful to this book.
"The little saint has the world in his heart, he can save the Xia Dynasty from falling, and save the people from hanging upside down. If you are disrespectful, it is disrespectful." Pu Da saw Fei Sifu's stunned look, sat down calmly, and continued to explain.
Hearing that Pu Da and Hu Liang were so polite, Fei Sifu's dislike for the two people suddenly diminished.
However, he thought about giving a heavy gift as soon as he came, which was obviously a request, and he secretly became wary.
Although Pu Da and Hu Liang are businessmen, they still have time to read because they believe in Judaism.
Pu Da opened the "Collection of Little Saints" and saw that he had many comments in "The Way of All Things".
He couldn't help but salute Fei Si again: "I admire you for your great talent."
"I'm just a scholar, why is there such a great talent?" Fei Sifu asked in confusion while returning the courtesy.
Pu Da pointed to the annotations in the book and sighed deeply: "Zizhong, you have studied "The Tao of All Things" very deeply, and you actually have annotations and insights, which are far inferior to those below."
"The two shopkeepers also like "The Tao of All Things"?" Fei Sifu asked happily, as if he had found someone with the same idea.
"Of course," Pu Da also imitated the tone of a scholar, "since it is "The Way of All Things", it is not only helpful for officialdom, battlefields, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, etc., it is also helpful for business."
Fei Sifu felt incredible: "Is it also helpful for business?"
"The principles of all things are universal. Business is nothing more than buying and selling, and earning the price difference. The way of balance is also the way of price. If there is more, it will fall, and if there is less, it will rise. The south needs the north because there is less; Things are transported from the south to the north because there are many. When there is no transportation, supply and demand are balanced." Pu Da combined "The Way of All Things" with his own business experience and came to this conclusion.
"You are really my teacher." Hu Liang, who was standing next to him, also listened with interest. He bowed his hands and said in admiration to Pu Da, "Liang's business is not as good as Pu Da's, but he doesn't understand "The Way of All Things" deeply. He didn't expect it to be so profound. also."
"I am not a teacher. If I were a teacher, I would be a little sage." Pu Da shook his head. "The little sage has already written "The Tao of All Things". How to draw parallels and how to understand is just a matter of personal understanding."
"This is exactly the principle, as the saying goes, the teacher introduces the door, and the practice depends on the individual." Fei Sifu also felt deeply.
Pu Da couldn't help but sigh deeply: "It turns out that the three of us all have a teacher."
"Why do all three of us have a teacher? Zizhong is an official, and we are businessmen." At this point, Hu Liang's voice gradually became smaller, feeling deeply inferior.
"Yes, the three of us all have a teacher, and that is the little saint." Seeing Hu Liang lowering his head in inferiority, Fei Sifu said decisively.
Pu Da bowed deeply and said, "Zizhong is really a gentleman. He clearly knows that we are businessmen, but he doesn't dislike us."
"This is the greatness of the little sage. "The Way of All Things" is indeed the way of all things. It can balance all things." Fei Sifu was not moved by Pu Da's words, but sighed at "The Way of All Things". .
Thanks to the book "The Way of All Things" and the words of a teacher named Pu Da, the three of them unknowingly became more and more involved.
After talking about it, the three of them chatted all over the world about "The Tao of All Things", and the conversation became more and more intimate, which seemed to mean that the Taoyuan Three were sworn brothers.
Even Hu Liang couldn't help but glance at Pu Da and motioned for him to come forward and come directly to a peach garden to form a sworn brotherhood.
Pu Da shook his head, knowing that it would be unrealistic if the three of them really came to a Taoyuan to form a sworn brotherhood. After all, they were businessmen, and Fei Sifu was not only a fellow Jinshi, but also an official.
Hu Liang saw disappointment in his eyes when he saw Pu Da's actions.
Pu Da suddenly bowed his hands to Fei Sifu and asked: "Do scholars have a goal in studying, to cultivate their moral character, manage their families, govern their country, and bring peace to the world?"
"Exactly, this is our pursuit, what's wrong?" Fei Sifu asked puzzledly. This question is very simple and there is no need to consider it at all.
Pu Da suddenly gritted his teeth and bowed deeply to Fei Sifu: "Your Majesty, do you still have thousands of people who need to be saved?"
"Your Majesty, you still have thousands of people who need to be saved?" Hu Liang understood immediately and bowed deeply.
"What are you talking about? You can't say anything nonsense." Fei Sifu was so frightened that he suddenly stood up from his seat and stepped aside.
"Ah." A woman's scream came from behind the screen, because there was someone behind the screen, and it was a woman.
Pu Da and Hu Liang were shocked. They did not expect that there was someone behind the screen, and she was also a woman.
Things became far beyond what they both expected, and both of them turned pale.
