Rebirth and daily cultivation

August 21st.

Jiang Ning got up early, had some breakfast with Xue Yuantong, and then rented a mountain bike.

Xue Yuantong was curious: "Isn't it riding a horse?"

Jiang Ning discussed with the owner of the bike shop and asked him to install a comfortable back seat on the mountain bike by adding money.

He patted the soft car seat: "Come up."

"Well, okay." Xue Yuantong adjusted his posture and sat up obediently.

Just like before going to and from school, Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong and drove in a strange city. They passed through the city and entered the wild road.

The grassland in August is endless green, with the green field-like carpets on both sides gradually receding, making you feel like you are in a fairyland.

Jiang Ning followed the road, kept going up, and climbed slowly.

Xue Yuantong was watching from the back row. She remembered the poem she once learned, "The sky is like a dome, covering the four fields."

Under the sky, there was endless silence, as if they were the only ones left, and there seemed to be a big river flowing in the distance.

Xue Yuantong realized firsthand the insignificance of human beings.

Suddenly, a deep and powerful cry came from the sky.

Xue Yuantong looked up and saw an eagle spreading its wings, circling and soaring.

"Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning, look, what a big eagle!" she exclaimed.

She clearly saw that the eagle's wings were not flapping at all, but it kept flying in the sky.

Jiang Ning: "Do you want to fly?"

Xue Yuantong said without thinking, "Of course I do."

"Hold tight." Jiang Ning said, and he shook the handlebars, drifting 180 degrees on the spot, with the front of the car facing downwards.

Ahead is a long road with an altitude difference of 1,000 meters.

Xue Yuantong stretched his head from behind him and looked down. The eastern sun shone on the hillside, the river flowed deep into the grassland, and forests and river valleys dotted the grassland.

Jiang Ning stepped on the pedal, and the mountain bike drove down the road under the influence of gravity.

Jiang Ning pedaled faster and faster, Xue Yuantong hugged him tightly, and the green people on both sides quickly retreated, as fast as if they were flying.

"Chirp~chirp~" There was another sound in the sky above our heads.

Xue Yuantong raised his head again. In the clear blue sky, the eagle spread its wings and stood still. It turned out that it was not stationary, but the mountain bike was traveling too fast, actually at the same speed as the eagle flying.

Under the howling wind, Xue Yuantong hid her little face behind Jiang Ning, and her voice rang out from the wind:

"Jiang Ning, pass it quickly, pass it quickly!"

Just at the curve ahead, the mountain bike rushed to the edge in an instant with the help of the downhill force, and Xue Yuantong's heart almost jumped out of his chest.

Jiang Ning held the handlebars and exerted a strong force, forcing the mountain bike to bend.

The car drew a thrilling arc and passed through the curve perfectly. The road down was even steeper, and the car's speed soared again.

The sheep on the grassland disappeared in a flash, and the shepherd froze in shock.

The eagle in the sky followed him all the way.

Jiang Ning raised his hand, and the eagle's flying height suddenly dropped, and it actually flew this way.

Originally, Xue Yuantong was a little happy when he saw the eagle getting closer to them.

But as the eagle got closer and closer, its appearance was exposed, its wingspan was nearly two meters, and it had a pair of claws like iron hooks. She gradually became afraid.

She did not forget that the eagle is a large raptor carnivore. It is a top predator in the biological chain, as famous as lions and tigers, and has no natural enemies.

"Jiang Ning Jiang Ning!" she reminded.

"Don't panic." Jiang Ning calmly stopped the mountain bike.

Xue Yuantong quickly got out of the car, and Jiang Ning stopped the bike and faced the eagle spreading its wings in the sky.

When the eagle passed overhead, a stream of air passed by.

Jiang Ning stretched out his hands, as if searching for something from a bag, and grabbed the eagle's talon. He pulled it casually and grabbed the eagle from the sky.

The eagle fluttered twice, closed its wings in fear, and did not dare to move. At that moment, it almost thought it was dead.

Xue Yuantong was surprised and happy. She came forward and took a closer look.

The eagle has dark brown feathers. It is very strong and graceful, especially the curve of its beak, which is very sharp.

What surprised Xue Yuantong the most was its eyes, which were full of the majesty of a king.

She almost thought she was dreaming: "Is it sick?"

Otherwise, how could the majestic air overlord be caught by Jiang Ning?

Jiang Ning stretched out her fingers and flicked the eagle's head and fed it a pill. The eagle moved its beak, raised its head and swallowed it.

Xue Yuantong plucked up the courage, reached out and touched it, smiling happily.

The poor air overlord was played with by the little girl.

…

On the night of the 21st, the guest house.

Xue Yuantong was packing his luggage. Jiang Ning was sitting by the floor-to-ceiling window, admiring the grassland scenery in the distance. He asked:

"Aren't you looking at the sea?"

I remember that last year, Xue Yuantong wanted to see the sea. Before setting off this time, her list of plans also included seeing the sea.

They have been traveling for the past month. They have climbed mountains, swam in lakes, and entered the prairie, but they have not seen the sea.

"Don't look at it." Xue Yuantong folded his clothes.

"Oh, aren't you sorry?" Jiang Ning said. The remaining time was actually enough to see the sea.

Xue Yuantong smiled: "It's good to have regrets!"

She continued: "Besides, Chu Chu hasn't seen the sea yet. I want to wait until the summer vacation of my senior year of high school to go out with her!"

…

22nd.

Train from Taishi to Yuzhou.

Zhang Chi was holding a snakeskin bag and standing at the junction of the train carriages. His eyes filled the seats and he was cursing in his heart.

The reason why Zhang Chi appeared on the train was not because he went mountain climbing.

However, some time ago, Zhang Chi got tired of carrying cement.

Think of him as a well-educated student who knew astronomy and geography, but he could only make money by carrying cement. The repetitive and boring work deeply hurt his proud heart.

Of course, the main reason is that you can't make money carrying cement.

Zhang Chi was jealous of the young owner of the cement factory who could drive a BMW at a young age. He cursed him.

But Zhang Chi wants to be that kind of person.

He knew that even if he carried cement for a lifetime, he would not be able to become that kind of person.

Zhang Chi has never been a conservative person. When Shan Kaiquan and Yu Wen expressed their thoughts on climbing Mount Tai in the group, Zhang Chi quickly grasped the business opportunity.

A bucket of instant noodles for 15 yuan!

If he could sell instant noodles on Mount Taishan, wouldn't he make a lot of money?

That night, Zhang Chi bought a ticket to Mount Tai and purchased 50 barrels of instant noodles for less than two yuan a barrel.

Ideally, if a barrel sells for 15 yuan, the profit is more than 13 yuan, and 50 barrels is a profit of 600 to 700 yuan!

It’s simply a no-cost deal. As for the tickets to Mount Tai?

Zhang Chi looks like the person who bought the tickets? He smuggled directly into Mount Tai.

Then, as a mortal, he transported 50 barrels of instant noodles up the mountain in snakeskin bags.

As a result, when they got to the mountain, Zhang Chi discovered that bubble noodles require boiling water!

He didn't boil water!

The water on Mount Tai is sold more expensive than usual!

Then Zhang Chi remembered Yan Tianpeng, so he contacted Yan Tianpeng, bought him a ticket to Mount Tai, and asked him to bring several large thermos bottles of boiled water up the mountain. Yan Tianpeng lived up to expectations.

After carrying four thermos bottles in one go, two of them were broken on the way up the mountain. Zhang Chi struggled to sell a few barrels of instant noodles. After thinking about it carefully, the two of them shared the profit. Why didn't they earn as much as carrying cement, and they were even more tired!

Zhang Chi chatted privately with Shan Kaiquan and learned about Jiang Ning's glorious deeds of eating hot pot on the mountain that day.

That day, Zhang Chi lowered his head and stared at the steamed buns brought up from the mountain, feeling extremely frustrated.

But the sudden flash of inspiration often comes at a time of frustration.

He suddenly thought of a new product - self-heating hot pot.

So the two formed a partnership, with Yan Tianpeng taking the initiative to contact the merchant and purchase 50 boxes of self-heating hot pot at a price of 15 yuan a pack.

The two of them worked hard to transport the self-heating hot pot to Mount Tai and started selling it. At first, it was sold for 50 yuan, but no one bought it. Later, the price was reduced to 40, 30, and until 25 yuan, no tourists were willing to try it.

After two days of hard work, I finally bought 50 boxes of self-heating hot pot. The profit totaled 500 yuan, which was divided equally between the two, 250 yuan each.

After careful calculation, it is still not as good as carrying cement.

Moreover, when dividing the stolen goods, Yan Tianpeng didn't ask for much, which made Zhang Chi suspicious.

While Yan Tianpeng was asleep, he checked his mobile phone and found that the self-heating hot pot manufacturer Yan Tianpeng contacted had a purchase price of only 10 yuan!

Zhang Chi was furious and had a verbal conflict with Yan Tianpeng, almost fighting on the top of Mount Tai.

Afterwards, Zhang Chi thought about how he had not been able to eat well or sleep well on Mount Tai these days. After feeling frustrated, he bought a ticket to go back to Yuzhou alone.

As a result, I didn’t buy a hard seat, only a no seat.

After five hours without a seat, Zhang Chi finally arrived in Yuzhou. He stood on the platform with his snakeskin bag.

Next to him, boys and girls wearing Adidas sportswear looked at him with strange eyes.

Zhang Chi thought about how he suffered so much these days. Not only did he not make any money, he also lost money.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became and became extremely depressed. He took out his ticket and tore it into pieces.

After getting angry, Zhang Chi walked toward the exit of the station. However, because the ticket was broken and he could not check in and leave the station, Zhang Chi was stopped by the staff.

Either pay two yuan for a replacement ticket to leave the station, or get your previous ticket back.

Zhang Chi gritted his teeth, took out the ticket fragments, and was stunned to put them together.

…

Zhang Chi finished paying for the tickets and left the station under the bright sun.

The sun was scorching, so he didn't rush back to school. Instead, he picked up his snakeskin bag and found a nearby KFC store, ready to blow on the air conditioner and take a rest.

After all, there is no air conditioning in the school dormitory, so it will be a pain to go back.

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Zhang Chi always felt that Ken Kidd's business seemed not as good as before.

I saw a few children sitting in a corner.

The strange thing is that a few unruly children were eating quietly without any signs of fighting.

I remember that in the past, when Zhang Chi went out to eat, it was especially easy for children to chase, fight, and yell randomly in places with children.

Zhang Chi was disappointed. He had been frustrated for several days and wanted to take it out on some naughty children.

It seems there is no chance.

He found a seat, took out a bucket of instant noodles from the snakeskin bag, walked to the front desk, and asked the waiter to open the blisters for him.

The waiter who met him shocked Zhang Chi and couldn't believe it:

"Pang, Pang Jiao?"

Pang Jiao was wearing a very majestic KFC costume. When she recognized Zhang Chi, she was also stunned.

The reason why Pang Jiao came to work at Kenkid was because she had liberated her mother's independent thinking. From then on, there was no one to cook in the family.

In order to make a living, Pang Jiao came to the Ken Kidd store where her uncle was the store manager.

In school, Pang Jiao and Zhang Chi had many conflicts, but they had not seen each other for two months during the summer vacation. When they were classmates, Pang Jiao roared and laughed twice, which frightened the little boy who was taking the meal and trembled.

Zhang Chi felt guilty and emphasized: "Hot water, hot water!"

He was worried that Pang Jiao would hate him, so he soaked him in cold water.

He waited at the front desk for a while. Pang Jiao brought instant noodles. Zhang Chi touched it with his hand and found that it was indeed hot water.

Not only that, Pang Jiao gave him a chicken drumstick.

Zhang Chi was stunned and confused. Was Pang Jiao taken away?

However, due to the kindness of his classmates, Zhang Chi accepted.

He was eating instant noodles and biting chicken legs, and his life was beautiful.

Outside the door, a young woman led the little girl to the front desk to order. The little girl shouted: "Auntie, auntie, I want original chicken, original chicken!"

Pang Jiao looked worried and corrected herself: "Little girl, don't call me aunt."

She, Pang Jiao, was still a young girl, how could she be treated like this?

The little girl was angry when she saw her aunt. She called her tentatively: "Uncle...Uncle, do I want original chicken?"

Pang Jiao's self-esteem was hurt and she couldn't bear it anymore. She slapped the table and let out a "boom", her eyes like a cow widened, her nostrils swelled, and air spurted out.

The little girl was so frightened that she cried out: "Mom, mom! Ah! Bull Demon King, Bull Demon King!"

…

Yuzhou urban area, noon.

In Zhou's private restaurant, there were two tables in the large private room, all occupied by young girls of fifteen or sixteen years old.

The atmosphere is lively and friendly.

A young man in fresh clothes looked at the honest young man in the corner and said with a smile:

"Shan Xiao, is it inappropriate for you to come in school uniform for such an important occasion?"

After hearing this, the rest of the people at the table laughed and said, "Yes, Shan Xiao, today is Sister Xu's birthday!"

Shan Xiao smiled innocently and said nothing.

When the young man in fresh clothes saw that Shan Xiao didn't resist, he felt lost for a moment. He took out his brand new mobile phone and threw it on the table.

Someone immediately exclaimed: "Good guy, the fingerprint unlocked 5S has made you rich!"

The young man in fresh clothes said disdainfully: "5S is out of date a long time ago. 6 will be released soon. When 6 comes out, I will place an order immediately."

"I will give one to my girlfriend when the time comes."

As soon as this statement came out, it attracted a lot of attention.

The young man in fresh clothes said proudly: "I have to say that the iPhone is really easy to use. I suggest everyone who has money to buy an iPhone can use it for a few more years."

"Especially you, Shan Xiao, in what era are you still using key presses?"

Shan Xiao didn't answer.

Someone said: "The key is that there is no money!"

The young man in fresh clothes boasted: "If today is not Sister Xu's birthday, I will pay for it. So, next time we, a group of junior high school classmates, get together, you can choose a place of your choice."

Shan Xiaohan smiled and said: "Really? Next time I want to go to Baiyun Hotel."

Baiyun Hotel is the most high-end hotel in Yuzhou, and a meal is worth a lot of money.

A student next to him immediately said: "Forget it about Baiyun Hotel, it's too expensive."

The young man in fresh clothes glanced at Shan Xiao and continued: "Let's go to Baiyun Hotel."

Shan Xiao sincerely reminded: "How much does a table at Baiyun Hotel cost..."

The young man in fresh clothes interrupted him: "My family runs a hotel."

After he finished speaking, he pretended to pick his ears and asked, "What did you want to say just now?"

Shan Xiao: "It's okay."

After the dinner, the young man in fresh clothes waved his hand and said: "Although today is Sister Xu's birthday, think about how much she took care of me in junior high school and often copied my homework, so today, it is my treat!"

Seeing that Sister Xu was about to speak, the young man in fresh clothes said: "This little money is nothing to me."

The atmosphere suddenly reached its peak. The young man in fresh clothes went to the front desk to check out. He muttered in confusion:

"Hey, where's my wallet?"

"Damn it, my wallet is gone!"

In the silence, Shan Xiao passed by him, took out a wad of bills, threw them at the front desk, and walked out without looking back:

"You can arrange the extra money."

Just like that, everyone was left with a lonely figure.

The students were extremely shocked, as if they were meeting him for the first time!

On the way home alone, Shan Xiao took out a leather wallet, but it was empty.

Not to mention, that classmate is indeed quite rich. The brand of the wallet alone is worth several hundred.