The Multiverse Starting from White Deer Plain

Not only the old man selling glutinous rice balls left, but a group of scholars who had just loudly talked about state affairs also went on a boat trip on the West Lake to embrace the beautiful lady on the flower boat, and left the shore of the West Lake. Google search reading

It's a little lonely here.

Only three or four groups of people pass by here occasionally.

"It's time to go back."

"Although the law stipulates that the trafficking of children under ten years old, even if the other family is voluntary, will be regarded as human robbery and be severely punished. Those who are trafficked as slaves will be sentenced to hanging; those who are trafficked as domestic slaves will be exiled for three thousand miles. Anyone who takes a person as his concubine or descendant will be sentenced to three years in prison... The "Song Hui Yao" even explicitly states that if officials turn a blind eye to human trafficking, the court will severely punish them."

"But after all, I am only six or seven years old now. If I go out for a long time, my parents in this life will be worried."

Bai Gui looked at the sparkling lake and thought to himself.

Lin'an is now the new capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the public security is acceptable. Moreover, West Lake is a tourist attraction, so running out from home to play for a while is not a big thing to worry about. However, if it goes on for a long time and he has not returned, he will be Parents in this life are worried.

(Lin'an is not the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. It is officially defined as a "temporary settlement place", referred to as "Lin'an". It is regarded as the place where the imperial court is "immediately present", which means the place where the emperor lives when he tours the world, not the capital. . This is a warning to all the people in the world that Zhao and Song will not forget the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and return to the old capital.)

Although he doesn't mind if his parents in this world worry about such a trivial matter, if he wants his parents in this world to treat him as an equal, he must show a stable character and gain trust step by step.

Although the water droplets are small, they gradually fill up the big container.

But just as Bai Gui was about to return home, he met a young boy of the same age as him after taking only ten steps.

The corner boy stood where the glutinous rice dumpling vendor had been, complaining to himself: "I only went home to get money for a short while, and the glutinous rice dumpling vendor left."

Although his voice was soft and undetectable, when his lips moved, it fell into the ears of those who were interested.

Bai Gui's heart moved and he made some guesses.

"I think Xiongtai has a good face. I wonder what your last name is and where you live?"

he asked with his hands raised.

Although the two of them are children, you can tell by looking at their clothes and manners that they are children who have entered elementary school. Children who have entered elementary school are naturally different from children playing in the market. They are very particular about using etiquette, just like adults.

"My family lives at the entrance of Guanxiang."

"Li Jiangshisheng's medicine shop at Guanxiangkou. I am an apprentice there. By the way, my surname is Xu Mingxian and my name is Xu Xian. The shopkeeper of the herbal medicine shop is my cousin."

The boy in charge was startled for a moment, and when he saw that it was a boy of the same size as him, he felt relieved, and without much defense, he told his whole story.

"So that's why."

"My family lives in Qinghe Street, near Qiantang Gate. Bai's Cloth Shop is owned by my family. Last time I bought medicine, I went to Guanxiangkou Herbal Medicine Shop to grab medicine. No wonder it's so familiar."

Bai Gui smiled and revealed his identity.

In Lin'an City, the entrance of Guanxiang is not far from Qinghe Street, and the herbal medicine shop is a place where people come and go. Therefore, what he said was not a lie. He did go to the herbal medicine store at Guanxiangkou to grab some medicine, but he didn't meet Xu Xian at the herbal medicine store.

Although the two had not interacted with each other before, Xu Xian was young and Bai Gui was about the same age as him, so they quickly became familiar with each other, and complained to Bai Gui that he came late this time and missed the time to buy glutinous rice balls.

"The old man said he will come tomorrow."

"Brother Xu, don't worry."

Bai Gui comforted.

Although Lu Zu said that he would sell glutinous rice balls again tomorrow, he understood that this opportunity only came once, and the gods were not so free. Maybe the old man selling glutinous rice balls will come again tomorrow, but this old man selling glutinous rice balls is no longer Lu Zu, but an ordinary ordinary person.

This seemed to be his opportunity to steal Xu Xian.

actually not.

Two elixirs, the first elixir was given to him by Lu Zu because he was a child prodigy because he was smart. The second elixir was given to Bai Fugui by Lu Zu in order to bring about karma in his previous life. The two elixirs have nothing to do with Xu Xian.

To put it bluntly, even if Xu Xian took the "glutinous rice balls" cooked by Lu Zu, he would not be able to digest them. Because there is no Taoist method of taking bait and Taoist internal power digestion elixir, after taking it, it will be blocked in the abdominal cavity. Difficult to digest and excrete. Xu Xian's family will definitely come to look for Lu Dongbin again, so Lu Dongbin can take the elixir out of Xu Xian's belly and give it to White Snake practicing in the lake.

In a simple word, Xu Xian was not blessed to receive this opportunity.

So Xu Xian came to buy glutinous rice balls and took the elixir, which was just a medium to transfer the cause and effect. Lu Zu used Xu Xian's hand to give the elixir to White Snake.

Don't be concerned with cause and effect, just do it with skillful hands.

And because Xu Xian had the kindness to give the elixir, a cause and effect was formed. After White Snake attained enlightenment, she pledged herself to Xu Xian in this life, and after repaying her kindness, the calamity was fulfilled, and she was able to attain enlightenment and ascend...

But this is really not a good thing for Xu Xian.

Just a marriage.

There will be many hardships to endure in the future.

It is better not to have this kind of marriage, and to be ordinary is the real thing.

Therefore, Xu Xian just acted as a pawn in this calculation. It seemed that he gained some benefits, but in fact he lost more.

But this matter is different for Bai Gui.

Xu Xian is a mortal, and he can make the White Lady use her body to prevaricate him in this life. But Bai Gui is an Earth Immortal who is about to become an immortal, so this kindness cannot be repaid so easily.

"Why."

"I'll do it again tomorrow."

Xu Xian sighed.

If I eat rice dumplings tomorrow, I won’t be as hungry as I am now.

…

After saying goodbye to Xu Xian.

Bai Gui sent a copper coin and loaded an ox cart. After a short while, he returned to his home in this world, Bai's Cloth Shop on Qinghe Street.

"I am a rich young master. If you are gone, how will your mother and I live?"

Seeing the boy servant calling the young master back, a plump and beautiful woman quickly walked out of the backyard and complained.

"I took a trip to West Lake."

"No big deal..."

"I heard from my father a few days ago that business has been bad recently, and there are more people outing in West Lake, so I went to West Lake to have a look, and I gained a little bit."

Bai Gui let Bai Li hold his chubby little hand and explained patiently.

"West Lake? Silk business?"

Bai Li was stunned for a moment, and looked at her six-year-old son. She was stunned. She really didn't expect that her son was so "promising". He ran out not to play secretly, but to observe the family business.

"What's the gain?"

She comes from a scholarly family. Although she comes from a small family, her knowledge is much better than that of ordinary village women.

"The imperial court does not want to make the Northern Expedition, so the army will inevitably return to the court and fill the forbidden area..."

"And after so many years of the Northern Expedition, there have been countless casualties, so every family must be in poverty. At this time... white cloth will sell much better than usual. Mom can tell daddy to buy a large amount of white cloth immediately for later use. And the northerners used it in mourning battles. Most of them are willow, and willow is cheap, so our family can hoard it..."

"But everything should be done in moderation. It doesn't cost much money to mourn. When you buy mourning clothes or white cloth, you can just give them as gifts. This can protect the reputation of the store and make money."

Bai Gui analyzed calmly.

Although it may seem unethical to make this kind of money, it is not earned by anyone who makes it. This is where businessmen take their righteousness lightly. Similarly, he asked Bai's Cloth Shop to buy a large amount of white cloth to make willow wood. When selling it, the price was slightly higher than usual, but if it were based on the normal market price, and others went to other stores to buy it, the price would be even higher. , even more outrageous.

"My son is really a child prodigy..."

Bai Li's beautiful eyes lit up and she said happily.

When the Northern Expeditionary Army returned to the DPRK, every family was bound to be in a state of poverty. Bai's Cloth Shop had already received the news and was secretly stocking up on white cloth as a backup, so the first half of Bai Gui's sentence was not surprising. But the second half of the sentence makes people feel great wisdom.

To make mourning sticks (mourning sticks), you can use paulownia wood, bamboo poles, willows, etc., for example, "Youxue Qionglin" says, "The knot of the father is outside, so the stick is taken from bamboo, and the knot of the mother is inside, so the stick is taken from pong. ", but it is best to use willow wood, because the word "liu" in Liutong means to cherish and retain. As the saying goes, "If you plant pimples on locust trees, you will plant sticks on willow trees." If you plant willow trees, your descendants will prosper.

In addition, in addition to this point, the materials used for mourning vary from place to place. Northerners mostly use willow wood or sorghum poles with roots when making mourning rituals, but southerners mostly use bamboo poles and tung poles.

Many members of the Northern Expedition were from the north. After a death or injury, when they were buried, according to the custom, they would be the first to use willow poles as mourning rituals. When Bai's Cloth Shop sells mourning clothes, giving away willow poles is equivalent to throwing them in. The good news is that business will definitely prosper a lot.

Even if only a thousand people go to Bai's Cloth Shop to buy mourning clothes, Bai's Cloth Shop will still make a profit!

And this is something most people would never imagine.

Even if I think of it, I won't announce it to the public, let alone sell it in a bundle like Bai Gui. Because selling cloth will not be associated with mourning.

The customs of northerners... how could southerners think of it!

"My son has helped my mother and your father a lot."

"I'm going to ask your father to quickly buy and cut down the willow trees near Lin'an."

Bai Li's eyes were filled with brilliance and he said quickly.

She was not only happy because of the big business, but also because her son was so smart. The latter brings more joy than the former.