My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 198: Beyond the Three Realms, Not Within the Five Elements
So Weidong was happy to have some free time and actually drove to the city center park to find the Taoist Priest Chi.

If Jiangzhou is the middle peninsula formed by the confluence of two rivers in the shape of a "human", with two areas on both sides, Shangzhou is not that strong, it is just a steep mountain wall standing behind the city on the riverside.

It feels like relying on this pier.

It is said that Li Bai wrote the famous line "Return to Jiangling from a thousand miles away in a day" after staying overnight here.

Therefore, many writers and poets throughout history have left messages and liked posts here, hoping to get some popularity.

The old security guard with a broken arm in his previous life certainly didn't have so much leisure time.

If you come here occasionally to climb the mountain or walk by, no one will pay attention to you.

But this time it was different. Originally, Dong Xueying was invited to join them, but the wife said that there were too many things to do in the factory, so she should go shopping instead. She had never found shopping interesting since she was a child.

Let Weidong hold the baby and walk along the mountain path.

In fact, my mind was trying hard to recall the mountain village B&Bs that I had seen in those short videos, the internet-famous B&Bs with beautiful scenic spots, and the artistic B&Bs converted from abandoned factories.

As an old bachelor who has never had a home in his life, Weidong quite likes watching this kind of videos.

Then I walked past the cool place on the ridge, and sure enough, I saw that kind of alternative person with white hair tied in a ponytail and casual clothes, painting and writing with ink, and hanging the calligraphy and paintings on a rope next to them for sale.

Weidong was a little dissatisfied. He thought, "You're going to be arrested for selling melon seeds. You've been selling calligraphy and paintings for many years. Haven't you been arrested?"

But this elegant man does seem much more classy than the melon seed seller.

But the most impressive one is definitely the Taoist temple at the back corner of the mountain ridge.

It does not have the solemnity of a temple. It is just a palm-sized depression in the cliff. Walls are built with local stones and a few clay statues are placed there, but they are not very serious.

I guess it was often destroyed in the past few years, so there was no need to make it so exquisite.

There are even a few places of worship that are simply built into the shape of a human with a few large stones, hung with red cloth and lit with incense and candles, and they are ready for business.

The incense is actually quite popular.

But what Weidong liked most was, of course, the platform made of wooden boards built on the old tree in front of the "Taoist temple" on the cliff that looked like a doghouse.

I don’t know how many years it has been polished to a shiny and thick surface. There is a bamboo chair and a small table placed there, which is very simple.

There wasn't even a railing around it, only a palm-sized copper bell hanging on a branch of an old tree.

The smell of transcendence is coming.

Just by looking at it, you can imagine getting up early in the morning, practicing Tai Chi and drinking tea here. It is such a free and easy life that even a god would not exchange it for.

Looking back at the bustling creatures in the city, they are just ants, ordinary people struggling for a living.

Just by looking at it, Wei Dong suddenly felt a sense of being away from the mundane world, and he quickly stopped daydreaming.

I've finally been reborn, and I'm not going to work just to make a living. I have to go out and explore the world.

The Taoist priest, whose robe was dirty and tattered, was very friendly to the man holding the baby who stopped to watch: "You like it too?"

Rang Weidong said sincerely: "I don't understand it, but I know that "Bin Ru Gui" is written like a friend of women."

Xianfengdaogu thought for a while, then wrote the traditional Chinese characters "帰如至賓" on the paper, and laughed heartily: "Sir, you are an interesting person!"

Damn, some people are born to live a free and easy life, or have an extraordinary temperament.

Weidong felt a little envious. He picked up the brush beside him and scribbled a picture of the riverbank on a scrap of paper. "The match factory used to have several buildings like this. Now they're going to demolish the ones facing the street and rebuild the factory. The only two buildings left are the ones closest to the river. I want to renovate them to give them a more modern feel and use them to welcome visitors."

There are many such places in cities and factories along the river, some even on the cliffs of the river bank. This may be to prevent moisture and facilitate transportation to the palm-sized stone-step pier below.

These two office-cum-warehouse buildings have three or four rooms downstairs for offices and a large open space upstairs for storage.

They are arranged in an "L" shape, and one of the buildings is basically next to the river. When Weidong took a look, he thought the river view was simply amazing. During the flood season, you can even squat on the cliff to fish. It would definitely be very impressive to watch the river battle with his wife from the window.

Someone with a celestial spirit wouldn't think of such a fuss. Look at the winding, earthworm-like river water drawn with a brush: "That's easy. Just build a big wooden platform outside the second floor of the two houses. It's perfect for drinking tea and appreciating the moon."

"I'm from the Free Market Company in Beijiaochang. We want to turn that area into a bustling factory and market, and we'll definitely have to accommodate a lot of guests. Sir, are you interested in selling calligraphy and paintings at the Free Market? And if you're interested, can you help me figure out how to turn this building into a classy hotel for guests?"

If you tell a dirty, tattered Taoist priest with white hair and a ponytail that you want to run a tasteful hotel, I guarantee that everyone in Shangzhou will say, "Dongwazi, are you crazy, boss?"

But later on, those who designed this type of B&B in domestic short videos seemed to be all dressed in such non-mainstream and eccentric ways.

This made Weidong stereotype that maybe everyone was really like this.

As a result, the other person actually looked him over and asked, "Rang Weidong?" Weidong nodded in surprise, "You've heard of me in the mountains too?"

The Taoist priest smiled and said, "You rescued the young woman and chased away the teacher. You helped women and children at the docks. You've been selling prepared food but never went into the city to make money. Now you've created a place for farmers and city dwellers to trade freely. I even heard that you're about to open a factory that can employ thousands of people, so that more people can earn a better income and live a better life. Who in the city doesn't know about these steps?"

Wei Dong was still proud in his heart, but his face was calm: "This is just a small thing I should do."

Unexpectedly, the Taoist nodded and said, "You are outside the Three Realms and not within the Five Elements. Indeed, you should have such good fortune. Come on, I'll go with you to take a look."

After saying this, he didn't even take the pens and ink from his roadside stall, and followed Weidong away in a casual manner.

In fact, Wei Dong was secretly shocked at this moment. What the hell does this mean? Does it mean that I shouldn’t be in this place in the first place, and I’m just an extra person who was reborn?
It's a pity that he didn't have a mobile phone to search for an explanation online immediately, and he didn't want to ask the other party to point it out. After all, he seemed to have heard this sentence before.

Forget it, forget it. I'll go ask my third daughter later. Doesn't she like these weird words the most?

While driving, the Taoist priest helped hold the baby. He took out a two-finger-wide Taoist talisman wrapped in red cloth from his dirty Taoist robe and inserted it into the gap between the baby's clothes. "You are a kind-hearted and blessed person. I hope you can benefit the people more, so that this life will not be in vain."

Wei Dong's steering wheel almost shook. Damn, he hated people who played tricks like this the most. Oh, yes, Shen Lao San had said that bees, swallows, and sparrows were all using this kind of weird tone to deceive people.

I won't be fooled.

It was almost noon when they crossed the bridge. The market was bustling with people in the sunny weather, allowing Weidong to sit high up and see far. The two-story office building opposite the market had already taken shape.

I slid the car over to Ding Haifeng, who was observing in casual clothes and wearing a straw hat under the shade of a tree, and said, "It's so hot, why don't we get some colorful strips of cloth to cover the open air inside the market? It'll swing back and forth, which will look nice and block the sun."

Ding Haifeng looked at the old Taoist priest without asking why he was invited. "Your ideas are so wild and unconventional, it's really beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Okay, I'll arrange it right away..."

Weidong simply gave him the car: "Buy more. Anyway, this car will be used to transport the money. Hook it up as soon as possible. The reporter from Zhuanertai is here too. Maybe we can even get some shots."

Ding Haifeng hurriedly sped up his pace, but when he got on the car by mistake, Weidong snatched his straw hat away.

Because by taking the child, the straw hat can block the bright sunlight.

The old Taoist also asked Weidong to walk with him. There were several factories lined up side by side, which would take a while longer. Weidong regretted that he should have brought Ding Haifeng with him to drive over and give it to him.

Maybe he couldn't help but show off in front of the immortal.

The match factory was already using machinery to demolish the old buildings, but after passing through the dusty factory area and following the somewhat broken cement road close to the river, you could see the two warehouses and offices next to several lush trees.

Walking under the shade of the trees, I felt refreshed all over, and the irritability I had just felt while walking disappeared without a trace.

The old houses these days all have stone foundations, gray brick walls, wooden boards for stairs, and brick-pillared corridors in front of the rooms.

Weidong was too lazy to go inside after moving the mess, so he sat outside in the shade of the stone foundation and fanned the child with his straw hat.

By the way, tell the Taoist priest what you want to do here.

The Taoist priest looked around and said, "No problem, go ahead."

Let Weidong explain to him: "Any manpower and equipment needed for the construction can be found here on site. You can ask the guy squatting at the intersection just now if you need money or materials. If he's not here, go to the new building opposite the free market and ask. I'm going to Jiangzhou again tomorrow, and I hope to make this place habitable as soon as possible. Two floors is not enough, so we should put up a tent on the roof and make the toilet clean and beautiful. We may need to receive VIPs."

The Taoist priest actually nodded and said yes.

Weidong walked away with the baby in his arms, thinking, isn't this a decoration designer? If he really has some aesthetic taste, maybe he can be introduced to Manager Zhang's decoration company.

The truth is, at this point, the book sales company, advertising company, and decoration company under the name of the arts and crafts company have all been cancelled, and we still don’t know where to find these professionals to support it.

There is no similar business in the entire market.

But he didn't go out into the street now.

Follow the small path behind these factories and go to the hemp spinning factory from the back door by the river. You can't really see the main gate.

Now hundreds or even thousands of people are crowded outside the cafeteria at the back!

In addition to preparing for lunch, I am eagerly looking forward to whether I can get a permanent position and start working and earning money after the trial in the morning.

How difficult is it to roll up sanitary napkins and put them in bags? You can do it if you wash your hands clean.

As long as the production capacity here is increased, there is no need to transport the goods by car. They can be directly sent to the two-meter-wide stone-step dock next to it and loaded onto barges. After going directly to Echang, the goods can be distributed to supply and marketing cooperatives and universities in all directions by taking advantage of the geographical advantage of being a thoroughfare connecting nine provinces.

This branch factory survived.

But Wei Dong's mind couldn't help but keep circling around what the sentence meant: "Outside the Three Realms is not within the Five Elements."

(End of this chapter)