My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

Wencai was originally very happy to hear this. He was imagining himself as the eldest brother of Qingyun Temple, with dozens of fellow disciples serving him every day and a wonderful life. But suddenly he was demoted to the kitchen. He felt extremely disappointed.

So he immediately stood up and said loudly, "I am the eldest brother, how can I go to the kitchen?"

Uncle Jiu looked at Wencai's swollen face and got furious. He immediately shouted, "Kneel down in front of the statue of the Three Pure Ones and make an honest confession. You spend all day eating and sleeping and do nothing."

When Wencai saw that Uncle Jiu was angry, he immediately wilted. He knelt in front of the statue of the Three Pure Ones, looking back every few steps. As for whether he made any self-examination or not, no one knew.

At this time, Uncle Jiu turned to look at Jiang Li and said, "According to what you said, those who copy scriptures, grow vegetables, clean the house, and even cook in the kitchen, don't they all need to have the talent for cultivation?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "That's true. As long as their character is up to par, we can teach them some martial arts when the time comes."

Uncle Jiu nodded and said, "It will be much easier to recruit disciples this way."

Jiang Li smiled evilly and said, "Master, the problem now doesn't seem to be the number of disciples, right?"

"The biggest problem now is that you have to convince a few senior sisters and junior brothers first. Only with this foundation will you be qualified to discuss the following issues!"

Uncle Jiu's face turned red when he heard this, and he turned to look at Zhe Gu who was trying hard to hold back a smile, and after thinking for a long time he couldn't speak.

Seeing that Uncle Jiu was about to back off again, Jiang Li fanned the flames and said, "It seems that Master doesn't value the Taoist sect and the inheritance of Mount Mao that much."

"Now it's so difficult for me to just give in in front of my fellow disciples and sisters. It seems that the previous calls for revitalizing Maoshan and strengthening the Taoist sect were just slogans."

As he said this, he showed a disdainful expression.

When Uncle Jiu saw this, he knew that Jiang Li was trying to provoke him, but he was still so angry that his face turned red. However, he did not lose his temper in the end.

Instead, after thinking for a while, he bowed respectfully to Zhe Gu and said, "Although my disciple is a little eccentric sometimes, I think what he said just now makes some sense."

"We are all fellow disciples of Qianhe Simu and I. If we can unite, we can achieve something. I hope you can lend me a helping hand, Senior Sister."

Zhe Gu was so happy at this moment. As the saying goes, one who stands in a towering water tower gets the moon first. She was not afraid that he would not be attracted by her after spending so much time together.

So she immediately agreed and said, "Since you are dedicated to strengthening Maoshan, then I, as your senior sister, will naturally help you."

"How about this, you pick someone to accompany Mu Xi and go move all my belongings here. From now on, I will practice here and develop a business for your Qingyun Temple."

Wencai, who was kneeling in the hall as punishment, immediately responded, "I'll go, I'll go. I know the way over there."

Uncle Jiu's face darkened when he heard this, "Kneel down right there. If you dare to interrupt me again, you won't have dinner tonight."

After some discussion, Jiang Li finally returned to the Jiang family to gather a team and follow An Muxi to Dongtou Village.

Of course it’s too late today, so we can only wait until tomorrow morning to set off.

After a night's rest, Jiang Li and An Muxi set off with eight carriages and a dozen people. As for why they needed so many carriages.

It was because Zhe Gu had stayed in Dongtou Village for many years, and there were really a lot of things in the Taoist temple. There were five or six ceramic statues of various heights. It took more than a dozen people to lift and move them, and it took a lot of effort.

Fortunately, after piling and stacking again, they finally pulled all the things back to Qingyun Temple.

After a busy day, Jiang Li found Uncle Jiu in the side hall, who was chanting for the evil baby and the red-clothed female ghost. Jiang Li couldn't help but ask, "Master, how are you going to deal with those red-clothed female ghosts and the little ghosts under her?"

Uncle Jiu stopped reciting the Taoist scriptures and turned to Jiang Li and said, "Besides saving you, is there any other way?"

Jiang Li smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Master, can you train those unconscious ghosts, just like the two ghosts of Mao Shanming, and let them become guardian gods or train a team of ghost soldiers?"

Uncle Jiu frowned when he heard this and said, "The guardian generals are fine, but what's the use of the ghost soldiers?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "It doesn't have to be a ghost soldier. I'm just giving an example. What I mean is that apart from those evil ghosts that harm people, the others with pure hearts can be subdued!"

Uncle Jiu heard this and said, "There's no rush for this matter. Now that your uncle Zhegu has come to Qingyun Temple, do you have any ideas on how to develop her business?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "It's easy. You just need to put up a sign at the entrance of the temple, write down our business scope on it, and then send disciples to tell the pilgrims!"

Uncle Jiu frowned when he heard this and said, "I'm afraid the effect won't be very obvious, right?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Of course, but you seem to have forgotten that we have an ally. It's very lively there!"

Uncle Jiu heard this and said, "You are talking about..."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "It's Huang Silang. I think there are so many believers there that there must be some who want to have children, but he doesn't have that ability. Most of the time he will persuade them to let nature take its course. After a long time, he will definitely be exposed."

"Now that we have this additional business, as long as we link it up, all three of us can benefit."

Uncle Jiu smiled brightly upon hearing this and said, "Yes, this is a happy situation for everyone, which is the best. I will go to talk to your uncle tomorrow."

The next day, after Jiang Li and his fellow disciples finished their morning exercises, they led the convoy back to the Jiang family.

After returning to the Jiang family, they took a few Taoist scriptures and went to Daxian Mountain. When Jiang Li took Jiang Youxiao and Jiang Youti to find Huang Silang's temple, he saw that there was a lot of noise in front of the small temple and there was a long queue of believers.

Mao Shanming was helping Huang Silang to answer questions for some believers, while Huang Silang's wife set up a small stall outside to sell incense, candles and paper money, and her business was quite good.

It was not until lunchtime when all the people who had burnt incense had finished their worship that Jiang Li came forward and asked Huang Silang, "How is Huang Daxian these days? Are you satisfied with your current life?"

Huang Silang laughed and said, "Satisfied, satisfied."

"Oh, by the way, come and try this tribute. It tastes different from the ones you grow yourself."

Jiang Li took a corn bun, took a bite and said, "It's really different, hard and cold."

Huang Silang said, "Humph, you really don't know what's good. There is a pure power of faith and incense in this. You can't get it anywhere else!"

Jiang Li looked at Huang Silang's smug expression and asked, "Are there any of your believers who are seeking marriage or children?"

Huang Silang's face fell when he heard this and he said, "Your book doesn't even mention marriage, and I have no idea how to have a child. I'm afraid there will be problems if things go on for too long."

Jiang Li was waiting for this sentence and said immediately, "For matters concerning marriage, you can ask Mao Shanming to contact a few matchmakers. For matters concerning the birth of a child, just come to me, Mao Shan."

Huang Silang was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Yes, isn't it just right to find a matchmaker to solve the marriage problem?"

"But does your master have the ability to give birth to a child? How come I don't know about it?"