The Shocking and Extraordinary Romance of the Great Sage

(9) Daughter's Papermaking Workshop

Chapter 52: Unknown Way

Outside Zhongtiao Mountain, there is Daughter's Papermaking Workshop, which is a papermaking operation. The paper produced became famous because of a capable woman named Deng Shiying. This sealing workshop has a history of more than a hundred years and has been passed down from ancestors. Because his father saw that his son failed to live up to expectations, broke the law, and died in prison, and his two daughters were weak and incompetent, he passed the family property and workshop to his eldest daughter Deng Shiying. After her parents passed away, Deng Shiying, who was already a capable woman in her early twenties, swore that filial piety should come first and she would pay homage to her parents for five years before marrying a man.

Since then, Deng Shiying, a talented woman, has devoted herself to the paper industry. The paper mill has been well organized and the business is booming, also because she knows how to select and employ people. Thousands of miles away, we must choose some daughters who are smart, capable, literate, and hard-working. There are more than ten daughters working in the workshop. They are:

Tang Chengjin, Shan Qinqing, Lin Xiangmiao, Ban Yushu, Bi Qingshui, Liu Yuezhuo, Ping Suhong, Fang Qiu, He Chun, Sun Fenjing, etc., etc. Some odd job helpers.

The owner of the shop, Deng Shiying, is very courageous, intelligent, quick-thinking, and a capable woman. Because her mother believed in gods and worshiped Buddha when she was still alive, she also had this belief and often prayed to gods and worshiped Buddha to bless the paper mill's business. Master Deng heard that there was a Zhang Guolao in Zhongtiao Mountain who was like a god. She was afraid that the paper industry would decline, so she took her two bold and fierce daughters, Tang Chengjin and Shan Qinqing, to invite him all the way.

The three of them drove to the Hengshan Temple where Zhang Guo lived, but no one was there, so they waited patiently and looked around. All the Taoists in the temple said they were going back, but they didn't come back when they were waiting. Master Deng was anxious, so he decided to invite him again another day and drove back. As I was driving along, I suddenly heard singing coming from the mountains. If you listen carefully, you can only hear the loud and deep meaning of the song, which reaches the ear drum: the teacher does not know the way, and the learning skills are not advanced.

Paying homage to a teacher in one place, receiving instruction in hundreds of places.

Three hundred and sixty lines, the best in every line.

A bookworm is a literary artist, an art lover is a skilled craftsman.

Moral conduct is important, and teaching skills should be taught first.

If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

The medicine has a secret recipe, and the medicine comes in a boat.

There is no shortage of people for the land to work on, and there is no shortage of food for the people on the land.

Another folk song:

A plane without corners cannot push the surface straight, a chisel without corners cannot cut squarely.

A quick ax is not afraid of knotted firewood, a sharp saw is not afraid of thick trees.

Jing Taosan will eat good water, and he will be strong in martial arts from the third division.

The female workshop leader and her two followers were fascinated by what they heard, so they stopped the carriage, turned over, held the handle of the carriage, and got out of the carriage. Deng Shiying said:"You two little girls, I've heard that the old man Zhang Guo I want to invite often writes love songs, so it must be him. Let's go find him quickly. It's a worthwhile trip." The second little girl nodded, Then he followed the owner of the workshop to look for it. But there was still a glimpse of the singer, and he couldn't even find any trace of his whereabouts. So he was very disappointed and got into the carriage, whipped and hurried back.

On this day, the paper mill has a day off. Undaunted, Deng Shiying took two female workers, Tang Chengjin and Shan Qinqing, back to drive the carriage to the Beiyue Temple in Hengshan Mountain. By chance, Zhang Guolao was nowhere to be seen. Asking the apostle, the elder stroking his beard said as if:"Almsgiver, there are many people who want to invite Zhang Guo. I am afraid that someone from outside the mountain will invite me. Please come back another day." Master Deng bowed and saluted, and the two followers also After the ceremony, Deng Shiying explained his intention and asked to be conveyed. After listening to the Taoist priest's enthusiasm, he didn't say anything.