Joyful Zen

"Green grass, rivers are picturesque, what a beautiful mountain and river!" A voice sounded abruptly in a country lane, startled by the sound of frogs and birds chirping.

"Pfft!"

A sweet laughter came suddenly, but it was a cardamom girl who was only fourteen or fifteen years old.

"Master, this West River is nothing more than a small river. How can it be compared to a river? What you said is wrong!" The girl looked at the turbulent West River beside her, and said with a smile, like spring water jingling, Extra sweet.

In front of the girl, a young man in black brocade was sitting on a wicker chair, carried by porters at the front and back, looking very stable and at ease.And this person is Liu Muqing who came all the way from Meigu City.

Liu Muqing laughed but didn't care, said: "Chunmei, you are going to return home soon, how is it, are you happy?"

"Happy, I would like to thank the young master for the reward. If it weren't for you, young master, how could I have bought so many things, young master, thank you Chunmei!" The young girl of cardamom age is naturally Chunmei.After getting the news that Liu Muqing was going to Zuojiazhuang, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep, and what surprised her even more was that the young master rewarded her with many things, which made her feel like returning home.

Liu Muqing smiled again. Those things are rare for ordinary people, but they are dispensable for him. At this moment, he also deeply understands the feeling of local tyrants. Think about those local tyrants and office workers in his previous life. The difference in value was immediately clear to him psychologically.

Zuojiazhuang, a village with beautiful mountains and clear waters, is close to continuous mountains, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the transportation is not very inconvenient, so the people in this place can be called outstanding, and the people in the village can be considered rich. Of course, the premise is that you are willing Work hard and be willing to suffer.However, the same rice feeds all kinds of people. There are capable people in the village, and there are also people who are lazy and unable to make ends meet. Liu's head family is one of them.

In the past, Liu Tootou's house must have been deserted in front of the door, and even the neighbors in the neighborhood would not come to the door, but today it is different. This deserted, broken yard has become lively for the first time. It was Liu Chunmei, the daughter of Liu Toutou's family, who came back from the city.

Standing in this dilapidated house, Liu Muqing seemed out of place with everything here, but he didn't care, and kept looking around, like a donkey friend visiting.

And behind Liu Muqing, there is a pair of peasant men and women with honest but flattering faces. Both of them are in their 50s and [-]s, with ragged clothes and thin faces. They look at Liu Muqing with fear and envy.

Chunmei stood behind Liu Muqing, her eyes fell on the middle-aged man and woman behind her from time to time, and her eyes turned red before she knew it, especially when she saw the younger brother who was already thin and out of shape, she felt even more sad. come from.

"Father! Mother! Why are you still acting like this? Don't you really want to starve my little brother to death?" Chunmei couldn't hold back anymore and she burst into tears for a moment, which made people feel very distressed.

This middle-aged man and woman are naturally Chunmei's parents. Hearing Chunmei's question at this moment, they couldn't help but feel blocked in their hearts. Just as they were about to refute, they saw the young man in brocade clothes. They couldn't help feeling a little scared. Glancing at it, she rolled her eyes and said, "Chunmei, it's not that parents want to do this, it really can't be blamed on us, you don't know..."

As for the reason behind it, Liu Muqing was not interested in listening any more. He looked down at the skinny boy who was only five or six years old, and he was not as tall as a three or four-year-old kid. From this, it can be seen that he was caused by severe malnutrition.

"Do you want to sell this kid?" Liu Muqing suddenly knelt down and asked Chunmei's younger brother, as if looking at a piece of goods.

When the middle-aged man and woman heard this, their eyes lit up immediately, and they hurriedly said: "Sell! Sell! Sell! This young man has really good eyesight. I don't know...how much can you pay? This is the last of our Liu family It’s an only seedling, and if the price is too low, I will never sell it!”

Perhaps because they wanted a good price, the middle-aged couple began to boast about their children's cleverness and so on, but these became extremely disgusting in Liu Muqing's eyes.

Liu Muqing waved his hands and suddenly laughed, and asked, "How much are you going to ask for?"

"Ten...ten taels of silver, yes! We will never sell it without ten taels of silver!" The two looked at each other and quickly came up with a price.

Liu Muqing waved his hand, and said to the person behind him: "Let them sign and pledge, and give them ten taels of silver. From now on, this little guy has nothing to do with your Liu family. Chunmei will take good care of your brother, and wait for him to recover." Alright, let him be my bookboy!"

Chunmei was already sobbing at this moment, she knew that it was the young master who decided to buy the younger brother because of her face, after all, ten taels of silver could buy five beautiful maids in Meigu City.Thinking of this, Chunmei couldn't help but make up her mind, even if the young master asked her to die, she would go without hesitation.

After leaving ten taels of silver to the lazy couple, Liu Muqing no longer had any interest in staying here. She glanced at the couple coldly, turned her head and left.Don't say leave them ten taels of silver, even if you give them hundreds of taels, they will still starve to death in the end.

Walking in this not-so-big village, Chunmei led the way to the Earth Temple she mentioned. Along the way, there were many simple peasant uncles and Liu Muqing saying hello, which made him feel happier. Some.

Chunmei hugged her little brother along the way, her face was full of happiness and she seemed to have forgotten the unhappiness just now, but the little boy in her arms was a little scared, even if she brought him a piece of shortbread, he would not Dare to eat blatantly.

"Young Master, you will go to the Earth Temple when you leave here. I used to play there when I was young, and I know him very well!" Chunmei smiled and said to Liu Muqing on the rattan chair.

"Sister, are you going to the Earth Temple?" The younger brother who had not spoken all this time suddenly spoke out, although the voice was very low, but how could it be hidden from Liu Muqing's ears.

Liu Muqing looked down at the little guy, and said: "Yes, I heard that the Earth Temple in your village is haunted by ghosts, and it has also manifested spirits, so I came here to have a look, by the way, what's your name, little brat ?”

"I... I don't have... a name, and my parents... all call me... a dog!" The younger brother was obviously very afraid of Liu Muqing, and when he asked him, he stuttered and couldn't speak.

Liu Muqing couldn't help laughing, and murmured: "You can make a living with a cheap name, you can call it Gousheng from now on!" Then he asked: "By the way, Gousheng, what's the matter with you just now you said Earth Temple?"

Gousheng raised his head and glanced at Liu Muqing, his clever eyes were as clear as crystal pearls, he mustered up his courage and said, "Then...there...there is a ghost, you...you can't go there! I saw... seen it!"

As soon as these words were uttered, it was like a cloudy wind blowing through everyone's hearts. Under such a clear weather, people felt a little gloomy.

Chunmei hurriedly covered Gousheng's mouth, and said a little angrily, "Gousheng, don't talk nonsense, how could you see a ghost?" Then she hurriedly said to Liu Muqing: "Master, don't listen to my younger brother, he doesn't know anything. I understand, this must be his nonsense!"

Liu Muqing waved his hand with a smile, and said, "It's okay to listen, Chunmei, don't be afraid, young master, since I said that I want to bring Gousheng into Liu's family, I will keep my word!" Looking at Gousheng again, he said : "Gou Sheng, you continue to say don't be afraid, you said you have seen that ghost? Then what does he look like, and when did you see it?"

Gou Sheng thought for a moment, then said: "He looks about the same as me, a child but very pale. One night, I was so hungry that I wanted to go to the field outside the village to get something to eat, and walked to the entrance of the village. I just saw him, he seemed to be arguing with someone at that time, I ran away without daring to take a closer look!"

Liu Muqing looked at Gou Sheng, saw the serious face of the other party, and knew that the other party was not lying, lying on the rattan chair, he couldn't help but thought to himself: "Is it impossible for him to be born with yin and yang eyes, this is too ridiculous, Don’t those only appear in movies and TV dramas!”

Gousheng's words didn't affect Liu Muqing's itinerary. On the contrary, he was more interested, and he was still thinking maliciously, if there is really a ghost here as Gousheng said, then he might as well catch him home and study it carefully. For this he can do a lot of preparatory work.

The land temple covers a small area, and it is just three small tile-roofed houses. The temple wishes to own one, and the other two houses are dedicated to gods. On the main seat is a clay statue with a very ordinary face. It is a kind and friendly man. Grandpa, there are a few well-behaved children beside him, such appearance is naturally in line with the aesthetics of Zuojiazhuang people.

Liu Muqing was going to the Earth Temple, Miaozhu had been notified long ago, and put on a Taoist robe that he did not know where to find, making him look like a dog, but he was secretly wondering why this small mountain temple It will also attract princes and nobles who come to the city.

"Young master, please come in. Although our earth temple is small, it is very efficacious. Everyone in these ten miles and eight villages knows that many people have come to our place to offer incense and make wishes. For example, Liu Butcher's in Liujiazhuang My wife, I wanted to give birth to a son, and I gave birth to a son as expected, and for example..."

Listening to Miaozhu's non-stop sales promotion, Liu Muqing couldn't help smiling, and asked, "I never knew that the Land God has so many duties, and he even takes care of things like childbirth. It seems that he should Bye, if I can achieve my wish, it's not that I can't reshape the golden body for him!"

"It works, I don't know what the young master's wish is?" Miao Zhu hurriedly asked.

Liu Muqing thought for a while, then suddenly said with a smile: "My wish is, I want this day to never be able to cover my eyes again, I want this land..."

Liu Muqing casually said Brother Hou's rebellious words, and Miao Zhu was stunned and stunned for a while.He couldn't help laughing, and turned to leave, but he didn't notice that the moment he turned to leave, the dull eyes of a clay boy next to the land god suddenly moved, as if he had come to life.