Heroes of the Sons and Daughters

Chapter 10 The Little Chivalrous Woman Emphasizes Righteousness and More Original Love, A Cowardly Scholar Takes Refuge and Comes into Misfortune (2)
It was this man who the two mule drivers saw first on the donkey before the dirt hill at the fork.He was passing by down the mountain, and he heard the white-faced wolf say in his earlobe: "We have the ability to forcefully move the two or three thousand silver in his quilt, and we don't accept his kindness." His heart moved, and he said "Isn't this a business of relying on the situation to make money?" He took the donkey around to the back of the mountain, got off the donkey, went up from the back of the mountain, and hid in the rocks and trees. I heard the details of this outrageous conspiracy discussed by the wolf and the silly dog.Immediately filled with righteous indignation, he searched all the way along the road according to the directions said by the two mule drivers. He wanted to visit Mr. an to see how he was born and what his history was.When I visited the old shop of Yuelai, and saw Mr. An's actions, I knew that he was a son of a son who had no way of life, was difficult and human, and I couldn't help but feel ridiculous and pitiful; thinking about this For some reason, I don't feel annoyed.So I used that stone as an excuse to meet and answer.Who would have thought that Mr. An's face was soft and guilty, and he hesitated to tell the truth.He cleared up the doubts, and a few words inspired the young master to tell the truth, only then did he know that young master an is a dutiful son.And just happened to encounter his bitterness and hatred, moved her sympathetic heart, and wanted to save him from this catastrophe.Just now I heard the two mule drivers discussing, if they don't send the letter to Chu Yiguan, it means that Mr. An is not paid by the muleter and refuses to leave, so how can he go on the journey alone?So I lightly took this irrelevant and mindless matter on my shoulders.Thinking of going here first, making this matter thorough and thorough, it's not worth asking these two mule drivers, so I naturally have the ability to tell him to send Mr. An to Huai'an properly.Therefore, before leaving, I earnestly told the young master that no matter what the mule driver said, he must wait for him to come back and meet before we go.As for the kindness of the old shopkeeper, it happened to be a conspiracy of the muleteer, how did the woman calculate it?This is also called no coincidence, no book.Now the storyteller has explained this clearly, so he doesn't bother me anymore.

Closer to home.But it was said that the two mule drivers led Mr. an out of the shop, followed the main road to the small road, and ran straight to the big earth mountain at the fork.As explained in the book, the road that forks south from this mountain is the road to 28 red willow trees; the road that forks north is the road to Heifenggang.The two of them didn't go south, but led Mr. an to go north.After walking for a while, Mr. An saw that the road gradually became rough, with rocks and weeds, and there were few villages. He felt a little afraid of getting up, so he said, "Why did you come to such a remote place?" The answer said: "This is a small road, which is better than Guantang Avenue. You always see, isn't there a big hill in the distance? After passing the hill, you can see the 28 red willow trees not far away." The young master had no choice but to urge the animals to move forward.After walking for a while, I came to the foot of Heifenggang Mountain, and saw the white-faced wolf winking at the silly dog, and said, "You can follow closely, and you have to take care of the luggage and the empty mule. I'll go to the post first to see if there is an animal coming from the enemy, so I can greet him; otherwise, the narrow road will be crowded together, and it will be difficult to open!" The young master said in his heart: "I don't want these two mules Husband can be so dedicated, he will be rewarded when he arrives."

As the white-faced wolf said, he whipped the mule, and the mule poked its head and ran uphill vigorously, the bell under the shaking neck rattling loudly.Not wanting to go up but only an arrow away, the mule suddenly fired a cannon from the nest, and the white-faced wolf was thrown off the mule.Do you know why?Although this book is a commentary on novels, it doesn't have those unconvincing words about ghosts and gods.It turned out that while the white-faced wolf was walking, there was an old tree that had been dry for many years beside the road. There was a living branch left in the upper half of the old tree, and the lower half was empty. A nest of old owls lived in it.This old owl is called cat-headed owl south of the big river, and night owl north of the big river, and it can be found everywhere in the deep mountains.There is no one to walk in this mountain, and the night owl does not come out of the nest during the day, when he suddenly heard the sound of people, he thought that someone was pulling out his cub, so he rushed out, flapping his wings on the mule's eyes .The mule was in pain, and with a flick of its head, the rider was thrown off, even the bell tied under the neck was thrown off, and it fell to the ground.The mule saw the bell rolling all over the ground, and looked away again, then he turned his head and ran down the root of Heifenggang.The pack mules belonged to a group again, and as soon as one ran away, the other three followed.

The straw hat that the white-faced wolf threw was also lost, but luckily it didn't fall heavily.Seeing the four mules running down the road, he scrambled up and ran away, ignoring his hat.In the business of driving, two legs followed four mules could not keep up, but now one person needs to run with four mules, how can he keep up with it?Hurry up all the way, walk slowly, and rush to a big temple.There was a manger drinking trough in front of the temple gate, and the mule ran to the water, and then all of them stopped.The silly dog ​​got off the animal first, hugged the mule and cursed: "If you don't pay back the people's things, I will kill you to eat meat tonight!"

Mr. An settled down on the animal, came down, and sighed, "Why did this incident happen again!" Looking up, he saw that the temple was like a big temple, but it was dilapidated and not in a good shape.On the mountain gate are the four big characters "Nengren Ancient Temple", which can still be seen vaguely.The outside of the central mountain gate is built with random bricks, the left and right corner gates, and the car door at the far west end are also closed.But there is a wooden sign on the wall of the east corner gate, which says "this temple accommodates passers-by".Looking across the wall, the shadow of the tower inside soars into the sky, the sound of pine trees fills the ears, the cigarettes are cold, and the palace is desolate.Outside the temple, there are several big trees embracing each other, and there is a table and a bench under a tree next to the door.Several bowls of tea and a basket of money are hanging on the table.There is a bell hanging on the tree, and an old monk is sitting there selling tea for alms.

The young master asked the old monk, "How far is it from here to the 28 red willows?" The old monk said, "How did you go up this road when you climbed the 28 red willows? You think you came from the main road." Yeah? When you climbed 28 red willow trees, you should naturally go south from the fork in the road." Hearing this, the young master said, "Isn't this a long detour?" As he spoke, he saw the white-faced wolf with a head full of wolves. The profuse sweat rushed over, and the young master asked him, "Look, it's been delayed for half a day now. When will we arrive?"

The white-faced wolf panted and said: "It's nothing, let's go around the post again, and we'll be there soon after we get off the post." The young master looked west, saw that the sun was already on the mountain, and it looked like it was about to set, so he pointed and said : "Look, can this still catch up with this post?"

Before the two mule drivers could answer, the old monk said: "You still have to cross the hillock at this time, but don't you want to eat porridge? Let me tell you, a lynx appeared on this mountain in a few days. Two or three people were injured during this time. There are no restaurants here. According to me, you should stay in the temple tonight, and get up early tomorrow before going to the post." Then, he picked up the bell and hammer, " "Dangdang" and rang the clock three times.There was a rattling of the corner door on the left, and two monks came out early: one was a tall, lean man, about thirty years old; how old.They all said to the young master: "The benefactor is looking for a place to stay? There are ready-made tea and food in the temple, a clean house, and a night's stay. Donate as you like, and don't compete for your shop money." The wolf rushed over and said, "Don't disturb the situation, we are still in a hurry!" The two monks said: "My master has agreed, but you don't agree! It's just that we have a few hundred dollars left in the monk's house." Fragrant money also melts from the benefactors of the ten directions, not yours."

Without any explanation, he first pulled the mule with luggage into the door.The silly dog ​​hurriedly stopped him and said: "You don't even ask, 'Whoever bought the huqin'—you just pull it up'!" When the white-faced wolf saw it, he was afraid that it would be a waste of time by making noise, so he thought for a while, It was really late, so I rushed to the post, and it was too dark to do things; and I was tired from running, so I simply stayed in the temple tonight, and when I left early tomorrow, I made it according to the law. , not afraid of him flying to the sky.He stopped the silly dog ​​and said, "If not, let's stay here." He rushed the mule in first.

The young master went in and saw that there were three main halls inside, six side halls in the east and west, and a door with a wall in the northeast corner, which was blocked by a corner wall inside, so the courtyard could not be seen.There is a fence gate in the southwest, and the stables and troughs are complete inside.The doors and windows of the Buddha Hall fell off, and the ground was covered with pigeon feathers and bat droppings, with dead leaves and dead branches.There are only three rooms in the west hall that are still covered with window paper, which can be used for people.The monk led the young master to the west side hall.The young master stood on the steps and watched as the luggage was unloaded.Two monks also helped to carry the load, and when it was put down on the ground, it felt heavy. The thin monk gave the bald man a wink, and said, "Tell the master to come out to greet the guests!" The bald man understood and responded.

Not long after I went there, I saw a fat monk coming out of the door along the wall.The monk had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a red face, a bad nose, a hard-touch beard, and two or three bloody cuts on his neck, which looked like scratches.Pretending to be gentle, he walked up to him and asked for information, saying: "Your almsgiver has worked hard! This place is not clean, just one person, please rest in the meditation hall. Everything is more convenient and stricter there." The young master replied. Looking back, I saw that there were three connected rooms in the side hall, and two large kangs along the north and south mountains, but it was really difficult, so I came to the east courtyard with the monk.

As soon as you enter the door, you can see a very wide and flat courtyard. There are three main rooms with corridors in the north, and there is a moonlight door in the east courtyard wall. Looking inside, it looks like a kitchen.Entering the main room, there is a trough partition in the east, the main room and the west room are connected, and the west room is next to the window and the Nankang is connected to the sky.In the middle of the main room is a square table, two wooden chairs, and two spring stools on the left and right walls.There is a wooden bed next to the west wall in the east room, and two wooden beds next to the window.There is a table in the middle of the east wall.There are a pair of small flat-top cabinets on the left, right, north and south.On the north side, there is another layer of partition, a small door, which seems to be a scattered place, and there are also washbasin stands and other things in the room.The monk who was in charge asked the young master to sit down on the east side of the hall, and he accompanied him.After all this commotion, it was time to turn on the lights that day.

It was the weather in early August, and a bright moon was gradually rising in the east, illuminating the courtyard like daytime.Then the two monks brought in the luggage and other items and piled them on the kang in the west room.The monk in charge said: "The two fellows on that foot, you can say hello." The two monks smiled and agreed to go.The fat monk yelled loudly: "San'er, light up the lamps!" Then a fifteen or sixteen-year-old young monk lit two wax lamps, and went to pour tea for the young master.The old monk who was begging outside the door also came to help shuttle and serve the young master.The son felt very sorry.

After tea for a while, the dishes are served immediately, four dishes and two bowls, nothing more than tofu, gluten and vegetables.There are two cups and a flagon in the oil pan.Then the old monk brought another jug ​​of wine, with a red-headed rope tied to the beam of the jug, and said, "Master, this jug is yours." He also put it on the table.The monk smiled and said to Mr. An: "Almsgiver, this is a bitter place for monks. There is nothing delicious. It is just a cup of vegetarian wine, which is poured by ourselves in the temple." Then he stood up and took the young master's hand Pot, filled a cup and sent it over.The young master also stood up quickly and said: "Master, I dare not be." Then the monk poured his own wine, held the cup for the young master, and said, "Benefactor, please!" In one fell swoop, let it go.

After giving up twice, the young master refused to touch his lips.The monk said: "The wine is cold, let's change it." Then he stood up and poured the cup into the pot, poured another cup, and said, "Drink a cup! Monks abstain from all kinds of meat, so they only drink A mouthful of vegetarian wine. This stuff keeps out the cold in winter and kills water in summer. It’s like walking a long way, and it can also relieve fatigue. After drinking this cup, I won’t let it go.”

While the monk was delivering the wine, the young master gave way with his hands and said, "Don't pour it out, I don't drink by nature, and I dare not obey my orders even if I die." On the ground, the cup was smashed to pieces and the wine was poured all over the floor.Unexpectedly, the wine was splashed on the ground, and suddenly there was a huh, and a fire came out.The monk immediately turned his face and said, "Bah! I offered wine to people without any malice. Why, you spilled my wine and dropped the cup! You are so ignorant of friendship!"

Saying that, he stretched out his hand to grab the young master's wrist, and twisted it back.The young master let out an "Ai yo", turned his face away involuntarily, and said in his mouth: "Master, I missed my hand, don't get angry!"

The monk didn't answer even more, and pushed him to the corridor. He only put one arm on the pillar of the hall, and then pulled the other arm over, and told him to hold it in one hand, freeing his own. With one hand, he pulled out a hemp rope from the monk's robe, and tied the young master's hands in all directions.The young master was so frightened that he was out of his wits, and begged tremblingly: "Master, don't get angry! You see, for the sake of a Bodhisattva, take pity on my ignorance, let me go, and I'll just drink!" The monk ignored all his pleadings. He walked into the room angrily, threw off his outer coat, took out a big rope, and put it on the young master's chest, circling backwards three or four times, tying a dead button, and then Twist the strands into double strands, coil them up under the legs, and fasten the end of the rope.He called: "San'er, bring the guy!" Seeing that San'er repeatedly agreed, "Here we come! Here we come!"

In his hand is a red copper spinner [copper spinner: refers to the copper basin], which is half filled with cold water. On the side of the spinner is a sharp knife with a cow's ear that is one foot long and worth the wind.When the young master saw it, he was so frightened that he had goosebumps all over his body, and there was a bang on the door, his eyes were tearing and his breath was hoarse, and he didn't know how to beg, so he just called out: "Master, I have pity you for killing me. Just kill me three!"

The monk opened his round eyes, pointed at the young master, and said, "Bah! Little boy, don't gossip. Listen, I'm not your master master. Whether you want to change your name or your surname when you sit down, don't you?" The famous red-faced tiger is the King of Heifeng! Because he saw through the mortal world, he cut his hair. Seeing that this Nengren ancient temple is facing Heifenggang, Zhongfeng has some feng shui, so he became a monk here to do this act of mercy. Like you I don’t know how many people like this have slaughtered. Today is your Tianyue Erde. The master has some housework that cannot be taken away, so he never went out. If you want to pass by silently, I am impatient. Please come here. Now it is your fat pig arch, I think the filial piety of your fat pig arch is pitiful, I will leave you a whole body and give you a drink of medicinal wine, so that you will die in a daze , and it’s over. Why do you show your sharp nose and bright eyes, you can see it, and you won’t drink it until you die. I don’t need you to drink it now, so you go back to your death and I’ll see! I want to see you There are a few holes in the heart! Look, there is a bottomless dry well in the kitchen yard, that is your place! It’s not worth scaring this face, he’s such a tall man in 20 years. Next year Today is the day for you to catch Zhou'er, we are destined, and I will eat your bowl of mutton marinated over water! Goodbye!"

Saying that, both hands grasped the Young Master's lapel layer by layer, with a click, he tore it open, and tucked the lapel back again, revealing the white and tender breast.Then he picked up the sharp knife from the brass spinner, put the four fingers of his right hand together to fix the target, pressed the knife's heart with his thumb, first pulled his right arm back, raised his left thumb, and pressed The son's heart.The poor young master has already lost his soul and his eyes are closed!The fierce monk took aim at the place, thrust forward from the elbow, and stabbed at the young master's heart, only to hear, "Oh!"This is exactly:

The bird catches the mantis, the man catches the bird, and secretly sends impermanence to death.

If you want to know the life of Mr. An, I will explain it in the next book.

(End of this chapter)