One thought of Acacia, one thought of perseverance

Chapter 24

The night gradually deepened, and the big river mussels were sound asleep.Rong Chenzi carried her back to the bedroom while no one was around, and Ye Tian slept soundly.Rong Chenzi feared that the mussel had done something wrong, so he stretched out his hand to probe and found nothing unusual, so he was relieved.

He Mu was in his arms, sleeping soundly, Rong Chenzi gently placed her on the couch in the inner room, her white and soft five fingers were still tightly pulling on his skirt in sleep.He gently opened that little hand, and pulled the quilt to cover her.Seeing her sleeping face before leaving, he suddenly leaned over and kissed her lightly on the forehead.

Seeing that she didn't wake up, he quietly left the bedroom, closed the door gently, flicked his sleeves, and bolted the door bolt from the inside.

The sound of footsteps gradually receded, Dahe Mussel opened his eyes, and the moonlight shone coolly through the window paper, and the light and shadow flickered.She had just absorbed Rong Chenzi's essence, her belly was warm, and her body didn't feel tired at all. At this moment, she couldn't help but yawned and smacked her lips—should have taken the opportunity to ask him for some meat just now. For two days, he was very talkative, so I should give him a bite of meat...

The next day, Ye Tian woke up very early.With the presence of distinguished guests, Mr. Liu Ge naturally had to get up early to accompany him, and everyone in the Liu family was busy early.Only the big river clam didn't realize it, and slept until the sun was three poles, and didn't get up at the end of the day!

In the end, Rong Chenzi was worried that she was hungry, so Ye Tian shook her up.

Liu Ge has been preparing for a long time, and held a banquet in the back garden today.It's early autumn, and the garden is full of yellow flowers.The color of the lotus root in Houyuan Lake is about to fade, Mr. Liu Ge hosted a banquet in the courtyard, and specially invited Master Jiaye and Rong Chenzi to have a drink together.

During the banquet, the seating order is very important, the most virtuous ones are at the top, Master Jiaye sits directly at the top, and Elder Liu Ge doesn't want to talk too much, so he let Rong Chenzi take the second seat.The female relatives should have avoided it, but Mr. Liu Ge had ulterior motives, so he also set up another seat next to it, gathering more than a dozen wives, six sons, three daughters and other relatives.

Ye Tian, ​​Qing Su, and Qing Ling were all guests, and their status was naturally elevated. Qing Ling and Qing Su were arranged to sit at the same table with Liu Ge's son, and Ye Tian even sat at the same table with Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liu.The group of people had already sat down, and the big clam just came slowly.

Mrs. Liu Ge prepared a change of clothes for several people, and today she wore a long skirt with lotus leaves and green leaves, with a V-shaped neckline and a very wide opening, almost touching her shoulders.She also didn't wear a shoulder scarf, but only wore a string of white pearl necklaces around her neck.The pearls are extremely round and round, and the pearl light reflects on the snow skin, making it even more radiant.

She came here with the autumn flowers in the garden, neither gorgeous nor cold, but revealing a different kind of freshness and elegance, just like the pond full of lotus blooming quietly in this golden autumn of October.Everyone's eyes froze for a moment, and even Liu Ge Lao, a veteran of flowers, didn't feel his heart tremble.But in front of others, no one had the nerve to take a second look at her.

The clam jumped over like a deer, leaning against Rong Chenzi and was about to sit down.Rong Chenzi is old-fashioned, and the women he comes into contact with are either practicing Taoism like Ye Tian, ​​or they are all ladies, how can they accept this attire.The tender white shoulders and the looming gully between the V-neck made blood rush straight to his forehead, he was a little annoyed immediately, and whispered: "You, you, you... What a shame! Go back and change your clothes! "

How could He Mu care about him, she just sat down next to him, and suddenly her eyes widened, staring directly at Master Jiaye.

Seeing her gaze, Rong Chenzi knew it was wrong, and before he had time to stop him, this bastard had already said, "Where did the great monk come from? He doesn't know anything! We know and observe here, how can we allow you to sit on the table? Get up quickly!" !"

Although she was loud and coquettish, her expression was as innocent as a willful little beast, Master Jiaye couldn't get angry for a while, arguing with women somewhat damaged his majesty.He showed a slight look of embarrassment, Rong Chenzi had already pulled the big river clam to sit down, and said softly: "Don't be rude."

Then Master Jiaye put his hands together and said Amitabha Buddha: "The poor monk and Rong Zhiguan are all monks, and they only have seats in their eyes, so why should they be prioritized?"

Others know that enough is enough, but this big river clam is a real thing. She stared at her and immediately responded: "Then stand up and let us sit with you!"

Master Jiaye couldn't laugh or cry, Rong Chenzi took a piece of walnut crisp and put it on the mussel's plate, and the mussel's attention was immediately shifted.Only then did Rong Chenzi return the salute: "Infinite Heavenly Venerable, the Buddha has a big belly and can accommodate all things. Master Jiaye is a virtuous and eminent monk, how can he not be able to afford a mere seat? Master, don't care about her like her."

Master Jiaye was very polite, but this vegetarian meal was a bit delicate.

The mussel was only interested in stuffing things into its mouth, Liu Ge always saw that she had a close relationship with Rong Chenzi, so he naturally paid more attention: "I don't know what the girl likes to eat the most, the old man asked the kitchen to cook according to the girl's taste." bring some..."

The mussel looked left and right, pointed at Rong Chenzi with its plain hand, and answered without hesitation: "He!"

Everyone was embarrassed, Rong Chenzi almost spit out a mouthful of tea, and couldn't help drinking in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense."

Liu Laoge originally had ulterior motives, so he immediately asked: "Ye Zhenren is Zhiguan's junior sister, I know this old man, but I don't know how to call this girl, she is Zhiguan..."

Rong Chenzi was about to answer, but He Mu had already answered, and even Qing Su covered her eyes when she answered.She answered neatly: "I am his vessel."

The table was full of embarrassment, even Master Jiaye covered his face with his sleeves and hid his smile while drinking tea, Rong Chenzi couldn't admit it, and he couldn't deny it, so he had to cough dryly to strengthen his face.The clam swallowed the snack in its mouth, then turned to ask Qing Su: "By the way, what is a tripod?"

Qing Su kept coughing: "The tripod utensil... er..." He thought for a while, learned the nonsense of the big brother, and answered solemnly, "Xia divides the world into Kyushu, and casts bronze Ding, one tripod means one state, and nine tripods are the world. Ding vessel...it means very, very precious..."

After this explanation, He Mu was very satisfied: "Of course this seat is very precious, could it be that it is really just an ordinary He Mu..."

Having developed a habit in the observation, Qing Su nodded repeatedly, and complimented without integrity: "That's that, how can you be an ordinary river clam, even if you are a river clam, you are still a fighting clam among river clams... "

The two people in this room were talking, but Liu Ge was a little careful over there - it turned out that Rong Zhiguan really used the tripod, the outside world didn't believe the rumors, but now he saw it with his own eyes.He felt happy and worried, happy ones, being able to choose such a tripod, this Rong Zhiguan also understands some customs, it seems that it is not difficult for him to accept his daughter.Worrying, this tripod is so beautiful that even my own old bones can't help but be distracted. If my daughter is really married, how can I get rid of this obstacle...

Of course, Rong Chenzi didn't know what he was thinking at that time, if he knew, he would definitely add something for him - Mr. Liu Ge, you think too much...

Before the banquet was over, Elder Liu Ge began to approach his goal: "The Buddha saves all living beings, and the way of immortality also pays attention to saving oneself and others. I don't know which of the two methods is more profound."

Jiaye was a little afraid of the mussel, so he didn't answer.On the other hand, Rong Chenzi was not indifferent, and said indifferently: "Buddha has no east and west, Taoism has no north and south, all dharmas have been equal in ancient times, how can there be a theory of superiority and inferiority?"

Elder Liu Ge stroked his beard and nodded: "Your Master is right, but today I have to meet two of you. How about using some small techniques to open the old man's eyes and see the mysteries of Buddhism and Taoism? What do you two think about it?"

Rong Chenzi could hear that he was trying to instigate a fight, and was immediately unhappy, so he didn't answer.It's rare for the real Jiaye to meet a master, and he is very interested at this time: "So, let me ask my family to build two three-foot-three-high altars, and I will perform some tricks to chat with you. I don't know what you think?"

Before Rong Chenzi could answer, the mussel came over and said, "It's a three-foot-three-high altar, what's so interesting if you can't see anything."

Rong Chenzi held the vegetables for her again, and said in a calm voice, "Master Jiaye invites you, how dare a poor man refuse to follow? But since we use trivial skills to help us enjoy ourselves, we don't need to use magic tricks, and we don't need to mobilize people."

Master Jiaye held the Buddha beads around his neck and smiled peacefully: "Just rely on knowledge and contemplation."

The two attended the meeting and attracted everyone's attention.

Dahe Mussel held a steamed chestnut powder cake with sweet-scented osmanthus sugar in his left hand and a rose drink in his right hand. His eyes sparkled: "Zhiguan, come on, we can't lose to the Great Monk!"

Rong Chenzi moved the cakes and fruits in front of him to her, without answering.On the contrary, Ye Tian was a little worried, so she left the table at this moment and came forward: "Senior brother, Master Jiaye is also a famous and eminent monk, so be careful in dealing with it."

Rong Chenzi nodded slightly, and bowed with one hand: "Since that's the case, Master invites you."

Jiaye wore straw sandals and cassock, leaned on a Zen staff, and clasped his palms together in return: "Please, Zhiguan."

(End of this chapter)