Chapter 185: Covered in mud
The hot summer passed, and after an autumn rain, Qingyun Peak ushered in autumn.
Autumn is harvest season, and yes, the pumpkins planted by the villagers halfway up the mountain are ripe.
The villagers looked at the huge red pumpkins, and they were so happy, it seemed that this autumn must have a bumper harvest.
In the past two days, the village chief Li Youfu led everyone to harvest pumpkins together, and Qingzhu also picked one and brought it back to the Taoist temple, ready to taste it.
After comparison, it was found that the pumpkin planted in the field was smaller than the one planted by Qingzhu in the backyard of the Taoist temple, and the color was slightly darker.
Although the taste is not as good as the large pumpkin grown by Qingzhu itself, the taste is also quite good.
At the very least, it tastes hundreds of times better than ordinary farmhouse pumpkins.
At this moment, all the villagers in the entire mountain village have eaten delicious pumpkin porridge and pumpkin rice, and the villagers are naturally very happy.
Seeing that it is already autumn, the autumn is high and cool, the weather is cool, and the Taoist temple is still relatively lively during this time.
Although there were a lot of pilgrims, fortunately, nothing major happened, and Qingzhu lived relatively peacefully.
At noon on this day, Qingzhu had just cooked lunch and was about to go to the yard to call everyone to eat together, when he looked up, he saw the big black bear walking in from the outside, covered in mud, looking extremely depressed.
"I'll go, bear, where have you been wandering" Qingzhu looked at the dirty black bear and asked with a stunned expression.
The black bear walked from the door to the pine tree, sat down directly, and complained: "I fell into the mud puddle, and I finally climbed up, it's not fun at all"
"Bear, go take a bath, it's time to eat in a moment. Qingzhu said.
"Yes," the black bear agreed, and went to get the basin.
The black bear began to bathe, but after washing for a long time, there was still oil on his body and he could not wash it clean.
Qingzhu also wondered, leaned over and smelled it, it seemed to smell of gasoline.
"Why can't you wash it clean," the black bear said with a grunt.
"Bear, have you fallen into a puddle, how can you have gasoline?"
"Well, that's actually the case," the black bear touched his head, and then told the truth, "I went to the mountains to pick mushrooms, and I saw a car stuck in a puddle at the bottom of the mountain, and I couldn't drive it, so I went down to help push the cart, and the car was pushed up, but as soon as the driver saw me, he drove the car away, and I ended up lying directly in the mud puddle."
Qingzhu listened to the black bear's words and nodded, it turned out to be like this, probably the car was leaking oil, and there was gasoline in the mud pit, but it didn't matter, you can remove the oil stain by washing it with soap.
Qingzhu went to the kitchen and wanted to get a piece of soap for the black bear, but there was no soap in the temple.
Since Qingzhu got the system, the clothes he wore were provided by the system, dust-free, no need to wash at all, and naturally no soap was used.
Moreover, since Qingzhu ate the food he planted, his body was much cleaner than before, and he couldn't use soap even when he took a bath.
After looking for a long time, there is indeed no soap in the Taoist temple.
So, Qingzhu had no choice but to leave the Taoist temple and prepare to go down the mountain to buy a bar of soap.
Leaving Qingsong Temple, Qingzhu performed light skills and ran all the way down the mountain, and the original half-hour journey was shortened to less than 10 minutes.
After descending the mountain, Qingzhu's footsteps slowed down
Come down, because you will meet a lot of villagers and acquaintances.
The villagers at the foot of the mountain are working hard for their survival, especially now is the time for primary school students to get out of school, and the village entrance is bustling with pedestrians.
"Hello Dao Chief"
"Trail leader, go down the mountain for a walk"
"Oh, Qingzhu Dao Chief, it's been a long time."
Qingzhu bowed slightly, responding to the enthusiastic villagers, the villagers of the mountain village are very simple, that's it, as long as it is nearby, whether it is familiar or not, whoever you meet will say hello and greet.
"What a simple villager" Qingzhu smiled with emotion, humming a little song all the way behind his hands, and went to the farmers' market to buy soap.
There is a unique handmade soap in the mountain village, which is made of plant ash and vegetable oil, although it looks very black and unsightly, but it is better than modern soap in terms of cleaning ability, and at the same time there is a faint fragrance of herbs, and there is a lot of foam on the body, and there is a special rough feeling, which is very comfortable.
After buying soap, Qingzhu walked up the mountain, and at this time, he met an old man who was picking mushrooms halfway up the mountain.
"Qingzhu boy, it's you, long time no see" The old man who picked mushrooms was surnamed Yu, and everyone generally called him Yu Old Man.
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Yu Jushi, it's been good lately," Qingzhu replied with a smile.
"It's okay, but it seems that there are fewer mushrooms in the mountains recently, and after looking for a morning, I only found five or six" Old Man Yu shook his head and said.
Qingzhu smiled bitterly, he knew that the mushrooms on the mountain were probably picked by the black bear and the hen, so he felt very sorry in his heart.
"Yu Jushi, why do you still have to go up to the mountain to pick mushrooms, at this age, you should also enjoy Qingfu," Qingzhu asked.
Qingzhu is right, Old Man Yu is almost 80 years old, and he has to go up the mountain to look for mushrooms everywhere at this age, which is already very reluctant.
Old man Yu crossed his hands on his hips, then smiled and said: "Qingzhu boy, you are still young, you don't know, people are so old, they can't be idle all day long, maybe there are not many days left, Qingfu or something, forget it"
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, why do you say this, poor Dao looks at your complexion is still very good"
"Hehe, Qingzhu boy, you said that people are not long or short in this life, but in fact, it is like a dream, what is the purpose of life?" said the old man.
"When people live, they naturally want to live happily, is there anything unhappy about Yu Jushi?" asked Qingzhu with a smile.
Old man Yu shook his head with a smile, and then said: "Of course I'm happy, my children are filial, they always want to take me to the city to live, and they will come back to see me once or twice a month, to be honest, I'm very happy and happy, now I go up the mountain to pick mushrooms just for fun, it doesn't matter if I can pick mushrooms or not." ”
At this time, there was some pride on the old man's face, the filial piety of his children was famous in the village, and the living expenses were a lot every month, and the son often took his grandchildren home to see him, and the life was beautiful, and many people envied him.
"Isn't it beautiful that children are filial, happy families, happy lives, and happy" Qingzhu also smiled and said.
At this time, Old Man Yu's mobile phone rang.
Old man Yu took out his mobile phone, this mobile phone is quite advanced, and it is a relatively new smart hand
Machine.
However, it is still a little clumsy for people of the old man's age to use, but fortunately, he can still answer the phone.
"Hey the child, oh, I'm going home for dinner tonight, okay, bring my little grandson, I'm also happy" Old man Yu laughed and glanced back at Qingzhu, "Haha, my son is coming back to eat, otherwise, Qingzhu, you can also come to my house for dinner, everyone will eat together to be lively"
"Thank you for the kindness of the monks, I won't go to the poor road" Qingzhu shook his head, the family had a dinner and enjoyed the joy of family, and he was simply adding to the chaos in the past.
Old man Yu didn't bother with this, and then walked happily towards the village.
Qingzhu looked at the back of the old man with a smile on his face, but soon, the smile on his face disappeared, and he couldn't help frowning.
Originally, Qingzhu felt that the black bear had drained all the mushrooms on the mountain, and felt a little guilty about the old man, so he looked at the old man a few more times.
I didn't expect to see it this way, but I actually found a problem
At ten o'clock in the evening, Old Man Yu's house was a small self-built building that looked very spacious, although it was only two floors, but it also looked very luxurious in the whole village.
At this time, a black sedan drove into the yard and got out of the car a couple and two children.
The child looked to be about four or five years old, a boy and a girl.
The two children are very beautiful and cute, with round faces, which makes people want to go up and pinch them.
"Ouch, my little baby, do you miss grandpa" Old man Yu hugged the two children into his arms, his face full of happy smiles.
"Yes," the two children shouted at Old Man Yu in unison.
"Ouch, my good babies, grandpa invites you to eat delicious food today" Old man Yu smiled, and pulled the two children into the house.
"Dad, the child is still young, don't spoil the two of them," the young woman smiled, and although her words were a little complaining, there was not the slightest hint of complaint in her tone.
"Hehe, the child is going to be spoiled at this age" Old man Yu looked at the daughter-in-law in front of him with emotion and said, "My son can marry you as a daughter-in-law, it is really a blessing that he cultivated in his previous life."
The young woman smiled shyly and glanced at her husband.
Old man Yu's son's name is Yu Li, he smiled bitterly and said, "Ouch Dad, do you bury your own son like that?"
"Hahaha" the family laughed together.
Looking at his wife who is not only beautiful, but also very capable, Yu Li really wants to sigh about his blessings.
The family is happy, the life is happy, and now Yu Li is also very content, I really hope that such a happy life can go on forever
Thinking of this, Yu Li smiled bitterly, I really don't know why I think like this today, I really get nervous.
Then, Yu Li went into the kitchen, rolled up his sleeves and cooked dinner with his family.
After being busy for a while, the daughter-in-law said to Li and Old Man Yu: "It's almost ready, I'll solve the rest by myself, you can go out and chat."
"Ouch, that's a blessing for you. Old man Yu said with a smile.
Now one person in the kitchen was enough, and the father and son each lit a cigarette and sat on a wicker chair, watching the children playing in the yard, enjoying the cool autumn breeze.