Chapter 20: Hunger
Then Yu Ying heard a squeak, and the door was opened a crack, "Senior brother, you ......" a child's voice said, and at the same time, a small head and melon seeds stretched out, and it turned out to be a little monk, full of laughter. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
But when the little monk who spoke saw the person in front of him clearly, his smile suddenly became sluggish, and he even forgot that he was still talking, because the person outside the door who pulled the copper bell was not his senior brother at all.
So the little monk was a little stunned for a while, because he never thought that in front of his temple, a secular person wearing a white fur cloak would emerge in such a cold weather.
I saw that he was carrying a small lamp in his hand, glowing white, which Yu Ying specially put in the night pearl, just like a flashlight that was always on, which could illuminate.
And Yu Ying looked at this little monk who was a little thin, he really didn't wear many clothes, and he originally thought that he was his senior brother, so he was elated, but after seeing that it was Yu Ying, his expression became very gloomy.
And because he wore less, the little monk's small body felt a little shivering in the cold wind, and even the little face was a little blue from the cold.
However, because he saw that Yu Ying was alone, the little monk still looked behind Yu Ying and muttered to himself, "Why haven't the senior brothers come back?
But everywhere the little monk watched, there was no one else, only the wind roaring, and the goose-featherlike snow was blown everywhere.
And Yu Ying didn't expect that there was a little monk in this small temple, so she took out a small jacket from the back basket and draped it on the little monk's body, which was originally an adult's clothes, so that the little monk felt very good when he wore it, but it was really warm.
"Little master, who are you, and Master Changxin is here?" Yu Ying asked, bending down slightly. At the same time, she stretched out her hand and gently touched the little monk's little head, which had already sprouted a little hair, and the little monk was malnourished at first glance.
In addition, Yu Ying also found one thing, the poor child's ears have been frozen to the point of frostbite.
"Amitabha, little monk Huiming, donor, are you here to find my master?" the little monk Heshi raised his head and asked.
"Yes, speaking of which, my Xue family can be regarded as having a relationship with Master Changxin. "Yu Ying once imagined that the Xue family's extinction had anything to do with the old monk?
Speaking of which, although it was because the old monk talked about the Xue family that Queen Fang took action to destroy the Fang family, the old monk's intentions were really good, so Yu Ying thought that the Xue family's destruction had nothing to do with the old monk.
"Please come in, but Master is not in good health today. In addition, the garment was returned to the donor. The little monk said, obviously feeling that he couldn't ask for other people's clothes, so he was ready to return the little jacket he was wearing to Yu Ying.
"The little master is dressed in it, on such a cold day, it is a fool not to wear clothes. Yu Ying's tone was very gentle, and she stretched out her hands to stop Huiming's movements, but instead dressed him and buttoned the cloth, and at the same time Yu Ying heard the little monk's stomach rumbling.
It seemed that the little monk had not eaten enough, so Yu Ying glanced at the glass lamp, and the person who should come back may never come back. But at this time, don't tell Huiming, after all, the little monk is still too young to bear it.
"Your stomach is growling, are you hungry?" Yu Ying lifted the basket, "Let's go, I'll cook you something." After speaking, Yu Ying turned the little monk's body, then closed the door and fastened the deadbolt.
At this time, the eyes of the little monk Huiming were filled with a little tear, because he felt that rare warmth. The padded jacket I was wearing was not my own, but after wearing it, I felt that I was not so cold.
"However, there is nothing to eat, senior brother, they have not come back yet, and there is nothing to eat now. The little monk Huiming said a little embarrassed, and at the same time his toes were a little embarrassed to scratch the ground.
As he spoke, Hui Ming's face turned a little red, and when he talked about eating, he felt that his stomach was even hungrier. And since he was a guest of the master, he couldn't even come up with anything to entertain the guests, which made him really embarrassed.
"I've got a lot to eat, don't worry. By the way, what's the matter with the master?" Yu Ying still asked, she came to ask the old monk about something, of course she couldn't let the old monk have anything wrong.
"Master, I didn't eat much today. Just now, Master wanted to get up, but he couldn't get up. "The little monk is still a little ignorant, it has always been the master who takes care of him, but today the master can't get up, so the little monk ran out to pick up people.
When Yu Ying heard this, she wondered in her heart: I'm going, am I hungry?
So he said directly: "Huiming, where is your kitchen?" and Huiming pointed to it.
"Huiming, you go and tell your master, and after you say the old man, come and visit him. Yu Ying entered the so-called kitchen and looked at it, it was empty, there was nothing to eat, but there was still some firewood.
"Besides, you've been hungry for a long time, so let's eat something now. As she spoke, Yu Ying took out the maltose, gave the little monk a piece, and stuffed a few more pieces for him, "Give your master some to eat too." ā
"Hey!" Hui Ming didn't have a sense of crisis at all when he brought a stranger into the temple, and ran back to the hut they had to live in because of the cold with a smile on his face.
"Master!" Hui Ming exclaimed with joy.
"Huiming, is it your senior brother who has come back?" The old monk felt that his little apprentice was very happy, it should be that the person who came down the mountain came back.
"No, Master. Huiming shook his head, and then stuffed a piece of maltose into the old monk's mouth, "Master eats, the big brother said that we haven't eaten for too long, so let's be hungry." ā
"Huiming, you just eat. The old monk never thought that he would eat maltose, so he thought about giving it to the little monk.
"No, Master, I still have. The little monk stared at the master with big eyes, and then grabbed the master's hand and let him touch the candy in his hand, "There are several pieces, after eating, it won't be so cold." ā
At this time, Changxin closed his eyes, so he didn't shed tears, and felt a trace of sweetness in his mouth, and at this time his stomach was also rebelling, so the old monk was holding sugar, and after a while, the old monk felt that he finally had some strength in his body.
I don't know what kind of person this uninvited person is? The old monk was still a little jealous in his heart, after all, with such a wind, he could actually come here, there should be something important. Who will it be?
And Yu Ying made some plain noodles with her hands and feet, which was actually clear water noodles, after all, it was in the temple, and there was nothing. Even so, Xiao Huiming, who ran out again, was hungry for drooling, mainly because he didn't have much to eat for several days.
After Yu Ying chatted and knew that Huiming's two senior brothers had come down the mountain, the little monk knew that there was not much food in the temple, so he drank more water in the past few days to survive until Yu Ying's arrival.
Hearing this, Yu Ying almost broke out in a cold sweat.
To tell the truth, it's so cold here, if there is no food, and it's a snowy day, the old and the small who stay in the temple are afraid that they won't survive this winter, and if they go to other temples for help, they will also freeze to death on the road.
Thinking of the dead monk, Yu Yingxin said: It is necessary to have a good talk with the Changxin monk, the dead monk feels that it is not a normal death, in fact, it is to let everyone in the small temple die, right?
By the way, where is the other monk? Yu Ying suddenly remembered, there should be more than one senior brother in the mouth of the little monk, where did that person go? Yu Ying only felt a strong smell of conspiracy at this moment.
"One bowl for you, one bowl for the master, Huiming, you don't have anyone else here, right?" Yu Ying said as she brought out a bowl of noodles to the little monk, and the noodle soup was emitting wisps of white air in the cold air.
The little monk showed a happy look in his eyes, swallowing the saliva in his mouth, but he still replied: "There is no one left, since the senior brothers came down the mountain, there are only two people in the temple, and the little monk will go to send it to the master first." ā
"Let's go, I'll go with you, Huiming and the others can eat with the master, because you have been hungry for a long time, so you can only eat less, and when you are well, you can eat more." Yu Ying spoke.
Then Yu Ying put the big bowl into the food box, put the small bowl in it, and then stretched out her hand, "Come, let's go together!"
"Okay. Hui Ming cracked his mouth and laughed.
Although this person is an unknown person, and suddenly he didn't know where he came from, but Huiming didn't know why he believed her very much, maybe it was the reason why he put on a padded jacket for Huiming as soon as they met.
So Hui Ming reached over with some caution, and was gently held by Yu Ying, and the little monk felt that the person's hand was very warm.
So the little monk laughed again, he stayed in the temple all the time, and rarely saw others. But he had the intuition that Yu Ying was not a bad person, and he brought them food, and they should be able to survive now.
Out of the kitchen door, Yu Ying took a look, and felt that the wind was blowing harder, and the snowflakes fell with the wind like feathers, and a layer of snow fell after a while, and this snow was really heavy.
Closing the kitchen door, Yu Ying was also secretly glad for one thing, that is, there was still a lot of firewood here, otherwise Yu Ying would have to go out in the snow to get some firewood, because on such a cold day, there was no firewood to live.
It should be the firewood prepared by the dead monk, and the other person is difficult to say.
"Okay, Huiming, go and invite your master to come out and have dinner. Yu Ying put the lamp in her hand, opened the food box, took out two bowls, put the chopsticks, and saw Huiming walking out with a weak old monk, and the old monk was even draped in a quilt.
Seeing this, Yu Ying felt that her eyes wanted to cramp, she was definitely wrong, how could this monk wear a quilt?
But after Yu Ying closed her eyes and opened them again, she found that the old monk was indeed wearing a quilt, and he should have worn too little and eaten less, so it was too cold and had to wear a quilt.
The old monk said, "Amitabha, thank you very much." ā
"Master, please bear with me for the recklessness of coming. Yu Ying also returned the salute.
The monks of Changxin did not have any extra silver because of their small temple, mainly for penance, and even without the alms of the donor, they could only rely on their apprentices to go out and do some work to support these few people.
So I know that there is no one who is not long-sighted, to rob anything.
And now that this outsider has come in, not only did he not rob or anything, but also cooked for them, Changxin guessed that Yu Ying was very right-minded, and he would definitely not be the kind of person who stole chickens and dogs.
And Huiming, this kid should have been hungry for several days, and he was hungry for several days, so let's eat something first. Now the old monk is very open, and there is a saying: Life and death are destined for wealth and prosperity in the sky, and everything that should come will come.
Then Yu Ying looked at these two people, eating noodles as if they were eating the most delicious thing.
In the mission of one life, Yu Ying was starved, and the feeling that all her organs were roaring and hungry is still fresh in her memory, so Yu Ying has no extra thoughts.
Just looking at it like this, Yu Ying feels very good, because being kind to others is what Yu Ying usually does.
And the two people were so hungry that after eating this somen noodle, they felt that it was the most delicious noodle in the world, and they quickly ate it. Even Xiao Huiming used his tongue to lick all the noodle soup clean, and put down the bowl a little reluctantly.
After the two of them finished eating, they both felt happy, and then both of them yawned, and to be honest, they couldn't sleep well at all when they went to bed hungry, and now they can finally sleep well.
"Master, take a good rest. Yu Ying said.
At a glance, she knew that the two of them had not slept well, they were hungry and cold, and they were still worried about the people under the mountain, so they naturally couldn't sleep well. Yu Ying felt that the question she wanted to ask should take a lot of time, so it was better to ask it next time.
At this time, Master Changxin thought that Yu Ying was some kind of related figure of his disciple, and he was entrusted by others to send them something, so he didn't rush to ask.
So the old monk also felt that he needed to take a break, because he had been holding on hard for the past few days, and he felt that he was too tired, so he planned to sleep and talk again.
And Yu Ying saw that he was wearing a quilt, so he hurriedly sent another quilt, this quilt was soft and thick, and when the little monk got in, he felt that he would not wake up from freezing.
Changxin rubbed the quilt, then sighed lightly, he didn't know who this person was?
He used to have the brightest eyes in the world, but since he met the emperor, his eyes have been blind.
This was his retribution as a monk for intervening in the world's major affairs, so Changxin retired to Putuo Mountain and began his ascetic career.
Fortunately, after all these years, it finally came to the day when the world was decided, and Changxin felt that he had done nothing wrong. Touching Huiming, who has slept in the past, hopes that Huiming's generation can live peacefully and peacefully, and it is no longer an era of war.
And Yu Ying went to the only place in the temple where she could meditate, cultivating her own qi cultivation, after many upgrades, plus the addition of points on the bones, Yu Ying felt that her skills were getting more and more powerful every time.
So this time let Yu Ying be the princess of Heqin, there is absolutely no door, not even a window.
In fact, before Yu Ying came, she used to have the appearance of an old monk, but now after meeting, she feels like an ordinary person, but she didn't expect that this old monk was blind.
Could this be the reason why the old monk was not with the emperor?
However, these thoughts were only fleeting, and Yu Ying began to cultivate.
After running for several weeks, Yu Ying opened her eyes, because at this time, the Qi cultivation decision can also be said to be a great success, and she can already cultivate at any time, so don't pay special attention.
Standing up, Yu Ying pushed open the door, and a cold wind rushed over her, fortunately, Yu Ying had achieved cultivation, so she was not afraid of this moderate level of cold wind at all, looking at the snow that was still falling, Yu Ying flew on the roof with white gas between her breaths.
At this time, only the vast snow between heaven and earth is now visible, and it has even been raining for a day and a night, and it is still falling.
To be honest, Yu Ying was a little glad at the moment, she didn't delay too much time on the road, otherwise when she arrived at Putuo Mountain, she was afraid that she would only see the corpses of two monks, right?
But what should these two monks do in the future? The old monk himself is still blind, and it would be good if the younger one could take care of himself. And there should have been two monks to take care of them, but now one is dead, and the other doesn't know if he is also dead or missing.
If you leave them here, I'm afraid that they will starve to death and freeze them to death, and this is just a small temple for ascetics, and there is probably no place to collect even a sesame oil money.