In a burst of pain, Qiu Yinming woke up, opened his eyes slightly, and was carried on his back by a person, and the ground was a white and delicate sandy beach. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 He opened his mouth to speak, but his mouth was salty and bitter, and his throat was as dry as fire, and he said hoarsely, "Who are you?" ”

The man who carried him on his back said, "You're awake, I'm hurting you." You bear with it a little longer, and you'll be home soon. ”

Qiu Yinming said "um", closed his eyes and fell groggy again. When I opened my eyes again, I was already in a room. The man carefully laid him on the bed, brought another bowl of water, and said, "Drink quickly." You sleep here for a while, and I'll get you something to eat." Qiu Yinming took a few large sips of water with his hand, let out a long sigh of relief, and raised his head to look at this person.

In front of him was a handsome young man of the same age as him in Han costume. When the young man saw that he was thirsty like this, he poured another bowl of water and said, "Drink slowly." I'll come when I go. He smiled at him and turned to go out.

Two bowls of water belly, the man slowly came to life, he leaned on the bed and looked around the room. The whole house is made of bamboo, the windows are open, and the trees outside are green, and the branches are blooming with unknown small white flowers, and the birds are singing endlessly. In the middle of the room is a square table with pen, ink, paper, and inkstones, and a bamboo basket that has not yet been woven. A corner of the room is full of large and small bamboo utensils. He seems to be a craftsman. But he thought again, just then he saw that the young man was wearing a wide Taoist robe, and his hair was tied with a wooden hairpin, which looked very much like a Taoist priest.

At this time, the mind gradually cleared up. Before dawn that day, the ship sank in a storm, and he clung to a broken plank of the ship, and floated in the wind and waves for a day and a night, and then he fainted because he could not bear it. When he thought of the fear when his limbs were cold and numb in the pitch-black sea, he couldn't stop shivering, and now lying in this clean and refreshing little bamboo building, it was really like being reborn in another world. There were a lot of scratches on his body that had been scratched by broken ship boards and reefs, but these pains were comforting at this time, after all, he was still alive.

After a while, the young man walked in with the dishes and chopsticks, saw that he was fully awake, and said with a smile: "I cooked some vegetable porridge, you eat it quickly." ”

Qiu Yinming took the dishes and chopsticks and said to the young man: "Thank you for saving me." What is your last name, and what is this place? ”

The young man said, "You eat, I'll tell you." Qiu Yinming was hungry at this time, so he didn't shirk it, and listened to the young man say while eating: "My name is Shangguan Jing, and this is the boundary of Yazhou." This mountain is called Luhuitou Mountain. Just now, when I went to the beach to practice, I saw you lying on the beach, unconscious, presumably shipwrecked and drifted here. ”

Qiu Yinming heard the word "practice", was a little curious, and asked, "Are you a person who practices martial arts?" ”

Shangguan Jing smiled and said, "I have been a monk with Master since I was a child and live here. Master is a master of Taoism and taught me some martial arts to strengthen my body. ”

"It turned out to be a trail chief. Disrespectful. Qiu Yinming said on his lips, thinking in his heart, this little Taoist priest looks kind and amiable, and he is clean, compared to the many swaggering bull-nosed Taoist priests he saw when he was a child. I don't know what his master is like.

Shangguan Jing was a little embarrassed and said, "Don't call me Dao Chief, I, my Dao name is Wuwei." It's good for you to call me nothing. ”

Qiu Yinming saw the simplicity and simplicity of his face, and suddenly had a good impression, and said: "My name is Qiu Yinming, and I ran business with the fleet in Nanyang. I'm glad I got to you. What about your master? Not at home? ”

"Master will go to Yazhou City for a few days. Leave me at home. ”

Wuwei took a closer look at the wounds on Qiu Yinming's body and said, "You eat slowly, I'll look for it and see if there are any herbs at home." I'll pour you some water and wipe it off later, and change your clothes. ”

Qiu Yinming realized that he was still sitting on someone's bed in half-dry and half-wet clothes full of salted sand, and suddenly felt very upset, and said, "It's too troublesome for you." ”

Wuwei waved his hand again and again, "It's okay, it's okay." He got up and said, "Then I'll go first." ”

This time, the typhoon was fierce, and the area around Yazhou was also stormy. In the morning, the rain stopped for a while, and then it rained all day. At night, Qiu Yinming was lying on the bed of Wuwei, and he still heard the sound of rain and wind outside the window. Wuwei gave up the bed to him, found a mat and slept on the ground, and was already asleep at this time. Qiu Yinming was grateful, on this day, Wuwei took very careful care of him, and used herbal decoction to compress his wounds, at this time he felt cool all over his body, and the pain was completely gone, and Wuwei specially cooked him a big bowl of egg noodles at dinner. It was a restful night's sleep.

In the afternoon of the next day, while the rain stopped, Wuwei took Qiu Yinming to walk for a while in the back mountain where Lu Huitou. Nestled halfway up the back mountain, the bamboo hut is secluded and secluded, with a path leading from a half-moon-shaped beach at the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. Listening to Wuwei, this mountain is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and there are many small beaches at the bottom, all of which are three mountain walls, and one side faces the sea. Fortunately, yesterday Qiu Yinming drifted to the beach that was led by this path, and the other beaches were all wild places and no one had ever gotten there. If you go over the top of the mountain to the front mountain, there is a village of the Li people, living in more than 20 families, simple and kind, and Wuwei master and apprentice have a harmonious relationship, and there are contacts from time to time. There is also a small town not far from the mountain, where you can buy daily use. Every two or three months, the master of Wu Wei would go to the capital city of Yazhou, which is about 100 miles away, for ten days, either to sell some herbs, or to help people divinate good fortune and evil, draw talismans to practice medicine, and make a living. Although life here is hard, it is also free.

Wuwei is an orphan, he was adopted by his master before he can remember, he went from the Central Plains to Yazhou to settle down, he was lonely since he was a child, and this time he occasionally met a Han boy of the same age as himself, and he naturally felt cordial, and Qiu Yinming was very good at talking, so that he had a sense of familiarity at first sight.

The two chatted all the way. Wu Wei asked curiously: "You have run so many places in Nanyang, what is your favorite place?" ”

Qiu Yinming thought for a while and said, "It's probably Siam, the things there are really delicious, especially during the holidays, it's fun and beautiful." Malacca is also good, there are many Han people, and there are the most caravans from afar, and there are lively events every year. In fact, Guangzhou is not bad. Alas, to be honest, it's all a superficial thing, and I can't really understand it. Wu Wei asked, Qiu Yinming was aroused, all these years of wandering around, now like Tie Yan, Lin Xiang and these leaders have already started a family in Sulu and settled down, Hassan has also gone home, and he feels more and more that he has no sustenance.

Wuwei said: "I envy you, I've been to so many countries." I've been here since I was a kid, and I've been as far as Yazhou. ”

As they spoke, the two of them had returned to the bamboo building. There are three rooms in the bamboo building, according to Wuwei, all of them were built when his master first came, he and the master have one room, and one is the master's collection of books. A few vegetable fields were reclaimed next to the bamboo building, planted with loofahs, lentils, and water spinach. In the past few days, it has been rained and wilted a lot. There was a thatched hut for raising cattle next to the vegetable field, and the little donkey was taken out by the master, and now it is empty. There is a chicken coop under the bamboo building, and there are a few hens in it. Next to the chicken coop is the kitchen. In the early years, the master cooked, but over the years, it has been replaced by inaction. Wuwei shook his head and said, "Master is good at everything, but the cooked rice is too unpalatable." Qiu Yinming sighed secretly in his heart, Wuwei's craftsmanship had been taught, which made people dare not compliment, and suddenly felt that Wuwei was very pitiful when he was a child.

At this time, Wuwei suddenly said: "By the way, while the master is not at home, I will take you to see the master's house." There are a few treasures in it. Qiu Yinming saw that he was naughty, and he was also interested, and the two of them ran into the bamboo building in a hurry and opened the door of Master Wuwei's room.

The house is simply furnished and spotlessly clean. The square table rattan bed is the same as in the Wuwei room, except that there are a few more things on the shelves next to the wall. Wu Wei stepped forward to uncover the batik cloth covering an object on the shelf, and a beautiful piano came into view.

Qiu Yinming has never seen any good musical instruments, and he can't say why, but he thinks that the wood grain is very beautiful, the color is dark, and the light can be seen. Wuwei said: "Master's favorite is this piano, I often play it, and I play it very well." But I didn't learn. ”

After that, the piano was still covered. I opened the two porcelain jars next to them, and inside were black and white chess pieces. Wuwei grabbed a few white chess pieces and said, "Look, these white chess pieces are all jade." When I was a child, I always thought about how much these white jade chess pieces should be worth, if I sold a few, the master would not have to do things that he disdained such as drawing talismans and fortune telling, but he was scolded by the master. ”

Putting the chess pieces back, Wuwei reached to the top of the shelf again and took down a long sword. Handed it to Qiu Yinming and said, "You are also a person who practices martial arts, look at this." Qiu Yinming took it and took a look, this sword must have been some years old, the style was simple, and the leather wrapped around the hilt had been worn and discolored. Slowly pulled out the sword, but seeing the clear glow inside, it faintly seemed to have a spring water-like luster, it must be a famous weapon. Looking at it again, there are many gaps of different sizes on the blade, and it seems that there have been many experiences.

Wu Wei said: "This is the master's former sword. I've never seen him take it out, so I can only sneak it out. Now when he teaches me swordsmanship, he uses a wooden sword. I asked him to tell me about the past, but he just wouldn't. ”

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot, and the baby." Wu Wei suddenly laughed. Qiu Yinming put the sword away and put it back in its place, only to see Wuwei take out a wooden box from the rattan box where the master put his clothes. Wuwei said: "The poems written by the master. It seems that many of them were written when he was young, and the paper is a little brittle, so be careful. ”

The two of them carefully opened the wooden box, sat down at the table, gently took out the paper notes of different sizes in the box, spread them out and read. The handwriting on the paper is neat, some are scribbled, or upright or elegant, and it is indescribably beautiful.

Qiu Yinming has also read a lot of famous poems like a jujube, although he is not knowledgeable, he can still appreciate it roughly. Together with Wuwei, these poems were slowly sung, only to feel that the lips and teeth were fragrant, and there was no style. Wuwei sighed: "Master's talent, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it in my life." By the way, would you like to check out his book collection? ”

After packing up the master's things as they were, Wuwei looked back and forth left and right for a long time, and after making sure that all the things were the same as when they came, he took Qiu Yinming to the room where the books were stored.

The house is a little dark, and the weather is humid these days, so Wuwei has been closing the doors and windows to prevent moisture from invading. The library was small, but the six rows of shelves were filled with books from low to near the roof, and a rough count of hundreds of volumes was rough. Qiu Yinming asked, "When your master brought you here from the Central Plains, could it be that these books were also brought here at that time?" ”

Wu Wei smiled: "Where, most of these are slowly accumulated by the master here. Although Yazhou is a borderland, the literary style in the city is very prosperous, so many books can be bought. There are also some that Master entrusted the bookstore to find on purpose. ”

Qiu Yinming casually flipped through a few books and said, "Why do you Taoist people also read these Confucian books?" ”

"Oh, Master, he likes to read very much, and he doesn't have any views on the portal, and there are a lot of Buddhist scriptures over there. Moreover, we are all true factions, and we are also Confucian, Buddha, and Taoist, all of whom have to cultivate a little. ”

was chatting, and suddenly heard a woman's voice outside the building shouting upstairs, speaking about the local dialect, Qiu Yinming couldn't understand. Wuwei heard it and said, "That's Aunt Aying in the former cottage." I'll go out for a bit. After saying that, he hurriedly went downstairs, Qiu Yinming followed him and went out of the door, standing outside the house and looking down.

There was a chubby Li lady standing downstairs, who was stuffing something into Wuwei's hand, she couldn't see what it was, and Wuwei's behavior was a little shy. After talking for a while, the eldest lady suddenly raised her head, saw Qiu Yinming standing upstairs, beckoned to him, and said something with a smile, but unfortunately he didn't understand the Li family dialect, so he had to smile and nod at the eldest lady.

After sending the things, the eldest lady went back. Qiu Yinming came downstairs and saw Wuwei carrying a banana leaf bag, so he asked, "What is this?" Wuwei said: "The fresh hare sent by the eldest mother." "When I opened the package, I saw two rabbits that had been washed and skinned." The eldest lady is always so enthusiastic, I am embarrassed. Wuwei scratched his head and said, "Her son is a hunter and often gives us some game. And he was so careful that he knew that Master and I didn't kill, so we stripped them off. But as it happens, I'm worried that I won't have anything to cook for you tonight. The chickens didn't lay any eggs in the past two days. ”

Qiu Yinming hurriedly said, "It's better to cook tonight." I should do something about your kindness. ”

"But you're not healed yet."

"It's okay with this little injury."

On this day's dinner, I was satisfied.

The two ate a plate of rabbit meat cleanly, and after Wuwei mixed all the juice into the rice and ate it all, they put down the dishes and chopsticks and praised: "I really didn't expect you to cook so deliciously." Qiu Yinming saw that he was happy and very satisfied, and said, "Then I will go to the sea to catch fish in two days for you to eat." ”

Wuwei said: "It would be good if you stayed." ”

Qiu Yinming was stunned for a moment, but he was also a little moved, but he didn't say anything. Lying in bed that night, tossing and turning, thinking. The master of Wu Wei must be a peerless master, if he can stay and worship under his disciple, maybe from now on he will be able to embark on a completely different path from before. At least I don't have to live that life that is wandering around the world, my life is not guaranteed, and there is no meaning. However, even if he is willing, the master may not be willing.