Chapter 120: The Strange Farmer
Lin Tang and the others followed, Sun Wukong didn't worry too much, at first glance, this house was a mortal, there was no demonic spirit, when a few people walked, Zhu Bajie had already begun to look into the room, Sun Wukong stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Bajie's ear and said.
"You idiot, what are you looking at, this family?"
"Hey, hey, Brother Monkey is lighter, don't pull the old pig's ears", Zhu Bajie protected his ears and hid back, while casting a look for help to Lin Tang and the others on the side, Lin Tang shook his head with a smile and said, "Senior brother, just let go of the second senior brother, let's see where the family has gone first?" ”
Sun Wukong let go of his hand and looked around the house, the red dates and soybeans dried outside the house showed that there were clearly people living here, and there were still undried water stains on the ground, so at least half an hour ago, there were still people here, why was there no one all of a sudden.
Several people felt a little strange, in this deep mountain and old forest, even if you go out, you should close the door, but this house is not a courtyard gate, even the door of the house is not closed, it is all open.
Lin Tang looked around and shouted, "Is anyone at home?" shouted several times, but no one answered, Lin Tang walked into the room, and this room was clearly like someone had just been there, and even the tea on the table was warm, so where did the family suddenly go.
Sun Wukong couldn't help but raise his vigilance, walked into Tang Seng, blocked in front of him, and said, "Something is wrong here, let's go out and observe first."
As soon as he heard this, Zhu Bajie did it, sat down on the stool, and shouted, "Hey, the old pig is going to starve to death, something is wrong here and there, I think it's normal here, isn't there no one, maybe people go out to hunt, this barren mountains and mountains, no one comes in if the door is not closed, this is not normal, you want to go, my old pig is not leaving, I want to eat."
With that, he got up and went to the kitchen, Tang Seng hurriedly said, "Bajie, you just listen to Wukong, let's go out first, if the master here comes back, we just beg for some fasting."
But Zhu Bajie couldn't listen to it anymore, as soon as he entered the kitchen, he smelled a burst of fragrance, as soon as he opened the cage drawer, a cage full of big white steamed buns was lying there, and the heat came up, Zhu Bajie's saliva was about to flow out, and he hurriedly took out a steamed bun and ate it with a snort.
In less than a minute, he ate one, and then shouted at Lin Tang and the others, "Master! Come on! There are so many steamed buns here! That's enough for us to eat for a week! ”
When Tang Seng heard this, Zhu Bajie had already started to eat, so he hurriedly walked over and reproached, "Bajie, the master of this house has not come back yet, how can you eat other people's things, if you don't ask yourself, you will steal, if you do this again, the master will be angry!" ”
Although Zhu Bajie was muddy, he still listened to Tang Seng's words very much, but he was carried away by hunger just now, and when he saw that Tang Seng said this, he put down the steamed bun, rubbed his hands, and said, "Aren't they coming back yet, in case they don't come back until tomorrow, wouldn't they be hungry Master, let's eat some and take some, and leave them some money."
Tang Seng still disagreed, and looked at Zhu Bajie with a straight face, Sun Wukong stepped forward and pushed Zhu Bajie back, and walked out with a few people.
"This donor must be frightened when he comes back and sees one less steamed bun at home, no, we can't go, we must wait for them to come back", Tang Seng said resolutely.
Although Tang Seng was just a mere mortal, the three apprentices listened to him very much, so they could only wait at the door, Zhu Bajie kept complaining, "Hey, Master, this family doesn't know when they will come back, let's just leave the money and leave, we have to wait here for what to do", seeing that Tang Seng ignored him, and said, "What if you delay the study of the scriptures."
This time Tang Seng was angry, and said sharply, "Delay the scriptures!?" How many times did the teacher tell you just now, asking you not to go in, you want to go in, and you have eaten other people's things, you this, this", Tang Seng was speechless angrily.
Lin Tang hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master, don't be angry, the second senior brother is also hungry, he already knows that he is wrong, let's just wait here, and when the family comes back, go and apologize."
Only then did Tang Seng be appeased, and the four masters and apprentices sat at the door and waited. Lin Tang waited silently in his mind, which plot in Journey to the West was this, and which monster they encountered, but there were too few clues, and he really couldn't remember it.
Lin Tang had no choice but to sit there and observe secretly, for fear that something would happen to Tang Seng.
I don't know how long I waited, but when I heard a lively voice gradually coming from the forest, Lin Tang and the others were in good spirits for a while, and hurriedly sat up and looked at the source of the sound, and after a while, they saw several figures faintly appearing in the woods.
Tang Seng hurriedly stood up and tidied up his robes, waiting for these farmers to walk in, and several farmers were also very surprised when they saw Lin Tang and others, and asked, "Where did the elders come from and why are they standing at the door of my house."
Zhu Bajie originally took a step forward, but was stopped by Tang Seng, he bowed to the farmer, and said, "This benefactor, the poor monk has no way, my apprentice saw that there was no one at your house, and he actually entered the kitchen to eat your steamed buns, and the poor monk apologized to you on his behalf."
The farmer was stunned and said, "This elder is too polite, originally a few elders came to the cold house, they should be entertained, a few come in, Ah Tian, go and prepare some fasting meals."
Originally, he ate other people's things without consent, Tang Seng was already very embarrassed, and the farmer also invited them in as guests, Tang Seng hurriedly excused himself, but the farmer's warm invitation, seeing that he could not refuse, went in. Lin Tang followed behind and glanced at Sun Wukong.
Seeing the caution in his eyes, he became more and more cautious, and now Lin Tang can already identify the demonic energy on some little demons after a few days of study, such as the mimosa that passed by just now, Lin Tang saw that this grass may be in another one or two hundred years, and it will turn into a human form.
But in these peasant households, Lin Tang didn't see the slightest demonic aura, but there was something wrong everywhere in this place, Lin Tang couldn't be sure, so he could only follow in.
After a while, the peasant woman named Ah Tian brought a lot of vegetables, and Tang Seng hurriedly got up and thanked him.
The four masters and apprentices had a meal with Lin Tang, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with that food, so in order to avoid their suspicions, Lin Tang had to eat along.
After eating, Tang Seng got up and said goodbye, after this time of observation, Lin Tang really didn't see anything strange about the family, thinking that if it went smoothly, there should be no problem, after all, all the monsters in Journey to the West appeared to eat Tang Seng meat. If Tang Seng was just let go, they would probably not be bad people.
In this way, the peasant respectfully retained the five masters and apprentices, and after Tang Seng resigned, the peasant did not force them, so they sent them away.
Lin Tang and Sun Wukong both breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but wonder if they were nervous. Who knew that as soon as he left the courtyard gate, there was a sudden strong wind, Lin Tang and Sun Wukong both tensed their nerves, and the four apprentices surrounded Tang Seng and protected him impenetrable.
"Elders, seeing that it is going to rain this day, a few elders should go back to my house to rest, and avoid this rain before leaving," said the farmer who saw him off.
Tang Seng saw that the road was really difficult to walk on this day, so he had to say, "Then I will trouble you again."
The four of them returned to the farmer's house, and the farmer served them hot tea, and did not disturb them any longer, but the wind was strong outside, and after a while, there was a loud noise, and it rained heavily, and the leaves fell to the ground.
"Yo, this weather, Master, if we had left just now, we would have to be drenched in soup", Zhu Bajie looked at the window and turned around and said.
Lin Tang thought for a moment and said tentatively, "It was fine just now this day, why did the wind suddenly blow and it rained?" ”
"You don't know this little brother, the weather here is always like this, cloudy and sunny, so every time you go out, you have to go together, so that it doesn't rain on the way, and you can take care of each other," explained Ah Tian, who came in to deliver water.