After a while, Ning Yu and the others came to the back mountain, the grass huts everywhere were very simple and messy, and the straw used was also the kind that was about to rot, fortunately it did not rain, if it rained, I am afraid it would be difficult to support for a while.

Although the grass hut is simple, there is the laughter of children inside, and the sound is crisp and vibrant, which makes Ning Yu feel such vigorous vitality for the first time since he crossed over.

Yes, Ning Yu since the crossing can be said to be out of place in this era, most of the people he saw were very insensitive, and old-fashioned and boring, and others were extremely restrained in front of him, the little young master, and they didn't even dare to laugh loudly.

Now, although he has not seen the children in the grass shed, Ning Yu's heart is full of expectations.

Monk Yuanhui shouted outside the door: "Children, come out quickly and put porridge." After speaking, he asked the two monks to go to the various grass huts to call people.

After a while, more than a hundred children came out of the grass hut, all of them were very thin, dressed in tattered clothes, and even some children were wrapped in straw clothes, shivering in the early spring weather, their little faces were blushing, first looking at Ning Yu and the housekeeper and other strangers with a fearful face, and then seeing Monk Yuanhui, with a smile on their faces.

Then dozens of children came out intermittently, and it was not until the two monks came to say that they were all ready, Yuan Hui hurriedly asked the two monks to hurry up and put the porridge, and those children couldn't wait for a long time, and looked at the monks with broken bowls one by one.

Ning Yu looked at the clear porridge in the bucket, his brows couldn't help frowning slightly, a bowl of clear porridge is poured with seven or eight points of water, and the rest is rice, such a bowl of porridge is not hungry at all, not to mention that a child can't get half a bowl.

Yuan Hui saw Ning Yu frowning, knowing the reason in her heart, and sighed softly: "Non-poor monks don't want to add more porridge and rice, it's really impossible for the temple to continue, fortunately, the old lady brought these money, grain and rice, and you can also relieve the emergency, today's porridge is too much." ”

Ning Yu sighed slightly, he only felt delicious when he ate that meal, but seeing this scene like this, there was a bit of complexity in his heart, and his city government naturally wouldn't ask why these children were struggling with life and death, and they still gave their own group such a rich meal.

Looking at Yuan Hui, who had been chanting the Buddha's name, and then looking at those children with yellow faces and thin muscles, Ning Yu finally made up his mind, agreed to Yuan Hui, and asked for a deed.

However, since he has already said that he wants to pray for the old lady, Ning Yu did not deceive, no matter in his previous life or present life, there is no one who is so good to him, and today's blessing is both a reward and a peace of mind.

Since Ning Yu crossed, he has never understood what he wants in his heart, and the so-called rich son's life is only about eating and drinking, but when it comes to life ambitions, he is at a loss. This confusion is by no means a study to become an official, nor is it a battle to kill the enemy, but a recognition of his own life. It's okay if you go on in a daze, at least Ning Yu knows that the next hundred years are generally peaceful. But is that really the case?

After Ning Yu in the society of the previous life, he actually resisted the so-called righteousness of the monarch and ministers in his heart, so he cared so much about the braids on the back of his head. Over time, it has turned into an obsession, and excessive obsession is like a cocoon binding itself, which will become a very dangerous situation.

Why is it dangerous? Let's just say the simplest truth, in this era when everyone is a slave, we must get used to kneeling, the lowest level of untouchables, almost see the little identity of the lord to kneel, and the higher level of ordinary civilians, see the official also have to kneel, and like Ning Yu, the children of official eunuchs, see the Manchurian magnates, they also have to kneel and bow, the slightest mistake, it is a catastrophe.

This is just a microcosm, because the deeper reason is that Ning Yu's truly free heart will hardly be accommodated by this world. If you survive in this environment for a long time, you will either be willing to be assimilated and become a slave of this era, or you will be a scene of jade burning.

Now that Ning Yu has met Monk Yuanhui, the shackles in his heart have been slowly opened, although the two have only talked a few times in just three days, but Monk Yuanhui has become a mentor and friend of Ning Yu on the spiritual level.

Before going down the mountain, the monk Yuanhui gave Ning Yu a sentence from the Venerable Twenty-Four Patriarchs, saying, "When you are talking about knowledge, knowledge is your heart." Beware is what you know, and what you know is now".

Ning Yu remembered this Buddhist verse, held a thick stack of body deeds, and took the housekeeper Zhou Fu and two guards down the mountain, but this matter was a little difficult to hide, so he looked for the housekeeper Zhou Fu and told the reason for the children on the mountain truthfully, but omitted to talk to the monk Yuanhui.

Zhou Fu originally thought that something was important, and his face was a little nervous, but now when he heard it, he didn't take it to heart, and said with a smile: "Don't worry about this section of the son, the Ning family's money is nothing." If you say that this is the reason, it is even simpler, and now the son is about to worship Mr. Cui Wancai, the great Confucian of the academy, as a teacher, and it is very common to raise some fame, and others dare not say anything. ”

Ning Yu put his mind at ease at this time, for him, whether it is any good or bad thing, it is not that he can't do it, but he has to consider the impact on himself, and now he has nothing to do, but Cui Wancai, the great Confucian of the academy, this person has no mark in Ning Yu's mind.

Pressing the matter, Ning Yu said again: "When I go back and tell my grandmother about this matter, you will go to the mountain to pick up those children, grandmother Bodhisattva is heartfelt, and I guess I will not object, but this person can't be left alone, but I have to think of a way to put it down." ”

Zhou Fu bowed slightly, and said: "Little boy don't worry, the Ning family has a lot of industries, there are dozens of shops in the whole Hanyang Mansion, and there are seven or eight various minerals, although these ordinary more than 200 children are young, they can make up for sewing and mending on the side, and it is not difficult to make a living." Wait a little longer, but you can still work. ”

Ning Yu nodded slightly, but his heart moved, but he thought of another joint, and said, "Is there still an idle Zhuangzi in the mansion?" ”

Zhou Fu was a little puzzled, and said: "There are a few Zhuangzi in the house, but they are all remote, and the nearest one is in Yunmeng, which is more than fifty miles away from here." If you walk there, you will have to work for a day. Riding a horse, I'm afraid it will take about half a day. ”

Ning Yu said: "If it is fifty or sixty miles away, it doesn't matter, after you go back, you will arrange for someone to clean up the Zhuangzi first, and then find a domestic servant who is familiar with the situation over there, and listen to my arrangement at any time." ”

Zhou Fu has been in the Ning family for a long time, and he has long had his own network, although this power is very inconspicuous in the eyes of the master, but it is convenient to use it to do things.

Originally, the journey was not long, and everyone quickly entered the city and returned to Ningfu.

Ning Yu bathed and changed clothes under the waiter of the maidservant, at this age, he was originally the most attentive to women, but Ning Yu before the crossing was not short of women, and he had already passed the age of impulsiveness in this regard, so he didn't do anything.

The two maidservants who accompanied him were both born to a family in Fuzhong, one was called Chunzhu and the other was called Chunlu, originally these two names were quite poetic, but Ning Yu felt weird when she read it, as if she was scolding, but these two maidservants were used to hearing it, and they didn't feel inappropriate.

Ning Yu sat motionless in his chair, Chunzhu combing his hair behind him, trying to braid the handful of hair. Chunlu stood aside, with towels and other items in the tray in his hand, as well as a cup of fine green tea.

This tea is not used to drink, but to rinse the mouth, which is also the rule handed down by the Manchurian relatives and nobles, called "Chonglonggou", and the tea used is also the best Longjing. But don't think that there is no toothbrush in this era, in fact, many people use bone toothbrushes and green salt to brush their teeth, but this "Chonglonggou" is relatively more luxurious, so many wealthy families will use this method.

While enjoying the service, Ning Yu asked, "Grandmother is in a good mood these two days?" ”

While serving Ning Yu, Chunzhu said softly: "Son, the third master came to the door yesterday, the old lady was happy, and she ate an extra bowl of red date soup last night, and now the third master is talking with the old lady." ”

Knowing that the third uncle was coming, Ning Yu's heart moved, but he had an idea, so he immediately went to the main courtyard to greet the old lady.