The Romance of the Famous Marshals of the Early Tang Dynasty Li Jichuan

Chapter 14: A Good Boy (Part II)

Xu Maogong raised his right hand in the air, retracted the horsewhip, and pointed at the yellow-faced man with the horsewhip and shouted: "Splash skin!" God has the virtue of a good life, this god spares your life, if he does evil again in the future, he will be punished heavily, run for his life! ”

After speaking, he quickly ran to the big white horse, turned over and got on the horse, Xu Maogong pinned the horsewhip to his waist, gently pulled the reins of the horse with his hand, pulled the sword from the trunk, flew towards the big white horse, stretched out his right hand, grabbed the hilt of the sword, untied the reins of the horse from the hilt, and inserted the sword into the scabbard.

The yellow-faced man knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and begged loudly: "Immortal, Liu Lao Er can't move, please lift Liu Lao Er's immortal method."

Xu Maogong shouted loudly: "Splash skin! You find someone to carry Liu Lao Er back,

Burn incense and bow down, and after two hours, the immortal law will be lifted naturally. ”

After speaking, he rode his horse and whipped his whip and galloped towards Lihu County.

About two o'clock later, Xu Maogong returned to his home on East Street in Lihu County, entered the inner room, and saw his wife.

Xu Maogong said: "Mother, the child is in trouble."

Madame stood up, walked quickly to Xu Maogong's side, looked at Xu Maogong carefully, and then said, "Child, don't be afraid, speak slowly." After speaking, he poured a cup of tea and handed it to Xu Maogong.

At this time, the door of the inner room opened, Xu Gai walked in, came to Xu Maogong's side, stroked Xu Maogong's head and smiled: "My son is getting stronger and stronger."

Xu Maogong took a sip of tea and said: "Mother, the child read the letter written by the mother and told the master, the master asked the child to go home and see, on the way home, the three splashes were pulling a woman and a maid, and the child asked the housekeeper to tear off the sleeves of the big hexagram and rush over, so that the three splashes let the two women go, the three splashes did not agree, and the three splashes also started beating the children first."

Madame interjected and asked, "Son, are you not hurt?"

Xu Maogong replied: "Mother, the child was not injured, but the masked towel was grabbed by the yellow face, and the child was busy covering his face with his left hand, and at the moment when he showed his face, he was seen by the maid."

The lady comforted, "Don't be afraid, my son."

Xu Maogong said: "Mother, the maid seems to recognize the child, the master often says, compassion, the child does not want to hurt the three splashes, just want the three splashes to let the two good women go, the child panicked, with a horsewhip to the yellow-faced splashed left eye."

The blood in the left eye of the yellow face splashed was flowing, the splash skin didn't care to wipe it, held the sword in his right hand, and stabbed the child's waist, the child dodged the sword that the yellow face splashed skin stabbed to the waist, and it happened that behind the child, Humpty Dumpty held a big knife and slashed at the back of the child's head, and the sword was stabbing Humpty Dumpty's abdomen.

Mrs. interjected: "A splash of skin in front, stabbing my son's waist with a sword, and slashing the back of my son's head with a big knife behind him, it's too thrilling, let my mother see if it's injured." After speaking, Madame looked at it carefully.

Xu Gai said: "After the yellow-faced splashy left eye was injured, the blood flowed, and the yellow-faced splashed skin stabbed Xu Maogong in the waist with a sword, Xu Maogong dodged the sword that the yellow-faced man stabbed to the waist, and the yellow-faced splashed skin saw clearly with his left eye, and the sword was stabbing Humpty Dumpty's abdomen."

Xu Maogong said: "Dad is like this, after injuring the yellow-faced left eye, the child did not attack again."

Xu Gai's two big hands rubbed together repeatedly, walked around the house, stopped, and said: "Those three splashes will come to retaliate, it is best to send Xu Maogong back to Yicheng Temple overnight."

The lady asked, "Master, why did you send Xu Maogong back to Yicheng Temple?"

Xu Gai replied: "Xu Maogong has long hair, not like a monk, those three splashes will not go to the temple to look for them, what they want to find is a teenager, send Xu Maogong away, there will be no teenagers in our family, and the three splashes will not come to my house to find them."

Xu Maogong asked, "Dad, I'm leaving, what should I do if I find you?"

Xu Gai replied: "Xu Maogong, find me, only the yellow-faced and skinny left eye was injured by you, it's a big deal to pay him a few taels of silver."

At this time, the housekeeper Xu Quan replied outside the door: "Master, madam, the little ones are back,"

Xu Gai said: "Butler, come into the inner room to talk."

The housekeeper Xu Quan pushed open the door, walked into the inner room lightly, stood by the door, and closed the door casually.

Xu Maogong smiled and said, "Butler, I'm worried about you."

The housekeeper Xu Quan said with a smile: "Young master, the little one is afraid of being recognized by them, and the little one will come back after the five people are gone."

Xu Gai said: "Housekeeper, tell me in detail."

The housekeeper Xu Quan said with a smile: "Master, the two splashes who helped each other left first, and the two women from good families, as if they had picked up something on the ground, also left."

The housekeeper Xu Quan smiled and asked Xu Maogong, "Young Master, have you lost any valuables?"

Xu Maogong replied, "Butler, my masked towel was grabbed by the yellow-faced splasher."

The housekeeper Xu Quan smiled and asked Xu Maogong, "Young Master, isn't the masked towel just the sleeves of the small coat?"

Xu Maogong replied, "Exactly."

The housekeeper Xu Quan said, "That's not worth anything."

The housekeeper Xu Quan continued: "Master, about a moment later, three splashes came, carrying a door panel, and they put the immovable splash skin on the door panel and carried it away, and after everyone left, the little one rode back."

Xu Maogong asked, "Butler, do you see who those two good women are?"

The housekeeper Xu Quan replied: "Young master, the little one is too far away to see clearly, the young master is close, can you see who it is?"

Xu Maogong replied: "Butler, I think it looks like Jia Ruhua and Jia Xiaocui."

Xu Gai instructed: "Butler, go and recruit tenants, just say that there are thieves in the neighboring counties, promise to give them double wages, you lead them, patrol outside the courtyard at night, and the old family members patrol the courtyard, and I will lead the young family members to send the young master back to Yicheng Temple overnight."

Butler Xu Quan responded: "Yes." He turned and walked out of the inner room.

After a while, ten young and middle-aged families led by Xu Gai held torches and lined up in two rows, and in the middle were four young and middle-aged families carrying a sedan chair, and Xu Maogong sat in the sedan chair and marched towards Yicheng Temple.

About three hours later arrived at Yicheng Temple, the first Huiyuan Zen Master, Xu Gai, Xu Maogong came to the abbot's room, Huida Zen Master heard the news and hurried to come, Xu Maogong explained in detail to the master Huitong Master what happened on the way home.

Master Huitong said: "Mao Gong, in the future, you must practice martial arts diligently, and when your martial arts are high, Ling Zun and Ling Tang will have less worries."

Xu Maogong said: "The apprentice wrote it down."

Zen Master Huiyuan said: "Senior brother abbot, the disciples are causing trouble everywhere, if they are not punished, how can they restrain other monks?"

Master Huitong replied: "Senior Brother Huiyuan, Xu Maogong injured a splasher, and before the poor monk became a monk, he killed dozens of soldiers in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which is not a fault."

Zen Master Huiyuan said: "Senior Brother Abbot, how is it not the fault of arsonists and injuring good people?"

Xu Gai interjected: "Zen Master Huiyuan, the housekeeper of our house saw that the three splashes were pulling a woman and a maid, Xu Maogong asked the housekeeper to tear off the sleeves of the big hexagram and rush over, and let the three splashes let the two women go, but the three splashes did not agree, they started to beat Xu Maogong first, and Xu Maogong's injury was a splash, not a good citizen."

Zen Master Huiyuan said: "Senior brother abbot, indulge the rebels in their misdeeds, sooner or later they will affect Yicheng Temple."

Zen Master Huida scolded: "Huiyuan, don't say more."

Zen Master Huida then said: "The abbot is above, and the senior brother is here, how can you be allowed to talk nonsense and tell right and wrong here."

Zen Master Huida said to Master Huitong: "Congratulations to the abbot, a good apprentice, at a young age, he understands the righteousness, hoeing the strong and helping the weak is a model for my generation, and he will achieve positive results one day."

After Zen Master Huida finished speaking, he looked up at Master Huitong, but saw that Master Huitong's eyes were slightly squinting, his face was sinking like water, and he didn't say a word.

Zen Master Huida took a step forward, made an inquiry and said: "If the abbot and brother have no orders, Huida and Huiyuan will retire, and after speaking, they looked up at Master Huitong."

Master Huitong only nodded slightly.

Zen Master Huida took a few steps backwards, walked to Zen Master Huiyuan, stretched out his right hand, grabbed Zen Master Huiyuan's wrist, and pulled Zen Master Huiyuan out of the abbot's room quickly.

Master Huitong opened his eyes, looked at Xu Gai, looked at Xu Maogong with a smile, and said to Xu Gai: "Xu Yuanwai, today's matter, the matter is urgent, please go home with relief, so that Lang does not have to worry about Yicheng Temple."

Xu Gai said with a smile: "Master Huitong, the little nephew will leave and go home."

Master Huitong said with a smile: "Outside Xu Yuan, the poor monk Gong sent out of the temple."

Xu Gai and Xu Maogong walked out of the mountain gate of Yicheng Temple with Master Huitong, Xu Gai waved goodbye to Master Huitong and Xu Maogong, Xu Gai rode a horse with all the family members, carried an empty sedan chair, arrived at Sun Anfu's house, ate and fed the horses, and rushed back to Lihu County overnight.

Late at night in mid-autumn, the sky was full of dark clouds, and the land was pitch black. More than 40 miles southwest of Caozhou Lihu County, there is a village called Da Liu Zhuang, this night, only a small courtyard in the east of the village has lights, it is Xu Gai's housekeeper Xu Quan's father-in-law's house.

At this moment, the door of the main room opened, and an old woman walked briskly to the east wing, knocked on the window frame, and called softly: "Xu Mouse, get up and grind beans." ”

"Grandma, I heard you." There was an answer from inside the room.

After a while, the door opened, and out came a fat young man, shirtless, coarse cloth trousers, a red belt, with a groove in his belly, a swarthy face, and two rows of snow-white teeth when he spoke.

The fat boy asked, "Grandma, why did you call me so early?" ”

The old woman replied, "Your grandfather said, 'I only grind 100 catties of soybeans today, go to the market early to sell them, and go home before the rain falls.'" ”

The boy looked up at the sky and asked, "Grandma, is it raining today?" ”

The old woman replied, "The half-immortal said, 'There is heavy rain this afternoon.'" ”

The young man smiled: "Liu Shenxian said that there is heavy rain, and it will definitely rain heavily." ”

The old woman patted the young man on the shoulder lovingly and said with a smile, "Put on your clothes and go and help your grandfather grind beans." ”

The fat boy put on his shirt and came to the west wing, the old woman had put the soaked soybeans on the grinding plate, and there was a small slope on the half side of the grinding plate. The old woman scooped water with a small spoon, poured it slowly at the stone grinding eye, and then stood aside, and the white-haired old man slowly pushed the stone mill.