Those who have no sleep will eventually sleep peacefully, and those who sleep peacefully will eventually wake up.

Chenhui pierced into the house through the pear tree in the courtyard, Xu Shichang subconsciously closed his eyes, and then slowly opened his eyes and stood up from the couch.

He had a dream last night, not a good dream, but at least the ending was perfect, in fact, Xu Shichang very much hoped that the dream was true, the big dream woke up, and the rest was only aftertaste.

He didn't go to wash up first, but walked to the window and looked at the pear tree in the yard to reminisce about the dream, and after thinking for a while, he smiled.

Then he found a wooden box in the house, opened it and looked at the contents for a long time, as if looking at a box of gold bars, thinking about how to spend it, but in fact there was nothing of value in it, only a strand of hair and half a sleeve.

Now it is about to be the time of the early dynasty, Xu Shichang is not ready to go to the palace to ask for peace, but walked out of the palace gate alone, for some reason, he wants to go to a place now, he wants to go to that place to drink a bowl of soup.

All the officials entered the palace, but he went south.

Contrary to the hundred officials who came to the court, he walked straight out of the palace gate.

The officials saw that the eldest prince came from the opposite side and saluted, the ban had just been lifted, and he did not return overnight when he entered the palace for the first time, and the officials inevitably discussed something with each other behind their backs, which had nothing to do with etiquette, but discussed the affairs of the state.

Xu Shichang didn't pay attention to these officials who saluted as if he couldn't see them, just walked step by step, and there might not be anything important to him at this moment.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Great Prince has left the palace. "A father-in-law reported for duty.

"Didn't return overnight, but did you go home?" King Beichang's body was not suitable for getting up early to go to the court, so he simply walked a form and retired from the court, and the courtiers would naturally report separately if they had important matters.

"I didn't go home, it seems to have gone to the south of the city. ”

In the early morning, the streets are not crowded with pedestrians, and it seems a little deserted, but because it is summer, it will be a little hot and dry.

Xu Shichang walked in the shade of the street shop, the sun could not shine his shadow, maybe he would not look lonely.

He's going to the south of the city, where there's a soup shop.

He hadn't come out to see this city for a long time, it wasn't much different from the Beiyang City he remembered, and he just hoped that the soup shop wouldn't be too different.

Walking through the desertion of the central street, he ushered in the liveliness of the small alley, which seemed to be the same as the dream he had last night.

First bumpy and lonely, then flat and warm, Xu Shichang's mood is getting better and better, and his pace is getting more and more brisk.

Compared with the lifelessness of Central Street, he prefers the anger of the small alley, most of which are residents who get up early to buy vegetables on the street, and no one chooses to set up a stall on the Central Street to sell vegetables, which is also the reason why the small alley is lively.

He didn't know those people, and those people didn't know him, but there were still many people looking at him, and others always felt that this person really shouldn't appear in this kind of place, who had ever heard of a handsome and noble son of a whom's family would get up early to buy vegetables in the alley?

But Xu Shichang didn't care about these, he carefully searched the route in his mind, and after a long time, the memory has gradually become blurred, as small as a silk thread, Xu Shichang cautiously groped for this silk thread, for fear that this line would be broken if he was not careful.

Fortunately, the end of his dream was good, and the small thread was not so fragile, or perhaps because of his careful maintenance, he soon walked to the door of an unnamed shop.

The shop has no signboard, it looks very old, and the whole shop has a smell of beef, and Xu Shichang knows that this is the one he is coming to.

It's not too early to walk to the south of the city, but the shop hasn't opened yet, and beef soup is not suitable for breakfast, so the soup shop opens at noon.

Xu Shichang was not in a hurry, as if he was enjoying it, he gently leaned on the pillar in front of the soup shop, carefully looked at the surrounding environment, or looked at the whole city.

He seemed to be able to see the spiritual academy in front of the soup shop, his eyes looked north, that was the location of the North Palace, his eyes seemed to see the Imperial Garden, Yong'anju, Shangshan Supervisor, and the difference from the real situation was that there was an extra figure in those places in his eyes, like a stroke of genius, and it was even more vibrant.

After a long time, he suddenly withdrew his gaze, as if he had seen something terrible, because the lifeless Qin Tianjian appeared in his mind, the Qin Tianjian had been destroyed, and there was no intention of re-forming, but these three words were inseparable from him in this life.

Xu Shichang sighed softly, squinting his eyes slightly, the sun was charming and soft, and it was very comfortable to shine on his face, but he had no expression of enjoyment, he just didn't want to look at those things when he closed his eyes.

"Something didn't go well with this son. ”

Suddenly, there was another voice next to him.

Xu Shichang slowly opened his eyes and looked to the side, then turned respectful, and folded his hands and performed a Buddha salute.

"I've seen the master. ”

Next to him is a monk, there is no temple in Beiyang City, and there are very few people who believe in Buddhism, so it seems that he has never seen a monk in Xu Shichang's impression.

The monk was not handsome, and he couldn't see any compassion from his face, if he was an ordinary person, he might still seem a little obscene, and he was sitting cross-legged in front of the shop door at this time, with his eyes slightly closed, and his hands folded, giving people the feeling of being very pretentious.

Hearing this, the monk smiled at the corner of his mouth, then quickly retracted, opened his eyes and stood up and saluted back, and then said: "The poor monk is called Wusheng." ”

"Master Wusheng, does the master know what life is?" Xu Shichang thought carefully for a while, making sure that he had not heard of this person, and then said suspiciously.

"Male... Donor inside please. Master Wusheng said.

I don't know when the door of the soup shop has opened, this monk is sitting at the main door of the house, if it weren't for everyone's curiosity about when there was a monk in Beiyang City, I'm afraid he wouldn't have beaten him up a long time ago.

"Master, please. Xu Shichang clasped his hands together and then saluted.

The two of them walked into the soup shop and found a quieter place to sit down.

"Shopkeeper, do you have vegetarian soup in this shop?" Xu Shichang asked after sitting down.

"This son, the shop only has beef soup, and there is really no vegetarian soup. The shopkeeper looked at the two of them and returned with a look of embarrassment, his shop has been open for decades, and he never thought that someone would bring a monk in, who has ever seen a monk? Besides, monk, what are you doing in the beef soup shop?

"It's okay, just two bowls of beef broth. Master Wusheng spoke.

"This..."Xu Shichang didn't know what to say, although he hadn't seen a monk but he also knew that the monk was a vegetarian, and he was going to change shops, but he didn't expect this master to say something in order not to embarrass himself, and in Xu Shichang's eyes, this master seemed even more unfathomable.

The shopkeeper naturally had no opinion when he heard this, so he went to serve the soup, and the soup was all boiled soup, and it naturally didn't take too long to serve it.

The dark soup, dark meat, and green vegetables garnished with green vegetables will make you appetizing just by looking at it.

Master Wusheng folded his hands and bowed to Xu Shichang before he began to eat.

"The master is not afraid of meat?" Xu Shichang thought that this monk just didn't want to be embarrassed by the shopkeeper and said kind words casually, but he didn't expect this to really be eaten?

"I... Poor monks do not avoid meat. Master Wusheng looked up and said.

"But as far as I know, monks don't kill, so you've broken the killing vow. Xu Shichang said suspiciously.

"The donor just asked me what life is, and the poor monk drank this bowl of soup and could live, this is life. If the poor monk does not drink this bowl of soup and starves to death on the street, this is killing. Master Wusheng said with his hands folded.

Xu Shichang was shocked when he heard this, how could he have such a selfish statement? As long as he can live, he will live, and if he dies, he will kill? But when he thinks about it, this monk's cultivation is really unfathomable, and what kind of understanding does it take to be a monk for this job?

"Dare to ask where the master lives in the temple?" Xu Shichang then asked.

"Childe is not a local? There is no temple in Beiyang City, and there is no teacher for poor monks. Master Wusheng's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Xu Shichang smiled bitterly.

Master Wusheng closed his eyes and pinched his fingers for a moment, then opened his eyes and continued, "I... The poor monk has just calculated that the donor has a good marriage, so it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, why don't you go and meet him?"

Xu Shichang couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Master Wusheng's finger pinching action, the monk can also tell fortunes? Is pinching his fingers a monk's action? But when he thought about it, this monk had no temple and no teacher, and naturally he would not be the same as ordinary monks, and he didn't think much about it, and when he heard his words, he almost squirted out a mouthful of soup.

"Thank you, Master, but I don't plan to do so. Xu Shichang returned speechlessly.

"It's beautiful, don't you want to see it?"

"Ahem, I... The poor monk said that the woman was not an ordinary woman. Master Wusheng continued.

"Thank you, Master, no need. Xu Shichang saluted again.

"I don't really think about it. ”

......

"One more bowl. ”

Master Wusheng felt that the soup tasted good, so he asked for another bowl, but Xu Shichang didn't just eat the taste, he also asked for another bowl.

Two people, four bowls of soup.

"There is a giver. Master Wusheng stood up and saluted.

Of course, Xu Shichang knew what he meant by this, the monks did not carry money, so this meal was naturally invited by himself, if there is anything about this master who is still like a monk, in Xu Shichang's eyes, there is only this.

"The master is gracious. ”

The two walked out of the soup shop and said goodbye to each other, Xu Shichang wanted to take a good look at the city, he still had a lot of places to go.

And the monk sighed and couldn't help but feel sorry, he didn't feel sorry for this son for missing such a good marriage, but for the woman who missed such a good Langjun.

"What a good son, the most important thing is not the people of this city, no, I have to go to the West. Master Wusheng looked at Xu Shichang's departing back and couldn't help but sigh and said.

Suddenly, I saw a beautiful young woman passing by, and my eyes stared straight at the past, and her appearance was even more obscene.

It happened that the young woman turned around, folded her hands and bowed her head, her lips buzzed and whispered a few obscure Buddha names.

The young woman saw that the monk also noticed her faux pas, and bowed her head in return, and the spring light on her chest was a little more leaky.

The eyes squinting in front of him leaked a slight slit.