Chapter Ninety-Six: Empty

I saw that the little monkey's eyes were shining, his limbs were furry, and he squeezed his eyebrows from time to time and made some funny movements, which was really cute. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Le Wen didn't say anything, but Ding Ke'er thought this little monkey was very funny, so she asked, "How much is this little monkey?" ”

The monk saw that Ding Ke'er seemed to want to buy this little monkey, so he said happily: "It's not much, only ten taels of silver." ”

"Ten taels? Why is it so expensive? Ding Ke'er was surprised.

The monk hurriedly explained: "Donor, please listen to the poor monk, I live in Xishu and live in seclusion in the mountains for more than 20 years. One day, I came across a group of apes roaring past the door. The group of apes seemed to be chased by some natural predator, and walked very quickly, somehow, there was a newborn little monkey left alone, hanging on the branch in front of my door, squeaking very badly, the poor monk moved the heart of compassion at the moment, and adopted this monkey, don't look at it as a monkey, but it is definitely not stupid than people, both know people's eyes, and can understand people's words, it pours tea and water, and sends it to usher, everything will be done, no less than a little apprentice. ”

"Oh, so good, why would you sell it?" Ding Ke'er was a little curious and asked puzzled.

The monk saw that Ding Ke'er was puzzled, so he said again: "The poor monk traveled here yesterday, and the silver he carried with him was exhausted, one person and one monkey, and he didn't eat a full meal for several days, he was so hungry that his eyes were black, and he always went on like this, leaving it in my hands was also a dead end, and in desperation, he had to make this decision, sell this little monkey, in exchange for a few silver coins, and get through this difficulty." If the monks don't speak, you can do it, madam......"

"Ma'am? This girl is not married yet, why are you a monk shouting nonsense? Ding Ke'er glanced at the monk and said angrily.

"Hahaha...... Sister-in-law, you see that this monk thinks that you are my brother's wife. Long Chao quipped on the side.

Lewen just smiled faintly and didn't speak, but he also thought that this little monkey was quite likable.

When the monk saw Ding Ke'er's annoyed look, he lost his voice and said, "Huh? Isn't it Madame? The girl...... If you're good at it, buy this monkey. ”

Ding Ke'er was a little hesitant, and when she didn't know whether to buy it, Lewen felt that this monk was also strange and pitiful, so he took out ten taels of silver from his wallet and handed it to the monk and said, "Oh, you keep the silver, I bought this little monkey." ”

Taking money to save people, taking money to save people, buying and selling for a price, and a price, are two different things, Lewen can't let the monk in front of him starve to death.

Seeing that Le Wen was so bold, the monk took the silver handed over by Le Wen with a happy face, stuffed it into his arms, and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you for your courage and courage, good people will be rewarded, this monkey will belong to you." ”

Saying that, he handed the little monkey to Lewen, who put the little monkey in front of him, and the little monkey sat on the back of the horse, and gently grabbed the sideburns on the neck of the white horse with both hands, looking at ease and contentment, without fear at all.

"Eh, this little monkey is not afraid of life at all, it's so cute, why don't you just name it." Ding Ke'er thought this little monkey was very interesting, so she reached out and stroked the top of the little monkey's head, and the little monkey flattered Ding Ke'er and made a gesture.

"Let's just call it empty." Lewen didn't think about it, and said casually.

"Empty? This name is not bad, it seems that you, the old man of Xie Yuan, are not in vain. Ding Ke'er felt that Lewen's name for the little monkey was quite good, raised her willow eyebrows, and said with a smile.

Lewen rolled his eyes and said in his heart: "Are you praising me, or are you teasing me?" ”

"Driving ......"

Out of the city gate, Le Wen patted the horse, the white horse galloped up quickly, the little monkey two small hands tightly grasped the white horse's sideburns, for fear of falling off the white horse, but the white horse was dragged painfully.

The three of Lewen took the little monkey empty, rode horses and galloped for three days and two nights, and rushed to Ningjin City.

Ningjin County is an outstanding person, and there is a very magical legend about the origin of Ningjin City.

At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin soldiers invaded the south, and half of the rivers and mountains fell into the hands of the enemy.

At that time, under the rule of the puppet Qi Liu Yu regime, the Imjin area became a dark world where jackals were in charge and the people were struggling to make a living.

Before the war was over, a new disaster befell the people.

In the summer of this year, God seemed to have gone crazy, and it rained heavily for forty-nine days in a row, and the flat ground became a river, and the city of Imjin was surrounded by a vast ocean. I saw the flood surging in the southwest, and the waves were surging and rolling, making an earth-shaking roar.

The crops were flooded, the villages were flooded, the cities were flooded. The city walls fell, the city towers collapsed, and only the small half of Kuixing Pavilion was still exposed on the water.

Countless people were killed by the flood, and the surviving people were clinging to trees, purlins, and children in water tanks and wooden boxes, hoping to escape from this unprecedented catastrophe.

At that time, there was a mound, called Wollongong, in Imjin City.

It is said that when Dayu ruled the water, here is the old road of the Yellow River, and it is one of the nine rivers dredged by Dayu.

Later, the riverbed was silted up, the river was diverted, and the river was finally abandoned, leaving only the embankments on both sides, which looked like two undulating dragons from a distance, and people called it Wollongong.

At that time, there were really a lot of refugees who fled to this post, calling for their children and daughters, crying for their fathers and mothers, and struggling in muddy water.

At this critical moment, two behemoths suddenly floated from upstream: one was the big iron bell and the other was the iron bodhisattva.

They are like a pair of twin brothers, sometimes in front of and sometimes behind, sometimes left and sometimes right, and they are inseparable.

From time to time, they bumped into each other, sonorous and powerful, as if to say: "Ding Dong, you go to Ningjin, I go to Dongguang!" ”

Sure enough, people saw that the Iron Bodhisattva drifted to Dongguang County and stopped, and the big iron bell drifted to Ningjin County, so they didn't move anymore.

From this day on, the floodwaters gradually receded and people returned to their homes.

At the place where the iron bell stopped, a new city was built, and the name of the prefecture was changed to Imjin to Nyongjin, hoping to rebuild the home here and be peaceful forever.

People have legends that this bell was sent by King Dayu.

He saw that the soldiers and natural disasters in this area and the people were suffering, so he used this big bell to guide the people to the maze, bring peace to the people of Ningjin, and retreat the flood.

Many years later, a county official built a bell tower in the county seat, hung up this big bell that was seven feet high and weighed 5,000 catties, and sent someone to ring the bell to tell the time.

The thick and melodious bell sounded far and wide, and the aftermath of the beam did not stop for a long time, bringing convenience to the rest and work of the people.

And now the three of Lewen are under the bell tower of Ningjin City.

Lewen felt the sound of the big bell's impact, looked up at the bell, and then looked at the sky, the sun was setting, and the sky was full of red clouds, which made people feel relaxed and happy.

The little monkey in front of him heard the bell in the air, frightened it, shrunk his neck, snuggled in Lewen's arms, and trembled......