Chapter 30: The Man Among the Horses
The fire burned out, and the land within a radius of several miles was full of grass ash, which was a good thing, and I don't know how many crops could grow in the field, so it was naturally liked by the peasant family, and attracted many peasant children to scramble for it.
"It smells so good!" A peasant boy suddenly smelled the smell of meat, and couldn't help but stand up, close his eyes, and breathe heavily.
Another peasant next to him hurriedly gathered up a pile of grass ash near the two of them, for fear that he would rob him after he reacted. Who knew that the previous farmer didn't care, and even pulled his arm and said, "You smell it, it really smells like meat!" The man couldn't resist him, and said in his heart that anyway, the grass ash is finished, what else can you make, so he stood up and put the grass ash behind him, sniffed it with his nose, and there was really a rich smell of meat, and couldn't help but exclaim: "What is that?" ”
The previous farmer looked solemnly and slowly followed the aroma to the front, and soon suddenly said with great joy: "Wow, roast horse meat!" Roast horse meat! ”
"What, I'll see!" The farmer holding the grass ash hurriedly walked a few steps forward, but saw a large bag protruding from the grass ash in front of him for no reason, and the top and bottom were covered with grass ash. Only half of the horse's head leaked outside.
The previous farmer gently knocked on the horse's head and sighed, "It's a pity it's not cooked!" ”
"Just go back and add more fire! Are you afraid of eating meat? It's really unproductive! The peasant who was holding the ashes threw them down, and then he ran to his horse and pulled them up.
When many peasant children heard this, they immediately flocked away, and you fought for me and dragged the horse out of the grass and ashes, which had just been lifted to the top of the avenue, and before it had time to be carried to the village, it was divided by the peasants You here and I quarreled there.
There was less meat and more people, and there was a dispute all of a sudden, so I had to find an elder in the village to divide the meat.
When the not-so-sharp knife cut the horse's belly, a person was brought out inside, and the frightened elder suddenly softened to the ground, and it took a long time before he was helped up by the young men on both sides
"What is this?"
"What's wrong with a young man in the horse's belly? Eighty percent can't be some kind of goblin! ”
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The farmer seems to be particularly concerned about this kind of thing, and the guys who were arguing and arguing just now and grabbing to divide the meat suddenly lost their minds, and those who didn't find it breathed a long sigh of relief, but the guys who got it didn't know what to do.
"Water...... Water ......"
As soon as the cold wind blew, the young man inside actually muttered, which frightened some of the old people around, and some of them were already kneeling on the ground and constantly Amitabha.
There are confused people, and naturally there are people who understand, and when a bowl of water went down, this young man actually opened his eyes and said, "What kind of place is this?" ”
"Who are you, young man? How did you get into the belly of the horse? The old man in the village asked boldly, and the Buddhist beads in his hand kept twisting. He is a good person who eats long fasts, and the Buddha blesses him so that he is not afraid of these little ghosts.
"I am Chang Zhenbang, the captain of the Wen County Garrison!! Send me back to Wenxian County and reward him with a piece of the ocean! Chang Zhenbang said weakly.
It turned out to be human! Feelings are still a big official!
The old ladies who were kneeling on the ground suddenly became energetic, got up from the ground one by one, and told their merits one after another, why if you hadn't recited the Diamond Sutra one hundred and eight times, you wouldn't have been able to come back, and so on. What is it that you have recited the Arhat Puja seventy-two times, otherwise you would not have come to your senses so quickly.
"What is this for?" The old man in the village said a little unhappily: "Our Dawangzhuang is a state of etiquette, what are you doing here!" Wang Si, Wang V, you two rabbit cubs get some food for the adults, put up a big car and send it to Wenxian! ”
Chang Zhenbang smiled slightly and said: "Thank you old man, this horse is a high-quality horse, and the meat roasted by a good horse must not be bad, and everyone can't let everyone be busy in vain!" ”
"That's it! Is that! Just do as the adults say! The elders of the village instructed to go down while currying favor, and the villagers simply saw that there was meat and went to divide the meat one after another.
Wang Si has already driven a cart pulled by oxen to Chang Zhenbang's side, the car is covered with a thick mattress, a brand new quilt, and there are two sausages hanging on the cart, a jar of wine, a few baked cakes, and of course, the indispensable horse meat has just been made, presumably it is the food prepared for Chang Zhenbang!
"This Dawang Zhuang people are simple, it's really a good place!" Chang Zhenbang said: "Old man, I think the two young men are very clever, why don't you go back with me and eat an imperial grain!" ”
"That's a good feeling!" When the old man in the village heard this, he immediately cried with joy, if it wasn't for others to stop him, he would have knelt down for Chang Zhenbang, and he could only teach Wang Si a hard lesson, Wang Wu asked them to do their best, and they couldn't live up to Chang Zhenbang's great kindness!
These two people are simple farmers, and the idea of becoming an official and making a fortune is inevitably more hot than others! When they knew that Chang Zhenbang gave them the errand to eat the imperial food, they were suddenly excited, and they never knew what happiness was, and it was the first time that they felt that happiness came so suddenly. Naturally, he redoubled his service to Chang Zhenbang, lest something go wrong and let the imperial grain he just got fly away.
The old man in the village was still socializing with Chang Zhenbang, and suddenly a young man ran in front of him, panting and said, "Uncle Jiu, your old cow stuck his head into the jar for some reason. Sister-in-law asked me to find you back? ”
"What a loser!" The old man in the village glared at the young man with some dissatisfaction, and said, "I don't look at what time it is, it's just so noisy!" Do you still ask me about this little thing? Let her do it herself! ”
"That sister-in-law said that it would be good to smash the jar, after all, the cow is valuable, and the jar is not valuable!" The young man muttered quietly.
"Confused!" Uncle Nine was so angry that he stomped his feet and said, "That jar has been used by our ancestors for generations, and it is worthless, but it is also an heirloom of our poor family!" How can you say that it will be smashed! ”
"Then Uncle means to kill cattle!" The young man touched his head and said in a clever way.
"Stupid, the ox is the treasure of the village, and it depends on it for eating, drinking, and Lazar, and if there is no cattle, what can be used to farm the land? What do you eat and drink if you don't farm? The northwest wind can't feed a family! Uncle Nine said angrily.
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, my sister-in-law asked me to ask my uncle to think of a way!" The young man said embarrassedly.
Chang Zhenbang smiled slightly, the matter of the cow's head falling in the jar seems to have heard his mother say a similar joke when he was very young, but it can really be solved with a joke in front of him, after all, the cow is the treasure of the village, and the jar can't be smashed if it is smashed, but after a long time, the cow can only kill the cow if it is suffocated.
The old man in the village was also a little hesitant, this tricky thing is at this juncture, it's good to say that if it is not done well, wouldn't it make Chang Zhenbang see the joke, this person will be embarrassed, and he has no good way for a while!
"Actually, it's not like there's no way!" Chang Zhenbang said: "But there are not many ways to protect the best of both worlds for the jar and the cow!" ”
When the old man in the village heard Chang Zhenbang say this, Uncle Jiu immediately understood, and said: "The lord is in charge of the garrison with high power, so there must be a good way!" Wang Si didn't take the adults to your sister-in-law's house yet! ”
The heaviest old man in the village, Wang Si drove the car to his sister-in-law's house without thinking about it, and when people saw a good show, they followed without saying hello. However, not everyone followed, and some people quietly went to the avenue.
This book was first published in Reading Books