Zhikong was not surprised or disgusted when he saw the two of them drinking and eating meat here, but just smiled and said, "Amitabha, what does Brother Xiao command?" ”

Xiao Yunfei first asked Abbot Zhikong to sit down, and then asked Huang Po to remove the banquet and bring fragrant tea, and after Huang Po withdrew, he smiled and said: "It's Zuo Gongzi who has an important decision to announce to the two of us, so let you listen to it." ”

The two looked at him together.

Zuo Shaoyang said: "Before getting down to business, ask the master about one thing. He took out the string of Buddhist beads from the abbot of Guigu Temple and handed it to Zhikong, "Master, please help to see, is this Buddha bead a treasure and is it worth it?" ”

Zhikong took it, sighed, walked to the window to take a closer look, and after a while, he turned his head and said, "Where did this Buddha bead come from?" ”

"Well, it's an old monk's ...... before he died, well, give it to me." Zuo Shaoyang didn't want to go too far.

"What is the name of this old monk? Where is it now? ”

"I don't know the name, I died before I could ask him." Zuo Shaoyang casually made up a lie, "What? Is there a problem? ”

Zhikong handed the Buddha beads back to Zuo Shaoyang and said, "This string of Buddha beads is called the Five Eyes and Six Links Buddha Beads." It is made of the fruit of a very rare tree, this kind of tree is only found in the Western Regions, and it is generally difficult to find traces, and only people can see it, but this kind of fruit tree is said to bloom every three hundred years, and it bears fruit every three hundred years, and the fruit that bears fruit is only a few in the tree, so it is necessary to have a great chance to make up a string of Buddha beads. ”

Zuo Shaoyang was pleasantly surprised: "So, this Buddha bead is really a treasure?" ”

"That depends on whose eyes."

"What about the masters?"

"It's useless."

"Won't it?"

"Monks don't speak." Zhikong Heshi said, "This kind of Buddha bead is only used by the Western Regions Tantra who cultivate the evil law. Authentic Buddhists regard it as an evil thing and avoid it, how can it be a treasure? ”

Zuo Shaoyang listened to Zhikong's words, which was very similar to seeing the cultivation of Zen, and hurriedly asked: "So, in the eyes of those tantric cultivators who cultivate evil methods, this thing is a treasure?" ”

"Well," Zhikong said, "According to the old man, this mysterious sect in the Western Regions cultivates a kind of tantric Buddhism, worships an evil god, and cultivates the Dharma by killing people, which is very terrifying and chilling. This five-eyed and six-way Buddha bead is one of the main magic weapons they cultivate. It is said to greatly increase mana. So, in their opinion, this should be a treasure. However, in the eyes of ordinary people who don't know the inside story, he is just an ordinary string of Buddha beads, which is not worth much. ”

Zuo Shaoyang sighed and said with some frustration: "I still expect to escape in the future and sell it for money to live, it seems that there is no fun." ”

Xiao Yunfei said with a smile: "If you meet a person who cultivates this kind of tantric Buddhism and sells this Buddha bead to him, you should be able to sell it for a lot of money, but since the person who cultivates this kind of tantric Buddhism uses killing people to cultivate the Dharma, you still don't meet their good, lest people kill people and sell more goods, and if they don't earn money, they will lose their heads first." ”

"Exactly, it's better to go back and press it under the bottom of the box." Zuo Shaoyang took the Buddha beads into his arms, arched his hand and asked Zhikong: "Master, how much food do I have stored in your temple?" ”

"Fifty-six buckets."

"Well, thank you Abbot Zhikong, if it weren't for your help to hide the food, all of this food would be gone, and our family is afraid that they would have starved to death. In addition, the abbot of Zhikong limited the amount of food, although this move is cruel, but it is indeed a last resort, if these grains are allowed to be used by my father, I am afraid that my father and mother have starved to death. On behalf of my parents and myself, I would like to express my deep gratitude for your help. With that, he bowed deeply.

The two hurriedly returned the salute. It's all smiling.

Zuo Shaoyang said: "My decision is actually very simple, I now have 80 acres of fertile land, I want to sow all these fertile fields, and only after the autumn can I have food to sustain my life, this risk must be taken." Now the problem is that there are no rice seeds......"

Xiao Yunfei thought about it, stroked his beard in embarrassment and said, "I can't help you steal rice seeds......

"I know this, you have your principles, so I don't expect you to help me steal rice seeds. I heard that the official army took away all the rice seeds in the yamen, but they should not have eaten them, and I was canonized by the general as a 'model for supporting the army', and I went to the yamen of the state capital today to talk to Fu Team, presumably the problem is not very big. ”

Xiao Yunfei smiled and nodded: "The amount of rice seeds is not large, and the general should not give you this face." ――That's the decision you're talking about? ”

Zuo Shaoyang said: "No, this is just to tell you one of the reasons why I made my decision." My family now supports a total of more than 40 people, and now there are only 56 buckets left, which can support a month at most. Now that all the wild vegetables that can be eaten on the mountain, including the bark of trees, have been eaten, and some people have begun to eat Guanyin soil, and they can't hold on for long. I only have a few days of medicinal herbs left, so there is no way to stay here. I want to gather them together, give them three days, provide them with more food to recover their strength, and then divide them with ten days' food, and at that time, I would like to ask the master to fulfill his previous promise to help them cross the blockade and send them out to escape the famine. At the same time, he also asked Brother Xiao to help break through. No way, this is the last choice. However, Lan'er and I are going to stay and farm. -- If you don't farm, you won't have food, and if you don't have food, you won't have a future. ”

Xiao Yunfei and Abbot Zhikong were very surprised and glanced at each other. Xiao Yunfei said: "This is your decision?" ”

"Yes, you two are strong in martial arts, and it shouldn't be a problem to escort some civilians to break through the enemy outposts. Sending them out to escape the famine, that's all I can do at the moment. ”

"Amitabha! Wonderful! The abbot of Zhikong said a Buddha name: "The left donor is kind-hearted and self-sacrificing, which is admirable. ”

Xiao Yunfei stroked his beard and nodded: "Look at you like this, if you don't let you help them, it's too cruel to force you not to help people with food, it's better to send them out now than to sit here and wait for death, then okay, Master Zhikong and I will help you." ”

Zuo Shaoyang was overjoyed, got up and saluted: "Thank you two!" ”

Xiao Yunfei said: "Okay, you go and gather them, I'll send the food immediately." ”

After discussing, Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly returned to the pharmacy, now there is less than an hour before the curfew, and he has to hurry up.

Back at the pharmacy, Zuo Gui's father was already a little dizzy from drinking, and said with a smile: "Zhong'er, you Brother Xiao is really righteous enough to send so much food." ”

"Have you eaten?"

"Not yet, your mother is making it, and I've drunk more than half of that pot of wine. Hehehe"

Zuo Shaoyang said strangely: "That's all cooked, what else to do?" ”

"Cook porridge together."

"Huh?" Zuo Shaoyang smelled the fragrance of medicinal herbs and rice dishes from the kitchen, and hurriedly got into the kitchen, only to see a large pot steaming, and when he opened the lid of the pot, he saw a pot full of medicinal porridge, and a small pot of rice and dishes given before were all boiled in a pot with medicinal powder.

Zuo Shaoyang couldn't cry or laugh: "Didn't Huang Po say it?" This is for the two of you! ”

"Anyway, your mother discussed with me, we can't hide aside to eat meat and drink, they drink the medicinal porridge that is as light as water. So let's cook it together and eat it together. ”

"Don't be busy!" Zuo Shaoyang said, "I have already thought of an idea and told it to Brother Xiao, and he agreed." Zuo Shaoyang said his thoughts, Zuo Gui and Liang both nodded again and again, and they both felt that it was better to break out than to sit here and wait to die.

Zuo Gui's father said: "Can the leg injuries of Shopkeeper Yu and Miss Qiao'er work?" ”

"I've seen it, and now I'm able to eat it. The external fixator can be removed, and the pierced wound can be medicated, and the mouth can be closed within a few days. Then bring them medicine, and someone will take care of them on the way, don't push too hard, it's not a big problem. ”

"Well, is it better than the enemy sentry?"

"It should be no problem, the abbot of Qingfeng Temple is also a master of martial arts, and Brother Xiao is also a master, after taking advantage of the opportunity to go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables, it will be easy for the two of them to deal with these sentry posts."

"Okay, that's fine."

Liang Nuo said: "But ......, if Miss Qiao'er leaves, then this marriage ......, this ......."

Zuo Gui stroked his beard and said, "Yes, Zhong'er, have you thought about it, whether to marry Zhi'er or Qiao'er?" Make a decision early, too. - By the way, last time Ni's mother escorted the media and asked Qiao'er to come to us as a daughter-in-law to exchange food, and I don't know how the news leaked, and then more than a dozen families sent the girl, saying that they wanted to marry our family, and some only said that the girl and her parents could have something to eat, and the dowry was not a penny, and some even only asked for the girl to stay, there was a way to live, and nothing was wanted, regardless of the wife and concubine. Others would rather let the girl be a slave. Alas, our family really can't help so much, so we can only refuse one by one. You should make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise it will be more troublesome later. ”

"But I really didn't think about it." Zuo Shaoyang said, "I think, marrying a wife is not picking cabbage in the vegetable market, just buy it if it looks good, I have been trapped in the mountains for the past two months, and I have no contact with Zhi'er and Miss Qiao, so it's really hard to make a choice, besides, if you decide now, it's easy for Zhi'er to do, and for Qiao'er girl, it's quite suspicious of taking advantage of people's danger, I don't want to leave this impression, so let's put this matter first." ”

Liang said: "But ......"

Zuo Gui glared and said: "Don't be, Zhong'er is reasonable, I also think that deciding now is a bit of a danger to take advantage of others, it is better to do it first, and wait for the famine to pass, and then make a decision." ”

After agreeing, he immediately sent Miao Peilan and Ding Xiaosan to gather the others to gather at the Qu family's old mansion, and bring all the valuable soft and bedding.

(To be continued)