The little carpenter was actually quite curious about this seemingly plain, but powerful energy figure, and when he heard that the other party kept him, he arched his hand and said, "Under Ganmo." ”

He directly reported his real name, firstly, the other party's behavior was really admirable, and secondly, this place was far away from the southwest, and in the extremely underdeveloped situation of information circulation at that time, his reputation was basically impossible to spread here, so there was no need to be too cautious.

Xiao Mingyuan smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

He said softly: "My family lives in this town, and I don't have any other hobbies, so I like to make friends, especially a good man like Brother Gan, who has a rough road and can't tolerate nails in his eyes." If you're not in a hurry, can you stay for a while, I'll finish it here, how about the two of us find a place to have a drink? ”

The man said boldly, and the little carpenter was not a person who twisted, so he nodded sharply at the moment: "Okay, seeing Brother Xiao's heroic appearance, I just want to ask you for a glass of water and wine." ”

Xiao Mingyuan made an appointment with the little carpenter, and then he turned around and said to the old man Yan: "If Li Mazi comes to trouble you again in the future, you will send someone to find me, and I will help you out; In addition, I will ask someone to send you some money to come over and take care of your illness. ”

After speaking, he tore up the IOU in his hand, and the old man Yan kowtowed again, constantly saying good things.

Xiao Mingyuan waved his hand and told everyone to retreat, and then led the little carpenter to the town.

He said to the little carpenter: "Small place, there is nothing to eat, but my mother-in-law makes a pot chicken is very good, she is from Pengcheng, the taste is very authentic, in addition to my family also has the altar daughter red, when I help others to do things, if Brother Gan is not too far away, go to my house to eat." ”

Although the little carpenter had eaten a meal, he was not hungry, but the man was so enthusiastic that it was not easy to refuse, and he nodded his head and said yes.

The two walked inside, Xiao Mingyuan saw the big box he was carrying, and reached out to help, but he refused.

After walking for a while, he came to a courtyard, and the little carpenter saw that the Xiao family was not a big family, and the kind of yard that went in and out a few times, but it was also a solid family, and there were also domestic servants and the like.

After entering the house, Xiao Mingyuan asked the little carpenter to sit in the living room for a while, and then went to ask his daughter-in-law to cook.

Xiao Mingyuan's daughter-in-law is a beautiful sister-in-law, but she doesn't talk much, and after meeting the little carpenter, she went to the back kitchen, and Xiao Mingyuan went to the backyard to say hello to her mother, and then returned.

During the period, there was a girl of the same age as the little carpenter in the front hall, who looked very much like Xiao Mingyuan, but was much more handsome, she led a seven or eight-year-old child, glanced at the little carpenter, a little unhappy, glared at Xiao Mingyuan who came back, and seemed to mutter.

She didn't speak very loudly, and because of her accent, the little carpenter didn't hear clearly, but it felt like a complaint.

Xiao Mingyuan heard this, and shouted at the top of his voice: "What fox friend and dog friend? Let me tell you Xiao Junzi, this little brother, is an old-fashioned and chivalrous man, let me tell you......"

He told the girl everything that had happened before, and then pointed to the little carpenter and said: "Didn't you see the arrogance of Li Mazi's guy at that time, no one dared to speak in the whole street, but my brother Gan stood up and knocked Li Mazi's people to the ground - you say, such a person, I invited me to the house for a drink, is it wrong?" ”

The girl listened, but she also restrained her contempt and apologized to the little carpenter.

The little carpenter hurriedly said no, and Xiao Mingyuan said to the little carpenter: "This is my little sister Xiao Junzi, what about her, she has a straightforward temperament and a stinky temper, but she is actually quite good......

Xiao Junzi heard this, and said coquettishly: "Brother, it's not that you always brought some fox friends back in the past, which made the family restless, otherwise I would have said it?" ”

After speaking, she said to the little carpenter: "It's not that you, Brother Gan, what you did today is worthy of the title of hero." ”

Xiao Mingyuan laughed, pointed to the child and said, "At this time, my son's name is Xiao Wudao-cub, call people." ”

The child looked at it blankly, but did not speak, and seemed to be a little withdrawn.

After Xiao Mingyuan waited for his little sister to leave with his son, he said to the little carpenter: "My son was frightened when he was young and lost his soul...... Alas, don't talk about this, brother, you're good today, I don't know what kind of teacher you are from? ”

He chatted briefly with the little carpenter for a while, and the little carpenter did not hide it, and talked in general terms, without touching on specific matters.

This place is far away from the southwest, and the information is not developed, Xiao Mingyuan is not very clear except for knowing Qingcheng Mountain.

The two chatted for a while, and his daughter-in-law came over to call someone and said that it was done.

Of course, so fast, the main thing is that the chicken has actually been stewed a long time ago.

Xiao Mingyuan's daughter-in-law set up a small stove in the yard, put an iron pot on it, divided half of the pot of chicken that had been burned in the kitchen and put it inside, and the iron pot was pasted with dough cakes on the side, and it was ready to get out of the pot at this time, and it was steaming, and there was a stool next to it, with broad beans, boiled edamame and mixed cucumbers, two wine glasses standing, and next to it was a pot of mud-sealed wine, which was tempting to look at.

The little carpenter followed Xiao Mingyuan over and sat down, and greeted Xiao Mingyuan's daughter-in-law, the sister-in-law asked Xiao Mingyuan to accompany the guest, and she went to the rest of Zhang Luo's house.

Xiao Mingyuan saw that the little carpenter was embarrassed, and greeted: "They are eating and making a lot of noise, throw us in the yard, don't talk quietly, and drink happily - brother, come and come, let's see each other at first sight, let's have a glass of wine first......"

The old brother was very enthusiastic, and kept persuading him to drink, and the little carpenter was not sticky, and the two of them pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and then ate and drank.

Xiao Mingyuan didn't lie, his daughter-in-law's pot chicken tasted really good, don't look at the less soup, but the taste was fresh and mellow, the side of the pot pasted the cake to borrow the flavor of the vegetable, and the dish borrowed the fragrance of the cake, soft and smooth and dry fragrant coexisted, and it was very delicious.

Even though the little carpenter had eaten, he smelled the smell of chicken juice and the smell of cakes at this moment, but his index finger was moving and his appetite was great.

And the wine is even better, the daughter red is a famous wine, according to legend, the local daughter of the family, will brew a few jars, and after 18 years, the daughter married, this wine will be dug out, used to entertain guests.

The little carpenter did not know whether the jar they drank had been saved for eighteen years, but it tasted fragrant, mellow and sweet, and full of relish, which was called an endless aftertaste.

After a meal, the two of them drank high unconsciously.

The little carpenter stayed at Xiao's house that day, and the next day the little carpenter was going to Jinling, and after Xiao Mingyuan couldn't keep it, he sent it a few miles in a row.

The little carpenter said goodbye to Xiao Mingyuan, walked for another half a day, and arrived at Jinling City.

Jinling City has the name of "the ancient capital of the six dynasties" and "the capital of the ten dynasties", the provisional government was established again in the early years, and the father of the nation also ascended the president here.

However, the little carpenter did not enter the city, but inquired all the way, and then walked north, arriving at the foot of Qixia Mountain.

There was a town at the bottom of the hill, and the little carpenter stopped for a short time and then went up the hill.

This Qixia Temple is located at the west foot of the middle peak of Qixia Temple, surrounded by mountains on three sides, north of the Yangtze River, is one of the four famous temples in China, the birthplace of Buddhism "Three Treatises", and the center of Buddhism in China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

During the Southern Dynasties, it was as famous as Jiming Temple and Jozan Temple, and it was famous.

It's a pity that when the hair was long, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Qing army fought here, and the Qixia Temple was also destroyed in the war, and it tended to be depressed.

It was only recently rebuilt under the auspices of the Venerable Master of the Poet Monk Sect.

When the little carpenter was chatting with people at the foot of the mountain, he found out that this Master Zongyang was not simple, he had preached the revolution since 1901, and the father of the country, Mr. Sun Yat-sen, was the founding father of the country.

In such a place, if you want to make trouble, it is not so simple.

As for Venerable Miao Yin, this person is not simple, he is said to be a visitor from the East China Sea, who came at the invitation of the Venerable Master Zongyang, and who had shined at the previous Tzuhang Festival.

His Dharma is not mentioned, but his cultivation and Zen Gong are on the same level.

This time, he borrowed the name of his birthday to reopen the puja, but the main reason was to raise funds for the reconstruction of Qixia Temple.

The little carpenter climbed the mountain and came all the way to Qixia Temple, where several temples had been built, and there were also novice guards at the mountain gate, and the little carpenter went to inquire, but the novice shook his head, saying that Master Miaoyin was not in the temple, he had already gone to Yunyou, and he did not know when he would return.

The little carpenter was stunned for a moment, thinking that the old beggar was deceiving himself.

Because the time he said was only two days later.

The little carpenter was a little depressed, remembering that when he was at the bottom of the mountain, he had also heard about Master Miaoyin's puja, so he asked again, and the novice shook his head, saying that he had never heard anyone talk about it, maybe it was a rumor from the people under the mountain, right?

The little carpenter tried to find someone else to ask about it, but the novice stopped him and refused to let him in.

Pushing like this, the little carpenter hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to back down.

This place hides the dragon and the crouching tiger, and if you really go to compete, you are afraid that you will get into trouble.

The little carpenter inquired to no avail, so he went down the mountain, and when he reached the foot of the mountain, he was about to go to the town, but at this time two people came and stopped the little carpenter.

One of the thieves lowered his voice and whispered, "Well, do you want to attend the puja in two days?" ”

The mountains and rivers are exhausted, and there is no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village.

When the little carpenter heard this, he was very excited, and quickly nodded, saying yes, yes.

The man's eyes lit up, and then he whispered: "Master Miaoyin is not in Qixia Temple, there is another place, but to participate in the festival, you need an invitation, and ordinary people can't go." ”

The little carpenter was surprised and said, "What can I do?"

The man said, "I have a way, but I ......"

The little carpenter asked, "But what?" ”

The man smiled lewdly and whispered, "This costs money, eight hundred yuan per person." ”