The little carpenter left Yange Town, went all the way to the west, and quickly whipped his horse, and it was almost about o'clock in the evening before he stopped.

It was dark early in the northwest region, especially at this time, the little carpenter had been in the dark for a long time, and the reason why he stopped was because the moonlight was covered by dark clouds, and he couldn't see the road at all.

He led his horse and walked for several miles, eventually finding a dilapidated mountain temple.

At the foot of the barren mountain, the little carpenter was still thinking about how to talk to the temple of the mountain temple about staying overnight, but when he arrived at the mountain temple, he found that the temple was empty, and the building had already been empty.

The little carpenter tied his horse to the courtyard and went into the temple.

He found that the mountain temple was very small, only a few rooms, the hall was empty, except for a half-collapsed clay statue of the god, there was nothing, even the wooden doors and windows were removed, only the broken table with the clay incense burner in front of the statue remained, and I don't know if it was so bad that no one wanted it, or because others were taboo and superstitious.

The temple was paved with bricks, but it looked as if it had been abandoned for a long time, and some of it arched up, and then cracked open, revealing a large pit.

Weeds are coming out of the brick cracks inside, and it looks very desolate.

The little carpenter walked around the humble ruined temple, went outside to collect some firewood, transported it a few times, and then lit a bonfire in the hall of the ruined temple.

When the fire started, he took out a whole set of things, put them aside, set up a small pot, boiled water, and peeled a few broken branches, and inserted them in the cracks of the bricks, and made a bun on top of them, and roasted them beside him.

After a busy period of work, the little carpenter found a ball of cattail, sat down by the fire, rubbed his hands, and felt that the temperature in the night was really a little low.

It is estimated that it will snow in a few days. After a while of the fire was baked, and his body warmed up a little, but at this time, there was a movement outside the door, and the little carpenter looked up, but saw a lame old man, leading a boy of eleven or twelve years old.

The old man limped and carried a small coat, while the young man was a tiger and carried a large cloth bag.

After the two walked in, the young man stood there, tightly closed his mouth and did not speak, while the old man rubbed his hands and smiled flatteringly at the little carpenter, and said: "This little brother, my grandfather and grandson went out to join relatives, went the wrong way, and couldn't find a place to invest in the shop, it's too cold outside, can I borrow this place from you to avoid the wind......"

The little carpenter glanced at the two of them, and then said with a smile: "Uncle, you're welcome, I'm also a passerby, I took shelter here for the night, and I just made a fire; You just have to stay, there is no master here. ”

When the old man heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "That's good, that's good......"

He walked in and subconsciously went to the side, and the little carpenter saw that the two of them were shivering from the cold, so he said, "Come and bake the fire, it's all right." ”

The old man came over a little, and when the grandson put down the huge cloth bag on his back, he put the blanket on it, and then said to the grandson, "Lion, go and check the firewood again." ”

His grandson was not only strong, but also very obedient, and when he heard his grandfather's instructions, he hurriedly got up and went outside.

The little carpenter stopped him and said no, I have enough firewood to burn until dawn tomorrow, so sit down and rest.

The old man rubbed his hands and said embarrassedly, "How can this be done, I'm so embarrassed." ”

The little carpenter said, "You're welcome. ”

When he saw that the water in the pot on the shelf was boiling, he got up, made a small basin to put it in, mixed it with some cold water beside it, and after testing the temperature, began to mix it with the horses.

As he was doing, he asked the old man, "Uncle, what is your surname?" ”

His words were a little light, and the old man seemed to have a side ear that was not very good, so he asked, "What?" ”

The little carpenter asked, "I said what do you call it?" ”

The old man hurriedly said: "What is my big name, I have almost forgotten, I am called 'Lao Tiantou', young man, you can call me that, this is my grandson, called Tian Shishi." ”

The little carpenter glanced at the young man next to him and couldn't help but smile: "Why did you think of such a name?" ”

The old man said, "Aren't there two stone lions in front of the yamen? I've been too cowardly in my life, and my children have complained, so I hope this kid will be able to get out of the way in the future and not be bullied......"

The little carpenter nodded, and said that it was a good meaning, and it sounded good to say so.