Chapter 7: Fishermen, County Officials, and Priests
Crunch, squeak.
Hearing the sound, Wu Wei turned his head to look, it turned out to be the swaying sound from the dilapidated wooden bed when the old man got up, like an old man, who could no longer support the weight of the old man. Presumably, it should have been the light just now that woke up the old man.
"Uncle, you're up."
"Hmm."
"You were also awakened by the fish pot."
"Hmm." The uncle walked to the table, picked up the fish bowl and looked at it.
"Hey! This fish basin is really a treasure. The old man took the fish basin in his arms, picked up the pearls on the table, and looked at the moonlight.
"Yes, old man, you have to hide this fish basin, don't take it out casually to show others, be careful of your guilt."
"Oh? Don't worry, I know all this, thank you for reminding the young man, you are really good, and you are not moved to see such a treasure. I woke up a long time ago, and I watched you for a long time, and you didn't steal the treasure. It can be seen that you are really good. I don't know how much I can buy these things, so you can take these few. The old man grabbed a few pearls with his hands and stuffed them into Wu Wei's hands.
"Then thank you, something is yours, it's yours. I have certain principles in life and in everything. ”
"Uncle, what are you going to do after you sold the money?"
"If it's really worth it, I'm going to go and get a new set of clothes, a new boat, and a new net. We'll be out of the harbor one day, and I'll be happy to cast my nets. There are a lot of fish to catch, all big fish. Life is slowly getting better. The uncle had closed his eyes and was wandering out of the world, with a smile on his face.
"Uncle, do you want to never be harassed by foreign devils, and be able to fish happily."
"Do you have a way?"
"You will know this uncle when the time comes, but I hope that when your wish comes true, you can give me the fish pot."
"There's no problem with this" Uncle was lying on the bed, still thinking about Wu Wei's promise, can it really work? Apparently the old man didn't believe it.
The next day.
The old man went to the market early in the morning to sell pearls, and Wu Wei borrowed an axe from the old man and went into the mountains to cut down trees.
"Well, this tree is good, at least it's a hundred years old. It should be good to use it to carve wooden dragons. As he spoke, Wu Wei picked up an axe and cut down the tree.
At noon, Wu Wei dragged his tired body back.
"Heh, such a sumptuous meal, uncle, you should have sold a lot of money today." Wu Wei looked at the dishes on the table and said to the uncle.
"Hehe, it's a lot. Come and eat quickly. Wu Wei and Uncle Tang sat down and began to eat.
"Uncle, when I came back today, I heard that many people in the bazaar were rumoring that you had obtained a treasure, so you won't tell anyone about it. What I said yesterday, you forgot so quickly? ”
"Don't worry, it's okay, it's all from the villagers."
Wu Wei looked at Uncle Tang, who didn't care, and he couldn't say anything, after all, it was someone else's thing. It seems that Uncle Tang still needs a lesson. Tomorrow, the county magistrate should come to arrest people. Wait for tomorrow to let Uncle Tang suffer a little first, and save him.
In the evening, he dragged his tired body back to the inn to rest, and sold some money with pearls, so that he didn't have to worry about food and accommodation for the time being.
The next day, when I woke up early in the morning, I heard a noise from below the inn, stood by the window, looked down, oh, there were many people. It seems that Uncle Tang has been arrested.
The room where Wu Wei lived was deliberately chosen, and he could see the inside of the county government when he stood at the window.
"L... Don..."
"Will... Take...
Syllable.
The county magistrate slapped the shocked wood towards the desk. Pointing at Uncle Tang, he scolded: "Well, you bastard, do you know what crime you have committed?" ”
"Do you want a fish tax? Then I'm already in love. ”
"Haha, you're still pretending to be garlic! You stole the fish bowl of the priest, and you didn't hurry up and recruit it. ”
Bang, another shocking sound of wooden slapping. "Ahh
"Yay! It's really strange, I fished the fish pot from the river, what does this have to do with foreign monks. Could it be that foreign monks live under the water? ”
"Hehehe." The crowd of onlookers laughed.
"Fart." The county magistrate stood up and roared angrily, "The priest lives in the church, and you stole it from the church." ”
"Church? I have no relationship with God, so how can I go to church? ”
"Ahh
"I have already told you, the fish pot was fished up from the river by me, and I want to return it to the Dragon King."
"Ahh The county magistrate took out a stick from the stick holder and threw it down.
Immediately, two officials stepped forward, one holding down Uncle Tang. One was holding a water and fire stick, and was about to start fighting.
"I've committed some crime, and you're going to hit me."
"Don't fight, don't fight." Monk Yang suddenly came out to stop it.
He walked to the desk, dressed in a black robe, with a cross around his neck, holding a book in his left hand, and reaching forward diagonally to the sky with his right hand, closing his eyes, raising his head upward, and singing: "Forgive this ignorant sinner, O my merciful Lord." Amen. ”
"Poor old man, confess your sins. I lost the fish pot, as long as you return it to me, I won't pursue it. ”
"Did you hear that, as long as you return the fish pot to the priest, I won't pursue it."
"Hmph, you, what the hell are you doing?" Uncle Tang pointed to the county master and the priest.
"Poor old man, be honest, honest and good, don't insist that other people's things are your own." The priest pointed to the sky and gave a thumbs up.
"yes, don't take other people's stuff, uh-huh, uh-huh." I forgot the words, and when the county lord saw the priest glaring at him with his eyes, he immediately remembered it again. "Don't insist that someone else's stuff is your own."
"If you don't hand it over, you will suffer." The priest stretched out his hand.
"If you don't hand it over, you will suffer."
"I can't go to heaven."
"I can't go to heaven."
"The fish bowl was mine, and it should be returned to me."
"The fish bowl was mine, and it should be given back to me. Oh, no, no, no, it's yours. The priest stepped on the county master's foot, "Oh, no, no, no, the fish pot belongs to the priest, and it should be returned to the priest." ”
"Yes, the fish pot is mine, did you hear me? The fish pot is the treasure of our country. I brought it. ”
"Yours, yours." Uncle Tang took out the fish basin from his arms.
"Yes, yes, that's it, ah, that's it. That's it. The priest was so excited when he saw the fish bowl that he didn't even feel the book in his hand dropping.
"Foreign monk, you said that it is the treasure of your country. Why is this fisherman painting the appearance of a Chinese person, and the Chinese people are dressed up. Uncle Tang excitedly gestured with his left hand to the fish basin in his right hand.
"Folks, look at it, it's Chinese or foreign." Uncle Tang showed the fish pot to the onlookers.
"What is Chinese is Chinese." The crowd was excited.
"This foreign monk is really nonsense."
When the county magistrate and the official saw this formation, they all flinched a little. But the priest was furious. "Okay, you old king." Pulled over the desk where the county magistrate handled the case. "You're fierce, ah, look at how good you are, or if I'm good. Grab him for me and bring his fish bowl. ”
"Take it down, take it down, you shameless guys, take away Huaxia's things, is it too little?" Uncle Tang protected the fish basin, and the priest's face turned blue with anger.
"What, you, you, why don't you hurry up and take down his fish bowl and give me a heavy beating."
"Hurry up and take the fish pot down." The county magistrate spoke. "Beat him forty boards, no, no, no, one hundred, no, no, no, no, beat him three hundred boards." The county magistrate grabbed a handful of sticks and threw them out.
"No, no, no, a thousand boards." Monk Yang directly threw the stick holder out.
The officials immediately stepped forward to snatch the fish pot.