Chapter 29 Qingshan, Ancient Temple, Drinking Tea
Early the next morning, Master Carter, with his servants Ax and the maid Tina, swaggered towards the green hills next to the small town of Qingshan. In fact, the name of Qingshan Town comes from this green mountain, and this green mountain is full www.biquge.info of green bamboo, and the breeze blows, the whole mountain seems to move, and different shades of green are all over the mountain, so it will take a name that is not like a name.
The three of them looked all the way here, enjoying the beautiful scenery in the mountains, as if they had any purpose at all. Moreover, the three of them did not encounter any obstacles along the way, as if there was nothing on the mountain.
"It doesn't seem to be what we thought, could it be something wrong, in fact, there is nothing unsightly on the mountain." Tina, who was walking next to Aix, looked at the scenery in the mountains, and did not feel a trace of danger, but was peaceful and peaceful, not at all as they had imagined, three steps, one battalion, five steps, one post.
"How do I know, those are also my speculations, I haven't been here, of course there are some discrepancies between facts and imagination, if Lao Tzu can anticipate things like a god and know everything, and he needs to come here to find out in person? Pinching your fingers and counting it won't be long enough? Although Ax was also very puzzled, feeling that the situation here was indeed a little different from his imagination, he still defended it stiffly.
"Someone's coming, be careful." Suddenly, Carter, who was walking in front, reminded in a whisper, and then, without any evasion, walked up like this.
Two monks were approaching, dressed in pale yellow long-distance running, walking towards the three of Aix. Different from Aix's impression, these two monks are not bald, but have long hair, which is casually scattered behind them, plus a Taoist robe, walking from a bamboo forest, they really have the feeling of heavenly immortals.
"A few donors, I don't know what to do with climbing the mountain in the early morning?" A taller monk asked in a calm tone after nodding slightly to the three of Ax.
"I heard that the scenery of the green mountains and bamboo seas here is magnificent, and I was fortunate to pass by here this time, so I came over to take a look, and I don't know if I have disturbed the Qing cultivation of several masters." Carter took a few steps forward, folded his hands, and replied respectfully.
"If you practice wholeheartedly, you won't be disturbed by anything." The monk folded his hands together and bowed in return.
"Everything is practiced, and the disciple understands." Carter said respectfully.
After that, the two monks did not continue to talk to Carter, as if they had passed by because something happened and saw the three Ax come forward to ask if there was anything that could help, and after finishing speaking, they walked directly to the way the three Ax had come, and did not care at all about whether the three Ax had any purpose.
"I'm getting more and more confused, the monks here don't seem to have any problems, is that mayor deliberately misleading us?" Tina looked at the two monks who were far away and said confusedly.
"It's too early to draw conclusions, let's go up the mountain and take a look at the Qingshan Ancient Temple." Ax didn't make any judgment, but glanced in the direction of the top of the mountain, and he felt that the fog here seemed to be more charming than the jungle in front of him, like this bamboo forest. It's impossible to see.
Carter didn't say anything, just nodded when he heard Aix's words, and continued to walk towards the mountain with a light face. However, both Ax and Tina knew that Carter's steps seemed to be easy, but it felt more and more heavy, and he should have discovered something that Ax and Tina had not discovered. After all, neither Ax nor Tina are from Ionia, and they don't know anything about the customs and habits here, so it's normal that they don't find out.
The three of them went up the hill, and along the way, Carter didn't say a word, and Ax and Tina looked at each other, but they still didn't see anything unusual, but Carter gave them the feeling that there were too many anomalies here. Now, instead of Ax and Tina, there is some belief that there is nothing going on here, and Carter has become the one who believes that something is going on here.
When the three of them came to a small pavilion and stopped to rest, Aix walked up to Carter and asked, "Have you found something wrong, if you don't mind, tell me about it?" ”
"Remember those two monks?" Carter said suddenly.
"Remember, what's wrong?" Aix was stunned, not knowing what the two men were doing.
"They're fake."
"Fake? How is it possible, I look like a magic stick! ”
Aix's answer drew a roll of Carter's eyes, but he still said, "And it's not normal along the way, there are no monks to practice early, and no monks to sweep." ”
"What's this, maybe there are no people here, don't you allow the monks here to be lazy for a day."
"But do you know what day it is? Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, no matter what, all the temples will sweep the roads, sprinkle water and dust, and there should be monks chanting, but can you hear a little sound? Not even the two monks we met on the road. ”
"Well, even if you're right, what does that mean? It's just that the monks here are different from other places, you won't suspect that there is something going on here just because of these, young master, let's take a look at the beautiful scenery here, and then go back to sleep early, you should also change the problem of suspecting everything you see, this is the front of the temple, you are not afraid of becoming a public enemy, and then the lord will shout again to break your dog's leg. Ax still looked lazy, as if he was used to his young master's temper, and what his young master said was just perfunctory.
Aix's attitude finally caught Carter's attention, and he had been thinking about his mind before, but he didn't even notice Aix's abnormality. With Aix's urine nature, he would not easily draw conclusions without seeing conclusive evidence, but today, not only do he refute himself everywhere, but he also has some nonsensical reasons.
Turning her head to look at Tina, the little girl was busy all the time, taking out the food she was carrying, and even spreading a cloth on the stone table, really like a little maid preparing food.
Seeing the abnormal appearance of the two, Carter finally knew that he and the others should be being watched. But he didn't notice it, but Carter didn't panic when he understood, but acted like he didn't know anything about it, picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth.
Along the way, Carter behaves like a high-ranking artist, while Ax is a vulgar little dog-legged and Tina is a cute little maid, and the three of them make their way to the top of the hill until they reach a complex of buildings made of pillars.
When they arrived here, the three of Aix finally saw people, and there were many people, not only monks, but also many migrant workers, this temple seemed to be being repaired, and they saw that people were constantly carrying all kinds of materials in and out, although they were doing tiring work, but there was no look of complaint and impatience on everyone's face, but a willing expression.
As the three of Ax approached, a monk came up to him, saluted Carter, and asked, "Don't you know what happened to the temple?" ”
"We just passed by here to enjoy the scenery and heard that there is an ancient temple here, so we came to have a look." Carter said after returning the salute.
"It's very unfortunate, we are repairing here, but there is a small bamboo building at the back of the temple where you can rest, if you don't dislike it, you can go there to rest." After the monk finished speaking, he made a gesture of please, and then led the three of Ax around the busy crowd and walked towards the rear.
In the temple, the materials of the building were scattered around, and it looked very chaotic, but under the guidance of the monks, the three of them soon came to a secluded bamboo forest, and a hut made entirely of pillars appeared in front of everyone.
"This way, please, this is a place for monks who have troubles in our temple to retreat, there is no noise here, and no one will disturb you, you can empty your mind." As the monk spoke, he opened the closed door and could see that it was very clean, and although there were many crevices in the house, there was no dust, and it was supposed to be cleaned every day.
When the three of Ax approached the bamboo house, it was as if they were cut off from the outside world, and there was no noise from working outside, as if all the noise was purified by the rustle of the bamboo forest blown by the wind outside, and disappeared into nothingness.
"Three, let's do it together, there is nothing special about the tea here, but the water for making tea here is unique to Ionia, the three of you can taste it." The monk took out a kettle, placed it on the charcoal fire that had just been lit, and recommended it to Aix.
"Oh? I'm going to try it. When Carter heard the other party's introduction, he immediately became interested, and took the initiative to stand up, walked to the monk's side, and helped him clean the tea set together.
Taking advantage of the monk's departure, Aix looked around the bamboo hut and found that there was nothing to hide, except for the table in the middle, there was only a bamboo bed, not even a cabinet, and it was impossible to hide people.
Soon, Carter walked back with the monk and put down the tea set, while Ax and Tina consciously began to set it up and make tea.
After the tea was brewed, Tina first poured a cup for the monk, and then poured a cup for Carter, and deliberately slowed down, but Carter did not urge, but said to the monk: "Master, please, try my girl's handiwork." ”
The monk picked up the teacup, did not hesitate, and took a sip directly, seeing this, Tina just poured Carter's teacup, put the teapot aside, and retreated to the side.
Seeing this, Carter immediately picked up the teacup, but just as the tea was about to be consumed, a dart suddenly flew from the bamboo forest and took Carter's head.