Chapter 242: The Furnishings of the Thatched House
Shui Xiaoxing and the others were very surprised, this old man was so old, but he had such a vigorous pace, but this was just a conjecture, even if the pace of this old man Shui Xiaoxing and the others had never seen each other even in front of them, which also made Edamame even more think that this person must be the head of the Water Mirror Dao!
But this person's question is not answered, and he didn't pay attention to what Mao Doudou said, the old man not only cares who he is, but also doesn't care if you are the Mao family or the Ma family, it seems that he only has the Tao in his heart, and there is nothing else, his realm is so high that Shui Xiaoxing and Edamame and others can't imagine.
Shui Xiaoxing arched his hand and said: "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, I'll wait for this cooking, it's better for grandpa to go back and rest, let me wait for the chef in person, I don't know what grandpa thinks?" ”
Shui Xiaoxing also had good intentions, but the old man said, "Come and visit, please take a break." "It seems that the older generation has their own ideas of the older generation, and it is estimated that they are afraid of making these children tired, and in the hearts of the older generation, this is roughly what they think, that is, if I can walk around for a day, then do it for a day, at home for my daughter, and outside for the society, and dedicate my own strength.
Shui Xiaoxing didn't want to say more, so he smiled and said, "Then it's troublesome grandpa!" After speaking, he returned to the hut, although Edamame thought that this person was undoubtedly the head of the Water Mirror Dao, but Shui Xiaoxing was still skeptical about it, according to legend, the Red Mountain is an excellent place for cultivating witches, and it is inevitable that there will be a master here, and this person is a relatively high Taoist cultivator, and he did not admit that he is the head of the Water Mirror Dao, Shui Xiaoxing is also thinking, even if people say that you are the head of the Water Mirror Dao, if you are, then you should agree, but this old man did not agree, it can be seen that he may not be, and as for the appearance of the Water Mirror Dao Leader, Shui Xiaoxing also had no chance to meet, he was not born at that time, but who is this person?
A few people walked into the room, and Shui Xiaoxing asked Edamame Doudou in a low voice, and said, "Doudou, how do you determine that this person is the head of the Water Mirror Dao?" ”
Edamame Doudou sat down on the stool and said, "I don't know, but my master often says the same things as this person, and mentions some things about the Water Mirror Dao Leader, these two things are linked together, I think this person should be the Water Mirror Dao Leader, if he is not the Water Mirror Dao Leader, then who else in the world can have such a profound Taoism?" Edamame looked at Shui Hyosung.
Several girls also looked at Shui Xiaoxing, where did Shui Xiaoxing dare to look at Edamame again, so he pretended to turn around and walked to the couch, looked at the furnishings in the hut, and thought about it for a while by the way.
The appearance of this thatched hut is very shabby, but the inside of the house is very neat, but there is nothing there, this neatness also starts from the futon, the white edge of the futon, although it is old, but it is very clean, and there is no dust on the couch, in addition to the couch in the house, the most conspicuous thing is the wooden table on the couch, which seems to be handmade, Shui Xiaoxing shifted his gaze to the ground again, only to see that the ground is paved with pebbles and stones, and there is a wooden wardrobe made of wood underground, without a door. There is also a Taoist robe and a little shirt in the wardrobe, but above the stool where Edamame is sitting, there is also a portrait of an old person, the person in this portrait is also roughly the same as this person's appearance, the person in the painting is wearing a Taoist robe, sitting on a boulder in the deep mountains, his eyes are closed, his hair is gray, and he looks like he is 100 years old, Shui Xiaoxing thought that this was such an old grandfather's self-portrait, but things were not as simple as he thought.
As for Lin Yao, Edamame and others, they all saw this portrait, but the person in the painting looked very similar to this person, so they also thought that this was the old man's self-portrait, and the old man was silent, so it was not good to ask one or two more questions.
When he entered the house, not far from the stove, Shui Xiaoxing also saw a clay basket, which was woven of rattan, and the earthen basket was full of wild vegetables and mushrooms, and on the side of the earthen basket, there was a bag of rice, but the rice was not only common rice, but several kinds of rice mixed together.
Looking around again, there is no other furnishings in this room that can be mentioned except for a wooden stool where Teacher Xiaoqing is sitting.
Shui Xiaoxing turned to Edamame and said: "My master rarely mentions the deeds of the Water Mirror Daoist, because the master doesn't know much about the Water Mirror Daoist, and he only said that the Water Mirror Daoist passed on the master's mantle and walked into Longshan alone, and then there is no more whereabouts of the master, according to Doudou's description, this old man is likely to be my master, the Water Mirror Daoist." ”
Then Shui Xiaoxing said with a smile: "But Doudou, your head is knocked, if it weren't for you, wouldn't you suffer." ”
Of course, it's a joke, after all, everyone is twenty-eight years old, and I heard Edamame Doudou say: "This humane law is profound, even if it is not, it is also the ancestor of my Taoism, how can I not meet it!" But Edamame was still a little unconvinced, thinking that if he was really not the head of the Water Mirror Dao, wouldn't he be embarrassed, and if he thought about it again, no! I'll have to find a way to say something and ask this old man what is sacred!
The old man's steamed meal was ready soon, and she put the rice and vegetables on the wooden table on the couch, and of course Shui Xiaoxing wanted to help get something. And the old man said, "No, you don't have to, you can rest for a while!" ”
Shui Xiaoxing is still thinking, this old man's personality is really weird, and if he can live alone in the Red Mountain, he must have left the worldly place, which is not human, but it can also be said to be a thing or two.
Seeing that the old man walked outside the thatched hut, he disappeared, Shui Xiaoxing hurriedly chased out, but the jungle in the mountains was densely wooded, and he didn't know which way the old man was going, and then he returned to the thatched house, at this time the old man followed closely and walked back, and saw that the old man was holding a few pieces of wet dew in his hand are leaves, the leaves are very large, I don't know what kind of leaves, and there are a few thinner branches in his hands.
At this time, the old man said: "The humble house is simple, and no one has come for decades, so there is no bowl and no chopsticks, this leaf is a bowl, this branch is chopsticks, I don't know what you think?" ”
Shui Xiaoxing, Edamame and others, of course, will not dislike this, and they all agreed.
Shui Xiaoxing also said: "It's rude for us to take the liberty of bothering, and now the old man treats him with delicious food, and we are all grateful." ”
The old man smiled, touched a lock of beard, and then the old man said, "Please sit on the couch." "It's to divide the leaves and branches for everyone, that is, the dishes and chopsticks!
I only heard the old man say: "Everyone can eat with confidence, I will wash the leaves and branches of this tree with mountain spring water, and nothing will happen." ”
Lin Yao looked at the leaves, so he had no choice but to smile and say, "Thank you, old man." ”
And this leaves and branches are a kind of strange things in the Red Mountain, the old man gave everyone some eight-treasure rice, plus wild vegetables and mushrooms in the mountains as vegetables, so everyone eats......
When Shui Xiaoxing took his first bite, he noticed the difference, and he praised, "It's so delicious!" "Edamame, Lin Yao and others haven't eaten it yet, and they are also doubting whether this thing can be eaten, after all, except for rice, everyone has never seen it, only the mushroom has never seen it, but it has never seen such a small and peculiar mushroom, and they all know that some mushrooms are poisonous, if this person is a bad person and has a bad heart, then wouldn't we be wiped out! Therefore, the two are still a little scheming.
At this time, Shui Xiaoxing was almost finished eating the rice on his leaves, and he also ate several bites of wild vegetables and mushrooms, and Edamame and Lin Yao saw that Shui Xiaoxing was fine, so they began to eat.
As for the big head, it will be served several times, and he will have a taste of everything he eats, and he will be satisfied if he can eat enough.
Edamame said, "Strange, strange! These eight treasure rice is placed on this leaf, but it changes a taste, it feels like there is a fragrance, and this is made of branches and chopsticks are eating this eight treasure rice, but it has changed a kind of fragrance, and the two are integrated, it is really unforgettable, it seems that I don't want to stop! "That means I want to take a few more bites.
And Shui Xiaoxing said while eating: "I said yes, Sister Lin, how do you feel?" ”
"Brother Hyosung, I feel similar to Edamame," Lin Yao said, and then Teacher Xiaoqing also made a speech, and the old man smiled and said, "This is nature!" ”
Xinyue didn't know the situation here, she was just looking at everyone with some strange eyes at the moment, but fortunately she found some clues from it.
However, everyone is young, and there are many things that everyone can't have an epiphanie, so what is natural, what is nature? Is it to go with the flow? In fact, otherwise, the mystery in this, if Shui Xiaoxing and others are older and experience life, they will gradually realize the mystery.
While eating, Edamame asked again, "Grandpa, are you from the Ma family?" "I'm not embarrassed to mention whether you are the head of the Water Mirror Dao again.
When the old man was eating, he nodded and did not say a word more, until everyone was full and had eaten all the food on the table, and then the old man said, "Everyone, please rest on the couch for a while." "It's also a table that I clean up by myself.
After everyone ate for nothing, of course, they felt a little embarrassed if they didn't work, but they all guessed that the old man was this character, so naturally he didn't talk much, but rested on the couch, the big head was more affordable, and they all fell asleep on the couch.
Shui Xiaoxing glanced at the big head, and he didn't say much, just rest when the big head rested, if he left the old man's house, he didn't know how many things he would encounter.
The old man cleaned up the wooden table, and then walked in and said, "Everyone wants to see the head of the water mirror, please come with me!" ”
Everyone was very surprised when these words came out, and then the old man walked out, and Shui Xiaoxing hurriedly patted his head and shouted: "Big head, get up!" ”
It just so happened that the big head was just about to sleep, if it was over, I was afraid that it would be too late, and the old man went out and walked towards the back slope of the jungle, and Shui Xiaoxing couldn't care that the big head couldn't get up, so he chased after him in a few flashes, and Edamame, Lin Yao, and Xinyue followed, and at this time, Shui Xiaoxing and the others saw the old man's pace, which was so vigorous, like a flying shadow flickering on the red mountain!