Chapter 68
The voice disappeared, the little turtle was gone, Ji Tian was half-convinced, Ji Tian was surprised, Ji Tian pinched his thigh with his hand, it hurt, it was not daydreaming, it should be true, in this way, it can finally be concluded that the honest voice came from the mouth of the little turtle, why didn't you see him speak, Oh, by the way, when he heard the voice, the little turtle turned his head and diverted his gaze, cunning little guy!
Where did the little turtle go, Ji Tian wanted to find it, ask it face to face, and explain it clearly, otherwise, what is going on?
So, look for it, look for it, look for it! That is, a thatched house, where can he hide, until Ji Tian searched the inside and outside of the house, the corners were turned over, and there was no trace of the little turtle, he then woke up, maybe there should be a cave in the house or something, so he looked for a cave all over the house, first looked at the ground in the house, the ground is very complete and sincere, there is no cave, he went outside to look for it, there is no cave on the ground nearby, Ji Tian was unwilling, and turned the house back and forth, as a result, he found nothing, There was no way, Ji Tian was hungry, came to his mother's grave, knelt there and told his mother about it,
It was noon, Ji Tian returned to the house, and boiled a pot of white rice porridge for himself again, this time, the little turtle did not appear, Ji Tian drank two bowls of white rice porridge by himself, lay on the bed and rested for a while, ready to continue writing his "Jiang Tian Strange Record" in the afternoon, this book Ji Tian has written nearly half of it, the content of the book is, he has collected over the years, the strange things that happened in the river, unexpectedly, Ji Tian who was lying on the bed fell asleep unconsciously.
In his sleep, he faintly saw an old man, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, living with a peachwood cane, the wind and dust servants walked towards him, and when he got closer, he recognized that it was the Duke of Fu, Ji Tian hurriedly stepped forward to pay homage, and said; "I haven't seen him for many days!"
Duke Fu looked at him and smiled, but did not answer, and said again in a hurry; "A few days ago, I went to the back hall according to your old agreement when I was young, I didn't want you to be old but sat on the bed, didn't talk or look at the juniors, the juniors were anxious for a while, picked up the pen, ink and paper you always put in front of me and drew a portrait of your old man, it is really blasphemy to your old man, and beg forgiveness!"
After Ji Tian finished speaking, he thought that the Fu Gong would open his mouth to tell him what was going on that day, but Fu Gong did not laugh this time, but pointed to his belly, Ji Tian followed Fu Gong's gesture and looked down, but saw that Fu Gong was no longer clean and leisurely in the past, the shoes on his feet showed his big toes, and his trouser legs were also cracked.
Ji Tian was about to open his mouth to ask, when suddenly, a tall horse ran out from behind Duke Fu, and a person was riding on horseback, but Ji Tian couldn't see the face and clothes of the person on horseback clearly.
Ji Tian looked around again, there was still the shadow of Fu Gong there, and he couldn't help shouting; "Fu Gong!"
Ji Tian shouted, but he woke himself up, he suddenly sat up from the bed, and looked around first, Ao, it turned out to be in the thatched hut that had just been built.
"Nan Ke has a dream!" Ji Tian muttered to himself, then got out of bed, stood at the door and looked outside, he saw that the sky was gloomy, and there were signs of rain.
Ji Tian was put on his hands, thinking about the dream just now, and inadvertently looked up, but saw a young descendant, carrying a load of firewood, hurriedly walked to the door of his house, after putting down the load, the young descendant gave a deep salute to Ji Tian, and said; "Is the teacher well, and the students coming to visit?"
Ji Tian took a closer look, it turned out to be his student Zhao Youfan, although Zhao Youfan's family background is average, but he is very studious, since Ji Tian Ciguan to his mother to keep filial piety, Zhao Youfan must come every half a month, every time he comes, he will pick a load of firewood he just called, for his teacher Ji Tian, for daily cooking, although Ji Tian said a few times, do not let Zhao Youfan so bothered, but, Zhao Youfan still does his own thing.
Seeing that Zhao Youfan had spread out the firewood he had picked up and finished drying, Ji Tian was busy letting him go into the thatched house to rest and drink tea, and when Ji Tian had made the tea and the teacher and student sat down to talk, Zhao Youfan asked; "Teacher Ji, I don't know if your masterpiece has been written, if it has been written, students want to have a sneak peek."
Ji Tian replied with a smile; "It's a great work there, didn't I tell you some time ago, my book wow, is to record the strange things and strange things that happened in the river that I have encountered and heard over the years, and pass them on to future generations, and it can be regarded as a little explanation for future generations."
Zhao Youfan hurriedly asked; "Teacher, did you write that chapter?"
Ji Tian replied; "I just wrote about the miracle of walking in the river, but unexpectedly, I encountered a strange thing myself."
Speaking of this, Ji Tian thought that Zhao Youfan would ask him what strange things he encountered, but he didn't expect that Zhao Youfan said; "The teacher encountered a strange thing, but he never thought that the student also encountered a strange thing, and the student came this time to report this matter to the teacher, and wanted to ask the teacher to give the student an idea."
Originally, Ji Tian was not sure whether his encounter with the little turtle was strange or not, and he was going to observe for a few days, but at this time, he saw that Zhao Youfan was anxious to tell himself about the strange things he encountered, and immediately replied; "Okay, you speak first, listen for the teacher."
Zhao Youfan saw that the teacher asked him to speak first, and immediately took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, then lowered his head and thought about it, and then suddenly asked; "Is there a relationship between the teacher and the Fu Gong?"
Ji Tian answered truthfully; "Just now I dreamed of his old man, and I saw him standing in front of me with kind eyes and a cane, but he didn't squeak when I talked to him, just looked at me and smiled."
Zhao Youfan said; "What happened to me has something to do with his old man."
Ji Tian said; "Tell me more."
Zhao Youfan didn't immediately say what the strange thing was, but asked Ji Tian again; "Teacher, do you know the news that Duke Fu has died?"
Ji Tian was about to say that I didn't know, but he suddenly remembered the scene when he went to the back hall of Fu Gong's house on the third watch day at the invitation of Fu Gong, could it be that his old man had just passed away at that time, yes, because it should be, looking at the appearance of their family, it can't be wrong, however, he thought about it, Fu Gong's family did not make this matter public, so it is necessary to keep it a secret for others, if he told his students about this matter, although he was not an outsider, he was not considered to be trustworthy, so Ji Tian hesitated and said; "I just dreamed of Fu Gong, but he didn't speak to me, is there anything unspeakable about his old man?"
Hearing Ji Tian's words, Zhao Youfan immediately lowered his voice and said; "This matter is strange, I want to come to you and I are Fu Gong's neighbors, should see a few times in a month, but, in the past six months I have never seen Fu Gong, I inquired about his family, his family told me that Fu Gong went to Jialan Temple to incense, but, a few days ago, my uncle went to Jialan Temple to incense, after my uncle came back, I asked him, saw Fu Gong no, my uncle replied to me, Fu Gong is not in Jialan Temple at all, I listened, I feel that there must be another hidden meaning in this matter, and I am preparing to inquire in many ways, I got an accurate message, but I didn't expect that day, I walked on the street, and saw Wu Huazi who used to walk the streets and alleys to ask for food, at that time, it was not yet noon, there were many people on the street, but I saw him riding a tall horse, brightly dressed, wearing a doctor's hat, and walked over with great power, and the pedestrians on the road saw that it was Wu Huazi, and they all discussed, some said that he had made ill-gotten gains, and some said that Fu Gong pointed out Wu Huazi before his death, and let him dig out a jar of gold. ”
Zhao Youfan said it conclusively, Ji Tian had to believe it, he remembered what happened to him that night, and believed that Fu Gong had passed away, as for what happened to Wu Huazi, Ji Tian felt that there was no need to delve into it, so he took advantage of the opportunity when Zhao Youfan stopped drinking water and asked Zhao Youfan in a low voice; "Youfan, listen to your tone, Duke Fu seems to have passed away."
Zhao Youfan said; "There have been rumors in the market for a long time."
Ji Tian asked; "Why doesn't the Zhang family mourn?"
Zhao Youfan said; "According to rumors, Duke Fu has a deep relationship with the great monk Jiang Liu in the Jialan Temple, and the great monk Jiang Liu helped Duke Fu get an errand in the divine realm?"
Ji Tian heard Zhao Youfan's words and asked in surprise; "Monk Jiangliu is so capable, why don't you find yourself a good job?"
Zhao Youfan said; "Mr. Ji, don't really say it, according to the monks in the Jialan Temple, the Jiangliu monk seems to be the reincarnation of the Dragon Arhat, and some say that he is a disciple of the Dragon Arhat.
Ji Tian asked; "What kind of errand did Duke Fu get?"
Zhao Youfan said; "I heard my uncle say that Duke Fu was named the god of the land by the Jade Emperor in the sky, and he wants to enjoy the fireworks of the world forever."
Hearing this, Ji Tian pondered for a long time, and then asked Zhao Youfan; "You mean that Duke Fu can enjoy the fireworks of the world forever, I don't think so."
Zhao Youfan asked; "How so?"
Ji Tian said unhurriedly; "It was the old man Fu who told me, and that's what you just said."
Zhao Youfan asked; "What did I just say?"
Ji Tian said; "You just said that Wu Huazi rode a tall horse, wore a doctor's hat, and walked through the street in bright clothes."
Zhao Youfan replied; "Yes, this is something that many people have seen with their own eyes, and it can't be wrong."
Ji Tian no longer spoke, but nodded three times on Zhao Youfan's forehead, and then turned around and walked out of the room with both hands.
Zhao Youfan stood alone in the thatched hut, staring at Ji Tian's back, and for a long time, he slapped his thigh and said to himself; "It must be so."
That night three watch, drizzle, breeze, Zhao Youfan arrived at the thatched house of Ji Tian Shouxiao, he knocked lightly on the firewood, no one answered, Zhao Youfan pondered for a moment, just wanted to walk in, but saw the door of the house open a crack, Zhao Youfan looked at the crack of the door, but saw nothing, helpless, Zhao Youfan along the open door crack, gently pushed, the firewood creaked open, Zhao Youfan walked in.
In the room, a dim oil lamp, the flames were flickering, and there was a small turtle on the edge of the sky, spreading its limbs and stretching its neck as if it was sleeping.