The next day, the grandfather and a few people packed their bags again and said goodbye to the fat monk. Before leaving, Xiao Laodao deliberately pinched his own thigh, and my grandfather saw that the flesh on his face was so painful that he twitched, and I felt that this time, it should not be a dream.

Leaving the monastery, a few people walked for another day, and when it was dark, a small village appeared in front of them.

Taiye and Xiao Laodao glanced at each other at this time, and Taiye could see from the expression on Xiao Laodao's face that Xiao Laodao was the same as him at this time, and he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart, because the first two dreams were in a small village when the sky was dark.

However, after entering the village, the master looked at the whole village, and saw that the houses, roads, and trees in the village were not at all different from the previous dream, and the master immediately secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Laodao also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, showed a smile, and said to my grandfather: "Brother, we should be able to rest assured this time, and when we wake up tomorrow, we will definitely not return to the temple again." Saying that, Xiao Laodao looked at the whole village, and said: "I see that this village is not small, let's find out if there is any wine and meat sold, I couldn't eat well a few days ago, and I ate and drank a meal today." ”

At this time, it was already the time to hold the lamp, and every household in the village was lit up with oil lamps. A few people walked around the village, but not a single family was willing to stay with them.

There was a butcher in the village who killed pigs and sold meat, and sold them a few catties of cooked meat and a jar of old wine, Xiao Laodao saw that the butcher seemed to be very good at talking, so he discussed with the butcher and stayed in their house for one night.

The master saw at this time that their village is very repulsive to the living, and it is probably impossible to find a family to rest in the village, but this is also understandable, and no one will be able to stay at ease with a few strangers who walk the rivers and lakes.

In the end, the butcher was entangled by Xiao Lao Dao and had no choice, so he said to a few people, if you really want to find a place to stay, go out of the village and go half a mile to the west, there is a hill, and the people in their village call that mountain Xiaoniu Mountain, and there is a view on Xiaoniu Mountain, called Qingniu Temple, a few days ago, the master of the temple there died, and now there is no one in the temple, you can go there. When the grandfather heard this, they were all happy to hear it, and hurriedly thanked the butcher, who was afraid to avoid my grandfather and a few of them, and then closed the courtyard door.

At this time, the master should still be in Yuncheng County, Shanxi, but where they are, even Xiao Laodao can't say clearly.

Soon, several people came to the foot of the calf mountain, and at a glance, the mountain was indeed not high, and there were no other mountains around.

Xiao Laodao sighed after seeing it, "This little cow mountain, why do I look like a grave?" ”

There is a path up the hill at the bottom of the mountain, although the slope is not steep, but the horses cannot go up, so several people have to unload the luggage on the horse's back and tie the horse to the tree at the foot of the mountain.

A few people quickly climbed to the top of the mountain with their luggage, and saw that the terrain on the top of the mountain was quite flat, and there was a courtyard not far in front of them, which should be the green cow view that the butcher said.

Approaching the courtyard, the courtyard is quite big, the courtyard door is closed, and there is a plaque hanging above the door, and three words can be vaguely seen: Qingniuguan.

Xiao Chujiu walked over and gently pushed the courtyard door, the courtyard door was hidden, squeaked open, the master looked into the courtyard, it was dark, but he could still see the things inside, facing the courtyard gate is a main hall, there is a side hall on each side, in front of the side hall, there are two side rooms each, a total of three halls, four side rooms.

Xiao Laodao smiled when he saw it, "I knew that there was such a good place, do we still need to beg those people in the village, go, go in and sleep steadily, and get up early tomorrow to hurry." ”

At this time, it was not early, and a few people were not in the mood to wander around the Taoist temple, so they walked into a side room closest to the courtyard gate, lit candles, and looked through the whole room.

A few people were very satisfied, and they saw that there were tables, stools, and beds in the room, like a side room for people to live in.

A few people put down their luggage, put the wine and meat on the table, and sat down to eat and drink.

Since one bed could not sleep four people, after he was full of wine and food, the grandfather looked at the other three side rooms, and the furnishings in them were almost identical, with beds, tables and stools, and they were just four people, so each of them slept in one.

The little ghost monkey and my grandfather are in the same room, but the little ghost monkey never likes to sleep in the bed, and every time he jumps on the beam of the room and sleeps with the pillar.

slept until midnight, suddenly, with a "moo", the grandfather suddenly woke up from his sleep, followed by another sound, like a cow's bark, coming from the yard.

The master sat up from the bed, looked up at the ghost monkey on the beam, motionless, as if the cry had not woken him up.

Turning over and getting out of bed, putting on his shoes, the grandfather felt that there seemed to be a faint light outside into the house, so he immediately held his breath, came to the window lightly, gently opened the window sash, and looked into the courtyard outside, and was stunned.

I saw that in the yard, there was a little calf standing, wrapped in a layer of faint blue light, very weird, the little calf was facing the hall at this time, and screamed again, as if calling someone. However, there seemed to be nothing in the dark hall, and there was no sound to respond to the little calf, and the little calf waited for a while, and then called two more low, but there was still no reaction in the hall, and the little calf turned and left.

This scene, my grandfather was a little dumbfounded, thinking of what Xiao Laodao said, I didn't know that it hurt in my dream, so my grandfather pinched his thigh hard, it hurt, it's real, it's not a dream.

Pulling open the door, the master quickly chased to the outside of the yard, and saw a blue light in the distance, running towards the back mountain, the master did not catch up, turned around and returned to the view, and shouted Xiao Laodao from the bed, Xiao Laodao rubbed his eyes, yawned and asked my grandfather, "What's wrong, brother, is something wrong?" ”

The grandfather said: "I just saw a little green cow glowing all over the courtyard in the courtyard. ”

"What? Glowing green cows? Xiao Laodao blinked his eyes a few times, "Brother, aren't you dreaming?" ”

The master said: "It's definitely not a dream, if it's a dream, you pinch yourself now and try it, I was woken up by the sound of the cow." ”

Xiao Laodao rolled over and got off the bed, "Cow barking? Why didn't I hear that? ”

My grandfather said: "Because you have all drunk and slept more solidly, since I offended the gang of horses that dominate the sky, I have often been chased and killed, whether I drink or not, as long as there is wind and grass around me, I will wake up immediately." ”

Xiao Laodao quickly put on his shoes, "Let's go, I'll go outside with you to see if it's a dream." ”

The two of them came to the courtyard, and the master pointed to the center of the courtyard, "That little green cow just now was standing here, mooing at the main hall." ”

Xiao Laodao looked at the center of the courtyard, then at the dark hall, and said, "Could it be that there is something in this hall?" Then he asked my grandfather, "Brother, have you gone in to see this hall?" ”

The master shook his head, "The Taoist temple is generally not Sanqing, there is nothing to see." ”

Xiao Laodao then asked again: "Where did the calf run away?" ”

"I ran towards the back mountain outside the view, you come with me."

The two of them came to the outside of the view again, and the master raised his hand and pointed to the mountain behind the view, "I ran from here, and it looks like a blue light." ”

Xiao Laodao looked at the direction of my grandfather's finger, and then at my grandfather, with a thoughtful expression, "Aren't you really dreaming?" ”

The grandfather said firmly: "I'm sure it's not a dream!" ”

"Okay, let's go, let's go to the main hall and have a look."

The two of them returned to the Taoist temple, and Xiao Laodao went to his own house first and took a torch. Lighting torches, the two men came to the door of the main hall and pushed the door open at the same time.

In the main hall, it seems that no one has been in for a long time, the master smelled an old breath, through the light of the torch, and looked into the hall, the master was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Xiao Laodao, Xiao Laodao was also at a loss, and saw that the hall was empty, not to mention that there was no altar, not even a statue, on the ground, there was only a shabby cloth mat, like a futon for kowtowing, but there was no statue of the altar in the hall, what else to kowtow, to whom?

Xiao Laodao took a turn in the hall with a torch, and my grandfather found that there seemed to be something on the two pillars in the hall.

Beckoning Xiao Lao Dao to come over, with a torch, you will see two pillars, starting from a place more than one person high, carved with countless cow patterns, all kinds of cow postures and forms, ox pulling carts, ox pulling plows, cows eating grass, cows drinking water, etc., lifelike. At the very top of these motifs, a cow looks upwards with its head held high, and the clouds under its feet seem to be flying towards the sky. When the patterns on the two pillars are combined, it is the process of a cow from birth to the past generations, then to enlightenment and cultivation, and finally to attain the Tao and fly to the sky.

However, in my grandfather's opinion, this is just a story made up by man, and it was carved into the pillar by a skilled craftsman.

Subsequently, the two people found that there were traces of the shrine on the ground of the main hall, and there should have been a shrine and a statue in the hall in the past, but someone may have taken it away later.

After looking at the main hall, Xiao Laodao asked my grandfather, "Brother, do you really see a shiny little green cow?" ”

The master said, "What's the matter, Brother Xiao, don't you still believe me?" ”

Xiao Laodao waved his hand lightly, "It's not that I don't believe you, but your brother I thought of a possibility, but I can't tell you at the moment." Xiao Laodao immediately changed his words, "It seems that we have to stay here for a few more days." Thanks to "jxleping" for the 100 yuan red envelope. ”

"Why?"

Xiao Laodao smiled: "Don't ask why, when that little green cow appears again, you will understand." Thanks to the 100 yuan red envelope of "Pingshui is fate". ”

Early the next morning, Xiao Laodao announced to everyone that a few days ago, there was no less tossing in the temple that did not quit, and now this Taoist temple has good feng shui and is clean, and he will stay for a few more days to cultivate and recuperate before leaving. Xiao Chujiu and Xiao Shiyi didn't understand what was going on when they heard it, but my grandfather knew it very well in his heart.

There is also a set of pots and pans, there are several water tanks, but there is no well, it seems that the water comes from the mountain on their backs, and when they settle down, they want to buy some grain in the village under the mountain, but when they come to the bottom of the mountain, they find that the horses tied to the tree under the mountain are all gone, and when they come closer, there are only three broken half-reins left on the tree.

Xiao Laodao looked at the reins, but he didn't hurry to laugh, and said to my grandfather: "Brother, it seems that what happened last night is really not a dream!" ”

My grandfather also saw that the three half-cut reins left on the tree seemed to have been bitten by some animal......