Chapter 4: Snobbery
The thin moonlight covered the earth and shone on this tall and solemn ancient temple. On both sides of the plaque of Wuzhang Temple, the left pillar has the upper link "Heaven and Earth Pass the Humane", and the right pillar has the lower link "Good and evil will eventually be rewarded", nodding, I smiled and walked up to knock on the door. But I heard the shout of the old pig fairy behind him: "Two dogs!" I think this temple is a little strange, you wait a minute, I'll come up and take a look! ”
I thought about it, anyway, it is a temple, and no one looks at it is the same, so I immediately waved my hand and said: "Old Pig Fairy, I have seen it, this is a five-zhang temple, and the upper and lower links are righteous and awe-inspiring, presumably the cultivators in it are also masters of the avenue of heaven and earth." We've been on the road for so many days, and it's time to find a place to rest and get something to eat, so I'll go in first and ask, and then you can come in too." ”
As I spoke, before the old pig fairy stepped forward, I pushed the door of the temple hard, only to feel that the temple door trembled, and it was actually pushed open by me. Sure enough, it was a convenient door for life, and there was no latch at night, so I grinned and strode into the threshold.
But as soon as I walked in, I only heard a muffled sound of "bang", and the temple door behind me closed automatically. I looked back in surprise, daring to love the temple door is too heavy, no matter, I came to the courtyard of this five-zhang temple, only to see melons, fruits and vegetables planted on both sides, as if it is a clean and comfortable place, the Taoist who lives here seems to be very leisurely and elegant!
Three steps and two steps through the courtyard, all the way up the stone steps, to the main entrance of the temple. I straightened my clothes and said solemnly: "The junior Maoshan sent Li Ergou to take the liberty of knocking on the mountain gate, and I hope that the seniors will be convenient!" ”
But after waiting for a long time, I didn't see anyone answering inside, so I curiously walked to the windows on both sides and looked inside, only to see that it was pitch black inside, and I couldn't see anything clearly. I had no choice but to go back to the front door, and I repeated it, and when I was a little anxious, I stretched out my hand and pushed the door, but I didn't have a latch at the front door, but I pushed it open. I walked into the temple excitedly, looked left and right, and saw that on the high platforms on both sides of the temple were placed tall and majestic statues of the protector gods, and the moonlight reflected in them, it can be seen that the statue was staring at the eyebrows and angry, overlooking the power of the world!
Touching left and right, I didn't expect that I was mistaken, this Wuzhang Temple, no one lives at all, but there are obviously melons, fruits and vegetables planted in the yard!
I was just about to go back and check again, when I suddenly saw the door behind me slam shut again!
How can this second gate ...... Why is this problem? Said to close it, it was closed, and it shocked my hairs to stand on end, if it was an accident before, what about this time? This...... The more I thought about it, the more wrong it became, so I turned around and went to open the door, but when I touched around, there was no crack between the two doors! Mother, locked up so tightly?
"Boom...... ......"
Suddenly, a strange footstep passed behind me, and I was startled, and I turned around sharply, but at first glance, I was dumbfounded. I saw what kind of temple was in front of me, this, this is obviously coming to a wilderness!
When I turned my head to look again, I found that I was standing outside the back wall of this Wuzhang temple at the moment. I...... I obviously walked into the temple, why did I come outside in the blink of an eye? This temple is also too weird, is what I just saw all my delusion? Reaching out and twisting my thigh, I immediately grinned in pain, and it seemed that what I just saw was real. So, then why am I out there?
By the way, since I'm outside, why don't I go around Wuzhang Temple to find the old pig fairy? Isn't he just in front of the Wuzhang Temple? Thinking about it, I quickly ran to the side of the temple, but before I could find the way, I stopped in shock, this, both sides of the temple were cliffs, and it was impossible to go around it. What can I do? The old pig fairy is still waiting for me on the hillside in front, and if I don't go out for a long time, he will definitely be in a hurry.
But being blocked by this five-zhang temple in front of me, how can I get by!
There was no way forward, so I had to turn my head to look at the back mountain, and sure enough, there was a way down the mountain, so I simply went down the mountain and bypassed.
After thinking about it, this is the only way to do it, to find the old pig fairy, I must ask what is going on in this Wuzhang Temple. Walking down the stone steps step by step, not to mention, the road down the mountain behind the mountain is so neatly repaired, maybe the Taoist who practices in the temple lives at the foot of the back mountain. As soon as I thought about it, I ran down the mountain as fast as I could, but as soon as I reached the halfway point of the mountain, I saw a foggy, gray mist beneath the mountain, enveloping everything around me.
When I came to the foot of the mountain, I was completely enveloped in the gray mist in front of me, and I could only see more than two feet in front of me, which was very difficult for me. I can't see mountain roads anywhere, how can I find the way? Because the fog in front of me was so heavy, I didn't dare to go too fast, for fear of encountering some traps such as cracks in the ground, and I would have to fall into it if I accidentally fell into it.
But after groping for a while, I found that the mountain road in front of me was getting smoother and smoother, and the road was getting wider and wider.
Well, it's no wonder, after all, there is a Wuzhang temple on the mountain, if there is no one living nearby, who will come to make incense offerings? The more I think about it, the more reasonable it feels, and sure enough, I didn't go long ago, I vaguely saw a big archway in front, and in the big archway, there seems to be a little light, someone?!
Since it's inhabited, it's easy to do! I'll ask someone how to get to the front of the mountain, and then call the old pig fairy over to get something to eat. Walking quickly through the large archway, the fog in front seems to be gradually loosening, and rows of quaint and simple house outlines are presented in front of you. Hey! I didn't expect that there would be such a big village in the boundary of the back mountain!
I smiled happily, and when I reached the street, I was shocked to see that the shops were not closed, especially the front of the houses, which were still dripping around, with large lanterns hanging high, and wine and meat sellers everywhere. And the pedestrians coming and going on the street seem to be unusually lively. I smelled the smell of barbecue wafting in the air, and I couldn't stop feeling for a moment.
Swallowing my saliva, I walked to a barbecue stall, only to see the owner busy dipping oil and sprinkling condiments, the shop was overcrowded, and there were a few tables at the door idle, among which a family of three was sitting on the side eating barbecue. I smacked my lips and casually asked the boss, "Boss, why is business still so good in the middle of the night?" Aren't you sleeping today? ”
I saw the boss raise his eyes and sweep me, as if he was too lazy to pay attention to me, and said in a lukewarm voice: "We have a good year, every family has endless money, so the street is lively every day, you look at the business in my store, there are still so many people so late, and the big guys have the habit of eating supper, hehe!" ”
At the end, the boss finally showed a smug smile.
I wiped a handful of saliva, touched the few dollars I was carrying, that was all I and Master's family background, thought about it, I asked, "Boss, do you have any food or anything in your shop, noodles are fine." ”
When the boss heard what I said, he immediately waved his hand and said, "Go, go, my shop is full of barbecue, authentic roasted kidney flowers, nothing else, if you want to eat noodles, go buy them elsewhere!" ”
Sure enough, it was a snob, I snorted angrily, turned around and left. Sure enough, there was another restaurant not far away, but there didn't seem to be many people in this shop, so I immediately walked in, and just found a table to sit down, the guy hurriedly ran over and asked with a smile, "What do you want to eat?" ”
I smiled and said, "Bring me a bowl of noodles and a bowl of hot soup." ”
Hearing my words, the shopkeeper suddenly restrained his smile, and a guy walked slowly next to him, both of them looked at me with surprised eyes, I was stunned and asked, "What's wrong?" You don't even have a bowl of noodles in your restaurant, do you?! ”
The shopkeeper scratched his face and said embarrassedly: "Our restaurant does not have noodles, but we have special dishes, stir-fried fragrant neck, steamed fragrant neck, sauce fragrant neck, boiled fragrant neck, ......"
"Alright, alright!" I didn't wait for the shopkeeper to finish, I hurriedly waved his hand to signal him to stop, sighed lightly, and asked, "The chicken neck and duck neck are all in your house, right?" As long as it's a dish that gets on your neck, you have it all, but nothing else, right? ”
The shopkeeper smiled and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, our restaurant focuses on specialty dishes, and the old customers know that our restaurant doesn't sell anything else, others are selling, everyone is a peer, and you can't steal other people's business, right?" What's the big brother's dish? I'll tell the kitchen guy right away to prepare it for you, hehe! ”
I shook my head and said, "I don't eat any fragrant neck, since you don't have pasta, I'll just go." By the way, can I ask you something? Is there a road out of the mountains in this area? And how to get around the Wuzhang Temple? I still have friends waiting for me on the other side, and I have to go back in a hurry! ”
When the guy heard that I wasn't eating, he suddenly swept his eyes coldly, turned his head and walked away. I jumped up suddenly, damn it, who are these people?! Why don't you eat your food and ask about something? But if you don't ask, if you don't answer, if you don't answer, since they don't want to pay attention to me, I can't really scold people, I sighed deeply, and I had to walk out of this restaurant.
The two shops, one barbecue and the other buy fragrant neck, are all selling meat, isn't there one that sells vegetables? I wondered, the folk customs in this place are not good, I refused to ask for directions, I depressed and walked a few more, just now the one sells sausages, grilled sausages, fried sausages, stir-fried sausages, and so on...... I didn't even feel the mood to go in and ask......
But this street seems to be full of all kinds of shops, well, I'll take a look at the front!