Chapter 3: Worshipping the Buddha and believing in the Tao is useless

Zhang Xiaolei entered Zhou City.

This week, the city is not big, only 8,000 households.

Zhoucheng is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the supply of life depends on Luoyang, if you leave Luoyang, you are afraid that the people in the city can only move.

It's just that Zhou Cheng has one advantage, and that is tobacco.

The tobacco in Zhoucheng is considered to be the best in the Luoyang area, and they rely on the sale of tobacco for a living, and 3,000 of the 8,000 households grow tobacco.

Among them, 1,500 households are all planted by Zhang Yuanwai.

As soon as you enter the city, you can smell the faint smell of tobacco.

Zhoucheng people like to smoke, regardless of men, women and children, they like to take two puffs.

Many people sat on the side of the street and swallowed the clouds, Zhang Xiaolei smelled this, and inevitably wanted to cough.

It didn't take long for him to see Zuiyue Tower.

This drunken moon building has two floors, it looks not big or small, the first floor can be placed twelve tables, there is a Maitreya Buddha at the door, and there are various portraits hanging on both walls.

Zhang Xiaolei had the courage to enter the Zuiyue Building, and after sitting down, Liu Xiuxiu came up and smiled with Zhang Xiaolei: "Guest officer, what do you want to eat?" ”

Zhang Xiaolei asked, "What dishes are worth talking about in your restaurant?" ”

Liu Xiuxiu laughed and said: "It's worth saying in our store, if you don't believe it, let my husband make something for you to taste." ”

"In that case, let's cut three catties of beef first, and then have a jar ......of wine," the night butcher laughed and said, "Lao Tzu has a good meal today!" ”

His words made Liu Xiuxiu stunned, and then Liu Xiuxiu hurriedly shouted to the outside world: "Close the door and report to the official!" ”

"He's talking nonsense......" Zhang Xiaolei hurriedly said, "Trouble to have two meat and two vegetables, and a pot of water and wine." ”

"That's good."

Liu Xiuxiu breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly went in to help.

Zhang Xiaolei closed his eyes and sniffed the air.

"The smell of incense," Zhang Xiaolei and the night butcher asked...... "Do you smell it?" ”

The night butcher nodded again and again: "That little lady is really fragrant, she turned her back to me before, I secretly approached her ass and sniffed, I don't know what powder this prodigal little lady threw on her body......"

"Can you shut your disgusting mouth, I'm talking about the incense that burns incense and worships the Buddha!"

The Night Butcher smiled dumbly, he scratched the back of his head: "I didn't pay attention to this, wait for me to sniff carefully." ”

He took a few hard breaths, and finally nodded, "There really is." ”

"It's all tobacco on the outside, but it's a ...... here," Zhang Xiaolei sneered, "It's really pious." ”

The night butcher was curious: "People burn incense and worship the Buddha, to put it bluntly, it's about your birds, why do you have to sneer at this?" Saying...... Do you have birds? Well? Do you have birds? Small bird or big bird? ”

Zhang Xiaolei said casually: "Little bird." ”

"How small a bird?"

Zhang Xiaolei pondered for a while, and finally stretched out his intact hand and raised his little finger: "It's about half the size of this finger." ”

The night butcher suddenly realized and sighed: "In the future, your wife will not be blessed, and she has created sins in her previous life!" ”

Zhang Xiaolei fell into deep thought.

He still remembers that eight years ago, he was pulled by a crane and fled to a tree to hide because of a tightrope walking mistake.

There was a nest in the tree, and in it was a newly-hatched bird.

Later, when the mother bird came back, she was caught by Lian He and roasted and eaten, and Zhang Xiaolei carefully raised the little bird.

He felt that the little bird, like himself, had no mother to take care of him, and that one person and one bird were the same disease.

Later, he made a mistake in walking a tightrope, and Lian He grabbed the bird directly, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it a few times, and spit a lump of rotten meat on his face.

He still remembers that little friend from his childhood has only grown to half the size of his little finger.

But he didn't understand what it was about his future wife.

Well, the Night Butcher always speaks out of bounds anyway.

Now it's time to serve.

Li Qiufeng came out of the kitchen.

With a warm smile on his face, he put a plate of dishes in front of Zhang Xiaolei: "The guest officer is so good, the fish just fished out of the river." ”

"That's a good mouthful."

Zhang Xiaolei nodded and glanced up at Li Qiufeng.

Even if it turned to ashes, he recognized it.

And Li Qiufeng smiled: "Other dishes will be good soon, bring you wine to drink first?" ”

"I'm tired."

"You're welcome."

He brought a jug of wine and went back to the kitchen to prepare the rest of the dishes.

After Zhang Xiaolei and the night butcher ate, Li Qiufeng went back to the kitchen.

Liu Xiuxiu smiled and said, "Two guest officers, how does it taste?" ”

"It tastes good...... "The night butcher smashed it and smashed it," but there was a fly in the ointment. ”

"Oh? What's the fly in the ointment? ”

"No girl sings."

Liu Xiuxiu covered her mouth and smiled: "That guest officer really went to the wrong store, and there is no such store in the entire Zhou City." ”

"That's really in vain, it's better to go to Luoyang and stay."

The night butcher sighed, and at this time, Zhang Xiaolei smiled casually with Liu Xiuxiu: "It doesn't taste like the local taste of Luoyang." ”

"Ah, it's eaten, it seems that the guest officer is also a person who travels from south to north......," Liu Xiuxiu said with a smile, "My husband's hometown is in Sichuan." ”

"Sichuan to Luoyang, that's really far enough, your husband is displaced."

"yes, when I first came here, I was a dejected person. Later, I worked hard and saved some money, so I opened this drunken moon building. ”

"He's a foreigner, is it convenient to work here?"

"Fortunately, my husband is good, the villagers give noodles, and people often come to eat. Now is not the time to eat, and in half an hour, the store will be flooded. ”

Zhang Xiaolei smiled: "Your husband is capable, and you are also blessed." ”

"Hehe, guest officer, eat slowly, I'll go to work first."

"Don't bother you."

Liu Xiuxiu cleaned up the tables and chairs next to her, and happily entered the kitchen.

When she came in, she saw Li Qiufeng sitting on the bench, as if she was contemplating.

"You, you're lazy again,......" Liu Xiuxiu scratched his nose and said angrily, "The guests will come later, are you still here in a daze, have you cut the vegetables?" ”

Li Qiufeng slowly raised his head.

He squeezed out a smile and said softly: "Maybe it's wrong to worship the Buddha, I still came after two years of worship." ”

"Huh?"

"Taishang said: There is no way for good and evil, but people call for good and evil retribution, and they follow like a shadow."

Liu Xiuxiu raised her hand unhappily and slapped Li Qiufeng on the head: "Bah, how can you say Taishang Laojun's words under the nose of the Buddha?" ”

"Those who live long come from compassion, and those who live short come from killing."

"Why are you talking about the Buddha again?"

Liu Xiuxiu sensed that something was wrong with her husband.

She wondered, "What's wrong with you, how do you think you speak incoherently, so strange?" ”

Li Qiufeng was silent for a while, and then he muttered, "What if you suddenly find that I am completely different from the one you know me?" ”

Liu Xiuxiu said honestly: "It depends on what kind of difference." ”