Chapter 309: The Melon Seller
All the way up, my heart is getting more and more excited, now it is to investigate the character of the students, although it is a trivial matter to find people, knowing the subtleties has always been the style of the master, Liu Wensong feels that he can't stop.
His steps were hurried, and he was tired and panting as he went up the mountain, and the sound of his breathing became heavier, when he saw an old man coming down from the mountain.
"Sell melons, sell melons, five cents a piece!"
Seeing someone coming, the old man selling melons immediately stopped, his face was clear, although there were not many melons in the basket, but it was still heavy, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and his whole body was soaked with sweat.
"Young man, come one?" Seeing that Liu Wensong was looking at him, the old man lifted his sleeve to wipe away the beads of sweat and asked with a smile.
Liu Wensong shook his head, the master likes to act without distractions, and he can't waste time.
"Young man, you are in a hurry to go up the mountain, there is nothing on the mountain, it is better to follow the little old man, eat watermelon, and chat!"
"Do you know what I'm going to do?"
The little old man shook it, grabbed the fan inside and fanned it leisurely, and after a moment he spoke again: "In such weather, it must be a visit to a friend, alas, but it will disappoint you!" ”
As soon as Liu Wensong turned around, he saw that Li Tiezhu was following slowly, his heart tightened, and then he hurriedly turned around and ran forward without looking back.
The little old man shook his head helplessly, got up again and picked up the two baskets of watermelons, and slowly went down, Li Tiezhu was good at walking mountain roads, came to the mountains, heard the birds here, smelled the fragrance of flowers, and was in a happy mood.
The town is too lively, and although it is convenient, it is not as comfortable as here.
Walking and enjoying the beautiful scenery, I saw a person coming from the mountain, Li Tiezhu stopped his steps, and after seeing it clearly, he hurriedly stepped forward and took his burden and the old man, "You are so old but you are carrying such a heavy load, I will help you!" ”
The little old man asked him to take it and turned to look back, Liu Wensong's figure had disappeared, and he asked in surprise: "You are not with him!" The man is in a hurry, but you are at ease, young man, you are lazy! ”
After that, he just put down the bamboo basket, took out the flat pole and pressed it under him, and sat down.
Picked up a melon from inside and handed it to Li Tiezhu, "As long as you buy a melon from the little old man, the little old man will be satisfied!" ”
Immediately he offered the silver, borrowed his sword, and cut it at once.
The little old man laughed heartily and patted Li Tiezhu on the shoulder, "You are a real person, you are dressed like a student of a private school, why did you come to Beauty Mountain, there is no temple in the mountain, and there is no beautiful scenery, it was your master who asked you to come." ”
Li Tiezhu grabbed a fan to fan him, and replied respectfully: "The old master ordered us to find someone, and we came here to inquire about the news." After all, you must live in the mountains! The little old man raised his eyebrows, thoughtful.
"If you want to find someone, go slowly, but the little old man never lies, let alone a person, not even a ghost."
He immediately got up and wanted to pick the melon down the mountain.
The old man's body was thin, and Li Tiezhu's heart couldn't bear it, so he grabbed the bamboo basket in front of him, "Just do this, I'll buy it all!" In such a hot weather, you walk with a burden, and your body can't stand it! ”
His face looked surprised, and the old man looked at Li Tiezhu, "There are so many melons, do you really want them all?" ”
"Of course, in order to make it easier for me to go back, please eat a few more for me!"
"Haha!" The little old man laughed heartily, and he was not polite.
He seemed to be interested in the affairs of the school, and even asked Master Fang in a flickering voice.
Speaking of Master Fang, Li Tiezhu looked admiring, "Master taught us to respect the old and love the young and many truths, which has benefited me a lot!" ”
"You bought one person's melon, there are so many melons in the world, have you bought them and eaten them? And if others don't accept your affection, but resents you, are you still indifferent and still selfless help? ”
Li Tiezhu groaned slightly, and only after a moment did he say: "If you are good, you will help the world, and if you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and it is enough to have a clear conscience in everything!" ”
The little old man's eyes flashed and he stared straight at Li Tiezhu.
Soon after, Liu Wensong descended the mountain from top to bottom, dejected, Li Tiezhu immediately beckoned to him and asked how the situation was on the mountain? Did you see the old man of the cold moon?
The little old man lowered his head and ate with relish, the sound of the chirp made Liu Wensong extremely uncomfortable, he glanced at him fiercely, and replied to Li Tiezhu's words weakly,
"It's not that I said you, your lady is unreliable, there are people living on what mountain, there is not even a figure, and even no trace of human activity can be found, it is simply not suitable for human habitation, how can there be people? How could the Old Man of the Cold Moon appear? ”
grabbed a piece of melon in his hand, he couldn't eat it at all, he thought about putting it down, but he picked it up again, and took a heavy bite, he didn't find it, and Li Tiezhu found nothing.
The two returned empty-handed, neither of them was worse than the other, and their expressions were slightly soothing.
"You're looking for Old Man Hanyue? I have heard that this person's whereabouts are erratic, and his identity is changeable, maybe he is an old man today, and tomorrow he will become a middle-aged man, or even become me, a melon seller! ”
"Nonsense!" Before the words fell, Liu Wensong immediately became violent, "What kind of character is the old man of Hanyue, how can he be like you, an old man who grows melons!" ”
Throwing away the melon peel, he stood up and saw a person slowly climbing up along the winding mountain road, and he was so happy that he pointed to the black shadow in front of him and shouted: "Look, I'm afraid this person is the old man of the cold moon." ”
Smooth the wrinkles on your clothes and look respectful.
Li Tiezhu also saw it, but after glancing at it, he still chatted with the little old man. When the people on the mountainside came up, Liu Wensong found that it was only a young man in his twenties.
His face was dark, his eyes were bright, and his face was full of doubts when he looked at them, but his eyes stopped on the little old man, but he immediately put down his burden and looked at him respectfully.
He took out a book from his bosom and was about to speak, when the little old man squeezed his eyebrows at him, coughed heavily, and cleared his throat.
"Last time, I asked you to choose an auspicious day for me. You don't look for a fortune teller, but give me a book, and I can't read, you show these two and let them help me choose which day is suitable for going down the mountain? ”
Liu Wensong snorted disdainfully, "When you go down the mountain, you have to choose a good day and an auspicious day, and the poor and sour people are blind!" With a disdainful look in his eyes, he tilted his head to the side early, indicating that he was not interested.
Li Tiezhu first took the book and looked at it, and was surprised, this is the Analects, the scene of the mountain people being respectful to this little old man made his heart move.