Before Zhuang Yun could drink a sip of hot tea, two officials came to the yamen and asked Zhuang Yun to go back to handle the case. Zhuang Yun had no choice but to confess to everyone, get up and take a step first, the little boy Yan Sihai was arguing that he would also go to the county office to play, Bai Chongwen couldn't help it, so he had to let Yan Sihai and the little brother follow Zhuang Yun.

Since Bai Chongwen is here to check on his son's illness, Zhuang Yun is relieved.

Bai Chongwen still used the same routine, after taking Zhuang Zhengde's left hand, he pinched his fingernails one by one, but this time he pinched Zhuang Zhengde's right hand and pinched it for a long time, muttered for a while, and had a rough idea in his heart. "Zhengde, you kid, don't look at your age, there are still a lot of things you have experienced, hey, fight with my old man."

Zhuang Zhengde was cowardly and cowardly, he didn't dare to squeak, his face was as red as a monkey's buttocks, first, he drank a lot of wine, and then Zhuang Zhengde was afraid that this old man Bai would find out about his ugly things in Taizhou Mansion, he should say it, and he shouldn't say it. It's also a shame that this old county order happened to leave, otherwise I was afraid that when the old man Bai said it, I was afraid that Zhuang Yun, who was going to be angry, spit out Zhuang Zhengde's face with thick phlegm.

Bai Chongwen saw that Zhuang Zhengde didn't speak, pondered the reason, and then talked to Zhuang Zhengde, "Zhengde, I know that there are some things that your father doesn't know, anyway, your father will go back." Your cousin and sister-in-law are not outsiders, and they will keep it secret for you. There's something wrong with you're fixing. ”

Xie Cong and Dong Li agreed, sat aside, and waited for Old Man Bai to speak.

Bai Chongwen took a sip of tea and was unhurried, "Let's talk about your first thing, when you were nineteen years old, did you go out in a carriage with two friends?" ”

When Zhuang Zhengde heard this, his head was a little big, and all the people who knew about this matter were except for himself and his two friends. Absolutely no fourth person knew that at that time, everyone kowtowed in front of the Bodhisattva because of this incident, and promised to keep it secret. Can you see this?

Bai Chongwen expected Zhuang Zhengde's reaction and continued, "The three of you are running around at night, so you dare to drive a carriage to the wilderness to play by playing lanterns?" ”

Zhuang Zhengde interrupted Old Man Bai, "Uncle Bai, I'll tell you myself." It was a strange thing that happened at the time, so the three of us were so scared that no one dared to say anything when we came back. I only told my family that I accidentally hit it. ”

"At that time, the three of me drove to the junction of Qinhuang County and Jinchuan County, and I don't know who laughed and scolded: I don't want to go to Jinchuan until I wait. So I turned around here and went back, but when I got to this way back down the mountain, the horse didn't know what was going on, and was about to jump down the cliff, and the three of us jumped out of the carriage in a panic.

"The horse and the carriage rushed directly to the bottom of the cliff, and the three of us trembled, and knelt on the edge of the cliff to kowtow. Thanks to the dart car that went to Taizhou Mansion, the dart car passed by, so the three of us were brought back to Qinhuang County. But afterwards, the three of us confronted each other, and they said that I said that I said this, and I heard them say it again. This matter is so strange that we dare not mention it again. I still have palpitations when I think about it today. ”

Xie Cong and Dong Li were also dumbfounded after hearing this. This little cousin almost died young, and he hasn't mentioned it to the old county magistrate for nearly ten years, and he is really big-hearted. But think about it again, anyway, people are good, and mentioning it will only make Zhuang Yun worry about it, and when you go out, not all children and families report good news and not bad news.

After Bai Chongwen heard it, he savored it, "That's right, there is a little offspring among the three of you, is there a good girl?" ”

Zhuang Zhengde remembered as soon as he heard it, "Yes, what is it called, what is it called, oh yes, it is called Lu Yaojin, but it is a brother and sister, and then they broke up unhappily, and then this girl seems to have moved her family to Taizhou Mansion." Uncle Bai, is there anything special about this girl? ”

Bai Chongwen replied, "This little girl has some chances, she studied under Jiang Yunda, the first god operator of Taizhou Mansion, this person is proficient in the Book of Changes, and has the ability to know the past and the future, and I have seen some visions in the early years, it should be when this girl was born." This little girl should have been blessed by the Bodhisattva, and at that time she had some emotional entanglements with your friend, so at this critical time, people can be regarded as saving your life. ”

Zhuang Zhengde thought about it carefully for a long time, as if it was such a thing again. In the afternoon, the three of them saw Miss Lu, and when they left, Miss Lu said coldly: You three don't have to go out to run around these days, go home early in the evening. At that time, Zhuang Zhengde and the three of them didn't think much about it, but at night they stole a carriage from their family on a whim and ran to the mountain.

Bai Chongwen continued, "The three of you are traveling late at night, you must have recruited two lonely souls and wild ghosts on the way, you have a lot of yang and heavy yang, these two little ghosts have nothing to do, one is on the body of this horse, and the other is pushing your carriage behind." I think I did evil in life, and I can't enter reincarnation after death, so I want to pull a few ghosts for the dead. I never thought that there was this little girl who had the opportunity to shelter her, and these two little ghosts ended up in ashes. ”

Zhuang Zhengde's eyes widened in fright, and he was a little incoherent for a while, "What the hell?" Ghost? Ghost upper body? Still pushing a cart? ”

Bai Chongwen nodded, "Yes, you heard it right, it's two people who died horizontally, turned into powerful ghosts." These two people are no longer to be found, and my old man is just a rough guess. But if you have experienced this yourself, there will inevitably be some cause and effect in you. These causal old men can catch it, so it's very certain that it's a ghost. ”

Zhuang Zhengde suddenly remembered that when he was a child, he followed his father at night and walked at night, always feeling that something was staring at him, and he would be frightened when he looked back occasionally. Until now, Zhuang Zhengde still feels this way, but he has never thought about it. I just feel that my eyes are not good, and it is easy to missee some strange shapes.

Zhuang Zhengde was thinking about it carefully, and suddenly remembered that every time he saw it, he had a feeling of chill in the back of his neck, just like someone was blowing lightly on his neck, but it was cold.

Bai Chongwen looked at Zhuang Zhengde, who was panicked, "Zhengde boy, your physique is more sensitive than ordinary people, do you often walk at night and feel that someone is staring at you, and the back of your head is cold?" ”

At this time, Zhuang Zhengde was already speechless in shock.

Bai Chongwen continued, "That's right, you can feel their presence. It's just that you don't know why. After the carriage incident, the three of you have also changed a lot, and as soon as this person experiences life and death, he will naturally look down on the things that he felt important in the past. The good thing about this kind of mind is that after you go through hardships, you cherish life more and you become positive. ”

"But you're a good kid, once this thing passes, your mind is dusty, but your heart has become worse, don't you think that life is loveless, chic and comfortable is true? Don't force everything, just want to go with the flow? I don't know why you became like this, or if you learned some new ideas, but it has something to do with the carriage. Since then, your mind has changed dramatically, and you have become less concerned about the trivialities of life, and in fact, people have gradually begun to become chaotic. ”

Zhuang Zhengde pondered for a while, but also agreed, "What Uncle Bai said is very true, after this incident at that time, I felt that I didn't want to care about anything, I just thought that life was too short to be happy in time. The books I read are also miscellaneous, and the two Taoist and Buddhist families are both slightly learning the skin, what Taoism is natural, and what is born to seek liberation. I've learned a thing or two, and I've been more casual ever since. I feel that I am full of food alone, and the whole family is not hungry. It doesn't matter if you're dead or alive. ”

Bai Chongwen was a little annoyed, but he didn't have a seizure, he just pressed his temper and continued, "This is the first thing, then let's talk about the second thing." ”

"This second thing, just a few years ago. You wander the Taizhou Mansion alone, partnering with friends to do business. Both of you have a similar number of lives, and you should have this chance to make a fortune. So the business was good at first, right? ”

Zhuang Zhengde thinks about it, and there are many people who know about this business. It's not surprising that Old Man Bai knows, there is nothing to hide.

"But it was also during this period of time that the two of you were a little extravagant, and they were attracted by this lustful dog and horse, and they lingered in the wine place every day. Singing every night, even if the two of you have great blessings and blessings, as long as you are touched by this thing of eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, that is, the pavilions and pavilions in the clouds, you will fall in the wind! ”

"This person lives a lifetime, how much money and income he has, and what causes and circumstances he has, all of them are measured and measured, and God has its own scale, and you can't use a penny more. But when have you thought about this in the past few years? Not to mention eating and drinking, but also to these Qinglou women scattered their wealth, this is that there are mountains of gold and silver in the family, and it can't bear to toss you for a few years. The blessings have been exhausted, and naturally we have to taste the consequences. ”

"My old man has been traveling for several years, and I have seen this kind of person is not one or two, and he is riddled with diseases and cannot always be; At worst, he died violently on the street, and there was not even a person to collect the body. Those who are still alive and well like you are just some walking dead. You kid, if it weren't for the old man Zhuang Yun who saved you a body of good fortune and yin virtue, you would have been violent in the wilderness and fed wild dogs! ”

The more Bai Chongwen spoke, the more angry he became, and the more angry he became, "Since the day you were born, I have looked at you and told your father that this son can become a great weapon and has a bright future, but what kind of bullshit have you done, you rebel?" If it weren't for your kindness and not pretending to make things difficult with these outsiders who have come into contact with you, I'm afraid that someone would have taken your dog life first. ”

"Although the fate of man is destined by God, you have remembered to me that the end of man is to enter the earth for peace, but in this life, it is not just a big road! Even if you go out to walk, there are also dirt lanes and detours, not to mention the way of life! One wrong step, one wrong step, to say a big disrespectful word, even if you have the number of the Ninety-Five, you can't afford to waste without moderation! If anyone knows moderation, he will suffer! You're such a big person, you don't even understand this truth, you might as well die! ”

"As the saying goes, if you walk too much at night and hit a ghost, you are already much more sensitive than others, and it is easy to provoke this lonely ghost. Who would have thought that the sun rises and the sun sets every day. Got a lot of evil, and I'm about to eat up your spiritual qi! Where else did it come from, and the future is immeasurable! It's interesting enough that God can let you live in the world! ”

The more Bai Chongwen thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but stand up and gave Zhuang Zhengde a slap on the back of the head. "You rebel, my old man taught you a lesson for your father, you learned a little bit of Buddhism and Taoism, and you used it on yourself? My old man really hates iron and steel, you have been smart and clever since you were a child, and you can learn everything three points faster than outsiders. Your father has high hopes for you, is it to let you squander your youth? ”

Another palm, "Taoism pays attention to Taoism and nature, it is a trip to the avenue, based on the laws of nature, and is not bound by other laws, hey, you kid is good, it has become your own law as the principle, to give you nature, you are not afraid of burning your three souls out of the body, and the seven spirits ascend to heaven?" Are you the way? ”

Then there was another palm, "People Buddhists pay attention to birth, purify sentient beings, and seek liberation, which is to follow the law of cause and effect, so that people can learn not to complain about everything, and what they want is to change their own destiny. Why, if you don't shave, don't study the scriptures, throw away the butcher's knife, and become a Buddha on the spot? ”

Immediately followed by a palm, "Don't say the Buddha first, what does it mean that you are full of food and the whole family is not hungry?" Your mother's early death is her destined catastrophe, and she is in a catastrophe. You're good, you're a person who died once, have you thought about your father a bit? Your father has a son in old age, just a little rabbit cub like you, how much worry have you had over the years? If you have three long and two short, how will you let your father live? Have you thought about it? Yes? You just go to the fucking Dao naturally, seek liberation, you free your grandmother's legs! ”

This palm after palm, Zhuang Zhengde was seven meat and eight vegetarians, dizzy.

But Bai Chongwen's powerful teachings made Zhuang Zhengde only feel like five thunderbolts.

Zhuang Zhengde has been out for a few years, reporting good news and not bad news, except for every year when he goes home to accompany the old county order for ten days and a half months, he has never had a trace of concern about his father, and he only knows how to eat and drink with fox friends and dog friends on weekdays, but he has never thought about whether the old county order has heat stroke when it is hot, whether the old county order has added clothes when it is cold, whether the old county order eats well, does he sleep enough, and is not tired of official duties. When did Zhuang Zhengde these "idleness"?

After being away for many years, when is it not close to yourself, how can you be happy?

Zhuang Zhengde felt that the back of his head was hot, but as soon as Zhuang Zhengde thought of these things, he couldn't help but hug his head and cry. Zhuang Zhengde regretted that he was like a white-eyed wolf, ashamed of his parents, and even more ashamed of himself.

In the first few years when he went to Taizhou Mansion, Zhuang Zhengde occasionally wrote a letter to his old father to talk about what happened during this time. But later, Zhuang Yun wrote to Zhuang Zhengde again, and Zhuang Zhengde just scribbled it and threw it aside, or the reply was only a few numbers, and he looked very impatient.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Zhengde couldn't hold back even more, raised his hand to open the bow left and right, and slapped his big mouth at himself. Zhuang Zhengde hated and hated himself for not being a person; Zhuang Zhengde regretted that he had wasted his good youth in the past few years and was addicted to wine; Zhuang Zheng was angry, angry that he did not wake up as soon as possible, and he was confused and did not repent.

Xie Cong and Dong Li were very sad when they saw their cousin like this. Xie Cong saw that Zhuang Zhengde fanned himself lightly, and hurriedly got up and hugged Zhuang Zhengde's hands, "Brother, don't fight, we will change it if we know it's wrong, don't fight, your father will feel distressed if it is broken." Let's not make trouble, didn't those old monks say it, turn back to the shore, and our prodigal son will not change his money. ”

Dong Li was distressed, although she was not a few years old for Zhuang Zhengde, but since she got along for a few days, she had a good impression of Zhuang Zhengde.

Dong Li also moved to Zhuang Zhengde's side, gently touched Zhuang Zhengde's cheek, and wiped Zhuang Zhengde's tears, "Zhengde, let's stop crying, don't make trouble, let him pass the past." It's good in the future, ah, my cousin-in-law told you, when everyone is wrong, what I'm afraid of is obsession, wrong life, wrong life, not afraid of mistakes for a while, let's change, change it and be a good man. You and I are still young, and we have the opportunity to correct our mistakes. As long as you correct it with your heart, no one will blame you as elders. ”

Bai Chongwen was also angry for a while, and when he saw Zhuang Zhengde like this, he also blamed himself a little, "Zhengde, my old man knows that since you were a child, your father has never scolded you, never said a word heavy, and never beat you. But my old man, as an elder, as a good friend and good brother of your father Zhuang Yun, I hope you can't go on like this anymore, your father is old, and my old man is also close behind, how many sunrises can I see? We old people, living a day is a day, it doesn't matter if this world of flowers. But you kid is different, you are still young, how many people have gone on the road of life? ”

"If you can repent, I will be glad for your father. If you treat you like this today, don't hold grudges against you, it's naturally for your good. People don't grow up if they don't experience setbacks. Although you are also about to be established, in the eyes of my old man and your father, you will always be a child. If you make a mistake, you have to beat or scold. My old man just wants you to remember today, remember these slaps, remember your own mistakes, and shed tears! ”

Zhuang Zhengde restrained himself slightly, gently pushed Xie Cong away, took three steps back, knelt heavily on the ground and kowtowed three times to Bai Chongwen, and choked up, "Zhengde knows that he is wrong, thank you for the teachings of Old Man Bai." From today onwards, I swear that I will get ahead and never dare to slack off. I also asked Old Man Bai and my cousin and sister-in-law to keep it a secret for me, Zhengde really didn't dare to let his old father know these things. From today onwards, I, Zhuang Zhengde, dare to wave again, and I will hit five thunderstorms on the same day! ”

Bai Chongwen raised his hand to help Zhuang Zhengde, and touched the back of Zhuang Zhengde's head lovingly, a little distressed, and a little heartache, "Nephew Zhengde, does it hurt?" You're not too young, it's time to understand things. Since the things are over, just collect your heart and live well, I don't have any hope with your father, I just hope that the younger generations can have a day to get ahead, although you are blessed to enjoy the end, the source of blessings is exhausted. But as long as you are dedicated to goodness, after three years and five years, you will naturally get better. My old man doesn't frame you, this blessing source is like this rice noodles, after eating, work hard to earn, as long as it is not extravagant and wasteful, it will always come back one day! ”

Zhuang Zhengde was grateful to Dade and bowed again.

Bai Chongwen turned his head to look at Xie Cong and asked, "Probably everything is clear, you two think of a countermeasure, Zhengde is contaminated with too much cause and effect, if you don't sort it out as soon as possible, I'm afraid that a big disaster will come, although what we are doing is against the way of heaven, but if it is against it." Life in the world, looking forward and looking forward, what is the meaning of living. The two of you think about it and see how to deal with it, and my old man will do his best to protect his morality and integrity. If there is karma, it will come to my old man, and it has nothing to do with the two of you. ”

Dong Li stood upright and said loudly, "It's just an ordinary people's family, Brother Cong and I have never been afraid of this karma, we are disciples in the northeast, who is afraid of what cause and effect, these things that we have done are against the way of heaven, what is there to hide." Don't worry, Old Man Bai, I will sum up with Brother Cong and think of a countermeasure, and we will do it for my Zhengde cousin in the backyard of the county government in three days! ”

Bai Chongwen was overjoyed and very pleased. "Then let's decide, three days later, we will cure this kid's cause and effect!"