"Water Business View" is located in the suburbs of Yangzhou on the barren mountain, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Taoist temple is not inhabited by Taoist aunts, but Taoist priests. It is said that those Taoist priests took a fancy to a rare grass that grew on the mountain, and raised money to build this Taoist temple in order to refine the elixir. But after only ten years of living, the world was in chaos, and even this barren mountain was not spared from becoming a battlefield. After the battle, the Mongol soldiers retreated and set a fire, seeing that the Taoist temple was about to be destroyed, when suddenly a heavy downpour fell from the sky, and the rain immediately extinguished the fire and saved the Taoist temple.

Because of this allusion, this originally little-known Taoist temple was contaminated with a lot of fairy energy, and the incense was prosperous for a while. Later, in the Ming Dynasty, there was a woman from a large family who was divorced by her husband because she couldn't give birth to a son, and her mother's family refused to let her enter the door, so she went to the temple to be the first female master, and her name was Mochou.

Mrs. Mochou used his dowry funds to purchase land and shops at the foot of the mountain, so that the Taoist temple had a stable source of wealth, and attracted many helpless women to become monks here. A poor family in the neighborhood gave birth to a daughter, and some of them really couldn't afford to raise them, so sending them here as sisters-in-law has also become a way out.

The third Guan Zhu Taixi is not a director, and now he is in charge of Taishan and Taichen, and the two have always been at odds with each other.

Taishan is a Taoist aunt who became a monk halfway, studied in her early years, and has some means to manage her land, and she used the land rent to lend, and secretly collected a lot of money. And Taichen's uncle is an old man, he took her around, and when he passed through Yangzhou, the two got into a lawsuit, and her uncle died in prison, so she went to Shuishangguan. Taichen's uncle liked to burn Dan and smelt mercury before his death, and Taichen followed the ears and eyes to know a thing or two, and now the Danfang and the medicine house in the view are all under her control.

"Damn, knock down the gourd and sprinkle the oil - don't do it, don't stop it, just throw it all down!" Taichen grabbed a big Ya pear with one hand and gnawed on it, pointed to a few Taoist aunts in the courtyard with the other, and scolded, "I said the day before yesterday to clean up the medicine cabinet in the medicine house, and you still promised one by one in your mouths, today the old lady reached out and touched a handful of ashes, all of them are things that have no long memory, and all the words of the old lady are fart ......"

"Hey, look, look! There were a lot of people over there, all men! Suddenly, a Daoist aunt shouted loudly. In the view, Taichen is notoriously short-tempered, no one has ever had the courage to interrupt her when she speaks, this is the first time, so many people looked at the shouting Daogu in surprise.

Taichen was so angry that his eyes bulged out, and he was about to scold again, and then a few Taoist aunts shouted: "Really, there are so many men!" Look! Taichen also looked over, and after just one glance, his eyes lit up instantly.

In an instant, all the Taoist aunts in the courtyard rushed to the door, and you pushed me to look out, only to see a group of men walking at the end of the mountain road.

"One, two, three, four...... Eight, nine, a total of nine. Hey, look at that guy, he just took one look at me! ”

"Nonsense, he's looking at me!"

"You two stinky and beautiful, he looks at our side!"

"That's it!"

"Don't make any noise, look at the one in the crimson dress, he looks so good......"

"Ahh

"It's strange, he laughed as soon as you finished speaking, as if he could hear us."

"And the ...... in purple"

“……”

Most of these young Taoist aunts in the Taoist temple were sent here to become monks because their families were poor, and few of them could endure loneliness and devote themselves to cultivation. On weekdays, even if they see a man who delivers firewood and a sedan chair man who carries a sedan chair for a noblewoman, they can't help but step forward and say a few more words.

Most of these men were in their twenties and thirties, richly dressed, and walked vigorously, and each of them seemed to have an extraordinary bearing, as if they were born with the label of "superior people". Compared with the men I had seen before, they were clouds flying in the sky, and those who chopped wood and carried sedan chairs were mud on the soles of their stinking shoes.

The more the young Dao girls looked at it, the more they were moved, and they felt that it must be the gods of the heavens who showed their spirits and sent them these excellent men. They invariably thought that as long as they could climb any of these people, even if they were concubines and personal maids, they would be able to leave this gloomy tomb of the living dead early, and go outside to eat fragrant and spicy food.

Before Duan Xiaolou, Liao Zhiyuan and the others reached the top of the mountain, they heard those Taoist aunts chattering about them, which was both novel and funny. And Gao Jue was already holding back his anger because he was hungry, and when he heard the people on the other side, his face became darker.

Taichen threw away the pear core in his hand in a panic, wiped the juice from his mouth with the palm of his hand, and trotted forward with a flattering smile on his face, "Welcome, welcome!" Ladies and gentlemen, please come in, I am the steward here! ”

Master Geng bowed slightly: "Let's go in and talk about it." ”

Taichen nodded vigorously: "Of course!" Please come in, please come in! ”

So, everyone came to the main hall of the front hall, took their seats, and served fragrant tea. Taishan in the meditation room behind had already received the letter and hurried over.

Lord Geng put two ten taels of foot ingot pattern silver on the table, and said: "My surname is Geng, the family is four, we are all idlers who travel the mountains and rivers, and we want to stay here for a few days, and the annoying master will arrange a few quiet rooms for us." ”

Taishan's eyes narrowed into a slit, and he smiled familiarly: "Okay, Fourth Master Geng, you and your distinguished guests just have to live with peace of mind, Poor Dao will definitely arrange the best side room for you and your distinguished guests, and Zhang Luo will make our Yangzhou authentic food, so that you can live comfortably!" ”

Lu Jiangbei put down the teacup, glanced at Taishan, and asked: "We have a scholar who was injured and lost in the mountains, has the teacher ever seen it?" ”

When Taishan heard this, he hurriedly shouted: "Ah, yes, the distinguished guest has lost the population? That's good! But please be relieved, let the people in the temple help you find it! ”

Master Geng shook his head: "No need, we will look for it tomorrow." Mrs. Lao told your doorman that if an injured scholar finds him here, don't let him leave, and let me know immediately. ”

Taishan smiled: "It must be certain, the fourth master and peace of mind!" Please go to the wing room to rest first, and let people bring hot water and hot meals to you! ”

As he spoke, Taishan personally led them towards the West Chamber. When passing by the side hall, Gao Jue took a look: "There is still a mourning hall here?" Taishan was afraid that they would be jealous in their hearts, so he hurriedly promised: "Poor Dao will let people withdraw from the mourning hall tomorrow, guests can rest assured, Xiaoguan is clean and comfortable, and there is absolutely nothing dirty!" ”

Lu Jiangbei also looked at the mourning hall, frowned and said, "It's strange, since the mourning hall is set up, why don't you even light a stick of incense?" ”

Taishan smiled on his face and explained: "It's also a strange thing, three days ago, Yangzhou Luofu used a coffin to carry a young lady who died young. It is said that because it was a cousin with a foreign surname, and her death was unknown, it was inconvenient for them to give a funeral in the house, so they asked Xiaoguan to set up a mourning hall to make a dojo. Poor Dao asked his apprentice to change her shroud, comb her hair and makeup, and everyone saw it really at that time, she was a cold and white miserable dead man. Unexpectedly, last night, this Miss He suddenly crawled out of the coffin and asked for water to drink, oops, immeasurable Tianzun! The three apprentices of the poor Dao were stunned on the spot, and until now, they are still kneeling under the statue of the Three Qing Gods and chanting scriptures to ward off evil spirits......"

Duan Xiaolou raised his eyebrows: "There is such a strange thing!" So, the dead lady is now alive? ”

"Yangzhou Luofu ......," Lu Jiangbei groaned, "but the Luo family, which specializes in official medicine?" ”

Taishan nodded: "It is his family, when it comes to this Luo family, there is no one in Yangzhou who does not know - one of the four major families in Yangzhou of 'Wu Luo Guan Sun, Gui Man Qiankun'." After Miss He came back to life, Poor Dao took pity on her plight, and heard that Miss He had always been frail and sickly and liked to be quiet, so he arranged for her to recuperate in the east wing. ”

Duan Xiaolou clasped his hands to his chest and said with a smile: "Even if she can come back from the dead, presumably this Miss He is also a creative person." It just so happened that I had two bottles of tonic pills with me, and it was extra for me to leave them around, maybe she could use them together. Mrs. Shi, I don't know how to go to the East Chamber? Is it inconvenient to visit the party now? ”

Taishan immediately thought of the dilapidated scene in the East Chamber, for fear of letting outsiders know that she had mistreated He Angelica, and hurriedly sneered: "Immeasurable Tianzun! You are really a great and kind person, thank you in advance Miss He, who is poor and hard-working! However, she had just taken the medicine and fell asleep, and it was not easy to wake her up for a while. Please go to the wing room to have some fasting food first, and after a while, when you are full of wine and food, you will bring her to serve tea to you, how about it? ”

Duan Xiaolou wanted to say something, but Lu Jiangbei pulled him and whispered: "Good brother, just stop for a while, I didn't see Gao Jue's face was darker than the bottom of the pot." You don't remember, before Ling Tang left, he asked him to take good care of you, and don't pick up women around and take them home. But you don't cooperate at all, everywhere you go, you 'pull out a knife to save you when you see the road', and when you get home, won't you even be scolded with you......"

It turned out that Gao Jue and Duan Xiaolou were cousins, and Duan's mother was Gao Jue's aunt. Although the age difference between Duan Gao and Gao is only four years, in comparison, Duan Xiaolou has not yet decided to marry, but Gao Jue already has a son and a daughter. Duan's mother was anxious in her eyes, so she ordered Gao Jue to discipline his cousin well and not to do ridiculous things outside.

Taishan nodded and let everyone into the west wing, and urged people to prepare hot water and meals. After that, he returned to the front hall, found the eldest apprentice Zhenzhu, and hurriedly explained: "Hurry up and take a look, is the person in the east chamber still alive?" If he dies, he is carried back into the coffin; If she can still walk, prepare a decent set of clothes for her, freshen up and clean it, and lead her to the west chamber to kowtow to the distinguished guest! ”

Zhenzhu was puzzled: "Isn't it just a few passers-by, why are you so serious?" Besides, the one in the east chamber is a deep lady, and the Luo family will come to pick her up sooner or later, how can we support her to meet a strange male guest? As he spoke, he pointed to the side of the courtyard again, showing a wry expression, "If you want to go and serve the washing, there are talents there, and they are all in a hurry to go." If I hadn't tried hard to stop them, they would still want to peek through the window, since they can't bear to stay in the Taoist temple, don't hinder their good future. ”

Taishan waved his hand: "No, I see that those people have some background, at least they are the old man of a rich family." Alas, they also complained that I was quick to talk, and just told them about the deception of the corpse as a joke, and one of them heard it and thought it was novel, and immediately wanted to see the man who had died and risen again, and I hurriedly stopped him. The house in the east wing is dilapidated and dilapidated, where is the cheap land where their noble feet can tread, and if it is rumored that I have abused a half-dead child, then my face will not be gloomy! ”

Zhenzhu bowed her head and said yes, but she only went for a moment and came back, and said anxiously: "Master is not good, Zhenjing and Miss He are all gone!" Nobody can be found anywhere! ”

Taishan was so shocked that he jumped up from the Taishi's chair: "What's the matter?" What about them? It's impossible, two big living people, how can they say that they are gone, you go and ask who saw them go out! Zhenzhu nodded and was about to leave, but Taishan shouted again, "Slow, you go to the backyard first, order the young sister-in-law in the view, find a few who can be on the table, and send them to the West Chamber to serve the distinguished guests for dinner!" ”

So, Zhenzhu came to the backyard again. As soon as she entered the courtyard gate, twenty or thirty young Dao aunts, the eldest was less than thirty years old, and the youngest was only fourteen or fifteen years old.

Zhenzhu looked at these people with tears and laughter, and saw that they were all dressed in silver-white satin dresses with blue edges, all of them were greased and powdered, eyebrows and lips were painted, and a few golden threads with bowls of hairpins on the sideburns were nondescript, more funny than the harlequin on the stage.

It is said that in the concept of water business, a total of three kinds of Taoist clothes are issued to Daogu, the best is the silver and white satin clothes they are wearing now, each person only has one set, and they are uniformly worn on major occasions, for example, the dojo that was originally scheduled to give He Angelica to be overtaken after the 20th day will wear this best Taoist uniform to support the table. The second is a silver-gray cotton cloth robe, three sets per person, which are specially worn for outsiders to see when receiving pilgrims on weekdays and going down the mountain to purchase supplies. The most common is the gray coarse linen gown, each person has five or six sets, and when he worked in the temple, he wore wear-resistant and dirt-resistant.

There is a way that Zhou Yu beats Huang Gai, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. There is no need to say anything, Zhenzhu carefully picked among the crowd and found a few older Dao aunts who spoke neatly and knew how to read people's eyes. Seeing that they had no part of their own, those sixteen or seventeen-year-old little Taoist aunts noisily blocked the gate of the courtyard, pestering the real pearl and shouting "eccentricity". Zhenzhu had no choice but to by-elect four or five little Dao aunts, and told them to be calm for a while, and asked them to take down the flowers on their heads.

So, more than a dozen young Dao Gu walked away with a giggle, and Zhenzhu saw those little Dao Gu re-putting the flower hairpin on the back, and shook her head helplessly. They are not deeply involved in the world, and they are a little clever, but the water business concept is a prison, but in fact, the outside world is the real danger, how can a woman without a little brain live long?

However, none of them listened to her at all, but ridiculed her for "being bitten by a snake for ten years and afraid of the well rope". Forget it, life and death have fate, wealth is in the sky, and everyone has their own fate. The road is made by themselves, and no one else can walk for them.

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He Angelica and Zhenjing relied on their memories to find their way, and it took some twists and turns to find the grass where the fugitive was hiding. Pushing aside the grass, the man was still unconscious, and he hadn't even changed his posture.

He Angelica took a look and saw that he was about ten years old, his long black hair was messily draped over his shoulders, and his pale face had amazing facial features. In such an embarrassing situation, no one can ignore his appearance. He Angelica and Zhenjing glanced at each other, and at the same time saw amazement in each other's eyes.

But why was such a beautiful child hunted down by a group of masters of Jinyiwei? He Angelica flipped over his wrist and felt cold when she touched his hand, and after a moment of careful examination of her pulse, she began to reach out and take off his shirt without hesitation.

Zhen Jing screamed in a low voice: "Xiaoyi, what are you going to do!" ”

He Angelica raised his head and blinked innocently: "Of course it was for him to treat his injuries, how to apply medicine through his clothes." ”

Zhenjing blushed and said, "But men and women don't kiss each other......"

He Angelica glanced at her and said angrily: "In the eyes of the doctor, there are only patients, regardless of men and women, not to mention that he is only a half-old child." Zhenjing shrunk her neck and said with her belly sneering, aren't you also a half-old child.

He Angelica finished taking off the child's shirt and untied his pants, gradually revealing his crystal white chest, arms and thighs, and was so ashamed that he turned his head sideways.

He Angelica leaned over to take a closer look, and there were a total of eleven knife wounds and sword wounds all over his body, and the two wounds on his shoulder and calf were the deepest, and they were still slowly bleeding out. Fortunately, none of them hurt the internal organs, and the blood was red and non-toxic. She tore the clean part of the clothes she had taken off into long strips, dipped them in a leaf of stream water she had found in the mountain stream before, washed the blood stains from the wound, and then crushed the washed mountain grass and applied it to the wound, and bandaged it with a clean cloth.

Zhenjing watched in amazement at her skillful bandaging movements, as if she had done it countless times. Zhenjing asked herself if she was not a coward, she couldn't help but tremble her legs when she saw such a bloody person, and Miss He was the daughter of a big family, why was she so calm, why did she still do these things to bandage her wounds? What exactly has she been through before?

Thinking of Miss He's bumpy life experience that the senior sisters discussed in private, Zhen Jing's heart suddenly felt pity, shook He Angelica's slender arm, and said softly: "Good people have good rewards, you saved a life today, Xianjun will definitely bless you." ”

He Angelica curled his lips and smiled, and said lightly: "It's not that I want to save him, but God wants to save him." You see, this kind of grass is called dragon sprout grass and mostly grows near rivers, while this kind of grass is called puhuang and mostly grows in swamps. Both of these herbs can stop bleeding and cure wounds, and they are often added to the best gold creation medicines. Originally, I didn't plan to save him at all, but on the side of the mountain road back, I saw these two kinds of grass at the same time, and you said, isn't this God going to save him? ”

Zhenjing shook her head and said seriously: "No, I can feel that when you save someone, you just want to save him wholeheartedly." Xiaoyi, you are a really good person, kinder than all of us. ”

He Angelica folded a few blades of grass and stuffed them into the child's mouth, and said quietly: "If an ant falls into the water, throwing a leaf can save it, and I will do such a thing." But if a person falls into the water, I have to jump into the water to save him, I used to do such things, but now I ...... No matter how good the water is, you must weigh the pros and cons before deciding whether to save it or not. The corners of his eyes were slightly moist, and a cold smile hung on his lips, but it did not reach the bottom of his eyes, "If my 'kindness' can only reach the level of a leaf, then you say, am I a good person like this?" ”

As he spoke, He Angelica stood up and began to slowly take off his clothes—he took off his outer robe, and then took off his middle coat; took off his middle coat, and then took off his innermost coat and waistcoat; In the end, it was only a thin little belly pocket......

Zhenjing was shocked, bounced up from the ground, opened her hands and feet to block between her and the people on the ground, and stared at her in horror, thinking that she had suddenly fallen into an evil spirit, and her voice was as sharp as a duck that had been trampled on her neck: "Taishang Laojun is as anxious as the law - you-you-what are you going to do!" ”

He Angelica looked at her as if she was facing a great enemy, and couldn't help laughing: "Of course, take off your clothes for him to wear, otherwise even if he dies without losing blood, he will freeze to death tonight." But the clothes I wore outside were Taoist robes, and I couldn't leave them to him, otherwise once I let the official messenger find him, I would know that it was the people in the Taoist temple who saved him. And the small clothes and vests I wear inside are made of ivory, and ordinary Taoist aunts will never be able to afford to wear them, and even if they are discovered by officials, they will not suspect the Taoist temple and our heads. ”

Zhenjing sighed at He Angelica's thoughtfulness, and said movingly: "Having said that, but what a woman's little dress is such a precious thing, you didn't shy away from giving it to a strange man to wear." Xiaoyi, you are clearly a knife-mouthed tofu heart, is this also a small 'leaf' in your mouth to save 'ants'? ”

He Angelica smiled quietly and didn't explain more. Naked, and having put on an empty coat, she clothed the child on the ground with her clothes, and covered him tightly with a few large broad leaves. Until this point, he was still unconscious.

He Angelica asked Zhenjing to leave the bird eggs they took out to the child, so Zhenjing piled all the eggs on the ground, and suddenly laughed teasingly: "You are seriously ill and can't even eat serious food, these bird eggs are your only supplement, is this also what you call insignificant 'leaves'?" Haha, would you like to give me a few 'leaves' to try another day? ”

He Angelica's head is big, what a mouthy little girl, she is a mother-in-law at a young age, it's a pity not to be a matchmaker, it's a waste of a good talent to be a Taoist aunt.

The two cleaned up the scene and left, but they didn't know that the moment they turned around, the child on the ground suddenly opened his eyes.

He had a pair of beautiful eyes, as clear as a lamp on a snowy night, staring at the slender back of the departing through the gaps in the leaves, and sucking in the inky black eyes without blinking. When they were far away, he began to chew slowly on the blades of grass in his mouth, the pain of the wound almost drained his strength, only the faint orchid fragrance of the cloth covering his body brought him some warmth.

Xiaoyi is her name......