[Is it really Chenjiazhuang?]

[It's the same as the original party explained just now, it's right.] 】

[But aren't these two children about to be eaten by the goldfish monster? Why are the whole family overjoyed, what is going on?]

[Wu Chengen: Don't ask me this time, I don't know!]

Cui Shi didn't know, so he could only take a look at these two families first, they seemed to be old men. Seeing that Chen Cheng and Chen Qing are not even older than the sixtieth year, they are at least fifty years old, and the two women are also wrinkled and crawling all over the corners of their eyes.

But the two children under his knees are all seven or eight years old, Chen Guanbao just went to tie up the white horse, jumped back, lively and cute.

If it weren't for the name matching the content of the original work that Cui Shi was familiar with, I am afraid that it would be more credible to say that this is a grandchild.

The furnishings in the house are quite simple, it can almost be said that there are four walls of the house, but what is abrupt is that in the middle of the hall, there is a statue of Guanyin that is a few inches higher than the real person, the whole body is shining with golden light, and the incense stick burned on the incense table in front spits out wisps of fragrant smoke, which seems to be the best quality.

Is it real gold?

Cui Shi frowned slightly, feeling that the situation in this house was extremely abnormal.

There is nothing unusual about worshipping Buddha, even in the modern society of the 21st century, some people like to make a Buddha statue at home, or the God of Wealth or something like that. Maybe I don't have much faith, but I just want to be auspicious and seek peace of mind.

At least in Cui Shi's cognition, the living conditions of those who have Buddha statues at home are usually not bad, at least above being well-off. It is rare to see that your family is poor, and you can still maintain the habit of burning incense and worshiping Buddha every morning and evening.

Maybe the customs of more than 1,300 years ago will be different, but in any case, it shouldn't be like the Chen family's current practice.

Whether it is Chen Cheng, Chen Qing, or their two insiders, plus two sensible children, their clothes are basically in tatters, patches can be seen everywhere, and there are a few holes that have not even been filled. Judging from the complexion, it is also all yellow and thin, and long-term malnutrition.

Poor conditions?

Cui Shi clearly remembered that Chen Cheng and Chen Qing in Chenjiazhuang could be said to be quite solid people. If I remember correctly, there is such a record in the original text, saying that it is: 40 or 50 hectares of paddy fields, 60 or 70 hectares of dry fields, 2300 water cattle, 20 or 30 donkeys and horses, and countless pigs, sheep, chickens and geese!

Even by modern standards, this is clearly a wealthy man of no low rank.

Don't say anything else, let's just say two or three hundred cattle, according to the calculation of two hundred, if you jump off the building to death and sell it for 10,000 yuan a head, this is especially two million!

Cui Shi thought that before he came into contact with the Great Sage's live broadcast room, he had to rely on selling a house to make up the bulk of his million.

Two million is a lot! Not to mention that people don't just have cows.

How did the Chen family, which was originally so wealthy, become in this state of extreme poverty?

Journey to the West couldn't give Cui Shi an answer, so he could only find it slowly by himself.

Cui Shi noticed that although the two Chen families looked very poor, there was one thing on their bodies that did not match the overall clothing and looked out of place.

A string of Buddhist beads around each person's neck.

Cui Shi didn't know about jewelry, but thanks to the blessings of those monks in Guanyin Academy, he also saw a lot of valuable good things, and he had some basic appreciation for jewelry.

The two strings of Buddha beads on Chen Cheng and Chen Qing's necks have a smooth texture and luster inside, and they must be good things worth a lot of money.

Looking at the golden statue of Guanyin in the hall, there should not have been a very mature gilding technology at that time, and the bronze one could not be so dazzling.

If it's not hollow, but a life-size golden Buddha statue, then ......

That can basically explain why the Chen family is poor now.

However, his own family is so poorly clothed and hungry that he saves all the money to build a pure gold Buddha statue, is this crazy?

Tang Seng chatted with the two old men Chen, but the more Cui Shi looked at it, the more suspicious he became.

At this moment, the girl, who was about seven years old, probably a little hungry, saw that the adults in the family were talking to the guests and were not paying attention, quietly approached the offering table in front of Guanyin, and stretched out a small hand to a plate of shiny roast chicken.

"A scale of gold!"

Just when the poor girl's hand touched the chicken leg, it was unfortunately discovered.

The woman standing beside Chen Cheng should be the girl's biological mother, seeing that her daughter had secretly broken off half of the chicken leg and was about to send it to her mouth, she roared angrily, and there was a look of horror in her eyes.

Immediately afterwards, she picked up a wooden stick that she didn't know what to do, thicker than the child's arm, and hit the girl with her head and face, scolding as she scolded:

"You dare to steal the Bodhisattva's offerings! I think you don't want to die, once the Bodhisattva surrenders, not to mention that our family's blessing is broken, the entire Chenjiazhuang will be implicated!"

"Mother, I'm hungry ......"

The malnourished little child, who soon had a few terrible blood marks on his body, curled up in the corner, crying and saying.

"It's not a good idea! Tonight, you and Guan Bao are going to serve the Bodhisattva to ascend to immortality and enjoy happiness, so you can't bear it for a while? Stealing the Bodhisattva's offerings, it's too bold! See if I don't kill you, an ignorant dead girl!!"

The woman was about to fight again, and the stick in her hand brought out the whistling wind, but she was grabbed by Cui Shi in her hand.

"Are you the child's biological mother?"

Cui Shi was hard to believe, but when a scale of gold was beaten, except for their master and apprentice, everyone else seemed to be indifferent, as if this child was bought and picked up, and he had no blood relationship with everyone at all.

"Elder, you don't know anything. ”

The woman didn't dare to argue with Cui Shi, lowered her head and explained: "Today is an important day, my family's Yiliang Jin and my younger brother's Chen Guanbao have been selected as this year's golden boy and jade girl, and they will soon be picked up by the Bodhisattva, and they will serve under the Guanyin Bodhisattva seat from then on." What a blessing and blessing this is, but this dead girl doesn't know the severity, and actually steals the Bodhisattva's offerings at this time, in case the Bodhisattva blames it, wouldn't it be a big mistake......"

The golden boy and jade girl serve Guanyin?

Cui Shi immediately felt that something was not right, and asked: "Every year, a pair of boys and girls are chosen? How many years has this rule been? Who came to pick them up, and how did they know that they went to serve the Bodhisattva?"

"It's been more than ten years, and this year it's finally our family's turn!"

Chen Cheng replied happily: "Guanyin's incarnation in the world, the King of Inspiration will come to pick up the children. Of course, it is to serve the Bodhisattva, according to the previous sayings, children follow the Bodhisattva practice, and from time to time will come back from a dream to report peace, saying that as long as the practice is hard, it is very likely to achieve positive results in the future, and also be a Bodhisattva!

Call!

Cui Shi exhaled a breath of turbidity, and when he heard the words of the King of Inspiration, he no longer had any doubts.

Hehe, I just didn't expect that this demon who was a monster under the Tianhe River actually changed his routine, not only eating boys and girls, but also keeping this Chenjiazhuang in the dark, and more willing to send the child into the mouth of the demon.