Chapter 31 Ruzhou

Along the way, Sakura Ling was often in a daze, and when she said a few words to me, she was forced to laugh, and I knew that she was sullen because Ling Xuan Daoist broke off the father-daughter relationship with her. I felt very guilty when I remembered my suspicion of her, so I racked my brains and said funny things to amuse her.

After walking for three or four days, we arrived in Ruzhou, and while eating at a restaurant, Ying Ling asked about the trip to the White Horse Temple. I said Zheng Kuan that Zheng Yan was not the murderer, and said that I met with five masters, but I skipped the martial arts competition.

Sakura Ling asked why you didn't come back that night, you wanted to stay at the White Horse Temple, did you want to find some clues?

I said that Abbot Zhengkuan asked me to discuss Zen with his Master Ci Mei, and that Ci Mei would practice in retreat, and he would be able to leave the customs in the evening. I don't know how long I have been talking about Zen, so I asked General Wang's guards to go back and send you a message.

Sakura Ling asked what did you say about Zen?

I said that I will go through the question of Cimei, it is all sign language, and you can answer it. As he spoke, he held out a finger.

Sakura thought about it, learned the rooster to bark, and then learned the dog to bark, and then patted her hands on the sides of her body.

I couldn't figure it out, and I came up with the second question, stretching out my five fingers.

Sakura Ling said it was simple and drew a circle with her finger.

I came up with a third question, pointing at me with my finger and then at Sakura, and making a slash gesture with my hand.

Sakura shook her head.

I said you explain the question and the answer you just had.

Sakura Ling said that the first question is that one person attains the Tao, and what I am right about is the ascension of the chicken dog to heaven.

The second question is that I can't see my fingers, referring to the night, I draw the sun by hand, and the right is the day.

Hearing this, I laughed, and Sakura Ling said what was wrong, and I said Cimei's words again.

Sakura Ling also laughed out loud and asked how you could understand the meaning of Cimei Sign Language at that time?

I said that I could not understand, and I also misunderstood the meaning at the time, and I didn't want to hit it crookedly, but I actually passed the test in a fool's way. What do you think of the third question?

Sakura Ling blushed and said The third question I see that you are pointing at yourself and me, and you are still scratching your hand between the two of us, thinking that someone is trying to separate me from you, and I shake my head to mean that I don't want to.

I stretched out my hand and held Sakura's hand tightly.

After eating, we came to Ruzhou Inn and booked a room. After putting away the luggage, I wanted to take Sakura around and take her to relax.

There are a lot of people in the Rucheng market, there are those who put inferior porcelain in the circle to buy bamboo traps, there are those who make people break the endgame of Go according to the book, there are those who step on stilts to perform, there are those who break the big stone on the chest and the Adam's apple and the top of the red tassel gun, there are those who sell calligraphy works, and of course there are also those who solicit guests at the door, among which there is Yihong Mansion.

Ying Ling said that wherever you go, there is Yihong Building? Can't you change the name? Manchun Building, Jinfeng Building, Meixian Building, and Qunfang Building are all good.

I was embarrassed to say this, how do I know. How do you ask me?

Sakura Ling said Ouch, I don't ask you, the prostitute, do you go in and ask the old ~ bustard? No, you have to explain why it's called Yihong Mansion.

I saw the evil smile on Ying Ling's face, it was rare to see her so happy these days, I didn't want to brush her mind, I swept her interest, so I teased: You think, full spring, Jin Feng, Meixian, Qunfang or something, just say that there is a group of beautiful women in the building, the expression is incomplete, but Yihong is different, "Yi" means happy, "red" refers to women, in this way, it means that there are happy women in the building.

Sakura Ling snorted, stretched out her hand and wanted to pinch me, and asked, why do you say the woman in the building is happy?

I laughed as I avoided, how do I know why they're happy?

An accidentally, bumped into the person next to him, carrying a lot of calligraphy and paintings, dressed like a scholar. The scholar grabbed me and said, I don't know why you're happy, anyway, I'm not happy now. After speaking, he pointed to the broken blue and white porcelain vase on the ground.

Sakura Ling saw that I was being pulled by the scholar and asked what was wrong?

The scholar said that you are happy here, and when you bump into me, the blue and white porcelain vase in my hand fell to the ground and broke. What do you say?

I said, this brother, I didn't hear the sound of porcelain falling to the ground just now. Sakura Ling also said yes, such a big bottle will definitely "clang" when it falls to the ground, obviously there was no sound just now.

The scholar said that the bazaar was so lively, it was normal for you not to hear it. Besides, such a large bottle falling to the ground is not a "clang" sound, only a small bottle will "clang".

Sakura Ling said that you are talking nonsense, and the small bottle fell to the ground only with the sound of "dang", not the sound of "bang". I didn't know how many blue and white porcelains I had fallen when I was angry at home before, I don't know yet?

The scholar was in a hurry and said that I was talking nonsense? After speaking, he took out a small blue and white porcelain bottle from his arms and threw it on the ground, and at this moment, the newly opened restaurant next to it lit a firecracker, covering up the sound of the small bottle breaking.

Sakura Ling said what to do, the firecrackers were so loud that we didn't hear them.

The scholar was also dumbfounded, took out a small bottle from his arms, and said that we should all wait and drop another one when the firecrackers are finished.

I was also curious, and I didn't know whether the sound of the vial falling on the ground was "clang" or "dang", so I waited next to it. Sakura Ling kept telling me that the vial must be the sound of "dang", and this person obviously did not drop the blue and white porcelain of the vial.

After a while, the sound of firecrackers finally stopped. The scholar said that it is okay now, you listen carefully. As he spoke, he threw the vial to the ground again.

At this time, another sugar gourd seller passed by, and when he walked up to us, he shouted, "Sell sugar gourds!"

Sakura Ling said look, I'm right, it must be "dang".

The scholar jumped up and said that the back of your ears is not that there is a sound of "bang" in front of you.

I said that the person who sold the sugar gourd shouted violently just now, but I didn't hear it clearly, and it didn't seem to make the sound of "clang".

The old man who sold candy next to him saw that we couldn't talk in front of his stall, so he also interjected, saying that I heard it just now, and there was only the sound of "dang".

The scholar was aggrieved, sat on the ground with his buttocks, and cried and made trouble saying that he would not take you to bully people like this.

Someone passing by saw someone sitting on the ground crying, and surrounded the three of us to watch the excitement, and talked about it.

Someone squeezed into the crowd, it was a burly and strong man, and his temples were bulging high, he was a practitioner. The man looked at the scholar sitting on the ground and the broken bottle, and then looked at me and Sakura Ling, and hugged our fists, and the disciple of the lower golden bell jar, Wu Zheng. I see that you are carrying a sword, and you are also a martial artist, I don't know what school or sect you are learning from? Since you have broken someone's bottle, you should pay money to others. Let's go out to walk the rivers and lakes, we should be chivalrous and righteous, and we can't bully the weak with force.

The onlookers listened to Wu Zheng's words and spoke with righteousness and awe, and they all admired him, and some people even applauded.

I'm busy saying that we are a small sect, and you are right, we can't bully the weak. After speaking, he turned his head and asked the scholar, how much is the bottle worth?

The scholar sat on the ground and said that the big bottle was thirty taels of silver, and the small bottle was ten taels and one, a total of fifty taels, all of which were ancestral heirlooms from the family, and today I wanted to sell them at the market for money.

Sakura Ling disagreed, saying that the big bottle you said we broke it, we admit it, but the small bottle was not broken by us.

The old man who sold the candy also said that I saw two small bottles smashed by the scholar himself.

The scholar stood up and told Wu Zheng about "dang" and "dang", Wu Zheng said to us after listening, I'm afraid the small bottle will have to be compensated by the two, if you don't have to figure out whether it is "dang" or "dang", this little brother will not smash the small bottle.

Everyone agreed, saying that it was too deceitful to smash someone's big bottle and ask someone to smash the small bottle to listen to the sound.

Sakura Ling leaned over and whispered to give them the money, I don't think it's right.

I said to Wu Zheng, okay, the little bottle is mine. After speaking, he took out fifty taels of silver and gave it to the scholar.

The scholar took the silver, thanked Wu Zheng, and left. Wu Zheng saw that we gave money, and he also hugged his fists and said goodbye. When everyone saw that there was no excitement, they dispersed, and I heard some people talking while walking, saying that there are fewer and fewer young people who are so righteous these days.

Sakura Ling and I followed Wu Zheng from a distance, only to see Wu Zheng following the scholar unhurriedly, and followed the scholar out of the city.

When he arrived in the suburbs, the scholar turned his head and called Wu Zheng, saying brother, I didn't expect a few broken bottles to get fifty taels today. Wu Zheng said, Wu Yi, let's go back and talk about it, you threw away all the calligraphy and paintings behind you.

When the scholar heard this, he said, "Yes, I almost forgot." After speaking, he pulled out the calligraphy and painting and threw it into the grass on the side of the road.

When we heard this, we were angry, and it turned out that the two brothers surnamed Wu were slandering us. Sakura Ling whispered if he wanted to go up and snatch the silver back, and beat them up by the way. I originally had this intention, but when I saw that they were in a hurry, as if there was something going on in a hurry to get home, I said that we should go over and see, and there was no hurry.

I followed five miles to the foot of a mountain, and there was a village at the foot of the mountain, and there were only a few families scattered in the village, and all the thatched huts and huts were very hard. I saw that the martial brothers arrived at the first house at the entrance of the village, and shouted at the door, Mother, we are back. After saying that, he pushed the door and walked in together. Sakura Ling and I crept to the door and smelled the smell of medicine.

Wu Yi said, mother, we have made up the money for medical treatment. Let's go right away.

An old woman's voice came from inside, asking, "Have you sold all the calligraphy and paintings today?"

Wu Yi said, mother, don't believe you look behind me.

Wu Zheng also said, I didn't sell much a few days ago, Wu Yi and I were still worried, but I didn't expect to meet a well-wisher today, and I bought it all for fifty taels, and there was no one left.

The old woman said that she really wanted to thank the living Bodhisattva for giving so much silver.

Wu Zheng said that his brother's paintings were worth so much money, and the man bought them back to make money. Mother, we will help you up and push you to the magic hand doctor's house.

The old woman said okay, one of you has studied literature and the other has learned martial arts, and you always want to take the top prize in literature and martial arts, but a few years have passed, and even Xiucai and Xie Yuan have not been admitted. The family has long been unable to make ends meet, and I have borrowed a lot of money for your exams over the years. I think it's only right for you to find something to do sooner. Now that the world is difficult, it is immeasurable to find things to do.

Wu Zheng and Wu Yi sighed together and promised their mother.

I heard that they were going to come out, so I pulled the cherry blossom spirit and went around to the back of the house. I saw Wu Zheng pushing a wheelbarrow out of the cart, and the old woman was wrapped in a quilt and lying on the wooden cart. After a while, the family of three left the village.

Sakura Ling said that it was their mother who was sick and had no money for treatment, so the two brothers worked together to deceive us.

I said yes, when it comes to a serious illness, the poor always have no way. Before in Xuchang, Xiaocui's father was sick and had no money for treatment, so Xiaocui had to go to Yihong Mansion to sell herself to make money.

Sakura Ling pinched my arm and said do you want Xiaocui?

I was twisted by Sakura Ling grinning, thinking that because I had said a few words to Xiaocui, Sakura Ling would rather run out with an injury, and immediately swore that the loess was on top...... No, the sky is above, I swear that what I was thinking about just now was Xiaocui's father, definitely not Xiaocui. If you say half a lie, let Miss Sakura strangle me to death.

Sakura Ling smiled, let go of his hand, and said that he was nervous like this, and he couldn't say anything, so I will believe you first.

I quickly changed the subject and asked if we should go along and have a look? If it is a deceitful and a thief who cheats them out of their money and does not give their mother medical treatment, our fifty taels of silver will be spent unjustly.

Sakura Ling said, okay, weren't you punished to go down the mountain to do good deeds? It's just that I don't know if you have done any other good deeds after you went down the mountain, in addition to giving Xiaocui a few dozen taels of silver?

I smiled wryly and said can I not mention Xiaocui?

Sakura Ling grabbed my arm again, saying that you mentioned it first or did I mention it first?

My voice trembled in pain, and I said that I mentioned it first, and I mentioned it first.

Sakura Ling said why don't I strangle you pervert. As he spoke, he pinched hard.

My "ah......" sound resounded through the valley, and the local dogs raised by several families were so startled that they barked together. The martial brothers had already walked far away at this time, but they also heard my scream, and they couldn't help but stop together and look back at this side.