Chapter 7: The Blind Girl
Uncle Yan came to the opposite shore with a small boat, and there were four people standing on the shore, all the time waving to the ferry.
"Boatman, hurry up and bring the boat over, we have something urgent. ”
Uncle Yan rowed the boat unhurriedly, he knew that the people in the town were very leisurely, what was the important thing, when the boat docked at the simple dock, the four people standing on the shore got on the boat one after another, sitting on the simple board of the boat without saying a word, Yan Laohan was just about to cross the river by rocking the boat, and two people ran on the road in the distance, waving to him.
"Grandpa Yan, wait a minute, we have to cross the river too. ”
Old man Yan saw that he knew these two people, one was Xie Shishi, the eldest disciple of the dead old man, and the other was Tian An, the grandson of the shopkeeper of the herbal medicine shop, and the two hurriedly stepped on the boat, and sat on the board opposite the four of them, looking at each other.
Xie Shishi heard that there was a precious medicinal material ginseng in the West Mountain, so he said that he took Tian An to the mountain to collect medicine together, but it turned out that he was only halfway through, Tian An, this kid is really not authentic, he can't go into the mountain, and he wants to come back. No, Xie Shishi didn't worry about Tian An, who was still young, coming back alone, so he sent him back. He thought that next time he would definitely bring Jiang Xiaobai's kid, he could eat any hardship, and he was very bold.
Xie Shishi looked at the four people opposite, a tall old man, holding a seven or eight-year-old girl in his hand, who was delicate and lovely, but his eyes didn't seem to be smart, and it seemed that there must be something wrong. The other two were young men in their twenties, one dressed as a Confucian and the other in Taoist robes.
In Xie Shishi's impression, the township school in the town has been dilapidated for many years, I heard that the four major clans of Song, Qi, Liang and Chen have invited Mr. everywhere in Jiannan Province for many years, either Mr. is unwilling to come, or when he is willing to come, he was poached by other states and governments in Jiannan Province on the grounds of Gao Qi, and the result is not over.
There are no temples in the town, and the only Nuwa Niangniang temple is occupied by the beggars, and this Taoist priest is here, and I am afraid that he will not even find a place to stay tonight, unless he is willing to pay for a hotel.
"A few people don't seem to be locals, I don't know if they are visiting relatives or friends in Sun Town?"
Old man Yan accosted the guests while rocking the boat pulp.
The Confucian student sitting on the left stood up and bowed, "Uncle, the family teacher sent me to teach at the Sun Town Township School, I just arrived today, and I will ask the old man to take care of me in the future." “
"Is it a teacher who teaches, or is it a teacher of Confucianism?"
"Uncle, this is a bad statement, I am taught by the mountain gate, the world, all the sons of hundreds of schools, all-encompassing. ”
"Uncle, I am a Taoist priest on Yinghua Mountain, and I was ordered by my master to come to Sun Town to build a temple and establish a sect, pray for the residents of the town, and keep one side safe. As he spoke, he stood up and bowed.
"Okay, blessed are my Sun Town residents!"
"Grandpa, haven't you asked us yet?" As a clear and lovely voice came, the girl in a pale dress nodded to Old Man Yan.
The sturdy old man also bowed his hand to the old man Yan who was rocking the boat: "I took my granddaughter to Sun Town to ask for medicine." ”
Yan Laohan glanced at the little girl, "I think this girl has some problems with her eyes, right?"
"The boatman is right, we are here to try our luck in Sun Town, if my granddaughter has a chance, his eye disease will definitely be cured, everything depends on her creation. ”
Yan Laohan nodded, "If you want to talk about curing diseases, there is a herbal medicine shop in this Sun Town, no, that is the grandson of the shopkeeper Tian." ”
As he spoke, he pointed to Tian An next to Xie Shishi.
"Grandpa Yan, don't point fingers at me, I asked Xie Shishi, this kid, to trick me into digging up ginseng today, but there is no hair, you finger, I will lead the way for others for free, not to mention that I didn't earn a copper plate, and I will be counted down by the old man of my family when I go back, Xie Shishi, you are a liar." ”
Don't look at Tian An, who is only eight years old, he has been a restless master since he was a child, naughty and mischievous stealing peanuts that people are drying on the roof, going to the house to reveal tiles and smashing other people's vases, fighting in groups, digging out bird eggs and doing everything. Since his parents went to the mountain three years ago to collect medicine and never came back, Tian was busy running the shop, this Tian An was even more lawless, and fights and brawls were commonplace. What's even better is that mouth is even more powerful, but the ability to scold the street arrogantly is first-class.
"Haha, little baby, as long as you show me the way, I'll give you a copper plate. The old man was amused by Tian An's words.
"Say it first, then don't mess up, do you want to give money first, and then do things. ”
Obviously, Tian An was still a little worried about whether he could earn that copper plate, but Xie Shishi said with a smile: "The villagers, just lead the way and ask for some money, and I will take my father-in-law to the pharmacy later." ”
"Xie Shishi, I think you cut off my money, haven't you heard? Cutting off people's money is like killing my parents, maybe you hurt my parents three years ago, you say, where is your conscience?"
Xie Shi was a little speechless when he met such a little bastard, he looked at the sturdy old man, and stopped talking, so as not to provoke this kid.
"I'll give you a copper plate. Saying that, the girl sitting next to the old man had an extra copper coin in her hand at some point, and with a slight touch of her fingertips, the copper coin fell lightly on the tip of the hair on the top of Tian An's head.
"Mom, aren't you blind?" he stood up, and the coin rolled down at his feet.
Tian An stared at the girl's eyes tightly like a ghost, at least in his opinion, the girl's eyes were dull, her eyes did not move, he was still not at ease, and shook his hand in front of the girl a few times, but there was still no response.
"I'm scared to death Brother An, I said you really can't see with your eyes?"
"I lost my sight when I was three years old, so please lead the way, can you see?"
"Okay, yes, for the sake of this copper plate, get off the boat, you can go with me. Saying that, Tian An picked up the copper coin from under his feet, and didn't forget to wipe it with his cuffs and put it in his pocket.
Yan Laohan was not surprised by all this that was happening in front of him, and the Confucian and Taoist priests also looked at Xie Shishi and Tian An who were sitting opposite, first their faces were extremely calm, then shocked, and then the two quickly regained their calm.
"Okay, when you get ashore, when you get off the boat, you should be careful, and be sure to pay attention to your step. ”
When all the pedestrians on the boat got off the boat, a girl wearing a little red jacket got out of the cabin, looked at the six backs walking towards the west gate, and said to Yan Laohan: "Grandpa, why did so many strangers come to our town all of a sudden, even to participate in the selection is next month, and it will go directly from the mountain pass of Tianya Lake, I always feel a little strange." ”
Old Master Yan was smoking a dry tobacco pouch, "What's so strange, they must all be invited by the four major families in this town, and Qingqing will not worry about these idle things in the future." ”
The corners of the girl's mouth curled, and she turned around and entered the cabin again, and the whole duck river was silent, and the sun hung obliquely in the air, quiet and beautiful like an oil painting.
The Taoist priest just said goodbye to the Confucian in front of the city gate, just nodded to the old man, and walked alone to the three big mounds of the Moon Bay, looking at the three big mounds, the Taoist priest seemed to be unable to suppress his excitement, there were tears in the corners of his eyes, stared for a long time, and walked directly towards the Nuwa Niangniang Temple.
Originally, Xie Shishi wanted to go back to Luoguo Lane early to discuss with Jiang Xiaobai about going into the mountains to pick ginseng tomorrow, but he was afraid that something would happen to this Tian'an, so he accompanied them to Qingyun Lane, thinking that as long as he sent this kid to the herbal medicine shop, it would be over.
When he saw the group enter the Tian family's shop, Xie Shishi turned around and left Qingyun Lane, in the herbal medicine shop, the Tian shopkeeper was very busy, several guys were busy grabbing medicine for the patient, and a woman was helping to boil the ointment, and the fragrance of herbs filled the whole room.
"Grandpa, someone is seeing a doctor, this girl has a problem with her eyes, let you take a look. Shopkeeper Tian raised his head, first glanced at the girl, and when he saw the old man next to the girl, he was startled, and immediately arched his hand to the old man: "Please inside." ”
In a secret room in the Tian family's herbal medicine shop, the old man sat next to several cases, the girl sat next to him, Confucius stood aside, and the Tian shopkeeper stood respectfully at the bottom, bowing his head, as if he didn't dare to come out, only Tian An's eyes were purring, trying to figure out what was going on.
"Tian Dan visited the Divine Monarch, I don't know what the Divine Monarch is doing in Sun Town?" thought about it, or thought that he was asking inappropriately, "Is it also for the opening of the seal in seven days?"
"What do you say?"
"Divine Monarch, although the seven-day limit has arrived, there is no sealing artifact so far, I'm afraid it won't work this time, and it will be sealed for three thousand years, otherwise, I'm afraid this place will be full of blood. ”
The Confucian on the side sneered: "Three thousand years ago, my Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Mo, and Bing five families enshrined ancient artifacts, and sealed them here, so as to protect the peace of my Haotian Continent, is it true that the Divine Monarch wants to open the Divine Seal, attracting all the immortals and demons in the world to gather in Sun Town, causing a bloody storm here, not to mention that my Confucianism will not agree, that is, the Taoist Saint Lu Xuanji Dao Chief, who guards this place, and the Mo Family Divine Machine Gate has set up a three-thousand-year-old Ferris Shengang Cardinal Array, and your military family is arrogant enough to have the ability to crack it?"
The old man laughed, "The scholar is angry, empty talk, Lu Shengren, don't you have no selfishness when you come to Sun Town at this time, you really laugh at fifty steps and a hundred steps, hahaha" The old man still didn't seem to feel that it was enjoyable, and paused, "I actually came this time, mainly to let you cure Her Royal Highness the Princess's illness." ”
"You say this is Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
"Shopkeeper Tian, I am Qingwan, please shopkeeper Tian think of a way to cure me. After speaking, the girl Qingwan bowed slightly.
"As long as the shopkeeper Tian can do it, seven days later, I will take the whole family of the shopkeeper Tian back to Dayan Kingdom, and seal the shopkeeper Tian as the national teacher, as for your grandson Tian An, he will be accepted as the inner disciple of the soldier family, what do you think?"
"Your Royal Highness the Princess, God-King, but I can't cure this eye disease now, it's just ~just~"
"Don't speculate for more than half a sentence, Xiaosheng said goodbye. The young Confucian saw that he had become a superfluous ornament, so he got up and took his leave.