Ernun walked higher and higher, and finally entered a nunnery, Xiao Dongshan was carried on his shoulders, and he couldn't see the name of the nunnery. The old man walked through the Buddha hall, went back to the courtyard and threw Xiao Dongshan to the ground, and said: "It stinks, it stinks!" A few more nuns came over to watch, and they talked nonsense: "Master, why are you carrying this called Huazi back?" "Huh! It's called Hanako with a knife stuck in her back! "Master, this is going to do a good deed?" "Master! This is called Hanako dying! Hurry up and save him. ”

The old man took a breath and asked Xiao Dongshan: "Say, where did you steal this bracelet?" Where is the owner of the bracelet? ”

Xiao Dongshan said honestly: "Master, this bracelet is not stolen, it belongs to another old monk, and I asked it to bring it to her sister." When the old man heard this, he hurriedly said, "Where is the old monk?" What is the old monk's name? Who are you? How was it stabbed? When the disciples saw Master's questioning, they said, "Master, this person is so painful that he can't speak!" "Master, are you saying hello one by one?" "Master, don't worry, what's the hurry."

Xiao Dongshan endured the pain and said: "Master Yuanhuai has passed away, and the person who harmed him has taken revenge...... This bead bracelet was the one he asked me to bring to her sister in his last words...... "He was in unbearable pain and couldn't stop gritting his teeth. The old man said: "I am her sister Huixin, hurry up, help carry it to the outside of the nunnery!" "Come two bhikshunis, the one who lifts his feet, and the one who lifts his back, and lifts him back. Xiao Dongshan heard her say strangely, and he was puzzled: "Why do you want to carry it out of the nunnery?" Is this to throw me out? ”

Mrs. Huixin walked in front, she opened the backyard door, went out of the backyard, passed through a hidden path, and another hidden courtyard. When I entered the secret courtyard, I saw that I was facing a cliff, all of which were rocks, and there was a wing room on the left and right sides of the courtyard, which was extremely exquisite. Huixin pushed open a room, and Erni put Xiao Dongshan on an ivory bed. Originally, the so-called "outside the hermitage" was here.

Huixin said: "Minglin, go and boil hot water." Yini replied, "Yes, there is no need to burn it." Huixin said: "Don't call yet!" Xiao Dongshan said: "Don't! Cold water, the colder the better. Huixin said: "Did you hear it, but you are still standing, and each of them will make a pot." Erni stuck out his tongue and went out, saying as he walked: "I've never seen Master so fierce!" ”

After a while, two basins of water came, and Master Huixin helped Xiao Dongshan rub his face with hot water, came to rub his hands, picked up Xiao Dongshan's hand, and said softly: "I found out that your hand was broken just now, how did you get it?" Xiao Dongshan said: "The person who shot my throwing knife used a vicious punishment on me...... I am a son of a rich family in Fenyi County, Jiangxi Province, and I was ordered by Master Yuanhuai to bring you a letter and hand over the bracelet to you. Huixin said: "Don't worry, when you come to me, no one can hurt you......"

Xiao Dongshan said: "I applied cold water to the surroundings and helped me pull out the knife." Hui Xin untied Xiao Dongshan's coat as he said, applied cold water around the handle of the flying knife, and pulled out the knife with a raised hand, blood flowed, and Hui Xin hurriedly bandaged it tightly with a cloth. Xiao Dongshan loosened his mouth and said, "Bring pen and paper, I prescribed medicine, help me grab the medicine!" Huixin said: "You can still prescribe medicine, okay, go get a pen and paper!" A disciple said, "Master is a good messenger today!" As he spoke, he took a pen and paper, Xiao Dongshan prescribed the medicine, and Yini took it down the mountain to grab the medicine.

In this way, Xiao Dongshan was recuperating in the nunnery, Huixin was an old man, and regardless of the suspicion of men and women, he sewed underwear and robes for him, changed him personally, and fed Xiao Dongshan every day, Xiao Dongshan knew that she was a disgusting and kind person. After two days, Xiao Dongshan's spirit was a little better, and Huixin asked him to explain the reason for the matter in detail. Xiao Dongshan started from how the monk Yuanhuai put the book in Xiao's house, and talked in detail about the twists and turns of his own stand for him, and brought the fall of the Jinsha Gang and the things related to Yang Yang, and talked about Xu Junping's evil, and said a few more words, and several other bhikshunis in the nunnery also came to listen, after Xiao Dongshan finished speaking, Huixin said to several other bhikshunis: "Have you forgotten the rules again?" said that you are not allowed to enter this courtyard, and I will serve Lord Xiao, and you are not allowed to step into this courtyard for half a step. ”

After more than ten days, Xiao Dongshan can get up, how can he stay in the room? Wander around the courtyard all day long. I saw that the courtyard is not big, but it is very elegant, and the flowers and plants are planted very exquisitely, and they are some precious flowers and plants. When I looked outside the room opposite, I saw that the inside was the same as the one where I was resting, and the room was similarly arranged. Xiao Dongshan thought secretly: "The outside of this nunnery is the same as an ordinary nunnery, there is nothing abnormal, but the courtyard inside is a little too luxurious, a nunnery, where does the money come from to run such a courtyard?" "Looking at the opposite rock wall again, I don't know how high it is, there are a few towering trees sticking out of the wall, covering it like a big umbrella, I don't know what is on the top. He thought again: "Huixin, an old nun, seems to have practiced kung fu, otherwise how could I carry a person like this and leave?" So he kept an eye on it.

This night, the moon and stars are scarce, Xiao Dongshan is practicing luck, only listening to the slight sound of footsteps in the room, first, Xiao Dongshan is exercising, and secondly, Xiao Dongshan has been secretly paying attention to it in his heart, otherwise he really can't hear such a subtle sound, Xiao Dongshan secretly said in his heart: "It's here!" After extinguishing the candle, he got up and peeked at it, and saw a very tall and strong figure jumping into the courtyard and walking straight towards the rock wall. Xiao Dongshan couldn't help but gasp and said secretly: "What kind of monster is this, why is it so strong?" When the man took a few steps closer, he saw by the moonlight that it was a big man carrying a deer! Because the antlers are easy to identify, they can be confirmed that they are not other animals. The man carried the deer straight to the rock wall, lifted a half-man-high boulder, put it aside, stretched out his hand to grab something on the stone rock wall, only to hear a bang, and actually opened a very thick stone door, this man carried the deer in, and closed the stone door with a bang. Xiao Dongshan was frightened and thought to himself: "True god! Such a big boulder, such a thick stone gate, without the power of a thousand catties, where can it be moved! ”

I couldn't sleep well all night, and asked Huixin the next morning: "I heard two bangs outside last night, it can't be something collapsing, right?" Huixin smiled: "If there is any collapse, most of it is the next door and approached again." You don't have to be surprised, this is a knowledgeable person who has lived here for many years. Xiao Dongshan said: "I see." ”

In the afternoon, I walked to the edge of the rock wall and looked, sure enough, there was a stone gate, where to know if I didn't look closely! There is a groove on it that is chiseled with a knife just to let go. Look at that boulder again, although it is not generous, it is as high as the lower abdomen, even if there are no thousand catties, to say the least, there are seven or eight hundred catties! Thinking that the man mentioned it casually last night, like carrying a heavy object of thirty or fifty pounds, he couldn't help but be stunned.

In the evening, this person came again, this time still carrying a big animal, Xiao Dongshan did not turn off the lights this time, the man walked early and saw it, walked to the stone wall, thought about it and walked back, walked to the door of Xiao Dongshan's house, and said: "Honored guest!" I've taken a shortcut and bothered you! ”

Xiao Dongshan was taken aback when he heard this! Why? Because this man is a woman! When I opened the door, I saw that it was a tall woman, about thirty years old, with a good appearance, carrying a leopard on her back, more than four feet long, her head had been opened, and the blood was still flowing, and it seemed that she had just been killed. Xiao Dongshan said: "It's okay! Anyway! The eldest sister is so strong! The woman put the leopard aside, said a deep blessing, and said, "I heard Master Huixin say that there are distinguished guests, I don't want to pass by and disturb it!" Xiao Dongshan said again: "It's okay, it's okay, the eldest sister doesn't have to care." After the woman finished her salute, she carried the leopard to leave, and when she saw the leopard's blood staining the ground, she said, "Oh, I have soiled the ground, and I really can't go." Xiao Dongshan said again: "It's okay, it's okay. The woman apologized, opened the stone door and left.

On the second day, when it was time for breakfast, the left waited for Huixin not to come, and the right waited for Huixin not to come, Xiao Dongshan said secretly: "Oh, it won't be that what you said yesterday offended the old man, there is no food to eat today." "I was about to squeeze some of the sorrow under the fence to come out, only to see a boom, the strong woman pushed open the stone door, carried a bamboo basket, and strode over.

She walked to the front of Xiao Dongshan's house, said a thousand blessings, and said, "Childe is early!" Xiao Dongshan hurriedly returned the salute and said, "Eldest sister, where is this going?" She replied: "The son is seriously injured, and the slave family thinks too much about Huixinshi, and half of them only have tofu and vegetables to eat, where can I heal the injury?" I specially told Mrs. Huixin and got two side dishes for my son to appetize. It's just that Childe can't drink alcohol if he is injured, so there is a bowl of hot soup, please use it while Childe is hot. As she spoke, she came in and put the dishes on the table, Xiao Dongshan looked at it, a plate of stir-fried animal liver, and I didn't know whether it was deer liver or leopard liver, a boiled deer hoof, a bowl of hot soup, a bowl of rice, and a pair of bamboo chopsticks.

Xiao Dongshan was grateful, and hurriedly said, "Eldest sister, this ...... How can this be afforded! The woman said: "The son doesn't have to be polite, but take local materials and do it easily, what a way!" Yesterday, I heard Mrs. Shi talk about the chivalrous style of the child, and the slave family admires it tightly! Xiao Dongshan said: "It's a trivial matter, why worry about it, I'm really flattered!" The woman said: "This deer hoof, also known as the sword grass, can alloy sores, please use it while it is hot." ”

Xiao Dongshan was not polite, sat down, and suffered from having no hands to make chopsticks, the woman picked up the chopsticks, picked up the animal liver, and sent it to Xiao Dongshan's mouth, saying: "This is the leopard that was beaten last night, and the son tried the taste." Xiao Dongshan saw her feeding, a little twisted, and the woman said: "The person who is seriously injured by the son should be served, and there is no need to be restrained." Xiao Dongshan took a bite, crispy and fragrant, and applauded loudly. The woman said happily: "Childe likes to eat, I often get it." Xiao Dongshan said: "That's too annoying!" "I ate deer hooves again, drank hot soup, the taste was extremely beautiful, Xiao Dongshan couldn't say what to use, he ate vegetarian for many days, and only today had to taste meat, and he ate it cleanly after a while.

The woman said: "The forbidden place of Buddhism should not be touched by this meat, but fortunately, this is another courtyard, far away from the Buddhist hall, and the teacher is not a pedantic person." Xiao Dongshan looked at her, and saw that she was wearing a dark blue brocade dress and a jasper hairpin, like a rich woman, not a tiger general at night.

Xiao Dongshan bowed deeply from the table and said, "Thank you eldest sister for the delicious taste, I haven't asked the eldest sister what to call it." The woman said, "Childe doesn't need to be polite, just call me Sister Bronze Hammer." Xiao Dongshan said with a smile: "What a domineering name, Sister Copper Hammer, my name is Xiao Dongshan, please don't call me a son, just don't dislike calling me Brother Xiao." The woman put away the dishes and chopsticks and said, "Brother Xiao, take good care of your injuries, don't be depressed, Ji people have their own natural appearance." I still have something to do today, I have my own tofu and vegetables for dinner, and I will come back tomorrow. ”

At dinner, sure enough, Master Huixin brought tofu and vegetables to eat, Xiao Dongshan said with a smile: "I thought I was going to be hungry in the morning, but it turned out that Sister Tonghammer told you to get something delicious." Master Huixin said: "She is a very good person, I briefly talked about you, she said: 'How can eating your vegetables and radishes every day heal your injuries!'" 'I have to bring meat.' Xiao Dongshan just smiled.

On the third day, Sister Copper Hammer came with a basket again, this time a plate of thin venison, a plate of leopard ears and tail silk, half a pheasant, a bowl of hot soup, and a bowl of rice. This time, Sister Tong Hammer finished feeding Xiao Dongshan, but she was not in a hurry to leave, and asked Xiao Dongshan to tell her her story. Xiao Dongshan then told the story of the Yuanhuai monk being robbed of the book and going deep into the thief's den to get a fake book, and he did not hide it, he said that he was the son of the official eunuch, and the Yuanhuai monk borrowed silver to repay the silver, and Sister Tonghammer listened to it with relish, and said: "This meal is worth it, change such a good story!" ”

On the fourth day, Sister Tonghammer came again, and it was rabbit meat, pheasant and other game, and she fed Xiao Dongshan to eat, Xiao Dongshan asked while eating: "Sister, why do you have such a name?" Sister Copper Hammer said: "I can't hide it, I was the daughter of the Northwest Border Guard, I was tall and strong since I was a child, and I used to make a pair of cooked copper meteor hammers, weighing eighty-eight pounds, no one in the army can do it, I see me and avoid it, I am good at riding a red horse, with a copper bell, where the copper bell rings, the soldiers are shouting, 'Sister Copper Hammer is coming!' ’…… My father saw that I was irritable, and forced me to read poetry books, Miao Danqing, and Xi Nuhong, and I was not allowed to touch the pair of hammers for two years, but the name of 'Sister Copper Hammer' was still left, and even my father called me 'Sister Copper Hammer'. Xiao Dongshan was stunned. Sister Copper Hammer said again: "Brother Xiao, do you think my embroidery can be made?" Saying that, he pulled the embroidered pattern on the skirt to show Xiao Dongshan, Xiao Dongshan looked at it, it turned out that the embroidered copper hammer was very chic, Xiao Dongshan didn't know whether it was good or not, and only said: "I'm not very good at reading, you are playing the piano to the cow." Both chuckled.

After the meal, Sister Copper Hammer asked him to continue to tell the story yesterday, and Xiao Dongshan told him in detail about squatting Huang Xiaochun getting a Sanjiu and taking Sanjiu to treat Yang Yang and Xu Junping. Sister Copper Hammer listened and said, "There is something else today, you can talk about it tomorrow." ”

On the fifth day, after eating and drinking, Xiao Dongshan continued to talk about his experience, but said that he studied medicine with his teacher, traveled south with his teacher, and talked about Hu Shang being beaten and mistakenly entering Xinyang Pavilion. When Xiao Dongshan saw it, he stopped talking, and Sister Tonghammer said: "This woman is not simple, I am worried about you." That's it for today, and we'll talk about it tomorrow. ”

On the sixth day, Sister Copper Hammer sent game to eat again, and her face was not as relaxed as before. After Xiao Dongshan finished eating, he treated Sister Copper Hammer as an outsider, opened his heart, and told the Jinsha Gang about the accident and his torture by Xu Junping, except for the scare of and urine. Sister Copper Hammer sighed and said: "I feel sorry for you, but I also want to blame you, this woman has a husband, you still don't mess with it!" He shook his head and sighed.

On the seventh day, Sister Tong Hammer came again, fed Xiao Dongshan and finished eating, and kept inquiring about all kinds of details of getting along with Yang Yang, even what clothes she wore and what hairpins she inserted, and asked Xiao Dongshan what he wanted about her, Xiao Dongshan thought about it for a while, and replied: "Sister Yang is a fairy-like person, and a married woman, where do I dare to be delusional!" But just look at her from afar, respect her, look up to her! Sister Copper Hammer said: "In your heart, is she the most important person?" She wants you to do one thing, are you desperate, even if you are broken? Xiao Dongshan didn't think about it, and said, "Not bad." Sister Copper Hammer stopped talking and walked silently with the basket.

Xiao Dongshan saw that Sister Tong Hammer had a strange expression, and he couldn't say what he felt in his heart, and when he thought about it, he was relieved that he had a clear conscience.

On the eighth day, Sister Copper Hammer came late, which made Xiao Dongshan think about it and feel uneasy. Sister Copper Hammer only had a plate of pickled venison and a pickled rabbit leg in her basket, and she said repeatedly: "I haven't hunted for two days, only some pickled vegetables, and I will use them, I'll get something delicious tonight!" Xiao Dongshan said: "It's okay! It's also superb, I love to eat. After eating, it was time to tell the story, Xiao Dongshan wanted to talk about the beggar gang, but Sister Tonghammer asked some things about Yang Yang, how beautiful she was, how tall she was, and so on.

On the ninth day, Sister Tonghammer really got fresh roe deer meat and pheasant, Xiao Dongshan was grateful, and said: "Sister is too worried about me, it's not easy to fight, just get some food, don't go through such a big effort." Sister Bronze Hammer said: "Then how can it be done!" It's the right thing to take care of the injury, and I'm just moving my muscles and bones after eating, and it's not a bother. After feeding Xiao Dongshan to eat, he began to inquire about Yang Yang's various things, such as whether she has children at such an old age, whether her knife skills are good or her dancing skills, etc., Xiao Dongshan said with a straight face: "Sister Copper Hammer, I was infatuated with her, but I don't want to see her again now, I just want to forget her!" She's a thing of the past, I'll never go to her, I hope I'll never see her again! Sister Copper Hammer was slightly embarrassed and said, "That's very good!" So much better! He walked away with the basket.

Xiao Dongshan thought secretly: "Does Sister Copper Hammer have any relationship with Sister Yang Yang?" Why is Sister Copper Hammer walking so bumpy today...... Finished! She's not going to take a fancy to me, is she...... It's not like it, her demeanor clearly doesn't mean this...... Yes, after all, it's a woman, she likes to inquire about this kind of thing, and maybe she laughs at me in front of Master Huixin......"

On the tenth day, in addition to the game, Sister Copper Hammer had an extra brocade robe in the bamboo basket, which was sewn by the finest Su brocade, and she was noisily put on it for Xiao Dongshan as soon as she came, which was just right. Sister Bronze Hammer said: "That little ...... of my family Cough...... When I was a child at home, I had a very good eyesight, and when I looked at it, I looked at the size, and it was the same as the measurement! Xiao Dongshan was grateful and said, "Where did I get my blessing!" My sister has to do this to me! Sister Copper Hammer said: "Don't talk nonsense, eat it while it's hot." "When I put the vegetables in the basket, it was a rabbit leg, a plate of thinly sliced meat, a bowl of soup, and a bowl of rice. Xiao Dongshan took a bite of the thin slice of meat, which he had never tasted before, and asked, "What kind of meat is this?" Sister Copper Hammer said: "I didn't get a big one last night, this is a flower-faced raccoon." Xiao Dongshan said: "You went hunting again last night, where did you hunt, it's not far away?" Sister Copper Hammer said: "It's quite far, the mountain road is not easy to walk, and you can cross two ridges." Xiao Dongshan said: "It's really hard for you, you have to sew clothes for me again, and you have to go hunting...... Your hands are so fast, it's not easy to sew such a robe...... Where did this fabric come from? This is precious! Sister Copper Hammer said: "I hunted rare game and exchanged it for silver money at the bottom of the mountain, so I can naturally buy it, it's nothing!" Sister Tong Hammer chatted with Xiao Dongshan without a match, and sure enough, she didn't mention Yang Yang again, and asked him what books he liked to read, and who was the hero in his mind, Xiao Dongshan smiled: "This is funny, although I don't read sage books, but I admire Confucius the most...... " So, I said a lot of reasons for my reverence for Confucius.

In this way, the two chatted for several days, becoming more and more speculative. Xiao Dongshan was also impressed by Sister Copper Hammer, originally thought that she was just a strong, strong and gentle daughter, but later realized that she was actually a profound and open-minded and wise person. As time went by, I felt that Sister Copper Hammer was very organized, seemingly casual chatter, but in fact, she firmly controlled the topic, as if she had written down what she wanted to talk about today with a pen before she came.

On this day, Xiao Dongshan asked why Sister Copper Hammer lived in seclusion here, and Sister Copper Hammer said: "Brother Xiao, I won't hide it from you, I only live in seclusion here because of my sins and facelessness." She paused for a moment, thought about how to speak, and then continued: "My father married me into my husband's family when I was seventeen years old, and my husband is the son of a border guard, and he is very kind to me, and my father-in-law also dotes on me very much...... That Japan is the Lantern Festival, although it is a border pass, the soldiers also knotted the flaming red lanterns, adding a bit of joy, my husband and I laughed, saying that my pair of copper hammers and the lanterns are similar, I heard him laugh at my copper hammer and paper paste, he pulled him to the colonel field competition, my husband avoided many times, but I don't know what to do, forced it very hard, my husband has no choice but to fight with me, I have always been self-sustaining, underestimate my husband, a hand to know that he is deeply hidden, is a strong opponent I have never encountered, that pair of copper hammer I should send and receive as heart, Under the steel knife of the husband, he did not listen to the call...... I lost my strength and struck my husband in the back of the head with a hammer, killing him instantly...... You say, "If I commit murder and murder my husband, is it not tolerated by heaven and earth, and my sin deserves death!" Sister Copper Hammer said, the corners of her eyes were already moist.

Xiao Dongshan said: "Even if you miss and get injured, you don't have to blame yourself too much." ”

Sister Copper Hammer said: "No, no, this is all my irritable temperament, too competitive and competitive, how can I be worthy of my father-in-law, how can I be worthy of my husband, how can I be worthy of the border soldiers...... Afterwards I threw the hammer into the abyss, found a tree in the woods, and hanged myself...... But the heavens did not want me to die, but sent Engong to save me, and then lived here in seclusion, 'although it exists, it is called the walking corpse.' ’”

Xiao Dongshan was thinking about how to answer, and Master Huixin walked in like a whirlwind and shouted, "Xiao Gongzi, Xiao Gongzi, great joy!" Your master is here! ”

Sister Copper Hammer listened, got up to say goodbye, and flew away with the basket, only to hear two bangs, and opened and closed the door of the boulder one after another.