Looking at the back of the calf leaving, Fang Zheng put down the teacup in his hand that he hadn't touched, and said in a low voice: "I don't know how many years it will take." ”

Another decade.

This year, the calf was thirty-nine years old and the big cow was fifty-seven years old.

The calf came back once every three years, but he didn't come back in the last four years, and I heard that his business was bigger, and he went to the capital, and he lived in the capital. It is difficult to travel 3,000 miles, and it is even more difficult to come back.

However, the calf still hasn't forgotten, and every year people bring things back, some for the big cow, some for the square, and some for the villagers.

Because the younger generation saw the achievements of the calf, they also left Chenjia Village to go out, leaving only a group of old people and children at home, the old people were farming, and the children were in the school, all relying on Fang Zheng and a few gentlemen to take care of them.

Later, the children were taken away, only the old man remained, and although the school was still so big, there were only three or five children, and the gentlemen were more than the children.

Walking in the village, it is difficult for Fang Zheng to even see the old hen running on the ground with the chicks, and the dogs in the village are also old, no longer running, no longer barking, lying there to see people coming, wagging their tails, and the wife's eyelids are regarded as greetings.

Back then, twenty or thirty children in the village chased chickens, dogs, and geese, but now the dogs are idle......

I can't see the women in the village chasing after their own men, and I can't see a few women sitting at the door and ridiculing Fang Zheng for being really white.

At sunset, the spine of some of the houses had collapsed, and the sides were cocked up, as if it were a yes gesture.

Originally, the most lively village, there are still some old people gathered, but these old people are no longer the appearance of holding rice bowls, drinking wine, bragging, and spitting stars into the opposite yard.

Only three or five old men sat there smoking, their shriveled old eyes looking hard in the direction of the entrance of the village, as if they were waiting for something.

Whenever something resembling a figure flashed at the end of the intersection, their eyes would light up with a touch of color, and when they saw it clearly, it would be extinguished, like the old candle that remained, as if it would be extinguished in the next moment.

There is very little incense in the Yizhi Temple, and the old people in the eight villages of ten miles can't walk, and there is no need to come, after all, they don't ask for children.

One generation replaced the other, and there was a new grave in the east of the village, and the new grave covered the old grave, and the older grave slowly became uncared for.

In the past ten years, the older generation of the village has left one by one, and the village chief Chen, who received Fangzheng at the beginning, has also left, and his son has become the new village head, and every time he sees Fangzheng, he sighs.

Fang Zheng also sighed, he asked himself more than once whether it was right or wrong to teach children to read and write.

If he hadn't taught them and sent them out of the mountains, maybe the village would still be vibrant...... Did he kill the village?

Standing on the mountain, Fang Zheng was a little confused.

"Abbot Fangzheng, Da Niu, Da Niu has fainted!" Just then, a voice came.

It was Village Chief Chen, and Fang Zheng hurriedly ran down to see the big cow.

When he arrived at Da Niu's house, Da Niu had already woken up, sitting there waving his arms, shouting: "I'm fine, I'm fine!" ”

Lang Zhong came out of it and saw Fang Zheng, Fang Zheng asked, "Doctor, how is it?" ”

Lang Zhong said: "Hey...... He is sick for a year at most, so prepare early. ”

Fang Zheng's heart trembled, and he saw Lang Zhong leave, and he walked into Da Niu's house.

The big cow grinned: "What are you looking at?" Have a drink with me? ”

Fang Zheng looked at the sickly face of this old friend who had known each other for decades, and nodded slightly: "Okay." ”

Da Niu was stunned, and then said excitedly: "You want to drink?" We've known each other for decades, right? It's the first time you've been drinking with me. Drink more, hahaha......"

Fang Zheng smiled......

This night, Fangzheng drank wine, the wine was hot in the throat, and the aftertaste was sweet, but it was really uncomfortable after going up.

Da Niu drank Fangzheng, very happy, this night the two sat at the door of the temple, looking at the Milky Way and chatting about the past.

The next day, Fang Zheng sent someone to Beijing to inform Xiao Niu.

But half a month later, I got the news that the people who went were kicked out before they could even enter the gate of the Chen Mansion, and it is even more unknown whether the letter was delivered to Xiao Niu.

Village Chief Chen found Fang Zheng and told him about the situation, and Fang Zheng got up and said, "I'm going to go to Beijing." ”

Village Chief Chen exclaimed, "Abbot Fangzheng, are you going to Beijing?" But...... Your body? ”

For decades, Founder has also been getting older, but others don't know that Founder's aging is just a trick. Fang Zheng used the disguise technique he pondered to change the effect of disfigurement.

He himself has never grown old.

Fang Zheng waved his hand and said, "It's okay, the poor monk is in good health." After I leave, Da Niu will have you here. ”

"Don't worry." Village Chief Chen nodded.

The next day, Fang Zheng left Chenjia Village with the address of the calf and went straight to Jingguo Capital and went to Beijing!

Three thousand miles, this distance is not short, even if it is a thousand miles of famous horses, it will take three days.

Fang Zheng didn't have a famous horse, so he could only rent a horse at the post station, he couldn't ride at first, and he stumbled all the way for a long time before he learned. Fortunately, he has a moon-white monk's robe to protect his body, but he can't hurt him.

Three thousand miles, it took him two and a half days to arrive, and in these two and a half days he was out of sight day and night, and the people of Marshall did not stop.

Looking at the towering city tower in front of him, the two big characters of the glorious atmosphere of Shangjing, Fangzheng did not have any mental fluctuations, as if all this was just clouds and mud.

Chen Quan is Chen Xiaoniu's new name and a business myth of Jingguo.

Thirty-nine-year-old Chen Quan relied on business, rampage all the way, and saved the former prince by chance, and now that the prince has ascended the throne, he is even more prosperous.

At the age of thirty-nine, he is not as good as the court and temple, but the people who come and go are all top officials.

Chen Quan's family is a high-gate compound, and the guards at the gate are even taller and taller, and they are used to seeing the top officials who come and go, so they are naturally disdainful of other people, and they all look above the top.

It was also because of these arrogant guards that people nearby would detour when they passed by Chen Quan's house, and they did not dare to approach easily, so as not to be scolded or even beaten severely.

On this day, a white-clothed monk walked to Chen's mansion on the big bluestone in Shangjing.

"Then the monk went to Chen's mansion?"

"Wouldn't it? Although a monk can turn into a relationship, is Chen's Mansion a place to turn into a relationship? ”

"I'm afraid I'm going to be beaten!"

……

There was a lot of talk.

The two guards at the door also squinted at the monk who walked straight to the gate of the Chen Mansion, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

"Another one who is not afraid of death, do you say this is pretending to be a fellow countryman? Or classmates? ”

"Whatever? Let's talk about it. I was just deducted money by the general manager, and I was worried that I had no place to spread my anger. I hope he comes, but don't make a halfway turn, it's boring. ”

Just as the two were talking, they only felt that the monk's eyes lit up, and then the monk disappeared as soon as his eyes flickered.

The two looked at each other: "What about people?" ”

When he turned around, he saw that the monk had already entered the courtyard.

"Stop!" The two shouted that they were about to catch up, but what shocked the two was that no matter how hard they ran, they couldn't catch up with the monk who was walking slowly.

What everyone outside the Chen Mansion saw was that the two janitors suddenly fell asleep......

The monk swaggered past the two of them into Chen's mansion.

"This ...... Why did you fall asleep? The crowd was puzzled.

At this moment, Chen Quan was meeting guests in the lobby, and the person he met was a member of the first product of this dynasty, and the two were talking, when they suddenly heard a Buddha call from the door: "Amitabha." ”

At the same time, a loud shout sounded: "Where is the monk?" Who let you in? ”

Then some of the housekeepers rushed over and surrounded the monk.

Chen Quan looked up when he heard the movement, and was immediately startled, and exclaimed, "Sir?!" Stop y'all! ”

As soon as the family members rushed up, they heard the exclamation of their master, and they were so frightened that they immediately stopped.

The steward stepped forward and said, "Master, this monk suddenly rushed in......"

"Shut up!" Chen Quan scolded, and the steward honestly shut up.

Chen Quan strode in front of Fang Zheng, and said with a disciple salute: "Meet Mr." ”

When everyone saw this, they were stunned.

This is Chen Quan, it can't be said that the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, at least in his one-third of an acre of land is an absolute authority. The ministers in the court saw the existence of equal relations, but now they salute a little monk, what is the reason?

Chen Quan looked at Fang Zheng in disbelief: "Sir, your face ......"

Fang Zheng said: "It doesn't matter how the poor monk is, the poor monk only asks you, have you received the letter sent to you a few days ago?" ”

Chen Quan was stunned: "Letter? What letter? ”

Chen Quan looked at the housekeeper, the housekeeper was also at a loss, and hurriedly arranged for someone to ask, and after a while, a man ran in in a panic and handed a letter to the housekeeper. The housekeeper handed it to Chen Quan again, and said cautiously: "Master, my brother drank too much that day, and he forgot to hand it in after receiving the letter." ”

The housekeeper's younger brother hurriedly explained: "At that time, an old farmer sent it, the old man had a lot of opportunities, how could I have time to watch this, so I put it down, and then drank too much and forgot about it." ”

Chen Quan didn't say anything, and after opening the letter and taking a look, his eyes suddenly turned red like blood, and he roared angrily: "Bastard thing, bastard thing!" Both of you get out of my Chen family, and you are not allowed to step into my Chen family for half a step from now on! ”

The two brothers of the housekeeper were so frightened that they hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, but Chen Quan was already furious, and directly asked people to throw the two out of the Chen Mansion.

Then Chen Quan knelt down in front of Fang Zheng with a puff, kowtowed, and said, "The disciple is wrong!" ”

Fang Zheng sighed and said, "It's useless to talk more, let's go home quickly." ”

"Yes, disciple, let's go home!" Chen Quan got up, and didn't even have time to say more to the distinguished guest, saying that after his father was seriously ill, he followed Fang Zheng out of the courtyard.

Someone had already prepared the carriage and horses, and the two rode back to Chenjia Village day and night.

Walking on the familiar path, looking at the collapsed houses, under the fact that things are right and wrong, Chen Quan said in disbelief: "How did the village fall into this way?" ”