When people are powerless, they probably need some spiritual sustenance, and when worldly desires cannot satisfy people's bodies, religion naturally comes into being. It's not about ignorance, it's not about morality.

In just half a month, the news that a young man in Yuanping Village, Julu County, was accepted as a disciple by the immortals spread all over Siye. Some people say that they have seen an immortal take a young man to the Taishou Mansion, and then the county guard soon went to Yuanping Village in person, and also brought dozens or hundreds of county soldiers. Some people also say that the immortals taught the world in Puji, Yuanping Village, and also said that they had also received the favor of the immortals and drank the talisman water given by the immortals.

The Zhang family has not seen the loneliness of the past in the past half a month, and with the help of Yu Ji, the displaced people who followed have built houses near Zhang's house, reclaimed a lot of wasteland, and sowed seeds. It was the county lord who personally arranged for them to be registered in Julu County. So some women began to recruit sons-in-law, and some old people also used their own acres of land as a guide to recruit sons.

Two large grass sheds were also erected on the fields outside Zhang's house, and Yu Ji taught Zhang Huailin some simple acupuncture and moxibustion techniques, and gave him a large amount of medicinal herbs. So Zhang Huailin helped the people in the grass hut all day long, not wanting to reciprocate, but only teaching people to be kind, in order to make the world peaceful. In another straw shed, Liu Yue'e and some women boiled some rations of porridge every day and distributed them to those who came to beg for food.

As a result, there were hundreds of households registered in Julu County within half a month, and hundreds of acres of wasteland were reclaimed.

For a time, the Zhang family became a well-known benevolent family, a blessed land for immortals, and even Zhang Huaimin was called a Taiping virtuous doctor by many people.

Zhang Jiao has also learned a lot of things in half a month, holding a nine-section scepter, he learns quickly, and he never forgets what he has seen. Even when cultivating Qi, the Qi between heaven and earth can already resonate with him through the nine-section scepter. He's improved a lot, and he's already able to perform some simple excuses on his own. Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang have become more and more loved by Zuo Ci in the past few days, and they have begun to learn to practice with Zuo Ci.

Yu Ji asked Zhang Jiao to use the Qi in his body to urge the nine-knot scepter, and when he heard this, he did so, and found that the part under the grip of the nine-knots had faded to black and turned into a crystal clear jade color. As soon as the scepter was retracted, it turned back to a swarthy color. Yu Ji pointed to the first wooden tumor on the grip of the nine-knotted staff and said to Zhang Jiao, "When you can urge the nine-knots to turn this place jade, you can cast some simple spells." ”

In order to test the results of Zhang Jiao's cultivation in the past half month, Yu Ji accepted the request to soothe the soul of his neighbor Old Man Xu. And pointed out the angle to go.

At this moment, Zhang Jiao was wearing a white robe, standing in front of a lonely grave, holding a staff in his left hand and a spirit flag in his right hand.

Zhang Jiao chanted words in his mouth, held the scepter in his left hand, and threw the spirit flag in his right hand into the air, and the flag was inserted directly into the right side of the tomb and turned into a small cypress tree. He inserted the scepter into the wine in the cup, closed his eyes, made a seal in his right hand, and recited words in his mouth.

In a moment, the wine in the horn cup turned clear green, Zhang Jiao opened his eyes, handed the scepter to Zhang Bao on the side, took the horn cup in Zhang Liang's hand with both hands, and poured it on the root of the cypress sapling.

Suddenly the wind rose, the wind whimpered, and the cypress sapling quickly grew up, standing on the right side of the tomb and swaying in the wind, as if bidding farewell to everyone.

"People cannot be resurrected after death, and we can only try our best to comfort the souls of the departed and pray for the rest of the dead. The third uncle mourns. After the ceremony, Zhang Jiao sighed, turned around and helped his neighbor Uncle Xu.

Heaven and earth are merciless, always sending down calamities and punishments, indifferently watching the life and death of people in the world. Heaven and earth also have love, and the vitality of all things always appears after the extinction, giving people in despair some hope for life.

The growth of all things is always carried out without the joys and sorrows of human beings, the valley rain is coming, the dry and cold earth finally ushered in some vitality, the greenery of the wasteland is inspired, and gradually fills the heavens and the earth, and the birds that fly in are singing, and they have built nests on the lonely trees that have just sprouted. The vitality of plants is far stronger than people understand, and the willow forests in the village, which have been stripped of their bark, have begun to pull out their young branches and sway in the spring breeze.

The imperial court began to issue a spring ploughing order, and each county in the world also began to hold its own spring festival to worship the gods and ancestors. Pray for a year of good weather and good health.

The county keeper of Julu personally came to Yuanping Village to ask the immortals to be priests, in order to ask the gods to bless the people of Julu to live and work in peace and contentment.

Zuo Ci and Yu Ji thought that Zhang Jiao was already fully capable of being a priest. Unanimous that the giant deer Taishou, who had always come from afar, recommended Zhang Jiao, and then ignored the rest of the trivial matters, teasing Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang to play.

"The little immortal is really a god, and he is full of spirit!" The county keeper praised, and then said: "Our county has prepared an altar in the west of Platform County, and it will be sacrificed in the spring of the seventh day, and I also ask the little immortal to be the priest of my county." The county keeper was very polite, and after the invitation, he gave him a few pieces of cloth and a carriage.

During the spring festival, the priest had to arrive at the altar three days in advance to bathe and burn incense as a sign of piety. So Zhang Jiao still has four days to study and prepare.

When the news spread that the county keeper had personally come to invite Zhang Jiao to be a priest, the wealthy families in various counties finally believed in the fact that a boy from the Zhang family was accepted as an apprentice by the immortals. In addition, rumors have spread recently, and the reputation of the Zhang family is very loud. So all the wealthy families came to visit with gifts.

The spring is melting, the spring breeze is blowing, and the warbler sings and swallows. The country road was winding, and several carriages walked slowly, and from time to time some willow branches caressed the carriage, and the girl in the window grabbed a handful of willow leaves.

"Sister Xiaoru, what kind of person is your eldest brother?" The voice of the girl in the car was tactful and soft, and the spring breeze drifted away.

"My eldest brother is good, he often helps his parents work, and when my father and aunt were busy, my eldest brother took me to play!" The little girl on the side was fair-skinned and innocent in her eyes, and she replied with a smile while grabbing her pigtails.

"By the way, my eldest brother also went to a private school, knows a lot of words, has read a lot of books, and is a university questioner! He can also heal people, and his medical skills are also very good! Zhang Ru's porcelain doll-like little face was tender, and she said proudly with her little fists.

"Yo! Really? You little girl isn't lying to my sister. The girl chuckled and quipped.

"It's true! The immortals must have seen that my eldest brother was a kind and good young man, so they accepted him as an apprentice! Zhang Ru pursed her lips and expressed disdain for the disbelief of the girl in front of her.

"Haha, good, good. What Xiaoru said is true, my sister believes you. The girl fiddled with Zhang Ru's pigtails and said.

"And how old is your big brother? Can there be a marriage match? The girl's peach-like eyes were about to narrow with a smile, and she joked at the little girl.

"My eldest brother is a tiger, my second brother is a horse, my third brother and I are both dogs, Xiaoru is almost eight years old this year... Then my eldest brother this year... Ah! I don't know how old my eldest brother is. Zhang Ru first broke his little hands and didn't understand for a long time, shook his little head, and then pouted and continued: "He has never been married, I heard A-Niang say that the eldest brother had a baby kiss with the daughter of Uncle Xu's family when he was a child, but then the sister died early. ”

"Hahaha, you little girl, your eldest brother is fifteen years old, only one year older than his sister. Why don't you marry your eldest brother when the time comes? The girl couldn't help but laugh when she looked at Zhang Ru's little girl's delicate appearance, and rubbed her little head and joked.

"Miss, we're almost there." The carriage was approaching a large hut, and a man leading a horse came to the window and said.

The girl followed the sound and saw that many people were talking to a middle-aged man and a teenager under the grass shed. The young man had a delicate face, and his thin figure was wearing a set of white robes, and he looked extraordinarily dusty. At this moment, he was looking at an old man's eyes, pinching the old man's body again, and then scooped a bowl of medicinal soup and handed it to the old man.

I saw that the young man had red lips and white teeth, smiled kindly, and held the old man's hand and told something. The girl stared blankly, and for a moment she was a little stupid.

"Big brother!"

Zhang Ru beside him screamed excitedly, waking up the girl. The little girl climbed out of the car, carried her little skirt and ran to the grass shed. Then the girl also got out of the car and walked to the grass hut.

"Little sister?!" Zhang Jiao followed the sound, ran to Zhang Ru excitedly, and then picked him up.

"The girl has grown a lot taller! I said I'll pick you up when I'm done today. Zhang Jiao hugged the little girl, very happy. He looked at the girl and the others who came after him.

"This is the eldest brother of the Zhang family, the little sister is Guo Jie of the Guo family in Platform County, I often hear Xiaoru praise her eldest brother for being extraordinary, I can see it today, and the appearance is extraordinary, and the doctor is benevolent. The little sister has seen the salute. Guo Jie bowed slightly to Zhang Jiao and said.

"Uh... Thank... Thank you. Zhang Jiao's face flushed, he had never experienced this kind of battle, and he stuttered a little.

"Hehe, little sister heard that Brother Zhang was accepted as a disciple by the immortals, and he hung a pot in Yuanping Village to help the world, and along the way, the people along the way praised him." Guo Jie is worthy of being everyone's lady, seeing that Zhang Jiao was a little embarrassed, she covered her mouth and smiled, so she found a conversation and continued.

"I don't care what others say, I just hope that those who have been helped can live peacefully." Zhang Jiao was a little embarrassed, because Guo Jie was about to come over when he spoke, so he took a step back and said.

"Brother Zhang is really a fairy child, with a righteous heart, which makes the little sister admire him tightly, I don't know if the respected teacher can be in the house? Let us be fortunate enough to see the fairy faces. Guo Jie looked at Zhang Jiao's small movements of retreating and Mu Ne's answer, and felt annoyed, but she didn't show it, and said with a smile.

"Oh yes, yes, yes! Please at home, please ...... at home" Zhang Jiao put little Zhang Ru on the ground, took the girl's little hand and took the lead to go home.

"Daddy, there's a guest at home, you should hurry home after you finish this first." Zhang Jiao shouted at Zhang Huailin in the shed.

"Okay, okay, I'll go back when I'm done prescribing medicine to these fellows." Zhang Huailin looked at Zhang Jiao and his little daughter with a smile, waved his hand and said.

"My teacher didn't come, but the two brothers sent me back." Zhang Jiao replied to Guo Jie as he walked home.

"Presumably, Brother Zhang's two senior brothers must also be immortals with extraordinary temperaments." Guo Jie behaved decently, and said while following Zhang Jiao into Zhang's house.

"Tell me my name! Dare to beat my general, come, eat my trick! As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Zuo Ci and Yu Ji making a mess with their two children, Zuo Ci had messy hair like a shack, and Zhang Bao was carrying Zhang Bao around his neck. Pretending to be vicious, he shouted at Zhang Liangwei.

"Humph! Let's see if you dare to bully General Ben! Zhang Liang sat on Yu Ji's neck with his waist crossed, and pointed at Zuo Ci with a willow branch very magnanimously.

"Uhh

"Second brother, Xiao Liang! What are you doing? The little girl shouted at Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang at the top of her voice.

"Little sister? Haha, little sister is back, let me go. Zhang Bao was overjoyed and pulled Zuo Ci's hair.

"Who is it called! I was born half an hour before you! Zhang Liang was not angry, grabbed Yu Ji's hair hard and glared at Zhang Ru. Yu Ji, who was in pain, bared his teeth.

"These two are my senior brothers." Zhang Jiao's face was red, very embarrassed.

"The little woman Guo Jie has seen two immortals." Guo Jie's literacy is very unusual, and after a moment of distraction, she bows quietly.

Two children from Zuo Ci and Yu Ji's neck

"The little woman came this time, firstly, because Xiaoru has missed her eldest brother recently, and she is absent-minded about studying, so she will send her home, if she doesn't want to go back to be a companion in the future, send her back to Zhang's house to live." Guo Jie rubbed Zhang Ru's little head, and then continued: "Second, because my father has contracted a head wind recently, he has an unbearable headache, and he has called many doctors, but he can't cure it. So today I sent a little girl over and had the courage to come here and beg the immortals to cast a spell to heal her. ”

After Guo Jie finished speaking, he bowed and saluted again, glanced at the two guards beside him, and continued: "I heard that the immortals are here to help all sentient beings, my Guo family admires the righteousness of the immortals, and I also have the courage to offer some herbs and grains, and give them to the immortals, and do their best, and I hope that the two immortals will not be surprised." ”

"We just accompanied the little junior brother home for a while, and we will leave after a while, and those outside are also done because of the little junior brother's request, and the female baby doesn't have to hold us high, as for the head of the Guo family, it's a trivial matter, you just say it's good to be with the little junior brother." Yu Ji looked at the two brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang who ran towards Zhang Ru and replied. Then he and Zuo Ci took the three little dolls back to the house.

The two "immortals" were very puzzled, and took the children back to the house to play like two old urchins. Guo Jie and Zhang Jiao, who had left a black line on their faces, stood in place.

"Well, Miss Guo, don't be surprised, my senior brother has a strange personality......" Zhang Jiao was embarrassed and hurriedly explained.

"It doesn't matter, the two immortals are innocent, informal, and have a true temperament. This is precious. It makes the little sister seem too cliché. Guo Jie reacted very quickly, saluted Zhang Jiao again, and said with a polite smile.

"Send the herbs and food to your uncle and aunt, and then you two will listen to your uncle and aunt there, and see if there is anything you can help, be smart." The two guards quickly pulled a cart of herbs and grain to the door, and when they heard Guo Jie's order, they did so again.

"Uh... Why don't Miss Guo go into the house and take a rest, and in the evening, my parents will come back to set up a banquet to entertain Miss Guo, and after the Spring Festival, Zhang Jiao will definitely come to the door to treat Uncle Guo's head wind. Seeing that only Zhang Jiao and Guo Jie were left in the courtyard, Zhang Jiao, who had never stayed alone with a girl, was flushed and said nervously.

"Hehe, why is Brother Zhang so flustered, I'm afraid that my little sister won't be able to eat you." Guo Jie looked at Zhang Jiao, who was looking left and right, and thought it was very interesting, and said with a smile.

"I... What are you afraid of? Zhang Jiao looked at the charming girl in front of him, his heart throbbed, and he didn't know what to do, and replied randomly.

"Then it's better for Brother Zhang to take his little sister around, it's very boring to stay in the house, or take his little sister to the grass hut together, so that the little sister can also see how the eldest brother treats those people, how about it?" Guo Jie looked at the embarrassed young man in front of him, and couldn't bear to laugh anymore, and said.

"Good!" Zhang Jiao left the next sentence, turned around and hurriedly walked out.