Chapter 10: Confession of Secrets

Winter goes to spring, in March of the following year, it was a Saturday morning, Mu Wenbin got up early, ate breakfast and went into the mountain, according to the master's requirements, nearly 2,000 kinds of medicines recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica were all memorized and memorized.

The master was also very happy to see him, and after knowing that the apprentice had memorized all the medicinal materials in the Compendium of Materia Medica so quickly, he took the book back. Mu Wenbin was very reluctant, because there were many medicinal materials in it, and he didn't see it. The master didn't say much, and handed him another book for him to read, on which was written "Shennong's Materia Medica". This one captivated his heart again.

This time the master still didn't teach him anything, just meditated by the pool, let him watch by himself, and after two hours he fished and grilled the fish and then went into the mountain.

In this way, day by day, Mu Wenbin went to school from Monday to Friday, because he studied fast, and the school did not let him continue to follow the preschool, but directly entered the first grade. Every morning I go to school in the town with Xiangzi, and when I come home from school in the afternoon, I help my grandfather take care of the medicinal herbs, or help my grandfather do some farm work, and also play with my sister. I go to the master on Saturdays and Sundays. Occasionally, the master would give him some precious medicinal herbs for him to take home to his grandfather.

In the blink of an eye, the summer vacation came, and he was about to enter the mountain early in the morning, but was stopped by his grandfather. "Stinky boy, tell me the truth, where did you go into the mountains?" Grandpa said with a straight face.

"It's near the village, and occasionally it's a little farther away." Mu Wenbin looked at his grandfather with big watery eyes and said.

"Nonsense, I've almost run all over the mountain, but I've never seen a single ginseng and half a Ganoderma lucidum, how did you find so much? And the wild fruits you brought, I've never encountered before. Grandpa asked him with a glare.

"Grandpa, I can't say, don't ask" Mu Wenbin was about to cry

"No, if I don't say it today, I won't let you go out," Grandpa also said in a hurry.

At this time, grandma heard the conversation between grandparents and grandchildren, opened the door and came out, pointed to grandpa and said: "Eh, I said that you dead old man, grandson is so young that he doesn't have to work hard to dig medicine in the mountains, and he is reluctant to eat such delicious wild fruits to bring back to you, you are still shouting at him here, you are full of food." Xiaobin came to grandma, if he dared to yell at you again, watch me beat him. ”

"Old woman, what do you know, I'm afraid that he will go the wrong way, I heard that someone in the next village is growing medicinal herbs in the mountains, and I am afraid that the medicine he picked will be stolen." Grandpa said anxiously.

"I didn't steal it, I found it in the mountains, I didn't steal anything," Mu Wenbin said crying.

"Go, you dead old man, look at you scared your grandson, your grandson said that if you don't steal, you don't steal, you don't steal, you are stupid and can't find it, you rely on your grandson, the older you get, the more confused you become. Xiaobin, be good, don't cry, grandma believes in you, go into the house with grandma. The grandmother pulled her grandson into the house in distress.

Grandpa also followed into the house, lit a dry cigarette and took two puffs and said, "Alas, I'm not just worried that he will go the wrong way, Xiaobin, it's not that grandpa doesn't believe you, your medicine is really collected in the mountains?" ”

"I really picked it in the mountains, but in fact, I went into the mountains," Mu Wenbin said as he looked at his grandfather.

"Then grandpa will go into the mountain with you today, you take grandpa to find it"

"No, I can't take you into the mountains, I can only go alone"

"I said you old man, if your grandson doesn't want to take you, don't go, look at your old arms and legs, don't be afraid of breaking your feet."

"That's the deep mountains and old forests, I'm worried that he is always in danger of entering the mountains alone, he is just nine years old, and the deep mountains and old forests don't even dare to go in alone, how can I not worry about my grandson at all like you, an old woman."

Then none of the three of them spoke, the grandfather squatted on the ground and kept smoking dry cigarettes, and the little sister looked back and forth at the three of them with a smile.

After a while, Mu Wenbin whispered: "Grandpa, in fact, I met a fairy in the mountains, he didn't let me tell anyone else, the two books I read were given to me by him, and they all introduced medicinal materials" and then he told his grandparents everything with the master.

People in the nineties were still very superstitious, especially in this kind of isolated mountain village. After hearing this, Grandma couldn't be more shocked, shook her grandfather with her hand and said, "Old man, has my grandson met the fairy in the previous legend?" ”

"Old woman, don't say it, it's really possible, legend has it that there is an old fairy living in the depths of Taihang, a long time ago many people went into the mountains to learn art, and all those who found the gods and returned from learning became big people with the ability to pass through the sky. If it weren't for the fact that he met the fairy Xiaobin, how could he become a prodigy for dozens of miles, it must be the ability to learn from the immortals, and the wild fruits that Xiaobin brought, where have we seen them before after we have lived in the mountains for a lifetime, will those be the fairy fruits planted by the gods" Grandpa also said in shock

At this time, Mu Wenbin also said proudly, "The master must be the fairy, grandpa, I tell you, don't say it, if others also know about going into the mountain to find the master, the master may be unhappy and drive me away." ”

"Yes, old man, don't tell anyone about it."

"Grandpa, the master is still waiting for me in the mountains, I have to go"

"Ah, okay, then you hurry up and go into the mountain, you have to learn from your master" Although the grandfather was still a little worried, he still believed his grandson's words.

After saying goodbye to his grandparents Mu Wenbin, he hurriedly ran to the mountains, and he was also worried along the way, and he didn't know how to face the master, who had told him not to tell others. In this way, I came all the way to the mountain, and when I reached the mouth of the cave, I didn't dare to enter.

"Why do you stand outside and not go inside?" The master's voice came from the cave

When Mu Wenbin entered the cave, he didn't dare to look at the master, so he lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

The master looked at him for a while, and suddenly laughed, "Stinky boy, that's all there is to it, didn't you just tell your grandparents about the master, and you are afraid that the master will eat you?" ”

"Ahh Master, you know everything? Is it my grandfather who came looking for you? Mu Wenbin said in surprise

"Hahaha, you forgot that the master is a fairy, what does the master not know?"

"Then master, aren't you angry? You're not going to drive me away, are you? ”

"Don't be afraid, how can the teacher drive you away? In fact, the master originally planned to meet them, and you have memorized all the Compendium of Materia Medica and Shennong's Materia Medica, and then the master should explain it to you, you need to stay with me for a few days. Since you have already told them, then I will go home with you today."

"Great, I can be by the master's side in the future," Mu Wenbin shouted happily and ran outside the cave to turn over and fight.

After a while, the master also walked out of the cave, found a flat stone and moved it to the side of the pool, and after doing this, he stopped the apprentice, saying that he wanted to enter the mountain, Mu Wenbin was also very puzzled, not all of them used to study in the morning, and only entered the mountain in the afternoon, why did they enter the mountain this morning. But without saying anything, he followed the master into the mountain.