Chapter 71: Tearing the skin and no longer pretending
After the old nun finished speaking, she smiled kindly.
If you selectively ignore her somewhat terrifying bark face, cut by criss-crossed wrinkles, and just look at the smile, it can barely have something to do with kindness.
It's a pity that the old nun's face is so impactful that it is difficult for Junlan to selectively ignore it.
Moreover, the eyes are the windows of the human heart, although the old nun has a gentle tone and a smile on her lips.
However, her eyes were full of greed and calculation, with the outer corners of her eyes drooping extremely and almost at the level of her nose.
Taken together, no matter how the old nun looks at it, she is a wolf grandmother who only coaxes Little Red Riding Hood to open the door.
Junlan naturally won't be fooled stupidly.
What's more, her master is right in front of her, and the old nun is openly digging into the corner of the wall to pry people...... Isn't it too much of a bully?
Jun Lan was speechless, and he didn't bother to think about where the old nun got the confidence to dare to pry the corner of the wall so blatantly.
She first glanced at Miao Lao'er, who was so angry that she blew her beard and stared, and calmed Miao Lao'er, then looked at the old nun and sneered: "Worship you as a teacher?" Oh, forget it, I don't dare to learn your tricks of deception. ”
She raised her finger and pointed to the sky: "People are doing, the sky is watching, what causes are planted before death, and what consequences are borne after death." ”
"The Taoist chief ignores his conscience and deceives and deceives the poor world, and he will go to hell after death, and I don't want to be implicated by you."
The words were ruthless and sharp, and he almost pointed at the old nun's nose and scolded: You old liar with a beastly face, an old witch, hurry up and roll as far as you want, if you want to deceive my aunt and grandmother, no way!
Rao is old nun no matter how thick-skinned and good her concentration is, but when she was scolded by a little girl in public, she couldn't hold back, sank her face, and snorted coldly:
"The poor nun just saw that the little donor had a lot of wisdom roots, and was a good seedling of Zen enlightenment, and he cherished his talent for a while, so he asked this question, if the little donor is not willing to worship the poor nun as a teacher, then he will give up, why do you need to insult the poor nun with mean words?"
She was not a good person in the first place, and seeing Junlan mercilessly ridiculing and insulting her like this, she knew that this apprentice was afraid that she would not be able to deceive her.
Since the liar is hopeless, she naturally has no good face to give to Junlan.
"Little donor, let's get down to business." The old nun glanced at the incense burner on the altar.
Ordinary worship is to insert three incense sticks, but at this time, because it is used for timing, only one incense stick is inserted in the incense burner.
By this time, the incense had burned more than half of it, and only a small part of the length of the fingernail remained.
At most, there is a small half cup of tea, and this incense will be completely burned out.
The old nun looked away and glanced at the grandfather and grandson lying on the bed.
Whether it was a child or an old woman, the grandfather and grandson still had their eyes closed, and there was no sign of getting better and waking up.
After such a long time has passed, the master and apprentice have not been able to wake up the grandparents and grandchildren, and in the end, there will be a miracle in the only remaining time?
Of course not, Ji Niangniang, her old man's handwriting, how can a country doctor crack it.
The nasty pair of master and apprentice were defeated.
It's a pity that the winnings have to be divided equally among the stupid villagers, and they can't go straight into her pockets.
The old nun's heart sighed with regret.
However, after thinking about it, she suddenly realized that it didn't matter if the yellow gold flowed into the pockets of the villagers, it was a big deal that she would make a few more trips to Laoshi Village in the future.
Then she found another reason to increase the consultation fee a little.
When the time comes, won't the gold still flow into her pocket?
Thinking like this, the old nun was relieved again, she turned her eyes to look at Jun Lan, and said with a smile: "Little donor, now that the time has come, please fulfill your promise and distribute the amount of gold and silver we have agreed in advance to the neighbors." ”
"The monks are merciful, and the poor nuns should not be so concerned with the little benefactor, but the villagers live a really hard life when the sun rises and the sun sets, and if the little donor can fulfill his promise and distribute the gold and silver to them, it will also improve their lives a little, which is also a good deed."
"As for the poor nun, I am afraid that this move will be criticized...... So what, as long as it can help everyone, the poor nun doesn't mind being stigmatized, Amitabha. ”
After the old nun finished speaking, she did not forget to put her hands together and pronounce the Buddha's name, with a self-sacrificing appearance of "I don't go to hell who will go to hell".
Her behavior really attracted the admiration of many villagers, who looked at her with respectful eyes.
As for the eyes that fell on Junlan's master and apprentice, they were more or less displeased.
No matter what age it is, people who have sweet mouths, can say good things, and can put on a show are always particularly likable.
Jun Lan was too lazy to watch the old nun's coy performance, she hooked her lips and said with a smile: "The Taoist chief is very right, the villagers are all poor people who dig in the soil, and life is hard, so please also ask the Taoist chief to fulfill his promise and return to them all the consultation fees you collected from the villagers." ”
actually returned what the old nun had just said.
Moreover, without waiting for the old nun's eyes to glare angrily, Jun Lan added with a smile: "Dao Chief, in addition to returning the consultation fee, you also have to give everyone some compensation." ”
"After all, illness comes like a mountain, even if those who are sick are finally cured, but the hardships they suffered and the sins they suffered during their illness cannot be erased, and all of this is caused by you, the Taoist leader, and you should compensate them."
"Dao Chief, you also said just now, the monks are compassionate, as long as it is for the good of everyone, you are willing to go to hell, you shouldn't just talk about deception, right?"
The old nun naturally wouldn't admit that she was casually talking about deceit, Jun Lan asked like this, she almost didn't think about it, and blurted out: "What the poor nun said, everything comes from the bottom of her heart, there is no half of a lie, as long as the little donor can win this gamble, the poor nun should fulfill his promise and return the medical fees collected to the villagers, and will also compensate everyone......"
Before she finished speaking, the old nun suddenly paused, her eyes widened, staring at Jun Lan angrily, damn it, she was actually calculated by a little girl!
Fulfilling her promise and giving it supplements is tantamount to admitting that the illness of the people of Lao Shicun is all behind her back!
What a girl with a heart all over her body, she is even more cunning and treacherous than a fox, a hundred times and a thousand times!
The old nun, who realized that she had fallen into the trap, glared at Jun Lan viciously, and the anger in her eyes could not burn Jun Lan to ashes.
Jun Lan was not afraid of these, she quickly took over the conversation, and said with a smile: "If I'm not mistaken, didn't the Taoist chief say anything in front of him that the hexagram is not empty?" Why are you willing to return the consultation fee to the villagers now? Aren't you worried that the folks will be revolted? ”
"That's right, an old poison like you, who does not hesitate to risk other people's lives in order to make money, how can you care about the life and death of others."
When the words landed, there was an uproar in the courtyard.
"What are they talking about, why am I a little confused, what do you mean?"
"What else does it mean, it means that the Taoist first poisoned us and made us sick, and then collected our medical fees to cure us, the Taoist chief didn't care about our life or death, she was a vicious old liar!"
After a pause, the man cautiously added, "I didn't say that, but the little girl...... However, the Taoist himself seemed to have leaked his mouth just now, and he accidentally admitted that what he said was all right. ”
Although the Taoist chief accidentally said that he leaked his mouth, but Dachuan Niang and Dachuan's son have not woken up yet, and they don't know if the little girl can cure the grandparents and grandchildren, if they can't cure it, they still have to rely on the Taoist to survive, so they should be cautious when they speak, and try to not offend anyone at the first two ends.
However, once the seeds of doubt are planted, it is impossible for nothing to happen, and it is impossible to break through the ground and come out sooner or later.
Everyone looked at the old nun again, as if they had already had some doubts, and a few villagers whose households had been hollowed out by the Taoist chief were even more resentful to stare at the old nun.
Seeing that the situation had suddenly taken a turn for the worse of her, the old nun was so angry that she almost didn't bite a mouthful of old teeth, and an old face with extremely deep wrinkles and extra dense was almost cracked on the spot, revealing the hideous and terrifying side underneath.
The old nun bit her lips so hard that her teeth were about to bite the flesh in her mouth, so she couldn't control it from breaking out on the spot.
She retorted calmly: "If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse, little donor, the poor nun will not compete with you for the benefit of this tongue, so let's speak with facts." ”
She raised her eyes to look at the grandparents and grandchildren lying on the wooden plank, and the meaning was obvious: What's the use of saying so much, if you have the ability, you can wake people up.
The villagers gathered in the courtyard also looked at the ancestors and grandsons worriedly, even if they knew that the Taoist chief was a liar, but if Junlan didn't cure the person, they would still be pinched by the liar, and they didn't have to obediently take out the money in their purse and give it to the liar.
At this time, no one has the heart to worry about those gold and silver peanuts, and their lives are gone, so what's the use of asking for more money?
The old nun was so nervous that she didn't panic at this time, but was a little proud.
What if these stupid villagers realized that they had been deceived? As long as she has the antidote in her hand, she can still choke their lives.
It's just that it has changed from a hidden robbery to an open robbery.
But so what?
She only wants the result, it doesn't matter what the process is.
Thinking about it like this, the old nun became more and more proud, and she didn't even bother to disguise herself, and her two eyes were like poisonous snakes, revealing an eerie cold glow.
Although she had an ugly face, she had always put on a kind face like a monk, but now she suddenly turned her face and revealed such a vicious face, and the villagers still couldn't understand something, and their hearts were cold.
However, the little life was still in the hands of the old nun, and everyone dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, except for quietly retreating and hiding from the old nun like a snake and scorpion, nothing else could be done.
Don't dare to do it.
This fueled the arrogance of the old nun even more, anyway, it had reached the point where it could not be concealed, she simply tore her face, her snake-like gaze swept past everyone, and then pointed at Jun Lan and said to everyone:
"She's right, the reason why you get sick is indeed because I'm behind my back, but so what, only I can cure your illness."
"If you want to live, you must obediently offer incense to Ji Niangniang every day as before, and then give me the money you earned...... From now on, every household of you will give me five taels of silver a day, and after giving me half a month's worth of silver, I will let you go, otherwise all of you will die. ”
As soon as the old nun said this, almost all the villagers' faces turned white.
It is not easy for the farmer to make money, and most of them are families who have been busy for a whole year, and in the end they can't even save a tael of silver.
A share of five taels of silver a day, and they have to pay it for half a month in a row, doesn't this make them bankrupt!
The villagers were angry but afraid to speak, and their faces were all white.
The old nun saw their reaction and sneered and pointed out a way for them to live.
She raised her hand and pointed at Jun Lan's master and apprentice: "However, if you beat this master and apprentice to death, I can reduce the share of five taels of silver per day to one tael for you." ”