On one side is a terraced village, and on the other side is a sea of clouds and sky.

He hadn't gone far when a middle-aged man stumbled along the field path accompanied by his entourage.

The middle-aged man was born obese, gorgeously dressed, and still had a decorative long sword hanging from his waist, panting and sweating when he ran, and the long sword was constantly swaying around his waist. Compared with a few years ago, his ears and temples are now a little grayer, and his face has changed a little.

"Ahead! Front! ”

An attendant pointed to the front and shouted.

The middle-aged man naturally saw Song You and his party, but instead of walking slowly, he ran faster.

It wasn't until he came to Song You that he stopped, couldn't help but bend down, supported his thighs with his hands, gasped for breath, and then straightened up again and bowed to him.

"I've seen you, sir."

After saying that, he immediately bent down again, supporting his thighs with both hands.

"I've seen Liu Gong."

The Taoist also stopped and surrendered with him.

It's just that compared to the businessman, he is out of breath and almost can't straighten his waist, but he has a calm face and stands like a straight tree.

"I haven't seen you in years, sir?"

"It's fine for now." Song You smiled at him, "Why is Gong Liu in such a hurry? ”

"Alas......"

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu still couldn't help panting, and said while panting: "Today I went up the mountain, came to inspect the construction progress of the Qinglong Temple, and heard a craftsman say that there was an old man in the mountains, and Liu knew that it was Mr. when he heard his description, and he was afraid that Mr. would leave, so he immediately ran over to look for it." ”

"If there is fate, we will eventually meet, the path is narrow, the cliff is uneven, Liu Gong is in a hurry, beware of danger."

"Yes! Know! ”

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu nodded again and again.

After pausing and gasping for breath for a while, he eased up a little, then straightened up again, pointed ahead and said to the Taoist: "This is not the place to talk, please Mr. move, talk while walking." ”

"Good ......"

The Taoist followed him forward.

"I heard that Liu Gong funded the construction of a Taoist temple on this mountain, in front of the cliff, to worship the real dragon, which is really a big deal."

"I had this idea in the first place...... You seem to have talked to your husband about it? In short, Liu Mou was originally yearning for immortal immortal immortality and magic practice, and he used to have the idea of coming to the mountain to live in seclusion, but he was involved in the trivial matters of buying and selling at home under the mountain. In the past few years, when I came here every year to buy silk and wait for the real dragon, I also chatted with the hermit masters in the mountains, and simply gritted my teeth and no longer hesitated. The middle-aged man surnamed Liu said to Song You, "Build a Taoist temple, which can not only worship the true dragon gods, but also give the hermits in the mountains a place to cultivate, and also benefit the local people. ”

"It cost a lot of money to invite craftsmen from the county seat and bring bricks and tiles from the mountain, right?"

"It's a lot of money! However, Liu thought that the reason why Liu was able to make a fortune was because of the 'dragon silk satin' to become famous and win the favor of Changjing and even the palace, and how could this so-called 'dragon silk satin' be separated from the silk on this mountain? Isn't it also the credit of the real dragon? ”

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu said, turning his head to look at the bottomless sea of clouds in the mountains next to him.

What I think back to my mind is that the real dragon flew up against this cliff, bowed his head and looked at the Taoist, and after giving the orb, he breathed out the scene of the thousand mountains returning to green and the earth coming to spring.

I have seen the real dragon three times before, far and near, and the last time it was only so close, but I have never seen the real dragon bow its head and cast its eyes, let alone see such a scene. At that time, the shock to him was far greater than the sum of the previous three or even the first one.

After a slight pause:

"And now the mountain is getting more and more chaotic, there are many natives in Yunzhou, ready to move, and the hermits and masters on the mountain also say that Dayan is too peaceful for a few years, some want to go down the mountain, and some want to close the mountain...... But when it comes to troubled times, how can it be so easy to keep a lot of property? It's better to go up the mountain, at least enjoy quietly. ”

"It makes sense."

The Taoist smiled and agreed.

"It's just that in the past few years of separation from my husband, Liu has come to the mountains every year to wait, but he has never seen the real dragon again, and I heard the people in the village say that after the real dragon took off that day, he never came back." The middle-aged man surnamed Liu looked at Song You as he spoke, "But I don't know if we are building a palace for the real dragon in this mountain, whether the real dragon is willing or not." ”

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu was apprehensive.

What was worried was not that he might hear the answer of "the real dragon doesn't like it or not" from the mouth of the Taoist, but since the day of the fight, it is said that no one has seen the real dragon come back, and he only remembered later that he was almost deaf by the dragon chant of the real dragon and the sound of the wind brought by the take-off, and was also shocked by the real dragon's breath of spitting beads, and his mind was almost blank.

"For example, the true dragon in the world is really extinct......"

I don't know if I heard it wrong.

Or maybe it's your own hallucination.

At this time, he looked at the Taoist, but saw the Taoist shaking his head and smiling, and said to him: "It's good if Liu Gong and the mountain people like it......"

There was a lot of emotion in the smile.

"That is the real dragon ......"

"The real dragon is no longer here."

“……”

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu was stunned for a moment, and then fell silent.

The sound of shouting, knocking, sawing and miscellaneous sounds came to my ears again.

A corner of the palace under construction appeared in front of him, and with the pace of several people, his eyes gradually went down, and the entire Taoist temple courtyard palace appeared in the eyes of several people, and many craftsmen were busy.

It's just that the day has gone up for three days.

The dam tree is not cold in winter and not hot in summer, but this is all the temperature, and it is necessary to cut out the sunshine factor, and it is sunburned by the noon sun, and few people can withstand it.

On the other side, some mountain people, all carrying their burdens, and with the sound of another gong, all the craftsmen cheered and left their original positions.

It's time for lunch.

"Liu also just learned that Mr. was here, and in a hurry, he didn't even have the time to ask an old friend in the village to help prepare a good meal, so he asked Mr. to move to the village, first for a meal, and then arrange a table in the evening, and have a good time with Mr. The middle-aged man surnamed Liu looked at Song You and also looked at the cat with a wooden ball at Song You's feet and walked with small broken steps, and said, "Wait for the afternoon, and then ask Mr. to help see how this palace is repaired." ”

"What do they eat?"

The Taoist looked at the craftsmen in front of him.

There is nothing better than a day of high-intensity work, so as soon as the villagers who brought the rice came, all the craftsmen rushed to the front with the bowls, and the smiles were all on their faces.

The first to get the food either squatted on the spot, or found a rock to sit down, or stood next to it, and began to gobble it up.

This scene is also very delicious.

The Taoist faintly smelled the smell of food.

"Has Gong Liu tasted these?"

"Naturally, Liu often came here to inspect, so he ate with the craftsmen. It's just to entertain the gentleman, but you can't use this. ”

"How can you bother Liu Gong and the people in the village, if Liu Gong is interested, please invite us to have a meal with all the craftsmen." Song You said with a smile, "Look at the edict you are eating well, you are already hungry." ”

"This?"

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the Sanhua cat next to the Taoist: "The craftsmen eat ordinary, although there is oil and water, but there is little meat, Mr. may be able to eat, how can Sanhua Niangniang love to eat?" ”

"Liu Gong is worry-free, and Sanhua Niangniang can also eat it."

At the same time, the three-flowered cat also lowered its head, put down the wooden ball, raised its head and meowed at him, and then picked it up again.

"Then Mr. Wronged."

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu took him with him.

Many craftsmen came down from the mountain to build a Taoist temple here, and unlike the laborers who were recruited by the government to serve in the country, as the host, they naturally had to live a good life. Liu Gong is atmospheric, and the mountain people are simple, and they also prepared red rice and dried rice, plus a bucket of miscellaneous vegetables, in which some finely minced fish can be faintly seen, the soup is red, and the smell of soy sauce and vinegar can be smelled, which is a good dish.

The Taoist took a bowl and sat at the door of the Taoist temple to eat.

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu is the same as him.

The three-flowered cat squatted next to it, with its own small bowl in front of it, which was also red rice and vegetable leaves with soup, and it was eating with its head down.

Yesterday, the craftsman came to talk to the Taoist, and other craftsmen came to say hello to the middle-aged man surnamed Liu.

In this place, the surroundings are noisy, naturally there is no food and sleep without saying anything, Liu Gong held a bowl, facing the white clouds in front of him, while eating to tell him about his plan for the Taoist temple, and invited which hermits in the mountains to come to the temple to preside over and practice, which agreed, which refused, which one to let be the master, I don't know whether it is good or not.

Song You also chatted with him.

There is both an atmosphere and a beautiful view, so that even a light big pot of rice is eaten with relish.

Before you know it, you can see the bottom of the bowl.

"The craftsmen are like starving ghosts, and if the gentleman is not full and wants to add more, he will not have it."

"Thank you Liu Gong for your hospitality, I'm already full."

"The food was coarse, and I wronged Mr."

"Where is Liu Gong's words......"

"Mr. is a fairy master, since he has arrived here, he has met again, Liu has the courage to ask Mr. to inscribe the name of the Taoist temple." The middle-aged man surnamed Liu said homeopathically.

"Title inscription?"

Song You laughed when he heard this.

"Although the words under the are not bad, but they are by no means good, even compared to my cat today, it is difficult to say that it is winning, and there is no face to respond to the invitation of Liu Gongzhi under the inscription of this Taoist temple. In that case, if we come here again in the future and see the words hanging on the door of the Taoist temple, we will definitely be ashamed. What's more, there are countless hermits in the mountains, and many of them are good at calligraphy and painting, so Liu Gong might as well ask them to help, so as to add some literary elegance to the Taoist temple. Song You said truthfully, just paused, and said, "However, Liu Gong is warmly entertained, and the Taoist temple is now new, but it is not good not to repay." ”

Song You lowered his head and looked at the three-flowered cat.

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu also followed him to look at the three-flowered cat.

The three-flowered cat had just eaten and was grooming, and the wooden ball was placed next to her, as if she was tired of playing with it.

Sensing the gaze of her Taoist priest, she also raised her head, looked at the Taoist, her eyes flickered a few times, and she easily understood what the Taoist meant, and then stretched out her paws, flicked the wooden ball next to her twice, and moved it from her own feet to the Taoist's feet, and then continued to lick and comb the hair on her neck.

The middle-aged man surnamed Liu was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know why.

As for the Taoist who said that his words are difficult to say compared to his own cat, it is naturally regarded as a joke by the middle-aged man surnamed Liu.

"I once went to a Taoist temple in Jingzhou, and there was an ancient tree in the view, which was quite elegant. As for other Taoist temples I went to, it seems that many of them are also planted with trees, which are both elegant and nourishing. Song You turned his head to look at the Taoist temple inside, "Since the Taoist Temple of Liu Gong is newly built, it just so happens that my Sanhua Niangniang picked up a tree species in front of the cliff, which is quite peculiar, maybe it is fate." Let's plant a tree for Liu Gong in the view, and I only hope that it will last forever. ”

When the middle-aged man surnamed Liu heard this, he hurriedly gave it up:

"Thank you, sir."

"Liu Gong is polite"

Immediately, the Taoist bent down to pick up the tree seed, and called the three-flower cat together, found a place in the middle of the outer courtyard of the Taoist temple, and asked the three-flower cat to help dig a soil pit and bury the tree seed.

Cover with a thin layer of soil and pour a large bucket of water.

The Taoist asked the swallows on the eaves to help.

The swallow flew up and stood next to the tree without making a move, but in the blink of an eye, the tree had taken root and sprouted, pushing out of the soil.

In just a short time, the shoots become small trees.

After a moment of effort, someone is taller.

At this time, the craftsmen in the Taoist temple were surprised, and they came around to check, looking strange, like watching a trick at a temple fair.

In between looks, small trees have grown into large trees.

The canopy of the tree is like an imperial canopy.

Sprinkle a shade in the unbuilt Taoist temple.

(End of chapter)