Bai Yutian came to the door of the hut, saw that the wise master was packing up his belongings, walked in, and asked softly, "Senior, are you planning to leave?" ”

While packing up his clothes, the Venerable Master replied, "Although the scenery of this place is good, it is not convenient to eat and drink, and I am a lonely old man, and I have to travel more than ten miles to buy catties of meat, so it is better to leave early." ”

Bai Yutian heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, found that his stomach was hungry, and walked to the desk and poured a cup of tea and drank it.

The wise Venerable Master took out three books from the wooden box, one for the Spring and Autumn Period, one for the Lotus Sutra, and one for the Daozang, and placed them on the desk, with a friendly expression full of the meaning of sending each other, and said, "If you choose one of these three books, I will be the apprentice of Jiang Qingqing who has done his best to be a landlord and is not hungry for Jiang Qingqing." ”

Bai Yutian smiled, picked up "Spring and Autumn", and said politely: "Thank you, senior!" ”

The Venerable Master looked puzzled and said, "You kid really don't know how to read goods. This "Lotus Sutra" is half and half a unique book, and "Daozang" also took me half a lifetime to cultivate, excellent things, you want me not necessarily willing to give it. ”

Bai Yutian smiled and said: "Senior, although the Lotus Sutra is good, if you can become a Buddha on the spot with one sentence and put down the enemy sword, those chivalrous heroes will not die blindly." Although Daozang has spent half your life cultivating, if I want to live forever, there is no need to lick blood with the knife to beg for a living, and live this kind of precarious life. It's better to read "Spring and Autumn" to understand the righteousness, apply what you have learned, and neither mistake yourself nor others. ”

When the wise Venerable Master saw Bai Yutian, he was afraid that he would slander the Buddha and the Tao again, so he hurriedly put away the two scriptures and put them in a wooden box. Packed his belongings, handed the burden to Bai Yutian, poured a cup of tea and drank it, and said, "Let's go." ”

Bai Yutian prepared his baggage, walked outside the door, put on his robe, brought a hat, and said to the oncoming Zhang Yan'er: "Let's go, go out of this mountain and treat your stomach again, and eat lunch and dinner together." ”

Seeing that the Venerable Master had locked the two doors, Zhang Yan'er touched her hungry belly and said reluctantly, "Okay! ”

With a slight leap, the Venerable Master hung the key to the inside of the eaves of the roof, dropped to the ground, put on his robe, put on his hat, and walked towards the mountain path leading to the outside of the mountain, followed by Bai Yutian and Zhang Yan'er.

Walking on the road out of the mountain, Zhang Yan'er remembered Zhuo Yifei and them, and asked, "Brother Bai, don't you want to send a letter to the Taoist chief?" What if they keep waiting for us? ”

Bai Yutian replied, "No, they should have left early." ”

Zhang Yan'er was puzzled and said, "Why? ”

Bai Yutian replied with a smile: "Because you came with me!" In order to prevent you from walking more mountain roads, they naturally don't want you to walk back. ”

Zhang Yan'er grinned and said, "It's still the Taoist who cherishes people!" ”

The wise Venerable Master answered, "If you are a Taoist priest who does not know how to cherish people, how can those good men and women listen to their foolishness, eat and recite sutras without food, and think of becoming immortals." ”

Zhang Yan'er asked, "Senior, are you saying that cultivating to become an immortal is a deceptive nonsense?" ”

The Venerable Master smiled and said, "I don't know if I can deceive people or not." I only know that when the year is good, if you don't burn incense and worship the Buddha, you can have a smooth weather, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. When the year is not good, no matter how much incense is burned, no matter how many Buddhas are worshipped, there are no gods to go down to the earth to eliminate disasters and solve misfortunes, and the poor people are waiting to starve to death one after another. ”

Zhang Yan'er turned her little face to Bai Yutian and asked, "Brother Bai, do you think what Senior Li said is right?" ”

Bai Yutian replied with a smile: "It should be right! If all the men enter the temple and become monks, the women have no men, they can't have children, and all the people are extinct, then the six realms of reincarnation that Buddhism talks about are just empty words. So I think there should be people first, and then there are six realms of reincarnation. ”

Zhang Yan'er curled her mouth and said, "Then why do the world still believe in it?" ”

Bai Yutian said casually: "Worry-free nature longs to live longer, and the four walls of the family naturally look forward to worry-free food and clothing in the next life, who doesn't yearn for beauty!" Fools know that they eat when they are hungry, add clothes when they are cold, sleep when they are sleepy, and sit down to rest when they are tired, let alone those normal people. It's all an instinctive act of life, and it happens because it's needed. ”

Zhang Yan'er was still a little puzzled, and asked: "Since they are all fake, why does the imperial court still have to spend money and money to build buildings, build temples and Taoist temples, promote Buddhism, and crown the Heavenly Master?" ”

The wise master replied, "It's all because of necessity." ”

Zhang Yan'er asked, "Senior, what do you need?" ”

The wise Venerable Master replied, "What is the need, the unjust fate, the need to be content with the status quo." The poor live too hard, yearning for food and clothing; The rich live too nourishingly, yearning for longevity and career; The officials feel that their power is limited, but they are not addicted, and they yearn for imperial power; The emperor felt that he was a son of heaven and sacrosanct. For the sake of domination, of course, everything should be reduced to the status quo. The poor are happy to be poor, and do not offend the rich; The rich are happy to be rich and do not offend officials; Officials are loyal and do not offend the emperor; When the emperor loses a potential enemy, he can naturally get drunk and dream of death, and look forward to immortality every year. ”

Zhang Yan'er said with a smile: "Senior, since this is the case, then why do you still have ten years of understanding those scriptures and scrolls?" Isn't it in vain? ”

The Wise Master chuckled and said, "You child, things can distinguish between truth and falsehood, but not necessarily good from bad. Confucianism talks about being positive and enterprising, Buddhism talks about guiding people to be good, and Taoism talks about prolonging life, these are all good things. It is not only necessary to get close to it, but also to spread it widely and carry it forward. ”

The three of them spoke loosely for a while, walked out of the mountain road, and the wind and rain stopped.

Zhang Yan'er just put away the paper umbrella and ushered in a sweet voice: "Yanyan, why are you walking so slowly?" We've waited so long. ”

Zhang Yan'er Huan ran up, took Hu Yanqing's little hand, and said happily: "Sister Qing, you are too hearty!" Isn't it too well-behaved! ”

Hu Yanqing heard it, smiled sweetly, and said: "It's really conscienceless, it's good for you and wrong." ”

Zhang Yan'er grabbed Hu Yanqing's little arm and said jokingly: "Sister Qing, they all say that hunger and cold make you steal your heart, you can't blame me." After walking for most of the day, I drank a cup of tea, and my conscience was stolen by hunger. ”

Bai Yutian walked over with the Venerable Master of Wisdom, and the Daoist Master of Pure Concealment took Zhuo Yifei to greet the Venerable Master of Wisdom, and said, "I've seen Old Li!" ”

The Venerable Master smiled slightly.

Bai Yutian walked with the Pure Yin Dao Leader and said, "Dao Chief, didn't Senior Jiang go down the mountain with you?" ”

Jingyin Dao Chang replied: "This time out of the mountain, the three heroes of the Jiang family feel that the road is difficult and dangerous, and the future is not served, I don't know if I have the life to come back alive, so I deliberately stayed to have dinner with my family, and solemnly talked about it solemnly, so as not to leave regrets in the future." ”

"Return the Jiang Sanxiong, I think it's better to call the Jiang Sanniang, mother-in-law and mother-in-law, the more you live, the more you go back." The wise master took the conversation and walked forward.

Bai Yutian smiled, followed in the footsteps of the Venerable Master, and walked towards the town not far away.

Zhuo Yifei walked beside Bai Yutian and said: "Xiaobai, Jiang seniors are pure-hearted, they haven't set foot in the rivers and lakes for twenty years, and the ghostly tricks of Danyangzi's gang are too vicious, I think it's better for me to stay." ”

Bai Yutian turned his head and asked the Pure Yin Dao Chief, "Dao Chief, what do you think?" ”

The Pure Hidden Daoist glanced at the back of the Wise Master and said, "Why don't you ask Elder Li?" ”

Bai Yutian caught up with the footsteps of the wise master, walked side by side, and said, "Old Li, do you think this kid Zhuo Yifei needs to stay?" ”

The Venerable Master looked back at Zhuo Yifei and said, "I'll forget it." This kid is unfamiliar with this place and is easy to expose; Second, the three Jiang brothers are used to being alone, and one more sword and one less sword are just like that, and they don't have much effect. ”

Bai Yutian stopped and said to Zhuo Yifei: "Zhuo Yifei, you and Sister Yanqing will follow Elder Li and take care of his diet and daily life." ”

When the wise Venerable Master heard that someone could call him in the future, he stopped, took a good look at Zhuo Yifei and Hu Yanqing, and said, "Old man, I am old and like to eat fish, you two should remember." ”

Hu Jiayanqing replied with a smile: "Senior, it's good to eat fish." Crucian carp, promote blood circulation, and take it with a little boiled soup with the end of Sichuan shellfish to treat cough and asthma; Silver carp, invigorating qi, warming the stomach, moisturizing the skin, replenishing qi and maintaining health; Herring, nourishing qi and stomach, dissolving dampness and water, dispelling wind and trouble; Snakehead, tonifying the spleen and water, removing stasis and renewing, clearing heat and dispelling wind, nourishing the liver and kidneys, cooking with ginger and red dates to treat tuberculosis, and stewing with brown sugar can cure nephritis; Grass carp, warm the stomach, calm the liver and dispel wind, and replenish deficiency in warmth; Hairtail fish, warm the stomach, replenish deficiency, moisten the skin, dispel wind, kill insects, replenish the five organs, and can also treat yellow disease; Eel, nourishing qi and blood, softening muscles and bones; Yellow eel, moistens the liver, spleen, and kidney three meridians, replenishes deficiency, dispels rheumatism, strengthens muscles and bones, and can treat internal hemorrhoids and bleeding after taking it for a long time; Loach, nourishing the qi, dispelling dampness, quenching thirst and sobering, removing poison and hemorrhoids, reducing swelling and protecting the liver, cooking with garlic can cure malnutrition and edema, frying with oil until browned and boiling soup can cure children's night sweats, stewed tofu can cure damp heat jaundice, and shrimp yellow can be boiled together, can cure men's ......"

When the Venerable Master heard this, he was amazed and said, "Girl, what is your name?" Where is the teacher? ”

Hu Jiayanqing replied with a smile: "The little girl Hu Yanqing, the daughter of Hu Yiqiu, is a teacher of her mother. ”

The wise Venerable Venerable said: "Is that the little woman named Luoxia, the daughter of the fish king Yan Suqing?" ”

Hu Jiayanqing replied: "Yan Luoxia is my mother, and Yan Suqing is my grandfather." ”

The wise Venerable Master rejoiced, "That relationship is good, one loves to eat fish, the other understands fish, and they complement each other." ”

Hu Jiayan Qing bowed slightly to the wise master and said, "I am willing to serve Elder Li." ”

The Venerable Master laughed and said, "Come, come, come, girl, let's go together, don't let those who don't know how to fish get cheap." ”

Zhang Yan'er chased after her and said, "Old Li, who said that we don't understand fish, Brother Zhuo understands it very well." ”

The wise man said: "He knows what, a country boy looks." ”

Zhang Yan'er held the little hand of the Hu family Yanqing and quipped: "Old Li, you are wrong, he understands the mermaid of Sister Qing." ”

Bai Yutian smiled, making Zhuo Yifei's cheeks red, and he was ashamed and disappeared.

A joke began, and the six of them headed towards the town, and the funny stories fell all the way.