The first old Taoist priest

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The sun is setting on the hills, the clouds in the sky are still red, the old peasants are scolding the cattle and sheep to drive home, the ducks in the stream are quacking and going home to sleep, the fish in the lake have poked their heads out and swimming, and there is a crow on the branch of the tree that is crying very badly. As night fell, the village fell silent.

On the branches of the moon, a torrent of horses' hooves broke the silence, dogs barked, and a young man rang the gong and shouted loudly, "The robbers are coming!" The sound was full of fear, and the villagers woke up from their sleep, and before they could organize a revolt, the robbers rushed into the village, killing people on sight, raping women when they saw them, even the old people and children, and the terrible screams rang all night until the early hours of the morning.

After the robbers left, the village was covered with fire and corpses, and the sky was slightly bright, the fire dissipated, and the village was in shambles.

A piece of wood covering the water tank loosened for a moment, and then it was slowly pushed away, and a little boy of four or five years old climbed out of the water tank with difficulty, looking around blankly, wow! A cry came out, and the helpless voice spread far and wide in the empty mountains!

An old Taoist priest in the forest rode on a donkey, the donkey's buttocks were full of two cloth bags, the old Taoist priest wore a set of green shirts and robes, looked thin, had a goat's beard, held a wine gourd in his right hand and sent a small sip of wine to his mouth from time to time, humming a small tune in his mouth, and slowly approached the village.

Suddenly, he reined in the donkey and stood still, and listened carefully, and a childish cry came faintly, so he stuffed the wine gourd and hung it back on his waist, and slapped the donkey's ass and hurried towards the village.

The old Taoist priest walked into the village, everywhere was a mess, the eyes were collapsed houses and corpses all over the ground, walked to the little boy to stop, jumped off the donkey, the little boy stopped crying, looked at the old Taoist timidly, I don't know why. The old Taoist priest asked kindly: What is your name?

The little boy replied, "Dog".

The old Taoist priest frowned, and he was relieved to think that in order to feed their children, folk farmers would usually give their children some strange names. Asked: Would you like to worship me as a teacher and go with me?

The little boy seemed to understand whether he understood or not, but seeing that the old man in front of him was amiable, he nodded a little blankly.

The old Taoist priest took the child and rode on a donkey to the outside of the village, and said: Give you a name for the teacher, this is Lijia Village, if you want to come, you will also be surnamed Li, and you will be called Li Forget worry in the future, forget your worries and sorrows, and live a carefree life!

The donkey shuttled through the mountains and forests, and the old Taoist priest said: When you get home in a while, you still have three senior brothers and one senior sister, and they are also orphans like you. Your elder brother's name: Duguba, ten years old;

Your second brother's name is: Qian Shengsheng, nine years old;

Your third brother's name: Sun Tzu Hou: seven years old;

Your fourth senior sister is called: Ouyang Yingying, five years old;

Your boy's name: Li Wuwu, four years old.

He smiled bitterly, poured another sip of wine, and was stunned.

Come to the foot of a mountain, a few houses are built on the wood in front, the room is covered with woven thatch, a row on the left, a row on the right, a horizontal row in the middle, three rooms each, a fence made of branches in front of a vacant space, a room on the left and right, a chicken coop on the left, at this time there is a hen cooing, it should be just after laying eggs in the master to ask for chicken food, the right is the kitchen, the middle of the fence is answered with wood an archway, which reads: "chasing the moon and idle" four big words, and then worry-free asked the senior brother, I don't know what that means. Outside the fence is a vegetable patch, planted with some vegetables, beans, and a small house in the middle of the vegetable patch is a thatched pit. A gravel road leads from the outside to the moon chasing the moon.

The donkey chirped outside the moon chasing the moon, and several children rushed out of the room with a chatter, shouting: Master, it is the master who is back, full of joyful emotions.

Everyone surrounded the old Taoist priest and kept talking, and the senior brother said: Master, I have learned more about the marksmanship you taught me, and the senior brother is already a half-old child, so he gestured next to him.

The second senior brother said: Master, I have practiced the knife technique you taught me, and the second senior brother Si Siwenwen, with fair skin, also took the knife and practiced at this time.

The third senior brother used a stick and said, "Master, I'll show you too." The third senior brother has a round face, looks fleshy on his body, and he is also a tiger when he plays with a stick.

The senior sister looked white and tender like a porcelain doll, and looked up at the master by pulling the corner of the master's clothes and said: Master, the hen has laid a lot of eggs these days, is it okay to eat eggs today?

The old Taoist priest asked everyone to stop, went to the cloth bag to take out the candy and pastries for everyone to eat, and said: This is your little junior brother, called Li Wuwu, you will love him and love him in the future, everyone has given the candy and pastries in their hands to Wuwu to eat.

Everyone followed the old Taoist priest to the house and sat down, and the old Taoist priest asked: "Don't worry, what martial arts do you want to practice?"

Worry-free asked the master: What martial arts did the senior sister learn?

The old Taoist priest said: Your senior sister is learning swordsmanship.

Worry-free said: Then I will also learn swordsmanship.

The old Taoist priest asked, "Why?"

Worry-free said: I want to practice swords with my senior sister.

The old Taoist priest stroked his beard and nodded.

The senior sister looked at the carefree from the side and said: "Shame", "shame", "shame"!

The brothers laughed.

The next day, the sky was slightly bright, and Wuwu was called up by the senior brothers to practice, two hours of basic skills, standing on the seven major piles, many times Wuwu couldn't hold on, but the senior brothers and sisters were still practicing, so they had the strength to persevere.

The old Taoist priest watched and nodded.

Two hours later, the brothers and sisters went to practice their weapons, and the master took them to the room to practice calligraphy. If they don't practice in the afternoon, the senior brothers will take the worry-free planting of vegetables and hunting.

After a few days, I was fully integrated into my new life.

After practicing this day, the brothers and sisters sat on the stump in the courtyard and did nothing with their hands supporting their faces.

The senior brother asked: Have you ever drunk, and everyone shook their heads together.

The senior brother asked again: Do you want to drink, everyone nodded together, and Wuwu nodded and shook his head.

Senior Brother asked: Little junior brother, don't you want to drink?

Worry-free answer: Senior brother, the master is not allowed to drink.

The senior brother said: Let's not talk about how the master will know.

The senior brother said, let's find someone to steal the master's wine gourd, and return it after one sip, the master won't know.

Worry-free hurriedly waved his hand and said: No, I can't!

Senior sister said: Little junior brother, senior sister believes in you.

Worry-free walked into the old Taoist's room step by step in the expectation of the senior brothers and sisters, the old Taoist priest leaned on the chair and half-lay down to sleep, just walked to the side, the old Taoist priest opened his eyes, saw that it was worry-free and asked: Worry-free, is there anything to find a teacher?

Worry-free said a little flustered: Master, if you are sleepy from drinking, go to bed to rest and wash.

The old Taoist priest did not doubt him, and the chair was indeed not as soft as the bed, so he put the wine gourd on the table and moved to the bed.

Seeing that the old Taoist priest had no movement, he took the wine gourd and retreated.

All the senior brothers and sisters cheered and gathered around, and the senior brother said: "Little junior brother, you can do it."

The second senior brother said, "Really good."

The third senior brother said, "Very good."

Senior sister said: Little junior brother, I knew you could do it.

Wuwu handed the wine gourd to the senior brother, and the senior brother opened the stopper and took a sip, saying: It's really delicious, and after that, the wine jug was handed to the second senior brother.

The second senior brother took a sip in the same way as the senior brother and said: The taste is a little strange, but I still want to drink it, so I handed it to the third senior brother.

The third senior brother took a sip and said: It is better than water, it has a taste, and handed it to the fourth senior sister.

The fourth senior sister took a sip without speaking, and handed it to the little junior brother.

The little junior brother leaned his neck and poured a sip, put down the wine gourd and coughed straight, coughing so red that his face was red, a little bitter, and the aftertaste was a little sweet.

The brothers and sisters laughed and ......!

At first, I wanted to taste it and put it back for the master, but you drank it all in one gulp.

When it was time to eat, the old Taoist priest got up and shouted: Are the little cubs ready to eat? No one responded, the yard was quiet and could be photographed, usually at this time Yingying's girl should come to call herself to eat, things are a little abnormal, the old Taoist priest hurriedly ran out of the room, saw a few apprentices lying in the yard, was shocked, hurriedly ran over to check, found that everyone smelled of wine, and then saw their wine gourd lying on the ground, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and said to himself: Little cubs wait for you to wake up and see how I clean you up.

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