More than 100 people who had been taken captive stood on the drying ground, frightened and mixed with apprehension.

Lu He held his young son in his arms, and held his wife with the other hand, looking around in disbelief.

Zhao Ji said worriedly: "I don't know how these bandits will treat us." ”

Lu He sighed: "Since you have taken us up the mountain, our lives should be worry-free, but we will inevitably suffer some crimes." ”

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat!"

At this moment, a shout sounded not far away.

A group of people dressed as folk men came carrying wooden barrels.

Is there still food to eat?

The people on the drying field were stunned, their faces full of incredulity.

The rice is vegetable porridge, green and sticky, but it smells faintly enticing.

In a short time, the people had a bowl of porridge in their hands.

At first, no one dared to eat it.

After all, this thing is too weird, the bandits who were originally fierce and vicious, and often killed people and cut off their heads, suddenly gave them food.

When things go wrong, there must be demons.

But after walking for a day and a night, the second half of the road was still rugged and steep, and many people were already so hungry that their chests were close to their backs, and their eyes were green.

There is hot vegetable porridge right now, where can I bear it.

Soon, there were people who were so hungry that they couldn't stand it that they began to drink porridge, and with the first, there was a second, and there was a third......

There are also smart people, Lu He is holding the vegetable porridge, staring at the people drinking the porridge without blinking.

Seeing that they drank a bowl of porridge and had no adverse reactions, he said softly: "Eat." ”

Hearing this, Rao and the child ate porridge with a bowl.

It can be seen that the Lu family has a good tutor, even if they are very hungry at this time, the family of three is still slow to eat porridge.

"Spices?"

As soon as the vegetable porridge was entered, Lu He couldn't help but look weird.

This gang of bandits not only gave them vegetable porridge to eat, but also put spices in the vegetable porridge?

"Strange!"

Zhao Ji on the side was amazed.

Hearing this, Lu He raised his eyebrows and said, "What's wrong with Brother Song?" ”

Zhao Ji smashed his mouth, and said with a puzzled face: "The fragrance of this vegetable porridge is so strange, I can't even taste what kind of spice it is." ”

He was the Emperor of the Zhao and Song Dynasties, and he was extremely extravagant, and he had tasted countless delicacies in the past, including many tributes from the Western Regions and overseas states, and he had never seen any spices.

But at this moment, even he couldn't smell the aroma in the porridge.

Lu He had long believed that he was the son of a rich and noble family, so he was not surprised when he heard his words.

At this moment, Rao Shi whispered: "This is the aroma of millet." ”

"Millet millet?"

Lu He and Zhao Ji were stunned.

Rao Shi nodded and explained softly: "Corn is also known as poppy, there are many people in the slave hometown to plant, wet and cold in winter, often cook porridge with dry shells, have the effect of warming the body, can also be used in medicine. Every year when it is ripe, there are medicinal herb vendors who come to buy it. ”

In fact, the opium poppy was introduced to China as early as the Tang Dynasty.

By the time of the Song Dynasty, it had been cultivated in small quantities in the south.

Written in the Song Renzong Jiayou period of the "Book of Sketches" has a detailed record: "The old did not come out of the state soil, but now there are everywhere, and the people's homes are more ornamental." There are two kinds of flowers, red and white, with a slightly fishy smell. In fact, it is like a condyle arrow in a bottle. There is rice very fine, it is very difficult to plant, the nursery people dung the land every other year, and the cloth in September; From winter to spring, the seedlings are extremely luxuriant. There are not many species, nor are they luxuriant. If it is scorched yellow, it will be picked. ”

However, at this time, people did not know much about the effects of the opium poppy, and like cotton, it was mainly used as an ornamental flower, and the rural people would use dried fruit as a condiment in winter, which could make the hard-to-swallow vegetable porridge delicious.

In the Xishu sencha invented by Su Shi, there is a tea material that is poppy husk.

Su Dongpo also wrote a poem: Taoists persuade to drink chicken Su water, and the boy can fry warbler millet soup.

Yingsu is the name of the poppy in Shu.

Opium, on the other hand, is the juice extracted from unripe fruits, and has a smell of urine, which is difficult for people to accept.

This is also the reason why, before the end of the Qing Dynasty, although there were poppies in China, there was no large-scale addiction.

Black and sticky, with a urine smell, and extremely bitter opium paste, which normal person would eat?

Therefore, opium has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for analgesia and cough in the early days.

It was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty that it was gradually accepted after it was smoked with tobacco leaves.

In addition, there is the most critical point, swallowing opium alive carries the risk of sudden death.

Therefore, honey is added to the Bliss Pill made by Fang Qifo, firstly to dilute the dose, and secondly, to make it taste better.

Hearing that this spice was a medicinal herb, Zhao Ji and Lu He couldn't help but let down their guard and ate the vegetable porridge in a big gulp.

A bowl of vegetable porridge can't fill your stomach at all.

After eating, many people looked at the barrels with their eyes.

Seeing this, the believer in charge of cooking said with a smile: "Those who have not eaten enough can come forward on their own, and they can add porridge until they are full." ”

Hearing this, the people immediately rushed up.

After the meal, it was already completely dark.

At this time, fires are lit around the drying area.

Fang Qifo was dressed in a white robe, and under the support of a group of subordinates, he walked slowly.

These subordinates are also dressed in white, with solemn expressions, and Manichaeism honors white, which means light.

"Meet the Buddha!"

The believers in the cottage knelt on one knee, folded their hands, pinched out the Dharma seal, and looked fanatical.

Walking in front of everyone, Fang Qifo slowly spoke, and his voice was loud: "You and others have sins deeply, and the Holy King of Light has issued a decree to let this seat eliminate the obstacles for you." ”

I have to say that the mysterious and solemn atmosphere created successfully frightened the people on the drying field.

While~

Behind Fang Qifo, one of his subordinates struck the bronze bell, making a crisp and melodious sound.

In the sound of the bell, Fang Qi Buddha recited the scriptures: "Thou shalt know! That is, before the establishment of this world, the two bright envoys of the pure wind and good mother entered the realm of ignorance in the dark pit, and promoted to be strong, and always victorious. Its five types of demons are sticky to the five bright bodies, like flies with honey, like birds being swallowed, and like fish swallowing hooks. For the sake of righteousness, the Pure Wind Enlightenment made the five types of demons and the five clear bodies harmonize, causing the world to be ...... for ten days and eight earths."

"Wow!"

Suddenly, a man standing in the front row vomited.

The black water of the big beach spewed out of the man's mouth.

The black water was mixed with undigested vegetable porridge, and it was extremely fishy.

This strange scene frightened many people.

After vomiting, the man went limp and fainted to the ground.

Fang Qifo stopped chanting, looked at the man, and sighed: "Your evil obstacles are too deep, it is difficult to return, and you have all the five demons, if you let it go, at most three or five years, you will fall into the boundless black prison, suffer endless torture, and never be able to live forever." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, another woman vomited black water, but it was better than the man above, she didn't vomit much, and she didn't faint.

But the woman was also frightened, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, and kept prostrating: "Master save me, master save me!" ”

Fang Qifo lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, showing compassion: "If you take refuge sincerely, there is still a glimmer of life. ”

"I want to take refuge, I want to take refuge!"

The woman nodded busily.

In the crowd, Zhao Ji and Lu He glanced at each other, and they saw strange colors in each other's eyes.

This little trick is okay to deceive ordinary people, where can you hide it from them.

After performing some miracles, Fang Qifo began to preach officially, but this time it was not obscure scriptures, but some easy-to-understand words.

Fang Qi Buddha absorbed the advantages of Zhong Xiang Yang Qi's teachings, and added equal wealth and equal wealth to it.

These ordinary people and even wealthy businessmen have been oppressed by the government in recent years, and the taxes are heavy, and they have long been dissatisfied in their hearts.

The teachings of the Seven Buddhas can be regarded as speaking to their hearts.

Coupled with the previous porridge and miracles, the eyes of many people were no longer frightened, but replaced by awe.

The sermon lasted for nearly an hour, and Fang Qifo looked around at everyone and said softly: "Don't worry, don't worry, this seat invites you to enter the mountain, just to eliminate the obstacles, after a few days, if you don't want to convert, you can leave on your own, this seat will not stop you." ”

"Thank you, Master."

Many people were overjoyed and thanked one after another.

Fang Qifo instructed: "The hour is not early, good Mingzi, lead all the donors to rest." ”

"Follow the Buddha's decree."

One person pinched the Fa Yin in his hand, and immediately led the people towards the south of the cottage.

Looking at everyone's backs, Fang Qifo asked softly, "How?" ”

The subordinate behind him replied, "Most of them are stupid and can be believers, but there are a few who are strong-minded. ”

These subordinates were responsible for observing the reactions of these people when he was preaching and preaching, and kept them in their hearts.

Fang Qifo instructed: "Observe for a few more days, and if those people cannot convert, they will be sent to a slave camp." ”

"Yes!"

The subordinate answered.

……

The dwellings were wooden huts and bunks, and one room could accommodate fifteen or sixteen people.

Lu He seized the position in the corner, and settled his wife Rao and young son in the corner against the wall, while he blocked himself at the outermost.

"Brother Song, this way."

Seeing Zhao Ji stunned in place, Lu He beckoned to him and motioned to sleep next to him.

"This ...... How can this be slept? ”

Zhao Ji has never seen such a scene, even when he fled for his life, he slept in a spacious and luxurious dragon chariot.

At the moment, more than a dozen people are crowded into a bunk, and he really can't accept it.

The fleeing people walked for a day and a night, and then they were frightened again, and they were physically and mentally exhausted, and they lay down on the bunks one after another.

As people kept taking off their shoes, a strong sour smell spread through the wooden house.

"Gross!"

Zhao Ji was so smoked that he retched, and hurriedly covered his mouth and ran out of the house.

As soon as he went out, he was stopped by a bandit.

The bandit looked at him expressionlessly, and said coldly: "Go back, if you don't have permission at night, you can't go out." ”

Gollum!

Zhao Ji swallowed his saliva, although he couldn't understand what the other party was saying, he still held on to his luck and asked tremblingly in official words, "I...... Can I take a shower? ”

Sleeping in the bunk, he endured it, but if he didn't bathe, he really couldn't stand it.

After walking for a day and a night, his whole body was soaked with sweat, and his body was stained with blood and urine, and a variety of smells mixed together, almost fainting him.

The next moment, a sound of breaking wind came.

A slap was slapped heavily on Zhao Ji's face, his eyes were full of stars, and his nose bleeded, but it was like opening an oil sauce shop, and the salty, sour, and spicy hair rolled out.

The bandit scolded in a low voice: "I don't know whether to live or die, if you don't go back, Lao Tzu will chop it." ”

Zhao Ji covered his face, frightened in his heart, and hurriedly fled back to the house.

Climbing up to the shop in the dark, Lu He on the side asked in a low voice: "Brother Song, I know that your family is wealthy, but at this time and that time, bear with it for the time being, and escaping now is the top priority." ”

Zhao Ji didn't say a word, and he felt extremely remorseful in his heart.

Knowing this, it is better to let the pseudo-Qi catch it, at least it will not be abused.

(End of chapter)