59 Holy Monk 18
When the guards in front heard Director Zhang's words, they couldn't help but lift their spirits.
Killing a bandit rewards ten taels of silver? Killing ten is a hundred taels of silver, which is enough to marry a daughter-in-law in a small town, and if you kill a few more, the money for the purchase of real estate will be earned.
Wang Daxing flashed the big knife that the thief slashed at his head, he is not the bold Director Zhang! Fortunately, thanks to the master this time, there was no loss along the way, and when the thieves came this time, they were warned in advance by the master, and their losses were smaller, and a thief of ten taels of silver was not unaffordable.
He immediately shouted, "A thief is ten taels of silver!" If you want to make a fortune, now is the time! β
At this time, the master, who was worried by Director Zhang, had already avoided the crowd and came to the bandits' den.
Because the thieves all went down the mountain to block the road and rob, there was no one left here to guard him, and naturally no one stopped him.
When the master who does not eat the fireworks of the world in the eyes of the world arrives, he goes straight to the place where the thieves put the silver.
After the silver vault was opened, he sighed twice, this thief on the trade road is really very rich, look at these real gold, silver, jewelry, jade, and jade, converted into silver, and the food bought is enough for the people of a town to eat.
Jiang He put away all the thieves' silver and patted the monk's robe, which was as white as snow.
Today's master is still immortal, and he doesn't smell the slightest copper.
He looked at the cottage that could not be more simple, and it was obvious that the bandit did not intend to stay here for a long time, but only worked here for a short time, and slipped away after a few robberies, so the luggage was not opened, which was cheap for him.
Until the remaining bandits ran out when they saw that the opportunity was not good, the river finally appeared slowly.
Director Zhang was instructing people to calculate the loss this time, and when he saw him, he was very surprised, and asked curiously, "Master, where have you just been?" β
Because Master Xuanji's image of the immortal wind dao bone was too deep-rooted, Director Zhang and the others did not associate him with greed for life and fear of death at all. When they find out that he is missing, they don't think he's running away or something, they think he's leaving.
After Jiang He recited the sentence "Amitabha", his hands were folded, and his eyebrows were full of compassion: "The poor monks are overtaken for the dead, and all living beings are suffering, I only wish them to be good people in the next life." β
Everyone was in awe, worthy of being a master, and treated all the people in this world equally.
If it is other monks, I am afraid that they are scolding the troubled bald donkey in their hearts, regardless of whether they are enemies or enemies, but when facing Master Xuanji, no one will have this kind of thought, which is an insult to the master.
The bandits who did not die were tied up and strung together with ropes, and Wang Daxing asked the guards to drag them to the yamen of the nearby county town.
Although the master warned in advance, they were ready, and there were not many dead, but there were countless seriously injured, and the medical expenses and pensions were a lot of money, and these thieves were sent to the yamen in exchange for some bounty.
Coming out of the yamen, Wang Daxing frowned.
As they expected, most of these bandits were Hu people, and many of them were older Hu people.
"Last year, there was a drought in the north, and the grassland of the Hu people suffered the most serious losses, and two of the small tribes had a conflict and fought, and the big tribes took the opportunity to clean it up...... Looking at the clothes on their bodies, they are all Hu people who have nowhere to go after the defeat, they are old and have no tribe to want, and they are unwilling to die, so they don't just go into the mountains to be a coward. β
The county magistrate sighed shortly, disgusted with the behavior of those Hu people abandoning the elderly, "This year."
If they can't slow down, they will definitely come to fight the autumn wind again, you merchants should be careful. β
Hearing the words of the prefectural order, everyone's hearts were heavy.
Especially when approaching the grassland, the group sometimes sees corpses hidden in the grass, and when they look closely, they all find that they are all old people.
A person familiar with the grassland said: "The Hu people are not like the Central Plains people, they have a tradition of giving up the old age, when the food is not enough, the old people will leave the tribe and find a place in the depths of the grassland, they do not pay attention to the soil for safety, if the bones return to the wolf's mouth, they will think that this is the arrangement of immortality." β
The wolves on the grassland are fierce, and these old people who are willing to die to leave hope for the young can fill the wolf's belly and reduce the resources to compete with the wolf for survival.
Jiang He chanted the Buddha to the corpse.
This is too cruel in the eyes of the Central Plains people, but for thousands of years, it is by relying on this tradition that the Hu people have survived from generation to generation.
Wang Daxing muttered: "No wonder most of the thieves are elderly Hu people, when they can't survive, people really do anything." β
**
However, a month later, there was another sensational news in the capital.
Several traffickers in the capital were taken into custody, and many abducted children were rescued from the traffickers' dens.
The government took the captured traffickers to the streets, and the people of the capital ran out to watch, throwing rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs at these losers.
"It's all the credit of the Snake Immortal!" The onlookers in the capital had a heated discussion, "I heard that the traffickers were all found by Snake Daxian, and it was still guarding the street last night, and the tail flicked and flicked, knocking down the fleeing traffickers." β
"Snake Daxian is a good snake."
"Look, they're traffickers."
"Isn't that Aunt Osmanthus? She's a human trafficker! The people who recognized the acquaintance exclaimed.
Other people who knew Aunt Osmanthus were also shocked, "How, how come?" Aunt Osmanthus has a good temper, she has never blushed with anyone, she used to be praised by everyone, saying that she is a good person, she can actually sell children? β
"I really know people and faces, but I don't know my heart!"
"It seems that he was in disguise before, how can a trafficker be a good person?"
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At this time, the great heroes Feng Ming and the big white snake were eating in the restaurant.
General Weiyuan just hugged his newborn daughter and son last night and ran to help, and after the traffickers were all caught, he didn't care about the follow-up, and went back to see the dragon and phoenix fetuses at home.
Yu Wai can only translate for everyone and help convey the words of the snake ancestor.
He is old, he has been busy all night, his body can't hold on, and he is still making up for sleep.
It was Fengming's idea to let traffickers roam the streets, firstly to see if there were any daring people who dared to rob prisoners, and secondly, to warn latecomers that traffickers should not die well.
The big white snake buries his head in eating, the food cooked by the imperial kitchen is delicious, and the food in the restaurant outside also has a special taste, the meat is very finely cut, and it does not taste as good as the whole one, but it is more flavorful, and there are many more delicious foods.
Feng Ming drank a glass of wine, and when he looked up, he saw the big white snake staring at the wine glass in his hand faintly.
He hurriedly protected his wine glass, "Don't even think about it, if you get drunk, I can't hold it." β
The Great White Snake is still curious about the taste of wine:
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He muttered in his heart, the big white snake is really very Buddha-like, and when it wants people to understand its meaning, it is really easy to understand.
"Only one sip!" Feng Ming finally gave in.
So the big white snake took a sip of wine, and soon stopped making trouble, because the wine was really unpleasant, and I didn't understand why these two-legged beasts liked it.
When he returned to the palace, Feng Ming finally discovered how much impact this small sip of wine had.
The big white snake usually walks, it twists and twists, but this time it is good, it has already tied itself into a knot, and then twisted like a twist, and shook it twice again.
The people of the capital have just finished watching the traffickers tour the street, and now they are watching the big white snake walking in a fancy way, and they are all watching it with relish.
Feng Ming wanted to cover his face and pretend that he didn't know such a coquettish...... Snakes!
"Long worm!" A colorful bird pounced and landed on the head of the big snake, and his tone was very shocked, "I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you fat like this?" And what kind of novel way of walking is this, poop walking? β
Feng Ming's face was full of surprise, "All of you, long time no see, where did you come from?" He couldn't help but look behind the parrot, and the master had returned?
The big white snake was also completely awake now, and his tail slapped the floor: hiss!
The enemy's eyes were very red when they met, and the appearance of the parrot made the big white snake completely sober up, and he didn't need to drink sobering soup.
The parrot jumped on the head of the big white snake, "The master has not returned, I am here to deliver the letter." β
Although Feng Ming was disappointed, he heard that the parrot was going to send a letter to the emperor, so without saying a word, he took the two goblins into the palace together.
The emperor in the palace was very much looking forward to learning that Master Xuanji had asked the parrot to send him a letter.
After reading the master's letter, he was a little puzzled: "Library? Let everyone in the world read for free, master...... What a merit! β
Over there, Feng Ming was also praising the parrot: "You are so good, you can even send a letter!" β
Look at this parrot is also fat, and it can fly so far, it is really amazing!
The parrot smiled a little awkwardly, and it happened that the people in the imperial dining room came over with the cut raw food according to the parrot's request.
It flew up and greeted Hai Dongqing, who was hiding on the roof, "Man, come down and eat food!" β
Feng Ming followed the prestige, and when he saw the animals on the roof clearly, his eyes were wide open, and his chest rose and fell with excitement: "Ahhh Only one of the 100,000 condors will come out of Hai Dongqing! β
This Hai Dongqing has brown spots on its body, its tail and claws are pure white, and at this time it is eating raw chickens and ducks with its head down, and its beak and claws tear open the chicken like iron hooks, and its eyes are straight when it looks at Fengming.
"All of you, can I touch it?" Feng Ming asked.
He is the least resistant to this ferocious animal, especially this one that can fly and is the king of the sky.
The parrot flapped its fat wings and flew to Hai Dongqing's back, "Thanks to the old man, I was able to fly back to the capital in just a few days, and the old man carried me all the way, and I promised to invite it to a big meal." β
Therefore, it is really not its credit that it can bring the letter back, it is so fat, if it flies back to the capital by itself, it will definitely die of exhaustion.
The eagle and the snake are mortal enemies!
The big white snake next to him had a fierce light in his eyes and his tail standing up.
Hai Dongqing
() Glancing at it haughtily, this snake is too fat, it may not be able to beat it, but the big snake is helpless with it, because it can fly!
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sp; The Great White Snake was furious: Hiss! Come to war!
The parrot was helpless, it flew up, stopped at the middle door of the two predators, and acted as a mediator for them.
"Long worm, you have to do your best to be a landlord, the old man has helped me a lot, we will leave soon! Without it, I wouldn't be able to fly back, the Master is still waiting for me. β
At the mention of the master, the big white snake finally glared at Hai Dongqing without looking at it, and hissed at the parrot again.
The parrot said, "The master misses you a lot, too, and he says that what you are doing now is right." β
The parrot is a master of Duanshui, and he doesn't dare to be as yin and yang as before, what if the dead snake can't think of running to the border? It's so fat, the Hu people definitely don't mind eating snake meat.
Moreover, its size is too big, it is really inconvenient to follow the master, after all, the grassland is not the Central Plains, and the host has not yet become famous, such a big snake is by his side, and the Hu people will only treat the master as a demon monk.
As he spoke, he saw the queen walking over with a big belly and holding the hands of the palace people.
Now the queen's belly has swelled, and her nostalgia is obvious.
The parrot flew over, and its voice was crisp: "Blessed mother." β
The queen mother looked fond of it, asked people to bring melon seeds, chatted with the parrot, and asked, "Is the master okay?" β
The parrot answered one by one, and secretly scanned the queen's body.
The queen's body is very healthy, the child in her belly is healthier, and the healthy growth and childbirth package that the host spent money on is really not in vain.
"Xiaobai has helped Bengong a lot." The queen mother said softly, "It is particularly worried about the palace now, as long as it is in the palace, it will basically stay near the palace." β
After the queen became pregnant, she encountered an assassin once, and before the assassin could make a move, she was frightened by the big white snake lying on the roof and fell off the roof, shattering the bones of both legs.
encountered poisoning once, and before the people around could react, the big white snake overturned the palace maid holding the poisonous fruit tea with one tail.
She also encountered the gardener planting poisonous plants outside her palace, and the plants with beautiful flowers were also killed by the white snake.
For this reason, the queen already owes the big white snake a reward of 10,000 chickens, ducks and geese.
The emperor and queen were very interested in what the master was doing along the way.
The parrot and them blew about the process of the trip to the northland, such as the master saving the wife of the Mi family, who was regarded as a fairy because the weather prediction was too accurate, etc.
The parrot wasted no time in saying: "Your Majesty, the master said that three months later, it will rain heavily in Yushu County, and everyone in the whole county will be washed away by the water, so you should prepare in advance." β
The emperor's face instantly became serious: "The master mentioned this matter in the letter, you can rest assured, the cement has been made, and I will immediately ask people to repair the embankment." β
The parrot stayed in the palace for one night and left with Hai Dongqing the next day.
Hai Dongqing carried a fat parrot, carrying two chickens on his two paws, and said to Hai Dongqing enthusiastically with ill intentions: "Come to my house when you are free, please eat chickens, ducks and geese!" β
Hai Dongqing glanced at him and let out a scream.
As for what this means, Feng Ming directly agreed to it, and couldn't help but be happy.
**
The parrot served as a messenger and finally returned to the river.
Seeing it, everyone was taken aback, Wang Daxing even suspected that it had not actually returned to the capital, such a short time gate, with the flight speed of a parrot, it was impossible to go back and forth.
"Why are you still so fat?" The monk pinched the parrot's wings dissatisfied, and they were as fat as chicken wings, "These wings have not been used?" β
The parrot was straightforward, not ashamed at all, and beckoned his old buddy to come over, "There is Haidongqing Express, why should I use my own wings." β
Everyone's eyes were about to fall out, "Isn't this the god of the grassland, Hai Dongqing?" β
The people who live in the grassland believe in immortality, and Hai Dongqing is regarded as a divine messenger.
The master is a fairy, and the parrot he raises is an extraordinary bird, so his friends are also the gods of the steppe?
The parrot shouted for Director Zhang to send a chicken over to add food to Hai Dongqing, and the two chickens that Hai Dongqing brought from the capital had already been eaten.
The group looked at the Hai Dongqing from a distance, not daring to approach, the claws were like iron hooks, and when they came down, they were afraid that their eyeballs would be pulled out.
"Master......" Director Zhang's eyes rolled, "Do you want to raise this Hai Dongqing in the future?" β
Master Jiang He saw through Director Zhang's idea at a glance, having a Haidongqing is equivalent to having nowhere to go in the grassland, and it is equivalent to becoming a distinguished guest of the Hu people without spending a penny.
"Amitabha." The master clasped his hands together, "Hai Dongqing belongs to the sky. β
He is a monk who is not interested in raising a meat bird of prey, the big white snake is an exception, it is raised outside the staff, and he does not need a monk to make meat for it to eat.
Forget about raising Hai Dongqing.
Director Zhang was a little embarrassed, looked at Hai Dongqing with hot eyes, and decided to buy a trained eagle after he went back.
**
The grassland is full of tents, and looking at the past from afar, it seems that dark flowers are blooming on the yellow-green grassland.
Between the yellow and green gates are white sheep and brown cows, sturdy bearded women wielding whips and driving sheep and cows, they shouting in their mouths, and shepherd dogs running through the grasslands to help drive the lost sheep back to the flock.
"This year's grass is not as abundant as in previous years." The woman in a bearded dress and pigtails looked at the large grassland, and her face showed a worried look, "Last year, the grassland was dry, most of the grass was dry, and many cattle and sheep starved to death. β
At that time, they had to slaughter some of the livestock, but the grassland lacked salt, and before the winter passed, the meat was all bad, and they could only starve in the spring.
This year's grass is not as lush as in previous years, and the herdsmen are afraid to let go of raising cattle and sheep, and experienced old people estimate that the grassland has 40,000 or 50,000 fewer cattle and sheep this year than in previous years.
I don't know how many people will starve to death by then, so I really have no choice but to go to the Central Plains to fight the autumn wind.
"The emperor of the Central Plains is not easy to mess with." Another tall Hu woman sighed, "The current emperor of the Central Plains is different from those soft-footed shrimp in the past, I heard that he can fight on the horse and govern the country when he gets off the horse, why don't such heroes come out of our grassland?" β
There was no food last year, so they went to Daqing to fight the autumn wind, and many people died, and people from tribes of all sizes lost their lives.
Many people died, and the cattle and sheep barely had enough to eat.
Because of the defeat, the two largest tribes lost their prestige, and the small and medium-sized tribes that had barely gathered began to disintegrate, and now the steppe is basically scattered large and small tribes.
The woman who was born into a small tribe had a worried look on her face.
If there is not enough food this year, they will definitely have to start a war, and if they don't join, these small tribes will die, but if they join, they will also die in the war.
Why is it so hard to live?
"Aunt Maha, what do you want?"
A crisp voice sounded, and I saw a thirteen or fourteen-year-old grassland girl riding by, with slightly dark skin, a pair of bright and shining eyes, and a smile like the sun in the sky, dazzling.
"Sanya." Aunt Maha greeted the girl on horseback with a smile, "Ouch, you have a good harvest today, look at how fat these rabbits are." β
Sanya did have a good harvest, and she immediately hung four or five rabbits and two pheasants.
She untied a rabbit and threw it at Aunt Maha, "Rabbit fat, add a dish to Xiaobu and them tonight!" You're welcome, this is the last time you gave us lamb in return. β
Aunt Maha was about to refuse, and the girl had already patted her horse away.
Aunt Maha couldn't help but pat her thigh, how could this Sanya run so fast, she still wanted to tell her about her brother.
Really, life is so sad, Sanya's family even took in a slave from the Central Plains as a righteous son, I don't know what they are thinking, if they want to raise children, there are so many orphans in the prairie, how to accept a child from the Central Plains? And the boy was so short that he couldn't work.
What is the use of not being able to work and only eating white food?
"Maha, you're going to die! The Sannya family will not take a fancy to your son. The woman who passed by on her horse couldn't help but laugh.
They didn't know Aunt Maha's mind and wanted her son to marry Sangya, so she was extremely opposed to Sangya's family adopting a slave from the Central Plains as a righteous son, thinking that the righteous son would drag down Sangya's family.
"What's wrong with my son? And my son is still filial! Aunt Maha was not happy, "My family Shangji can do anything, how can he be like that little slave, a ten-year-old child, who is not yet eight years old when he works." β
The woman on the horse shook her head, not wanting to talk to Maha's sister-in-law.
The boy didn't grow up in the grassland, and of course the work of raising cattle and feeding horses was not as good as Shangji, but in other aspects, ten Shangji couldn't compare.
If you ask Sangya, why their family adopted that child, of course, it is because the child is good-looking!
She had never seen such a good-looking child in her life, unlike the children who grew up drinking milk on the grassland but were still blackened, their Batu seemed to be a person made of jade, with white and tender skin, which was really beautiful.
Batu was sold to the grasslands by traffickers two and a half years ago.
He had been beaten on his run and had broken his brain, so much so that he couldn't remember who he was.
Sang Yaniang bought the child cheaply and wanted to get a job for the family, but the child's face was full of dirt at that time, and she didn't see what he looked like.
Who knew that after washing, Sangya's mother and daughter's eyes were straight, this child must be too good-looking.
Both mother and daughter felt that they had found a treasure, and those traffickers must not have known that the child was so good-looking, otherwise it would not have been possible to sell it so cheaply.
Because of the child's appearance, the mother and daughter racked their brains to give him a grassland name, which was called Batu.
Although Batu is clumsy, Sanya doesn't dislike it at all, just looking at his face, Sanya feels happy and doesn't mind doing more work herself.
The attitude of the mother and daughter made Batu, who was exiled to the grassland and lost his memory, not so trembling, and gradually integrated into the family.
Later, he instructed Sangya to barbecue, and the herdsmen within a radius of ten miles drooled.
Who would have thought that there is plant juice in the grassland that can make barbecue so delicious.
Batu also taught them to puree the sour wild fruits and put them on the barbecue, which would be more delicious and greasy.
The herdsmen who ate this kind of barbecue were happy and distressed, and felt that the cattle and sheep in the past were ruined.!