The green forests and fields covered the foothills, and the birds crossed the acres and acres of fields, and fell to a house in Beicun, chirping and combing their feathers, and the blinking bird eyes were biased, looking at a woman in a plain dress, coming over with food, and gently pushing open the door.

Squeak

In the unique murmur of the old wood, in the house, the lights were dim, Chen Jing sat behind the small table and was stunned, and the woman next to him put the food on the table before slowly turning her face.

"Mother, you said that Mr. Lu hasn't seen us for so long, will he not see us again?"

"Probably not, Jing'er, don't think about it, eat it quickly. ”

In the old house in the countryside, the house was dim, Zhang Lihua took the oil lamp and moved it, and handed the chopsticks over: "Mother knows that you feel uncomfortable, after all, from an emperor, to"

"Mother, it's okay. ”

Chen Jing divided half of the food in the bowl and ate it with his mother, "Actually, I'm more worried that my mother is not used to it." ”

"Mother is not used to anything. Zhang Lihua picked the fish and meat from the bowl and put it in her son's bowl, put a chopstick of green vegetables in her mouth, closed her red lips and chewed slowly, remembering the previous embarrassment, and said with a smile: "It's better than just leaving the capital, and our mother and mother are running around in the mountains." ”

He paused and spoke again.

"By the way, I heard that Mr. Lu has been very busy recently, and there were officials from the Sui Dynasty who came soon, fortunately we didn't go over at that time, otherwise it would be difficult for Mr. Lu, and now he is busy building a temple, Jing'er is at ease and waiting, eating and eating will be Zhang Luo, I can't let you go to work."

The mother and son also had a few days at the foot of the North Village, and they were not used to it at first, especially when they went to the toilet, the thatched houses in the mountain villages were mostly dug a pit, a circle of rotten mats, and a horizontal board was built on the pit, and any and urine could be seen, which made the mother and son who were used to the brocade clothes and food in the palace feel uncomfortable for a long time.

In terms of eating, although she brought some gold and silver out of the palace, but in such a small place, the gold and silver not only could not be used, but also easily aroused the suspicion of others, Zhang Lihua gritted her teeth, rolled up her sleeves and followed a group of women and children in the village to do some work, begging for some millet and rice dishes, and from time to time Sun Yingxian waved some good rice, and the mother and son gradually adapted to this water and soil.

However, lighting an oil lamp during the day is a bit of a luxury.

The chopsticks touched the edge of the bowl, and the mother and son ate their meals quietly, and when they said a few words, there were footsteps outside.

Phew

The door leaf was not closed yet, and when he walked into the eaves, he stood at the door and knocked on the door, pointing outside: "There is an old man looking for you outside the village, you two might as well come out and see, can you meet." ”

Chen Jing glanced at his mother, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and followed the person who was hurrying out of the house, crossing the dirt road separated by the houses in the village, and saw an old man in a dusty robe walking back and forth with his hands in his hands, and glancing at the village from time to time.

"It's Uncle Huang"

The mother and son who came over, Chen Jing recognized the old man outside the village at a glance, Zhang Lihua nodded, hurriedly combed the somewhat messy hair, and sped up his steps.

The old man over there also saw the mother and son who came over, thanked Li Zheng on the side, waited for people to leave, shook off his cuffs, and bowed down to Chen Jing's mother and son.

"Old Minister Chen Fu, meet Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine. ”

"Uncle Huang, there is no need to be like this, the Chen Dynasty is gone, don't call Your Majesty, follow us to the house where we settle down first, and then speak. ”

After all, there are many villagers around, and seeing such a scene, it is mostly inconvenient, Chen Jing immediately led the old man to the dilapidated house where he lived temporarily.

The furnishings inside were shabby, and many places were covered with dust, and the old man looked away from the two broken bowls on the table with distress.

"Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine, just eat this kind of meal?"

Zhang Lihua went over to put away the dishes and chopsticks, took them aside, lifted the cuffs and wiped the sweat stains on her face.

"It's good to live in a mountain village temporarily, and it's good to have a place to live, and I don't dare to think about anything else. ”

"Alas, Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine have fallen into such a situation, and the old minister feels uncomfortable. Chen Fu closed his eyes and stood for a while, then opened them again and looked at Chen Jing.

"Now that the capital has fallen into the hands of the Sui people, the Chen Dynasty is large, and there are still many officials and people who are interested in my Chen Dynasty. ”

Chen Chao said that it was Chen Jing's, and he took it from his father, but he threw it away from his own hands, and the young man was unconvinced after all.

But when I thought of my escape and the purpose of this, I was a little hesitant.

"Jing'er. ”

Zhang Lihua pinched the corners of her clothes, she knew her son's struggle, but if she stayed in this place, she was afraid that there would be no more chance to recover the Chen Dynasty.

In the dim light, Chen Jing sat on the bench, clenched his fists against his knees and trembled slightly, until his mother's voice called, he raised his face and slowly got up.

"Let's go, let's go. ”

whispered twice in a row, and saw that his mother was wearing an old dress with a vegetable-colored face, Chen Jing took a deep breath, looked at the old man, and arched his hand: "I listen to Uncle Huang." ”

Soon after, he packed his bags and left the house, and stepped onto the dirt road outside the village, and in the distance a figure riding a donkey passed far away from the mountain road in front of him, and disappeared around the corner in the blink of an eye.

"It's Mr. Lu"

Chen Jing wanted to go to Lujia Village to say goodbye, but was urged by the old man, so he had to go in another direction, and from time to time he looked back at the outline of Lujia Village

Far away, the old donkey who returned to the fence yard like a lightning speed, spread his hooves and ran back to the shed, the bookshelf fell to the ground, the toad man pushed open the small door, puffed out his cheeks and ran quickly to the vegetable garden, holding on to a wooden fence, and spit out with a 'wow'.

The sound of vomiting drew the pale figure who walked out of the stove room to look over his long neck.

"You Evil Beast, Come Again"

A toad and a chicken rolled into the vegetable garden, the toad Taoist pulled his tongue, and crawled out of the vegetable garden weakly, his flippers suddenly tightened, stared at his eyes, and squeezed out a sentence of 'his mother'

He was pecked at his feet again, dragged into it, and drew a deep ravine in the ground.

Lu Liangsheng walked through the mountain road, came back to the thatched house, waved his robe to summon a side of the dirt, the clouds and mist outside the cliff condensed water droplets, he used the long shape wrapped in white cloth in his hand to urge the mana to return to its original size, and gently put it on the ground.

Using the soil of Qixia Mountain and the water droplets condensed by the clouds and mist, he smeared the corpse of Honglian little by little, shaped the silhouette of a person, and looked at the woman who was standing at the door of the room and smiling at him.

Lu Liangsheng also laughed, kneading and patting the thin mud with his fingertips, caressing out his facial features and neck, slowly moving down to shape a slender figure, according to the woman's appearance and clothes, pinching out the dress, offering the five elements of fire to dry, and painting lacquer.

The scholar dipped in ink, dotted the dark eyes on the clay sculpture's eyes, and the whole clay sculpture became lifelike.

"From now on, she will be Honglian, and Honglian will be her. ”

Lu Liangsheng put down his pen, sat at the door and looked at the motionless clay sculpture in the courtyard with the woman, and said softly: "Your bones are inside, and you must not leave an inch in the future, maybe you will use your bones to achieve the Dharma Body, and your flesh and blood will be the same as when you were alive." ”

"How long will that take?"

"Maybe a year or two, maybe twenty or thirty years. Lu Liangsheng held the hand of the red mercy like air, with a smile on his face: "I will accompany you in Qixia Mountain, waiting for the day when you come out." ”

Patting his knees, he got up from the stool, he shrunk the clay sculpture with a spell and took it away, opened the paper umbrella and looked back at Honglian.

"It's time to go down. ”

The sky was walking, slanting to the top of the mountain, turning into a red glow.

"Wooden beams are erected"

The high-pitched cry was set off between the newly built temples, and a large log as the main beam was carried by eight big men, and slowly put down the dome, Lu Laoshi rode on the roof, looking at the new mountain temple with a smile, and completed the work in the hands of a group of village elders and children.

Shirtless and sweaty young men lined up in front of the hot cauldron to receive a bowl of broth, squatted on the ground with the steamed buns handed by Lu Xiaoxian, took a bite, and then poured in the hot soup, which was hearty and comfortable.

In front of the fortune-telling booth, the gray-haired Wang was half-blind like a master, walked to the front to lead the way, sent the old man to his home, and then sat on the threshold and chatted about home, looking at the sunset outside the courtyard, listening to the sound of the old man's family washing rice, ready to rub on the meal.

Soon, Lu Liangsheng walked in front of this gate with an umbrella, and the people in the village came back from the mountain temple one after another to greet him.

"Liangsheng, the temple is built! yes, I promise you like it!"

"By the way, what are you going to do in the temple?"

"It's useful, it's hard work, I'll treat all my aunts and uncles at home another day. ”

Lu Liangsheng smiled and said a few words, and said some words to his father, that is, he walked through this glow with a paper umbrella, came to the front of the mountain temple, and stepped on the newly paved stone steps.

Hong Lian under the umbrella did not speak, stood motionless at the gate of the temple, and did not speak.

Lu Liangsheng, who turned around inside, took her hand, walked outside and sat down in front of a broken tree lying across the ground, looking at the stretching Xia Mountain shrouded in the glow.

"I will wait for you, wait for the day you come out, if you are lonely, you will tell me in a dream, I will come and sit, and wait for the day when your incense becomes a god, we will sit together on the old donkey and explore the rivers and lakes!"

Hong Lian under the umbrella didn't speak, just squeezed the man's hand, tilted his head and slowly leaned on his shoulder, looking at Lujia Village where the mud road extended in the distance.

"Lu Lang counts when he speaks?"

"Hehe, words count!"

The refreshing sunset, Qixia Mountain, only two people in front of the temple watched all this quietly, until the darkness spread on the side of the sky.

Hong Lian got up and walked into the temple gate, slowly turned around, and bowed to Lu Liangsheng at the door, the pear vortex with beautiful cheeks, smiled sweetly, and turned to the clay sculpture on the altar with his sleeves.

"Lu Lang, it's not early, let's go back. ”

"I'll see you tomorrow and give you a delicious tribute. ”

Lu Liangsheng waved his hand, showing a smile, then turned to leave, the next morning, carried a bamboo basket, brought Li Jinhua made of white bread buns to the tribute table, and also brought pen and ink in front of the statue, rolled up the wide sleeves, and the tip of the pen wrote on the two long plaques: Huanghuang Xia has lived for thousands of years, and the power of God is mighty and shakes the world.

Hang on both sides of the temple door, and the short plaque on the door will be penned: Red mercy God.

The temple view is getting more and more beautiful.

Time passed slowly, the newly built temple roof, the tiles accumulated dead leaves, the new incense burner also had broken incense candles, the spring went to the summer solstice, and the dense forests and fields had more cicadas singing one after another.

Lu Xiaoxian sat in the hall in beautiful clothes, staring at the matchmaker who came to the matchmaker, Sun Yingxian unhappily waved a spell and kicked the opponent's stool, showing all the embarrassment.

Lu Laoshi smiled on the side, and wanted to applaud, but was kicked by his wife, and the tears of pain almost rushed out.

Outside the courtyard, three teenagers who had grown tall ran out of the village with books in their arms, ran up Qixia Mountain, and panted to salute the toad Taoist with a wooden spoon and an apron on a big rock.

Then, spread his feet, ran to the small thatched courtyard in front of him, sat in a row, put the four treasures of the study, and read aloud with a scroll.

Under the pine tree shaking the branches and leaves, Lu Liangsheng, who was dressed in white with a cloud pattern, held the scroll, sat on the stone bench, facing the sea of clouds, looked at the classics, and occasionally opened his mouth to correct the mistakes read by the young man in the courtyard over there.

In the scorching summer, in the slightly open window lattice, a stack of painting skins in the sealed bookshelf slowly squirmed, a gust of wind blew in, turning into a shadow with fluttering sleeves, walking close to the window, holding his chin, listening to the sound of Haoran, blinking eyes also looked at the scholar under the old pine, and the red lips hooked charming.

It's still so good-looking.

The verdant mountains gradually withered and drifted away, covered with snow, and winter went to spring again.

Time flies.