Brightly lit.

The village council hall has been stored for a long time, and I don't know how to build it, and it will only be opened when there is a big event in the village.

When talking about important matters, children are not allowed to enter the council hall. Most of the children were left at home, or they were placed in the open field outside the church after being told not to make noise.

Azu was squatting with a dog's tail in his mouth, but in his heart he was thinking about the big bird that the Taoist priest said.

If this fire was really caused by a big bird, how should he talk about it? The old man said that the big bird was so powerful that he was definitely not an opponent.

Call on the uncles and uncles in the village to catch birds? Will they believe it?

Thinking of this, Azu himself laughed, and he was a little unconvinced.

There was a lot of noise in the council hall, as if someone was arguing.

There are also a lot of children around, all of whom are squatting and sitting on the spot. A few people were looking for crickets in the grass, but Azu didn't have the mind. He blinked and looked around, looking for a familiar shadow.

Sure enough, in the corner, Ah Ming leaned on a wooden pier alone, bowed his head and said nothing, a little lonely.

Flying havoc.

Azu walked over slowly, but didn't speak, just sat silently on the side.

Ah Ming looked down at the ground, and Azu also bowed his head.

It's like being at the same table when I was in school. At this time, they probably raised their heads and smiled, but Amin couldn't laugh.

"Azu, do you know how much a cow is?" After a long silence, Ah Ming's voice suddenly came.

"It's a lot, I remember that two taels of beef cost ten yuan. A cow has to weigh hundreds of pounds......"

"My father said, three taels and one head, our family, there are no hundreds of taels of silver. ”

Azu was stunned: "That's a lot of money." ”

"Hahaha. Ah Ming suddenly smiled inexplicably, and his laughter was full of bitterness, "You, you also know a lot of money." ”

Azu nodded and did not speak.

"I'm leaving in a few days. ”

Looking at the fundraising, Ah Ming's eyes were full of tears. Azu's nose was sour, and he was a little sad.

"Where are you going?"

"Bashu, defect to a relative. ”

Azu bit his lip, but he couldn't spit out half a word. What can he do, and what can he change?

"My father said that our family should be a rich family. Ah Ming raised his head and said carefully, "But this fire has burned our rich and noble lives. ”

He raised his head and looked at Azu: "My father said that you are a poor peasant and won't let me play with you." Hehe, poor peasant life, do you believe it?"

Azu looked at him tacitly. Azu shook his head: "I don't believe it. ”

"I don't believe it either. Armin smiled innocently.

The sound of crickets is endless, and the two are also small talkers. On that lantern-lit night, the fate of the two teenagers temporarily drew two branches and ran into the distance......

The affairs of the council hall are mostly confused. During the day, there was no result of the discussion at the scene, and it was just a matter of different opinions.

There is no fire from the beginning, and there are no suspects, and there is probably no outcome in the discussion. The lights of the night are probably exchanged for decisions such as reporting to the official.

Azu wanted to care about this matter, but he couldn't care about it. The news that Amin was leaving was honest, but it also made him very uncomfortable. I couldn't sleep on that wooden bed all night, and I had to go outside to see the starry sky.

This star has been seen since childhood, but it is not so many at one time, so difficult to count.

......

The next day, life was as usual for the villagers. Rice planting, weeding, and gathering are no different from usual. This is rural life, no matter what big things happen, life is still business as usual.

still got up early, but Xu Si'an didn't check his Tao Te Ching today. Azu ate the porridge on the table and washed the dishes. Pulling the Tao Te Ching from under his pillow, Azu felt a little weak. Looking left and right, no one saw it, and Azu also smiled, how could anyone see it. A cigarette is out the door.

He was going to see the land of fire.

The village road is not long, but it is not short, yesterday it was a hurry, but today it can be walked slowly. On the road, you can probably see a few big men carrying commode buckets or women who have taken clothes, and Azu is also familiar with them, so he said hello.

When I walked to the small mouth of the village road, I saw that the old beggar in the village took a bowl and gave alms to the only person who promised him.

The old beggar had gray hair and a messy beard, which covered his entire face, but he could not see it clearly. No one knows when he appeared in the village. The old beggar had no one to support, but he was pitied, and he couldn't say where he was. So begging in the village is tacitly approved by everyone. There are also a few well-wishers in the village who took the straw left after harvesting the budding rice and built a grass hut for the old man.

Azu didn't have the money to give, but he wouldn't snatch a few pennies from his bowl like a naughty boy. Just passing by awkwardly, smiling politely at the old beggar.

The old beggar didn't breathe, just sat wilting on the ground and didn't respond.

Azu was not angry, smiled and left.

......

The pasture was burned by the fire, and only the ashes could be seen. Azu stepped on two feet, inexplicably, but the ashes were all deposited into the soil.

Although he is a child, Azu is not stupid. The cattle and sheep were burned by the fire, but they were not only robbed of ashes, but at least the bones should still be there. In this way, arson does not make sense. How could anyone unleash such a large piece of fire that burned through the bones?

"What a big bird?" muttered Azu, "and why did it burn it all down? ”

It's unusual, and Azu can't get any conclusions. It's just that when I came here, my chest was a little stuffy and hot, and after a while, the heat was not small.

Azu dug out his chest, and in retrospect, it was actually the Tao Te Ching!

Azu took out the Tao Te Ching, and the word morality on the cover was filled with golden light, and there was a burning feeling. I was shocked, and sure enough, there is something extraordinary about this Tao Te Ching!

It's just that this Tao Te Ching has been with me for a long time, but for some reason it has never made such an abnormality.

I saw that the golden light of the Tao Te Ching continued to intensify, and an indescribable golden aura came from it. The breath was transformed, transformed into a pair of big hands, and flew out.

Azu was surprised, but the hands flew into the ashes, and after a while, they took something back. The thing that was taken fell lightly into a pair of small hands that Azu subconsciously opened.

When I came back to my senses, the golden light had already dissipated. The Tao Te Ching also became silent, as if it were an ordinary broken book. It's just that what fell into Azu's hand also surprised him, it was actually a black golden feather!

The feathers were large, the size of Azu's palms. Azu looked closely, but he couldn't see anything, but reminded him that this was probably the hair of the arsonist bird.

Is a single piece of hair so big?

Azu couldn't imagine it. It seems that this real murderer is not far from ten, Azu put away the Tao Te Ching and feathers together, did not make a sound, and turned around and went home.

When passing by the old beggar, the old beggar raised his head clearly, and his eyes in the thick hair radiated a divine light, but Azu didn't notice it......

When he returned home, Azu couldn't wait to open the Tao Te Ching, wanting to explore the mystery carefully. It's just that the Tao Te Ching didn't move, and it turned back into a broken book. Flipping through the still boring text, Azu had a headache when he read it. I just endured reading a few articles, and the Tao Te Ching didn't change.

Azu hung his head in frustration: "Broken book!"

Suddenly, Azu's eyes lit up, but he thought that the old Taoist wanted this Tao Te Ching, could it be that he knew the secret?

In the afternoon, he is going to borrow a book, and he is about to deliver it, so wouldn't it be nice to let him demonstrate it then?

Thinking of this, Azu was thinking about it, just waiting for the afternoon.

The more he waited, the longer it was, Azu's heart was in his heart, and he was a little unfocused when he ate lunch, which gave Xu Si'an a glimpse of the clues.

"What's wrong?" Xu Mu knocked Azu's bowl with the head of her chopsticks to bring him back to his senses.

"It's okay, it's okay. Azu smiled sheepishly.

Xu Si'an looked at Azu, but felt a little suspicious.

Azu's eyes dodged, but he was thinking of something to translate Xu Si'an's attention. As soon as he rolled his eyes, he asked, "Dad, tell me, what is karmic fire?"

The old Taoist said yesterday that this fire was karmic fire, but it also made Azu a little curious.

"Karmic fire, that's what the allusion says, burns the fire of sin. Xu Si'an is very knowledgeable and will answer all questions, "Why are you asking this?"

"I, I'm curious. Azu replied, thinking that he was not lying.

Xu Si'an nodded: "It's a good thing to be curious, if you don't understand, just ask." ”

Azu breathed a sigh of relief, and finally fooled the past. I summed up the meaning of the karmic fire in my heart, but the old way clearly said that this big bird burned sins?

What is the crime of Ah Ming's family? Uncle Ji's family's crime?

Azu was confused, and he made up his mind to ask clearly.

The time after eating is roughly leisurely. Mother Xu washed the dishes and embroidered them. Xu Si'an dragged the only bench in the house, leaned on the back of the chair, shook the fan, and fell asleep humming.

Hearing Xu Si'an's snoring, Azu tiptoed and ran out.

Today's sky is a little cloudy, but it is not as hot as the previous two days. Azu ran to the entrance of the village in a short time, walked straight to the old mulberry tree, and saw the old road sitting under the tree in the distance.

The first two times I looked at that old way, he probably looked like a god stick, but he was ordinary. Today, when I look at it, that person is a fairy wind bone, and there are no waves in the ancient well.

"Little donor, really keep your word. ”

The old Taoist priest closed his eyes and was silent, but it was a sound transmission.

For the old Taoist priest's method, Azu is no longer surprised. Dafang took the Tao Te Ching from his pocket and handed it to the old man: "Oh, remember to return me." ”

The Tao Te Ching flew out of Azu's hand, but it naturally floated in front of Lao Dao. Lao Dao didn't stretch out his hand to take it, but he opened his eyes and saw that the Tao Te Ching stood firmly in the air.

This old way is really powerful! Azu sighed in his heart, taking things from the air, only the peerless masters in the martial arts novels he had read would.

Lao Dao looked at the Tao Te Ching, and his eyes were shining. The Tao Te Ching, however, seemed to be blown by a breeze, and began to turn the pages in a loud voice. Lao Dao is like reading a book without seeking much understanding, and he stares at the bottom. The Tao Te Ching is not thick, and it will be turned to the bottom in a short time.

Azu just watched from the sidelines, but he didn't dare to interrupt.

After reading the book, the old man was full of disappointment in his eyes, and muttered, "No, no." ”

I wanted to make that method go over again, but the Tao Te Ching didn't listen to it. The old Taoist magic didn't seem to work, and the Tao Te Ching swayed in the air and fell.

The old man looked bad, like a mourner.

Azu's heart sank, afraid that something was wrong.

Lao Dao suddenly howled, and his voice was hoarse: "I have no chance, I have no chance!"

Azu was taken aback, but it was the old man who looked crazy. Loud voice: "Old ...... Dao Chief, you ......"

Before he finished speaking, the old man laughed stupidly, glanced at Azu, and his body gradually turned transparent and disappeared into the distance.

There was no trace, Azu looked around, but there was no figure. Except for the Tao Te Ching that fell on the ground, it was a little fuit, and the old Tao seemed to have evaporated from the world.

Azu felt dazed, and he also felt a little falling in his heart.

"Boom!" the thunder exploded out of thin air. A thunderstorm fell, and it was a sudden downpour.

Azu took the Tao Te Ching, and in a pinch of rain, he drenched home.