Night slowly fell.

At night in Wanshou Mountain, the sky is full of stars.

It was only at this time that Xuan Ye carried his heavy bamboo basket on his back and climbed to the top of the mountain step by step. Staggering as if it was going to fall at any moment.

That little face was flushed with exhaustion.

A small three-room tiled house, with an incense burner in front of the house and a vegetable patch behind the house. This is what he called Xuanyin Temple.

Pushing open the door, he put the bamboo basket under the big tree in the dark, rolled up his sleeves, scooped a scoop of water from the water tank in the courtyard, washed his hands, turned around and walked to the door of the main hall, took off his shoes, and stepped on the already old floor and walked in.

By the light of the moon, he finally found the location of the box, stepped on the box, stood on tiptoe, and removed the oil lamp that had been placed on the lampstand.

Bounting down, he took out the fire fold from his sleeve, blew it gently, and at one point, the oil lamp lit up.

At this moment, he suddenly noticed that a monkey face appeared in front of him, only a foot away from him!

The expression froze.

"Master, you're back!" the monkey grinned.

All of a sudden, all the candles around it were lit.

Genba looked around in panic.

"Master!"

"Master!"

"Master!"

Half of the side is occupied by the Great Buddha, and the small main hall is crowded with youkai.

Genye's mouth couldn't close.

"Master, we've been waiting for you so hard. Waving his hand at the fat intestine, the monkey said, "What are you waiting for? Will you do something? Can you let the master come by lighting the lamp?"

"Oh, oh!"

Before Xuanye could react, the oil lamp in his hand had already been taken away by the fat intestine. Immediately afterwards, he was picked up from the box by the monkey and placed in front of him.

Looking at the monkey, Xuan Ye finally held back his first words: "You...... Are you willing to worship a poor monk as a teacher?"

"Then can you still worship?" the monkey grinned and reached out to rub Xuanye's slippery head, pinched his slightly chubby face, and said, "Apprentice, I have thought it through, what about the conditions you offered, master, it is really rich." You see, it is the mantle of the handmantle, and the presiding position. By the way, you can also take me to ask for advice. Where's this to be found in the world? Are you right?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" the group of monsters quickly echoed.

"So, apprentice, I have decided to worship you as a teacher and join you in 'Pu, Du, Many, and Sheng'. 'Master, look, how's it going?'

With that, the monkey reached out and rubbed his nose twice, grinning, and looked at Xuanye. The eyebrows were raised and lowered, as if Xuanye had agreed.

Looking at the monsters in the room, after a while, Xuan Ye really came to his senses, and said hesitantly: "It's good, it's good, but it's ...... What about them?"

As he spoke, Genba looked at the other monsters.

"They, of course, they are under the master's door together, these are my good brothers. ”

As soon as he turned around, the monkey beckoned, and the fat intestine hurriedly put down the oil lamp in his hand and ran over.

"Look at this, fat intestines, does it look like him?" Stretching out his hand, the monkey pointed to the portrait of Maitreya Buddha hanging on the side: "Isn't it very Buddha-like?"

Fat Gut smiled.

"And this. Another wave of his hand, this time it was Da Hong: "Look at him, does it look like that?"

Stretching out his hand, the monkey pointed to the portrait of the Fuhu Arhat and said, "This is also full of Buddha nature!"

With his hands spread, the monkey said: "Look, master, all of them are full of Buddha nature, can you bear not to accept it?"

Xuanye was stunned when he heard this. The demons around him looked at him expectantly.

After a while, Xuan Ye said hesitantly: "It's good, but it's ...... The temple may not be able to support so many ......."

"If you can't afford it, it's okay!" the monkey slapped his thigh and stood up, "Then let them be handymen!"

The hand pointed and pointed to the bull's head: "Be a handyman, are you willing?"

"Yes, yes!" the bull head nodded hurriedly.

Raising the bull's arm, the monkey showed Xuan Ye: "Master, look, this muscle!

As soon as he finished speaking, the monkey ran to the hoarfrost again.

"Housework, steady!"

Ran to the black tail again: "Be careful, be cautious! Good habits! It's just right to be a follower!"

After speaking, he ran over and took Xuan Ye's hand again, and said in a serious voice: "The master is the abbot of the hall, and there are few people around him who have a hand, you say, is this like a word?

"It's not like words, it's not like words!"

"The dignified abbot, if you don't call forward and hug, you can't even receive incense money, master, this is my experience as an apprentice!"

As soon as the ghost was torn off, the monkey squatted in front of Xuanye again, and looked at Xuanye with a grin.

Xuan Ye frowned at the young brow, and said helplessly: "But...... I really can't afford it. ”

"What are you talking about? Master, they are all miscellaneous laborers, can you raise them? Okay, this matter is settled. As he spoke, the monkey patted his chest and shouted at the demons: "This matter, as the master's eldest apprentice, I will help the master decide!

"Yes! Thank you, Master. ”

With a shout, the demons hurriedly knelt down one by one, and there were three rings in a row.

"Oh yes, my own teacher hasn't been worshipped yet. The monkey then remembered, and quickly knelt down and kowtowed three times.

Looking at the monster kneeling on the ground in front of him, Xuanye couldn't say anything for a long time, and finally could only nod helplessly and said, "That...... All right. ”

"Thank you, Master——!"

Suddenly, there was a burst of cheers in the small temple.

It was probably the liveliest night ever at the temple.

Soon, White Frost brought out the hot meal that had already been prepared in the kitchen.

There were only two plates of wild vegetables, and there was a whole pot of rice.

"Master, eat vegetables!" the monkey grinned as he took a wild vegetable and put it in the Xuanye bowl.

"Oh, oh. Xuanye lowered his head and picked up the rice, but his eyes were always staring at the fat intestines.

He saw the fat intestine gobble up a bowl of rice, another bowl, then a third, and a fourth...... In the end, the whole rice bowl was picked up and licked cleanly.

The monsters are all full, but Genye still has half a bowl of rice left in his hand. He looked at the lit candles around him with some distress, and remembered that he only had three spare candles left......

On weekdays, he only lights oil lamps and doesn't touch candles.

As soon as he lowered his head, he saw the fat intestine crouching in front of him looking at him...... To be precise, looking at the remaining half bowl of rice in his hand.

Xuanye looked down at his own rice, and then looked up at the drooling saliva of the fat intestines.

"Master, you ...... Aren't you hungry?"

"No...... Too hungry. ”

"Thank you, master!" Fat Gu stretched out his hand, snatched the remaining half bowl of rice from Xuan Ye's hand, and swallowed it three times and five divided by two. Only then did he touch his stomach with satisfaction.

Looking at the fat intestine, Xuanye swallowed his saliva blankly.

"Master, how are we going to sleep tonight?" asked White Frost.

With this question, Xuan Ye hurriedly got up and said, "Go and prepare a futon for you for the teacher." ”

With that, Xuanye walked out of the main hall, put on straw sandals, and came to another tiled room.

This room is where the monks in the temple live. A single room, plus a bunk, and that's all.

Xuanye finally carried out the quilt that was bigger than the others with his feet, and spread it out panting.

Outside the door, a group of youkai gathered in a circle and stretched their necks to look.

"In the past, there were four people in the temple, as a teacher, a master, and two senior brothers. Later, the brothers left, and the master passed away...... With the addition of the teacher, there are a total of four quilts. Everybody has to squeeze in. ”

Seeing this, the monsters outside the door looked at each other and grinned. Laughter blossomed.

"There is food to eat, and there is bedding...... Why don't we go?" said Blacktail in a low voice.

The monkey hurriedly gave him a look and told him not to speak.

After a while, Xuanye finally sorted it out.

He assigned the hoarfrost to his original abbot's room alone, and moved out to sleep in the bunk with the others.

Turning to face the monkey, Xuan Ye folded his hands and said, "Apprentice, I have wronged you." ”

Hearing this, the monkey suddenly laughed: "Don't be wronged, not wronged." You're right?"

"Yes, yes, yes, no grievance, no grievance. The group of monsters nodded hurriedly, smiling one by one.

After sleeping in the open for so many years, it would be nice to have a tile to cover your head, and a quilt? Can this be a grievance?

A group of monsters rushed in happily one by one, stepped on the bunk and cheered.

Seeing the happy appearance of the demons, the young Xuanye couldn't help but wipe his sweat, and finally smiled with relief.

......

In the middle of the night, thunderous snoring echoes in the small temple.

There were a total of two rooms in this temple, the smaller one that was originally used by Xuanye was given to White Frost, and the others were all crammed into one large room.

Speaking of big, in fact, it was originally just Xuanye and two senior brothers, and at this moment, there are six people, including Xuanye and the monkey, where can it be spacious? There is also a fat intestine with two tops, a tall and strong bull's head. It can be said that it is difficult to turn over on the shop.

On the side by side, Xuan Ye suddenly opened his eyes slightly and sat up, and only got up after making sure that everyone was asleep, put on his shoes and walked outside the house.

Smear came to the kitchen, he took advantage of the moonlight to open the lid of a clay pot, reached in and touched it, and couldn't help but sigh.

"What are you looking at?"

Turning his head suddenly, Genba saw that the monkey standing behind him had already lit the oil lamp with a fire fold.

Xuan Ye hurriedly put the lid on again, a little flustered.

"No, nothing. ”

"It's okay, go to bed early. ”

"Hmm. ”

Genba lowered his head, just as he was about to stagger past the monkey. The monkey suddenly rushed behind Xuanye with an arrow and lifted the lid just now.

"Rice bowl?"

At this glance, the monkey was suddenly a little stunned, and looked back at Xuanye.

Xuan Ye whispered: "Rice, it may not be enough." Originally, it was prepared to be a piece of rice for one person, and there was a little surplus grain, but with so many people, it was definitely not enough. ”

"Are you worried about that? It's fine. The monkey smiled, frowned, and said, "In the future, if you eat rice, I will let them eat something else." ”

"Something else?"

"Go find something to eat yourself. Aren't these all mountains? Wild vegetables, fruits, whatever, in short, find your own. You don't have to worry about that. ”

"Not good. Xuan Ye shook his head and said, "They are all people from the temple, how can they favor one over the other? If they know, they will be unhappy, right?"

"Then what should I do, isn't it a lack of rice? Originally, there was some money, but I was told to give it away halfway. ”

"Let's find a way tomorrow, there is always a way. With that, Xuan Ye had already lowered his head, turned around and walked out of the kitchen.

Looking at the back of Xuanye leaving, the monkey tilted his head slightly and watched silently.

At this moment, the hoarfrost did not sleep. She hugged her knees, listened to the snoring outside the door, and looked out the window at the shadows of the trees that danced with teeth and claws, as if mocking them.