Chapter 16: Bondage
Zhou Ang felt that the sect he joined was really weird and mysterious everywhere.
At this time, he couldn't help but follow Uncle Zheng's topic and ask again, "That's not right, Uncle Shi, if when you enter the door, there is only my master in the mountain gate, then you ......."
Halfway through the question, he suddenly figured it out.
It's not that I figured it out, mainly because Ao Chun had already closed the door and came back at this time, and when he saw him, Zhou Ang suddenly thought of his magical operation - this kid has already started, but there is no master yet!
Sure enough, at this time, Uncle Zheng Huan and Uncle Zheng said with a smile: "At that time, your master told me that he couldn't accept me as an apprentice, so I could only be his junior brother." ”
Zhou Ang was puzzled and asked, "Why?"
Uncle Zheng was still smiling, "Don't ask, you'll naturally know in the future." ”
Zhou Ang was surprised, subconsciously turned his head to look at Ao Chun, who was standing on the side and looking at him curiously, pointed at him, and asked, "What happened to Ao Chun?"
This time, without waiting for Uncle Zheng to answer, Ao Chun's child himself had already spoken: "My grandfather said that my talent is too poor, let alone being an apprentice to my grandfather, I can't even be an apprentice to my grandfather, but I can't bear to leave me, so I will accept an apprentice for my master first." - I picked it up by my grandfather. ”
Zhou Ang suddenly realized.
Although it was a bit of a twist, he did feel that he had barely understood the logic of the "mountain gate" where he was a disciple - that is, it didn't matter what kind of gear his master thought you were in, he didn't care what order it was, and directly installed it on that gear for you.
But he still had questions, so he asked again, "What...... Uncle Shi, when I entered the door just now, I saw that there was still a pile of snow under the jujube tree, how could there be snow that hadn't melted in this weather?"
Zheng Huan still smiled when he heard this, and said, "It's melting, don't worry, it's almost over." ”
Zhou Ang was speechless.
What is this called?
But at this time, it seemed that he was a little tired of being asked all kinds of questions by Zhou Ang, so Zheng Huan instructed: "Ao Chun, you take your uncle to the courtyard to take a walk, so that he can get acquainted with it." ”
When Ao Chun heard this, he bowed down and answered "yes", and then looked up at Zhou Ang, "Uncle Shi, let's go?"
So Zhou Ang followed him out of the main hall.
The yard is so big, and there are only a few rooms, so there is so much to see.
Needless to say, the three rooms in the main hall are everyone's daily activities, reading, classes and practice places, one on the west side of the main hall, said to be called "Tibetan Scripture Pavilion", push the door in, there is a row of bookshelves inside, but there is nothing on the bookshelf, empty, there is a bookcase on the other wall, there are four treasures of the study, but there is actually a bed in the room - it turns out that this is also Uncle Zheng's bedroom.
And the one on the east side of the main hall, Ao Chun said that he couldn't enter because it was the grandfather's bedroom.
Then there are three rooms in the west wing, the northernmost one, there is a bed without a bunk, it is said that the third uncle once slept in the place, the middle one, there is a bed and a bunk, it is Ao Chun's room, the southernmost one, go in and see, there is a pot, but it is only supported on an iron shelf, there is no stove, and the room is unobstructed, and there is no firewood.
And then...... The rest of the latrines are not ready to be visited.
After the visit, Zhou Ang's heart was half cold.
This courtyard feels that it is not much richer than his own family - he is not greedy for the wealth of other sects to apprentice, mainly because he really wants to contact and learn the mysterious things of this world, a small sect with such a dilapidated family background, it really makes people doubt what real skills he can teach himself!
After hesitating for a moment, seeing that the child Ao Chun should have felt that he had finished taking himself around, and the task was completed, he was about to go back to the hall on a mission, Zhou Ang stopped him and asked in a low voice: "Ao Chun, how many years have you been here?"
Ao Chun stood still when he heard this, and replied loudly: "Uncle Hui, the disciple has been here since he can remember. ”
Zhou Ang nodded, and asked again: "When I entered the door just now, I heard you studying, you are here, what did your grandfather teach you?"
Ao Chun said: "Back to my uncle, my grandfather taught me to read, write, meditate, and cook. He also taught me some boxing. ”
"Still teach you how to cook?" Zhou Ang was surprised.
But he didn't expect that when he asked like this, Ao Chun was even more surprised, "Yes, we have to eat, of course we have to learn to cook." ”
Zhou Ang opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything.
So the two of them returned to the main hall.
This is the end of familiarization.
Zhou Ang came to the conclusion that it was very poor, and there were no beds left for him at present. And it is a place to love to let the little ones cook.
In the main hall, Uncle Zheng Huan and Uncle Zheng were still smiling, and when they saw the two of them coming back, he smiled and said, "Ao Chun, I'm going to tell your uncle something, you go to the courtyard outside to endorse the book." ”
Ao Chun agreed, took his book from the bookcase in the past, and went out.
Seeing him leave, Zhou Ang turned around, Zheng Huan touched his beard with a smile, and said: "Now you are considered to be a beginner, from tomorrow, when your master is not there, your uncle will be responsible for teaching you to solve your doubts." ”
Zhou Ang was solemn when he heard this, and said seriously: "Thank you, uncle." ”
Zheng Huan said again: "You have also seen it, we are very spacious here, if you want to stay in the mountain gate, you can sleep in a room with Ao Chun." ”
Zhou Ang thought back to Ao Chun's small bed, and subconsciously shook his head, "No need, uncle, although the mountain gate is quite spacious, the disciple's home is not far from here, and it is okay to come and listen to the lecture every day." ”
Zheng Huan nodded when he heard this, and said, "That's very good." That's great!"
After a pause, he suddenly asked, "Did your master take you into the door and mention the matter of binding your body to you?"
Zhou Ang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Not for the time being." ”
"Hmm...... That's it!" Zheng Huan touched his beard and said, "Although I don't know how long you can study in our mountain gate, I still have to give it a bundle." ”
Zhou Ang said: "This is nature. I don't know...... What do you need?"
Zheng Huan touched his beard again and said with a smile: "I see ...... It's just 196 cents, right? Money can buy anything, right? What do you think?"
Here you go again!
Zhou Ang's heart suddenly twitched.
He couldn't help but complain in his heart: You guys are relying on yourself to be able to pinch and calculate, right? I know that I have and only one hundred and ninety-six dollars, so I have to be stuck with the largest number, right?
But at this time, although he felt that he must be smiling stiffly at the moment, he still nodded seriously and said, "As Uncle Shi said, the disciple has exactly one hundred and ninety-six texts, but he has never brought it with him at the moment, and when he comes back tomorrow, he will serve it to Uncle Shi." ”
When Zheng Huan heard this, he immediately said: "It's okay, it's okay! As long as you agree!"
As he spoke, he suddenly took out a string of money from behind him - Zhou Ang was stunned at the time, and when his attention was attracted by the string of green coins that were "familiar" at a glance, his Zheng Huan Uncle Zheng's other hand stretched out, and there were more than a dozen copper coins in his hand.
He shook it with both hands, and the copper coins in both hands rattled.
Zhou Ang almost subconsciously reached out and touched himself - the dozen or so money he brought with him when he went out this time was really gone.