In order to thank him, Uncle Shan specially invited him to his home for a light meal, "This is also before noon, presumably Ma Gongzi has not had lunch yet, if Gongzi does not dislike it, please come to my house as a guest, let me entertain Gongzi." ”

"Is it convenient?"

"What's inconvenient? I'm afraid that Son, you dislike my food. ”

"Don't call me Childe, how old are you? ”

Sambo was a little older, and after some politeness, they became brothers.

Crabs lead the way, and from time to time they will scurry into the grass on the side of the road, sniffing here and there, as if they were visiting their own garden.

Liang Ma and the two shared the firewood, walking behind all the way chatting, Shanbo told a dynasty that his family lived in a small village not far from here, when he was very young, his parents died, he was able to grow up by relying on the care of the neighbors, the family was poor and could not afford to read, and there was no skill, so he could only rely on going up the mountain to chop firewood and sell it for some money every day to barely survive. He also told the dynasty that Shanbo was not his real name, but he had been chopping wood for a living for a long time, and everyone was used to Shanbo Shanbo, so they forgot his original name. However, Shan Bo likes the current name, at least it is very appropriate for his reality, he is a man who eats by the mountain.

Seeing Shanbo's optimistic attitude towards the world, he began to look at his friend he had just met, "As for me, that's much happier than you." My family members are all alive, and my brothers are taking good care of me, but I haven't seen them in a long time, hey. ”

Ma Dynasty comes from the Lingnan Ma clan, their clan is good at yin and yang Taoism, once in the Sui Dynasty produced a national reputation of the "Yin and Yang Official", the family momentum is immense, but unfortunately the dynasty has changed, and the reputation has slowly faded with the torrent of history, and there are not many people who can remember their Ma clan.

Once he was sent by his father to Old Man Zhang to learn Taoism since he was a child, and he also told Shanbo about the separation from his family, and halfway through the story, the two came to the village where Shanbo lived.

Most of the people in the village make a living from farming, the people's livelihood is simple, and they are very enthusiastic about outsiders, they will greet outsiders with a smile when they see them coming in, even if they are still pulling cattle to plough the land at the moment, they will stop and greet Yionce cordially.

"The people here are very kind. ”

"Indeed, the villagers here are good people, and if it weren't for their care of me, I wouldn't be alive today. Look, that's where I live, please come in with me. ”

Although the house in which Shanbo lived was not as big as the rest of the village, it was as simple as theirs. There is also a small vegetable patch at the back of the house, the vegetable patch is full of all kinds of vegetables, and before entering the house, just by virtue of every foot and inch of this yard, every grass and tree is arranged in an orderly manner, it can be seen that the owner here is a person who can live and take care of it.

"Brother Ma, you go into the house and sit down, there is tea on the table, you can rest and drink a glass of water, I will put the firewood and go to cook, and you can eat later." ”

The room is a living room, and there are only a handful of furniture in it, but they are all very clean and tidy. Once you sit in the small hall, you can sweep the four walls at a glance. The small wooden cupboard placed on the side made it eye-catching, the wooden cupboard was nothing special, but the small puppets placed in it were very eye-catching, not only because their bright colors were incompatible with the old tones in the house, but also because these puppets were finely made, and the materials used were not something that ordinary people could consume.

Once I got closer and wanted to take a clear look, but I was interrupted by the mountain uncle who entered the house at this time talking to him, and the mountain uncle asked: "Brother Ma, although I don't have any delicacies from the mountains and seas, the vegetables, fruits and vegetables grown in my small courtyard are all good dishes for dinner, I hope you won't be used to eating these things." ”

"No, no, no, I grew up eating coarse rice bran, and I'm grateful that you can invite me to dinner. ”

Speaking of eating, since he left Huangfu, it was the last meal he had ever eaten, thinking that he had not eaten for a day until now, and he was tossing and turning, he was so hungry that he wanted to eat everything he could eat in this courtyard.

The smoke curling, the brisk sound of chopping vegetables accompanied by the boiling oil in the pot, and the aroma of the food that can hang people's taste buds to the sky, have hooked a mouthful, standing in front of the stove, the thunder can't move, where do you remember what puppets in the wooden cupboard.

Every moment and every second of a hungry person waiting for the meal to be served is tormenting, not to mention the discomfort of a person who once had a good meal. Fortunately, Shanbo was quick with his hands and feet, and after a while, several tempting dishes were put on the table.

Saved!

Looking at the appearance of gobbling up, Shanbo was still worried that these meals were not in line with the guests' appetite finally let go, he took a few bites, and left the meals for a while, and once it was also very face-saving, no particles were left, all of them were eaten into the stomach, and the feeling of being full was very solid for the first time.

"Brother Ma, I just heard you say on the road, do you know how to do Taoism?"

"Oh yes, I've been learning Yin-Yang Dao with my master since I was a child. ”

"Brother Ma is really a heroic young man, although I am short-sighted, but I also know that people who know Yin and Yang Taoism are powerful people. By the way, can Brother Ma know Zhang Tianshi?"

"Old man Zhang, have you ever heard of a tutor?"

Coincidentally, Zhang Tianshi passed by the village where Shanbo lived a few days ago, and happened to meet Shanbo who had returned from selling firewood, so he asked him for a glass of water to drink.

"I met your master and his old man a few days ago, but I didn't expect to meet his apprentice in a few days. ”

On that day, when Zhang Tianshi saw Shanbo for the first time, he secretly calculated that Shanbo's life was thin, but he did not make it clear, but gave Shanbo a folding talisman to open and use at the most critical moment, firstly, to prepare for Shanbo's upcoming "catastrophe", and secondly, to repay the kindness of that glass of water, but the old man Zhang knew that this folding talisman could not completely resist this catastrophe, but it could also make the best plan.

When I mentioned Master, I suddenly remembered what Master told him to do, which was to catch a few seven-star fish, and I still had no clue about it. Not only that, but once he was separated from his junior brother and the three immortals. Thinking of this, he frowned and sighed unconsciously.

Hey—

Sambo saw that he had something on his mind, so he asked him if he was in any trouble.

"My master asked me to catch a few fish and go back, but I haven't even seen a shadow of a fish until now. ”

"Catch fish?"

"Yes. ”

"That's not easy, isn't it! whatever fish your master wants to eat, I'll ask the crab to catch it for you. Don't look at the crab as a dog, it's a good catcher and will definitely help you. ”

"Really? That's great, have you ever heard of the Seven Star Fish?"

"Seven-star fish, your master likes to eat seven-star fish?"

Shanbo thought that he had heard it wrong, but he confirmed again and again that what the master asked him to catch was the seven-star fish.

"I know where to catch this fish, but this fish is not very delicious. ”

The seven-star fish is a kind of fish that grows in the mud, because the fish has seven-star black spots, so it is called the seven-star fish. This fish only eats sludge for a living, and the meat quality is naturally not as good as other fish, and it tastes like mud, so no one will catch this fish to eat.