Yinzhou mass grave, a stone statue of the Taoist is covered with dust, there are many offerings in front of it, and even someone holds an umbrella on the ground for the stone statue, it stands to reason that these years have been exposed to the wind and sun, this umbrella should have become tattered, but although the umbrella on the stone statue is old, it has not yet reached the level of tatters.

Today, a crack opened in the face of the stone statue, and the fine rubble rolled down, and the pale golden light flashed away.

"Eh, do you think this stone statue is a little different?"

"What's the difference, are you sunburned and your eyes are spent?"

Miao Dan and Tian Le stood in front of the stone statue for a long time, this stone statue appeared here five years ago, I don't know where it came from, who carved, just appeared out of thin air, legend has it that the whole mass grave shook endlessly, their village felt it seven or eight miles away, thought it was a demon, no one dared to go out, after three or four days, there was really no movement before daring to come out, after all, life has to go on.

Gathered the hunters and woodcutters from many nearby villages, and there were more than a dozen people who came here, and when they arrived, it was really amazing, this mass grave completely changed its appearance, and all the coffins were pushed flat and scattered aside, and there were three or four feet deep within a radius of one mile, showing the appearance of a huge round pit.

In the middle of this round pit, in addition to those broken white bones, there is only this stone carving Taoist statue, holding the dust, sitting cross-legged with eyes closed, the Tao rhyme is natural, for a time it was rumored to be a myth, many people are admiring it, go to the temple Taoist temple to worship the Buddha They have long been tired of it, no fairy Buddha has really responded to their prayers, but this time, this nameless Taoist statue once again aroused their expectations of the gods, and there were even more pilgrims than the Buddhist temple in its heyday.

The original inconvenient round pit, surrounded by people to fill in the slope, in fact, is not only for the convenience of worship, itself is a straight road to the mountain, if you go around the upper half of the circle so troublesome.

When does Nai light flow, five or six years have passed, Mo said that Pudu sentient beings, disaster relief, even if it is a small child, no one has ever got his wish, and then look at this stone statue, it seems that it is not so magical, and the temple in the Taoist temple Those lifeless statues are no different, the original plan to build a Taoist temple for this stone statue has also been put on hold, and the number of people who come to worship is getting fewer and fewer, until today, there is only one person who really has a heart.

"I'm not mistaken, this stone statue was obviously intact yesterday, but you can see that there is a crack on its face now. Tian Lemo rubbed his bearded chin and said thoughtfully.

"What's so strange about this, you think it's in the temple Taoist temple? The wind can't blow, the rain can't get wet, and there are a bunch of monks and Taoists around every day, this is in the open air, not to mention that it cracks a crack, even when it becomes a pile of rubble, I'm not surprised. Miao Dan squatted down and touched the face of the stone statue, and there was really a slender crack that opened from the center of his eyebrows to his elbows.

"Just tell me what you say, but don't let Wanqing hear it, she will be in a hurry with you. Tian Le said.

"Hey, I also said what's the matter, every day is like taking ecstasy, every day to incense and sweep the ashes on this broken stone, Lao Tzu begged it to let the mother-in-law of the family give birth to a baby, but there was no reaction, if it is a spirit, I also worship it every day, but in the end, it's not a broken stone, I just broke it, what can I do?" Miao Dan sneered, took out one from the firewood on the side, and knocked it heavily on the crown of the stone statue's hair, only to hear a sound, the stone statue was fine, the firewood was broken into two sections, and his hands hurt.

"Don't say it, it's pretty sturdy. Miao Dan was still a little unconvinced, he was a woodcutter with a dead strength, which made a stone statue cure, so it was reasonable?

"Okay, okay, you, sooner or later, you will be damned. Tian Le hurriedly grabbed him.

"Damnation, that's good, even if you come, this year, the west is dry, the south is flooded, where is there no disaster? Even our imperial treasure land is very abnormal all year round, and we can't live anymore, and I'm afraid that it will be damned, besides, Lao Tzu doesn't even have a son. "Miao Dan also made an appearance, he really wanted to use an axe to split, maybe this stone statue had not been cleaved before he suffered first with this axe.

It was about to get dark, and a little girl with a bamboo basket in the distance came from far and near, and the two of them also picked up the firewood on their backs and walked in the direction of the village.

"Mu girl, come to worship it again?" Tian Le greeted.

They are all people from a village, look down and don't look up, Mu Wanqing can also be regarded as a scholarly family, although he does not live in the city, but his family is passable, but his parents died of illness, and there is a younger brother to support at home, all year round by selling embroidery to live, every day until late at night, the next day before dawn has to rush to the imperial city, living much more tired than them, but her one-hand embroidery is ingenious, flowers, birds, dragons and snakes are lifelike, so life is also passable, Tian Le and Miao Dan see in their eyes, but also admire this little girl.

If Miao Dan wants to say that as long as Mu Yatou is willing, he can adopt her, anyway, the mother-in-law in the family can't give birth to a baby, but she was politely refused, Mu Wanqing never wanted to trouble others.

"Hmm. Mu Wanqing stopped and nodded at them with a smile, her delicate face full of exhaustion.

"What's the ...... about this" Miao Dan just wanted to speak, Tian Le slapped him on the back of the head with a backhand, and said to Mu Wanqing, "Wanqing, it's not early, you are a girl's house, go back early, if it's convenient, you might as well come to my house for dinner, I just bought a fish, it's fresh." ”

"Wanqing still has to teach Yan Qing to read, so she has to go back early, and when she comes back, she has already brought some food, so she won't bother. Mu Wanqing politely refused.

"Then I'll bring you a bowl of fish soup later. Tian Le said.

"Well, thank you, Uncle Tian. Mu Wanqing couldn't bear to refuse anymore, people were also kind, not to mention that Yan Qing was always clamoring to eat something else, she always ate beans and cabbage for three meals a day, although she could eat it, but Yan Qing was still growing her body, and it was indeed worse.

Saying goodbye to the two, Mu Wanqing walked down the slope by the round pit, came to the stone statue, squatted down and took out a semi-wet white cloth from the bamboo basket and carefully wiped the dust on the stone statue, and couldn't help but 'huh' when she saw the crack, but she didn't care too much, shook the ash of the umbrella clean, and propped it up on top of the stone statue again.

"The little girl Mu Wanqing thanked the Taoist for saving Yan Qing's life three years ago, and she couldn't thank her, only three sticks of fragrance and some melons and fruits. Mu Wanqing took out three sticks of incense from the bamboo basket and put them in front of the stone statue, looked at the three sticks in the basket, hesitated for a while and took out two, put them in front of the stone statue respectfully, and bowed down three times.

Three years is like a day, after Mu Wanqing goes home every day, the first thing is to come here to worship the stone statue, not for anything else, just for the time three years ago when there was no way to seek medical treatment.

Parents died early, forced to live, Mu Wanqing can only embroider for a living, a sister and a brother are quite poor, fortunately has been peaceful, the neighborhood is also more friendly, but there are unforeseen circumstances, people have good fortune and misfortune, three years ago one day, the younger brother suddenly got sick, the money he embroidered was not enough for treatment, but he had to sell out of the things that could be sold at home, and buy medicine every day to cure the disease.

But I don't know why I did get better on the day I took the medicine, but the next day I would be bedridden again, and the high fever would not go away, until the money was spent and it could not be cured.

The old man in the village told her some remedies, she carried a bamboo basket up the mountain to collect medicine alone, boiled the medicine for her younger brother to drink, and had to take care of embroidery during that time, it was the most tired time for her to live, Mu Wanqing opened her eyes every day and closed her eyes to think about how good it would be if she was also sick, and she could go to Huangquan with her younger brother to find her parents, and the family reunion, even if it was worth dying.

There is a three-foot white silk hanging on the beam of the house, embroidered with the appearance of a family of four and harmony, this is the first time since the death of her parents, she feels relieved, wandering lightly and casually, to see the world she has been in.

She saw the stone statue that many people worshipped, now there is no one to worship, standing alone in the round pit, she has long been not believing in the gods and Buddhas, inexplicably has a good impression of this stone statue, with one in ten thousand hopes, she prayed to the gods for the second time in her life, hoping that her brother's illness can be cured, there is no tribute, there is no melon fruit, there is just a girl's despair of this world.

Maybe it will work, accompanying his sleeping brother, looking at the three-foot white silk, Mu Wanqing thought like this, and fell asleep after a while.

In the early morning of the second day, Mu Wanqing, who usually gets up early, did not wake up, but was woken up by a pair of hands, with a familiar face in front of her, with big eyes and a red face, and kept shouting at her, "Sister, I'm so hungry." ”

Mu Wanqing's tears slipped down involuntarily, she couldn't wipe her hand, and asked with a smile while crying, "Yan Qing, how are you feeling, are you okay?"

"It seems to be fine, just get some sleep, I don't know what's going on. Mu Yanqing scratched the back of his head and smirked, he was uncomfortable for a month, he couldn't stand up, he could only lie in bed every day and watch his sister get depressed day by day, but today his spirit was inexplicably better, and he only felt hungry.

"It's okay, it's okay, my sister won't sell embroidery today, stay at home with you, and make food for you." Mu Wanqing pinched her wrist vigorously, she was afraid that it was just a dream, and this pain could not erase the joy in her heart at the moment.

"Sister, what is that, so beautiful, is it our family? I can't even remember what my father and mother look like. Mu Yanqing pointed to the three-foot white silk hanging on the beam of the room and asked.

"It's nothing, don't get up yet, I'll make you something to eat. Mu Wanqing hurriedly wiped her tears, stood up and ripped off the white silk, rolled it up and threw it under the bed, how stupid would she be to think of this method.

It's been three years since the blink, and his younger brother is already fourteen years old, he sells embroidery during the day, and teaches him to read and write while embroidering at night, although he is tired, but for Mu Wanqing, it is already a great luck, but she doesn't say a word about it, she doesn't want her brother to know that she once had that kind of thought, only that it is blessed by the gods.

The sun is setting, and the moon is hanging in the sky.

"Wanqing will go back first, and come back tomorrow to incense the Taoist. Mu Wanqing lifted the bamboo basket and said to the stone statue, turned around and left the mass grave.