Chapter 15: Blackstone Village
The noon sun was shining warmly on the beach, and the fishermen had gone out to sea, with only a few small boats moored on the beach.
Lu Bo took his son's hand and walked slowly. At this moment, he has transformed into a gray-haired old blind man, and the green bamboo pole in his hand has also turned into a blind cane and long wooden stick.
Lu Ye's appearance has also changed greatly, especially his skin, which has become as black as the bottom of the pot, full of a small charcoal head.
The father and son walked along the stone steps in the mountains towards Blackstone Village, and Lu Ye vaguely felt that there seemed to be a pair of eyes above his head looking at him.
"Don't look at it, it's the monks of Yundou Temple, there are three of them. They must have been ordered to wait here, waiting for us to come and cast the net. The old monk among the three should be one of the eighteen Arhats of Yundou, Master Guangfa, it is said that the cultivation of Buddhism has entered the tenth order, and he is nicknamed 'Big-bellied Arhat'. ”
"This old monk is a little troublesome, let's be careful, don't let him recognize it. I'm also going to stay in Blackstone Village for a few more days, and I'm going to have to deal with them. ”
"Daddy, what are we doing in the village?"
"At the beginning, your mother had quietly carved out a small cave in the house where she lived, which was used for concentrating on cultivation. She left some murals in the cave, all of which were drawn with her vague impressions, hoping to find the way to come. It's a pity that she tried three times over the years, but she couldn't find her way to come. Later, when she woke up to the memories of her past life, she didn't have a chance to tell me the secret again. I thought that if I could find that place, I might be able to find your mother. ”
Speaking of this, he said with a wry smile: "It's a pity that I can't easily use my supernatural powers, last time I had your Uncle Yu to help solve the difficulty, this time if I am found out again, it may not be so easy." ”
Lu Ye muttered: "I don't know what Uncle Yu is doing now and where he went." ”
"You don't have to worry about Uncle Yu, unless the Heavenly Monarch descends to earth, there is almost no one in the world who can control him. But don't mention his affairs to anyone else, lest someone deduce your Uncle Yu's whereabouts. Although there may not be such power in the world, it is good to be careful. ”
Lu Ye nodded, and the two of them stopped talking when they approached Blackstone Village.
At the entrance of the village, a group of children were playing, and when they saw an old blind man and a teenager entering the village, they gathered around them. There were a few bear children who were particularly good at mischievous and picked up small stones on the ground and deliberately threw them at Lu Bo.
A woman rushed forward to disperse the urchin and asked, "You weren't smashed, were you?"
Lu Bo pretended to rub his arm and said, "It's okay, it's okay, thank you sister-in-law." Excuse me, where is this?"
"This is Blackstone Village. What are you doing here, old man?"
"I'm a stonemason and accidentally broke my eye while working last month. After making some money over the years, I want to take my grandson back to my hometown. I didn't want to meet thieves on the road, so I ransacked my grandfather and grandson, and forcibly pulled them into a small boat and pushed them into the sea. We drifted in the sea for a few days, but luckily God had eyes, and the tide sent us here. Now that he is penniless, he doesn't know what to do. ”
Lu Ye snorted and cooperated: "Grandpa, don't be sad, I can work, I will support you." ”
The woman felt sympathy, and cursed repeatedly: "Evil, evil, even the old people and children who have suffered will not let go, they deserve to be killed by this group of godsendurals." ”
She saw that Lu Bo and Lu Ye were old and frail and the other were just young people, and they didn't look like bad people, and both of them looked exhausted with wind and dust, so she said, "Are you hungry?"
Lu Ye's belly immediately screamed, and he lowered his head embarrassedly and said, "A little." ”
Lu Bo was embarrassed and said: "Sister-in-law, can you ask for a bowl of water to drink? We will leave after drinking, and promise not to cause you trouble." ”
"What are you talking about, it's just one meal, and I can't eat enough for my third sister Gu. The woman took Lu Ye's hand and walked towards the village, shouting to the group of naughty children who were hiding on the side to watch the excitement: "Little Maozi, go back and talk to your grandfather Lizheng, just say that our family has a guest, it is an old stonemason and his little grandson!"
A child of seven or eight years old immediately responded, and ran into the village with a puff of smoke.
Lu Bo and Lu Ye were enthusiastically dragged into a small courtyard by Gu Sanjie, moved out two stone drum halls for them to sit down, and said: "My man went out to sea to fish, you two will sit here, I will give you a hot meal, wait for me, it will be fine for a while." ”
Not long after she ran into the house, smoke rose from the chimney on the roof.
Lu Ye sniffed vigorously with his nose, and said with a smile: "There is fish soup, and there are prawns, it's so fragrant!"
"Xiao Yezi, we have to disguise ourselves as a last resort, and every tea and meal we receive is kindness. When you leave Blackstone Village, remember to send Gu Sanjie's meal money and double it. ”
Lu Ye nodded and said, "Well, I must remember." ”
At this time, Gu Sanjie came out with two bowls of water, handed one of the bowls to Lu Bo and said, "You're all thirsty, just boiled water, be careful to scald." ”
Lu Bo fumbled and carefully took it, taking a small sip of it.
Suddenly, I heard Xiao Maozi shouting outside the courtyard: "Mother, mother, Grandpa Lizheng and Grandpa Living Bodhisattva are here together!"
When Gu Sanjie heard this, she hurriedly ran to the door, and saw that Li Zheng and Master Guangfa from the village were walking over with Xiao Maozi.
Gu Sanjie fell to the ground and bowed: "Guangfa Living Bodhisattva, what kind of wind blew you here?"
Master Guangfa smiled and picked up Gu Sanjie and said, "Third sister-in-law, there is a monk in the Sprinkle family, which door are you knocking on?" ”
Gu Sanjie said with trepidation: "Those who want to knock, those who want to knock." You are always a living Buddha and a living Bodhisattva. If it weren't for your illness, our man would have died, and where would he have been able to go out to sea and fish. ”
The people who were talking to Master Guangfa hadn't come in yet, and their stomachs came in first.
Lu Ye peeked over, and saw that this senior monk of Yundou Temple was too tall and fat, and he was dressed in gray cloth monk's clothes, so he couldn't wrap his huge body, so he had to wear it on his body at will.
He looked like he was about fifty or sixty years old, his head was shining with red light, he was smiling, his beard was half black and half white, his beard was like weeds, there was a red gourd hanging from the waistband of his waist, and a string of golden Buddhist beads hung on his chest, and he didn't know what kind of magic weapon it was.
Gu Sanjie grabbed two steps and said to Lu Bo and his son: "Old man, this is Master Guangfa, hurry up and salute." ”
Lu Bo put down the bowl and stood up tremblingly with a wooden stick in his hand, Master Guangfa smiled and waved his hand: "Don't be polite, old donor. The Sprinkle family was drinking with Li Zheng just now, and heard Xiao Maozi say that there was an old stonemason and a small benefactor at home, so he came over to meet him. ”
It turned out that Master Guangfa of Yundou Temple traveled here with two apprentices, and he wanted to chisel a Buddha statue on the mountain rock behind Heishi Village to promote Buddhism and preach people.
So the three masters and apprentices invited more than 20 skilled craftsmen from the vicinity, paid by Yundou Temple, and planned to carve a big Buddha statue on the mountain. Today, I heard that an old stonemason came to Heishi Village, and Master Guangfa accompanied Li Zheng to come over.
Lu Bo knew that the so-called chiseling of the Buddha statue was not the intention of the drunkard, but just to find a reason for Master Guangfa's long-term stay in Heishi Village.
He said with an embarrassed face: "If you can have something to eat, the little old man can't ask for it." Pity my eyes were injured by rubble, and the town doctor said that I was afraid that I would not be able to see in the future, and I really could not work. ”
Master Guangfa opened Lu Bo's eyelids and examined them carefully for a moment, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the old donor, the Sprinkle family will help you heal your eyes." ”
Lu Bo expected it to be good, he was stationed in Blackstone Village just to wait for the rabbit. Today, two strangers, an old man and a young man, came to the village, and they said that they had to come over to see and identify themselves.
Taking the opportunity to inspect Lu Bo's eyes, Master Guangfa secretly used his Heavenly Eye to thoroughly investigate the blind stonemason inside and out, and did not find a trace of abnormality. In addition, the old stonemason was indeed blind, and the suspicion in his heart went seven or eight times out of ten.
Lu Bo looked incredulous, and said in surprise: "Little old man's eyes...... Can you still see things?"
Seeing that Master Guangfa was not suspicious, Lu Bo quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Although this move is extremely dangerous, it is difficult to dispel the other party's suspicions about himself, and the follow-up plan is even more difficult.
Finally, his "rebirth technique" was concealed from Master Guangfa's heavenly eye, and the next thing came naturally.
Lu Ye cleverly clasped his hands together, knelt down heavily and said, "Living Bodhisattva, please heal my grandfather's eyes." ”
Master Guangfa grabbed Lu Ye's arm with his hand and said: "Don't worship, don't worship, the Sprinkle family can't stand others kowtowing." ”
He opened the red gourd and poured a sip of wine, and said vaguely in his mouth: "Old donor, keep your eyes open and don't blink, it's okay for a while." ”
"Gollum, Gollum, Bone Lulu...... Master Guangfa turned a sip of wine in his mouth a few times, as if gargling, and then rolled around a few times with his neck up, and squirted a mouthful of "poof" on Lu Bo's eyes.
Lu Bo stiffened and didn't wipe his face, holding his mouth and nose and not daring to breathe, just afraid that he would faint.
"Hold back, it's a little hot. Master Guangfa made a Buddha seal with his left hand, and pressed Lu Bo's eyes with his right hand to recite the mantra and rub it slowly.
Lu Bo clenched his teeth and looked in pain, others only thought that he couldn't stand the hot mana emanating from the big hands of Master Pu Fan, who knew that he couldn't stand the sour smell of wine.
Lu Ye looked at his father with great sympathy, this No. 1 genius of the Great Yue Kingdom was once known as "Heaven and Hell", but at this moment, I am afraid that there are seventeen layers of hell before the eighteenth floor.
Fortunately, Master Guangfa stopped in moderation, and if such a person was really Lu Bo, he couldn't bear such a toss no matter what, and he would show a little flaw. It seems that this man is indeed an ordinary old stonemason who has wandered in a foreign land.
He withdrew his big hand and said, "Old donor, you open your eyes and try again." ”
Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, Lu Bo's body fainted backwards as soon as he weakened.
Li Zheng stood next to him and hurriedly hugged him, shouting, "Ouch, the old man is afraid that he will faint from hunger." ”
Lu Ye couldn't help but roll his eyes, his father was not hungry at all, nine times out of ten he was Kaoru.
However, the master of Guangfa was warm, and picked up the wine gourd and said: "It's not in the way, just sprinkle him with two sips of wine......