Chapter 82: Begging the Old Monk
The dinner was extraordinarily sumptuous, with more than 20 dishes served before and after, although it was only enjoyed by six people. After eating, even the mountains and rivers with the best appetite were full of burps.
Regarding the small situation in the seats, although it looked a little awkward, everyone did not mention it again after the meal, and everyone gradually forgot about it.
During the meal, Bai Xuelan and Qiu Jianyang expressed their gratitude to Shanhe many times.
And informed that since the demon fox was "eliminated", the resort project of Cuixu Mountain has started again, and it is expected to be completed next year.
If Shanhe doesn't like it, they want to give Shanhe a part of the shares of the resort in return.
But when Shanhe heard this, he refused again and again, obviously having no interest in it.
Bai Xuelan and his wife didn't know what to do, so they had to withdraw their kindness for the time being. Privately asked Bai Shuai to inquire more about the needs of mountains and rivers, and then decide how to repay the favor.
After the meal, because it was still early, Bai Shuai left the inn with Shanhe and others and went to the center of the ancient town to visit.
The inn was very close to the center of the town, and several people did not drive and walked on foot.
After walking for a while, I found that this Jinsha Town is not only antique in architectural style, but also has a bit of ancient folk customs.
Along the way, there are those who sing big operas, those who perform street performers, those who pinch candy, and those who beat gongs and play monkeys...... It was an eye-opener for these four young people.
Stop-and-go, the original ten-minute road, forced them to walk for more than half an hour to arrive.
The center of the town, which sounds like a bustling city, is actually just a lively intersection.
The intersection is surrounded by antique buildings, one of which is the most conspicuous, about four or five stories high, and there is a large plaque with gold edges hanging on the top of the building, which reads "Jiansha Building" three big characters.
When he came to the front of the building, Bai Shuai introduced to everyone that this building is an ancient teahouse, with a total of five floors, and each floor has a different storyteller to tell the story.
After entering, as long as you pay a tea money, you can drink tea and listen to books in it at will.
These children, who grew up in modern society, have never experienced such an interesting thing as listening to books in a teahouse, and when they heard the words, they became interested and planned to try it.
But just as they were about to enter the house, they were stopped by an old man dressed like a beggar. Stretching out a large black iron bowl, he asked:
"How many donors, I wonder if you can give some food?"
The man was about seventy years old and had an unusually thin face.
He was wearing a dirty brown cloth robe, with broken knees and elbows. A yellow cloth rope is tied around his waist, which barely serves as a belt.
With her short sparse silver hair, she couldn't cover the neat rows of polka-dot incense scars on her head, and she looked like a down-and-out monk.
Probably because he hasn't bathed and changed clothes for a long time, he still smells from time to time. As soon as they got closer, Bai Lu and Qin Xiaodou subconsciously covered their noses.
"Alas, where there are really a lot of people, this kind of guy who cheats money and begs will go wherever he goes!" Qin Xiaodou glared at the old beggar with disgust, and walked towards the door of the building with a mountain and river:
"Brother Shanhe, let's ignore him, let's go in and listen to the book!"
In this matter, the Bai family sisters and brothers also quickly reached an agreement with Xiaodou, and they couldn't stop nodding.
Because in their opinion, this person must be a "habitual liar", deliberately making himself dirty and pitiful, and then going to various scenic spots to beg for money.
This kind of person has been broadcast on the news many times, and now everyone knows it.
But after Shanhe heard this, he shook his head slightly, and did not leave immediately, but looked at the old monk with interest, and his eyes finally stopped on the black iron bowl in his hand.
The mountains and rivers of beggars are not uncommon, some of them take bowls, some take lunch boxes, and some take small buckets, which are absolutely varied.
But taking a genuine iron bowl out to beg for food, it is really the first time I have seen mountains and rivers.
Based on this alone, Shanhe feels that this person is not like what Xiaodou calls a "habitual offender".
In addition, he was overflowing with sympathy, and without waiting for everyone to stop him, he took out ten dollars from his pocket and put it into the empty iron bowl.
But what was surprising was that the old beggar saw that Shanhe had given him a banknote, but he shook his head and said apologetically:
"If the donor has no food, then it's just that. Also ask the donor to take back the money. After speaking, in front of everyone's eyes, he really took out the ten yuan cash from the iron bowl and returned it to Shanhe on the spot.
Seeing this scene, the four people present were stunned.
This is the first time they have encountered a beggar who has money and does not take only food!
In their impression, today's beggars are all masters who only recognize money and do not recognize things, and whoever really wants to stuff some food into others will definitely give you a look of great disgust.
But now, this wonderful uncle actually only needs food, not money!
If you don't see it with your own eyes, you probably won't believe it.
After hearing this, Shanhe was immediately happy, and his heart was more sure of his judgment.
Squeezed out a bright smile, threw a sentence to everyone, "Wait for me", and ran to the convenience store on the side alone.
A minute later, Shanhe returned to the beggar again. Raising his hand, he stuffed the two large breads he had just bought into the iron bowl, and asked with a smile:
"Uncle, is this okay?"
Seeing that the other party refused to ask for money, as long as he could eat, Shanhe turned ten yuan into two loaves of bread and gave them to the old beggar.
But who knows, the old beggar looked at the two bags of bread that had not yet been opened, and still shook his head and said:
"Donor, your kindness is appreciated by the old monk. The bread was good, but the old man could not take it. ”
"Huh?
Seeing that he had exchanged the money for bread as requested, but the other party still refused to accept it, this time he really confused the mountains and rivers.
"What the old monk asks for is just the scraps of the donor. This thing is very good, and the old man does not dare to accept it. I hope the donor will forgive me!" After speaking, the old beggar returned the bread to Shanhe in its original form.
Don't give money, don't give bread! When you encounter this kind of beggar, the mountains and rivers really can't cry and laugh.
Without waiting for him to ask carefully, he heard Qin Xiaodou on the side already shouting impatiently:
"I said, why are you so troublesome! Pick and choose between giving you things, don't do this, don't want that. So what do you want?"
Hearing this, the old beggar bowed apologetically to Qin Xiaodou and replied:
"This girl, how dare the old man pick and choose, but this bread...... Alas, forget it. Several of them are good people, so I won't bother and leave it at that. After saying that, he arched his hand and planned to leave.
Seeing that the old beggar said to leave, Shanhe was also puzzled, not knowing what the other party was asking for.
After thinking about it for a long time, he suddenly remembered the four big words "leftovers and cold burning" that the other party had just mentioned, and a strange idea popped up in his mind.
I heard him shout "Wait!", tore open the bag of bread, and took a bite into the bread.
After eating nearly a quarter, Fang raised the eaten bread in his hand and asked the old beggar with a smirk:
"Uncle, you can accept it now, right?"