Lu Junyi left with his horse team, and Lu Zhishen waited at the bottom of the mountain for a few more days, and the blacksmith shop had already sent the Zen staff and the ring knife. The edict said to Lu Zhishen and said with a smile: "Master, these two guys, but they are very strange, originally it was sixty-two catties, we counted the amount of pig iron in the furnace, but now it is seventy-two catties, and this Zen staff and ring knife are black and heavy when they are baked, both strong and tough, and they will not roll the blade when they cut stones." The villain has been fighting iron all his life, and he has never seen such a good iron!"

Lu Zhishen listened to it and said, "Work hard to wait for the edict." He then took out most of the money from Elder Zhizhen and his package as a thanks.

After the edict went with great gratitude, Lu Zhishen hung the ring knife around his waist, danced the Zen staff again, and clasped his hands towards Wei Ye and said: "Such a good blade, I want Mr. Xie to make it for me." ”

Wei Ye waved his hand and said, "Since the blade has been acquired, Master Lu might as well go to Bianliang in Tokyo with Wei." ”

Lu Zhishen laughed and said: "Mr. is willing to go to Bianliang, then go together, go together!"

At that moment, Lu Zhishen picked up the Zen staff and wrapped it, Wei Ye still asked Wang Chao to pick up the burden, Xu Xuanling followed him, and Li Yu took care of it in front of him, so he went.

There is only one that is a little special, that is, in the cage at both ends of the burden, there are no silver clothes and dry food, only a dumpling cat, and a white porcelain lotus pot.

There was a scene in Wenshu Monastery, Lu Zhishen was also tired of the Buddhist precepts and Zen rules, and with Wei Ye walking, the natural wine and meat snacks could not be cut off from him, and he stayed at night, and only rested at the inn, and never went to the temple to place an order. Since ancient times, monks have walked on their feet, and only Lu Zhishen has such blessings.

This way, I have already left the territory of Daizhou and entered the East Road of Songjinghe, the place of Zhendingfu.

Along the way, although the people's costumes are much worse than Sima Guang's old angry mouth of "farmers walking on silk shoes", whether it is a linen or a silk robe, it is always brightly colored. The young prodigal children in the market are certainly full of embroidery and praise, but even street vendors often wear hairpins on their sideburns, revealing a clean and pretty temperament.

This is still the eastern border of the river, which can always be called vulgar and unliterate, if it goes to Bianliang, what kind of atmosphere is it that is prosperous and mature in the Middle Ages?

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There was only a light rain in the early morning, and in the evening, there was still three points of moisture on a dirt road, but there was no mud, and the wheat fields beside the road were even strange, and a hidden stream came out of the mountain. The afterglow of the red glow covers the peak, and under the shade of the locust at the foot of the mountain, a belt of green tiles and white walls are exposed.

Xu Xuanling looked at the sky, smiled at Wei Ye and said: "Mountain Lord, look at this Chenguang, we can't catch up with the town in front of us today, but fortunately, the atmosphere in this grange is not evil, maybe we can spend the night." ”

Wei Ye's eyes swept around the grange, shook his head and said, "Xuan Ling, your Qi Hope Technique is still a little sloppy. Just look at the smell of fireworks in the grange, and say that the atmosphere here is not evil. However, there was a faint aura in the smoke and fire, and the road was not right, but it was not a good sign. ”

On the side, Lu Zhishen said: "And no matter what auspicious clouds and bad luck, with Mr. Wei here, no bad luck can be stopped." It's just that there are some bullies and thieves here, and the good will talk to the evil people about karma, and they will be saved!"

Hearing this, Wang Chao on the side couldn't help but interject: "Master Lu, you don't know how many wicked people you have been tempered along the way, but it is all because of my lord's white camel mountain corpse powder to destroy the corpse, so there are many fewer lawsuits." ”

Wei Ye waved his hand: "It's that Master Lu doesn't come out, so Wei won't do it?" Wang Chao, you give the burden to Li Yu, go to the front to make a front stop, and see if the folk customs here are good." ”

After listening to Wei Ye's instructions, Wang Chao hurriedly put the pick on Li Yu's shoulder, straightened his body, trotted all the way in the direction of the grange, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

The toad monk strode forward, and in a blink of an eye he arrived outside the grange, only to see that the courtyard was separated by a stream, and a small wooden bridge was erected on it. Hedong and Hexi, although they are all border areas of the Great Song Dynasty, but all roads in Shaanxi are the home of the Western Army, and the manor and land are owned by the generals, village owners, and military leaders of the Western Army. Hedong Province, but relying on the Zhao family's basic national policy of spending money to buy peace, has not been able to afford war for many years, and this kind of grange is often owned by the families of civil officials and doctors who cultivate and read heirlooms.

On the opposite side of Banqiao, there were a number of Zhuang guests, all of whom looked like men in the prime of life, and their faces did not look like poor men who could not eat enough, they all held shovels, hoes, and rakes, and they all looked like they were facing a great enemy.

At the end of Banqiao, there were several coarse cloth youths, all with a centering bun on their heads, which were randomly fixed with wooden hairpins, and there was not even a coarse cloth wrapping their heads. In addition to the cloth clothes on his body, there were also a few pieces of old skin peeled off the body of unknown beasts, which looked like some hunters.

Among these people, there was a rough young man with a black face, who stared at the other side with a pair of bull's eyes, and scolded: "What kind of bird feathers are you men? Why don't you let us go over because we just look at the fact that it is almost dark and are on the wrong path, and we want to spend the night here without stealing or robbing, and are willing to take wild things as a thank you?"

In that group of villagers, there was a well-dressed person, like a steward, who waved his hand and said: "You foreigners don't know anything, we have pure customs here, and we never stay with outsiders who don't have feet." What's more, you rough men with bows and arrows and simple knives, looking fierce, how do I know if you are a good citizen or a thief who stepped on ideas? Hurry up and go, fifty miles away from here, there is a clay pot temple in the mountain col of Taohua Mountain, you might as well spend the night there!"

"What do you say, this bird, fifty miles away, what year and month will you go? If you shirk it, I will ...... it."

The rough young man wanted to say more, but was stopped by the young man next to him: "Niu barbarian, people don't want to stay overnight, and they have their own people's truth." Let's go find a place to stay. ”

This young man looks like he is less than twenty years old, his stature is not high, and his ordinary face still has some rustic atmosphere of a country peasant, and his big hands are full of thick calluses, and he looks like a simple man. But when he spoke, he had a steady momentum, and when the rough young man heard this, he actually shut up obediently, obviously very majestic among these people.

The toad Wang Chao walked behind them at this time, with a smile on his face, and sang a Buddha horn: "Nan Wu Master Shakyamuni Buddha!

As he spoke, he twisted his body, squeezed through the waist of the thick young man, and stood on the bridge.

The person in charge, looking at Wang Chao, the ugly-faced monk with a big mouth and big belly, suddenly revealed a joy on his face, and hurriedly folded his palms and bowed and said: "Amitabha, Amitabha, our old lady in the village respects the Buddha the most, and I don't want to wait for such a master to descend at this critical time today! Master, please go inside with the villain and make a good relationship with our old lady in the village, and we will naturally have fasting to support the master!"

The former and backward men in charge of the matter immediately made the cow barbarian look at it, and couldn't help but spit out: "Straight mother thief! This big-mouthed fat bald donkey stepped forward, but he flattered him like his ancestors!"

Wang Chao accepted the courtesy of these villagers with a big grin, but waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, I just stand in front, and there is a living immortal with Tao behind me, even his attendants, and a master from Wutai Mountain." Go and prepare yourselves for a good life, so that you may be clean and refined. ”

Listening to Wang Chao say this, not only the person in charge was happy when he heard it, but the villagers on the side also showed a happy look on their faces when they heard it, and said in a loud voice: "With so many life-saving kings and Bodhisattvas coming to our village, we can keep peace for many years, it is really a god with eyes, and a Buddha and Bodhisattva with a spirit!"

After all, there was already a better one who ran and jumped to the manor. The steward was smiling on the one hand, and he was about to welcome Wang Chao inside.

Wang Chao's face was full of smiles, and while waving his hand, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, you are so attentive, it is rare for poor monks to be so careful! How many people, when they hear about the monks, there are also those who hang their faces, and there are also those who talk big and make small money, but they are not as simple as the customs here, and the monks are so sincere!"

He was amazed here, and someone behind him mocked coldly: "Within the Qiankun, between the Liuhe, how can there be any love and hate for no reason? In the past, when you saw those people giving alms to monks, it was just to invite good fortune in the future, and it was a business of money and goods, and this business was originally reluctant, how much good face can you have? Now the people here have even shouted the slogan of 'Saving King Bodhisattva', and it is clear that there is a request for you, so naturally they are extremely kind. There are clouds on the top, 'if you want to take it, you must first fix it', their appearance of adultery and passion is not necessarily a good thing!"

While speaking, I saw a young Taoist standing by the bridge, wearing a yellow bamboo crown and a Taoist uniform with a blue brocade round neck. Behind him, a Taoist with a gray beard and big ears cranked a banana leaf fan, and a young man in white who was also dressed as a Taoist carried the burden.

In the back, a fat monk with a beard like iron wire in his mouth carried an iron Zen staff and rushed like flying.

Listening to the words of the Bamboo Crowned Taoist, the person in charge and the villagers somehow tilted their heads in a weak heart and said, "This gentleman, that's not what he said. "I don't know what to do next.

The atmosphere of this lively and lively Zhai and almsgiving was as cold as ashes in an instant, but the culprit who created this cold scene was unaware, beckoned behind him, and ordered: "After watching the scenery along the way for a day, it should be time to sit down and rest." Xuan Ling, since the villagers here are so kind, just disturb them!"

With that, as soon as Wei Ye took a step, he walked towards the manor.

The person in charge saw that he was wearing a round-necked Taoist uniform, and there was a faint rippling water on the ground of Su Qingjin, which did not look like an ordinary Taoist attire, but he had a group of official momentum. Now that the official family is good, there are also Taoists in the local area who have given the names of Taoist officials such as Jintanlang and Bixulang, although this person in charge has never seen such a Taoist official, he can't help but guess in that direction.

However, thinking of the word "Taoist official", he couldn't help but have a little hope, and respectfully led the way in front at the moment.

However, this "Taoist official" had a really bad mouth, followed him for a few steps, turned his head again, waved his hand to the young men dressed as hunters, and said: "These brothers, Wei Mou advises everyone, this village may not be a good place to stay. When Wei came, he saw a Tugu Temple eight miles away. Although the incense has been abandoned for a while, the inside is much cleaner than this manor, so you might as well go there and rest for the night, and walk earlier than to spend the night here!"

As soon as these words came out, the bull barbarian couldn't help but be furious, and he picked up his big fist in a vinegar bowl and rushed over: "This Taoist priest is a bird's beak! You are here to cheat and cheat, you are so useful, but you want us to go to the broken temple to blow the cold wind! Don't go, eat your grandfather Niu's fist!"

Before the others rushed over, they were dragged by several companions, but the young man who was the leader hugged Wei Ye in an official dialect with a Hedong accent and said, "Mr. pointed us to where to stay, I am grateful." ”

As he spoke, his eyes were dark and deep, and he swept around the embarrassed-looking Zhuang Ke. Fang Cai arched his hand towards Wei Yeyi and said, "Sir, please take care, let's go." ”

After that, he didn't care that the bull brute was pressed by a few companions, muttered to himself, turned around and left.

After walking out of half a mile, the companions loosened their grip on the bull barbarian, and the barbaric young man suddenly took the hand of the leading young man and called out to Tianqu: "Brother, my good brother, you are such an assertive and powerful man who makes a big gun, why do you listen to the words of the Taoist priest? It's worth your brother to salute him and listen to his crazy words!"

Listening to the cow barbarian's complaint, the young man shook his head and said, "Niu barbarian, Hugh wants to say more." Don't you see that gentleman's words are waking us up? We and a group of sturdy men went to the door to spend the night, and those bankers refused in every way, and they were unwilling in every way. Why is it that when the gentleman and his party come to the door, they are happy and diligent to keep them, but they are afraid that they will not stay? There is clearly some inside information in this, and the gentleman only said such a thing when he saw this. This is a good intention, only you bull barbarian doesn't know this good!"

After being persuaded and trained by this, Niu Manzi grinned and said: "Brother, you just think too well of people! That Taoist priest clearly dislikes us countrymen and obstructs his eyes, so he tricked us into some broken temple to settle down, and you still have to speak for him." No matter what, my Niu Barbarian only recognized you as a brother, and only listened to your dispatch, you said to the east, and my Niu Gao will never go west!"