Here it is necessary to say what this sake shop is like. The liquor shop rested against an earthen wall with a straw roof and was supported by three fist-thick wooden pillars. There are no walls on three sides, and naturally there are no doors or windows, so guests can walk in from any of the three sides and sit down and ask for food. So the stick that pierced the Golden Palm Stone Buddha came to him unhindered.

The Golden Palm Stone Buddha held a wine jar in one hand and beef in the other, and when he saw the stick coming, he clamped it with the ring finger and little finger of the hand that grabbed the beef, and the stick stopped in front of him. The sticker stabbed forward, but the stick did not move. When the man saw that the stick was clamped tightly, he twisted his left and right hands in one direction at the same time, so that the stick would turn at high speed. The Golden Palm Stone Buddha happened to drink the wine in the wine jar, released two fingers, turned the wine jar around, put the mouth of the jar on the stick at once, and then held the bottom of the jar and turned the jar in the opposite direction, resolving this trick.

The woman just now didn't seem to expect that the trick she had painstakingly pondered would be so easily resolved by the Golden Palm Stone Buddha, and she cried out "Ah". This sound startled the Golden Palm Stone Buddha, and he suddenly remembered who she was, and as soon as he let go of his hand, the jar cracked into pieces under the rotation of the stick. There was still half a piece of beef left in the Golden Palm Stone Buddha's hand, and he filled it into his mouth in one bite, and turned around to grease the soles of his feet.

I heard the woman say, "Stop!" The Golden Palm Stone Buddha suddenly stood there and did not dare to run again. He slowly turned his head and saw a woman dressed in a floral cloth standing across from him. I saw that this woman had a big face, crescent eyes, and fair and smooth skin. She had thick limbs and two shiny black braids. When the woman looked at the Golden Palm Stone Buddha, she cried in the street with a "wow". Poor Golden Palm Stone Buddha is full of martial arts but useless, her hands are at a loss, she doesn't know where to put it, she just mutters her name: "Tiger girl ......"-

Hu Niu's mother died early, her father was a lay disciple of Shaolin Temple, when he was young, he learned the Dharma stick method with a Shaolin monk for several years, and has been living at the foot of Shaomu Mountain, renting a few acres of thin land in the temple. Hu Niu is six years old this year, born stronger than children of the same age, his father thinks that girls should also learn to write, so he wants to take advantage of her young and send her to the temple to be taught to write with those little monks by the masters.

The abbot in the temple saw that Hu Niu's father was a lay disciple, and he didn't pay attention to those red tape, so he took Hu Niu away. During the day, she stayed at the temple to study, and was picked up by her father when the sun went down.

Maybe it's because Hu Niu is a child without a mother, or because Hu Niu is as good as her name suggests, so the masters like her very much. Even if she didn't want to learn to write, she was reluctant to beat her hand. However, the freest time for the tiger girl in the temple was when she was out of school, and the sun was still a long time before it set, and then the tiger girl was playing in the temple, except for the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion - the tiger girl felt that the old monk of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion was too dull and did not want to go there - she dared to go anywhere.

Every once in a while, such as a month, the temple has to take an exam. The little monks have to learn the scriptures, which is their duty, so the requirements in the temple are very strict. Hu Niu also participated in the entrance examination, because she doesn't use her brain in this area on weekdays, so every time she and another little monk are in the bottom position.

The little monk was called "Mingzi" by the masters, and he was one year younger than the tiger girl, but he entered the temple earlier than the tiger girl. It was another exam, and Akiko was last in line and was punished for squatting on the patio. Tiger Niu ran to see him (she didn't have to be punished), and there was a bit of sympathy in her eyes, and she asked him why he always didn't study well.

Akiko hadn't spoken to a girl before, and she was ashamed and annoyed, so she ignored the tiger girl.

When the tiger girl saw that she touched her nose with ash, she laughed at Mingzi, explaining that no matter how the pig's brain learns, it is the horn lost (the last place). She had a very loud voice and attracted many onlookers from the little monks. Akiko's face turned red, and she defended herself loudly, but she still couldn't withstand so much ridicule. Akiko's tears were in her eyes. The monks laughed at Mingzi again, but the laughing tiger girl didn't laugh this time.

Sunlight shines through the leaves on the stone floor, and as the leaves slowly fall off, more and more sunlight is sprinkled on the ground, but the intensity of the light becomes weaker and weaker. Until the sunlight could shine through the bare branches and sprinkle unbridled on the ground, the light was completely powerless. There are fewer hours during the day, and the tiger girl spends less and less time in the temple. In this way, the time for the last examination of the year has come.

To everyone's surprise, Akiko is not only no longer at the bottom, but her results are ranked in the top few. The masters were amazed, and although the monks were reluctant to express their surprise, they brought up the change before dinner. Hu Niu's father was busy that night, so he left Hu Niu in the temple for dinner.

It was very quiet to eat in the temple, and it was the first time that Hu Niu had eaten so quietly—usually her father ate alone louder than the whole temple monks ate together—so she was curious, and looked around to see how everyone was eating. But soon she was disappointed, and everyone turned their faces to their bowls, and ate without distractions, without looking at it at all. At this time, Tiger Niu noticed that there was a person looking at her, and she looked at her and saw that Akiko did not have her face facing her bowl. Tiger Niu heard the masters mention Akiko's progress, but she still remembered the matter of the patio, and hurriedly turned her gaze away, who would have thought that Akiko's gaze would be removed earlier than her.

A little free time after the meal belongs to everyone. Akiko came to Tiger Girl, and Tiger Girl wanted to speak before him, but she didn't know what to say, and she felt very embarrassed. Mingzi also brewed for a long time before she gathered enough strength and said, "I'm not a pig brain." ”

"Poof" Tiger Girl laughed all of a sudden, and the embarrassment vanished, she thought Akiko's appearance was too funny. Akiko looked at her and smiled, the manuscript she had prepared before was all messed up, and she just muttered "thank you".

Tiger Girl's eyebrows raised: "Thank me for what?"

Mingzi said: "Without you, I would still be the last in this examination." ”

"That's your own work. ”

"But I can't forget the patio. ”

Hu Niu's heart suddenly tensed, and her little head spun rapidly, thinking about whether she should apologize.

But Akiko continued: "I used to listen to the lectures of the masters, and I always thought about other things in my mind, and I couldn't concentrate. But after that day, when I wandered again, I would think about the patio, and I would be able to memorize what the masters said in my head at once. ”

Tiger Girl's face turned red all of a sudden.

Mingzi took Tiger Girl's hand and said, "In gratitude, I'll take you to a place." ”

Tiger Niu shook off his hand and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

Akiko said, "It won't be long before you come with me." ”