Chapter 40: Closing a Shop.

The days passed quickly, and it was almost a year in the blink of an eye, plain and fulfilling, and the old faces who went to the store to buy talismans and magic circles, a few of them had never seen them again, most of them had fallen outside, and some passionate newcomers had also been added, talking excitedly about the recent harvest in the store, like the ebb and flow of the bitter sea, the wheel of life was spinning all the time, and I was like a bystander, looking at the wind in the store, and I didn't know where the people who watched the wind looked at me.

Li Mei sent me another bag of melon seeds, helped me make a pot of spiritual tea, and then familiarly helped organize the items on the shelves. A monk came in outside the store, his hair was messy, his robe was a little tattered, and the silhouette looked indescribably tired, it was estimated that he was a newcomer who came to buy things, and I didn't get up to greet Li Mei in it, and suddenly Li Mei let out an exclamation to startle me, and he stopped in front of her to look at the monk, it turned out to be Wang Xiaoer, but a picture of despair, "Why did Wang Ergongzi come to the shop today?" I asked a little surprised, "I'm not a son, I'm here to buy some talismans, I heard that you are good here" , Wang Xiaoer replied indifferently, after speaking, he picked it up, everyone who came was a guest, I introduced and chatted on the side, but obviously Wang Xiaoer didn't want to say more, only said that he was now the same as Sanxiu, he was fighting for his own life, and he didn't mention the past. At the last checkout, Wang Xiaoer's Lingjing was obviously not enough, his face was a little red and cowardly: "Can you buy it on credit first, and then pay it off when I come back this time", alas!

One rainy day a month later, a monk with only one hand left, stumbled in, put a bag of spirit crystals on the counter, turned around and was about to leave, I grabbed him and called him by name for the first time: "Mo Ran, what's the matter?", "It's nothing, thank you for giving me the talisman on credit, otherwise I won't be able to come back", Wang Moran's pale face showed a smile, no matter how you look at it, it's almost like crying, I put the spirit crystal back in his hand, "Owe it first, find a place to recuperate", " I'm not used to owing others, and I don't know if I can pay it back in this life", "Then what are you going to do next? Let's go back to Wang's house first", "Go back! Let them have mercy like dogs", he laughed at himself, and after a period of silence, I spoke: "Now I don't have a little second in the store, or you can come, the monthly salary is guaranteed plus a commission, anyway, you also call yourself Wang Xiaoer, just right", he looked at me in a daze for a while, and saw that I didn't have the slightest meaning of teasing and ridiculing, "Okay, thank you" , and then don't say more, there are not many people who maintain their self-esteem in their downfall!

Wang Xiaoer is very angry, Li Mei commands him every time he comes, I can only smile bitterly, report and report, but how do I think he is a little masochist, every time he runs happily before and after, he enjoys it very much, and under Li Mei's hint, he actually found a former fox friend and dog friend, and showed up to sell the talisman circle, and the sales increased greatly, I also fulfilled my promise to let him get a commission of 20% of the profit, he is more motivated, and the person who lives by himself is the happiest.

There is a lot of snow outside, at the end of the year, but the store is happy, the steaming mist of the small hot pot reflects the small shop hazy, I also summoned the sledgehammer, the two of them and a demon eat heartily, the light chips are staggered, drunk slightly, the sledgehammer is no longer a secret to him, the first time I saw it in my cave was not surprised at all, and the ladyboy communicated harmoniously, almost called a brother, I rolled my eyes when I heard it.

Knock, knock, knock knock on the door, there will be no business at this time, I took the sledgehammer and asked Wang Xiaoer to open the door, secretly vigilant, the door opened, the snow was full of snow reflecting the black-robed man standing in front of the door, and his face looked very weird, "What's the matter with you?", as soon as Wang Xiaoer spoke, the figure seemed to disappear out of thin air, and suddenly appeared in front of me, my spiritual power was running and ready to make a move, but the person who came calmly took off his head and hat, revealing a bright bald head in the light, and bowed with both hands: "Donor, we meet again" In the stunned eyes of Wang Xiaoer and I, Shi Shiran walked to the table, ate meat and drank wine. "Jinghai!" I exclaimed, "How did you find it?How can you eat meat and drink wine?", "Why can't you?" Jinghai was a little inexplicable, "Come on, let's eat together to have an atmosphere, you're welcome, where is there another benefactor? Come together", damn! Who is the master, I sat down indignantly, "Don't ask first, wait until I've eaten well, I haven't eaten so happily for a long time, I toast you two first", under the angry eyes of the two of us, I actually ate with peace of mind.

Jinghai was full of food and drink, and let Wang Xiaoer make a pot of hot tea, and slowly spoke, "The donor's name is Zhang Fan, right?", "What do you want to do when you investigate me?", "Don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand, I said we are destined." "The first time I saw you, I felt that you are the only one in this continent who understands Buddhism." Talking slowly, I gradually understood that Jinghai really came from the opposite side of Guixu Yang, a continent called Tianwan, the race is much more complex than the Tianqi Continent, there are human races, spirit races, demon races, and more mysterious ghost races, and Buddhism is vast in the human race.

Jinghai is a famous temple in the vast continent: the walker of Lanruo Temple, "Lanruo Temple"! It sounds so familiar, after thinking about it, he blurted out and asked, "Are there people named Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian in your temple?" Jinghai's face changed greatly, and he stood up: "Have you been to our temple? Do you know Senior Brother Ning and Senior Sister Nie?"

The so-called practitioner is a monk who walks outside and cultivates, not in the temple, but the method is different, but the practitioner is a monk who goes out to find an opportunity when he can't have an epiphany, so the mana is profound. As for how he came to the Tianqi Continent, Jinghai couldn't tell, at that time he was walking on the periphery of the center of Guixu Ocean, which was a vast and boundless hurricane area, all living beings were extinct, and they couldn't cross it at all, and they were swept into it by a hurricane, which was bound to be extinguished, but who knew that he was transported to the Sea of Suffering. Jinghai made a great wish, to build a Lanruowai Temple in the bitter sea Hongfa, but it was considered a fallacy to confuse the public, was hunted down, and even the soul was shot, forced to flee to Haitian Island to hide his identity, and lived a miserable life. Who told you kid to pry into someone's corner?

It's not easy to drive away when he comes, so let him and Wang Xiaoer squeeze in the small shop, and it is not possible to live in my cave for the time being, and keep an eye on him to pay attention to not revealing his whereabouts. After Jinghai folded his hands and thanked him, he turned his head and said to Wang Xiaoer: "If it is not broken, it will not stand, I have a Lanruo Temple here that does not teach the Dharma, and the meditation practice can be brave and diligent, and the cultivation is just around the corner, for the sake of your tea just now, pass it on to you", after speaking, he handed over a jade slip, Wang Xiaoer sank into his mind and looked at it, the more he looked at it, the more he moved, and said in a quiet tone: "The donor has a wisdom root, if you want, I can accept apprentices on behalf of the teacher", Wang Xiaoer struggled for a while, and resolutely said: "I am willing!" , Jinghai clasped his hands together and pronounced a Buddha name: "Ah Mi Buddha, good! good! The name of the junior brother is called meditation", and it was over, and the second ancestor of Lanruowai Temple was born. I'm a little messy, what a place I've become!