Taoist endowment

Chapter 2

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" There were several knocks on the wooden door, and then a loud shout came from outside the Guanmen: "Brother Yun, the rent has been collected!"

The disturbed Chen Jingyun helplessly put down the scripture in his hand, and replied: "Don't knock, I heard you!" He got up and opened the wooden door.

Outside the door, a few sturdy half-sized men were carrying a few loads of rice grains and seasonal fruits and vegetables, and pestered them there.

The leading black and strong boy was Chai Erdan, the second boy of Chai Laogan's family at the foot of the mountain. Chai Erdan looked Chen Jingyun up and down, and then asked happily, "Brother Yun, are you not dozing off today?"

Chen Jingyun rolled his eyes at him, didn't answer, and waved his hands impatiently. The boys saw this and laughed a few times, and then filed in.

Entering the temple, several boys are familiar with the road, some pick rice grains to the warehouse and pour them into the grain storage, some carry vegetables and fruits to the kitchen, and then throw the poles in the corner indiscriminately, all of them come to the front hall respectfully Kowtow to the portrait of the spirit ape.

Then they didn't leave, they all huddled together and looked at Chen Jingyun expectantly.

The little Taoist naturally knew what these stunned youths were thinking, so he shook his head helplessly, so he had to follow up on the boxing techniques taught last time, pick out two more basic moves, practice them several times, explain the essentials, and said that how much they can learn is up to them Only then did Le Dian'er's few people go away.

After Chen Jingyun was seven years old, he beat Niujia Village invincibly. He was full of strange tricks. Even a child who was a few years older than him could only submissively call him "Brother Yun" after being punished several times by him. In Niujia Village, there is no second in the limelight.

The boys who had just been dismissed were all his childhood playmates, they were very close at first, but as they got older, for some reason, these close playmates became more and more unbearable in front of him, as if they were ashamed of themselves .

Even Chai Erdan, who has the best relationship with him, has become awkward recently, and he ran to the mountains to mess with him as usual.

I asked the reason, although some idiots could also read and write, but no one could tell the reason. They all said that they only felt that Chen Jingyun was more and more different from them.

He looked up at the sun, it was almost noon, and he was not in the mood to read the Taoist scriptures again, he simply cleaned up the food, after using it, he went to the front hall to pick up an enlightenment book, took the green wooden ruler and went down the mountain leisurely.

At that time, Lingyuan Laodao was grateful for the life-saving grace of Chai Laogan, the herb picker, and because the villagers of Niu's family were honest and kind, so he handed over the property of Guanzhong to Chai Laogan's father, Chai Laocunzheng. , assigned by him to other village households.

And as I said before, the village only needs to send some eggs, vegetables, rice, coarse wine and fresh fruits to the mountain every now and then, which is enough for the daily expenses of the two masters and apprentices, and nothing else is taken care of.

This Chai Lao Village is also honest. With the entrustment of the old Taoist, he subdivided the fields and rented them out. Each family also has five or six acres of fertile land. According to the rules set by the old Taoist, he himself will not take more from it. one cent.

The land at the foot of Funiu Mountain is fertile, and the rice is ripe in March. When it catches up with the good years, it is no problem to feed a family with two acres of fertile land. In the past, except for a few families in the village such as hunters who relied on the mountain for food, the rest of the village households rented their crops. To make a living, [-]% to [-]% of the [-]% of the crops produced in the fields will be taken away by the government. Although they can get enough food and clothing, they live a tight life.

Now that they have benefited for nothing, the more than 300 mu of fertile land only needs to support the two masters and apprentices, and the rest of the output belongs to the family. Why don't the villagers be grateful.

As for the reason why Chen Jingyun went down the mountain this time? It was not because of the trouble that his disgusting and kind-hearted master threw him.

Although Lingyuan Laodao had an ugly face, there was beauty in his belly. When enlightening Chen Jingyun, he spoke softly and persuasively, just like an old pedant.

Chai Lao, who went up the mountain to deliver food, dared to see this scene. He went back and said that he and his father, Chai Laocun, were listening. .

One morning, Ling Yuanzi heard a noisy noise outside the gate. When he opened the door to look, he saw the old village standing in the open space with the whole village, carrying baskets and baskets, carrying meat and wine, and kneeling on the ground beside them. A dozen neatly dressed boys.

The spirit ape was startled and asked why, Chai Laocun was bowing to the bottom, shouting: "Pray for the Lord's mercy!" Everyone behind him also bowed one after another, only saying: "I beg the Taoist Lord for mercy!"

Ling Yuanzi hurriedly asked everyone to stand up, supported Lao Cunzheng and asked why.

It turns out that Niujia Village is located in an extremely remote place. The villagers have been farming and hunting for generations, and all of them are illiterate.In addition, the government is now unwilling to open up the wisdom of the people, so looking at the four miles and eight villages, even in the townships hundreds of miles away, there are not many people who can read and write.

The old village had a chance to recognize hundreds of big characters in the old days, and he could read the official documents of the government with half guessing, so he was said by the villagers to be a star of Wenqu, and was elected as the village official. .

The old man is well aware of the benefits of learning Chinese characters, but half of his reading is based on guessing. How can he teach the children in the village how to read and write?
A few days ago, the old village was hearing from his son that Taoist Master Ling Yuanzi was giving Chen Jingyun an enlightenment teaching. Thinking of his grandson and other urchins in the village, the old village couldn't help feeling sad and said: "Our Niujia Village The lives of the children are hard, and now they will not go hungry under the gift of the Taoist priest, but what can they do? Could it be like the ancestors, plowing the fields, marrying wives, giving birth to children, and plowing the fields again Waste your life farming?"

He intends to ask for the spirit ape, but thinking that the whole Niujia Village has received the favor of the Taoist priest, he feels that there should be no more unreasonable requests.Turning his head to look at the monkey-like urchin in the village, the old villager had a troubled expression on his face.

After two days of entanglement in this way, the old village was just thinking about it, and then gathered the old and young in the village to go up the mountain together, and come to ask the spirit ape to enlighten these children!

When Spirit Ape heard the reason, he couldn't help but muttered. Everyone stared eagerly, not even daring to breathe.

Ling Apezi knows his own affairs, his body is getting worse and worse, he doesn't know how many more years he can survive, the rest of his time teaching his disciples carefully may not be able to do it, if he takes on this job again, I'm afraid...
He just looked back at the little boy who was kneeling in one place looking forward to him, and then at Chen Jingyun, who was winking at the boys, and said in his heart: "That's all! I have received the life-saving grace of Niujia Village. If I refuse, I really feel sorry for you." I'm sorry, just think of it as finding some playmates for Chen Jingyun!"

So he made an agreement with Lao Cunzheng to take Chen Jingyun down the mountain every five days to teach the children in the village enlightenment.As soon as Chai Lao Village saw that the spirit ape agreed, he was so excited that he burst into tears, and hurriedly asked all the children to kowtow to thank Mr., and all the villagers also offered the gift of apprenticeship to thank him.

Ever since, the new Xiaobawang of Niujia Village has just been released. Every day when the old Taoist goes down to give lectures, but if he has spare time, Chen Jingyun will call friends in the village, chase dogs and chase chickens. One day, he took someone to peek at Widow Wang taking a bath, and the next day he brought the village boy Tou Niu Dazhuang back home to find his mother in tears, all kinds of naughty things are too numerous to enumerate.

Ling Yuanzi reprimanded him several times, and he wanted to be punished, but Chen Jingyun softly admitted his mistake every time, only saying that he would not dare to do it again next time, and let it go every time.

He is also sweet-mouthed, calling out to the elders of the village "grandfather", "uncle" and "auntie" affectionately, and he is born like a white porcelain doll with red lips and teeth, who in the village doesn't like it?Therefore, every time there is trouble, the people behind him are the ones who get slapped in the end, who has the heart to say a word to him?
Two years ago, the old Taoist's body was getting weaker and weaker, and he couldn't bear the ups and downs of the mountain. In addition, Chen Jingyun had already matured his temper, so he left the trouble of going down the mountain to teach the village children enlightenment lessons to his apprentices.

Although Chen Jingyun was unwilling, how could he bear to refute Master's wishes?I had no choice but to become the "Little Mister" of the monkeys at the foot of the mountain.

Caressed by the warm wind, the clouds and air flow in the mountains, Chen Jingyun's green shirt fluttered slowly from the clouds and mists, as if he was in a trance.
Walking to the entrance of the village, looking at a quiet and peaceful small village, Chen Jingyun's mouth turned up, and then he spoke with luck, saying viciously: "Boys! Have you finished your homework? Those who haven't finished are waiting to be punished!" There seems to be an echo in the rumor, which makes the Niujia Village jump like crazy.

(End of this chapter)