Three moments later, the boy opened his eyes again, took his clothes from the branches of the tree that had dried and put them on, looked at a certain mountain peak that had disappeared again into the clouds in the distance, and turned and walked down the stream.His steps were much more steady than when he came out of the lake, as if he had learned to walk, or had become accustomed to the body.There was fog on the banks of the stream, but fortunately there were no rocks, and it was not difficult to walk, and it did not take long for him to follow the stream out of the mountain and come to a village.The farmer loosening the soil in the field, the old man dragging a cart to pull hay, the woman delivering food to the middle of the mountain, and the children playing under the big tree at the entrance of the village, all gradually stopped what they were doing and stood still.The young man in white walked towards the village.The hoe in the farmer's hand fell to the ground and almost smashed his own foot.The pipe in the old man's mouth fell, and the donkey pulling the cart screamed in pain.The woman clung to the urn in her bosom, but her mouth was wider than the mouth of the urn.The children suddenly dispersed, screaming and running around the village, and one of the little girls began to cry.The young man in white stopped, not understanding what was wrong.Dense footsteps sounded, and the people of the mountain village gathered at the entrance of the village, with awe and nervousness on their faces.Led by an old man, the villagers knelt on the ground a little awkwardly and shouted unevenly, "Meet the Immortal Master." ”The expression of the young man in white remained unchanged, many years ago he would occasionally walk in the mortal world, and such a scene had been encountered many times.But he soon discovered that it was unusual, how could these ordinary villagers recognize their true identities?
There is no answer to this question, because he did not ask, and the villagers naturally will not answer.The villagers looked at him with great enthusiasm, and their expressions were a little timid, just like looking at the plaque on the county government office.Being stared at by dozens of eyes like this, the young man did not panic, and after thinking about it, he said, "Hello. ”"Hello Immortal Master!"
It was the old man who took the lead, and the villagers responded.It was like some kind of ritual back and forth.The villagers saluted again, and some of the children who were unable to react were slapped twice by their parents.Those children didn't cry, they just stared at the young man's face, and his eyes were round, as if he was looking at the rarest candy in the world.It was quiet, and the trees swayed in the breeze.None of the villagers dared to speak, maintaining the most respectful posture and standing with a slight bow.I don't know how long it took, but the young man in white suddenly said, "I'm going to live here for a year." ”The old man was very surprised, and he couldn't believe his ears, and the villagers were also stunned, thinking to themselves, what does the immortal master mean by this?
Seeing everyone's reactions, the young man in white searched in his memory, and remembered something again, it seemed that silver money was a very important thing in the mortal world.He stretched out his hand in front of the old man, and in his palm were dozens of gold leaves.In normal times, these villagers were afraid that they would faint with excitement when they saw these gold leaves, but at this time, they just glanced at it, and then looked at the young man in white again.In their eyes, the young man in white is much better looking than these gold leaves, and how can these gold leaves be taken from them?"
It is our blessing that the immortal master is willing to stay."
The old man said with some uneasiness: "It's just that the cold village is poor, and I really can't find a place for the immortal master to cultivate." ”The young man in white didn't know how many things the old man had thought about in such a short period of time, and what the villagers were thinking.Of course, he didn't care, he only knew that the other party should have agreed to his request, his eyes swept over the villagers, and finally fell on a little boy.The little boy was born a little dark, very strong, and had an honest expression, giving people a very honest feeling."
Where do you live?"
The young man in white looked at the little boy and said.The little boy was stunned and didn't react until he was slapped hard by his father next to him."
Genwa, don't hurry up and lead the way for the immortal master!"
The old man shouted urgently.………… In a courtyard to the west of the village, the room was a little dark.The little boy followed his father's warning on the road, respectfully saluted the young man in white, and prepared to withdraw.The young man in white suddenly asked, "Name?"
”The little boy stopped and said, "Liu Baogen." ”The young man in white was silent for a while, and then asked, "Age?"
”The little boy said, "Ten years old." ”"Bao Gen is not good."
The young man in white said, "From now on, I will be ten years old." ”The little boy touched the back of his head.From then on, he was ten years old.………… Out of the courtyard, Liu Shi-year-old was suddenly surrounded by people from all over the village.The old man asked with concern, "What does the immortal master command?"
”Liu Shi-year-old said a little confused: "He asked me how old I was......
And gave me a name. ”The old man was slightly shocked when he heard this, and the parents of the little boy were overjoyed and kept rubbing their hands.Liu Shisui didn't like the new name, and said a little aggrievedly: "How can there be such a strange name." ”The father raised his hand and was about to fight, but suddenly remembered the immortal master in the house and forcibly endured it.The old man taught: "What kind of blessing is it when the immortal master gives him a name, ordinary people can't ask for it, but they can't talk nonsense." ”Liu Shisui suddenly thought of the last words he said in the house, and hurriedly said, "But he said that he is not an immortal master. ”The villagers were a little puzzled, thinking to themselves what else could that not be an immortal master?"
I looked at him like a fool."
Liu Shi-year-old said honestly: "He still wants me to teach him." ”The old man hesitated and asked, "Immortal ......
What does the teacher want you to teach him?
”Liu Shi-year-old said: "Making beds and folding quilts, washing and cooking, chopping firewood and farming, well, that's it, I didn't remember a word wrong." ”The villagers were very surprised, thinking that they couldn't even do these things, could it be that the one in the house was not an immortal master, what a fool?
”The old man laughed and said, "In Daqing Mountain, the immortal master has his own sword boy to serve, drink syrup dew, eat fairy fruit, where will he do these things." ”………… In the days that followed, the immortal master who lived in the Liu family became the center of all attention and discussion in the entire small mountain village.The villagers naturally accepted the old man's statement and firmly believed in the identity of the immortal master.The only thing they didn't understand was why the immortal master didn't go back to Daqingshan, but stayed in this small mountain village, and asked the little guy of the Liu family who had accumulated eight lifetimes of blessings to teach him to do these things.Liu, who was envied and even envied by the villagers, didn't understand such a simple thing, why would some people not do it?
That night, he began to teach the other party how to make the bed, because the other person needed to sleep.The next morning, he had to teach the other party how to fold the quilt.Then he found out that the other party had really never done such a thing!
When he found out that the other party couldn't do anything else, he was really stupid."
Don't pour out the rice when pouring water!""
Don't chop the wood too finely, it won't be burned!""
You can't ask for fish scales, you can't want fish gills, those black ones......
Nor can I ask for it. ”"A knife on the left, a knife on the right, don't cut it off, and the clothes will come out, yes, yes.""
That's not a sweet potato, it's a cold melon......
Hurry up and put it down, Mom doesn't like to eat that the most. ”………… Before Liu was ten years old, he saw a book saying that the five grains were not divided and the four bodies were not diligent, and he never believed that there was such a person in the world.Until he met the boy in white.But nine days later, he began to doubt his own thoughts again.Because it only took the young man in white nine days to learn everything he taught.On the first day, the boy in white learned the simplest way to make a bed, fold quilts, chop wood and boil water.The next day, the young man in white learned some more complicated housework, and the windows of the Liu family's courtyard were clean, as if he was a new life.On the third day, the young man in white began to cook, and after two glances, he learned how to kill chickens and fish, cut onions and garlic.Day 4, Day 5, Day 6......
On the ninth day, when the sun rose as usual, the young man in white cut down some bamboo and made a chaise longue, which was even better than the craftsmanship of the old craftsman.………… Now, the cucumbers cut out by the young man in white can be pulled up to two feet long, and the thickness of each slice is exactly the same, and as for the wood, it is even more beautiful and indescribable.Obviously, it was the same stream water, the same rice, mixed with the same potato pieces, and the same stove and iron pot, but the rice cooked by the young man in white was more fragrant than all the rice that Liu had eaten when he was ten years old.The young man in white even rebuilt the courtyard wall in the small courtyard, and the eaves that had been in disrepair for a long time were repaired neatly, as if they were new.Liu found it difficult to doubt the identity of the other party anymore.Except for the Immortal Master, who can do such a thing?
And he hadn't seen the young man in white wash his clothes.He didn't understand why, after all the things he had done, the white clothes were still so white, like the best rice.………… (I suddenly thought of the garlic peeling girl who wears sable in our big northeast...... ）()