Dongzhang in the God Sculpture

Two days later, Maoshi.

As soon as it was dawn, Dongzhang came to wait outside the gate of old man Li's courtyard early.

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As old man Li pushed open the wooden door of the yard, Dong Zhang standing outside the door also laughed brightly: "Good morning, old man."

Seeing Dongzhang take the initiative to say hello, Old Man Li hastily responded to Dongzhang, and then looked at Dongzhang in plain clothes in astonishment, and said hesitantly: "Master, this is..."

Looking down at himself in a short shirt and trousers, Dongzhang said with a sassy smile, "Didn't the old man think that I can only sit in front of the stage holding documents in my hands, a Confucian scholar who doesn't work hard in limbs?"

"No, no, how can it be possible, I'm just a little curious, why the young master is dressed like this."

Seeing that Dongzhang broke his mind, old man Li hurriedly replied with a bright smile.

"The old man took me into the temple to worship the Buddha, and he also said that the good boy went in as a distant relative of the old man. How can he work in that long robe and Confucian shirt?"

"And don't look at the boy's thin body. In the past, he always helped the family in his hometown. He still has some strength. It's okay."

After getting rid of old man Li who wanted to say something, Dongzhang suppressed old man Li's doubts by the way.

Then the two of them counted the vegetables in the baskets and baskets in the yard. Seeing Dongzhang pick up and down deftly, he really had a lot of strength, not entirely like he had never done farm work, so he was relieved Come and toss with Dongzhang.

It took about half an incense stick, and the two of them had already counted the vegetables again. During the period, Old Man Li's wife also showed up to help many times, but she was more concerned with taking care of the poultry in the backyard, so, with Dongzhang also There was not much communication, just a simple hello, and just as Dongzhang and Old Man Li were chatting with each other, more than a dozen people came quietly outside the door and covered their heads with cloth scarves. monk.

Without waiting for them to knock on the door, Dongzhang followed Old Man Li to open the door for them.

"Amitabha, there is a benefactor."

Accompanied by a vigorous slogan, the leader who caught the eye was a middle-aged monk with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and most of the rest of the people who followed him were in their twenties. More attention was paid to this middle-aged monk, without him, because he reckoned to be the leader of the team, and it was up to him whether he could go to Shaolin this time.

Maybe because he felt Dongzhang's gaze, the middle-aged monk also looked at Dongzhang, clasped his hands together and nodded, and Dongzhang immediately returned the gift. Neither of them spoke, but their eyes were still a little curious. Looking at the cloth scarves wrapped around their heads, they may have sensed the curiosity of the child Dongzhang. The leading middle-aged monk didn't explain anything, but smiled more kindly at Dongzhang mid-term.

In fact, even if they didn’t say it, Dongzhang probably guessed something. Since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there have been various versions of the thirteen monks protecting the Tang king. Now let’s not let it be true or not, but there is an attack on the barbarians to protect their homeland. There are definitely cases, but there are only a few more, and now half of the land of the homeland has been cut off to the Kingdom of Jin, and Shaolin Temple is located on the border of the Kingdom of Jin. This awkward position inevitably prevents Shaolin monks from dressing up when walking down the mountain, and it is not appropriate to show off .

When he was thinking so wildly in his heart, old man Li had brought a group of monks to the loaded vegetable basket, and the middle-aged monk who was the leader just looked at the two extra loads of vegetables in surprise, and greeted the back without asking any more questions. The monks each carried their vegetable baskets, seeing that he didn't care about this outfit, they made Dongzhang very anxious, and hurriedly signaled to Old Man Li without a trace.

"Master, thanks to your monastery for taking care of the old man and our family for a long time, the harvest this time is very gratifying. The old man with two loads of vegetables will make it his own idea as an addition to thank your monastery for his care. Be careful, don't refuse. "

The old man Li, who received Dongzhang's signal, hurried out and explained to the middle-aged monk.

Originally, Shaolin Temple and Old Man Li had agreed to take thirteen loads of vegetables for this trip down the mountain. Two days ago, because of Dong Zhang’s intervention, the two agreed to give two additional loads of vegetables as extras. Of course, Dong Zhang paid for the vegetables at the original price It was counted to the old man Li, even if he absolutely didn't want it, it was logical for two people to go up the mountain, because this trip down the mountain counted the leading middle-aged monk and there were only thirteen monks, so the extra two loads would be worthless. Only old man Li and Dong Zhang can take care of it.

After hearing the old man Li's words, the middle-aged monk obviously hesitated: "This is against the rules, benefactor."

"Hey, master, you don't have to say anymore, what is only two loads of cauliflower seeds worth, and you don't help the old man and my family in the village on weekdays. Just treat it as the sesame oil money that my old man's family gave to your temple, so that's it."

After the old man Li finished speaking, he still didn't forget to ask Dong Zhang to carry the other load of vegetables together, and he had already picked up a load of vegetable baskets. Dong Zhang secretly gave the old man Li a thumbs up. Definitely can be shortlisted.

The middle-aged monk wanted to say something, but when he saw that Old Man Li and Dong Zhang had already set up a load of vegetables, he thought that there were only two loads of vegetables, so he sighed and said to Old Man Li in a harmonious voice:

"Then there will be a benefactor."

"It's okay, it's okay, let's go."

The cheerful old man Li raised his chin to signal that everyone can leave.

Although Dongzhang has never stopped tormenting himself for more than a year, and eats mostly to nourish blood and qi, but he really can't help being young, probably only thirteen years old, he can explode, but his endurance is not as good as these dry The old cows and donkeys who are used to farm work, not to mention the monks of Shaolin Temple, I saw that they set up the burden as if nothing had happened. If it weren't for the speed of the old man Li and himself, Dongzhang suspected that they might take off now. up.

The leading middle-aged monk obviously also noticed Dongzhang's strenuous effort, and quietly came to Dongzhang's side at some time, and said kindly:

"Little benefactor, it's better to let the poor monk get this load of vegetables."

Panting and sweating like beans, Dong Zhang glanced at the middle-aged monk and said, "Master, I can still handle it."

The middle-aged monk just smiled and shook his head and followed Dongzhang silently. It was obvious that Dongzhang was just an ordinary kid who didn't know martial arts, but the eyes that looked at Dongzhang began to reveal a hint of appreciation.

The mountain roads in ancient times did not have the ladders of the later generations. These are all solid dirt roads. The road up the mountain is not only rugged, but also steep, let alone carrying things on the body. In a word, it is difficult to walk.

But as he was walking, he didn't know if it was an illusion. Dongzhang suddenly realized that the burden on his body was much lighter. Looking back, he saw the middle-aged monk and the old god carrying his food and walking slowly. road.

But just as soon as he turned around, the burden on his body became lighter again. This is definitely not an illusion. This time Dongzhang didn’t need to look back. It must be the ghost of this middle-aged monk. I also accept your love, who made me grow up.

After stumbling like this, Dongzhang and his party finally arrived at the main entrance of this trip.

Shaolin Temple.