To the north of Jiangcheng County, there is a big river blocking the front.
Chen Yuan led the fat Taoist, and the little Taoist boy took a remote path with few people. This was also the path that Fang Tiandi had walked through in the past. He did not expect that it would still be preserved after Datong, which made him a little surprised.
After leaving the confines of Jiangcheng County, the little Taoist's child's nature was finally revealed. Without the constraints brought by this Taoist robe in front of others, the skills learned from the fat Taoist could climb trees, dig out bird eggs, and go down to the river to fish. That's what a person is.
He was so skilled that the corners of Lao Sun's mouth twitched when he saw it.
"This kid is asked to memorize Taoist scriptures every day, but he can't memorize them no matter what. He can learn these things as soon as he learns them... I don't know who he is like. Hey, boss, what are you watching me do? I know everything about this Tao, okay?!
"
Chen Yuan withdrew his gaze and was too lazy to listen to his excuses. However, when he saw the little Taoist boy playing around wildly, he felt that this was the childhood that a child should have. However, when he saw the little Taoist boy sliding down from the tree and holding a newly caught baby bird as a treasure.
It looks like it looks like a crazy old man.
After all, Master likes to play like this the most.
"Yingxian, give me the bird."
Chen Yuan seldom spoke, but when he did, the little Taoist boy obediently handed over the baby bird in his hand. I had the impression that Mr. Chen was more powerful than his master and had to be obedient.
"We practitioners are not allowed to kill rashly. If you eat to satisfy your hunger, that's fine, but to play with life is wrong." Speaking in a way that children can understand, Chen Yuan raised his hand and said,
The baby bird in his hand was wrapped in magic power, lifted up to the treetop out of thin air, and gently placed it in the nest. Then, he asked the little Taoist boy in a gentle tone.
"Do you understand?"
The latter nodded: "I understand, it's OK to eat, but it's not OK to play around."
"Um."
Chen Yuan also smiled and praised without hesitation, which made the little Taoist boy very happy. It seemed that he understood a lot of truth and didn't act as recklessly as before. Well, it would have been nice if he hadn't pulled out a big snake with a thick wrist from the grass.
The fat Taoist hurried up, took the snake in his hand, quickly wrapped it around a few times, tied it with a bow, and stuffed it into a yellow cloth bag.
"You can eat this and make it into dragon and phoenix soup. It's a great tonic."
"It's up to you."
Chen Yuan was trying to reason with the child just now, but unexpectedly, the fat Taoist took advantage of his reasoning, causing the corner of his mouth to twitch.
The three of them walked and chatted, with the fat Taoist talking endlessly about cooking. After about half an hour, they left the mountain trail and arrived at the foot of a mountain. There was a river in front of them and a fishing village nearby.
The rice fields were gradually turning yellow, and many farmers were still busy in the fields pulling off the lost ears. When they saw Chen Yuan and the others, they only glanced at them and continued their work.
If there is a fishing village, there will naturally be a ferry, and you can cross the river by boat.
The fat Taoist had not been back to the north for many years. He excitedly urged Chen Yuan to walk faster and walked along the dirt road. When he saw the ferry in front, there were many people standing there. They looked like they were from the fishing village just now.
Villagers.
All of them frowned and whispered to each other, while the old fishermen-looking men in front looked at the messy place with frowning faces.
Chen Yuan squeezed into the crowd and frowned. The ground was covered with yellow charms, half-burned incense candles, and chicken, duck, and pig heads scattered all over the ground.
"Are you three going to cross the river?" A villager nearby saw Chen Yuan's appearance and said, "If you can't cross, all the good boats in the village have been requisitioned by the government and used to help the army cross the river."
"Isn't there a boat?" The fat Taoist pointed to a small boat tied to the bridge in the distance.
The villager just now shook his head and sighed.
"We can't get through even if we do. Grandpa Jiang Shen won't let us go. Look at the tributes over there. All the tributes have been knocked over and they won't accept our things."
"Brother, look at what I'm wearing."
The fat Taoist shook his robe. Unexpectedly, the surrounding villagers glanced at it and someone sneered: "Who knows if it's true or not? There are so many Taoist monks swindling and deceiving these days. A monk even came here a few days ago. As a result,
The next day he took away the money and ran away."
"Fart, I am a real monk, and I won't take any money from you. All you can do is tell me where is Jiang Shen?! Let me show you!"
Fat Taoist said
Wan quickly turned around and whispered: "Master, don't rob me this time."
"First ask what's going on."
Chen Yuan was afraid that Lao Sun would mess up. Since he was called to stop Jiang Shen, he was probably doing something right. Besides, he did feel that there was a faint evil spirit lingering on the river.
The fat Taoist nodded, carried the mahogany sword on his back, and asked the little Taoist boy to follow him. He strode to the front of the crowd and asked about the fishermen.
"Which one of you will tell me who He Jiangshen is? Why is he angry again?"
When several fishermen saw a Taoist priest, they hesitated to speak. Instead, the villagers next to them shouted: "Taoist priest, it is the old Wu family who caused the trouble."
The old man who was named suddenly turned red and white, and yelled at the villager who was doing something bad. Then the old man explained to the fat Taoist: "Taoist, don't listen to their nonsense. My family is responsible for this.
It’s obvious that Jiang Shen coveted my son’s good looks and insisted on marrying his daughter over.”
"It's such a good thing..." The fat Taoist's eyes shone, and he suddenly heard Chen Yuan cough behind him, and he quickly straightened his expression, "Why, please tell me in detail."
Seeing that the Taoist priest was not afraid, the old man said "Alas" and squatted on the ground.
"Taoist, to be honest, I don't agree with this marriage. How can anyone marry a bastard... A few days ago, I took my son to the river to fish. Suddenly, it started raining heavily. I stopped at the nearest shore in a panic.
Unexpectedly, there was a family there. It had a big door and was quite impressive. I thought I would use the eaves to take shelter from the rain. Unexpectedly, an old man with white beard and white hair came out. Instead of driving me and my son away, he invited us in for dinner.
After changing into clean clothes and eating, the old man suddenly said that his daughter has not left the court yet and she has fallen in love with my son. Can she get married?"
The old man sighed again.
"...The other party has a big family. My father and my son have been fishermen for generations. There is no way to climb up. I wanted to refuse, but the owner's face was a little unhappy, but he didn't mention it again. He just drank and ate with me and my son.
After the meal, he sent us to the room to rest. But on the second day, we found that there was the gate compound, and my father and son were sleeping by the river beach. I thought it was just a dream, but who knew that my son was in the hands of
There is an extra marriage contract!
When I got home, in the middle of the night, I heard the sound of gongs and drums. I opened the door and saw, oh, there were all fish and shrimps in the river, and they were so big!"
The old man gestured, he was as tall as a man, "Wearing a red robe, playing and playing, he stopped at the door of my house. The scene almost scared the old man to death, but the scary thing was still behind, a man with stubby limbs came out of the sedan.
, a bloated woman with a flower crown, a face like a jade plate, a big red mouth, protruding eyes, and there seems to be light shining in her eyes..."
"Didn't you stop me?" Chen Yuan couldn't help but ask after hearing this story.
"It must have been stopped. The old man's feet were so frightened that he sent the woman in without saying a word. They also dragged my son out of the room, bowed forcefully to heaven and earth, and then left the woman alone.
Carry the empty sedan and leave."
"What happened next? How did you anger that River God?"
"My son doesn't want to marry this woman like this. Not only is she ugly, but she is also a monster. He refuses to live in the same room with her. Moreover, she doesn't come out during the day and only shows up at night. My son can't stand it. He points at her every night.
He cursed angrily at the woman who showed up. After a few days, the woman ran away crying. But after that, the fishing boats in our fishing village could not get out of the river. Once they reached the river, they were sent back by a strong wind, and sometimes the bottom of the boat was even damaged.
Drill a big hole..."
The old man squatted on the ground and clapped his hands together: "What a sin have you done!"
"A bastard who has become a sperm."
The fat Taoist patted the old man on the shoulder and asked him to get up, "I will let him know how powerful he is. I will take care of your affairs."