When we reached the top of the mountain, we saw Lin Xiaodong sitting on the bluestone, looking like a sculpture.
Xu Qinglu stared and opened her mouth: "Master Lin, you just live here?"
Xu Qing curled her lips and shook her head: "Yes, I have been sitting on this rock all day, exposed to the wind and sun, and I haven't even eaten."
Yu Xiangqing was also greatly surprised, nodded and praised: "Master Lin is a true practitioner!"
Lin Xiaodong stood up and saluted: "It turns out to be Daoist Yu and Miss Xu."
Yu Xiangqing bowed respectfully: "Master Lin is not attached to external things, but wholeheartedly pursues the truth. It is really admirable."
Lin Xiaodong chuckled: "Taoist Master Yu, thank you for the award. Lin is just a newcomer here, so he is a bit shabby."
Xu Qing said: "It doesn't matter. When my brother builds a new house, his house will be vacant. Master Lin can come and live there."
Lin Xiaodong did not answer and asked Yu Xiangqing: "How come Master Yu is here?"
Yu Xiangqing took a package from his arms and said, "Master Lin saved my apprentice's life. I'm here to say thank you."
Lin Xiaodong glanced at Xu Qinglu and said, "Master Yu, you don't have to be polite."
Yu Xiangqing opened the package and found one hundred taels of silver. Xu Qing opened her mouth and covered her mouth, taking a breath.
Yu Xiangqing said: "This is the fifty taels the Shen family gave me that day, and I took another fifty taels myself, thinking that Master Lin would travel around and use it as a living expenses.
But seeing Master Lin like this today, wouldn’t it be an insult if I gave him money?”
Lin Xiaodong said: "Lin is alone, sleeping in the open air, and doesn't need any money. However, there are a lot of people in your mountain. It's better for Taoist Master Yu to use this money himself."
Yu Xiangqing was in trouble: "How can I not repay the kindness of saving my life?"
Xu Qinglu suddenly thought of it and said to Yu Xiangqing: "Teacher, how about we find a place for Master Lin to live!"
Yu Xiangqing blinked: "What do you mean?"
Xu Qinglu said: "Uncle Master's dojo, isn't it empty?"
Yu Xiangqing raised his head: "Yes!"
He said to Lin Xiaodong: "Master Lin, my senior brother passed away a few years ago, and the mountain farm has been unoperated. Master Lin can go there, and there is always a place to shelter from the wind and rain."
When Xu Qing heard this, she became anxious and stamped her feet and waved her hands: "Brother Lin, just come and live at my house!"
Yu Xiangqing glanced at Xu Qing and said with a smile: "Miss Xu, this place is in Qiongchang Mountain, only three to five miles away from your Xintai Village. Isn't it easy for you to meet Master Lin?"
Xu Qing heard this and let out an oh sound.
Lin Xiaodong said: "What kind of virtue and ability does Mr. Lin have to monopolize the mountain farm?"
Yu Xiangqing said: "Although I, Mr. Yu, am greedy for money, those who practice Taoism must always know how to repay kindness. Master Lin, there is no need to be polite. What's more, with Master Lin's methods, I will definitely not lose the reputation of such a vain person."
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Lin Xiaodong was still hesitating, Xu Qinglu said: "Master Lin, it's better for you to be in vain and watch, than to be exposed to the wind and the sun."
Lin Xiaodong agreed: "Thank you very much, Daoist Yu."
Xu Qing was unhappy: "Brother Lin, you are going to Qiongchang Mountain."
Lin Xiaodong said: "Didn't Master Yu say that this place is not far from here?"
Xu Qing pouted: "I still want you to come and stay at my house."
Yu Xiangqing smiled and said: "Master Lin is from outside the country, how can he live with you lay people?"
Xu Qing lowered her head and nodded: "Then I will come to see you often in the future."
Lin Xiaodong nodded and chuckled: "Okay."
Xu Qinglu took out a folded robe from the bottom of her sleeves and said, "I know that Taoist Lin has sent you a newly made robe. Taoist Lin, please don't dislike it."
Lin Xiaodong stretched out his hands to take it, nodded and said, "Thank you so much, Miss Xu."
Yu Xiangqing glanced at Xu Qing and said, "Then let's say goodbye first. Taoist Lin will follow us to Qiongchang Mountain tomorrow."
Left with Xu Qinglu.
Xu Qing said dullly: "Why don't you just stay at my house?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "It would be bad to spread the word about your yellow-flowered daughter living with me."
Xu Qing pouted: "Then there is still my mother."
Lin Xiaodong said: "Qiongchang Mountain is not far from here."
Xu Qing said: "Then I'll go find you later, so don't bother me."
Lin Xiaodong shook his head and smiled: "I'm not annoyed."
Xu Qing said: "You also have to come to me."
Lin Xiaodong agreed: "Okay."
Xu Qing then went down the mountain.
In the evening, Xu Qing came up again and called Lin Xiaodong: "Brother Lin, you are moving out tomorrow, come down and have a meal with us!"
Lin Xiaodong and Xu Qing went down the mountain and returned to the Xu family's old house. They saw a full table set up, and Dong Qian was also there.
Lin Xiaodong said: "That's too polite."
Xu Lin said: "Master Lin is a noble person in our family. A meal is nothing."
Xu Qing took Dong Qian's arm and said, "It's not like my sister-in-law is so good at her craftsmanship."
Dong Qian hunched his shoulders, his face flushed, and said: "Master Lin, Xu Lin told me that it was you who let him go to sea, so he caught the clams and had money to build a house."
Lin Xiaodong said: "This is because Xu Lin has this wealth in his life, but now he has it all at once, and he will not be able to make partial wealth in the future."
Dong Qian raised his head and looked at Xu Lin: "I don't want Xu Lin to get rich, as long as he can live a down-to-earth life with me."
Xu Lin scratched his head: "I just farm and fish. Although I can't make a fortune, my life is always enough."
After a few people sat down, Xu Lin poured a glass for Lin Xiaodong and said, "Master Lin, I'd like to toast you. Without you, I'm afraid I would still be digging rocks in Liangchang Mountain."
Xu Qing clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Brother Lin said that at that time, my brother still didn't believe it."
Lin Xiaodong drank the cup and said: "Ji people have their own destiny. I don't care about this matter. You can't stay in the stone field for a few days."
Xu Qing said unhappily: "I thought that after my brother built the house and moved away, Brother Lin could move here."
Dong Qian had already seen through Xu Qing's thoughts and said, "Brother Lin is a cultivator. Unlike us, you still have to live in the mountains."
Xu Lin said: "If Master Lin feels bored over there, you can come back to me."
Ding Huiran said: "If you are short of food on the mountain, just tell us."
Lin Xiaodong nodded and said, "If you encounter any trouble in the future, you can come to me."
After eating until late at night, Lin Xiaodong said goodbye.
The next morning, Ding Huiran, Xu Lin, and Xu Qing went up the mountain early, and Yu Xiangqing, Chang Rongshu, Shen Ke, Cao Tong, and Xu Qinglu came later.
Lin Xiaodong saluted Yu Xiangqing: "Thank you, Taoist Master Yu and a few senior brothers for making a trip."
Yu Xiangqing said: "Fortunately, Taoist priest Lin is alone and has no luggage. I will ask them all to come and take care of the mountain."
The group of people hiked to the foot of Qiongchang Mountain.
Lin Xiaodong looked up and saw the mountains, pines and cypresses, lush and green, quite impressive.
Lin Xiaodong nodded: "This mountain is a good place."
Yu Xiangqing was quite proud and said: "My senior brother built this mountain farm because he took a fancy to the feng shui of this place. Unfortunately, he fell seriously ill and passed away before he could pass on the tradition. It was then that I suddenly realized that life is short and we only seize the day."
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Xu Qinglu said: "Master Lin now lives here, Zhixu Temple will definitely become famous far and wide."
When everyone came to the mountain, they saw a Taoist temple with its door closed and slightly dilapidated.
Yu Xiangqing said: "No one operates this place, so it needs to be cleaned before you can move in."