"The wind must have picked up in the paddock to the west of the town. Sister Bao'er, let's go fly the paper kites. I specially grabbed the biggest and most beautiful one for you."
Next to the candy painting stall on the snack street, Wu Yu circled around a little girl who was sitting on a bench next to the stall and choosing candy paintings, with a look of flattery on her face.
There were four majestic men dressed up on the left and right, which looked intimidating at first glance. They looked at the people coming and going on the street with very vigilant expressions, which made many parents who wanted to buy sugar paintings for their children not dare to approach.
Sugar painting stall.
The vendor selling sugar paintings didn't care at all. Instead, he looked happy and quickly made many beautiful sugar paintings with his hands and placed them in front of the little girl.
"Who are you calling sister? Wu Yu! Don't be too young or too old. I'm a month older than you, so you should call me sister!"
The little girl has a beautiful appearance, her skin is as smooth as jade, and her expression reveals her intelligence and grace.
She cursed softly, grabbed a candy painting in each hand, and looked around with dark eyes, as if she was a little embarrassed about which one to eat first.
"Yes, yes, good sister, please eat slowly."
Wu Yu nodded repeatedly, with a look of pain on his face, he approached the little girl and said, "I have reserved the stall for you. We will set out the kites after you finish eating. My cousin..."
"Your saliva is all over my candy painting!"
The little girl interrupted what Wu Yu was about to say, tilted her head and pushed Wu Yu with her elbow, asking him to stay away.
"I......"
Wu Yu's face turned red, she stepped aside, scratched her head with her hands and stood next to a big man, looking indescribably depressed.
Half an hour later, Qin Hong walked into Wu Yu's field of vision with a guard and three servants.
Wu Yu exclaimed slightly and immediately came forward to greet him.
"Cousin, what happened?"
Wu Yu glanced at the saber on the guard's waist, walked up to Qin Hong and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you waiting for us over there in the paddock?"
"The kite cannot be released."
Qin Hong replied with a strange expression, "The town's government office said that a murder occurred on South Street an hour ago, and two gangsters died, so they sent three good men to protect us."
"When the people in the paddock saw the guards coming, they all ran away."
"I've heard a lot from my uncle about gangsters killing people in fights. Besides, do we need the protection of these people?"
Wu Yu looked back at the little girl who was still eating candy paintings, and said angrily: "Damn it! Now the surprise I prepared for Sister Baoer is completely useless."
"That Sesame Officer actually made a fuss and sent people over to ruin our brother's mood. He doesn't even know how to flatter us! Although we haven't exercised yet, but just based on the new treasure our uncle gave us..."
"Ahem!"
Qin Hong glared at his cousin, changed his tone, shook his head and said: "It's really not that, because the county magistrate's attitude was very firm, and I was bored anyway, so I went to take a look at the corpse with Ada.
And the scene, this murder is indeed a bit strange."
"You have another baby?"
The little girl who was eating candy paintings suddenly came over and interjected, holding an embroidered handkerchief in her hand and gently wiping the corners of her mouth. She looked at Qin Hong and asked again: "Why is that murder case so strange?"
Wu Yu's expression brightened: "Baoer~sister... uh, sister, have you eaten?"
"Well, you can go check out."
The little girl rolled her eyes at him, looked at Qin Hong and continued to ask: "Brother Hong, you just said it was strange, why is it so strange?"
"Bao'er is interested in this matter?"
Qin Hong thought for a while and said with a smile: "Those two gangsters died at the hands of a real strong man. No trace of the murderer could be found at the scene, and the two gangsters were attacked by flying needles and hidden weapons in a very short period of time."
Kill."
"Very few strong men would use such means to kill two low-life gangsters."
He glanced at the guards following him and said: "So Ada concluded that this was a murder and silence case, and those two gangsters probably provoked people they shouldn't have provoked in the town."
"Oh, this murderer is quite dishonest."
The little girl's beautiful eyes turned back and forth between Wu Yu and Qin Hong, revealing a sweet smile, "Brother Wu, thank you for treating me to some candy paintings, and show me your new baby, okay~"
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Two hours later, Wang and Wang Li were sitting on the bullock cart that came from outside the town.
It was still early before the agreed time for everyone to go home. Apart from their mother and son, only the uncle who drove cattle in the village sat far away at the entrance and exit of the town chatting with others. The others who came with them were still in the town.
On the bullock cart, Mrs. Wang gently stroked the cloth in her arms, but her face was a little worried. From time to time, she glanced at the maroon wooden box held by her son next to her.
Just now Wang Li spent nearly half a fortune on making a bunch of things in the blacksmith shop that she couldn't understand, which made Wang feel a little heartbroken.
"Brother Li, those two black whistles are well made and the sound is pretty nice when played, but what are those iron pieces, iron blocks and skewers used for?"
Ms. Wang freed up a hand and touched the money bag in her arms and asked.
"I don't know what those are for."
Wang Li patted the wooden box in his arms, shook his head and said, "Master Qin asked me to make it for him. He will give me travel expenses tomorrow."
"That's good."
Wang breathed a sigh of relief, then she frowned, with a look of hesitation in her eyes, she took out a letter from her arms and handed it out, "Brother Li, this is a letter from Uncle Zhang to you."
"letter?"
Wang Li accepted the envelope. He had seen this letter at the bank. He tore the envelope open in front of his mother and took out three pieces of letter paper from inside.
Expand the first one.
'Boy from the Wang family, you helped Uncle Zhang. I think you are very pleasing to me, so I will give you a great opportunity.
You must know that I have become a Taoist priest. You once asked me why I wanted to go abroad to become a Taoist priest at an early age. At that time, I had no way forward and I was afraid that I would make you laugh if I told you.
Now let me tell you, I am not becoming a Taoist priest, but a practitioner.
Half a year ago, I took my wine gourd to the mountains to help people cook some deer deer. When I came home, I met a Taoist who wanted to ask me for a drink.
Later, the Taoist followed me down the mountain and stayed overnight at my house. Early the next morning, he gave me a Taoist book and told me that I had been destined, but I almost had no chance.
I asked him what he meant, but he flew out of the yard out of thin air in front of me, turned into a red rainbow and disappeared into the sky, leaving only one sentence for me to understand after reading the Taoist book.
You know, uncle, I was illiterate at that time, so I took the Taoist book and pondered it at home for several days, and finally decided to look down and go to Mr. Wu in the thatched cottage to ask him to help me read what the Taoist book said.
As a result, Mr. Wu said that I was not from his lineage and was not under his control. He was not qualified to read that Taoist book.
I asked him again if he could teach me how to read, but he still said that I was not under his control and that he was not qualified to teach me.
I will go to those two scholars later. As you know, those two sour scholars looked down upon others. Not only did they sit on the floor and raise prices, they also said sarcastically that I, a butcher, deserved to study. I was so angry that I beat those two bastards.
pause.
Unexpectedly, you guy found the opportunity and bought a few pieces of pork from me to give to the two scholars to supplement their health and serve as their companions.
What I didn't expect was that you actually came to my door in person and boasted that you would teach me how to read and write.
You will know what happened later. I read Taoism and understood the opportunity. I went to the county to find my guide, entered the mountain gate and became a monk.
Money is useless in the mountain gate, so I sent you all the money I brought out, and gave you a chance. As for the choice, it depends on you.'
The content of the first piece of stationery ends here.
Wang Li fell into deep thought.
A practicing person?
Transform into a rainbow and fly into the sky?
He didn't expect that such an existence existed in this world.
When he read the beginning of the letter, he doubted whether Butcher Zhang had been deceived, but after reading the content about Mr. Wu later, he believed it.
No wonder the cousins were willing to come to this remote place to study. This makes sense.
But why do they stay here for half a year?
Could it be that they haven't reached the standard for entry-level cultivation? But Uncle Zhang, a butcher over forty years old, can get started.
It seems that this has nothing to do with age.
Thinking of this, Wang Li was about to open the second piece of letter paper, but at this moment, Wang's hand pressed on the back of his hand.
"Brother Li, what kind of monk do you want to be as mentioned in Uncle Zhang's letter?"
Wang asked, staring at Wang Li nervously.
"Yes, mother."
Wang Li smiled and nodded. After he learned how to read, the first student he taught was actually his mother. Wang had just finished reading the content of the letter.
He held his mother's hand, looked into her eyes, and said seriously: "Mom, don't worry, I'm not your father, and I won't leave you alone."
Wang's expression darkened, she let go of her hand and said with a trembling voice: "Mom, I know you have your own ideas, it's okay, you have to grow up after all..."
Wang Li knew what his mother was thinking. After all, he had been a parent before.
After chatting with his mother for a while, Wang Li opened the second piece of letter paper after his mother calmed down.
As soon as he entered, he saw five broad bean characters: Xiao Qingxu Song Jue.
Wang Li's eyes narrowed, and he looked around naturally, making sure that no one was approaching before continuing to look down.
'Formless and imageless, the whole body is hollow, responding to the nature of things, the western mountains are hanging, the dragons and tigers meet, the springs are clear and the rivers are calm, the rivers are flowing and the seas are spread, I live my life to the fullest...'
The whole poem has a hundred words.
"Huh~"
Wang Li let out a long breath. After reading the verse, he memorized it in his heart. He carefully put the verse away and opened the third piece of letter paper.
On this piece of paper were three drawings of human body exercises. Each picture had a different exercise route. There were a few lines of notes at the bottom, and at the end there was a detailed address and a sentence left by Uncle Zhang.
'Hehe! Boy from the Wang family, if you really come to the mountain gate, then I will be your guide, and then you will become my disciple, and I will be your master.'