Chapter 109 People Surnamed Li
Maybe because of its vast territory, the villages in Youzhou are relatively larger than those in Qingzhou and Xuzhou.
The main road is very wide, allowing two carriages to proceed side by side, and the alley between the houses is not too narrow. Some wealthy families have even used blue tiles instead of wooden fences to surround their homes.
But at a glance, most of the houses are very old, like old things that have not been replaced for a long time
After entering the village, there are old people and children at the corners of the streets and alleys. They all saluted.
"Hello, Shanren!"
"I've seen Shanren before."
Wuwei Shanren also responded one by one with a smile.
Looking across the village, Caiyi couldn’t help but ask:
“I didn’t see many young people.”
"Alas, this village is like this." Wuwei Shanren sighed: "This place is close to the east water of the big city. It is more profitable to move goods to the docks in the city than to farm in the fields, so most young people go there.
“They are too busy on weekdays and cannot take care of their young children, so they can only leave the children in the village for the elderly to take care of them.
“As time goes by, except for the unsmart ones like Wu Hui, there are only the home-loving ones and the idle ones who are unwilling to leave the village.”
Caiyi said “Oh”, she has been there since she was a child. Just living with the old man in the city, obviously he didn't feel deeply about this matter.
On the other hand, Zuo Chen felt a little emotional.
Even in this era, some problems are common.
Without talking too much about this matter, Wuwei Shanren directly took Zuo Chen to the small short mountain near the village. This mountain is really too short. It is more like a small slope than a mountain. The Taoist temple is built on the top.
Because of this, Mr. Donkey didn’t exert much effort when climbing up, and he reached the entrance of the Taoist temple without much effort.
Zuo Chen got out of the car and looked up. He found that Wuwei Shanren’s Taoist temple was extremely simple. It was surrounded only by mud walls and had a simple wooden door. On the wooden door hung a plaque with the inscription " Four words: "Qingfeng Taoist Temple".
It's also a little crooked, it doesn't look like it was carved by a carpenter.
Opening the main door, the courtyard looks even more simple. There is only one courtyard, one main hall, one main room and two guest rooms, a few large vats for water, and the stove is even placed outside, with a small shed built for protection. rain.
Looking from a distance, the door in the middle of the hall was open, and there was a long table inside. There were various fruit plates on the long table, and a portrait was enshrined.
There is a Taoist in a yellow robe in the portrait. He is more majestic than an immortal, like a knight.
This is the Patriarch.
When Zuo Chen saw it, he felt very cordial.
This place is almost the same as his thatched cottage on Gray Mountain.
Close to nature!
After arriving at Qingfeng Taoist Temple, Kun Taoist walked out of the door soon. He was not beautiful, and had dark skin, but he was smart and capable, with bright eyes.
"Master, senior brother!" Kun Dao took two hurried steps to Wuwei Shanren and bowed his hands in salute, but his eyes couldn't stop looking at Zuo Chen and Caiyi.
“This is the Taoist brother I met outside. You can just call me uncle.”
"Hello, uncle." Kun Dao saluted respectfully.
Wuwei Shanren also introduced Zuo Chen:
“This is also my apprentice, called Wugen, and she is a Jiangliuer. I will take her in and teach her a little bit. Let her help me take care of the Taoist temple.”
Zuo Chen nodded and said to Wugen:
“I’ve met Taoist friends.”
Seekers are only distinguished by the order in which they embark on the path. It is natural for Zuo Chen to call fellow Taoist Wuhui Wugen, and the people of Wuwei Mountain don't care much about it.
Wugen did not expect that this "Uncle Master" had such a good temper, and she was at a loss as to what to give in return.
"Wugen, how is Mrs. Li's condition now?"
"Master, it's still the same as before." Wugen came back to his senses after listening to the master's question and continued.
Hearing Wugen’s words, Wuweishanren cupped his hands towards Zuo Chen: “When Brother Dao comes to visit, I should have made a pot of good tea for Brother Dao first, but Wuhui’s mother is in unbearable illness and still wants to If Brother Dao can spare some time, go to the inner room to take a look.”
"Good."
Under the leadership of Wuwei Shanren, several people entered an inner room.
After opening the door, a slight musty smell came from the house. Zuo Chen sniffed his nose and felt that the smell was a bit like the stench of a corpse.
Looking around, I found that the windows of this house had obviously been opened for ventilation, but the smell still lingered.
Tracing back to the origin, it was a woman lying on the bed.
She looked extremely haggard and old, but she didn't know whether it was because of illness or because she was already old.
Zuo Chen just took a glance and discovered that this vague line on the old woman's body seemed to be drawing her anger outward.
Looking out along this line, we found that it leads to the west.
Dongshui City seems to be over there.
It was precisely because of this thread that the old woman turned into a living dead.
"This is Wuhui's mother." Wuwei Shanren sighed: "She has been bedridden for a year and a half. During this period, she could not speak or move her hands. I tried to use Talisman Talisman Water to treat her, but it had little effect. During this period, I also visited many doctors, but there was no one. What effect. Finally, I found a steward of the herbal medicine hall in Dongshui and got some powerful pills from him, and I was able to suppress the condition.
"But the price of the pills was a bit high, just relying on Taoism. I can’t afford to buy frequently because of my income. Cai Yi was a little confused:
“Shan Ren, you are so good to Mrs. Li. ”
When he said this, Cai Yi’s eyes became a little bit strange.
Caiyi has been walking in the flower alley a lot since she was a child, and Caiyi has heard a lot of strange stories. Seeing this situation, some "too much love, touching the world" stories emerged in her little mind.
Zuo Chen could tell what Cai Yi was thinking right away, and hit Cai Yi on the head with his hand blade.
The latter held his head and screamed, then shrank back and stopped talking.
After fighting off Cai Yi, Zuo Chen also felt a little curious.
Even if Wuwei Shanren is a good person, it is impossible for him to help so much for no reason.
Hearing what he meant, he almost gave away all his belongings.
He accepted someone else’s son as his apprentice and treated someone else’s illnesses. Even if he said they had nothing to do with each other, Zuo Chen couldn’t believe it.
Wuwei Shanren also heard the implication of Cai Yi’s words, but he didn’t care and waved his hand:
“Wu Hui’s father used to be good friends with me. When he was young, he He saved my life, and now that he has passed away, I naturally have to take care of his mother and son.”
That’s it.
Tuogu's intention, according to Wuwei Shanren's character, he will indeed give his all.
So he gathered his thoughts and focused his attention on the sick woman again. After thinking for a moment, Zuo Chen asked:
"Did anything happen to their family?"
"I really want to talk to Brother Tao about this." Wuwei Shanren said: "This matter is a bit twisty, I have to start from the beginning."
Zuo Chen nodded.
This kind of strange disease often has its roots. Even if Zuo Chen can break this thread now, if the cause and effect are not solved, he may return to this state in the future.
Wuwei Shanren also slowly told this story, which was not too long.
Youzhou is close to the capital, but also close to the border in the far north. As a result, Daliang invested a lot of energy here when the country was first founded.
With the strength of the country at its peak, there are more things that need to be built and built, which in turn leaves a huge gap for Zi people, who are all in Youzhou who are incompetent. All the good young men in the world who heard the news rushed over to help work and earn money.
In this way, many talents who can make money have emerged.
At that time, Ziren, who was helping Daliang with errands, was walking on the street. The villagers next to him had to look up to them. Every villager was willing to marry their daughter to them. In the heyday, they even hoped to get a concubine into the house.
However, is there any endless house in this world?
The first thirty years were fine. The more people were needed for various types of houses, large and small, the more money could be earned. But the middle thirty years were not so good. There was less official business and private business. There are many, but it is not easy for private companies to offer such high prices, and they even want to hire one person to do the work of two people; in the last thirty years, the world has been in chaos, and even a peaceful place like Youzhou can no longer be found. The right job.
Wu Hui’s father, Li Dali, met Wuwei Shanren during this time period.
Li Dali is an expert at building things. Even in the current state of Youzhou, he has managed to become the leader of Ziren. He can take on both official and private work. , many brothers started pulling together.
He was successful at his work, and people in the city praised him as a good young man.
"So now he..." Upon hearing this, Caiyi had already guessed what the mountain man was going to say.
"Dead." Wuweishan said calmly: "Suicide."
"Once he was building a house for a wealthy businessman, and his leg was broken by a pillar that fell from the top beam. own career. The wealthy businessman didn't give him any money and asked him to go home. At that time, Wu Hui was not stupid yet and was studying in a private school in the city. They also bought a house in the city, which cost a lot of money. Dali went to find the wealthy businessman, hoping that the other party would compensate him some money.
“Then it was beaten out.
"He couldn't help it. After all, the accident was caused by his carelessness. Even if he reported it to the government, the government would not care about it. He just planned to go find the brothers he had helped to support and let them help him.
"But who knew there was a white-eyed wolf among Ziren who was holding on to his wages. He had just been beaten and spent a lot of money on medical expenses. How could he have any spare money to give to others?
"I also tried to persuade him, but he was determined and insisted that he had done something wrong and could not owe his brothers wages. So he sold the house and paid the wages.
"That night he He came to me for a drink. He drank too much, and I drank too much. I didn't have time to persuade him, but the next day I found him jumping off the three-story pavilion built by a wealthy businessman, hitting the back of his head and falling to his death. ”
Wuwei Shanren’s voice was very calm, but when he told this story, his breathing was obviously messed up.
"Brother...brother, you always talk about brothers, but in the end, there are no brothers who can support you." Wuwei Shanren couldn't help but muttered several words.
Zuo Chen raised his head and looked at Wuwei Shanren.
“Isn’t there indeed a brother?”
Wuwei’s lips opened slightly, and finally he let out a long sigh, unable to explain the feeling.
Looked at Mrs. Li who was lying in bed again.
"The reason why Mrs. Li is like this is also related to the white-eyed wolf before."
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(End of this chapter)