One person is lying around, two are fishing, and three are cooking chicken. Huang Yixiao looked at his fishing rod in front of him and couldn't figure it out at all. The four children were left to work at the inn for them, and they were told that as long as they came back, they could choose whether to stay at the inn or go back to the town with them to study and read.
But he was different. He was not given a chance to choose at all. As soon as he protested, Aqiang knocked him unconscious and carried him away on his shoulders.
With a "pop" sound, the fishing rod was dragged into the creek by the fish, bit off the bait, and swam away quickly, leaving the fishing rod floating slowly on the water.
"Master, why don't you let me make my own choice? Obviously they can choose for themselves. Is it because I am a habitual offender and you can't believe that I will correct myself?" Huang Yixiao asked doubtfully.
The master shook his head and pointed to the stream, indicating that the fish was about to take the bait and he could not speak for the time being.
"Oh, I've told you everything. Let me show you the truth of the world. They are still young, and it seems to be their own choice, but in fact they are clearly arranged by us. You are different, if If we let you choose, you will definitely stay in the town, but you will make the same mistakes again, follow us, eat the popular food, drink the spicy food, isn't this delicious? You can also see the truth." Aqiang took off the cover of his face The big lotus leaf said with a smile.
Huang Yixiao didn't say anything, because Aqiang was telling the truth. If he was allowed to choose, he would definitely stay in the town where he was born and raised. Moreover, his four children were taken care of by someone, and he was relieved. Apart from the four of them, he has no feelings for anyone.
And he himself will definitely not stay in the inn. He will only repeat his old ways, make a living by stealing, repeat his daily life every day, and complain about the injustice of the world every day.
However, Aqiang will never believe the next few sentences. Wandering around in a mountain forest for three or four days, sleeping in the open air, is this a good sleep? If you only eat a few wild fruits every day, do you think you are eating well?
Nowadays, a young and strong boy is sleeping, while an old man is fishing and the three children are playing in the mud. Is this considered a good meal? Come on, they will be really hungry later, so I still have to show off my skills and let them see what is really popular and spicy.
A dark figure jumped out from the woods. It was Jiang Zhi who was with Ling Xianshan before. But later on, I don’t know why, but I followed Aqiang. Huang Yixiao really couldn't understand following such a down-and-out scholar. It doesn't look like he was coerced by others like himself.
"There are no good big yellow chickens anymore. I only bought a few of them. See if they work. If not, I will go back and buy them again." Jiang Zhi put down the chickens he just bought at the market. Several chickens fainted. On the ground, following a cultivator in the air, flying for so long, let alone a chicken, even a human would have to sit down and take a rest immediately.
"That's enough, that's enough. Liang Siheng, let's start work." Zhong Xiaofan picked up the chickens and ran to the stream to start working with Liang Siheng.
"Are you a sword disaster?" Jiang Zhi walked up to A Qiang and asked directly.
"Why are you so rude? You ask others if they are bitches as soon as you open your mouth. Who will pay attention to you like this?" Aqiang used the big lotus leaf as a big sunflower fan and fanned the wind, pretending to be angry.
"Natural disasters and man-made disasters. The word natural disasters means disasters that God wants to bring to us. They are unavoidable and can only be solved after they happen. And man-made disasters are disasters planned by someone. He can Planned to avoid before.”
"I don't know when the word sword disaster appeared. It does not refer to the disaster caused by a group of sword cultivators, but the disaster caused by one sword cultivator, and the disaster caused by this sword cultivator can be compared with the disaster caused by God. In comparison, later on, no matter whether the sword cultivator planned a man-made disaster or not, as soon as he draws his sword, it will be a disaster."
Jiang Zhi's dagger has moved to Aqiang's neck. This scene made Huang Yixiao panic. As expected, the people in Lingxian Mountain are not good people. I told you not to take people casually, but if you don't believe it, put the knife next time. The one on your neck could be me.
However, the master next to him, Chen Hongjing who was playing with mud in the distance, and Zhong Xiaofan and Liang Siheng who were slaughtering chickens further away, seemed unmoved. Obviously when Jiang Zhi was telling a story just now, everyone put down what they were doing and listened to themselves. Now I can actually act like nothing happened.
Aqiang didn't pay attention to how close the dagger in Jiang Zhi's hand was to him. He still covered his face with the large lotus leaf and yawned: "So what if I am, so what if I'm not? "
Jiang Zhi smiled, immediately took back the dagger in his hand, shook his head and said, "It's not that bad. I already know the answer. As for the process of the matter, I don't want to know. Because I didn't see it with my own eyes."
"Hey, you are so good at talking, and you don't look like a Sanxian wild cultivator without a sect. It's strange that no sect would like you to be an introductory disciple. It's a pity. Follow me from now on. Those three eldest brothers are popular and drink spicy food, and the one who can’t live without is Brother Jiang.” Aqiang patted Jiang Zhi on the shoulder and began to snore.
Huang Yixiao was dumbfounded. This was nothing to do with anything. It didn't develop according to his imagination at all. Then he shouldn't have a big fight and lose both sides. Then he could take away all their money and be free and easy. Going home?
It's boring, it's boring. Huang Yixiao turned around and looked at the master. There were two or three fish in the master's fishing basket. He also put the fishing rod back to the side and went down to the stream to catch fish by himself. He was not good at fishing, but he was very good at catching fish. of.
Aqiang suddenly sat up, muttered, glanced into the distance, and then continued to lie down. Huang Yixiao was shocked again. Could this man be sleepwalking?
A scent came. Huang Yixiao followed the smell and looked over. It came from the muddy beach of Chen Hongjing.
"You were in coma for a few days and didn't eat the chicken cooked by Hongjing. Don't look at his young age. In this regard, he has already learned the true inheritance of his grandfather. His cooking skills are no worse than those of the inn's cooks. It was only because of this chicken that the four children calmed down and believed in us." The Master smiled and another fish was hooked.
But this time, the master did not put the fish into the fish basket, but put the fish back into the stream and let it swim far away.
"You might as well try fishing. You may not be able to catch any fish at first, but doing so can cultivate your mind and allow you to think about more problems. It also allows you to just watch quietly without thinking about anything. On the surface of the stream." Master said.
Huang Yixiao shook his head and refused: "Come on, I don't have any worries, not now, and never in the future. As long as you can let me go back, I will be happier."
The Master nodded and said nothing more.
The kiln chicken was cooked. When Chen Hongjing broke up the soil and opened the lotus leaves, Aqiang came over immediately.
"Three eldest brothers, I'm big, I have to eat a whole chicken, otherwise I won't be able to walk on my way later." Aqiang said aggrievedly.
Chen Hongjing smiled and handed the whole chicken to Aqiang. Aqiang held the chicken in his right hand, shook the big lotus leaf in his left hand, and ran back to where he was just now.
Huang Yixiao took a small bite, and then started to gobble the second bite. Oh, it smells so good! If you had told him earlier, with your cooking skills, I would have caught it for you, not to mention the pheasant, even the phoenix.
A handkerchief was handed over, and Chen Hongjing said with a smile: "Eat slowly, don't rush, there is still more. Wipe your face first."
Huang Yixiao nodded, took the handkerchief, and when wiping his face, he realized that he had shed tears just now. He looked carefully at the child who was about the same age as him again. He looked very happy. He was eating and talking and laughing with his two other friends, and the way he was telling their friends about his situation was completely different.
Humph, no wonder those four children trusted him so quickly. Maybe, the deliciousness of the kiln chicken is secondary, but the feeling is the main thing.
For people who had not eaten meat for several days, these chickens were quickly eaten away. Even Jiang Zhi said to Chen Hongjing, if I had known you were so good at making delicious food, he should have done it then Buy all the chickens from the boss. Especially Liang Siheng, he almost chewed up his whole frame and swallowed it.
While everyone was chatting, a series of suona sounds came from the distance. As the sound gradually approached, everyone also saw a relatively small welcoming team.
Liang Siheng pointed at the big red sedan and asked, "Is the bride inside?"
The master quickly pressed Liang Siheng's little hand down and said softly: "It must be inside, but you can't point with your fingers, otherwise others will think you are very rude."
Walking at the front was a groom's official on horseback, dressed in red, riding slowly, not to mention very handsome. After that, four big men each picked up one end of the sedan chair, and a little outside, there were seven or eight teenage girls who were responsible for scattering flowers.
"Chen Hongjing, why are there an old man and an old aunt beside the sedan? What are they responsible for?" Liang Siheng asked again.
"As for the old aunt, she is a matchmaker. She is like Yue Lao, who ties the red thread of the bride and groom together. The two of them can come together and grow old together. It can be said that the matchmaker has some credit." Zhong Xiaofan explained. .
Several children looked at Zhong Xiaofan at the same time. Zhong Xiaofan said with a smile: "Why are you looking at me like this? My brother is so handsome. There are more or less good-looking girls who like my brother, but they dare not tell him. Yes. The matchmaker has come to my house several times, and each time it was a different girl, but my brother rejected her every time." Several children said "oh" at the same time.
The wedding team came to a halt in front of everyone. The groom dismounted, took a basket from the girls scattering flowers, and distributed the wedding candies inside to Chen Hongjing and others.
After Liang Siheng took the wedding candy, he said all the good words he had learned in the study: "We will grow old together, have a son early, have a prosperous family, and everything will go smoothly..."
It made everyone present laugh, and the groom even gave him a few more wedding candies.
The old man who was by the sedan chair just now came over and said to the groom: "Master, it's time to ask the young lady to take out the lotus lantern."
The groom hesitated for a while, looked at the sedan, and turned to the children and said: "You guys do your brother a favor and go to the sedan to ask your sister to hand over the things to you. Then you take those things and put them in the sedan chair." Just on the creek. Brother will give you a few more wedding candies here."
The eyes of several children looked at the master at the same time, and the master nodded: "Let's do this. Aqiang will take Xiaofan and Hongjing to pick some lotus leaves by the small lake, and Yixiao and Siheng will go to the bride's place. Put things in the creek."
The groom and the old man looked at the master and bowed deeply. It turns out that there are still people who understand their customs.
It's very simple. As long as the wedding team encounters a stream on the way to bring the bride back, they must put the prepared lotus lanterns and paper boats into the stream and let them drift with the current to the hands of Guanyin who delivers the child. , pray that Guanyin will send a healthy baby to their home. No matter male or female, just be healthy.
Lotus leaves will make it easier for their wishes to be conveyed to Guanyin, if they are lucky enough to pick one or two lotus flowers. It's not just as simple as giving a child away, the child is more likely to become a hero among people.
Aqiang and the others came back, but what they held in their hands were a few large lotus leaves, and no lotus was found. However, the groom and his party were still very grateful. The child was picked by her own hands, which made it easier for the Goddess of Mercy to accept the gift.
Huang Yixiao and Liang Siheng also got lotus lanterns and paper boats from the bride. The four children first placed the lotus leaves on the stream and let them guide the way forward. Then they lit the wicks of the lotus lanterns and put the paper boats and Lotus lanterns were placed on the stream.
The groom walked up to his wife and said, "Thank you very much, sir. If you are free tonight, please come to the house as a guest and participate in the marriage between me and my wife."
The master smiled and said: "It's just a little effort, not to mention that these children are also very happy. I should thank you. As for going to attend the marriage between the young master and the girl, that is naturally our great honor. Then we have to Go ahead and prepare some gifts for you two newlyweds."
"No, no, you're welcome, old man. Your actions today are the biggest gift to us." The groom said with his hands in hand. If the old man next to him hadn't pulled him, he would have bowed to the wife again. Bowed.
A figure fell from the sky, and there was only a "boom" sound. The sedan chair split open, and the four men responsible for carrying the sedan chair flew out several steps.
"Xinyi!" the groom shouted, trying to run towards the sedan chair.
Another figure fell from the sky. This figure landed just in front of the master and the groom, blocking the groom's way.
"Be careful, the one in front is not a human."
A big man with wings strangled the bride's neck with one hand, and said to the man in front of the wife with a knife: "Ling Fenglan, you must kill me? Let me tell you, if you dare to kill me today, I will Kill this girl immediately."
The groom immediately knelt on the ground and said in a panic: "No, no, no, please talk to me if you have something to say. Please let my wife go first."
"A monster, you actually call him Master Immortal. It won't let your wife go, let alone everyone here. Don't worry. I will rescue your wife." The boy in white walked forward. step.
The big man immediately made a deep crack on the bride's arm, and blood slowly dripped from the arm.
The groom immediately hugged the young man's legs and shouted: "I don't know about gods and monsters, I don't know about Taoist heroes, I only know that as long as you take one more step, my wife will die. As long as he lets her go, My wife, I am willing to do anything.”
"Are you really willing to do anything? Well, that's the case. Then you can be my hostage, so that your wife can go back, okay? Groom?" said the big man.
"I, I, I..." The groom's eyes were wandering, looking in the direction of the bride from time to time.
"Hahahahaha, girl, you must have married the wrong person. You are such a coward. He refuses to trust you with his life. How can he still say he loves you? How does he have the right to love you and marry you? . The most fake thing in the world is just the love words of a heartless man." The man laughed mockingly, and when no one was paying attention, he hugged the bride tightly and flew away into the sky.
The young man also wanted to chase him, but the groom's arms held his legs tightly and he couldn't move. The groom kept shouting, run, run.
Seeing the big man disappear from his sight, the young man angrily kicked the groom away and spat, "Indeed, marrying someone like you is a mistake."
The groom was kicked away and he didn't complain much. He just looked at the ground and shed tears one after another.
He may be wondering if he is really ready to marry the girl of his choice...
