Li He suddenly heard these words and was stunned. He said in a daze: "Old green skin, you are talking nonsense. That kid is not related to me, how can he be put in my home? It's the one in my home. These two boys are so annoying all day long and cost me and my family half their lives. After all, they are my biological children and I cannot blame anyone else, but you still want to throw in a wild one?"
Chiliu said tightly: "Don't bother, don't bother. That kid is very interesting and quiet, so he won't cost you a lot of effort. Although he doesn't have any monastic skills, he has one good thing, that is, he is smart. Definitely, your eldest son has a strong temperament and your second son has a sensitive temperament. Neither of them are good candidates for ink-taking or being an official or a shepherd. If you want to get ahead, it is better to get close to the orphan son or two. It will be useful in the future. If the family is in a tight situation, there will be no addition to the family. Open your mouth, I have some tips."
After hearing this, Li He remained nonchalant. He stretched the bark rope and said, "I am a reckless man. What kind of scholar son can I ask for? If the two children in the family are willing to study in the future, they will be sent to the village public school. If they are not willing, they will be sent to a private school in the village." Since you have followed me in farming and don't look up to other people, you will never starve to death. It is the reputation of my family that is insulted by flattering others. If you don't tell me about this, I will be kind and willing to help. One or two, since you say that, I just ignore it."
Chiliu tried to persuade him in every possible way, but Li He just ignored him and became suspicious. He didn't know why this thief was obsessed with letting outsiders into his home. After walking back and forth for a long time, the sky turned dark. Li He carried the firewood and was about to go home. Chi Liu just sighed: "You are really an iron square head that can't get into the oil and salt. You are the poorest person in the world." It’s difficult. Forget it, I won’t hide it from you. Now I ask you to raise that child, not for the future of your family, but for the fate of the child.”
Li He was dubious and said, "How can this be explained?"
Chiliu said: "That child is the reincarnation of Xingxu, and his destiny is in Wensi. But because he was born in a bad year, he has become a muddy heart of stone. Now if you want to enlighten him, you need to polish him in the human world so that he can understand ordinary emotions. Come to think about it. Go, it will be the most suitable one for your home."
Li He said: "The gods are babbling, but these are some mysterious words." Although he said this in his mouth, because he knew that Chiliu did have magical powers, he believed it in his heart. He was curious again and said: "You are a monk who keeps an eye on other people's affairs all day long, worrying about other people's hearts. You are in charge of the reincarnation of the stars in the sky, and you are in charge of your sister-in-law and daughter-in-law in the village. How can you not worry about your own practice?"
Chiliu smiled and said, "You certainly don't understand my practice." He sat on the pier with his feet raised and hummed the lyrics: "All the gods are so good at their way, but I don't know that God's will is as cold as a knife. All the gods are so carefree, I don't know. The five calamities of creation have endured. Ancient and modern times are moving in all directions, heaven, earth, Taoism, and people are empty. There is no corner, no image, no corners, no corners, no shapes, no corners, no corners, no shapes, no corners, no corners, no corners, no shapes, no corners, no corners, no corners, no shapes, no shapes, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no shapes, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners, no corners."
Li He said: "You can sing like a bird! You are an idle stick in the mountains, you can't live like a bird, but who do you want to compete with?"
Chiliu just raised his eyelids to the sky, paused for a moment with a smile, and then said: "Why not fight?" Er then raised his hands and smiled and said: "Don't talk nonsense! Anyway, I can talk to you about the reincarnation of the stars, you always If you don’t want to have a leisurely time, it’s okay to take a look. Well, a big black python came from the mountains earlier and rested in the bamboo forest all day long, ignoring everyone else and only trying to make things difficult for the poor man. I think it was born. It's not easy, and I don't care too much about it. I just don't go to Cangxiang Palace, which means I won't have a quiet place. Why don't I go to your house with that kid?"
Li He spat: "Go to hell with your grandma! I have two shabby rooms in my house, how can they be given to a green-skinned bastard like you to live in? Come on, since you have been chattering here for a long time, I will go and see the reincarnation of the stars." In the end, he followed Chiliu and instead of returning to Li's village, he went to the private school in Xiaoyuan Township halfway.
The two of them rushed to the end of the field. It was already dark. The students in the private school had gone home early. Only a few older ones were still in the hall, borrowing the candlelight from the private school to copy books. Li He rarely visited this place on weekdays. A quick glance showed that they were all around thirteen or fourteen years old. They met him occasionally on weekdays, and they looked familiar. Before I could ask Chiliu, I saw a seven or eight-year-old child standing outside the hall, looking up at the full moon in the sky. His commoner clothes and wooden hairpin were simple and lonely, but he had never seen them before. Chiliu took a look and said with a smile, "That's him."
Li He went out of the hall, walked up to Xiao'er, and took a rough look at his face. I just noticed that this child had a straight mouth and nose, no signs of joy or sorrow, and was quieter than the other children, but he didn't have any unusual or eye-catching signs. He immediately greeted me and asked, "What's your name, kid?"
The child looked up at him and replied: "Jing Shi." His words were clear, but he was not afraid of Li He's appearance. Li He felt a little happy when he heard that he spoke fluently and did not have the cowardice of a noble family. He nodded and said: "Okay, my name is Li He. I am a peasant in this township. I live at the end of Li's Village. I Zhang'er and Li Diao are eight years old now and will come here to study in the next year. You two are about the same age, so we can get closer in the future."
Jing Shi responded: "Okay." He looked at the full moon at the tip of the tree again.
Li He looked surprised and said, "At such a young age, he looks like a literary scholar, but he feels homesick?"
Jing Shi said: "No. I want to be round."
Li He asked curiously: "Do you want to be reunited?"
Jing Shi pointed his finger at the moon and said in a flat voice: "The circumference is curved and cannot be measured with a ruler. If the ratio is determined, there must be a certain rate to follow. If you cut six palaces inward, you will take three weeks in diameter, and there will be damage; if you combine them outside, , there is also a surplus, but the exact number cannot be determined. Just now, I used the inner cut to calculate, and I took 3,200 cuts, which can be as small as four, and there is still a remainder that is not used up. I think this rate should be an infinite number, and it cannot be determined to be an indistinguishable length. "
Li He stared in shock and was speechless for a long time. He stood there stiffly for a long time, then turned back to the hall and asked Chiliu: "What are you talking about, this kid? Why do you make people so confused?"
Chiliu laughed dryly with him and said: "When the stars come down to earth, there must be some weird things. Just take care of it."
Li He said: "I don't look like a star descending to earth, but like an evil spirit." After thinking about it, he strolled to a neighbor's house and borrowed a few peaches on credit. When he came back, he handed Jingshi and asked, "My son, can you eat peaches?"
Jing Shi said: "Thank you very much." He held one in both hands, put it to his mouth and bit it slowly, then looked at the moon. Li He saw that he was eating properly, just like a squirrel chewing fruit, and he felt relieved and said to himself: "Although he says some strange things, he eats and drinks just like the little kid next to him. Since he eats and drinks the same, it doesn't matter if he says some strange things." I chatted with Jing Shi for a few more words, but he answered all my questions. He said that he was from the Lehua Kingdom in southern Xinjiang. His father died early and he lived alone in the countryside. Because of a great disaster in the countryside, he was killed by the Nanhai monks. Bring it here to settle down. Everything was explained concisely and clearly. When he mentioned the loss of his father, there was no crying or choking. Only then did he know what Chiliu meant by "a heart of stone".
Although Li He felt that this child was very strange, he looked at him with a generous demeanor, calm but not timid, neat manners, and young but not weak. After all, he looked good. At that time, Tong Jingshi said: "My son, since you are staying in my Xiaoyuan Township, you can study and live in peace from now on, and don't worry about food, clothing, and money. If you have any shortage, you can come to me and tell me that I will take care of you. Now you When I first came here, I stayed at a public school, but I thought it would be more convenient to stay at home. If you are willing, I will go back and ask people at home, and I will let you stay at my house."
Jing Shi thanked him and said, "It doesn't matter, just live here." Li He didn't force himself, and gave him the remaining peaches, then returned home carrying a load of firewood. Later, he told Wei Shi about this matter. Wei Shi was also surprised. He laughed at Li He's behavior and scolded him: "With your size and appearance, if you go up to invite someone to live in your home, how dare an eight-year-old child agree?"
Li He said: "I don't think so. That kid speaks calmly, but he is not afraid of me. He seems to have an idea." Wei Shi didn't believe it, and only said: "Since he is entrusted by Taoist Chiliu, he should take more care of him. Hengshu Diao'er Now that he has reached the age, it is better to send him to the private school as early as possible so that he can have company." The next day, he sent his eldest son Li Diao to the private school, brought food with him every day, and always prepared a few extra portions, and told him Share with Jingshi. As time went by, the two became close and became like brothers.
