Then Master asked me some questions about what happened while I was being detained these days, especially about the monk named Hui Chi. So I briefly talked about it, and then I said that this monk Hui Chi should also be an expert. Earlier you asked me why I didn’t send troops to deal with those guys. In fact, I did, but the monk didn’t know what method he used. Pressed back.
Then I told Master what Hui Chi said that night, so even after Hui Chi left, I did not deal with those people again. Instead, I was a little worried about Master. If he used such a trick to save me, might he also be committing an evil deed? Master sighed and said, when I rescued you, the sentry at the door was manipulated by that boy Da Mao, and it didn't hurt them, it just confused their eyes so that they couldn't see the movement. And the two guards guarding the door of the classroom were the ones who were shot to death. Today, they were also his first seven. They had grievances and revenge. Most of the things done by the first seven dead people were also done by them. It was a wish that I needed to understand before I was alive, so I kind of took advantage of it and took advantage of it to take revenge, so I helped us. And I asked the soldiers to close the door of the interrogation room, but actually I didn't do anything to those people. In this way, it is not considered a sin, but even if it is, I must do it. You are my disciple. If I don't protect you, who will protect you?
Next, the master told me roughly about the situation of rescuing me, because I couldn't actually see outside through the classroom door at that time, but what the master said was roughly the same as what I guessed, except that I didn't expect Da Mao He took the initiative to find the master and said that he wanted to help, otherwise the master would never let a child like him come. The innocent and cute part about the big hair suit was also thought up by himself, so this is a smart child who knows how to make full use of his own conditions to achieve the effect of bullying the enemy.
We talked for a long time that night. There was almost no light at night in the suburbs, and there were only sporadic lights from farmhouses in the distance. Later, Master and I became tired, so I quickly fell asleep. Although this sleep ended at dawn, Master patted my face and woke me up. Although the sleep time was not long, it was the most solid sleep I had had in many days.
Because we are in a fork in the road, but not far away is the main road. The roads at that time were mostly gravel roads, and people were already driving horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts, or carrying agricultural products, towards the city. Most of these materials were sent to the supply and marketing cooperatives in the city. If citizens want to buy, they need to buy with tickets. Master said that if there are more people on the road later, we will walk slowly. Moreover, in this world, everyone will follow the wind and rain, so we should hurry up as soon as possible.
Master was probably so anxious when he came out that he didn't even wear any dry food. I've been hungry for almost a day, but it's still important to hurry up now. When it was still dark, Master drove a donkey cart and took me on the road. At about noon, Master once again turned to a small road. This small road was very uneven. It was so bumpy that I couldn't sit still on the donkey cart. So Master and I could only come down and drive the donkey while walking. I continued walking like this for nearly an hour. I was so hungry that I had no energy left, so I sat down on the roadside to catch my breath.
The master did not let me continue walking, but asked me to hold the donkey's rope, and he got into the farmland and disappeared. After a while, he came back again, holding two corns and a few green peppers in his hands. , looking at me with joy on his face. I asked him where this thing came from. As soon as I asked, I regretted it. Of course the master had stolen it from someone else's land. In those days, stealing was a serious crime and was looked down upon. Master, throw the green chili to me and say, you eat it first while I grill the corn. So he picked up some dried corn stalks on the roadside and lit a fire on the roadside.
After the master burned it for a while, the first corn stalks turned into ashes, so the master buried the corn in the ashes and continued to light the fire on top, waiting for the corn to be cooked. Master saw that I had not eaten the green pepper in my hand, so he smiled and said to me, "Don't worry, eat it. The families here are all people I have known many years ago." I was very hungry, and the aroma of corn made me unable to bear it any longer, so I gnawed on green chili peppers. Although local green chili peppers are chili peppers, they are not spicy and taste crispy and delicious. Only occasionally can you see cabbage worms in the cores of the chili peppers. While I was eating, I asked Master, do you know the people here? I have been studying with you for so many years, why have you never mentioned it to me once? Is your hometown here?
Master told me that he mentioned it to me, but I might have forgotten it. In the early years of Japanese bombing, he and his master once escaped from the bombing here. At that time, basically everyone in this mountain village had fled, so the master and his apprentice relied on the little food left by each farmer to make their own daily meals. I also caught fish and hunted hares and so on, and I hid here for two or three years.
Only then did I remember some of the things he said to me when I had not officially become a master at that time. I just kowtowed to my master, served tea, and called him sir. He accepted me as a student, not an apprentice. So I said to the master, by the way, I remembered it. Later, in the year when the Japanese surrendered, your master also passed away, right? The master said yes, and his master, my master, was buried in this village.
The master said that after the Japanese surrendered, the villagers who had fled came back one after another. Since he and the master had eaten a lot of food in those years, although others did not intend to rescue them, in the end, it was because of this that the master and the disciples were able to live well. Yes, people should know how to be grateful and repay, so after the family came back, I moved back to the old house. However, I would go back to the village every year to visit. During the busy farming period, I would stay here for a while and help the villagers. Sowing and harvesting can be regarded as some repayment for the life-saving grace that year.
While we were talking, the corn was roasting, and while we were devouring it, Master told me that I brought you here this time because, firstly, the atmosphere during this period was not good and you were trying to avoid the limelight, and secondly, you had never been to your Master. This is an opportunity for you to kowtow before your master’s grave. Only if you kowtow to your master can I teach you all his skills.
Originally, I thought that with the things I have mastered so far, as long as I practice more over time and travel around the world, there will be no problem in my life. However, listening to Master's tone, it seems that what I have learned is just some introductory stuff, just superficial. Maybe the skills I have now are enough for other people of the same age to be successful, but for the master and my disciples, it is just a piece of cake.
The master said that your master has many abilities, but the most powerful one is a skill called "talisman making". I asked Master, does drawing talisman mean drawing talisman? Master said that is not necessarily the case. Drawing talisman is a basic introduction. Anyone who works in our field is one of the skills that must be learned. The so-called fighting does not mean actually using movements to fight, but when you encounter something, you can Simply visualize a corresponding spell in your mind and calmly, you can achieve the effect of defeating the enemy. After the opponent is subdued, it is easy to subdue it. And the "beat" here does have the connotation of attack. It is said that your master's skill is also passed down from generation to generation. A long time ago, someone in the master's sect learned a set of ancient skills. This talisman The art is inherited and evolved from within.
I asked Master if that ancient technique was so powerful and what was its name? Master smiled and didn't answer, and told me after a while that the threshold for this method is low. Anyone can learn it as long as they have basic skills. However, if you want to learn it, you must make choices. If I think you are ready in the future, and you If you are willing to make trade-offs, then I will teach you again.
No matter how I asked Master about this set of spells, Master deliberately avoided it and seemed unwilling to let me know too much at this time. Although I don’t understand Master’s intention, I know that he will definitely not harm me.
After eating, Master took me on the road. On the way, he said to me, Shan'er, you can only be regarded as a small Taoist now. You have not yet become a monk, so you cannot be regarded as a Taoist priest. If you want to become a monk in the future, if your six roots are pure, you will get twice the result with half the effort. When the time comes, it depends on whether you are willing to leave this colorful world and follow the example of Master and become a free person.
I hummed in my mind and thought, you don't seem to have much time to spare. The master also said that if you are really destined to learn how to make talismans and become a real talisman master in the future, no one will dare to bully you like they have been doing these days.
While we were talking, we arrived at the door of a farmer's family. Master told me that he was hiding in this family's empty house back then. The heads of the household are an old man and an old woman, and their son and daughter-in-law also live together. When they saw my master coming, they were very happy and greeted me warmly. Master did not hide anything from the family. After introducing me as his disciple, he truthfully told the family what I had been doing these days and why I paid my sudden visit.
After listening to what Master said, the old aunt held my hand and said, "My child, don't be afraid, you are safe with your grandparents." We treat this place as our home. Our village is peaceful. Although some people sometimes come to our place to promote and shout slogans, we are all poor farmers of several generations and there is no one to criticize. So feel free to stay here.
This is the first time I have seen this old lady. She has the toughness unique to rural women, but also has the care of a loving mother. She grabbed my hand and told me, child, before liberation, the spies were arresting underground party members everywhere, and some people hid here with us. At that time, we did not let the spies catch the underground party members, and we will not let those gangsters today. Grab yours. If someone troubles you, I will castrate him twice.
The old man also said with a silly smile, old woman, what do you know! This eunuch can be cured with just one knife...
The uncle’s surname is Zhou and the aunt’s surname is Xu. They are both warm-hearted people who are very kind to me and Master. So I stayed here temporarily. Unexpectedly, I stayed here for three years.
