One night in late autumn, Ge Benzhan, a layman from nearby Ge Village, hurried to Qian Youde's home where the lamp had been lit. He told him about a recent incident in Hualing Temple. The old man Ge Deli from Ge Village had destroyed the temple. The three bright tiles on the roof of the kitchen were secretly removed, and they were taken home and put on the roof, making the originally dark house much brighter because of the three bright tiles.
The more Ge Benzhan talked, the more excited he became. He reached out and slapped the edge of the chair he was sitting on hard, and said loudly, "How can you steal things from the temple if you don't do this?" Qian Youde asked, are you sure it was him? Ge Benshan said vividly, why can't he be sure? When Ge Deli was undressing the tiles, I was chopping firewood on the hill behind Hualing Temple. I heard the sound of roof tiles being moved. I followed the sound and saw no one. Instead, I saw a hand holding up a bright tile and turning it upside down. Take it upright through the hole in the roof.
Since I couldn't see anyone clearly at first, I immediately came down from the hill and walked around to the temple gate. Ge Deli was coming out of the temple gate. He was carrying a round-mouthed bamboo basket filled with leaves. It seemed to be heavy, so I Ask him, what are you doing in the temple? His face flushed slightly, and he was obviously a little panicked. He turned his head away from me and said vaguely, "Nothing to do!" Take a walk around the temple.
When Gedley left the temple, I went to the kitchen of the temple and took a look. It was much brighter. It turned out that there were three holes in different parts of the roof. Apparently Gedley had taken off the three bright tiles and put them into the round-mouthed bamboo basket. Cover it with leaves and take it away. If he didn't do this, who would it be? At that time, the temple was so quiet that only crickets were chirping, and no one else entered.
What you told me is... Qian Youde opened his mouth, and Ge Benshan said, I want you to go to Ge Deli's house to talk to him, and persuade him to send the three bright tiles back to Hualing Temple to build them. The original roof, otherwise, during heavy rains, rainwater would pour in from the three holes in the roof. Over time, the wooden purlins supporting the roof would be corroded by the rainwater and would become moldy and even collapse. Although there are currently no monks living in the temple, we as lay people should take care of it.
When you saw Gedricheva, why didn't you stop him? It's hard for me to persuade him now, and there's nothing I can do if he doesn't admit it. Qian Youde is difficult to say.
It's not that I didn't stop Gedli. I was so far away at that time, and I didn't see his face at first. I only saw him when I walked around the door of the temple. He put the three bright tiles into the basket and covered them with tree leaves. I then It’s not easy to ask him to rummage through the basket for me. You don't know that Gedley is a very ruffian and has a bad temper, and I can't afford to offend him. If you can speak better, I will ask you to persuade him.
Ge Benzhan expressed his inner thoughts. When he raised his eyes, he saw a short and fat child in the room over there, pulling a bulging woven bag with things in it and moving it vigorously towards the room, but no matter what, No matter how hard I try, I can't go fast.
Qian Youde hadn't noticed yet. He frowned and was about to say something. Ge Benzhan reached out and touched his elbow, then pointed at the short and fat child and said, "Look, what is that little guy doing?" Qian Youde smiled, stood up and said, "You don't understand, do you?" My child is so hospitable that none of us adults have considered it. He has considered it and pulled the half bag of oranges in the room over there for you to eat. He has little strength and pulls slowly and with difficulty, which is really funny. With that said, he walked over to help the child get the half bag of oranges, took out one and handed it to Ge Benzhan.
The child also came over and took out an orange and presented it to him. Ge Benzhan waved his hands repeatedly and said no, thank you! He also asked for the child's name and praised him repeatedly. He said that the name Jishi was a good one. He knew how to give alms at such a young age. He was really a bodhisattva.
Go away and play. When Qian Youde said this, Xiao Jishi moved away and did not go far. Instead, he sat on a low stool in the middle of the room and listened quietly to the conversation between the two adults.
Qian Youde said what he was about to say at the beginning, "Benshan, think about it, it's not easy for me to persuade you. It's better for me to spend money and buy three bright tiles of the same specifications to cover the Hualing Temple room." There are three holes in the kitchen roof, so even if it is windy or rainy in the future, it will not be a problem.
That's fine if you think so, but you can't do it. I have also thought about it, buying three pieces of sequins of the same specifications is not worth much money. The problem is that if we do this, after a while, people like Gedley will remove the three bright tiles we put on the roof of the kitchen in Hualing Temple. Are we not condoning him in disguise? What's the difference between this and condoning adultery?
It makes sense, it makes sense, I still have to bite the bullet and persuade Gedley.
The two adults were about to go out. As soon as they reached the door, Qian Jishi followed and said, "Dad, Uncle Ge, there is no use in looking for him now."
Ge Benzhan turned his head, smiled, and thought: What does this little kid know?
Qian Youde glared at him and said, "Ji Shi, don't talk nonsense. You and your children don't have to worry about adults' affairs."
Qian Jishi repeated in a cowardly voice, "Dad, Uncle Ge, it's useless for you to go find him now."
How can you see it? Ge Benzhan walked to Qian Jishi and squatted down to ask.
Qian Jishi pouted and was about to answer, but Qian Youde pulled Ge Benzhan up and said, "Let's go, let's go together to persuade Ge Deli. How could it not work?"
So the two adults left the house.
After passing through several fields and several arch bridges, you can see Ge Village houses surrounded by mountains and rivers. But as soon as he stepped onto the bank of the head pond in Ge Village, he saw two men walking towards him carrying a stretcher with a patient lying on it.
Who is the patient? It was Gedley who was moaning. Qian Youde and Ge Benzhan both recognized it. They stepped back to the side of the road to let the stretcher-bearers pass. Qian Youde leaned close to Ge Benzhan's ear and whispered that we can only talk about that matter after Deli's illness is cured.
Ge Benzhan changed the subject and said that your child's words were a prophecy and should be broken. It's really useless for us to come to Gedley now. Qian Youde smiled and said that the ghost was really smart.
But ten days later, Ge Deli was still hospitalized in the township health center. It was said that he was so thin that he was skin and bones. Ge Benshan from Gecun Village sneaked into Qian Youde's house again, directly pulled the innocent Qian Jishi who was playing beside him and asked: Children, tell me, when will Ge Deli's illness be cured?
Qian Jishi stretched out his hand and touched the back of his head and said unless... Then he stopped abruptly and changed his words, "Don't ask anymore. I won't tell you if you ask me." Ge Benzhan then said to Qian Youde, who was standing aside and laughing sullenly, "I think your child is a bit clever, so I asked him. Unexpectedly, he stopped talking and became too secretive."
Shi Shulan was making tea for Ge Benzhan. After hearing what he said, she expressed her opinion directly. How did my child know about Ge Cun Ge Deli's illness? He had never seen him. If you ask him, aren't you asking the wall?
Qian Jishi shook his little head and said, I know Uncle Gedley's illness. Shi Shulan was very surprised, stared at him and asked, how did you know? Qian Jishi tilted his little head and said, Mom, there is a voice in my ear telling me. Qian Youde walked up to him and asked, "Ji Shi, be good. Let me ask you, when will Uncle Gedley's illness be cured?"
Qian Jishi replied, Dad, don’t ask either. I have something to tell Uncle Gedley face to face. Qian Youde said to Ge Benzhan, I have a solution. I will take the child to the hospital where Ge Deli is hospitalized and ask him to speak to him directly. Let's see what he says.
high! When Ge Benzhan gave a thumbs up to praise, Qian Youde had already picked up Qian Jishi and went out, letting him sit on it with his legs between his neck. It seemed that the son's body was higher than his father's head. After leaving the village, we walked straight towards the township health center. Ge Benzhan followed behind; Shi Shulan stood at the door of the house, watching them go away step by step.
