Chapter 721: The Temple of the God of Wealth (I)
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After dealing with the aftermath of Shi Zhu, Shen Mo should also go back to Beijing, and when he was leaving, he asked Shi Niang and Shen Bao and Shen Xin what their plans were in the future, whether they wanted to go back to Jiangnan or go to the capital, just say.
Shen Bao and Shen Xiang were quite moved, but Mrs. Shen said, "Since the master has chosen to sleep forever on the Great Wall." I had to stay with him, and I couldn't leave him alone. He said to a pair of sons: "When you finish keeping filial piety, you can go wherever you want, after all, no matter what, since your father is buried here, Shen Bao and Shen Xi must keep filial piety here for three years."
Seeing that they had made up their minds, Shen Mo said again: "The current security Zhizhou is our fellow villager. I already met with him the other day. If you encounter something, just look for him. ”
Mrs. Shen even said "don't bother" and instructed Shen Xindao: "Bring that letter." Shen Xin went out as ordered, and after a while, he came over with an envelope with a yellow cover and gave it to his mother with both hands.
"Give it to your senior brother." Mrs. Shen pointed at Shen Mo and said: "Humble words, this is what your master wrote to you before he died, I have been sad to see you in the past few days, for fear that you will see things hurt you, so I have not taken it out." ”
Oh Shen Mo knew that the teacher had a suicide note for himself, so he quickly got up and took it with both hands. Then he saw the neat six words on the cover: "Love the disciple clumsy words and personally enlighten" He solemnly bowed his head in the direction of the burial of the master in the north, and then carefully put the letter in his arms and kept it close to his body.
After getting up, he kowtowed to his master again, and cried: "The apprentice is not filial, and he can no longer accompany the master." Please take care of your health, the apprentice will be in the capital, pray for the master in the morning and evening, and pray for the blessing of the master! ”
Mrs. Shen couldn't help but cry and said: "You just have to work for the people, which is the best reward for your master, as for the master, you don't have to worry." I'm in good health. ”
Shen Mo said goodbye to Shen Bao and Shen Zhen one by one, until Tie Zhu reminded again: "My lord, the sky is a little cloudy, we have to go on the road early." Only then did he say goodbye to his sister and brother, and took a deep look at the courtyard with snow-white plum blossoms, as if he saw the teacher standing there with a serious face, bowing his head slightly.
Leaving the security city, Shen Mo went straight to the capital surrounded by guards.
From Xin'an to Beijing City, because it is a national defense artery related to the safety of Gyeonggi, there are four post stations on the 240-mile journey, and each post station can be used to change horses, so there is no need to spare horsepower, just spread your legs and run.
But the speed of rushing back is still far less than when I came, because on the one hand, there is no rush to rush and break people's heartstrings, and on the other hand, it is rushing and mourning, and I am already tired and tired, and I can't do it.
But the weather is getting worse and worse, probably at the end of the hour, there are snowflakes in the sky, looking at the lead heavy sky, three feet worried: "My lord, this snow will not stop for a while and a half, I'm afraid we won't be able to get to the North Mansion Post on time before dark." "The implication is that you see if you turn back to Sichuan... After all, they had only left the previous post station for less than twenty miles, and they could still rush back before dark.
Silence stretched out his hand, and after a while, the leather gloves were covered with goose-feathered snowflakes, and they said, "It seems that this snow may take three or five days." "This winter is very evil, the snow is amazing, it is several days at a time, and it never stops after a while.
So what he meant was: "Before the snow falls, hurry up and cross Laojun Mountain." Rest at the North House! "You have to walk a little bit up the hill to get to the next station.
"But my lord, if it gets dark and hasn't walked out of Laojun Mountain," Tie Zhu said worriedly, "We have to camp,... Such a cold day. We left in a hurry, and we didn't bring camping equipment, so I was afraid that we wouldn't be able to spend the night outside. ”
"You don't have to worry," Shen Mo said lightly: "I remember that on the west side of Laojun Mountain, there is a five-way God of Wealth Temple, if it is like what you said." We'll stay there for the night and leave tomorrow morning. ”
Seeing that the adults had made up their minds, Tie Zhu thought that there was nothing wrong with it, so he agreed......
So I continued to make my way through the snow, which was getting denser and denser, and worse, when it was a little darker. The wind blew again, and the snow fell heavily, completely blocking the view, and the guards at the end of the team could no longer even see the leader.
"My lord, it seems that I really can't pass Laojun Mountain today." Tiezhu said loudly.
Silence propped up his fur hat to the side, revealing his ears. Loud voice: "What did you say? ”
"I said, I really can't pass Laojun Mountain today, Tiezhu was stunned, so as to ensure that the voice was not blown away by the north wind.
"Hmm." Silent nodded and said, "Then go to that God of Wealth Temple to stay overnight, and the wind will stop tomorrow morning." ”
That's all there is to it, Tie Zhu nodded. Then he shouted to his subordinates: "Follow closely." If anyone falls behind, no one cares if they freeze into popsicles. ”
A guard smiled and said, "What are you afraid of, I'll go back next year when it's gone." "Do you think you're a blind bear and a cat?" There was a burst of laughter.
This laughter also diluted the grief in Shen Mo's heart, he raised his eyes to look at the heavy snow, and suddenly felt that this mountain and river land was covered in silver, was it mourning for the master Shen Lian Dai Xiao who had just passed away? After a while, I felt that this sudden snowstorm was a sign that another fierce battle was about to start in the court?
In this way, I thought all the way, and finally before dark, when I arrived at the foot of Laojun Mountain, I could see a corner of the main hall faintly exposed in the lining bushes on the mountainside. Shen Mo passed by here several times, and he had already noticed this building, and he also asked Ma Yongkang and others, knowing that this is the "Five Roads God of Wealth Temple" which is funded by good men and women, and is managed by Lao Junguan on the top of Lao Jun Mountain. Now that the cold winter is snowing heavily, no matter how devout believers are honestly nesting at home, it is impossible to burn incense at this time, just so that they can stay overnight.
So he left the main road and went up along the winding path, past the mountain gate, and did not go far. Then the peak turns around, and sees a fairly grand hall on the flat ground, the main hall is equipped with the hall, there is a big copper incense burner in front of the hall, and the incense burner is still tied to a circle of horses.
"Someone took a step first, and the horses in that circle were naturally not the mounts of the God of Wealth, but someone thought of going with him, and they all came to stay in the Temple of the God of Wealth.
At this moment, a figure poked its head out of the main hall and also saw the silent them, but immediately shrank back again, as if a little panicked.
As soon as they saw that there was a situation, the guards naturally surrounded Shen Mo in the middle, clenched their weapons vigilantly, and quietly looked at the door of the main hall.
Tie Zhu wanted to send someone over to see the reality, but he was silent but said: "Let's shout first, see that there are a lot of them, try not to misunderstand." Shen Mo found that under the big acacia on the east side of the main hall, there were more than a dozen horses tied to them, and the two sides added up, nearly thirty horses, and the number was three times that of them.
Tie Zhu nodded, and then said loudly: "The sky is high and the road is difficult, meeting is fate, we are passing guests, hello to the friends inside." ”
There seemed to be some commotion inside, but it was inaudible in the wind and snow, and it took a while. The silence was about to lose patience, and finally a hearty voice replied: "When we meet in Pingshui, humble is a high friend." We were also passing guests and asked our friends outside to say hello. "Listening to the accent, it's from Xuanda University.
As he spoke, a well-dressed and tall middle-aged man appeared at the entrance of the hall, only to see that he was about forty years old, wearing a new Lanna cotton robe, with brown fox fur on his sleeves, stepping on a pair of pure black cowhide boots, and wearing a warm hat of the same color on his head, dressed as an ordinary wealthy businessman, but that kind of bearing was not comparable to that of ordinary businessmen.
Shen Mo was observing the other party, and the other party was also observing him, although he was young and dressed plainly, the guards around him all looked cold; Obviously, they are not easy to mess with, and they seem to be around him casually, but in the eyes of experts, it is clear that there is a certain formation, which reminds him of the wolves on the grassland, and immediately labels these people as "dangerous."
Of course, these people are referring to the silent guards, and Shen Mo is too young after all, and the other party hasn't taken him seriously, and said in his heart: "Maybe it's a noble son who came out to play," It looks like the army, which one is it? ,
These mental activities are complicated to say, but in fact, they are just a blink of an eye, and he silently hugged his fists at the man and said: "My surname is Xu, a person from Kyoto, I am greedy to hurry today, but I missed the post station, it is dark and windy, so I came here to stay" He smiled and asked: "I don't know Mr. Gao's name?" ”
"In the next surname Xiao, not Xiao descendants of Xiao" this kind of self-introduction, Shen Mo is still the first time to hear it. I only listened to the man: "My home is in Xuanfu, and this is on the way home for the New Year." ”
The two exchanged pleasantries and exchanged a few pleasantries. The silent bearing is there, as long as he speaks, even if he is not deliberately pretentious, he can make the other party's contempt go away, and he unconsciously used an honorific title to introduce the situation here to him: "Xu Gongzi, when I came down, this place was empty, I think the guests couldn't stand the cold, and ran back to the temple to go to Maodong." ”
"I see," he smiled silently, "Then the master and servant will spend the night and not disturb you and your family, right?" He just asked out of politeness, since they were not masters, of course there was no need to ask for the other party's consent.
The man shook his head and smiled, "The east side of the side hall has collapsed the beams of the house because of the snow. If the prince doesn't dislike it, let's stay with your family in the West Side Hall..."
A silent gaze swept over the man's face, and he looked inside the hall again, and after a while, smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, but I never live in the Westinghouse." "Generally, in the family at this time, the owner and his wife live in the main house, the son lives in the east house, and the daughter lives in the west house, so they are generally particular about people, and they will avoid the west house when they invest in the store.
Of course, that person knows this taboo, but this is in the wilderness, the hall where the gods live, and not the courtyard at home, is it necessary to be poor?
But the attitude of silence is very resolute, that is, not to live in the west side hall. They also wondered, when did the adults pay so much attention to it? But they also know that there must be his way for adults to do this.
"If you don't stay," said the man after saying so long, the man still stood at the door of the temple and said, "But it will be difficult." ”
"Look at how spacious this main hall is," Shen Mo said slowly: "You only occupy less than half of the space, just give us a little bit." ”
"This, it's not very convenient," the man said patiently, "There are female dependents." ”
"Mr. Xiao, don't worry, I promise not to ignore indecent behavior." Shen Mo said with a sincere face: "Please believe us." ”
"Alas" The man looked inside, and then looked at the silence, and when he was embarrassed, a crisp and beautiful voice sounded: "Uncle, you are so grinding." This place is not our family, and we can't use it, so let people come in" It turned out that the people inside were impatient, and poked their heads out from behind the man, but it was a young man wearing a thick cotton jacket.
The silence only saw that he was about thirteen or fourteen years old. The body is thin, the face and hands are all black and gray, and he can't see his true face at all, but he can only see that his eyes are big, black and bright, and he smiles and reveals two rows of white and delicate teeth, which are extremely incommensurate with his skin. And he wears a big black dogskin hat on his head. The padded jacket was dirty, and a few strands of cotton wool were exposed. It's a little flower child.
But Mr. Xiao, who is clearly not an ordinary person, seems to be very respectful to this little Hanako. He bowed slightly and said, "Why did you come out?" ”
You came out for a long time, and said to the little Hanako, "I'll come over with my brother to have a look." "He speaks Chinese very well, but there are some characteristics in his tone, like singing.
Before the words fell, a richly dressed, burly, and fierce-looking man also appeared at the door, looking at Silence and his guards with unkind eyes, and suddenly snorted meaninglessly: "Let them in, people have the courage to come in." We have the courage to say yes. "If Mr. Xiao's Chinese is original, then the little flower is unique, and this man's Chinese is a bit weird.
Mr. Xiao was depressed, but the matter had come to this. I could only smile bitterly: "Childe, please." ”
Shen smiled and said: "Three please" Under the escort of Tiezhu and others, he walked towards the gate of the palace. Send four thousand, write more tomorrow.