Chapter 99: Hidden Fish in Sheath
Before washing the clothes, Li Nianshan, the Taoist priest, let Li Baizhu go down the mountain to purchase what he needed for him. However, after washing the clothes and drying them all, he sorted out the clothes, turned around and closed the door of the bamboo house, and went down the mountain.
Originally, he planned to go down the mountain to meet a girl and buy things by the way, but now that Li Baizhu volunteers, he saves time to buy things and only has to see a girl.
Speaking of this girl, Li Nianshan actually has a lot to say. When he first saw her on the mountain, he was only in his teens, and it seemed that he had planted a seed in his heart. At first, he didn't think that it had already taken root and sprouted. But after half a year later, he realized that it had taken root and sprouted. However, Li Nianshan was timid and his master had high hopes for him. He kept this matter in his heart. But after several years of no intention to practice Taoism, he finally took that step. Fortunately, according to Li Nianshan's opinion, it was excellent, so all the sufferings of the past were forgotten.
Going down the mountain road and coming to Qingshan Town, Li Nianshan did not rush to go straight to the small yard. Instead, he bought a bowl of watermelon and trek porridge from the vendors along the street for six cents. Li Nianshan remembered it very clearly. The vendor who occasionally went up the mountain recognized Li Nianshan as a Taoist priest in Qingshan Temple, so he added some trek to the bowl, which looked like a big bowl, which made Li Nianshan feel a little embarrassed.
Finally, Li Nianshan bowed to him before leaving with the bowl.
After passing through the downtown area, I came to a quiet courtyard. The wooden door was closed and not closed. Li Nianshan pushed the door open and saw an old woman with a gentle expression under the mulberry tree in the courtyard.
The old woman watched Li Nianshan push the door open and ignored her. She just looked into the distance. There was nothing strange between her eyebrows. Li Nianshan bowed to the old woman who was said to be the girl, and then walked around the mulberry tree and stood on the stone steps in front of the door. She called Chu Liu gently. When she remembered this name, Li Nianshan always laughed unconsciously. According to herself, she was born on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, so she chose a homonym when she was named, so she called Chu Liu. She didn't think anything was wrong over the years, but Li Nianshan always said, and she had to laugh when she was talking.
A moment later, the door was opened, and a woman in a cloth skirt appeared in front of Li Nianshan. The woman had a beautiful face and tall figure. She seemed to be taller than Li Nianshan. Li Nianshan raised her head slightly, handed the bowl of watermelon and tremium soup, and sat down on the steps under the eaves. After Chu Liu also made it to him and started drinking the bowl of tremium soup, Li Nianshan began to talk about what he had prepared and what else had
Unprepared, he finally talked about the money given by his master. After talking for a long time, he took out the bag and handed it to the woman in front of him, and said with a smile: "You should keep it. After getting married, I will go down the mountain to find a job. I have to let you have no worries about food and clothing. I can recognize my calligraphy and read a lot of books. You can go down the mountain to be a school teacher. Anyway, there are very few teachers in our Dayu side who teach people to read. There will definitely be a school to accept me."
Chu Liu frowned, "You are a Taoist priest on the mountain. Even if you go down the mountain in the future, how can you do this? Are you not afraid that your master will chase you and beat you?"
Li Nianshan hesitated for a moment and said with some uncertainty: "Master looks pretty fierce, but in fact he is very good to me. It shouldn't be like this. It's just that I am a Taoist priest, and it seems that something is wrong when I teach people to read and study. Oh, there is no way, I'll just find a way."
Chu Liu smiled but didn't say anything. She didn't want to say anything to let him make a decision. It's just that she knew a little about these different gates on the mountain, so she had the idea of speaking before.
Li Nianshu sat on the steps and began to talk about what happened on the mountain at these times, saying that the paper was cut by the senior brother and the lanterns made by the senior brother. Anyway, he talked a lot of things. Chu Liu leaned his head on his shoulder. After listening to him saying this, Zhan Yan smiled and whispered: "Don't forget to buy candy, I'll send it then."
Li Nianshan nodded and said that he would not forget these things. Finally, when Chu Liu finished eating the bowl of tremite soup, he smiled and took the bowl, stood up, saying that there were still many things to deal with on the mountain, and then he turned around and left. Chu Liu pulled his sleeve and handed him a willow branch.
Li Nianshan smiled cleanly and then turned around and left after taking it.
When he passed by the mulberry tree again, Li Nianshan bowed to the old woman before walking out of the courtyard and returning to the mountain.
The old woman stood up after Li Nianshan left and went to the steps in front of the house. Looking at the woman who was sitting still, the old woman looked cold, "You really decided to marry him. A little Taoist priest has lost his cultivation now. Can he afford it if something happens in the future? Maybe he is willing to take it?"
Chu Liu nodded with a smile, "If he can't bear it, he can't bear it. Anyway, I feel willing to marry him. If this day really happens, I'll die together. His master has visited him a few days ago, and he didn't say anything. What danger can this small place be? Besides, I really like him very much."
The old woman still looked the same and said indifferently: "You two shouldn't have a good result. If the expected result comes later, don't blame me, the master, for not reminding you that I can't control you when I lead you in. I can't control my life and death. If you are powerless, you must go and seek death, and I can't stop you."
Chu Liu didn't answer the conversation, just covered her mouth and laughed.
The old woman sighed and said in a slight tone: "Since he is willing to give up his cultivation for you, it is actually worth entrusting it. But if you learn from him, you really don't have the power to protect yourself."
Chu Liu's smile was intoxicating. He learned the words that talented men and beautiful women in the book often said, and murmured softly: "You don't let me down, why don't I let you down?"
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After Li Nianshan walked out of the courtyard, he did not rush to go up the mountain. He first went to pay back the bowl, and then wandered around the street before he was about to turn back to return to the mountain. But when he turned his head, he heard a gentle voice coming into his ears.
"The Taoist priest stays."
Li Nianshan turned his head and saw a middle-aged man in gray robe with a short sword hanging around his waist, looking at him not far away.
The man with gray robe had a mellow smile on his face. After seeing Li Nianshan turn his head, he continued to ask: "Master Taoist, can Master Taoist Taoist watch the Qingxiu on this green mountain?"
Li Nianshan nodded, bowed his head, and responded: "Little Taoist Li Nianshan is a Taoist priest on the mountain. I wonder what the lay people have to teach?"
Chapter completed!