Chapter 177 Lingbi Town
Chapter 177 Lingbi Town
Mrs. Tian also chuckled and said:
"He followed his grandfather and started working as a corpse driver. Year after year, until he was 25, no girl was willing to marry him.
Later, my grandfather died in a foreign land and no corpse driver was willing to take on the job.
He and I were from the same village, so I went to ask him for help. Later, he traveled a long distance to bring back my grandfather's body.
My father was so grateful that he married me to him."
Mrs. Tian was pretty, but Tian Chouwa was really ugly. At the beginning, Mrs. Tian refused to accept the marriage and made a big fuss at home.
Later, Tian Chouwa took the initiative to come to the door to cancel the engagement, and the matter was finally over. Later, Mrs. Tian's family encountered misfortune, and within a few months, her father died.
At that time, an orphan and a widow were forced to jump into the river, and he saved me. I thought it was a little ugly, but after blowing out the candle, it would be just like that..."
Mrs. Bai laughed heartily and said, "Come, come, the horse meat is ready. Come and try it and see how it tastes."
Master Bai took out some more wine and said, "Brother, let's drink less today."
Old Tian nodded quickly and said, "This horse meat is really delicious and quite firm."
"It's delicious, just eat more."
Lin Wanwan fell asleep that night smelling the aroma of horse meat. The next morning, Lin Tugen and his companions started their journey again.
The villagers couldn't stand it any longer: "Village head, we haven't rested enough! Can you let us rest a little longer?"
Lin Tugen looked at them calmly and said, "The danger is not over yet. Those of you who want to stay can stay. We will continue to move forward."
Every time Mrs. Lin took a step, she felt a sharp pain in her heart, and tears came out:
"Dasheng! Please help me! I really can't walk anymore!
Go borrow a wheelbarrow from Qiao Niang. She has so many wheelbarrows at home, you can borrow one!"
Lin Dasheng sighed and said, "Mom, it's not that I don't want to borrow it, but Zhao Qiaoniang won't lend it to us."
Sun Mei snorted coldly and said:
"Go ask Zhao Qiaoniang for it. Will she lend it to you? What are you dreaming about?"
We're almost at Lingbi Town. I'll find a bullock cart then, as I really can't walk any further."
Old Lady Lin stopped howling and asked directly, "How do you know that Lingbi Town is ahead?"
Sun Mei replied calmly:
“Of course, it was the village chief who told me. He said that this place used to specialize in selling jade, but he didn’t know what Lingbi Town was like now.
But the Sun family has a store here, I'll go in and ask if I can find a bullock cart."
Old Lady Lin looked at Sun Mei and said, "It still has to be you! Old Master's wife, you are really capable. I really rely on you."
Sun Mei was too lazy to pay attention to her. Lingbi Town was quite famous. There was a Lingbi Mountain here, and the scenery on the mountain was very charming.
Legend has it that there are countless jade stones hidden in this mountain, and a monk came here by chance.
He was attracted by the unique temperament of Lingbi Mountain at first sight, so he decided to climb the mountain to find out.
The Taoist priest immediately asserted that this place was a Feng Shui treasure land that could protect the people living here, and most importantly, if people lived here for a long time, they would live a long life.
From then on, the news spread like wildfire.
More and more people come here with curiosity and awe.
Some people want to try their luck and see if they can find the legendary jade.
And more people are attracted by the spiritual energy here and want to share in the blessings.
As time went by, a small town gradually formed at the foot of the mountain. In order to commemorate the mountain and the treasures it contained, people named the town Lingbi Town.
Later, as the place became more and more famous, some monks also came to Lingbi Mountain.
They built a Lingbi Temple on the mountain, which is a magnificent building.
On special days, such as the first and fifteenth day of each month, or important Buddhist festivals, Lingbi Town becomes extremely lively.
Tourists and believers from all directions flocked in like a tide.
We walked all the way until noon, and there were more and more people here.
We hadn't seen any people for a few days, and everyone was a little excited.
But when they saw those skinny refugees, everyone felt like a huge stone was pressing down on their hearts.
Master Bai pulled someone over and asked, "Little brother, may I ask where we are?"
"It's Lingbi Town..."
Master Bai nodded and said, "So this is Lingbi Town! I remember the jade here is particularly famous."
The little brother laughed so hard that tears came out:
"You are from other places, right? These days, we can't even get enough to eat, so who would still want to sell jade?
You guys should leave quickly! This place... this place is not safe."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a few monks, and the young man quickly stumbled away.
The monks walked towards them. An old monk came over with his hands clasped together and said, "You have come from far away. You are not from Lingbi Town, are you?"
Master Bai also clasped his hands together and said, "Yes, it's not from Lingbi Town. May I ask what the current situation is in Lingbi Town?"
"Ah! The situation isn't optimistic, but it's not bad. You probably don't have a place to stay, right? Why don't you go to the temple up ahead and have some vegetarian food?" The old monk smiled slightly and said, "We only have vegetarian food in our temple. If you don't like it, forget it."
Master Bai quickly waved his hand and said, "Forget it! We won't disturb your temple anymore. Let's just wander around this town."
"Okay, okay..." The old monk put his hands together again and kept turning the Buddhist beads in his hands.
Master Bai looked at the people in the town. The town was indeed very deserted, with almost no one to be seen.
Those shops were closed, and even if they were open, there was no food for sale inside.
Master Bai sighed and said, "It's getting harder and harder now. Almost everyone has gone south. It's too difficult!"
Master Bai looked at Lin Tugen. Several masters standing beside him asked, "Do you want to go to the temple to have some vegetarian food?"
Lin Tugen smiled faintly and said, "I don't believe in Buddhism..."
The master smiled and said:
"It doesn't mean you have to be a Buddhist to enter a temple. Our temple is also for making good connections.
I couldn't bear to see so many refugees starving, so I made the porridge available."
Lin Tugen looked at them with a half-smile and said, "Do I look like someone who's hungry? You're underestimating me. Get out of here right now."
Several of Lin Tugen's men also rushed over and wrestled with these people.
The master stepped aside, looked at them and said:
“I kindly invited you to the mountain for a vegetarian meal, and this is how you treated me.
Good, good, very good, I want to see how the Buddha punishes you. "
The people around were talking about it. These were refugees who had just entered the town. They pointed at Lin Tugen and said:
"What the hell is this? How dare you be so bold?
Our master kindly invited us to a vegetarian meal, but they treated him like this. They deserve to die."
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