The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

Xiaohua followed behind, humming a little song, which Zhongwen heard had a different taste.

If there is a cow, my brother and sister are sitting on the back of the old cow, maybe this is the shepherd boy in the field, and then blowing a bamboo flute, the picture is definitely very beautiful.

It's a pity, let alone cows, besides humans, there are only one or two dogs with four legs in the village.

The two brothers and sisters came to the small river, cut a few bamboos, chopped them into small pieces, put them in the basket, and kept them for hanging feet, and cut two long bamboos by the way, and held them in their hands.

Beating and beating all the way, scared away a lot of small animals, including quite a few snakes.

At regular intervals, Zhong Wen would fix a sling, and of course he would selectively lower the sling.

Be it hares or other beasts, most of them have habitual paths. Therefore, Zhong Wen mostly chooses such a place where he hangs his ankle boots.

As for pheasants, there must be some, but the habits of pheasants are different from those of hares, and they are also the most difficult to catch. You need to use bait to catch pheasants or something.

Zhong Wen thought before that if he had one or two dogs, he would be able to catch up with pheasants, and even catch up with hares.

It's just that the two dogs in the village are male dogs, so there's no other way if they want to have offspring.

As for the future, Zhong Wen will definitely choose to keep one or two hunting dogs, even if he eats less, he still has to keep them. With hunting dogs, he can catch up to a hare or something.

Besides, if you really want to go into the mountains and have hunting dogs to lead the way, you can at least avoid many dangers, which can be said to be a multi-purpose thing.

At noon, the Zhong Wen brothers and sisters finally put on all the slings.

Then he walked towards the path not far from the mountain, and that path was the path that left the small village.

The small village here belongs to a small village surrounded by mountains on all sides. When the girls in the village grow up, if they need to marry outside, they can only go out of the mountain by this trail.

Of course, the women who married into the small villages also belonged to the nearest few villages, but the nearest villages are also some distance away from here, estimated to be twenty or thirty miles away.

The small village where Zhong Wen lives has no name, because the vassal is in Longquanguan, so most of the relatives of the villagers in the village call it Longquan Village, and they will also call it Longquanguan Village.

The two brothers and sisters who came up to the path, sat on the side of the path to rest, and walked through this wilderness, which is really not something humans do.

The leaves of thatch can cut marks on human skin, and they are also slightly toxic. Fortunately, Zhong Wen will step on some in front of him, otherwise, the brothers and sisters will be itchy all day today.

The two brothers and sisters leaned against each other to rest, but a person came from the distance of the path, and his walking posture was a bit strange.

"Brother, look, that man seems to be crippled."

Xiao Hua looked at the person coming from the far side of the path, pointed at Zhong Wen and said softly.

The people who can come here are either relatives of people in the village, or some officials who come to collect taxes.

But in this season, no one will come, the fields need to be taken care of, and relatives will not choose this time to visit. As for the officials, they will not come, only after the end of the summer harvest. Come and collect taxes.

Zhong Wen looked in the direction of the person who came, and saw only one person, and there was no donkey or horse. He thought it might be a relative of someone in the village.

After the Zhong Wen brothers and sisters had a good look at the person who came, they realized that this person was Li Daochang from the temple.

"Li Daochang, what's wrong with you? I'll support you."

Zhong Wen quickly got up, trotted over, said hello to Li Daochang, and helped Li Daochang to walk back.

"Little boy of the Zhong family, I'm fine, please help me carry the burden, thank you for your hard work."

Li Daochang untied the burden behind him and handed it to Zhong Wen so that Zhong Wen could share some of the weight. Leaning on the long sword in his hand, Zhong Wen supported his hand and walked forward step by step.

Xiaohua followed behind with a basket and a kitchen knife, a little surprised in her heart, why is Daoist Li lame?

Zhong Wen didn't know what happened to this Li Daochang, but just looking at Li Daochang's expression and the blood on his body, he knew that something must have happened, and one of his legs seemed to be broken, otherwise he wouldn't be limping of.

And the burden carried on Zhong Wen's back has some weight, at least nearly thirty catties, and I don't know what's in it.

Li Daochang glanced at Zhong Wen, then lowered his head and continued walking, with a little comfort in his expression.

As for what Li Daochang was thinking, the Zhong Wen brothers and sisters did not know, and at this time the brothers and sisters both had many doubts in their hearts.

In the eyes of the villagers, Li Daochang in the past was the sky. If the sky collapsed, the villagers would not know if they could still rent land here. If there was no land to grow, then there would be nothing to eat. .

Longquan Temple belongs to Daoist Li, and the Taoists in the temple are just Taoists, they have no ownership rights, and no one knows why, let alone anyone.

At this time, Zhong Wen carefully supported Li Daochang to walk towards Longquan Temple, but he was guessing in his heart that Li Daochang must have had a fight with someone outside, and this fight was a bit big.

The legs were all broken, and I don't know how far this fight went. Moreover, Zhong Wen found that in addition to the broken legs, he seemed to be injured as well, because Li Daochang could vaguely feel the tension on his back. The winding of the cloth.

Walking all the way to Longquan Temple, it took less than half an hour to travel two quarters of an hour.

In order to take care of Li Daochang's walking speed, Zhong Wen had to be careful not to cause Li Daochang's broken leg to be injured again.

When you come to Longquan Temple, you have to be careful. It is troublesome for people with leg injuries to go up the steps.

"Li Daochang, we are about to go up the steps, so be careful."

Zhong Wen was relatively silent all the way, until he reached the front of the temple, and then he reminded Li Daochang aloud.

"Little Zhong's baby, if you have nothing to do, go in first."

Li Daochang kindly reminded Zhong Wen that he didn't worry too much, he still had some confidence in himself, otherwise, how could he walk such a long way alone.

Entering the temple, passing through the front hall, and coming to the square of the temple, at this time, the Taoists who were repairing the side hall were shocked when they saw Li Daochang being helped in by Zhong Wen.

All the Taoists put down their work, ran over, and asked Li Daochang why.

Afterwards, he took over Zhong Wen's job and helped Li Daochang to the residence behind the main hall. Zhong Wen had to follow, not because he wanted to watch the excitement, but because he still carried Li Daochang's burden on his body.

It is the first time for Zhong Wen to come to the back of Longquan Temple, but he has never been here before.

The dozen or so houses are also very neatly built and antique, some miscellaneous rooms are scattered on both sides, and some flat stones are laid on the ground, which are cleaned cleanly and seem to be spotless.

Zhong Wen followed the Taoists and walked towards the largest room, thinking that this room was the residence of Daoist Li.

After entering the house, Zhong Wen saw a different look in front of him. In Zhong Wen's imagination in the past, the house where Li Daochang and the others lived was full of various household items, placed in the middle of the house, but now, the simple Somewhat outrageous.

In the corner of the room, there is a bed, and near the door is a table, a very simple table with four legs inlaid on a wooden board.

On the other side of the wall, there are two large cabinets, but they are locked, so I don't know what's inside, and there is only one wardrobe in the rest.

Chapter 25 Do-jang Lee's Words

Zhong Wen stood by the door of the house, waiting for these Taoists to settle down with Daoist Li, or to explain something.

Later, through their chat, Zhong Wen found out the reason why Li Daochang was injured. Of course, Li Daochang couldn't tell the whole story, at most he only gave a general idea.

According to Li Daochang, he was going to Chang'an this time. After visiting some people from Chang'an, when he was walking back, he met the ranger Judou. He wanted to go up and stop him, but because he was a Taoist, he had to change. A cry of clothes went to dissuade.

But in the process of dissuading him, he was surrounded and fought by a large number of people, but in this fight, he suffered a lot of injuries and got three swords in his body. Some of his non-critical points were hit, but in the subsequent fight, Li Daochang was broken by gravity with one leg.

After Li Daochang knew that he was no match for the opponent, he had no choice but to run for his life. Fortunately, he escaped by chance, and then returned towards Longquan Temple.

Li Daochang back and forth, from leaving to returning, it took nearly a month, and finally returned to Longquan Temple today, the restless heart in his heart finally returned.

While Li Daochang was talking to the Taoists, Zhong Wen stood by the door and listened quietly, never saying a word.

Zhong Wen heard Li Daochang mention Chang'an several times, and in Zhong Wen's head, he began to think about how many dynasties had the name Chang'an in ancient times. After much deliberation, he discovered that in ancient history, It can be called Chang'an, but there are several dynasties.

The Western Han, Xinmang, Eastern Han, Western Jin, Former Zhao, Former Qin, Later Qin, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, and Tang dynasties all used Chang'an as their capital.

In Zhong Wen's mind, he can only judge that he lived before the Tang Dynasty. As for the period from the Western Han Dynasty to the Later Qin Dynasty, Zhong Wen can rule it out.

Because of the previous dynasties, Zhong Wen believes that it is unlikely, at least Zhong Wen does not believe it. As far as taxation is concerned, Zhong Wen can definitely not be the previous dynasties.

As for the taxation from the Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, and Tang dynasties, the taxation is somewhat similar, and it is more likely to come to the Sui and Tang dynasties.

In Zhong Wen's mind, he began to think about which dynasty he was in without restriction, and Zhong Wen didn't know much about any ancient dynasty in detail, he just dabbled a little.

Li Daochang and the Taoists continued to talk, and checked Li Daochang's injuries by the way.

As for Li Daochang's leg, it is impossible to use it again in the future. Given the current medical conditions, it is impossible to restore a shattered leg to its original state.

"Little boy of the Zhong family, come here and give me my burden."

Li Daochang talked with the Taoists for nearly an hour before he remembered Zhong Wenlai who was standing by the door.

Zhong Wen hurriedly untied the burden from his back, walked over, and handed it to Li Daochang who was sitting on the bed.

"The little boy of the Zhong family is good. Don't make things difficult for this little boy in the future. Little boy of the Zhong family, there is nothing else going on here. You should go home first."

Li Daochang took the burden from Zhong Wen, said a word to several Taoists, and let Zhong Wen go home.

"Li Daochang, you are recovering from your injuries, then I will go back first."

Zhong Wen looked like an adult, bowed to Li Daochang and said goodbye to go home. When he arrived at the square in Guanli, Xiao Hua was still waiting for him there.

"Brother, why is it taking so long? Is Daochang Li okay?"

Xiaohua saw her brother coming out from behind, trotted over, and asked about the situation.

"Little sister, Daoist Li is taken care of by the Taoist priests in the temple, so we don't need to worry about it, let's go home."

Zhong Wen led Xiaohua to the basket, and after lifting it, he took his little sister out of the Taoist temple and walked to the village.

There was no words all the way, but in Zhong Wen's mind, he was always thinking about what Li Daochang and the others had talked about.

The Western Wei Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the Sui Dynasty, these three dynasties are a war dynasties, Zhong Wen prayed in his heart, it was not for these dynasties, otherwise this life would be really difficult.

As for what dynasty it was, Zhong Wen didn't know. In fact, Zhong Wen was just a mountain kid before, how could he know too much about the outside world.

But now, it is already the first year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, and the war in the Tang Dynasty has long since ended. After the emperor Li Shimin came to power, he began to forbear and hibernate.

The Zhong Wen brothers and sisters who returned home did not stay at home for too long. They chose to go to the edge of the mountain forest and came back with some firewood.

When they got home, their parents had already returned from the farmland, and they were about to look for their sensible children everywhere.

"Xiaowen, Xiaohua, don't go to the forest to collect firewood. For the firewood, your father and I will go and collect some."

Seeing her two sons and daughters carrying a load of firewood, and Xiaohua returning with a bundle of small firewood, Xiu felt very distressed.

"Aniang, we don't have anything to do. We should help the family with some work, and it's just picking up some firewood, and it won't be too heavy."

Zhong Wen knows that his aunt is feeling sorry for his brother and sister, but for this poor family who broke up, it is a little bit of help.

Now there are fish meat, rabbit meat, and a lot of salt in the house. For these, Zhong Mugen and his wife feel that they are already rich, but in Zhong Wen's eyes, there is no such thing as wealth. This is the poor who can only drink two bowls of gruel poor families.

If I don't think of a way to solve the current predicament, I think I'm not far from starving to death.

"Aniang knows that you brothers and sisters love your parents, so you can just pick up some in the future and rest at home more."

Xiu looked at her two sons and daughters, and didn't know what to say. Apart from being relieved, she couldn't find words to express her feelings at this moment.

At dinner, Xiaohua helped to light the fire, Zhong Wen was chipping something, and Zhong Mugen was repairing farm tools not far away.

Every day, Zhong Mugen has to repair the farm tools at home, because they are all wooden farm tools, which are very worn and damaged. If they don’t repair them every day, there will be no farm tools at home.

Regarding the home without iron tools, Zhong Wen sometimes thinks, this poor god threw himself into this poor place, and didn't give him a golden finger, otherwise, the family would not be like this.

Even if it's a bad day, it's okay to give yourself some special abilities, but in the past month, Zhong Wen searched his whole body countless times, but he couldn't find the so-called golden finger. There is no other way than the middle finger.

"Father, can we get a better knife? We only have a kitchen knife at home. If we want to chop something, we are afraid that the knife will break."

Zhong Wen sharpened the wooden stick in his hand, raised his head, and looked at Zhong Mugen not far away.

"Every house in the village is in the same situation. There are very few irons. Father will go to the city one day to see if he can exchange some salt for a good knife."

Zhong Mugen also had a headache because he didn't have a good knife at home. He used to live like this at home, but now that he had a lot of salt, he began to think about it.

Who doesn't want to have more good things at home, just the kitchen knife at home, which is still handed down from the elders, it is impossible to get a good knife, the price of iron is so high It's scary high, so I can only sigh and complain a few words.

In fact, Zhong Mugen has long wanted to get some good things for his family back, but he has no time for the time being. If he really wants to go to the city, he will have to wait until autumn and winter. It will not belong to the busy farming season, at least he can leave home a few days.

At night after dinner, Zhong Wen lay on the thatched mat, listening to his parents' voices, and Xiao Hua would occasionally interject a few words, which made everyone laugh.

Zhong Wen seldom speaks, which is no surprise to Zhong Mugen and his wife, but fortunately, the current Zhong Wen can occasionally say a few words. Compared with the previous Zhong Wen, it can be said that it has changed a lot up.

"Father and mother, today we met Li Daochang, and it seems that he was injured. It was my brother who helped Li Daochang back to the temple, and I went there too."

Xiaohua suddenly remembered about Li Daochang, and opened her mouth to talk to Zhong Mugen who was lying beside her.

"What? Li Daochang is injured? Xiaowen, is Li Daochang seriously injured? Is there anything wrong?"

After Zhong Mugen and his wife heard Xiaohua's words, they were shocked. Something really happened to Li Daochang, it was terrible.

"Father and mother, one of Li Daochang's legs seems to be broken, and his body seems to have suffered some injuries, but there is no danger of his life."

Zhong Wen responded truthfully to his parents. Although he didn't know why his parents were so nervous, in Zhong Wen's heart, he just thought that if something happened to Li Daochang, at most no one would see a doctor for the villagers. Did not think deeply.

"Husband, I have to talk to the elders in the village about this tomorrow."

After listening to Xiu, she thought about it and suggested to Zhong Mugen that Zhong Wen would not care about what to say to the elders in the village.

"Okay, tomorrow morning, I will go to the elders to discuss and see what to do."

Zhong Mugen agreed with his wife's words, after all, Li Daochang was seriously injured, and this matter needs to be discussed carefully.

At this time, Zhong Wen closed his eyes, and many characters flashed in his mind. Compared with other characters, this is what Zhong Wen must do every day before falling asleep. will fall.