The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

Zhong Wen stood up and looked at the backs of his departed parents. Although he was young, only in his 20s, he was not old enough for his previous life, so he couldn't call out his parents no matter what.

Zhong Wen knew in his heart that it would be a matter of time to call his parents, and it was only a matter of time. He stared at the back of his parents who were far away, and began to feel sad.

At this moment in my heart, I was especially thinking about my parents in the previous life, and I didn't know how distraught my parents in the previous life were after hearing the news of my death.

Chapter 5 Suspenders

Two or three days passed in such a simple way, and they still ate porridge boiled with wild vegetables. Zhong Mugen and his wife woke up every morning and went to work in the fields until evening before returning home.

Zhong Wen and Xiao Hua could only stay at home. Apart from going out to pick some twigs or small fruits to satisfy their hunger, they could only gather some firewood for the rest of the time.

One day, after breakfast, Zhong Mugen and his wife went to the field again with their agricultural tools.

"Xiao Hua, I'm going to get the sickle."

Zhong Wen saw that his parents had gone to work in the fields, so he couldn't be so idle.

"Brother, what are you doing with the scythe? Are we going to mow the grass?"

Xiaohua didn't know why, since her brother's head was injured, she felt that there were many strange things about her brother.

"I don't know what to do, take the sickle and go to the forest to have a look."

Zhong Wen really didn't know what to do, but he thought that taking a so-called weapon could guarantee his safety, although this excuse was a bit far-fetched.

Zhong Wen walked in front with a sickle in his hand, and Xiao Hua followed Zhong Wen's buttocks, walking towards the edge of the forest.

At this time, many villagers in the village began to work in the fields one after another, leaving behind the children in the family. Although the children in the village are not very big, they all have their own world and their own entertainment. .

"Xiao Hua, do you want to eat meat?"

When Zhong Wen came to the edge of the mountain forest with Xiao Hua, a thorny thorn that could be used as a rattan rope appeared in front of his eyes, and an idea suddenly popped up in his heart.

"Brother, of course I want to eat meat. I haven't eaten meat for a long time. If I want to eat meat, I have to wait until the cold weather."

After Xiaohua heard her brother's words, she recalled the taste of meat she ate half a year ago, and swallowed.

"Little Hua, did you see that, I'm going to cut and peel these vines in a while, so I can make some ropes, and then we will have meat to eat."

Zhong Wen pointed to some thorns in front of him, and he began to imagine the kitchen at home, the scene of hanging bacon, and the parents at home, and the appearance of Xiaohua swallowing a lot of saliva. It's funny to think about it.

"Brother, can you eat meat by cutting these vines to make rope? Brother, is your head okay?"

Listening to what Zhong Wen said, Xiao Hua was inexplicable. Could it be possible to have meat by cutting some vines?That's impossible, it's not that my parents haven't cut it, presumably my brother's head started to hurt again, and he started to be a little dazed.

"Xiao Hua, you stand aside, I'll go and cut some vines."

Zhong Wen finally heard the meaning of Xiao Hua's words, and the little girl thought that she was getting nervous again.

Zhong Wen held a sickle in his hand and cut the rattan in front of him vigorously, but found that apart from his strength, the sickle couldn't handle him. Although he was only ten years old, his body was emaciated except for the wound on his head. In addition, the sickle in his hand is not to mention old, but also very blunt. It takes a lot of effort to cut a cane.

Zhong Wen had no choice but to work hard to harvest these vines. Even if the sickle was blunt, no matter how weak his strength was, he had to cut off and peel these vines.

It took a lot of effort to cut off the twenty or so vines in front of me, and put them aside, sitting on the weeds and panting.

"Brother, are you alright?"

Xiao Hua has been standing by the side watching Zhong Wen harvesting the vines. Although she wanted to help, her small arms and legs couldn't help much.

"Brother is fine, just a little tired, let me take a breath and rest for a while."

Zhong Wen looked at the vines he had cut off, and began to think about how to make rattan ropes.

For Zhong Wen, if he really wanted to make ropes and slings from the peeled skin of these rattans, he obviously didn't have enough experience.

Although Zhong Wen had watched a lot of documentaries in his previous life and knew how to make them, it might be quite difficult to practice them.

After Zhong Wen rested, he began to pick up the rattan and peel the skin. Even Xiao Hua, who was standing at the side, also imitated Zhong Wen's technique. The brothers and sisters had done many of these things.

"Brother, with these ropes, can I eat meat? But why do I feel that you are a demon?"

Xiaohua held the rattan skin that Zhong Wen peeled off, with a face full of disbelief that with the rope, there would be meat to eat. At least in her heart, she guessed that her brother was about to start to suffer from demons again.

"Xiaohua, don't worry, you will know after I fix this rope."

Although Zhong Wen didn't know how high the success rate of the sling was in trapping prey, but he thought it would be possible to win one out of ten, even one out of twenty would be fine, it just took some time.

It took less than half an hour to peel off the skin of the rattan and twist it into a lot of ropes. Zhong Wen looked at the arranged ropes and felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart. Maybe these will become his own meat. source, or even your own meat source.

"Brother, what are these ropes used for?"

Xiaohua looked at the ropes laid out on the ground, and thought to herself that her brother would hang himself from a tree with a crooked neck.

"I'm going to make some condoms first."

Zhong Wen started to pick up the rope on the ground, and his mind was busy with how to lift the ankle boots, and his hands were busy.

"Brother, brother, you can't hang yourself, you can't hang yourself, woo woo woo."

When Xiao Hua heard that Zhong Wen was going to make a condom, she hit her mind and snatched the rope from Zhong Wen's hand, hugged Zhong Wen with all her strength, and cried loudly.

"You little girl, what are you thinking, brother, I'm just making some slings, I haven't lived enough yet, and I don't want to hang myself to death."

Zhong Wen was greatly annoyed by Xiao Hua's sudden change, and instead of talking about good things, he had to say that he was going to hang himself to drink tea with Hades, which is what people say.

"Brother, aren't you going to hang yourself? Then why are you making a condom?"

After Xiaohua heard Zhong Wen say that she would not hang herself, she immediately let go of Zhong Wen's arms. Although she had already let go, her little hand was still tightly grasping Zhong Wen's tattered clothes.

"Brother, I just made some slings, which are used to cover wild rabbits, not to cover my neck, you dead girl, what are you thinking in your head."

Zhong Wen was really confused by this little girl. He just made a few slings, and he was suspected of being hanged by the neck. What kind of thing is this?

"Brother, what is a sling? Can it really cover a hare?"

After hearing this, Xiaohua let go of Zhong Wen's clothes, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, sniffed her nose, and looked at Zhong Wen curiously.

"Don't worry about how to get the hare, I have to make a good cover for these ropes first, you quickly wipe the tears off your face, and wipe your snot for me."

Zhong Wen was busy with his own affairs, so he was really speechless to this little girl.

"Brother, can these covers really catch hares?"

After Xiao Hua wiped off the tears and snot from her face, she stared at Zhong Wen, as if Zhong Wen would have to stare at Zhong Wen to death if he didn't get out with a hare.

Zhong Wen stopped his hands continuing to weave suspenders and looked at the longing little flower in front of him.

It’s okay to say it’s sad in my heart, it’s okay to say it’s not sad, maybe it’s these two memories that make Zhong Wen have two emotions, but at this moment he has an indescribable sense of bitterness in his heart.

"Okay, don't look at me like that. I'll weave these ropes into covers first." After Zhong Wen finished speaking, he began to weave the slings again.

Xiaohua also stopped talking, and stared straight at the movements of Zhong Wen's hands. Perhaps these seemed a little strange to her, but at least she understood that her brother really didn't hang himself with a trap, but just for trapping hares. That's all, I began to imagine the scene of my brother wearing a hare queen in my heart, swallowing saliva.

Two quarters of an hour later, Zhong Wen finally wove the ropes into slings. Holding it in his hand, there was also a large bundle, not many, but not too few, fifteen or six sets. The ropes were a bit thin, but the sets It shouldn't be a big problem if there are only pheasants and hares.

"Xiao Hua, let's go. I'll take you to the forest to set a trap. Maybe there will be wild rabbits when we come to check this afternoon."

Zhong Wen stood up from the ground, took the sickle, and hugged the finished sling.

"Brother, do you want to go to the forest? But my father and mother said, don't go to the forest to play, there are wild animals in it."

After hearing Zhong Wen's words, Xiao Hua refused in her heart. It is not easy to go to the mountains and forests. If she is really going to be eaten by wild animals, she can't even find her bones.

"Xiaohua, it's okay. Didn't we also go these few days? Big beasts won't come here."

Zhong Wen raised his feet and walked into the forest, talking in his mouth, Xiao Hua could only follow Zhong Wen's buttocks, but her two small eyes began to look around, feeling scared in her heart.

"Brother, brother, don't go inside again."

Xiaohua tugged at Zhong Wen's clothes, and looked around nervously, afraid that some wild beast would suddenly come out.

"Xiaohua, don't pull me, where are you going? Do you still want to eat rabbit meat? Go a little further."

Zhong Wen was frightened by the little girl behind his butt, so he couldn't beat her up. With his life experience in his 30s and [-]s, he couldn't do anything to a four-year-old kid, even swearing at her. , I feel blush.

"Brother, I really can't go in again."

After walking less than 200 meters, Xiao Hua started to tug on Zhong Wen's clothes again, her face was full of worry, and the little girl's whole body was tense.

"Okay, let's put a trap around here."

Zhong Wen looked back at Xiao Hua, knowing that the little girl was worried about him, so he had no choice but to agree in the end. He picked up a sickle and chopped off a few twigs that were as thick as fingers, and cut them into small sections, which were convenient for tying the anklet and inserting into the soil. .

"Brother, can this sling really hold a hare?"

Xiaohua looked at a cover that Zhong Wen inserted into the soil, her eyes were full of disbelief, such a simple cover, can it hold a hare?In her little head, only a silly hare would do that.

"I don't know yet, I'll find out after a few hours."

Zhong Wen didn't dare to answer this question. This was the first time he had done it, and naturally he didn't know if it would be successful, but he believed that as long as he was willing to do it, even one of the fifteen or six tricks would be successful.

Two or three quarters of an hour later, Zhong Wen finished arranging the last sling, looked up at the forest covered with slings within a radius of 300 meters, and hoped for some harvest in his heart, so as to relieve his appetite and even more Hope to have a good meal.

Zhong Wen was a carnivorous animal in his previous life. If he didn't eat meat for a day, he would feel bad. But now that he came here, he naturally didn't want to be free from meat. Although gruel can also fill his stomach, people's desire for meat is nothing. Nothing can stop it.

"Xiaohua, let's go out first, and we can pick some food on the way."

Zhong Wen looked around the mountains and forests. Along the way, he saw a lot of edible shoots and leaves, and there were also a lot of small fruits. Although they were not yet ripe, they were at least edible. Filling the stomach is no problem.

"Brother, please pick some small fruits for me to eat."

Xiao Hua grabbed the corner of Zhong Wen's clothes and followed, watching Zhong Wen pick some buds and stuffing them into his mouth, she also started to slander, looking at the little fruit not far away, swallowing from time to time.

On the way out from the forest, the brothers and sisters would always reach out to pick the buds and leaves, small fruits and so on, which also filled the two of them's stomachs that were about to digest.

In the morning, I only drank some porridge with wild vegetables. I cut rattan and weaved slings just now, not to mention walking so far in the mountains and forests, my stomach has already started to growl.

Chapter 6 Longquan Temple

After leaving the forest, Zhong Wen thought for a moment, then turned around and walked towards Longquan Temple with his calves, followed by Xiaohua.

"Brother, are we going to Guanli?"

Xiaohua knew that this path was the one leading to Longquan Temple, and she often followed her brother along the way, and sometimes there was some food in the temple, and the Taoist priests in the temple were also very fond of the tenant children like them. There is care.

The relationship between Longquan Temple and its tenants was originally a mediocre relationship, but living in this world is not easy for anyone. Longquan Temple still needs to rely on these tenants for food, and the tenants also need the fields of Longquan Temple to support their families.

"Well, let's go and see."

Zhong Wen actually wanted to visit Longquan Taoist Temple. Living in this area in the future, he had to go to the temple and deal with the Taoists in the temple.

Moreover, in his mind, there will always be some pictures that he saw in the Taoist temple in the past.

"Brother, go to Guanli in a while, you can't resist wood, if you get hurt again, Mom and Dad will be worried."

Xiao Hua's little face was full of tension and worry, and at this moment Zhong Wen's head was still wrapped with a piece of cloth. Xiao Hua just hoped that her brother would stop working as a helper.

"Don't worry, brother is not that stupid. He was injured and went to fight against wood. I just want to go to the temple to have a look and see if there is anything to eat."

Taoist temples sometimes give out some porridge or some other food. The children in the village have eaten a lot, and the Taoists in the temple are very kind. Children in the village will not go to the temple because of their children. Being kicked out, of course, this must be based on respecting the rules in the temple.

The journey along the way, although it seemed not far away, made the Zhong Wen brothers and sisters a little tired, as did the little flower behind them.

Zhong Wen himself was thin and weak, plus he was injured and bled so much a few days ago, and he went to the mountains and forests to put up so many slings, so naturally he didn't have too much energy.

As for Xiaohua, because of her young age, her emaciation and malnutrition, she was able to walk so much, which was already beyond her physical strength, but fortunately, she had some belly in the mountains and forests just now, otherwise she would have walked Not so far away.

"Brother, look, Brother Dasheng is helping in the temple."

Xiao Hua's eyes are quite good, and she saw Brother Da Sheng from a long distance away, entering the Taoist temple against a piece of wood.

"Well, brother saw it, let's rest for a while, brother is a little tired."

Following the direction Xiao Hua pointed, Zhong Wen also saw Brother Da Sheng.

"Brother, sit down then."

Xiaohua supported Zhong Wen to sit on the edge of the path, and then sat down next to her brother to rest, and raised her head to look at Zhong Wen from time to time.

After sitting down, Zhong Wen lowered his head, counted the ants on the ground, picked a weed at random, put it in his mouth and dangled it.

The appearance seems a little comfortable, but also a little bit confused. Although everything in front of him is very familiar to Zhong Wen, it is also strange.

I don't know how many times I've walked this path, and I've been to the Guan Dao not far away, but all of these, in my eyes, seem a bit illusory.

On the way here, Zhong Wen kept thinking about some pictures that flashed in his mind, those characters, those murals, which made Zhong Wen very curious, because Zhong Wen knew some of these characters, except for those murals of course .

There are many murals carved on many walls in the main hall of the Taoist temple, but Zhong Wen remembered that in the side hall that was being repaired at this time, there was a remote corner of the base stone with some characters engraved , there are not many characters, only a few dozen words.

Those characters belong to the seal script, and it is a large seal script, mixed with a lot of bronze inscriptions.

Zhong Wen didn't know whether Taoist Li or other Taoists in the temple knew these characters, but Zhong Wen did.

In his previous life, Zhong Wen loved ancient characters, and he did a lot of research on seal script and bronze inscriptions. Although he was not as good as those experts on ancient characters who specialized in characters, at least among ordinary people, he was definitely an expert.