tall and rhubarb

Gao Chang and the others followed the little monk, and finally arrived at Baohua Temple before the sun came out. The monk led Gao Chang and the others to a side door and tapped on the door with a strange rhythm.

"Tuk Tuk, Tuk Tuk, Tuk Tuk." After knocking three times, the door opened.

"Brother Jinglai, why did you just come back? Just now Master asked me where you were going? Everyone didn't know what happened, but they all thought that the four of you were taken away by those demon girls together." The one who opened the door was A short and fat little monk, probably in his early ten years, spoke like a cannonball, crackling fast and loudly.

"Then what did you tell him?" asked the monk named Jinglai who came back with Gao Chang and the others.

"I said I don't know, I haven't seen you early in the morning." After the little monk waited for Gao Chang and the others to enter, he quickly closed the door, then looked around furtively, and led Gao Chang and the others to the front corridor, mouthing Li Nian muttered: "Brother, why did you bring someone back, I just hid two steamed buns for you, this is not enough."

"I..." Na Jinglai was about to say something when she saw a person coming from the corner of the corridor, walking straight towards them.

The monk first saluted Gao Chang and the others with palms together, then turned to Jing and said, "Junior Brother Jing, the abbot asked you to take the guests to the side hall."

"No, no, how come the abbot knows everything, senior brother, I really didn't tell you the secret." The little monk was afraid that Jinglai would misunderstand, so he clarified hastily, no matter where he is, betraying his party members and making small reports are regarded as For shameful things, so are temples.

"It's none of your business, and you don't know that there will be guests coming today." Jing Lai said.

"Yeah, how did I know there would be guests today? Brothers, go quickly. Don't keep Master waiting too long. Then I'll go to work first." run away.

The monk who sent the message left soon, Gao Chang and Da Huang followed Monk Jinglai, and walked along the corridor to the side hall. When Jinglai was not paying attention, Da Huang touched Gao Chang's arm.

Gao Chang looked over suspiciously, raised his eyebrows slightly, what's wrong?

Da Huang lifted the clothes covering his face, sniffed exaggeratedly, and said softly, "I smell it."

smell it?Gao Chang naturally knew what he was referring to. The two had lived together for more than ten years, so there was no such thing as a tacit understanding, so he asked softly, "How many?"

"A lot." Rhubarb nodded solemnly, indicating that the number of snakes in this temple is considerable.

"Amitabha Buddha! The poor monk does not know that there is a visitor, so he is far away to welcome you. Almighty, please sit down." In a small hall that looks like it is specially used for receiving guests, Gao Chang met with the abbot of Baohua Temple. He is a tall and strong monk who is about 45 years old.

"Abbot, you're being polite." Gao Chang chuckled twice. They followed Jing Lai through the side door. He knew all of this, and even said that he didn't know. This is considered ignorance, so how could he know?

"The disciples of Baohua Temple, did you cause trouble for the benefactor?" The great monk asked with a smile, his big face was full of Buddha nature, a bit like the Tathagata Buddha in TV dramas.

"Hey, it's not too much trouble." Gao Dachang replied carelessly, he wouldn't say no trouble, wouldn't he still ask him later.

"I don't think the benefactor looks like someone from here. Why did he come here all the way?" the monk asked compassionately.

"It's a long story to say. In today's world, if there is no way out, who do you think would run outside, right abbot?" Tsk, now is the time to expand the topic.

"Amitabha! The almsgiver is right." The monk replied with a smile.

"Hey, there are too many poisonous snakes in our hometown. I haven't seen the mountain wind for many years. They are wandering in groups in the village. Everyone guessed that if this continues, there will be no way out, so they sent me to the west. Learn from the scriptures, haven’t we always had a lot of poisonous snakes here, there must be some way to deal with them, don’t you think so, Abbot?” Having said all this, Gao Chang felt that this monk should almost be enlightened.

"Amitabha, the almsgiver's words are reasonable." The monk replied sincerely, expressing his agreement with Gao Chang's point of view, but after agreeing, he fell silent and did not express anything.

"Well, Master, I heard that She Mie Men can drive away snakes. Do you have any plants in this temple?" Gao Chang scratched his neck. Since he couldn't make a detour, he decided to get straight to the point. Anyway, he had to get She Mie Men to say anything today. No, the big deal is to fight with the monks in this temple.

Although the purpose of his going out at the beginning was not entirely for the purpose of exterminating snakes, but mainly for the sake of Da Huang and Bai Bao and the others. Later, the situation changed, so he left Bai Bao's army and took Da Huang with him. go west.But now that he has come here, he said that he will not go back empty-handed, not to mention the people in the village and Bai Bao, just in the village in front, he even promised the old Wei tou to bring the snake to kill them. Well, you can’t just keep your promises, otherwise, walk back empty-handed, and tell that old boy, I’m sorry, old Wei, I found the snake to destroy the door, but I couldn’t get it back.Tsk, he is so tall that he can't afford to lose his face.

"Snake Miemen is indeed planted in Baohua Temple." The great monk readily admitted.

"Then abbot, you are kind-hearted, can you give me some seeds?" Gao Chang has always been thick-skinned, and now he directly asked for it.

"Oh, this snake kills the family. If you want to talk about it, it will be a long story." The abbot picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea. "Sudden changes happened a few years ago, and many monks died in our Baohua Temple. Life was very difficult, especially when the experimental area happened later, and the population of K City migrated on a large scale. There are many monks in our temple. , there are many young monks among them who cannot withstand the long journey, and so many monks, if they really want to move, where should they go?"

"That is, last autumn, life in Baohua Temple became more and more difficult, especially the shortage of salt, and it seemed to be dying. At that moment, a helicopter flew over from the north, and they entered Our Baohua Temple said that we are looking for Shemimen. Shemimen originally grew in our southwest land. Although it has gradually decreased in the past few years, there is a garden growing in a garden of our temple. Every year when the weather is warm The seeds that were sprinkled on the ground in the previous year will germinate and grow, and when the flowers wither in autumn, the seeds of the next year will be sown again, and so on. Pian Snake Mie Sect lived on its own for many years, but at a critical moment, it actually saved nearly [-] people in Baohua Temple."

"Amitabha! My Buddha is merciful!" The great monk finally summed up his words with these eight words. In just two words, he recited them miraculously, with a loud and profound voice, as if coming from afar , and seems to be everywhere.

"In the future, we started a deal with the people there. The monks in Baohua Temple planted and collected the seeds of Shemimen. They came to pick up the goods regularly, and brought us salt and medicine." The great monk said so, Gao Chang I understand a little bit that these snake-killing gates are used by Baohua Temple to exchange living supplies with people in the plateau area, and they probably don't want to give them for nothing.

"How much salt do they exchange for how many seeds you have?" Since it's a business, there's no need to be polite, Gao Chang asked straightforwardly.

"One catty of salt is exchanged for one bag of seeds," the abbot replied.

"A pack?" How much is that?

"The monks in the monastery collect the seeds, and about [-] seeds make a pack."

"Fifty seeds for a catty of salt?" Gao Chang was a little surprised by the exchange ratio, not because he thought it was expensive, but because he thought of the village where He Yun and the others lived.From picking mulberry and raising silkworms to spinning cocoons to spinning and weaving, a piece of cloth takes countless efforts and energy. Although the quilt cover of a silk quilt does not require a piece of cloth, it takes a lot of effort to add up the inside and outside. The fifty seeds collected by the monks can be worth a single quilt they have worked so hard to make, so the difference is obvious.

"The seeds of Shemimen are not easy to come by." The great monk does not feel that his temple has taken advantage of it. After all, the land in the temple is limited, and the number of Shemimen that can be planted is also very limited, and collecting the seeds of Shemimen is not an easy task. The thing is, if it is too early, the seeds are not yet ripe, and if it is too late, if the seeds fall into the ground, it will be difficult to dig them out again.

"It's okay to exchange salt for seeds, but abbot, because of you apprentice, I lost seven catties of salt to those women for nothing, and you have to count it to me." There are only more sophisticated ones, each with more ghosts than the last, even monks have become veterans in business.

"Is there such a thing?" the abbot asked the monk Jinglai who was beside him.

"Yes." Jinglai lowered her head in shame.

"That's good, I'll spare you seven catties of salt." The abbot was rather straightforward.

"Okay, I need seven packs." Seeds are so many that they can't be eaten as a meal. Seven packs are only seven packs. Once the blue sunlight outside shines, it is estimated that they will multiply very quickly. "But let me tell you clearly, it's not that I don't have salt, and it's not that I'm not willing to give up the little salt. I just see that your life in this temple is not bad, and you have a deal with the north. I will give the salt to the one in front of me. Let’s keep the village, the old people in a village are so pitiful.”

"Jinglai, you go to Jingkong and bring twenty packs of seeds." The abbot ordered.

"Abbot, what are you?" Wasn't he quite picky just now, and turned into a money-scattering boy when he turned around?

"The benefactor's heart is kind, and the poor monk feels ashamed."

"Ha, haha, Master, you are too serious." At such an old age, he was used to being called a bastard, and it was the first time he was praised for his kindness. Gao Chang was really not used to it, and he liked this monk. "Well, when the people from the north come to get the seeds, will it be enough?"

"It doesn't matter. When they came here last time, they sounded like they wanted to lower the price. This time, it's just right to give less." When the great monk said this, he still had a compassionate expression on his face. It's no wonder its seeds can be sold at a high price. In business, you still need to talk about some skills. Don't be like the people in He Yun's village.

"But it's quite strange. They bought the seeds and cultivated them themselves. Why do they keep buying them from you?" Gao Chang asked again.

"What's so strange about this is that the plateau in the north has a vast area. In the past few years, most of the population in the south has migrated there. If you plan to plant snakes and kill the family, how can it be realized overnight? In addition, there is a shortage of water and water. It’s terrible, they have to cultivate on a large scale by themselves, which is costly and troublesome, so it’s better to send a helicopter to come directly to us to buy them.” The abbot understood it.

"However, this time may be long or short. In the next few years, there will always be a day when they no longer need to buy seeds from you. I don't know what the abbot's plan is then? Are you planning to go to the north?" From Gao Chang's point of view, there are basically not many good things on the plateau. It can be seen from the fact that those people have exploited He Yun's village so much, and they have already bought a lot of snakes from here. He Yun's village didn't get the seeds at all. Thinking about it, I know that some people must have priority in the central plateau.

"To be honest, I have discussed this matter with several old people in the temple, and some people have mentioned a few places, but there is no conclusion yet. The north, at first glance, seems to be a place to live, but in a few years, the north will not be there. It must be more peaceful than the south." These words of the abbot can be regarded as words from the heart.

"I heard that there is a salt well in province S, and it's not too far from here. What do you think, abbot?" Talking to this great monk is quite knowledgeable. Gao Chang talked, and it was no longer the same as when he first started. It's a foolish attitude.

"Salt wells are good, but if we rely on salt wells for our lives, when the salt wells are under control, we will only have to be fished by mermaids." The abbot's worries are also very reasonable. If they are ordinary people, the monks in their temple can still follow him. Fight hard, but if the opponent has hot weapons or is simply a mutant, the monks will have nothing to do.

"Hehe, it seems that we have to go to the seaside. If the abbot doesn't have a suitable place, you can consider our place. I'll write you the address later." Gao Chang felt that it would be nice if a group of monks came to his town. , These people promote Buddhism and pay attention to being kind to others. In this chaotic world, it is exactly what many people need most. With faith, they should be less crazy.

"By the way, does the abbot know about mutants?" After a while, Gao Chang asked again.

"I know that some people can not only live in the sun, but also become extremely powerful, and some people will die after being exposed to the sun. This is the root of the disaster." The abbot said.

"I heard that City K set up an experimental area in the past." Gao Chang wanted to know how many mutants there are now.

"They didn't succeed, but among ordinary citizens, there were some accidents."

"Roughly how many?"

"About twenty people."

"Where?"

"Amitabha." Gao Chang asked here, but the abbot remained silent.

"Hi, I'm just curious, so I'm just asking." The abbot didn't say where those people are now, but Gao Chang respected him even more.

Successfully got the seeds of She Miemen, Gao Chang and Da Huang rested in Baohua Temple for a whole day, and left that night, because both Da Huang and the wolf were allergic to pollen, especially the wolf, whose body had already turned red Idea, I'm afraid it will be more serious if you stay for a long time.

When talking with the abbot, Gao Chang also thought of one thing, that is, the people in the plateau area didn't take the safety of He Yun's village very seriously, and there were snakes who killed them long ago, but they haven't provided them for a long time. , so it seems that if you continue to stay in that place, your safety may not be guaranteed.That being the case, why not take He Yun back to your own village, and let the villagers learn from her to raise silkworms and weave cloth. Besides using the cloth for yourself, maybe you can exchange it for a few blue lights, which is also a good thing. .

As for whether He Yun will agree to this matter, Gao Chang thinks it should not be a big problem. This woman is very courageous. She has lived in the city alone for so long, and it is quite easy to change jobs and houses. This time probably there will be no What's the problem, as long as Gao Chang can have enough reasons to convince her.