Guide to raising cubs in westbound [Journey to the West]

After Xiao Shitou nodded, Tang Seng, his master and his disciples surrounded him and began to study.

"Do you need to wash it first?" Drifting suggested.

Sun Wukong smelled the unique smell of burnt hair in the air, and nodded in agreement.

Xiao Shitou usually washes his hair by the way when he takes a bath. This time, he needs to wash his hair. Monkey King adjusts his sitting position so that the little guy lies on his lap and hangs his head in the air.

Zhu Bajie immediately squatted down and reached out to help support the little guy's head.

The little guy, who was still in tears just now, saw everyone turning around him, and felt it was fun, so he laughed again in an instant.

When Drifting came over with a basin, Tang Seng washed the little guy's hair by himself.

"Look at the hair on the front, it's all burnt and curled up." Zhu Bajie said while helping him.

Little Shitou was lying quietly playing with his hands, but when he heard this, he raised his head curiously: "Show me, show me~"

When he moved like this, water splashed from his hair.

"Idiot, don't recruit him!" Monkey King said, suppressing the little guy who was moving around, "You don't have eyes on your head, what do you think?"

In the end, Zhu Bajie picked up a slightly curly hair that had been burnt and lifted it up to satisfy the little guy's curiosity.

After washing the little guy's hair, the patch of hair on the top of his head looked even more messy.

"Wukong, do you think it's better to shave with a razor or cut with scissors?" Tang Seng's tone was uncertain.

Sun Wukong looked at the little guy's hair carefully for a while, and felt that if he shaved the front bald, he might cry, so he said: "It's better to cut it."

"Master, scissors." Drifting brought the scissors over immediately.

Tang Seng took the scissors but hesitated. After thinking about it, he handed it out and said, "Why don't you cut it with Wukong."

"Eldest brother can't even comb his hair well, how can he know how to cut his hair." Zhu Bajie said.

Sun Wukong glanced at him and said, "You can cut it if you have the ability."

Zhu Bajie was afraid of cutting the little guy's hair, so naturally he refused.

"Master, you're still here."

"As a teacher, I only shaved people's heads, but I haven't cut my hair yet." Tang Seng wondered.

"Master, you haven't combed your hair before, so it's pretty good now."

"Yes, Master, you can."

Tang Seng heard the words of several apprentices, so he could only try holding the scissors.

Before he started, Drifting carefully took a piece of old clothes and wrapped them around the little guy's body to cut his hair.

click-

Tang Seng carefully dropped the first scissors, and then trimmed a little bit.

"Are you ready?" Xiao Shitou sat obediently for a while and couldn't help but move.

Monkey King immediately threatened and said: "Don't cry if you move around and cut into a small bald head."

When the little guy heard this, he didn't dare to move any more.

Seeing that he didn't even dare to blink his eyes, Tang Seng said with a smile, "Wukong, don't scare him all the time."

"Who dares to cry when he plays with fire by himself? Fortunately, he only burns his hair a little bit. If he burns the bed, he will probably eat roast suckling pig." Monkey King said.

Little Stone asked curiously, "Why do you want to eat roast suckling pig?"

"Didn't there be a pig lying next to you just now, if he is roasted, there will be a roast suckling pig to eat."

Zhu Bajie gave him a blank look and said: "Brother Monkey, I won't take you! I'm not a fool, I don't know how to run when my bed is burned."

"Then why didn't you see that he burned his hair?"

"You discovered it too quickly, otherwise I would have discovered it too." Zhu Bajie defended.

Drifting said: "Second senior brother, it is indeed your fault, you didn't notice it right away beside the small stone."

Tang Seng didn't protect him this time, but said: "Bajie, you really shouldn't teach Xiao Shitou to play with fire. He is still young, even if he didn't burn his hair, it's not good to burn other things."

"It's my fault, I won't play with fire again next time!" Seeing that they were all blaming Zhu Bajie, Xiao Shitou took the initiative to admit his mistake.

Sun Wukong would not let him go just because he admitted his mistake, he lightly pulled his little ear and said: "Next time you dare to play with fire, I will directly shave your head into a small bald head."

"Don't don't!"

The little guy shook his head subconsciously, thanks to Tang Seng's steady grip on the scissors, otherwise he almost cut it.

"Wukong, don't tease him."

After Tang Seng finished speaking, the room finally became quiet, except for the sound of scissors clicking.

After a while, the hair was finally cut, not to mention how well it was cut, but overall it was still neat.

Sun Wukong and the others couldn't help boasting, saying that the master is the master, and they can cut their hair so well for the first time.

"Let me see, let me see!" Hearing what they said, Xiaoshi immediately reached out for the mirror.

After Zhu Bajie gave him the mirror, he couldn't help but frown: "This is different from the red hair!"

"I'll shave you again and it will be the same." Sun Wukong picked up the razor and said after hearing his words.

In the eyes of the little guy, a razor is used to shave the head. Hearing this, he immediately covered his head and said, "I don't want to shave!"

"That's it." Monkey King put down the razor.

After being interrupted by him, the little guy didn't worry about whether his hair was cut well or not.

It was getting late, and after dealing with his hair problem, Tang Seng said a few more words about Zhu Bajie and the little guy, and everyone lay down to rest.

The carefree little guy fell asleep very quickly, nestled in Monkey King's arms and stretched out his hands to play with his hair for a while before falling asleep.

Sun Wukong looked at him falling asleep with his head in his arms, showing a little smile in his eyes, and gently pulled his two little hands down before closing his eyes.

In the morning of the next day, Tang Seng and his disciples thanked the people staying overnight and said goodbye before continuing on their way.

"Let's go~"

Xiao Shitou ran at the front by himself, turning his head and laughing to urge them from time to time, looking very lively.

"Slow down." Seeing him running so fast, Tang Seng was worried that he would fall.

While he was talking, two horses galloped over from behind, and when the horseman noticed the figure of the little guy, his speed suddenly slowed down.

"There's a child here!"

They had just set their sights on the little guy, and Monkey King had already flashed over in an instant: "What are you guys doing?"

The two men dressed as officers and soldiers on horseback were holding a crying child in their hands. Hearing his words, they didn't answer, but shouted: "Get out of the way."

"Brother Monkey, they are probably robbing the child!" Zhu Bajie trotted forward, purposely keeping the little guy behind him.

They have a child by their side, and they care about each other. If the little stone is taken away by someone, they can't stand it just thinking about it.

Sun Wukong likes to meddle in his own business, especially when it comes to children.

"Hand over the child to my grandson, or you won't be able to live here!" He didn't talk nonsense after he finished speaking, and directly took out the golden cudgel and smashed it to the ground.

The two officers and soldiers were startled, and after looking at each other, they still threw the child out, and hurriedly beat the horse to escape while he was picking up the child.

The child caught by Monkey King was about one year old and was still crying.

Although he raised a little stone, the little guy doesn't usually cry, so he really doesn't have much experience in coaxing children.

"Bajie will continue." Sun Wukong directly stuffed the child into Zhu Bajie's arms.

Zhu Bajie felt the crying child in his arms, his hands and feet were a little flustered.

"Usually I ask you to give me the little stone, but if you don't, you will miss me, the old pig!" He complained and sent the child out of his arms, "I won't hold it, you hold it yourself."

Sun Wukong directly picked up the little stone who was standing on the ground looking up, and signaled to him that he was not free.

The little guy was picked up, and finally saw the crying child clearly.

"Why does he keep crying?"

"Children love to cry." While speaking, Sun Wukong was thankful that the baby in his arms was not easy to cry, otherwise he would not be able to coax him every day.

Zhu Bajie tried to coax him but failed, he took a step forward and said, "Brother, let's change, you hold this, I will hold the little stone."

"If you don't change it, my old grandson is happy to hold a small stone!" Sun Wukong avoided him.

Seeing that he refused, Zhu Bajie went to find Drifting Monk again.

"Second Senior Brother, I still have to shoulder the burden."

Zhu Bajie didn't want to hold the child or carry the burden, so he said: "Then put this child in the burden!"

The load is full of things, so there is no place to put the children.And it's not safe to put such a crying child on the burden.

"Bajie, it's better to give you a hug when you're tired."

After Tang Seng spoke, Zhu Bajie honestly held the child in his arms, but he still couldn't help complaining to Monkey King, saying that he didn't hold the child he saved.

"Is he hungry, why don't you give him a fruit?" Little Shitou probably thought it was a novelty, and paid close attention to the child. Hearing that he was still crying, he couldn't help taking out a fruit from his purse.

The ripe fruit is red and exudes a sweet smell.

Zhu Bajie took the fruit and tentatively put it to the child's mouth, and he really opened his mouth to bite the fruit.

"Finally stopped crying." Zhu Bajie said with a sigh of relief.

They continued west along the road, and saw a city ahead.

"Bhikkhu country." Tang Seng arrived at the gate of the city, got off his horse and looked at the tower.

A middle-aged man who came out of the city heard his words, and said with a bit of resentment in his tone: "What is the Bhikkhu country, now it is called Xiaoer City."

"Excuse me, benefactor, why is it called Xiaoercheng?" Tang Seng asked.

The middle-aged man was not going to talk to him at first, but when he saw that they were leading the two children in an upright manner, thinking of the innocence of the child, he finally stopped and said a few more words.

"I advise you to either leave here as soon as possible, or hide the child, otherwise don't blame me for not reminding you if something happens." After the middle-aged man finished speaking, his eyes swept over the two children, and he met Xiaoshi, who was particularly agile. After looking at him, he sighed and left.

"donor……"

Tang Seng wanted to ask more questions, but he left without looking back.

"What's going on?" Tang Seng looked at several apprentices with doubts.

Sun Wukong said: "Just find someone to ask."

After he finished speaking, another old man came out of the city, and Tang Seng immediately stepped forward to ask: "Old benefactor, why did the Bhikkhu country change its name to Children's City?"

Before the old man opened his mouth, he saw the child in Sun Wukong's arms, with a frightened expression on his face.

"Sin, how dare you walk outside in broad daylight with your child in your arms, hide the child quickly!"

Zhu Bajie had big sleeves. Although he didn't know what was going on, he was affected by his emotions. He subconsciously raised his sleeves to cover the child in his arms, and reminded: "Brother Monkey, hide the small stone too."

Monkey King didn't have such big sleeves as him, so he simply borrowed a Tang monk's cassock to wrap the little guy up.

The old man was relieved when he saw the child was hidden, but when Tang Seng and the others asked the reason again, he waved his hands repeatedly and refused to say, only reminding them to be careful not to let the officers and soldiers see the child.

"It's so weird here." Seeing that he didn't understand what he said, Zhu Bajie felt a little baffled.

"Can I come out?"

After hiding in the cassock for a while, Xiaoshi poked his head out and asked.

"You hide for a while." After coaxing him, Sun Wukong turned to Tang Seng and said, "Master, let's go into the city to see what's going on.

Tang Seng nodded and returned to his horse.

After they entered the city, they felt even more strange. There were not many people on the streets in the city, and everyone was crying.

"Why are there so many cages by the roadside?"

When Zhu Bajie finished speaking, Tang Seng and the others also noticed.

"I'll go and have a look." Monkey King walked to the side of the street with one hand holding the little guy wrapped in a cassock, looked at several cages and then returned in amazement, "Master, the cages are full of children."

"Why do you put all the children in cages here?" Tang Seng showed a puzzled expression after hearing his words.

After Sun Wukong shook his head and expressed that he didn't know, the group went to the posthouse first.

The officials in the post house learned that the master and apprentice came from the Eastern Tang Dynasty, and politely invited them in.

As soon as Tang Seng and his disciples took their seats in the posthouse, the child in Zhu Bajie's arms suddenly cried out.

"Oops, he peed!" Zhu Bajie felt hot all over his body, he didn't care to hide the child anymore, he quickly lifted him up and said.

When Xiao Shitou heard this, he couldn't help poking his head out, and couldn't help laughing when he saw that his body was wet with urine.

Sun Wukong and the others also found it interesting. They all smiled when they heard Zhu Bajie complain that the child pissed all over him.

The post officer was still smiling, but his expression changed when he saw that they were bringing their two children.

"Where did these two children come from?"

When Zhu Bajie heard him ask about the child, he pointed to the child that had been stuffed into Drifting's arms and said, "That one was rescued by us on the way, and the other is my brother's child."

"Idiot, what nonsense are you talking about!" Monkey King reprimanded.

"It was originally, otherwise why would they all say so."

Sun Wukong glared at him, but he didn't have time to deal with him for the time being. Instead, he looked at the post officer: "Since you asked, I just happened to help find the child's family."

"What's the use of finding it, why don't you want it, alas..." the post officer shook his head and sighed.

Sun Wukong is the most annoying person who talks halfway, jumps up and squats on the chair with the little guy in his arms, and says, "Old man, if you have something to say, just say it, don't hesitate!"

After he finished speaking, Tang Seng and several people asked him why the Bhikkhu country was renamed Xiaoer country, or why there were so many cages for children on the street.

When the post officer heard the questions of the master and apprentice, he waved his hands to express that he dared not say anything, and told them to eat and sleep quickly, and leave quickly after changing Guan Wen.

Sun Wukong had already been aroused curiosity, but he stopped the post officer from letting him go, insisting on making him explain the matter clearly.

Tang Seng saw that the postman seemed a little scared, so he couldn't help persuading him: "There is no one else here, and my apprentices are all capable..."

The post officer hesitated for a while, thinking that they were eminent monks from the Eastern Tang Dynasty, if the matter could be resolved, it would be a blessing to the people in the city.

Thinking of this, he finally made up his mind to check around, and after making sure that there were no ears on the partition wall, he said, "Okay, then I'll tell you, but we have to hide these two children first, otherwise it may cause trouble."

Sun Wukong only asked the postman to hide the rescued child. As for his own little stone, he said that if anyone dared to touch the little guy, he would be lightly beaten to death with a stick.

Seeing his insistence, the post officer told him to wrap the little guy in cassock so that his head wouldn't show before he started talking.

But it turned out that the reason why the Bhikkhu Kingdom was renamed Children's City had to start three years ago.

Three years ago, the king met a young and beautiful girl, brought her into the palace and made her the queen, and from then on he only loved her.Empress Namei's father was a Taoist, and he was named the head of the country because of his daughter's dignity.

Originally, these things had nothing to do with ordinary people, but the king was so greedy and lustful that he damaged his body and made medicine stone useless.The head of the country said that he has a fairy prescription that can prolong the life of the king, but he only needs a thousand and one hundred and one children's hearts to make medicine.

"The ones raised in the cage are the selected children, and they will be used as medicine introductions when the time comes. That's why the common people call the Bhikkhu Kingdom the Children's City!"

When the postman's words fell, Tang Seng was startled, thinking how could he use a child's heart as medicine.

Comparing their hearts to their hearts, they have also raised children. If someone wants to take a small stone...just thinking about it, even the kind-hearted Tang Monk in the past would be angry, let alone Monkey King.

"What kind of king, I'm afraid it's a monster!" Sun Wukong shouted coldly.

Xiao Shitou also heard what the post officer said, and after thinking about it for a while, he leaned into Monkey King's arms and asked, "Wouldn't you die if you got your heart out?"

If you are heartbroken, you will naturally die, but hearing the innocent tone of the little guy, no one present is willing to answer this question.

"What a foolish king, since he's sick, why don't he just die of it." Zhu Bajie said.

After all, the post officer was a local official, and he was a little frightened when he heard his outrageous words. Thinking that he had said everything he had to say, he quickly got up and left.

After he left, the more Tang Seng thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, and he couldn't even eat dinner.

"Why doesn't master eat?" Little Shitou asked in a low voice while holding a bowl.

Monkey King picked up the untouched bowl of rice on the table, put some vegetables in it, put it in front of the little guy, and said, "Go and coax him to eat some."

"Okay." The little guy nodded, and after finishing the few mouthfuls of rice left in his bowl, he brought the bowl of rice to Tang Seng.

"Master eat~"

Tang Seng looked at his well-behaved appearance, and thought that someone would be willing to hurt such an innocent and lovely child, and his heart ached even more.

"Master, ah..."

Seeing that he didn't eat, the little guy simply fed him and opened his mouth wide to demonstrate.

Tang Seng didn't have an appetite, but seeing him stretch out his hand and holding the spoon to his mouth, it was hard to refuse.

"Master, you need to eat more, look how the second senior brother eats so much every day, how good-looking he is~" the little guy coaxed while feeding him.

"It's still our little stone who has eyes!"

Zhu Bajie laughed out loud when he heard this, and while boasting, he brought over the last spoonful of rice in the basin and added it to the bowl brought by the little guy.

Speaking of which, it was quite rare for him to save this spoonful of rice.

Although Sun Wukong didn't speak, he felt that he had to ask someone for some eye drops next time, after all, the little guy's eyes didn't seem to be very good.

"Master, you are eating like a tiger..." Xiao Shitou had a lot of tricks to feed, and he never stopped, even feeding and feeding, and even stuffed a mouthful into his own mouth.

Tang Seng's originally bad mood was slightly better because of him. He reached out to take the bowl and said, "I will eat it myself."

"Master, you have to finish all the food, otherwise it will be wasted."

Little Shitou handed him the bowl, and did not forget to lie on his lap to remind him.

"Okay." After Tang Seng agreed, he finished his meal.

After dinner, it was already dark outside.

Tang Seng read the scriptures for a while, and suddenly burst into tears. He felt that the king was so stupid that he would kill so many children for his own selfishness.

"Master, why are you crying? Who bullied you?" Little Shitou probably sensed that he was in a bad mood, and followed him after dinner, so he saw him cry the first time.

The three of Monkey King heard the words and immediately surrounded them.

"Master, why are you crying?"

"I cry to the point where you have no way to kill so many lives."

"Master, don't cry, tomorrow my old grandson will go and see what kind of man the country is, and then save the group of children." Sun Wukong comforted.

Tang Seng wiped away his tears after hearing his words, and said hello.

Probably because of his crying, Xiao Shitou was very sensible tonight, and it was rare that he didn't cling to Monkey King, but wanted to sleep with him.

"Master, go to bed~"

The little guy nestled in his arms and reached out to pat him to sleep.

Tang Seng felt quite at ease with his arms around him, and fell asleep without knowing it.

Monkey King waited for a while, and after making sure that they were both asleep, he sat up and tucked them in the quilt.

The next day.

Tang Seng went to the palace with the certificate of customs clearance, and Sun Wukong followed him in secret, while Zhu Bajie and Drifting stayed in the post to look after Xiao Shitou.

Originally, the little guy wanted to enter the palace with him, but in such a country where children's hearts are used as medicine, how dare they let the little guy out.

Royal Palace.

The king of the bhikkhu kingdom had not been in court for a long time because of his health, and today he heard that there was an eminent monk from the Eastern Tang Dynasty, so he came to the main hall in person.

After Tang Seng met the king, he immediately expressed his intention to come.

Just when he handed over the customs clearance documents, someone from below informed that the head of state had arrived.

The head of the country was dressed as a Taoist, and he was invited to a seat by the king as soon as he entered the palace. It seemed that the relationship between Weng and son-in-law was very good.

Tang Seng asked the country's father, but the country's father seemed a little arrogant, not only did not return the courtesy, but also asked him where he came from.

When he replied that he came from the Tang Dynasty in the east and went to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures, the head of the state satirized him, saying that there is nothing good about the west.

"The west is the land of ultimate bliss, what's wrong?" Tang Seng was usually good-natured, but today he seemed not so soft-hearted probably because the abbot wanted to use the heart and liver of a child as a medicine primer.

The king seemed to feel that something was wrong, so he interjected, "Eminent Monk, I want to know whether Buddhist disciples can live forever?"

"Your Majesty, my Buddhist disciples are all destined..." Tang Seng heard his question and started to talk about Zen with him.

The head of the state showed disdain when he heard the words: "The monk is talking nonsense, you sit and meditate, how can you compare with me, a cultivator of immortality..."

Tang Seng started arguing with him, but before he said a few words of Zen, the national abbot interrupted impatiently.