insane

Chapter 42

Most of the students in the academy went to the town the next day.Zeng Qing was afraid that Liu Mu would be bored, so he stayed with Liu Mu to clean the Daxiong Palace.

Seeing that the cleaning was almost done, Liu Mu dragged Zeng Qing to lie down behind the Buddha to rest.

At first, Zeng Qing saw that a large area behind the Buddha had lost the gold leaf, and thought that it had fallen off naturally after a long time.

Liu Mu took out a letter and handed it to Zeng Qing, and said, "Zeng Qing, please help me read what is written in this letter. Sister Xiangyun is really serious, she wrote to me even though she knew I couldn't read."

Zeng Qing opened the envelope and said, "Brother Liu, these are all pictures, so where are the words?"

There are thirty vertical lines drawn on one of the pictures, of which only the five in the middle seem to be painted with cinnabar, and the others are all black.There is also a drawing of a person who looks like he is meditating, and a steaming bowl is placed beside him.After reading it, Liu Mu immediately understood what Xiangyun meant. It was to remind himself to be as quiet as possible when the monthly letter came, and the bowl of hot water was also to remind himself not to touch cold water.

Zeng Qing asked puzzledly, "Brother Liu, what does this mean?"

"This is to say... ah, Xiangyun is very devout in worshiping Buddha, so she wants to remind me to remember to meditate and burn incense on the fifteenth day of every month. There is an incense burner next to that person. She must have not drawn it well. , and painted the incense burner as a big bowl."

The other one depicts two young men, one of whom is taller, putting his clothes on the slightly thinner man in front, looking very considerate.The thin young man turned his head and looked at the young man beside him affectionately.

Zeng Qing said, "What does this mean? Two men are so close together..."

"This is me and my cousin. Sister Xiangyun wants to tell me that my cousin and I rely on each other outside, so the painting is so close. She wants me, as a cousin, to take good care of her."

Zeng Qing took out the last one and said, "I can understand this one. It must mean that your father and your sister miss you very much."

Liu Mu nodded, frowned slightly, and said, "Looking at these things, I feel a little homesick. I don't know what happened to my father and Ye'er."

Suddenly I heard an old woman say, "Buddha is merciful, bless my son not to die. I am old. I had four sons, and three sons were conscripted and died on the battlefield. The dog is still young, and I haven't even married a wife yet." Well, now I only have this baby bump left to depend on each other, if the dog dies, then I have no hope of living. The Buddha has mercy, please save my son." The old man kowtowed while crying, "If the Buddha can To save my son, I am willing to lose ten years of life, no, 20 years, or even more, as long as I can save my son from dying, even if it is my life, I have no complaints."

Liu Mu sighed, "It's really not easy to be a mother, for the sake of my child's safety, I can willingly give up my life."

Zeng Qing said, "It's just the so-called pity for the hearts of parents in the world."

I heard the woman cry again, "Now the family can't open the pot, and there is no money to go to the doctor. There is no money. Those doctors are all desperate to save me. Now the only one who can save my son is you, the Buddha. The Buddha is merciful." Save my son."

Zeng Qing was still feeling sorry for the woman, and was thinking of going back to get some money for the woman.Turning his head, he suddenly saw Liu Mu was scraping off the gold leaf on the place where the gold paint of the Buddha statue had come off with a dagger.

Zeng Qing was so frightened that he grabbed Liu Mu's arm, "Brother Liu, what are you doing!"

"Since it's about money, it's easy to handle! Give this to the aunt and ask her to exchange it for money, so you can have money to see a doctor. And you can live a good year."

After what happened with the wooden Buddha last time, it was clear that Zeng Qing was much calmer this time, and he didn't stop Liu Mu anymore. He just sat aside and quietly watched Liu Mu complete a series of actions.Liu Mu tiptoed to the front and gave the gold to the woman, "Auntie, your son is saved."

The old woman looked at Liu Mu hesitantly, "This..."

Liu Mushen said mysteriously, "It's gold!"

The woman took the gold from Liu Mu, and the heavy feeling in her hand told her that the young man in front of her did not lie to her.But how could it be so good that a man suddenly ran out from behind the Buddha statue and gave himself gold.The woman looked at the gold in her hand, and then at the Buddha statue. She panicked and said, "My lord, if the gold is on the Buddha, it will be punished by heaven! This is blasphemy!"

Liu Mu said, "Auntie, don't be afraid. If the Buddha really saves all living beings, he will definitely not blame you. You are so devout, this is the reward from the Buddha."

"Don't dare, the Buddha will blame you."

"What are you afraid of? If you don't want this gold and don't have any silver to treat your son, your son may die! Then you let the Buddha indirectly kill your son. And you are an accomplice!" Liu Mu used his three The persuasive tongue persuaded the village woman to take the gold leaf and go down the mountain.

Zeng Qing was used to Liu Mu's amazing actions that were different from ordinary people, but he still couldn't help asking, "Aren't you afraid of being discovered by the temple again?"

"So what can I do if I find out, at worst, I will be punished with a stick, and then let me repair the golden paint of the Buddha statue. But I can't just stand by and do nothing."

Zeng Qing nodded and said, "Brother Liu has a chivalrous heart. Even if the Buddha knew about it, he would not blame him. Instead, he would think that Brother Liu is a meritorious deed."

On New Year's Eve, most of the students in the academy wore new clothes from home, or showed off to each other what valuable things they had brought from home.Only Zeng Qing was still wearing his usual Confucian shirt.

Liu Mu said, "Didn't your family send you New Year's clothes?"

Zeng Qing hesitated for a moment, then said, "Oh, maybe it was a heavy snow day and the road was delayed, or my father was too busy with business, so he forgot to send someone to deliver something to me."

"They say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. People in Jinling say that if you don't wear new clothes on New Year's Eve, you will have bad luck the next year." After speaking, he pulled Zeng Qing to his room, "Xiang Yun brought me several clothes As for the newly made clothes, you can just pick one and wear it first."

Zeng Qing changed into Liu Mu's clothes, which generally fit well, but it was a little too loose, and he had to lift his skirt from time to time to prevent stepping on his feet when walking.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, everyone came to the open space in front of the Daxiong Hall, and many residents of the town also came to the Huguo Temple.There is a local custom that people gather at the Huguo Temple to set off fireworks before midnight on New Year's Eve. It is said that the Buddha will use the firelight to remove bad luck from believers, and can exorcise evil spirits and cure diseases.

"It's the first time I've seen the temple so lively, with so many people coming, I don't know when the fireworks will be set off." Zeng Qing rubbed his ears while talking.

Liu Mu took off the mink hat on his head, put it on Zeng Qing's head, and asked with a smile, "Is it cold?"

Zeng Qing nodded, and Liu Mu took off the cloak on his body again, and put it on Zeng Qing. While fastening the cloak, he said, "This is the fox fur cloak that Sister Xiangyun made for me. It's warm. Good brother." , you scared me when you got sick last time, you have to take care of yourself in the future, don't get sick again, I don't want my sister to marry a sick man in the future."

Zeng Qing raised his head slightly, blinked his big eyes, and said to Liu Mu, "With you taking care of me, I won't be afraid of getting sick."

"You're going to marry a wife in the future. As a brother, I can't take care of you all my life."

Zeng Qing smiled and said, "Then I will follow Big Brother Liu for the rest of my life!"

Liu Mu smiled and said, "I'm afraid you'll spend so much time with my sister and me in the future that you won't have time to talk to your big brother Liu." After finishing speaking, he patted Zeng Qing's fox fur cloak, "The real clothes will be my New Year's gift to you .”

"Brother Yu, this is the luminous pearl that my father sent someone from the capital. He was afraid that my eyes would be tired from studying at night. I just tried this luminous pearl, and it really works very well at night. Today happens to be New Year's Eve, so I Give it to Brother Yu as a gift."

"It's so precious, I naturally don't want it."

"It's just a luminous pearl, it can only be used as a token of affection. I'm afraid Brother Yu will think it's too vulgar."

Yu Wanran looked for Liu Mu's figure everywhere, but when she looked up, she saw Liu Mu was tying a cloak for Zeng Qing, and saw Zeng Qing took out something from her bosom and hung it around Liu Mu's neck. Tucked into the collar.

Feng Langqu was still holding the box containing the Ye Mingzhu and wanted to give it to Yu Wanran endlessly. Hearing Feng Langqu's voice, Liu Mu turned his head and saw Feng Langqu was circling around Yu Wanran. He was also wearing a white fox fur cloak, and he had to admit that this dress, paired with that little white face, was indeed elegant and chic.

Liu Mu walked over with a provocative expression, grabbed the box in Feng Langqu's hand, opened it, glanced at it, and said disdainfully, "Our grocery store has a lot of this kind of stuff, my cousin will definitely not be rare. You'd better take it back and save it when you go to the latrine at night." After speaking, he put the box back into Feng Langqu's hand.

Yu Wanran glanced at Liu Mu, then took Feng Langqu's Ye Mingzhu, and said, "I like Mr. Feng's Ye Mingzhu very much. Recently, I am worried that my eyes are too tired from reading at night. Having this Ye Mingzhu has solved many problems."

Just as Liu Mu was about to speak, there was a sound like the cry of a crane in the air. There was a light in the night sky, and everyone looked up, followed by cheers.

Liu Mu turned his head to look at Yu Wanran, and saw Feng Langqu pointing to the fireworks in the air and saying something to Yu Wanran with enthusiasm on his face, but the surroundings were too noisy, Liu Mu couldn't hear what the other party was saying.Yu Wanran didn't have any expression at first, but when she turned her head and saw Liu Mu looking at her, she smiled and responded to Feng Langqu.

Liu Mu sneaked into the Daxiong Hall while no one was paying attention, stole the snacks and fruits from the offering, and exchanged them with the hawker in front of the door for some firecrackers and the like.

After the excitement, the residents of the town returned home one after another, and the students of the academy also returned to their respective courtyards to rest.

Liu Mu walked carefully under the wall, Zeng Qing asked, "Brother Liu, what are you doing with so many firecrackers?"

Liu Mu immediately made a silent gesture, Zeng Qing didn't ask any more questions, but he also guessed what Liu Mu was going to do.

Suddenly I heard Feng Langqu's voice from the other side of the wall, "I have lived so many New Year's Eves since I was a child, and the one I spent with Brother Yu today is the most memorable and happiest one in my life."

Yu Wanran gave a dry laugh, "Brother Feng was joking."

Feng Langqu stopped in his tracks and said, "I'm not joking. If I can spend every New Year's Eve with Brother Yu in my lifetime, that is my lifelong wish."

"I know Brother Feng regards me as a good friend and confidant, but is it inappropriate for two big men to say such things? I hope Brother Feng will stop saying such misleading words in the future."

Liumu scolded through the wall, "This little boy is really shameless, it's fine if he likes men, but he likes my Liumu...my Liumu's cousin!" Throw it over the wall.

Feng Langqu looked at Yu Wanran affectionately, "Brother Yu, I'm not kidding, I'm..." Before Feng Langqu could finish speaking, a string of firecrackers suddenly fell from the sky and landed on Feng Langqu's shoulder impartially. There was only a crackling sound, followed by Feng Langqu's exclamation.

Wen Siren, who was walking in front, heard the noise behind him, turned around and saw a string of firecrackers hanging from Feng Langqu's body, and immediately guessed who did it.Wen Siren yelled, "Liu Mu, don't run away!" But when he turned around the wall, he found no one behind him.

It turned out that after Zeng Qing heard Wen Siren's voice, he took Liu Mu and ran several feet away.By mentioning the willow again, he volleyed over the wall and entered the Kasyapa courtyard.

When the two returned to the room, Liu Mu seemed to have not recovered from the shock, "How did you run so fast just now! Do you know martial arts?"

"I have learned kung fu from master for several years, but my father said..." Zeng Qing paused, and said, "my father said that boys who learn martial arts will inevitably cause trouble, and he wants me to study and get a good name, so I only let master teach me." It’s my lightness kung fu. He said he could escape in a critical moment.”

Yu Wanran asked Wen Siren, "Can you see the person on the other side of the wall?"

Wen Siren said angrily, "I didn't even see anyone."

At this time, Feng Langqu's jaw and face were red, swollen and burned, and some places were bleeding.The clothes on his body were torn in several places, and the white fox fur cloak was already too horrible to look at.The unrestrained spirit just now is gone, now only the embarrassment and funnyness are born.

Feng Langqu smiled unnaturally, "Perhaps it is the Buddha who cares for me and wants to drive away all the bad luck on my body."

Yu Wanran came to the other side of the wall, and saw a trace on the ground that looked like a car shaft, heading towards Kasyapa Temple. Yu Wanran frowned, looked at the traces on the ground carefully, and sighed in her heart, "Is she It's..." She seemed to have guessed something.