Chapter 426 Junior Sister and Red Leaf Temple “I’m afraid this road won’t be repaired until next year.” "I'd rather wait until next year," Lin Jue said, "Winter is the hardest time." "Do you eat wild vegetable porridge in the cold winter?" "Eat one more meal, or add some wild vegetable dumplings." "Junior brother, you have thought it through carefully..." Senior Brother Seven shook his head and said with a smile. According to him, he had been hiding in a place with willows and smoke recently, and had found out a lot of information for them that no one was interested in. This matter has been frequently discussed in the capital recently. Some people secretly said that Mr. Lin was really stingy. He wanted to build the road but was unwilling to spend money. He was only willing to give a bowl of wild vegetable porridge and ten copper coins for each meal and asked the poorest people to do the hard work. Some people also said that Master Lin's intention was not to build roads, but to help the people. But this move was also ill-considered. It was obviously the money donated by other dignitaries, princes, generals and ministers, but he used it to help the poor, but he was unwilling to be more generous. He knew that these poor people could not even afford to eat, and all their strength was used to survive, and they had no extra energy, but he still asked them to do hard labor.

Others said that Master Lin's move was thoughtful and ingenious, and it was a rare good deed in history. Although there was a lot of discussion and complaints about this in the capital, even the people who received the relief were not as grateful to him as if the money and food were delivered directly to their doorsteps, but he had built a road out of the city, and building roads has been a great thing since ancient times. This alone was already a great thing. He also helped the poor people, allowing them to work in exchange for food and clothing, so that they would not get something for nothing. The daily wild vegetable porridge was not tasty, and the wages were not much, which prevented other people who could obviously make a living from claiming relief, so that this relief only fell into the hands of the poorest group of people. Apart from the fact that Master Yu Lin's reputation is not that good, all of his other deeds are great good deeds, achieving multiple goals at one stroke, which is even more admirable. Senior Brother Seven was not surprised by this. As early as when he was practicing in the mountains and went down the mountain for the first time to fight monsters, he knew that this junior brother was extremely wise. Before I knew it, I had turned from the official road into a small road. After passing a village, the morning mist was blown by the wind, and inadvertently, a colorful forest under the sun was revealed. Those were autumn leaves of varying shades of yellow and red, already colorful and intoxicating, and even more brilliant in the sun, so much so that the path leading up the mountain seemed like a path leading to a fairyland on earth. “It’s all red!” "Looks like we've arrived just in time!" "The scenery at this time is no less beautiful than Mount Yi! I remember it wasn't this beautiful the last time I passed by in Beijing!" "This is the most beautiful time of the year." The little sister answered truthfully, "It's not as beautiful as this at other times." "It's really beautiful." Even the seventh senior brother said sourly, "I'm a little envious." "Brother, you have learned the art of speed, come and play often!" "Junior sister, let's change rooms!" "do not want!" "Wherever the heart is at peace, that is a good place to live." The fifth brother said slowly, walking forward slowly with his staff, and turning his head to look at the scenery on the mountain as he walked. Accompanied by the sound of the paper donkey's bells, everyone walked into the depths of the colorful forest. From time to time they could hear the sounds of birds in the deep mountains, and from time to time snakes, insects and wild animals would poke their heads out along the mountain paths, looking at them curiously. When they reached halfway up the mountain, wolves and clouded leopards came to greet them.

After climbing over a hill, an old iron chain bridge with two stone horses and an elegant Taoist temple covered with red leaves on the opposite bank appeared in front of everyone. The red leaves are its ornaments, and the light morning mist in the mountains is like a veil draped over it. There are ancient pines in front of the temple and bamboo forests behind it. Free-range chickens, ducks and fragrant pigs can be seen faintly, and there is also a newly built stone staircase leading to the mountain behind. All the places in the mountains that are not dyed red by the autumn at this time are planted with various fruit trees, just like a place away from the world. "Junior sister, you have found a good place." The fourth brother said with a smile. There is no doubt that he prefers this kind of place to the prosperous and bustling capital. "It's so rare to find such a place outside the capital." Fifth Brother also nodded. "The spiritual energy is also abundant." Sixth Brother took a breath. "I hope it can stay quiet here for a little longer." Lin Jue said. "How do you put it?" asked the third brother. "This is Master Liu." Lin Jue answered, "The people living in the mountains have known that she lives in this Taoist temple on this mountain, but before, they didn't know she was Master Liu, and the people in the capital who knew she was Master Liu didn't know she lived in the mountain. But I think after a long time, they will know. Maybe they already know now, but some people have been here and found that there is no one in the Taoist temple, so no one comes to visit frequently to look for the immortal." "Brother, why do you speak like Third Brother?" The younger sister felt uncomfortable when she heard him call him "Master Liu". "Yeah, why are you the same as me?" the third senior brother also said. "Just the truth." "It's okay. I'll buy a lock, install a door, and lock up the bridge. I'll see who dares to pick my lock!" The little sister said. Seeing her Taoist temple right in front of her, she was already happy. She walked to the front and greeted the brothers and sisters. "Come quickly! Look at the chickens and ducks I raise!" "Not bad." Lin Jue looked at an old duck. It should be a few years old. It had been digging for food on the mountain and it was actually growing quite well. "I happened to have brought some pickled cabbage. I'll make some pickled radish and duck soup tonight." "I also fed the pigs and sheep!" The little sister looked around. "Huh? Where are my sheep?" The wolves around the fourth brother avoided her gaze. "They must be eating grass behind the mountain! I asked Senior Hua to look after them!" The little sister continued to point forward, "And the fruit trees I planted, hawthorns, persimmons, and pears, they are all ripe recently! Oh, so many pears fell! And the pomegranates that Princess Hua likes to eat..." The little sister excitedly showed off to several of her senior brothers the things she had bought in the mountains, probably also to demonstrate her ability to take care of herself when she grows up. Several fellow students also looked over with her. The pigs are black-headed and small, suitable for free-range farming. The sheep are a local breed. There were two of them before I left last year, but they were pregnant. Logically, there should be more of them now, but for some reason I only saw one rather immature half-grown lamb. The chickens and ducks are free-range and dig for their own food. Although we live deep in the mountains, life is indeed enjoyable. If there is anything missing, just go down the mountain and get it. The only downside is that it is a bit lonely for a Taoist priest to live with a cat in such a large temple. But now that he has accepted a disciple, things will be much better. The first thing the junior sister did when she arrived was to clean the Taoist temple, especially the platform in front of the temple. She then brought chairs and made tea so that the senior brothers could sit there to bask in the sun and look at the maple mountain and sea of ​​clouds. "Junior Brother and Fuyao, please stay in the room you originally lived in. I have cleaned up three more rooms. Oh, Third Brother, the attic over there can be used by Princess Hua. There is nothing in it except some alchemy materials and bottles and jars left by Junior Brother." Junior Sister arranged it, "You guys sit down for a while. I'll go to the mountain to look for my sheep." "Go." The third brother took the jade horse and walked into the attic with the box. Princess Hua appeared at some point, took the box and put it in the attic. The box expanded by itself, and before long, the small attic became a palace with many spiritual woods placed inside. Lin Jue took out his own share and placed it in Hongye Temple.

The junior sister who had been searching for the sheep in vain also came to help. In the afternoon, a figure came staggeringly along the ridgeline. He was a Taoist wearing a flowery robe and a dog's head. Several fellow apprentices were stunned when they saw the man in flowery robes. Correspondingly, the man in flowery robes was also stunned when he saw several strange Taoists. It was not until he saw Lin Jue and the little fellow apprentice sister and a colorful cat climbing up his robe and onto his shoulders that he relaxed. "Senior brothers, this is the senior Hua I told you about before, who once had a relationship with my senior and now lives on the other side of Fengshan Mountain." Lin Jue said, "When my junior sister is not in the temple, I ask him to take care of the things in the temple, including the chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep." This senior Hua is also very capable. When he went to the northwest to eliminate the Leopard King, Lin Jue had thought about borrowing soldiers from Senior Hua. Senior Hua's paper soldiers and generals were just right for dealing with those demon soldiers and generals. However, considering that the Leopard King might have some connections in heaven, and Senior Hua was not a human but a demon, if he was involved, the gods would not tolerate it, so Lin Jue gave up. The same logic applies to going to Ziyun City. Lin Jue knew that it was the True Lord Protector of the Saint and the True Lord Baosheng who eliminated the Queen Mother of the East in Modu Mountain. He knew that he had almost offended the True Lord Protector of the Saint, and was afraid that if the True Lord Protector of the Saint knew that he had a friendship with Senior Hua, he would have no legitimate reason to deal with him, so he would start with Senior Hua. Therefore, he did not dare to come to borrow troops. "Senior, it's been a long time since we last met." Lin Jue bowed solemnly to Senior Hua and introduced several senior brothers in the temple to him. "Senior Hua, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you doing well?" The younger sister also bowed, because she had more requests for help from Senior Hua, so she was even more respectful. "It's been a long time since we last met." Senior Hua waved his hand. He was very pleased with their respect and said to the Taoist priests, "I heard about what happened to you in the northeast. Tsk, although your generation came down the mountain early, your abilities are not inferior to those of the predecessors! In this era, if we talk about what we have done, we are even better than your uncles..." "I've met senior." "Meet Senior Hua." "Hello, Senior." The third brother was a little curious, "I wonder which ancestor of my Fuqiu Temple you are meeting?" "It was the Taoist Konggu who built this Red Leaf Temple." "The Taoist of Konggu..." Several senior brothers have an impression of this. He seems to be Master's uncle. "That great-grandmaster seems to be specialized in bean soldiers... How did you get to know him?" "It's a long story. Back then, he was down and out in the capital, starving and cold. I saw him while I was walking on the street, and I threw him a bone to eat." As Senior Hua spoke, he continued to look at the young Taoists, with a hint of regret in his eyes that only seniors could have. This Taoist from Fuqiu Temple has seen another generation. (End of this chapter)