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Seeing the rapid ripening of pears with their own eyes, the people around were shocked, thinking that this Taoist priest must be a master, maybe he came from somewhere.Storytellers don't often say that experts like to pretend to be lunatics and fools to test people's hearts and accept apprentices.Maybe he fell in love with this pear seller and wanted to take him in as an apprentice, but the pear seller himself didn't grasp the opportunity and missed such a good opportunity.

The stall owner who sells pears naturally also thought of this, and immediately regretted it. If he had been more generous and gave him a pear just now, if he had been accepted as an apprentice by this Taoist priest and learned the magic of this pear, he would still be short of it. Is that a pear?Not to mention a pear, maybe I can become a fairy in the future.It's a pity, his child is destined not to have a father who can brag about in this life.

"Today I had a pear, so I planted a pear tree with the pear core, and shared it with all the laymen. Please don't dislike it." The Taoist picked a pear from the tree and handed it to the person closest to him.Before the man picked it up, Ji Zihe grabbed the Taoist priest's wrist and snatched the pear from his hand.

The Taoist was stunned for a moment, and seemed to suddenly realize, "Thank you for the layman's pears, the first one should be for the layman."

"Taoist, you Taoist like to borrow flowers to offer Buddha. Aren't you afraid of retribution for borrowing other people's pears and expressing their generosity?" Ji Zihe threw the pear in his hand to the pear vendor, before he realized what happened What's the matter, standing there holding a pear in a daze.

Cold sweat broke out on the top of the Taoist priest's head, and he broke free from Ji Zihe's hand, "What does the layman mean by this, I don't understand."

"You don't understand how this pear came from?" Ji Zihe sneered, "People don't want to give you pears, so you use this dirty trick to steal other people's pears. Don't you think that this kind of behavior Is it shameful?"

Hearing this, the pear seller finally realized something, hurried to look at his pear cart, and found that there was no pear on it, he was shocked and exclaimed, "My pear!"

The pear seller let out a loud voice, which immediately made the onlookers understand the tricks played by the Taoist priests.

"It turned out to be a lie, let me just say, how can there be such a sloppy dressed expert."

"Using other people's pears as favors, this Taoist priest is really generous."

"I think this Taoist priest is a charlatan. He asked others for pears when he came up, and he didn't even give him money. You are a liar, let you lie, and now you have been exposed, you should send it to the government!"

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People chattered and changed their faces again, apparently forgetting what they had said before, no longer attacking the pear seller, and unanimously pointed their finger at the Taoist priest.

I don't know who was the first to make the move, and the scene became chaotic. People shouted slogans to catch the liar, and they moved their hands one after another.

However, not all of them are righteous and passionate young people, and some of them are making noise and stealing in the name of catching liars.

The pear seller couldn't squeeze in, his eyes were fixed on the pear tree, and he screamed at the groundhog the whole time, "My pear!"

"Don't grab it, don't grab it!" Ji Zihe also wanted to protect the pear tree, but he and Huang Jiulang were only two people, the scene was so chaotic, two fists were no match for four hands, how could it be possible to protect it.

Seeing the pear tree being pulled away one by one, Ji Zihe became anxious. As a child born in a farming family, he naturally understood the difficulty of being a farmer.The pears were not brought by the strong wind. He also saw that some people in the village would sell the fruit from their own fruit trees, which was also a very important income for the farmers.

What farmers live on is the one-third of an acre of land. In this era, there is no hybrid rice, and there is no too high-yielding grain.Farmers have limited land, and most of them have worked hard for a year. After the tax is paid, the grain they get is enough for the family to live on tightly, and there is no surplus at all.Otherwise, why would there be so many more refugees in a disaster year? Isn't it because of poverty?

At this time, it is conceivable how important it is to them to have an extra income.Having money not only allows them to improve their food and have enough food, but more importantly, it saves them from having to wait for death at home when they get sick again, and from going bankrupt and selling themselves into slavery when they encounter natural or man-made disasters... …

"Bone, help!" Ji Zihe yelled, because the surroundings were too chaotic, even if he spoke loudly to Gu, he didn't pay attention.

"But, that Taoist priest is about to run away."

"Then let him run, saving Li is important." Ji Zihe said.The scene is so chaotic, if the Taoist can run, it is his luck.Compared with that villain, Ji Zihe was more willing to put the loss of the pear seller first.

"Okay then." Bones shrugged his shoulders and strengthened the pear tree.Because it was originally a trick of the Taoist priests, and the Taoist priests can't take care of it at the moment. If you don't use another trick, I'm afraid it will become a handlebar again in a while, and all the pears on the tree will be lost. suffer.

It is not enough to keep the pear tree from wandering. The bones grab the branches of the pear tree and pull it out of the soil with a brush.Surprisingly, the part of the pear tree in the soil is very short and has no roots, only a bare branch, which looks like it was cut off by someone.

Seeing this, Ji Zihe quickly grabbed the trunk of the pear tree and pretended to be exerting himself.Huang Jiulang also saw what he meant, and held his hands up, pretending that the two of them broke off the pear tree and lifted it up, so that unless they jumped high enough, others would definitely not be able to steal the pear .

What they did made the others startled.The little boy and his servants looked thin and weak, but they didn't expect to be so strong.Such a huge pear tree was lifted up like this without shaking at all. Could it be a natural supernatural power?

Ji Zihe, whose heart was not beating and out of breath, blushed a little. He was indeed just posing. As for the real "black hand" behind the scenes, it was a bone floating above that no one else could see.

After people calmed down, they found that there was no Taoist priest at the scene, and the few people who were pressed in the crowd to be beaten all said that pear sellers were the most popular, and because the Taoist deception was exposed, they reacted The most intense, the first to strike.

Hit the wrong person, and no one is willing to take responsibility. Who knows who hit the wrong person, you say I hit, and I say you hit more than me.As a result, the crowd dispersed in a rush, and the messy place disappeared in an instant.But because the injured person was not serious, and he couldn't find a reason to trouble the pear seller, he could only suffer dumb loss, felt ashamed and left.

The pear seller finally squeezed in front of Ji Zihe. He looked like he was alive after a catastrophe, and thanked him a lot, "Thank you for your righteousness, young master, otherwise the villain really doesn't know what to do."

Ji Zihe signaled Gu Gu to put the pear tree down, "You're welcome, I don't know how long the Taoist's blindfold will last, so you should pick the pears quickly, otherwise it will be bad if the pears fall."

"Yes, yes, the benefactor is still considerate."

Gu Gu gently put the pear tree down on the ground, and the three of them quickly picked the pears off the tree.Although they were taken away a little earlier, because of Ji Zihe's prompt decision, the loss to the pear seller was not too great.When there were no pears on the pear tree, it immediately turned into a handlebar, which made the pear seller terrified for a while.

"Benefactor, my pears are big and sweet. Try it." The pear seller used his rag bag to pack a lot of pears from the pear cart and gave them to Ji Zihe.

"I can't collect these, and I haven't done anything, how can I collect your pears?" Ji Zihe declined.

Previously, the Taoist priest refused to ask for a pear from the pear seller. Ji Zihe also felt that the pear seller was a bit stingy, so he asked Huang Jiulang to buy a pear for the Taoist priest.Now that he gave so many pears to Ji Zihe, although Ji Zihe helped him, he didn't have a good impression of him, and he still didn't want to accept it.

"What is the benefactor talking about? If it weren't for you, I would have lost all my pears. How could I only have this little loss now. These pears are my heart, please don't refuse."

"Then, I'll pay for it."

"Benefactor, this pear is only a few dollars. You have helped me so much, but I can only thank you with a few pears. I am very sorry. Now you are not even willing to accept pears, which really makes my conscience uneasy. .” The pear seller forced the pears to Ji Zihe.

"Okay, thank you." Ji Zihe hugged the pear, and suddenly felt that the pear seller was not as stingy as he thought. Sure enough, you can't just judge people by first impressions.

The grass market was over at noon, and most people had already left, only a few people were still here.The tea shed is here, so naturally it won't move away with the end of the grass market.Ji Zihe stayed in the tea shed until the afternoon, and waited until the sun was not so poisonous, then bid farewell to the pear seller next to him and continued on his way.

The days in summer are longer than in winter, and in the evening, the temperature is not so high. When the evening wind blows, it is really comfortable.It's just that there are a lot of mosquitoes, and there is a buzzing sound everywhere, as if the whole world is occupied by an army of mosquitoes.

Ji Zihe and the others finally arrived at Yilanruo before it was completely dark, planning to stay here tonight.

Lanruo is a Buddhist term, that is, Alan Ruo, which originally meant forest, and was also understood as a place far away from the world. Later, it was generally referred to as a Buddhist temple.However, there are also some temples that are directly named Lanruo Temple, and there are many Buddhist temples with such names. Ji Zihe lived in Lanruo Temple when he took the college entrance examination.

This Buddhist temple is very big, but it is a pity that it is a bit dilapidated, and there is only one old monk in the temple.When Ji Zihe and the others came in, the old monk was greeting a guest. Ji Zihe saw that he was a good guy, and he was an acquaintance. Isn't this the Taoist priest who was a liar during the day.

At this time, the Taoist priest was no longer dressed as a Taoist priest. He had no hair, dressed in a tattered monk's suit, clasped his hands together, and became a wandering monk.

Ji Zihe was a little speechless, it seems that this is still a very dedicated liar.

Ji Zihe exposed the identity of the liar on the spot, and the old monk probably wouldn't believe it, because the image of the liar was so successful.

The fake Taoist and the old monk had a very happy chat, and they came to talk about the Buddhist teachings, with witty words, and after a while, they were honored as the guest of honor by the old monk, and Ji Zihe was stunned to see it.It seems that it is not easy to be a liar these days, and professional knowledge also needs to be excellent.

The old monk led them into a large hall. Although the size of the hall is not large, it is also very unique.In the middle of the hall, there is a statue of Baozhi monk, and murals are painted on the walls on both sides. The characters in the paintings are lifelike and exquisite.