The Dharma Sea of ​​the Green Snake

Chapter 474
Chen Lu was originally a scholar, but now he is a refugee in distress in Tanzhou.

According to common sense, as a famous scholar, no matter how poor Chen Lu was, he would not be drawn into the army of refugees like Di Cheng's common people.

However, the sad thing is that although Chen Lu has fame and fame, his character is upright and somewhat pedantic.

He couldn't understand how the landlords and gentry used the name of "destroying Buddha" to forcibly occupy the land of the temple and the common people's farmland. Chen Lu actually notified all the landlords and gentry to the government office.

As a result, it is conceivable that Chen Lu was not persecuted to death by those landlords and tyrants, which was already the result of the protection of the local governor in every possible way.

Even so, Chen Lu still became a refugee who was forced to live in other places.

Along the way, Chen Lu has experienced many disasters and calamities, and he is used to seeing the dangers in the world.

Even Chen Lu himself doesn't have much hope for his future, but lives a life where he can live from day to day without tomorrow.

Because compared to physical suffering, what really frustrated Chen Lu was this ruthless world.

--While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.

This is not an exaggerated adjective, but a fact in front of Chen Lu, a mountain that he cannot climb no matter what.

The daily food of ordinary refugees is nothing but grass roots and bark.

But those landlords and gentry embraced their beautiful wives and beautiful concubines, enjoying the delicacies that ordinary people could not finish eating in a year.

Even those prefects who were supposed to be the parents and officials of the people, what they did most was to expel the hungry people living here, in order to maintain the law and order of the people under their rule.

The disheartened Chen Lu felt that perhaps this was the tragedy of living in this era!

It wasn't until Chen Lu fell into the Weishan area of ​​Tanzhou that he was shocked to discover that not all government offices were so inactive.

In a remote place like Tanzhou, a county official actually set up a temporary residence outside the city.

Although this camp that gathers refugees from all over the world has all kinds of strict regulations, it has really made it possible for the people here to earn income and receive medical treatment.

Besides, Chen Lu was different from ordinary people. He could tell that although the camp's regulations were harsh, each one was set up specifically for the hungry.

It is under the constraints of these harsh regulations that the refugees living here can truly settle down.

Due to the particularity of this temporary camp, even those refugees who have been reduced to robbers and robbers will avoid it intentionally or unintentionally, making it an independent peach blossom garden left behind in the world.

After all, people's hearts are fleshy. If it is not forced by the situation, who would want to become a robber?

Instead of disturbing this "home for refugees" that was built with great difficulty, those gangsters who had already risked their lives were more willing to take revenge on the landlords and gentry.

Of course, Chen Lu knew that not all gangsters were so conscious.

But the unstoppable camp had already considered this point. Not only were there special yamen guards on patrol at [-] o'clock, but they would occasionally join forces with nearby post stations to take the initiative to clear up the large-scale bandit gangs nearby.

Over time, "not taking the initiative to appear near the camp" has become the consensus of all the gangsters.

According to Sun Xianwei, who is in charge of patrolling the camp, this is the so-called "safety zone".

It was also at that time that Chen Lu realized that the original founder of this camp was not the local county Yin, but a mage who was regarded as a "living Buddha" by the refugees.

In fact, in addition to setting up a huge camp near the county seat to accommodate the victims, the mage also gave alms and saw a doctor in his own temple.

A considerable number of refugees in the camp chose to work and settle here only after receiving the guidance of the mage.

After the people living in the camp get a little more stable, they will go to the temple of the mage to offer incense and fulfill their vows.

According to those who have been in contact with the mage, the mage is not only kind and compassionate, but also has great wisdom.

One thing he often said to the refugees was, I can give you a full meal for a while, but I can't give you a full meal all the time.

So the alms on my side is just a stopgap measure. If you really want to live, you should be self-sufficient as soon as possible!

Self-sufficiency, this seemingly simple word.

Chen Lu looked at it along the way, but only the mage who was regarded as a "living Buddha" by the refugees really did it.

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"Is he Master Pei?"

Standing on the mountain road leading to Tongqing Temple, Chen Lu immediately saw the young man making porridge and giving alms at the gate of the temple.

If you don't know the real identity of the other party in advance.

Chen Lu couldn't imagine that such a young man who was younger than himself was now a mage who was a "Buddha of all families".

Sadness, bitterness, gratitude and other complex emotions rushed into Chen Lu's heart at this moment.

Because if it weren't for the existence of Master Pei, Chen Lu couldn't even imagine what he would look like now.

It is such an inconspicuous young man who gave himself the hope of living, and at the same time gave hundreds of people the hope of living.

"Hey! Are you here for porridge too?"

Just when Chen Lu's eyes were reddish and he was at a loss, a curious and innocent voice suddenly came from behind him.

"you are?"

The moment he turned around, Chen Lu suddenly found that there was a strong young man behind him.

"My name is Zhang Wennai..."

"Well, in the words of the little master, it is considered a 'volunteer' here, right?"

Muttering in a childish tone that didn't match his age, Tanuki's second son scratched the back of his head in confusion when he said this.

"Volunteer?"

I don't know if it's his own illusion, Chen Lu always feels that the young man in front of him is a bit out of harmony.

This kind of "violation" is not only reflected in the childishness of the other party that does not match his age, but also in the contradictions in the other party's words and deeds.

[It's as if... he is very uncomfortable with his current appearance? 】

Thinking of this, Chen Lu resolutely shook his head and abandoned this ridiculous idea.

The young man in front of him may have the kind of violation he felt because his mind has not kept up with his physical development.

Although there are not many examples like this, it is not unheard of by Chen Lu.

Compared with the young man's sense of disobedience, what really touched Chen Lu was that the other party did not discriminate against him because of his current attire.

After all, although Chen Lu deliberately washed and washed before going up the mountain, his tattered clothes could not be changed for the time being, and he didn't look much better than other refugees.

"On Xiachen Road, I didn't go up the mountain this time to beg for porridge."

"It might be a little too arrogant to say it's 'repayment'..."

"I actually want to be a 'volunteer' here just like you."

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(End of this chapter)