White tea legend

Chapter 21 There is cause and effect
  The old woman opened the door and saw a Taoist man in white standing outside the door. The old woman always respected gods and Buddhas, but now she was in awe and asked, "Are you asking for alms?" She couldn't offer money, but free water pipes were enough.

All her money will be left to her descendants, and her daughters will not be able to get a share, and even gods and Buddhas will not be able to get any more. However, she has a heart of fear for ghosts and gods, and what she considers to be a kind heart.

On a certain day of a certain month and year, when an old man with a sore on his foot passed by the door of her house, she could invite him into the house and give him a bowl of water. Not to mention that the Taoist in front of her was dressed in white, clean and handsome.

Lu Yu said: "Pindao is not here to ask for free water. Pindao wants to rent your house."

The sons have their own houses in the city and have their own families. They are invited to come back on weekdays. It is a waste for the old woman to live in such a big house alone. The old woman has long wanted to rent out the house, but because of the patio The place was full of junk and could not be rented out, which made the old woman lose an income. The old woman was very sad about this.

Unexpectedly, a Taoist priest descended from the sky and said that he wanted to rent a house. While the old woman was excited, she was also a little worried that the Taoist priest would dislike the rags piled in the well.

"If the Taoist priest doesn't mind that I have some junk piled up in my house, the rent can be easily negotiated."

The old woman led Lu Yu into the house and to the patio.

Those rags piled up like a mountain were all the fruits of the old woman's labor, which she had worked hard to pick up early in the morning and till late at night. The fruits of labor were the most fragrant, but these rags emitted all kinds of stench, making the entire house smell unbearable.

"It's all your hard work, old lady, why should you dislike it?"

As Lu Yu said this, he took out the golden hairpin given by the fourth senior sister Chaizi and pointed it at the tatters on the patio. Suddenly, the tatters turned into gold, and a golden mountain shimmered in front of the old woman's eyes, making her eyes wide open.

"Mother-in-law, is this enough to cover your rent?"

The old woman originally believed in ghosts and gods. Now she knew that she had met a god. She cried with joy. She nodded hurriedly and shouted: "Amitabha, the gods have come. God has mercy on my old woman..."

The old woman bowed to the sky at the four corners above the patio, and bowed to Lu Yu. She cried and laughed, mumbling words, almost like a maniac.

"Please ask my mother-in-law to clean up a room for Pindao, buy some clean bedding and pillows for Pindao, and prepare a sumptuous meal for Pindao." Lu Yu bowed respectfully to the old woman.

Although the old woman was old, her hands and feet were nimble. In just an hour, Lu Yu was able to live in a clean and tidy room, and the old woman also brought a hot dinner.

"Please ask the old lady to send you another bowl and chopsticks."

Lu Yu's request made the old woman very strange. The Taoist Master was only one person, so why did he need to use two sets of bowls and chopsticks? But now that the Taoist Master was the sponsor, the old woman had to satisfy any of his requests.

Another bowl and chopsticks were quickly delivered, and Lu Yu closed the door to eat. The old woman couldn't help but walk to the window to take a look inside, but no matter how big the gap in the window lattice was, the old woman couldn't peek inside. The old woman thought that she had indeed met a god, so she did not dare to stay any longer. Looking at the tall golden mountain in the courtyard, she quickly locked the door and went to the city to find her husband and two sons.

Outside the window, it was quiet.

Bai Cha said: "She's gone."

Lu Yu nodded and let Bai Cha eat in peace.

The meals were very light and suited both of their tastes.

But Lu Yu said: "I will go to the market tomorrow to buy some meat for you to supplement your nutrition. You must practice daily to have good physical strength. Only by eating meat can you have good physical strength."

"But I didn't eat meat in heaven before."

"Today is different from the past. When you practice Taoism in the heaven, even the food you eat is of great benefit to your practice. But now you are in the human world, thousands of miles away from heaven. Naturally, there is no convenience in your practice, and you have to eat a lot. Adjustment."

This is why Lu Yu insisted on begging Tianjun to let Bai Cha stay in heaven to practice.

"Oh."

Anyway, just listen to the magic doctor Lu Yu, listen to him.

"What is that?" Bai Cha pointed to the square crystal box on the table.

"Box."

"What's inside the box? It looks like black soil."

"It's Xirang."

"Did Tianjun give it to me?"

"I begged for you."

"Why?"

"When the world's plants and trees are transplanted, they can grow wildly. A monk's power can be doubled overnight, but the soil will never be depleted." "How can the Lord of Heaven be willing to take such a treasure?"

“Every cause has an effect.”

These four words were so familiar that Bai Cha's eyes suddenly lit up.

"My great mother-in-law helped me transform, Your Highness Chonghua gave me spiritual power, and the Heavenly Lord gave me the soil to live in. They all have causes and effects. Are these causes and effects the same cause and effect?"

"Maybe it's to make up for it."

"Why make up for it? They don't owe me anything?"

"Maybe I'm making up for it for others."

"Who is that person?"

Lu Yu remained silent and just added an extra spoonful of soup to the white tea bowl. The radish clear soup even had a few strands of radish, leaving only the clear soup, which was so bland that it had almost no taste.

"The old lady is a bit stingy." Bai Cha said.

"She is used to being frugal and makes no distinction between others and herself."

"Then what's the meaning of life?"

"So we need to help her find happiness. Helping her is also our practice."

……

The old woman left home and first went to the yamen guard's office to find her husband. His wife was sweeping the house and was working hard, very seriously.

The policeman was chatting with the county magistrate when he glanced in the direction of the old man sweeping the house and complimented him on his hard work and sweeping the floor cleanly.

The words of praise just happened to fall on the ears of the old woman. The old woman suddenly became unhappy. She stepped forward with a stern face and stood coldly in front of the old man. The old man was immersed in sweeping the floor when he suddenly saw a pair of women's feet wearing a pair of holes. Shoes, toes sticking out of shoes, he was startled.

"Ouch!"

"Am I a tiger?"

When he heard the voice, it was his own tigress. The old man exhaled and felt his heart rise again.

"How did you come?"

"Can't you come? You eat and cook in the yamen porter's room by yourself. You don't have to think about anything. You don't have to plan anything. How can you be so happy?"

The old woman's words were thorny and her every word was strange and sinister, which made the old man's heart tremble.

"I saved all the salary from the county magistrate and will hand it over to you when I go home. However, this porter's job lasts for 365 days and I don't get a day off. I didn't avoid you on purpose and didn't go home. You were the one who instigated this job in the first place, and you had to force me to do it."

The old man explained patiently, but the old woman looked at him with disbelief in her eyes.

The old man seemed to be used to the old woman's appearance.

She was suspicious by nature, and no matter what he said, she would not believe anything, or she would always contradict him and think the worst of him.

The old man also felt miserable when he was young. He was married to an unlucky man and had three meals a day, all year round, without any warmth or tenderness at all. But over time, he got used to it. In the old man's opinion, although the old woman had been hard-hearted, had a bad temper, and was extremely stingy throughout her life, she had never been selfless. She only thought about accumulating a family fortune for her two sons, devoted herself to her son, and treated others harshly as well as herself. It's hard to say anything to her.

I even began to pity her. She was so frugal and could not bear to wear clothes. She had no self in her heart, only her children and grandchildren...

The old woman is selfless.

As soon as the old man thought of this, he tried his best to convince himself to forgive the old woman. While feeling wronged, he also forgave the old woman.

"From now on, don't do this anymore." The old woman said and came to snatch his broom.

The old man thought that the old woman was being angry, so he asked in a panic: "What's wrong with you? How did I offend you? I feel at ease here. I'm not lazy or unwilling to do it. I've listened to you and will do it well." What else do you want to do with this job? Just stop making trouble, okay?"

"I'm not making a fuss. There is more important work waiting for you at home. You should resign with the county magistrate now."

(End of this chapter)