Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 189 Doing good deeds and accumulating virtue
Tian Buli was carrying the basket on his back. The little white rabbit was sitting on the beans in the basket, stretching his legs, and hugging the dog pot with both hands, ready to take a nap.

"arrive!"

Tian Buli landed quickly, and although he did not tumble, his speed of riding the cloud was not slow.

The little white rabbit just dozed off for a few minutes, then quickly ignored the dog pot, got up and looked outside.

The breeze from the clouds blew up the white hair on the little white rabbit's head. The little white rabbit squinted his eyes to block the wind and saw many houses far away below.

"Have we taken the wrong path? Master, your house is not that big." The little white rabbit remembered that there were not so many houses at the foot of the mountain.

Tian Buli continued to fall down, "You haven't been back for more than two years, so you haven't noticed the changes here. In the past two years, there are more and more people and more houses, and it has become a small town."

As Tian Buli descended, after landing above the town, the little white rabbit recognized the yard where he had lived before.

Many people in the town were busy in the fields, and people from the Tian Mansion and the Hu Mansion also discovered Tian Buli.

Tian Buli landed directly in the yard of the Tian Mansion. Seeing Zhang Xia drying clothes in the yard, he landed directly in Zhang Xia's yard.

"The master is back!"

"Master! The master is back!"

"Go and call the lady!"

"master!"

Zhang Xia was hanging clothes. After hearing it, she quickly looked up at the sky and soon saw Tian Buli falling.

Many people in other courtyards were also looking at him, and they also found that Tian Buli had landed in the next courtyard.

Zhang Xia shouted happily: "Master!"

Tian Buli nodded and said, "Is everything alright at home? I received your letter saying there's a plague nearby."

Zhang Xia wiped her hands on both sides and said quickly, "It's okay, everything is fine at home. I heard that Qitianfu has sent monks and Taoist priests to treat the disease, and the village that was infected with the plague has been controlled and no one has escaped."

Tian Buli was relieved when he heard this. He looked at the laundry basin at Zhang Xia's feet and asked, "Why are you still doing this kind of rough work? Didn't I arrange a maid for you?"

Zhang Xia said happily, "Didn't you say to let her exercise? I'll just do a little work, and the maid will do the same. It's almost the New Year, so let her go home and stay for a few days."

Tian Buli nodded, and at this time there was a knock on the door.

"Dad, I'm Xiao Cong."

Tian Buli knew that Bai Lian had brought Xiao Cong to meet him, so he went over to open the door and saw several people.

Not only Bai Lian and Xiao Cong, but also Zhou Jiao, Dou Niang, Er Bao and others.

Bai Lian bowed happily to Tian Buli, "Master, you are back. Now we don't have to worry anymore."

Tian Buli said, "I came back as soon as I received the letter."

Dou Niang laughed and shouted, "I told him not to tell him. He even informed him of such a small matter. He came back as soon as he heard the letter. He only went back to practice for two or three months and he's already back. What a waste of time!"

Dou Niang's words were full of joy, and it sounded like she didn't want Tian Buli to come back for fear of disturbing him, but she couldn't help but feel happy when she saw Tian Buli coming back.

Tian Buli also understood this kind of happiness, "Let's go inside and talk."

Tian Buli did not go to his own big house, but turned around and went directly to Zhang Xia's big house.

Zhang Xia's house was not very big because she was the only one living there. It usually had two bedrooms and a living room, and was mainly occupied by herself and her maid.

Fortunately, the main room could accommodate more than ten people. After Tian Buli sat down, the others stood, so the number of seats didn't matter.

"What exactly happened?" Tian Buli said to Dou Niang, "Sit down and tell me."

Dou Niang sat down quickly, while Bai Lian stood aside and explained what had happened in the past few days.

The little white rabbit was still lying in the basket, looking at the people in the room curiously, and soon lay down to eat the beans.

Xiaodian wanted to go see the rabbits, but Zhou Jiao held her back, preventing her from doing anything outrageous.

"When the news of the plague spread, the people in Qitian Prefecture knew about it, and they sent Taoist priests and monks from Taoist temples to deal with it. I heard that it has been brought under control."

"I wrote to the master because I just heard that more than a dozen people died that day. Our whole family was terrified and confused."

"Fortunately, everything is fine in the village. We dare not let the children go out these days, let alone let outsiders in."

Tian Buli asked, "Has the plague been resolved?" Bai Lian replied, "I haven't heard it's over yet. I estimate it will take half a year to close. I sent someone to the county to inquire, and they said it will take a while."

Dou Niang said casually at this time: "I heard from the lady who was doing shopping in the mansion that it has been much more difficult to go out recently. Many places have tightened the inspection of road permits and do not allow people to leave the village or the city."

Tian Buli felt that this was a good way to deal with it, at least the spread of the disease was controlled.

In such a feudal dynasty, as long as the population flow is controlled, the plague can basically not spread.

The situation would be out of control only if it was the end of a dynasty and there were not enough people to control it, coupled with a large number of refugees wandering around.

Tian Town has stored food for several years. In addition, most people have very little demand to go out, so just their own yards and a little space in front of the mountain are enough to make ends meet.

Small places can produce and sell everything by themselves, and their dependence on external factors is very low.

Tian Buli stood up and picked up the basket containing the rabbit and sundries. "I'm going to cook. It's the twelfth lunar month now. Ask the villagers to take their bowls and give everyone a spoonful of porridge to relieve the cold."

The damselfly stood up, holding her handkerchief and said happily, "Okay! I'll have someone prepare the bowl!"

The rest of the people started to get busy with their own things. Some helped with cooking, some went to notify the villagers, and some went to clean the room and put on makeup and tidy themselves up.

Tian Buli took the little white rabbit to make porridge.

Tian Buli was preparing grains, using ordinary grains and the five grains and eight flavors he brought back to make porridge, otherwise there would not be enough to share.

The little white rabbit was not very interested in working. While washing the pot, he said, "Master, this is the second time I'm making porridge today."

Tian Buli asked without even turning his head: "How much have you eaten today? Don't you like eating and working like this today?"

The little white rabbit raised his head and thought for a while, then said with a strange look on his face: "I clearly ate a lot of wheat seedlings today, but when I think about it carefully, my mouth feels bland and I can't even remember the taste of wheat seedlings."

Tian Buli smiled and said, "Why don't you think about how fast you ate the grass today? Can you taste the food if you eat it so fast?"

The little white rabbit finally found out why the food was tasteless, and lowered his head to continue washing the pot, saying in defense: "If I don't eat it soon, it will be gone."

Tian Buli asked, "Are the peanuts and beans in the basket delicious?"

"Delicious!" the little white rabbit became happy.

After being happy, he realized that his cheating had been discovered, and he quickly and carefully looked at Tian Buli.

Tian Buli reminded him, "This is a reward for your work. When you finish the work, I'll give you a fat hen, okay?"

"Okay!" The little white rabbit felt full of strength, especially his hands. He even wanted to throw the dog pot on the ground to show his surging strength at the moment!

Fortunately, the little white rabbit did not do such a stupid thing, otherwise it would be a stupid rabbit.

Tian Buli was busy in the kitchen, lighting the fire, boiling water, cooking beans, and stirring the thick porridge in the big iron pot with a long stick.

Doing good and accumulating virtue is also a necessary task for monks and Taoists.

Although he only practiced in silence for two months this time, the improvement in his cultivation was still obvious.

Just like before, every time I went to Qi Tian Mansion, it was very different. The speed of cultivation improvement and the changes in temperament were very obvious.

Three and a half years of cultivation is equivalent to more than ten or twenty years of cultivation for others.

After twenty years of cultivation, it seems that the time has come for the Taoist priest to travel around the world, doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.

Tian Buli started to distribute porridge in the evening. After everyone drank it, there were obvious changes in their physical and mental health. It was as if they were several years younger. Their bodies were full of energy and vitality, their faces were more rosy, and they were no longer afraid of the cold.

The damselfly drank two bowls of porridge. After finishing, she stood in front of the big pot and said happily: "This porridge is really delicious! After drinking it, I feel comfortable and happy!"

Bai Lian smiled and said, "The porridge that the master personally cooked must be a blessed food. Drinking it will keep away all diseases."

Tian Buli heard the two women's chatter and quickly said, "It doesn't have the effect of being immune to all diseases, it just improves your physical fitness, making it less prone to illness, and even if you get sick, it's easier to recover."

"Don't talk nonsense, otherwise everyone will come to me for medicine, how can I practice? Besides, if someone fails to get what they want, they will definitely feel resentful. Don't make trouble for yourself!"

Hearing Tian Buli's reprimand, Bai Lian dared not say anything more, while Dou Niang smiled and said, "I know, I will definitely not say anything nonsense."

Tian Buli knew very well that this kind of thing could not be concealed. Even if Dou Niang didn't say it, others would spread it.

Especially for the villagers who had eaten the porridge, it was easy for them to spread the news.

Fortunately, this ability is not unique to him. In fact, all the immortal sects in various places have similar methods, especially some old Taoists who are good at alchemy, who are the group most easily harassed by mortals.

(End of this chapter)