flstandardbreds Chapter 141 Yellowstone
Chapter 141 Yellowstone
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The loud crowing of the morning roosters broke the silence of the night. The sky had just begun to brighten when Huangshi had already gotten up early. He washed up in an orderly manner and then walked into a house.
This is a house that seems to be dedicated to something, but the strange thing is that there is only an old altar in the house, and behind the altar there is only an old cushion, but there is no clear object of worship.
At this moment, Huangshi walked slowly around the altar, came to the cushion, and sat down on it steadily.
Then, he solemnly struck a pose that he thought was celestial, standing motionless as if he was imitating a statue.
However, he couldn't hold on to this position for long and changed to another posture.
After a while, villagers came into the house one after another with some offerings.
With a respectful look on their faces, they placed the offerings neatly on the altar, then put their hands together, burned incense and kowtowed devoutly towards Huangshi.
In this way, at least a hundred villagers came here to worship Huangshi in one morning.
Li Zhi, hiding in the dark, frowned deeply. The scene before him made him full of confusion.
The villagers coming and going clearly knew that Huangshi was a human being, yet they all seemed to be worshipping Huangshi devoutly.
For example, when the villager was burning incense to Huang Shi just now, Huang Shi even reached out and scratched his crotch, but none of them thought anything was wrong.
What makes Li Zhi even more puzzled is that living people cannot eat incense, so what on earth is Huang Shi doing by doing this?
Although Li Zhi had great doubts in his heart, he was still observing quietly at this moment.
Villagers came here one after another to worship Huangshi, and the act lasted until noon.
The gradually scorching sun shines on the ground.
Only after the last villager left did Huangshi get down from the mat.
He pounded his legs which were numb from sitting for too long and grimaced. After sitting like this for the whole morning, Huangshi felt exhausted both mentally and physically.
He picked up a black steamed bun from the altar, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it with big mouthfuls.
Most of the villagers who came to worship were not wealthy. Even if they worshipped Huangshi very devoutly, the things they brought as offerings to Huangshi were basically one or two black steamed buns, or some wild vegetables and tree roots. Those who were better off would even bring a raw egg.
Although these things seem insignificant, there are so many people that in just one morning, the altar on Huangshi's table is already full.
After stretching his arms and legs, Huangshi began to tidy up the things on the altar. His movements were skillful and quick, as if he did this often.
He took out a bamboo basket woven with bamboo rattan from under the table, and then put the things on the altar into the basket one by one.
After filling the basket, Huangshi pulled the basket out of the house.
Seeing this, Li Zhi hurriedly followed.
Huangshi didn't walk far before he came to a yard.
The yard was spacious and lively, with many children playing in it. When they saw Huangshi coming, the children immediately ran to Huangshi and surrounded him, each of them with a bright smile on their face, looking very happy.
Huangshi also had a doting look on his face and patted them gently on the head.
Afterwards, he sent all the children away and dragged the basket of black flour buns and wild vegetables he had brought to a small house nearby.
Li Zhi's eyes flashed, and the doubts in his heart became stronger.
He sneaked away from the playing children and quietly came to the room that Huangshi entered.
He carefully stuck his head out and through the window, Li Zhi saw the scene inside.
It turned out that there was a kitchen inside, simple but tidy.
Huangshi was pouring everything he brought into the pot to stew.
Huang Shi was stirring the pot with a spoon while staring at the soup which was gradually heating up.
When the water in the pot was bubbling and steaming, Huang Shi shouted outside, "It's time to eat!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the children who were playing outside immediately ran to the kitchen one by one.
Their faces were full of anticipation and excitement, and they wondered what delicacies Huangshi had prepared for them.
The children looked at the steam rising from the pot and smelled the aroma of cooked wild vegetables, and their mouths were watering.
Their eyes were fixed on the food in the pot, but they still obediently lined up with a bowl in hand.
Huang Shi fished out soup mixed with wild vegetables and soaked black steamed buns from the pot one by one, and then carefully poured it into the bowl held by the child, while he warned: "Be careful, it's hot, hold it well!"
After a while, the children each took a full bowl of soup, found a place to sit on the ground, and started to eat with a grunt.
They ate with gusto, with satisfied smiles on their faces. In their eyes, this bowl of ordinary soup without even any meat seemed to be the most delicious delicacy in the world.
Children are at the age of growing up, and they still feel that a bowl of soup is not enough. At this time, Huangshi will add a spoonful of soup for them. Although there is only soup, the children are very happy.
The big pot of soup was quickly devoured by the group of children.
The pot that was originally full was now empty, with only a little residual heat rising slowly in the air.
Huangshi had been busy for most of the day and had not eaten anything except a black steamed bun he stuffed into his mouth when he first came. However, he did not seem to complain at all and just looked at the children with a smile on his face.
Seeing that the children had finished eating, Huangshi took them to the creek to wash the dishes.
By the stream, a group of children lined up in a row, squatted beside the stream, and one by one put their bowls into the stream water to wash them.
Huangshi stood by, instructing them on how to wash the bowls in their hands and teaching them to recite the Three Character Classic.
“When a person is born, his nature is good.”
Huang Shi's voice was steady and powerful, echoing by the stream, and the children followed him and read aloud word by word.
"Natures are similar, but habits make them different."
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"If you don't teach, your nature will change."
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“The way of teaching is to be specialized.”
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The sound of gurgling water and the sound of reading aloud echoed by the stream...
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There was more doubt in Li Zhi's eyes. He hid not far away, quietly watching everything in front of him. He couldn't help but wonder if he had found the wrong person?
He frowned and couldn't help but think back to last night.
At that time, he went to Sanshi Village according to the instructions given by the person in Hailing City before.
When he first arrived at Sanshi Village, Li Zhi quietly released the mosquito demon and let it wander around the village, but he did not find anything unusual in Sanshi Village.
In desperation, he could only find a villager to ask. Fearing that it would alert the stone god, Li Zhi was very cautious and did not mention the name of the stone god.
He just said that he heard there was some kind of god here and came here specially to visit.
When the villager heard this, he immediately told Li Zhi that there was a stone god in the next village and asked Li Zhi to go and take a look.
Therefore, Li Zhi came to Huangni Village from Sanshi Village.
After a little inquiry in Huangni Village, I easily found Huangshi's residence.
However, Li Zhi still had no idea who this Huang Shi was, nor did he know what his methods were.
Therefore, Li Zhi did not dare to alert the enemy and just stared at Huangshi in secret. As a result, nothing unusual happened the whole night.
It was not until the morning that Li Zhi witnessed the strange behavior of the villagers and Huang Shi.
What puzzled Li Zhi was not only their actions, but also Huang Shi himself.
Li Zhi secretly investigated several times and was able to confirm that Huang Shi was just an ordinary mortal, which made Li Zhi even more confused.
A mortal is worshipped as a god by others, and he uses the things offered to him to feed some children, and now he is teaching the children to recite the Three Character Classic?
Li Zhi felt more and more confused. Where was the vicious wanted criminal?