Chapter 27: In the Blink of an Eye, the courtyard is filled with peaches and plums
"Bran and chaff..."
Chang Shan muttered to himself. For a moment, he was also a bit dazed, thinking that grain was the right thing, but then he thought that bran and chaff were even more correct.
Human life comes first!
Xuanhuang, who had stopped, also felt greatly stunned in his heart.
"Could it be like this..."
Xuan Huang couldn't help sighing. Mr. Xin Dao's mind was truly extraordinary, and his vision was even more extraordinary.
When the sun set, the sky also darkened.
Chen Changsheng said, "It's getting late. Let's stop here for today."
Shang Lu had a thousand questions in his heart and wanted the Great Master to answer them.
So he asked, "Sir, if there's anything I don't understand, may I ask?"
Chen Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "Ask your senior brother."
Changshan was taken aback upon hearing this and pointed at himself, saying, "Ask me?"
Chen Changsheng waved his hand, grabbed a book and walked away, not caring about the four people behind him.
"Sir!"
Shang Lu wanted to go forward to chase after him, but was stopped by Chang Shan.
Changshan said helplessly, "Junior brother, Master must be tired of talking. Haven't you seen it's already dark? The whole afternoon, if you have anything you don't understand, just ask me. If I understand, I'll tell you. But if I don't understand either, then I'll have to ask Master."
Shang Lu opened his mouth and couldn't help but sigh, only saying, "All right."
When Xuanhuang saw the master approaching, he raised his hand and said, "It's their good fortune to be able to receive the master's lecture."
Chen Changsheng said, "I'm just saying it out. The key lies in how they understand it themselves. If Chen could have stayed a few more days, perhaps he could have answered each of them one by one. Unfortunately, time waits for no one, so I can only say it all at once."
"That's enough." Xuanhuang said.
He felt gratified for his four apprentices. Back then, none of them had ever received a lesson from the master. What the master was saying today would surely benefit them for a lifetime.
...
Xuanhuang scattered the soybeans on the ground in the front yard and covered it with an empty bowl. If there were not enough bowls, he found a few broken tiles and spread them in about sixteen or seventeen places. He was busy for about half an hour.
Chen Changsheng didn't offer any help. Instead, he stood aside and gnawed on the peach.
The climate in Qiuyuefang is pleasant, and the peaches grown there are particularly sweet and delicious. Take a bite of them, they are tender and juicy. Facing the evening breeze, you can even enjoy them.
Xuanhuang pressed down the last tile. When he raised his head, he saw that Mr. Chen had almost finished eating the peach.
The peaches are nice. Chen Changsheng smiled and said.
After hearing this, Xuanhuang said, "If I had known earlier, I would have bought two more."
In fact, it wasn't that he forgot. It was just that he was really short of money. He thought he had brought enough money, but after entering the workshop, he found that the peaches were sold at a higher price this year. After buying the soybeans, the last few dollars were only enough to buy this one peach.
Chen Changsheng smiled and didn't expose him. Then he asked, "Where do you think it's better to plant this peach tree?"
Xuanhuang replied, "I originally intended to plant them at the entrance of the temple, but if the peaches fall next year, they might roll down along with the mountain slope, which would be a pity. So it's better to plant them at the corner of the courtyard."
Chen Changsheng nodded and took out the hair that had been pulled out last night.
He tied his hair to the fruit pit.
Chen Changsheng shook his head and sighed, saying, "One peach won't fill Chen's stomach. A few more should be about right."
Xuanhuang paused for a moment after hearing this and said, "I'll go down the mountain again tomorrow to buy some."
Chen Changsheng looked at him and said with a smile, "Who said you should buy it?"
Xuanhuang was stunned and said, "Ah?"
Chen Changsheng poked out his fingers and saw the fruit pit in the palm of his hand suddenly float up.
A glint flashed in Xuanhuang's eyes as he stared blankly at the scene.
Chen Changsheng pointed his two fingers at the fruit pit.
Opening his mouth to murmur, as soon as the imperial edict was issued, a wisp of golden light emanated from the strands of hair.
The golden light gradually merged into the fruit core, standing out particularly brightly under the moonlight.
"Fall!"
As soon as the gentleman spoke.
Suddenly, the fruit core dropped down. Under Xuan Huang's gaze, that fruit core thus merged into the soil.
His lips parted slightly, somewhat frightened.
But the gentleman in the green robe spoke again.
"Long!"
As soon as the words were spoken, there was a sudden movement in the soil.
"Puff."
In the blink of an eye, a young seedling broke through the soil and turned into a sapling, sprouting branches.
The soil beside was also constantly gushing out.
Xuanhuang's gaze was fixed on the peach sapling, not daring to blink an eye.
The saplings grew taller and thicker in the blink of an eye.
One foot, two feet... One zhang...
Xuanhuang couldn't help but take two steps back. He nearly lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Although I had seen the gentleman speak in accordance with the law before, none of them was as shocking as this time.
In just a few breaths, a peach pit grew into a peach tree.
Green leaves emerged from the branches, and then stamens grew. After a gentle breeze, all the peaches on the tree fell down. Immediately after, one could see fruits bearing on the peach tree, one, two, three...
In the blink of an eye, it's already spring and summer.
Seeing the peaches on the peach tree full of fruits, Chen Changsheng nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then we'll have peaches to eat."
He raised his hand and gave a gentle move.
Two peaches fell in the hand.
Chen Changsheng looked at the stunned Xuanhuang beside him and handed over the peach.
Xuanhuang took the peach in a daze.
Looking at the peach in his hand, his dazed expression was also brought back to reality.
It's all true!
Taste how it tastes. Chen Changsheng said.
Xuanhuang took a deep breath, put the peach into his mouth, took a bite, and the sweet juice and flesh of the peach lingered in his mouth.
Chen Changsheng asked, "Is it sweet?"
Xuanhuang came to his senses and, as if by some strange force, replied, "Sweet!"
Chen Changsheng chuckled and then began to eat the peach in his hand.
He ate the peach contentedly and walked towards the library.
Xuanhuang was standing in that courtyard, gazing at the peach tree. He even forgot to eat the peach in his hand and just stood there blankly.
Looking back on his early years, after entering the Huaixu Temple, the master would always go down the mountain to buy a peach for the three fellow apprentices. It was the most delicious thing that Xuanhuang thought, but the senior apprentices would always snatch his. At that time, he was thinking that it would be great if he could plant a peach tree in the temple. Then there would be an endless supply of peaches every year, and the senior apprentices wouldn't snatch them from him.
Now, this wish has come true.
It's unknown how much time has passed.
A gentle breeze lifted the peach petals scattered in the courtyard. The petals swayed with the breeze, fluttering like butterflies in the courtyard, and finally landed on the shoulder of the Taoist priest in the courtyard.
Xuanhuang suddenly came to his senses. His gaze turned to his shoulder. Seeing that petal, he reached out and took it off, placing it in the palm of his hand.
A smile appeared on his face.
At this moment, he was smiling like a child, so innocent and so carefree.
He took another bite of the peach.
Looking at the peach tree, he said.
"Sweet."
This is probably...
It was the sweetest peach he had ever eaten in his life.
(End of this chapter)