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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 302 An ominous premonition

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    Kobata Nobuzada has a good habit of asking questions when she doesn't understand something. When she sees something novel, she always breaks the casserole and asks to the end. She greets the children who are keeping ducks in the distance: "Children over there, come here!" "Oh!" The child is timid.  He leaned over for fear that the two stranger samurai who had crossed over would do something wrong. Nagano Yegu looked amused and comforted the little boy: "Don't worry, we are not bad people. We just want to ask what the purpose of digging a row of ditches next to the rice field is.  "Why are there fish fry inside?" The little boy is about seven or eight years old, with a healthy and rosy face, and neat bangs on his forehead. He is wearing clothes newly made for the New Year.  Wearing small cloth shoes on his feet, Nagano could not help but sigh at the prosperity of Echigo. Even wealthy farmers had money to buy hemp cloth as the soles of their shoes. This was something that had never happened before.  "That's the fish we raise in our rice fields. Last year, our master taught us how to raise fish in our rice fields. This method is great. We can both farm and raise fish in the fields. The fresh fish we raise are big and fat. The merchants in the town started to use them early."  I ordered fresh fish from my family, because my family raised the best fish last year. On the contrary, half-rock carps were raised in the field. This year, the village removed it to implement crop rotation, so my grandpa asked him to watch the seedlings and fish seedlings in his field and raise ducks at the same time.  "Isn't it a lie to raise a half-stone carp in the ground?" "I won't lie to you!"  The elder asked us to tell the truth, and he also told the story about the demon coming. Children who don¡¯t tell the truth will be punished by the gods and Buddhas!¡± The little boy retorted unconvinced: ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, ask me, Shengji from Xinchuan Village.  Is your family a master of fish farming? Although our rice is not the best in the village, it is not as good as other villages near our fish farming!" "I have also heard of the allusion you mentioned about a child who was idle.  So he went to the village and called the demon. The whole village was so frightened that they picked up their hoes and beat the demon. It turned out that the child was a liar. The kind-hearted villagers were considerate of his youth and ignorance and forgave him, but the child would never change.  He deceived everyone again, and the angry villagers decided to forgive him, but no longer believed his words. The third time the monster really came, no one believed him and no one came to help, and the child was eaten by the monster.  " "This story tells us that we must be honest, otherwise we will be eaten by monsters! Wuweidian's methods are really powerful!" "It's a very good story to persuade people to do good.  "People." Nagano Yegu complimented him casually, and then asked the little boy: "How do you feed the fry?" "The little fish love to eat small earthworms and duckweeds. When the little fish grows up, they will also eat some seedlings."  They grow so tall. The little fish don¡¯t like to eat grass seedlings, so they eat aquatic plants, snails, small insects, etc. in the paddy fields. When the little fish grow up, they will only eat aquatic plants in the paddy fields, so we also spread them in the river ditches.  Some loaches like to eat small bugs in the river, such as earthworms, locust pupae, and snails." The little boy turned his head and counted his little ducks seriously.  I counted several times but it was wrong, and I was sweating profusely.  "There are forty-three little ducks in total, right? There is one very naughty duck hiding over there that you didn't see! Is the water wheel over there yours too?" Nagano Yegu pointed at a tall water wheel next to the embankment.  There is a mill next to the embankment. If you listen carefully, you can hear the humming sound inside.  "Thank you for helping me count the ducklings. If I lose the ducklings, I won't have food to eat at night!" The little boy made a face at Xiaoban Nobuzhen who touched his bangs, and then replied: "That mill is not our home.  It is the common property of the village. There are now more than 800 households in our village, and there is a lot of land that needs water trucks to irrigate. There are five more water trucks like this. These water trucks lead the river water into the dug ponds.  Then it was transported to our fields through ditches and water gates for use." Seeing the child making faces at him, Xiaoban Nozhen didn't feel dissatisfied. Instead, he was surprised: "How do you know so much? You are not a child of the local servant, are you?  "It is said that my ancestor was also a samurai! Because he lost many people in the battle, he fled to Echigo and became a farmer incognito. There is also a tachi in the family that has been passed down for more than ten generations. The elders in the village are also very polite to my family. My eldest brother  I work as a farmer at home, and my sister-in-law has already added a little niece to our family. My second brother and third brother were both called into the reserve army by the great master in Kyoto to eat grain and rice from the official family! Especially my third brother passed the selection of horse warriors!  ! They are in the large teaching center at the foot of Kasuga Mountain, where you can watch the Cuju competition every afternoon. "The little boy has a quirky spirit, and his teeth are exposed when he smiles.  "You also want to be a samurai in the future, right?" Nagano Yagu said with a smile: "Since you are so smart at such a young age, you will have no problem becoming a samurai." "Yes! The master said the same thing last time.  He said he would recommend me to attend the event in May this year.It¡¯s up to the public to select!  In the future, I will also make a commitment and contribute to the elders in my hometown!  "The little boy showed a determined expression. "The two elders and the younger one stood in the field chatting endlessly. Unknowingly, the afternoon passed. It was not until the little boy's brother came to him that this pleasant chatting trip ended. On the way back  Nagano Yegu was still thinking about what he had seen today, and after a long time he said to Nobuzada Obata: "Have you noticed that Echigo has a unique temperament?  " "You mean the people in Echigo are happier and prouder, right?  I've already noticed it, right?  Don't think of me as a fool, I'm very smart!  "Obata Nobuzada seemed dissatisfied with his companion's doubts, and tapped his forehead a few times to show that he had information in his head. "How many things must be done to make these farmers so happy?  You see, among the pedestrians on the street, there are far more smiling faces than those with sad faces, and there are far more rosy-looking people than those with sallow faces. How is this possible?  Why can they do it?  How many things are there that we don¡¯t know about?  "Nagano Yegu habitually raised a lot of questions to think about. "Don't look at me like that. I don't know why. Maybe you can only know why if you become a retainer of the Kira family, right?  "    "right!  Be Kira's retainer!  Why didn't I think of this!  Nagano Yegu's eyes lit up, he grabbed Nobuzada Obata's arm and shouted: "I want to be a retainer of the Kira family!"  " Kobata Nobuzhen broke away from his pull and said sternly: "Are you crazy?  The Lord of Nagano Takaliu Castle did not do it.  To be a retainer of the Kira family?  Do you want to piss your brother off to death?  Don¡¯t forget that the crisis facing our Nagano country has not yet been resolved.  We have to go back after all!  " "I was reckless!  Nagano Yegu's fiery brain seemed to be poured with a basin of cold water. He was shivering from the inside out: "The burden of family business and survival is still on our heads. The inheritance of father and brother cannot be destroyed in our hands. We should  Think of a way to meet Wu Weiden once, for the sake of the farmers in Ueno Country who are waiting for food, and that matter.  " " Let's discuss this issue later.  ¡±?¡­????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The aroma is wafting in the air, and there are chants and chants. After finishing today¡¯s evening classes, the abbot of the temple, Toraya Souichi, returned to his Zen room and took out a simple-bound diary. Recording these few days  This habit was not created by him alone. Monks have had the habit of taking notes since ancient times. Just like the ministers love to write notes, eminent monks hope to use their notes to leave a valuable humanistic wealth to future generations.  Of course, it is best to leave a name in Aoshi's history. The records recorded by Toraya Soto include not only his understanding of Buddhism and daily records during his twenty years of practice, but also various experiences in Kyoto and Echigo, including the journey from the Kira family to Kamikaze via Mino.  Every bit of change has been written down. Since coming to Echigo, his recording work has become more arduous. He has gone from writing a little every day to summarizing and revising every few days. The length of his notes has become longer and longer, and there are more and more details.  . This is a process of in-depth understanding. The more he learns about Echigo's innovations, the more thoughts he has to write down. "Is Zen Master Zongyi here?  Traveling around Echigo recently has been really rewarding!  " Before the voice fell, Chaoshan Richeng pushed the door open and entered. The little novice behind him had a painful expression on his face, as if the great monk had committed some serious crime. "Zong An, please step back first.  "    "yes!  "The young novice named Zong An closed the door obediently, and before leaving, he did not forget to glare at the fat monk Hua. "Hiccup!  The newly opened noodle house¡¯s craftsmanship is really amazing. The spicy chicken shredded noodles are really a masterpiece and made the poor monk¡¯s belly full!  "Asayama Hichijo patted his bulging belly and his expression was very comfortable. "Compared with a year ago, Asayama Hichijo has gained a lot of weight, which is quite a trend of horizontal development. Torazai Souyi still looks lean.  , smelling a smell of meat and fish, frowned and said: "Eating meat and fish is against the commandments!  " "As long as you have Buddha in your heart, why bother to stick to the precepts and rules?  I have been saying that there is a Buddha in my heart, but the six roots are impure and there are good karma. If I have no intention of worshiping the Buddha, it is in vain to follow the rules and precepts.  ¡± ¡° Master Riyang still likes to argue!  "Torazai Zongyi gave up the intention of continuing to question. This Chaoshan Richichen can only be regarded as a monk. On weekdays, he never uses up the rations of the temple. When the sun comes out, he wanders around with a Zen staff and alms bowl, and does not come back until dark. Every day  The life is quite prosperous, but even the abbot cannot control him. "Does Zen Master Zong Yi think that this poor monk is just wandering around?  The poor monk, like Zen Master Zongyi, has traveled all over the mountains, rivers and deep valleys of Echigo. In the past few days, the poor monk has been teaching the Dharma in the new resettlement site. He has just finished preaching the first interpretation of the Diamond Sutra Of course, this is not the point. The point is me  Found an interesting place.  ¡± Chaoshan Richeng thought that he would definitely ask a question, but after waiting for a long time, he realized that Huzai Zongyi was lowering his head to take notes, and he wrote it in just a short while.After pressing down a large area, seeing that he had been ignoring me, I could only cough: "Actually, I found that several resettlement sites are farmers from Yuezhong. They seem to be particularly united, and they are not willing to separate from each other no matter what the followers ask.  , and even made trouble at one point, but in the end they had no choice but to retreat. " "" Tora Zai Zongyi still lowered his head and took notes.  "The most important thing is that when the poor monk went there to explain the Lotus Sutra and the Diamond Sutra, he was bombarded. Fortunately, the poor monk had some knowledge. He soon discovered that they were all believers of the Yixiang Sect, and he changed his clothes and called himself  Only monks can sneak in. "Oh?" Huzai Zongyi stopped his writing and raised his head and asked, "How did youenter?"  Ah! It¡¯s impossible to pretend to be an eminent monk, but it¡¯s still very simple to recite a few words to Amitabha Buddha!¡± He straightened his body while facing the mountain, raised his hands and said, ¡°Namo Amitabha!¡± (To be continued!)  Search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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