Thanks for the invitation: In ancient times, people shared children

Chapter 301

It’s so good that I can be considered to have settled down here.

When the children were wandering around, the old nuns who had traveled thousands of miles to come here also came here, but they did not come alone.

On the way, they met some people who were also homeless or unable to return home...

Everyone felt very pitiful, so they simply found a companion and walked all the way here. There were actually dozens of people gathered here, and it was not appropriate to go to Kanhua Temple.

So they found a temple in the wilderness to stay, and made a living by begging and farming. There were not many pilgrims in such a place, and few people knew about it, so it was common that they could not be found for a while.

Besides, although this place is a dilapidated temple, it is not legitimate to live there, so they are particularly low-key and wary of outsiders, and will not easily mention where they live.

So as soon as the children were sitting in the carriage near the dilapidated temple, they heard a few whistles and were confused about what was going on.

The boy driving the car put his fingers into his mouth and blew hard, three times in a steady and unhurried whistle.

The silent forest became noisy.

"It's Gou Wa! Brother Gou Wa is back!"

"Is Eunuch Chen here too?"

"great!"

"I'll go tell Master and the others!"

"Brother Gou Wa, are you guys back for the New Year?"

"Master Jinghui mentioned you two days ago!"

The clear, tender voice awakened the forest. Birds chirped and flew to the sky, and the child's soul seemed to fly along with them...

"What's that noise outside?!"

The child's eyes were wide open. Lian Li didn't say anything, but just touched his nose.

The child carefully lifted the car curtain a little: ...Buddha have mercy on me.

A dozen or so little bald heads were still so bright and dazzling under the mottled light.

She was wearing a little monk's robe, just like when she was a child, running after the carriage with a silly smile on her face.

Although the clothes were patched, they were washed white.

But they are much happier than when they were young, chasing and playing with each other, and they don’t feel lonely at all.

The child took one look and lowered the carriage curtain: "My master and his friends are going there. This must be a very big temple, right? Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to support so many children."

Lian Li said with a wandering look, "Actually... these children... were raised by your master and his family."

Child:!

When Lian Li first came here, her expression was similar to that of a child, both of them were quite incredulous.

But he was also really impressed. These three old nuns were not young at all, but they picked up things as they walked and did not throw anything away.

Fortunately, there were a few adults, otherwise the journey would have been very difficult. They were also lucky and did not encounter any danger. Instead, they met many kind people.

Later, when they arrived at the place, life became harder, but gradually they got along well. Lian Li didn't help much, he just sent some things and took Gou Wa away.

This child was unlucky as he was born with a disability and was a eunuch, but he was lucky as he had good parents. The people in the tribe regarded him as a monster and wanted to kill him, so his parents took him away. The family lost their house and land and had to become refugees. It was okay when his father was alive as he could earn some money. Later, his father died of exhaustion and his mother died of illness, so he became an orphan and had to be the head of a few beggars.

Later, she was picked up by the old nuns along with the other little beggars. She was also a righteous woman. After hearing his identity, she begged him to take her away...

But it was not a good idea to talk about this with a child, so Lian Li could only tell her, "These children are quite pitiful. Your master and his friends have compassionate hearts, so they naturally cannot turn a blind eye."

The child lowered her head, looked at the flowers embroidered on her shoes and said, "Are they all nuns?"

"No," Lian Li said, "They have lice on their heads, so shaving them clean makes things easier and... it also makes it easier to beg for alms. The monk robes they wear were given to them by kind people. Your master and the others mean to let them make their own decisions when they grow up. Some children may decide for themselves, but their families may not. We're just getting along."

Sometimes people become monks not necessarily because they have seen through the world, but because they really have no other choice and do not want to sell themselves into slavery, so they simply shave their heads and find a temple.

For these people, this is also a way out, but they are reluctant to separate, and no temple is willing to accept so many people at once. Besides, some of them are couples with children, so how can that be considered becoming a monk?

They could only stay with the old nuns. At least the three of them were real monks. If anyone investigated, they could at least look after the Buddha.

Lian Li knew they were doing a good deed, letting these children pretend to be nuns in order to survive. They had cheated them of some food and clothing, which was not a big deal. But... the hard part was that the child didn't want to be a nun in the first place, but the old nuns didn't take her with them...

"They missed you very much and asked me a lot about you. They really regretted not taking you with them."

Lian Li's tone was very soft, as if he was possessed by a ghost.

In the past, the children would have stared at him with suspicion and asked him if he was possessed by evil spirits.

But she didn't care now. It felt like there was a weight in her head and cotton in her throat. She was probably upset about the fake crabs that cost thirty cents each.

She should be thinking about something.

But the child just stared at the flower center of the shoe and said: This is so ugly.

Haitao gave her some colorful silk threads, which children used to decorate their shoes. Yundou and her worked on it for a long time and finally made it look somewhat similar. The silk threads looked very beautiful under the light, but their true colors were revealed in the dark.

Just like the child, before she met her master and the others, she could imagine how much they missed her, how happy they were when they met, and how happy they would be to live together in the future. But at this moment, she only felt... her master and the others were fine without her, and she was not that important to them.

Poor children can be seen everywhere. If one is gone, you can find a group of them.

The journey must be difficult, so why not throw them away too?

The child couldn't help but feel resentful.

This seems inappropriate, but she has been like this since she was a child. No matter how hard she tries to change for the better, she will be back to her original state in a moment.

All her expectations and persistence have become ridiculous, so what's the point?

"If you don't want to see them anymore, we can go back," Lian Li said. "You'll stay for a few more days anyway, and it's the same if you come back later. But... if you miss it, I don't know when the next time will be."

He didn't want to preach to her without any hesitation, asking her to compromise herself and do something for the sake of the other person's age and good for her, but he sincerely hoped that the child would have fewer regrets in his life.

"You know, there's nothing perfect in this world.

A good person is kind to everyone, but that doesn't mean everyone is the same.

The An family, Aunt Yu, Eunuch Zhang, and my godfather are all very kind to you, but you don't think of them as your masters, and vice versa. No matter how many children they raise, you are always the first. This feeling only comes once. I can't say that this will make you the most important one, but you must be very special in their hearts.

Lian Li's words were so cheesy. He arrived as soon as he said it. The road that the carriage could not pass had to be crossed by walking alone.

He asked the child, "Do you want to get off the bus?"

The child sniffed, stuffed the backpack into his arms and said, "I'll wait a moment."

"Don't worry, I'll wait for you up ahead."

Lian Li was very understanding and gave the child a handkerchief. He led the group of children forward for a distance, giving her enough time and space to tidy herself up.

But she is a child. How can she come to her senses and get better just because of a few words from others?

After wiping away her tears and blowing her nose, the child opened the back door, jumped out, and ran away without looking back as if there was a ghost chasing her.

Lian Li knows it!

He knew that this child was narrow-minded, so he deliberately didn't say anything, but...

"He still ran away."