At the insistence of the Song brothers, the abbot and the monks finally had an extra meal, each eating a bowl of seaweed.
Upon entering, the monks and novices all widened their eyes in surprise.
Thick and soft, it's so delicious!
"Mmm, delicious!"
Wen Shishi buried her head in her small bowl, eating until soup dripped from the corners of her mouth.
"Eat slowly, don't burn yourself..."
The eldest brother, Song Chenghou, gently reminded her and used his fingertips to wipe the juice from the corner of Wen Shishi's mouth.
Wen Shishi's little mouth was bulging, and she chewed like a little mouse, then turned her mouth away so that her older brother could wipe it for her.
This carefree attitude made the other brothers envious.
"Abbot, what do you think of the taste of this seaweed?"
The fourth brother, Song Chengliang, asked with a smile.
The abbot put down his bowl and said with a smile, "Not bad, thanks to everyone, this is the first time I've tasted such delicious food."
The Song brothers smiled and felt increasingly close to the abbot.
Beyond their transcendent and Buddhist nature, they also possess a human side.
Very good.
The young novices ate heartily, occasionally stealing glances at the abbot's expression. Seeing that the abbot showed no intention of admonishing them, they ate like hungry wolves pouncing on their prey.
After her older brother wiped her mouth clean, Wen Shishi saw the little monk eating and immediately felt she had lost her imposing manner...
He put down his chopsticks, held the bowl with both hands, and poured the contents directly into his mouth...
A trickle of soup flowed down her fair neck, revealing several layers of soft flesh.
All her brothers could see was her chin, which was almost touching the sky, and the corners of her lips curving upwards.
Opposite, behind the young novice, his fellow disciples watched with affection and joy as he drank soup and ate seaweed with gusto.
However, their affections were more reserved and restrained compared to those of the Song brothers.
Inside the temple, apart from the faint sound of soup being sipped, the only other sound was the crunching of the little ones chewing...
In the distance, waves crashed against the shore, and a warm, extremely humid wind blew in...
The Song brothers looked up and felt that at this moment, life was peaceful and serene.
After finishing the seaweed soup, Song Chengliang volunteered to help wash the dishes in the back room.
Following his elder brother's instructions, the tenth brother went to the shore and asked the fisherwoman from the previous night to help Wen Shishi wash up.
The second son borrowed land clearing tools from the vegetable grower in the back room, and led the fifth son and the other brothers to the dilapidated, half-collapsed stone house by the sea...
The second son dismantled the remaining stone house, while his younger brothers were responsible for carrying the stones back.
The stones are heavy; using the temple's baskets would easily damage them...
They didn't have many tools, so they could only move things by hand, like ants carrying food, piece by piece.
Because planting and irrigation would easily attract mosquitoes and ants, Song Chengjian asked his sixth brother, Song Chengfeng, to think of a way to get some medicinal herbs before leaving home...
This can reduce the impact of insects and ants on temples.
Yesterday, they heard that the temple kept some common medicines...
The sixth brother had already asked the second and fifth brothers; they had walked a long way along the coast that morning but hadn't found any trace of herbs...
The lush Limu Mountain behind us must be rich in medicinal herbs...
However, rushing up the mountain to pick the fruit will surely cause a lot of trouble.
The Song family is now penniless and can only look for other ways to make a living.
Song Chengfeng asked the abbot for two common herbal remedies. He learned from the abbot that these commonly used medicines were given by villagers on the mountain as a token of their gratitude for the abbot's past shelter and treatment...
Every year, they would send someone to deliver some supplies, along with some grain.
Song Chengfeng opened the medicine packet and carefully examined it. He found that it contained a wide variety of herbs, none of which had been processed; the herbs were simply broken off and mixed together...
Besides common medicinal herbs, there are several that are extremely rare and precious, and are not commonly found in plains and land areas.
In fact, many medicinal herbs have the same function, so putting them together would be somewhat wasteful.
Because it was not heavily processed, the herbs were preserved intact, which actually made it easier for Song Chengfeng to utilize them.
He sorted the medicinal herbs by type, grouped each type into a small pile, and prepared to reconstitute them according to their properties and effects...
Just then, Wen Shishi was carried out by the fisherwoman after being washed clean.
Wearing clean little clothes, she looked even more lovely and charming.
Song Chengfeng was so focused on making medicine that he didn't notice her.
Song Chenghou led Wen Shishi to the temple gate, then turned back...
Wen Shishi squatted down next to Song Chengfeng, watching curiously.
Just as I was about to ask for advice, I was suddenly stimulated by the smell of herbs...
Achoo!
A sneeze sent Song Chengfeng's herbs, which he had categorized into more than a dozen piles, flying half a meter away and mixing together...
"Hahaha......"
The tenth brother came out from the back room and happened to see this scene, laughing gleefully.
It all happened so suddenly that both the older brother and Wen Shishi were stunned...
Song Chengfeng remained silent, but his face turned from white to pale, a storm brewing...
Wen Shishi seemed to sense the danger, shrinking her neck in fear and covering her mouth tightly, worried that she might accidentally sneeze again...
Realizing it was her, Song Chengfeng's anger vanished instantly, like a thunderstorm.
His horrifying expression returned to normal. He took a deep breath, calmed himself, and then put on a normal expression as he faced Wen Shishi.
His voice was clear and gentle as water, "Shishi, don't be afraid, it's alright! Brother will just pick out another one!"
To the tenth brother, who had been deeply poisoned by the sixth brother, this sound was nothing short of demonic.
The calmer Sixth Brother was, the more it seemed like the matter was over, which only showed how angry he was!
He doesn't seem angry at all; it's just a ploy to lure him in—it's his trick!
To the eldest brother's astonishment, his sister, just as his sixth brother had predicted, lowered her guard and actually put her hand down.
Her body relaxed, and realizing she had done something wrong, she said softly, "Sixth Brother, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to."
Sixth Brother's voice was so gentle it could melt your heart, "It's alright! Sixth Brother knows you didn't mean it."
"Aren't all these medicinal herbs still here? Sixth Brother can just re-sort them..."
Wen Shishi was relieved and obediently nodded.
The older brother quickly picked up Wen Shishi and carried her away, gently patting her back, worried that she had just been frightened.
Although the elder brother didn't say anything, his expression was tense. Song Chengfeng, who was originally holding back his anger, immediately lost all his arrogance and resigned himself to sorting the goods again.
Glancing over, he saw Song Chengxin watching the show from the sidelines, and his voice turned cold and menacing, "What are you doing standing here?"
"Are you looking for a beating?!"
Song Chengxin dashed out, muttering to himself as he ran, deliberately letting Sixth Brother hear, "Why are you taking it out on me?"
If you're so capable, take your anger out on the troublemakers!
You don't dare, you only dare to scare me!
Even through the temple gate, one could hear the furious roar of Song Chengfeng, the sixth brother, behind him: "Song Chengxin, say that again?!"
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