An hour later.
The villagers rushed to the Taoist temple one after another, even Mr. Wu and his son came.
Master Zhou and his eldest disciple are not in the Taoist temple today. Only Yingbao and the second senior brother are in the temple, and of course, Xiaodouzi and his sister Cuilan.
Yingbao took out a booklet with a story she had written in charcoal on it.
Because I wrote it in a hurry, my handwriting is a little sloppy.
Wu Yi asked curiously, "Little Master, what do you want us to do?"
Ying Bao said seriously, "I suddenly received an oracle last night and wrote it down this morning. I called you here to tell you the content of the oracle. Well, it's about the legend of Shiquan Cave."
All the villagers opened their mouths wide and looked at the little baby standing on the steps in surprise.
Even Zhang Min turned to look at the junior sister, wondering what she was up to.
Ying Bao coughed lightly and began to explain: "In fact, the water in the Stone Spring Cave is made from the tears of the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens. She felt compassion for the sufferings of the world and opened up a fairy cave here. As long as people are kind-hearted and have not committed any heinous crimes, drinking the water here can drive away evil spirits, cure diseases, and prolong their lives."
"Really?" The villagers were a little skeptical, but secretly hoped. "Can the water in the cave really cure diseases, drive away evil spirits, and prolong life?"
Yingbao nodded and added, "Of course it's OK to be a good person, but it's hard to say about evil people."
Whenever someone had doubts, she would guide them into the cave to explore. I believe many people would not be able to understand why there were two large blooming peonies in the cave.
Even if the master saw it, he would be shocked.
"Then...can my chronic cold legs be cured?" an elderly villager asked expectantly.
Yingbao scratched his forehead and said hesitantly: "Well, I don't know either. Why don't you go to the cave and get a bucket of water and drink it and try it."
Old cold legs are mostly caused by rheumatism. Even if he drinks Wudingzhi, it is estimated that he will not get better in a short time.
But in order to make the villagers believe that the water in this cave is magical, this step must be taken.
Just as the elderly villager was about to go to the kitchen to get some water, he saw several young men rushing out, first going to the Taoist temple kitchen to get buckets and water basins, and then running off to get water.
After a while, the water was brought.
Yingbao came to the bucket, took a look at the crystal clear spring water, and accidentally brushed her sleeve over the bucket. She picked up a gourd ladle and stirred it, then scooped out a ladle of water and handed it to the elderly villager.
The old man took it with trembling hands and drank the whole bucket of water in one gulp.
After drinking it, I touched my stomach and felt very refreshed.
The other villagers also came over, looked the old man up and down, and asked: "How is it? How do you feel?"
The old man smiled and said, "I suddenly feel energetic."
After he said this, the villagers suddenly turned their gaze to the bucket of water with burning eyes.
Seeing this, Ying Bao quickly said, "Young people don't need to drink it. Leave this bucket of water for the older people to drink."
Then he motioned to his second brother to come over and divide the water.
Zhang Min had been extremely curious and wanted to have a taste, but his junior sister was watching, so he had to share the water with the elderly and weak in the village.
"I, I want to drink too." A pale and thin man looked at Zhang Min pleadingly.
Zhang Min glanced at his junior sister, and seeing that she had no objection, he scooped a large ladle and handed it to him.
The man gulped down the water in one gulp, then tilted his head back to pour it into his mouth to make sure not a drop could be left. Only then did he hand the ladle back to Zhang Min with a reluctant look.
Just like that, the bucket of water and the basin of water were divided up cleanly.
But there were also those who didn't take it seriously. One of them expressed doubt about Yingbao's words: "Young Master, this cave has existed for a long time. How come I didn't know that the spring water can cure diseases?"
Everyone looked at Yingbao. "Yes, little master, how do you know this spring water has magical properties?" Her one-sided statement didn't seem to make sense.
"Could it be that they were trying to trick us into coming to the Taoist temple to burn incense?" someone began to speak rudely.
Yingbao: "Since you don't believe it, then go back." She didn't want to waste any more words.
I did all this just to fulfill my master's request and find a way for them to get rich.
If these people are unwilling to cooperate, there is nothing she can do.
Wu Weng glared at the villager and said, "If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb. When did Master Zhou ask you to come and burn incense?"
The man lowered his head and said nothing more.
Yingbao thought about it and decided to make things clear now to avoid them becoming suspicious.
But she wasn't ready to tell everyone.
So he said to Wu Weng and Wu Yi, "Grandpa Wu, come with me. I have something to say."
Mr. Wu and his son Wu Yi followed Yingbao to the main hall.
It is called a main hall, but in fact it is just the main room. There is only an incense table and a few cushions inside, and there is not even a chair.
Several people sat cross-legged on the cushions. In front of the Three Pure Ones enshrined on the incense table, Ying Bao told the Wu father and son about her plan.
"One load of water for one string of coins?" Wu Yi thought he had heard it wrong.
Yingbao: "Well, the water in this cave is divine water. Selling it for one string is not a lot of money. The wealthy families in the city would spend five or ten strings of money for one bowl of the Lengxiangxue on the plum blossoms. We only sell it for one string of money, which is already very cheap."
Ordinary people would not buy this water, only wealthy families would pay for it.
Wu Weng's eyes sparkled. "So, Master told us that story today just for us?"
Ying Bao looked at him and nodded: "If I don't tell you that, how are you going to explain to others the origin of this water when you go to the capital to sell it tomorrow?"
The rich people in the city are not stupid. Why would they spend a thousand coins to buy a load of ordinary water
It’s different if it is named as magic water. According to her expectation, it will be no problem to sell a load of water for two coins in the future.
"Good! That's great!" The villagers of Zaoshu Village and the two surrounding villages had discussed it many times, but had never made up their minds to flee to the south.
No matter what, this is our root. As long as we can survive here, who would want to escape to another place
Seeing that Muramasa and his son had no objection to this business, Yingbao decided to send the first batch of spring water to the capital for sale tomorrow.
Of course, to be on the safe side, the four of them, master and apprentices, had to go as well.
It is said that the second senior brother Zhang Min's home is in the provincial capital, so this time he can go back to see his family.
The next morning, the village chief Wu Yi borrowed a donkey cart from somewhere and took two villagers to Shiquan Cave to fetch water.
They scooped a total of ten buckets of water and placed them on the donkey cart, and placed two more buckets on Master Zhou's horse-drawn carriage.
After scooping up the water and preparing to leave, Ying Bao suddenly said to the second senior brother: "Second senior brother, you said last time that you put something in the cave. Since there are so many people here, why don't you go in and take it out for me to see."
Zhang Min slapped his head and said with a smile, "Yes, yes, yes! I really want to take it out."
As he said this, he called Xiaodouzi to go in with him, and took a torch made of a stick and weeds.
Because he hid the things so deep, it was impossible to find them without a torch.
Zhang Min took off his shoes and held them in his hands. Before wading in, he said to his junior sister, "I'll go in and knock off a basil for you. It's really beautiful."
Yingbao nodded: "Okay, be careful."