Chapter 11 Chapter 9 The Home of the Gray Stork

They were walking on the road, it was about eight o'clock in the morning. Mr. Nuoxi saw people bowing their heads and bowing in some temples, and he didn't quite understand the significance of this event, so he invited Miss Alice to go in for sightseeing. Miss Alice came to China to see this! She saw a cat took a very small fish and put it in front of the vermilion lacquer god's table, knelt down and kowtowed, and prayed in a low voice.This prayer is also used in a rhyme, and it is only heard to say: Bodhisattva, this is a little courtesy, don't think it is meager, please eat as you like.

I'm an old cat who's been called upright, I have never nagged people when I was not hungry. Because I heard Huamao said that you are the true spirit of Bodhisattva, I dare to express my feelings. You bless me to eat fish and chicken every day, You bless me to have a good wife in the future. You keep me free from disease, You bless me to be sleepy during the day. You bless me in all things, you bless me... After kowtowing and making a wish, I saw the cat pack up its things and take away the small fish in front of the god's table. The second person prayed to God and then filled it up again, spit out a chicken head from its mouth, and knelt down as usual , recite the prayer as usual.Cats come many times, and all hope is the same.Originally, I wanted to find something interesting from here. I saw that kowtowing in China is the same as Europeans bowing to the cross and wanting to help God. It was not surprising at all. Once I left this temple, I didn't want to enter other temples.

Alice said: "Mr. Nuoxi, let's not look at this, I'm afraid the gray stork is always waiting!" The rabbit gentleman, on the other hand, felt that the situation in this place was strange, and he really wanted to look at something else, such as the fact that local rabbits prayed to God.But he was ashamed to share this hope with Miss Alice.Although I promised Miss Alice to leave in a hurry, but every time I passed by a temple, I noticed the people entering the temple.Unexpectedly, most of the people I saw were cats, dogs, wolves, foxes, and carnivores.There are also vegetarians, such as roe deer, etc., which are not rabbits.He picked the one with the bigger ears from among the animals, but he couldn't find a single rabbit.

He was very pleased with the social organization of the place.He understands that in Europe, people should be responsible for their own lives, and when they have no choice but to ask God for truth, he does not dare to be too greedy. God is only one and cannot take care of many.And here, if you want to get rich, go to the God of Wealth.If you want to cure a disease, you can go to the Yaowang Temple again.You can ask Tianhou and General Fubo to send someone to take care of you by boat.If you lose something, ask the owner of the workshop to ask for it.There are Shentu and Yulei to protect the house (much more reliable than the red-headed Asan).Although the case is still unclear from the local lower court to the Dali Court, once it comes to the Chenghuang Temple, the victory or defeat will be clear.

People with many gods have this kind of advantage, everyone has a kind of confidence in destiny.And I also believe that the various gods are like the various officials, capable of controlling everything about people.And I also know that God can help as long as I kowtow and make a bow.Although incense and candles are sometimes unavoidable, in general it is better than—for example, if a child in the family is sick, it is better to ask God for 20 cents instead of spending 2 yuan for a doctor and 1 yuan for a medicine. A little incense ash is worth it.Finally died after eating incense ash, that was the boy's fate, not eating incense ash seems to be a deliberate avoidance of fate, the crime is even greater.

Because Miss Alice has seen too many temples—what is a temple and a yamen, what is a house, this is what the duck pointed out yesterday. ——Thinking of gods, she said, "Mr. Nuoxi, communication in this place is probably very convenient. Almost every temple can send messages for us!" "Well, it seems to be." Then Miss Alice thought of everything at home.The first is thinking of my aunt, the second is a horse pulling straw at home, the third is a leather glove (this glove has my name on it, embroidered with gold thread for a distant cousin), and the fourth Only then did I think of everyone below my father.She wanted to write a detailed letter when she got back to the hotel today, telling them how fun it was here, and wanted to write everything she saw in the letter.She had a pen and paper, and she deliberately wrote twenty or more letters, and asked the family to sit around the table with open mouths and listen quietly to the letters read by their aunt, Mrs. Gregory Foyce.Thinking of the letter, she seemed to see her aunt sitting on an old leather soft chair in the old lady's small house at home, wiping her big black-rimmed glasses with her hand.

... The way to the Gray Stork's house was pointed out by the Duck and Lark yesterday, and it is no longer wrong, so the two of them arrived near the Yuhuang Pavilion of the Gray Stork's house around nine o'clock. According to the house number to search, I found the ninth and fifth nest. The small gray door was so gray that it was the same color as the clothes on the stork. Miss Alice smiled and said to Mr. Nuoxi that this must never be wrong, because the color of the door has already been told to this person. It's the home of the gray stork. On each gray door, there is a long square of vermilion lacquer. On the red lacquer, there is a pair of words written in black: Beizhi Jiaxiang Collection. Mr. Fuyin Nuoxi tapped the door lightly with his ivory stick. The door, and heard the footsteps inside, frowned with Miss Alice, then nodded and smiled and said "Come".Really here.

The gray stork was very happy when he heard Bai Ling's words yesterday.He also deeply thought that Bailing didn't invite the two of them to have lunch at home, it was really hateful.He knew what kind of person the visitor was from Bai Ling's mouth.Just because the distinguished guests came, he was busy preparing for this and other things, so he packed up a few children as beautiful as they were during the New Year, packed up another guru and locked them in an empty room.The children are only a little over five years old, and they understand that today is a bit special, and they dare not wipe their noses with their sleeves anymore.This family has been completely changed after the gray stork arranged it.It was a welcome of Miss Alice and Mr Nuoxi in the same way that a small school welcomes a student, but they don't understand it at all!

Hearing the knock on the door, the gray stork already guessed that the guests had arrived, and ran out to open the door in a hurry. Once the door opened, they would meet. Mr. Nuoxi's appearance was already known to Gray Stork from books, but he didn't expect that the gentleman with big ears was in front of him.We know that those great princes, who are glorious in history, always unconsciously feel a slight contemptuous feeling of "it's just that" when they face each other.However, Mr. Nuoxi's smile, his well-proportioned and decent clothes, and his extremely noble attitude still won this respect from the gray stork.

When the gray stork saw Miss Alice with this middle-aged gentleman, he knew that Mr. Nuoxi was in front of him without further introduction. People heard the voice of tears and said: My dear Mr. Nuoxi, I am so happy and surprised that you can come here! Famous is really not as good as meeting, Seeing you can be said to have fulfilled a wish. He saluted Miss Alice again. It is an honor to have you here today, madam, I'm making fun of my old eyes! If Lark hadn't told me everything yesterday, I don't know about Ms. and Ms. They then shook hands with each other, and the Rabbit, of course, was pleased with it.It was the first time that he came to China, shook hands with a bird living in China, and had a cordial conversation!

The gray stork let them into the drawing room, where they shook hands again. Gray Stork says: You two are really our Chinese friends, You still don't understand how long my child expects you to come! They all said, "If I could see Miss Alice, Better than eating gummies every day and every night. " Comparing her to a gummy candy, Miss Alice was new for the first time. However, she is not like a stingy person who gets angry when she hears what people say about her, regardless of good or bad intentions.She knew that children must be better than the fifth and sixth sisters in the family.She asked the gray stork: Mr. Situ, we would like to invite your child out for a sit-down. Mr. Nuoxi is the best person to talk to a child. Mr. Nuoxi did not remember to say a few words until this time, so he said: I heard that Miss Alice told Mr., so today we specially come to visit. I also heard that there are a few babies, ... He couldn't go on talking anymore, how miserable.Fortunately, the gray stork understood what they meant, stood up and said yes, please wait a moment.The gray stork went away.Miss Alice said: Mr. Nuoxi, the word "bei" is very difficult to pronounce in rhyme. Mr. Nuoxi said with a smile, that's the case, so I had no choice but to write prose poems.Just as he was talking with a smile, the curtain on the other side was closed, and the gray stork brought three young storks, one by one, and the big one was behind the gray stork. "Ha, it's wonderful." Mr. Nuoxi jumped with joy when he saw these little birds timidly beside his father, obeying his father's orders, and bowing to him and Miss Alice. Come on, little friends, and kiss each other. Let's have a meet and greet. If it hadn't been explained by Dad first, these storks, who have never seen the world since they were young, would suspect that Mr. Nuoxi belonged to a cat or a raccoon.Even knowing that Mr. Nuoxi won't eat them, and he is very willing to have Mr. Nuoxi as a friend in normal times, but at this time he still dare not leave his father's side.The white face of a furry foreign devil, although many interesting things can be found on the face and ears, the little thing is always timid, so I am embarrassed to exchange this friendship! Seeing this, Miss Alice walked past the gray stork first.She held out her hand, and the little stork was the first to shake her hand.The other two shook hands with Miss Alice, seeing that she was no more terrifyingly great than Mr. Noche. Miss Alice dragged the little one and approached Mr. Nuoxi. Mr. Nuoxi is a very nice person. Learning stories can make you laugh out loud. The little stork remembered that Mr. Nuoxi had a snuff bottle in his pocket, so he asked Miss Alice: Why didn't he take out his little bottle of ground pepper? Why is his face so white? Seeing that the little stork was no longer afraid of him, Mr. Nuoxi picked up the little stork from Miss Alice's side. Baby, look how good you look! You can tell me your name, Let me always remember how many brothers you have. gray stork: Tell Uncle your name, Don't be afraid that uncle will laugh at each other. Said, "My name is Xixi, The one named Ai Ai is my sister. " The little stork followed what his father said and stammered to Mr. Nuoxi.Turning around, Mr. Nuoxi asked which one was Ai Ai.The little stork pointed to the one on the left hand of the gray stork.Aiai immediately dragged Miss Alice to Mr. Nuoxi again, and there was only one big brother left on the side of the gray stork. Seeing Ai Ai Ai talking about his season with the visitors, the elder brother hurriedly lifted up the back of his father's long coat, hid his head inside, and looked around from time to time.The youngest bird laughed at her elder brother for being useless and shy. The eldest brother became even more embarrassed after this smile, and simply hid behind his father. When his father approached Mr. Nuoxi, he followed suit.Dad said, "Don't be shy, my sister is not afraid at all!" As a last resort, he finally kissed the pine nuts on the lips of Mr. Nuoxi, and after a while, he generously became friends with Mr. Nuoxi and Miss Alice, and fought with the two younger sisters for Mr. Nuoxi to hug him. While talking to the gray stork, Mr. Nuoxi came to entertain the three unkind hosts, and immediately made the atmosphere in the house very lively.In the shortest time, he made the three little masters so welcome that they wanted him to be a guest in their home forever. This successful conquest of the children was beyond Mr. Nuoxi's own expectations.However, he actually agreed to sister Xixi's request.Originally, in Mr. Nuoxi's life, he needed the child's subconscious more than the child needed him, and he didn't understand it himself! Miss Alice was really a big girl in this place.In front of her, the beloved sisters are just like the fifth and sixth sisters in the family, or the foreign children who are like the sixth sister. They are so cute and playful, they can't speak clearly, and the road is not stable, so she can only let them It's a way to act like a baby in front of yourself. The gray stork poured tea for their visitors and took out a hookah, while Mr. Nuoxi, although he didn't smoke, took this strange thing in his hand and looked at it for a long time.The gray stork thought that Mr. Nuoxi didn't understand how to use the pipe, so he wanted to blow coal for Mr. Nuoxi. Pine nuts: Uncle, open your mouth and drink straight, There are as many smokes as there are clouds. hi hi: Drinking this is like drinking lemonade from a reed pipe, When drinking cigarettes, you should cross your legs. The little bird was afraid that Mr. Nuoxi would not understand what Erlang's legs are, so he sat on the little chair to learn.Needless to say, she learned it from her father again! Like the little hozen, a few sisters entangled Mr. Nuoxi. Thanks to Mr. Nuoxi for this kind of hospitality!While the children were entangled, Mr. Nuoxi did not forget to discuss all the situations in China with the gray stork.The gray stork told him many things, about Miss Alice, about Mr. Nuoxi, about their trip, well, the gray stork went on to say: "Some people have already guessed that you will come to China, and some people are planning to use military music." meet! Someone knows that you must invite a public speaker when you come. I don't think it's possible to avoid this. Miss Alice was frightened when she saw the welcome party of Dr. Starling that day.She said: Oh, I think it is better not to go to this matter, we are not coming to China to preach. Mr. Nuoxi used Miss Alice's rhyme and said: But I think if you don't say anything, maybe you don't know, It's better not to let anyone other than you understand. gray stork: If not, Bailing will definitely spread the word everywhere, He was a journalist who talked about everything. Mr. Nuoxi thought in his heart that he was really going to be troubled by others, and it didn't matter if he went or went, so he didn't talk about it. hi hi: Uncle, in order to talk about grand monkeys in Europe, Will it die if you run it over with a car? Mr. Nuoxi: Ha, that's amazing, that monkey—— The story was interrupted by a knock on the door, and the gray stork rushed to open it.Miss Alice did not forget what the gray stork said just now, she was afraid that the person who knocked on the door was to invite them to some kind of meeting, and she was frightened and uneasy. However, the uninvited guest finally came to the living room, and Alice closed her eyes, thinking that she would not be able to see the lark (of course, Lark would not see her). But Lark thought that Miss Alice was blinded by the dust, and first made out with Mr. Nuoxi, and then talked with the gray stork.Seeing that Miss Alice had opened her eyes, she went over to greet Miss Alice. How lively this family is today!There came a Mr. Nuoxi and a lark, who seemed willing to be a clever lark who often raises his eyes and eyebrows. How could he cleverly coax Mr. Nuoxi and Miss Alice into joy, just like Mr. Nuoxi coaxing the gray stork family As easy as a couple of kids. They talked, laughed, ate, and drank. Fortunately, Lark didn't mention the invitation to speak.Because when Lark knocked on the door and the gray stork went to open the door, he had already told Lark at the gate, so he didn't say what he wanted to say.Miss Alice saw that she had mistrusted the good man—she had actually admitted that Lark was not bad—she thought of how she closed her eyes and ignored Lark when Lark came into the living room, and she felt ashamed in her heart. There were dozens of occasions for a girl of twelve to blush suddenly for no reason, so Miss Alice was never suspicious of these subjects.This shyness was hidden from them, and she soon became happy again. In the evening, Miss Alice was in her own room at the Poria Hotel, and she used that blue pencil to write in the notebook that Mr. Nuoxi bought her: Aunt: I tell you... it would be better if the three little ones Stork, if I didn't feel sorry for Mr. Situ, I really want to take one home!Aunt, guess if I were to bring it back, which one should I hold?I'm not saying that I must hug the one whose name is Xixi, I'll let you guess.It's ridiculous that Mr. Nuoxi promised others to be a long-term guest. I just want these little birds to come to my house as long-term guests.Aunt, I beg you to tell me if this is a way.If you think it's good, I will discuss with Mr. Nuoxi and ask him to negotiate with Mr. Situ for me, and ask them to move to the cypress tree in the back garden of our house to wish... —— Your good niece Alice Miss Alice spent three hours crouching at the table to write the letter. There were twenty-seven double pages in total. The Bodhisattva is in charge of writing and paper—but she doesn't know that a place with many gods may not be able to do things smoothly. According to his new rules of being a Bodhisattva, Wenchang Bodhisattva goes to play for himself, and will never help if he doesn't get a tip first !