When I finished handling the trivial matters and took Yuan Xi and Yuan Yi on my back to Zhulin Xiaozhu, Master was indeed there.
I always have an uneasy feeling in my heart, fearing that I won’t be able to see Master when I walk to Zhulin Xiaozhu. But when I saw Master on the corridor of Bamboo House, he was drinking tea leisurely with his legs crossed. I let go of my guilt, and a heartfelt joy surged in my heart. I couldn’t explain why
After Yuan Yi was settled, I washed my face with water from the mountain stream. Yuan Xi was amazed at the beautiful scenery here. She was like a butterfly, flying out happily, looking east and west.
I looked at Yuan Xi's figure with a smile and thought to myself, wasn't it the same when I first entered Bamboo Forest Villa? This place is so beautiful and holds so many memories. So many years have passed by, but nothing has changed. Except for the land in front of the yard, the master once planted some medicinal herbs.
When I left, I gave it to the people in the village. When I came back this time, I saw that it was covered with wild flowers. Is it an unexpected surprise
"The water here is the sweetest, and the tea brewed here has the sweetest aftertaste. Would you like a cup?" Master suddenly said.
I sat next to Master, and Master poured me a cup of tea. Sure enough, the same tea leaves, only the mountain spring water here can brew such a taste, which makes people nostalgic.
"Master, my parents said they would not live in the town anymore, and there is no need to do business, because the pension money is enough. Before they went to Beijing last time, they renovated the old house, and this time they cleaned it and returned. We live in the village." I told Master about my parents' arrangement.
The master was a little dazed, and after a long while he said: "It's okay, people always feel nostalgic when they get older."
I took a sip of tea and said, "Master, don't tell me you are very young, you must be old too."
"I am eighty-one years old, not yet a hundred years old. I am neither old nor old. I still have a lot of things to do." Master said to me with a slight smile.
Life in Zhulin Xiaozhu was peaceful, and his parents also moved back to the village.
I don't worry about my parents' old age. The income that the small building brings to them will make them live a very prosperous life in their later years. In addition, there is a clothing store on the street that has been transferred to others. My mother said that they will be happy soon. It’s become capitalism, which makes me laugh.
I would often go down to the mountains and spend time with my parents in the village. Watching them busy growing flowers, grass and vegetables made me feel very happy.
I will also go to see the fellow villagers. Unfortunately, after many years of going there, I don’t know many people in the village very well.
I followed Su Rou's instructions and went to see his parents and gave him a sum of money. It was the money I earned more than three years ago plus what my parents gave me. It was not a small amount in the village. I followed suit. What Surou told me before going to Guangzhou was repeated to his parents.
But Su Rou's mother said: "After so many years without home, who wants him to drive a car back? Even if he pulls a cart back and lets me see how others are doing, I'll be happy."
But Surou's father slapped the table and said, "Mother Gua, if my son wants to do great things, with a mother like you? It will only hold back the revolution."
Seeing such a scene makes me feel sad. Parents all over the world are the same. The feeling of caring and fearing to cause trouble to their children is so timid, but it is the most precious thing in a person's life.
I, speaking of it, can be considered an unfilial son by being away from home all the time.
Wandering around the village, there were many faces that were unfamiliar to me, but I could always see familiar faces. I met Liu Chunyan.
Time flies, and we are no longer the children we were back then. When I was a child, I always 'hated' her and bullied her. After so many years, I met her again for the first time, and suddenly I felt that the memories of my childhood were also very precious.
I also thought about the letters that I had never read, and that she was the woman Surou had been thinking about for many years.
Surou always said something to her, which seemed false but not true, but I knew that Surou was actually very serious.
I took the initiative to greet Liu Chunyan, but I didn’t know what to say after that. Meeting her after so many years, she was no longer a child, so it was inevitable to be embarrassed.
But I couldn't remain silent like this, so I asked her: "How have you been these past few years? I heard that you work in the township government, which is very good."
"It's not bad. Just work hard. I was promoted to director last year." Liu Chunyan's tone was a little reserved and unfamiliar, but I always felt that she was a little sad.
I don’t know why. After being bored for a long time, I decided to ask Su Rou: “Are you married? When will you see which boy married you?”
Liu Chunyan was silent for a long time before she said: "No, I'm not married. My previous partner was in the army. He died on the battlefield in 1989, but the war ended that year. It was because he was unlucky. He said that after I graduated from college and had a stable job, he was ready to change careers and get married. It’s just my bad luck."
I knew which war she was referring to. Looking at her reddish eyes, I felt a little sad for her. At 26 years old, being unmarried in the village was something that would attract gossip, no matter how rich she was. capable.
But isn't it also because you haven't forgotten that you don't get married
After being depressed for a long time, I could only say: "I'm sorry, my condolences."
Liu Chunyan combed her hair, her expression had returned to calmness, and she said to me: "There is nothing to be sorry for, Chen Chengyi. Haven't I been here alone for so many years? I am also very fulfilling at work. When will the time come? Yes, when I can almost forget it completely, I will also marry myself."
I blurted out at once, "Actually, Su Rou is pretty good. I've liked you since I was a kid."
Liu Chunyan suddenly laughed and said: "How can I take my feelings as a child seriously? I hated you when I was a child, but later I thought you were good. But it was not about whether I like you or not. How could I understand this at that time?"
When I suddenly mentioned this, I scratched my head in embarrassment, and then said to Liu Chunyan: "Su Rou is serious. He has been serious for so many years."
"Let's talk about it then. Some things depend on fate." Liu Chunyan said to me calmly.
Haha, she was talking about fate to me, a Taoist priest, and I suddenly laughed. After so many years, everyone has experienced their own life, had some things happen, said goodbye to some people, and has their own state of mind and insights, so fate is just like that. It was on his lips.
Is it a sense of indifference or a sense of helplessness in life? I have no way of knowing that cultivating the mind is far more difficult than cultivating the body, because the state of mind is always traceable. I only care about my own heart and whether I can touch it.
Such days passed very quickly. I practiced Qigong every day in Zhulin Xiaozhu, accompanied by my master, and often went down the mountain to accompany my parents.
Master also lives a leisurely life. He is as devoted to Yuan Xi as he was to me. Occasionally, I will go to teach Yuan Xi.
Days like this are very peaceful, so peaceful that sometimes I feel like I am in a trance. I have gone back to the days when I lived in Zhulin Xiaozhu.
It is worth mentioning that Yuan Yi's health has indeed improved much faster here. He still can't speak, but he spends more and more time awake every day, and even occasionally expresses some meanings, such as when he remembers Sit down, he wants to take a walk.
His movements are very inconvenient. Sometimes he whines and shouts. He can't even control his saliva and it will flow down, just like a child. However, Yuan Xi always pushes Yuan Yi when he has free time. Wandering around, I also like to listen to Yuan Yi moaning and patiently helping his father wipe his saliva.
I know that Brother Yuan Yi will get better and better. One day, he will recover and he will ask me again: "Chen Chengyi, how do I compare to you and your master?"
So proud and so heroic.
Master and I also started to get busy, cutting some bamboo and building some huts every day. Occasionally, my parents would come to help.
I don’t know when Aunt Hu learned that Master and I were back. When Master and I started to be busy, he suddenly took a few people up the mountain with excitement on his face. From then on, we had more projects to build the house. A few helpers.
If your life is too happy, you will forget time and many things. I completely forgot that Gao Ning said he would leave me a message. I also forgot that in the south, you always have to leave earlier in winter. In a blink of an eye, spring has arrived.
Just when I was feeling the spring breeze, the first group of people arrived, and I never expected them to be Uncle Chen and Brother Chengxin.