Master Chen didn't say he was coming back? I was a little dizzy, but Brother Chengxin said with a smile: "Fortunately, this bamboo forest is in the south. If it were in the north, I wouldn't go there in winter. It's better to go to the south. It's not even the Spring Festival yet. There is a breath of spring, but it’s still snowing in the north.”
Uncle Chen didn't respond, but Brother Chengxin and I smiled bitterly at each other. In fact, Brother Chengxin's words were paraphrasing what Uncle Chen said. Let's see if it is necessary to come here, and if so, what is the reason.
Unfortunately, Uncle Chen pretended not to have heard anything. If he answered, what happened to the North? I will come too. Brother Chengxin will go up to the pole to ask about this matter.
With the arrival of Master Chen, more and more people rushed to Zhulin Xiaozhu, first Uncle Hui, Hui Gen'er, then Grandma Ling Qing, who came alone, then Master Wang, Junior Sister Chengqing, and finally arrived Uncle Li, and Brother Chengqing... .
People from our lineage gathered here inexplicably, but I became more and more uneasy. I always felt that Master just asked people to come to celebrate the Spring Festival, right
The older generation undoubtedly occupies the main building of Zhulin Xiaozhu, and they don’t know what they are talking about every day with the door closed. We juniors are often sent down the mountain without any reason, and we have to go even if we don’t want to go.
Except for the heartless Hui Gen'er, no one in our generation is full of doubts and uneasiness about this phenomenon. Brother Chengxin once again mentioned the same old saying and talked about his thoughts. Over the years, the older generation has always As if explaining something.
His words obviously resonated with us, but there was nothing we could do. Only Chengzhen said this: "I will treat my master very seriously, and I will never let him disappear inexplicably."
Chengzhen is the youngest, and there is always a hint of childishness in his words, but it is also a good way. Just like we know our own affairs best, we all know our respective masters well. We, the younger generation, want to To put it bluntly, it is not possible to ask for this path.
But just when we, the younger generation, were becoming more and more suspicious and uneasy, the older generation stopped gathering mysteriously. They acted as if nothing had happened, and began to live a normal life, and no longer chased us away. Junior went down the mountain.
As the days go by, no matter how uneasy I feel inside, I cannot deny that these days are happy. It is the only happiness with a lively meaning in my life.
In such happiness, the Spring Festival is coming soon. This time Master said that we should have a good gathering, so everyone started to get busy for the Spring Festival.
It was the first time that Zhulin Xiaozhu posted festive couplets and hung up lanterns. It was also the first time that I prepared the so-called New Year’s goods and cooked the so-called New Year’s Eve dinner. This is a common thing for ordinary people, but for me It's very new to me. After all, I have no memories of New Year celebrations since I left home at the age of 15, let alone personally preparing New Year's goods and making New Year's Eve dinner.
Hearing that everyone was going to have a reunion at Zhulin Xiao, Uncle Hu specially brought a lot of fireworks and firecrackers, saying that he would have a lively New Year.
On the night of New Year's Eve, a large table of us sat together. The table was borrowed by the village committee because we don't have such a big table here. This was the first time for me to have such a lively New Year's Eve dinner. I always felt Happiness is a bit unreal.
Master, classmates, parents, Uncle Hui, Hui Gen'er, Grandma Ling Qing, Uncle Hu... I secretly thought that if I add crispy pork and Qinhuai, this Spring Festival in my life will be perfect.
This meal was lively for several hours. At the New Year's Eve dinner table, I was drunk, Master was also a little drunk, and Hui Gen'er had already made a fuss about setting off fireworks.
So a group of people, like madmen, set off fireworks and firecrackers lively in the open space of the bamboo forest house.
The fireworks brought by Uncle Hu were high-end goods. As we lit them one by one, big fireworks bloomed in the sky above the bamboo forest house. They were so beautiful that I felt a little more intoxicated.
"These fireworks are very beautiful." I couldn't help but murmured.
Master was standing next to me and suddenly said: "Fireworks get cold easily, and people always have to part ways. But no one can take away the memories, so that's enough."
My heart suddenly sank, but Master had already turned around and went to 'tease' Grandma Ling Qing with Uncle Hui. I was in a daze. Did I hear it wrong just now
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After the Spring Festival, the crowd slowly began to disperse.
The first to leave were Uncle Hui and Hui Gen'er. Uncle Hui said that Hui Gen'er had to go back as soon as school started. Then everyone started to leave one by one, and the last one to leave was Master Uncle Li.
He said that since he retired, he would simply enjoy more leisurely days.
After Master Li also left, there were only four people left in the entire Zhulin Xiaozhu: me, Master, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Yi.
Since Brother Yuan Yi's subjective consciousness has gradually recovered, all that is left is conditioning and treatment. During this period of time, with the help of Uncle Chen, Brother Yuan Yi's condition has become even better. In addition to being unable to speak completely, the whole People can already take care of themselves a little.
Faced with all this, Master was very pleased.
The days passed normally. Master didn't mention anything or did anything. He just taught Yuan Xi seriously and still taught me.
Such days are extremely peaceful, as if I have returned to the days when I was a child in the bamboo forest. As time goes by, my originally uneasy heart and tense strings gradually relax.
Because Master behaved so normally and lived so peacefully, I felt that all our previous concerns were unfounded. After all, the older generation of people are here alive and healthy. How could they just tell us something and then disappear
The world is so big, how could they disappear? There will always be clues to find, unless death can separate us from the Masters!
Thinking this way, I felt at ease.
In the blink of an eye, two months have passed, and the weather has been very warm. After a while, it will probably be early summer.
It was already 1994, and I suddenly realized that I was already 19 years old. I felt that time flies by so fast.
On this day, the master suddenly said to Yuan Xi: "I have taught you some simple Shanzimai methods, and you are considered a beginner. However, you must know that practice is always personal, and if you don't understand it in the future, just Ask your brother Chengyi more. In addition, here is a book I wrote personally, which is about the practice of Shanzi Vein. You should study it carefully when you go back."
When I said this, the four of us were eating. I couldn't help but raise my head, looked at Yuan Xi with some surprise, and asked, "Are you leaving?"
Yuan Xi was also confused and said: "I took a year off from school, and the days are still long. How can I leave?"
The master put down his chopsticks and said: "This is my decision. Yuan Yi's cultivation has reached a bottleneck. It is best to go to a large hospital system to recover without delay. And Yuan Xi's talent is more inclined to other veins. Inheritance, not Shanzi Vein. Therefore, you should not spend too long on Shanzi Vein. You should concentrate on learning more about other veins, so that you can determine a good direction in the future. After all, what will happen if you learn everything? It’s not like they are even good at it. Moreover, we have laid a solid foundation for Yuan Xi, and Yuan Yi’s inheritance must also be given to Yuan Xi.”
Facing the master's statement, Brother Yuan Yi expressed his agreement with incomplete sentences.
These days, we have also communicated with Brother Yuan Yi on and off. After all, it was my choice to let Yuan Xi embark on this path. Brother Yuan Yi gradually became sober, and we always have to listen to what he has to say.
Brother Yuan Yi explained to us with difficulty that their lineage is also a mountain line, but Yuan Xi’s talent in the mountain line is not very good. Brother Yuan Yi believes that inheritance does not necessarily involve his own family members, so he dare not Having lost the inheritance left by my ancestors, I always wanted to find a disciple in the future. As for my daughter, instead of letting her become a half-learned person and participate in the life of a Taoist priest, it is better to let her live an ordinary life.
However, fate is always independent of people's thoughts. Yuan Xi has finally embarked on the path of spiritual practice, so just accept it. Moreover, Brother Yuan Yi also looked away. It was enough that Yuan Xi studied happily. As for the level of achievement, it was not the most important thing.
I used to be too persistent.
After this conversation, brother Yuan Yi and his daughter left on the third day. Master specially contacted a special car to take them away.
In the blink of an eye, Master and I were the only ones left in the once bustling bamboo forest building.
Such changes always remind me of Master's words: Fireworks tend to get cold, people will always part ways, and no matter how gorgeous and lively the scene is, it will always return to dullness.