I think I would be content to just stay at this level of mediocrity.
————Remember the days when Master and I stayed at Zhulin Xiaozhu.
This is a sentence I wrote many years later. At that time, I should have been satisfied, eating porridge and side dishes, watching the sunrise and sunset, and staying in the mountains and forests. There are many people I care about in my heart, but I care about them without bothering myself because I know where they are and that they are busy with their own lives, and I am very satisfied.
That memory is very dull, but it does not affect its dazzling light in my memory. Life is sometimes a reincarnation. At that time, I suddenly felt that Master and I had gone through a reincarnation and walked to the Zhulin Xiaozhu. The reward is that I feel a little more concerned.
In the quiet of the night, that concern will emerge, a touch of astringency, and a heavy heart. This is also a kind of emptiness in the soul, right
In how many nights filled with the sound of insects and clear moonlight, I will miss her like snow. Is she like me, standing in front of the window, precipitating a longing
I will think of Ru Yue and Grandma Ling Qing. When the smoke rises in the village, will Grandma Ling Qing still look at Ru Yue cooking with such a loving look on her face, while Ru Yue eats by the side
Where is Uncle Hui? Hui Gen'er should be sleeping peacefully at this moment. Are you tucking Hui Gen'er into bed again
My uncles, brothers, and sisters? Are you like me, meditating every day, feeling peaceful and contented
What about crispy pork? After running around all day, your kid must be snoring all over the house right now, right
Where is Qinhuai? You brat, when you occasionally wake up in a feasting night, will you suddenly think of your two brothers, and then spit and say: "Bah, after all, I am the handsomest brother."
The days are busy, the nights are longing, time passes by one article after another, and it’s another month in the blink of an eye. Early summer has quietly arrived, but I don’t feel so stuffy in this quiet bamboo forest.
Several times I wanted to ask Master, what should I do in the coming days? Should I join that department or integrate into the world? But many times, I was silent. Just because I was satisfied inside and wanted to remain so satisfied, I didn't ask.
At noon that day, Master and I had lunch.
I vaguely remember that at that meal we mixed cucumbers, cooked a pot of pumpkin and mung bean soup, and we were satisfied with the thick green bean porridge.
Originally, after dinner, Master and I would sit in front of the corridor of Xiaozhu, make a pot of tea, talk about our experience in magic, talk about problems in practice, and tell some strange stories from all over the world, but this time One day, the master just patted his belly and said, "I'm so full, let's go down the mountain for a walk. You take those fresh live fish and we'll take a look at your parents."
I nodded in agreement and went down the mountain with Master.
My home was at the foot of the mountain. I walked along a straight road and the first one I arrived at was my home. But when Master got there, he said, "I see how pleasant the green fields are. Instead of taking the main road, let's take the small road."
I picked up the fish and nodded in agreement. I knew my master’s virtues. If I saw a dish that was good, and it happened to be what he liked to eat, he would still go there to eat. It’s just that the villagers have become rich in recent years. Just make a living, no one will really ask my master to work again.
They always think that this old man who disappears from time to time is unusual. Who doesn't remember that he once distributed medicine in the countryside? There are rumors that my master is actually an old miracle doctor.
I always smile when I hear it, eh, the shrunken old miracle doctor.
Just like that, I walked along the path with Master. Even though it was afternoon, there were always people working in the fields, saying hello along the way. I didn't feel lonely at all. Instead, I felt a strong sense of nostalgia in it.
When we were almost walking from the path to my house, Master glanced at my house from a distance, and then his eyes were attracted by the people working in the fields.
When I saw it, it was Liu Fang and his wife who were working in the fields. That year, when I was still young, Liu Fang was the most beautiful girl in the village. The master was always following others, and he smiled even when he was scolded. of.
Now that time has passed, Liu Fang has long since married and is the mother of a child. People didn't take my master's jokes and child-like behavior seriously at that time.
When he saw my master and me on the path, Liu Fang took the initiative to say hello, but my master refused to leave. He looked at Liu Fang and asked, "Liu Fang, I haven't been back to the village for many years. Do you think I have?"
Originally, I was taking out a cigarette to give Liu Fang's husband one, but Master suddenly asked me such a question. I was so shocked that I almost fell off the path.
Did this master have another 'attack'? You know, Liu Fang's husband is not a generous person!
Sure enough, Liu Fang's husband's face darkened immediately. Liu Fang blushed and spat, "How old are you, and you still make such a joke? You are so embarrassed!"
But the master said seriously: "When did I make a joke? All these years outside, what I miss most is you."
"You old man, what are you talking about?" Liu Fang's husband had a seizure.
I didn’t know what kind of illness Master had, so I rushed to help Master, but Master broke away from me and said with a playful smile: "I didn’t do anything? Don’t you even think about it? Is this true?"
Liu Fang's husband was very angry. It's not okay for you to scold or attack an old man. He just pulled Liu Fang away and left.
But the master followed him again, and suddenly opened his voice and sang: "Sister, please go forward boldly, go forward! Don't look back..."
I went after Master in embarrassment. I didn’t understand what was wrong with Master. And this song was from the movie Red Sorghum. According to the plot, in short, this song was a song that young men in the village used to sing to tease girls. What’s wrong with Master? Sung.
Liu Fang and his wife walked very fast, and the master walked very fast. I followed behind with the fish in hand. I couldn't catch up for a while, but I couldn't stop the master.
It wasn't until Master sang: "The great road reaches the sky nine thousand...nine hundred..." Liu Fang's husband finally couldn't bear it anymore, shouted, and then ran towards Master. It seemed that he wanted to meet my Master. 'One-on-one'.
The master laughed heartily. He smiled and suddenly turned his head to look at me. Under the sunlight, this look seemed to be filled with tears, as if I was not seeing clearly, and as if he was just laughing. Tears coming out.
This glance was only for a brief moment, and then the master turned around and ran onto another path, shouting as he ran: "Sanwa'er, someone else is chasing me. You should go to your parents' house first."
I didn't have time to react. I just felt that people were being kicked out of this village. This was something that only happened to teenage children. Why did it happen to my master
I wanted to chase my master, but I saw Liu Fang’s husband picking up a stone while running and throwing it at my master. I could only pray that my master would run faster.
There were seventy-eight paths winding through the fields, and the crops in the fields grew extremely well, with vines surrounding them. Soon the master ran away without a trace, only to see Liu Fang's husband coming back cursing, saying that the old boy was running so fast.
I smiled bitterly and could only carry the fish to my parents' house to wait for Master.
It's a pity, how could I know at that time that I couldn't wait for him after all, after all...
That day, I drank a large vat of water at my house, but Master hadn't come back yet.
That day, I was playing chess with my dad in the yard. By the time my mom's fish was cooked, the master still hadn't come back.
That day, we reheated the dinner, but the master still didn't come back. He shouted as before: "Xiuyun, hurry up. If you have anything delicious, pour me some wine."
That day, I had a perfunctory meal and hurried back to the small bamboo forest with my flashlight. The bamboo forest still made rustling sounds, and the small building still stood quietly. Unfortunately, I didn't see anything familiar. A little dim light.
I swallowed, tried hard not to think about anything, and shouted in a joyful voice: "Master, you don't have to eat the fish."
No one answered me.
I felt a little uneasy and shouted: "Master, Master, are you here? You said you, at such an old age, are still teasing women? Did Liu Fang, her man's stone, hit you?"
I swear, I was trying to control my emotions, but no matter how I controlled it, my heart couldn't help but beat wildly. My voice started to tremble, I started to get angry, and I started to climb up the bamboo forest building at a faster pace. I slipped a little, and I shouted: "Master, just say something, I'm embarrassed, I'm angry."
Still no one answered me.
I stopped shouting, I stopped shouting, I rushed into the house and searched every room, but I didn’t see Master.
I sat down on the ground, then fell down with a 'clack', looking at the ceiling, my voice echoed throughout the empty room: "Master, where are you? Stop playing."