My Taoist Career

Chapter 78: Four years later

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There is little snow in Sichuan. For some people, it is considered good to see snow 4 or 5 times in their lifetime.

But in this winter, it started to snow lightly in the small village where I was located.

There is no snow on the ground, but it is accumulated on the bamboos, trees and grass. Especially in the bamboo forest, the white snow presses against the green bamboo, which is a unique style.

Picking up the ceramic cup on the table, I lifted the lid, blew gently, and took a sip of the fragrant and sweet tea. Looking at the snowy scene outside, I felt extremely relaxed.

"Sanwa'er, I'd like to ask, have you finished your homework?"

Here it comes again, here it comes again. I put down the teacup, stared and said, "Uncle Hui, are you trying to cheat again?"

"Why don't you (go, go, go), why are you so stupid? I'm asking you out of kindness! Also, call me Second Uncle, don't call me Uncle Hui."

The person sitting opposite me is Master Huijue. Since my family moved to the county town that year, he has come to live in our small bamboo forest house for one or two months every year. I don’t know why

This old monk, since I got to know him well, I found that he has the same temperament as my master. He is lazy, lazy and delicious. If he were not a monk, he would be as lustful as my master.

The two old men basically bickered as soon as they met, but their relationship was extremely good. I concluded that they had the same chemistry.

No, this winter he came to eat and drink again. When I was bored, he even dragged me to play chess with him. The chess player was as bad as my master, but people must be as bad as my master.

"I said Huijue, what do you mean when you ask my apprentice to call you Second Uncle? Are you taking advantage of me?" Old Man Jiang who was standing aside quit.

"Are you stupid? We are on the same team, so we have to suppress him mentally." Hui Jue said quickly.

Old Man Jiang thought for a while and found that it made sense, so he stopped talking.

I put down the tea cup and looked at the two old men speechlessly. One person couldn't beat me in chess, so the two of them came up with a way to join forces. But sometimes 1 plus 1 does not equal 2. If the two of them play chess, , which adds up to negative 1.

"I said, Master, Uncle Hui, have we discussed it yet? What are you going to do next? I've been waiting for no less than ten minutes." I stood up lazily and stretched myself. Today is Sunday, so I have to hurry up. After playing this chess game, I had to go down the mountain before 10 a.m. and still catch the bus to the county town at noon.

"Oh, I remembered. I set up a trap yesterday. I have to go and see if I caught anything today. If it's too late, everything I caught will have to slip away." After saying that, Old Man Jiang stood up and said, He left Huijue behind and ran away without loyalty.

Seeing Old Man Jiang running away, Hui Jue stood up angrily and anxiously, pretending to chase Old Man Jiang. I said a little funny: "Uncle Hui, do you want to run away too?"

Compared with Old Man Jiang, Hui Jue's reactions are slower, and he is always not as fast as Old Man Jiang when it comes to taking advantage of others.

Huijue was stunned for a moment, stopped, and said to me with a blushing face: "Child, what kind of chess are you playing? Go ahead and learn. Why are you so ignorant?" After saying that, he started to do something. With an angry look, he put his hands behind his back and left.

I smiled helplessly and was too lazy to argue with these two old men. I turned around and went back to the house to tidy up, then packed a coat and prepared to go to the county town.

As soon as they reached the bamboo forest, Old Man Jiang, who had just disappeared without a trace, came out again and shouted: "Sanwa'er, when will you be back?"

"I won't go back today. I'll go directly to school tomorrow morning and go back after school is over tomorrow afternoon." I said and walked down the mountain lightly. Fortunately, there was a bus from the county town that left for the countryside at 5 o'clock in the morning. Local folks went to sell vegetables.

Although the snow scenery along the way is beautiful, the road under my feet is very muddy, but for me, it is the same. I have long been used to it.

It must have been more than 7 years since I went up the mountain. After walking a few steps, I could vaguely see the shadow of my house that was at the foot of the mountain. Just looking from a distance, I could see that the house was somewhat dilapidated. Think about it carefully. , it has been more than 4 years since my parents took their two sisters to the county seat. Can that place not be run down

It is now the winter of 1982. After this winter, I will be 15 years old. According to the agreement back then, after this winter, Old Man Jiang will take me away from the place where I was born and raised.

When we arrived at the county seat, it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon, and I could see my dad picking me up at the station from a distance.

At that time, communication was not so convenient, and my dad couldn't tell which weekend I would go to the county, so he would go to the station around 2 o'clock every weekend to check, because I usually took the 12 noon train.

After getting out of the car, my dad looked at me and grinned, then ran over quickly and hugged me: "Sanwa'er, are you hungry? You haven't been back for two weeks. Guess you are here today?" You have to come back, your mother made a vegetable pot for you at home, it's hot."

"Yeah, I'm hungry." I nodded, and my mouth watered as soon as I heard the vegetarian pot. I ate too much meat in the mountains and it was very boring. I can just eat and talk about it when I get home. I like to eat hot vegetables in winter, and my mother Just make me a vegetable pot of my own invention.

"Baby, it's quite edible. It's almost as tall as me." My dad hugged me, very happy, and wanted to rub my head as usual, but found that it was no longer that easy. .

Since last year, my height has grown rapidly. I was only 15 years old. Old Man Jiang measured me on the mountain and I was already 1.74 meters tall.

As soon as we got home, our second sister who saw us from far away on the balcony came out to greet me. She looked at me and smiled happily. She wanted to hug me, but thinking that she was getting older, she finally patted me on my clothes. of ash.

My mother didn't have any scruples. As soon as she came out, she rubbed my face vigorously and said, "My son is coming back today."

"Mom, why is the canteen not open today?" I saw from a distance that the canteen at my house was not open today, so I asked strangely.

"Our business is doing well now! Your dad is also thinking about opening a clothing store in the most popular place in the county. He has to go to Chengdu to purchase goods. I will guard this small shop. What's the point if it doesn't open for a day? I think you will be there today. You have to come back." My mother said cheerfully, pulling me into the room and pressing me in front of the table.

There is a pot of red and spicy soup base simmering on the table, surrounded by many cut vegetarian vegetables. The soup base is my mother's own hot pot recipe. It is spicy and fragrant, but not irritating at all. .

As soon as I sat down, I picked up my chopsticks without being polite and threw potato slices and lotus root slices into the pot. My second sister got up and filled a big bowl of hot rice, which my mother cooked. I took a big bite of the pickles.

Just like that, the three of them sat next to each other with smiles on their faces, watching me eating alone. I was used to this, so I picked up a perfectly hot potato slice and ate it while asking, "Mom, my eldest sister will be eating this year." Will you come back for the New Year?”

My eldest sister took the college entrance examination last year and got into Beijing Medical College. My eldest sister's grades were really good. She was the top scorer in last year's college entrance examination. Her grades were good enough to go to Peking University, but she insisted on going to Beijing Medical College. That was her dream since she was a child. .

"Why don't you reply? I just received a letter from her the day before yesterday, saying that she will come back early during the Spring Festival this year. She told you to wait for her to come back and not leave until after the Spring Festival." My mother said with a smile, but I noticed that her eyes were red.

I don’t know if I can leave after the Spring Festival, but I can clearly feel that the atmosphere at home has suddenly changed. As the 15-year-old agreement gets closer and closer, this matter has almost become the most unacceptable thing in my family. things to mention.

I didn’t want to talk about this, so I quickly dug a few big mouthfuls of rice into my mouth, pretending to be vague and asked: "Second sister, you will take the college entrance examination in two years. Which school are you planning to go to?"

The second sister's grades are also very good, not much worse than the eldest sister. I am also very concerned about where she can go. It would be best in Beijing where the three of us can get together. Old Man Jiang means to take me first. Going to Beijing.

"I'm undecided. I like liberal arts. I'll go to a school in Beijing when the time comes." Apparently the second sister has the same thoughts as me. Everyone in my family knows that I have to go to Beijing first after I turn 15.

I don’t know what will happen after I go there, or what I have to do, but my parents always feel more at ease when my two sisters are in Beijing.

"Look, don't talk about these things, it's the life of our third child! He has to do big things." My father lit a cigarette and said to my mother.

"Yes, life at home is getting better now. Even in the county, everyone is at a good level. All thanks to Master Jiang. It's actually a blessing for Sanwa'er to follow him." My mother is easy to be sentimental. She sheds tears at the same time and is reluctant to give up. But he encouraged me.

I immersed myself in eating, and I couldn't tell what it was like. The evening when my family moved four and a half years ago came to my mind again. I tried my best not to think about it, and chatted for a few times before I shifted my attention. .

Before I knew it, I had eaten three large bowls of rice. My second sister sighed: "Brother, you are really good at eating. You have to eat a small pot of rice every time."

"Second sister, you don't understand. People who practice consume a lot and need a lot. If we don't eat more, how can we replenish it?" I said simply. In fact, the reason is complicated. In short, If you get involved in cultivation and martial arts, the money you spend on food is like water.

I always suspect that Old Man Jiang likes to live in the mountains to hunt game and save money on food.

"Yes, yes, my brother is a cultivator now, not an ordinary person like us. I think he will become a spiritual disciple in two years." My second sister smiled, with a deep dimple on her face.

I was quite modest and said, "It's still early to achieve positive results. I don't dare to think about it. I don't dare to think about it."

"You can really achieve success and become a real rice cook. Haha..." My second sister was so happy that I put down my chopsticks and pinched her face. The two siblings got into a fight.

My dad looked at me with a smile, but my mom slapped her thigh and said, "Looking at it this way, there is someone in the village who must be practicing cultivation."

When my mother said this, I was stunned.