Many reporters wandered around in Yinlong Village, and even interviewed the village head Lao Li. Everyone wants to inquire about the opening of the altar to pray for rain, and the bizarre stories in the mountains are always the most attractive.
Reporter: "Village Chief, I heard that not long ago there was a master calling the wind and rain, is this true?"
The village chief Lao Li hurriedly said: "It's not the village chief but the director, otherwise you can call me Lao Li..."
"Director Li, did someone really pray for rain at that time?"
"No, there is absolutely no such thing. As an advanced and civilized village, we have been vigilant against the rise of feudal superstition in rural areas, and strive to strengthen the construction of spiritual civilization in rural areas..." the village head said solemnly, "Every child in our village knows that green water and green mountains It is Jinshan Yinshan, and protecting the ecological environment is protecting productivity!"
The reporter admired: "It seems that the spiritual civilization construction of Yinlong Village is doing very well."
"It all depends on the concerted efforts of the villagers."
The media made inquiries in Yinlong Village to no avail. The villagers all insisted that there was no superstitious behavior, and their tone was completely different from that of the neighboring village.
Kong Shuohua and others are being held accountable by the investigation team. They must not write the matter of the Taoist girl into the report. Anyone who reads it will think that Kong Shuohua is mentally ill.
The people in the next village mentioned the rumors about the master, but they couldn’t go to Yinlong Village to identify him. In addition, Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing changed into city clothes, and the two looked like outsiders who came to play. It didn't look like a native villager at all, and it didn't arouse suspicion either.
At home, Wang Ping put the steamed fish on the table, and then put several dishes in succession, covering the table in a mighty way. She mixed the steamed bacon rice and served a bowl for Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing, and this was the official meal.
Tan Muxing took the rice bowl with both hands, and said softly, "Thank you."
Chu Qianli stared at the food for a moment, and said in surprise: "Today is so rich?"
Wang Ping said impatiently: "It's not because you showed up that day. Everyone knows that you have returned to the village. Recently, you have been crazy about delivering things at the door, and you want to ask you to go home for dinner..."
Tan Muxing looked at Chu Qianli, curious: "Are you famous in the village?"
Talking about Mu Xing, he still remembered the scene of the rainstorm. Chu Qianli was respected by the villagers, which was completely different from that in the city.
Chu Qianli said leisurely: "Our village is very small."
Wang Ping poked coolly: "Famous, of course she is famous, otherwise how could she be used to this? Have you ever seen an offering in a temple, she belongs to the one who eats offerings."
Chu Qianli muttered: "It's not a confession, it's a transaction, and I'm not a god or ghost. I'm doing things with money..."
"Okay, anyway, you can say whatever you want, and the director also got you some kind of award, saying that it was for helping to report the neighboring village Chaocai, so you can take some time to get it." Wang Ping frowned slightly, wondering, "You still pray for rain? I haven't seen you do it before?"
Talking about Mu Xing's vision drifting, as a witness who witnessed Chu Qianli's temporary crouching, he naturally knew what the truth was.
Chu Qianli blinked and said calmly, "Of course not."
Wang Ping was surprised: "Then why did I hear them say you recited mantras?"
"Exaggeration in performing arts." Chu Qianli said helplessly, "Pingping, I believe in Marxism, but I don't have Taoist beliefs. It doesn't make sense to recite Taoist mantras."
"Tsk, have you been cheated again?" Wang Ping asked puzzled, "Then how did you know it would rain and rocks fall?"
"Forget it."
"When did you count?"
"When you said that I am not as sensible as the children in the city."
Wang Ping was shocked and said, "I thought you were wandering in the mountains fishing."
Chu Qianli puffed up her cheeks and said dissatisfiedly: "It's too much, I'm seriously observing the sky!"
Tan Muxing smoothed things over: "Okay, okay."
Wang Ping was stunned: "Because you used to be in a daze in the yard all day long, and I said you went up the mountain and idled away from work... Then you were also watching the sky when you were in a daze before?"
Chu Qianli: "No, that's really being lazy."
Wang Ping: "..."
Wang Ping was deceived again, and said angrily: "That's why I said you run the train with your mouth full! You can't tell which words you say are true and which are false!"
Chu Qianli lowered her eyes, her eyes flickered slightly, and said softly: "It's very important whether it's true or not, as long as everyone is happy and things go well, it doesn't matter if it's true or not."
"But you're acting like a liar."
"Don't look like it, I am."
Chu Qianli and Wang Ping bickered back and forth, but Tan Muxing listened to their words. Hearing this, he was convinced that Wang Ping didn't know anything, and he probably didn't tell anyone about him at the same table.
She is the world's number one liar, and she thinks it doesn't matter if it's true or not, so she won't say anything that makes "everyone unhappy and things don't go well".
Because of this, since he entered the village, he pretended nothing had happened, never mentioning that sad secret.
If she didn't take the initiative to say it, he would pretend that he didn't know. He'll be with her, but he won't expose her.
After the meal, Wang Ping asked Chu Qianli to enter the house to prepare clothes and snacks for stargazing at night, while she cleaned up the dishes and went to the faucet to wash the dishes.
Tan Muxing stood by the sink at a loss, he had no job and felt uneasy, so he tentatively asked, "Shall I help wash?"
"No, you two look like you don't know how to work, and you can't wash as fast as I do." Seeing his panicked expression, Wang Ping said again, "If you are too busy, put away the tables and chairs and put them in the corner. Just do it."
The three of them had an open-air meal in the yard just now, Tan Muxing honestly moved the tables and chairs away, while Wang Ping squatted by the sink to wash the tableware, and the two of them chatted one after another.
Insects were buzzing in the grass in the distance, and running water was rushing in the yard.
While washing the dishes, Wang Ping casually said, "Why did you go back to the village with her?"
Tan Muxing was dazed, and said in a panic, "Ah, it's the summer vacation..."
"Those who can deal with her frequently are either those who have an unfortunate life, or those who yearn for her to be able to pinch and count..." Wang Ping raised her eyes and said, "Neither are you."
Tan Muxing smiled wryly: "This is a bit arbitrary? Isn't Sister Pingping very familiar with her?"
"When I met her, she was really not doing well. I was owed money when I went out to work, and I was cheated when I was looking for a job. I didn't have a high level of education, and I couldn't go back to my hometown..." Wang Ping looked indifferent, "If I hadn't met her And her grandfather, I have long wanted to hang myself with a rope, because I have no hope of doing anything anyway."
Tan Muxing was quite surprised: "Aren't you from Yinlong Village?"
"It wasn't before, but it is now, but my hometown is also a rural area, and I can't go back to the rural area. They said at the time not to fight to death, and go back to the village with them. I thought to myself that I have nothing, so come here, and then Just come!"
Tan Muxing hesitated and said: "I can't imagine Miss Pingping, you... looking for death and life?"
Wang Ping always had a bright personality and was quick to do things. She also educated Chu Qianli from time to time, which had nothing to do with being weak at all.
"People are subject to change. When I think about the past now, I feel so stupid that I would die if there was such a big deal." Wang Ping laughed at herself, "But at that time, I felt that I couldn't live anymore."
When Wang Ping first came to Yinlong Village, she was muddle-headed and unmotivated. She thought that life was gloomy, and there was no point in doing anything, and she would never succeed anyway.
Chu Qianli and Chu Yizheng didn't force her at that time, there were always people in the village delivering vegetables and food, and the three of them just cooked vegetables for nothing, spending day after day.
Chu Qianli and Chu Yizheng were always doing fortune-telling in the yard, while Wang Ping squatted beside them listening boredly, watching the grandpa and grandson compete for who would sweep the floor. Half an hour of sweeping, half a day of competition.
Wang Ping often saw people who came to visit the two masters for help. Under the influence of various reasons, she suddenly became enlightened one day, swept away the continuous depression, and seemed to be reborn.
It was a beautiful sunny day, Wang Ping felt full of strength for the first time, and the world seemed not so bad. She couldn't bear the sight of the two of them dawdling and evading labor, and took the broom with one hand and cleaned the house. She also felt that boiled vegetables were really unpalatable, so she cooked for herself that day.
She still seems to be able to do something, and is not a completely useless person.
Chu Qianli said that she was suitable for breeding work, and Chu Yilie gave her a status in the village, so she settled down in the village as a matter of course. She is indeed inexplicably good at raising animals. Raising chickens and ducks earns more than working as a part-time job. In addition, she likes the atmosphere of Yinlong Village, so she decided to settle down here.
People in Yinlong Village are in awe of Chu Yilie and Chu Qianli, but Wang Ping is not a native villager. She is still grateful for the help of the two masters, but she can understand them more deeply.
"The director and the others praised her very highly, but in fact, if you don't use her abilities, you know that she is very timid and afraid of death. She can overthrow a snake or a chicken. She is not a master at all... "Wang Ping sneered, and added, "But she does have some skills."
"Not only is she able to pinch and calculate, but she also knows it clearly in her heart. She is usually too lazy to die, but on the day her grandfather was buried, she did it herself and didn't let anyone interfere. I asked her why, and she said it was for him." Wang Ping said calmly.
Tan Muxing was taken aback.
Wang Ping shook off the water droplets on the bowls and chopsticks. She stood up and said calmly, "I don't know why you want to go back to the village with her, but she usually looks annoying as hell, but she is actually the most understanding of the world."
Chu Qianli studied numerology, so it is impossible for him to be ignorant.
"It's intentional that she makes you feel annoying, but it's also true that she makes you happy. It's just a mixture of truth and falsehood. If you understand this, you can get along well with her."
Tan Muxing's heart was touched, he lowered his gaze, and whispered: "Why did Sister Pingping tell me this?"
Wang Ping said with a smile: "Because you want to know written on your face, after entering the village you don't talk but you always listen."
Tan Muxing would not come if he was not interested. He always listened silently and learned about Chu Qianli in the past through the people around him.
Tan Muxing was silent for a long time, bowed his head and said: "...Thank you."
"Small things, you two will go watch the stars later, I'll pack up and go to bed." Wang Ping said heartily, "She also knows this, and she knows the road better than me."
Tan Muxing nodded in response.
After a while, Chu Qianli packed her things and went out. She saw Tan Muxing in the courtyard, looking around and asking, "Where's Pingping?"
"Sister Pingping said to rest."
"So early?" Chu Qianli said happily, "Let's go, let's go by ourselves!"
The two walked up the mountain path to a high place, and it didn't take long to see a flat green shade, with vast stars all over the sky, outlining a shining galaxy.
The starry sky in the village is completely different from that in the city, just like a blockbuster with special effects in a movie, as if you can have a panoramic view of the secrets of the universe.
"The field of vision is very good today, and I can see Ziwei Star." Chu Qianli said with joy, and pointed to the tablemate, "Over there is Ziwei Star, which used to be the North Star, and is now called β Ursa Minor."
Tan Muxing stared blankly at the starry sky, and asked, "The former Polaris?"
"That's right. People in ancient times thought that Ziwei Star wouldn't move, so they thought it was the Emperor Star. But everything can move, so the current Polaris is not it, and many rules in Ziwei Doushu no longer apply."
Tan Muxing's eyes were dazed: "...it sounds like Ziwei has become scientific."
"It's very scientific." Chu Qianli found that he was admiring the stars intently, and suggested, "Do you want to bring special products back?"
Tan Muxing asked suspiciously, "What other local products?"
"Take a star back."
"... Wouldn't it be picking up rocks on the ground and saying that they are fragments of meteorites?"
"Of course not, real stars on the ground." Chu Qianli took out the glass jar behind him and proudly showed him that there was a flying firefly in the jar, like a shining star in the night sky.
Tan Muxing took the glass jar in surprise: "Where did this come from?"
Chu Qianli casually pointed to the side, and thousands of sparks shone in the forest, all of which were dancing fireflies, really weaving an endless star curtain on the ground.
They are like small lights suspended among the dense leaves, floating along the narrow mountain road, and like gold powder swaying in mid-air, shining with smart and leisurely light.
The stars in the sky are like a dream, and the ground is shimmering.
Surrounded by starlight, the two quietly admired everything.
Tan Muxing looked at the fireflies in the bottle, he unscrewed the glass jar, let the light spots fly out, merged into the light stream not far away, and the bugs disappeared in an instant.
Chu Qianli looked at this scene, she hesitated: "Don't you like it?"
Tan Muxing shook his head: "No, I just feel pitiful."
Chu Qianli pondered for a few seconds, then pointed out: "The firefly can only live for more than a week. It sounds really pitiful, but it shines for a short time. Maybe I don't feel pitiful."
"In fact, it's good to appreciate its light. Why do you want to think so much?"
Tan Muxing's hand holding the glass jar trembled, and he looked up at her in disbelief, only to find that she waved off her past laughter and was not serious, but instead showed a bit embarrassed look.
Chu Qianli smiled wryly: "You're showing that expression again, or I'll cast a spell, and you forget about that, okay?"
Don't talk about Mu Xing.
She deliberately didn't return to He's house early, and deliberately didn't tell anyone, but she didn't know where he learned about it.
Tan Muxing was not the one who took the initiative to invite him. He was afraid of causing trouble to others, and if he wanted to go back to the village with her, there must be bigger news hitting him.
She can count.
Chu Qianli lowered his eyes and said softly: "It's not good as before. You can think that I am naive and unreasonable to make troubles, but don't feel sorry for me. You can be happy every day."
Tan Muxing tremblingly said: "... Is this okay?"
Chu Qianli nodded: "Very well, I learned astrology to want others to be happy and everyone to be happy. Some words will make you unhappy, so I need speaking skills. Why can't I forget it?"
Tan Muxing shook his head: "Astrology is not just about making people happy, so I can't forget it."
Chu Qianli: "You are obviously not interested in these..."
Tan Muxing forced a smile and said: "But you said that the core of astrology is growth, and painful growth is also growth. Life doesn't have only one flavor."
"I shouldn't have said so much, you memorized it all for me..." Chu Qianli complained to herself, her eyes were shining brightly, and she begged softly, "Please, forget about it."
"I will definitely study hard in the future, I will never talk nonsense again, I will not keep making outrageous demands, and I will definitely have everything moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor..." Chu Qianli promised earnestly, and wailed, "I just ask for this One thing, don’t remember it, okay? Amnesia in place, okay?”
Obviously he shouldn't have known, but he did.
Seeing her pleading miserably, Tan Muxing turned slightly sideways and shook his head firmly.
Chu Qianli didn't expect that he was usually easy to talk, but now he was so stubborn, and he was at a loss for a while.
She bowed her head in frustration: "Then what can I do to cheer you up? I am best at astrology, but you don't seem to like it very much."
"Why do you want to cheer me up?"
"Because it made you feel that way, and I don't feel like I can repay it."
Tan Muxing took a deep breath. He understood Wang Ping's words at this moment. It's not that Chu Qianli is ignorant, but when she becomes sensible, the people around her may not be able to accept it. That meant that things were beyond her control, and she had to show her true face under the laughter.
Later, he made a special trip to read the explanation of the Fool's card, and also studied the following tarot cards by the way.
She is the No. 1 magician in the Tarot. When she is in the upright position, she is self-respecting and intelligent. She can control the whole world.
Her magic faded briefly, and he shouldn't be pushing her anymore.
The magician's spellcasting is over, and it's the turn of the next priestess. Get enough information, and then calm down and be objective.
Tan Muxing stands under the stars and the moon, the night is black, the starlight is white, and the star and night are silently opposing each other in eternity. He calmed down his complex emotions in silence, and tried to soften his tone: "You don't have to pay back."
Chu Qianli was startled.
Tan Muxing smiled and said: "Although I know it, I don't believe in it, so I'm not unhappy. You said that fate can be changed, right? Isn't that okay?"
"You've seen my astrolabe, you know I don't believe it?" Tan Muxing's eyes were soft, "So don't coax me, and don't feel sorry, you still don't owe anything, so don't think about paying it back."
Chu Qianli was skeptical, he hesitated to say: "...Really?"
Tan Muxing nodded earnestly: "Well, I don't believe it. I was afraid that you would be unhappy if I said it."
Chu Qianli looked at his expression carefully, and while tilting her head, she tentatively asked: "Are you really unhappy? Then I'm going to make trouble for you?"
Tan Muxing said relaxedly: "What are you going to do?"
Chu Qianli pointed to the sky, she blinked, and said straight to the point: "I want the stars in the sky."
Tan Muxing was silent for a moment, he unscrewed the glass jar in his hand, and said decisively: "Let me help you get the stars back on the ground..."
Chu Qianli found that Tan Muxing was back to normal, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that her deskmate didn't believe in metaphysics. If he has been depressed, then she really can't think of a way.
The two talked about the matter openly and honestly, as if releasing their long-suffering emotions, talking and laughing to enjoy the scenery under the stars.
Chu Qianli said with regret: "If the stars on the ground are also let go, then I will have to think about special products again."
"Still thinking about it?" Tan Muxing smiled helplessly, "Don't look for it, your village's special product is yours, so it's barely a job."
"Are you fooling people like that?"
"Don't you always mess with homework like this?"
Chu Qianli rolled her eyes, and she discussed cunningly: "Then you know everything now, can I not do my homework in the future?"
Tan Muxing shook his head: "No, I don't believe in this, so I still have to learn, otherwise I won't go to university. Didn't you have good geography in the interview that day? You can definitely learn it well."
Chu Qianli muttered: "That's a knowledge point that only takes one or two points in the exam! It's tiring to study again!"
Talking about Mu Xing: "Come on, it will definitely be fine."
Chu Qianli was dissatisfied when she heard the words, but she was also completely relieved. Tan Muxing would say this, which meant that he was emotionally stable and did not hide his grief.
He suddenly calmed down, really convinced that he could change, but really didn't believe in all of this.
Tan Muxing even talked about how he learned about this, and the matter of being a Taoist leader and Pan Dao Assembly.
Chu Qianli said sourly: "No wonder you never let me count. It turns out that there is a master at home. Listen to him and not mine. I am useless to you."
Tan Muxing waved his hands in a panic, and explained: "No, no, I really didn't ask him to figure it out, the Taoist priest came here by himself!"
"Hmph, he ran over, can't you cover your ears?" Chu Qianli said awkwardly, "You never asked me to count."
"Ah... it's impolite to cover your ears?" Tan Muxing hesitated for a long time, seeing her unconvinced, he kindly promised, "... next time I will cover my ears."
When Chu Qianli heard this, she was satisfied, nodded and said, "That's right, don't listen to fortune-tellers' nonsense, and believe more in our astrologers who keep pace with the times!"
Tan Muxing: "?" Good guy, she is a fortune teller, and she is an astrologer.
Tan Muxing asked: "Then do you know about the Pan Dao Conference? Daoist Xu Gan said that there will be many high-level people participating, maybe you can find..."
Chu Qianli simply said: "I don't know, it's boring if I don't go."
Tan Muxing was immediately surprised: "Why?"
Chu Qianli raised his eyebrows impatiently: "I am the number one in the world, what are you going to do in the past, teach them how to count? I can help ordinary people solve their problems, but there is no need to specially teach them, right?"
"Don't believe that Taoist priest, I'm definitely the ceiling of the world, and it's better to count on me than to count on them." Chu Qianli blinked obediently, and hinted, "You give me two more clothes, and let me write two less papers, maybe I figured it out as soon as I was happy, don't worry about those unreliable people."
Talking about Mu Xing: "..."
Tan Muxing is now convinced that the magician has regained his magic, and she has returned to the omnipotent begging look, and began to make a bunch of bear children's demands, which seems to be a complete cheer up.