I
still remember that a blind and handsome Taoist priest in white adopted me when
I was in love with thrush.
It was the most ordinary morning.
He stopped by me and asked me if I wanted to join him.
Why not?
I took his outstretched hand and became his eyes from then on.
The Taoist priest’s name is Tang Ziqing.
I don’t have a name.
He said that my voice was more beautiful than eloquent.
So I had a name, when I was twelve years old.
The Taoist Priest was very poor. He had only one bundle, in which there was only a change of clothes, and the rest were all instruments. I don’t know any
magic weapons.
He patiently led me to recognize them one by one.
I remember their names and usage in one go.
He touched my head and said with a smile on his lips, “It’s so clever.”
I looked up at him, thinking that if he could see, his eyes would be the gentlest in the world.
He was very sensitive to my mood changes and asked me what was wrong.
I didn’t dare to say for fear of making him sad, so I changed the question.
“I wonder, are there really ghosts in the world?”
“Yes, it is born in the heart.”
“Does the Taoist have it in his heart?”
He paused for a moment, then said softly, “Yes.”
At that moment, I felt endless sadness and pain around him.
I regret asking this question, but I don’t know how to remedy it.
The deep pain only filled the air for a moment and dissipated as he got up.
He lowered his head and asked me, “Are you hungry? Let’s go to the town to buy some food.”
Nodding my head, I suddenly realized that he couldn’t see and quickly added “good.”.
Then I took his hand and showed him the way. It was not far
from the tea stall on the side of the plank road to Luomei Town. We walked slowly and arrived after about two cups of tea.
Luomei town is very lively.
We arrived at noon, and there were a lot of people coming and going.
I took the Taoist priest to stop at a stall selling steamed bun, three steamed bun and three cents.
I ate two and he only ate one.
I asked him if he was hungry?
He said he didn’t want to eat.
I didn’t understand what he said, but I didn’t force him to eat two steamed bun.
Because we’re poor. When
he took out the money, I saw that there was little left in the small money bag.
We’re going to stay on the street, I think.
However, the Taoist seemed not worried at all.
He finished his steamed bun and asked me to take him southeast.
I said why are we going there?
He said to save people.
I wonder, save who?
He said he didn’t know.
Fine. In the southeast
of Luomei Town, there is a big house, Chen Mansion. It looks
like a family with power and influence.
“Here?”
The Taoist nodded.
The doorman saw us standing at the door and came down to ask us what we were doing. He was
very polite and did not look down on us because of poverty.
The Taoist said, “I have come to relieve the disaster.” As soon as
the doorman’s face changed, he asked the other one to hurry into the house to inform him.
Chen Fu’s young son fell into a coma for many days, the doctor was at a loss what to do, and the half immortal invited was also a waste of money.
The whole house was filled with gloom.
The housekeeper welcomed us into the hall. Master
Chen and his wife couldn’t wait to ask the Taoist what they had seen and how to crack it.
The Taoist first calmed their emotions in a gentle voice, and then asked about the whole thing.
Xiao Chen’s son was precocious. When he was young, he read many poems and books. His articles were amazing and talented, but he was not interested in fame, especially in painting and calligraphy.
Not long ago, I got a landscape map, but I was so crazy that I locked myself in my room and didn’t eat or drink for several days. When
the servant was forced to open the door, he realized that he was unconscious with the painting in his arms. When he
got to the bedroom, he realized that it was true, and he still held the painting in his arms and refused to let go.
The Taoist took out the dream.
It is a thin incense, purple, burning when the smell makes people feel warm and comfortable.
Then he pulled out a piece of paper, put it in a silver bowl of water, and put it on top of it. Without any support, he stood up without falling down. Master
Chen and his wife, as well as all the servants, thought it was amazing, including me.
The Taoist priest pinched a trick and sat down cross-legged.
We held our breath and waited. When the
dream burns out, the paper is on fire, which is a blue and purple flame. The first
time I saw a fire of this color, I was surprised.
The Taoist then stood up and asked me to pass him the water.
I watched his long, white, finger-boned hands dip in the water and sprinkle it around the bed.
His solemn look made me feel that he was like a God of compassion for all living beings, who was not stained with fine dust, but also saved all living beings.
At that time, I didn’t understand it, but I felt that my heart had been purified.
“Your son will wake up tomorrow.” Master
Chen and his wife were overjoyed and repeatedly said they wanted to thank us.
The Taoist said that it was not too late to talk about these when Mr. Chen woke up tomorrow.
The next day, Xiao Chen really woke up.
Master Chen prepared a thank-you gift of one hundred taels of gold.
The Taoist priest only asked for two gold and asked for some precautions, then he took me away.
I don’t understand.
We are so poor, shouldn’t we have more money?
The Taoist priest stopped and taught me, “When you have too much money, it becomes a burden.”. If we had so much gold on our backs, would we be able to walk as leisurely as we do now?
I thought about it, too much gold will be very heavy, and people will be afraid to miss it on the way, so it must be very tired to walk.
“What the Taoist says is true.”
“It’s really easy to understand.” He touched my head. “Now let’s go and buy some clothes.”
“Yes, yes.” The woman who
sells clothes is very nice. She praises me for my beautiful appearance. I will not be a beauty in the future.
I was very happy to hear it and turned to look at him.
He stood aside, smiling gently, and did not interrupt.
I feel a pain in my heart.
Aunt probably saw that the atmosphere was not right, so she turned the topic to clothes and listed several pieces for me to choose.
“What color does the Taoist like?”
He didn’t expect me to ask him. He was a little surprised and then smiled. “Just choose what you like.”
I said, “What color do you like?”
He felt a little helpless, but he gave in and said, “Blue.”
I chose an aqua blue skirt and put it on. The aunt behind me said it was very suitable for me. She also gave me a hairpin.
But I can’t pin my hair. When my aunt knew it, she patiently taught me how to simply comb my hair in a bun, and then put the hairpin on for me.
I quietly pulled the aunt and wanted to ask her to teach me how to comb the Taoist bun.
Aunt did not refuse to teach me hand in hand, and I learned very quickly. When
paying, the Taoist priest gave more money, but the aunt refused.
I said, “I like you very much. If I don’t accept the money, I will be sad.”
The aunt did not refuse.
Leaving Luomei Town, I asked the Taoist where he was going now?
He said go north.
I didn’t ask where he was going. I just thought he was going to save someone again.
The farther north we went, the higher the mountain was, and the trees were flourishing. We came to a mountain.
The Taoist raised his head, and I also raised my head, only to see clouds and mists winding around the top of the mountain, like a fairyland.
If only he could see it, I thought again.
“Let’s go.”
“Are we looking for fairies here?” “Immortals can’t be found,”
he laughed. “They can only be met by fate.”
“How do you save up for fate?”
The Taoist priest could not help laughing. “Do you really want to see the immortal?”
“Yes, very much.”
I want to ask him for a pair of eyes.
“Just do good deeds, and I believe there will be a day.”
So I’ve been waiting for that day.
The mountain road was not easy to walk, so I led him very carefully. When we were resting
on the road, we met a lame woodcutter who asked us where we were going.
The Taoist said he didn’t know.
The woodcutter was stupefied for a moment, and then said that the nearest village could not be reached until he had crossed the mountain. It was already late, so he might as well go to his house to rest his feet first, and then go tomorrow.
I was actually a little afraid, because the woodcutter looked a little fierce, so kind to invite us to his house, I was afraid of murder for money.
Unexpectedly, the Taoist promised very neatly, and I pulled the corner of his clothes.
He patted my hand to reassure me, and then said to the woodcutter, “Thank you.”.
I had to lead the way.
The farmhouse is not big, but it is neat. In addition to the woodcutter, there was an old woman with a kind face in
the house. When I saw her kind appearance, most of my fear disappeared.
The old woman asked after us and marveled at what we had seen and heard along the way. After hearing about the son of the Chen family, the old woman suddenly looked embarrassed.
The Taoist heard the hesitation in her words and said in a gentle voice that he would try his best to relieve her worries so that she would not have to worry.
The old woman finally sighed and began to speak with some sobs.
She had two sons, the eldest was drafted into the army, and the youngest was born disabled, so he stayed. In the first few years,
the eldest son still sent letters, but in the next few years, the news was cut off, and he could not find out even if he asked someone to inquire.
She wanted to ask the Taoist to calculate whether he was alive or dead.
The Taoist asked about the eight characters of his birthday and began to make divination. I couldn’t understand
the divinatory symbols, so the Taoist priest shook his head after the deduction.
The old woman cried bitterly on the woodcutter.
The Taoist said he could call back the spirits.
The old woman thanked him with tears in her eyes.
When the moon rose in Dongshan, the Taoist priest took out his mind from the bundle. It was a disc similar to the shape of Sinan. It was probably the texture of jade. The color was like the tender grass in early spring. It was shining in the moonlight.
The Taoist took out the red line and circled it around, then tied the remaining red lines to the wrists of the grandmother and the woodcutter respectively.
“When the moon is in the middle of the sky, he will fall asleep.” When
I was in the middle of it, I couldn’t resist the sleepiness and fell asleep. When I woke up the
next morning, I was lying in bed.
Pushing open the door, I saw the Taoist priest sitting at the table, and the old woman was carrying porridge on the table. When
the Taoist Priest heard this, he turned his head to me and said, “Are you awake?”? Come and have some porridge, and we’ll leave in a moment.
I sat down and saw that the old woman looked much more relaxed than yesterday, as if she had finished a worry. I think yesterday was very smooth.
Before leaving, she and the woodcutter thanked us a thousand times and gave us some dry food.
The Taoist Priest did not refuse. After we thanked him, we accepted it and set off. It was late autumn when we
arrived in Anhe County. Along the way,
the Taoist lived by telling people’s fortunes and selling some amulets, while I ran errands for him to collect money.
The Taoist priest didn’t meet a predestined person all the way, so he didn’t use any magic weapon to go out.
I asked the Taoist, what would happen if all the instruments in the bundle were used up?
The Taoist priest said that this meant that his way was almost finished. Then
I asked, “So what if it’s finished?”? He
said he would be feathered after the repair.
I didn’t understand the meaning of feathering, so I asked again.
The Taoist said gently that it was the realization of heaven and earth that led to chaos.
I just thought it would be a long time later.
Anhe County is surrounded by mountains and rivers with beautiful scenery.
We went to the ferry by boat, and there were a lot of merchants coming and going.
I jumped onto the dock first, then reached out to the Taoist, and he jumped up with my strength.
I held his hand, warm, unlike my cold hand, a little reluctant to let go for a moment.
He also noticed my cold hands and asked me if I was too cold and if I wanted to buy an extra cotton-padded coat. I
know I don’t have much money, so I don’t need it.
“Taoist, if you hold me like this, it will be very warm.”
He froze for a moment, then smiled and held my hand. As
it was getting late, we found a cheaper inn for accommodation. When I was eating noodles
in the lobby, I heard the people at the next table chatting.
They said that Liu Fu’s young lady was pitiful, her fiance eloped with others, and she could not afford to fall ill. As
I listened, I kept an eye on him and asked the Taoist in a low voice, “Is this a predestined person?”?
The Taoist priest gave me half of the eggs in the bowl, which I had just given him secretly.
My face turned red.
The Taoist did not say anything, but said, “Tomorrow we’ll go and see each other and we’ll know.”
The next day, we had breakfast and went to Liu Fu. After explaining the purpose of our visit, they welcomed us in.
Liu Fu is different from the rich atmosphere of Chen Fu, but deep and serene, graceful and restrained in the south of the Yangtze River and the spirit of poetry and books. The Taoist priest of Miss
Liu’s boudoir could not go in, so I did it for her.
This time I want to use a pair of wooden scissors, the color of which is like Red Bean, the texture of which is like jade, and the tentacles are warm. Before
I went in, the Taoist priest covered me with a piece of cloth. He said that this piece of cloth was called Jianling. When I opened my eyes after
covering them, I saw another scene in front of me.
I saw the spirit of all things. Miss
Liu lies on the bed is only the body, her three souls and seven souls do not know where to go.
I saw a woman crying over a letter behind a screen. I went over to her and asked, “Miss Liu?”
She heard my voice and looked up at me.
Dai frowned slightly, with tears in her almond eyes, she was as sad as the crabapple in the light rain of late spring.
This is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life. “My brother Ziheng..”
she sobbed. He actually left me.. Then he
bowed his head and began to cry.
I haven’t said anything yet.
See a gust of wind, and more than a soul.
“If you cry, you know how to cry. Why do you do this for a man?” Liu’s eyebrows stood on end, his almond eyes were wide open, and he looked like he hated iron.
I looked back and forth, and the two did look exactly alike.
“Well, Miss Liu?”
Both of you looked up at me at the same time.
“Where did the little sister come from?” Asked
the shrewish one.
“Master Liu has asked us to treat you.”
“What do you call it?”
“Just call me Weizhen.”
“I’m Liu Ruwan. You look younger than me. Just call me sister.”
“Sister Liu.”
“Come, let’s sit down and talk.”
The thing is that the Liu family and the Zhou family are family friends, and the two families have decided to marry each other.
Liu Ruwan is a famous beauty, while Zhou Ziheng is a talented young man.
Everyone said it was a match made in heaven, and so did Liu Ruwan.
But Zhou Ziheng had no love for her, just treated her as a sister, and loved someone else, so he wanted to break off the marriage several times, but was beaten back by Master Zhou.
Seeing that the wedding day was approaching, Zhou Ziheng, unwilling to drag on, wrote a petition letter to Liu Ruwan and eloped with his sweetheart.
Liu Ruwan couldn’t stand the blow, so he couldn’t afford to get sick. Some of the
three souls went to find Zhou Ziheng, some went to the place where they had stayed to see things and miss people, and some cried here.
So.. Why aren’t you sad?
“I’ve always felt that there are thousands of men in this world, and if one is gone, there’s nothing to be sad about.”
I don’t know what to say at the moment.
She looked at me and said solemnly, “Sister, don’t die or live for a man. It’s not worth it.”
I nodded and she smiled with satisfaction. I told the Taoist Priest what I
knew. The Taoist Priest said that if the three souls and seven souls were out of body for too long, there would be problems. It was better to find them all within three days.
He taught me how to retrieve and place the soul, and I practiced it a few times and mastered it. After the
soul returned to the body, Liu Ruwan woke up.
I asked her if she wanted to break her heart to Zhou Ziheng.
She hesitated for a moment and nodded.
I cut the red line tied to her index finger, and the red line disappeared at the moment it was broken, and then another red line grew slowly. Mrs.
Liu said that when Miss Liu woke up, she was much more energetic and not as sad as before.
Liu Ruwan wanted to stay with us until the New Year, and Master Liu agreed.
We stayed in the guest house. Master
Liu always went to discuss Taoism with the Taoist, so I went to find Liu Ruwan.
Liu Ruwan taught me to write embroidery, I learned very quickly, she was surprised at my talent, but also felt sorry for me.
One day she suddenly asked me happily if I would like to study medicine. She said that there was a black lady with excellent medical skills who was looking for an apprentice. So
I went. As soon as
Lady Wu saw me, she liked me very much and was satisfied with my talent, so she decided that I should be her apprentice and study medicine with her.
I asked Lady Wu why she picked me.
She said that I was different from my peers in my steadiness and dedication to studying medicine.
But the study of medicine can be as short as three years or as long as five years. As soon as
I thought that the Taoist priest would not stay in one place for too long, I was embarrassed.
Unexpectedly, the Taoist agreed to live here for a few years.
“Don’t worry about me, just study hard.”
I followed Wu Niangzi to practice medicine and saved some money, so the Taoist priest and I moved out of the willow house and rented a small courtyard to live in.
Because I was always not around the Taoist, he used the blind stick again.
The blind stick was picked by myself. The purple bamboo with the right length is covered with a layer of tung oil. The color is warm and smooth.
The Taoist also liked it very much, and my guilt was somewhat filled in my heart.
Anhe County is a place suitable for the growth of vegetation.
I planted a lot of flowers in the small yard. There are always flowers blooming all the year round. Some are fragrant and some are fragrant.
I think the Taoist can’t see these flowers, but it’s good to smell them.
Soon I reached the age of marriage, and Lady Wu gave me the gift of marriage, and all the people she invited were familiar friends.
Liu Ruwan gave me a set of acupuncture needles. Her complexion was very good, and her eyebrows and eyes were full of joy.
“Did Sister Liu meet someone?” I tried to give my guess.
She was a little surprised, and then a thin layer of clouds flew over her cheeks: “I met a young man at Nan’an Temple two days ago.”
She didn’t say much to me, and I didn’t ask, but I was very happy for her. Now that the ceremony has been
completed, I should have a real name.
The Taoist asked me if I had a favorite name, and I said yes.
Tang Zhi.
The Taoist asked me why I liked it.
I said that Fructus Aurantii is a medicinal material that I like very much. It is mild in nature, bitter in taste and non-toxic.
And it is included in many prescriptions for eye diseases. The
last sentence only rolled on the tip of my tongue and fell back into my heart.
The Taoist smiled and said that I would call you Ah Zhi from today on. As he
spoke, he picked up the box from a nearby table and handed it to me. “Ah Zhi, this is my gift to you.”
I took it and opened it, and there was an ancient medical prescription in it.
“Thank you, Taoist!”
I couldn’t be happier.
“As long as you like it.”
The Taoist smiled at me, and the spring scenery outside the window darkened in an instant.
I quickly looked away and said I would go to the kitchen to have a look.
Wu Niangzi is not only good at medicine, but also good at cooking.
“What’s the matter, hungry?” She wielded a kitchen knife to cut the tofu into thin shreds while keeping an eye on the heat in the pot.
“No, I came to see if there was anything I could do to help Master.”
Want to help? Here, wash that vegetable.
“All right.” The
days were as calm as water for three years.
Three years later, Lady Wu told me that she had nothing more to teach me, and I could finish my apprenticeship.
I was very reluctant to part with them, but Wu Niangzi said that she was getting older and could not go too far. She hoped that I could cure more people for her.
In this way, the Taoist priest and I set foot on the boat when we came, and left Anhe County in the misty rain.
I was very sad. The Taoist priest put his hand on my shoulder and said softly, “Let’s go to a convenient place and write a letter to them, shall we?”
“Mmm.”
Following the waterway, we went south to the town of Cailian.
It is famous for its lotus roots and excellent inkpad.
“How long shall we stay here?”
“What do you think of this place? Do you like it?”
“I’ve heard that it doesn’t snow in winter here, so I want to see it.”
“Well, let’s leave it until next spring.” It took
us some time to find a suitable place to stay until we ran into a casual person.
He said that his Taoist temple had a lot of empty rooms, and he could live there if he didn’t mind.
The Taoist Priest and this Xiaoyao Sanren felt like old friends at first sight and talked happily.
Fuyun Temple is located on Ruoshui Mountain near Cailian Town, with a winding path leading to a secluded spot and lush bamboo forests on both sides.
The road is not difficult to walk, and you can go up and down the mountain in an hour.
I set up a stall in the town every day, rain or shine.
At first, few people came to me, perhaps because I was young, or because I was a woman. After
treating several people, more and more people came to me, especially women. People in the
hospital will also take the initiative to discuss medical problems with me.
The owner even kindly gave me a place to sit in.
I was very grateful to the owner of the museum. I wanted to thank him for something. The owner of the museum waved his hand and said that it was a simple task. The owner of the
museum is quite insightful in the treatment of eye diseases, and he is not stingy to give advice. I have learned a lot, but I still feel that it is not enough.
He said that there was an old miraculous doctor living near Guanhe Ting in the neighboring town, and that there was no eye disease that could not be cured by him. The road
to Guanheting is very difficult to walk, and it takes half a day to go there once, so you can’t go back and forth on the same day.
I lied to the Taoist priest that I was going to collect herbs, but he never suspected it. After hearing my purpose,
the old doctor only asked me to go back and see how the Taoist priest’s eyes were.
If I really can’t cure him, I’ll find him again. On the way
back, it suddenly began to rain heavily, and I hurried to the nearest pavilion to Ruoshui Mountain to shelter from the rain.
I didn’t expect the Taoist to wait for me in the pavilion.
“I think you should have left your umbrella. I’ll pick you up here so that you can get less rain.”
He took out his veil from his sleeve and tried to wipe the rain from my face, but his hand fell on my shoulder. As soon as
he was stunned, I smiled, reached out to take his hand, and moved up to my forehead.
“Taoist Priest, Tzu Tzu has been growing taller for a long time.”
“Yes, my Weizhen has grown taller.” Smiling,
he wiped the rain off my face with his veil.
I looked up at him slightly. The
years had been so kind to him that they had not left any marks on his face. He was still the same as when he first met, but calmer and warmer.
In the rustling rain, I heard my heart beating so warmly and rapidly.
But he didn’t know anything about it. He turned his head and asked me, “The rain is a little lighter. Shall we go?”
“Mmm.”
I didn’t dare to make a sound for fear that he would recognize my difference.
He reached for the cane and I pressed it down.
He was puzzled.
“When the road is slippery on a rainy day, where can I use a blind cane?”
He hesitated, and I immediately reached out and took his hand. “Is my hand cold?”
“It’s okay.”
“That’s good.” I opened the other umbrella he had prepared for me. “Let’s go.”
I walked on the steps slightly higher than him and led him slowly.
His hands were warm and callous-free, and his long fingers were well-proportioned and comfortable to hold. The
rain pattered on the bamboo leaves, obviously not quiet, but I seem to be able to hear his breath and breath in my heart. I
didn’t dare to look at him, so I had to concentrate on the steps to calm myself down.
“Ah Zhi.”
“Hmm?”
“Your hands are burning a little. Is there something wrong with them?”
The Taoist stopped and was a step shorter than me, just as tall as me.
His face was very clear in front of my eyes, the rain splashed on the umbrella jumped, the thin drops of water fell on his eyebrows, and the thin reddish lips were under the white silk covering his eyes.
My breath stagnated, and he was unconscious, just looking concerned.
“Why don’t you speak?” He spoke in a tight voice.
I, I.. I don’t feel any discomfort. My hands are burning, probably because the weather is getting hotter. I was afraid he wouldn’t believe me, so I immediately changed the subject and said, “It’s getting late. Let’s go back to the Taoist temple quickly.”
“Good.” By the time I
got to the Taoist temple, the rain had stopped. I shook off my umbrella and collected the rainwater under the eaves. Then I went to the kitchen to cook some warm soup to dispel the cold. When the
soup reached the bottom, the Taoist priest put the bowl aside and said to me, “On the left side of the shelf is a copy of Lao Zi Xiang Er Zhu. Can you read it to me?”
“Mmm.”
I lit the lamp and read slowly. If you
don’t see what you want, your mind will not be confused. Do not want to see, such as do not see, do not make the heart. If one moves to admonish oneself, that is, the Tao has gone and returned, the mind is confused, and the Tao has gone.
He listened with fascination, and I read until the moonlight came into the window.
“It’s time to rest. I’ll read the rest tomorrow, okay?”
The Taoist smiled and said, “You sound like you’re trying to coax a playful child who won’t sleep.”
“Will you do it for me?”
“I dare not disobey what Tang Fu has said.”
I wanted to smile, but my eyes touched his eyes and the smile sank again. How do
I open my mouth?
Probably because I was depressed and caught in the rain, I had a headache and cough the next day, thinking that I should have caught a cold.
The Taoist priest stood outside the door and knocked.
“Ah Chi, are you not feeling well?”
I coughed twice and lost my voice.
“I think I’ve caught a cold. It doesn’t matter. I’ll be better tomorrow.” There was a moment of silence
outside the door, and then there was a sound again.
I.. Can you come in?
I was stunned for a moment, then struggled to get up and looked at my room. Fortunately, it was not messy, and there was nothing on the road.
“Yes, come in.”
He pushed open the door, and the blind stick came in first. The morning light covered him with a pale yellow halo. I was stunned for a moment.
“On the left?”
Hmm? Oh, right, right, left. Then
I couldn’t help coughing again.
He frowned and asked me, “Is it serious?”
“It’s okay. I don’t have any other symptoms except a cough that sounds scary.”
He sat groping on the edge of the bed and reached for my forehead. I stopped him and said, “It’s all right.”
“Don’t move.”
I had no choice but to put down my hand, and his fingertips reached over and touched my cheek, like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water, before they stagnated on my forehead.
When there was nothing, my heart suddenly beat like a hammer.
“I’m a little feverish,” he said, withdrawing his hand and leaning over me. “Do you have any decoction to cure it?”
I thought for a moment: “Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang, take three coins of Ephedra, three coins of peeled apricot kernel, two coins of honey-fried licorice root, and six coins of broken gypsum wrapped in brocade, and boil it for an hour.”
He nodded and asked me where the medicine was.
I told him the positions one by one, and he got up and went.
Dazed, I fell asleep, half asleep and half awake, feeling that someone was calling my name.
“Ah Zhi.”
“Hmm?”
“Just now I knocked at the door, but you didn’t answer, so I came in without permission.”
I opened my eyes and saw him standing three steps away from me, with porridge in his hand, and smiled.
“You didn’t come in without permission.”
“What?”
I’m really confused. How can I say such a thing.
I mean.. Is there porridge in the bowl? I’m just a little hungry. Instead of
pursuing my nonsense, he just handed me the porridge.
“The medicine is almost finished. Just wait a minute.”
“Good.” After eating
a bowl of porridge, the medicine was ready, and a piece of sugar came with the medicine.
“I’m not three years old.”
“If you don’t like it..” As he spoke, he was about to close his open palm.
“Eh, I want it.” Halfway through the
medicine, I heard someone outside calling me, “Doctor Tang, Doctor Tang?”
I choked and quickly drank the remaining half bowl without taking the sugar.
“Aunt Wei, I’m here.”
“Oh, Doctor Tang, how is your illness?” Aunt Wei came in with a basket of eggs. When she saw the Taoist, she was stunned. “Who is this?”
“Poor Taoist Tang Tzu-ching.”
“Oh, it’s Doctor Tang’s brother.” She greeted the Taoist with a smile.
The Taoist did not deny it, but nodded to say hello.
She sat down warmly on the bed and put the eggs aside.
“I went to the hospital to look for you, but Dr. King said you didn’t go. I thought maybe you were sick, so I brought this basket of eggs.”
“Auntie, I’m very grateful to you for coming to see me. I can’t have this egg.”
“Oh, I have a lot of eggs in my house. These are nothing. Don’t mind not accepting them.”
This.. I thank my aunt.
“Thank you or not.” I knew what she was going to say as soon as
she changed the subject, but I didn’t have time to stop her. What do you think of the second son of Lin I mentioned
last time? But you still like it? I’m not talking nonsense. Lin Er’s son has a solid family background, is well-educated and intelligent, and has a bright future.
She talked a lot about the merits of Lin Er’s son, and then turned to ask the Taoist, “Taoist Tang, what do you think of this brother-in-law?”
I followed him. He opened his lips and said, “Ah Zhi, if you like it, there’s nothing wrong with it.”
That’s good, but it’s cold in my heart.
I forced a smile.
“Auntie, I don’t want to get married right now. You’ve worked hard to find out for me. I see it’s getting late, so I won’t keep you.”
“Oh, that’s all right. Doctor Tang, you don’t look very well. You’d better have a good rest. I’ll go first.”
Seeing Aunt Wei off, we had nothing to say for a moment, and each other was silent.
“What Aunt Wei said just now is not a bad thing. If you like the second son of Lin..”
“I’m sleepy.” I interrupted him in a cold voice.
He closed his mouth and said in a gentle voice, “Good.”
We were cold for a few days, and we were at peace with each other.
It was a sunny day, and a woman came to me and asked me to talk in a place where there were few people.
I saw that she had something difficult to say, and when I saw that the sky was getting dark, I said to her, “Wait a minute.” When I finished, several people in line talked to her alone.
She took me to a secluded place and hesitated for a long time before saying that it was a matter of children.
She has been married for many years and has never had a son. It is useless to seek many folk prescriptions. I heard that I have excellent medical skills, so I want to ask if there is any way.
I frowned, but asked her in a gentle voice, “Do you have no son or no child?”
She choked. “I’m sorry, I can’t help you,” I
said coldly.
“Miraculous Doctor of Tang, Miraculous Doctor of Tang..” She grabbed my sleeve and knelt on the ground crying bitterly. “I had two daughters, but her father threw them to death when they were born, and then I never got pregnant again.” He said, “If I don’t bear any more children, I will divorce and marry someone else.”
“Doctor Tang, you’re a woman, too. Please help me!”
“I can’t help you.”
I pulled out my sleeve and walked out quickly.
Back to the Taoist temple, I still feel that the tone is blocked in my heart, neither up nor down.
The Taoist asked me what was wrong.
I didn’t want to upset him, so I slowed down and said it was all right.
He didn’t ask.
I just didn’t expect her to block me at the foot of the mountain, so I could only pretend to be invisible.
She didn’t do anything out of the ordinary, but looked at me so imploringly. It
‘s been like this for days.
I couldn’t resist, so I had to ask the Taoist. When
the Taoist priest heard this, he only said, “The healer is benevolent. You might as well look at it first and then discuss it.”
I led her to the Taoist temple.
I examined her pulse carefully, and found that she was in good health and had no hidden disease of infertility. I
remembered a strange thing I had heard before, so I asked the Taoist to take a look for her.
The Taoist asked her about the situation in detail, hesitated for a moment, and then said to her, “I have been wronged, so I have no children.”
That.. Then this injustice may be redressed.
“There are two ways: one is to cross over, and the other is to destroy the soul.” The Taoist said slowly, “To cross over will enable him to ascend to the realm of bliss early, and to destroy his soul will enable him to lose his soul and not enter the cycle of reincarnation.”
“Cross over! Cross over!”
“It can be as short as three years or as long as ten.”
She hesitated for a moment, but chose to cross over. “I can’t hurt them again,” she said sadly.
“Taoist, can I give you the money for the ritual in a few days?”
“You don’t have to. You and I are destined. We don’t need to be paid.”
“Thank you, thank you.” She slowly turned and walked out of the door
as if she had something on her mind.
I suddenly stopped her and said to her, “a woman doesn’t have to live by a man. If you don’t mind, would you come and help me?”
She paused, smiled at me, and left without saying a word.
I feel a little uneasy, and I have been restless these days. The
women in line chatted, and a few words fell into my ears.
Have you heard? The daughter-in-law of the eldest of the Chen family jumped into the river the day before yesterday and committed suicide.
“Huh?”? What’s wrong
“What else can you do? Because you can’t have a son.”
“I heard that it was the two daughters who were crushed to death by the elder Chen who stopped them from giving birth to their son.”
“Oh, Amitabha, Amitabha..”
My heart sank.
That day, I left very early, trying to escape from this man-eating place.
I climbed up the Fuyun Temple with one breath.
At that time, the sun was much brighter and softer. When I opened the door, the light fell on the Taoist priest who watered the flowers.
This is a double-petal jasmine brought from Anhe County. It has adapted well here and has produced several buds. When
the Taoist priest heard the noise, he turned his head and smiled at me. “Ah Chi is back?”
“Yes, I’m back.” The breath in
my heart went out for a long time.
“I heard today that she committed suicide.”
I didn’t say his name, but he knew it.
I don’t understand.. Is the only meaning of a woman to bear a son?
“Of course not. It’s the way of the world that binds women.”
He reached out to touch my eyebrows, and his long, warm hand pushed away the knot between my eyebrows.
“Don’t be sad, Ah Zhi, you are a bird flying out.”
I reached out to hold his hand, and a force rushed out of my heart.
“I want thousands of birds to fly in the world.”
He was stunned, then smiled and said, “I believe you.”
On the day he crossed over, I set up an altar for him.
“The Imperial Decree of the Supreme, exceeding your lonely soul, ghosts and all, four lives touch the grace.”
He took out a jade plate, filled it with clear water, wrote the eight characters of the birthdays of the two dead daughters on the amulet, burned them with fire and extinguished them in the water, which turned black.
The jade plate was placed in the morning sun, and when the water became clear, the souls of the dead were released.
8
You can … Pray for her?
“She is a blessed person. Suffering in this life, wealth in the next. You don’t have to worry.”
“Good.” I nodded, relieved.
I looked up at the sun.
“It’s still early. I’m going to buy some wine. Shall we have a few drinks today?”
He nodded his head.
“Be careful on the way.”
Lotus brewed with sweet osmanthus and honey lotus root is a major flavor of the town of picking lotus. Under
the moonlight, the bamboo forest outside the wall of the Taoist temple is shadowy.
I can’t drink, and so can he, but he’s much more restrained than I am.
Drunken eyes dim, bound in his eyes in the white silk in the moonlight is particularly conspicuous.
“Your eyes..” I reached out to pull off the white silk.
He leaned back slightly and turned his head away from my hand.
“Ah Zhi, you’re a little drunk.”
I nodded.
“I know, I’m five points drunk, but I’m still sober.”
I stood up on the stone table and put one hand on his shoulder and the other on his face.
“Let me see your eyes.”
He frowned and reached for my wrist, trying to pull it away.
“Tang Chi, you are out of line.”
But I did not move and stubbornly said, “Let me look at your eyes.”
“Tang Zhi.”
「…… Please.
I don’t want to cry, but when the wine comes up, the tears can’t stop falling.
He paused and said with resignation, “Good.” At
this point, I was suddenly afraid again. What
if his eyes are really not cured by medicine?
I don’t have the answer, but in any case, I have to look at it first.
I pressed my trembling hand and untied the white silk. Under the
white silk were the closed eyes, and after the eyelashes trembled, they opened their eyes, revealing white pupils that were not focused.
Is the worst possible outcome.
I was silent for a moment.
“Did I scare you?”
“No, it’s nice.”
I couldn’t help touching his eyelashes with my hand and kissing him gently between his eyebrows and eyes.
He froze there.
Tang Tzu-ching, I don’t practice Taoism, and I’m not afraid of gods and Buddhas. If there is God’s punishment for loving you, I will be happy.
This sentence has been covered in my heart, dare not say, dare not ask.
But how long can I hide?
Ten years, twenty years, all the way to death.
I can’t do it. There was only one magic weapon he had with him when he
met me.
I can’t watch him grow in front of my eyes. I didn’t know what feathering was
before.
Now I get it.
That’s death. After
he froze, he suddenly stood up, pushed me away, and brought down half a pot of lotus wine left on the table.
“Tang Zhi!”! Are you crazy?
“I didn’t.” I pressed him. “Are you going to hate me from now on?”
He could not speak, but dropped a sentence: “No, Tang Zhi, no.”
He stumbled to the bedroom and knocked down the pot of double jasmine.
The jasmine broke on the ground, and it began to rain, pulling me out of this absurd dream.
I stood in the rain for half a night, and my heart was as cold as ice.
The next day I had a fever, and I was so confused that I always dreamed of the past.
One is the first time, one is in Anhe County, broken dreams intertwined, but without exception, he is.
When I was in a daze, I felt someone’s warm hand on my forehead, changed my cold veil five or six times, and wrapped something around my hand.
I had a premonition of something, so I grabbed the man and refused to let go.
But the eyelids were too heavy to lift.
I woke up three days later, holding the robe he had taken off, and Tang Ziqing had disappeared.
He left me a string of beads and a letter. There was only one sentence in the
letter, saying that he would come back to see me when the beads were broken.
Eighty-one beads, which I could not break, cut or burn, could only be worn on my wrist three times.
I want to look for him, but the world is boundless, I am afraid that I can not find him, but also afraid that he will not see me when he comes back. I stopped
consulting for a few days and went to see the old doctor.
The old doctor said that his time was coming, but he had not found anyone to pass on his medical skills.
I said that if I didn’t mind being a woman, I would like to study hard.
He smiled. “What’s the difference between a woman and a man?” He died in a sleep after three months of study
with the old doctor.
According to my will, I buried him by the plum tree, next to the wild crane.
As I cured more and more people, I became more and more famous, and even some people traveled thousands of miles to find me.
I write medical books while treating diseases.
One is a book on the treatment of eye diseases, and the other is the prevention and treatment of common diseases of women.
The Taoist temple became the Tang’s Medical Hall, where I taught medicine to women.
From the first three or five people to fifty or sixty people.
They took the medical books I compiled and passed them on.
I know it’s hard for birds to fly, but I think there will be a day when thousands of birds rush to the sky. There is no snow in the winter
of Cailian Town, but the cold wind is so fierce that the bamboo forest rustles.
I sometimes listen to it all night.
Lunar New Year’s Eve, thousands of lights are bright and firecrackers are heard one after another.
Some students asked me to go to her home for the Spring Festival, but I declined euphemistically.
Take a pot of wine to his bedroom, sit in his usual place, and write to him while drinking. When he was drunk
, he fell asleep on the table.
On the second day, he put away his nonsense, pretended that nothing had happened, and began to fill in the gaps in medical books. I spent four years in
such a Lunar New Year’s Eve.
One day, the wife of a wealthy merchant in a neighboring town gave birth in the middle of the night, and her servant knocked on my door.
I hurriedly gathered my things and followed him into the carriage. When we
passed Wanhugang, three men rushed down from the dark forest and stopped our carriage to rob us. Trembling with fear, the
servant said shakily, “Heroes, my mistress is about to give birth and has sent me for a doctor. I don’t have any money with me. Please spare us..”
The man kicked him away, and after plundering him, he told him to leave the carriage and me and get out of here.
He ran away in a hurry.
I clenched the powder in my hand, which sprinkled on other people’s eyes and made them blind for a moment.
Three people gathered around, I raised the powder, they immediately bent down to cover their eyes, a mess. One of them slashed at me with
a machete, one of which almost hit me on the neck, but I avoided it in time and only cut off a strand of my hair.
I took advantage of the chaos to escape, and they chased after me. The moonlight
tonight is unspeakably dim.
I ran in a panic and did not know where I ran into. I tripped over a branch and fell down the hillside. When
I got up, there was a sharp pain in my wrist, probably cut by a stone.
I scrubbed and began to climb up the slope, hearing someone calling my name in the distance, and the faint light of the torch.
It was the servant who had gone to look for someone. Instead of riding in a carriage,
we rode on horseback.
It’s been delayed for some time, but it’s not too late.
Ma’am, mother and child are safe.
Master Wang rewarded me with a large sum of money. After I stayed overnight, he sent a group of people to take me back to the Taoist temple. When
I went back to the Taoist temple and dressed the wound again, I found that the string of beads was missing.
Just as I was thinking about when to go to Wanhugang to find it, the door was pushed open.
“Tang Zhi?” The voice trembled out of shape, and the man was in a mess.
“I’m here.” I immediately went up to meet him and reached out to take his hand. “I’m here.”
He reached out and touched my face to make sure I was safe before he calmed down his rapid breathing.
“I’m glad you’re all right.” He pulled back his hand, stepped back a few steps, and resumed his cold and polite manner. “That.. Then I’ll go first.
I took his arm.
“Aren’t you going to ask me how I’ve been these four years?”
“No need.”
“But I want to ask, I want to ask you how you’ve been these four years. Did someone study for you, someone warm your food, or someone add clothes to you?”
He was silent.
And.. Have you ever missed me?
“If you don’t answer me, I’ll take that as your acquiescence.” I approached him slowly and reached for his hand.
Tang Tzu-ching, do you know how I got through every day of these years? I miss you day and night.. I missed you
“Will you not leave me, please..”
My forehead was on his shoulder, and tears fell to the ground drop by drop. With a shiver and a long sigh,
he turned and hugged me.
“Ah Chi, don’t cry.”
“I’m not crying. It’s raining.” It began to rain
outside the door. The spring rain came late, but it was the rain that all things expected.
[Side Story: Tang Ziqing’s Perspective]
1
I am Tang Ziqing.
The eighty-one beads turned one hundred and twenty times, and the night became dark, but it was no different from the day for me. If you
don’t see what you want, your mind will not be confused. Do not want to see, such as do not see, do not make the heart. If you move to admonish yourself, that is, the Tao goes and returns, the mind is confused, and the Tao goes..
Tang Zhi’s voice rang in my ears again.
I let out a long breath and wrapped up the beads and put them on.
Hands stroked the table, and the corners of the table were scratched with fine scratches, totaling 1520 strokes. Every day I
leave Fuyun Temple is on this table.
And in every stroke, there is the shadow of Tang Zhi.
A vague, slightly tall and thin shadow.
The shadow slowly lengthened and became clear from the height of my shoulder, when I didn’t know it.
Remembering the first encounter, it was a disastrous year. After months of scorching sun,
many prefectures and counties had no harvest and suffered from famine.
I go to Pingzhou, where the market is no longer just selling things, but also selling people.
A withered hand took hold of my hem and begged me to buy a girl.
The girl crisply called me “Taoist Priest.”. For
no reason, I paid to take her away.
Since then, my life has a scale, no longer day and night, only by cold and warm to distinguish the season and I do not know how many times I have been reincarnated.
I named the girl without a name.
Two people hand in hand, along the way through several mountains and rivers. In the days when I stayed
in Anhe County, I was peaceful and quiet, and in a twinkling of an eye, I reached the age of maturity.
But in my heart there is no real feeling, I still feel that Weizhen is the little girl who called me crisply, just added a name, Tang Zhi.
Because a Zhi is very busy studying medicine, I don’t get along with her much. I just meet her in the morning and evening to say hello.
A Zhi made some flowers and plants and put them in the yard, and I would take care of them when I had nothing to do.
Those flowers and plants are easy to feed. They blossom all the year round, and their fragrance is strong or weak.
I asked Ah Zhi why he brought these flowers back.
A Zhi said, because the fragrance of flowers can be smelled.
At that moment, the warmth flowing into my heart was accompanied by the fragrance of flowers and spring.
A Zhi finished his apprenticeship.
We set foot on the way to leave again, and then stopped in the town of Cailian. The summer
in Cailian Town is very long, with continuous rain in spring and no snow in winter.
A Zhi is very busy at the medical center at the foot of the mountain. He has to collect herbs and ask for medical advice. Sometimes he can’t come back until the next day.
When it was raining, I remembered that she didn’t bring an umbrella, so I took an umbrella and waited for her at the foot of the mountain.
When I wiped the rain for her like before, I only touched her shoulder.
At that moment, I had a real sense of her growing up, and she had grown into a doctor Tang Zhi who saved the world. The medicinal fragrance of
a Zhi’s body mixed with the wet rain wrapped me in it. The thought of
“men and women are different” suddenly fell into my mind, so that when Ah Zhi wanted to lead me to explore the way for me as usual, I hesitated.
When her hand came up, I realized very clearly that it was not a girl’s hand.
It is long, with a thin cocoon that is not worn, soft and warm.
Heartbeat mixed in the rustling rain, I tried not to think, but the palm of the hand is more and more hot.
I tried to break the silence by opening my mouth, but it backfired.
In the moment of silence, my heart beat like a drum, afraid of being noticed. I breathed a sigh of relief when the
conversation ended in a hurry, but the fragrance of the medicine still lingered on the tip of my nose, so that I was restless.
A Zhi recited the Taoist Sutra to me, and every word came to my ears, but it was not a motto that came to my heart.
The Buddha said, “Love and desire are like holding a torch against the wind, and you will be in danger of burning your hands.”
I don’t understand Buddhism, but this sentence is inexplicably remembered in my heart, and at this time it comes out inexplicably. Aunt
Wei came to the door and said that she had a good man to match.
My heart suddenly seemed to be twisted up and stuffed in my throat, unable to go up or down. Aunt
Wei asked me how I felt? Only
then did he realize that he had nothing to do with Tang Zhi, that he was not a brother, that he was not a good match.
I can only endure that emotion and say steadily that Ah Zhi likes it. In the days that followed,
this mood did not decrease but increased, knocking at the door of the heart day and night.
Until the glass of wine, until Tang Zhi’s kiss fell down.
My heart began to collapse, and the remaining clear mind made me pull back from the precipice.
I can’t, and I shouldn’t.
No matter from what point of view, I am not Ah Zhi’s lover.
I can’t stay in the temple anymore. There are only two instruments left in
his arms, one is “connecting the heart,” and the other is “removing the dust.”.
Connecting the heart is two strings of flowing beads that respond to each other. If the wearing party has the disaster of blood and light, the two strings of flowing beads will be broken together.
Dust is a hairpin, after the hairpin will be able to no desire in the heart, forget feelings in the matter, in order to reach the heart.
Master once told me that I have spiritual roots, and as long as I have enough experience, I will be able to become an immortal and live a long life. The day
when the magic weapon is used up is the day when I become an immortal. I didn’t know what to do with them when I
took them.
Now understand, but no longer want to become immortal, because the world has people who can not give up. How is
that man doing now? Before the
thought fell down, the beads on the wrist were scattered on the ground. Frightened and frightened,
I stumbled out of the door and tripped over the chair, which attracted the Lord of the Dustless Temple.
Lord Guan stopped me and said, “How can I go to a neighboring county in the middle of the night?”?
I said, what difference does it make to me, day or night?
The Lord was silent and brought an old horse, saying that he knew how to go and asked me to take care of myself.
I do not know how long, I returned to the foot of the mountain, pick up the steps, because of the hurry to fall down countless times and climb up again. When I knocked at the door
with trembling hands, I was afraid that there would be no answer inside. When
Ah Zhi’s warm breath fell on my hand, my heart fell back heavily.
Soon, I began to regret my recklessness. I shouldn’t have come.
But Ah Zhi pulled me, and at that moment my determination to leave was defeated. The rain
that day was not heavy, and every drop fell on my heart.
[Side Story]
1
“If Sister Wan opens it in person.”
Seeing a word is like looking at a face, and I think it is a thought. I was overjoyed to hear that my sister had given birth to Liner, and I attached a medicine bag embroidered by me, a sachet, a peace charm drawn by Tzu-ching, and some special products. Tzu-ching and
I have decided to settle down in the town of Tselian, where there are ten miles of lotus flowers, winter without snow, and summer with a long rainy season. My hospital is doing very well, and my neighbors are very supportive. In short, everything is going well. You don’t have to worry about me.
“I wish you endless blessings, Tang Zhi.” When I
finished, I pressed it with a paperweight and put it aside.
Ziqing is watering the pot of jasmine.
It was strange that the flower opened its bud in his hand.
I leaned against the door and watched him work on the flowers.
“See what?”
“Looking at you.” The tips of
his ears are a little red.
“Don’t talk nonsense.” As soon as I
was told by him, I thought of what I had written when I was drunk in Lunar New Year’s Eve.
“I really have some nonsense here. It was written a long time ago. Do you want to listen to it?”
“What?”
I answered him and went back to my room to look through the box.
“I Lunar New Year’s Eve what I wrote when I was drunk.”
The word was so messy that I had a hard time recognizing it.
“Tang Tzu-ching, I miss you so much. Why did you leave me alone?”
“Tang Tzu-ching, you bastard.”
“Tang Tzu-ching, I miss you so much.”
Now his ears are red.
“Don’t read it.”
I accepted good advice and said, “What does Taoist Tang want to say?”
“No.”
“Tang Daochang, if you water it again, that potted flower will drown.” With a pause in his hand,
he bent down to pick up the potted flower and put it in a sunny place to dry.
“I’ll do it.” I took the flowerpot.
“Is the letter finished?”
“Well, I’ve finished it. I’ll let Xiao Lu take it over tomorrow.”
“What does it say?”
“I wrote about the customs of Tselian, and about us.”
In spring, the sunshine is warm and the fragrance of flowers is warm.
I put my head on his lap and read him a poem.
Deep flower branches, shallow flower branches, when deep and shallow flower branches alternate, the flower branches are difficult to look like Yi. Wushan is high, Wushan is low, the evening rain is drizzling, Lang does not return, and the empty house is alone.
“What is this?”
“Long Love,”
he said with some frustration: “What poetry are you reading?”
I flipped through the title of the book and it turned out to be a nameless book.
“I took it at random. Do you want to change it?”
「…… You go on reading. The night of parting from the
Red Chamber is melancholy, and the incense lamp is half rolled with tassels. When the waning moon goes out, beauty and tears. The lute has golden green feathers, and the warbler whispers on the string. Advise me to come home early. The green window looks like a flower.
He pressed down the book in my hand.
“Forget it, let’s change it.”
“But I want to sleep.”
“Good.” He put his hand over my eyes.
“Read me something, or I won’t be able to sleep.”
“Do you listen to the Taoist scriptures?”
“Listen.”
At that time, the Lord of Heaven, who saved the suffering, covered all the realms of the ten directions. He always uses his divine power to rescue all sentient beings, so that they can get away from the wrong path.
He read it slowly, and I gradually fell asleep.
When I woke up, he was not there, and I panicked, afraid that he would leave me alone again. Looking
around for him, I was a little devastated.
“Ah Chi?”
“Where have you been?” I ran two or three steps and threw myself into his arms.
He put his arms around me and patted me soothingly on the back. “Don’t be afraid.”
“I didn’t.”
“Then why are you crying again?” He took my face in his hands and gently wiped my tears.
“No crying.”
“Well, it’s raining.” The wet rain of
spring is dissipated by the hot sun of summer. The small courtyard of
the Taoist temple is covered with books and clothes to remove the smell of mildew.
I brushed my clothes and found a robe that he had left in my hand when he left me.
“Why did you leave then?” The man who was
spreading out the books quieted down and said softly, “Because I don’t want to keep you, I always thought you should have a better match.”
“Ziqing, no one is better to me than you.”
“I know.” He looked up and smiled at me.
Then he lowered his head to deal with the books again, and I went over and took his hand.
“I’m serious. I felt that way many years ago, until now.”
He stopped and reached out to touch my eyes.
“I know, Ah Zhi, I know everything.”
I turned my head and saw my young disciple, Liang Hsiao-chun, standing in the door with his back to me and a stack of books in his arms.
“Do what?”
I stood up frankly, but Ziqing was a little embarrassed. Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of his ears turning a little red.
“When I was going through the cabinet, I found a locked box, so I brought it to Master.”
She handed me a wooden box, not big, with simple patterns, but I had never seen it before, so she showed it to Ziqing.
He took it over and said that it was locked with the word “go to the dust,” and that it was the last piece of magic.
Shijun, what is a magic weapon? Can I see it?
“I can’t. I’ve lost the key.” He patted Xiaochun on the head. “Go and put it back in its original position. There’s a Luban lock on the shelf. You can play with that.”
“Good!”
“Zi Qing..”
“Hmm?”
“When did you lock it up?”
“The day I leave you.”
I smiled and kissed him on the lips. Startled,
he pressed my hand.
“What are you doing in broad daylight?”
“Not even kiss my husband?”
“Ah Zhi!” After seeing the doctor,
I was stuffed with a handful of lotus flowers and lotus pods. I took them back to the Taoist temple and put them in a bottle. Then I peeled the lotus seeds from the lotus pods and cooked porridge tomorrow.
Ziqing broke the tender green coat of the lotus seed with a slender hand like jade, separated the lotus seed to take the heart of the lotus seed, and put the two separately on both sides.
I was fascinated. He knocked on the table.
“Don’t be lazy.”
“How do you know I’m slacking off?”
“I can hear it, and don’t look at me.”
“All right.”
I accepted good advice and lowered my head to peel lotus seeds, and soon relapsed.
He said helplessly, “Why don’t you go and see your little disciple?”
“Today is a ten-day holiday. She didn’t come.”
“Well, what time is it?”
“Shen Shi.”
“Why did you come back so early today?”
“Want to come back and cook something delicious for you. How about it? Are you hungry?”
“Well, I’m hungry.”
I happily cooked three dishes and one soup.
Well, it’s not good.
“Or..” I’d better go and buy something else.
“I’ll try it,” he said, nodding. “I’ll get something else.”
Then he comforted me, “It is common for people to have their strengths and weaknesses.”
Anyway, he swallowed it, and I was happy again.
“Would you like to buy some wine?”
“Don’t.”
“Why?”
“No, there is no reason.” He didn’t agree with
me for a long time. Let’s
wait until Lunar New Year’s Eve. Lunar New Year’s Eve always drinks.
Who knew that he would not allow me to drink at Lunar New Year’s Eve.
I stood up and said, “Why can’t I drink Lunar New Year’s Eve?”
「…… You get drunk too easily.
“I only drink a little.”
“No..”
I gagged him and kissed him for a long time.
“Tang Tao-chang, if you say no again, I’ll do it again.”
He covered his mouth. “Only one drink.”
I drank two cups secretly, and my brain was dizzy. When I woke up
the next day, I was already in bed. Ziqing complained to me and sternly ordered me not to touch the wine again.
I don’t know why. He held out the palm I had bitten. Well
, I’ll never drink again.
One day, I found an ancient book in the market, on which I wrote how people who were born with white eyes could see again. Holding back the ecstasy in my heart,
I pretended to be light and asked him if he wanted to try.
Unexpectedly, he just smiled faintly and said, “Ah Zhi, I wasn’t born with white eyes.”
“When I was eight years old, my brother hated me for being more precocious than he was. He also hated me for sparing Master’s love for him, so he cast an evil spell on me.” When I
heard this, I was stunned, and my heart was filled with heartache, and I hated the so-called Elder Martial Brother.
“What about him? What happened to him?”
“Elder Martial Brother was bitten back by an evil spell and grew old overnight.” He took my hand and comforted me instead. “You once asked me if I had a ghost in my heart, and I said yes.”. At that time I still had my hatred for my brother, but now I don’t.
“Why?”
“Because of you.”
“Me?”
“Well, because of you, I understand that love is more important than hate in this world.”
I was about to cry, but he seemed to be aware of it and said softly, “Ah Zhi, don’t cry.”
I looked away. “I’m not crying.”
“Ah Zhi, smile then.”
I looked at him and touched his eyes with great care.
“No matter when and where, I will always be your eyes.”
He was stunned, then reached out to hold the back of my neck, bowed his head and kissed me on the lips.
For a long time, he let go of me and said softly, “Ah Zhi, meeting you is a blessing in my life.”
(End)
Author: Wild Record
No.: YXX1pQQ9X1JCYYYEP4niNAJ0 Chunyi
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the passing away of the beauty: Remembering the time when
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