Chapter 73
From then on, we walked back to the temple in silence until we left our respective rooms, and never said a word again. Although I don’t know why, looking at Namo’s appearance, the dusty past must have been not beautiful, so even a hint of coolness could be seen in our eyes as unconventional as Namo.
I looked at Namo who was gradually disappearing in the dark with some worries. After a while, I returned to my monk's room. After a few days of wind and dining in the open, even if I could use the "dust cleaning technique" to clean up and down, I could not escape the discomfort in my heart. So I took the basin and fed some water outside. After washing it briefly, I took off my coat and slowly climbed onto the bed.
Lying in bed, I should be sleepy, after all, I had been running around in the morning before, but it was better in the afternoon, but staying in the Sutra Library to read books is just using brain power. If Brother Shu and the others were on a whim, they would ask me questions when I was having dinner today, that would be impossible. They should also ask for dinner tomorrow at the latest. But for some reason, they were much harder today than usual, but they were not very calm, as if they had forgotten something.
I racked my brains and thought for a long time, and just when I had given up thinking and was about to fall asleep, I suddenly sat up in shock - I had never read the letter Shen Fuqing left to me!
Thinking of this, I immediately stood up, and with the moonlight, I walked to Mu Shi who was hanging her clothes in a daze. After pondering for a while, I took out a paper envelope from the slanted pocket in my wide sleeve. Because it took some years, the edge of the paper was still yellowed. I hesitated a little, and it took a long time to lit the candle by the bed, groped and took a handful of books to peel it, and then cut it open with a touch.
I stretched out my fingers and carefully pulled out the letter, and then placed the envelope on the three-cornered incense table beside it. The letter paper was well preserved, and the wrinkles in the middle were extremely obvious. Speaking of this, I had to insert a mouth - to be honest, I am not familiar with Shen Fuqing, and the only bridge I met with was Xiao Ge, and there was nothing else.
To be more specific, I have only met him once. The reason why I still remember him is because whether it was the first time I heard about him for the first time or the first time I met him, he gave me the impression of being a person with a high personality charm - he is courageous and decisive in his work; he is unreservedly trusting the brothers in the village; he is a cunning person, with high means, reasonable but not despised. All these things. But I... I am not really mean to myself, I am a little clever, but the chess game is like a battlefield. After playing several games with Gan Yu in succession, she always said that I was naive and that I would suffer losses when I went outside. Even because of this, my plan to go out was stranded.
The talent in the formation is better, but I can't stand my lazy nature. When it comes to "righteousness", I am a cold and ruthless person, even my parents can forget it. Now there are only two vague figures in my mind. Sister Jun and others said this is a good thing and advised me not to worry about it, but I don't agree - think about it carefully, if you treat someone as a treasure, he can forget you all and do it all, and it will be a bad thing for anyone. I don't know if I am too bland or... a poor memory?
I smiled and could recite the Buddhist scriptures. If I really had the intention, how could I not remember them?
I casually shook the letter paper in my hand. After spreading it out, I was a little surprised on the face of the original mocking Feng Nongyue. There was only one sentence written on the letter, and the pen was sloppy. From the words, I could vaguely detect that the wrist of the person who wrote the letter was weak, so that the words that were written were not touching. If I had guessed correctly, Chen Fuqing should have been too long when he wrote this letter. And under the corrosion of time, the words and seals became a little shallow.
And that sentence is also very simple - I hope you will take care of it. After reading it, I subconsciously wanted to laugh, but I stopped it the next second. Chen Fuqing is smart and sophisticated. Since he wrote this envelope specifically before leaving, he must have his intention.
From a literal perspective, do you just hope that everything will be fine? But this seems a bit deliberate, and... I only left this letter to me alone. I calmed my face, but my brows were still frowning. However, after thinking for a long time, I could only give up and fell asleep with doubts.
As a result, I woke up at five o'clock the next day, and then I no longer felt sleepy. I held my body up slightly, looked at the sky outside the window, then I took the clothes hanging on the wooden mat, and after dressing it neatly, I went out to fetch a basin of water. After washing it briefly, I went straight to the kitchen and prepared to cook.
Because it was late autumn and the day was still a little dark during the fifth day, I was careful when walking. I rushed to the kitchen behind the dining hall. I found a few candles from the room with some carelessness, and then I lit them with a tiny spark before I prepared to go to the fire to make rice.
After everything was almost done, it was already five o'clock in the morning and the sky outside gradually became brighter. He got up and blew out the candles, and quickly moved the pot of porridge to the outside dining hall. Then he slowly served a bowl of porridge, and after it was blown slowly, he prepared to drink the porridge.
As soon as I took a sip, I heard a noisy sound outside the door. When I looked up, I found that it was rare for them to encounter one piece. As a result... When they saw me, they looked disappointed. I frowned and wanted to question. However, before I could speak, I saw that they had already started singing and reconciling:
"Brother! Didn't you cook this morning?"
"Xiao Ge, you just met him. Don't you know his virtue?"
"Yes, Xiao Ge! Let's come earlier next time, so that it's not too comfortable to use breakfast."
...
I pulled my mouth. If Xiao Ge had just spoken, I could comfort myself that he had asked it out by accident, but later the obvious teasing on his face was too obvious, but I could not tolerate myself like this. I endured it, but I barely remained calm. After drinking the porridge in the bowl, I pointed to the bowls and chopsticks on the square table next to me in an understatement: "The bowls and chopsticks are all there, please... I've finished eating."
Namo had no vision, and of course it was also possible that he was intentional: "Don't you eat it anymore? There are still many in the pot."
I smiled and ignored him, turned to look at Brother Shu who was drinking porridge beside me and asked, "Are you still reading books in the Sutra Library today?"
Brother Shu frowned when he heard this: "Namo told me that today is in the pavilion... I will teach you some life-saving skills so that when you encounter special circumstances, you will not be blinded by the darkness." I nodded, then honestly nestled in my original seat, watching everyone silently eat breakfast.
The atmosphere on the table was as harmonious as ever, and it was always aimless nonsense. But it took me a long time to get the topic.
Sister Gan Yu smiled at me first, and then asked in confusion: "Why are you getting up so early today? In the past, you always dragged it until the last one to get up?" I curled my lips: "I thought about something last night and I slept a little late."
Everyone was stunned, and in the end, Sister Jun took the lead and teased me: "What's the matter? Could it be that our Xiaoyu finally fell in love? Tell me, have you thought of that woman?" Just when I didn't know how to deal with Sister Jun's teasing, Yu Guang suddenly saw that Brother Shu had put down his bowls and chopsticks and was about to say goodbye, so he said hello with great eyes and followed Brother Shu out of the vegetarian hall with kindness.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!