"Tweet ......"

"Sassy ......"

The breeze passed through the dense forest, and the sound of insects and birds mingled with the sound of branches and leaves shaking,

On the branches and leaves, the dew that has not yet dissipated gently trembled, and from time to time it slipped from the leaves, dripping on the dead branches and leaves spread in the forest.

"Sorry. ”

In the jungle, in a mountain temple with four walls made of rocks and black tiles on top, it looks a little low and cramped.

Lian Ge stood up from the ground next to the wall and thanked the clay sculptures and some faded mountain statues sitting on the altar.

"Squeak ......"

The little mouse on the side also jumped back onto Lian Ge's shoulder, standing on his forelimbs, turning his head, looking at the altar and the statue of the mountain god in front of him.

On the altar facing the statue of the mountain god, there is an incense burner, and the incense burner is still burning, and the slightest smoke lingers upward, leaving some traces of smoke and fire on the clay statue.

The mouse didn't look at the incense, but looked at the two plates next to the incense burner, which were still fresh and fruitful.

"Why, where you live in someone's place, you still want to eat other people's things?"

Lian Ge turned his gaze, looked at the greedy guinea pig, then at the two plates of offerings, and smiled.

"Squeak!"

The mouse croaked twice, then lowered its forelimbs and turned its head to the side.

Glancing at the mouse again, Lian Ge smiled slightly, turned around,

After dusting himself and the mouse, he moved his steps and walked out of the mountain temple.

......

"Sassy ......"

And at this moment, on the winding mountain road in front of the mountain temple, a figure appeared in the distance,

He was brushing aside the branches and leaves of the bushes on the side of the road and walking towards this direction.

"You ......"

Walking to the front of the mountain temple, seeing Lian Ge walking out of the temple, the visitor couldn't help but be stunned, and then asked.

After a pause, Lian Ge turned his gaze and looked at the visitor,

This is a middle-aged man, the skin on his face is a little dark and rough, his hair is shaved very short, but it still looks a little messy, and the tip of his hair also looks a little gray.

The clothes, pants, shoes and socks on the body are all dusty, and it seems that they have not been taken care of for a long time.

On his calloused hands, he is holding a bag of apples in a white plastic bag in one hand and fragrant wax in a red plastic bag in the other.

"Passerby, I walked here last night and rested here for the night in the mountain temple. ”

Lian Ge looked at the middle-aged man, his eyes paused, he retracted his gaze, and responded.

“...... That's it," the middle-aged man looked at Lian Ge again and nodded, "That young man, you should continue to walk down this road last night, this road is the road down the mountain, and down the mountain is our village...... Although our village is not a wealthy place, it is better to find a family to spend the night than to sleep in this temple for a night. ”

When Lian Ge heard this, he smiled slightly, and didn't answer again,

“...... But also, it was dark on this big night, and it was not convenient to go down the mountain. ”

The middle-aged man shook his head, said, stepped out of the way, and continued to walk towards the mountain temple,

"Well, young man, if you wish, just wait a little longer, and when I'm done with my work, you can go down with me, and when you get down to the village, you may rest and rest before you go." ”

"That's tiring. ”

Lian Ge smiled and thanked him.

"It's out of the way, I'll have to go down in a while anyway. ”

The middle-aged man said, walked into the mountain temple, moved two more steps, and walked to the altar,

"Brother goes to this mountain temple every day to worship incense?"

In front of the Mountain Temple, Lian Ge glanced at the middle-aged man and asked in a calm tone.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man paused,

"It's been a hard time...... Sometimes I don't have time to come every other day. ”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man put the apples and wax he was holding in his hands in the empty spaces on both sides of the offering table.

"Whoa......

Untied the red plastic bag containing the incense wax, and the middle-aged man took out a pair of wax from it,

Holding one hand and the other hand, he lit the incense candle that was still burning on the original offering table, and then inserted the lighted wax into the side.

He took out a handful of incense in a plastic bag, lit the incense with a candle, and made three gestures to the idol offered on the altar, then turned around and walked to the entrance of the mountain temple.

Lian Ge glanced at the middle-aged man, took a step to the side, and got out of the way,

The middle-aged man was holding the handful of incense in both hands, standing at the mouth of the mountain temple, facing out again.

After making three incense, the man took out the three pillars from the incense, inserted them into the door of the mountain temple, turned back again, and inserted the remaining three sticks of incense into the incense burner in front of the statue.

Retracting his hand, the middle-aged man knelt down at the idol, kowtowed three times, and then got up again.

After finishing the work, the middle-aged man approached the offering table and untied the plastic bag containing the apples.

"My brother is very sincere. ”

Outside the mountain temple, Lian Ge said in a calm tone,

“...... Just asking for peace of mind. ”

The middle-aged man paused before speaking.

Hearing this, Lian Ge glanced at the middle-aged man, smiled slightly, didn't say anything more, and withdrew his gaze.

The middle-aged man first carefully picked out the fruit offering from the plate next to the incense burner, and then carefully took out the fresh apples from the bag and stacked them on the plate one by one.

"Knock ......"

And just after the last apple was put on, it didn't seem to be stable, and after the middle-aged man withdrew his hand,

The apple rolled from the top and hit the edge of the plate, scattering the whole plate from the table.

One of the apples rolled right in front of Lian Ge's feet.

......

Looking at the apple, Lian Ge paused, and took two steps to the side,

On Lian Ge's shoulder, although the mouse was greedy and looked at the apple, he stood on Lian Ge's shoulder and didn't move.

In the temple, seeing the apples scattered, the middle-aged man looked a little flustered, hurriedly squatted down and picked them up.

"Dude, it's just not stable. ”

Lian Ge glanced at the middle-aged man who was on the ground, holding his coat pocket, and hurriedly picking up the apple, turned his gaze, and said in a calm tone.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man didn't respond, and after a pause, he picked up the last apple.

......

Holding the apple in his pocket, the middle-aged man stood up again,

Standing in front of the altar, and setting the plate of the offering fruit back in order, he took the apple, and wiped it one by one with his clothes.

This time, the middle-aged man is more careful,

After wiping the apple clean, carefully place it on the plate and make sure the apple is stable, then withdraw your hand little by little.

After the last apple was also put on smoothly, the middle-aged man cautiously withdrew his hand,

Seeing that the apple didn't roll down again, the middle-aged man seemed to breathe a sigh of relief,

When he returned to the altar and bowed to the statue of the god, he hung the bag with the remaining incense wax on the wall of the temple.

Carrying the bag containing the fruit that had been replaced, he walked out of the mountain temple.

“...... Let's go down the hill, lad. ”

The middle-aged man carried the bag, walked up to Lian Ge, and said loudly,

"If you go this way, follow this road, you will go down to the bottom of the mountain. ”

While speaking, the middle-aged man led the way in front,

Lian Ge also moved his footsteps and walked down the winding mountain road.

The branches and leaves of the bushes on the roadside were lifted a little bit, and from time to time the birds that were jumping lightly in the jungle by the roadside were startled.

After walking for a while, the middle-aged man groped for an apple from the bag containing the fruit,

“...... Young man, do you eat fruit, don't look at this apple on the offering table for a few days, it is a little bad, but it is sweet like this. ”

The middle-aged man said, handing the apple to Lian Ge,

"Thank you, but I won't eat this apple, just eat it myself. Lian Ge moved his steps, smiled slightly, and shook his head.

"That's it, if my brother doesn't like to eat, I'll eat it myself. ”

The middle-aged man paused, withdrew his hand, and responded,

As he walked forward, leading the way, he ate the fruit that had been replaced.