“...... Bang la blah. ”

The rain beat against the roof tiles, gathered, and flowed down the eaves,

The wind with some moisture, through the gap by the window, blows into the house from time to time,

The room was lit with dim incandescent lamps, swaying with the light, swaying slightly with the wind, shaking the shadows of the people under the lamps.

“...... Lian Ge, did that Zen Master of the Void solve the confusion in his heart at the end?"

Standing in front of the window, looking out the window, Lian Ge was talking to Gu Xiaoying on the phone.

The windows were fogged by rain, and through the windows, the courtyard of the temple was outside.

In the courtyard, the rainwater flowing from under the eaves washed towards the edge of the courtyard, and the trees on the edge of the yard swayed with the wind that carried the rain, rolling down a few fallen leaves from time to time.

Farther away, in the village below the mountain, the lights that were still on looked hazy in the rainy night.

The sound of the dense rain adds a bit of silence to this night.

"It depends on what his confusion is. ”

Lian Ge looked at the rain outside the window and answered.

On the other end of the phone, Gu Xiaoying heard what she said, thoughtfully,

“...... I hope he will solve his confusion and see what he wants to see. ”

There was some silence, and on the other end of the phone, Gu Xiaoying said with her chin propped up.

Hearing this, looking out the window, in the rainy night in the distance, in the village under the mountain, Lian Ge smiled slightly.

......

"Squeak, squeak, squeak......"

Squatting on Lian Ge's shoulder, the mouse turned his head, looked out the window, looked into the room again, and called twice.

"Lian Ge, what did the guinea pig say...... I guess if it says it's hungry. ”

On the other end of the phone, Gu Xiaoying heard the voice and said loudly.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak......"

The mouse stood on its forelimbs and barked twice,

"It says you're right. ”

Lian Ge heard this, smiled, and said.

......

“...... Lian Ge, are you still in that temple?"

Outside the window, it was still raining, and the rain was beating on the roof tiles, and there were some small sounds.

Turning around, Lian Ge moved his steps and walked towards the bed,

“...... The sound of rain hitting the tiles has a very quiet feeling. ”

On the other end of the phone, Gu Xiaoying was lying on the bed, holding her chin and saying,

Listening to Gu Xiaoying's words, Lian Ge smiled slightly, sat down on the edge of the bed, and then looked at the rain flowing from under the eaves outside the window.

“...... However, it should stop tomorrow morning, otherwise it will delay Lian Ge's trip. ”

"It will stop. ”

Looking at the rain outside the window, Lian Ge responded.

......

“...... Lian Ge, it's almost New Year's Day, are you coming back?"

On the other end of the phone, Gu Xiaoying was lying on her stomach, holding her chin, and asked,

said, before Lian Ge could reply, Gu Xiaoying sat up again,

"If I don't have a holiday, I'll come to you and stay with you for three days. ”

Gu Xiaoying said with interest,

“...... Gu Xiaoying, what are you doing when you don't sleep in the middle of the night!"

On the other end of the phone, outside Gu Xiaoying's house, Gu's mother's voice rang,

"Call your son-in-law. ”

Gu Xiaoying shouted outside the house, and the living room was quiet,

“...... Then Xiaoge, let's talk to Xiaoying......"

shouted into the house again, and Gu's mother walked away again.

“...... Hmph, Lian Ge, did you hear it, naked discrimination, your mother-in-law bullied me!"

Gu Xiaoying snorted twice, turned her head, and said to Lian Ge on the other end of the phone.

Hearing this, Lian Ge smiled slightly, but did not respond.

"By the way, you haven't answered what I said just now, I'll come to you on New Year's Day, and I'll walk with you for three days. ”

Holding her chin, Gu Xiaoying said again,

"Okay. ”

Lian Ge smiled and responded,

“...... Then I'll look at the time...... There is still a week to go, and it is only New Year's Day. ”

Lying on the bed, Gu Xiaoying said,

"Ah......hh It feels like it's going to be a long time, and I'm thinking about it now. ”

"If you could, you could do it. Lian Ge smiled and said.

“...... Lian Ge, you bully me. ”

Gu Xiaoying said angrily,

"No. ”

“...... Coax me!"

......

The sound of words sounded in the room, and Lian Ge and Gu Xiaoying were talking a little, tired of it.

......

After a long time, I ended the phone call with Gu Xiaoying,

The house was quiet again, except for the sound of the breeze and rain outside, lapping on the eaves of the roof and the branches and leaves of the trees.

Feel free to put your phone to the side and look into the room again.

In the house, the furnishings are simple, only a bed, and a cabinet,

"Sleep. ”

Retracting his gaze, Lian Ge waved his hand and extinguished the lights in the room,

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, carrying mana, and cultivating.

Beside him, the mouse turned his head, looked again, and curled up beside him, lying down.

......

Outside the window, the night is getting darker, and the rain beating against the roof is getting smaller.

......

"Tweet ......"

The next day, early in the morning,

After the rain, the breeze with some moisture disturbed the branches and leaves, and the water droplets on the branches and leaves slipped from the leaves from time to time.

The birds that landed among the branches and leaves leaped lightly, and from time to time they cried,

In the yard, there was water on the ground, and the fallen leaves rolled up from the trees last night were scattered in the yard, sticking to the damp soil,

The rising sun shines downward, reflecting the droplets of water on the branches and leaves, and the light of the water on the ground.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak......"

Lian Ge, who woke up from his sleep, stood up, and the little mouse curled up on his stomach also followed up on Lian Ge's shoulders again, standing on his forelimbs, and screamed twice.

Turning his gaze and glancing at the guinea pig, Lian Ge smiled slightly,

Retracting his gaze and moving his steps, Lian Ge waved his hand and walked towards the door.

Behind him, the futon he had taken out of the cupboard last night was folded back and returned to the cupboard.

"Crunch ......"

Pulling open the somewhat old door, Lian Ge stepped out of the room.

......

Walked to the still damp courtyard, looked at the courtyard, and then through the open hall door next to the courtyard, and looked at the tablets standing in the main hall.

"Sorry. ”

Retracting his gaze, Lian Ge spoke, driving the mana, and waved his hand again,

Turning around, Lian Ge walked towards the outside of the temple,

Behind him, a gust of wind rose from the edge of the courtyard, rolled up and stuck in the yard, and the scattered fallen leaves converged towards the roots of the trees, piled up into a pile, and the breeze subsided again.

......

Stepping out of the temple gate, and then looking at the temple,

Lian Ge retracted his gaze,

"Let's go. ”

"Squeak, squeak, squeak......"

With that, Lian Ge moved his steps again, and walked down the winding path that had been trampled out of the hillside.

The mouse turned its head, looked around, and barked twice,

Mixed with the sound of words, the cries of mice,

A man and a mouse gradually drifted away, and behind him, the temple, and several tombs behind the temple, also gradually disappeared.

......

"Bang...... Smack. ”

Wearing boots and carrying a plastic bag with wax paper money in it, the old farmer stepped on a somewhat muddy winding path and walked towards the top of the mountain.

Walking to the gate of the temple on the top of the mountain, the old farmer hesitated, did not enter the temple gate, carried the incense wax paper money, bypassed the temple gate, walked along the courtyard wall, and walked towards the back of the temple.

......

“...... A few masters, I'm here to see you, it rained last night, I'll come and take a look. ”

The old farmer carried the incense wax paper money, stopped in front of the tomb behind the temple, and put down the incense wax paper money.

First he took out the incense and candles and lit them, and then put them in front of the grave, and then took out the incense, and after lighting them, he made a gesture.

After inserting the incense, he took the paper money again, gathered around a pile, and burned it.

“...... In the past, several masters watched me grow up, get married and have a baby, and now my baby is also going to have a child, it is Yuan Sheng, when he was young, it was skinny, and a few masters still remember......"

While talking, the old farmer burned the paper,

After another pause, the old peasant stood up and looked around,

After picking up a handful of paper money, lighting it on the wax that had been burning, he took the paper money and walked a few steps to the side of several graves.

“...... A few of the master's neighbors, I'll give you these...... I'm sorry for you, take care of a few more masters. ”

As he spoke, the old peasant took the paper money again, and a new pile of paper money was set up not far from several graves.

Not far away, on the branch holding the tree, the new buds trembled slightly with the breeze.