On the first day of the Lunar New Year, according to the custom of Chungcheng, it is to pay New Year's greetings to his parents, Wang Maoyong's parents have passed away, and going to Chungshan to worship Buddha has become his greatest wish on the first day of the new year.

Early in the morning, the second quarter moon was still shining in the cloudless sky, and the sound of firecrackers in the mountains was still rising and falling in the mountains.

"Son, you go to Shenzhen to find a job, go to the temple to worship the Buddha, the Buddha will bless you, bless you with peace and security, and you will have a successful career and make a fortune in the future. Wang Xiuhe said as he walked on the mountain beam.

"Mom, what era is it now, do you still believe in superstition, burn incense and worship Buddha?" Wang Shiyi felt a little incredible, and said with a very indifferent look.

"Son, the Buddha must not be believed, you see, on the first day of the new year every year, the people who go to Chung Mountain to worship the Buddha and pray for blessings have blocked the way up the mountain, if it doesn't work, who will come to worship?" Wang Xiuhe thought in his heart, the Buddha will definitely appear, he went up the mountain to worship the Buddha sincerely, and then let his son go out to work, and his heart was steady.

When the three of them arrived at the top of Chung Mountain, the sky was already slightly bright, and the viewing platform in front of the temple was already crowded with people and cars.

"Knock! knock!" At this time, the morning bell of the temple rang, and the melodious sound continued to echo in the valley.

As if a hint in the heart, the crowd that had been a little noisy had fallen silent, and some people had folded their hands and closed their eyes slightly, and they were praying in the four directions of south, east, west, and north.

In the melodious sound of the bell and the Buddha's singing, Wang Shiyi looked up, only to see that the temple rises from the base stone, the vermilion building is based on the mountain, surrounded by high walls, the magnificence is magnificent, on the hall of the Daxiong Treasure, there is a couplet engraved: "The east and the west are spotless, and the Van Palace and the forest and the universe return together", which makes people's hearts suddenly give birth to a solemnity.

There is a stone water pagoda on the west side of the temple, the water comes out of the stone, and a stone well has been achieved, and the monks of the temple place a melon for the worshippers to take on the stone well fence.

Wang Shiyi drank a spoonful of water and washed away the dust on his face.

Entering the main hall of the temple, the cigarette smoke curled, I heard a monk chanting Buddhist scriptures loudly, facing the golden body of the Bodhisattva, Wang Shiyi knelt down reverently, respectfully offered three pillars of sandalwood, three gods and four ghosts, he also kowtowed three rings reverently.

After worshipping the Bodhisattva enshrined in the temple, Wang Shiyi could see that his mother Xiuhe was relaxed, and that morning, he was also in a good mood, standing on the viewing platform outside the temple with a very wide view, facing the valley, and shouting "Hey" loudly.

Gu seemed to be very polite, and actually replied to him several times "Hey".

On the morning of the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, as soon as the sky was bright, Wang Shiyi got up from the bed and packed her luggage, and her mother Xiuhe had already gotten up, and made him a big bowl of noodles by the stove, and put it on the table of the Eight Immortals in the hall, which was steaming fragrantly.

"Eat early, lest Jiang Hua wait for you. Wang Xiuhe said, this is a delicious meal, there are shredded meat, eggs, and all the love and attachment of a mother.

"Mom, why didn't you make your own noodles?" asked Wang Shiyi as he picked up the noodles.

"The days are long, it's still early, the meal is early, it's easy to get hungry, it's late, I'll cook breakfast again." Wang Xiuhe leaned on the doorframe of the hall and said while watching his son eat breakfast.

Seeing that her son had almost eaten, she walked into the stove house, lifted the lid of the pot, put six cooked eggs in a plastic food bag, put them in Wang Shiyi's hands, and said to him: "Son, you have never gone far away, you should pay attention to your body outside, you take this native egg and eat it on the road." ”

Wang Shiyi took the eggs and said, "Mom, don't worry, I'm such a big person, I will take care of myself, so you don't have to worry." ”

His mother turned around abruptly, shrugging her shoulders.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Wang Shiyi knew that her mother was reluctant to leave by herself, and she was sobbing quietly.

Wang Xiuhe turned around, and a line of tears flowed from her shriveled eyes, flowing over her parched rice field-like face.

"Son, you're going to Shenzhen to work today, and my mother is really reluctant to let you go. Wang Xiuhe choked up and said.

"Mom, don't worry, I'll take leave to come back for the New Year and bring you supplements!" Wang Shiqiang said with tears in his eyes.

"You've been boarding and studying outside for so many years, and your mother hasn't noticed that you've grown taller than the door, and now you're a big man, and when you grow up, your wings will be stiff, and you're going to fly away. Wang Xiuhe seemed to be talking to herself.

"Mom, I can't fly away, I'll go back to Chung Cheng to build a big house when I earn money, and I'll take you over to live. At that time, Wang Shiyi had simple ideals.

"You're at home, this home is so warm, if you leave, this home won't be lively. Wang Xiuhe is still nagging, sighing from time to time, middle-aged, she has no power to change and affect her surroundings, and even her own fate, she can't grasp it, and all she is left with is a long sigh.

When Wang Shiyi put his bags on his back and went out, Wang Maoyong also got up, and sent his son to the hundred-year-old camphor tree at the door of his house, and said: "Wang Shiyi, you are taller than your father now, and this time you can't be like at home or outside, you have to work hard and make a name for yourself." ”

"Okay! I'll do it. Wang Shiyi said confidently.

"Son, if you encounter anything in the future, ask Jiang Hua for advice, don't be overwhelmed, he has more social experience than you. Wang Maoyong still did not forget to tell his son.

"You have time to go to Shenzhen to see your cousin Lin Yue. Wang Xiuhe came over at this time and said to his son, Lin Yue is the only son of her sister Wang Xiuyu, working in Shenzhen, Wang Xiuyu married in Chungcheng County, his husband is from the city, and he looks down on his relatives in the countryside on weekdays, so the two families rarely interact.

"We are rural people, don't go to the city. Wang Maoyong's face was a little unhappy.

Seeing her husband's face, Wang Xiuhe stopped talking.

Looking at his son's back gradually moving away, Wang Xiuhe suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Son, you want to go to Shenzhen to work, your parents won't stop you, the young people in the village have gone out to work, you are in Shenzhen, don't just care about making money, pay attention to your body." ”

Wang Shiyi turned around and replied loudly: "Dad, Mom, I know, it's cold outside in winter, don't send it away, go back, at home, you should pay attention to your body." ”

"You have to cook your own food over there, and if you are not busy during the New Year, remember to ask for leave and come back. Wang Maoyong shouted at his son's back.

"Dad, okay. Wang Shiyi replied loudly.

Looking at her son's back gradually moving away, Wang Xiuhe's eyes suddenly blurred and moistened, so she slowly raised her hand and gently wiped away the tears in her eyes with the clothes on her elbows.