I don't know how long it will take to find the silver needle mentioned by Steward Liu, but at half past six in the morning, Zhao Chensheng was already standing at the mouth of Gao Fei'er's villa.

"Chensheng, is that you?"

The kitchen window just faced the courtyard outside, and Zhao Chensheng saw a woman's figure standing on the side of the open bed rail, and he knew that it was Gao's mother when he heard the voice.

"Auntie, it's me. ”

"Wait a minute, I'll open the door for you now. After a while, Gao's mother opened the door and walked through the courtyard to open the gate.

"You kid, why don't you know how to ring the doorbell when you come, it's been a long time since you've been here, right?" Gao's mother complained.

Zhao Chensheng, who was following behind Gao's mother, said with a smile: "I just arrived for a while, today Saturday, I don't know if you didn't ring the doorbell when you got up, thinking that I would call you after waiting a while." ”

"I know you're going to play in the mountains, I've been up for a long time to cook, you wait in the living room for a while, and Fei'er washes up in the bathroom. ”

"Okay, Auntie. ”

Gao Fei'er was brushing her teeth, and when she heard the conversation between her mother and Zhao Chensheng in the living room, she quickly brushed her teeth and ran out.

"Slow down, look like a girl. Gao's mother complained with a smile and went into the kitchen.

"Chensheng, you wait a while, I'll wash my face again. Giving Zhao Chensheng a big smile, Gao Fei'er turned her head and ran back.

Zhao Chensheng smiled dumbly in his heart, and was a little moved, he knew that Fei'er liked to sleep lazy, but because she was done, she inadvertently mentioned that she wanted to go early, so she got up from the bed early in the morning.

After breakfast, under the advice of Gao's mother, Zhao Chensheng and Gao Fei'er left the community and drove to Nameless Mountain.

With the last experience, the two spent a lot less time on the road this time, and Gao Fei'er kept chatting with Zhao Chensheng along the way, perhaps it was this reason that made Zhao Chensheng feel that time passed quickly, and it didn't take long for the car to drive to the foot of the mountain.

"Shall we go to find Grandpa Liu?" asked Gao Fei'er after the car stopped in a square.

"No, there is something else to do today, let's have a chance to visit Grandpa Liu again in the future. ”

"Oh, okay. Gao Feier agreed.

Zhao Chensheng knew that Gao Fei'er was very curious about his purpose for coming to the Nameless Mountain, and on the way up the mountain, he told him the reason in detail, and after arriving at the top of the mountain, Gao Fei'er had fully understood the cause and effect.

"It's so exciting, it feels like a treasure hunt. Gao Fei'er said excitedly, then approached Zhao Chensheng and asked, "If I find it first, are you willing to give me the silver needle?"

Zhao Chensheng rubbed Fei'er's hair and said with a smile: "Don't say it's a silver needle, even if it's a diamond needle, I'm willing to do it, as long as you like it." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they had already found a silver needle.

Gao Fei'er glanced at the time and shouted, "It's almost nine o'clock, let's hurry." ”

Zhao Chensheng caught up with Gao Fei'er, who couldn't wait, took her hand, and walked along the ridge towards the location of the Taoist temple.

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"Chensheng, it seems that the chief is not in the house. Standing at the foot of the steps that used to be the entrance of the Taoist temple, Gao Fei'er bent over with her hands crossed and said.

"Well, let's go to the stone bench and rest first. ”

Zhao Chensheng helped Gao Fei'er to sit down on the stone bench, took out the thermos cup and handed it over.

"If the Daoist doesn't come back today, what should we do?"

"No," Zhao Chensheng took the thermos cup that Gao Fei'er handed back, and continued: "The Taoist Master lives in the Daoist Hall on weekdays, and it is unlikely that he will go away. ”

The early spring sun shines through the mottled branches, making people feel warm, at this time Gao Fei'er's eyes are constantly searching for the birds in the forest or from time to time, Zhao Chensheng looked at the ruins behind the house where the old man lived, thinking that it used to be the main building of the Taoist hall, and now it is overgrown with weeds, if the silver needle is still in the hands of the Taoist, then it is better to say, if it is not there, I am afraid that I will have nowhere to start.

Gao Fei'er finally saw an unknown bird landing on the dead branch of a tree, and excitedly stretched out her hand to point, wanting to call Zhao Chensheng to watch together, at this time Zhao Chensheng put his right finger to his mouth and sighed, Gao Fei'er quickly swallowed back the words that were about to be spoken.

Zhao Chensheng got up and looked behind him, and after a while, the old Taoist appeared on the rugged path carrying a bundle of dead branches, and after seeing Zhao Chensheng and them from a distance, a smile leaked out of his face.

Zhao Chensheng and Gao Fei'er greeted each other, Zhao Chensheng took the firewood from the Taoist, and said: "Daoist, your life here is too hard, if you are reluctant to this mountain, I will buy you a homestead in the town below the mountain." ”

"Yes, it's convenient to live at the bottom of the mountain, and you can walk around the mountain every day, so it's great. Gao Feier agreed.

Put the firewood in the open space outside the kitchen door, Zhao Chensheng and the Taoist walked to the stone bench and sat down, the Taoist stroked the gray beard in front of him, looked at the mountains in front of him and said: "In my life, most of the time has been spent here, at the beginning there were only the Lord and the senior brother and the second senior brother, although I did not worship under the door of the master, just a miscellaneous person, but everyone is like a family, after finishing the work on weekdays, I sit on the side and watch the two senior brothers meditate, When I practiced, I sometimes learned from them, and the days at that time were peaceful, serene, and fulfilling、、、"

The Taoist chief was immersed in the memories for a while, and then continued: "Later, the senior brother and the second senior brother left together, at first I thought that they would come back in a few days, and the time when I wanted to see them again was ten years later, at that time I was really happy, thinking that they would never leave again, who knew that they left together in a few days in the temple, and it didn't take long for the master of the temple to become an immortal, and I was left alone、、、 Later, because of historical reasons, I had to leave the Taoist temple, a few years ago to see the second senior brother again, when we were separated, everyone was still a teenager, now they are all old and decayed, creation makes people、、、 that is, at that time, I knew that the senior brother has been dead for decades, but I always feel that maybe one day he will suddenly come back, every day living here, I can always feel the breath of the master and the senior brothers, so, I will not go anywhere, and the old will die here. ”

Listening to what the old man said, Zhao Chensheng and Gao Fei'er were also very unhappy in their hearts, maybe this was the old man's insistence, so the two of them didn't say anything more.

The old Taoist saw the dark color of the two of them, realized that the topic he had just said was a little heavy, and asked with a smile: "Son, why do you want to come here today? It would be better if you came a month or two late, when the wild flowers on the mountain have bloomed and the trees have also sprouted new leaves, which is the most beautiful." ”

"Dao Chief, this is what it looks like, I heard Steward Liu mention that when Uncle Ancestor left, he said that a set of silver needles was left in the Taoist Temple, I don't know if it is still there?" After speaking, Zhao Chensheng looked at the Taoist Chief nervously and expectantly, and Gao Fei'er, who was holding Zhao Chensheng's arm, felt Zhao Chensheng's mood, and his heart also lifted, staring at the old Daoist's face, for fear that the other party would say something disappointing.

"That set of silver needles, I remember, it was left by the master to the senior brother, and then the second senior brother felt that he couldn't use it, and he was worried that he would die in a foreign country, so he handed it over to me when he left, and it was a troubled time at that time, so I hid it. The Taoist said with a smile.

"Great!Dao Chief, can you 、、、give me that set of silver needles?" Zhao Chensheng said embarrassedly.

"Hahaha、、、" The Taoist chief laughed heartily, and then said: "That set of silver needles was originally obtained by the senior brother when he was roaming the rivers and lakes, you are his descendant, and it was originally your family's thing, how can you say the word 'send'?" But it is already noon, and the place where the silver needles are hidden is a little far away, let's cook by fire, and leave after eating." ”

"Hey, okay. Although Zhao Chensheng was anxious, since he was sure that the silver needle was still there, his mood was completely better.

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"Fei'er, why don't you come with me. Zhao Chensheng looked at Gao Fei'er squatting on the ground speechlessly, who was stabbing the flames in the stove with a firewood, only to see a thick smoke erupt from the stove, but there was not a single spark.

"It's all a little flower cat, you go and help the Taoist chop vegetables, I'll come here." Zhao Chensheng wiped Gao Fei'er's face in love, and there were already several pieces of underworld on his white face.

"Oh well. Gao Fei'er nodded, turned around and went to find the Taoist who was cutting potatoes.

Zhao Chensheng spent a long time in the countryside when he was a child, and he was still very good at making fires, and in less than three minutes, the flames in the stove were rushing up. At this time, the Taoist chief had already cut potatoes, onions and other vegetarian dishes、、、

"Stir-fried potatoes, onion eggs, shallots mixed with tofu, gnocchi soup with steamed buns, it's simpler, I don't know if you can eat it. Sitting at the stone table, the Taoist chief asked.

"Well, it's delicious, the steamed buns are much more fragrant than the ones I bought. Gao Fei'er said excitedly while eating.

"That's good. The Taoist chief smiled and nodded, and then began to eat without saying a word, adhering to the tradition of the older generation of "eating without speaking".

After eating, the Taoist chief found an iron shovel, used a basket to contain something similar to paper money, and led Zhao Chensheng and Gao Fei'er towards the back mountain.

Walking on the mountain road, Gao Fei'er was a little excited, looking around along the way, if it weren't for the fact that the Taoist who walked in front of her had a somewhat serious face, and she was carrying paper money with her, she felt a little strange in her heart, otherwise she would definitely have to pull Zhao Chensheng to take pictures constantly.

Nearly half an hour later, the three of them came to a mound with their backs to the mountains and rivers on their feet, and said, "Here we are." ”

The location of this mound is close to the top of the mountain, on a flat land of more than 60 square meters, with the mound facing the mountain with its back to the mountain and facing the mountain river between the two mountains.

Looking at the mound in front of him without a stone monument, Zhao Chensheng knew that this was a grave mound, and wondered who it could be? Could it be his great-grandfather, but he died in a foreign land, and he still died in the hands of the Dongying people, and the Taoist who has been living in the mountains should not be able to find his old man's body、、、

Fortunately, after the Taoist chief was silent for a while at the grave, he revealed the answer: "This is the tomb of the old master, before he died, he chose a place to be buried、、、 this acupuncture point is in an excellent location, saying that it can increase the blessing and longevity of future generations, he has no children and no daughters, it seems that this blessing refers to you、、、"

The Taoist chief looked at Zhao Chensheng and continued: "When there was turmoil, the location here was remote and escaped, I was afraid, so I didn't dare to erect a tombstone. ”

It's no wonder that walking through the weeds to this clearing hidden in a number of trees and mounds of earth is so clean, it seems that the Taoist chief must be here every day.

The Taoist squatted down, took out a match and lit the paper money, lit three incense candles and inserted them on the ground, Zhao Chensheng knew what he should do at this time, walked to the grave and knelt down, Gao Fei'er saw this, and after being stunned for a while, he came to Zhao Chensheng's side and knelt down as well.

The two of them stood up after three big bows in a dignified manner, and the Taoist chief said: "Although I am deep in the mountains, I also know that many customs have changed now, so I am embarrassed to speak, why did you kneel yourself?"