13. Marriage
The fat monk was neatly dressed, as if he had been waiting for a long time, looked at the seat in front of him, and said to Shen Huan, "Shui Shui thin tea, please take it for yourself." ”
Shen Huan stepped forward and sat down, picked up the cup, and put it down again, "Don't ask, why am I here?" ”
The fat monk spoke slowly, "Do you still need to ask?" You're not here to beg, my martial arts? ”
As he spoke, he glanced at her, his eyes were not as clean and clear as his voice, and he teased her with a hint of sarcasm.
Shen Huan smiled and slowly shook his head, "No, I'm here to compete with you." No, how do I know if your martial arts are worth learning. ”
The fat monk sighed, "Haven't you seen it today?" If you haven't seen enough, you should humbly ask for advice. ”
Shen Huan responded, "I didn't see it clearly, so I had to look at it again." I'm used to it, so I won't be humble. ”
The fat monk smiled and nodded approvingly, "The young man's understanding of himself is quite clear. Then let me spare you, why do you ask for martial arts? ”
Shen Huan snorted lightly, "What's the matter?" I replied, for the sake of strengthening, do you believe it? ”
The fat monk's eyes flashed, "Don't believe it, you're here to kill someone." ”
Shen Huan said sneeringly, "Knowingly asking, I have revenge to avenge." Don't you Jianghu people only ask about enmity and hatred, but not about the cause? ”
The fat monk corrected, "I am a Buddhist, not a Jianghu guest." If you talk to me about murder here, you will go to hell with your tongue. ”
"I know I'm going to hell sooner or later, so I don't care which one I go to." Shen Huan said indifferently, "Great monk, you are hiding here to be pure, but when your body is pure, can your heart be purified?" You must have killed people before. ”
The fat monk's eyes froze, became dim, and sighed lightly for a long time, "This is the ...... of Buddhism."
Shen Huan said, "Buddhism talks about compassion, but there are all kinds of things in the world, there are good and evil, and the Buddha can't kill the evil, so I need someone like me to balance, this is the world." Bitterness and happiness alternate, there is life and death. The injustice is self-made, and the ending is self-made! ”
The fat monk looked grim and said in a low voice, "There are many ways to kill people, martial arts is just a skill, just like painting, playing the piano, and singing, it should not be reduced to a tool for killing." ”
Shen Huan was upright and replied to him seriously, "The great monk is wrong, I just want to kill the enemy, besides, martial arts are not side skills, they are simply killing skills." Even if you kill someone and hide it, it's still used to kill people. ”
The fat monk was silent, looking at her for a while, "The words are too strong and too sharp, not a good omen." ”
Shen Huan smiled lightly, "I didn't want to ask for any good reward, let alone regress and get out early." ”
"Ning Sijin, Mo Si stop." The fat monk groaned, "It's the doorway of martial arts." That's it......"
Hearing that there was a door, Shen Huan raised his eyebrows, "Are you willing to teach me?" ”
The fat monk shook his head, "I haven't let you understand yet, I'm afraid you won't be convinced." When the words fell, the tea soup spilled out, condensing with force, like a pillar of light with a complete arc.
With a "bang", it fell on the edge of the table, and a mosquito with thin feet fell along with it.
Shen Huan was happy, "I'll apprentice, you come to teach me." As he spoke, he got up.
The fat monk waved his hand to block, "What I let you see is internal strength, and all I can give is internal strength." Other than that, nothing is taught. After a pause, "So I'm not your master, you don't have to worship." I won't admit that you've learned anything from me. ”
Shen Huan was stunned, and immediately asked, "Then what do you teach me the book of internal strength?" ”
The fat monk smiled, "Yes, when the time comes, you can enlighten yourself, I just show you, no matter how it is ignited." ”
Shen Huan thought for a while, and said, "Okay, it's up to you." ”
"Don't be busy yet, I still have requirements." The fat monk said slowly, "From tomorrow, for a month, you will come here at three o'clock every night to clean the Zen room and temple, and you will have to clean every one." There are one hundred and eight rooms in total, can you do it? ”
Shen Huan immediately said, "As long as you are willing to fax things, there is nothing I can't do." ”
"Okay." The fat monk squinted his eyes and smiled, "Then it's decided." ”
The sound turned into a clear stream again, as if a pleasant deal had just been struck.
Shen Huan was about to go out, and suddenly looked back, "You haven't asked for advice yet, your law name?" ”
"Jianghu affairs, don't ask the reason." The fat monk took a sip of tea, "What's more, there is no master-apprentice between you and me, so you don't have to be honest." ”
Shen Huan said secretly, not to avoid trouble? He smiled and asked, "Then why are you willing to promise me?" ”
The fat monk pursed his lips and thought about it, and only then did he say, "Alas, the years in the temple are lonely, you don't understand, I am not yet forty this year, and I am even more lonely when I think that no one will remember me in the future, and remember my things." ”
Shen Huan smiled back and jumped out of the window.
A month later, she obtained a copy of the Inner Strength Mind Method, which she flipped through casually, and while identifying the authenticity, she was also trying to identify the sect.
Just having some clues, the fat monk smiled and said, "Don't think so much, it's true." ”
Shen Huan ignored it, and the more he looked at it, the more puzzled he became, "Could it be that you are an outcast of Shaolin?" It is said that the world has learned martial arts from Shaolin, guarding such a good portal, and has a body of kung fu, how can he come here to be a low-level monk? ”
She didn't ask him what he had done, but was just curious about his original intention of doing so, and the fat monk replied with a relieved smile, "What's so good about Shaolin?" How do you know if it's not a waste of fame? What is the use of kung fu? There are more pilgrims in the big temples in the capital, and they are more willing to give money. In life, where are there so many big things to do, I just want to be comfortable and comfortable, just four words. ”
Shen Huan really liked his tone, and he wanted to ask again, but he shook his hand and lowered his voice, "Don't say it, this is Rubbing, for you." If we can't learn it, we don't have to see each other again. Just take it as if it's with you and see where you can go. ”
There is fate, he grinded her heart for a month, persistence and patience, and in the end, she still got this heart method, this is fate.
It's a pity that she is too tired, she needs to supplement her sleep, and when she gets the things in her hands, she doesn't dare to start practicing immediately, her energy is low, and practicing internal strength is tantamount to seeking death.
When I woke up, I realized that the world had changed. The quiet courtyard suddenly became lively, and when the door was opened, Mother Zhu was accompanying a strange woman, talking and walking towards the inner courtyard.
The woman, dressed in red and willow green, was looking around at the house, turned her head, looked at each other, and the woman stopped.
"Yo, old sister, this is ......" The woman looked at Shen Huan, as if she had seen a treasure, "Is it the young lady of the family?" ”
Zhu's mother smiled and said, "It's the cousin of the third master, who only came up from her hometown this year, and I can't complain that my sister-in-law doesn't recognize it." ”
The woman nodded at Shen Huan, and found that the other party only nodded her chin slightly, it turned out to be an ice beauty, and her temperament was not good, but she was really handsome.
"How old is the girl?" The woman asked happily.
Shen Huan was silent, and Zhu Mother had no choice but to reply, "Our girl has passed the New Year, and she is only fifteen years old, so she is young." He tugged at the woman's shirt and motioned for her to go up to the room.
"Oh, not yet fifteen," the woman smirked, "and it doesn't look like it, this size, this look, I still say......"
Zhu mother coughed, she opened her mouth quickly, and shook a sentence, "It's not the same as it!" It's still early, please come, it's about our third master, you hurry up, Mrs. is still waiting ahead. ”
The two of them crossed arms and laughed. Shen Huan looked coldly, and when the person walked away, she threw up her sleeves and returned to the house. The northerners are tall, and she is taller than the average northern girl, so she looks like fifteen, but when these words came out of the mouth of a matchmaker, she was uncomfortable to listen to.
Thinking about it, I should have grown up, no longer the appearance of a little girl, and maybe I already have a little bit of a woman's taste.
The August Festival has passed early, the sky is gradually cooling, the sun is setting, and a small cool breeze is quite suitable. Shen Huan was annoyed, and he still felt annoyed after adjusting his breath for a long time, so he simply left the house and slipped into the yard, preparing to stay under the tree for a while.
There was already a person standing under the jujube tree, thin sideways, straight long legs, and a slightly drooping neck, as if he was full of heart.
She walked silently, and when she saw this, she had to deliberately make a noise. He heard it, turned his head, and the moonlight sprinkled on his face, clearly suffocating.
Since sending the hosta, Gu Cheng seems to have deliberately avoided her, and this hiding has been for a month. Fortunately, during this month, she has her own things to do, and she doesn't care about it. But tonight, when they collide together, they can't be avoided anymore.
His feet seemed to be sticky, Shen Huan took the initiative to meet her, the starlight must have fallen on her face little by little, and before she got close, she suddenly heard him ask in a low voice, "Are you not resting well these days?" ”
If she didn't sleep for a month, she naturally couldn't get better, but she didn't admit it, "No, I'm fine." ”
Gu Cheng looked at her dissatisfied, "The bottom of my eyes is gloomy, where is it?" ”
She lowered her eyes unconsciously, suddenly wanted to laugh, and quickly tightened the corners of her mouth. After all these days, he is the only one who can see it.
Shen Huan raised his eyes lightly, "I said well, but I mean something else." I haven't congratulated the third brother yet, I heard the magpie cry when I got up early this morning, and it turned out that a good thing was going to fall on your head. ”
Gu Cheng didn't speak, slowly turned his face away, and there was gradually a sadness in his eyes, resigned to his fate.
Shen Huan looked at him and felt that in that sadness, after all, it was more cold than sad.
She remembered what she had said to her mother during the day, the third master didn't care about her own affairs, and his wife really couldn't help it, so she decided to hurry up to the end of this year to settle the matter, go back and choose a good person, and ask the wife of the Gu Mansion over there to help each other, and only then could she be hired.
A man's family, just like this, let others decide his life, it's weird and boring to think about. In this world, men and women are the same, and since you have to abide by the rules of life, you have to accept your fate.
Knowing that people are uncomfortable at this time, it is not good to add fuel to the fire, she kept silent, but her heart was still alive, she looked up at the sky for a while, and exclaimed, "The river is vast, the sky is full of stars lined with moonlight, it is really magnificent, this is the magic of creation." ”
Because of her upturned face, her neck stretches out, making her more slender, and the contour of her jaw is delicate and indescribable, beautiful enough to take your breath away, enough to completely forget the people and things around her.
Gu Cheng couldn't speak for a long time, but he gritted his teeth and bit his muscles and bones so much that his muscles and bones were sour, so he barely held back and didn't let a word rush out.
That sentence is his praise in the bottom of his heart: You are the magic of creation.