After this night, the stubborn Li Jiansheng's recognition of Li Xing's father and son in his heart rose to an irreplaceable position. After a few more years of communication, Li Jiansheng became Li Wen's lifelong friend and follower. Until the "Buddha Soldier Incident", Li Jiansheng supported and followed Li Wen's steps with his life.

If Li Wen wants to truly solve many problems in the world, he must embark on a unique path of life, and who knows the loneliness and suffering on this uninhabited road alone? Fortunately, Li Wen has Li Jiansheng, who is both loyal and unambitious, grew up since childhood, and has been through the same ups and downs, which has added a lot of color to his life path.

Of course, after this night, Jianshengniang's illness did not recover, but the condition was really stabilized, and there was no longer a state of deep stimulation, and she would no longer go out at night alone. Although she is not a normal person, her son's motherhood made her laugh like ice and snow melting; The food that her son brought to her was full of fragrant food; Let her son hold hands for a walk, although it is quiet, passers-by can see her full of joy??????

This gave Li Tian a lot of hope for life, and the smile on his rugged and old face gradually increased. At the very least, he really felt that life was getting better.

A few days later, the 15th full moon of August, the largest and brightest moon of the year, arrived as scheduled.

In addition to the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival, this day is the most exciting festival for children. This day is a family reunion day, not to mention the sumptuous meals, the cakes, mooncakes and fresh fruits prepared at home for the evening moon viewing are also mouth-watering. The most fascinating thing for the children is that on the night of August 15, the village will carry out a mysterious ritual - the garden.

Halfway through the night (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.), and after the adults had finished their work, they gathered in the village to prepare for the 15th of August, the regular program of the day. The children also stopped playing hide and seek under the bright moonlight, gathered in the village field, and waited quietly to watch the excitement.

At this time, there is an incense case in the center of the village, and in the incense burner placed on the case, three incense sticks have just been lit, and three wisps of fireworks are rising, and they seem to float to the high hanging moon.

In front of the incense case, there was an elderly aunt, who was chanting words in her mouth, lying on her stomach and chanting long lyrics. Behind the incense table, there were rows of tables with twelve young girls of about seventeen or eighteen years old. The leading aunt and the girls were dressed plainly, with dry hair, and they could tell at a glance that they had bathed and changed.

Those young girls are guarded by relatives, usually by their mothers, but also by neighbors' sisters-in-law and aunts.

When the incense is lit, the ceremony begins, and the onlookers are silent. The crowd was silent, only the faint chanting of the leading aunt echoed under the moon, and the whole atmosphere seemed sacred and solemn.

As the leading aunt chanted the lyrics repeatedly, something bizarre began. Li Caiyu, who was lying on the table, was the first to react, and her whole body began to tremble, and the trembling amplitude became more and more severe.

After a while, Li Caiyu's trembling range decreased, but she began to be able to speak, and she said in a frightened tone: "It's so dark, it's so dark!" I can't see the way. ”

Someone finally went down, and the onlookers in the audience were in good spirits, and they all slowed down their breathing.

"Don't be afraid, you sit there and wait for a while, and then your sister will come down to accompany you, and then it's not too late to go together." Sister-in-law Lin, who was in charge of guidance next to her, comforted her daughter in a timely manner.

A short moment later.

"Huh! The Lotus Maiden came, and I saw her. Li Caiyu said in surprise.

"Stop her, you're waiting for the sisters to be together before leaving!" Sister-in-law Lin guided her daughter.

"It's so dark, mother, where are you? I'm so scared! ”

"Don't be afraid, good lotus girl, your brother's illness depends on you! Caiyu is right next to you, and you can see her as you get used to it. Li Liannu's mother comforted her daughter.

After a while, eight or nine girls slowly got together, and their tones became relaxed and happy, less of the initial panic, and the adults next to them were also guiding them. Although the girls were no longer afraid, their bodies remained trembling all the time.

After half a cup of tea, there were already ten girls together. The remaining two girls who couldn't go down were photographed by the adults next to them, so they had to hang their heads and become spectators.

In this way, the ten girls who succeeded in going down began to hit the road in a group. As they walked, they talked about the scene around them, saying that it was still very dark, and the road seemed to be getting steeper and steeper, and the things around them were so blurry that they couldn't see clearly.

The adults around them who were in charge of guiding them told them, "Follow the road, don't go astray." Go slower, be careful, there will be a bright light ahead soon. ”

The onlookers watched with great care, listened with great care, and remained very conscious of their quietness. In their minds, they imagined that they had also come to a dark and strange alien world, surrounded by black pressure full of inexplicable unknowns. Fearing that if he took half a wrong step, he might be left alone in this endless darkness. When I woke up a little, I glanced around, it turned out that there were so many people with me, and I suddenly felt that the fear was completely gone, and every face of the villagers was so cute and amiable.

After a cup of tea.

"There is light!"

"There's light ahead!"

"We see the light!"

Suddenly, the ten girls were talking with joy, and said that they could see the road, and the road became wider and smoother.

There seemed to be a glimmer of light in front of the audience, sweeping away the feeling of being a little nervous and scared just now, and the girls who participated in the field showed a slight smile on their faces.

A ray of light in the darkness brings endless hope to people.

Another cup of tea.

"Wow???!"

The girls who were close to each other suddenly sighed in unison.

"Wow, what a beautiful view!"

"Look there are a lot of big red flowers next to it!"

"Look, look, it's all flowers in the distance!"

"Wow, what a big flower! Beauty is dead! ”

??????

The girls let out all kinds of exclamations of praise, as if they were in front of them a beautiful world full of exotic flowers and plants.

The crowd of onlookers in the village couldn't help but reverie the beautiful scenery in the girls' mouths, and many people had different beauties in their minds. The two girls who were watching from the wall just now because of the failure to go down showed a deep sense of remorse on their faces at this moment.

"Don't go out of the way!"

"Don't mess around, you know!"

"Don't pick those flowers! Otherwise, you won't be able to come back! ”

The adults who were in charge of guiding the girl next to her were distracted for a while, and then they all woke up one after another.

When the onlookers in the village heard this, the beauty in their minds was instantly shattered, and their hearts sank, their faces became tight, and their hearts were secretly shouting:

You all have to be obedient!

You all have to be obedient!

Don't come back!

People were worried that these girls would not have any accidents, of course, no one dared to make a noise, for fear of interfering with the voices of the girls, and the surrounding breathing sound became significantly heavier.

Li Wen stared at Sister Caiyu who was pounced on the table, his eyes showing deep concern. He prayed in his heart: Sister Caiyu, don't be greedy for those beauties, remember not to pick the flowers on the side of the road, you must come back!

"Nervous about what? Those are all illusions, they can't walk to the side of the road, they can't pick those flowers. You're foolish! ”

Suddenly, a slightly contemptuous and old voice floated out from the crowd.

At this moment, if you pay a little attention, you can hear a slight gasp sound on the field, which is the sound of everyone gently releasing the breath in their hearts. But there was a voice, but it didn't come out, and everyone scolded in their stomachs: "This dead fourth woman, who knows these circumstances, didn't say hello to us in advance at the beginning!" ”

Most of the people believed the words of the fourth woman, but no one dared to speak nonsense, if it really interfered with the girls in those special tasks, then no one could afford it.

The girls who experienced the scene did not feel the ups and downs of the mood of the onlookers, and they were chattering about the scenery on the road while concentrating on walking. From their mouths, the scenery seemed a bit monotonous, except for the flowers and grass.

Soon they said that they saw a large garden, and at the entrance of the garden stood a mother-in-law, who was smiling at them.

At this time, the elders who were in charge of guiding the girl were secretly relieved, and they guided the girls to give the mother-in-law gifts such as pastries, hairpins, or paper money.

The girls said that the mother-in-law was happy to receive the gifts, and then the mother-in-law led them into the big garden. The garden is full of flowers, each flower is planted in a separate pot, and there seems to be some handwriting on the edge of the flower pot, but it is difficult to read. The flowers are different, some are white, some are red, some are luxuriant, and some are sparse??????

At this time, the elders in charge of guidance and the adults in the audience were all excited, and their faces were full of anticipation.

"Lotus girl, please ask your mother-in-law to take you to see Li Musheng's flowers."

Lady Lian, who was in charge of guiding her daughter, took the lead in instructing her daughter. Before the ceremony begins, the order and names of the people are decided, so that there will be no mess, after all, there is only one mother-in-law in the garden.

"Ahem, ahem!"

In the crowd of onlookers, a man's face suddenly flushed, and he couldn't help coughing lightly twice in excitement. This man is Li Liannu's eldest brother Li Musheng, who had a cold last year and could not be cured for a long time, but he fell into quite serious pneumonia and has not fully recovered. Therefore, the first line of this year's fluttering garden is his number. It is related to his own health, which naturally makes this man who is dragging his sick body a little excited.

"Ahh I can see clearly, this flower pot is engraved with the words 'Li Musheng', which is the name of the eldest brother! After only a short while, Li Liannu said in surprise.

"Cough, cough, cough???" The suppressed coughing sound in the audience was endless, and Li Musheng covered his mouth with his palms, and his face was crimson.