I don't know how long I slept this night, but I remember being in a daze, someone poured a bowl of something into my mouth.

By the time I woke up, I was in bed in my own room.

"When you wake up, just eat this pill, don't chew it, just swallow it." This is the voice of a crazy old man.

I looked around and saw that it was my own room, and suddenly I felt a great sense of security.

And the room was full of people, and sitting on the edge of the bed was a crazy old man, who was smoking with a cigarette tube, and urged me to take the pill in Zhu Qinshou's hand from time to time.

Zhu Qinshou stood next to the crazy old man, and he didn't know what the pill in his hand was made of, it was very small, and it was dark all over, just like a snack I had eaten, that snack was called "Xiandan" by our side, and its actual name was Huahuadan.

I believe that friends born in the 80s and 90s will be no strangers!

And behind them, standing against the three stacked suitcases, is the muscular male monk - Hong! He was baring a row of white teeth right at me.

There are also a few people I don't know, but with my strong memory, I can recognize them one by one, and among the people who pressed the battle with the crazy old man, there were a few of them!

I listened to the words of the crazy old man, took the "elixir" from Zhu Qinshou's hand, and swallowed it in one gulp.

It wasn't until the "elixir" exploded in my body that I felt a warm current appear from my abdomen, swimming throughout my body, making my whole body feel comfortable.

I didn't know what the headache was, but it was all calmed down because of this warm current. I was in high spirits.

Could it be that this is really an "elixir"?

"You know it's a good thing, right? Cheap for you! This medicine can be added to the ginseng whiskers! The crazy old man took a puff of his cigarette and then spat at me.

I'm taking a deep breath because the medicine is so strong. As a result, I directly inhaled the cigarette he spit out, choking my tears and snot.

"I'm good, this bear child has little soul! (The meaning of this bear child's lack of heart and eyes)"

Seeing me like this, Liao Hong leaned on the suitcase and laughed, and after laughing, he said something in Henan dialect. Unfortunately, I didn't understand much either.

"Crazy old man, you did it on purpose!" I finally coughed up the cigarette I had inhaled, and then glared at the crazy old man "angrily" and said.

The crazy old man raised a cigarette pipe, knocked it on my head at a speed that I didn't have time to react, and said, "Hmph, let you not respect the teacher!" A little punishment to make you grow your heart! ”

I rubbed my sore head, looking at the room of people, not to mention how happy I was.

Maybe it's because I'm more withdrawn, I don't have any friends at school, and I don't often come to my family. I woke up and saw that everyone I knew was around me, and I didn't know why, I just had a feeling of excitement.

This feeling was later called "people go crazy" by the crazy old man......

But in fact, I still thought in my heart what happened to Qiqi after I fainted.

So I asked the crazy old man and asked, "Master, how is Qiqi?" ”

Originally, the people in the house were grinning when they saw the daily trouble between me and the crazy old man. But when I asked this, everyone pulled down their faces and frowned, looking thoughtful.

"Qi Qi is a wisp of remnant soul, and it has been dispersed." The crazy old man said.

"What about the formation of the old Zheng family?" I asked.

"Oh, it's broken."

Even I could sense that the mad old man was abnormal, as if he didn't want to mention it. Originally, I wanted to know how the crazy old men fought Qi Qi and broke the formation after I fainted.

But the crazy old man only looked down and fiddled with his yellow cigarette pipe, and answered very perfunctorily.

"Master, has that formation existed for a long time? Why are Qiqi's remnant souls so powerful? ”

I wasn't satisfied with the crazy old man's answer, mainly because of his perfunctory attitude, which made me want to break the casserole and ask the truth.

But the crazy old man kept fiddling with his yellow cigarette pipe and didn't answer. I waited for a while, and was about to ask again, when the crazy old man knocked on the pipe and said to himself, "This pipe is broken, I'll fix it." ”

After saying that, he took the pipe in his hand, put his hand behind his back, hummed a little song and went out.

And I couldn't get an answer from the crazy old man, so I naturally wanted to "catch" someone to ask, so I looked at Zhu Qinshou, because this person, well, like the crazy old man said, there was a door missing from his mouth. Ask him!

Zhu Qinshou saw the crazy old man leave with his hands behind his back, he also wanted to go, but I was pulled by my clothes because of my quick eyes: "Uncle Zhu......"

"Ah, Zhengyi, what are you pulling me for? I'm going to go for convenience, hold it all the way! With that, he shook off my hand and ran out of the house.

Hold all the way? What about cheating on children? You were the one who laughed the most just now, and I didn't see you in a hurry?

I shifted my gaze to macros again. I didn't know what to call Hong, so I could only hold it for a long time, remembering when Zhu Qinshou called Hong, and said: "Master Hong, you are the most handsome, can you tell me?" ”

He looked at me, then at the crazy old man squatting in the yard smoking, and shouted, "Huh—what are you doing with your turtle grandson?" Tell you not to smoke, don't smoke, make me cough! ”

After saying that, Hiroshi pretended to cough and walked out of the house.

As soon as Hong left, the rest of the people in the house also went out to the courtyard.

In fact, even if they stayed, I wouldn't ask them, because in my mind, I wouldn't dare to go up and talk to anyone without talking to me.

Maybe it's because of the personality, in modern parlance, what's called it, mild social phobia.

Seeing the crazy old man and their undeniable appearances, I was very curious and eager to learn.

Don't underestimate a child's curiosity and thirst for knowledge, if you can't satisfy their curiosity and thirst for knowledge, they don't know what they can do.

So I got out of bed and ran out into the yard like a gust of wind, and ran to the mad old man.

The crazy old man was enjoying the yellow smoke, and when he saw me running to him angrily, he was instantly stunned.

What I want is his stunned kung fu!

I snatched the cigarette from his mouth, raised it above my head, and said, "Crazy old man! Do you say it or not? You don't say I'm going to smash your baby! ”

Having been with the crazy old man for so long, I certainly know that he is the most precious of his cigarette pipes on weekdays. What a snake to fight is seven inches, hehe!

All the people in the courtyard were frightened by my actions, and the whole courtyard fell silent.

The mad old man, with a whoop, got up from his chair, slapped me in the face, and roared angrily, "What are you going to do? I haven't taught you anything, and you're hardened in your wings? ”

The crazy old man's slap was crisp and loud, and my cheeks suddenly hurt hotly. I was also scared by him, I didn't expect the crazy old man to get angry, I seemed to have gone a little too far.

Just when I was stunned, the crazy old man shouted again: "Give me what you have in your hand!" Go back to your room and read the Tao Te Ching to me! Give me a serious understanding of the truth! ”

I obediently returned the cigarette holder in my hand to the crazy old man, and walked into the house with my head down.

When I bowed my head, my tears couldn't stop falling.

Just as I entered the house and closed the door, I heard the people in the courtyard admonishing the crazy old man:

"Master Chen, he's still a child, you're like this...... It doesn't seem so good. ”

"Yes, the child teaches slowly."

“......”

Next, the crazy old man suppressed all the people present who interceded for me with one sentence: "You know a fart!" If you don't educate him since you were a child, you still have it when you grow up? Okay, don't talk about it, you all think about how to report to the above! ”

When I heard this, I closed the door, lay down on the bed, and curled up against the wall and cried.

In fact, when the crazy old man's slap came down, I realized that I had done something wrong.

But he never slapped me in the face, today he slapped me in the face in public, to be honest, although I am young, my self-esteem is stronger than my peers, which causes me to be a little angry, and even "hate" the crazy old man in my heart.

"Hate" in my heart is "hate", the crazy old man told me not to do it, so I wiped my tears, took my school bag, took out a book of Tao Te Ching that had been turned old and broken by me, and read it fiercely.

In this way, I don't know how long I have been reading it.

It wasn't until I read "I don't value his teacher, I don't love his talents, although I am a big fan of wisdom", that I vaguely understood the crazy old man's words "If you don't educate you from a young age, you can get it when you grow up", so I no longer have "hatred" in my heart, but feel that the master has done the right thing!

It wasn't until there was no light in the room, and then it came in from the outside, that I reacted, and it was night.

I have never thought about the truth in the Tao Te Ching as carefully as I do today.

So I lit the oil lamp and was about to continue reading when the door creaked open.

It was the Master who held a bowl of rice in one hand and filled it with vegetables, pushed open the door with the other, and walked in.

"Hungry, huh? Let's eat, today's meal was made by Xiao Zhu. Master put the bowl in front of me, touched my head, and said in a very gentle tone.

Hearing Master's gentle tone, my nose suddenly became sore, and I hugged Master's waist violently, crying and saying, "Master, I'm sorry!" ”

While touching my head to soothe me, Master said, "Let's eat, I have your favorite lotus fish today, and I went to catch it." ”

I wiped my tears and snot on Master's clothes, nodded at him with teary eyes, and then picked up the bowl and ate it.

Well, this old man doesn't like to be clean anyway, and I wash this clothes anyway......

Lotus fish is actually fried in oil wrapped in lotus leaves, I love to eat, but I can't eat it often, it's too troublesome to make, I cook to save trouble, and I only do it when I want to eat it in particular.

This kind of fried fish, even the bones and bones are crispy, and it is easy to eat without spitting out the bones.

As I devoured my meal, Master lit a yellow cigarette and sat down and watched me eat.

Finally, when I finished eating and was about to take the dishes and chopsticks to the kitchen, Master raised his hand, pressed his palm on me, and said, "Don't worry, you sit down." ”

I couldn't understand what Master meant, but I did it anyway.

When I sat down, Master said, "Do you know what went wrong today?" ”

"Yes, Master. I shouldn't have snatched your cigarette pipe in front of so many people, I didn't respect my teacher. I bowed my head and said.

Originally, I thought that after I confessed my mistake, I would either be beaten by the shoe board or scolded by the master.

But after a long time of silence, I mustered up the courage to raise my head, saw that Master was taking a deep breath of cigarette, and said, "Zhengyi, respect for Master must start from the heart. Even if you have done enough of the etiquette and rules, and your heart is disrespectful, it is still disrespectful! ”

Master paused, put the cigarette holder on the table, and continued, "Zhengyi, there is another truth, I hope you understand. There is a degree to everything, no matter how anxious you are to know the answer, there are some bottom lines you can't touch! If you touch it, you may destroy yourself. ”

When the master said these words, he didn't know what was in mind, his eyes became very deep, and at the same time, his fingers kept tapping on the table, looking very serious.

Although I didn't quite understand the meaning of Master's words, I kept these two sentences firmly in my heart.

I nodded heavily, and when I thought of what happened today and tonight's meal, I understood one thing, that is, Master cared about me very much, and he did it for my good!

Thinking of this, my nose was so sore that I almost cried again.

At this moment, the master picked up the cigarette holder from the table, knocked it on the ground, and said, "Tomorrow, I will take you to the city." ”