Chapter 1: Earthly Youth

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The morning light illuminates the dark earth, and the smoke rises in thousands of homes. A peaceful world, an ordinary day. The fine rain was wrapped in silver ice particles and poured down on the ground where the ice and snow had melted. The harsh and long winter is coming to an end, but the warm spring has clearly not arrived.

The rooster crows wake up the people who are still asleep and wake up the sleeping world. A new day of life is quietly coming. Watching people come and go, the clouds are rolling up, and everything is in order. The long-lost vitality is revived on the cold earth, the melting snow and ice in the mountains merge into streams, the rocks glow with new greenery, and the mountains and forests are renewed. The steep mountain path gradually became crowded with pedestrians, their faces full of reverence, and they walked towards the summit step by step. The mountain road winds into the clouds, the breeze blows, the clouds disperse, and a temple on the summit is faintly visible.

It's not a grand temple, and it's even a bit dilapidated, and it looks like an old building. Correspondingly, there is an endless stream of people who come to bow down, and it seems that this temple is very effective. Perhaps due to its age, the steps of the temple are clearly a little worn. The monks in the temple warmly entertained the pilgrims, and the originally empty courtyard seemed a little crowded amid the crowd. The temple is full of smoke and has its own atmosphere.

Compared to the hustle and bustle of the vestibule, the backyard is very quiet. Although it is only early spring, the trees in the courtyard have already grown a little goose yellow, adding a bit of elegance to the quiet. The path winds through the woods to a cottage at the end of the forest. In such a deep environment, the seemingly rough and simple grass house also adds a little artistic conception. However, looking at the moss in front of the house, it seemed that it was uninhabited. Unexpectedly, in the silence, there was a sound of recitation occasionally sounding, and it seemed that there was someone in the room. But the strange thing is that the man is not reciting Buddhist scriptures, but Confucian classics.

Through the window, I looked at the person in the room, dressed in coarse linen clothes, with his hair tied up without a crown, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, reading and watching with an intoxicated expression. Looking at that demeanor, I didn't realize that he was in a different situation, and his life was difficult, but he didn't feel any sense of difficulty. Rao is like this, the hardships in life still add a bit of fortitude to the young face, and make his otherwise ordinary face add some different style. At this moment, he seemed to have something on his mind, and unconsciously there was some bitterness on his face. Following his gaze, it turned out to be a little monk walking here, but his face was a little unkind.

After a while, the little monk pushed the door in, and said directly: "Master Jiang, the abbot invites you to come over and say that there is something important to talk about!" Hearing this, he frowned, as if he had expected what was going on, but he smiled forcefully on his face: "Please tell the abbot, I will come immediately." The monk answered, and turned away.

At this moment, his originally smiling face showed a bit of sadness and bitterness, and he said in his heart, I, Jiang Chen, a scholar, wandered in the world, wandered in a foreign land, and was blinded by people on weekdays.

After cleaning up, Jiang Chen walked towards the vestibule. Along the way, looking at the lively scene of people coming and going, Jiang Chen's heart was even more desolate. But look at the rising sun and the breeze, it's still a good weather!

Jiang Chen walked through the crowd and quickly found the abbot sitting in the room. I saw the abbot smile kindly: "How is Master Jiang lately?

Jiang Chen seemed to be stunned for a moment, and said: "There is an abbot of Lao, and the juniors only feel quiet and undisturbed here, and everything is fine." ”

The abbot smiled, "That's good!

Jiang Chen waited for a moment, only to see that the abbot was still smiling and silent, so he said, "I don't know what the master is looking for me?"

After a while, the abbot finally said: "Master Jiang, the old man has repeatedly considered, there are many people in the temple recently, I am afraid that I will not take good care of you, do you think it is convenient for you to go down the mountain and continue to travel?"

Oh, so that's it. Sure enough, as Jiang Chen expected, this is because someone in the temple doesn't want to let him stay any longer! Jiang Chen said: "It's really bothering you these days. I'm recovering well, and when I go back and clean up, I'll leave. ”

"Now, in this situation in the temple, the old man is also powerless. ”

"Master, don't say that, you can keep me for these days, and the younger generation is already grateful. I'm used to wandering, I don't think there's anything wrong with this, and I'll repay you for your kindness in the future. Jiang Chen arched his hand.

"That's fine, then you can go back!" said the abbot silently.

After Jiang Chen bowed his hand and said goodbye, he retreated and walked towards the grass house. At this moment, thinking about his life experience, I only feel a bleakness.

He had never met his father, and he had heard from his mother that he had been captured by his captors and had been enlisted as a soldier when he was born, and had never returned. His mother died of famine when he was seven years old. Now he has only one bedridden grandmother in his family, who is taken care of by his uncle. As for himself, he traveled to his uncle's house until he was 12 years old, working and studying at the same time, hoping that one day he would be able to rise to the top and live up to the hardships he had suffered. Now that I think about it, I have been adrift for five years but have achieved nothing, and I can't help but feel a lot of emotion.

These years of wandering have made him witness the warmth and coldness of the world and the various states of life. The strange eyes of the world made his heart gradually cold and desolate, and also made him feel the bitterness and hardship of life. But the slightest care from others from time to time still touched his cold heart, like a candle in the dark night, warming his heart and illuminating his way.

A long sigh? The world is so big, people come and go, where is my place?

Jiang Chen looked up at the sky.

The sun in the sky was gone, and the clouds were thickening, and rain was falling. The breeze blows, and the rain lingers, like a ghostly companion, but unfortunately there is nowhere to talk about desolation.

The rain gradually became heavier, and although it was still a drizzle, it quickly wet his thin clothes. Jiang Chen shrank his body, quickened his pace, and still walked towards the grass house......

Last night was stormy, and today it is still beautiful. After Jiang Chen packed up his things last night, he lay on the bed and couldn't sleep all night. He thinks a lot, if it is a rainy day on weekdays, he is drowsy, but last night he couldn't fall asleep again and again, so it can be seen that it is not advisable to think too much before going to bed.

Now Jiang Chen still greeted those who knew and didn't know on the road with a gentle smile on his face. Since it was early in the morning, most of the monks Jiang Chen saw were in the temple, and they greeted Jiang Chen politely, very kindly. As a result, Jiang Chen was in a good mood and strode down the mountain road.

At the foot of the mountain is a morning meeting, at this moment, although it is not crowded, but the noisy sound is in the ears. Although it is not a red dust, it is very lively compared to the tranquility on the mountain. Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this world is full of states, prosperous and beautiful, miserable and sad, wind and rain, I, Jiang Chen, are back again!

At this moment, the red sun is rising, the world is bright, and after dispelling the last haze in his heart, he once again walked into the "wind and rain......

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