"The little monk was originally a little monk in the Qibao Temple under Nawei County...... "I nodded and introduced myself, it was a very happy thing to meet my old people in another country, not to mention that it was not easy for this person to survive the famine that year, so it seemed much closer.

"You said you are a monk of the Seven Treasure Temple......" The middle-aged lady was so excited at this time that she didn't even pay attention to the bowl in her hand falling to the ground, but grabbed one of my sleeves tightly.

"Then do you know a girl named Erniu......" The woman's eyes were so bright at this time, as if in an instant, the whole world lit up. I understand that the meaning of that look is hope.

At this time, I heard the word Erniu coming out of her mouth, and my heart was already in a mess, so many years, although I have been reciting the scriptures in my heart, but I have always been unable to forget the figure in my heart. Now more than 30 years have passed, the other party wants to marry a woman, but I am not sad about it, the second girl and my childhood fairy tale now I have long understood the meaning and naïve, but because there were too many people who died of famine back then, and many even spread the plague everywhere, at the same time, the demons and monsters took the opportunity to cholera the world, making the people miserable, ten rooms and nine empty, after looking for many years, I gradually realized that maybe the figure in the memory will never be seen again, maybe the other party is still living a carefree life with his family in a paradise, except that I always don't want to believe that the second girl died in this catastrophe。

But things in the world, unpredictable, today again came to this Xiandu, I really found the news of the second girl of the year, at this time I was full of apprehension, if according to the age, the second girl at this time should be thirty-five or sixteen years old, according to the sign of the second girl of the year, at this time should be a beauty who has not diminished the slightest charm.

So after thinking about it, in the other party's enthusiastic gaze, I said slowly, "That's right. Back then, I had a neighbor named Erniu, and we used to play together when we were young, and now more than 30 years have passed, and the other party should be thirty-five or sixteen, hehe......"

But I didn't want the woman on the other side to listen to it, with an expression of disbelief on her face, because of her mood fluctuations, she even tore the patched sleeves in my hand.

Seeing her like this, I suddenly felt nervous in my heart, and thought that what happened to the second girl in my memory, so I asked: "Donor, do you know Erniu, or have you seen Erniu herself...... If you have seen Erniu recently, please be sure to tell me where she is, because we have grown up playing together, and I thought that something had happened to her, and if she was fine now, the poor monk would be very grateful. “

When the middle-aged woman heard me say this, she seemed to suddenly come back to her senses, but she didn't know why she covered her face in a daze for a while, and ignored my question at all.

It wasn't until I asked for the second time that the middle-aged woman stammered, "Ah..... That one...... Erniu...... Know, of course I know, it's okay, little monk, don't worry, Erniu is fine now, I'm his cousin, I met Erniu once a few years ago, at that time Erniu was married to a rich family, and was a wife in a big family, not only eating well, dressing well, but also a lot of subordinates were called by it, our relatives, but they were all envious......"

"Oh...... You're married...... That's good, that's good, you don't have to worry about food and clothing, and you don't have to worry about it for a lifetime. "I have to say that the moment I heard the other party say that the second girl was married, my heart really skipped a beat, and my brain was clouded, but I quickly recovered.

"I see...... That's good, that's good, so can the donor know the address of the second girl at this time, and the poor monk wants to pay a visit......"

When the middle-aged woman heard me say this, she was a little flustered, and then she thought about it and said, "The address, I still had it before, but recently I heard that he moved to Beijing with his family, and he hasn't sent a letter to tell me the current address, why don't you tell me where you are now, as soon as there is news, I will find someone to send you a letter." “

And I have been walking outside for so many years, where did I come from, so I had to regretfully reply that I have always been walking to death, and this time I came back by chance, I should stay in the lonely temple outside the city for three days, and then I will leave.

When the middle-aged woman heard this, her heart darkened, but she quickly reacted, and then told me, "Three days...... Time is really tight, if there is no information on the third day, then there is no way, but little monk, our family lives in the easternmost house in the alley in front, there is a big locust tree in front of the door, if you are free in the future. The little master can come often, and one of my daughters and a son are all people who worship the Buddha, and they will definitely treat the little master well. ”

Naturally, I gladly agreed. At this moment, there happened to be a shout from behind him, and judging by the voice, it should be a young woman.

"Mother...... It's not early, my brother just came back from the ground, and found that my mother was not at home, so I guessed that my mother must not be able to sit still and come out to set up this noodle stall, if it is late today, the night is cold, so my brother asked me to come out to welcome you back......"

At this time, I saw that this woman looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a plain Confucian skirt, with a butterfly bun on her head, and she was a young man.

Only then did the middle-aged woman say to the woman who came closer: "Good daughter, thanks to your brothers and sisters still thinking about your mother, you will wait for this little master to finish eating noodles and leave...... Wait a moment. “

That's when the girl gave me a curious look.

"This little master was a fellow villager in the same county as your mother back then, let's not neglect others......"

"Got it...... The little girl ......was very curious, and sat down on the bench on the side, holding her cheeks, and looked at me.

"Little master, don't be surprised, my girl is a ghost...... In fact, she has a good heart...... "The little girl deliberately puffed up her cheeks and said coquettishly to the middle-aged woman: "Mother...... People didn't plan to eat it...... When you say that, I don't think I'm really normal......"

"What do you think, people are small and ......"

The little girl wasn't angry, she just grimaced, just stared at me all the time, and said, "Little master, my mother's noodles are delicious, you eat slowly, it's not enough, you're welcome, my mother is the most generous to the monk...... Huh"