The next morning, Shen Jianian dragged his faintly sore body to Tanfu Temple for the third time.

She didn't see the abbot of the temple, so she walked around the temple and followed her memory through the stone path in the bamboo forest to find the courtyard where the abbot lived.

Unlike last time, this time the courtyard door was wide open.

Shen Jianian didn't go in and stood outside.

The abbot drew water from the well in the courtyard, tied a rope to the handle of the iron bucket, and threw it into the well, and after a while, he brought up a bucket of water, poured it into a large bucket, carried it to the vegetable field, and scooped it up with a wooden ladle to water the greens and melon seedlings in the field.

Shen Jianian waited quietly for a while, and when the abbot held her waist to take a breath, she raised her hand and knocked on the door panel: "Master Abbot, I have something I want to ask you." ”

The abbot had already seen her, and kept pretending not to find out, and was busy with his own business.

"Master Abbot."

"Master Abbot."

"Master Abbot."

Without permission, Shen Jianian didn't step in, and waited outside honestly, shouting from time to time, to let the abbot know that he was still there.

After pouring a few vegetable patches, the abbot carried the empty bucket and put it at the mouth of the well, and saw that Shen Jianian was still standing outside the door.

The eaves of the door covered a shadow, but she didn't try to hide comfortably in the shade, she stood in the sun. Recently, the weather has been good, the sun is warm, and the bright light can barely open people's eyes.

The abbot sighed, there are many crazy men and women in this world.

"Come in." The abbot turned and walked to the cloister.

Under the porch is a low wooden table and two futons, on which are placed a teapot, four inverted teacups, a thread-bound Buddhist scripture and a sticker.

Shen Jianian was stunned for a moment, thinking that she had misheard, but when she saw the abbot looking at her and beckoning, joy flashed in her eyes, and she hurriedly stepped over the threshold and entered.

Walk through the courtyard to the abbot.

She didn't say anything pretty, but directly explained her intentions: "Master Abbot, I am here for the gentleman the day before yesterday. You said that he was worried about his life in the future, but there was a way to crack it? ”

The abbot didn't answer her question, and pushed the sticker in front of her: "Give you a hexagram." ”

Shen Jianian didn't know what she meant, but she didn't ask much, squatted down, knelt on the futon with her right leg knee, and shook the stick holder in both hands for more than ten times.

A bamboo skewer fell out and landed on the wooden table with a crisp sound.

The abbot pinched the bamboo stick and looked at it silently for a while.

Shen Jianian stared at the abbot's kind face, unable to see his emotions, and couldn't help but get nervous, and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?" ”

The abbot put the bamboo stick back and was speechless for a long time.

Shen Jianian's heart became more and more bottomless, and he felt as if something was blocked in his throat.

The abbot didn't want to be nosy, but when he saw that the female benefactor was really persistent, he couldn't bear her disappointed, so he picked up the Buddhist scriptures on the table and gave it to her: "You take this and copy it calmly for seven days." ”

Shen Jianian held the Buddhist scriptures in both hands, as if he had obtained a treasure, but he was still a little unsure: "Can this be cracked?" ”

The abbot didn't reveal anything more, but pointed out the door and said, "Go back." ”

Shen Jiannian was a little foggy, although she was a little puzzled in her heart, she also understood that she had enough to disturb others, so she didn't say more, stood up obediently, and when she was about to leave, she turned her head and asked the abbot: "I don't know if there is a side room for pilgrims in the temple?" ”

There is no better place to calm your mind than a temple.

When the abbot heard this, he understood what she meant, but gave a kind smile, and still pointed outside, just like the elders in the family looked at the juniors: "Go and ask the little novice outside." ”

Shen Jianian bowed to him, said that he was disturbed, and turned to leave the courtyard.

She found a little novice and asked, she could really provide a wing, but it was not free, and she needed to pay rent.

Shen Jianian can understand, after all, the temple also needs expenses, not charity.

She happily paid the rent and a week's worth of food, and was led by the little novice to a secluded courtyard where she could choose her favorite wing room to live in.

Shen Jianian walked around, and finally chose a wing room on the east side, pushed the door and entered inside, and the sunlight entered through the window in the morning, and he could see the fine dust floating in the air. The facilities are simple but not simple, the wooden bed is close to the window, the clean bedding is placed on it, the wooden table is very close to the bed, which can barely be used as a bedside table, and there is a wardrobe.

The bathroom is outside, and all the wings in the courtyard share one.

At present, there is no one living in other wings, so there is no inconvenience.

Shen Jianian is not a person who can't endure hardships, it just so happens that she wants to find a place to calm down and think about some things, it's good here.

After deciding to live here, she called the driver at the foot of the mountain and asked him to go back to Yunding Palace and help her pick up something and deliver it.

Then I called Cheng Jin and asked her to go to her room to pack up the clothes and daily necessities that she would wear for a week, put them in her suitcase, and wait for the driver to go over and pick them up.

Cheng Jin learned that she was going to live in Tanfu Temple for a week, and she didn't think much about it, just thinking that she liked the scenery there, and that tourists like to live in a characteristic homestay.

After arranging these, Shen Jiannian sat down with peace of mind and copied the Buddhist scriptures.

At noon, a little novice came to bring her a meal. Green vegetables, tofu, and fresh bamboo shoots dug up in the back mountain, all the dishes taste light, without any pungent seasonings, but the taste is not unpleasant.

Shen Jiannian had lunch, rested for a while, sat down at the wooden table, took a brush dipped in ink and continued to copy Buddhist scriptures.

The abbot didn't say how many times she would have to copy it, but she wanted to write as many as she could.

*

At about nine o'clock in the evening, Shen Jianian finished washing up and lay on the bed.

Or Cheng Jin is careful, considering that there are forests and mountains around Tanfu Temple, the temperature will be much lower than that in the city at night, in addition to changing clothes and daily necessities, a thick quilt is also prepared, let the driver bring it over, cover it warmly.

Shen Jianian turned over to the window, his cheeks pillowed in the palms of his hands, the rustle of leaves and insects in his ears, and he could admire the moon through the pane.

I don't know if it's her delusion, but the sky from here seems to be extraordinarily dark, and the stars and moon are extraordinarily bright.

It is said that unfamiliar places can make people feel frightened, but Shen Jianian is inexplicably calm in his heart.

The phone next to the pillow suddenly rang, breaking the quiet atmosphere.

Before she looked at her phone, she guessed that it was Fu Jichen calling, picked it up and looked at it, and saw his name on the screen without surprise.

Shen Jianian's lips curled and answered the phone.

"You shouldn't have slept so early, right?" Fu Jichen asked.

Switzerland is six hours behind China, and it's still daytime there. Shen Jianian thought of this and asked him, "Aren't you busy?" Call me when you're still available. ”

"It's not that I'm busy all the time, I still have time to call you." Fu Jichen's voice was soft and smiling.

He said "the time to call you", not "the time to call", the meaning of the two is different, as if to tell her that as long as it is her, he can spare time, and others do not have this treatment.

Shen Jianian's heart was poured with honey, and he felt sweet.

After being quiet for a while, Shen Jiannian asked him again: "It's past three o'clock in the afternoon over there, have you had lunch?" ”

"Well, I ate it, lunch around half past one."

"What did you eat?"

Fu Jichen smiled and said: "Beef, pasta, black coffee, there is a bread with cheese and ham, you should like to eat it, but I don't like it, so I didn't touch it." ”

After speaking, Fu Jichen asked her what she ate in turn.

Shen Jianian seemed to forget, lying on his back on the bed, recalling the night's fasting meal, and said: "Broccoli, mushroom slices, radish balls and vegetable soup." ”

Fu Jichen: "Eat so lightly? ”

Shen Jianian only hummed, and there was no extra explanation.

The two chatted for a while, and someone called Fu Jichen over there, and ended the call.

For a week, there were calls basically every day, as little as three or five minutes, and as much as half an hour, until Fu Jichen got on the return flight, he didn't know that Shen Jianian lived in Tanfu Temple.

He thought that Shen Jiannian didn't have to go to Yan Qiusheng this week, and would stay at home to read books and practice the piano, however, when he returned to the Yunding Palace Villa, he thought that he would be able to see the person he thought about day and night when he pushed the door open, but who knew that she was not at home.

was told by Cheng Jin that Shen Jianian went to Tanfu Temple a week ago and has not returned.

The sofa was not hot, Fu Jichen got up and went out.

Qu Mo was about to get off work, and suddenly received an order from his boss to go to Tanfu Temple. For the first time, he had doubts about his boss's orders: "Now? ”

Fu Jichen pinched his eyebrows and spit out two words: "Now." ”