Hot Spring Night

Text/Ye Lizhi Weibo @叶荔枝枝

2023.05.18 Exclusively published by Jinjiang Literature City

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Zhou Yuan, who graduated from the imperial capital as a graduate student, returned to his hometown Jiangwu after losing his job.

Zhou Yuan boasted that her life had been mediocre since she was a child, without any ups and downs, and when she returned to her hometown, she just went from one city to another, not to run away, not to compromise with reality, and not to mention her other current and helpless self-escape.

To her surprise, when she returned to the land where she grew up, life was no longer as planned, but turned upside down.

All of this, tracing back to the roots, started from meeting Su Xiyue.

Later, a friend asked her: How does it feel for you, who don't believe in marriage, to enter married life?

Zhou Yuan thought about it, if she had to use something to describe her marriage with Su Xiyue, she probably only needed two words to summarize it-

Slightly drunk, springy.

It's 100% romantic beyond her imagination.

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2023 is the Year of the Rabbit.

The heavenly stem is the decay water, the earth branch is the wood of the wood, the wood is the peach blossom, the water is moistened, the wood is stretched, the wood is in the middle of spring, and the atmosphere is prosperous, so this year is also the year of the peach blossom.

Zhou Yuan doesn't know much about this, but her mother, Ms. Zhou Jingwen, is very convinced that Zhou Yuan will definitely succeed in this year's rare "Peach Blossom Year".

Therefore, even if she can't go home when she is on duty in the bureau during the Chinese New Year, she has to take the time to tell Zhou Yuan on WeChat that she must remember to go to Puyuan Temple to offer incense.

Puyuan Temple is a famous temple in Jiangwu and even in the whole country, and there is an endless stream of people who come here every year.

Especially today, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, there are countless pilgrims who want to come to the first incense, hoping that the new year will be smooth and blessed.

Zhou Yuan's parents are both police officers, and it is even more common for them to be not at home when they are busy, so even on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Yuan is the only one left in the family, and she can understand.

I heard her cousin Zhou Re say that Puyuan Temple is very effective, her cousin-in-law once asked her for a career here, and now Zhou Re is already a hot actress in China, and he also asked for marriage for himself, as we all know, their husband and wife relationship is well-known for their affection.

Although these are the results of their own subjective efforts, objectively speaking, they also owe part of it to Puyuan Temple.

Zhou Yuan couldn't stand Ms. Zhou Jingwen's voice bombardment, and she didn't want to spend the New Year at home alone on the first day of the new year, so she drove to Puyuan Temple in the cold.

Although Zhou Yuan listened to Zhou's mother and went to Puyuan Temple, she made up her mind not to listen to Zhou's mother's advice to her "ask for peach blossoms".

Men and marriage will only be a constraint on her life for her, she doesn't like it, and she doesn't need it.

She didn't need someone to break into her life and break her existing tranquility.

What she needs most now is a career.

It's a job that makes her happy enough to support her living expenses.

The cold wind in Jiangwu in January was howling, and the branches of the trees were protruding on the side of the road, and the cold was very strong.

Households in the residential buildings along the way will put blessing characters on their windows and hang lanterns to welcome the new year.

Because of the first day of the new year, there is not much traffic on the road, and the prosperity of weekdays seems a little empty today.

Waiting for the traffic light, Zhou Yuan received a video greeting from his friend Ruan Qingqing.

"Iris, Happy New Year!" Ruan Qingqing's greeting voice came into Zhou Yuan's ears through the earphones, "Have you received the special product I sent you?" ”

"Qingqing, Happy New Year, I have received it."

Because he was driving, Zhou Yuan looked ahead with a shallow smile on his face.

Ruan Qingqing is a good friend she met in college, the two studied different majors, Zhou Yuan studied sociology, Ruan Qingqing studied journalism and communication, coincidentally after graduation, the two entered the same company to work, and at the same time unemployed.

Zhou Yuan, who graduated from graduate school, entered a new media company with a fairly large scale in the imperial capital to do short video script creation, the development of the film and television industry has been sluggish in the past two years, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a "cold winter", it naturally affected her company, she caught up with the layoffs before the internship period, saying that the layoffs were unfortunate, but the fortunate thing in the misfortune is that she has not officially signed the employment contract and retained the identity of a fresh graduate.

Zhou Yuan did not continue to stay in the imperial capital, but chose to return to Jiangwu.

Ruan Qingqing continued to stay in the imperial capital to work hard.

Zhou Yuan lost her job and fell into confusion and didn't know what to do.

After being a full-time daughter at home for a month, she signed up for the civil service exam in Jiangwu, but her competition was so fierce that she didn't even get into the interview.

But if she continues to stay at home, people are disgusted, and she will quarrel with Ms. Zhou Jingwen in less than three days, so Zhou Yuan thought about finding a job quickly, no matter what she does, at least don't continue to stay at home, otherwise the Third World War will break out in their house.

In the second half of last year, she registered for the community grid member exam, and the competition was not as fierce as that of public institutions, and she was admitted.

Doing the math, this is her third month on the job.

But this job, Zhou Yuan can't talk about liking or disliking, she only knows that this job doesn't make her feel happy.

In fact, even the job of short video script creation in the imperial capital, Zhou Yuan can't talk about whether she likes it or not, she is completely coerced by the times to move forward, and she submits her resume with the idea of "everyone is looking for a job after graduation, then she also has to find a job".

If she is asked to compare with hard conditions, then Zhou Yuan currently thinks that the work of community gridders is better than script creation, after all, in the case of low salaries, community gridders have a huge advantage: close to home.

Zhou is now in her twenties, and she still doesn't know what she likes to do.

She grew up in a decent manner since she was a child, and she was a "good child" in the mouth of others.

As a child, she would smile when she heard such praise from her elders, but as she grew older, she became more and more disgusted to hear such words that seemed to be wrapped in the cloak of "praise".

Perhaps it was the perennial meekness that suppressed the rebellious factor in her heart.

There were two outbursts of rebellion against her, one in the college entrance examination and one in the graduate school entrance examination.

But after two "rebellious" choices, she still hasn't figured out what exactly she wants to do in the future.

Ruan Qingqing sat on the sofa at home, the light was soft, and the mobile phone screen was mostly occupied by Zhou Yuan's fair side face.

I've known Zhou Yuan for three or four years, and I still can't take my eyes off her beauty.

Zhou Kite is not only beautiful, but also beautiful without knowing it.

Between gestures and smiles, it is full of seductive beauty.

Ruan Qingqing still remembers the first time she saw Zhou Yuan, it was in a staircase self-study classroom in the school, Zhou Yuan's focused desk was full of documents, two strands of broken hair hung down from her ears, the sunlight penetrated the glass of the classroom and fell on her cheeks, the moment she raised her eyes, Ruan Qingqing seemed to know what was said in the poem "It is suspected that a fairy came down to earth, looking back and smiling better than Xinghua".

A cold and fair cheek with delicate facial features, the tails of the eyes are slightly raised, and a pair of hooking fox eyes seem to be able to capture people's souls, which are a pair of talking eyes.

Zhou Yuan rarely wears heavy makeup on weekdays, and most of them are in a state of no makeup or light makeup, which makes her beauty less aggressive, a little less bright and coquettish, and a little more pure and fresh.

But this can't hide the fact that she has a good figure, Ruan Qingqing often said to Zhou Yuan with envy: "How can God let a person have a thin waist and 34C at the same time!" ”

Zhou Yuan has practiced dance since she was a child, and her basic skills in ballet and folk dance for many years have made her tall and upright, with the temperament of a dancer, coupled with her figure and appearance, it is difficult for the crowd not to notice her.

Desire and purity are vividly displayed in her.

"It's good to receive it, I'm still afraid that the courier won't be able to arrive during the New Year." Ruan Qingqing came back to his senses from Zhou Yuan's beauty and sighed, "Yuanbao, did your uncle and aunt urge you to find a boyfriend?" ”

"Huh?" Zhou Yuan had already parked the car in the parking lot, she unbuckled her seat belt, did not get out of the car in a hurry, and her fingertips were wrapped around the tassels hanging in the car, "Not yet, my parents are not in a hurry." ”

Ruan Qingqing: "I really envy you, I have only been home for two days, and three blind dates have been arranged in the next few days, and the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is inseparable from these topics!" ”

"It doesn't seem like there's any hurry." Zhou Yuan instantly thought of Zhou's mother's main purpose of letting her go to Puyuan Temple, "No, I am now in Puyuan Temple on the orders of Ms. Zhou." ”

"Seeking marriage?" Ruan Qingqing instantly felt that his good friend was connected to his fate, and laughed out loud very unkindly, "Don't worry, Auntie's next step must be to introduce you to a blind date!" ””

Zhou Yuan didn't think that her parents would be in such a hurry, after all, she felt that she was still young, and even her job was not stable, and marriage seemed to her like a distant product from another world.

Mother Zhou asked her to come to Puyuan Temple today, in addition to asking for marriage, probably because she didn't want her to be at home alone in the New Year.

Zhou Yuan didn't think much about it, hung up Ruan Qingqing's phone, and walked towards the main gate of the temple alone.

The clouds in the Puyuan Temple are steaming, and the sandalwood is thick.

Today is still the first day of the Lunar New Year, but countless pilgrims come to line up before dawn, just to grab the first incense and dip the new year's color.

It's past nine o'clock now, and there are still a lot of people in the temple.

It was the first time that Zhou Yuan had grown so big and visited the temple on the first day of the new year, and there were many more people in the temple than she had imagined.

Zhou Yuan is very pious, holding the wonderful incense in both hands, and respectfully standing in front of the Bodhisattva statue.

Ding furnace incense, the fragrance is lingering, Zhou Yuan started from reporting his home, silently reciting his name, ID number, and home address in his heart, until he finished saying this, he began to say his wish.

What is it said on the Internet?

Contemporary young people choose incense between going to work and being motivated; Between seeking others and seeking oneself, he chose to seek Buddha.

The same is true for Zhou Yuan, and he even downloaded an electronic wooden fish on his mobile phone, and the main thing is a piety.

Jiangwu began to cool down a few days ago, the temperature was as low as minus ten degrees, Zhou Yuan's hands were exposed in the cold wind, and the cold was slightly red, and she couldn't help but shiver after applying the incense.

But she did not leave in a hurry, Puyuan Temple is located in the foothills of the mountain, the mountains are undulating, the clouds and smoke are all shaped, even the temple building has a unique classical charm, the arches are staggered, and the temple is magnificent.

Zhou Kite walks alone in the temple.

Zhou Yuan walked carelessly along the central axis of Puyuan Temple, the annual leave is a rare rest time for the social workers who bid farewell to the ivory tower, even if they do nothing, walking aimlessly, their hearts will grow a full sense of satisfaction.

I have long heard that Puyuan Temple is very effective, and Zhou Yuan also wants to give it a try.

She followed the sign and walked to the holder.

There was a crisp sound of the skewer shaking and hitting all around, and after throwing the basket, Zhou Kite shook out her lottery.

Zhou Yuan didn't know how to unsign, she took the sign to find the master who unsigned, the master took the sign, looked at it calmly, and only said three words lightly: "Sign it." ”

Zhou Yuan was overjoyed when she heard this, she didn't expect her luck to be so good, she was still waiting for the master to continue.

How do you know that the master continued to calmly point to the QR code posted on the wall, and said concisely: "Thirty signatures." ”

Zhou Kite: ". ”

Forget it, on the first day of the new year, one is signed, and thirty yuan is thirty yuan, and the money is worth it.

"Alipay arrives at 30 yuan."

The unfamiliar mechanical female voice sounded, and the master continued to sign Zhou Yuan.

It is worthy of the Puyuan Temple praised by countless people on the Internet, and the master explained the answer very seriously.

After more than 20 minutes, Zhou Yuan left in a trance.

The master said a lot to her, and the master's words were still swirling in her mind-

"Whoever says it is bitter, it is as sweet as a camelina. Yan'er is newly married, such as Shi Rudi. ”

"The girl's marriage this year is destined to be smooth."

The signature is still in Zhou Yuan's hand, that is the poem in the "Book of Songs", it turned out to be the signature of marriage?

But she didn't want to get married at all, she clearly wanted to get a career sign.

This "signing" that many people dream of is like a hot potato in her hand, and Zhou Yuan hurriedly stuffed the note into her backpack.

Puyuan Temple covers a large area, and Zhou Yuan walked and walked to a courtyard where there were no people.

In the courtyard is a dark green towering ancient tree, the sunlight shines through the gaps in the leaves on the stone bricks on the ground, and the incense is smoked in the furnace, which is unique and quiet here.

Zhou Yuan walked into the corridor along the courtyard, the door was closed, this may be the place where the masters practiced, not open to tourists, Zhou Yuan guessed.

She had no intention of breaking into the place, and was about to return the way she came.

But inadvertently, through the window on his side, he saw a man kneeling in front of the Buddha statue, on the futon, his eyes closed, supreme piety.

The light in the hall is dim, and it is not clear to see the whole picture of the man, but it is not difficult to see that his eyebrow bones are high, his jaw is sharp and smooth, and the bridge of his nose is straight.

People can't help but breathe slowly, and be careful.

He held a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, and his thin lips moved lightly while his bony fingers flicked the Buddhist beads in his hand.

The distant bell of the temple rang, and Zhou Yuan's heart trembled inexplicably.

On the way out of Puyuan Temple, there was a thought in her mind: Do even the masters of the temple have to be so handsome now?!