Chapter 27: Departure
Spring, summer, autumn, winter.
People are like the four seasons, there are birth and death, there is withering and glory, and the cycle goes on and on, and it is like a wheel.
The way of heaven is like this, what can't be seen through?
It's nothing more than the end of one and then waiting for the other to begin.
Zhou Cheng looked at the clay pot in Xiu'er's hand, suddenly laughed, as if crazy, snatched the clay pot in Xiu'er's hand and threw it out of the window.
The little sprout, falling into the dust, and then began to grow rapidly in an instant, but in a few moments it had grown into a huge peach tree, lush and leafy.
Xiu'er's eyes widened, and her eyes were stunned for a moment's time.
"The peach is dying, scorching its splendour" Zhou Cheng's figure disappeared into the room in an instant, and then suddenly appeared under the peach tree. At this moment, Zhou Cheng made Xiu'er so strange, as if she had completely become another person. I saw him caressing the trunk of the tree with his hand, and the wild laughter made Xiu'er confused and dumbfounded.
"Brother Zhou won't be crazy, right?" Xiu'er couldn't help but be a little worried.
"The son is home, and it is appropriate for him to have a home. Zhou Cheng's voice changed, and he suddenly took a sentence.
The singing voice is clear, short and long. Xiu'er woke up suddenly in a daze, and immediately became shy, and her face was flushed.
Not to mention that Xiu'er is illiterate, in the past two years, Zhou Cheng has really made a cameo appearance as a teacher and helped Xiu'er open Meng. What can be taught in this era is nothing more than the Four Books and the Five Classics. There is no need for four books and other shows, and what Zhou Cheng can only give to Zhou Cheng is the so-called poems, books, rituals, Yi, and Spring and Autumn.
Zhou Yi, Shangshu and so on are too difficult, but the poetry is catchy, and Xiu'er learns this as something like a song. So of course Xiu'er also understands the meaning.
It's just that Xiu'er's face is blushing and destined to be blind, and Zhou Cheng, who is crazy, is not Xiu'er at all, but the big tree in front of him.
Xiu'er, who would have made a mistake, was immediately a little annoyed and angry, but before she could show it, the big tree in front of Zhou Cheng suddenly bloomed.
The peach color is dotted, like stars, and as the peach blossoms open one after another, the whole tree instantly seems to change color.
The peach and plum are colorful, and the flowers bloom like mist, like a pink dream, which makes people fascinated!
"The peach is dying, there is a fact. The son is home, and his family room is appropriate. As Zhou Cheng chanted again, the flowers bloomed in an instant, the petals between the branches and leaves of the peach tree were scattered, and countless small green peaches began to appear between the branches and leaves, and then grew rapidly, growing into pink peaches at a speed visible to the naked eye.
For a while, the peach tree was full of fruits, and the courtyard of the small Taoist temple was suddenly full of sweet fragrance, and even Xiu'er, who was staring at the incredible dream scene in front of her with wide eyes, couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva in an instant, the aroma of the peach was so tempting, so that Xiu'er unconsciously approached the past, ready to pick one down and taste it.
It's a pity that just when Xiu'er walked to the peach tree, and just stretched out her little paw to grab the peach, Zhou Cheng's chanting like a magic sound sounded again. It's just that this time the voice is much lower, and there are bursts of sadness and gloom between the ups and downs of the voice.
"Flee away, scorch its bloom, hide deep in the soil, and return home when the leaves fall!" Zhou Cheng sang the last sentence, and then the peach disappeared, and the green leaves instantly turned yellow, and they fell like the petals in front of them, scattering into mud. And the peach tree, which was originally vibrant, seemed to pass by in an instant, quickly lost its luster and exhausted its vitality.
Zhou Cheng turned left three times around the dead tree and three times to the right, as if he was looking for something. But in the end, it was just a long sigh and a slap on the trunk.
The dead tree disappeared, but Zhou Cheng had a wooden hairpin and a peach seed in his hand. Zhou Cheng carefully left the peach seeds, but put the wooden hairpin in the palm of his hand. And this small peach hairpin wood grain is vague, looking unpretentious. It looked no different from the ordinary pennies in the town, but Zhou Cheng held it in his hand, and his eyes were as if he was looking at a rare treasure.
"Xiu'er, come here," Zhou Cheng beckoned and called to Xiu'er.
"This thing is destined for you, you wear it on your body, don't leave your body again, if you want to come to the treasure and have a spirit, it can ensure your safety for a lifetime" Zhou Cheng put the hairpin on Xiu'er's head, and said in a low voice.
"Since this wooden hairpin is the peach seed left by your grandfather before his death, it is also the blessing of your grandfather's miraculous encounter before his death, but your grandfather did not dare to say it explicitly before his death, leaving a chance here. And today, the poor Dao can use this to understand the way of the reincarnation of life and death, and the rest is enough!, the rest is your own?" Zhou Cheng smiled at Xiu'er and continued: "The old man left this peach seed with a little selfishness, but he didn't want to have such a blessing. If you want to come to this Qingyang Mountain, there must be a chance. It's just that the poor road has gained nothing in the past few years, and I want to have no chance with the poor road. Maybe today's events are all providential, and they are also the unspeakable intentions of the old man. If you have a chance in the future, you might as well come and give it a try!" Zhou Cheng finished speaking, and said with a sigh: "You should take good care of this thing, don't let the old man down!"
Zhou Cheng became enlightened, and took advantage of the unity of heaven and man, and obviously understood a lot of things. It's just that the time is not right, and it can't be said explicitly.
Providence is dark, everything has its own arrangements, Zhou Chengwu has realized since then, and probably understands why he suddenly appeared in this Qingyang Mountain and was rescued by this pair of grandsons. Zhou Cheng smiled bitterly, looked at Xiu'er, who was still standing in front of him blankly, waved his hand and said, "You have something to take away, hurry up and pack up, we're leaving!"
After Zhou Cheng finished speaking, he went straight back to his room, and it took a long time to come out, and Xiu'er had already packed up her baggage and waited outside at this time. It's just that as soon as Zhou Cheng's door opened, Xiu'er immediately exclaimed.
It's no wonder, Xiu'er exclaimed, because Zhou Cheng was still a young man when he walked into the room, and when he waited to come out, he had already become an old man with white eyebrows.
"There are gains and losses, and the left and right are just a pair of skins! The young and the old are just illusions. Nothing to be surprised at!" Zhou Cheng waved his hand, and then said to Xiu'er: "Let's go, it's time for us to leave!"
Zhou Cheng didn't want to talk about it, but Xiu'er was inevitably apprehensive, touched the hairpin on his head, and always felt that Brother Zhou had something to hide from him.
Zhou Cheng took out a piece of rune paper and folded it into the shape of a donkey, took it and recited it in his hand, then picked it up and blew it gently, and a gray little donkey appeared in front of Xiu'er lively.
"Come on, let's go!" Zhou Cheng led the donkey with one hand, put Xiu'er's "luggage" on the donkey's back, and patted the little donkey's back.
Xiu'er was born in Si, looks like Si, since she was sensible, she has been following her grandfather to survive in this mountain forest, suffering, tired, laughing, crying, all the memories of being with the old man are left in this reckless green mountain, and now she is about to leave, Xiu'er wants to say that she is willing, how is it possible?
"Do you really want to leave?" Xiu'er looked back, looking at this small Taoist temple that had lived for several years. This is the first time they have lived in such a comfortable house in so many years, and they have always made it their home. Now that I'm leaving, I feel as if I'm going to suddenly lose the most important thing in my life.
"Haven't you always wanted to see the outside world, why are you suddenly reluctant?" Zhou Chen smiled and said: "How can life be as good as you want, if you don't walk outside, how can you come back with peace of mind? Now that it's time to go, what if you stay for a few more days? If you miss it, you can come back and take a look at it in the future!"
Zhou Cheng comforted Xiu'er, and then looked back at the little Taoist temple, which can be regarded as leaving a memory.
Zhou Cheng led the donkey, and slowly disappeared at the end of the path in Xiu'er's reluctance to turn back three times. Leaving a small Taoist temple empty is the end of yesterday.
Zhou Cheng and Xiu'er left with their front feet, and the small Taoist temple disappeared with their back feet. The mountains are dense and lush, and in a matter of moments, the place where the Taoist temple was originally located was replanted with big trees, and everything looked exactly like other mountains, as if the small Taoist temple had never appeared.
"Brother Zhou, will we come back in the future?" Xiu'er asked cautiously as she rode on the donkey, the tears on her face had not yet been wiped away.
"You will have a chance to come back and have a look, by the way, you can see the old man!" Zhou Cheng replied, but did not say whether he would also revisit the old place with Xiu'er.