The next morning, the autumn wind blew the earth, and a thick layer of frost formed on the grass on the ground, white and flawless, but at this time there were already villagers with hoes out to work. As the saying goes, the farmhouse has few idle months, and even this season is busy all day long. Qiu Sheng was still asleep, still thinking about the scene of eating and chatting with his parents and godfather yesterday, but suddenly woke up as if he had been touched by something, and then subconsciously looked into the room, only to find that the sky outside was faintly bright at this time. I was about to get up and wash, but I was surprised, thinking that my parents were usually busy at this time, my father was grinding and painting, and my mother was cooking and washing, but there was no sound today. After thinking about it, I got up, but at this time I found that there was an extra letter on the table, signed outside: Father's pen, Sheng'er receives. Seeing this, Qiu Sheng hurriedly opened the envelope, which read: Sheng'er, for the father and your mother were not originally here, from thousands of miles away from the country of Qianyuan, yesterday received a letter from home, the old family passed away, I want to go back to mourn, I will not come back in a few years, I have not seen you for a few years, I am very sad, I only hope that you can live a good life with your godfather, do not hinder the body because of parting, especially in view of this, I think goodbye, do not read. After reading the letter, Qiu Sheng was already in tears, hiding his face and crying. At this time, Wang Tian didn't know when he had arrived behind Qiu Sheng, stretched out his hand and patted Qiu Sheng's shoulder, and said: "Sheng'er, don't be sad and sad anymore, I already know about this matter, your parents have this decision and are forced to do so, I just hope you can live a good life and wait for him to see each other again in the future, since your parents have handed you over to me, I will treat you like a parent, and treat you as a unicorn." Qiu Sheng replied: "Since my parents have this explanation, although it hurts my heart, it is useless, and I will definitely follow my godfather in the future and listen to the teachings." ”

"Let's go, go and prepare, I'm going to take you on a long journey, on the road of the world, are you willing?" Qiu Sheng thought for a moment, bent over, and said, "Sheng'er is willing." "Then hurry up, get up early and hurry." After hearing this, Qiu Sheng went to wash, and then hurriedly prepared things, took the jacket and those snacks, and left with his godfather, and before leaving the village, he looked for the tiger baby, and said goodbye simply.

"Godfather, I don't know where we're going on this trip. ”

"Don't take the official road, don't go to the city, the mountains and rivers are the way we want to go. ”

Sheng'er didn't understand. ”

"All things grow, according to the laws of heaven, all have their spirituality, why some trees can be one tree in the sky, some are not more than ten years old, some rivers can condense more and more, gather bigger and bigger, and some can only get smaller and smaller, until they disappear. Just like people, there are always three, six, nine, and so on, and there are always strong and weak differences. Why is there the immortal you mentioned in the world, and why can the immortal transcend life and death, which is the envy of thousands of living beings. Do you understand this, have you ever thought about it? If a person has great perseverance, if he has an unwavering heart, if he can endure all kinds of sufferings and helplessness in the world, what can he not do? Just like a towering tree, after the vicissitudes of life, the process in the middle, and the sadness in the middle, can you know it? Just like the great river, all the way forward, constantly strong and strong, how many dangers and obstacles have to be circumvented in the middle, how many obstacles have to be dissipated between heaven and earth, and how many have you ever understood? Now I want you to follow me across thousands of mountains and step on ten thousand rivers, are you willing?"

"Sheng'er understands, Sheng'er is willing. ”

In the past few days, they have walked several mountains, all of which are dense peaks, one by one, but no matter how high or dangerous, they can't stop their steps, hungry to find wild fruits in the deep mountains, thirsty to drink mountain streams and springs, tired to lean on the trees and perch. The clothes on his body were already in tatters, and he had to change into a new one, but Qiu Sheng was wearing the jacket and took great care of it. The skin on his feet was also worn out, and there were dried blood stains on his face, and he was more prone to redness and swelling in late autumn, but he did not encounter any danger, and the road was calm.

"Sheng'er, have you ever felt tired of hard work. ”

"Yes, I think. ”

"Have you ever regretted it? ”

"I have never regretted it. "What do you think. "I feel that nature is full of vitality and wonder, and all things grow in a mysterious. Standing here, closing your eyes, even if you are physically and mentally exhausted, you can invisibly feel a kind of spiritual energy, as if you can merge with heaven and earth. "If you open your eyes, do you feel that?" "That's not it. ”

"Then let's move on. ”

In the next few days, these two figures could be seen in some mountains, no matter the wind or rain, they could not stop, but during these days, they encountered countless dangers, including mountain beasts, floods, but strangely every time, when Qiu Sheng was desperate, he was able to turn around and survive. The jacket on his body was also tattered and unshaped, but he was not thrown away. It is precisely because of this that he has broadened his horizons, exercised his mind, and hovered from the edge of death again and again to make him see more openly, and he is more calm in the face of death, and even resists it.

"Sheng'er, what do you feel this time? ”

"The matter of time, positive and negative, the thing of time, the yin and yang poles. Just like thousands of weather, sometimes tyrannical, sometimes calm, just as the previous days were peaceful, these days have been in crisis. However, between life and death, I realized the insignificance and fragility of life, and made me realize that we must be calm and calm in the face of life and death, and we must be indomitable and brave to resist. "What else?" Sheng'er didn't know. "Close your eyes and see if you can find what you just felt. "Well, Sheng'er felt it. It's just why is this happening?" "Hey, when you close your eyes, the world is empty, and your heart is peaceful, and you can naturally unintentionally feel the beauty of the world, the meaning of infinite clarity. When you open your eyes, the tranquility is broken, and your mind is disturbed by the outside world, and you can't feel this artistic conception. But these days are in crisis, and your mind is tense, but you have adapted to this state calmly, and you can slowly not be disturbed by external objects. Sheng'er, the mountains have been walked, and then let's go to the Yangtze River. After speaking, his eyes were full of appreciation.

The days flew by, and in the blink of an eye, months had passed. Above the North Lake, a light boat swayed in the wind like a leaf, floating uncertainly. In front of the boat stood a figure, with a messy beard, but not heroic. I saw him stretch out his right hand, catch a snowflake, and then watch it slowly melt and slowly seep out between his hands.

"Sheng'er, it's snowed for the first time today. Hearing his godfather call him, a young man who looked weak and scholarly at first glance, but looked resolute on closer inspection, came out of the cabin and replied to his godfather: "It's the third time." At this time, the entire North Lake is drifting for thousands of miles, white and flawless, and the eye can see it from afar, like an ice and snow fairyland. "Yes, it's been three times, for more than a month, we have enjoyed the rivers and lakes every day, watched the petrels, let them drift, and in recent days we have counted the snow, during which we talked only five, what do you think. "Away from the hustle and bustle, my heart is peaceful, and I don't think about anything else. "In the past few months, I have taken you over the mountains and rivers to see the rivers, during which you first felt the majestic breath of life, the feeling of the integration of heaven and earth, and then experienced between life and death, experienced the positive and negative ways in the world, the fragility of people, and finally calmed down for a few months, so that you realized to return to the original. This time, you have realized yourself in the heavens and the earth, and I call it the realization of the mind, and you must remember not to forget. What I want you to know most this time is that if you can't help yourself, will you try to resist fate, will you have the courage to survive, even if you break the cage of heaven and earth, you will swear to pursue the road to life. The day after tomorrow is rejuvenation, let's set off the day after tomorrow. With that, he walked into the cabin. It's just that no one noticed the smile on the corner of his mouth: "This son may be a turning point." Qiu Sheng stood silently in place, and also stretched out his hand to catch a snowflake, let it melt, and flow from his fingertips. Suddenly smiled: "Will you go back the day after tomorrow?"