Chapter Ninety-Seven: Casting lots
The wind of the past life, the dust of this life, who is whose life in this life, and who is whose past life?
Who's sorry for whom? Who missed whom?
In this life, there are many sad things to live, and since ancient times, it has been the most uncomfortable.
Unbearable can also endure, endure suffering, and be able to go further.
The wind in the night is whimpering, the moon is pale in the night, and the stars in the night are blinking their eyes, wanting to cry, trying to stop the inexplicable sadness.
Looking at the world with tears in your eyes, the whole world is full of sadness.
At this time, Xu Jiaorong was completely shocked, years of waiting were empty, full of affection, all this, is it over?
"For so many years, Miss Xu has been taking care of me meticulously, I am moved beyond words, after how many times I tossed and turned, after deep thought, I want Miss Xu to be my sister, are you willing to want me to be such an unsuccessful brother?"
Every word Zhang Yutang said resounded in the depths of Xu Jiaorong's soul, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and a wry smile came out:
"You want me to be your sister, Childe, I'm just a subordinate, how can I stand it?"
Biting red lips, faint traces of blood, trembling tone, slight tears, full of sorrow and gloom.
The night sky after the new rain was full of injuries and pain, Zhang Yutang obviously felt this strangeness, is the injury really inevitable?
The eighteen-year-old girl had a flower, and it was when the flowers were blooming and charming, but she was beaten by the wind and rain, wetting the plantain and breaking people's hearts.
"It's my fault, over the years, I have been concentrating on cultivation, ignoring that in this era, eighteen-year-old girls can no longer be called girls, just like leftover girls in my time, girls who have not gone out at the age of eighteen are leftover girls in the eyes of people now. ”
Zhang Yutang deeply blamed himself:
"I have never completely integrated myself into this era, and I have always thought that girls are not suitable to talk about marriage until they are at least in their twenties, this mistake made Xu Jiaorong miss her good time?"
"Is it just that I can marry her, to marry her in order to soothe her sorrows, is that kind of marriage fair to her and me?"
"Maybe one day in the future, all the excitement [feelings] have precipitated, and the sweet love will also turn into a strong family affection to support each other, but I really want to experience love, love, pain, and madness, so that this life is not in vain. ”
Looking at the injured Xu Jiaorong, Zhang Yutang stepped forward:
"Sister Jiaorong, I have always regarded you as my own sister from the bottom of my heart, and I also regard Xu Xian as my younger brother, I said at the beginning, you are not my Zhang Mansion's descendant, you can come and go at any time, you are my sister, no matter rich or poor, you will always be the most respected sister in my heart. ”
"Sister, it's so good, to have a saint like you as a younger brother, sister, I feel a great honor. ”
Xu Jiaorong looked at Zhang Yutang in front of him, a trace of tears did not hold back, and finally flowed down his cheeks, and then turned around, and at that moment, the two of them seemed to have become so far away, and what they had said could not be realized.
"Good brother, if there is nothing wrong, I will go back first, my body is a little unwell. ”
Turn around, cry, run.
Zhang Yutang watched the trembling back go away, silent, but he could only watch her leave, but he couldn't open his mouth to stay.
If you love, you will love deeply, and if you don't love, let her go.
"Is it solved?"
Mrs. Zhang didn't know when, she came behind Zhang Yutang, looked at the direction Xu Jiaorong left, and sighed:
"She's a good girl, you've been waiting for you for so many years, you're really ruthless. ”
"Mother, am I wrong?"
Turning his head and looking at his mother, Zhang Yutang's face was full of sadness, he didn't want to hurt anyone, but sometimes, he hurt:
"Should I keep her and put her in the room, at least then she'll be happier, right?"
"No, she won't be happy, and you didn't do anything wrong. ”
Looking at the somewhat haggard Zhang Yutang, Mrs. Zhang felt distressed for a while:
"Child, you are right to do this, you forcibly put her into the room, you will not be happy, she will not be happy, if you want to be happy, only two people who love each other can be happy. ”
"Long pain is better than short pain, people have to go through a lot of pain and struggle in this life before they can mature. ”
walked over, hugged Zhang Yutang's head in his arms, and hugged it tightly:
"Child, don't think too much, let him pass the past. ”
Zhang Yutang was lying in Mrs. Zhang's arms, his heart was sour and astringent, and suddenly it seemed that there were thousands of grievances that needed to be vented, and the tears could no longer be controlled, and finally flowed down, soaking through his clothes.
Mrs. Zhang gently stroked Zhang Yutang's head with her hand and muttered to herself:
"My hard-working child, is your heart full of too many grievances, cry out, cry out, sleep well, and your heart will be comfortable. ”
In the world, knowing the son Mo Ruo's parents, Zhang Yuanwai and Mrs. Zhang have always looked at Zhang Yutang and hurt him in his heart for things that he has worked very hard since he was a child.
While many children were playing and playing, Zhang Yutang had begun to read poetry and practice martial arts.
When the children returned early from school, they were busy releasing paper kites in the east wind, and there was no figure of Zhang Yutang;
How many innocent years, how many wanton laughter and laughter in childhood, have passed in a blink of an eye.
Zhang Yutang has been studying and improving steadily, leaving laughter to everyone he knows, and burying the pain in the depths of his heart.
He always felt that he was a strong person, never shed tears or regretted it, but the moment Xu Jiaorong turned around and left, there was a huge pain in his heart, I don't know why, but I just wanted to cry once.
... No matter what happened, it couldn't stop the pace of time, after a night rain, in the blink of an eye, it was early in the morning, and the cool spring breeze blew, waking up the drowsiness on my face.
When Qiao Zijian got up in the morning, he was always a little restless, looked at the busy old woman, and asked:
"you, I'll tell you something, I always think it's very wicked. ”
"What's the matter?"
The old woman didn't look back, and continued to be busy cooking in the pot.
After sorting out his thoughts, Qiao Zijian said the dream he had last night to the old woman simply and clearly:
"Look at it, is it evil, I dreamed of the West Lake water god for no reason, and the image of the water god seems to be engraved in my mind, I can't erase it, it's clear. ”
"Isn't it just a dream, what's so strange. ”
The old woman laughed:
"Didn't you often have weird dreams before, and you didn't see anything happen?"
"This time is different, I always feel that something is wrong, I always feel that something will happen, my heart is panicked, I go out for a walk first, breathe, scatter my heart, cook for a while, remember to call me. ”
Qiao Zijian pushed open the door and walked out, on the rainy road, wet, a little wet, looking at the street and walking casually, last night's dream surfaced in his mind from time to time.
"The water god of the West Lake must take in boys and girls, otherwise there will be a great flood that will flood the nearby villages. ”
Before he went far, he heard many people talking about it, and between the discussions, the gods were mysterious, Qiao Zijian surrounded him, listened to a few words, and his face was snow-white.
All of a sudden, dozens of people had the same dream at the same time, and the golden gods descended from the sky and asked everyone to sacrifice boys and girls, otherwise they would flood the village.
The matter soon alarmed the elders of the village, and they did not eat breakfast, so they walked towards the temple in the village, where a goddess was enshrined, with picturesque eyebrows, majestic and dignified, and the goddess stepped on a hideous frog at her feet, and the villagers prepared three animals, incense, candles, and gold paper, and paid tribute to the goddess one by one.
Praying for the blessing of the gods, after praying, the elder's face was as thin as gold, and he looked at the villagers gathered together and said:
"All along, we believe in the Qiantang water god, the Qiantang water god is merciful in his heart, for the benefit of one party, now I don't know where the evil god came from, actually cast the evil law, entered everyone's dream, and asked to sacrifice boys and virgins, otherwise it will be flooded to flood our Zhuangzi, what do you think of this matter?"
"Uncle Qiao, at first glance, this matter is clearly a conspiracy, but we don't have any magical powers to protect Zhuangzi at all, what if that demon really starts?"
Uncle Qiao's face was full of wrinkles, his silver hair was like frost, and he frowned when he heard this:
"We have to believe that the Qiantang Water God will bless us, but if the Water God and her old man have no time to withdraw, won't it hurt our village, and we have to think of other ways. ”
"Why don't we go to Jinshan Temple, I heard that there is a high monk in Jinshan Temple, maybe he can subdue demons and eliminate demons. ”
Someone next to him answered:
"Yes, I heard that Zen Master Wuneng has recently said that his merits have been completed, and he has also attained the Tao and ascended, and he has ascended to Elysium together with the white lotus from heaven."
"And the current Fahai Zen Master is the designated successor of Wuneng Zen Master, and naturally he also has great magical powers and great power. ”
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Wu Neng Zen Master was secretly solved, and for fear of causing panic among the people, he threatened to say that his merits were complete and he had soared.
The elder listened and pondered for a moment:
"Find two clever people from the village, take the incense money to Jinshan Temple, and ask Master Fahai to come to subdue the demons and eliminate the demons, and the rest of the people continue to pray here for the blessing of the Qiantang Water God. ”
"If these two methods don't work, we have to prepare the boys and girls first, and prepare to sacrifice to the water god of the West Lake at any time, and then say that it is a good thing to serve the gods, maybe they will come out in the future, and they will also be a god." ”
As soon as I entered the water hall, I don't know if I can see each other again in this life, no one wants to let their children be dedicated to the water god of West Lake, you look at me, I look at you, and they don't make a sound.
Uncle Qiao sighed secretly:
"Since everyone is reluctant to take the initiative, it is better to let everyone who has children write the names of their children's punishments, and draw lots, and whoever catches their children will be considered to be their family.
(To be continued)