Chapter 113 Chapter One Hundred and Eleven

When everyone was looking for their own way, they were naturally very busy, and because they were busy, it was easy to pass the day, and a week passed by just messing around like this.More than half of the family affairs have been taken care of.Yanxi discussed with Fengju that no matter whether mother was happy or not, she should go to the mountain to see her.Besides, Minzhi had already decided to leave next week, so he had to go and tell his mother in advance.Feng Ju also agreed, and took the same car to Xishan.Because the weather was very early, they did not find a sedan chair at the foot of the mountain, so the two walked up the mountain.Turning around the hill in front of the villa, and walking into a clump of woods, I smelled a heavy sandalwood fragrance blowing from the treetops.Fengju said: "There is no temple here, where does the scent of sandalwood come from?" Yanxi said: "The mountain is very quiet, people's thoughts must be, as long as there is a trace of the fragrance flowing in the air, You can also smell it, this is called Xinqing smelling wonderful fragrance." Feng Ju didn't answer, and walked to the square in front of the gate, but there was a group of small tits jumping on the grass, and when people came, they coaxed , fly up the treetops.Then climb the stone steps from the square, the fragrance is even stronger, and you can smell it, but it came from the house after entering.Feng Ju pushed open the green screen door, only to see Xiao Lan dozing off on a small rattan table, without making a sound.Feng Ju was about to wake her up, but Second Sister Chen came in from behind with a small bundle of wild flowers in her hand, calling, "Master, Seventh Master, you are here." Feng Ju said, "Where is the old lady?" Second Sister Chen said: "Reading in the upper room." Feng Ju said: "We walked in for a long time, and no one said a word. If a thief comes in, what should we do?" Second Sister Chen smiled, led the way, and called to go up the steps, reporting: " Uncle and Seventh Master are here." Hearing Mrs. Jin reply from inside the room: "Call them in." Fengju and Yanxi went to the upper room and pushed the iron screen door, each of them couldn't help being surprised.It turned out that there was a huge Buddha statue hanging in the middle of the room. On the table in front of the Buddha statue, there was a small glass niche for the gold and stone Buddha statue. With Shen Tan.It turned out that the scent of sandalwood that I smelt on the mountain road just now came from here.On both sides of the Buddha case, there are four tall book grids, all of which are wooden board Buddhist scriptures.Outside the book grid, there are four flower trays and four white porcelain pots, all of which are bonsai with flourishing flowers and leaves.Under the Buddha table, there are no tables and chairs, but three round futons in a row.At first glance, this is not a villa, but a small Buddhist temple.

Fengju and Yanxi were stunned, not knowing how to advance or retreat.Under the floor-to-ceiling flower cover on the left, a white veil hangs down. When the veil is lifted, Mrs. Jin walks out from inside.She was wearing a long black dress, which added a layer of thinness to her face.It's just that although the face is thin, the complexion is very good, under the two cheekbones, there is a slight reddish yellow color, which shows that the old man is mentally healthy.Before the two of them could speak, Mrs. Jin nodded and said, "It's good that you two brothers are here." Feng Ju was in this kind of place, and seeing her mother here alone, she felt so deeply that she didn't know what to say. What should I say?After calling mom, he stood there blankly.Yanxi looked at the boss's face with a kind of embarrassment, how could he be happy?I also looked at my mother in a daze.Mrs. Jin waved to them and said, "Come and sit in the room, brothers, I have something to ask you." The two walked into the veiled room and took a look. They simply displayed a few wooden utensils, a small iron The bed, even the mosquito net was never propped up.Mrs. Jin sat calmly on a wicker chair, nodded to the two of them and said, "Sit down and talk, how is everything going?" Feng Ju first reported the family affairs, and then Yan Xi also told her story.Mrs. Jin said: "That's very good." Feng Ju said: "We have done what you wrote in the letter, and now I invite you to go to the city to make a decision." Mrs. Jin said: "Just do it. What do you want me to go to the city to decide? I won’t go to the city until autumn.” Feng Ju paused, and then said in a low voice: “Could it be that you really live in the mountains for a long time? That’s not the way.” Mrs. Jin Said: "living in the mountains, what is the wrong way? What is the best way to live in the city? Let me tell you the truth, I am fifty-four years old this year, and I live in foreign countries, the former Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, no matter what kind of prosperity The world, I have gone through it all, now where is it when I think of it? The empty word that the Buddhists said is really good. I want to calm down on the mountain and learn some Buddhism while my spirit is still good. I don’t want to practice like those old women. I don’t want to talk about the afterlife, and I don’t want to become a monk or talk about enlightenment. I just need to wash away the troubles in my heart, and enjoy a few years of happiness before I die. If you want me to go to the city to live a prosperous life again, it’s just Want me to go to hell. You ask Second Sister Chen, how have I been since I came up the mountain? I have a good appetite and a good spirit. I go to bed at night and wake up at dawn. There is nothing to worry about. Living like this, maybe I can live Is there anything you don't want?" Feng Ju said, "Of course you are willing." Yanxi listened, and was silent for a long time, waiting for Mrs. Jin and Feng Ju to talk. After finishing speaking, he said: "Of course we can't force mother's affairs. But mother is a person full of children and grandchildren. Now, learning Buddhism and chanting scriptures alone on the mountain is like a child..." Mrs. Jin shook her hands again and again He said: "These days I was on the mountain, I was very happy spiritually. Competing for fame and fortune, drinking, sex and wealth, those things didn't bother me. Are you talking about these things now, are you going to arouse my troubles again? If so, you are not allowed to come in the future, you two go down the mountain quickly." After finishing speaking, Mrs. Jin was about to go to another room with a serious face.Yanxi was too frightened to make a sound, Fengju stood up quickly, and said with a smile to Mrs. Jin: "Mom, don't be angry. What are you going to do? As a son, do you dare to say anything more? We won't talk about it." That's it." Then Mrs. Jin sat down and said, "Since that's the case, you can sit down. You probably haven't eaten yet, so ask Second Sister Chen to cook more." Feng Ju said, "We don't plan to go to the city until the afternoon. Well." Mrs. Jin said: "You guys have a good talk here, but I won't stop you." Second Sister Chen was dusting off the shelf of scriptures in the outside room. Eggs?" Mrs. Jin thought for a while, then nodded and agreed.He said again: "Actually, it's okay if we don't add more. But they are used to good food, so we have to add some to him." Yanxi thought to herself, mother underestimated us and underestimated us very much.Can't we eat eggs as delicacies?At that time, I just kept it in my heart silently, so I couldn't say anything more.Everyone still talked about the scenery on the mountain for entertainment.

Two hours later, Second Sister Chen said that the meal was ready, and invited the wife and the second master to eat.So Mrs. Jin got up and left first, leading them to the main room on the lower floor.On a small square table in the middle, meals were displayed, and the mother and son sat down on three sides.When Yanxi looked at the dishes, there was a bowl of fried lentils with mushrooms, a bowl of fried shredded lotus root, a bowl of dried bamboo shoots and tofu, a bowl of loofah clear soup, and another plate filled with scrambled eggs.And the egg still smells like sesame oil.It was only then that Yanxi realized that it was all vegetables, and it was a special treat to make a bowl of eggs.Seeing their eyes fixed on the bowl, Mrs. Jin seemed to understand what they meant, and said, "I tell you the truth, since the day I came to the mountain, I have given up meat. Although the eggs are meat , but this is an inanimate thing, so you come here, and I allow you to eat it. You are used to eating meat dishes, and you probably come up to the mountains, and once in a while, you eat vegetarian dishes. "Feng Ju has nothing else to say, he can only hold up the chopsticks and eat the vegetables first.After eating, the mother and son still went to sit in the upper room.Because Mrs. Jin did not allow the two brothers to talk about going back to the city, the two talked for a while, and then sat in silence for a while.Mrs. Jin said: "You have been here for a long time, you can go to the city." Both Fengju and Yanxi said that there is nothing wrong with going to the city, and they still want to sit here.Mrs. Jin said: "Of course it's okay to sit around, but I've lived alone on the mountain for a long time, and my mind is very determined. When you come, it will inevitably cause me a lot of unnecessary troubles. I hope you will come less often in the future." Ju and Yanxi are silent.Looking at the faces of the two brothers, Mrs. Jin wanted to sigh, but she held back again.Mrs. Jin said: "If you could have listened to me a few words earlier, why would you have made trouble like this? Alas! There is no need to say this, you go down the mountain." Feng Ju looked at her mother, she really looked like her People say that her heart has become "withered wood and dead ashes".He has been urging him to go down the mountain again and again, if he doesn't go, it will only cause the old man's displeasure in vain.So he said to Yanxi, "What else do you have to say? If you don't have anything to say, let's go now." Yanxi looked at Fengju, then at Mrs. Jin, seeing that she couldn't be forced to stay, so she stood get up.Feng Ju also stood up slowly, and whispered to Mrs. Jin: "Then, let's go." Mrs. Jin nodded to them.So the two left without saying a word, walked out of the house and went down the steps.Halfway up the steps, Feng Ju stood still, turned around and asked, "Mom, is there anything wrong now?" Mrs. Jin didn't come out, she just stayed in the room, raised half of the window screen, and said to them: "There's nothing wrong, You go." Although Yanxi didn't say anything, she turned her head and watched.Mrs. Jin said something to go back, and the two agreed to the word "only", and then walked out together.When we arrived at the grass field outside the villa, we could continue to smell the aroma of heavy sandalwood.Feng Ju said to Yanxi in a low voice: "Look, with this appearance, my mother must have been praying to Buddha for a long time, and she will never go home again. Her old man said that she was enjoying the blessings, but this kind of news spread to other people's ears. It's all about our face." Yanxi said: "No matter where you are, you have to take care of your face. But now, you can't take care of much, just hope that everyone can find their own life. The road, that's it." Feng Ju lowered his head and walked down the mountain road without making a sound.Yanxi followed behind him, looked back at the villa, and sighed several times.

Feng Ju walked quickly in front, and stopped when he went down the mountain pass.Yanxi fell behind, still thinking about something, about half a mile away.When Yanxi arrived at the mountain pass, Fengju went to the small tea shed by the roadside to find a driver.Yanxi stood on the road, looking around, and saw two donkeys running past on a sidewalk outside the mountain stream.On a donkey sat an old man in short clothes with a straw hat in his hand, it was Han Guanjiu.On a donkey sat a woman, wearing a long blue bamboo cloth gown, and holding a black cloth umbrella on her shoulder. Looking at her figure, she seemed to be Qingqiu.He couldn't help but groaned, and ran a few steps to catch up.At this moment, Feng Ju found the driver and called Yanxi from behind.When he yelled, the donkey stopped, but the woman on the donkey's back looked back.But that time was very short, before Yanxi could see her face clearly, she had already turned her face away and urged the donkey away.Fengju came after him and asked, "What are you looking at?" Yanxi said, "A woman rode a donkey past just now, like Qingqiu." Fengju said, "What is she doing in such a place? You misidentified." Yanxi said: "But the old man at the back is Han Guanjiu, I can recognize him clearly. Han Guanjiu has relatives, I heard that they live near Biyun Temple, they may come here." Fengju said: "In that case, why didn't you call her just now?" Yanxi said: "I was also stunned." Fengju said: "Where are they going?" Yanxi said: "They followed Go east on the main road, probably going into the city." Feng Ju said: "It doesn't matter if she goes into the city or not, as long as she is on the main road, we can catch up with the car if it is ten or eight miles away. This is an easy solution. problem." As he spoke, he pulled Yanxi into the car and urged the driver to drive faster.The car went all the way, although it caught up with several donkey riders, it was not a man and a woman.After chasing to the vicinity of Haidian, I saw two donkeys in the distance, and one of them was riding a donkey holding a black cloth umbrella.Yanxi pointed and said, "That's it, that's it." In less than a minute, the car horn blew a few times, chased the donkey, and stopped the car.The two riders on donkeys were startled when they saw the car stop suddenly. They held down their donkeys and stared blankly at the car.At this time, the person holding the umbrella is an old man with sideburns.The one without an umbrella is bald.The two of them were covered in dust and yellow sweat, their appearance was very ugly.Yanxi was greatly disappointed, Fengju couldn't help laughing, and urged the driver to drive.Yanxi's heart was pounding wildly, the car started, she gathered herself together, and said to Fengju: "Go home, don't say it, if you say it, people will take it as a joke, thinking that I'm still good at Qingqiu." It's about Mengmei." Feng Ju said: "You think about her Mengmei, it's not an exaggeration, what's so ridiculous?" Yanxi said: "Then don't care about him, anyway, I don't want to mention it It's over." Feng Ju said: "If you don't want to mention it, you don't want to mention it, it's none of my business." Yanxi sat in the car and didn't say anything.

After arriving home, the family members inevitably surrounded him, asking about the situation on the mountain, busy reporting, and had no time to think about Qingqiu.Two days later, when Feng Ju said this, Minzhi and Runzhi complained about Yanxi, saying that it doesn't matter if the woman is Qingqiu, anyway, you recognized that old man as Han Guanjiu, why didn't you call out?What's more, when the eldest brother called Yanxi, she looked back, and it was clearly Qingqiu.This shows that you have no affection for her at all.Yanxi couldn't deny their criticism, so she didn't deny it, and when people spoke the most, she just smiled.Daoist is sentimental, after hearing the news, he sent several people to investigate around Biyun Temple.However, Yanxi didn't know any relatives of Han Guanjiu were there, and he didn't know the relatives' surnames either.After two days of investigation, there was no trace, so I just let it go.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is already cold and the weather is not yet cold. Minzhi and Runzhi's luggage are all ready.What Min Zhi meant was that everyone is not so happy now, it is best to avoid the farewell entertainment for relatives and friends, and keep a secret about the date of the trip in advance.He was also afraid that Yanxi would say something good, so he repeatedly told her not to say it. Now that Yanxi was being carried by her sister, she naturally didn't dare to disobey her.Three days before the departure date, the four Taoist sisters sent their second concubine to Xishan, and everyone reunited for another night.On the next day, the four sisters did not bid farewell to the city until the sun went down.Mrs. Jin and the second wife were very touching and loving when they saw these four flower-like girls walking together.However, after going down the mountain, they will fly apart immediately at the ends of the earth, and it is unavoidable to feel uncomfortable seeing them.So the two mothers followed closely behind them, walking forward step by step, until they reached the grassland on the lowest level.Daozhi stood on his feet and said, "We are going to sit in a sedan chair. You can go in." Mrs. Jin said, "You go your way. I'm here to see the sunset." The two old men stood there dumbfounded.The second aunt said: "Miss Wu, when you decide to get married, you must write a letter to tell me. You must keep writing letters along the way." Mrs. Jin said: "You are too affectionate. You are in the city I probably said a lot of farewell words, and I went up to the mountain and talked about it for a day and a night. I don’t know how many times I have talked about this kind of thing. Before you leave, you have to tell me again." The second aunt said: "You What don't you know? I'm just so soft-hearted." As she spoke, she wiped her eyes with a handkerchief.Min Zhi was afraid of making Mrs. Jin sad, so he said, "Let's get on the sedan chair quickly, we won't be able to make it to the city later." As he spoke, he cast a wink at the three sisters.So everyone told the two old people to leave, walked out of the gate of the villa, and went down the mountain in sedan chairs.

Mrs. Jin hurriedly walked to the grass pavilion on the cliff, supported the pillars of the pavilion, and looked at the group of people on the mountain road.The second aunt walked over and watched with her.Until no one could see, Mrs. Jin watched the evening view of the plain below the mountain.When the sun sets behind the mountain, it is already dark in the sun of the mountain, but on the plain, where the shadow of the mountain cannot be covered, the sun is still shining.In the plain, there are two rows of sparse willows, sandwiching a sidewalk, which is the road to the city.Look at the city of Beijing, shrouded in the sunset smoke, thick with fog, circles of black shadows.The tower of Beihai, the tower of Zhengyangmen, in a circle of shadows, reveal two black tips.Mrs. Jin turned her head and said to the second aunt: "Look, the black shadow circled by the smog is the city of Beijing. We have been living there for decades. Looking at it from the mountain now, it is in the ant country as it is said in the book. What's the difference in recruiting a son-in-law? Hey! Life is really a dream." The second aunt pointed with her finger: "Look, isn't that their car?" When Mrs. Jin looked along where her finger was, she saw pedestrians walking by. On the avenue, the yellow dust billowed, and indeed a car drove away at a high speed.In the distance, only a streak of yellow dust can be seen, and the car is no longer visible.Mrs. Jin sighed and said: "These children are still dreaming there happily." So she sat on the wooden railing in the pavilion, just staring quietly at the smoky plain.She was silent, and the second aunt did not dare to make a sound.The two sat quietly in the grass pavilion. That night the wind made the grass rustle, and the sound came to my ears.The sun on the plain also gradually dimmed, until it became so dark that no trees could be seen.Second Sister Chen took two cloaks in her hands, walked to the pavilion, and said to Mrs. Jin: "Old lady, go to the house to rest." Then, she handed over the two cloaks.Mrs. Jin took the cloak from her hand, but she didn't wear it on her body. She put it on her arm and stood by the pavilion.Second Sister Chen stood by her side, she didn't dare to rush her, and she didn't dare to leave, so she stayed there to accompany her.Second Aunt first accompanied Mrs. Jin to look at the scenery, but now she can't see the scenery at all, standing there, it is really not interesting, she said: "Sure enough, I feel a little cold, can we go in?" Although Mrs. Jin never agreed to come out, she felt that there was no need to violate their wishes too much, so she turned around silently and walked in front of the two of them.When we got to the last hall, we lifted the curtain and went in.The white tin oil lamp was lit on the Buddha table, and the lamp grass came out of the oil dish with a flame the size of a bean, and the room was drowsy.In the room with the veil over there, four sticks of white wax were lit, and it was much clearer to see the inside of the veil from this side.The second aunt went up to the mountain yesterday and lived in Qianjin. We all gathered together to talk, and didn't feel lonely.This evening, I went straight to the back and came in. I saw such a faint green light, plus the thin fire of sandalwood burning in the sandalwood stove, the fragrance lingered in the room, just like in a temple.Yin smiled and said: "There is everything here, except for a bronze chime and a wooden fish. Otherwise, if you come here suddenly, you will suspect that it is the Guanyin Hall in the ancient temple." Mrs. Jin said: "If it is really the Guanyin Hall, then Let’s say we’ve made it home. I feel like I’m still in the dust, and I can’t just leave.” As she spoke, she sat down on the stack of futons under the table.When Second Sister Chen saw it, she hurried over and pulled the second wife's sleeve.The second wife expected a reason, saw the second sister Chen walking out of the door, and followed her out.When they arrived at the Qianjin room, Second Sister Chen whispered to her, "I'm going to do my homework, so don't disturb me there." The second aunt said, "Yo! Madam is still studying?" Second Sister Chen said, "It's not studying. Every morning, noon and night, my wife meditated on the futon three times. During the meditation, I recited the Heart Sutra. I don’t know what the Heart Sutra is. Homework, my wife said it herself. When she was doing homework, she told us not to go in, so I told you." The second aunt suddenly realized after hearing this, and nodded to her: "I understand. If you have something to do, you Just go about your business, I won't go up there."

Second Sister Chen was on the mountain and also worked as a cook. She was going to prepare dinner at this time, so she left naturally.Xiaolan also went to wash the vegetables with her, leaving the second aunt alone in the room.There is a gardener and handyman at the gate, and there is also a large yard away from it, so people's voices can hardly be heard here.From then on, the second aunt could appreciate the loneliness of living in the mountains.In this room, Mrs. Jin had granted permission to light a kerosene lamp with a white porcelain cover, which was much brighter than the room above.It's just that in the room, looking out through the window, it was dark instead.The second aunt sat quietly for a long time, and she really heard Shang came into the room, and Mrs. Jin just chanted Maha Maha, Duoli Duoli.Impulsed by curiosity, I gently opened the door and walked up the steps gently.When he got to the window, he put his face against the screen and looked inside.I saw Mrs. Jin sitting cross-legged on the futon, put her hands down, pressed her knees slightly, lowered her head slightly, closed her eyes, and did not shake at all.The second aunt looked at it, she had never seen it before, and thought in her heart, this is not... Before she finished thinking about it, Mrs. Jin suddenly sighed, and said to the window: "Please come in." The second aunt was told by her, She was embarrassed not to agree, so she said, "Won't my coming in hinder your homework?" Mrs. Jin had already got off the futon, and closed the curtain for her to let her in.Nodding to her, he said, "Let's sit in the inner room." The second aunt followed her into the inner room, and they sat down facing each other.Under the candlelight, seeing Mrs. Jin's face full of sorrow, she looked at her and said, "What's the matter with you?" Mrs. Jin thought for a while, then sighed and said, "I can't control my emotions, probably I can't live in this world for long. "The second aunt heard this, but she didn't quite understand it, and she still stared blankly at her.Mrs. Jin said: "When I say this, you probably don't understand the truth of the matter. Since I went up the mountain, I have a very firm mind. But last night a few girls came up the mountain to make a fuss, which made me I just became flustered in my heart. They went down the mountain today, and I still couldn't bear to part with them. Just now when I was meditating, I couldn't control my thoughts, so I just wanted to think about them." The second aunt said: "It's normal for a mother to miss her daughter. What's the matter with it? Not good?" Mrs. Jin said: "How do you know about this?" The second aunt said: "I don't understand anything about this. Doesn't the wife mean that people who have left home should not be re-introduced to the world of mortals?" Mrs. Jin chuckled.Yin said: "Your meaning is right, but what you said is wrong. I am not an aunt now, how can I say the word "monk?" The second aunt blushed too much and said, "Look, I am really She can't speak, and she shows timidity when she speaks." Mrs. Jin didn't bother to find out whether she was timid or not, and sat there by herself with her head bowed.The flames of the four white candles swayed a little, causing Mrs. Jin's shadow to sway on the wall.When the second aunt peeked at her, her eyebrows were deeply furrowed, as if she was worried.Persuade yourself, I am afraid that what you say will not be listened to.Don't persuade me, isn't it a fool to sit here?Therefore, I said to Mrs. Jin, "I want to go to the kitchen and look around. I can help them if there is nothing wrong. We don't live in the city now, so what are we talking about?" Mrs. Jin seemed to express her words. With a deep agreement, he nodded deeply a few times.

The second aunt walked out without saying anything.She went to the kitchen, but Second Sister Chen refused to ask her to cook anything. She stood there for a while, feeling bored, and went back to the room.There is candlelight in the window, and it is naturally very clear through the window screen.I saw that Mrs. Jin was still sitting on the original chair, but she lowered her head and did not move.The second aunt suddenly had a strange thought in her heart, what is the wife doing?A little sick?He hurriedly put his face close to the window and looked inside carefully.Mrs. Jin was sitting alone in the room at this time, but her heart was in Wuyi Lane in Beijing. The phantom of the old days was being played out in front of her eyes one after another.Two teardrops, in the eye sockets, could not hide no matter what, from the slightly open eye slits, one by one, the tears flowed out.The second aunt looked outside for a long time, and finally saw clearly.He walked into the room and called his wife softly first.Mrs. Jin looked up at her, nodded, and said nothing.The tears on that face were still flowing, but they were never wiped away.The second aunt said: "What's the matter with you? You want to be free." Mrs. Jin said: "Your words are persuading me, but I just can't think about it. You see, I said a long time ago that I want to make up my mind." Xin, I started to learn Buddhism, but now, I am still unsure, and I want you to persuade me to be short-sighted, isn't this a joke?" The second aunt said: "Yo! Don't believe me, What do I know?" Mrs. Jin nodded her head and said, "You were right in persuading me..." After she finished speaking, she still lowered her head and did not make a sound.The touch lasted for about five minutes, and the teardrops were like sand being thrown, and they were about to fall. If the tears didn't fall, no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't stop them from falling.If it bleeds, just bleed, from the cheeks to the skirt of the clothes.The second aunt still wanted to persuade her, but when she saw Mrs. Jin crying so hard, she thought of her whole family, who went far away, leaving two old ladies to live on the mountain.This ending is really too miserable, how can I not help crying?Thinking in her heart, she saw another person weeping sadly in front of her eyes, and she just felt sad, and the two lines of tears in those eyes rolled down together unconsciously, but Mrs. Jin didn't cry aloud, she He didn't dare to make a sound.Mrs. Jin cried for a while, and when she looked up to see the second aunt was even more sad, she quickly wiped away her tears and said, "I cried for me, why are you crying with me?" The second aunt said, "It's not that I want to cry, I saw that my wife was crying so pitifully, so I naturally became sad." Mrs. Jin sat silently for a long time, when the second sister Chen came, she asked her to wash her hands and face with a basin of water, so that the second aunt would also After washing, I asked Second Sister Chen to burn a new incense burner in the sandalwood burner outside.Second Sister Chen said: "Don't you have dinner now?" Father has gone all the way." The second aunt was taken aback, and looked at Mrs. Jin's face for a long time, but couldn't see anything, she frowned and said: "Maybe you are bored on the mountain, but in the face If you can’t see it, go to the city and let the doctor have a look.” Mrs. Jin shook her head and said, “That’s not what you meant, you guessed wrong. Since I came to the mountain, I’ve read Buddhist scriptures and studied Buddhism, and my mind is very empty. Unexpectedly, from yesterday to today, my heart was so chaotic that I couldn't make up my mind. At night, I meditated under the Buddha statue, and I just recited the Heart Sutra. I only thought about the end of prosperity, and I couldn't help the tears rolling down. I am so compassionate and calm. If I can’t go on, I think my Dao heart is not firm, and it’s because of my lack of energy. In Buddhism, it’s said that I’ve entered the way of a demon, but as the saying goes, it’s just that my soul is lost. At this point, I know that I’m not going to die soon.” Second Aunt After listening to a lot of explanations, Tai Tai probably understood, and then said: "Ma'am, I have to refute what you said. The Buddha is based on compassion. Could it be said that the Master misses his children and thinks of the dead? Are you strong?" Second Sister Chen was in the outside room, a little puzzled, wondering what sad things happened to the old lady today?Mrs. Jin didn't make a sound, she raised her head slightly, as if she wanted to answer, but she never answered, she just wanted to cry.So he walked slowly into the room, and asked softly: "It's getting late, is the old lady ready for dinner?" Mrs. Jin nodded and said: "Okay, let's eat in the room below." The second sister Chen was busy preparing dinner Mrs. Jin stood up first, and said to the second aunt: "Let's go eat, we have to eat one day every day." The second aunt didn't know if she was relieved or sad, so she accompanied her all the way to the lower room Come.

The food is all set on the table.Mrs. Jin sat down, but took the spoon first and scooped up the tofu soup.The second aunt ate a bowl of rice too much, but she didn't taste a grain of rice.The second aunt knew that she was feeling uncomfortable, and she didn't know how to persuade others, so she didn't dare to say more, so she said, "Madam, call and go to the city tomorrow, and let Mei Li come to relieve you." Mrs. Jin nodded .After a long time, he said again: "No need." So he got up and went back to the upper room, went out, and said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow." When she went back to the upper room, Second Sister Chen whispered to Second Aunt: " You see, the old lady speaks in a somewhat upside-down manner, she has never been like this, I think she must be so bored in her heart." The second aunt said: "Yes! Learning Buddhism is not an easy task. It is often said that wealthy elders now like to talk about Buddhism as a fashionable thing, but people who don’t know how to study Buddhism are either educated or sick. If your wife is so depressed, you should find Meili, she will definitely give her Find some fun." Second Sister Chen said: "Okay! I will go to the hotel at the bottom of the mountain to make a phone call early tomorrow morning. Tonight, you can stay with me." Second Aunt wiped her face and went to the upper room again.However, people on the mountain go to bed very early, and Mrs. Jin has slept peacefully for a long time.The second aunt had no choice but to go back to her room to sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Second Sister Chen sorted out the trivial matters and was about to go to the hotel at the foot of the mountain to make a phone call. When she saw the sky outside the mountain, it was gloomy, and the sun had not yet risen.I thought to myself, maybe there was something on my mind, and I got up too early.But when I walked into the house and looked at the wall clock, it was already past eight o'clock.According to normal theory, at this time, the sun should be thirty feet high, hanging high in the sky.Only then did I remember that it was cloudy today.Then I found that the ground was already covered with a layer of yellow sand. I passed by the yard twice, and even my clothes were covered with a layer of fine yellow powder. When I threw my hands, the dusty air came into my nose.This is the worst weather in the north, screaming yellow sand.With this kind of day, the sky will fall down, and the sun will not be seen all day long. The sun is buried in the yellow sand, showing a blurred purple shadow, which is bleak and scary.Today the yellow sand fell even more heavily, and even the purple shadow was gone.Quickly ran to the hillside behind the house, looked down the hill, and saw the trees at the foot of the hill, already dim, only clumps of black shadows.If it is farther away, it will be just like smoke and fog, a layer of sand that does not distinguish between heaven and earth.Second Sister Chen thought to herself, on such a day, how can I ask Miss Eight to come out of the city?No more calls.Then Mrs. Jin and the second concubine also got up. When the second sister Chen brought water to Mrs. Jin's room, she saw that Mrs. Jin's eyelids were slightly swollen, and her eyes were a little red. A lot of tears flowed. At this time, outside the house, there was a strange bang, and there was also the sound of raindrops in the yard.When I looked out through the window, there was a strong wind.The trees on the mountain were all bent downwards, and they couldn't bend any more.With the whirring sound, many leaves and dead branches fell into the yard like rain.Mrs. Jin said: "Oh! The weather has changed." Second Sister Chen said: "Isn't it! You didn't go to the slope to have a look, as if the sky was falling, and the world was inseparable." Mrs. Jin didn't say any more, Don't go out to have a look.In the middle of the room, it seemed that the sky was dark. A sesame oil lamp was placed in front of the Buddha statue, and the light of the bean-like fire illuminated the room with some bright colors.She nodded involuntarily, and said to herself: "There is still a ray of light in front of the Buddha." As she spoke, she sat on the futon and bowed her head in silence.Second Sister Chen thought she was doing her homework in the morning, so she didn't dare to disturb her and walked away.But on this day, Mrs. Jin didn't need tea or food, she just sat there, shed tears after sitting for a long time, and her face became much thinner within a day.Although the second sister Chen has never been educated, she is very smart. Looking at the situation, she felt that it was not very good, so she asked Mrs. Jin if she wanted anything?You can make a phone call to the city.What she meant was to test her tone, whether to call someone.Mrs. Jin nodded and said: "Exactly, I have something to tell them. The fifth lady, the sixth lady and the seventh master are all leaving the day after tomorrow. You tell them that I will pay for it so that they don't have to go to the mountain to say goodbye. They come here for a while." It made me feel uneasy for two days. If they come again, my mind will be messed up and I will get sick. Can they bear the responsibility? Tell them the truth, tell them about my situation today. Five Miss Liu understands in her heart, so she won't come." Second sister Chen said: "I can't tell on the phone, or I'll go down the mountain, catch a long-distance bus into the city, and come back in the afternoon." Mrs. Jin heard ，静默着想了许久，便道：“你既是要去，索性后天送了他们上车再回来。”陈二姐说：“这儿的事呢？”金太太道：“里面的事都有小兰呢，那个打杂的本来是厨房出身，让他作两天素菜饭，还有什么不可以的？”陈二姐在山上住了这些时候，实在也想到城里去看看，只是没有工夫可以抽身。既是金太太如此说了，落得以公济私，进城去混两天。于是很高兴地收拾收拾东西，就下山搭长途汽车进城来。