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Chapter 46 (2) In a blink of an eye beggars are slandered by everyone

When Baoyu woke up, she saw that she was still in the study of Ziying's family. When she returned to the garden that day, she didn't remember where she went, who she saw, and how she was picked up by Ziying again.The Feng family saw that he was in a trance, not as good as before.Sometimes I cry and laugh at myself for no reason, and my speech is also upside down, which makes others puzzled.Knowing the reason, Feng Ziying asked a doctor for treatment, and at the same time took advantage of the situation to report his heart disease and fainting pain. Soon, the young masters who had always gathered together all went to the camp to prepare for the battle.In the absence of the young master of the Feng family, those servants gradually became sloppy with Baoyu, and the bad ones were even more sarcastic, slandering and making fun of him.

Baoyu knew that once Ziying left, this place was no longer a place to stay for a long time, so he often went out to relieve boredom, leaving early and returning late.After that, sometimes they don't even come back at night.Those servants didn't care about his behavior, and were happy to save trouble. Baoyu was alone, wandering about with nowhere to go.When it's meal time, the hungry but not forgiving, first endure.When I couldn't bear it, I remembered that there was alms in the temple, so I went to ask for food. Unexpectedly, the Buddhist gate is not easy to open often. After a long time, even the monks in the temple look at each other with blank eyes.Baoyu saw that the snobbish eyes were more powerful in the big temple, so he looked for some small temples, and even the ruined temples, and his footprints were found one after another.

One day, after noon, there was no water or rice, and I was very hungry, because I saw a man in monk's uniform from a distance, begging for food at the door of a people's house with alms and sticks.Baoyu's heart moved, and she thought to herself why not follow his "straight sandals and broken bowls to follow the fate", wouldn't it be free and at ease, but she is not a monk, and ordinary people don't want to see her.Thinking alone, I unconsciously followed the monk to see how he behaved, with the intention of imitating secretly.When he got closer, he saw that the person was not a male monk, but a young nun.

When Baoyu saw her walk into a house, he didn't dare to disturb her, but just waited outside the door.After a while, I saw that she brought out a bowl of rice, which was still steaming and had a special fragrance.Because of his thick face, he saluted and asked for a little food. The nun was startled when she heard the sound, and kept looking at Baoyu without saying a word.He said in his mouth: "This is amazing, monks are begging for food, how come there are people begging for food from beggars! - What is your name?" Baoyu was also shocked when she heard the sound, the voice was very familiar to her ears, and when she looked again, the nun was wearing a Guanyin pocket, covering her face so that only her eyes, mouth and nose were left, and her complexion was very delicate.Suspicious in my heart, but said in my mouth: "Could it be Master Miaoyu?"

The nun took off the Avalokitesvara bag, revealing her full face——Baoyu exclaimed, "Fourth sister? You, why are you like this?..." The nun dared to confirm: "Second brother, I think it's you, but I dare not admit it lightly. Monks don't follow their relatives, and if you don't recognize them clearly, you will be laughed at by the world." Baoyu said: "Fourth sister, why do you have the heart to leave home, you are just a girl..." Xichun sighed: "I took a step earlier. If I wait until the dead are gone, I will be taken in as a girl and humiliated! I really jumped out of the fire pit. Wouldn't it be a great fortune? Second brother, you have already fallen into this situation Why don't you wake up? Think about it: Isn't everything in the past just a dream?"

Baoyu replied: "My sister is right, but I only have an unfulfilled wish, and I have to pay my debt of love. I don't agree with you. You have seen through love a long time ago, so you have nothing to worry about." Baoyu said again, "fourth sister, where is the picture of the garden you drew?" Xichun heard that, just now she broke her face and said with a smile, "Second brother, you are such an idiot! To tell you the truth, I put that picture into the painting when I left home - I was going to burn it, but she cried Ask for a thought, and give it to her." "Where has she gone?" Baoyu asked hastily.

"I don't know, I don't even know where I am now, let alone her? After thousands of miles of long sheds and people dispersed, the water flowed and flowers fell. Second brother, do you know that there is a saying of "letting go on a cliff"? Take care, we may meet again in the future time." He gave Baoyu the rice in the bowl, and Baoyu ate. While Baoyu was eating, he watched Xichun turn around and go, his back was very elegant - and very sad.
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