At noon, there was a shower, and the weather became much cooler in the afternoon.
The grape stems twining and climbing on the grape trellis in the courtyard are lush and leafy, and are dotted with bunches of purple-brown grapes. They reflect the sunlight passing through the stems and leaves, making them appear more crystal clear and particularly attractive.
Under the grape trellis, the ground paved with red bricks is still very damp, and occasionally there is a small puddle of water in the potholes, which is shiny.
On an old bamboo reclining chair, Xu Zhengyang was sitting on it wearing a white vest with several holes and large black pants, his legs were crossed, his slippers were dangling and the soles of his feet were lightly patted; he had one hand.
He held a cigarette hanging under the armrest, and held a thick book in his other hand, which he was reading intently.
On the stone table next to it, there is a somewhat old aluminum teapot and a small white porcelain bowl, which contains a bowl of light blue tea. In addition, there are two different books on the stone table.
It's a very thick book.
In response to the scene, one can actually see the appearance of a reclusive bachelor picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely seeing Nanshan.
Oh, sorry, this is modern society.
Xu Rouyue stretched out from the house after taking a lunch break. When she saw her brother concentrating on reading under the grape trellis, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised and surprised, and walked over here softly with small steps.
"Rou Yue, get up." Xu Zhengyang looked at the book and said casually without looking back.
"Ah, brother..." Xu Rouyue came over with a little frustrated pout, and asked: "Brother, why did you start reading the book? When did you buy the book?"
"Well, I bought it when I came back in the morning." Xu Zhengyang replied without raising his head, "You have to live to learn, what can you do if you don't learn?"
Xu Rouyue couldn't help but feel a little moved in her heart. Her brother had excellent academic performance. If it weren't for the family's financial constraints and he chose to drop out of school in order to support himself in school, then he should go to college now. Unexpectedly, now that the family has money, his brother
He picked up the book again, was he going to study on his own?
Maybe she should help her brother. Thinking of this, Xu Rouyue sat on the small stone bench opposite the stone table, reached out and picked up a book on the table, and said: "Brother, what do you want to learn, I can help you
...Huh? Brother..."
"Huh?" Xu Zhengyang raised his head and said with a smile, "What's wrong?"
"You just read these books to study?" Xu Rouyue waved the book in her hand, dumbfounded.
However, they saw that the title of the light gray-covered book Xu Rouyue was holding was actually "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", and there was also a dark red-covered "Sou Shen Ji" on the table. Xu Zhengyang was holding the book he was reading in his hand.
The local yellow-covered book turned out to be... "Journey to the West"
Xu Zhengyang nodded and said: "Well, the ones I bought are all modern versions. They don't have classical Chinese, so I can understand them."
"I thought you were going to learn something." Xu Rouyue said with a slightly disappointed expression.
"Oh." Xu Zhengyang suddenly understood and understood where his sister had just thought. He couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Your brother, I didn't even go to high school. I just want to learn something on my own, but I can't understand the things in those books.
Ah, alas..."
"Then why are you reading these?" Xu Rouyue asked in surprise. Originally, if it was just for leisure and entertainment, it would be better to read some martial arts novels. Reading these things... is a bit strange.
Xu Zhengyang put down "Journey to the West", lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said with a smile: "I have nothing to do, so just read it."
Xu Rouyue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She was about to say something when she suddenly thought of something. She couldn't help but widen her eyes and said: "Brother, if you read these books...could it be that you want to be a god? Well, that earth god
...Brother, why do I think you are getting weirder and weirder now?"
"Silly girl, where are you thinking? Can I become a god just by reading these books? What a nonsense!" Xu Zhengyang said with a smile.
"But, brother, does the Earth God really live in the temple?" Xu Rouyue was very curious at this time. After returning home, she heard her brother talk about the Earth God, and then her mother said it.
After hearing the rumors in the village, Xu Rouyue became extremely curious. She wanted to ask her brother seriously several times, but she was too embarrassed to ask. After all, she was a college student at a prestigious university. How could she believe these things? At this time, she saw
My brother was reading this kind of book, and he could no longer suppress his curiosity and asked, "Brother, have you ever seen the Earth God? Do you always see it in your dreams? What does it look like?"
Xu Zhengyang smiled and said mysteriously: "The secret must not be leaked!"
"Brother..." Xu Rouyue pursed her lips in disbelief and shook her body vigorously. Her little daughter's delicate demeanor was revealed, and she moved from the stone bench opposite to the stone bench next to Xu Zhengyang, holding her hand with both hands.
Xu Zhengyang's arms dangled and he said: "Brother, tell me..."
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this." Xu Zhengyang shook his head and smiled, patted his sister's little hand, "It's time to go back to school the day after tomorrow, right? Brother will send you there."
Xu Rouyue let go of her brother's arm with some dissatisfaction, sat angrily and stopped looking at Xu Zhengyang, pouting and said: "You don't need to give it away!"
"Aren't you afraid of people bullying you?" Xu Zhengyang said with a smile.
"Huh, I don't need you to help me when I'm being bullied." Xu Rouyue turned to glare at her brother and said angrily: "Brother, why are you like this, and you still keep secrets from me? It's really annoying! Tell me, what's going on with the Earth God?
How do you know it?"
Xu Zhengyang took a puff of cigarette with a helpless smile, squinted his eyes and explained with a smile: "I really don't know, it always comes into my dreams to talk to me, otherwise...it will come back to me again, I will tell it
Say, let it chat with you in your dreams?"
"Okay, okay." Xu Rouyue said excitedly.
"Silly girl, aren't you afraid of nightmares?" Xu Zhengyang waved his hand helplessly and said, "Okay, go back to the room and read your book, and I'll read for a while."
Xu Zhengyang is really impatient to read these three books, and then find some useful things to write down, and then buy other books about recording, describing and introducing gods. This is also a helpless move. The county record seems to be in
Some detailed questions are not answered in detail at all, especially those related to heaven and hell. It is simply a matter of ignorance.
What Xu Zhengyang wants to understand most now is where is the heaven and the underworld? How should gods use their magical powers, and how should they fulfill their duties as a god...
If he had not been promoted to meritorious service, Xu Zhengyang would not have had these doubts and considerations. At that time, he occasionally remembered that heaven was naturally in the sky and hell was underground. This seemed to be a simple answer. But now that he thought about it, it was not.
So, where is the sky? It is an endless universe. Today's advanced science and technology have expanded human vision into the universe, especially in nearby places, such as the moon, the sun, and various planets in the solar system.
Wait, where can any other place exist? How can there be a paradise like heaven?
And the underworld...if it really exists, with the current scientific and technological means of mankind, it is impossible not to find where it is?
At this time, Xu Zhengyang had not yet imagined the existence of so-called different time and space, parallel existence spaces, or other things imagined in so-called science fiction.
Therefore, he had to seriously study the issues related to gods.
Of course, the focus is still to study the origin of God, God’s power, God’s job level and responsibilities, and...how did I get promoted?
Xu Rouyue saw her brother frowning and seemed to be thinking about something, so she shut up and stopped talking. Thinking of what her brother had said about sending her to school, she naturally mistakenly thought that her brother was worrying about how to deal with Huang Chen, the rich gangster in the capital.
, so Xu Rouyue couldn't help but feel a little sad, it was really... very annoying!
"Brother, don't go see me off. When I get to the capital, I will move to the school's student apartment. There will be security guards there..." Xu Rouyue said with a bitter face, knowing in her heart that this was of no use at all. She just hoped in her heart that Huang
After Chen had such a big conflict with his brother, he was able to completely give up harassing himself. After all, this kind of thing happened. He should be able to understand that I would never agree to him no matter what?
"Oh, I have to go see you off, otherwise I won't worry." Xu Zhengyang came back to his senses and waved his hand.
Alas, there is a rich young man Huang Chen in the capital who was beaten up by me. I really don’t understand what these people are thinking. There are many beautiful girls in the society, why do they have to find and stalk the house of an unhappy girl?
?As the old saying goes, strong-willed melons are not sweet. My sister is so beautiful that he is obsessed with her like this? Xu Zhengyang raised his head and looked at his sister's pretty face. Well, she is indeed not bad...but the one named Huang Chen
The rich young man obviously just wants to have fun. To say the least, even if he really likes my girl, it won't work!
No reason is needed! Because there are many reasons.
Xu Rouyue added: "I called Yingying and Xia Dan the day before yesterday. Xia Dan said to treat Huang Chen to a meal and just apologize. Huang Chen always wants to give Yu Xuan face."
"Really?" Xu Zhengyang frowned, "Then I have to go too. Let's eat and apologize. My brother can lower his face and apologize to him. You are right. You don't have to apologize to him!"
"Brother..." Xu Rouyue wanted to say something else.
At this moment, there was a loud knock on the courtyard door, and the brother and sister looked towards the courtyard door.
We have mentioned before that when there are people at home in rural areas, the courtyard door is rarely closed in broad daylight. However, those who can politely knock on the door when entering the house when the courtyard door is open are actually a minority in rural areas.
.Because even if they are not acquaintances, most people do not have the habit of knocking on the door. Instead, they stand outside the courtyard door and directly open their voices and call.
Xu Zhengyang looked at the visitor and couldn't help but feel a hint of joy in his heart. He stood up and said, "Hello, is Bingjie here?"
"Yes, Miss is a little bored at home and wants to go out for a walk." The burly driver smiled and nodded.
"Where are the people?"
The driver smiled, turned around and walked out. After a while, Li Bingjie, wearing a purple-blue dress, walked in softly, her eyes still empty. She felt as if she had entered her own home, so blank.
He walked into the yard without any hesitation and walked straight towards Xu Zhengyang. The driver, like last time, stood at the door like a door god. Maybe it was because Xu Rouyue was still in the yard.
, the driver took an extra step into the courtyard, crossed his hands in front of him, and looked here calmly.
"Sit." Xu Zhengyang smiled and stretched out his hand.
Then he found that he had made unnecessary movements and said unnecessary nonsense, because when he stretched out his hand to signal and speak, Li Bingjie had already sat down on the stone bench opposite politely, her eyes gently looking at Xu Rouyue's.
He swept across his face and then placed it on Xu Zhengyang, never moving away.
"This is my sister Rouyue." Xu Zhengyang introduced with a smile: "Rouyue, she is my classmate Li Bingjie. Well, she doesn't like to talk much."
"Oh, hello, sister Bingjie." Xu Rouyue glanced at her brother meaningfully, blinked, and then said to Li Bingjie with a happy smile: "Sister, you are so beautiful!"
Li Bingjie ignored her and didn't even look at Xu Rouyue.
Xu Zhengyang was a little embarrassed and said: "Rou Yue, I just picked some grapes in the west room and haven't washed them yet. You go wash them and bring them out to entertain the guests."
"Oh." Xu Rouyue got up and walked to the west room with some depression.
Then, silence...
Looking into each other's eyes, Xu Zhengyang was defeated first and said unnaturally: "How are you these days?"
Naturally, there was no answer, so Xu Zhengyang said: "I'm pretty good. I'm going to open an antique shop in Fuhe City. Well, I'll open it as a joint venture with others..."
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"Rou Yue, don't wash the grapes yet! Get a pen and a notebook!"