"You can't touch my hand, you can only look with your eyes. How is it? Do you have an answer?"
I can't pick out such a person among millions of people. I thought, I didn't respond, but looked at his face again. The centipede-like maroon scar was unusually dazzling under the light, and I opened my mouth: "Since
If your appearance is broken, it must be because you have done something treacherous and unethical."
The old man suddenly smiled, looked at me and waved his hand: "Forget it, I won't embarrass you. Someone should have told you when you were about to leave the mountain. Some people's fates cannot be read. One of them is like you.
Yes, you can't look deeply. To tell you the truth, love is also called a complex. Since it is a knot in your heart, how can I untie it? If I try to untie it, I will only make myself vomit a mouthful of old blood in front of you. I
I think you don’t want to see that scene. Don’t take it all into account. Someone should have told you a long time ago. If you can’t figure it out, let nature take its course. So the best thing to do, and the best thing you can do, is just let nature take its course.”
I thought about what he said and nodded. Someone had indeed said this to me. There were more than one. I just kept competing with myself, so when I got there, I felt like I was holding my breath.
It seems that I’m fine if I don’t see Zhuo Jing or hear his voice, but as soon as I see him or hear his voice, I feel like I’m going to get sick. But after that, I can feel a little normal. I look up at the old man.
Chou, I suddenly became interested in his face: "Uncle Chou, how did your face look so bad?"
The eyes of the old Chou dimmed, "You think I'm a good guy or a bad guy."
"Good man." I responded firmly without thinking.
There was a hint of bitterness in the corner of Lao Chou's mouth: "Oh, Jiaolong, these years, whenever I go out, I always meet some people, but I never have the habit of saying nonsense to people, but I met them today
You, this is fate, and your understanding of Taoism is very admirable to me. I have seen Mr. Yin and Yang many times over the years. He is someone who deceives people under the guise of someone who can use the skills of a three-legged cat to defraud people. Or
You know a little bit about your skills, but you are arrogant. It can be said that there are all kinds of people, and I sneer at them all. In the same line of work, it is inevitable to secretly compete with each other, but you are what makes me look at you with admiration. First of all, you are born with yin and yang, and your Taoism is very high.
It's normal. Secondly, you have a pure and good nature without any bad intentions. This is very rare. I think this also has a lot to do with the person who trained you. Therefore, even though I didn't have any friends in the world before, I didn't realize that.
It's a pity, but now, I want to make friends with you forever, I wonder if you can reward me."
"Uncle Chou, I'm serious. You are an elder. You treat Jiaolong as a friend because you think highly of me."
This compliment really made me feel embarrassed, and I felt a little shy inside.
The old Chou nodded: "Since we are friends, let me tell you about me. I was very smart when I was a child. This is not a boast. When I was four years old, I was self-taught without a teacher. I could read and recite poems.
, as long as you teach me something that I don’t know, I will be able to use it freely. My parents said that my ancestors burned incense to get me as the number one scholar, so the whole village named me a child prodigy. My eldest brother is eight years older than me.
When I was 2 years old, I was extremely doting on me and always responded to my requests. As a result, I gradually developed an arrogant and domineering temperament. The older I got, the more arrogant I became..."
As he spoke, Lao Chou's eyes shone with a turbid light: "I didn't want to go to school and I was in a bad year, so I became a gangster and led others to set fire to homes and do all kinds of evil. No one in the village didn't hate me, even
When the dogs saw me, they ran away with their tails between their legs, so my brother could only follow me and apologize, but I didn’t feel that I had done anything wrong at all. It snowed that year, and a shepherd who was looking at the sheepfold scolded me behind my back.
In anger, I released all the sheep he was watching in the middle of the night and drove them up the mountain. Later in the night, the shepherd found that the sheep were missing, so he shouted in the village, and someone in the village told him that he had seen me wandering around there.
The sheepherders came to my house in the middle of the night. In those days, people could be beheaded. My brother was anxious and worried that something might happen to me, so he went up the mountain to help him find sheep in the middle of the night..."
"Then what?"
I looked at the tears flowing from Lao Chou's eyes. Although I vaguely guessed something, I still wanted to ask.
Lao Chou's lips trembled twice, but he still opened them: "The mountain was steep and snowy, so my eldest brother rolled down. At that time, I was still drinking with my little brothers, and my father rushed in with a sickle in his hand.
He slashed my face with a knife and asked me why I was the one who died. Only then did I realize that my eldest brother was gone. That year, I was thirteen and my eldest brother was only 21 years old..."
After saying that, he took a long breath, raised his face and looked at the roof of the shed, as if he was holding back his emotions: "When my eldest brother was found, his face was covered with wounds scratched by branches. He was so hard that I held him in my arms.
He cried for three days and three nights, and then I ran up the mountain. At that time, I was also thinking, why was it not me who died? I fell to the bottom of the mountain and was blinded. Just when I was waiting to die, I saw my elder brother.
, he said, if I die, he will never forgive me and will ask me to serve my parents until they grow old. From then on, I will be an old ugly man."
I didn't respond for a long time, waiting for the old man to calm down. I felt a little uncomfortable. This kind of thing always sounds unbearable. The person who loved me most died because of me. This kind of pressure will probably last a lifetime.
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The old man calmed down for a long time before looking at me again: "Maybe it's because I'm blind and my appearance is disfigured, so I'm especially easy to provoke those things. I can always see my brother. To be honest, I'm not afraid at all. I stay
Isn't a life meant to atone for sins? Anyone who wants it can take it. I kneel down in front of his grave every day. There are many spiritual things on our mountain. Later I got to know a person. As for whether he is a human being or not,
I don’t know it now, but he taught me how to use medicine. In addition, I naturally like enlightenment, and I am exposed to some things every day, so I gradually learned how to deal with them. It took me ten years to let my family
Accept me again, and then spend ten years to make the villagers accept me, but I have to spend my whole life to repay my eldest brother's love debt. This is also my love disaster. People begin with love, and love is the most difficult to understand. You said
, I myself have unsolvable tribulations, how can I help you to untie them."
My eyes were a little red and I looked at him: "Uncle Chou, but your elder brother said he forgives you."
The old Chou twitched his lips: "I can't forgive myself... The knot in my heart, you should understand how can a person get out of the knot in his heart."
The atmosphere was a bit heavy. I didn't expect the story about Lao Chou to be so depressing. If I experienced such a thing, I would definitely not be able to survive. The price of this growth would be too high.
"Woof~~ woof woof!"
The little silver fox seemed to feel the atmosphere and barked twice in displeasure. The old man quickly touched it and said, "Okay, I won't talk about this anymore. I know what happened in the past. It's okay for me to mention it."
It’s useless, Xue’er is good.”
I was stunned: "Uncle Chou, its name is Xue'er. I thought it was called Sanmei."
Lao Chou's mood returned slightly, and he looked at me and smiled, his eyes shining with kindness: "San Mei'er is my little niece and Xue'er's future owner. She really likes puppies. This
Before I went out this time, she specifically told me that she wanted me to bring her a little white dog. She would be happy to see Xueer."
I nodded and touched Xue'er's head: "If you like San Mei'er so much, then she must be a smart little girl."
But Lao Chou shook his head and touched Xue'er's head helplessly: "San Mei'er is a silly girl. That's why I feel sorry for her."
"Silly girl?" I don't understand. Does this mean that she is really stupid, or is it a kind of pampering?
Lao Chou looked at me thoughtfully: "Jiaolong, maybe we won't meet again in the future, but one day in the future, my third sister may need your help. At that time, I
I hope you can think of me and your friend, and remember to help me take care of her." (To be continued)