Rebirth: Ordinary Life and Living

Just as Zhou Xinyue was hesitating, a voice came from inside: "If you don't come in, the tea will get cold."

Zhou Xinyue was shocked, wondering if Master Hua Yuan knew that she was coming?

Zhou Xinyue took a deep breath and bravely pushed open the door.

As soon as Zhou Xinyue entered, the Zen room was very warm, which was different from the temperature outside. The room was not very big, and many candles were lit. There were two cups of tea on the table, steaming!

Master Hua Yuan smiled and said, "Come, have a cup of tea to warm yourself up!"

Zhou Xinyue smiled and said, "Thank you, Master!"

Master Hua Yuan continued, "It's late at night and the dew is heavy outside. You've been standing in the cold wind for a long time. You must have worked hard. Come, drink a cup of tea to warm yourself up!"

Zhou Xinyue held the teacup and took a few sips. It tasted very good. Although she didn't know much about tea, she felt it was delicious.

Zhou Xinyue drank tea and thought to herself that he knew her every move and observed her very carefully. He might also know what she wanted to ask, so it would be better to tell him the truth and be honest with him. However, she didn't know whether he really knew the information or just pretended to know it, so Zhou Xinyue decided to test it out.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xinyue looked up at Master Hua Yuan, and Master Hua Yuan held up the teapot and prepared to add more tea for Zhou Xinyue.

Zhou Xinyue looked at Master Hua Yuan, whose eyes were full of kindness, and said, "Master Hua Yuan is truly a man of great wisdom. Nothing can escape your eyes."

Master Hua Yuan smiled and said, "Miss, you are too kind to praise me. I am too poor to accept it."

Zhou Xinyue said: "I wonder what the master has seen? I wonder if the master can help me resolve my doubts?"

Master Hua Yuan sighed and said, "You are a blessed person. It's a pity that Miss Dan's life ends here. This is God's will. It is hard to defy it."

Zhou Xinyue's heart skipped a beat again and she was so shocked that it seemed as if her heart had stopped beating.

Zhou Xinyue's heart was in turmoil. She tried to calm down and said, "Master, what do you mean by this? Am I not a dog egg? I am standing in front of you alive, how can you say this? Isn't this ridiculous?"

After saying that, Zhou Xinyue looked at Master Hua Yuan and stopped talking. Master Hua Yuan was still smiling and silent.

Zhou Xinyue wanted to try whether Master Hua Yuan could really see through everything. Was he pretending to be profound or mysterious or what? Zhou Xinyue wanted to find out the truth.

Seeing that Master Hua Yuan was silent, Zhou Xinyue was guessing all sorts of things in her mind, and couldn't help but say, "Master, I had a head injury a while ago and have lost my memory. I don't know what's going on now, and I've forgotten everything. I even learned the etiquette of a woman on the spot, and my mind is blank, so my words and actions are naturally different from those of ordinary people. Please forgive me, Master, and don't mind."

Master Hua Yuan lowered his head, lowered his eyes, drank tea slowly from the cup in his hand, and listened quietly to Zhou Xinyue's various speeches.

Seeing that Master Hua Yuan still didn't speak, Zhou Xinyue continued, "Master, if you have any other opinions, please share them with me."

Zhou Xinyue looked at Master Hua Yuan with expectant eyes. Master Hua Yuan sighed and said: "Everything is destined, and everything is destined. Just accept it with a smile. Life is the ultimate experience. Everything is false. Everything comes together when it arises, and it disperses when it ends. Everything has a destiny in reincarnation."

After saying this, Master Hua Yuan stopped talking. He continued to sip his tea with his head down and his eyes slightly drooped, making him hard to understand.

Zhou Xinyue lowered her head and suddenly fell silent, savoring what Master Fang Caiyuan said. It made a lot of sense. She felt like she understood it, but she didn't understand it at the same time.

Zhou Xinyue lowered her head to sip tea, in a daze, pondering these words, and after a long while she uttered: "Then Master, can I still go home? I..."

Before Zhou Xinyue finished her words, she looked up at Master Hua Yuan opposite her. Master Hua Yuan was long gone, leaving only the steaming cup of hot tea standing quietly on the table. In the quiet room, the only sounds could be heard: Zhou Xinyue's own heartbeat and the occasional crackling sound of the burning candle.

Zhou Xinyue looked around, not knowing when the person left or where he left from, but it didn’t matter anymore. The words she received were the most precious.

After a few days of rest, Zhou Xinyue's health improved significantly, except for the occasional severe headache. Yesterday, Erdan and Sandan reminded her that her godmother's death anniversary was approaching, and if she didn't return to Guihua Village, it would be too late.

Zhou Xinyue was thinking about this and was about to report it to the mistress today, but Grandma Li came. Zhou Xinyue warmly let her in. After the greetings, Grandma Li

Said: "In short, I'm afraid that the lady can't go. The lady is old and can't ride in a carriage. In addition, her eyesight has deteriorated even more. She can't bear the fatigue. We just hope that you can return soon."

Zhou Xinyue said hurriedly, "Okay, okay, okay, Grandma Li, I am also going to tell you this. I also hope that the mistress can have a good rest. She is very tired from the sacrificial ceremonies these days. I am still young and I am not afraid of a few more days of hard work. Then we will go to Guihua Village first and return as soon as possible after worshiping my mother."

Grandma Li nodded and gave many instructions, then returned to the eldest lady's place. As time was tight, Zhou Xinyue and Erdan and Sandan prepared to leave that day.

At the temple gate, the eldest lady and Grandma Li were worried and gave many instructions. They asked the servants to take all the food and daily necessities, and assigned more than a dozen servants to Zhou Xinyue.

Before leaving, she was suddenly stopped by a young monk, who said, "Girl, this is what my master gave you. He said that if you have a severe headache, sprinkle some of this incense ash in tea and drink it down, it will relieve your headache. Amitabha! May you have a safe journey."

Zhou Xinyue looked at the bag of incense ash in her hand, smiled and nodded to express her gratitude, then hurried off to Guihua Village.

After a bumpy ride and a lot of rushing, we walked for two days and two nights and finally arrived at Guihua Village.

Erdan and Sandan also stayed at the village chief's house as usual. Every year when they came to worship their godmother, they would stay at the village chief's house. The village chief and the villagers specially built two simple large rooms to make it convenient for Goudan, Erdan and Sandan to come to Osmanthus Village.

Although the room was simple, it was equipped with a large wooden bunk bed, one for women and one for men. That night, the village chief and the villagers prepared a meal, and everyone ate and drank happily together in the village chief's courtyard.

In fact, Zhou Xinyue had no feelings for these people, but she always believed that after all, she was using Goudan's body here. Whether it was the lady or Grandma Li, Erdan or Sandan, they all received care and love because of Goudan's body. Otherwise, with her ugly appearance and unfamiliar identity, no one would care or greet her when she came to this place.

Now I play the role of Goudan well, hoping that one day I will have the opportunity to escape from Goudan’s fate, take Erdan and Sandan to find a place and start a new life.