Picking mulberries

School will start in a few days, and Cui Dongxu is even more busy, so Qiu Yang helps out. The school and Cui's family run at both ends, and there are fewer visits to Cui Shicheng's company.Although Cui Shicheng said that he wanted to recruit Qiu Yang into the company, he hadn't graduated yet, so it could only be regarded as an intentional decision. Cui Shicheng assumed that he was an intern during the summer vacation, and asked the accountant to call Qiu Yang [-] yuan in less than two months.Qiu Yang was thinking in his heart that during the summer vacation he was just familiarizing himself with the environment of the company and the factory without doing any substantive work, so he felt a little guilty. He wanted to seize the opportunity to talk to Cui Shicheng, but was stopped by Cui Dongxu.

"Distribution according to work, what's there to worry about?" Cui Dongxu laughed, "Didn't you say that many customers are very satisfied with you? You also made a good image promotion for the company and saved my dad a lot of advertising costs. Woolen cloth."

"No matter what, in less than two months, [-] is too much." Qiu Yang said honestly.

"It's really a lot of nonsense," Cui Dongxu rolled his eyes, "People think the boss is harsh and treats poorly, but you are lucky, but you think the salary is too much. You are not a normal flower. Besides, my father is a capitalist. You It’s not enough to drain his blood with a little money, and my father always taught us that when we associate with capitalists, we can dig as hard as we can, and we can hack as much as we can, don’t be soft-hearted.”

"Xu Xu, why do your words sound so weird." Qiu Yang grinned.

"White-eyed wolf, it's for your own good that I'm so black. Let me tell you, don't be ignorant of your teacher." Cui Dongxu rolled his winking eyes.

"Disciple is grateful, and in the next life, I will make a straw ring to repay Xuxu's great kindness." Qiu Yang said dog-leggedly.

"You don't know whether you will become a pig or a dog in your next life. If you want to report it, just print it out and file all the materials I want, and file them by category."

"It's a piece of cake, you have to order."

"Come with me to the experimental field in the eastern suburbs tomorrow to see how the Yuesang No. [-] is growing." At the request of Shen Xiuping, Cui Shicheng bought several acres of land in the eastern suburbs of the city many years ago, saying that it was for Cui Dongxu to use as an experimental field. However, Cui Dongxu has never had time to take care of it. It has been Cui Dongxu's third aunt Shen Jinping who has been running the business and planting grapes.Last year, in order to breed several new varieties of crops, Cui Dongxu and Qiu Yang hired people to enclose several greenhouses in it and started experiments.

"Tomorrow is fine, but the day after tomorrow and the day after tomorrow I have to ask Xu Xu for leave." Qiu Yang thought for a while.

"Going home? The day after tomorrow is the 29th, and school will start soon."

"Don't go home," Qiu Yang said embarrassingly, "Isn't the day after tomorrow the [-]th day of the seventh lunar month? It's Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Christmas..."

"Hey, your Christmas is n many times a year." Cui Dongxu interrupted him and snorted.

"Isn't Uncle Cui feeling a little out of sorts recently? I want to take him on a pilgrimage to Ruijin Mountain, so that he can refresh his mind." Qiu Yang explained.

"It's like this," Cui Dongxu didn't expect Qiu Yang to be so intentional, and felt a little embarrassed for a while, "Are you going to let Master Gao go with you?"

"I think it's just me and Uncle Tribs, and I'll drive."

"Then change to my car, an off-road vehicle is easier to use on the country roads." Cui Dongxu took out the car key from his body and gave it to him.

"Give me the key now?" Qiu Yang took the key.

"Just drive it these few days and get familiar with the performance of getting off the car."

"Really? Thank you so much, Xuxu." Qiu Yang, who had just learned to drive, wanted to practice the car, and his hands were itchy. He happily put the keys in his pocket, and naturally kissed Cui Dongxu on the face.

"I'm uncomfortable." Qiu Yang kissed naturally, but Cui Dongxu blushed and cursed softly.I was thinking in my heart, this is not a teacher-student dialogue, it is obviously flirting, although no one is at home at this time, it seems that it is not good to be so explicit.

When Cui Shicheng heard Qiu Yang say that he would go to Ruijin Mountain with him to celebrate the birthday of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, he immediately beamed with joy.In front of the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva at home, all kinds of fresh offerings were exchanged. The whole family ate a whole day of fasting, and Cui Shicheng also recited sutras for half the night in front of the altar.

On July [-]th, Cui Shicheng got up before dawn, went to the second floor and woke up Qiu Yang, saying that he had to go early.When the two of them were preparing things, Cui Dongxu was woken up, and he went downstairs in his pajamas. After getting up, he couldn't get rid of his anger for a while, and complained to the old and the young.Su's mother, who was also woken up, knew that Cui Dongxu always went on pilgrimage to the temple. Seeing that Cui Dongxu, who didn't believe in gods or immortals, was muttering all the time, she was afraid that he would say something taboo, so she quickly coaxed Cui Dongxu upstairs.

On the way, Cui Shicheng saw Qiu Yang yawning again and again, so he asked him if he wanted to drive.While yawning, Qiu Yang said that it was all right and he knew the way.Before he could finish speaking, there was a bang, the front right wheel bumped into something, the car jolted violently, Qiu Yang's head almost hit the windshield, and Cui Shicheng in the back seat was also bumped so that his butt left the seat , and fell heavily from the air back to the seat.

Qiu Yang quickly stopped, got out of the car and took a look, it turned out that he had bumped into a roadside road sign. Fortunately, the car's chassis was high, and it only scratched a few deep marks on the steel rim of the tire.

"How is it, is it important?" Cui Shicheng asked after getting out of the car.

"It doesn't matter, I bumped into a road boundary stone," Qiu Yang said guiltily, "I'm sorry, I was careless, I yawned and closed my eyes and bumped into it. Is Uncle Cui okay?"

"It's nothing, it's just a bump," Cui Shicheng complained. "It's all your teacher's fault. You clearly know that we are going to worship the Buddha today, but you kept talking there early in the morning. No, the Bodhisattva is to blame."

"Oh..., that's right," Qiu Yang slapped himself on the head when he heard Cui Shicheng's words, "It's all my fault, it has nothing to do with the materialist teacher. When I went to the Eastern Suburb Experimental Field yesterday, On the way, I took Master Cheng, who was looking at the vineyard, back to the city. He put a trap in the vineyard and caught a few rabbits. He threw a small puddle of blood in the trunk. I came home late yesterday and forgot to drive to the car wash. Dizzy, Look at my memory, it’s really a crime to drive to Ruijin Mountain like this, without Uncle Cui reminding me.”

"Shouldn't there be any car wash shop open so early." Cui Shicheng stretched out his hand and looked at his watch.

"Don't worry, there is a small stream in front of us, and there is a bucket in the car. It is more pious for us to wash it ourselves. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's birthday is at night, so it doesn't matter if we go late."

"Didn't it mean that the mountain is higher? If you don't go up sooner, you won't be sincere."

"Now the way up the mountain is much easier. The stone steps built by believers are enough to go up the mountain in two hours. After we wash the car, we can go to Xianliu Township in a few hours, because there are too many pilgrims visiting Liukong Temple. There are a lot of vegetarian restaurants on the street, let’s go there for breakfast, some of them taste pretty good.” Qiu Yang murmured in his heart, knowing that your old man is devout to Bodhisattvas, but there’s no need to leave before dawn for the ritual ceremony at night. , It’s not thousands of miles away, a place within the city’s jurisdiction, even if some road sections are difficult to walk, it will only take two hours at most, so it’s no wonder that my Xu Xubao loses his temper early in the morning.

"Okay, follow your arrangement."

After driving for a while, I saw a small stream. The stream may have flowed down from the mountain in front, and it was crystal clear.Qiu Yang took out the bucket from the trunk and took out the car cloth, went down to the stream, scooped up a handful of water and washed his face.Cui Shicheng, who followed behind, also picked up the water and washed his face, feeling very cool, he simply put his hands into the stream, buried his whole head in the water, raised his head suddenly, and the water on his hair was shaken. Qiu Yang is all in one.

"Uncle Cui, this is the spring water in the mountain stream, the sun is still just out, don't catch cold." Seeing that Cui Shicheng looks like a child, Qiu Yang felt very happy.

"I've traveled all over the country, and I never thought there would be such a beautiful place under our noses, with beautiful mountains and clear waters." Cui Shicheng said with emotion.

"How can this be considered a good view? The view of Ruijin Mountain is even more pleasant." Qiu Yang secretly sighed in his heart. You travel all over the country because of business affairs. How can you calm down to appreciate the local beauty? As long as you calm down Concentration, there are scenery everywhere between heaven and earth.

"It's almost time to enter the border of Xianliu Township. I don't remember it at all. It's no wonder. It's been almost 50 years since I left my hometown, and I'm almost a person in two worlds." Cui Shicheng laughed at himself.

"Uncle Cui, go to the back seat and sleep, I'm afraid you will stay up late at night."

"Let's wash it together, you're even more tired from driving." Cui Shicheng said as he took off his sneakers and rolled up his trousers.

Seeing this, Qiu Yang couldn't persuade him anymore, so he had no choice but to let him go.One of the two carried water and the other wiped the car. Not only did the spare parts get wiped clean, but the entire body was also washed shiny.Cui Shicheng looked at it with satisfaction, and smiled at Qiu Yang, this is what a believer looks like on a pilgrimage.

When we arrived in Xianliu Township, there were indeed many pilgrims eating in twos and threes at the vegetarian restaurants on the street.Qiu Yang parked the car and led Cui Shicheng into a clean vegetarian restaurant.

"The soy milk here is very delicious. The sesame mochi, mung bean cake, pumpkin cake, and bean paste buns are all made by the boss at home." After ordering something with the shop owner, Qiu Yang sat down and introduced it to Cui Shicheng.

"It looks like business is going well." Cui Shicheng's eyes wandered around the store.

"On the first day of each month, there are more people on the 15th," Qiu Yang said, looking like a regular customer, "The three generations of the owner of this store are all in the store. His son went to a junior college, and he came home to help after graduation. .”

"It's not bad that such a small shop can support a whole family. Not to mention anything else, Liukong Temple has made a lot of contribution to the local economy."

"Indeed," Qiu Yang pointed to the street in front of him, "the whole street sells incense and firecrackers, Buddha statues, local handicrafts, walking sticks, Buddhist beads, monk's clothes and hats, etc. In our Qingyuan, Xianliu Township Buddha's relationship can be regarded as a major feature. There is a folk song in Qingyuan that says, "Qingxi tea trees grow into forests, and Xianliu Bodhisattva can touch gold. Longgong silk head is first-class, Xingtun weaving art is new day by day", Xianliu Bodhisattva can touch gold. What can be said is that Liukong Temple has driven the employment development of the entire township.”

"Liukong Temple is really a great merit." Cui Shicheng was moved, "Xiaoqiu, what do you think about investing in this place, building a big supermarket, which is not only convenient for pilgrims, but also can expand the company's business. "

"Ah," Qiu Yang was stunned, "That's not good... Uncle Cui is a big entrepreneur, so there's no need to compete with these small businesses who lead carts and sell pulp. The merchants on the street may not be able to continue to operate. Besides, the company mainly started from glass manufacturing, and it is very risky in terms of investment and management to get involved in an industry that has never been involved in it before."

"Oh? What you said makes sense." Cui Shicheng nodded and stared at Qiu Yang.

"Does Uncle Cui think I'm not suitable for business?" Qiu Yang was a little apprehensive under his stare.

"How can it be? I fell into the eyes of money and lacked a sense of social responsibility. If you are in business, you will definitely surpass me in a few years." Cui Shicheng said with a smile.

"Oh, this is mocking me." Qiu Yang was a little embarrassed.

Ruijin Mountain is not far from Xianliu Street. It can be said that Xianliu Street is at the foot of Ruijin Mountain. Crossing a small hill is the main front of Ruijin Mountain.The car can no longer drive forward, only up the stairs on foot.There were quite a lot of offerings and donations. Cui Shicheng carried a pot of vegetable oil in one hand, and Qiu Yang carried the rest up the mountain on one shoulder.

"You should know that there are offerings and incense candles for sale here, so there is no need to bring them from home." Looking at the burden on Qiu Yang's shoulders, Cui Shicheng somewhat regretted his subjective judgment last night, and insisted on bringing offerings from home to show his sincerity .

"The fruits we bring are not available here. Wouldn't it be more sincere to bring them from home?" Qiu Yang understood Cui Shicheng's thoughts.

"The offerings bought here can be combined and packaged together, and the store will be responsible for sending them up the mountain, so you don't need to work so hard. The way up the mountain is quite dangerous."

"It's okay, I have to do heavier work at home than this."

"Oh, you are really extraordinary." Cui Shicheng suddenly sighed in a low voice with meaning.

When we arrived at Liukong Temple, because Qiu Yang came often, everyone in the temple knew that he had a good relationship with the presiding monk Mingzheng, so they directly led him and Cui Shicheng to Mingzheng who planted vegetables in the back garden.After explaining the reason to Ming Zheng, Qiu Yang went to Song Chenmo's meditation room to rest because he was a little tired, while Cui Shicheng was led by Ming Zheng to drink tea and talk about Zen.

After staying in the temple for one night, Qiu Yang and Cui Shicheng went down the mountain after having a fast meal the next day. Before leaving, the great monk Mingzheng gave Cui Shicheng a string of beads, saying that they had been consecrated in front of the Buddha. Qiu Yang was envious.

"Don't be envious." Cui Shicheng saw through Qiu Yang's thoughts, and chatted while admiring the scenery on both sides when he went down the mountain, "Master Mingzheng thinks that I have a destiny with Buddhism. This age does not increase in vain."

"Uncle Cui has to be favored by the host for the first time, what admiration." Qiu Yang said happily.

"It's all thanks to you. If you hadn't led me into Buddhism, I might have ended up in the hospital." Cui Shicheng joked.

"Is there anything that Uncle Cui can't afford to let go? Business or family??"

"There are business issues as well as family issues, but in the final analysis the crux lies with your teacher."

"What did the teacher let you down?"

"It's gone, it's gone now, and I'm also bearish. There's nothing to worry about in the world, and people are troubled by themselves. Everyone has their own way. Why should they live according to their own designs? They can't turn the steering wheel in their hands. It's useless to be entangled," Cui Shicheng muttered to himself, "It's also a lifetime for someone to guard the ancient Buddha with the blue lantern, so I have the right to regard him as a monk practicing at home."

"Ah? What does Uncle Cui mean by this??"

"Your teacher is 35 this year, and he has no intention of starting a family. Forget it, I'm giving up now." Cui Shicheng said calmly.

"It's a big disobedience to not get married, Uncle Cui, how can you ignore it." Qiu Yang said with a smile, his heart suddenly relaxed a lot, and he walked lightly.