Bright Moonlit Night

Fang Fan's father was entrusted to leave Liangzhou, and he was unable to return a few years ago.At the end of the new year, Xianquan Town is more lively than usual. Even merchants who are not Han Chinese are influenced by local customs. They have joyful expressions on their faces, drinking and having fun, and the street market is full of New Year's flavor.

In the past two years, Fang Fan had been accompanied by his father, but this year he was alone, a stranger in a foreign land, and it was inevitable that he would feel a little lonely during the festive season.

According to the local customs, for the sake of auspiciousness, no one will come to see the doctor during the Chinese New Year. The apprentice and cook were sent back to his home for the New Year by Fang Fan. Today, he is the only one at home.The weather was cold and the house was deserted, so Fang Fan simply got up late, and he didn't get up until several rounds of firecrackers went off outside.

Just after I hung up the couplet I wrote last night, I saw someone coming forward from the door.

It's Jin Yi.These days, he has been here several times, although not many times, but as the chief general, it is really unusual.

He smiled at Fang Fan, admiring the couplet he had just posted:

Lingering back to the water to embrace the harmony, Pingyuan Mountain is like a person.

"Doctor Fang's Spring Festival couplets are different, but they are very suitable for you." Jin Yi said.Although the font and handwriting are not familiar to him, Jin Yi still likes it more and more, and said: "It's a pity that the military camp can't post Spring Festival couplets, otherwise, I will have the audacity to ask Doctor Fang for a few."

"General Jin is ridiculous." Fang Fan smiled back, "I don't know if General Jin is just passing by, or came to find me on purpose?"

"Mr. Fang is not here. It is really deserted to come to celebrate the New Year with Dr. Fang alone, so I came to invite Dr. Fang to go to the army to have fun with the soldiers. I wonder if Dr. Fang would like it?"

Fang Fan thought about it for a while and replied, "So, thank you General for your kindness."

Fang Fan is so calm, Jin Yi sometimes feels puzzled. After more contacts, he is more sure that Fang Fan is Fu Ming, but there is a misunderstanding between them, a few years of time, and even "life and death" between them. ", although his heart was hot, he couldn't help but feel at a loss, while Fang Fan treated him indifferently, at ease, as if they had never had all kinds of entanglements in the past.On the contrary, Jin Yi didn't know what to do because of the other party's unconcerned attitude. After thinking about it, he had no choice but to accompany him and make a new acquaintance.

Fang Fan changed his clothes, locked the door, and went to the barracks with Jin Yi.

The family's horse was ridden away by his father, and there was only one camel left, so Fang Fan still rode his camel back to the barracks with Jin Yi.The camels were much slower than the horses. Jin Yi cooperated with Fang Fan to slow down the speed. The two had a few conversations occasionally, and it took a long time before they returned to the barracks.

The army is also very lively today, with mutton soup boiling in the cauldron, pancakes and dried fruits piled up on the shelf next to it, soldiers surrounded the cauldron, singing loudly, and there was even wine in the cups they held in their hands.

Fang Fan asked Jin Yi: "Is it okay to let your guard down like this?"

"A lot of people have been arranged to guard and patrol. Even if Xixia soldiers attack at this time, they can resist." Jin Yi replied, "Besides, today is a special day, and there is not much wine for each soldier. .”

Fang Fan nodded slightly and smiled: "I made a fuss over a molehill. It's very good that the general is sympathetic to the soldiers."

When Jiang Yisun saw that Jin Yi was picking him up, he got up from the crowd and came forward to meet him. Fang Fan said, "Ming—Doctor Fang, you are here! Come, sit here!"

Jiang Yisun occasionally called the wrong person by slip of the tongue, but Jin Yi never made such a mistake.

Fang Fan looked normal, with a smile on his face, greeted everyone, and sat down in the vacant seat between Jin Yi and Jiang Yisun.

Eating, drinking, talking and laughing, occasionally soldiers came to toast, making a lot of noise, and the fire in front of them burned from evening to night.

Apart from dealing with the warm respect from his subordinates, Jin Yi almost devoted all his energy to Fang Fan.He found that Fang Fan, who was with the soldiers like this, was a side he had never seen in Fu Ming. The bright moon is just sprinkled with clear brilliance, which is better than before.

Time passed quietly, the soup in the pot was almost exhausted, and everyone's enthusiasm was slightly reduced, but they were still reluctant to leave immediately.

Another xun was handed over to Fang Fan. He was slightly drunk, his cheeks were flushed, but his breath was still steady.Usually the first piece he played was probably "Autumn Wind Ci", but tonight, sitting next to Jin Yi and staring at him with eyes warmed by the fire, he suddenly didn't want to play this piece.So he blew a song "Su Wu Shepherd" first, which fits the style of the fortress.

As soon as Fang Fanxun sounded, the surroundings gradually quieted down, the wind blows and the fire dances, the music drifts away, the world becomes more and more vast, and time becomes more and more distant.Jin Yi looked at this man with half-closed eyes, with a calm and devoted expression, and the quaint sound echoed in his ears. At this moment, all the previous dust seemed to be filtered out, and the affection in his heart became clear and pure.Suddenly tears filled his eyes, not because of sadness, not about sorrow and joy, but just responding to God's infinite kindness to him.

After everyone dispersed with unfinished aftertaste, Jin Yi took Fang Fan to the side of his camp and asked him to live next to him tonight.

Maybe it was because the smell of alcohol was still lingering in his body, Fang Fan was not as polite and alienated to Jin Yi as before, and half-jokingly said: "If you put an irrelevant person by your side, General Jin won't worry that I'm a spy?"

Jin Yi also smiled, but asked him back: "Are you?"

Fang Fan said: "It's hard to say. If I worked carefully, I would definitely not admit it. No, I would not admit it, so my words cannot prove themselves."

Jin Yidao: "Then I will testify for you, you are not. Sleep in peace." Then he left the tent and closed the curtain.

There were very few things in the tent, obviously it was built temporarily, but the bed was thick and the bedding was clean, and Fang Fan was really tired, so he took off his coat, shrank into the quilt, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, there was a wind outside the tent, Jin Yi came out to check whether his tent was secure, but Fang Fan didn't notice it and slept peacefully all night.

The next day, Fang Fan wanted to bid farewell to Jin Yi and leave.It just so happened that he received a package from the capital. Inside were several cold clothes with fine stitching, the same as the quilt Fang Fan covered last night, thick and clean.

Fang Fan asked casually: "Is this made by the general's wife herself? You really have a heart." The tone seemed to be envious, and he also praised it.

Jin Yi shook his head and said, "This is sent by my cousin."

Fang Fan then changed his words: "Your sister is also an ingenious and considerate person."

Jin Yi admitted: "That's true for her. She got along very well with my wife when she was not married."

Fang Fan paused for a moment, then smiled and said: "It turns out that your sister has left the court. It is the general's blessing that my sister-in-law can get along well with her daughter-in-law."

Jin Yiying asked, "Where is Doctor Fang? Why don't you marry a wife?"

"What about me..." Fang Fan slowly replied, "Maybe it was influenced by my father. I read the scriptures and studied Buddhism, so I have become less interested in the relationship between men and women."

"Doctor Fang is still young, so he has such thoughts." Jin Yi smiled softly, "But the Buddhadharma is in the world, and it cannot be separated from the world. Seeking Bodhi after leaving the world is like seeking the horns of a rabbit. Doctor Fang is a wise person, so he should not suffer Are you looking for a rabbit horn?"

Fang Fan said: "I didn't expect that General Jin also studied Buddhism?"

"It's not about studying, it's just reading Buddhist scriptures occasionally to relieve depression."

"Why is the general depressed? Is it because of killing the enemy on the battlefield?"

"It's not because of this." Jin Yi shook his head and said after a moment of pondering, "My wife left me many years ago. I feel ashamed in my heart, and I also... miss him very much."

Fang Fan was silent for a moment when he heard the words, and then he spoke carefully: "I'm sorry, I don't know. I thought General Jin has a good wife, a filial son, and a happy family."

Jin Yi smiled and said, "Doctor Fang doesn't need to apologize to me."

Fang Fan was silent for a while, and then said again: "Fate cannot be forced, since General Jin and your ex-wife have nothing to do with each other, why...don't you think about remarrying with others?"

Jin Yi looked at Fang Fan until he turned his face away uncomfortably, and then said in a deep voice: "He is the one I believe in. If he leaves me forever, I will miss him forever. If he wants to come back someday Come to me, and I will treat him wholeheartedly, so that he will never leave again."

Fang Fan's body trembled imperceptibly when he heard the words, and he wanted to smile but he stopped laughing, "General Jin is really a person who values ​​love and righteousness." Without waiting for Jin Yi to say anything else, he said goodbye immediately: "I have been bothering you for a long time. After all, it is an important place for military camps, it is inconvenient for an outsider like me to stay, so I will leave for the time being, thank you for your hospitality." After speaking, he left in a hurry.

Jin Yi looked at Fang Fan's figure who was walking away quickly, with a deliberately suppressed expression gradually revealed on his face, he opened his mouth as if to say something, his voice was scattered in the wind, and no one could hear him.

The author has something to say:

Lingering back to the water to embrace the harmony, Pingyuan Mountain is like a person. ——Lu You's "Climbing to the Terrace of Xian"

The Dharma is in the world, and it cannot be separated from the world.Seeking Bodhi after leaving this world is like seeking the horns of a rabbit. —— "Tan Sutra Prajna"