Nocturnal

The man's eyes were very sincere, "I've never been here before."

Qin Mochi couldn't help asking, "Where were you before?"

"In the mountains," the man raised his head slightly, his eyes trying to see through the thick night of the city, until he saw the place he said, "a mountain far away from here."

Qin Mochi became curious, "Then what are you doing here?"

The man was silent for a moment, "Look for my brother."

Qin Mochi looked at him with some sympathy, thinking to himself that there were too many things like children being abducted and sold in the mountains, how could he find them with his own strength.

"Where do you live now?"

"Stay in the shop. Do you know 'Yipintang' on Nanjiang Road?" The man looked at him solemnly, "It's a shop selling antiques. I live there."

Qin Mochi heard about this store, "I know 'Yipintang', do you work there?"

The man nods.

"The boss you mentioned just now is the boss of 'Yipintang'?"

The man smiled and nodded, "Yes. But he went to have fun by himself."

Qin Mochi thought to himself that this shop owner doesn't look very reliable, and shook his head, "Forget it, a good person will do it to the end, I'll send you back. In this kind of place, in the future...be careful." He originally wanted to say that it's better not to come here , I also feel that meeting strangers, talking too much is a bit over the top.

"You... come here often?"

Qin Mochi shook his head, he didn't like places that were too noisy.

The man asked again: "Have you lived in this city for a long time?"

"It's been a long time," Qin Mochi sighed, "more than ten years."

"More than ten years..." The man seemed to be a little emotional.

Qin Mochi pointed to the direction where he parked, "Go this way." While chatting with him casually, "I hear your words sound familiar, maybe I've seen you before."

The man seemed to smile, "You used to live in the mountains too?"

Qin Mochi sighed softly when he opened the car door, and said in a low voice until both of them got into the car: "I told you, you probably won't believe me, but I really lived in the mountains when I was a child. It's not the usual rural village in the mountains. It's a real deep mountain, the kind where there are no people in the front, back, left, or right."

The man didn't show a surprised expression.

Qin Mochi shook his head and smiled, he didn't know why he brought up this topic with a stranger.He never told others about his childhood, but whenever someone asked him, he always said that he forgot and didn't remember.Because he had bad eyesight when he was a child, and it is indeed unlikely that he will remember anything, so no one in the family would ask this question to the bottom of it.

Seeing that he was silent, the man asked curiously, "What kind of deep mountain is it?"

Qin Mochi stopped the car at the intersection where the red light was on, and looked sideways at this mountain man with gentle eyes, "I had bad eyesight when I was young, and I couldn't see anything. All my memories are just...an impression."

The man actually said "Oh", showing an understanding look, and then explained with some embarrassment: "My younger brother is also very naughty with bad eyesight. The mountain is looking for him."

Qin Mochi laughed amused by his tone, and then felt that his reaction was not very kind. He coughed twice, stopped laughing, and asked solemnly: "Your brother...is he lost? How long has it been since he was lost? ?”

"It's been a few years." The man's eyes were full of emotion, and he turned to the window with a slight glance. "If I can find it, it will probably be different."

Qin Mochi said sincerely, "I hope you can find your brother as soon as possible."

"Thank you." The man nodded, "You are a good person."

Qin Mochi laughed, "Send me a good person card?"

The man didn't understand what he said, showing a puzzled look.

"It's nothing." Qin Mochi shook his head, "You are also a good person."

The man smiled childishly.He should be older than Qin Mochi, and his eyes are gentle and steady, but when he smiles, it seems that his whole face is shining, which makes people feel happy when they see it.

When getting out of the car, he walked around the front of the car, reached out and knocked on the window on the driver's side, and handed Qin Mochi a small bag, "For you. Keep safe."

It was a very ordinary cloth bag, which contained a palm-sized wooden sign, which looked like some kind of... talisman.

Qin Mochi was a little dazed. When he looked up, the man waved his hands at him in the night, and strode into the narrow alley opposite him.There were no street lights in the narrow alley, his figure was quickly swallowed up by the night, and even the sound of his footsteps became more and more blurred.

Qin Mochi looked at the wooden talisman in his hand, put it back into the bag, and tied the rope buckle of the bag twice to the steering wheel.This strange man he met by accident gave Qin Mochi a sense of familiarity. He seemed to carry a quiet aura from the depths of the mountains, and even his tone of voice gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Qin Mochi lit a cigarette and leaned on the steering wheel.He remembered the voice of the hoarse boy who chased after him and shouted "Mochi, Mochi" when he was a child, and he couldn't help thinking that that man was almost thirty, and wondered if he still lived in the mountains and followed his master every day He recited those ancient prose that he couldn't understand, such as "a gentleman cultivates morality and practice, is loyal and trustworthy, so he advances virtue", and "up and down are impermanent, it is not evil. Advance and retreat are not permanent, and they are not out of the group".He stood outside the wall and eavesdropped twice, and ran home to ask his mother, who rubbed his head and snorted disdainfully, "Don't pay attention to that sour old man, who talks about it, what age is he still teaching children?" Thinking about it, it doesn’t keep up with the times at all.”

Qin Mochi asked his mother curiously, "Are the "San Zi Jing" and "Disciples Regulations" you asked me to recite to keep pace with the times?"

His mother choked for a moment, then she became confident again, "Of course."

Qin Mochi snickered.He knew that the few books at home were also borrowed from Taoist Suan, and the brushes, ink, paper and inkstones at home were also borrowed from Taoist Suan.Although he is blind, she still holds his little hand and teaches him to write on rice paper every day.A thin sum of gold is still praised by everyone when it is taken out.But after he returned to Linhai, he realized that the world had changed a long time ago. No one in the city used pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and no one wrote traditional characters.People here have all kinds of dexterous tools: mechanical pencils, ballpoint pens, fountain pens... and simplified characters. Writing brush characters has become a hobby, called calligraphy.

After all, his mother still hasn't caught up with the times.

Qin Mochi's mother's name is A Li, and she picked Qin Mochi up early in the morning when he was hunting in the mountains. At that time, he was wrapped in a small package, his little face was blue and purple from the cold, and he couldn't even cry.A Li took him home, and Man Shan grabbed a nursing female animal to feed him. After feeding him for several days, she found out that the one she picked up was a blind boy.

Qin Mochi put out the cigarette butt, with a gentle expression on his face.

He has always thought that he is the happiest blind man in the world, because Ali regards him as a treasure, she will take him all over the mountains and plains, catch all kinds of animals to play with him, and pick sweet and sour wild fruits for him , cook delicious meals, and tell a lot of bedtime stories.Later, she picked up a puppy from outside the mountain and sent him to keep him company.The little milk dog barked like a baby, and would lick his fingers with his soft tongue. Ali would patiently prepare the food for the dog, put it in his hand, and let him feed it.

It's a pity that Ali died early, otherwise he would not have been sent back to Linhai all the way.Her body was buried in the mountain, and only a colorful animal skin was left for him as a souvenir.Later, the old Taoist sent him back to Linhai.I don't know what prescription I got along the way, and it covered his eyes every day.After a few months, his eyes were able to see again, but unfortunately he never had the chance to see the most important person in his life.

Sometimes Qin Mochi also feels that God has created a cruel balance on him: when he can't see anything, he has the happiest and most carefree life in the world; one left.Fortunately, Xia Zhilin and Tang's family are guarding him, otherwise he really doesn't know what's the point of staying alone in this noisy and empty city.

For a moment, Qin Mochi hoped that the man who came out to find his younger brother was his playmate, the little Taoist priest, in the mountains when he was young. In that case, wouldn't he have another relative?

Qin Mochi didn't want to admit it, but when this idea came to his mind, his heart beat faster than ever.

But after all, this was just his whim. How could there be so many coincidences in this world?

The unmarried couple who customized the wedding rings are both white-collar workers of foreign companies. The woman has stayed abroad and has relatively high requirements for the details of life. She has gone to several jewelry companies before, but she is not satisfied with the design.The husband and wife agreed on Qin Mochi's design, and the only difference was the choice of diamond: the woman wanted a wedding ring with colored diamonds.

Colored diamonds are not easy to come by, so Qin Mochi can only agree to try his best to help find a way. The young couple's wedding is approaching, so they can only compromise.Unexpectedly, Qin Mochi called and said that he had found the colored diamond. The bride-to-be was overjoyed and asked for leave early the next morning.

Qin Mochi invited her into the workshop, took out a few colored diamonds from the safe, put them on a black velvet tray, and gave them to the bride-to-be.The bride-to-be immediately fell in love with the three-carat pink diamond.

"The color and clarity of this diamond are very good, but it needs to be cut again." Qin Mochi took out the diamond he cut and compared it with several diamonds on the tray, and showed her, "Our studio's cutting is very famous. Yes. Now, the clarity of this diamond is not as good as the pink diamond you are holding, but it looks brighter and has more fire than the pink diamond."

The bride-to-be nodded, feeling a little bit reluctant, but she also knew the importance of craftsmanship, otherwise she wouldn't have gone to the trouble of coming to order.

"Don't worry, it won't be much smaller." Qin Mochi comforted her, "Have confidence in our technology."

The bride-to-be nodded, her sleeves rolled up, revealing a string of coral bracelets on her wrists.Qin Mochi caught a glimpse of it by accident, and felt that his eyeballs suddenly became hot, as if he had been scalded by something.

Qin Mochi narrowed his eyes slightly, pointed at the thing, "Do you believe in Buddhism?"

The bride-to-be shook her wrist, "My family went to Faguang Temple to ask for it, and I specially asked Master Faming to consecrate it."

Qin Mochi silently memorized the two key words "Faguang Temple" and "Master Faming".

"What do you think of this coral?" The bride-to-be saw that he was looking at her wrist all the time, thinking that he had an occupational disease, so she took off the bracelet and handed it to him, "Show me, is it natural?"

Qin Mochi took the bracelet, and he didn't know if it was his own illusion, but there was a slight scorching heat wherever it came into contact with the skin, which gave him the urge to throw it out.Could it be that the things of the Buddhist school really have magical powers, which can restrain the... er, demonic powers in oneself?

"It's a natural material." Qin Mochi focused on the light pink coral in his hand, looked over and over and said, "It's not dyed, and the particles are even, it's a good thing."

A smile spread across the face of the bride-to-be, "Thank you, Mr. Qin."

Qin Mochi waved his hand, "Then what... is Master Faming famous?"

The bride-to-be nodded vigorously, "It is said that he is an eminent monk, you don't know, but whenever he lectures, the man in the Faguang Temple is crowded. I have been there twice with my mother, and it depends on luck to get to the entrance of the main hall." But he doesn't come out often, after all, other masters also have to practice."

Qin Mochi was thoughtful, "Hearing what you said, I should pick a time to go there and be influenced by Buddhism."

The bride-to-be enthusiastically introduced the situation of Faguang Temple to him.Although she and her fiancé didn't believe it, her family did, so she knew a lot.

At first, Qin Mochi just asked casually, but after hearing what she said, he really became interested in that eminent monk.Xia Zhifei also said that he had a demonic aura and wanted to see an expert—this Master Fa Ming sounded very much like the expert he mentioned.

Qin Mochi arranged the work in hand and picked a sunny day to go to Faguang Temple.

Just like walking into the study of Xia's family that day, Qin Mochi stepped into the mountain gate with one foot, and before he lifted his second foot, the birds that were pecking all over the yard flew up together with a "wow", and then panicked. Bumping back and forth in mid-air, he escaped cleanly in a short while.

The veins on Qin Mochi's forehead twitched, wondering if he could sense the... demonic aura in him again? !Is it really that obvious?Can all hairy ones be found?

so amazing.

Qin Mochi was a little puzzled, how did they all find out?smell it?Monster Qi... What kind of smell is it?Qin Mochi quickly glanced around, and carefully raised his arm to smell.The faint smell of detergent, cigarette smoke, and refreshing men's eau de toilette smell left on the clothes.

Nothing special.Qin Mochi worriedly changed his arm to smell it, and as soon as he raised his hand, he saw two young monks rushing over quickly.

Qin Mochi was taken aback, people... People also smelled it? !

The young monk clasped his hands together and sang a Buddhist name in a low voice, "My benefactor, my master invites you to go to the Buddhist monastery for a talk."

Qin Mochi hesitated for a moment, he faintly felt that the "master" in the monk's mouth could smell the demon on him.This made him a little uneasy, the expert wouldn't take him with a bowl like the sorcerer on TV, would he?

"Who is the respected teacher?"

The young monk nodded slightly, "The name of the monk's master is Faming."

Qin Mochi's heart skipped a beat, sure enough.

"Sure enough, he is an eminent monk." Qin Mochi pretended to imitate the monk's appearance and folded his hands together to worship, "In that case, the two masters will lead the way."

The two monks made a "please" gesture and led him around the main hall and along the quiet path among the bamboo forests to the small Buddhist temple behind the hall.The old wooden door was ajar, and when it was pushed lightly, it made a "squeak" sound. Under the dead tree, a tall and tall figure stood quietly.

Qin Mochi's heart was also inexplicably quiet.