Nocturnal

The two monks bowed to the monk under the tree and retreated lightly.Qin Mochi hesitated for a moment, then walked in slowly.For some reason, every time Qin Mochi took a step closer, he felt the inexplicable coercion in his heart increase, and he finally stopped helplessly four or five meters away from him.

"Grandmaster."

Faming didn't look back, and said calmly, "People who come to the Buddha all have something in their hearts. I don't know what the benefactor wants to ask for?"

Qin Mochi thought for a while, "Please solve my confusion."

Fa Ming turned around, revealing a very young face, with indifferent brows and eyes, his eyes were slightly fixed on Qin Mochi, and then, as if he had discovered something, he showed a dazed expression, "Everything in the world has its own destiny. When the benefactor was young, was he ever seriously ill?"

As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, Qin Mochi stood up straight and straightened his back reflexively, as if turning back time and seeing the stern Chinese teacher in middle school again, and unknowingly used honorifics when answering, "Return to Master's words , I didn’t get seriously ill when I was young, but... I was born blind, when I was eight years old..." Qin Mochi stopped suddenly, faintly feeling that the evil spirit in his body seemed to have something to do with his childhood problems.

Fa Ming nodded slightly, "What happened when you were eight years old? How did you recover?"

Qin Mochi's eyes froze for a moment, and he felt as if he had been deliberately ignoring something, "When I was eight years old, my adoptive mother died of illness, and I was entrusted to my neighbors...and asked them to send me home."

Faming asked softly, "Can you see with your eyes when you go home?"

Qin Mochi shook his head. Because he couldn't see it, he could remember what Xia's family said at that time very clearly, Xia Zhenghe's scolding, Xia Hong's excuses, Liu Xiaowan's aggrieved crying, Xia An's sarcasm, and Xia Zhi and Lin Tang's angry accusations...

"The sweetness of one, the arsenic of the other," Fa Ming said lightly, "How do you know that what you can't get is good?"

Qin Mochi was startled for a moment, then suddenly realized.With Xia Hong and Liu Xiaowan as a person, even if they recognized him at the time, would they really be able to treat him wholeheartedly in the future?He has always been brooding about the attitude of others, but now that he thinks about it, there is really no need to be so sharp-edged.

"Thank you, Master, for your guidance," Qin Mochi clasped his hands together, and thanked him sincerely.

Faming looks young, but when he looks at people, there is a look of disappointment in his eyes, as if an old man in his seventies and eighties looks at an ignorant child under his knees, "Some things, turning a blind eye may not be a good way."

Qin Mochi wanted to say that he hadn't turned a blind eye, but he opened his mouth and felt that the answer he most wanted to get was actually hidden in his heart all along, and he just didn't dare to prove it.

"Excuse me, Master." Qin Mochi's throat felt a little dry, "What should I do now?" There's a lot of trouble, and even monsters can be seen, how will I live in the future?

"Everything depends on destiny." Fa Ming smiled slightly, and handed over the beads in his hand, "These are the one hundred and eight Bodhi beads left by my master. The benefactor keeps them with him to ward off evil spirits."

Qin Mochi took the Buddha beads he handed over. After countless years of caressing the bodhi beads, each one was as bright as jade, as if carrying some kind of indescribable power, which made Qin Mochi's restless heartbeat slowly calm down.

"Thank you, Master."

Faming watched him wrap the Buddhist beads around his wrist very preciously, and the expression on his face became gentler, "The poor monk once again told the benefactor that you were born with an incomplete soul. , absolutely unacceptable."

Qin Mochi had a question mark on his forehead, completely unaware of what it means to be born with an incomplete soul.But he still understood what Fa Ming meant, and seeing his expression of "that's all I said, don't ask questions endlessly", he saluted wisely, and politely withdrew from the small monastery.

Standing outside the courtyard gate, Qin Mochi looked at the Buddhist beads on his wrist, and felt that this trip was rewarding, but he had a lot of doubts for nothing.He could feel that Faming had something else to hide from him, and it made people feel very uncomfortable because of the high-level people's work. He knew everything, but he didn't tell you.This made Qin Mochi feel grateful and awed, but also felt a subtle sense of aggrieved high school students reading college textbooks.

Qin Mochi sighed softly, thinking to forget it, forget it, what are you thinking about so much?Buddhism emphasizes resignation, a seemingly ordinary thing also has a chance in it, and those answers that he can't figure out, maybe the chance has not arrived yet.

Qin Mochi paid homage to the front hall, donated money for the sesame oil, left the Faguang Temple in a daze, and walked down the mountain with deep feet and shallow feet.Until now, he still had a feeling of uncertainty. Although he felt that his three views had been ruined when he heard that he had a demonic aura, but when he saw the living expert with his own eyes, he still felt... ruined again. once.

Qin Mochi recalled the burning sensation left on his skin by the coral bracelet left by the female customer before, and he always thought it was because he had a demonic aura in his body, so he would "collide between good and evil".But Master Fa Ming's Buddhist beads did not give him any uncomfortable feeling, and he found that with the Buddhist beads on his body, the birds in the temple and the cats lying in the sun under the gable will no longer panic and hide him.

As for what Master Faming noticed but didn't tell him clearly, Qin Mochi didn't really want to know that much. He could guess that these changes in him were actually related to his blindness when he was young, or this is what the Buddhists call giving up. Come on, he didn't have to spend most of his life in the dark, what could be more important than that?

Thinking about it this way, the pressure on Qin Mochi's heart these days suddenly eased a lot, and once he felt relaxed, he had a rare interest in strolling casually.

This area is a relatively famous scenic spot in the suburbs of Linhai City. When Qin Mochi was in middle school, the school also organized a spring outing here, but they would go up and down the mountain through the main entrance of the scenic spot, and would not bring the children into the temple.So this is the first time for Qin Mochi to go to Faguang Temple to offer incense.A parking lot has recently been opened at the foot of the mountain. Opposite is a variety of shops selling incense candles or tourist souvenirs, as well as several fast food restaurants and bookstores.Going forward, there is also an antique shop with a very stylish appearance.Qin Mochi glanced at the various Buddha statues on wooden shelves in the window, and was thinking about whether to go in for a stroll, when he saw a man's figure through the glass window.

The first thing that caught Qin Mochi's attention was the loose light gray cotton shirt on the man.Judging from its color and style, it should be just a very common thing, but there is an eye-catching casualness in this man's body.Or maybe this man is too good-looking, with broad shoulders and long legs, and a natural clothes hanger, so he can wear street stalls worth tens of dollars with the taste of a runway show.

The man was arranging the shelves with his head down, as if realizing that he was being peeped at, he turned around sharply.The two looked at each other and couldn't help but hesitated.Qin Mochi looked up at the words "Yipintang" on the plaque, and thought that there was a branch here, and the business of this antique shop seemed to be pretty big.

The man who had met once came out quickly and showed him a big smile, "What a coincidence, why are you here?"

Qin Mochi smiled and said, "Of course it's worshiping Buddha."

The man quickly glanced at the Buddhist beads on his wrist, and an inexplicable look flashed in his eyes, "Do you believe it?"

Qin Mochi thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I don't know."

The man smiled, "Come in and have a seat, I'll make you a cup of tea."

Qin Mochi had been busy thinking about things these days, and was indeed a little thirsty, so he didn't refuse any more.When I entered the store, I found that most of the items on the shelves were Buddhist items. I couldn't help being very curious, "Are these real?"

The man smiled and said: "There are real and fake, it depends on everyone's eyesight, oh, of course there are chances."

Qin Mochi secretly thought of a profiteer, and asked him, "Do you understand this?"

The man glanced at him with a slight smile in his eyes, "I can only tell the age, as for the origin... I don't know much."

Qin Mochi praised him casually, "This is already very powerful."

The man laughed again.

Qin Mochi found that he loves to smile a lot, and the way he smiles is childish, as if his eyes are full of warm and bright smiles, following the corners of his slightly raised mouth, smudged the whole face .Let the people next to you see it, and they can't help being happy too.Or maybe it was because he was handsome, Qin Mochi couldn't help but look at him more, thinking that a good-looking person always attracts more attention than others, no matter if it's a man or a woman.

Qin Mochi took the tea cup he handed over, and asked casually, "Does your store only sell antiques? Does your boss do jewelry business?"

"Do it," the man naturally helped him open the chair, "'Yipintang''s main store is on Nanjiang Street, although it doesn't specialize in buying and selling antique jewelry, but sometimes you can get some good things. Why, what do you think about this?" interest?"

Qin Mochi took a sip of hot tea, nodded and said, "I have a studio for custom jewelry."

The man showed a dazed look, "I'll take you to see it when I have time. Our boss may still have some good things in his hand. I'll ask for you when I have a chance."

Qin Mochi was immediately happy, "Okay, can I do it now?"

The man looked at the clock hanging in the store, with a slightly apologetic expression on his face, "I still have an hour to change shift, or..."

Qin Mochi said bluntly, "It's okay, I'll wait for you."

The man looked at him, nodded with a smile, "OK."

Qin Mochi went out very early today, sitting in the lobby of "Yipintang" and drinking a cup of tea, it was only after ten o'clock, probably not yet the peak time of customer flow, not many customers came in the store, men spent most of the time tidying up shelves.Qin Mochi stood aside and watched the excitement for a while, then began to ask for something to say, "What's your name, big brother?"

"My surname is Li." The man came over to refill Qin Mochi's cup with some hot tea, "Li Yedu—my master picked me up at an empty ferry back then, so he gave me this name."

Qin Mochi originally wanted to praise his name, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, he felt that this person's background was a bit pitiful, so he didn't know what to say.

Li Yedu knew what he was thinking by looking at his expression, and smiled clearly, "Master treats me very well, and I have never suffered much."

Qin Mochi became more and more at a loss as to how to answer the conversation. After a moment of silence, he remembered to introduce himself, "My surname is Qin, Qin Mochi."

Li Yedu murmured his name again, his voice was low and soft, as if he was savoring these two words on the tip of his tongue, and asked him, "Who gave you the name?"

"It's my adoptive mother," Qin Mochi's eyes darkened, "she's not here anymore." His adoptive mother's surname is Qin, and she also took the word Mochi, which seems to be a place where she once lived.Qin Mochi felt that these two characters were more like a person's name, or maybe "Mo Chi".

"I'm sorry." Li Yedu looked at him apologetically.

Qin Mochi shook his head, "It's nothing." For him, the thing that was more sad than the passing of his adoptive mother was that he had never seen her with his own eyes.

"There is no need to be sad. Many things in this world are far more miraculous than you imagine."

There was something deep in Li Yedu's eyes, as if he wanted to tell Qin Mochi something, but he refused to say it clearly.Qin Mochi didn't know if he was thinking too much, but he was still willing to take his words as a kind of concern.He could see that Li Yedu was older than him, four or five years old, or even older. He had a reassuring calmness, which belonged to those who had been tempered by the years.

"Your brother, do you have any news?" Qin Mochi recalled the situation when we first met, and asked worriedly, "Do you need help?" He once mentioned this to Tao Li, and Tao Li said that she knew several volunteers. Those who specialize in legal aid work in this area.If necessary, she can help lead the line.

Li Yedu nodded, and the smile on his lips deepened, "There is a whereabouts, but I haven't seen him yet. I only know that he is living well now."

Qin Mochi couldn't help being happy for him, "Does he know you're looking for him?"

Li Yedu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

Qin Mochi imagined the scene where the elder brother who had traveled thousands of miles to find his relatives watched his younger brother live a happy life from a distance, and then left alone sadly, and his sympathy immediately overflowed.

Li Yedu seemed to guess what he was thinking, and shook his head with a smile, "It's not that complicated, he just... just left home too young to remember much. But he is fine now, that's enough."

Qin Mochi was a little moved.After he returned to Xia's house, he was also raised by his two cousins, Xia Zhinian and Xia Zhifei. As for his two half-brothers... Xia Hong and Liu Xiaowan refused to recognize him, so he naturally wouldn't show his embarrassment. Sticking to someone else's cold ass, rushing to be someone else's brother.

"Your brother will definitely recognize you." Qin Mochi quietly added in his heart: With such a good ready-made brother, who would want too much.

Li Yedu smiled, "Okay, I will accept your words."

The store door opened, and a young man walked in with a smile, "Master, I'm sorry, I'm late due to the traffic jam."

Li Yedu hurriedly said, "It's okay." Turning to Qin Mochi, he said, "Wait for me a while, I'll explain to him."

Qin Mochi nodded.

The young man behind Li Yedu looked at him curiously. This man was about the same age as Qin Mochi, with a lovable baby face. Seeing Qin Mochi looking at him, he said with a smile, "Look at him as you like, we'll be there soon." good."

"No hurry." Qin Mochi put down his teacup and said to Li Yedu, "I'll bring the car over first."

Li Yedu responded with a smile.When Qin Mochi went out, he saw the young man put his shoulders on his shoulders and said something through the glass window. Li Yedu raised his hand and flicked him on the forehead, the young man dodged for a while, and ran away cheerfully.

Li Yedu's popularity is not bad.Qin Mochi thought to himself, it would be good if he could stay in the city all the time, the living conditions in the city are always better than those in the mountains, and it will be easier for him to recognize his brother in the future.After thinking about it, he felt that he was thinking too much, what did he know about the two brothers.

Qin Mochi drove over and saw Li Yedu waiting on the sidewalk outside the store.He was wrapped in a half-worn black down jacket, and the collar of the shirt was still sticking out from the neckline.His hair is a bit messy and not trendy enough.Even so, he still looks handsome, standing on the side of the road with a kind of unrestrained and free and easy, like a prodigal wandering around.

Qin Mochi stopped the car, leaned over and pushed open the passenger side door.Li Yedu looked at him, and gestured for him to come down, "Let me drive, you take a break."

Qin Mochi froze for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay." He knew that he had never been obedient, but who could refuse such a concerned tone?

The two changed places, Qin Mochi sat watching Li Yedu drive, and casually chatted with him, "Why did that kid just call you uncle?"

Li Yedu glanced at him with a smile, "The boss of 'Yipintang' is my senior brother, um, we both have a master. The kid you just mentioned is my senior brother's apprentice."

Suddenly, Qin Mochi thought, no wonder the antique shop would accept a stranger who just entered the city so easily.Such an old-fashioned sect has many rules that cannot be known to outsiders, so it is only natural for the disciples to take care of each other.

"Do you have any other plans?" What Qin Mochi really wanted to ask was how long he would stay in Linhai City. After all, this person had to recognize his younger brother.

Li Yedu shook his head, "It's hard to say yet."

Qin Mochi couldn't help but asked again, "Stay here for the New Year?"

"Together with senior brother." Li Yedu smiled, "What about you? Why do you think of coming to the temple today? Isn't it the custom here for you to come to offer incense on the first day of the new year?"

"Actually, I didn't come here to offer incense..." Qin Mochi rubbed his nose. He didn't have any religious beliefs before, and he just asked the master to clarify his doubts.But he thought it best not to say that.This kind of attitude of coming to the door when there is something to do, and throwing it aside when there is nothing to do seems very disrespectful...

Qin Mochi didn't want to talk about this anymore, so he changed the subject decisively, "Is there no holiday in your store for Chinese New Year?"

Li Yedu thought for a while, "Probably also. But during the Spring Festival, there will be a lot of pilgrims, and the business of this store will probably not stop."

Qin Mochi nodded, expressing his understanding.After all, Li Yedu is just a small part-time job with relatives and relatives, and he is new here. Even if the boss is a senior, he probably can't be his own master.

Li Yedu parked the car on the side of the road, and when he saw the expression on Qin Mochi's face when he turned around, he immediately guessed what he was thinking, and explained with a smile, "There are no relatives in my hometown, so there is no need to go back. Get out of the car and go further You can’t find a parking space if you walk forward.”