Dead after eight years [rebirth]

Before going to bed, Cheng Shuibei accidentally pushed open the door of the study.

He was a little curious. What Professor Zhang was studying at his desk was the scientific research technology 16 years later, or the physics and mathematics topics of senior high school students.

As soon as Cheng Shuibei entered the study, he smelled a faint fragrance, which seemed to be the rustic fragrance of wood and the elegant fragrance of ink.

The shelves in the study room are full of books, including composition cheats in line with Zhang Zhuangyuan's "age", as well as thick "Fire Dynamics" and "Combustion Science".

Cheng Shuibei regretted that he didn't come to pick up Chengnan in person, otherwise he would have known the secret hidden in the heart of the so-called "don't know" boy earlier.

The layout of the study room was no different from before, but to his surprise it was a desk instead.

There is nothing related to scientific research on the mahogany table. The desk is neatly arranged with brush washers, pen holders, inkstones and paperweights. In the middle is a piece of yellow paper, which is densely copied with scriptures.

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, walking in the deep Prajna Paramita for a long time, sees that all five aggregates are empty, and overcomes all hardships... Sariputra, is the empty phase of all dharmas, neither born nor destroyed, neither dirty nor clean, neither increasing nor decreasing...no suffering To destroy the Tao, there is no wisdom and no gain, because there is no gain.

This is the "Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra of the Buddha's Concubine", Cheng Shuibei removed the paperweight, and the yellow paper underneath was also filled with other scriptures. "Pharmacist Liuliguang Tathagata's Original Vow Merit Sutra", "Ksitigarbha Sutra"...

The handwriting on the yellow paper had just dried, and Cheng Shuibei deduced that the "Heart Sutra" on the table was probably written by Zhang Ci'an when he was watering the flowers.

But in Cheng Shuibei's impression, Zhang Ci'an is a staunch materialist who never believes in any gods and Buddhas.

Copying the scriptures, one is for meditation, and the other is for blessing.

Why did Zhang Ci'an copy these scriptures? Is there something on his mind that he can't calm down, or does he want to pray for someone?

Cheng Shuibei was more surprised and unacceptable by this discovery than knowing that Zhang Ci'an was the same as himself.

People probably change, just like he didn't know the meaning of life until he died, so Zhang Ci'an must have had some kind of new realization.

Without thinking too much, Cheng Shuibei put the yellow paper back to its original place, washed the brush on the pen mountain and hung it back on the shelf, then closed the door gently and went out.

Walking through Chengnan's bedroom, Cheng Shuibei pushed open a crack in the door and looked in. His brother had already slept peacefully under the moonlight.The child's body was curled up, and his fingers were tightly grasping the edge of the pillow.Cheng Shuibei subconsciously wanted to go in and hug him, but he remembered that the door was locked in the afternoon, and Zhang Ci'an's words "give him some time", so he just watched silently at the door for a while, and then left quietly.

Although he was reminded that there were brand new quilts and sheets in the cabinet, Cheng Shuibei didn't hesitate to get into the quilt that Zhang Ci'an had slept on in the master bedroom.

He could mercilessly push Zhang Ci'an away face to face, but he couldn't deceive himself again at night when he was alone with no company.

Perhaps the smell of Zhang Ci'an remained in the bed. After his father left, he spent the first long night of peaceful sleep.

Someone knocked on the door early the next morning, and just as Cheng Shuibei was about to get up in a daze, he heard the door open.

When he walked out of the bedroom, the well-dressed Cheng Nan was already sitting at the dining table eating the breakfast brought by Uncle En.

Cheng Nan said that Uncle En would come here to pick him up from school every morning.

Looking at Uncle En at the dining table, Cheng Shuibei scratched his messy hair and smiled sheepishly.

"Well, where's Zhang Ci'an?"

he asks.

Uncle En arranged the other half of the breakfast in the insulated box and signaled him to come and eat together.

"Xiaoci has already gone to school, and he should be back early this Friday." Uncle En said with a smile.

In reality, there are often no such names as "Young Master" or "Miss" for wealthy families. Uncle En is an old friend of Zhang Cian's father, and he also watched Zhang Cian grow up since he was a child. He has the word "Xiaoci" in his heart The love in the appellation.

Because of the old friendship, Cheng Shuibei was not on guard against Uncle En, so he sat down obediently and picked up the eggs and peeled them.

He said: "Uncle Hardworking En comes to pick up Cheng Nan every day, I'll come here in the future, and you can take care of Zhang Ci'an."

Uncle En waved his hands again and again: "Xiao Ci is so old, here is only a few steps away from the high school, I don't need to pick him up. I still like Xiao Chengnan, he can chat with me when he has nothing to do, he is better than Xiaoci, that boring pot Much more fun."

As Uncle En said, he looked at Cheng Nan affectionately, with sincere eyes, which made it impossible for Cheng Shuibei to say no.

"I'm done eating, Uncle En, let's go."

Cheng Nan got up to get his schoolbag, and there were small black flowers pinned to the side of his school uniform.Children don't really pay much attention to wearing filial piety, but Cheng Nan still found a flower-shaped button and put it on for himself with a pin.

Uncle En took the car keys, pointed to the mess on the table and said to Cheng Shuibei: "Xiao Bei, if you don't want to clean it up, just leave it, and the aunt at home will come over at noon."

After speaking, he took Cheng Nan's hand and left.

Cheng Shuibei didn't want to pretend to be someone else, so he cleaned up the dishes by himself.

Before going out to the newsstand, Cheng Shuibei left a note for his aunt, telling her that he didn't have to come here to cook, and that he would help take care of Zhang Cian's diet.

One second before the door was about to be opened, Cheng Shuibei suddenly remembered that Zhang Ci'an hadn't told him where the key was, but he groped for the secret compartment of the cabinet on the second floor by virtue of his habit, and found a key without even trying. Take it away.

Because usually, he always put the key in that place.

With his ID card, Cheng Shuibei immediately went to the business hall to get a phone card for himself, and bought a black straight cell phone.

Even with Uncle En picking him up and getting along with him every day, Cheng Shuibei was still a little worried. It would be best to give his brother a way to contact him at any time.This year, there was no fancy phone watch for a certain genius, so Cheng Shuibei took out a small blue flip phone after he had completed the secondary card for Cheng Nan.

It was already noon after all this was done, and my aunt had probably already made lunch and saw Cheng Shuibei's message.

Cheng Shuibei didn't want to go home, so he bought sesame seed cakes on the side of the road, and went to the newsstand to open the door while eating.

Without old man Zhang, without Cheng Wenqiu, only Cheng Shuibei was left in the small newsstand to deal with everything in a hurry.

During the period when Cheng Wenqiu's accident happened, he didn't open the door, so a bunch of people who wanted to buy "blind bags" crowded the newsstand just after it opened.

Cheng Shuibei's "Blind Newspaper Bag" has brought a sense of novelty to people in this era. If he doesn't appear, someone will always miss him.

Many people came, Cheng Shuibei's inventory was low, and it was sold out within a few minutes, so Cheng Shuibei had to apologize to the latecomers and ask them to wait.

Until the evening, people kept coming to ask.

Cheng Shuibei had just contacted the book market and the post office to pick up the goods tomorrow, when a chubby hand stretched out from the counter.

"Sorry, the blind bag is sold out, come back in two days."

Cheng Shuibei politely said what he had repeated more than a dozen times, and when he was about to see off the guest with a smile, he looked up and found that this person looked familiar.

"Benefactor, I am a little monkey!"

The little fat man was so excited that tears filled his eyes. Cheng Shuibei looked at his narrowed eyes, and finally remembered that this was the young man surnamed Hou who he rescued from the fire that day.

The fat man who called himself "Little Monkey" held Cheng Shuibei's hand tightly and refused to let go, and kept bowing his thanks.

Little monkey: "Benefactor, without you I cannot stand here today, and I will repay you as a cow and a horse in the future!"

"Don't, don't, don't," Cheng Shuibei grabbed the little fat man who was exaggerating to the point of kneeling, "Don't do this, I still have business, you're scaring away all the customers."

"Oh!" The little fat man turned sideways knowingly, letting out the square-inch counter that was tightly covered by him.

Cheng Shuibei started to work, but the little monkey didn't intend to leave yet, so he followed him to help with the hem of his clothes, asking questions.

Little monkey: "Benefactor, what should I call you?"

Cheng Shuibei: "Cheng Shuibei, you can call him whatever you want, Xiaocheng, Xiaobei, Xiaoshui."

Little Monkey: "Oh - then I will call you Brother Bei from now on!"

Cheng Shuibei was puzzled: "How old are you? Don't you work all the time? Why do you call me brother?"

The little monkey touched his chubby arm, which did not match his name, and said shyly, "Actually, I'm only seventeen this year, and I've just grown stronger."

A fat man named Xiaohouer is really interesting.

"You don't go to school?" Cheng Shuibei asked.Under normal circumstances, people of their age should be in school. Why did the little monkey become a makeup artist assistant for someone else.

The little monkey replied honestly: "The family has no money, so go out to work and learn some skills."

No wonder he appeared at the Peace Hotel that day, it turned out to be an apprentice.

Cheng Shuibei was very annoyed by his shadowy presence, and patted the little monkey on the shoulder to chase away customers: "Okay, you are not a white lady and I am not Xu Xian, you don't need to repay your favor, you should go back."

But the little monkey still didn't leave.

"I resigned as an apprentice, and I will follow you as Brother Bei from now on." The little fat man clenched his fists in front of his chest to express his sincerity, which shocked Cheng Shuibei.

Cheng Shuibei asked three more times, and this man was so sincere that he quit his job in order to repay his kindness.

The job was gone, and it was unrealistic to drive people back. Cheng Shuibei looked at the half of the mess in the store that hadn't been cleaned up, and reluctantly agreed. "Okay then, you help me here first, and I'll try to find a way out for you later."

"I'm not going anywhere, just follow you." The little monkey heard that Cheng Shuibei had left him behind, and hurried forward to help carry the boxes.

The little monkey talked a lot, but within half an hour, Cheng Shuibei figured out his affairs clearly.

The little monkey's big name is Hou Chuang, an orphan who was picked up, and lives with his grandmother who sells vegetables for a living.That day was the first time the little monkey went out to work with his master. He thought he could earn money to honor his grandmother, but he almost died in the sea of ​​fire.

After returning home, Little Monkey and Grandma Hou discussed it and felt that the job was unlucky, so he simply resigned.Fortunately, someone at the vegetable market saw Cheng Shuibei and showed him the way according to the description, and the little monkey came here.

"Brother Bei, I've been waiting here for three days and I haven't seen you open the door. I didn't expect to help my grandma clean up the stall and come over to have a look, and you're actually here." It didn't take long for him to clean up.

Cheng Shuibei pursed his lips: "Well, I have something to do at home, so I just came out today."

His white flowers were worn on the shirt inside the padded clothes, and the little monkey didn't know the reason without seeing it. He believed his words, and didn't complain about his waiting for nothing, and didn't ask any more questions.

With the little monkey around, Cheng Shuibei was much more relaxed.

At noon, he went back to cook for Zhang Ci'an and Cheng Nan, and the little monkey was watching from the newsstand.And when Zhou Xingzhan's magazine has something to do, he can also leave.

In the evening, the little monkey had to go early to help grandma close the stall, and Cheng Shuibei closed early, and every time he got home, he could still catch up with Zhang Ci'an after school, and the three of them, plus Uncle En, got together for dinner.After dinner, Uncle En sent Zhang Ci'an back to the east of the city, and Cheng Shuibei accompanied his brother to usher in the bright future of the next day.

The little monkey worked hard, and in terms of remuneration, Cheng Shuibei followed the old man Zhang's rules before, giving half of the profit to the little monkey as a basic salary.

The little monkey was very happy when he received his salary for the first time. He carried the money and ran all the way back to the vegetable market to find grandma, and bought a bunch of new clothes for Grandma Hou.

After a civil lawsuit, Zhou Xingzhan received the compensation he deserved.The case was completely settled, and Boss Zhou was so happy that he paid Cheng Shuibei tens of thousands of dollars in remuneration.When Zhou Hai sent the money, the little monkey was there.

Cheng Shuibei cheerfully waved the bank card in front of the little monkey: "Brother Bei is rich now, do you have any wishes?"

People who have suffered hardships can better understand the difficulties of others. Cheng Shuibei himself has suffered hardships, and when he sees a monkey of about the same age, he always wants to help him.

He made up his mind that if the little monkey opened his mouth, he would give Grandma Hou a sum of money to change to a better place, so that the grandparents and grandchildren could live more comfortably.

The little monkey took a bite out of half of the corn, tilted his head and thought about it, and said, "Brother Bei, let's open a big bookstore."

The author has something to say:

It will be on the clip tomorrow, and it may be updated a little later, or the day after tomorrow.

Thank you for your support. I have been busy these days, and welcome to catch bugs if there are typos.

Some of the scriptures in the article come from the Internet, and a small part of my memory that I am not sure about, may not be rigorous, Haihan