C12 (1/2)
I stayed in front of Fang Fang's mourning hall for a while, and when it was late at night I heard a sound outside the door.
I walked to the front of the store with some doubts. I saw the old man standing at the front of the shop with a pipe in his mouth. ”Old master, why aren't you resting? What are you standing at the door for?”
When I walked over, I couldn't help but be a little surprised. On the street outside the shop, there were dozens of wandering souls that were walking in groups in one direction.
The old man took a deep breath and slowly said, ”Little Tian, do you know where they're going?”
”I don't know. They are all heading in the same direction. Are they going to be reincarnated?!”
The old man sighed and said in a low voice, ”Returning to dust and dust. This is the path of rebirth. All the grudges and grudges of this lifetime have been written off.”
”I wonder if Sanbao and Fang Fang are inside, and if they will be reborn in their next life?” ”Go back to your room and rest. After two days, when Fang Fang comes back, you can pack up and leave.”
What? Old Master, are you trying to kick me out of here …
”You've grown up. You should go out and see the outside world. You can't always stay with an old man like me.” The old gramps also said that I should go out and take a look, and I can't stay here any longer. I'm also responsible for Fang Fang's death, and this place has become my sorrow.
The next morning, Fang Fang's parents received the news of Fang Fang's death and fainted from crying several times. Two people died in the family, which was a heavy blow to any family.
I didn't go with Fang Fang on the day of her funeral. I packed up my things and quietly left the village. Although this matter had come to an end here, there were still many things that could not be explained.
The old man didn't say that he couldn't guess. If I stayed in this village all my life, I would never know what time it was outside. I would just be a frog in a well.
I rode the bus to the city center. Before I left, the old man gave me some fare and made me a short axe.
”Why would I bring this to the city?”
”This is for you to defend yourself. We are carpenters, how can we do that if we don't have anything on hand?”
The other old men gave me nothing and brought me some dry rations, so I rode the bus to the train station in the countryside, bought a ticket and carried my luggage to the train. There were many people on the train, my seat was by the window, I put my luggage on the luggage rack, only Tang Yufeng's spirit tablet was placed in a bag alone and held in my hands.
To me, a country boy who was born in the countryside and had never seen a city before, everything was new. There was still a long way to go before I reached the city center. I lay on my chair and fell asleep. After a while, I was awoken by a loud noise.
When I opened my eyes, I saw a pretty girl holding a backpack and arguing with a man. After a few words of persuasion from the passenger, the two of them stopped talking. The girl walked to the seat opposite mine and sat down.
She had a faint fragrance on her body, and the girl looked very heavy with her backpack. She whispered to me, ”Big brother, can you help me put my luggage on? The luggage is too heavy, I can't lift it.”
”No problem, let me help you.” Without a word, I got up and took her suitcase and held it over my head on the luggage rack.
”Thank you, big brother. You're such a good person!”
I smiled and replied, ”You're welcome. Helping others is the basis of happiness.”
”I have some bread and sausage. Would you like some?” The girl was about the same age as Fang Fang, and she was also very talkative, which made me feel very close to her.
I whispered, ”Thank you! I've brought some food with me.”
Before I left, the old man brought me some steamed buns and some pickles for me to eat on the way.
”Big brother, where did you come from? From the looks of it, you look like you're from the countryside, don't you?”
”Yes, I'm from the countryside, I just entered the city today, I'm called Liu Guan Sheng.”
”Puchi …” Liu Zisheng? It's such an interesting name. It sounds weird. ” The girl couldn't help but laugh. For a moment, she felt like she had lost her composure, ”I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ridicule you. It's just that this name does sound a little …”
I smiled and replied, ”It's alright. When I heard my name for the first time, I wanted to laugh, but I held it in.”
The girl smiled and said, ”My name is Chu Lingyun and I live in the city.”
I took a bite of the steamed bun and asked softly, ”How old are you?”
”I'm twenty-three years old. I'm in my third year at a university in the city.”
”It's so good, I haven't gone to school before. When I was young, it was Master who taught me to read.”