Ten feet of red dust

Once upon a time, there was a mountain called Zhang Shishan.

There is a temple on the mountain called Jin 'an Temple.

Jin 'an Temple is not big. Only the old master and two disciples practice in the temple, and their daily food is maintained by the vegetable fields in the backyard. Fortunately, the big disciple is an adult, so I don't have to worry about the manual labor in the temple. The little apprentice is also clever and sensible, and always goes to the mountains to pick up some wood and herbs. Although the three of them are poor, they live comfortably.

One day after lunch, the master elder brother said to the young monk who was washing dishes, "Qinghe, there is no firewood in the temple." Go to the mountain to cut some firewood later. " The mountain road that just rained yesterday is not easy to walk. Be careful. "

Qinghe looked up and said, "I see, brother." Just after washing the dishes, I picked up the small basket behind the door, said something to Master, and went up the hill.

Because it rained yesterday, the soil on the ground was particularly soft and it was very difficult to walk.

When Qinghe came back from chopping wood and walked halfway up the mountain, the sun was already going down. At this time, a child's crying came from the depths of the forest. Qinghe frowned and stepped up to the sound source.

When Qinghe arrived, I saw a little girl about four or five years old sitting under a tree crying in a floral dress. Qinghe put down the basket and asked her, "Why are you crying?"

The little girl stopped crying as soon as she heard someone. Seeing Qinghe in a coarse robe, she said angrily, "Brother Monk, I can't find my father." When he said this, he felt that he was going to cry again. When Qinghe saw it, he quickly said, "Don't cry, where is your home? I'll take you home. "

The little girl endured tears and said, "Grandpa said my family lives in Qingshui Village."

Qinghe reassured her. "Don't be afraid. I am Qinghe of Jin 'an Temple. Jin 'an Temple is on Zhangshi Mountain, and Qingshui Village is under Zhangshi Mountain. I will send you home safely. "

The little girl nodded inexplicably: "Thank you brother Qinghe, my name is Anning."

Qinghe turned to pour firewood out of the basket, patted Anning's head and said, "Little girl, the mountain road is not easy to walk. You sit in the basket and I'll carry you down the hill. "

Sitting in the basket peacefully and obediently, Qinghe picked up the basket with some difficulty and walked back step by step.

When Qinghe was sent back to his peaceful home, Pinghe's father was still looking for peace with the villagers. Aunt's tears are almost dry. After seeing peace, she quickly hugged and cried hysterically. A Niang cried so badly that she didn't even know that Qinghe had left.

Qinghe returned to the mountain and told the master and brother about it. He fell asleep after supper.

But the next morning, Anning's parents led Anning to Jin 'an Temple to thank him. As soon as Anning saw the Qinghe River, he ran over. "Brother Qinghe, how did you leave yesterday?"

Qinghe touched his head and said, "It was getting late after I sent you home, so I came back quickly."

Anning didn't pester this problem again, but pestered Qinghe to play with her.

Qinghe was embarrassed and said, "I threw away all the firewood on the mountain yesterday, and I have to chop firewood today."

Anning said, "Then I can go chopping wood with you."

Qinghe frowned: "That won't do, your aunt will not be at ease."

Peace is also a bit difficult. On second thought, I'll ask my aunt.

Say that finish, I turned and dragged Qinghe into the room where menstruation was talking to the master, and spoiled menstruation: "Dad, can I go to the mountain with Qinghe's brother to cut wood? Brother Qinghe is very powerful. He sent me home yesterday. " Say that finish also pulled pull Qinghe skirts motioned for him to help speak.

Qinghe hesitated, nodded and promised, "I will take good care of my little daughter."

Dad agreed, and there was no more embarrassment.

Who knows this company is ten years.

Ten years is enough time to grow safely from a little girl who is full of milk to a slim girl, and enough time for Qinghe to grow from a little novice monk to a tall and handsome man.

But the only constant in the past ten years is the existence of peace in Jin' an Temple, rain or shine, every day.

Qinghe chopping wood, she tells jokes, Qinghe cooks, she will cut vegetables for him, Qinghe cultivates land, and she will help fertilize. At first they were just children, and no one said anything.

Only later, both of them grew up, and peace reached the age of marriage, but they were still inseparable from Qinghe all day. The villagers gradually began to talk about the word.

Aunt Heping also realized that it was wrong. As soon as they got together, they stopped Taiping who was about to go out: "A Ning, where are you going?"

Anning said, "Brother Qinghe's clothes are torn. I mended it for him yesterday, and now I'm rushing to send it to him. "

Dad was even more angry when he heard this: "Don't go, you are not allowed to go to Jin 'an Temple in the future. "

Peace is anxious when you listen. She was just about to argue when she was dragged into the house.

A Niang sighed at Anning and said slowly, "A Ning, tell your mother honestly whether you like Qinghe."

Hearing this, Anning blushed and stammered, "No ... No, I ... Qinghe's brother just ... God, why do you suddenly ask this!"

Hearing this, Niang probably fell in love with Qinghe in peace. She sighed from the heart and reached for peace: "A Ning, you are mother's daughter, and mother can see it most clearly. You are tempted by Qinghe, but A Ning, you listen to your mother and forget him. "

Anning was about to speak when he heard his body. A Niang held her down and continued: "He is a Buddhist. Since he was born, he has broken the customs and broken the world of mortals. Do you think he will risk the world to stay with you? "

Anning was cold, but he couldn't say anything. He could only mumble, "No."

Niang didn't say anything more when she looked at her absence. She just locked the door outside and said to Anning, "Just listen to your father and go home and think about it. Don't go to Jin 'an Temple again. "

Qinghe has been waiting for peace at the temple gate since morning. No one came at noon. Qinghe wondered. Big brother happened to pass by and asked, "Are you waiting for peace?"

Qinghe nodded: "Well, silly girl saved a little rabbit yesterday, let me make a nest and agreed to pick it up today. Why haven't you come yet? "

Eldest brother looked at the door and said thoughtfully, "Qinghe, do you know the gossip at the foot of the mountain?"

Qinghe was stunned and asked, "Gossip?"

My brother looked at Qinghe with deep eyes: "Well, you have grown up and become a monk. You must know something. "

Qinghe was a little startled and said, "Qinghe has been a monk since he was a child and dare not humiliate his family."

Qinghe's voice seemed to be addressed to himself, but the master brother heard it and said flatly, "Everything next to him is secondary, as long as it is worthy of his own heart." Say that finish turned away.

Qinghe looked at the door on the stone steps leading to the foot of the mountain, opened his mouth as if he had said something, and turned away.

Peace disappeared for five days. When peace appeared in the temple five days later, Qinghe and Heping were shocked.

When she regained her composure, she was already sitting by the river with Qinghe.

Anning didn't speak, and Qinghe didn't say anything. It's only been five days, but he seems to have undergone many changes.

Finally, Anning got up the courage to ask Qinghe: "Brother Qinghe, I like you. I don't care what the villagers say or what the world thinks. I want to be with you all the time. I'm not afraid of menstruation getting angry. I just want to ask you, do you like me? "

Qinghe stared at the river in front of him from beginning to end. It took a long time to stand up, look into peaceful eyes, touch her head and say, "Silly girl, I am an orphan. Ever since Master took me into Jin 'an Temple, I have been worried about the world of mortals. I have lived for all beings all my life. " Say that finish no longer see taiping disappointed expression left.

A month later, two major events happened in Jin 'an Temple. The first thing was that the old host suddenly fell ill and died that night. The second thing is that the master elder brother of Jin 'an Temple left Shizhangshan and disappeared.

When the news reached the village, it was already the next afternoon.

After hearing these things, Anning knocked over his rice bowl and hurried up the hill without even hearing his father's cry.

When I arrived at the temple, I saw Qinghe kneeling in front of the Buddha statue in the main hall, with a lonely back.

Anning didn't know what to say, so he had to kneel beside Qinghe. After a long time, Qinghe didn't speak. Maybe it's because he hasn't spoken for a long time. His voice was hoarse: "Silly girl, the master is gone, and the brother is gone." The dumb voice reveals endless desolation.

Anning is a little sad. She quietly took Qinghe's cold hand and said, "Never mind, you still have me."

It has been a month since everything settled down.

Although peace has been going every day for this month, she can feel the alienation of Qinghe. Anning knows the reason, but there is nothing he can do.

Another month later, there was a nine-year-old little novice monk in Jin 'an Temple, who worshipped Qinghe as a teacher and was named Pu 'an.

Since then, every time Anning went to Jin 'an Temple, he was politely refused by Pu 'an. Peace of mind and sadness: you don't even want to see me again?

After peace, I will go to Jin 'an Temple.

It's another winter and summer, and I'm sixteen years old this year.

Dad and Annie told her about a marriage, the son of an Orion in the village. He is a strong and honest man, and this is a happy marriage. Dad and Annie were relieved to see that there was nothing unusual about her after finishing, and happily set the date for the fifth day of next month.

As the wedding day is getting closer, Anning has always been "honest" and my aunt has gradually put down her guard.

But the night before the wedding, Anning ran away.

Anning ran up the mountain while his parents were sleeping, and stood in front of Jin' an Temple again after a year, regardless of breath. It felt like a lifetime ago.

Peace knocked on the knocker with a bang. Almost at the same time, the door opened and Qinghe, dressed neatly, stood at the door. Qinghe saw peace and was about to speak when he was hugged by peace.

I once again smelled the faint fragrance of bamboo leaves on the Qinghe River, and tears welled up in my eyes: "Qinghe, I am getting married tomorrow, so I want to ask you for the last time today. Do you want me?" A paragraph burst into tears.

After a long time, the leaves outside the door rustled by the wind, and the pale moonlight was projected on it, as if the deep voice of Qinghe sounded a century later: "Amitabha. All kinds of Qinghe in the past have been put down, and the girl has also put down her obsession. "

The next day, people in the village came to Anning's home early in the morning to pray for good luck, only to find that the bride was gone and Anning was gone.

My parents apologized to the Orion family and accompanied them to the bride price. Fortunately, the Orion family is not unreasonable, and they are very good to each other, but there is no peace in Qingshui Village.

They searched several times and finally found a trail in the mountains.

Anning's parents went up the mountain for a few days, but there were still two when they came down.

Others asked, and they didn't say anything. They just shook their heads in a trance and said they couldn't find it, but their eyes were full of powerless sadness.

After some days, peace gradually faded out of people's sight, but occasionally there were some rumors.

Some people say that there is a simple wooden house on the mountain. Near Jin 'an Temple, a single woman lives. She looks beautiful, but she is lonely and inseparable.

Others say it's a monster on the mountain, turning into a woman's posture to confuse strangers.

These rumors reached the ears of Anning's parents, but they didn't say a word, just shook their heads and sighed.

Maybe someone guessed the woman, maybe no one guessed. But it doesn't matter.

There is only one person in this world who knows her, and she only wants this person to know.

He was chanting in a temple far away from the secular world, and she was listening to the scriptures in the house.

Yushu was still a teenager the day I met you again.

Sometimes she will think of that young time, the girl's inexperience, like a shiny glass, gorgeous but fragile

They are not sad cause and effect, but fate, that's all.

Buddhism has seven pains: life, old age, illness, death, meeting and hating, parting love and ambition.

Since he insisted on letting go, she kept the world of mortals for him.

(PS。 Ten feet of red dust stops here. In fact, peace and Qinghe were impossible from the beginning. This is the best ending I can think of. Ye Si will also write an article about Qinghe separately, and interested relatives can pay attention to it. )

Ten feet of red dust (outside the fan)