Those years when I practiced Taoism in the magic capital

Chapter 588 Zhang Xingdao's Perseverance
To a stranger's house?

Zhang Xingdao resisted a little, holding the fish in his hand, wandering outside the fence, his little face was full of tangles.

In the distance, Zhang Qingyun just sat quietly without following.There was only one thought, following Zhang Xingdao: "Only by learning how to deal with strangers, will the road of cultivation in the future be less catastrophic."

Even if it is a retreat from the world, it also needs to deal with strangers.Zhang Xingdao hid in XZ with Zhang Yingying and met many people, but he never took the initiative to deal with strangers.

After a long time, Zhang Xingdao developed a resistance to strangers in his little heart.Or, fear of unfamiliar things.And cultivating the Tao means constantly exploring new things and constantly adapting to new discoveries.

A closed heart can never discover the vast world.Only an open mind can adapt to the ever-changing world.Therefore, traveling with Zhang Xingdao, the first thing is to let him adapt to the unfamiliar environment and temper his open mind.

And this first step is to learn to deal with strangers.

Outside the fence, without Zhang Qingyun following him, Zhang Xingdao cringed a little.Obviously he was here to help others, to deliver things to others, but Zhang Xingdao still had the urge to turn around and run away.

"Can not be done"

Zhang Xingdao frowned: "What should I say, tell the grandma: Grandma, I caught a few fish and brought them to you?"

"If grandma asks me, where do I get these fish, what should I say?"

Zhang Xingdao thought a lot: "If that puddle, like the group of ducks, belongs to someone else's house, does that count as stealing from someone else? What if someone chases them over and beats them?"

Worried, deeply worried.

"Also, if the grandma asks me where I come from, what should I say?"

I'm from Magic City?

I'm so young, I came here from Shanghai, how did I get here?
"If the grandma asks me, where are my parents? I said my mother left with her boyfriend, and my father is a drunk?"

It's so embarrassing
Looking at the fish in his hand, Zhang Xingdao felt a little hot.Thinking of his parents, Zhang Xingdao felt that none of his parents were reliable.There is an uncle who has not come with him yet.

Zhang Qingyun didn't follow, but Zhang Xingdao's every move was seen in his eyes: "This little guy's soul is too strong, and he is very smart at such a young age, which may not be a good thing."

Such a big child should have a carefree life. Now it is too difficult for Zhang Xingdao to meet his own requirements.Just like my master back then, in order to meet the master's requirements, beatings and scolding were often done, and punishment was commonplace.

"Take this step, your mentality will change, come on"

In the end, Zhang Qingyun still didn't get up, and was still sitting cross-legged in the forest.After waiting for a while, Zhang Xingdao was still struggling in his heart, while the old lady in the yard went out with a basin of water to pour water.

The old lady is hunched over, her upper body is parallel to the ground, and her legs are bent at ninety degrees.Gray hair, wrinkled face.Just look at the age, at least 80 years old.

The old grandma's cloudy eyes, when she saw Zhang Xingdao, she was slightly startled: "Whose family are you, it's already late, why don't you go home?"

There will be some dangers in the mountains. Zhang Xingdao is only about four years old. The grandmother obviously knows how to care for others: "Little baby, hurry home, don't let your parents worry."

"Hello grandma."

The grandmother is very kind and warm-hearted.The tight rope in Zhang Xingdao's heart disappeared instantly.

"Little baby is very polite."

The old grandma showed a smile on her face: "Tutoring is a good thing."

Zhang Xingdao was quite excited: "Grandma, I caught a few fish, I'll give it to you."

Zhang Xingdao caught seven or eight fish, leaving two larger ones.There are five fish left, the smallest one is only the size of a palm, the largest one is at least thirty or forty centimeters, and the five fish weigh about ten catties.

"You baby."

The old woman shook her head: "At such a young age, don't go to the water's edge, it's very dangerous. Who are your parents, and they don't look at you?"

Children have an inexplicable yearning for water.But every summer, especially during summer vacation, drowning incidents happen from time to time.The old lady also kindly reminded: "It's still a bit cold in the sky, but I don't want to go to the water again. It's very dangerous without adults to follow."

Zhang Xingdao felt warm in his heart. His mother cared about him, but she seldom accompanied him, and seldom said words of concern. She worried every day, either complaining or cursing.

For the rest, only his uncle loves him and cares about him. This strange old lady is really a good person.

"Grandma. I have my uncle with me."

Zhang Xingdao carried the fish: "Let me help you carry it home."

The grandmother's home is just three stone houses. The west and south walls of the courtyard collapsed, and the fence was used directly as a fence.The yard is a little barren, and the spring grass is starting to sprout.

The grandmother's house was empty, with almost no furniture, and the kitchen was full of smoke and dust, especially the bedding, which was a bit dirty.Zhang Xingdao, who originally wanted to put down the fish and leave, asked curiously, "Grandma, do you just live by yourself?"

The old grandma was a little surprised, this little doll is not very old, and quite talkative: "It's me."

"Grandpa isn't home?"

It's not easy to live by yourself at such an age.

The old lady was in a daze: "My wife left 53 years ago, leaving us orphans and widows."

"Where did grandpa go?"

Zhang Xingdao tilted his head, he didn't know much about leaving.

"died."

The old grandma sighed: "It's been a long time since I ate fish, thank you little baby."

Haven't eaten fish for a long time?
Zhang Xingdao scratched his head: "Grandma, where are your sons and daughters?"

The old lady looked gloomy and remained silent for a while without speaking.Zhang Xingdao was a little apprehensive, did the grandma's son also die?He felt a little regretful, he should have just put down the fish and left.After talking so much, the old lady must be sad.

"My wife left early. I was 27 years old that year. Just after giving birth to my son, he stumbled in the mountains and fell off the cliff. I worked hard to raise my son, but he became the son of another family. My son entered into a family and established a family. , haven’t come back for almost 30 years.”

Become the son of someone else's family?
How did my own son become someone else's son?

What is marriage?
Why won't he come for 30 years, doesn't he miss his mother?

Zhang Xingdao didn't understand, but he felt that the old lady was very pitiful: "Grandma, can I fish for you tomorrow?"

The old grandma smiled kindly: "No need baby, the mouth is so tricky, if you eat other things, there will be no taste."

Mouth is swollen, eat other things, why is there no taste?

Zhang Xingdao didn't understand, he was in the yard, chatting with the old lady until it was dark, and the old lady urged him before leaving: "Grandma, I'll come back tomorrow."

Zhang Xingdao returned to the forest with many doubts: "Uncle, there are many things I don't understand. Why did the old lady not find a boyfriend after her wife passed away? My mother divorced my father, and she has found several boyfriends."

Zhang Qingyun was taken aback, the child knew quite a lot: "People are different. Some people love only one person, and they will never remarry or remarry. Moreover, many times, in different eras, there are also differences. limit."

Zhang Xingdao was ignorant, but he didn't continue to ask this topic. He was even more curious: "Why is the grandma's son becoming someone else's son? "

Touching the little guy's head, Zhang Qingyun said with a smile: "Jiying means that a man marries a woman, and when he has a child, he follows the woman's surname. It is different from marrying a girl. When marrying a girl and returning to her mother's house, marrying a son is basically Just never again.”

"Oh"

Zhang Xingdao frowned, he understood a bit: "I will never marry in the future."

"People's hearts are different, so treat others differently. Even if you are a married man, if you still have your parents in your heart, you will come back to take a look. Of course, if a married man has a good wife, father-in-law and mother-in-law, he will be considered happy."

Zhang Xingdao nodded.

Zhang Qingyun grilled the fish and handed it to Zhang Xingdao: "Little guy, aren't you hungry?"

Only then did Zhang Xingdao hold his growling stomach: "I forgot, that old lady was so pitiful just now, uncle, let's stay for another day tomorrow."

Zhang Qingyun nodded.

In the evening, the two of them didn't have a tent, so they sat cross-legged and practiced overnight. The next day, Zhang Xingdao went to the grandmother's house.Help the old lady to remove the grass in the yard, help the old lady to wash the clothes, and help the old lady to fish in the morning.
For a day, Zhang Xingdao didn't come back.

For four days in a row, on this night, Zhang Qingyun said, "It's time for us to leave."

But Zhang Xingdao was a little reluctant: "Uncle, I have already promised my grandmother that I will help her clean and help her fish tomorrow. I am a man, so I can't break my promise"

The little guy is quite principled, Zhang Qingyun sighed: "There is no banquet that never ends, we still have to leave."

"I know, it's just that the old lady is really pitiful."

Zhang Xingdao hesitated for a moment: "Uncle, I think, let's grandma find her son."

Zhang Qingyun did not say a word.

Zhang Xingdao quickly said: "The old grandma is so pitiful. In fact, she really misses her son. Her son is so cruel. If he hasn't come to see her for so long, let's let her son come and see her, okay?"

"Ugh"

Zhang Qingyun sighed: "Little guy, you don't understand cause and effect in the world. Everything happens for a reason, but there may not be an effect. When you see one side of things and don't see the other side, you will always Psychologically biased and when you see the other side of things, you may regret it"

"I do not regret!"

Zhang Xingdao was very firm: "Uncle, I just want to help the old lady. Just promise me."

Zhang Qingyun nodded.

The next day, Zhang Xingdao did not break his promise and spent the day at the grandmother's house.

When he came back, Zhang Xingdao was quite excited: "I didn't tell the grandma to help her find her son, but I know that the grandma misses her son very much. I seem to have seen it. When the grandma sees her son, she will be very happy."

"By the way, the grandmother's name is Ahua, and her surname is Liu. Her son's name is Zhou Dazhi. The grandmother only knows that he is in the county."

These messages are too little.

But Zhang Xingdao seemed to have found a treasure, Zhang Qingyun frowned: "Cultivate well, let's go to the county seat tomorrow morning."

Zhang Xingdao was very excited. He couldn't get into samadhi all night. He scratched his head and was tortured all night. On the second day, Zhang Xingdao, who was very energetic, urged Zhang Qingyun: "Uncle, let's go."

Zhang Qingyun nodded, and the two left the forest and headed for the county seat.

When entering the county seat, Zhang Xingdao was dumbfounded: "It's bad, the old lady doesn't know where her son lives, how should we find it?"

The county seat is a small town, not particularly prosperous, but the county seat also has a large population.

The neighborhoods are next to each other, gathering from south to north, not like in the countryside, where neighbors are still very familiar with each other.Often people who have been neighbors in the same building for decades may not be able to say a few words.

"You took the initiative to undertake this matter. You have to figure out how to find it yourself."

Find a way by yourself?
Hearing that Zhang Qingyun had given him everything, Zhang Xingdao's face immediately collapsed.Zhang Qingyun sighed: "I will only help you this time. After all, you are still young, and many things may not be possible. Come with me."

Zhang Qingyun continued to walk forward, and Zhang Xingdao followed behind.

This walk took more than an hour, from the east of the county seat to the west of the county seat.Finally, Zhang Xingdao couldn't help but asked, "Uncle, are we just looking for it like this? Ask when we find it?"

"Do you know the old man's son?"

Zhang Xingdao shook his head.

"Since you don't know each other, even if you meet, you may not recognize it."

Zhang Qingyun didn't want to hit Zhang Xingdao.

Zhang Xingdao took out a photo, which was black and white. It showed a middle-aged woman and a young man in his twenties: "This is the grandma's son."

The photo is too old, it is already very blurry.Zhang Xingdao immediately lacked confidence, Zhang Qingyun glanced at it, and continued to walk forward.When I passed through the county town and walked a long way, I stopped when I reached a village.

Zhang Xingdao was very puzzled: "Uncle, have we passed somewhere?"

"No."

Zhang Qingyun shook his head and continued walking towards the village.

Entering the village, the village is a little empty, and it is difficult to see people.Finally, when he saw a few elderly people basking in the sun, Zhang Qingyun walked over: "Several laymen, I want to ask you about a person. Is Zhou Dazhi from your village? Well, he came here as a married man. He His father-in-law is Wang Long."

Several elderly people were taken aback, looked at Zhang Qingyun and Zhang Xingdao: "You are..."

The old man did not answer Zhang Qingyun's question, but questioned his identity.Zhang Qingyun said with a smile: "The poor Taoist is a Taoist priest, and he just happened to have something to do with Zhou Dazhi."

What a Taoist priest is, the few old people don't know, but they pointed out: "Go forward, go to the end, the one on the left, the door is facing east."

Zhang Qingyun expressed his thanks and walked forward with Zhang Xingdao.

After walking a few steps, I heard a few old people behind talking: "This is Zhou Dazhi's relative, unfortunately. Zhou Dazhi has been gone for 29 years, and they have to come here for nothing."

Zhang Qingyun seemed to have known it for a long time, but Zhang Xingdao suddenly turned around, and the discussion immediately disappeared.Zhang Xingdao was suddenly in a daze: "Uncle, it's gone, is it dead?"

"Ugh"

Zhang Qingyun sighed: "Little guy, I have already told you that you only see the other side of the matter, and when you see the side you want to see, you may feel regretful."

(End of this chapter)