Morning Glory

On a rare weekend, Lei Zheng, who wanted to sleep late, was woken up from the bed by Fatty Zhang's persistent call, and only after drinking two glasses of water did he calm down.Fatty said he wanted to ask him out for tea, and he picked out a set of casual clothes and was wearing it. Fatty Zhang called again, "I'm downstairs at your house, hurry up! Oh right, you drive!"

"What's the rush! Why are you in a hurry to drink tea! I just got up, so I have to tidy up."

"Okay, don't rush, don't rush, just wash your face, and you don't need to put on makeup."

"Hey, that won't work. I don't wear makeup so I can't see people. Just wait!"

When Lei Zheng went downstairs, he immediately saw Fatty Zhang in casual attire, squatting on the edge of the flower bed and smoking a cigarette. When he saw him, he whistled, "Handsome!"

Lei Zheng ignored him and walked towards the parking space. The fat man followed behind and continued to praise him sincerely, "You're so handsome."

"What nonsense? It's not just acquaintance."

"Hahaha," the fat man laughed, "The main reason is that you put on makeup so well that you make yourself look as if you haven't painted it, so what's that called..." The fat man tilted his head and thought for a while, "No makeup! Yes , Su Yan!"

"Plain fart! What kind of makeup are you wearing?"

"Didn't you say you can't see people without makeup?"

"You are not a human being." Lei Zheng said while smiling, opened the car door and got in.

Fatty Zhang also opened the passenger door and sat down, "You are not human!"

"That's right, I'm really not," Lei Zheng looked at Fatty Zhang seriously, and said in a solemn tone, "You don't know, do you? You came out so late just now, just looking for skins at home." While talking, he started the car, Slowly drive out of the area.

"Looking for... skin?" Fatty Zhang asked seriously.

"Well," Lei Zheng nodded seriously again, "Seeing that you don't use your skin very often, and you're looking for useless strength, so take it easy."

Fatty Zhang stared at him for a few seconds, and finally let out a breath, "Damn it, can you stop being scary? I really believe it."

Lei Zheng laughed out loud.

Fatty Zhang snorted disdainfully, reached out and turned on the radio in the car, "I'm timid. I've been like this since I was a child. It's not like you don't know it. Don't scare me if it's okay. I don't care if others look down on me."

"First of all, I don't look down on you. It's not wrong to be timid, and I won't do anything out of line. I really don't think there's anything wrong with it."

"Really? Honestly?"

"Sincerely."

"Actually, it's pretty useless, just what Li Bo said on the school anniversary..." The fat man rubbed his round head embarrassedly, "I really feel a little scary, lying on the bed at night to make up my mind That scene, damn it, is quite scary..."

"About Zhao Hui?"

"Well," Fatty nodded, "Is it because of this that you really want to find him?"

Lei Zheng didn't speak.

"Actually, I really want to know what happened that day?"

"Don't be too curious."

"Zhao Hui...is it..." The fat man hesitated, "I know he's a gangster...but I didn't expect it to be like this...so...according to what Li Bo said, isn't he the current one?" Boss?"

Lei Zheng glanced at him, "Why do I know?"

"Don't you know? From what you said about the moon that day, I thought you knew."

"He did meet me that day, and after that...he never saw me again."

... That night, the moonlight covered the ground like a silver gauze, and the night was as cool as water.

Lei Zheng chased out the door, his footsteps were a little unsteady in his haste, "Xiao Hui!"

Zhao Hui stopped with his back turned, without turning his head, his slender back quietly stopped in the moonlight, waiting to hear what he had to say.

"I understand everything you said, but...but...I don't care at all!"

"Lei Zheng, after working hard for so long, we still can't go the same way after all, and I..." Zhao Hui seemed to take a deep breath, and looked at the person waiting not far away, "It's a pity. Let's stop here, Take care." After speaking, he continued to move forward.

"It doesn't count if you promised me? Don't you pay attention to promises?!" Lei Zheng asked eagerly, not because he wanted to struggle with the promise at this time, but just wanted to try to keep it, but he knew it was so powerless .

Zhao Hui stopped, and in the light of the moon, he could clearly see that his hand holding the knife was tightly tightened. Finally, he calmed down all his emotions and replied flatly, "I'm the one who betrayed you, okay?"

"no!"

He finally turned around, smiled at Lei Zheng, reflected the starlight in his eyes, "Unfortunately, what you say doesn't count." Then he turned and left.

……

"According to what Li Bo said that day, the injury is probably quite serious..." Fatty Zhang muttered to himself, "If he is really that kind of person, his world really has nothing to do with ours, and it's normal that we haven't met him for so many years. I just saw it in a movie," Fatty Zhang babbled, then patted Lei Zheng, and asked, "Hey, tell me, if he is really like this, will he have to live a life of beating and killing? Then he ...Is he still...here?"

Lei Zheng withdrew his thoughts from the moonlight and starlight, "I will be here," sighed unconsciously after confirming, "I just don't want to contact us."

"It's fine if you're not from the same world...Why force it? Of course he has his reasons."

"Yes, there are very good reasons." Lei Zheng replied rather self-deprecatingly.

"Then why are you looking for him? It's like he owes you money, and you're not short of money!"

"Hey...it's not about the money!" Lei Zheng retorted immediately, and then sighed, "I don't understand it with you, alas, let's forget it, let's not talk, talk about something else."

"Okay, okay." Fatty Zhang had no choice but to stop this topic, but he didn't find any new topics. No one is in the mood to listen.

After a while, the car drove out of the urban area, and the speed picked up. The fat man broke the silence and reached out to change the radio station.

The piano version of "Farewell" sounded, the soothing tune was flowing quietly with some sadness, and the fat man hummed along, "Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the sky is full of green grass, the evening wind blows the sound of the willow flute, the sunset outside the mountain ..." Fatty Zhang has a good singing voice, and the deep male voice sang casually, but it was so mellow...

"Very good!" Lei Zheng praised sincerely.

"That was, when I was in elementary school, the Yinhe Youth Art Troupe led the singing!" Taking advantage of the interlude, Fatty Zhang replied proudly.

After singing one song, the next one is "Farewell" played by guzheng, followed by those played by flute, violin, guitar... and there are some unrecognizable musical instruments, all of which are the same song... The fat man turned his head to look at Lei Zheng in surprise, "You...do you like this song so much?"

Lei Zheng smiled, "That's right."

Looking at the mountains in front of me, my thoughts drifted back to a few years ago. Two teenagers sat side by side against the wall facing the sunset. Behind them was a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree. , like a gentle whisper, the mountains not far away show gentle curves, the setting sun slowly sinks from the mountains, and sprinkles a soft light, everything in front of you is plated with a layer of light gold, and the people around you The person outlines a warm and soft outline... Not far away, someone played "Farewell" on a harmonica.

A song wafted out of the stereo at the right time, asking you when you will return here, and don't linger when you come...

In the west of Beijing, there is an ancient temple with a history of hundreds of years, but it is not adjacent to other scenic spots, and few tourist groups come, making it very quiet.Today is not a weekend, and there are fewer people.

The two entered the main hall, and Fatty Zhang bowed reverently, chanting words in his mouth, and his round face, which was always smiling, looked solemn, as if it was a different person.

Lei Zheng stood silently waiting for him, and only continued to walk towards the back of the hall after he finished praying.

Fatty Zhang followed step by step, hesitated to speak, and couldn't help it until he walked out of the hall: "You don't want to say goodbye?"

"No." Lei Zheng responded lightly.

Fatty Zhang followed a few steps and walked through a small courtyard. Seeing that he was about to reach the second hall, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Lei Zheng's sleeve, hesitantly and with a bit of solemnity, "Well... even if you If you don’t believe in Buddhism, it’s best to pay your respects when you pass by, or else it’s not too... not too..."

Lei Zheng smiled, "It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that... I always hug the Buddha's feet temporarily, so the Buddha felt that I was dishonest and didn't agree to my request... I usually don't respect the Buddha, but I want to ask the Buddha to bless me when I have something to do, what is that called?" What's the matter? So I don't bother the Buddha, and I don't have the face to ask for the blessing of the Buddha." He said and patted Zhang Fatty's hand lightly as if to comfort him.

Fatty Zhang let go, and wanted to persuade him again, but in the end he didn't say anything, followed Lei Zheng into the second hall, and continued to bow down devoutly. This time Lei Zheng didn't wait for him, and went out directly through the hall.

There is a large courtyard at the back of the hall, and there is an ancient ginkgo tree called "thousand years". I don't know if it has been so many years, but it looks really old.The dark brown tree trunk can only be embraced by several adults. The huge tree crown, with luxuriant branches and leaves, occupies most of the yard. It is a famous scenic spot of this ancient temple. Every late autumn, when the ginkgo turns yellow , There will be many people who come to watch it, bustling and bustling... At that time, there will be no tranquility at the moment.

Now it’s just autumn, the leaves are still green, the sun shines through the gaps in the branches and leaves, turning into streaks of light, a little bit dazzling, Lei Zheng squinted his eyes slightly, the tree in front of him seemed to become himself in his blurred vision The first time I saw it, at that time, the first thing that caught my eye was the golden fallen leaves all over the ground, and then I looked up and saw the huge golden tree crown above, as if I had melted into a golden and gorgeous place. In the middle, I couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration, "Wow~ It's so beautiful!"

People around me responded, "Yes, it's beautiful!"

Lei Zheng was a little excited, "It's the first time I've seen such a big tree!"

"It's the first time I've seen you."

"Even the ground looks good, hahaha~"

"Ah."

"It's common to see a row along the side of the road, and it's pretty nice. On some streets, it's so long that you can't see the end at a glance, but it feels different from this one. There's no such... such..."

"Spectacular?"

"Yes yes yes, spectacular!" Lei Zheng looked at the ancient ginkgo up and down, and continued to admire after a long time: "I didn't expect that one tree could be magnificent."

"Otherwise, how could it be the main landscape in this temple?"

"Unfortunately, not every day."

"Even if there is every day, you don't come to see it every day. What's the difference?"

"Haha, that's true... Probably because I don't want to watch it whenever I want. It's okay to come once a year, and come again next year!"

"Okay, every year." Zhao Hui seemed to respond casually.

"Wow! It's such a big tree!" Lei Zheng's thoughts were interrupted by Zhang Fatty's exclamation, "It's the first time I've seen such a big ginkgo. When it’s yellow, it must be very beautiful.”

Lei Zheng nodded, "It's really beautiful, especially after it rains, the yellow leaves fall all over the ground, especially a big one, that's really beautiful."

"When the leaves turn yellow, we have to do it again!"

Lei Zheng neither agreed nor objected, "Let's go." He walked to the next hall first.

There was no one in the hall, it was silent, the golden sunlight was divided into several bunches by the window lattice of the main hall, and it shone on the futon in front of the Buddha, casting Zhang Fatty's figure beside his own shadow, Lei Zheng was suddenly in a trance , as if he saw himself back then, leaning towards Zhao Hui who was worshiping Buddha, imitating his appearance and kneeling in front of Buddha, muttering words in his mouth.

Zhao Hui, who had originally lowered his eyebrows, turned his head to look at him in surprise, "Do you also believe in Buddhism?"

"I didn't believe it before, so let's start today. Make a wish first and try to see if it works. If it works, I will become a devout believer in the future. If it doesn't work..."

"Nonsense." Zhao Hui interrupted him lightly.

"That said, no one around me believes in Buddhism, and this is the first time for me."

Zhao Hui returned to his low-browed look and asked casually, "What wish did you make?"

Lei Zheng also turned his head to look at the Buddha lamp quietly burning on the Buddhist altar in front of him, "I think every autumn from now on, I will come here to see ginkgoes with this person beside me."

From the corner of the eye, Zhao Hui looked at him sideways for a few seconds, then turned his head and bowed silently...

The shadow of Fatty Zhang on the ground stood up, and Lei Zheng came back to his senses, and looked up at the Buddha statue in the hall. The treasure is solemn and compassionate, and it is the same as a few years ago. Even the Buddha lamp in front of the Buddha seems to have not been changed. , a small circle of light, exuding a faint warmth, but what about the people around you back then... suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in the nose, unconsciously raised his hand to touch it, and walked towards the back of the hall.