Wildfire Mambo

On the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Jian Zhuo was unable to eat glutinous rice balls.

That day, he slept until the afternoon before he rarely lifted the damp quilt, pulled himself out of the large gaming chair, and followed Qi Yike to Wenshu Monastery in a daze. When he arrived, he saw the migrant workers except OSOM. All the brothers except the staff, and Liu Zhi who took the lead.

What?Is it their team building project to go to the temple to pray to gods and Buddha...?It's almost like a social person who is a gangster wants to pay homage to Guan's second brother.Jian Zhuo looked down at his baggy clothes, and saw the gaudy hairstyles of the people around him, and gradually fell into thought.

"Will you let us in?" Jian Zhuo raised his pants nervously, "Why don't we just spread out, it's too obvious to get together."

Qi Yike pulled him to his side, blended into the crowd, and then said to him, don't worry about the benefactor, you have to know, the Buddha saves all living beings.

Jian Zhuo walked along with them without thinking, and was staggered several times by the towering temple threshold.

There is an endless stream of people who come to visit the shrine, most of them are elderly local residents, and it is common to see some photographers and girls in Hanfu.The pattern is inherited in one continuous line, but it is also diverse and inclusive. Standing under the green tiles, you can truly experience a little sense of time interlacing.

There is a lot of traffic outside the wall, and there is no shore for Buddhism inside the wall. This ancient temple in the center of the city has its own way of keeping quiet, and everything is surrounded by the long red brick walls around it.

Jian Zhuo reached out to take the incense from Liu Zhi, three sticks together, just skimmed on the flame, but it didn't seem to be able to make it ignite, only a few wisps of green smoke escaped slightly.

On one side of the stone steps sat a young monk in yellow shirt, chanting the Sanskrit scriptures in his hand, which made Jian Zhuo successfully distracted in this solemn environment.

The milk on the tip of the tongue is still secreting a subtle sweet taste, staring at the burnt incense in the tripod-shaped incense burner in the middle, for no reason, Jian Zhuo suddenly thought of Zhou Shuchen again.

Thinking of the cigarette he pinched out the moment he saw himself at the reunion party.

"Why are you in a daze, kid?" Qi Yike kicked Jian Zhuo from behind, probably annoyed at him for occupying the latrine and not shitting.He remembered again, "If you are so dazed during the preliminaries the day after tomorrow, I will break your teeth for you."

Suddenly being pulled out of the memory, when Jian Zhuo came back to his senses and realized what he was thinking, his ears turned red with embarrassment, so he quickly inserted the three sticks of incense that hadn't started burning at all into the stove, pulled up his legs and went to run ahead.

Unsurprisingly, when returning to the hall, Jian Zhuo tripped over the high threshold again and fell forward.This time, he didn't show any sympathy, and asked him to give a big gift to the Buddha statue.Seeing Jian Zhuo's formation, the aunt at the door waved to him, saying that she had to pay her respects in front of her to get her wish fulfilled.

Jian Zhuo was terribly ashamed, and even thought that with this posture of prostrating the ancient Buddha with the green lamp to chat with brother Sakyamuni, he would never face the world of mortals again.

Through the stacks of smoke from the incense burner, Jian Zhuo actually saw Liu Zhi bowing at the entrance of the Daxiong Palace.It was a bit too unexpected, Jian Zhuo couldn't help getting up gently, and walked to a place one meter behind Liu Zhi's side.

"See what I do." Liu Zhi didn't look back but seemed to see it.

Jian Zhuo stepped forward and said bluntly: "It's a bit strange."

Liu Zhi laughed, "What's so strange."

"I was wondering what the elder brother would wish." Jian Zhuo looked down at him, as if he really couldn't understand.

Liu Zhi stood up, reached out and patted his pants: "What do you think?"

"I don't know, brother, you are neither short of money nor fame." Jian Zhuo tilted his head: "You said that you made a wish in front of the Buddha to get rich overnight, would he be kind enough to save me?"

Jian Zhuo hurriedly said again: "I really made a promise, when I was a child. I was here when I was nine years old. During that time, when I recovered from a serious illness, my mother came to fulfill my wish. I thought it was really so magical, so I followed I made a wish, and I thought, 'Brother Buddha, let me receive the PSP tomorrow'... I know that this kind of thing will not come true, but I can't help but have expectations, so I was really sad for almost a week. At that time, I Just thinking, there are many things that the Buddha with great supernatural powers can’t do.”

Liu Zhi was amused by his strange brain circuit: "It's right not to give the PSP, otherwise you won't be able to pass the junior high school entrance examination. It's really my Buddha's mercy."

"Brother." Jian Zhuo looked at him firmly, "What do you want?"

Liu Zhi turned his face slightly, which didn't fit his personal image, he seemed a little shy, and he turned his head to meet Jian Zhuo's gaze after a while: "What can I ask for. I beg my wife and children to be happy and healthy forever."

After saying that, he looked at Jian Zhuo's shocked expression but chose not to see it. He laughed and stretched out his hand to press Jian Zhuo's neck down, making Jian Zhuo fall straight on the mat, and then said: "Ten years have passed, and now you are nineteen years old. , make another wish."

Jian Zhuo propped his hands on the bluestone, watching the thin ash on the floor tiles sticking to his palm, but his heart was full of confusion.

What kind of wish do you need to have a chance of fulfilling?

He is a person with high desires, he wants a lot, but he has little ability to realize it. If he really wants to bother him one by one, the Buddha should help the poor one-on-one.

After clasping palms together for a long time, Jian Zhuo finally made a wish.

Then, 'I hope today will always be happier than tomorrow'.

Eat delicious food first, and you have to fully experience happiness at this moment.The unknown future is too scary, it's better to hold on to the present, Jian Zhuo has always felt this way.

Liu Zhi laughed at the side, saying that he made a wish for so long, did he make a list in his heart, did he ask for a switch this time.

Jian Zhuo didn't speak, just smiled.All of a sudden, the phone in his trouser pocket buzzed, causing Jian Zhuo to stop struggling. After saying hello, he stood up and walked to the side to look at the phone.

The Podocarpus pine in front of the hall was shaken by the wind, and the needles rustled down. Jian Zhuo tilted his head and brushed the damp leaves that fell on his shoulders, and then clicked on the pop-up voice message.

"The little master of China, I came back to check and accept the works. '

Jian Zhuo was in a daze, and hurriedly dialed the phone without even thinking about it. The moment the connection was connected, it seemed that she had lost all language ability.

"...Well, you're back."

Zhou Shuchen responded to him, as if smiling.

After holding back for a long time, Jian Zhuo squeezed out another sentence: "Stand still! I'll pick you up at the airport!"

Before he finished speaking, he made a farewell gesture to Liu Zhi, and ran straight to the Three Great Scholars Hall, wanting to ask Qi Yike to borrow a car, but halfway heard Zhou Shuchen say that he had gone back to the hospital.

"Too dedicated, Doctor Zhou." Jian Zhuo said this, but he didn't slow down because of this, but the destination changed.

Zhou Shuchen heard the sound of the Bluetooth headset and the necklace bumping against each other, and laughed: "Why are you running? Running to see me?"

It turned out that Xiao Zhuo missed me so much, he said again.

Hearing Zhou Shuchen's unintentional joke, Jian Zhuo's steps stopped in an instant, his body felt weak for a while, and he pressed his back against the red wall, and hurriedly switched hands to hold the phone.The thin oxygen in the lungs made Jian Zhuo gasp slightly, and the other hand that was hanging down was subconsciously picking off a crumbling wall, trying to say something but couldn't organize the words for a while.

"That's because..." he heard himself say, "I didn't gain weight during the Spring Festival, so I wanted to see if you turned into a big pig so I could laugh at you."

"You're probably going to be disappointed." Zhou Shuchen twisted Jian Zhuo's peculiar words: "Our family doesn't have pig-man genes."

"Why don't you tell me in advance how long you'll be flying, so I can come pick you up." Thinking of this incident, Jian Zhuo felt a little distrusted.

"It's always raining in Shenzhen recently. If you're late, you'll be tired waiting." Zhou Shuchen changed the topic: "Aren't you coming to see me? Then come quickly. Come here to receive gifts."

Jian Zhuo was startled, and immediately responded indiscriminately, and hung up the phone hastily.After stepping out of the gate, she involuntarily quickened her pace, and Jian Zhuo himself thought it was probably because urban youths like them could not escape the temptation behind the word "gift".

The subway is still Jian Zhuo's first choice for travel, but Jian Zhuo realized what "paralysis" is when he transfers from Line [-] to Line [-].Unable to bear the unimaginable crowding, Jian Zhuo had no choice but to get off the car early, squeezed out from the crowded subway station with a dazed head, swept a bicycle to the hospital, and waited for the signal light to turn from red to green, Jian Zhuo Looking at the sky subconsciously, I realized that this is the winter twilight in Chengdu. Low saturation, low contrast and high exposure can always attract a cloud of wind and rain, as if urging you to return to your utopia.

When the surrounding vehicles were driving him forward, he came back to his senses and turned his sights to the road ahead, but at that moment he saw Zhou Shuchen waiting for him at the corner of the street.

Jian Zhuo's heart was suddenly pulled into his throat by something, and his eyes were glued to Zhou Shuchen's light blue flight jacket.

Why can I see him at a glance? Jian Zhuo thinks it is because Zhou Shuchen is in such a city, in his eyes, the saturation is higher than everything around him.

He was shivering from the wind all the way, and after locking the car, he stuck to Zhou Shuchen like a koala, without any formal greetings, Zhou Shuchen didn't, and he couldn't say anything.Jian Zhuo just complained a little short of breath: "You simply don't know how scary Line [-] is. Is this a fucking trip to Busan?"

"You don't know?" Zhou Shuchen was a little surprised.

"what do you know?"

As soon as the words were finished, the huge fountain in the neighborhood next to it was instantly reflected in a saturated purple red with a strong sense of neon. Jian Zhuo looked up blankly, and was drawn away by Zhou Shuchen's hand.

"TV Tower, there is a fireworks show today." Zhou Shuchen pointed at the sky.

Not far from the Chengdu 339 TV Tower, bright fireworks were released from the top, and the multicolored smoke clouds fell straight down, drawing meteor-like marks. bright momentum.Pedestrians around stopped, and many window sills were pushed open.

Jian Zhuo obediently admired it for nearly a minute, and only uttered one sentence: "...Just this? Can this just paralyze the subway?"

Zhou Shuchen nodded affirmatively, "Expectation is greater than reality."

Jian Zhuo lost interest, and reached out to push Zhou Shuchen into the hospital: "Don't watch, it's so cold."

"I just went back to the hospital when I thought you were at home." Zhou Shuchen said, "Today is Tuesday."

Jian Zhuo remembered that their doctor Xiao Zhou didn't attend the consultation on Tuesday.Hearing his original intention, Jian Zhuo shook his head and explained: "Ah, I was dragged to pray to God and worship Buddha, and then my elder brother asked me to make a wish. What can I make?? My brain is really blank."

He also tucked his fingertips into his wide sleeves: "Because no one will help me fulfill my wish anyway."

The electronic fireworks show was at its climax, making this area very colorful, but Jian Zhuo seemed eager to escape the cold night, and walked in in a daze.Zhou Shuchen grabbed him from behind, as if he put something in his hand.

"I told you to come and pick up the gift," he said.

Feeling the coldness of the metal in his palm, Jian Zhuo picked up the thing, but was completely shocked.

At first, Jian Zhuo didn't have any idea to guess that the watch belonged to him, but the moment he turned the watchband over, he was stunned when he saw the deep scratch.

The real thing is the watch his father gave him at the coming-of-age ceremony.

I only vaguely remember last July, when the endless summer rainstorm seemed to wash the city clean.

At that time, Jian Zhuo did not attend the court like his mother and sister, but squatted in front of the eaves of a dilapidated noodle restaurant outside the court, admiring the falling rain.I don't know how long he waited, his legs went numb for a while.Until the moment that figure appeared in his field of vision, all the sleeping cells in Jian Zhuo's body were awakened in an instant, his eyes were red, and he rushed into the rain curtain, lost all reason, and fought that person without hesitation Get up, like a madman.

The memory is not very clear, he only remembers that he fell on the bus platform in the end, his flesh grazed the rough ground, and scraped long bloodstains on the stone steps.The brand-new watch strap is mottled, and the scar under the flame tattoo on the back of the hand is also a bonus at that time.

Jian Zhuo blankly held the mottled watch: "...how could it be with you."

"It was just a try." Zhou Shuchen said lightly, "I didn't expect you to sell it online. I checked the transaction records, contacted the buyer, and bought it back."

Jian Zhuo couldn't even hold it, he felt his hands were trembling unconsciously: "Why...?"

Because it matters to you.Zhou Shuchen replied like this.

Without saying anything else, Zhou Shuchen held Jian Zhuo's right hand, and gently helped him close his five fingers that were still somewhat inflexible, covering the watch completely.Facing Shang Jianzhuo's puzzled eyes, Zhou Shuchen explained: "Precious watches should be kept well."

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Shuchen tied his brand new AP to Jian Zhuo's wrist again: "So I think, in the future, maybe I can let it accompany you on expeditions."

The game went well.Zhou Shuchen said again.

The thumb inadvertently wiped the endless red flames on the back of Jian Zhuo's hand, Zhou Shuchen seemed to be burned, and fled back imperceptibly.

All kinds of emotions became trapped beasts fleeing in Jian Zhuo's heart, leaving him with only a long blank mind. He first reached out and grabbed Zhou Shuchen's sleeve, then grabbed Zhou Shuchen's arm, and raised his head.

Clutching the cold watch in his hand, many disconnected memories came flooding back, and when Jian Zhuo met Zhou Shuchen's eyes again, his heart wrinkled.The light at the end of this fireworks show was all drawn into Zhou Shuchen's eyes staring at him, reminding Jian Zhuo of the last New Year's Eve fireworks in an instant.At the beginning of the new year, Zhou Shuchen was also with him, and things were always repeating the same mistakes. At that time, they were not in the mood to appreciate it, because at that time Jian Zhuo was holding Zhou Shuchen tightly, venting his ridiculous hypocrisy.

And under that fireworks, Zhou Shuchen said to him, "You are the most precious".

Under the fireworks, he still stretched out his arms and hugged Zhou Shuchen tightly.

Feeling the weight of the blue watch covering her flame, Jian Zhuo wanted to cry.After all, he was worthless. This was the first time he wanted to put the word "lucky" on his head, and it was also the first time he was sure that today's happiness would be more than tomorrow.

Jian Zhuo didn't know why Zhou Shuchen did these things, or why he could get another person's unreserved treasure and love, but at this moment, Jian Zhuo knew that many things were prayed to by God Buddha can't even come, but as long as Zhou Shuchen stands by his side, everything can be done.