Volume 7: Frost Chapter 63 Heartbeat
After sitting down, Tang Butian looked at the shelves in front of him. A small area on the shelf was set aside for notebooks, wishing cards, sticky notes and the like. The classification of postcards was also much clearer.
Jiang You brought out a few boxes of snacks from the kitchen and placed them in front of Tang Butian. "A specialty of Zhuzhou," he pointed at one of the boxes and said, "This black tea pastry is delicious."
Tang Butian unwrapped the package and took out a piece, then smelled the faint aroma of black tea. He took a bite and it was crispy and sweet.
Jiang You sat down opposite Tang Butian. As soon as his butt touched the chair, his cell phone rang. The takeaway had arrived. He was about to stand up again when Lin Yu walked out of the store before him and came back with a takeaway bag.
"This bun shop didn't do takeout before, but everyone must have had a hard time recently, so they started doing it," Jiang You said as he took out buns, soy milk and egg pancakes from the thermos bag and placed them on the table. "They don't make a lot every day, so by the time I wake up they've already been snatched up. Today is a rare day."
Tang Butian took a small bite of the meat bun. The skin was very tough, and the inner layer was soaked with gravy. She took another bite to taste the filling, which tasted a little sweet. As she ate, she looked outside. The rain had lightened up a bit. A cluster of osmanthus trees beside the greenhouse were shaking in the wind, and their reflections were on the bluish-white wall.
It's autumn now.
A gentle voice asked her, "No class today?"
She heard her reply: "I don't want to go."
After she finished speaking, Tang Butian was stunned for a moment, then she turned around and saw Jiang You pushing the cup of soy milk in front of her.
"In this kind of weather, I just want to be lazy at home, make a cup of hot tea, and daydream," Jiang You looked at Lin Yu, "right, Mr. Lin?"
Lin Yu, who was busy chewing a bun, raised his head and swallowed the food in his mouth. He said, "It seems that we can't open the store today."
Jiang You said, "Take a day off."
Lin Yu nodded, "Then I'll go back after eating. The rain has stopped."
"Okay, take a rest at home," Jiang You said, and then looked at Tang Butian, "Let's go to the greenhouse later. I have a fish tank. There are small fish like this," he compared the length with his thumb and index finger, "all kinds of colors, swimming around, so beautiful."
Tang Butian opened the lid of the soy milk and the aroma floated out with the hot steam.
Suddenly, the inside and outside of the house seemed like two different worlds.
She said, “Okay.”
I looked up and saw Jiang You taking a bite of half an egg pancake, his lips were greasy.
Noticing Tang Butian's gaze, Jiang You asked, "What's wrong?"
Tang Butian picked up the chopsticks, scooped up the half remaining omelet on the plate in front of Jiang You, and took a big bite.
The rain slowly stopped.
Chirp, chirp.
The clear sound of birds chirping was heard.
The accumulated water seeped down the steps, a ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds and sprinkled down, and a thin mist rose from the bluestone slabs. After the chirp circled half a circle above the yard, the side window of the second floor opened and the chirp flew in.
Lin Yu left after eating.
Tang Butian watched Jiang You packing up and said, "Zhong Yan went down the mountain. Zhuang Zekun went up the mountain."
"fine."
"Good what?"
"Everyone is taking it seriously now. If we work together, won't I be able to save some trouble?"
"Last Friday night," Tang Butian said after a moment's hesitation, "I went to the underground palace of Jinguang Temple to practice. When I came out, Master Hongzhen was waiting for me outside."
"Collecting venue fees?"
"He said he was leaving the Golden Light Temple."
"Where are you going?"
Tang Butian replied: "I asked him about the alien spiritual power before, and he told me that Buddhism believes that when the way of heaven changes, Buddhism will flourish. He began to doubt this statement, and he decided to travel in the world until he found the answer."
"You can't go to chant sutras for free anymore," Jiang You threw the garbage into the kitchen, and when he came out, he said, "Come, let's go see my fish tank."
Jiang You took Tang Butian into the greenhouse.
In the fish tank, colorful little fish swim back and forth.
"How is it?" Jiang You asked.
"fine."
"Are there any similar fish in the mountains? I can bring some back to raise."
"No." Tang Butian turned around and said, "The people on the mountain, they...they..."
"You all dislike me?"
"No, most of them are focused on cultivation. Only a few are good at worldly affairs, like Master Zhong."
Jiang You patted his chest and said, "That's fine. I also love peace."
Tang Butian's expression became strange for a moment, and then returned to being expressionless.
"What's wrong?" Jiang You asked.
"They are all quite warlike." Tang Butian said very tactfully.
"You mean... they want to fight me?" Jiang You took two steps to the side. "Today one of them challenges me, tomorrow another one challenges me. Day after day, year after year, I am imprisoned on the mountain like this?"
Tang Butian lowered her eyes.
Jiang You looked at her profile, "What was that look in your eyes just now? I saw it, you were moved, weren't you?"
"No." Tang Butian denied.
Jiang You smiled and said, "In a few days, I will ask Guan Nuo to calculate the date. We will go up the mountain when we find an auspicious day that is easy to travel."
"good."
"Should we take Zhaocai with us? He hasn't been back for a long time, has he?"
Tang Butian thought for a said, "Take it with you."
While Jiang You and Tang Butian were discussing the date to go up the mountain, Zhong Yan climbed up Laojin Mountain and Ren Qingning was waiting for him at the entrance to the back mountain.
"Uncle Ren." Zhong Yan bowed respectfully to Ren Qingning.
Ren Qingning nodded and asked, "Master Zhong sent you down the mountain. Is there anything you want you to tell me?"
"Yes, it has something to do with the remains."
Hearing this, Ren Qingning's expression became serious. He asked, "What happened?"
Zhong Yan looked around.
Ren Qingning said: "It's very safe here."
Zhong Yan nodded, and then simply repeated to Ren Qingning what the headmaster Zhong had told him. Finally, he said, "The headmaster said that Master Ren has been guarding the body. If there are any changes to the body, Master Ren will definitely not escape Master Ren's eyes."
Ren Qingning nodded without comment. He said, "Recently, the corpse has given me a different feeling."
"What's the difference?" Zhong Yan asked.
Ren Qingning did not answer, but asked: "Are you planning to go to the desert?"
Zhong Yan said: "Yes, it is impossible to be accurate just by listening to the description. I want to see it with my own eyes."
"I'll go with you. If, if it's really related to the remains, I might be able to find some clues." Ren Qingning glanced at Zhong Yan and asked, "Tang Butian is your junior sister, right? Isn't she going with you? "
"She has to go to class."
Ren Qingning walked forward and said, "Since you are here, I will take you to see the person in charge here."
Zhong Yan followed him towards the research institute and asked, "Master, do you know about the new technique at the research institute?"
"I know. What's wrong?"
"It seems there is no problem."
"Impossible!" Ren Qingning looked back at Zhong Yan and said, "I participated in almost the entire process of developing the new technique."
