Chapter 269 I Want You to Marry Me
Gu Nan revisited Fayuan Temple with a different mindset than before.
Having not experienced the turmoil and changes of later generations, this ancient temple, which is over a thousand years old, seems to be much more lively than we imagined.
Pines and cypresses rustle, visitors come in droves, and the incense of believers silently melts the chill of the cold winter.
After passing through several mountain gates and crossing the magnificent hall, the murals "Wheel of Life and Death of the Five Realms", "Transformations of Hell", and "Guiding Bodhisattva", which I had never looked at carefully, suddenly jumped out from the depths of my memory.
She finally had some sense of witnessing history.
This is indeed the Fayuan Temple more than two hundred years later, a place for pure practice to attain enlightenment and save all living beings.
She turned her head to look at Junyi beside her, her eyes bright, "Master Junyi."
Junyi had been half a step behind her since they entered the mountain gate. His tall figure loomed over her like a silent and solid mountain.
He turned his eyes slightly and looked at Gu Nan, his expressionless handsome face as pure and flawless as ever.
No asking, no pushing, seemingly indifferent, yet soft.
"Just smile. Aren't you happy that I'm back?" Gu Nan was in a good mood, his eyes full of smiles. "Did you receive the scriptures I sent you? Did you read them? Is it useful?"
During the eight months of traveling, Gu Nan collected a lot of things. The various books alone could fill two book boxes. Some were given to Niu Niu, some to Chunyi, and Master Hui Wufa and Dezhao were not left out either.
Her soul wanders in the world, but her heart is devoted to Buddhism. It is really kind of her to be such a fierce ghost.
Gu Nan deliberately took credit and tried to get closer to him.
As if unaware of her intention, Junyi raised his palm, lowered his eyes, and saluted properly, "It's useful. Thank you."
"How boring." Gu Nan complained, but didn't care and strode towards the backyard.
"Sister!" Niuniu rushed towards Gu Nan, "You are finally back!"
Gu Nan took a few quick steps and pulled the person into his arms, laughing heartily, "Not bad, you've grown taller."
He has grown taller and heavier, and looks very energetic.
She held Niuniu high in her arms and asked, "Do you miss me?"
Hot tears welled up in her eyes, and Niuniu choked, "I do."
She hugged Gu Nan's neck and said stutteringly: "Candy, the candy is not finished yet..."
Before leaving, Gu Nan gave her a can of candy and told her that he would come back after she finished the candy. She was reluctant to eat it, and there is still half a can left.
Gu Nan chuckled and touched her furry head lovingly, "Don't save it. After you finish eating, sister will add more for you."
After saying that, he went down and touched Niu Niu's hands and feet. She was wearing thick clothes, but the sleeves were rolled up, and her hands exposed outside were a little cold, and her fingertips were stained with ink.
"Practicing calligraphy?"
Niuniu lowered her head and cried, "It's not well written."
Gu Nan once wrote a letter specifically asking Master Hui Wufa to enlighten her. Master Hui Wufa called her to the meditation room and read the letter to her. He asked her if she wanted to read and write, and told her that Gu Nan had sent back a lot of silver, so she didn't have to worry about paper and ink.
She said she wanted to, and after several months, she had learned hundreds of words.
If she learns a little more, she will be able to write back to Gu Nan.
She raised her hand to wipe her tears and asked with sobs, "Is my sister still leaving?"
"I'm not leaving." Gu Nan changed the subject, "What book have you been reading recently? Take me to see the calligraphy you've been practicing."
Niu Niu shyly pulled Gu Nan to look at the big characters she had written. The rough jute paper was filled with "Three Character Classic". Although the strokes were blunt, it was very good for a four or five-year-old child. It was obvious that she had put a lot of effort into it.
Gu Nan took a quick look at it but didn't finish learning it. Today he just learned "Xie Daoyuan, who is good at chanting. She is a smart girl."
Gu Nan glanced at Niuniu's nervous and expectant expression, patted the child's head vigorously, and praised her generously: "You write very well. You will soon become a great calligrapher."
Niu Niu wanted to cry again, sniffling and hugging Gu Nan tightly.
She was happy, but wanted to cry, as if the longing that had been accumulating for a long time had finally come to light, and she felt a little aggrieved for no reason.
Fortunately, Gu Nan is back and will not leave again.
Niu Niu carefully pressed the jute paper with a paperweight, and then told Gu Nan that because her sister liked to eat dried lychees, she gave her sister a nickname, Litchi.
After August, Litchi had grown a lot and had a pink and round face. She smiled as soon as she saw Gu Nan, as if she still remembered her.
Gu Nan teased him for a while, then suddenly remembered, "Where are the people taking care of you?"
"My aunt said that Fayuan Temple was too far away, so she didn't come with me. Later, she didn't invite anyone." Niuniu looked at Gu Nan's face carefully, "Sister, I can take good care of my younger sister."
Gu Nan touched her head. The child was reluctant to spend money and pushed herself to act like an adult.
Gu Nan asked about the sisters' lives over the past six months, took a look at the chickens raised by Niu Niu and the small basket of eggs, and then went down the mountain with his hands behind his back to buy meat.
When he came back, besides a basket of clothes, meat and vegetables, there was also a woman following him.
This time she came back mainly to complete the task, and she didn't have much time to spend with the two sisters. The children were still young and had to ask adults to take care of their lives.
When everything was ready, the mountain bell rang and the novice monks finished their get out of class and had lunch.
Gu Nan realized it later and went to Chunyi to beg for food. When he opened the door, he saw him kneeling on a mat copying something.
The incense burned out, and the pale white smoke enveloped the Buddhist shrine, making it difficult to see the face of the Bodhisattva for a moment.
"What are you writing?"
Junyi closed the book and turned it upside down on the table. The paper was stuck inside the book, with only the yellow corners exposed.
He collected it promptly, and Gu Nan didn't see a single word, but that didn't matter. "I want to eat."
He didn't turn around, just asked, "What do you want to eat?"
"I bought meat and I want to eat meat."
"Go wait outside the room."
Gu Nan touched his chin and felt something was wrong. When did Junyi become so easy to talk to?
Her eyes fell on the upside-down scripture, and she said, "Are you hiding something from me that has something to do with me?"
What book is that?
It's so secretive, it can't be a banned book, like some secret scenes or pictures.
She took two steps closer and craned her neck to look.
Junyi suddenly turned around, and a pair of dark and deep eyes met hers.
"..." Gu Nan turned away his gaze lightly, "Hurry up, I'm hungry."
“…”
Gu Nan's feet were off the ground, and he could still feel the burning gaze on his back even though he was floating far away.
There really is a ghost.
She squatted on the Bodhi tree, staring at Junyi's yard with her sharp eyes.
Junyi didn't delay and quickly closed the door and went to the small kitchen on Niuniu's side.
Gu Nan wanted to float in to take a look, but suddenly his eyes blurred and a big hot hand grabbed his neck.
The deep voice couldn't tell whether it was happy or angry, "Light the fire."
Gu Nan looked at the dark candy in front of him, "..."
Ah, what a cheat.
"You must be hiding something from me." Gu Nan squatted beside the stove and looked at Chun Yi's fire. The flickering sparks reflected on the sharp and cold face without bias, but did not soften it.
He lowered his eyes and stared intently at the firewood in the fire pit.
Green smoke overflowed from the pond, firewood crackled, and the kitchen was filled with the silent smell of fireworks.
Gu Nan thought that he would remain silent like the previous two times until the offering was completed.
But he suddenly said, "I want you to help me practice."
Gu Nan subconsciously said "Ah", looked at him strangely for a few times before saying: "I know."
"I want you to help me practice."
He repeated.
Gu Nan blinked, "Well...why not?"
"I want you..." He paused, his large hand gripping a thick piece of firewood. His drooping eyelashes suddenly trembled, and his deep voice was a little hoarse and difficult. "Marry me."
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