Xu Jiang glanced at Lou Yunchun's expression and thought to herself, "You might as well be respectful." Then she saw tea on the table and couldn't help but chuckle. This man might be jealous, but he didn't violate the proper etiquette of hospitality.
Lou Yunchun asked, "Did you go to Master Lin's house?"
Xu Jiang nodded and said, "Today is Lu Zhen's apprenticeship ceremony. I will take him there." After saying that, she walked over and sat down next to him under Lou Yunchun's locked gaze.
Hu Xu couldn't help but smile when he saw it.
Lou Yunchun got up to get a teacup and made a cup of tea for Xu Jiang.
Hu Xu felt melancholy when he saw the tacit understanding between the two of them as they walked, but when he saw Xu Jiang's eyes full of tenderness and her calm mind, he felt happy for her. His heart was tormented, but he couldn't explain why, so he could only sigh.
Suddenly, Xu Jiang said, "There are less than two months left until the Spring Examination, and Zhu Chun seems to be becoming more and more confident."
"I've read and memorized everything I need to read and memorize. Now all that's left is enlightenment." Hu Xu sipped his tea and sighed, "But enlightenment requires opportunity; it can't be forced. I was also worried at first, locking myself in my room every day or going to Yuan's house to pester my teacher. But thinking hard was useless, so I decided to go out for a walk. Walking around actually made me feel calmer."
Hu Xu came from a humble background, and being among the common people was inherently freer for him than being kept in high esteem. Xu Jiang knew that it was only a matter of time before he came to his senses.
Xu Jiang smiled and said, "Speaking of chance, I encountered a strange thing today."
Lou Yunchun asked, "What's so strange about it?"
Xu Jiang then told them the story of the monk and Lu Zhen, even mimicking the monk's tone of voice to perfection, which made Lou Yunchun and Hu Xu laugh. Finally, she asked them, "What do you think the monk's behavior means?"
Hu Xu pondered for a moment and said, "This monk might be trying to kidnap little Lu Zhen and make him a monk."
Xu Jiang imagined Lu Zhen with a bald head and dressed as a monk, and she didn't find it incongruous at all.
At this moment, Lou Yunchun suddenly spoke, "Only with compassion in one's heart can one see the common people. Lu Zhen, moved by the starving people, saw himself, and from that compassion, compassion arose. Therefore, he recited sutras to save others and himself. The monk said he had wisdom, meaning he cared for all living beings and possessed the Buddha's nature. However, he was young and ambitious, and would not willingly convert until his ambitions were realized. That's why he presented him with something to hold, urging him to take it. When he can let go of the worldly attachments and let go of what he holds, that will be the time for him to realize his conversion."
Hu Xu nodded and praised, "Zhaoyue's words are very insightful..."
Suddenly, he was moved by these words. Thinking of his own fate, the fate of the poor scholars, the fate of the common people, and the fate of the country, his mind suddenly became clear. He immediately stood up, bowed to Zhaoyue, and said, "I have important matters to attend to. We will meet again another day." Then he hurried away.
Xu Jiang asked in confusion, "What happened to Zhuchun?"
Lou Yunchun said calmly, "It must be that he got an opportunity and realized it."
I see.
Seeing her still staring at the door, Lou Yunchun felt a pang of sadness in his heart, but he suddenly heard her sigh, "I'm afraid I won't have the chance to realize it."
He was slightly startled and asked, "Why?"
Xu Jiang turned and stared at him, smiling brightly, "In this world of mortals, with you and me, what's the point of enlightenment?"
Lou Yunchun suddenly felt as if he had been hit on the head by a piece of rock honey, and felt a little dizzy.
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