Because of Zhou Shixun, the family rarely listens to this kind of radio. Even if they do, they will wait until Sheng Anning goes to school and then everyone will listen for a while.
But today, when we had guests over, my aunt turned on the radio while she was coaxing the little ones, trying to attract their attention with the sound, but then she got busy and forgot to turn it off.
The sensitive topic on the radio instantly attracted the attention of Zhou Nanguang and Zhou Luancheng, and they both looked at Sheng Anning.
Zhou Nanguang thought for a moment and comforted Sheng Anning: "Anning, don't think too much. After all, these things happen from time to time on the border, but they won't cause a large-scale war."
Sheng An Ning swallowed and forced a smile. If she remembered correctly, the real large-scale conflicts should have taken place in the winter of this year and the spring of 1979.
My heart was in turmoil again. If this was the case, would Zhou Shixun never be able to come back and would have to wait until this conflict was over before he could come back?
And there are those records, and movies, every time it was particularly hard and difficult.
Zhou Nanguang analyzed from his point of view: "It shouldn't be a big problem. If there is a conflict, we are not afraid."
Zhou Luancheng also comforted her: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, my brother is still very smart and experienced."
Sheng An Ning sighed: "Intelligence and experience are useless in front of blind bullets."
Some people are so superstitious that they want to ask Buddha for blessings!
The next day was Sunday, and Sheng Anning took Zhou Chaoyang to burn incense.
This was originally a feudal and superstitious activity. It was banned for ten years. Only in the past two years has the temple started to offer incense. Zhou Chaoyang didn't believe this, but he was still very active in helping Sheng Anning to come up with ideas: "Should we go to Tanzhe Temple or Hongluo Temple? I heard that Tanzhe Temple is quite effective. After all, Tanzhe Temple came first and then Beijing City. But Hongluo Temple seems to be pretty good too."
When Sheng An Ning heard this, she realized that both places were in the suburbs of Beijing, and riding a bike there would probably be exhausting. There were no buses going there, and she would have to change buses, so one day might not be enough.
"What about downtown? Lingguang Temple is okay?"
Zhou Chaoyang exclaimed, and calculated the distance: "It's not in the city, it's near Xiangshan Mountain. We can just ride our bikes there, but there are no monks in the temple, so I don't know if it will work."
Sheng Anning didn't care: "Pray to Buddha, sincerity will bring you good luck, let's go and take a look."
When Zhong Wenqing heard that the aunt and sister-in-law were going to Lingguang Temple to worship Buddha, she was quite supportive: "Don't worry, the flowers there are blooming and very beautiful. I'll ask Auntie to make some food for you to take away."
Zhou Chaoyang had no objection. It would take at least a day to go for a stroll. He went to find two army green water bottles, filled them with water, and handed one to Sheng Anning: "Drink it when you are thirsty after climbing up."
Auntie boiled a few eggs for the two of them, made two scallion pancakes, cut them and put them in the lunch boxes.
Sheng An Ning suddenly felt like going out for a picnic, and felt a little regretful: "If the three children were not too young, we would go together and have a picnic at the same time."
Zhong Wenqing waved his hand: "No, no, you guys go ahead. I've worked in Xiangshan before, so I'm not too fussy about the scenery there. You can go and have fun with Chaoyang."
Zhou Hongyun held Momo in his arms and watched Sheng Anning and Zhou Chaoyang ride away. He couldn't help but sigh, "Sister-in-law, I really envy you and Anning's relationship as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."
Zhong Wenqing smiled: "An Ning is a good girl. She never complained when Shi Xun was not around. She also took care of our emotions and never felt sad in front of us. In fact, I also have selfish motives. I want to be better to An Ning so that she can stay in this family with peace of mind whether Shi Xun is around or not."
Zhou Hongyun thought about it and it made sense. Sheng Anning was pretty and was studying abroad, so it was inevitable that she would meet all kinds of admirers.
The latter didn't dare to think too much and sighed; "But An Ning doesn't look like that kind of child."
Zhong Wenqing nodded: "Yes, it is because she is not that kind of child that we should treat her better. After all, she has no relatives in Beijing."
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Sheng Anning and Zhou Chaoyang rode their bikes straight to Xishan. Along the way, Zhou Chaoyang enthusiastically told Sheng Anning various stories, which were things that could not be found in books.
But this was something Zhou Chaoyang had experienced personally, which made Sheng An Ning sigh, as if he had been demonized for several years.
The two chatted while riding their bikes and unknowingly arrived at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain.
Zhou Chaoyang looked around and said, "The car can't be pushed up the hill. Let's find a parking shed to store it."
Sheng An Ning had no objection and looked curiously at the low-rise bungalows nearby, with one or two small shops occasionally.
The walls are mottled with lime and bear the traces of time.
The loudspeaker was still shouting about going to work, what farm work to do today, and what the villagers should pay attention to today.
Sheng An Ning realized that this was still the countryside, a rural area where land reform had not yet taken place and people were still eating from the same big pot.
Zhou Chaoyang found a store entrance and parked his car for 20 cents a day. Zhou Chaoyang muttered, "You are robbing me."
He still paid 40 cents to the boss and then took Sheng An Ning to climb the mountain.
At that time, Xiangshan Mountain did not require admission tickets, there was no majestic and beautiful gate at the entrance, and the road was not paved with asphalt, but a gravel path.
The scenery inside has a more natural feel, unlike later times when every blade of grass and every tree was trimmed neatly.
Zhou Chaoyang took Sheng Anning's arm and said, "Look over there, that's Mirror Lake. In winter, we sometimes come here to skate, but this is not our territory. There are always young people who pick fights with us, but we have never lost."
Sheng An Ning looked at the surrounding scenery with great interest. Occasionally, there were one or two couples who came over to talk about love. They kept a certain distance and walked and talked shyly.
Maybe it was the busy farming season, there were hardly any people on the mountain, and there were even fewer tourists at this moment.
The two of them went to Lingguang Temple for a walk. Sheng Anning brought incense from home and worshipped the Bodhisattva and Buddha very devoutly.
Zhou Chaoyang also imitated Sheng Anning and kowtowed to the Buddha, but the girl was very frank and directly expressed her wish: "I pray to the Buddha to bless my eldest brother to come back soon, so that the family can be reunited safely, and to bless my sister-in-law to be happy every day."
Coming out of the temple, Sheng An Ning asked curiously: "Didn't you pray for Lu Changfeng? To bless him with safety?"
Zhou Chaoyang gritted his teeth and said, "Sister-in-law, you are stabbing me in the heart. Lu Changfeng is my cousin now, and his father is my biological father's biological brother!"
Sheng Anning felt that it had no impact: "This will not affect your request to the Bodhisattva to bless him with safety."
Zhou Chaoyang sighed sadly: "Then I'd better ask the Buddha to help me forget this person."
The two of them were bickering as they walked down the mountain, and they saw that at the foot of the mountain, where there were almost no people just now, there was now a circle of people, making a lot of noise, and they had no idea what was going on.
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