80s Taoism

"I'm from Xintian County. What time is it now? I don't even know I've been out for a long time." Zhang Jiaohua glanced outside and found that it was still spring. The seasons change, and I don't even know it. I am anxious in my heart, and my parents are afraid that they are going to die in a hurry.

"It's April 16th of the Gregorian calendar in 1999. When did you come out?" Liu Zhaodong asked with concern.

Zhang Guanyu was also very curious. He had only heard about Zhang Jiaohua's previous state, but he had never seen it before.

"I came out after school started in September 1998, and I don't have any memories when I was in the mountains. Could it be that I have been out for more than eight months?" Zhang Jiaohua was very anxious. He had been out for so long, and his parents must have been in a panic. Most likely, they were looking for him all over China. Thinking in my heart, tears could not help but flow down.

"Alas. A cultivator will have to cut off his mortal roots sooner or later. A cultivator will eventually become immortal. Family affection and love in the world will be fleeting in the future. No matter how persistent you are, it will be of no avail." The old god Zhang Guanyu said in a down-to-earth manner.

Liu Zhaodong looked at Zhang Guanyu with contempt, and thought to himself, you old god, if you are so heartless, don't eat fireworks on earth. You have cultivated the Tao all your life, and in the end you are not old and your lamp is dry. After a few years, you may be a pile of loess. Even if I'm not doing well, at least someone will carry on the family line. If your old Taoist priest died, there would be no one to bury.

Zhang Jiaohua didn't bother to pay attention to Zhang Guanyu, he stood up and walked out the door, "No, I'll go back right now."

"Wait, son. Xintian County is not close to our Changfeng County. Do you know how to get back? If you get lost, wouldn't it be a waste of time? Do you know who's phone number in your village? Our village branch secretary has a phone number. You can call back and ask your family to come to Changfeng County to pick you up." Liu Zhaodong quickly stopped Zhang Jiaohua.

Zhang Jiaohua didn't know how he got here, so naturally he didn't know how to get back. But the Diamond Mountain Leopard must know how to go. But Liu Zhaodong's words were not unreasonable, so he called back first to reassure his parents.

Zhang Jiaohua immediately followed Liu Zhaodong down the mountain.

"Don't listen to Zhang Laodao, what good is it to live alone in a broken Taoist temple? Immortality? If you can live forever, where are those people now? Besides, is it really good to live forever? The ginkgo tree in our village has been said to be thousands of years old. Compared with people, it is considered to be a long-lived tree. But who wants to be a tree? People are not grass and trees, who can be ruthless? Zhaodong relieved Zhang Jiaohua along the way, don't be overthinking it, don't be like Zhang Guanyu, who is neurotic all day long, like a crazy person.

Zhang Jiaohua didn't speak, and kept stretching her neck to look ahead along the way, wondering when she would arrive at Liu Zhaodong's house. Homecoming is like an arrow, Zhang Jiaohua can't wait to fly back to Meiziao immediately.

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Twilight is deep, and the setting sun shines on Meizitang from the ridge of Meishan. Under the sunlight, the glass of Zhang Jiaohua's house reflects bright light.

Liu Qiaoye moved a stool and sat in the yard, staring at the road.

On the main road, the villagers hurried to return home before dark.

"Sister Qiaoye, have you had dinner yet?" Ma Yinxiu walked past Zhang Jiaohua's house, saw Liu Qiaoye, and couldn't help but come in and say hello to Liu Qiaoye. She naturally knew why Liu Qiaoye was sitting in the yard, and who she was waiting for.

Liu Qiaoye forced a smile on his face, "I haven't done it yet. Yinxiu, is the hotel okay today?"

"It's very good. More and more people come to travel now, and our hotel doesn't have a single vacant room every day. According to this posture, we have to continue to expand. When everyone invested in the stock, they were worried about losing money. Now everyone says that they have made a lot of money." Ma Yinxiu tried to bring the topic to work, so as to broaden Liu Qiaoye's heart. Liu Qiaoye put his attention on other places, so he would not think of beggars all the time, and it would not be so painful.

It's been more than eight months, and Beggar doesn't know where he has gone. But it hurt Liu Qiaoye. At first, everyone persuaded Liu Qiaoye to have another child while he was young, but Liu Qiaoye was determined to find the beggar. Over the past few months, Zhang Youping and Liu Qiaoye went to various parts of the country to meet their relatives, and each time they left with hope, but in the end they returned sad and disappointed. Now that this kind of news came across, Zhang Youping didn't dare to tell Liu Qiaoye again, it was all by himself or asked Zhang Qigao and other villagers to help out.

In order to avoid disturbing Liu Qiaoye, the telephone at home was also ripped off, and Liu Qiaoye's mobile phone was also taken away by Zhang Youping. Liu Qiaoye's current state is also unable to insist on going to work in the hotel, so she is resting at home. This raising lasted more than half a year, but Liu Qiaoye still couldn't come out.

"The days in the village are getting better and better. Someday the caller will come back, I'm afraid he won't be able to recognize her in our village." Liu Qiaoye still brings the topic to Zai Zai.

Ma Yinxiu wanted to slap herself, she shouldn't talk about the hotel, everything in the village is due to the beggars, when it comes to the hotel, how could Liu Qiaoye not think about the beggars?

But Ma Yinxiu couldn't think of anything to talk about so that Liu Qiaoye wouldn't think of beggars. The whole Meiziao is deeply engraved with the brand of Zhang Jiaohua.

Liu Qiaoye smiled calmly, "Yinxiu, don't worry about me. I'm thinking about it now, and I'll come back by myself when I'm tired of begging flowers."

"Yes, the beggar will come back." Ma Yinxiu was still a little embarrassed.

Zhang Qigao ran over out of breath.

"Sister Qiaoye, hurry up, the beggar has called back!" Zhang Qi said intermittently while supporting the wall with his hands.

As soon as he received the call, he ran to Zhang Jiaohua's house as fast as he could.

Liu Qiaoye suddenly stood up and froze on the spot.

"Get up! What did you say?" Ma Yinxiu asked in surprise.

"Jiaohua, Jiaohua called back. Didn't Mrs. Qiaoye's phone be moved to the hotel office? I answered the call from Jiaohua's office. I rushed over to report the letter!" Zhang Qigao was very excited, his face was full of joy.

The tears in Liu Qiaoye's eyes burst out like spring water.

"Where is the beggar? Where are the others?" Ma Yinxiu knew what Liu Qiaoye wanted to know the most.

"He said he was in Changfeng County. This brat, he searched all the surrounding counties. We have also been to Changfeng County, but we couldn't find anyone else. Mrs. Qiaoye, let's go. The phone is still pending. Wait for you to answer the phone. I'll ask Henkel and the others to get the car ready, and we'll set off to pick him up at night." Zhang Qigao said.

"Yes, get ready. I'll go to the hotel with Mrs. Qiaoye to answer the phone. You too, don't know how to drive here." Ma Yinxiu complained.

Every household in Meizi'ao now has cement roads, so the transportation is very convenient.

"I got anxious just now, and ran outside without thinking about driving." Zhang Qigao scratched his head.