Chapter Eleven We're All Stupid
Happy and peaceful days always make me feel unreal. Even though I know it was just a short time, and the happiness that Ruxue and I forced me to come, I was still so uneasy and nervous, afraid of losing it.
We are afraid that it will be too sweet, so that the days we will be hard to forget about the days we stay together in the future. We are also afraid that we will not be sweet enough for each other and miss this forced half a year.
The people in the Miao village pretended not to see us, and even the great witch Boche here turned a blind eye.
This village is very big, but compared to other Miao villages, in fact, after hundreds of years of seclusion, the people here are very familiar with each other. No one knows anything about Ruxue and me.
I have heard such remarks more than once: "It's a pity that this young man is not a Miao person."
"They have worked so hard, but unfortunately he can't marry into our village."
Whenever I hear such remarks, I feel bitter inside, but what else can I pray for? This village is already very kind. Other Miao villages will not allow Miao girls to intermarry with Han people. This village can at least accept Han people into marriage.
Moreover, everyone turns a blind eye to our relationship, so that we can have a space to breathe and a past that can be recalled in the inevitable separation.
I stayed with Ruxue until very late every day before I took her back to my hut. Finally, I returned to my residence and looked forward to meeting the next day.
Regarding my state, the master who lives with me almost ignored me. He just said to me: "It's better to be together, even if you are crazy."
"Master, have you ever been crazy?" In fact, I really want to know if the young master at that time had been crazy for Grandma Ling Qing as well.
"What do you think?" The master walked into the house with his hands behind his back, his back feeling a little desolate.
At that moment, I felt that my master was crazy, or he was still crazy, so alone, using unruly to cover up the pain in his heart, would I be like this?
I suddenly understood what Master said, the only thing I am lucky than you is that I am an orphan.
In this way, he can use his whole life to repay this love, because he doesn't want to let Lao Li down, so he can only let Grandma Ling Qing's love.
I try not to think about these things. Although I have considered whether I can have a solution to both sides, such as if I entered a village, learned witchcraft, and did not give up on Taoism. But that is impossible. It is not a question of what to learn, but a question of inheritance.
Because when I entered the village, I had to leave the master. From then on, I was not from Lao Li's lineage. I could only have one identity, that is, to become a wizard in the village, and from then on, I had no relationship with my master.
I couldn't let my master down like this, even though he said he would not interfere with any of my choices.
On this day, I sent Ruxue home as usual, but turned around and found that someone who had no interaction with me was waiting for me, it was Erin.
We chose a secluded place to talk. When Erin saw me, her first sentence was: "Let's go with Ruxue. Leave here, I am Ruxue's sister, I will take care of everything for her."
I didn't understand what Erin meant, but just looked at her strangely and said, "Aren't you opposed Ruxue being with me? Why do you want us to elope together now?"
"Is love something that others object to? If you love her, even if you are enemies of the whole world, you are not afraid." Erin said quietly, then paused, and told me very seriously: "Love should be fire. Even if it is burned to ashes, it will eventually be extinguished. That is a fierce love, willing to accept it. You can go, be as happy as you can, and love each other without caring about anything."
Erin's eyes were very hot, which made me dare not to face it. At this moment, I think Erin is the kind of seedling girl that people say. Once they fall in love, they will be crazy and pure, passionate like fire, and willing to give, even if they are crushed to pieces afterwards.
Unfortunately, Ruxue and I couldn't have such a carefree love, because we have no way to live up to both sides. We can live up to Tathagata and betray you, so we have to choose, and we have already made a choice.
"Chen Chengyi, you are talking. Don't you feel pitiful? Don't you feel pitiful? Are you two fools? You are so sweet and talk about it everywhere. A half-year agreement. If it were me, you would either be together or never be together. A half-year agreement was just a wound." Erin said very directly.
I sighed and sniffed a cigarette, and said to Erin very seriously: "Eileen, Ruxue and I have our own choices. We can't be so arrogant, but we don't have the courage to be together forever. The love you are talking about is fire, and you should burn with no nonchalantness. Then, just think that Ruxue and I are flying into the fire. A moment of splendor is enough."
"You are a fool, Ruxue is also a fool, I am also a fool, I have pity that I hope my best sisters can be happy for the rest of my life, at least not so regretful." Erin turned around and left after saying that.
Leaving me, she looked at her back with some confusion, she was also a fool? Regret, is she also regretted?
I didn't think so much, just thought that if Qinhuai and Suru had a bad relationship, I would regret it. Her relationship with Ruxue was just like my relationship with Qinhuai and Surue.
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The days just slid past like flowing water. In a blink of an eye, it was late autumn and it was almost early winter. It was November.
Ruxue and I were very happy when we didn’t think about separation.
When we forget our identity, we are no different from ordinary lovers. When we hold her, I will be very warm and when we kiss her, my heart will be beating very fast. We occasionally quarrel, but we often make up quickly.
I would say silly love words to her, and she would cook for me happily.
Ruxue's cooking is very lively, because when she cooks, my master, Uncle Hui, and Brother Chengxin will come to eat and drink all the rice dumplings, because the rice cooked by Ruxue is really not ordinary delicious.
"I'm afraid there are not many people in this world who can be completely copied. Ruxue girl is just one." This is the evaluation my master gave Ruxue.
And whenever this happens, Ruxue just leans against me and smiles quietly.
She is still like that, she is indifferent to everyone, but I just like her indifference.
At noon that day, after we had lunch again, the master squinted his eyes and said to Ruxue and me, "You can go out for a walk. It would be a pity if you spend all your time in this village. Sanwa, aren't you talking about taking Ruxue to watch a movie? Go."
As soon as he heard this, Tuantuan asked nervously: "Uncle Jiang, will it be dangerous for them to go out?"
Fanfan also looked at my master worriedly.
My master waved his hand and said, "This is the winter coming soon. The dogs in Heiyan Miao Village dare not move, but we are about to take action. After we come back this time, you will separate, don't get tired of it."
The master tried to say it lightly, but he lowered his head and I couldn't see the master's expression clearly.
But at that moment, I suddenly held Ruxue's hand tightly, and her hand trembled slightly.
It has been almost 5 months since early July. The half-year appointment has arrived so soon? I still forgot the time in a daze, and Ruxue is afraid the same.
With a 'bang', it was the sound of the soup being served, and the spoon fell off. She murmured: "Mr. Jiang, are you going to act? Are you going to separate them? Can't let them be together again?"
The master raised his head, looked at Erin with a deep look, and said, "It's time to separate. No one can tell the end of this action. Even if the matter is over, Cheng Yi and Ruxue should have their own things to do, it's just right now."
Erin put down the bowl angrily and said to my master: "You are really ruthless. No wonder you were able to leave Grandma Ling Qing so simply back then. Do you have to let your apprentice learn from you? Your apprentice's love is his own."
The master did not speak or make excuses, but sighed, stood up and walked to the edge of the corridor, looked at Erin and asked, "Eileen, is love really that important to you? Is it more important than anything else?"
Erin met my master's gaze and said firmly and seriously: "It is so important that it exceeds my life. I don't know others. I only know me. I am born for love. I don't understand others, and others don't need to understand me."
Why did the master talk to Erin like this? Although I was sad, I was also surprised.
And Ruxue gently held Erin's hand and said, "Eileen, you don't need to do this. I won't regret my own choice, and I can bear the sadness."
Erin glanced at Ruxue and said, "Ruxue, you are stupid, we are all stupid."
Uncle Hui recited the Buddha's name, and the master just looked at the village outside the corridor, not knowing what he was thinking.
Chapter completed!