Tenderness like water

The boatman's movement back to the shore was much faster than going to the middle of the lake, and they landed on the shore in only two-thirds of the time.

After landing on the shore, Yang Lan noticed that Dongfang Xu's face was very pale by the light of the lantern next to him.Originally, Dongfang Xu's skin was fair, but now he couldn't see the color of blood.

"Dongfang, I heard that there is a temple outside the city, let's go and have a look?" Yang Lan looked at Dongfang Xu, thinking of where he heard the news before, the temple is not far from the lake, since he can't swim in the lake, It is also good to visit temples.

Because of Yang Lan's practice, he would rather believe in these gods and Buddhas than believe in nothing. Since there is a temple here, he can also go to burn a stick of incense and donate a handful of incense money.

Dongfang Xu stood half a step away from Yang Lan's side. Their steps were similar in size. It was a tacit understanding to walk side by side.

"Go and have a look." Dongfang Xu seems to have not recovered from the nightmare of the lake, and when he said these words, his voice was not loud, and even felt a little soft, which surprised Yang Lan.

The moon tonight is not as bright as yesterday. There is a starlight in the night sky. Looking up, the twinkling stars in the sky are very bright.

Because today is mainly about setting off sky lanterns, Yang Lan and Dongfang Xu didn't meet many people along the way, so it's fun for them to stroll around the suburbs.

Because the distance was not very far, the two soon saw the temple.

Perhaps it was because of the dim candlelight. Looking at it from a distance, the temple was immersed in the dim light, and it really had an ancient and mysterious feeling.

"There's no one here?" Yang Lan felt strange. There was no curfew today. He thought that there would not be too few people coming here, but he didn't expect that there were none when he came here.

"Perhaps." Dongfang Xu walked all the way, and gradually forgot the fear he had on the lake before. He looked at the temple, and his eyes fell on the road around the temple where weeds had begun to grow.

I'm afraid Yang Lan misremembered the place, and few people came to this temple.

It's not that Yang Lan misremembered, there are indeed two temples here, and this temple was indeed very popular ten years ago, but two unnamed corpses were found here in succession ten years ago, and then someone reopened them in another place. built a temple.Now people go there to pray to gods and worship Buddha, and there are only a few young monks guarding here.

But now that he is here, Yang Lan also wants to go to burn incense and worship the Buddha statue, so he continues to walk in the direction of the temple.

The gate of the temple was not closed. When the two passed by, there was a young novice sweeping the dust. Seeing them coming, the little novice called to the temple a few times, and then a young man in a monk's robe came out.

"Amitabha, the two benefactors must have gone the wrong way." The monk clasped his hands together and bowed his head slightly to Yang Lan. "Since the two benefactors are here, come in and offer a stick of incense."

Now that you are here, there is no reason to leave without doing anything.Even if Dongfang Xu never believed in gods and Buddhas, he followed Yang Lan to burn a stick of incense before leaving.

"Dongfang, did you hear any sound?" As soon as the two of them got incense and left the temple, Yang Lan heard the faint sound of the wind.

Dongfang Xu actually heard the movement earlier than Yang Lan, but he didn't take it seriously, "Yes."

"Where did this cry come from?" Yang Lan glanced at the dark woods around him, wondering why someone would come here with a baby in his arms—outsiders didn't know that the temple was in the wrong place, but they were holding the crying baby. People should not be foreigners.

Thinking of this, Yang Lan listened carefully, found the direction where the crying sound came from, and went directly to it.

The cry came from under a tree, and there was a dark blue package, and Yang Lan could see a piece of white in it through the dim light from the temple.

"Is this someone leaving the child here?" Yang Lan heard the obviously weak crying in his ears, and couldn't help but hugged the child.

As if sensing someone, the child's crying suddenly became louder, and his weak arm began to wave, as if trying to catch Yang Lan's arm, but because it was tightly wrapped, he couldn't stretch it out.

"There is no one around." The first second he saw the child, Dongfang Xu looked around, but unfortunately there was no movement.

It was clear that there was no sound when they entered the temple, so the child should have been put under the tree after someone saw them entering the temple.

Yang Lan also thought of this. Although he felt a little contemptuous of abandoning the child, at least that person did not abandon the child in a place deep in the mountains and old forests where no one passed by. Maybe that person also had difficulties?Thinking of this, Yang Lan turned the child upside down, but maybe Yang Lan was not born with the ability to coax the child, the cry of the child did not change at all.

If it wasn't for the lack of strength, maybe she would cry even louder.

"Let me do it." Dongfang Xu watched Yang Lan steaming there for a long time, but couldn't stop the child at all, and finally couldn't help stretching out his hand, motioning Yang Lan to give him the child.

The child was in Dongfang Xu's hands, much more well-behaved than in Yang Lan's hands. Dongfang Xu put the child's head firmly in the crook of his arm, and with the other hand, he patted the child's buttocks with a slight force. After a while, the child stopped crying.

"Dongfang, you're the best." Yang Lan leaned next to Dongfang Xu, and was relieved to see that the child had calmed down, "The child will only be good when he really doesn't cry."

Dongfang Xu suddenly smiled when he saw Yang Lan's attitude of being reckless with the child.He thought that this person knew everything, but he was helpless when it came to children.

"This child should have been abandoned, let's take him back." Yang Lan saw Dongfang Xu's smile, and was stunned for a moment, then reached out to fix the small cup that wrapped the child, "Dongfang, look at you If you are so proficient in holding a child, you will definitely be a good father in the future."

Dongfang Xu heard Yang Lan's words but didn't know how to continue, child—he was probably destined to be childless in his life.

"Maybe."

Leaving only three words, Dongfang Xu returned the same way with the child in his arms, walking very fast, without giving Yang Lan behind him time to react.

Yang Lan watched Dongfang take a few steps and didn't give her a look. Later, she realized that he should be angry, but wasn't he fine when he just left the temple?

Did he say something he shouldn't have said?

Yang Lan recalled what she said just now, and she didn't know which sentence touched Dongfang Xu's sensitive nerves.Seeing Dongfang Xu walking farther and farther, Yang Lan didn't think of a reason, so he had to suppress this doubt and chase the person in front first.

"Dongfang, wait for me, don't walk too fast, it's windy at night, don't catch a cold."