A true life

Shenjiazhuang is surrounded by the continuous Dongyun Mountain, with green and dense forests to the east, and a Qingshui River obliquely passing through it to the south. The Fengshui scenery is very good.There are about a hundred families in the village, most of them are ordinary people who do not understand the changes of spiritual consciousness, and they live by renting the low-grade spiritual fields of the neighboring Flying Star Sect.

At the southernmost end of Zhuangzi, there is a clean small courtyard surrounded by wooden fences, with no neighbors on all sides.There are three stone houses facing south in the front of the courtyard. There are cowsheds and warehouses on the left and right, and a kitchen on the other side. There are some flowers and trees planted under the eaves. Very hardworking and capable.

There are only father and son living in this family.Father Shen Dong is not yet 40 years old. Although his surname is Shen, he was not born and raised in Shenjiazhuang. He brought his one-year-old son to Shenjiazhuang to settle down eleven or twelve years ago, and he has been here until now.Shen Dong is honest, honest and diligent. He is a good hand in the field work in the family. If anyone has a job to ask him to help, it will be no different. He is very popular in the village.It's a pity that good people don't seem to be rewarded with good things. His son Achen looks white, tender, delicate, and beautiful. He has been raised to such an age that he can't speak, is stunned, and can hardly take care of himself in his daily life.I went to see the doctor and couldn't find the cause, but said it was a dementia brought on by the womb. Everyone in the village felt it was a pity.

However, Shen Dong was very fond of his son, he had rejected many marriage proposals these years, just because he didn't want Ah Chen to be wronged in front of his stepmother, but he had grown up the child with his own hands.Seeing that the child was about to celebrate his 12th birthday, who would have thought that another disaster would happen.

After an autumn rain, Ah Chen suddenly fell ill. Now he has a high fever all day and night, and the medicine prescribed by the village doctor seems to be ineffective.Seeing the child lying unconscious on the bed, Shen Dong was so anxious that he stayed by the bed the whole night, and rushed to the town to seek medical treatment when it got darker.

In the early hours of the morning, the weak boy on the bed slowly woke up.As if in a slow dream, the young man slightly opened his eyes, feeling as if his whole body was soaked in hot oil, scorching hot and uncomfortable.A dim oil lamp was burning on the long table opposite, the boy opened his eyes wide, staring at the half-worn mosquito net on the wooden bed in a daze, his mind was in a trance for a long time.

This is where?He...why doesn't he remember anything?The young man could barely remember some vague fragments, and when he thought about it again, his mind was so painful that his mind was about to split open. He had to take a breath and force himself to calm down.The whole body was weak, the boy rested for a while, and turned his head slightly, but saw a middle-aged man sitting in front of the bed.The man was dressed in blue cloth and had long hair, but he didn't have the slightest impression.The young man just felt empty in his heart, like a solitary boat suddenly plunged into the dark and strange ocean, at a loss what to do.

Because Shen Dong was really sleepy, he was sitting there with his eyes closed and pretending to sleep, when he suddenly heard a slight movement on the bed, he hurriedly opened his eyes, and saw that Ah Chen seemed to be in a daze with his black eyes open. "Ah Chen, you're awake!" Shen Dong was very excited. He stepped forward and touched the young man's forehead. He felt it was still very hot, so he coaxed softly, "It's good to wake up, isn't it still uncomfortable? You lie here for a while, don't worry about it." I'm afraid, Dad will make some medicine for you, and you'll be fine after drinking it."

The young man couldn't remember anything at all, but when he heard that the gentle and kind man in front of him claimed to be his father, and the concerned expression on his face couldn't be faked, he couldn't help but believe most of it: so this man is his father?The boy paused, imitating the tone of a man, and said hoarsely, "Abba, I want to drink water."

Such a casual sentence made Shen Dong stunned: Ten years, when did he hear Ah Chen say a complete sentence? "Ah Chen, what did you say?" Shen Dong was so excited that he almost cried, his voice trembling.

"I want to drink some water." Seeing that the man in front of him suddenly became agitated, the teenager was a little puzzled, and looked at the man strangely with his big eyes open.How did he know that he could only utter simple single sounds all this time, so such a sentence would make Shen Dong so excited.

"Okay." Shen Dong choked up, held back his tears, turned around and poured a glass of water from the table and brought it to Ah Chen.Blessed by the gods and Buddhas of the heavens, his Achen must have been "a blessing in disguise".How many years has he been looking forward to it? As long as the child can be well, he has no other extravagant hopes.

At this time, the teenager still can't feel these delicate emotions.He was very self-conscious, and he drank the bitter soup that Shen Dong had prepared without any coaxing, which made Shen Dong even more delighted.

"Sleep a little longer, Dad will be watching over you." Shen Dong didn't dare to leave, fearing that something would happen if he didn't see the child.He wiped the teenager's forehead, hands and feet with a cloth towel moistened with clear water. The hot skin was soaked in cool water, which felt very comfortable.

The boy felt better and closed his eyes. Although his mind was still dizzy, he couldn't fall asleep for a while.Everything around him was completely foreign to him, and he couldn't relax - he didn't even know who he was!He had no choice but to sleep peacefully.It was still dark outside, and he gradually fell asleep, falling asleep under Shen Dong's earnest eyes.

On the second day, everyone in the village knew that Shen Dong's stupid son had become just like an ordinary child after a serious illness, he could talk and laugh, and they all came to congratulate him and watch the fun.

Shen Mochen was surrounded by the quilt and leaned calmly on the head of the bed (he already knew his name was Shen Mochen), no matter what the aunts and aunts in the village asked, he could respond freely, which aroused bursts of amazement from everyone.Today, his melon-seeded face was washed very clean, and his thick black hair was neat and shiny, no longer disheveled; his pair of phoenix eyes were slightly raised, with the air of a young man, without the usual daze.Even though they have the same face, but their temperament is completely different, the young girls beside him couldn't help but stare straight ahead, thinking: Is this still the same idiot from before?

Shen Dong felt sorry for his son, and sent all his fellow villagers out without saying a word, fearing that Achen's disease would be unbearable.The folks were also very considerate of him, and congratulated Shen Dong with a smile. This is the end of all hardships. His son has become so smart, and he will be blessed in the future.Shen Dong was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, the usually resolute man also smiled like a child at this time.

After thanking the folks, Shen Dong happily went back to the house, guarding his son and not wanting to go anywhere.He didn't allow Ah Chen to go outside to blow the wind, and Shen Mochen had nothing to do lying there, so he could only say, "Father, tell me about cultivation again."

He has already confessed to Shen Dong that he doesn't remember everything from the past, but Shen Dong doesn't have much regret.It is an eye opener for Ah Chen to change for the better, so what does it matter if he forgets everything?Shen Dong talked with Ah Chen about the people and things in the village, and about the Flying Star School.Shen Mochen knew that there was a difference between practitioners and ordinary people in this world.Practitioners can call the wind and rain, soar through the clouds and ride the fog, which naturally arouses his interest.

"Does our Dust also want to be such a living god with great powers?" Shen Dong laughed, knowing that young people will always be attracted by those ever-changing skills, and he came here in the same way back then.And Ah Chen has become so smart, maybe he can really practice.Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, it depends on the child's fortune.

Parents all over the world are probably like this. Shen Dong only felt that his own children were fine, so he continued to say with great satisfaction: "Ah Chen likes to listen to it, so Dad can talk more, but Dad has little knowledge, so I'd better tell you about leaving us. The nearest Flying Star Pie. My father often goes to deliver food and vegetables with the people in the village, and I have seen many of them have supernatural powers."