In the afternoon, the two of them casually had a bite to eat before continuing to tour various places. Some were commercial districts, while others were residential districts. Seeing the beautiful greenery and well-equipped districts, Liu Beijun was envious. He couldn't help but say, "If only I could live here."
Fangzheng remained silent.
In the afternoon, Fangzheng brought Liu Beijun to Tsinghua University. They saw the students sitting under the shade of trees, reading. Coupled with the chirping of birds, the entire world seemed to be filled with the fragrance of books. It was tranquil and peaceful. Upon seeing the school that resembled a city garden, the look in Liu Beijun's eyes changed. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it. He could not help but say, "This is what school should be like. It's great! Our school is like trash compared to this! "
Fangzheng remained silent.
The duo stayed in Shengjing for two days and toured the city for two days. On the third day, when they left Shengjing, Liu Beijun looked greedily at the huge city behind him. "Abbot, it's a city too, but why is the difference so great? Abbot, you haven't spoken to me for two days. What are you up to? "
Only then did Fangzheng put down the scripture book in his hand. "Read it yourself and think about it. We'll talk when we get back."
Liu Beijun scratched his head, unsure of what Fangzheng meant.
After getting off the train, he looked at the familiar Black Mountain City. In the past, Liu Beijun felt that Black Mountain City was sufficiently prosperous and big, but after seeing the beauty of Shengjing, he suddenly realized that Black Mountain City was nothing much. After entering Songwu County, he frowned completely. When he arrived at One Finger Village, Liu Beijun's brows were tightly knitted. He was speechless.
Just as he was about to ascend Mt. One Finger, Liu Beijun suddenly stopped.
"Why aren't you going?" Fangzheng finally spoke.
"Abbot Fangzheng, I don't wish to go up."
"Why?"
"I can't be trapped here my entire life as a farmer facing the yellow soil. I want to leave this place!" Liu Beijun clenched his teeth and said something that shocked even himself.
Fangzheng was unmoved as he asked lightly, "How do you leave this place?"
Liu Beijun was taken aback before he lowered his head. "I don't know. I can work there."
"Work? What can you do? You saw the companies This Penniless Monk brought you to. Which job do you think you can do? "asked Fangzheng again.
Liu Beijun was completely dumbfounded. The people in the companies they went to either had something to do with computers or did things he could not understand. The only things he could understand were moving bricks at construction sites, but what was the difference between that and farming at home? What's more, what he longed for was the life of those white-collar city people, the life in the office, not the life on the construction site!
Liu Beijun stared at Fangzheng and asked, "Fangzheng, I know you have a solution, right?"
Fangzheng turned around and said, "Think about it yourself. Once you figure it out, go down the mountain."
Liu Beijun followed Fangzheng back up the mountain. However, from that day forth, Liu Beijun fell into a state of vexation and deep thought. Having seen the bustle of a big city, he could no longer tolerate the austere silence on the mountain. One day, a couple went up the mountain and knelt in the main hall, begging for something. Liu Beijun happened to pass by and heard the man inside mumbling, "Buddha, please bless my child to get into a key university. He will no longer need to farm and become a decent city dweller …"
Liu Beijun's body trembled. Get into a university?
He was a child from a farming village. His family was poor and he lacked the ability. If he wanted to make a living in the city, what other method could be simpler, more direct, more dignified, and more effective than going to school?
Over the past few days, he had been thinking of all sorts of methods, such as working in a big city, moving bricks, working in a factory, etc. But eventually, he gave up after checking on the Internet through Fangzheng's cell phone. He did not want the life of an assembly line robot. After eating delicacies, how could he still have the appetite for chaff? However, deep down, he had blocked out the thought of going to school, so he never thought about it.
At that moment, he was suddenly reminded and jolted to his senses. Liu Beijun immediately rushed to the backyard and said when he saw Fangzheng, "Abbot Fangzheng, I want to go to school!"
Fangzheng nodded. "Go down the mountain."
Liu Beijun nodded and turned to run out. Indeed, the huge white wolf at the monastery's entrance was gone. The instant he walked out of One Finger Monastery, he smiled! Then he turned around and bowed thrice at the monastery, shouting, "Abbot Fangzheng, if I succeed one day, I will definitely return to thank you!"
With that said, Liu Beijun ran off.
And at that moment in time, Liu Hongyun was sitting at home, drinking to drown his sorrows.
"Stop drinking," Liu Hongyun's wife snatched the cup from him.
"Why do I have to be a busybody? If I don't drink, I'll feel suffocated! Other people's children go to school, but our children drop out. I feel like I'm losing face when I walk outside, "Liu Hongyun said gloomily.
"You … You can't change anything by doing this, right? If I had to say, you shouldn't have left your children on the mountain. Abbot Fangzheng is a monk after all. It's not like he knows how to teach children, "grumbled Liu Hongyun's wife.
Liu Hongyun sighed. "Out of sight, out of mind. I feel vexed just seeing him."
Just as he said that, the door opened.
Liu Hongyun's wife looked up and saw Liu Beijun return. She immediately smiled and shouted, "Little Jun, you are back!"
Liu Hongyun turned around abruptly when he heard that. When he saw that Liu Beijun was really back, he immediately got down and grabbed his slippers to hit him. At the same time, he shouted, "Did you sneak back? Scram back! "
"Dad! I want to go to school! "Liu Beijun did not dodge. Instead, he shouted at the top of his lungs.
Liu Hongyun's slippers immediately stopped in front of Liu Beijun's chest. After all, Liu Beijun was his son, so he could not bear to hit him in the head. However, Liu Beijun's words left him dumbfounded. He touched Liu Beijun's head in a daze before touching his own head as though it was a little hot. He mumbled, "Did I drink too much?"
"Dad, you didn't drink too much. I want to go to school," said Liu Beijun.
Thud!
Liu Hongyun's slippers fell to the ground as he rubbed his face. He said in disbelief, "Wait a moment. Let me have some peace. Did I not drink too much?"
"No, you only drank a little. Our son really wants to go to school." Liu Hongyun's wife said with a sobbing tone. She could not help but wipe her tears.
Upon seeing his parents in such a state, Liu Beijun suddenly had the urge to smack himself. He suddenly realized that he was an ignorant bastard in the past! He had never been out and did not know how good the outside world was. He did not know his parents' painstaking efforts. Now, he understood. He knew what he wanted in the future. Only then did he understand his parents' thoughts. He felt mixed emotions, but most of it was a sense of responsibility. He had to get into college! It was for himself and for his parents!
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