The old man looked at the little boy for a while before looking away." Tian 'er…"
He muttered the child's nickname, his turbid eyes filled with reminiscence.
This was the name of his child who had been abducted by human traffickers. For decades, he had been looking for his child, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not find him.
Sixty years ago.
He and his wife took Tian 'er out to play. Because of their negligence, Tian' er was taken away by human traffickers. When they reacted, they went to search and call the police, but they could not find Tian 'er.
Tian 'er loved to play with puppies, and the old man remembered it very clearly.
The old man walked towards the Shing Wong Temple.
He had come today to ask for the safety of his wife, Hui Lan, whose body was getting weaker and weaker. He also planned to ask for a talisman.
Holding the three joss sticks he had prepared, he walked to the statue of the Shing Wong and bowed. He said piously," Lord Shing Wong, please bless us to find Tian 'er. Please also bless Huilan to get better soon, and Tian' er to be healthy."”
His words were very short. He didn't say as much or make as many wishes as the others.
Ten minutes later.
The old man bowed in a circle and inserted the incense stick into the incense burner. Then, he walked straight to the divination place.
"Can you give me a lot?" Seeing that the temple staff was about to give him a bucket of lots as usual, the old man's wrinkled face had a pleading look." I'm not asking for a lot. I want a lot that means that we can find the child soon.”
"Hmm?"
The temple fair staff's hands paused…They wanted a specific signature?
He was stunned.
This was the first time he had heard of such a request. Other people asked for a lot because they were lucky, but this person was not asking for a lot. He was asking for a lot.
"The lot for finding the child?" At this moment, Sun Hai and Old Li's temple staff noticed.
An embarrassed expression appeared on the old man's face.
He looked at the temple staff." Isn't this breaking the rules? If so, then forget it."
"There's no such thing as breaking the rules.”Sun Hai looked at the old man and said," The purpose of asking for a fortune is to seek an opportunity. This piece of paper is just a piece of paper and not worth much. You can ask for a special piece of paper, but old brother…Hmm, I see that you're older than me, so it's okay for me to call you old brother, right? Old brother, what did you mean by looking for a child just now? Can you elaborate?"
Hearing this.
The old man nodded and took out a photo from his pocket.
This action was very smooth and agile. It seemed that he had done this action many times in his life, so many that he couldn't count it.
"My name is Tian Fengfu." The old man first introduced himself. His name was very ordinary and had a strong sense of the name of the older generation." This is my child. His name is Li Tian, and his nickname is Tian 'er.”
Then, the old man pointed at the photo. His movements were still so familiar as he said the same thing that he often said.
Everyone looked over.
It was a new photo.
This photo was a very old photo. It was a black and white photo from the past. It was a photo of a little boy without any special characteristics.
"…Tian 'er was kidnapped by human traffickers sixty years ago. My wife and I searched for him for sixty years, but we still couldn't find him. Huilan has been sick recently, and tomorrow is Huilan's birthday.”
The old man spoke very logically and clearly.
Hearing these words.
Sun Hai and the others looked at the photo and didn't know what to say.
"Brother, you guys searched for sixty years and still didn't find any clues? Have you asked those organizations that help people? I remember that there are some kind-hearted charity organizations that specialize in this.”
Old Li said.
The others also agreed, saying that there was a similar organization where they could find it, and subconsciously offered directions to help.
Tian Fengfu shook his head and smiled bitterly." We've looked for everything we need to.”
Over the years, they had tried everything they could think of. They had found organizations, published in the newspapers, and even appeared on those family-searching programs. They had obtained many clues, but they were all useless. The clues were all broken, and they could not find Tian 'er.
In the past sixty years, he and Huilan had never given up on looking for him. They did not have any more children, not because they did not want to, but because his body was already problematic. It was a miracle that he could give birth to Tian 'er. Ever since Tian' er was kidnapped, they would go out to ask for help during the holidays. When they were old and retired, they used the money they saved to continue looking for her.
Once they found a clue, they would take a long-distance train to the target city to look for it. They had been numb to it all these years, but they did not give up in the end.
When they saw the experiences of children being abducted on television and in the newspapers, they were afraid. They were afraid that Tian 'er would not be living well. She would be amputated by human traffickers and then asked to become a beggar to ask for money. This was not unprecedented. On the contrary, there were many such cases. In the past, human traffickers had done this and did not treat her as a human at all.
Over the years, they had saved up some money. However, after retirement, they had saved less and less. In order to find someone, they had spent a lot. No matter how frugal they were, they still could not.
In order to find clues, they had also spent money.
Three of them were scammers who specialized in scamming money.
Out of the three scams, only one of them called the police to get the money back. The remaining two times, they couldn't find it.
Looking at Tian Feng Fu's expression, everyone fell silent.
He spoke very little.
It was only a few words, but they could hear the bitterness in them.
They hadn't given up searching for it for sixty years. Could they have done it? Perhaps they had given up halfway. It was not that they were cold-blooded, but that 60 years could change too many things. If Tian 'er was still around and sold to a rich family or a small family, he would have his own life. Then, at 60 years old, he should have grandchildren.
If Tian 'er met a cruel human trafficker and became a disabled person, she would have died decades ago and was no longer around…Then how painful would it be to persevere for these 60 years?
Should he look for her or not?
"..." Sun Hai didn't reply.
He got up and walked to the shelf where the paper lots were placed. He looked through them one by one and finally stopped on the number sixty-eight paper.
Sun Hai took out the lot paper and handed it to Tian Fengfu." This is a Ruyi lot. If someone wants to find a child, the result is that they can find the child within three years."”
"Thank you." Tian Fengfu took the paper.
He looked at the words "auspicious","favorable timing, favorable terrain, and harmonious people","like the flaw of a beautiful jade, unguarded and elegant".
Then, he put the red lot and the photo into his pocket.
Tian Fengfu looked at Sun Hai and the others and thanked them once again. He then politely said a few words to the crowd and left with his aged footsteps.
"Human traffickers deserve to die."
Old Li watched as Tian Fengfu left and cursed.
Everyone nodded.
"Yeah, I heard that human traffickers in the past kidnapped children and sold them for organs. I don't know if it's true.”
"Human traffickers deserve life imprisonment, no, death penalty.”
"It's better if you don't have a life.”
A few young members who came to the temple fair to help spoke one after another, nodding in agreement with each other.
"What's an asshole explosion?" Old Li was stunned.
Before the young man could awkwardly think of an answer, Old Li saw Sun Hai walking over and spoke again," Sun Hai, why don't you give us the lot to find a child this year? If he found it within three years and it was still the same position, it would be a lucky draw. If he didn't give him a lucky draw that he found this year, it would be good if he gave him a lucky draw.”
Old Li and Sun Hai were the few people at the temple fair who knew how to read divination. They immediately knew the general shape of the divination that Sun Hai had taken and looked at the position of the divination.
"If I get lucky, I'll be harming people.”Sun Hai was speechless.
"Hmm?"
Old Li was stunned. The others were also stunned. There was such a thing as harming people?
Sun Hai looked at the entrance of the temple, in the direction that Tian Fengfu had left." That old man looks energetic, but that doesn't mean he's young. His hair is white and sparse, and his face is weathered. And the way he walks... I guess he hasn't been around for many years.
His wife is probably about the same age as him. Now that she's sick, her condition won't be much better than his brother's. I'll give her three years so that she can have some hope. You give her this year. If she doesn't find the child this year, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. You know that, right?”
“……”
Old Li fell silent, and so did everyone else.
They understood what Sun Hai meant.
Three years was nothing to young people. Three years would pass as soon as they said it. However, to Tian Fengfu and the others, three years was very precious. To them, three years was actually a long time.
"Alright, I didn't think of that." Old Li shook his head and sighed deeply.
"Speaking of which, we don't have many years left to live.”
"Forget about it. Last year, the neighborhood committee gave you a free checkup. You and I went to the hospital.”
“……”
Sun Hai was speechless. He interrupted Old Li's random sighs and said," You're doing fine. Don't just sigh. Anyway, you should wake up early with me to train. It won't be a problem for you to live another twenty years."”
The temple fair members smiled.
Beside them, An Yanyuan's figure appeared out of nowhere.
When he saw Tian Fengfu, he had been paying attention to this old man and followed him into the temple.
"Looking for children…"
An Yanyuan whispered.
As he spoke, he lowered his head and looked at the divination he had calculated. He muttered softly," The person is already dead.”
He had calculated the whereabouts of the 'Tian' er 'that Tian Fengfu mentioned. Not long after he was kidnapped by the human traffickers, he died in an accident and did not survive at all.
... From the very beginning, it was destined that he would never find it.
An Yanyuan was silent.
Then, An Yuyuan pinched his fingers and calculated again. He wanted to calculate their future.
A moment later, An Yanyuan frowned and said what he had calculated.
" Chen Huilan... Tomorrow, at 7:45 pm, the sign of death... will die of old age..."
……
Tian Fengfu brought a lot of paper.
He took the bus back to his city, Nanming City.
He was from Nanming City. The day before yesterday, he had heard from the other elders in the nursing home that the City God Temple in Cang City was effective, so he had come today to pray for his wife Hui Lan's health, for Tian 'er's health, and for them to find Tian' er.
Today, after he came to Cang City to pray, he took the lot paper and planned to go back.
"Sir, is this the way to the bus?”Tian Fengfu got on the bus and asked the driver.
"Yes." The bus driver said concisely.
Hearing this, Tian Fengfu thanked him.
Seeing that there were still empty seats in the car, he walked over and sat down.
After sitting down.
Tian Fengfu picked up the paper and looked at the words on it. His old and wrinkled fingers rubbed the paper.
He and Hui Lan went to look for Tian 'er. Wherever they went, as long as the conditions allowed, they would go to the temple to pray, hoping to find Tian' er. This had slowly become their way of life.
The more temples they entered, the more lots they sought. After so many years, they gradually understood the contents of the lot paper and understood how to read it. It was also because of this that he asked for the lot paper that could find Tian 'er. Huilan could understand it, so he asked for other lots. If it was a bad lot, he could not take it out.
"I'm going back to buy a flower." Looking at the scenery outside the car window, Tian Fengfu saw a flower shop.
Two hours later.
Tian Fengfu returned to Nanming City.
He walked into the flower shop and bought a flower. It was Huilan's favorite rose.
" You're already so old, yet you're still giving roses…" Tian Fengfu looked at the flowers in his hand and mocked himself.
Although he was mocking himself, his face was filled with joy." Boss, please help me wrap this up. Oh right, how can I keep this until tomorrow?"”
"Grandpa, these flowers won't spoil tomorrow. Just put them normally. If you want them to be fresher, sprinkle some water on them.”The young female shop owner smiled. She looked at Rose and then at Tian Fengfu." Grandpa, are you buying it for Grandma?"”
Tian Fengfu nodded.
There was a smile on his face." Tomorrow is her birthday.”
"Grandpa, you really love Grandma. It would be great if you were so romantic in our family.”
The female shop owner expressed her envy.
Then, she quickly wrapped the flowers and handed them to Tian Fengfu." I've wrapped the flowers for you. I'll also give you another flower. I wish Grandpa good health and a long life."”
" Ai, thank you. This..." Tian Fengfu didn't expect such a thing to happen.
The female shop owner asked Tian Fengfu to take the flowers.
Women were sentimental. After seeing Tian Fengfu's feelings for his wife, she felt touched and gave him the flowers. She did not give the flowers on purpose because she was good at business. She was just very touched and gave the flowers to express her gratitude.
"Grandpa, this is a gift from me. You can come and visit often in the future. Our shop has all kinds of flowers.”Her small round face was smiling.
Then, she saw Tian Fengfu nodding his head to indicate that he would definitely do so, and her smile became even brighter.
He watched Tian Fengfu leave.
"Grandma must be very happy." The female shop owner said softly. The next moment, she looked at her husband who was moving the flowers. Her husband was good in everything, but he was not romantic.
However, she was satisfied.
With a happy smile on his face, the little round face continued to greet the new guests and spoke fluently.
Nanming Tongshan nursing home.
This was Tian Fengfu and Chen Huilan's home.
They were old, and because they had no children, and because their deeds were touching, the television station had reported that the government had arranged this nursing home for them so that it would be convenient for someone to take care of them.
"Grandpa Tian, you're back." A female nurse was cleaning at the entrance of the nursing home. She looked at Tian Fengfu's figure and smiled.
She looked at the flowers in Tian Fengfu's hands and smiled even wider." Is this a birthday present for Grandma Chen?”
Chen Huilan's birthday was tomorrow.
This was something that all the nursing home nurses knew. They usually knew about birthdays.
If the conditions allowed, they would hold a small birthday party, but Tian Fengfu said no every time. If they did, they would have to spend money, so there was no need to trouble themselves.
"Yes, I am." Tian Fengfu walked into the nursing home and thought of Huilan's condition." Has Huilan woken up?"”
When the nurse heard this, her expression darkened and she shook her head slightly.
Grandma Chen was one of the elders here. The nurses and volunteers in the nursing home knew about Grandpa Tian's deeds.
Grandma Chen was getting old and her health was getting worse. This year, Grandma Chen could not get out of bed and slept most of the day. They all knew that Grandma Chen did not have long to live.
"No, I haven't."
Hearing this, Tian Fengfu nodded and walked towards his room." I'll go see her."”
His room was a triple room.
He, Hui Lan, and another old man lived there. However, that old man had passed away the year before last, and the bed had always been empty. Now, this room was considered a two-person room.
In the room.
There was an old man lying on the bed by the window. She was covered with a blanket and sleeping very quietly.
Tian Fengfu smiled.
"Huilan, I'm back."
……
The next day.
5:30 PM.
An Yanyuan stood still in the temple hall of the City God Temple, listening to the wishes of the devotees.
At this moment, his gaze fell on a young father who was beating up his naughty child. The child loved to play, so he pulled down the candlestick placed in the temple and broke it on the ground.
The child was crying, and the young father was beating him so hard that An Yanyuan felt his heart ache.
However, although his heart ached, he also enjoyed watching.
This child was indeed mischievous. Among all the naughty children he had seen, he could be ranked in the top ten. This kind of child should be taught a lesson when he was young. Beating was love, scolding was love. This was what parents taught their children.
"When I was young, my hands and feet were tied.”An Shiyuan thought of some old words.
After looking at it for a while.
An Shiyuan looked at the time on the clock.
Then, he looked at the child who had been beaten up by the young father and then lectured. He smiled and shook his head. With a step, his figure disappeared from the spot.
"The nursing home in Tong Shan, Nanming City."
The person disappeared, and a soft murmur sounded from where he was. It was carried away by the wind and disappeared.
After a while.
An Shiyuan appeared in front of the gate of Tong Shan nursing home.
A male nurse swept the floor and bent down to pick up the trash. At this moment, he heard a voice." Excuse me, which room is Tian Fengfu in?"”
"Tian Fengfu? Grandpa Tian? He's on the 11th." The male nurse stood up with a smile and looked behind her.
The next moment, he froze.
There was no one behind him, only the howling of the wind and the falling leaves.
The male nurse looked back and forth.
Didn't someone ask me just now?" He was stunned and shook his head.
He looked around and muttered," Hallucination? Or is it some bastard who pranked me?”
In the nursing home.
An Shiyuan didn't choose to teleport. He paced in the courtyard.
Walking in the hall, the corridor, and passing by the group room…
He saw some old people who were like naughty children, arguing that they didn't want to take their medicine. There were also some old people who were talking to people, smiling happily, revealing their mouths that didn't have many teeth.
" Children are born without teeth, button up the wrong buttons, wear clothes inside out, or sneeze with a runny nose. When people get old and become toothless, they will also button up the wrong buttons, wear clothes inside out, or sneeze with a runny nose. They will become more and more like children in front of their families. They will be children when they are young, and they will be 'children' when they are old. A cycle begins with a child, and they will go through life and return to being a child. The beginning is also the end.”
An Shiyuan thought of what a friend of his had said a long time ago.
He said that old people were children, and the beginning and end of a person was a cycle.
" We must love and care for our elderly parents. The elderly need our care and concern even more. When you were young, they took care of you. Now that you've grown up, it's your turn to take care of them.'
This was something that his close friend had said. They had once talked about this for an entire day.
After walking for a while.
An Yanyuan stopped at the door of a room.
He looked up at the glass on the door and saw the scene in the room. There were three white beds, and the curtains of the window rose and fell with the autumn wind. The afternoon sun shone down, making it warm.
Tian Fengfu sat by the bed by the window, reading a book to the person lying on the bed.
He opened the book.
The last page.
Tian Fengfu would recite Journey to the West to Hui Lan whenever he had time, and now he was talking about the last time,'Returning to the Five Sages of the East to Come True.'
"…Then isn't there a huge difference between the selection of Buddha and the selection of officials?”He read the book and watched as he read the last few words bit by bit. He looked at Hui Lan, who was lying on the bed." Hui Lan, I've finished reading Journey to the West.”……
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