Whisper of the Eternal Dao

The sun rose slowly, and the new day was repeated. Every household in the village had to struggle to make a living. They were really too poor.

This village is very far from the nearest city. Every time there is a need to buy daily necessities or sell some local products, it takes a long time to get there and back. Whenever the children in the village need to go to the city, they are happy to go with adults.

However, due to the long distance, this wish rarely comes true.

Today they went to take care of the plants as usual. One of the families was named Lin.

There was a child in the family named Lin Yi, who was five years old.

The little one was very thoughtful. He knew that life at home was difficult and helped with things within his ability.

Someone in the distance called out “Xiao Yi.” The person was Lin Sheng, who was six years old. He was Lin Yi's best friend and he called Lin Sheng “Little Fatso.”

Lin Yi smiled and said, “Little Fatty, you look so happy after eating candy.”

The little fat boy was overjoyed and said, ”I'm happier than eating candy. I'm finally going to the city tomorrow!”

“Ah, little fat boy, is that true?”

The little fat boy nodded his head excitedly.

Lin Yi was happy with the little fat boy, but he also felt a little disappointed. He wanted to go too, but would his father be willing to take him?

The little fat man saw Lin Yi's desperate expression and said, “I heard that a few more people will be leaving tomorrow. Ask your father if he's going? Then we can go to the city together.”

When Lin Yi heard the little fat man's words, he seemed to see hope. Maybe his father would also go to the city tomorrow. His eyes lit up and he looked forward to it.

All the way, the fat boy kept talking in my ear, chattering away, full of excitement.

However, Lin Yi's mind was still wondering if his father would go to the city tomorrow. Lin Yi felt that the day passed so slowly and he really hoped that today was the next day.

Finally it was time to go home for lunch, and Lin Yi ran home full of anticipation.

Not far from his house, Lin Yi saw smoke coming out of his kitchen and knew that his family was preparing lunch. After

returning home, Lin Yi said, “Mom, I'm back.”

He looked around hastily, but did not see his father. He felt a little depressed.

Then he walked to the kitchen and saw a thin figure, it was Lin Yi's mother. Although Lin Yi's mother was thin, her face was still beautiful, and her eyes were full of determination.

Seeing Lin Yi coming, she said, “Xiao Yi, the food will be ready soon, please wait a moment.”

Lin Yi nodded, “Mom, let me help add firewood.”

Lin's mother looked at the thoughtful Lin Yi with an expression of relief.

While adding firewood, Lin Yi chatted about family matters and asked, whether intentionally or not, ‘Mom, why isn't Dad home yet?”

Lin's mother said, ’Your father won't be home for dinner tonight. He went to the mountains to hunt and pick herbs with the villagers early in the morning.”

Lin Yi said, “Oh,” and asked, “Mom, have you heard? Someone from the village is going to the city tomorrow.”

Lin's mother didn't care and just said she wasn't sure.

Lin Yi didn't ask any more. After lunch, he didn't go to work as usual, but waited at home.

At home, Lin Yi anxiously waited for his father to arrive, hoping that night would come soon, but time seemed to drag on. Lin Yi thought that instead of waiting like this, it would be better if he helped with the housework, so that time would pass more quickly and he would be able to help the family. In this way, he ended up waiting for night to come in a daze, but when he returned home, he still did not see his father.

He asked anxiously, “Mom, is Dad not home yet?”

“Well, looking at the time, I wonder if he's going to spend the night out tonight.”

Hearing this, Lin Yi's heart broke. Seeing that something was wrong with Lin Yi, Lin's mother asked, ”Xiao Yi, do you need anything from your father?”

“Mom, no, nothing.”

Seeing that Lin Yi didn't say much, Lin's mother didn't ask any more. After all, he was just a child.

After dinner and waiting for a while, it didn't look like he was coming back tonight, so Lin Yi went out to look for the fat boy.

When the fat boy saw Lin Yi coming, he asked hurriedly, “Xiao Yi, how are you? What's going on?”

Lin Yi was gloomy, “My father went to the mountains and might be out tonight.”

The fat boy comforted him, ”Maybe your father is on his way home.”

Lin Yi knew that the fat boy was comforting him, so he just smiled and said nothing more.

The fat boy also felt bad when he saw Lin Yi was in a bad mood.

Suddenly he said: “Xiao Yi, remember the bees we saw last time? I passed by there today and they were full of honey.”

When Lin Yi heard what the fat man said, he also remembered the beehive he had seen last time. He couldn't remember the last time he had eaten honey, and he really missed the taste. So the two of them matched and headed for their destination in the moonlight. Lin Yi also temporarily forgot about his problem.

The two arrived at the tree, which was the largest tree nearby. It was difficult for several people to hug it, but the tree was already at dusk, with tree holes everywhere. In the larger tree holes, there were bees everywhere. Under the moonlight, one could see that the bees were busy with honey.

Lin Yi said happily: “Little Fat Boy, there's really a lot of honey, enough for us to eat for a long time.”

Little Fat Boy said happily: ”We'll have honey to eat later!”

However, they both became worried, wondering how they could pick honey without being stung by bees.

The little fat man said: “Xiao Yi, what do you think we should do?”

Lin Yi remembered the scene of adults picking honey last time, so he said: ”Let's use smoke to lure the bees out first, then wrap ourselves up. This way we should be able to pick honey without getting stung.”

The little fat man said, “Xiao Yi, you still have a way.”

Saying that, the two of them divided up the work and found something to draw the smoke with, then they both wrapped themselves up.

Shortly thereafter, bees began to fly out of the tree hole. Lin Yi and the fat boy couldn't help but smile, knowing that they were close to success. Seeing more and more bees flying out, and finally gradually decreasing in number, they knew that the time to harvest the fruit was almost upon them.

The fat boy asked, “Lin Yi, is it almost ready?”

Lin Yi also felt that the basket should be ready, so he said: “It should be ready, I'll get it, the fat boy get the basket.”

Lin Yi put his little hand in, and as his hand came into contact, his little hand trembled a little, unable to contain his excitement.

Lin Yi felt it a little with his hand and said to the fat boy: “There are so many of them there!”

Lin Yi carefully picked up one of the pieces and took it out of the tree hole. There were still some bees on it. He swatted the bees and broke one part. He put the other large piece into the basket, then divided the small piece into two parts and handed one to the fat boy, forgetting that there was still a lot of honey in it. They both started eating with silly smiles on their faces.

“Wow, it's so sweet and delicious, this is the most delicious food I've ever eaten.”

Lin Yi ate it slowly. It had been a long time since he had tasted this flavor. After all, they were only five or six years old, and they were poor. Honey was clearly the most delicious food for them.

They both ate the honey, looking at each other with silly smiles from ear to ear. It took them a while to finish a small piece, but they still felt dissatisfied and immersed in it.

When they had both recovered, they remembered that there was still a lot of honey that had not been picked, so they continued the big job of picking honey. When they were finished, the basket could no longer hold all the honey, so they happily got rid of it.

“Little Fatty, bring your basket here. We'll each get half, is that okay?”

The little fat man said briskly, “Let's do it.”

After the two men divided the honey, they licked the honey on their hands clean and ran home carrying the basket.

He was getting ready to go home and share this happiness with his mother, but when Lin Yi arrived home, he found his mother already asleep. It was very late. Lin Yi smiled bitterly, wondering how time could pass so quickly at this moment.

Lin Yi saved the honey, washed his face hastily, and fell asleep with his mood changing from anxious to happy throughout the day. He dreamed sweetly in his sleep, eating the honey sweetly, and forgetting all the problems of the day.