It was already past midnight when I came back from the Earth Temple.
Li Daguo's symptoms of "sleepwalking" in the middle of the night have lasted for more than ten years. Today is the first time he has returned so early.
Lao Li also woke up. After listening to us talk about what we had just experienced, he stared at us in disbelief.
"So, he really didn't go out to do bad things... Uh, I mean, he really didn't go out to do bad things. Is he really working as an errand at the Earth Temple?"
Shen Xing smiled and said, "Yes, you don't have to doubt your son this time. If you don't believe me, just ask him and let him tell you personally."
Old Li Tou looked at Li Daguo: "Er, what do the Land Lord and the Land Grandma look like...are they 1.5 meters tall?"
I couldn't help it anymore: "Uncle Li, how presumptuous are you to ask this? He's tall, at least 1.7 meters tall!"
Li Daguo was confused. He had lost half of his soul, and every time he left the temple, his memory was erased, so now he doesn't remember what happened just now.
He scratched his head and said, "Uh... uh... I don't know. Aren't you talking about Li Wu? What does it have to do with me, Li Daguo?"
I smiled and said: "Li Wu is your name in the Tutu Temple. Forget it, I told you that you can't remember it. Let's study the construction of the temple. Besides, you won't regret it when you go to be a temple blessing." ?”
Li Daguo patted his chest when he heard this: "It's no problem to be a temple blessing. Let me tell you, I used to often dream about the Land Lord and the Land Grandma. As long as you give me something to stutter, no salary is required!"
It seems that whether Li Daguo is thoughtful or not, he approves of being a temple blessing.
However, Lao Li Tou was in trouble. He said that it was possible to build the temple, but people from several villages had to be gathered together to discuss it together. The issue of who would pay and who would contribute the effort had to be studied.
Li Daguo saw his father frowning and pointed at me: "Dad, Wu Xiaofan said he would pay for it."
I glared at him and said speechlessly: "When did I say that I paid... Of course, I can pay, but the problem is that I have no money. I am currently helping my master build a Taoist temple. In the past few years, All my savings have been donated, and I have thousands of dollars in my pocket. I can help you with the icing on the cake, but for the full amount, designated is not enough."
I'm telling the truth. I really don't have that much money. Although the Tutu Temple is just a small temple, I still need to build a house for Li Daguo to live in. It will cost tens of thousands to repair it, right?
Old Li Tou was quite particular and kept saying: "No, no, no, you definitely can't pay for it yourself. There is no reason for this. You are not a wealthy person. Besides, you help our family do things and you haven't earned a penny yet. First of all, It’s nonsense to go out to a temple!”
I felt embarrassed when he said this, so I thought about it and said, "How about this? I will donate five thousand first as the cost of building the temple. As for building a house for a big country, you guys just think of a way. I'll just do that." Even though I have great ability, it really can’t help me much.”
Shen Xing watched with joy, and then said: "Xiaofan is so generous, so I will also donate five thousand to help the Earth Master."
I looked back at Shen Xing: "Don't make trouble, you don't have five thousand yuan... Li Na bought your plane ticket to Harbin."
Shen Xing smiled and said: "If it's not available now, it doesn't mean it won't happen in the future. If it's not available today, it doesn't mean it won't be available tomorrow, right?"
I said speechlessly: "What are you going to do, go out on the street and put on a film?"
Shen Xing said: "It's too slow to make money from stickers, so you don't have to worry about this. In short, I will definitely spend 5,000 yuan when building the temple."
I warned: "Let's talk first, I don't have any money, so borrowing money from me won't work."
Shen Xing laughed loudly: "Don't worry, I can't do that kind of thing. As gentlemen, if you say five thousand, it's five thousand, and I will get it for you within three days!"
This matter is basically settled like this. Next, Old Li Tou will contact people in several villages to study the construction of temples and houses together.
Because the Tutu Temple is at the junction of three villages, this must be discussed by everyone. After all, it is not a trivial matter to break ground for the Tutu Temple.
Then, we rested at his house for a night and planned to go back. Lao Litou insisted on giving us red envelopes to express his gratitude.
In fact, his family's conditions were very poor, so I refused, and Shen Xing also said he wouldn't accept it. Old Li Tou didn't agree with anything, including Cao Jun, saying that he brought it to us and we couldn't let our work go in vain. .
So, Cao Jun walked around the yard and said to Lao Li Tou: "How about you stew a chicken for everyone, as a way of expressing your gratitude."
As soon as he said this, all the chickens in the yard ran away...
Old Li Tou was a quick man. He entered the house and started catching chickens with a knife. The whole yard was filled with chickens and dogs barking. I couldn't bear to watch it. I said, pull it down. The chickens are innocent. Don't stew them at every turn. , you can give us some pig-killing vegetables.
As soon as he finished speaking, the pig in the back pen of his house immediately pricked up its gossipy ears, opened its round eyes wide, and stared at me without blinking...
I said, Second Senior Brother, don’t be afraid, we won’t eat you, it’s not the Chinese New Year yet.
The pig snorted, lowered its head to eat, and ignored me.
Shen Xing also laughed and said don't bother, today is July 15th, I am a vegetarian.
Lao Litou said, "You can eat whatever you want. It's not good for a young person to be a vegetarian. It affects your development. Just wait. I'll buy meat right now!"
Shen Xing still wanted to express his refusal, but Lao Litou acted resolutely and ran out to buy groceries with Cao Jun.
I say to you, don’t be a vegetarian. You don’t miss this meal. Besides, it’s hard to catch pig-killing vegetables in rural areas, so you should break the precept. Besides, if you don’t eat meat today, you will still eat meat tomorrow, then What is the use of eating this daily vegetarian diet?
Shen Xing was helpless and said, "You guys can eat it, I'll pick the sauerkraut!"
With little effort, Lao Li Tou bought pork, pig offal, blood sausage, etc., then lit a fire and stewed a large pot of pig-killing vegetables for us.
The pig-killing dishes in the countryside are better than those in the city, and the meat is also bought at the market in their village. They are all country pigs and are very fragrant.
We picked up our chopsticks and started eating, but Shen Xing was such an outlier that we had to serve him a separate serving of pickled cabbage and potatoes.
I told you to just eat. Is there still one meal left?
Shen Xing said that it must not be eaten. This is the code of conduct for practitioners. If you can't refuse even one meal of meat, how can you keep so many precepts?
If you don't miss a meal of meat today and a fish tomorrow, if things go on like this, people's bottom line will slowly be exceeded. As the saying goes, a hundred-mile embankment breaks down in an ant nest. This is what it means!
Cao Jun said, aren't you making yourself suffer?
Shen Xing said that every step of the path of spiritual practice is full of thorns and traps. If you can't bear even this little hardship and are easily defeated by the desire for food and drink, you will be even more unable to resist the temptation of this colorful world.
So why don't you practice some wool training? !
