"Master Zhang, I've been waiting for you." The fifth son of the Dragon King shouted hurriedly when he saw Zhang Shaofei and a woman falling from the sky in Chanlong Gorge.
"Fifth Young Master, I, Zhang Shaofei, am late and have caused you..." After Zhang Shaofei said this, he couldn't bear to say any more and looked at Le Zhidan who was standing beside him, "This is my sworn sister, Le Zhi, the fourth daughter of the Le family. Dan.”
"Hello, Miss Le Si." After the Dragon King's Fifth Young Master greeted Le Zhidan, he was about to tell Zhang Shaofei what happened after they said goodbye. Zhang Shaofei waved his hand and said, "Fifth Young Master, it's rare that we meet again today after saying goodbye. The weather is fine and the weather is comfortable. It’s sunny and the scenery is beautiful, let’s walk and chat.”
"Okay." Dragon King Fifth Young Master said cheerfully.
Along the way, Suan Ni was in no mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery along the way. She confided to Zhang Shaofei with a melancholy face that she had met, got to know and fell in love with the Cuckoo Fairy, the Queen Mother beat the mandarin ducks with a stick, and ruthlessly blocked the shallow water...
Unknowingly, we walked to a small hill at the intersection of the Shimen Valley and the Chanlong Valley, beside the ancient post road at the northern foot of Tianlu Mountain. Zhang Shaofei asked surprisingly: "Where is that?"
"The locals call it Fozi Dun." Le Zhidan took over the topic, "I heard from the elderly people in the village that the Sixth Patriarch lived in seclusion in Tianlu Mountain for a period of time, and he had a special preference for plum blossoms. , thinking that the petals of the green-calyx plum blossoms growing here are as pure and pure as the Zen mind. Looking at them makes people disappear all distracting thoughts. The Sixth Patriarch was particularly interested in the intersection of these two waters. When I have free time, I come here to plant plum trees.”
"The land here is fertile, the water is abundant, and the sunlight is excellent. Those plum trees grow fast, okay?" Zhang Shaofei interjected.
"Yes, everyone in the village believes that the plum tree was created by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the plum core left by Tieguaili and other immortals when the Eight Immortals came to Tianlu Mountain to hold a fruit feast. Under the leadership of the Sixth Patriarch, Following the demonstration, the mountain people planted plum trees in a large area on the mountain. Not long after, the plum trees on Tianlu Mountain were all over the mountains and plains." Le Zhidan looked at the plum forest affectionately, "In the season of plum blossoms in full bloom, up and down the mountain, there are a lot of plum trees. The vast white sky is like white clouds falling on the earth. When the mountain wind blows, the fragrance of plum blossoms ripples and intoxicates the heart. It can be said that the mountain people live in a sea of flowers and a world of fragrance, and are content. On the other hand, every time plum blossoms come, Flying down, in the season when plum trees bear fruit, countless green plums hang on the branches, and the branches are bent under the weight of the numerous fruits. The harvested plums can be soaked in wine or made into cold fruits for sale. In this way, the plum trees It has brought a lot of tangible benefits to the people in the mountains.”
At this time, the vast and endless sky was blue, like a huge curtain filtered out of all colors. A few snow-white clouds were blown by the wind like small boats floating gently in the sea.
Zhang Shaofei wanted to water the plum tree and came to the stream, but was stopped by a middle-aged man and woman not far from the stream.
The man is from Gangjiao Village at the foot of Tianlu Mountain, his name is Su Xiaohua, and the woman standing next to him is his wife A Fang. Judging from the depressed look on her face, something unsatisfactory happened to her.
Su Xiaohua waved to Zhang Shaofei and shouted: "Little brother, please come here."
Zhang Shaofei waded across the stream and walked over, asking: "Uncle, what's the matter?"
Su Xiaohua was about to speak when he saw his wife standing next to her with a blushing face. She immediately fell silent and pulled Zhang Shaofei to the big banyan tree a few feet away.
Su Xiaohua blushed, lowered her voice and told Zhang Shaofei the crux of the matter in her heart: He had been married for more than ten years, but his wife failed to give birth to children. His father and mother urged them again and again. They also looked for some doctors, but after taking many medicines, they could not see that his wife was pregnant. The more impatient they are, the less effective they will be. His parents had strong opinions on his wife and often criticized her for no reason. Fortunately, his wife had a good temper and swallowed her anger without quarreling with the old man. But it is not easy for Su Xiaohua to be a human being in the middle.
As the saying goes, you have something to think about every day and something to dream about at night. Last night, Su Xiaohua had a dream, saying that there was a living Buddha on Tianlu Mountain who could solve problems and provide relief. When he woke up in the morning, he took his wife to the Tianlu Temple on the top of the mountain. After listening to his request, the abbot, Zen Master Rude, confessed that he was just a Buddhist monk and had no ability to give guidance and give birth to children. Everything in life could only be left to chance.
Su Xiaohua was not discouraged. He and his wife climbed high and low, up mountains, wading through streams, into woods, and down ravines. They searched everywhere but could not find the Living Buddha.
Seeing Zhang Shaofei by the stream, Su Xiaohua had no choice but to ask Zhang Shaofei for help and asked: "Little brother, do you know where the Living Buddha is in the mountain?"
Although he spoke in a low voice, the mountain was silent at this time, so A Fang still heard him and said to himself in shame: "Oh, it's my fault for not living up to expectations."
Su Xiaohua continued to say to Zhang Shaofei: "Some people advised me to divorce my wife and remarry. But I think it is God's arrangement that we became husband and wife. My wife is usually hard-working and capable, and is very filial to my parents. She is worthy of being married." He is called virtuous and virtuous. How can I divorce my wife and marry another?"
Zhang Shaofei praised: "Uncle, you are such a good man."
Su Xiaohua expressed her difficulties to Zhang Shaofei: "But you should also know that in our rural areas, there is a custom that says there are three types of unfilial piety, and the greatest is not having offspring. If you have no offspring, you will be looked down upon by others, and your family business will be despised in the future. There is no one to inherit. So we burn incense and worship God at home every day, and think hard every night. Alas, I worship Buddha so sincerely and have done so much hard work, but my wife is not happy. My wife and I are both almost forty years old. If My wife has been unable to give birth to children in the past few years, so the future will become even more difficult. So my wife and I went up to the mountain, hoping that the living Buddha can give us some guidance so that my Sumen Incense Lantern can continue."
The hills are surrounded by iris, which symbolizes love and good luck. Among the green grass, the purple-blue flowers blooming like groups of dancing butterflies. There is a big stone under the big banyan tree in the center of the hill.
When Zhang Shaofei had an idea, he had an epiphany and said, "Uncle, you don't have to work so hard to look for it elsewhere in the mountains. Let me ask you, what is that thing?"
Su Xiaohua followed what Zhang Shaofei pointed to and saw a big stone. He answered casually: "Little brother, the question you asked is too simple. This is obviously a very ordinary big stone."
Zhang Shaofei said implicitly: "Yes, if you say it is a big stone, it is a big stone, but what if you think it is not just a big stone, but something else? You might as well use your brain to imagine it."
"This..." Su Xiaohua walked up the hill, held the short beard of her chin, looked left and right at the big stone, and looked at the middle for a while: the bottom of this big stone was wider. , triangular in shape, slanting upward, and the upper part is round, a bit like a human head. If he realized something, he then waved to his wife and said, "Afang, come and take a look, this looks like a What?"
