Accompanied by the lively sound of firecrackers, the carriage slowly approached and arrived at the village.
At this moment, in the village that was full of joy, the villagers stopped their chopsticks and looked curiously at the carriage.
Lin Xiaolu sat on the carriage and looked at them attentively, especially on the two people wearing bright red clothes in the courtyard.
"Xu~"
Jiang Ning shook the horse rope twice and controlled the horse to stop, but Lin Xiaolu couldn't wait to jump off the carriage and ran outside the fenced yard, lying on the fence and looking at the villagers with a pair of big eyes without blinking.
The villagers were looking at him too.
The two sides looked at each other for a while, and Lin Xiaolu snorted: "What are you looking at?"
He looked at dozens of villagers alone without any fear!
In the car, Wugou and Shangguan Shiliu also got off the carriage together. When the villagers in the courtyard saw Lin Xiaolu, who was wearing a dark blue monk's robe, and Wugou, who was wearing a white monk's robe, they had some goodwill in their eyes.
Two monks came to visit on the big day, which was not a bad thing.
In the yard, a woman wearing a bright red skirt looked at them curiously, and then said to the nearest Lin Xiaolu: "Little master, who are you?"
"We were passing by."
Across the fence, Lin Xiaolu looked at the woman and another handsome man in red clothes and asked, "Are you getting married?"
The woman's face turned red, she smiled and nodded.
The man cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Yes, little master."
"Oh, then let me do some somersaults for you to entertain you?"
Villager:? ? ?
The villagers couldn't help laughing after hearing this for a while, wondering why this little Taoist priest was so interesting.
Fortunately, Jiang Ning stopped him in time and stepped forward to explain the reason to the bride.
"Sister, don't blame me. We passed by your village and wanted to beg for a bowl of food. We never expected to meet my sister on her big day. Congratulations."
With that said, Jiang Ning took out some silver coins and said with a smile: "I wonder if the four of us, one duck and three horses, can use some food in your village."
When the bride saw that Jiang Ning wanted to give money, she quickly waved her hand and said with a gentle smile: "Sister, you're welcome. I see that there are Taoist priests and Buddhist disciples in my team. How can I be turned away on my big day? Come in quickly." sit."
The bride has a pretty good impression of the four little brothers and sisters in front of her. She thinks they all have good-looking faces and look like good people, except for the little priest who looks a little unruly, and among them there is a colorful little sister. The look in his eyes is a little weird, and he always looks eager to try, but everything else is fine.
At this time, the surrounding villagers also cheered and greeted enthusiastically: "Our village used to entertain passers-by. Everyone who came was a guest. Several little brothers sat down to eat. There is no shortage of this little food."
"That's right, little kids, hurry up and take your seats. Hey! Fourth Mom, please bring in some more sets of bowls and chopsticks!"
Lin Xiaolu and his party were warmly welcomed into the courtyard by the villagers and sat down in front of an Eight Immortals table.
They also sensibly congratulated the newlyweds, while the villagers joked to the bride and groom:
"It's better for this young couple from the Zhang family. On the day of their wedding, Buddhists and Taoists will congratulate them. They will definitely get married to a fat boy."
"Hahahaha~"
The villagers burst into laughter, making the bride and groom blush with shame.
"Young masters, this is our village's home-brewed rice wine. It's very delicious. Try it." The bride delivered a jar of rice wine to the table for four people.
"Hey, thank you, big sister." Lin Xiaolu happily took the rice wine. He was not interested in spicy wine, but he still liked rice wine.
The young man poured the white wine into the bowl and took a sip. His eyes suddenly lit up and he said in surprise: "It tastes good!"
"Little deer, little deer, pour me some too." Shangguan Pomegranate brought an empty bowl over.
Lin Xiaolu poured a bowl for her and Jiang Ning, and then poured another bowl for Shuai Shuai Ya.
When several people tasted it, their eyes lit up.
“Good wine!”
"This wine is okay. It tastes better than the spicy wine in my father's wine cellar." Shangguan Pomegranate said while drinking heavily: "I never thought that such a small village could have such delicious wine."
"Yes, and it's not intoxicating or spicy, so even children can drink it."
Several people drank and ate the farm food handed over by the villagers. They felt that it tasted very good and they were very happy.
"Wugu, you really don't want to drink?" Lin Xiaolu's face was slightly red, eager to attract Wugu to break the precepts. He smacked his lips and persuaded: "Didn't the Buddha say that when meat and wine pass through the intestines, they will remain in the heart of the Buddha."
"Donor Xiaolu, these words were said by Zen Master Poshan." Wugou looked helpless: "And there is another sentence at the end - if people in the world learn from me, it will be like entering the devil's way."
"Who is Poshan?" Lin Xiaolu asked.
"A Buddhist monk with the same status as Zen Master Huineng."
"Who is Huineng?" Lin Xiaolu asked again.
Wugou:……
He explained helplessly: "Chan Master Huineng is the Sixth Patriarch. Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, so how can it cause dust. This poem was written by Zen Master Huineng.
Zen Master Poshan was also an eminent monk. Back then, a mortal general invaded Zen Master Poshan's country and forced him to eat meat.
Zen Master Poshan said: The poor monk can eat meat, but if the poor monk eats the meat, the general must promise the poor monk not to harm the people in the city.
The general agreed, and Poshan ate the meat. Then he left a sentence: After the wine and meat passed through the intestines, it remained in the heart of the Buddha. If people in the world imitate me, it will be like entering the devil's path.
After that, the general did fulfill his promise and did not harm the people in the city at all. "
In the bustling courtyard, several young people listened to Wu Gu's story. Although some of them had little understanding of the story, everyone still listened with interest.
Shangguan Shiliu on the side started to criticize Lin Xiaolu after hearing this, and snorted to Wugou arrogantly: "Wugou, don't tell him, people like him have no intelligence at all."
Seeing that he was being attacked, Lin Xiaolu immediately held Shuaishuai Duck in his arms, pointed its duck butt at Shangguan Pomegranate, and then shouted fiercely: "Shoot!"
Handsome Duck:......
Shangguan Pomegranate:......
The few of them continued to talk and laugh while eating. After a while, Lin Xiaolu suddenly drank rice wine happily and asked Wugu eagerly:
"Wugou, I always hear Huadie say: You and your master are new Buddhas. What does this mean? Is it because you worship the Buddha's Dharma instead of the Tathagata?"
"No, no, no, little deer donor, the so-called new Buddha and old Buddha are fundamentally different in philosophy and purpose."
At the dinner table, Wugou explained gently: "The ultimate goal of monks in the world is to make themselves emptied of all four elements, achieve Anuttarasamyaksambodhi, stay away from all troubles and pains, and become a Buddha in solitude.
The practice of novice monks and tutors is different from them in purpose.
The master believes that the ultimate goal of practicing Buddhism should not be to free yourself from pain and become a Buddha, but to free others from pain. Let others become Buddhas.
Therefore, if all sentient beings can become Buddhas, then it does not matter whether the little monk himself becomes a Buddha or not. "
At this moment, several young people were shocked when they heard this unprecedented concept. Even Handsome Duck couldn't help but take a deep breath. Lin Xiaolu was completely confused and opened his mouth to say no. speak out.
Is this the philosophy of the New Buddha? Let all people in the world become Buddhas?
This is too... unrealistic, right?
Jiang Ning, Shangguan Shiliu, and Shuai Shuaiya all had surprise and weirdness in their eyes. Among them, Shangguan Shiliu explained with a wry smile:
"My father told me that he respects your master Wuxin Zen Master very much, and he respects Zen Master Wuxin's ideas even more, but even he thinks your master's ideas are too shocking and unrealistic.
To put it ten thousand steps back, even if all sentient beings finally become Buddhas, hundreds of millions of Buddhas will emerge all at once.
Do you think the Buddha can agree? "
