After a group of craftsmen left, the mountain returned to the tranquility of a paradise.
The early birds were chirping and noisy in front of Li Xiuyuan's window, as if urging the owner to get up quickly, we want to eat rice.
Li Xiuyuan left the room and walked to the kitchen.
As he walked, he smiled and said, "You can't be lazy. If I'm not here in the winter, wouldn't you be starving?"
After scattering the rice and washing up, I sat under the eaves and watched a bunch of birds lowering their heads to grab food.
Sister Hua also grabbed Duo'er from the bed. After washing herself, she put the cooked porridge on the table.
Juier took the porridge served by Sister Hua, looked at Li Xiuyuan and asked, "Brother, where should we go to play later?"
After the master left, no one took her for a walk in the mountains, and the little girl was not used to it for a while.
Li Xiuyuan thought about what he had not finished talking about yesterday and what the old man was worried about.
He smiled and said, "Let's go for a walk down the mountain. It just so happens that my brother will take you back up the mountain. It seems that we should plant some apricot trees in this mountain next year."
Sister Hua couldn't help laughing when she heard this: "If more apricot trees are planted in this mountain, it will really become a paradise."
Jue'er chuckled: "That's great. When I grow up, I can come here to pick apricots."
After dinner, we drank two courses of tea.
Sister Hong stayed at home to clean up the house, while Li Xiuyuan took Jui'er to the mountains.
The two of them walked all the way, but only halfway through, Li Xiuyuan stopped and stared at the shining golden eaves of the temple not far away in a daze.
Think about it, only a few years have passed since Emperor Wu destroyed the Buddha, and it was just a change of dynasty.
The foot of the mountain has become the world of Buddha again.
However, at the moment, he doesn't want to tell Duo'er what will happen many years later. After all, Duo'er at that time was afraid that he would have left this world long ago.
And the reason why he came to Datang once was to witness the arrival of that moment.
Withdrawing his gaze towards the golden dome in the distance, Li Xiuyuan pointed to the texture on the edge of the stone steps and took Duo'er's hand to touch it.
He said softly: "The lines on the stone slab are also the Tao, and the tracks the ants crawl through are also the Tao in their hearts. The path leading to where we live is the path in the mountains, and the path leading down the mountain to the imperial city is the main road..."
A few simple words made the four-year-old girl understand something instantly.
I squatted on the ground and watched the lines of ants crawling by, and I was speechless for a long time.
According to my brother, all traces in the world are Tao. Even the teachers in the school and my own parents cannot tell this truth!
The two squatted on the ground together, quietly watching the rows of ants crawling past their eyes and heading towards the mountain.
Until the ants disappeared and Li Xiuyuan took Juier's hand to go up.
Jue'er pointed to the shining golden Buddhist temple not far away and asked, "Brother, do the gold tiles on those temples also have traces of Taoism?"
Li Xiuyuan was slightly stunned, and after a long silence he said, "Yes, Taoist temples and Buddhist temples all have their own way."
"Where is the Tao?" Juier asked curiously.
“The Word is in the scriptures.”
Li Xiuyuan thought for a while and replied: "Both Taoist temples and monasteries have their own scriptures. For those who are monks and practitioners, Buddhist scriptures are the Tao in their hearts."
A few leaves were blown off the branches by a gust of autumn wind, and floated gently onto their shoulders.
It fell into the palm of his hand, Jue'er pinched a piece and looked at it seriously.
After a while, he said: "Brother, this leaf seems different from the one yesterday?"
Li Xiuyuan took the leaf in her hand and said calmly: "Every leaf in this mountain is unique, just like you, Juier, you are also the only one in the Tang Dynasty."
"There are some truths that you still can't understand, but that doesn't matter. It's just like going back to school to teach poetry to you..."
"Just like how I taught you how to play the piano, you just need to memorize them all now, and then you will reach the point where practice makes perfect."
After a pause, Li Xiuyuan continued: "Wait until you grow up to think about the truth."
The two of them slowly climbed up the stairs step by step. Li Xiuyuan's hands and feet did not stop.
Just like the small Taoist temple on Luoxia Mountain back then, he also wanted to leave a medium-sized magic circle on this narrow mountain road.
He doesn't want to hurt anyone, but it doesn't mean that this world can be trampled by anyone.
After reading the Tao of Ants and knowing that the Tao of Buddhism is hidden in Buddhist scriptures, Jue'er asked: "Brother, what is the Tao of Qin?"
This question almost stumped Li Xiuyuan, because he had not thought about it seriously until now.
After thinking for a while, he looked at her and replied: "For you now, Qindao is the ability to play a complete music score, and then have a beautiful melody."
"What happens when Juier grows up?"
Jue'er asked seriously: "Jue'er also wants to be like my brother, inviting the birds in the mountains to play beautiful music."
Li Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He thought that it was difficult to enter the Tao with the piano, but it could trap some monks in a certain realm for their entire lives without knowing the method.
It's easy to say, at that time Nangong Ruyu seemed to be able to enter Taoism with the piano without much hard work.
It's just that Li Xiuyuan forgot one thing at the moment.
When he was Li Ye, the national master of the five regions, he had already taught her and Princess Wutong to play the piano in Xuantian Temple, on the Tianshan Mountain.
It's just that he drank too much soup on the Forgotten River, and he has completely forgotten many things.
After a long time, he sighed leisurely.
He looked at her and said: "Before you enter the Tao with the piano, you must first understand the Tao of this world and let the sky, earth, mountains and rivers understand your voice."
"Only when you let heaven and earth understand the voice in your heart, will the birds and flowers living in heaven and earth understand the sound of your piano. At the end of the piano, what is actually being tempered is your own state of mind."
Jue'er vaguely understood something, but not completely.
He could only smile bitterly and shake his head: "It's so difficult, Jue'er can't understand it now."
Li Xiuyuan looked at the expression on her face and could only say, "It doesn't matter. I'll tell you now. When you grow up, you can ask me again."
He is not a passing visitor to the Tang Dynasty, at least he will experience the legend of the girl in front of him personally.
Therefore, Li Xiuyuan was not in a hurry to teach her more principles.
Patting Duo'er's little hand, Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly and said, "The days are long, don't be anxious."
Jue'er laughed when she heard this, pinched a leaf and asked: "Brother, have you ever seen two leaves that look the same?"
Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "I have never seen a Jue'er until now."
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In the days that followed, when Jue'er was playing the piano under the eaves against a wisp of autumn wind, Li Xiuyuan planted trees on the mountain path.
The tree is an apricot sapling sent by the old man.
After Li Xiuyuan mentioned it last time, the old man went down to buy two hundred saplings.
So these days, Li Xiuyuan was either making tea under the eaves and reasoning with Jui'er, or setting up formations and planting trees at the foot of the mountain.
At this time, the Purple Bamboo Sword has been released.
Even a four-year-old girl spends half an hour every day slashing out crooked swords in the mountains, imitating her elder brother's ability to cut the autumn wind.
Learn the piano to make your ambition clear, and practice the sword to defend yourself.
This is a practice tailored by Li Xiuyuan for Jue'er. As for the practice of Buddhism, it seems that it is not good enough at the moment.
He wanted to see if there was a connection between Jue'er and Sanzang, and whether Sanzang taught her Buddhism or brought her into the world of Buddhism himself.
Because his arrival has finally slightly changed some of Juier's life trajectories, and he must abide by the arrangements of this world.
Since Jue'er spent seven days tempering her body, her hands no longer have blood stains.
Because the little girl's hands now have a layer of calluses, and the skin will no longer break and bleed due to touching the strings.
After some instruction from the old man and seven days of tempering her body with elixirs in the mountains, the four-year-old girl has reached the third level of Qi Gathering.
To Datang, he was considered a small monk.
At this time, Li Xiuyuan was resting on the recliner, covered with an animal blanket.
Jue'er played the piano with both hands. When her fingertips plucked the strings, the notes beat gently, and Sister Hua's heartstrings trembled along with it.
Gradually, Juier, like Li Xiuyuan, closed his eyes.
It was as if the little girl at this moment understood the artistic conception in the music score, and then resonated with the guqin. Her fingers crossed the strings, and each note seemed to be given life.
The guqin from the Nine Heavens is incomparable to the Tang Dynasty.
The guqin has a soul, and it understands the girl's voice and resonates softly.
A ray of sunshine fell from the ancient trees, shining on Jue'er's face with peace and beauty.
A pair of small hands seemed to have magic power, making Sister Hua's mood jump along with her fingertips, with a look of joy on her face.
Sister Hua's mood gradually became peaceful, her eyes slowly closed, and she fell into the artistic conception of Juier's music, and actually fell asleep under the eaves.
"He is truly a legend of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Xiuyuan, who was leaning on the recliner, had a happy smile on his lips. After a while, the little girl actually had her own artistic conception in the sound of the piano.
He really wants to see if this guy can use the piano to enter Taoism and transcend this world in a few decades or even a hundred years.
Who says women are inferior to men? The best example is right in front of you.
Jue'er herself was immersed in the sound of the piano, as if possessed by a demon. She played for two full hours without feeling any fatigue at all.
When Sister Hua woke up, she looked at Li Xiuyuan and shook her head, stopped Juier, and carried her towards the wooden house.
For Li Xiuyuan, Jue'er like this can already go down the mountain to go shopping with the elderly.
He wanted to enjoy his free time alone in the mountains.
It was raining lightly in the morning. When Jue'er opened her eyes, she felt some changes in her body. She seemed to be able to hear the sound of snow flowing down the mountain and hitting the rocks.
It was like the tinkling sound made by the strings between her fingers.
After breakfast, Li Xiuyuan practiced the piano with her for a while until the little girl put away her hands with satisfaction.
Li Xiuyuan looked at Sister Hua and said, "Go down the mountain today and go to the Imperial City to find Juier's master. She should be practicing swordsmanship."
Jue'er and Sister Hua had been looking forward to this moment for a long time, and they cheered immediately.
Duo'er took Li Xiuyuan's hand and asked, "Brother, do you want to go down the mountain with Duo'er and go shopping in the imperial city?"
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and replied softly: "I will send you down the mountain and watch you get on the carriage and come back. I will stay on the mountain for some days."
Before the snow fell, he wanted to collect some snow water, mix it with a few drops of the sacred spring, and water the newly planted apricot trees in the mountains.
In this way, in the coming year, both sides of the long mountain road will be filled with gorgeous apricot flowers, spiritual flowers.
Jue'er didn't get angry at all, but quietly held Li Xiuyuan's hand and walked down the mountain, stepping on the fallen leaves and looking at the golden mountains.
When they got to the roadside and hailed a carriage, Li Xiuyuan handed the guqin in its case to Sister Hua.
Looking at the two people, he said: "This piano is rare to see. Jue'er must take good care of it."
Jue'er squinted her eyes and smiled: "Don't worry, brother, Jue'er will never allow it to disappear from my eyes."
Waving his hand, the carriage slowly headed towards the imperial city.
Looking at the hazy sky, I thought that it would be rainy in the coming days.
Stepping on the bluestone of the mountain path, Li Xiuyuan inscribed the runes more solidly.
Walking to the mountains, looking at the mist not far away, I took a leisurely breath.
Unexpectedly, a voice rang in his ears: "Donor, did you build this wooden house in the mountains?"
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