Ksitigarbha posed a difficult problem to Li Xiuyuan, and he didn't know what to do when he got up early.
After thinking for a long time, when it was almost midnight, he was helpless and remembered that the bell on the Drum Tower had not been struck since it was installed.
So he went upstairs and tried ringing the morning bell of Yunqi Temple for the first time.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!" The bell rang on the mountain. The old man Gongyang Bo who was sitting quietly at home was startled. Could it be that something happened to the temple on the mountain?
After thinking about it, I packed my bags and left the house, heading towards the mountain.
Many of the vendors and villagers in the town also heard the bells coming from the temple on the mountain. When they walked out of their homes and looked up at the mountains behind.
Only then did I realize that there was a misty spring rain in the sky.
and......
"Zhu'er, call your mother out to get out in the rain. This is the Bodhisattva from Houshan Temple appearing!"
"Third Wife, call your wife out to get wet in the rain. There is no sun today, why is the rain so golden!"
"Wang Ergou, your mother-in-law asked you to come out to get wet in the rain, get out quickly!"
"Folks, the Bodhisattva in the back mountain has appeared. Come out and get wet in the rain!"
Less than a quarter of an hour later, as the bell of Yunqi Temple rang, the villagers in Furong Town who heard the bell walked out of their homes one after another, and everyone stretched their hands toward the sky.
Even Gongyang Bo, who was walking on the road, said hello to the villagers along the way, saying that he would go to the mountain temple first to see what magical things happened.
When the spiritual rain entered the body, the villagers at the foot of the mountain did not feel any magical feeling.
Only those who have suffered from back pain for many years find that their waists are no longer sore and their back pain is gone after being exposed to the rain.
Old Meng, who went up the mountain to see the Buddha on New Year's Day, took his wife out of the door and stretched his hands to the sky, hoping to catch the spiritual rain that filled the sky.
He was trembling all over and praised: "This is the Bodhisattva on the mountain showing his spirit. Old man, I can live ten more years."
The villagers at the foot of the mountain are cheering. The fruits on the peach and apricot trees on the mountain are growing like crazy, and the seeds that have just been sown underground are also competing to sprout and grow their first leaves...
The prosperous scene of the heaven and earth is in fulfillment of what Li Xiuyuan told the Bodhisattva that all things will grow in spring. Even the vegetables he just planted are also trying their best to absorb today's spiritual rain.
Returning downstairs and sitting in front of Ji Zang, Li Xiuyuan burned a stick of incense.
Holding flowers in one hand, spreading them out with the other, quietly reciting the Ksitigarbha Sutra.
The Bodhisattva blesses this world for an hour, and he also recites Buddhist sutras for the Bodhisattva and the villagers in this world for an hour.
The craftsmen who had already started working on the mountain and the craftsmen who were sculpting the golden body of Arhat in the main hall also came out to soak in the rain.
As the old man walked on the stone steps in the mountains, he heard Li Xiuyuan's not very high-pitched chanting, and couldn't help but smile.
I'm afraid even Helian Mingyue in the imperial city couldn't imagine such a scene, right?
After just being showered with spiritual rain for a while, he felt that his body was quietly blooming like spring flowers.
There is countless spiritual energy going into the body, and I am afraid that it will break through again soon.
But when he reaches a state like his, it should be noted that breaking through the first level is simply more difficult than climbing to the sky. Walking up the last stone step, the old man stood in the mountain. ..
Quietly watching this small world in Furong Town.
I saw that the sky-wide spiritual rain only covered this small area of Furong Town, connecting some fields around the town.
Even the Peach Blossom River at the foot of the mountain is shrouded in spiritual rain. No matter how far away there is, there is no such golden spiritual rain.
In this way, the old man stood at the mountain gate for half an hour. Seeing that the spiritual rain in the sky gradually stopped, he turned around and went to the temple.
When he boiled a pot of spring water and held a cup of spring tea.
After reciting a volume of Buddhist scriptures, Li Xiuyuan returned to the living room, looked at the old man and smiled lightly: "You are here."
The old man sighed, poured him a cup of hot tea, thought for a while and asked: "What happened today? What happened? This spiritual rain..."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and picked up the hot tea in front of him.
After taking a sip, he looked at the leisurely spring light outside the living room with a faint smile on his face.
He replied: "I was chanting sutras in the Buddhist hall, but I didn't see the spiritual rain that my senior mentioned."
Ksitigarbha said he couldn't say anything, so Li Xiuyuan didn't say anything. He just rang the bell and read a Buddhist scripture. This is what every temple does every day.
The old man sighed and said with a touch of regret on his face: "It's a pity that those children are not here, otherwise this short spiritual rain should be able to nourish them."
Li Xiuyuan disagreed and replied thoughtfully: "Fate comes and goes. Maybe what they missed here has been obtained elsewhere."
A temple and a spiritual rain are Li Xiuyuan's reward for this town, and it is also the beginning of his relationship with the old man.
The old man heard the words as if he had heard the truth. Holding a cup of hot tea, he chewed Li Xiuyuan's words carefully.
The more I think about it, the more it makes sense. Maybe Huajiao and others also got their own opportunity during this trip.
Thinking of this, the old man couldn't help but smile and said: "Seeing that spring is already halfway over, I miss those children a little."
The spring breeze blew, blowing the branches and blowing the faint fragrance of flowers into the carriage.
Huajiao, Xiaodie'er and Crow had already left Dongfang County and traveled north for two days.
Before leaving Dongfang County, Huajiao persuaded Xiaodie'er that there was a mountain road ahead and it would be difficult for a carriage to travel, so he bought two horses.
Xiaodie'er had not slept much these days, so she agreed to Huajiao's request.
Before noon that day, horses were galloping on the ancient road. The smooth plains from Dongfang County were gradually replaced by winding mountain roads.
Gradually, hills and mountains appeared in the eyes of the two women.
Huajiao glanced forward and saw a pavilion facing her on the roadside not far away. She greeted Xiaodie'er, "Senior sister, let's stop and take a rest."
The crow responded and felt hungry, so he shouted: "Senior sister, I'm hungry. Let's go drink some water and eat something before we go on our way."
Xiao Die'er didn't want to rush on all the way at first, but when she saw that both of them wanted to rest, she rode forward.
He jumped off his horse outside the pavilion and said with a smile: "Junior sister, there is a big mountain not far ahead. I wonder if there will be elixirs on the mountain like Fushan?"
Huajiao was stunned when he heard this, glared at Xiaodie'er, and said with a smile: "If the elixir were available everywhere, those monks wouldn't be looking for opportunities with you on Fushan Mountain."
Crow Crow and Xiao Die'er were startled when they heard this. Thinking about it, it seemed to be the same reason, and they gave up the idea of exploring the mountain.
Huajiao got off the horse, first took the two horses to a stream not far away to feed them water, and then tied the horses to the edge of the woods outside the pavilion.
After feeding him half a piece of bean cake, he came to the pavilion and sat down.
At this time, Crow had already taken out the dried fish and pastries bought in Dongfang County, and Xiao Die'er took out the kettle and put it on the table.
Huajiao smiled and said, "Good guy, if Mr. sees the dried fish we eat, he will probably like it too."
Crow shook his head slightly in surprise and replied: "No, Furong Town is also the Peach Blossom River, so the old man will buy it for my husband to eat."
Huajiao hesitated for a moment, then thought about it and said, "It's cold in Furong Town, and people don't dry fish until summer, but there's no food to eat during the season."
From Huajiao's point of view, Mr. usually eats whatever he has.
In addition, after the beginning of spring, the vegetable seeds sown in the vegetable field on the slope behind the temple have probably grown crazy. If the three of them are away, my husband will probably eat vegetarian food at home every day.
The crow didn't think much about it. After listening to Huajiao's thoughts, it reminded him of something and said with a smile: "There should be no shortage of food and clothing in the temple. If the master doesn't buy it, the craftsmen will buy a lot."
It knew in its heart that even the money paid by the craftsmen to buy vegetables was given by Li Xiuyuan from the old man.
How could Xiaodie'er care about these things? Master Xindao didn't have money to eat, so she never cared about these things.
He tore off a piece of dried fish and handed it to the greedy crow beside him. He stroked its feathers and smiled: "Junior brother, why don't you go back and let the master come up with a solution?"
The crow snorted and spoke, concentrating on eating the half piece of dried fish given to it by Xiao Die'er and drinking another glass of water.
Then he shook his head and replied: "I haven't had enough fun yet, so I'm not in a hurry."
Huajiao didn't understand what the two were talking about, so she had to pick up a piece of pastry and eat it.
As a person from Furong Town, she ate a lot of dried fish, and she was too lazy to compete with the two for food at the moment.
Xiao Die'er glared at Crow and lectured: "Junior brother, you are so young, how can you be so spineless? Master is still looking forward to you coming home to light a fire, make tea, and cook for him."
The crow curled his lips and shouted, "Then you go back and ask the master, can he fly?"
Huajiao was stunned, glanced at Crow, and chuckled.
Smiling and stroking his belly, he replied: "I didn't realize that you still have such ability, senior brother. Tell me, if my husband can fly in the future, will he dislike you if you still don't know how to cook?"
Crow shook his head and replied: "I don't know either, I'll tell you when the time comes."
After eating dried fish and cakes, Xiao Die'er talked about the saint she met on Mount Fu and the man she met in the town.
He touched the crow's head and asked, "Junior brother, the master said we are not allowed to cause trouble when we come out, but these two guys seem to be actively looking for trouble for us."
The crow was confused for a moment when he heard this, then fell silent. After a while, he slowly shook his head without saying a word.
From its point of view, when has the master in its eyes ever been afraid of something? When has a monster come or been killed with just a swing of his sword?
The senior sisters are not allowed to cause trouble, probably because they are afraid that the three of them cannot defeat others, but how dare they say this in front of Xiaodie'er.
If this is the case, I am afraid that Senior Sister will not be able to go to heaven in the future? Get angry whenever you see someone.
Huajiao sighed and replied blankly: "Originally, I hated someone very much, but after practicing with my husband, I realized that I was extremely weak, and I was afraid that I would not be able to avenge my brother..."
She thought differently from Xiaodie'er. She thought of her final enemy, the young master of the Meng family.
Xiaodie'er was startled when she saw the crow's careless appearance. She pulled its wings that were not fully feathered and said, "Are you laughing at me in your heart?"
Crow rolled his eyes at her and replied, "I don't know what senior sister looked like when she met that guy in Tianshui Town, but what do you have to be afraid of?"
Xiao Die'er said angrily: "You don't know how to be noble, I left my name, just in case he finds someone to come to Furong Town to cause trouble for me..."
Xiao Die'er suddenly stopped talking. Huajiao was stunned, stared at her, and asked, "What's wrong? What is Senior Sister afraid of? There is a gentleman who can reason with the evil people back in Furong Town!"
Xiao Die'er scratched her head, thought for a while, and replied: "Junior sister, you seem to have forgotten what the master told us when we went out..."
Huajiao burst out laughing and hugged Xiaodieer.
He smiled and said, "Senior sister, why do you have to worry about this? I believe that sir is just afraid that we will encounter trouble outside and cannot solve it."
Crow sighed, and the old god said quietly: "It seems that when I was with the master before, he was not afraid of any monsters and monsters he encountered."
Seeing Xiaodie'er's extremely troubled look, Crow finally couldn't help it anymore.
Xiaodie'er stroked its feathers and smiled sweetly: "Junior brother, when you go back, please say more nice things in front of the master. I don't want to be scolded."
Huajiao chuckled and said, "Senior sister, don't be afraid. In the worst case, I will explain it to my husband when I get back. You have been protecting me all the way."
Xiao Die'er sighed softly. She knew her master's temper very well.
At this moment, a cold voice suddenly came from outside the pavilion: "You two girls, are you going to Furong Town?"
[I don’t know the time when writing, and I only regard yesterday as today, which made me update three more chapters just now. ]
