It is the busy farming season, and there is an endless stream of farmers coming and going on the post road, either leading cattle, carrying burdens, or carrying radish on their backs.
A group of twelve Taoists walking along, guarding a horse sedan, was very eye-catching. I could only hear the Taoists chanting: "If your heart is as clear as ice, you won't be surprised when the sky falls. Everything is still changing, and your spirit is calm. It will not be stained by dirt, and will not be stained by the world. The void is peaceful, and there is nothing in it. There is nothing. There is mutual growth, difficulty and easy complement each other. Identity and forgetfulness of things are the same as nirvana. There is no limit to heaven and earth, and all things are one. Flowers and leaves fall, and my mind is as empty as a valley. Only after all kinds of worries can I let go of my mind. When I raise my brows, my spiritual platform is clear and leisurely. My heart is clear. Obstacles, the intention is free of attachment. Interpret the mind and release the spirit, and there is no soul. The water flow does not startle the heart, and the clouds are too late to care. The mind is free of unnecessary things, and it is free in the past and the present. The heart is as pure as water, and the clear water is the heart. There is no breeze, and the waves are calm. . Sitting alone in Youhuang, whistling and playing the harp. The Zen is still in concentration, and the poisonous dragon escapes. My heart is ignorant, and God rewards hard work. My righteousness is awe-inspiring, and ghosts and ghosts are frightened. My feelings are overflowing, and heaven and earth return to my heart. My ambition is high, and the water The wind is rising! The sky is high and the sky is high, and the flowing water is flowing in the clouds. Treat the root cause with freshness, and find a straight path to find your own life. The highest nature and the best, the great road is made by nature!"
These twelve riders and one horse sedan were Zhan Kong, Haitang and his party who fell behind Mei Yuanchen and others.
Although on the road, Zhan Kong and other Taoist priests, old and young, had already developed the habit of chanting mantras. While riding a horse, he is whispering softly in his mouth, and the two are correct. From the first moment of Chen hour to the first moment of Si hour, I have been reciting it for an entire hour. I don’t know how many times I have recited it.
In the past six days, Haitang had listened so much while sitting in the carriage that she could almost recite them in silence. There was nothing going on in the carriage. I learned this "Pure Mind Mantra" and recited it silently a few times every time I was upset, and my mind usually calmed down.
"Taoist Master Zhankong, what is the meaning of 'the heart is free of obstacles and the mind is free of attachment'?" Haitang memorized it secretly, and asked Zhankong for advice when she had any doubts.
In the past few days, Haitang would ask herself questions whenever she had questions. Zhankong had long been used to it and was happy to explain. At this time, she replied with a smile: "Cultivating Taoism emphasizes having a clear mind. This mantra is to advise people not to be paranoid." , I can let go of anything.”
"Oh, that's it!" Haitang murmured, but couldn't help but think, "Can I really let go of all the worries in the world?" Thinking of the kindness of Mei Siyuan and Bai Lisi, and the love of Mei Yuanchen, Haitang couldn't help but shake her head and murmured: "The kindness is so deep, how can I let it go?"
"The heaven and earth are natural, and the filthy energy is dispersed. The cave is mysterious and luminous. The power of the eight directions makes me natural. The spiritual treasures and talismans tell the nine heavens. Qianluo Danna, the cave is too mysterious. Kill demons and bind evil, and save people. Thousands of demon kings put their heads down and guard my pavilion." After reciting the "Calming Mind Mantra", the Taoist priests recited the "Purifying Heaven and Earth Mantra". There seemed to be a hint of Tiangang's righteousness in the mantra.
It was only three o'clock in the hour, and there were not many vendors and walkers on the street. Five horsemen escorted a luxurious sedan and chariot, which was slowly driving along. Passers-by stayed away when they saw it.
The sedan chariot stopped at a clay figurine shop. On the chariot was a pretty girl. At this time, she turned around and whispered inside: "Princess, we are here."
After a while, a girl with a beautiful face came out of the chariot compartment. Her face was like gelatin, her eyes were like stars, and wherever she went, time and space were fixed. The beautiful girl asked softly: "Ziteng, is this the clay figurine shop?"
Ziteng bowed and replied: "Yes, Princess. I have walked with Alai before, and this 'Clay King' is correct." After saying this, he reached out to help Xia Chengyi get out of the chariot.
"King of Clay Figures." Xia Chengyi stopped next to the sedan chair and muttered softly while looking at the shop sign opposite.
Not a single sale was made in the store all day today. The owner Wang Po felt unhappy and was holding her head with her hands, thinking, "It's sunny today. At normal times, that gentle young man should have come to get some mud." Oops, why haven't you come today? But I don't know how long I have to wait in the store? I don't know how many people died since the families of those high officials were killed. The whole city is always gloomy. I wish I had closed it down earlier. Go home."
"Master Zhang, I want to see the clay figurine." A soft voice sounded from the counter.
The sound was like a dinner bell, which suddenly woke up Wang Po from her thoughts and walked out of the counter with a smile on her face. When I got closer, I saw that this distinguished female guest looked like an orchid in an empty valley, with a touch of sadness on her face, and she secretly said in my heart, "What a handsome girl!"
"Miss, what kind of clay doll do you want to see?" Wang Po asked with a smile. After finishing speaking, he turned back to the counter, bent down and took out a table, on which were placed various clay figurines: Bodhisattvas, ladies, Ji Yao, and Qilin auspicious beasts.
"Do you have any bird puppets here? I want to see the bird puppets." Xia Chengyi glanced at the table, shook his head slightly, and asked.
The lady in charge was startled, her expression flashed, and she said: "Oh, yes, there is, but it was bought by a young master. I'll bring it to you for a look." But she was thinking in her heart, this young master I haven't come now, and I won't come now if I think about it. Why don't I show it to this girl? Maybe she has fallen in love with the clay doll, but don't lose this rare deal.
Grandma Wang took out two brocade boxes, put them on the counter, and said to Xia Chengyi: "These two were bought by a young master. One is an animal doll and the other is a female doll. Do you want to take a look, Miss?"
Xia Chengyi was very familiar with this brocade box. There were thirty-one of them in the boudoir at the moment. He reached for the brocade box and opened it gently. What came into view was a pair of mandarin duck dolls.
"I didn't expect that Brother Yuanchen was going to give me a mandarin duck this time. Unfortunately, he didn't come to pick up the puppet. He hurried to Anxian Jinzhou." Xia Chengyi looked at the pair of mandarin duck puppets in a daze. When I think about it randomly, the more I think about it, the more miserable and sad I feel.
"I just hope that the Mei family will be safe and sound and that he will come back soon."
After looking at the bird puppets, Xia Chengyi took another brocade box, opened it gently, and saw a bride doll inside! Looking under the seat, there are two words "in pairs" written on it. Xia Chengyi's eyes suddenly became wet when he saw it.
"He actually wants to give Haitang a bride and a female doll. Isn't this an engagement? I, Haitang, treat him so well, and they grew up together, how can I be better? I'm afraid they will just stay in Anxian. If you never come back, leave me alone here." Thinking of this, I couldn't bear the sadness anymore, so I lay on the counter and cried.
When Mrs. Wang saw it, she cried "ouch". Wisteria outside the door also hurriedly came forward and called out hurriedly, "Princess, what's wrong with you?". When Po Wang heard Zi Teng calling Xia Chengyi "Princess", she was trembling with fear.
Seeing that Xia Chengyi was crying but not answering, Zi Teng felt very anxious and asked Granny Wang, "Mother-in-law, why did you bully my princess?"
Hearing Zi Teng's question, Wang Po was frightened out of her wits and cried: "Young lady, you know, I don't dare even if I have a hundred courages! This, this, she started crying after looking at these two clay dolls . How do you know how to offend a noble lady?"
After hearing this, Ziteng hurriedly walked to the counter, took the brocade box and took a look, and saw that the two clay dolls were the mandarin duck and the bride. Then I picked up the clay doll and looked at it carefully. I saw two words carved on the bottom: in pairs, in pairs. Seeing this, Zi Teng immediately made some calculations and said to Xia Chengyi: "Princess, Master Yuanchen likes you very much!"
Xia Chengyi's crying gradually subsided and she sobbed: "He is going to marry Haitang, where is the place for me next to him?"
"Young Master Yuanchen is too big-hearted and wants to marry the princess and Miss Haitang together!" Zi Teng said angrily.
Xia Chengyi had known that Mei Yuanchen would not let go of Haitang, so he had always regarded Haitang as his sister. What makes him sad now is that he only wanted to marry Haitang but left her behind. "He doesn't like me anymore, he just wants to marry Haitang!" Xia Chengyi cried.
"Princess, haven't you seen what the clay doll wrote?" Zi Teng suddenly understood and asked Xia Chengyi while suppressing a smile.
After crying for a while, Xia Chengyi calmed down a little and replied: "Of course I saw it." Suddenly he remembered that he only saw the words carved under the female puppet seat, but not the words under the mandarin duck clay puppet seat, and hurriedly stood up. When I took a look at the mandarin duck clay puppet, my face turned from crying to smiling.
"It turns out that this queen is not a 'Mandarin Duck', but a 'Pair'. The one given to Haitang is a 'Pair', and the one given to me is a 'Pair'. Brother Yuanchen actually expressed his love to both of me at the same time! "
