More than 300 years ago, there was a temple in an unnamed mountain, which is said to be very effective, and many good men and women came here to seek Buddha from thousands of miles away, and gradually became famous, famous far and wide.

One day, the temple ushered in a well-known official family, not only closed the mountain and blocked the road, dismissed all the people who came to ask for the Buddha to make wishes, but also called the monks of the temple to the Daxiong Treasure Hall, specially for their daughter to pray for her birthday.

This official's surname is Li, his name is Delong, it is said that he is the third rank of the dynasty, and he is a very big official, and the blessed little lord is Li Delong's youngest daughter, a little girl who is only five or six years old.

On the top of the main hall, the temple 100 monks stood silently in front of Li Delong and his daughter, Nan Nan chanted the scriptures and prayed intently.

At this time, the little girl of the Li family walked up to the Buddha statue with some annoyance, and said disrespectfully: "Daddy, this statue is so ugly, can you change it!"

Li Delong frowned: "Nonsense, this is a Buddha statue, it is the god of this temple, how can it be changed!"

The little girl said indignantly: "Hmph, today is my birthday, as long as I am happy, everything depends on me, this is what Daddy said, now I am going to change this Buddha statue, Daddy, you just say yes or no......"

Li Delong suddenly said, "This, this, this...... Oh, I really can't help you, come here, dismantle this Buddha statue and replace it with a bottle of golden Buddha. ”

Li Delong dotes on his little daughter very much, otherwise he would not have put down his busy official duties to accompany his daughter to the temple to pray for blessings.

Now that I see that my daughter is unhappy, even if I order to replace the Buddha statue, although I feel very guilty in my heart, I don't take it seriously.

Seeing that a group of officials are about to start demolishing the Buddha, the hall will become a pot of porridge in an instant, although they are a small temple, but they do not say that the Buddha statue will be demolished, this is simply the biggest disrespect to the people in the Buddhist door!

But although these monks were angry in their hearts, none of them dared to stand up, after all, if they offended the government, the end would probably not be as simple as demolishing a Buddha statue, and even the entire temple would have to be demolished, and then they would have to be displaced and have nowhere to live.

But at this moment, a little monk in the hall shouted loudly: "It can't be demolished, this bottle of Buddha statue is my master after ten years of hard work, how can it be dismantled by you at will." ”

The monks were startled, and hurriedly stopped, "Xiuyuan, you quickly retreat, there is no place for you to speak here!"

Saying that, the monks were about to pull the little monk away, but the words of the little monk were heard by the little daughter of the Li family before.

"Wait a minute, let that little novice come and talk. ”

The little lord spoke, and the monks did not dare to disobey even if they were bold, so they had to send the stunned little monk to the little girl.

The little girl asked, "What's your name?"

The little monk tidied up his robe, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "The little monk cultivates the fate, and the master often teaches me to be peaceful when things are unfair, to break when people are unladylike, to quit when the Buddha is disrespectful, and to return if the dragon does not die!"

The little girl was stunned: "What are you talking about?" I don't understand a word. ”

"Hmph, it's right if you don't understand, a person like you who doesn't respect the Buddha naturally can't understand my master's wisdom, and according to my master's words, you should enter the ordination hall to be punished. ”

The little girl frowned, and Li Delong on the side was even more unhappy: "Who dares to punish my daughter, little monk, I think you are impatient." As he spoke, he asked his subordinates to take down the little monk.

At this time, a gust of wind blew, and an old monk with white hair came with the wind.

"Amitabha, the apprentice is young, he can't speak and he looks at the adult. ”

When the monks saw the old monk arrive, they saluted and respected: "Abbot!"

Li Delong is not a fool, he can be a big official and naturally has an extraordinary vision, when he sees that this old monk can fly against the wind, he knows that this is not a mortal, even if he is a big official, but in the eyes of this kind of person, he is a fart, not worth mentioning.

Immediately respectfully saluted the old monk and said: "I don't know if the abbot has arrived, I am offended, and I hope to forgive my sins." ”

The old monk smiled: "My lord's words are serious, the old man has returned from the mountain, and I don't know what happened in the temple, I don't know why the lord wants to demolish the Buddha statue in my temple?"

Li Delong's face turned red and it was difficult to speak, but his little daughter said boldly: "Old monk, the Buddha statue in your temple is broken and ugly, my father is willing to replace it with a golden Buddha, and the incense in the temple will also be worshiped by our Li family in the future, I don't know if you agree to the old monk!"

When the abbot heard this, he did not answer, but looked at his apprentice Xiuyuan.

"Xiuyuan, do you say that you will agree to be a teacher?"

Xiu Yuan was naturally indignant and said: "Master, I can't agree, although this Buddha statue is made of clay and has a simple shape, but it was obtained by the master with hard work, how can you say that you can change it?"

The abbot shook his head: "Xiuyuan, your cultivation has not yet arrived, although this adult has acted recklessly, but he still has a Buddha heart and is willing to give, which is a kind of Buddha fate, but you reject this Buddha fate because of your obsession, blocking other people's practice, this is a sin!"

Xiu Yuan was unconvinced and said: "Master, you are so confused, this change of Buddha was originally a whim of this little girl, how did it become Lord Li's willingness to give?"

The abbot said angrily: "You still don't understand, the origin has its own origin, why do you have to cling to what the origin is, the teacher wants to punish you for thinking about it, retreat!"

Xiu Yuan didn't dare to disobey his master's orders, and gritted his teeth with resentment.

The little girl looked at Xiu Yuan's back, and silently felt distressed, this little monk was punished by his master because of himself after all.

A few days later, there was a golden Buddha in the temple, and more people came to burn incense and worship the Buddha, and the temple incense was naturally more vigorous. And after Li Delong saw that the abbot of this small temple was a profound sage, he naturally came to visit from time to time, and over time, the two became friends.

And the little daughter of the Li family naturally became a frequent visitor to the temple.

And every time I come to the temple, I will bring a lot of delicious food to find the little monk of Xiuyuan, and share the food with him.

At first, Xiu Yuan didn't want to see the little girl, but after a long time, he saw the changes in the temple because of the Golden Buddha, and every time the little girl brought novel food, he would also be attracted to him.

Gradually, I began to get used to the appearance of the little girl, and later it became a kind of expectation, and after a day of penance, I could always think of the beautiful face of the little girl.

In a flash, dozens of springs and autumns come, and when the flowers bloom in another year, Xiu Yuan has become the highest monk in the temple, and the little girl has also grown into a slim girl, beautiful and moving, waiting for the word boudoir.

On this day, the abbot decided to pass on the position of abbot to Xiuyuan, but on this day, he also received a letter from the girl.

"Brother Xiuyuan, I'm going to get married today, but I don't like that person, although that person is a prince, but I heard that he has more than a dozen wives, I'm really afraid, after entering the palace, I will never be able to come out again.

Brother Xiuyuan, I really want you to take me away, you often say that the Buddha can cross people, are you willing to cross me to escape from the sea of suffering. ”