After taking a few steps, Mr. Song looked back at the man and whispered to me, "I threw the booklet here a few years ago, and I don't know if I have suffered retribution." "Luo Li said don't think about it, wait until you get to that temple. Along the way, in addition to distributing "miracle" pamphlets and selling incense and candles, there are also people selling drinks, offerings, and folding benches. The scenery is good, but unfortunately it is winter, and there is little greenery.

I bought a ticket and entered the inner courtyard of the Old Mother Temple, there is a place called the Cave of Our Lady, and finally saw the legendary crooked old mother. It is a golden statue sitting on the ground with one hand and one hand touching the knee, and there are monks on both sides holding copper sticks, and all those who enter the incense will knock a few times. Today is not the weekend, but there are a lot of people, dozens of people in the courtyard kneeling neatly, all holding thick incense candles three bows and nine bows, very religious. Luo Li said, "I want to go and say goodbye too." "I said goodbye, it's better not to buy incense sticks, it is said that the incense sticks here are too expensive.

"No," said Luo Li, "you see they all have incense candles in their hands, and they must buy them." "I saw that it was really true, and I came out of the inner courtyard to the side hall where incense and candles were sold, Luo Li asked the monk how much was the cheapest incense candle, this monk was about forty years old, very thin, and asked us why we wanted the cheapest. Mr. Song said that we don't have much money, and we can't afford expensive ones.

The monk said, "I don't have any money, I still want to come to worship my mother, can I bless you?" I asked him about the price list of incense candles, and the monk pointed to the neatly arranged incense candles on the counter, and said that the cheapest ones were 500 yuan, and there were also 600, 800, 1200 and 1888 ones, and the more expensive the better.

I looked at these incense candles and found that the more expensive they were, the thicker and larger they were, and the more magnificent they looked. Luo Li asked: "Why is the more expensive the better?" The monk said that only the more incense you put on can you communicate with the old mother, the more expensive the incense you are, the more sincere your heart is, and you are willing to worship, the old mother will notice you and help you make your wish, such a simple truth is not understood.

"Then if you don't have money and only put on cheap incense, is it that no matter how sincere your heart is, the gods and Buddhas won't care?" Luo Li is a curious baby, so she has to ask clearly. The monk was a little impatient, and said that it was impossible for the old mother to go from house to house to investigate whether you were really poor or falsely poor, so let's see and do it yourself. Luo Li was hesitating, I pulled her to the side, and said You don't really want to enter the incense, Luo Li said that so many people worship, and her colleagues often say that it works, and they want to try it.

I said, "Don't spend that unjust money, most temples in China are fooling pilgrims, I told you before, forgot?" Mr. Song interjected and said that if you sell Buddhist cards in Thailand, don't you also have the power of gods and Buddhas, so are there gods and ghosts in the world, or are they only in Thailand but not in China. I said of course there is one in China, but it seems that this place is too worldly and I don't believe it.

Mr. Song said: "Maybe these monks are telling the truth, I have heard that it is only effective to be willing to spend money to support the Buddha." "I said that in a sense, this is true, the Buddha also looked at offerings, and this is recorded in the Buddhist scriptures. But many people make a fortune under the pretense of this, so it's best to be careful. Our mission in coming to the Old Mother Temple is to test it with spiritual wax, don't forget to get down to business.

At this time, another monk came over, and I saw him arranging the incense candles next to him. I guess I heard the conversation between the thin monk and us just now, and felt that his attitude was too blunt, and said pleasantly: "Three donors, money is something outside the body, and for the Bodhisattva, it is definitely not the property of the laity, otherwise they would not be able to become Buddhas, right?" However, throughout the ages, all mortals who have attained enlightenment and become Buddhas, without exception, have given up all their family property and become monks, which shows that the gods and Buddhas still judge people's piety by how much money they donate. You think, the most important thing for many people is money, even more important than their wives and children's parents. It is possible for these people to give up their families, but it is not possible to give up their possessions. And if you are willing to donate money and goods to the Bodhisattva, it is enough to show that this person's devotion to the gods and Buddhas is more than everything, isn't this still the heart of the Buddha?"

"Yes......" Luo Li nodded, and I also felt that it seemed to make some sense.

The monk struck while the iron was hot: "Therefore, if the three donors really want the blessing of the old mother and Bodhisattva, they must not covet the worldly possessions, and they must not have both fish and bear's paws, and they must give up one of them." The temple now has a fundraising activity, next month will hold a large-scale water and land puja, many Liaoning monks will come, very special. Many good believers will donate, and when the time comes, there will be a monk who will consecrate the good people and bless you with peace and joy in your life. Luo Li seemed interested, I quickly shook my head and said I didn't bring any money today, next time.

"It's okay, credit cards are also supported," the monk said with a smile, "Debit cards and credit cards are fine, and cash checks are fine." Seeing that we didn't plan to bleed, I finally took out a card and said that we could also write down the public account number of the old mother temple, and transfer money to the counter window of any bank in the province and the ATM machine with the transfer function, and then call the 800 phone number of the temple, and report the remittance information and name to the temple, and then it can also be written on the good book of the puja.

I took the card and nodded repeatedly, and left with Luo Li and Mr. Song. Out of the side hall, Mr. Song and I breathed a sigh of relief, Mr. Song said: "Good guy, the business of this temple is too integrated, you can collect any money!" I smiled and said that this is called keeping pace with the times.

Seeing Luo Li hesitating, I said You don't really want to donate, she said: "I have this heart, if you can really bless me and my family." "I said forget it, say that.

The temple is still very lively, especially the old mother's cave has never been broken, in this case, even if the spirit wax is put next to the crooked old mother, it is useless, the air flow is too strong. Mr. Song inquired about a monk and asked what time the temple would close, and we were ready to stay until the last minute to see if there were fewer tourists at that time.

The three of us walked around the temple here and there, and Luo Li said she was going to the bathroom and asked us to wait here. Mr. Song and I found a step to sit and chatted about the future, and Mr. Song said that he felt that Luo Li was right, and that he really had to learn a craft in the future, otherwise it would be too difficult to find a stable job or a partner with his natural conditions. I nodded, saying that this is not in a hurry, and that I have to think about it in the long run, but in fact, I am afraid that he will not ask for the Buddha card. Suddenly, I felt like I wanted to be relieved, so I asked Mr. Song to wait for me and go out through the small door on the left to find the bathroom. When passing by the inner courtyard, I accidentally glanced at it and saw Luo Li also kneeling in the courtyard, kowtowing with incense candles in both hands.