The two of them walked leisurely and slowly to the antique street in front of Shengsendai. This is an ancient street, the street is full of jewelry shops, handicraft shops, clothing stores, tea shops, root carving wood shops, jade antique shops, rice noodles, beef balls, kebabs, wontons and other snack shops, shooting, rings, stalls selling groceries, sugar cane, incense and candles...... Constantly shouting and selling, everyone has it, the voices of people are noisy, bustling, and very lively. Girls who love beauty can buy cheap and beautiful jewelry, and guys who like weapons can go and see a variety of unique and unedged swords. There are also craftsmen who make glass crafts on the street, and you can make a beautiful flower basket as long as you work for a while; There are quite a lot of people in front of the clay figure artist, and there are cheers from time to time; There is also an uncle who performs shadow puppet plays, while shaking, dragging the sound of singing and pulling the big saw, singing the big drama ......, generally young couples stand side by side to watch the freshness, or parents take their children in nostalgia.

There is a saying that there are hundreds of people of all kinds. Luo Xiao was worried about encountering thieves and ruffians, so he held Wu Xiaojun's arm tightly and looked east and west, pulling him to stop and look at the strange from time to time, or picking and choosing handicrafts, or seeing the beautiful head flower smiling and asking for his opinion, very happy.

Next to the entrance of the gate of Shengxiantai Scenic Area, I saw a middle-aged woman with a dark face curled up in a ball and squatting in the corner, wearing an old flower cotton jacket, with deep eye sockets, purple face, rough hands holding a bamboo basket of incense candles and a few dozen dozen yellow mounted paper, looking at every tourist who walked in front of her to watch the lively tourists, and occasionally shouted in a faint trembling voice, "Please be fragrant, ask for good luck." ”

Buying incense in the temple can not be said to buy incense, that is a great disrespect to the Buddha, to say please incense, in order to show respect and piety, just as fraud is not called fraud is called processing or improvement, traffic police fines are not called fines called service, plagiarized articles are called learning from learning, and publicly-funded tourism is not called tourism is called investigation.

It is common knowledge that incense on the outside is cheaper than on the inside. The "pious" pilgrims who burned incense inside hardly dared to bargain, just like a patient entering the hospital, who did not dare to negotiate the price, saying that it could be cheaper? The true meaning of burning incense and worshipping the Buddha is to express respect, gratitude and nostalgia for the Buddha. To dye into purity, dedicate life, and realize life. In this way, nature will be blessed and wise, and all wishes will come true.

The two approached, and the middle-aged woman hurriedly stood up, and said with a wistful gaze, "Brother, sister, you two are a loving match, and if you are a big New Year, please ask for Zhu Xiang for Li Laozu, Traine, you will be able to bless you with a big fat boy this year." ”

Wu Xiaojun was embarrassed for a while, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and secretly said that this village woman was blind, and even his girlfriend didn't talk about giving birth to any kids, and he couldn't even give birth to lice, but he couldn't explain it to her, so he stood aside a little embarrassed.

Luo Xiao's face turned red and he hurriedly let go of his hand, bent down in front of the middle-aged woman and asked, "Sister-in-law, how did you invite this incense?" ”

"Three dollars a bet, girl, let's have two more bets."

"Prepare six notes for me, ask for a six six Shun, auspicious."

Luo Xiao carefully took the incense in his hand, straightened up and smiled at Wu Xiaojun, "Didn't you say that Shengxiantai begged Li Lao Zu for an answer, if you don't ask for incense, it is disrespectful to Lao Zu to visit him empty-handed, if your heart is not sincere, Lao Zu will not tell you for an exact answer." ”

"Hahaha, I just wanted to make you happy and amuse you, but I didn't expect you to take it seriously. I'm a materialist, and I've never believed in superstitions, so it seems that you're quite interested in that. Even so, the ancestor is compassionate, generous and benevolent, and will not be so worldly and calculating. I haven't been here for a long time, I found that there have been a lot of changes than before, I don't know when the archway was built, go, see what words are written on it. ”

The gate yellow tile red wall, tall and majestic, the archway in the middle of the "door of the wonders" four big characters, on both sides of the book "the ancient Yongchuan canal Li" under the title "the sky is high near the Dajing Palace", the book is ancient and strong, there is both the strong wind and perseverance of "Zhuo", the sharp and delicate of the "Zhuo" law, and the rigidity and softness of the "Zhuo", which is breathtaking. Walk through the gate, walk through the Shengxian Bridge, the blue waves on both sides of the bridge are rippling, the clear water is like a mirror, the lake is lingering, the wind is customary, and the scenery is pleasant. The two of them passed through the Yulong Embankment, the Yingxi Palace, the Xuanyuan Palace, and the Xiangdian Palace, and came to the front of the Shengxian Terrace.

The sound of firecrackers in the small square in front of Shengxian Terrace is deafening, the cannons are all over the ground, the smoke is billowing out, and the queue for incense in front of a large incense burner is very long, and it is still smoky. And the variety of incense is complete, and the high incense is thick and long. Buddhism often says: "Life is made by oneself, and happiness is sought by oneself." "Rich people burn high incense, and those who don't have money burn slightly cheaper ones, and the heart is to the natural spirit, and the Buddha Tao of great enlightenment and great compassion will not care about the big incense and small incense and give wealth and blessings separately like ordinary people. If you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are rich, you will help the world. Be forgiving and forgiving. If there is goodness in the heart and love in the heart, it is good virtue and good karma.

The two of them held incense sticks and followed the long line, moving forward step by step. Seeing Luo Xiao's look of interest and piety, he had to do what he liked, restrain his temper and temperament, and pretend to be a sincere pilgrim. When they arrived in front of the incense burner, they gently threw the incense in their hands into the furnace, and the two of them put their hands together side by side, their eyes slightly closed, standing quietly and solemnly, praying silently. After the ceremony, they all turned to look at each other and smiled, Wu Xiaojun asked, "What were you praying for just now, what did you wish?" ”

Luo Xiao pursed his lips and smiled, grabbed Wu Xiaojun's arm, and said mysteriously, "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, don't tell you, of course, don't say it, the ancestor manifestation will naturally be realized, if it can't be realized, it means that the heart is not sincere." Don't talk about this, let's go, let's go up and have a look. ”

The two followed the crowd up the steps and came to the top of the stage, above which is the ancestral temple, which is set off by the pine and cypress, antique, elegant and moving. There is a couplet on both sides of the statue of the ancestor - the upper couplet: a piece of blue waves flying egrets; Downlink: Green cow under purple gas in mid-air. There is a mountain whip in front of the temple, this is a big iron pillar with a thick bowl mouth, it is buried deep in the ground, the part that is exposed on the ground, there are more than three feet long, standing abruptly, the antique is silent, the people who come to visit can shake it alone, but ten people can not pull it out.

On the white marble pedestal on the right side of the statue of the ancestor, there are dense boys written by tourists, the two of them are quite interested, and they look at it with great interest, mostly to express their reverence for the ancestor, and their hearts can't help but have a sense of solemnity, no longer like a tourist, but like a crazy believer worshipping the idol in their minds. There are four sentences that make Wu Xiaojun's expression smile in a smile, and a tourist writes neatly, "The ancestors on the stage live in high auspiciousness, good men and women kneel in the hall, the sights of scenic spots and historical sites are endless, and feudal superstitions are heartbreaking." "In front of the Divine Ancestor the year before last, this remark obviously belongs to the alternative in the Tao of Virtue." Sister Xiao, look at these sentences, do they directly express the mentality and ideology of modern young people? ”

"Are you implicitly saying that I am backward in thinking, advocating superstition, conservative in thinking, unable to keep up with the trend of the times, and engaging in a set of vulgar things such as burning incense and worshiping Buddha?"

"No, no, respecting the old and loving the young is a tradition, respecting ancestors, inheriting the essence of humanity is difficult for everyone to get rid of, but the carrier and form that have been unchanged and monotonous for thousands of years should be enriched and developed with the changes of the times, and for individuals, it is more from the philosophy of the ancestors to find the true meaning of life and positive life."

"Okay, a few words have improved your understanding so much at once, just talking and not practicing is equivalent to not saying it, the key depends on how you act."

There are several tour guides who follow a tour group to listen to the articulate and dignified female docents explain the origin and legendary stories of Sekisendai.

Shengxiantai is also known as worshipping Sendai, according to legend, Li Laozu cultivated into an immortal and flew here, so it was named. It was built in 734 A.D. Visitors from all over the ages have come to worship the temple and worship, or to watch and visit, leaving an immortal poem and chapter. A number of leaders Mr. Gu, Mr. Li, Mr. Qiao, Mr. Zhu, Mr. Wen and Secretary Yu, Secretary Hou and Secretary Liu of the Pingyuan Provincial Party Committee have all come to inspect.

Legend has it that after Li Laozu ascended to immortality, he flew into the sky and was sealed to the highest level of the thirty-third floor, and lived in Lihattian, so the steps of ascending to the immortal platform are thirty-three floors. The platform is 13 meters high, it is a high altar-shaped ancient building built with ancient bricks, surrounded by 14 planes, the shape is like a column and has edges and corners, the top area is 765 square meters, and the bottom area is slightly larger. The whole Taiwan is stacked with ancient style bricks, surrounded by 24 planes into a cylindrical shape, and the 70-centimeter-high wall is built on the platform, which is similar to the city wall. There are three main halls on the platform, and one hall in the east and west. There is a bronze statue of Li Laozu in the main hall, two meters high, and the casting is exquisite. Under the eaves of the palace door, the east and west are embedded with a tablet, and the book is "the true source of the German family" and "the ruins of the dragon". There is an iron pillar on the east side of the mountain gate, seven feet high, seven inches in diameter, thirteen cypress trees are verdant and lush, the cool breeze is breezy all the year round, and a hundred birds are flying.

There is also such a legendary story that on the ninth day of the sixth lunar month in 1938, the Japanese artillery unit where Taro was located was ordered to set up more than a dozen mortars and bombarded several commanding heights in Yuanzhen County. After a burst of cannons, the Guiyue Tower and the South City Gate City Tower were all bombarded. Shengsentai was shot fourteen times, but none of them sounded! The Japanese army felt very strange and did not dare to fight again. After entering the city, he found that this was a "temple", so he was so frightened that he climbed the stairs and bowed to Li Laozu. There is also a cannonball embedded in the trunk of a cypress tree in Shengsendai. The Japanese army fired all the guns in the same year, the local people regarded as the ancestor manifestation, begging for a son to be blessed, going to the disaster to ward off evil spirits, the fifteenth day of the first month, the pilgrims and good men and women who came and went from the south to the north during the New Year's festival were in a constant stream.

Coming down from Sendai, the two of them felt a little tired, and sat down to rest in a small pavilion next to the Shengsen Bridge in the slightly chilly cool breeze.

Wu Xiaojun said unfinishedly, "I only knew the term Shengxiantai before, as for what happened, I didn't know at all, I didn't expect there to be so many stories, and today I finally figured it out." What is the importance of Taoism, return to the basics, the ancestor of all religions, purple qi from the east and other boring words, you can find the origin and infinite meaning of the mystery here, especially the couplet: Cultivation of virtue and enlightenment, life and two births of all things, clear mind, law, earth, law, heaven and nature, feeling infinitely mysterious, broad and profound. It's worth the trip. ”

"Initiating emotion, in the future, we must seriously study and study the ancestors' ancient masterpiece "Great Virtue Collection", which is a collection of scriptures and history, a sage book that explains the purpose of Ru Yiye, and understands the rich philosophy, whether you are in medicine, politics, or business in the future, you will benefit a lot and help a lot."

"I remember that Lao Tzu has a famous saying in the Tao Te Ching, woe, blessing rests on, blessing, woe lurks. Disaster, happiness is next to it, and happiness is lurking in it. The way of life of the saint is square but does not cut people, has edges but does not stab objects, is straightforward but not presumptuous, and is bright but not dazzling tears. It is well worth pondering and following upon. ”

This sentence has been best verified and experienced from you, life is always ups and downs, please don't complain about anything, no matter how happy you are, you will have worries; Even if you are unlucky, you will be lucky. We think that life is a tragedy or a comedy, but in fact, you can get out of the tragedy, and it is often a comedy in the end; If you indulge in comedy, the ending is often tragic. If there is a point of cultivation, there will be a point of temperament, if there is a point of experience, there will be a point of career, and if a person has a point of hardship, there will be a point of ability. Every point accumulated now will be rewarded in the future. Crying and laughing are intertwined, sad and joyful moments are reincarnated, when crying, learn to forget, and when laughing, share with others. If you should forget jì, you should forget jì, and if you should start, you should start, and don't have too many worries and hesitations. Dare to love, dare to hate, dare to abandon, is what a wise man does. ”

"That's great, I found out how you girls love to think about these things, and you say it all in one set."

"This is the difference between girls and boys, if you are quiet or not, you read more books, and you will feel more. Life is finite, time is the most precious, every experience is precious, gain and loss, success and failure, struggle and pleasure...... You experience both poles, and this is the fulfillment of life. Don't wait until you lose it to know how to cherish it, when you regret it, when you do it wrong, when you quarrel to know how to reconcile, when you are wronged, when you know when you are wronged, when you miss it, when you know how to turn back, and when you leave, you know how to miss. Don't say that you will miss it after leaving, you will still be friends after you break up. When you leave a place, the scenery no longer belongs to you; If you miss someone, that person has nothing to do with you. Although the falling flowers are intentional, the flowing water is never ruthless. ”

"Although my heart is moving, I can't help but love myself. Things are not, people are not, everything is wrong, and the past cannot be traced. Can you give me a little bit of advice, can I go back and do what I wanted to do before without the courage and guts to do? ”

"Every struggle you do today is to accumulate strength for tomorrow, so don't give up."