35. Worship the Buddha (II)

"Which dynasty and generation of emperors is this, please mention one or two things from Master." Tidal Channel.

"It's been thousands of years, who still knows the way." The sweeping monk said, "Although he was a famous figure at that time, there were frequent wars at that time, and even the dynasty at that time was not remembered. He pointed to a row of statues in front of him and said, "I have been in the temple for so many years, and I only know these few close ones, this is Yu Chenglong, a Qing official of the Kangxi Dynasty, and this is Yu Qian of the former Ming Dynasty, and I don't recognize the rest." ”

"The surname Yu is developed this time." Lin Yuan looked at Nian'er and said with a smile.

"That's not my surname," Nian'er glared at him, "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense, okay?" ”

Yu Rui looked at the few statues around him, looked at the one that looked like Chang Sheng, and said, "Master, I dare to ask, the other statues are all old men, but this one is the only one...... Could it be ......" he was a little afraid to continue.

"The donor is right," the sweeping monk said, "I heard the abbot say that the statues of the emperor are all after the death of the craftsmen in the palace came out of the palace to start carving, this seems to have died young." However, to be able to stay here at such a young age must be something else. ”

"It's actually the Holy Monarch?" Nian'er pursed her lips and secretly rolled her eyes in her heart. Seeing this statue, she actually had an inexplicable sense of disgust, was it because she looked too much like Brother Chang?

"Seeing that the donors are also destined," the sweeping monk said with a smile, "our abbot should also end the zazen meditation at this time." I wonder if you are interested in asking for a visa? ”

Ning Xi and Yu Rui glanced at each other, a little hesitant, but in the end, curiosity prevailed. Lin Yuan glanced at Chang Sheng and Nian'er, then stepped forward and said, "Master, go over first, the subordinates are waiting here." ”

"Donor, please come with me." The sweeper made a gesture of please. Yu Rui and Ning Xi followed his footsteps, walked through a quiet path, and came to a meditation room.

When I entered the door, I saw an old monk meditating on the ground. The sweeper walked over and whispered a few words to him. The old monk slowly opened his eyes and looked at the two people standing in front of him. The two nodded slightly.

The sweeper retreated and closed the door. The old monk stood up and motioned, "Two donors, please take a seat." ”

"Are you the abbot?" Yu Rui said, "In Xia Xilin Jueluo? Yu Rui, and Jing's wife came here to visit, and they were polite. ”

The abbot nodded and said, "He is an ambitious young man, but unfortunately the heavens are not beautiful, and he is destined to work hard." ”

Yu Rui was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Can the master see through a person at a glance?" He pushed Ning Xi forward, "What about her?" ”

The abbot smiled and said to Yu Rui: "Impetuous, you are too impetuous. Looking at Ning Xi again, his eyes widened suddenly, "The life of this female benefactor......" He immediately shook his head, "Those who should come, can't hide, those who should go, can't stay." ”

Ning Xi was confused when he heard this, and couldn't help but ask, "Master, is my life bad?" ”

As if he hadn't heard, the abbot continued: "Although fate has been arranged, people can choose whether to stay or go, whether to go with the wind or go with the flow. The secret of heaven cannot be revealed, and the poor monk can only say so much. ”

"Master," Ning Xi asked unwillingly, "If your life is not good, is there a way to crack it?" ”

The abbot shook his head, "Fortune and misfortune are unpredictable, and the ups and downs follow Lang, just like the changes of the four seasons, the sunrise and sunset, and the cloudy and sunny moon, it may not be a disaster." ”

Ning Xi lowered her head, not knowing what to say. Yu Rui remembered the words of the sweeping monk before, and couldn't help but ask: "Master, just now the master said that I can ask for a sign here, you can see ......" Speaking of this, he paused.

The abbot slowly walked to the shelf by the wall, carefully picked up a bamboo tube full of sticks from the top floor, and handed it to Rui. He pointed to the mat in front of the Buddha statue and said, "The donor kneels on it, closes his eyes, silently recites his wish in his heart, and then shakes the bamboo tube." My Buddha is compassionate, and I will be able to predict and give you some advice. ”

With the sound of "bang-la-la", the bamboo tube shook and fell out. Yu Rui picked it up and looked at it, and couldn't help but be stunned, there were actually some strange symbols on it, and he didn't know any of them.

"Master, this ......" Yu Rui came to the abbot with a stick in both hands, "Master Lao is instructed." ”

The abbot glanced at the skewer in his hand, but he didn't take it, but just said: "Yellow Crane in front of the building, who pays attention." ”

"Yellow crane? Do you mean me? Yu Rui didn't understand, so he couldn't help but ask more.

"Female donor, can you ask for a signature?" The abbot ignored him and turned to the Tide Path.

The stick fell, and the abbot bent down and picked it up himself. He looked at the sign and read: "Thousands of years of white clouds, the ancients came." ”

The vague words, Ning Xi naturally heard half understood. Thinking of the abbot's attitude towards Yu Rui just now, she could only suppress her curiosity and nodded slightly.

Sending the two away, the abbot sighed and shouted inside: "I have seen you a long time ago, you come out." ”

A thirteen or fourteen-year-old monk walked out dejectedly and lowered his head: "Master, I just want to learn how to predict the future, but Master, you refuse to teach me, so I have to come to learn secretly." ”

"And what did you just learn?" The abbot ignored him and flipped through the Buddhist scriptures to himself.

"Master just looked at it and said so much, where can the apprentice learn something." The little monk's tone weakened, "It's just that Master's attitude towards the female donor is obviously different, and that female donor is a nobleman?" ”

"You can't talk about nobles," said the abbot, "how can a monk be reasonable to please a nobleman." Even though it's a heavenly opportunity, it doesn't hurt to tell you. The woman," the abbot leaned into the little monk's ear and whispered a word. The little monk's eyes widened suddenly.

"Xi'er, do you understand the meaning of your sign?" As soon as he got out of the meditation room, Yu Rui couldn't help but ask.

Ning Xi shook his head: "I don't understand." Even if he asked, he wouldn't say anything, so it was better not to ask. ”

"Forget it," Yu Rui said with doubts in his heart, "The fortune tellers are all about the same, but they are really accurate, and I haven't heard of any of them really calculating the future, just asking for peace of mind." ”

Ning Xi didn't say anything, as if he was pondering.

"Xi'er, what are you thinking?" Seeing that Ning Xi was silent, Yu Rui asked.

"I'm wondering, what does Baiyun have to do with the ancients." Ning Xi said, "I know the second half of the sentence, it comes from Chen Ziang's poem, but this appears in the sign, I don't know what the purpose is." ”

Yu Rui was about to speak, but he heard Lin Yuan shouting from afar: "Gege, young master, you are here!" ”

"Here," Yu Rui said, "why are you alone, and what about the two?" ”

"Waiting outside," Lin Yuan said with a smile, "It's noon, does the young master want to go back to the house?" Or where to go for a bite to eat? ”