Chapter 40: Merit
"Mother-in-law, this is Xiao Xiao."
Yan Feiyang's introduction is very simple, without any superfluous explanations.
Granny Gu's eyes when she looked at Xiao Xiao immediately became very kind, smiling, and nodding her head, just like a real grandmother, seeing the expression of her future granddaughter-in-law.
Da Ben listened to a relatively distant place, and Xiao Xiong and his family walked over.
Xiao's mother kept holding Xiao Guan's hand, as if she was afraid that he would suddenly disappear again.
Xiao Guan looked a little embarrassed and in a trance.
"Mother-in-law."
Xiao Xiong is as good as a stream, and he is also very respectful to Granny Gu.
He is in Hongchen and has a unique vision.
This granny Gu looks like an ordinary old woman in the market, but she is cleaner and neatly dressed than ordinary old women, but other than that, there seems to be nothing special. But Xiao Xiong faintly sensed a quiet bearing, as long as he approached the old woman, the impetuosity in his heart naturally dissolved a lot.
Sure enough, he is worthy of being a member of Buddhism.
Although it has been a long time since the crystal nunnery has heard of an abbot of a monk monk or bhikshuni, Granny Gu is dressed as a monk and can also be attributed to the Buddhists.
"Mother-in-law, this is Xiao Xiong."
Yan Feiyang is in charge of the introduction.
"Xiao Jushi."
Granny Gu's face was not shocked, just with a faint smile, and then, her eyes fell on Xiao Guan, and she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly.
"This kid, have you been frightened lately?"
Granny Gu said solemnly.
"Exactly, Granny Gu, please help this child collect his soul......"
Mother Xiao immediately nodded and said busily.
Xiao Xiong couldn't help frowning.
What age is it, why do you still mention the word "collecting souls"? That's all in the past, and the weirdness made by rural people in ignorance and ignorance!
Thinking about him Mr. Xiao, now that he is famous, he is also a well-known No. 1 character in Wei Zhou, if it is known that he took his children to find an old woman to "collect the soul", wouldn't it be a joke?
Granny Gu looks old and faint, and the movements and expressions of everyone in front of her are actually all under her eyes. Looking at Xiao Xiong's expression, he knew that he was not happy.
Yan Feiyang said in a low voice: "Mother-in-law, this is Xiao Guan. ”
Granny Gu suddenly realized, folded her hands, said "Amitabha", and said, "Xiao Jushi, please come with me." ”
With that, he turned around and entered the ancient nunnery.
However, although the appearance of this crystal hermitage is very old and dilapidated, it covers a vast area, and it is very quaint and clean, but it is only in the spring season, and it is slightly damp.
Entering from the side door, you will see a small hall, facing the closed gate of the nunnery, enshrine a white-clothed Guanyin, because of disrepair, the statue of Guanyin looks very old, the paint is mottled, and many places have revealed the true color of the mud tire. However, a solemn and kind bearing still came to his face.
In front of the Guanyin seat, on the old wooden incense table, a lantern is burned, exuding the fragrance of soybean oil.
In the middle of the incense case, there is a merit book.
Below the incense case, there is a futon, and next to it is a wooden fish, which is shiny and shiny.
Granny Gu stepped forward slowly, knelt down on the futon, bowed respectfully to Master Guanyin, and got up three times, then picked up the merit book, opened it, and arrived in front of Xiao Xiong.
Xiao Xiong frowned slightly again.
He now somewhat understands Yan Feiyang's intention of bringing him here, and the co-author is to raise funds for this nunnery.
Worshipping God and worshipping Buddha is not a bad thing, although Xiao Xiong doesn't believe in this on weekdays, he doesn't object to it. This thing is something that believers and unbelievers, and no one can force others.
Now this old woman took out the merit book as soon as they met and unceremoniously asked him to donate money, which is too naked, right?
Xiao Xiong only felt that there was already a breath in his chest.
However, for the sake of Yan Feiyang saving his son, this money must be donated, and if you don't donate, you have to donate. It's just that Xiao Xiong's good impression of Yan Feiyang was suddenly discounted.
In the end, he is still too young and sharp.
It seems that in the future, he will still have to find an opportunity to sharpen his edges and corners, so as to save him from suffering for this in the future.
Xiao Xiongqiang suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, stretched out his hand to take the merit book, opened it, and then stretched out his hand and said, "Where is the pen?" ”
How can you write numbers without giving me a pen?
Yan Feiyang smiled and said nothing.
Granny Gu didn't give him a pen.
Only then did Xiao Xiong understand that the last donation in the merit book was 20,000 yuan, and the name of the donor, one stroke at a time, was clearly written, which was "Xiao Guan".
When did Xiao Guan come to this nunnery to donate money?
And one donation is 20,000?
Xiao Xiong is so smart, he has already understood in an instant, this money was actually donated by Yan Feiyang, no wonder the 20,000 yuan, Li Wugui didn't want it, but Yan Feiyang accepted it without saying a word, it turned out that it was all donated to the nunnery, Yan Feiyang This is on behalf of Xiao Guan in accumulating Yin Gong.
Although Xiao Xiong didn't believe this, Yan Feiyang's intention to defend his son was clear.
This "brother-in-law" can be regarded as doing his duty.
It seems that he is really wrong to blame him, this kid, at a young age, is really not simple.
Atmosphere!
Xiao Xiong has always felt that he has a bold and generous personality, which is also the main reason why he was able to fight his way out of the bottom of society and finally reached today's high position. But Xiao Xiong felt that when he was Yan Feiyang's age, he might not be so bold.
Twenty thousand!
This is the total income of the mountain people in the depths of Wushan for ten years, right?
Maybe it's more, maybe it's the sum of twenty years of total income.
Yan Feiyang didn't think about it, so he changed hands and donated it on his behalf.
"Mother-in-law chanted and prayed for Xiao Guan in front of the Bodhisattva day and night, and Xiao Guan passed this hurdle without danger!"
Yan Feiyang said in a low voice.
"Thank you, mother-in-law!"
Xiao Xiong said heartily and bowed to Granny Gu.
As for Yan Feiyang, he no longer admired.
The appreciation of a person is not just a mouthful, fortunately, this kid is still studying in Wei Zhou, and there will be opportunities to "cooperate" in the future, and Xiao Xiong will not treat him badly.
"Come, Xiao Guan, quickly, quickly kneel down and kowtow to the Bodhisattva, thank the Bodhisattva for bless you safely."
Xiao's mother believed in these very much, and immediately said busily, Xiao Guan was young and ignorant, and at the request of his mother, he knelt down in a daze and kowtowed several times to the statue of Guanyin.
"Uncle Xiao, Auntie, let's go inside and have a look."
Waiting for Xiao Guan to stand up, Yan Feiyang proposed again.
"Okay."
The group came out of the Guanyin Hall and turned into the backyard from the cloister on the left.
The courtyard behind it was much larger than the front yard, and the sound of children reading could be faintly heard.
"Is this a school?"
Xiao Xiao asked a little strangely, leaning closely to Yan Feiyang's side.
When she came to this ancient temple, she was always inexplicably nervous.
"No, it's the kids who are learning."
Yan Feiyang led the way first, led everyone to a side room, pushed the door in, and the sound of reading stopped abruptly.
I saw that in this small room, there were six or seven children, ranging in age, the oldest should be eight or nine years old, and the youngest was only three or four years old, and everyone sat there obediently, with books in front of them. However, judging from their age gap, it is impossible to read the same age, so the sound of reading just now is not neat, but each reading separately.
"So many kids?"
Xiao Xiao was taken aback, her face full of doubts.
Xiao Xiong and the others are also a little unclear.
"Brother Flying......"
Immediately, the children cheered, and one of the four or five-year-old girls looked bold, regardless of whether anyone else was there, she dropped her books and stepped forward quickly, hugging Yan Feiyang's legs, greasy and coquettish.
Yan Feiyang laughed, bent down to pick her up, and kissed her on her flushed face.
This scene immediately stunned Xiao Xiao and Wei Wushuang.
Even Yan Feiyang has such a "gentle" side, which is really subversive.
Hasn't this guy always been cool?
Immediately after, there was a crunch of "jingle bells", and a toddler spun out of the corner. The toddler was just over a year old, dressed in yellow velvet, wearing a fluffy yellow woolen hat, with a small bell around his neck, and a red face, but with a rabbit lip.
The rabbit-lipped toddler had obviously just learned to walk, but he also staggered towards Yan Feiyang, his hands spread out, and he made a gesture to hug him.
Yan Feiyang put down the little girl before, bent down and hugged the rabbit-liped child, kissed her fiercely, pulled the small bell hanging on her chest, and said to Xiao Xiao with a smile: "This is the little bell, I picked it up on the bridge last winter, she didn't know how to walk then, but now she can walk." ”
Xiao Xiao's eyes couldn't help but widen, and she said deliciously, "You picked it up?" ”
"Hmm."
Wei Wushuang looked at the children in the house, understood a little, and said, "The children in this house are all picked up?" Are they all abandoned babies? ”
In the entire nunnery, so far, they have only seen Granny Gu as an adult, and she is at least over seventy years old. It can be seen that they are by no means a family. At that time, Wei Wushuang was suspicious, but now it has been confirmed.
"They are not foundlings."
Yan Feiyang said immediately.
"Instead, their mom and dad are in trouble, and we are going to take care of them for the time being. In the future, they will go back to their parents. Everyone has a mom and dad. ”
The tone was calm and gentle, without the slightest hint of pretentiousness.
Xiao Xiao suddenly remembered that Yan Feiyang had never seen his parents when he was a child, and "abandoned babies" was an eternal pimple in his heart, no wonder the "cool brother" who was quiet on weekdays suddenly became so soft in the face of these children.
"Yes, everybody has a mom and dad. Come, little bell, sister hug ......"
Xiao Xiao said immediately, opened her hands, and went to hug the little bell.
The little bell didn't recognize her either, and obediently hugged her, not noisy or noisy.
"Feiyang, this child, little bell, she is here...... Why don't you have surgery? ”
Mother Xiao pointed to her lips and asked.
Rabbit lips are not a major defect, as long as you have surgery, you can repair them.
Quite a cute kid.
Yan Feiyang nodded and said, "There are difficulties with funds. The main thing is that there is no surplus manpower. My mother-in-law is already struggling to take care of eight children by herself, and if she is hospitalized with a small bell, there is no one at home to take care of her. So we discussed, in another two years, when they are older and can take care of themselves, we will operate on Little Bell......"
"Moreover, the problem of the little bell is not only the rabbit lip, but also other diseases, which also need to be treated. Wait until she's two years older and a little more resistant. ”
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