Zhao Lanshan is an eclectic person. He and Fang Yu met in the group of travel friends, at that time he was already a trench, but Fang Yu was just a new junior staff, the two of them have a huge gap in age and social status, and there is no similarity in the education process and living environment they received. And before Zhao Lanshan developed a hobby of showing off his wealth, he was dressed like an old farmer, with a weathered face and a budget-conscious personality; Fang Yu has a bit of a petty bourgeoisie, he is dressed neatly at all times, in Zhao Lanshan's words, even if he goes to climb the mountain, Fang Yu can wear it and go to the negotiation table at any time.

At the beginning, in the group of travelers, everyone thought that Zhao Lanshan was a turtle, because the female compatriots who had gone out to buy with him said: "I said I was going to eat, I said I was going to eat the Chinese fast food next to me, it was clean and inexpensive, he had to say that he wanted to eat Shaxian!" Say cheap! ”

Zhao Lanshan has this problem, he thinks that when he can eat steamed bread and flatbread, he will never spend a dime for the style, atmosphere and decoration of the restaurant.

Fang Yu got a bonus for a project at that time, the money arrived in the morning, and in the afternoon he went to the car dealership to pick up a car, and when he drove the car to the meeting place, it attracted a look of envy.

After organizing a few activities, Zhao Lanshan felt that Fang Yu could make friends, and the two became friends, whenever there was an event, Zhao Lanshan called Fang Yu first and asked him if he was interested, and if he was interested, he would go together, otherwise it would be boring to go by himself.

Although Zhao Lanshan is in other provinces, he is willing to spend money on interests. Since he drove two different off-road vehicles to participate in the event, he was recognized as the trench, and now there are more people around him. But Zhao Lanshan can make such a big career, and he has the vision to see people. He is general to the people in the group of travelers, only the other party, and has mentioned many times to invest money in him and let him do it himself.

"There's no future for working for people." These are the words on Zhao Lanshan's lips.

So Fang Yu called him this time to ask if he wanted to invest money, he wanted to open a company, Zhao Lanshan didn't say a word and first called him five million, and then the two signed a contract to invest in batches, if Fang Yu's company goes on, the report is good, Zhao Lanshan's follow-up investment will follow, according to the contract, he will at least invest about 30 million in Fang Yu's company.

Of course, if Fang Yu didn't have this ability and lost money, then the one in front of him would be regarded as his support friend. And as a company's debt, if Fang Yu really loses money, as long as the company applies for bankruptcy, it does not have to pay Zhao Lanshan his family funds.

These words do not need to be said, they are all in the heart. Zhao Lanshan and Fang Yu are life-changing friendships, the most iron-clad buddies.

Therefore, Zhao Lanshan's emergency contact person is not his parents and relatives, but Fang Yu. After his accident, his lawyer immediately gave Fang Yu's phone number to the police station. At this moment, Fang Yu was able to sign any document that saved his life for Zhao Lanshan.

Fang Yu is duty-bound.

He handed over the company to the two vice presidents, and that night he took a plane to the small mountain village where Zhao Lanshan disappeared.

The mountain is not high, and there is a fairy name.

This mountain is commonly known as Zao Mountain, which is very simple, and there is no style of fairy mountain at all.

Zao Mountain got its name because it is not rich in jujubes, but because the soil and stones on the mountain here are all jujube red. In the past, geologists came here to take samples and investigate to see if there was mineral potential here. The people here have been excited for a few years. But experts came and went, quietly, and everyone knew that although this place is a little special, it has no economic value.

Zaoshan is famous again because of that wild temple. The temple is halfway up the mountain, there are few locals, there were originally some villages, and then the young people left, and the others gradually moved to the town. No one came to this temple, only about 20 monks cultivated and survived.

The monks in the temple were all abandoned babies thrown by people nearby, and all of them were disabled. Both the healthy and the girl were sent to a welfare home by the temple people, leaving only the disabled baby boy. When these baby boys grew up, some left the temple to work, and some stayed and became monks in the temple.

In an accident, it is said that a few pious pilgrims worshiped when they saw the temple - some said that it was the people from the welfare institute who brought the leaders to visit, indicating that the people here were simple and simple, and found that the monks in this temple were actually self-sufficient, farming, weaving, fetching water, making paper, and relying on themselves for all the necessities of life, and there was no electricity in the temple, and when they still used oil lamps, they were shocked and reported when they went back.

Since then, customers have come like clouds.

There are pilgrims donate sesame oil money to the temple to renovate, rebuild the main hall, the hall and other places, the temple collects more and more money, everyone says that the temple is also affected by the red world, but I didn't expect that when the temple renovation is over, the monks have also received the national salary, at the beginning of the second year, the abbot of the temple donated all the money left over the previous year to the welfare institute in the town, and they also passed with the abandoned babies who were taken in by their temple this year. The newspaper reported excitedly for a while, and every year after that, everyone got used to it, and they no longer stared at the temple with curious eyes, and the people in this temple, after returning to calm, were still at peace and were not shocked.

This temple is called Babao Temple.

When he arrived at Zaoshan, Fang Yu said that he was going to Babao Temple, and the taxi driver reminded him: "Come for sightseeing?" There's nothing to see there, no mountains, no water, no scenery. If you go, you will disturb the cultivation of the masters in the temple. Alas...... Now there are too many tourists, the temple is not quiet, two days ago there is a pilgrim disappeared in the news, a look is to run to play, now the temple masters are also affected......"

Along the way, the people he met were very fond of the monks of the Eight Treasures Temple, thinking that they were devout monks, and they did not like to be disturbed by famous tourists. After all, unlike other temples that live on sesame oil money, the monks of Babao Temple are self-sufficient.

He didn't go to the police station first, but went up the mountain first to the Eight Treasures Temple. When he arrived, it was afternoon, and the trees in the mountains were uncut down, covering the sky and the sun, and it was only two or three o'clock, and the mountains were already out of sight.

Fortunately, Babao Temple is a famous attraction, and the town government has built a road and installed street lights. Although there is no electricity in the temple, it is okay to use it on the road.

Walking up the stairs, the path is lined with clumps of weeds, stretching out to the legs of people who stumble on the road; The sorrowful cries of night owls came from the dark mountain forest.

The lights are dim, and the road ahead is barely reflected.

Thanks to Fang Yu's good body, when he walked for more than an hour and saw the temple gate, he didn't breathe.

The temple gate is very magnificent, with tall red lacquer columns, huge stone lions, and ninety-nine stone steps. Climb the stone steps, the first thing you see is a huge copper tripod that can fit two adult men into, unexpectedly there is no incense in the ding, and behind the tripod, it is a mighty hall and two rows of red brick bungalows, just like the kind of red brick bungalows of the production team in the fifties and sixties, two whole rows.

It's a strange combination.

And behind the main hall, there is a towering nine-story prayer tower.

Fang Yu had seen the photos taken by Zhao Lanshan, and knew that the gate, the hall and the back of the tower were all donated by pilgrims, Zhao Lanshan said on the phone that in addition to these three things, the monks in other places in the temple were not allowed to move.

He didn't know how to keep moving, but he didn't understand until he saw it today.

At this time, a person pushed open the door and came out of the small red brick bungalow next to him, he wore a cotton jacket, cotton pants and cotton shoes that said gray is not gray, yellow is not yellow, and the needle corners were a little weird, walked to Fang Yu, and saluted with his hands.

Fang Yu only then noticed his hair...... I didn't shave.

He returned the salute and asked, "Master, I am a friend of Zhao Lanshan, and I heard that he had an accident here." ”

The monk nodded and led him into the house.

Fang Yu thought that this room was similar to a communication room or a hospitality room, but when he entered, he found that it was a big room the size of a conference room, and besides, this is a cafeteria! Two long tables were neatly arranged, and more than 20 monks of different ages were sitting and eating.

Fang Yu took out his mobile phone, and the time was less than five o'clock. However, it is dark early in the mountains, and it is normal to eat early.

He guessed that the master saw that the time was up, and brought him over for dinner first. No matter how anxious he is, he can only follow the local customs.

The monk asked Fang Yu to sit down, and then went to serve him rice and vegetables. There was a large candle lit on the table, which looked like it was made by hand, because the candle was very rough, as if it had been re-kneaded with a lot of old wax.

The dish is roasted tofu with cabbage and radish, and the taste is not bad.

After Fang Yu finished eating, he followed the masters to take the bowls outside, washed them with cold water in the bucket, and stacked them together. After that, the masters all went to the main hall, sat down cross-legged, and began to chant the scriptures. They don't read the scriptures, they just meditate.

Fang Yu followed, and also sat down cross-legged, he wanted to find the abbot and ask, but there was no difference between the direction of the masters and the front and back and high bottoms, and he couldn't recognize which one was the abbot.

Most importantly, he felt that he should not disturb the teachers in chanting.

At eight o'clock, the masters got up again and went back to the two rows of bungalows, presumably ready to go to bed and rest.

At this time, the master who had received Fang Yu at the beginning came over, saluted Fang Yu again, and then motioned for him to follow, leading him to the first room in the east.

There was a desk, two chairs, and a cabinet stuffed with newspapers behind the desk. A master in his thirties stood behind the table, saw Fang Yu come in and saluted with his hands, and said, "Donor, I am the presiding officer of this temple, and my Dharma name is Mingkong." ”

"Hello Master." Bow to the Domain.

The master who brought Fang Yu in saluted the host, and then went out after bowing to Fang Yu, and the host said, "The enlightened ears can't hear and can't speak, so it's not rude to the donor." ”

Fang Yu guessed that he might not be able to speak after this master didn't speak, and when he heard the host's explanation, he hurriedly said, "It's okay, it's me who came presumptuously." ”

The host took out two pieces of paper from the drawer and pushed them to Fang Yu, who looked down and saw that it was a handwritten rental contract, which was signed by Zhao Lanshan and Babao Temple.

The host said: "Master Zhao has been here four times in total. ”

Zhao Lanshan didn't come to Babao Temple this time, the first time he came was after being possessed by Wei Manwen, he sincerely went to Babao Temple to live for a month, listened to the scriptures, recited the scriptures, and didn't remove Wei Manwen from his body when he was finished, so he had to leave.

The second time, he felt that even if the Babao Temple was not spiritual, but the life attitude of the masters here was worth learning from him, and it was difficult to find a pure land in the current society, so he came to Babao Temple to live for a week, and then because of BMW's new car press conference, he didn't know if the spirit was edified.

The third time is to bring friends here to see and see.

The fourth time, this time, he came to lose weight.

Every time he came back, the host would sign such a document with Zhao Lanshan, and he did not agree to Zhao Lanshan's request to apply for a membership card. Because living in the temple is a matter of adding a bed in the monk's dormitory of these two rows of bungalows, the fee is not expensive, because there is no single room, there have been no repeat customers in this business, and many people have left after listening. Only Zhao Lanshan came back and forth four times, so the host was also very impressed with him.

The host's evaluation of Zhao Lanshan is: "I am dedicated to the Buddha, but I am helpless in the red dust, and I can't help it." ”

The masters in the temple have to do a lot of work every day, and Zhao Lanshan will also follow when he is interested, turning the ground, playing cotton, making paper, etc.; When you're not interested, wander around Zao Mountain.

There are no wolves in the mountains around here, so it's safe.

It is not convenient to go up and down the mountain, there used to be a food stall at the foot of the mountain, and then the tourists gradually decreased, and the villagers did not come to set up stalls, so Zhao Lanshan no matter how to walk in the mountain, he must go back to the temple to eat at dinner time. The food in the temple does not stay overnight, and there can be no leftovers. Moreover, the temple does not use natural gas and liquefied gas tanks, nor does it burn coal, but burns charcoal, and it is very troublesome to make a fire to cook, and you can only go hungry if you miss a meal. After Zhao Lanshan was hungry once, he didn't dare to miss the meal time again.

So that day, Zhao Lanshan didn't come back for dinner, and the host immediately knew that there was a problem, so he immediately took someone to find it. When the mountain was not found, he informed the town.

There are two buses from the town to the city station, and there are more than a dozen taxis in the town, all of which say they haven't seen such a person. Zhao Lanshan is fat and trenched, and he is very recognizable.

The host called the police. After that, Fang Yu came.

"There's no news yet." The host was still very calm when he said this, "There are no corpses, there are no ditches or water in our mountains, and the police station uses police dogs to look for them, and no one can be found." ”

Fang Yu's face was heavy, "This is good news. Since there is no body, the person should still be alive. ”

"That's what I thought, too. He didn't leave town, probably somewhere for the time being. The host said.

Fang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, host." ”

"You're welcome." The host said, "You can go down tomorrow and stay in the monastery for one night tonight." ”

The mountain road is not easy to walk, and he can't go back to the town after going down the mountain, and he doesn't have a car. The taxi that brought him had already gone back.

Fang Yu agreed.

The host took out a manuscript paper and wrote: There is a ______ today, borrow for one night.

Then he pushed it to Fang Yu and asked him to write down his name, sign and press his handprint.

Fang Yu took it and looked at it, feeling strange in his heart, but he still wrote down his name and pressed his handprint as the host said.

"Let's go, I'll take you."

The host led him out to the second room next door, knocked on the door, went in, and asked the man lying on a single wooden bed by the door, "Is there any more place?" ”

The man shook his head.

The host said to disturb him, and then took Fang Yu out. After doing this three times, I finally found an empty bed in the fourth room opposite. "You rest." The host said.

There are quilts and pillows on the bed. After the host finished speaking, he went out.

Fang Yu already felt very strange at this time, how could the host not know which room had an empty bed? Could it be that the masters here change their place every night? He kept an eye on it, he hid his phone in his arms, did not take off his clothes and shoes, and after lying down, he covered the quilt and closed his eyes.

When you lie down, your surroundings become very quiet.

He heard the gentle caress of the mountain wind.