Chapter 69: Wishing Before the Buddha
Tian Mi made two or two peach blossoms in the wine alley, walked to the street with a wine gourd, and saw the pedestrians coming and going or holding the fragrant wax money paper, and couldn't help but pause and look to the west of the city.
Today, on the nineteenth, when I went out in the morning, my mother said that their family was going to make a vow, and they would stay there at noon to eat fast.
Tian Mi looked at the place where the cigarette smoke was swirling, straight up to the clouds, and as soon as her footsteps turned, she walked towards the place where the voice was boiling.
The people of Changguo believe in God and Buddha, and on the nineteenth day of every month, no matter whether they are far away or near home, they will bring offerings to worship. Therefore, on the nineteenth day of the month, the temple is full of fireworks, and believers come and go.
Tiangong Temple is the most prestigious temple in this Fuhua County, magnificent atmosphere, majestic and solemn, the treasure on the seat is extraordinarily solemn, the futons under the seat are connected in rows, there are monks singing Sanskrit, and the people make a wish.
Tian Mi looked at the overcrowded temple and felt a little pain in her head.
Is there any mistake, it's raining today, why are there so many people? As far as the eye can see, there are all kinds of oil-paper umbrellas of various colors, raindrops into curtains, and pedestrians under umbrellas, all of whom only show the lower half of their bodies, where did she go to find her mother and brother? This temple occupies half of the mountain, where will she go to eat?
Wait, Lent, this point is exactly the meal, follow the army, you should be able to find the Lent Hall. Tian Mi searched for which place had the most people, so she might as well look at her eyes and suddenly see a familiar figure.
Oh, that Miss Jiao who hugged her back and forth, isn't it Wang Fengxian from Yangliu Village? How long has it been since she saw her so big? There is a mother-in-law next to him, two maids on the left and right, and four family members before and after.
This temple fair is really lively, and I haven't met those who should have met. What shouldn't have happened appeared.
Tian Mi didn't want to have any more intersections with the people of Yangliu Village. So he avoided it. Go back to the mountains. As for Yang Xian's wine, when will it be different for him? If he is willing to wait, he will wait, if he is not, then let him solve it himself.
In front of the Daxiong Treasure Palace, Wang Fengxian paused, and looked suspiciously at a short figure squeezing around in the crowd. Slipped away quickly under the umbrella of others.
Petite and exquisite, with long black hair, combed sideburns on his head, and a coarse cloth skirt. This back is a little familiar.
Wang Fengxian's beautiful long eyebrows were raised, and she secretly pondered them.
The maid next to him paused, looked left and right, and didn't see anything special, so she wondered, "Miss, what's wrong?" ”
"I'm like. I saw an acquaintance. Wang Fengxian's delicate lips hooked, and her narrow phoenix eyes lit up. She beckoned to the maid and whispered a few words in her ear.
The maid took the order and quickly retreated.
Wang Fengxian's delicate and wide sleeves swept away, turned around and walked into the main hall, and said with a smile: "Let's go, pray first." ”
Tian Mi obviously didn't know that she was being targeted, just like she didn't know that the original temple could be so big and so complicated, she didn't think she was a road idiot, but along the way, she was still surrounded by the same buildings, and after asking several monks in a row, she found a courtyard.
No, there should be a lot of people in the Lent Hall at this time, why is it so deserted?
Tian Mi pondered this question as she walked, and when she bypassed a small door, through the green forest of Fushu Huashi, she vaguely heard the sound of boiling people in front of her, and she was overjoyed, and raised her feet to step towards that place.
Tian Mi turned the pace of the rockery and suddenly paused, she turned sideways slightly and looked ahead.
I saw a young man in a silver-white wide-sleeved cardigan robe, holding a colorful blessing bag, standing in the verandah.
The verandah was empty, and only opposite him was a monk in a robe.
The monk took the heavy blessing bag in his hand, saluted with a stick, recited the Buddha's name with flowers, and then staggered away with him.
The inspector of the Supervision and Inspection Division, he will appear here.
Tian Mi touched her chin thoughtfully, didn't pay attention for a while, and when she looked up again, she found that the empty place had long since disappeared.
"Why are you so elusive...... muttered in a low voice, Tian Mi pursed her lips and continued: "In these years, can't you have a normal person?" ”
"Who's abnormal again?" Suddenly, someone behind him said coldly.
Tian Mi froze, and suddenly remembered a night when the moon was full, Qiao Xuan said: Don't approach strange men casually in the future, especially, who knows martial arts.
In fact, she also wanted to add: In the future, it is best not to even look at strange men, especially the unpredictable.
Tian Mi sighed secretly, pulled her head, turned around, and said weakly: "Say me, it's me who is abnormal." ”
Ah Qian hooked the corners of his lips almost invisibly, turned around, and walked towards the lively place.
"I heard that Delong is going to move." Ah Qian didn't look back and said, "It's your opinion." ”
"yes." As soon as she talked about business, Tian Mi was very comfortable, she continued: "Move to Pingkang Lane, where the land price is cheap, there are many upstream sellers, and the distance from several major pharmacies downstream is also close, and not far away is the warehouse set up by the imperial court, which is quite convenient for transportation." Moreover, the basic facilities there are better than other places, and there are several large deep wells, so you don't have to struggle to fetch water. ”
In ancient times, digging a well was quite laborious, and many families had to travel a long way to find water, unlike modern times, where cities are full of water pipes.
Ah Qian suddenly stopped, looked at her with clear and transparent eyes, and asked, "Upstream?" Downstream? Infrastructure? ”
These words that she was used to in her previous life, Tian Mi really couldn't pay attention to correcting them all the time, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she naturally spit it out. Furthermore, these simple words are obviously more suitable for transmission than the complex appellations here.
So, on the road, Tian Mi became a noun interpreter, and she did not hide her secrets, and planned the industrial park, workshop layout, and mansion...... It was also mentioned in passing.
Ah Qian has supervised merchants and tax departments for many years, and he is no stranger to these, as soon as Tian Mi explains, he can understand it, and it is precisely because he understands them that he is even more amazed.
Tian Mi has more than a thousand years of knowledge, and Ah Qian has a cognition that is in line with the truth, and the two of them are unexpectedly complementary in this regard.
"If the imperial court can do a good job in the optimal allocation of resources, I don't know how much manpower and material resources will be saved." While talking, the two walked to the Lent Hall. Tian Mi stopped talking at the right time. Look around on tiptoe.
Ah Qian kept pondering her words in his heart. I feel that my experience and knowledge over the years have been completely subverted today, this girl is so young, and what she thinks and thinks is far higher than them. If it can be built according to her proposal, it is foreseeable how much money the merchants can save from it. And the profits of merchants have gone up, and the performance of the state government has not gone up in the same way?
It's just that. It's a pity.
Ah Qian's expression has always been cold, making it impossible to see what he is thinking. When he saw Tian Mi looking around, he asked, "But are you looking for someone?" Do you need to ask the monks here? ”
"No need." Tian Mi had already seen it, she walked a few steps there, turned around again, and said casually, "Have you eaten?" Why don't you go and eat fast? ”
Ah Qian was silent for a moment, and then nodded and said, "It's okay." ”
Tian Mi led Ah Qian, found Tan and Tian Chuan in the crowd, and after introducing Ah Qian to the two, she went to eat.
She came back from fasting twice. He handed one of them to Ah Qian and sat down. Chat with your family and eat at the same time.
The rice was light and plain, Ah Qian picked up the chopsticks, only picked out the ginger and garlic, and ate it unhurriedly.
After a simple meal, the four of them walked out of the Lent Hall, the sky was still drizzling, the mountain fog was hazy, each of them held an umbrella, and paused at the muddy intersection.
Although Tan has a thorn hairpin cloth skirt, she is naturally beautiful, her thin white fingers hold the umbrella lightly, and the cuffs are slanted down, revealing a lotus root-like wrist. The willow waist and blue umbrella, standing in the rain, are indescribably moving, attracting the frequent attention of pedestrians.
Seeing that Ah Qian was just standing with an umbrella in his hand, without the slightest intention of opening, Tan's head hung slightly, avoiding those prying eyes, thought about it, and said in a low voice: "My lord, I don't know where my lord is going next?" ”
Ah Qian really thought about it seriously, but shook his head and said, "Just walk around, you can go anywhere." ”
Well, that's not it. Tan hesitated, thinking that his daughter didn't have much time at noon, so he said softly again: "The little woman's family is preparing to go to make a vow, do you want to go along?" ”
"It's fine." Ah Qian stepped out, and walked out first.
The family was a little stunned, and then hurriedly followed.
In the Daxiong Treasure Hall, in front of the golden Buddha statue, the yellow prayer flags flutter, and all kinds of magic instruments are lined up, which makes the treasure hall solemn and respectful.
Tan threw copper coins in the merit box, exchanged salutes with the monks who knocked on the wooden fish, and then pulled Tian Mi and Tian Chuan to kneel down in front of the futon, clasped their hands together, and kept whispering in their mouths, with a pious face.
Tian Mi didn't believe in gods and Buddhas, but as soon as she turned her head, she saw that in front of the statue of the Buddha of compassion, her mother's smooth face seemed to have holy light flowing, and it was noble and clean, and her heart couldn't help but rise a little awe, so she also folded her hands and looked at the Buddha who was purifying all beings.
"The letter girl Yinfu, blessed by my Buddha, was fortunate enough to escape, and a pair of children were in the market. The believer has enough in this life, and I only wish that my children will be well, and I do not ask them to be rich and glorious, but I only wish them a safe life. Tan sang tactfully, she folded her hands and bowed down, "I am willing to exchange my life's sorrow for their health, and I am merciful." ”
Tian Mi was stunned there, and it wasn't until Tian Chuan quietly pulled her sleeve that she joined Tian Chuan and worshiped wholeheartedly.
"Believer Tian Chuan, I also wish my sister and mother a good life and a long life." Tian Chuan's voice was still immature, but the full heavenly court fell heavily to the ground, and said in a deep voice: "I wish to use my masculine body to block the sour, bitter, spicy, and salty world, and only sweetness remains, and ask the Buddha to be fulfilled." ”
"Faith Girl...... The letter girl Tian Mi ...... "Tian Mi's forehead touched the cold ground, she blinked her moist long eyelashes, pursed her lower lip, and took a deep breath before she said with difficulty: "The letter girl Tian Mi, I am willing to swear by the reincarnation soul that in this life, I will do my best to protect my mother and brother." ”
"Amitabha." The monks sang a Sanskrit chant and prayed for them amid the sound of wooden fish.
Although there is a drizzle today, there is still light in the daytime, and the light of the sky shines obliquely into the gate of the treasure hall, driving away the darkness and putting a protective color on all things, leaving only a little shadow that cannot be illuminated by the oblique angle.
Ah Qian stood in the shadows next to the gate, looking at their family without saying a word. His thin lips pursed lightly, and his cold eyes flashed with a bit of light, so that his whole face softened.
After a long time, Tan changed from kneeling to kneeling, she carefully took out two peace charms from her cuffs, and beckoned her sister and brother to approach.
Tian Chuan didn't get up, just took the futon, knelt down in front of Tan, and called softly: "Mother." ”
Tian Mi did the same, so she knelt in front of Tan on the futon, Ying Ying looked at her, and called, "Mother." ”
"This is a peace charm embroidered by my mother's own hands, and I ask the master to open the light. From now on, you need to carry it with you, so that you can ward off disasters and avoid disasters, and keep you safe and healthy. Tan said auspicious words, so he personally brought them with his own hands, the slender red rope around the neck, Tan's soft breathing was in the ear, and her soft voice kept melting into her heart.
"Hmm." The sister and brother nodded obediently, and touched the word peace embroidered by Tan's stitches and threads on the triangle, and their eyes were 120,000 points precious.
Tan looked at the peace charm on the neck of her children with satisfaction, smiled contentedly, and in the ironing of her heart, she suddenly remembered that there was another person.
Tan searched around, and when he saw the young man standing in the shadows, he couldn't think of any adults or adults, but he felt that this young man was not much older than his own children, but he was too lonely and lonely, unlike their family, no matter how difficult it was to have someone to accompany them. This heart softened all of a sudden.
She then moved the lotus step lightly, walked to Ah Qian's side, took a Buddha salute, and said: "All laws are fate." ”
Ah Qian raised his eyes and looked at the woman in front of him, and saw that her eyebrows were soft, her expression was serene, and she was very kind. Unconsciously, he let go of the coldness that rejected people thousands of miles away.
"My lord, this is a peace charm embroidered by the little woman in her spare time, if you don't dislike it, can you accept it?" Tan handed out the peace charm he had prepared for himself, his eyebrows were peaceful, and he was tolerant of his juniors, looking at him with a smile, as if encouraging him to stretch out his hand.
Ah Qian looked at the eye-catching yellow on the white palm and did not move for a long time. After half a ring, he raised his head, stretched out his smooth fingers, twisted it, and tucked it into his cuffs, his expression was still cold, he bowed slightly, and said lightly: "Thank you, madam." ”
Ah Qian tightened the peace charm in his wide sleeve, and the fine needle and thread were imprinted into the palm of his hand, and when he rubbed it, it was slightly warm.
Tan looked at the sky outside the hall, turned back to Tian Mi and said, "The hour is almost up, you go to work first, if it's late, the owner is afraid of being unhappy." ”
"Hmm." Tian Mi nodded and asked Ah Qian, "What about you?" Do you want to go together? ”
"Hmm." Ah Qian responded, bowed to Tan's body, and said, "Madam, farewell." ”
Tian Mi waved to the two people standing on the door of the temple, turned around and held up the umbrella, and left with Ah Qian.
When they arrived on the street, the two parted ways, Ah Qian went to supervise the Division, and Tian Mi returned to Delong Pharmacy.
Tian Mi shook the boss around for a while before returning from drinking, Yang Xian was dissatisfied, but no matter what he was talking about, Tian Mi could block it. (To be continued......)