Chapter 69: The Festival
The night slowly fell, and a light snow fell in the sky, and suddenly thousands of white velvet flowers flew quietly, like rootless grasses. Pingningfang, which has always been calm, did not fall into a deep sleep, but lit a dead wind lamp in the corner of the street.
In the central open space of the cross street, the stage of the flower building with carved wooden beams and pillars has been temporarily converted into a Buddhist field, and a group of nuns rest on the sidelines to prepare for the upcoming puja.
Under the eaves on the side of the high platform, someone had already prepared a plain and solemn tarpaulin shed, set up a series of road screens, and even arranged a charcoal pot and fire, and the officers' wives gathered together, bored to watch the snow scene, waiting for the arrival of Mrs. Huiqing.
Among them, it seems that Mrs. Huang Zhen Fujia is the leader - she is a gentle and demure middle-aged lady, wearing a long jacket with a purple brocade treasure pattern, covered with a snow sable velvet Zhaojun set, and the young girl who follows her is Miss Huang Er.
"Your father has always disliked me showing up, will he be angry that this festival is so large?"
Miss Huang Er also whispered in her mother's ear, "Mother, you don't have to worry, devoting oneself to the Buddha is accumulating virtue and doing good, I heard that the concubine Niangniang in the palace also believes this!" ”
Second Mrs. Huang made a straight face, "I really spoiled you, what kind of family are we, how dare we compare with the concubines?" ”
Miss Huang Er didn't follow it, and said coquettishly: "Mother...... Although there is a difference between high and low, we seek Buddha
It's also for my father's physical well-being, and even more for my ......"
Speaking of this, her face turned crimson, and she couldn't say any more, Madame Huang sighed and stroked her hair, "That's it, if the Buddha can bless your father's old wounds on his feet to heal, and give you a wishful husband, I will give up this old face and come out this time." ”
Between the words, three chimes rang out. In the sound of the wind and snow, it became more solemn and solemn, and suddenly, everyone fell silent.
The night is vast, the sky and snow are reflected in the glittering lights, under the attention of everyone, Huiqing Shitai, who is dressed in plain white clothes and holds a prayer bead, slowly walks up to the high platform.
She slowly recited the scriptures, the whole text was in Sanskrit voices, and the slender and thin figure stood in the center of the high platform, which naturally had a sense of grandeur and luxury. Everyone is a family member of an officer, and although they don't understand the meaning, they are all intimidated by this temperament, and their hearts are full of admiration.
"When the Buddha was alive, there were elders, the Sanskrit name 'Sudatta', the name of good charity, the alias 'to the lonely', and the construction of the ...... of the Huan Monastery"
Master Huiqing began to talk about the sage Sudatta seeking the Dharma. The story of the prince's fine house with gold is told about the classic of the Buddha sacrificing himself to feed the eagle, she is eloquent and good, and her appearance and temperament are wonderful. All the wives were fascinated by her, amazed and praised at the same time.
Unconsciously, even the people who stood under the eaves and stopped to listen were attracted to her, and gradually walked under the high platform. I just want to be closer to her, closer.
Her voice is sad and tender, as if it had infinite magical powers. Many even took off their jewelry to give to her.
The nuns under Mrs. Huiqing ended up giving alms, and those who gave a penny and a gold pearl and jade shell were all treated equally, and gave them eighteen bracelets and a medicine pill.
"This is the elixir of the Buddha's mother's ten thousand lives, dedicated to saving the suffering of the common people, and today it is related to everyone, so it is offered."
Master Huiqing's face was indifferent, and his tone was not small.
Everyone was overjoyed, and when the medicine pill was held in his hand and sniffed, the fragrance of nothingness came to his face, and he felt refreshed for a while, and even the sick and weak suddenly improved by seven points.
The nuns all had fair faces, and in the face of everyone's gratitude, they just smiled indifferently and said, "It is the compassion of the Buddha's mother, and it is also the piety of the donors." ”
Mrs. Huang was holding the medicine pill in her hand, her face was full of surprise, "This medicine really works, my vertigo is much better!" ”
Miss Huang Er hurriedly held up the pill in her palm and brought it to her eyes, only to feel that its color was light green and crystal clear, and her heart rippled when she looked at it more, as if the whole person had ascended into the Heavenly Palace Wonderland of the Five-Colored Illusion.
"Great, my father's leg injury has been saved!"
She shouted excitedly, but unexpectedly was poured cold water by the nun at the head, "This medicine pill is given by chanting thousands of times in front of the Buddha's mother's seat, and if you leave the Buddha's light for an hour, it will be ineffective!" ”
"What can I do?"
The faces of the mother and daughter of the Huang family were covered with a haze of disappointment, and all the female dependents on the side also fell into the ice cellar with a hot heart - most of the women here are dependents in the army, which man sent out the army to release the horse without one or two old wounds? They were full of hope that Huiqing's medicine could cure the pillars of the family, but they never thought that there would be such a limitation!
Miss Huang Er rolled her eyes and looked at the guards at home standing on the side, this was Huang Zhenfu's personal soldier, and the martial arts of archery and horses were not a problem, "Uncle Chen, you rushed to the camp at full speed, can you deliver it within an hour?" ”
Chen Huwei is a middle-aged man with a strong and calm body, and he was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said: "If you replace it with two horses, you may be able to give it a try, but my subordinates are ordered to protect Mrs. and Miss......"
"What's the danger in here? Go quickly, it's up to you whether my father's wounds heal or not! ”
Under this high hat, the Chen guards could only obey their orders, he ordered the guards to hurry away after a few words, and the other ladies and ladies also sent Kong Wu agile men to send the medicine to the barracks, and under the chaos, the horses and chariots on the street corner not far away left a lot, leaving only the snow marks broken in the light shadows of the lights.
Master Huiqing stood on the high platform, looking at the women and children below, a sarcasm flashed in his eyes, and then he turned into a compassionate saint.
"You all have the heart to the Buddha, but you are often denied access to the Buddha, and it is not convenient for you to go out to pay respects often. But entering my Buddhism is about the mind regardless of form, as long as the mind is reached, there will definitely be spiritual blessings. ”
After speaking, she turned the Buddha beads in her hand and slowly recited: "If you want to destroy the troubles and obstacles, and report the obstacles, you should run through the wooden mallet one hundred and eighteen, and always follow yourself; If you walk, if you sit, if you lie down, you should always have no distraction in your heart, and call the name of the Buddha, Bodhidharma, and Sangha a through a wooden mallet; If it is a gradual degree of mallet, if ten, if twenty, if hundred, if thousand, or even hundreds of thousands. If you can fill it 200,000 times, your body and mind will not be disordered, and you will have no slander, you will give up your life to live in the third flame sky, and your food and clothing will be natural, and you will always live in peace. ”
This remark obviously meant that as long as you turn the beads often and recite the name of the Buddha, you will be able to seek peace and happiness, and immediately everyone present picked up the beads that had just been distributed, and recited the scriptures with her while turning.
Under the snow, the dark night and the world were filled with the sound of chanting like this Sanskrit chanting, and the strange fragrance of Buddha beads gradually infected everyone's minds, and gradually, their eyes began to be confused and chaotic......
Huiqing watched this scene quietly, and his heart was full of excitement about the success of the plan, "Please leave the table, put the Buddha beads in the pure water, and let the family and neighbors drink it, so that you can become attached to the Buddha." ”
As if they had heard the order of the highest, everyone stood up and walked away. Their eyes were dull and silent, and they walked longingly in the dark night, like the walking dead, and the huge procession exuded an eerie and mysterious meaning.
"As long as you touch and take the incense medicine on the Buddha beads, it is enough to make you live a nightmare for a day and a night, and the entire Pingning Fang is already under my control!"
Huiqing was so proud that she didn't see that in the middle of the women's team, there was a petite girl with a dark complexion, looking at her with clear and bright eyes.
Xiao Gu looked at Huiqing and smiled slightly, "The White Lotus Sect's wishful thinking is very good, but the appetite is too big, be careful that you will choke." (To be continued......)