Dong'er's pregnancy made Jiang Anyi ecstatic, he had been faintly worried about whether the lightning strike would affect his fertility, and he could finally let go of this concern and began to report the good news to his family and Dong'er's parents. Dong'er was even more ecstatic, looking forward to the future with a little nervousness, and it happened that Zhuzhu and Luoluo came to visit after learning the good news, and the three women were in a play, muttering together, and bursting into crisp laughter from time to time.

Jiang Anyi could still hear the joyful laughter in the study of the West Flower Hall, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook. Zhang Keji could understand Jiang Anyi's mood, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the lord, the branches and leaves are scattered, the bloodline continues, and there are follow-ups." ”

"Sir kills two birds with one stone, congratulations even more." Jiang Anyi teased.

Seeing that Zhang Keji's old face was slightly red, Jiang Anyi smiled and diverted the topic: "Did Zhen'er let the stone take it to play again, sir, be careful, don't let the kidnap Zhen'er." ”

"I like this kid very much, clever and sensible." Zhang Keji said with a smile: "I don't like to read, every time I let him read and write, he always has to find a reason to escape, I really can't avoid finding Zhen'er's girl to do it for me, although Zhen'er disguises the words of the stone, but I can still recognize it at a glance." ”

Zhang Keji was angry and funny, shook his head and sighed: "The girl is outgoing, Zhen'er, this girl has actually learned to coax Lao Tzu." ”

Jiang Anyi turned the topic to the upcoming Dharma meeting and said, "Two days later, Mr. Dharma will use more thoughts, and he can do something for Buddhism, and he will also pray for his own blessings. Master Hongxin is a virtuous monk, and if he can protect him, all evil will not invade, and the family will be safe. ”

Zhang Keji did not believe in Buddhism or Taoism before, and after suffering from the disaster of the destruction of his family and wife, he was originally discouraged, but then met Jiang Anyi and gave birth to the heart of retribution. Unexpectedly, this trip to Fuluo formed a good relationship with Zhuzhu and Luoluo, and rekindled the hope of life.

People are like this, once there is sustenance, there is hope. Zhang Keji recalled the past, sighed at the ill-fated and at the same time, he believed in the karma mentioned by Master Hongxin, so Jiang Anyi asked him to plan the festival, and Zhang Keji readily agreed.

Rich and easy to do, soon a wooden platform with a height of a few feet appeared in the empty field in the east of the city, because it was winter, the wind in the open space was very strong, Jiang An ordered the officials to set up a wooden fence around it, surrounded by coarse cloth. This aroused the interest of the people of Fuluo County, and they looked around one by one, and quickly asked the officials what the county magistrate was going to do. Jiang Anyi's propaganda meeting on "tax integration into one" held by the county government was very successful, which made the people of Fuluo County feel like participating in county affairs for the first time.

Soon, the people learned the truth of the matter from the mouths of the officials, and not only that, but the officials took the notices that the officials had copied out overnight and distributed them in all towns and villages. It is clearly written in the notice that the holy monk Hongxin, the Zen master of the protector of the country, who was enshrined by the emperor, will hold a Dharma meeting in Fuluo County to preach the Dharma to the people, and invite believers from all over the world to attend the Dharma meeting in the east of the city on December 12.

Everyone inquired about the origin of this Zen master who protected the country, and some people who knew about it preached to everyone with their eyebrows fluttering: "This holy monk is amazing, he is the reincarnation of Luohan Ye, he was originally the knowledge of Mingpu Temple, in order to promote Buddhism, he went south alone, and crossed people in Texas for asceticism......"

"Oh, as soon as you explain the temple, I remembered, this holy monk is the abbot of Anlong Temple, Master Hongxin, I went to Weizhou three years ago to do business, and I heard the shopkeeper of the tea shop talk about this holy monk, but it is not the reincarnation of the Arhat Lord, and the Son of Heaven is very respectful." A businessman interjected impatiently.

The person who spoke gave the businessman a blank look, and continued: "This holy monk is a household name in Dezhou, Renzhou, Huangzhou, and Weizhou, last year my mother was sick, I prayed in Anlong Temple, and now my mother is in good health, I am preparing to go to Anlong Temple in Dezhou with my family to repay my vows after the year, I didn't expect this holy monk to come to our Lizhou, this is a monk who can't be invited by Wanjin, he talks about Buddhism, I want to listen." ”

"Lin Dutou of the Yamen is my cousin, everyone knows it." A man who must mention his cousin who was on an errand in the yamen, everyone looked at him with disdain, and he continued complacently: "My cousin said that this holy monk and our county master are old friends, when the county master was still a scholar, he went to Anlong Temple to burn incense and pray, it was this Hongxin master who recited scriptures and prayed for the county lord, and later Mrs. Jiang went all the way to high school and became the champion of Sanyuan and the first. ”

Everyone inhaled the cool air together, and secretly envied in their hearts, if this festival can be blessed by the holy monks, it is needless to say that the house is safe, and maybe there will be a champion of reading at home. The more public opinion spread, the more evil it became, Zhang Keji secretly instructed the officials and officials to add fuel to the fire, and in the end, even these people themselves were convinced.

The wind spread quickly from Fuluo County, and many believers came in horse-drawn carriages and starry nights, and the large and small inns in Fuluo County were packed, and many houses took the opportunity to take in believers to earn a little money. There were more than 1,000 straw mats on the floor in the venue, and Jiang Anyi heard that there were many people coming, so he deliberately built ten cauldrons around the venue, cooking steaming gruel to relieve people's hunger and prevent cold; And he pitched tents in the open spaces of the city, so that those who had not found a place to stay might be sheltered from the cold.

On December 12th, at the end of the day, Master Hongxin wore a yellow monk's robe and a brocade robe given by the emperor, with a solemn appearance and a compassionate face. Jiang Anyi and others came to the post house to invite the master to the venue, and there were people along the road who followed them all the way to the venue in the east of the city.

The surrounding venue is very lively, adults and children are noisy, and the vendors carry melons, fruits, snacks and the like to shuttle and sell in the crowd. Jiang Anyi frowned, and just wanted to drink to order the officials to maintain order, but Master Hongxin stopped with a smile: "Ten thousand laws follow fate, if you disturb the people because of Buddhism, it is not beautiful." ”

Stepping into the venue, there were seven or eight hundred people in the venue, and the futon was full of believers, and of course there were many people watching the excitement. Seeing Master Hongxin enter the arena, these people stood up one after another, some of them clasped their palms together and saluted the master, and the others followed suit and bowed in unison. Master Hongxin stood still, clasped his palms together, and saluted in all directions.

In the middle of the hour, Master Hongxin began to preach the Dharma. The Dharma is profound, and the scriptures are even more profound for ordinary people, Master Hongxin did not preach the Dharma theory at the beginning, but started with a Buddhist cause and effect story, and gradually the venue quieted down, and everyone listened attentively to the master's teachings.

“…… What is cause and effect? Cause and effect is often referred to as karma. Cause is a cause, also called karma; The fruit is the result, also called the fruit; Karma refers to all physical and mental activities, which are divided into three karmic qualities: body, mouth, and mind; Retribution is the retribution of karma, which is the consequence of the good and evil of the three karmas on weekdays, so the cause is karma, and the effect is retribution. ”

"Anything we do, say a word, move a thought, we are planting causes; Because the severity of good and evil has a proper result, sooner or later this result will have to be borne by oneself, sowing good causes to obtain good fruits, and sowing evil causes to obtain bitter results. The Buddha said: Those who practice the ten good qualities of the highest grade are born into heaven, those who are of the ten good grades are human beings, and those who are of the ten good qualities of the lower grades are asuras; Those who commit the top ten evils will fall into hell, the middle ten evils will be hungry ghosts, and the lower ten evils will be reduced to animals. Good and evil are the karmic causes of the six realms of reincarnation, and the six realms of reincarnation are the retribution of good and evil. ”

Speaking of this, Master Hongxin put his palms together and recited the Dharma name "Amitabha", and everyone under the Dharma stage raised their palms together and chanted in unison: "Amitabha." The sound is neat and loud, like a morning bell and a dusk drum, which is thought-provoking.

The puja lasted for more than an hour and ended after noon. Although the sky is not falling, the warm sun shines on the master on the high platform, and the brocade robe he is wearing is shining, more and more shining like a golden-bodied arhat, which makes people dare not look at it for a long time.

I don't know who brought the worship to the ground, and then the chanting of the Buddha sounded again, floating in the sky over Fuluo County, attracting pedestrians passing by on the street to stop and look in the direction of the puja, some people followed the silent chanting of the Buddha's name, and some people bowed in the direction of the puja.

The old store of Yuehe at the back door of the county government has been redecorated, the merchants who come and go make the business prosperous, the money shopkeeper is in a good mood, looking at the store lobby is full of guests, eating and talking there, the money shopkeeper is crisp and cheerful and fiddling with the abacus, while listening to the discussion of the guests.

The topic of conversation is naturally the karma theory preached by Master Hongxin, and the money shopkeeper was quickly attracted by the topic, stopped settling accounts, and listened carefully to the guests talking about the good cause and good results, which is similar to the folk saying that good has good and evil and evil is repaid, and it is easy to move people, but Buddhism summarizes the theory of good and evil into a set of theories.

Xu Xiaoer was obviously attracted by the discussion of the guests, leaning on the pillar, holding a tray of vegetables in his hand, and listened attentively to the four guests next to him talking about whether they would fall into hell if they did evil, and they would become livestock if they did ten evils.

The store was busy, the money shopkeeper saw that Xu Xiaoer was lazy, and was shouting loudly, and suddenly thought that he had just heard the guests say that every word and deed has a reward, and his voice couldn't help but lower a lot, and reminded softly: "Xiaoxu, I'm busy now, you go to the kitchen to pass the dishes, you have to listen to the master's words, and you might as well go to the East Market to listen to the Fa tomorrow when you have time." ”

Xu Xiaoer was first shocked, and then found that the money shopkeeper seemed to have become easy to talk about today, and he had already scolded according to his temper in the past. The pace sped up to the kitchen, and secretly decided in his heart that he would take the time to listen to Master Hongxin's lecture tomorrow morning.

Such scenes are being staged everywhere in Fuluo County, hotels, teahouses, shops and even people's homes, all talking about today's puja in Dongcheng, Buddhism is generally recognized by the people of Fuluo County for the first time, and Master Hongxin is also known to the people.

By the time the next day of the festival, the whole venue was packed, many people brought their own futons and cushions to listen to the lecture, and there were also people who could not find a place to stand in the gap of the venue, waiting for Master Hong Xin's words today.