Our caravan arrived at Mingsha Mountain at noon, and from a distance, the cliffs in the sun were glittering with gold, bumps and bumps, like a bustling and noisy city.

If you look closely, it is really like the kind of magical illusion that Venerable Lezun saw back then, sitting in meditation and listening to the Buddha preach Dafa.

Buddhism has clouds: the merit of building a Buddha cave is immeasurable.

Therefore, it has been more than 20 years since Master Lezun dug the first grotto here for Buddha practice.

Later, donors such as my grandfather have successively dug 100 large and small caves here to pray for the blessing of the Buddha and the safe and secure road of business.

In front of the cliff where the grotto is located, there is a spring that flows down from the middle of the mountain, and for countless years, it has formed a gurgling stream in the mountains.

On the banks of the stream, there is a path that can accommodate horse-drawn carriages, which has been trampled by countless pilgrims over the decades.

Among these people are monks who come to practice, craftsmen who dig holes to shape Buddhas, painters, and donors from the government and the people, rich and poor.

As soon as I entered the entrance, I smelled a strange scent.

"It smells so good! What a taste it is! I couldn't help but sneeze and asked Qin Chong on the hunchback beside me curiously.

"This is the smell of the paints boiled by the master painters of the caves, which are made by mixing various mineral powders and oils together. I used to hear from the white painter of our grottoes that this kind of paint will not fade if it is painted on the wall for a thousand years! ”

After Shanshan, Qin Chong, this kid, was so bad that only his two eyes were still glowing.

"After settling down in a while, you must take me to have a good look at what it is like inside this grotto!" I smiled with interest.

"I don't need to take you there, the lord will definitely call you tomorrow, young master, you want to eat more tonight."

Qin Chong said with a smile, as if there was some ulterior secret.

"Why do I have to take my grandfather there, why do I have to eat and drink more, are we going to stay there for a day? Didn't eat on it? ”

I was very confused, I didn't know what medicine was sold in Qin Chong's gourd.

"Don't say anything in front of the Buddha!" Qin Chong folded his hands and said solemnly.

"Every year when the lord passes by here, he will beckon everyone to bathe and change clothes on the edge of the spring and sincerely worship the Buddha. He, Steward Su, and your grandfather will go to the grotto where your family is offering for a day to express their devotion to the Buddha. ”

"So that's what happened! Hehe, Qin Chong, you should also prepare, come with me tomorrow! ”

Pulling Qin Chong's back, I almost burst out laughing.

I know how to meditate, and it's nothing to sit there for a day and a night without eating or drinking.

But Qin Chong, this kid, has suffered some sins, who let him gloat there.

"Young master! No? Why are you pulling me? I'll just pray sincerely at the bottom of the mountain! Qin Chong stammered, his face flushed suddenly.

"Who made us brothers in life and death? You can't bear to let me go up and suffer alone? "I said perfunctorily with a very high-sounding excuse.

"Amitabha, sin and sin! How can praying in front of the Buddha be a sin? Young master, you can't talk nonsense! ”

Qin Chong stopped my nonsense very seriously, in such a sacred and solemn place.

At that time, I didn't quite understand the deep meaning, but after walking the rivers and lakes for a long time, I realized that it was really a lucky thing to believe in gods and Buddhas.

It is believed that there will be the blessing of the Lord Buddha and the gods above the head three feet above, so that he will move forward bravely on the road of business without life and death.

"Naturally, if you pray for blessings, you should join me and pray for the blessing of the Buddha to marry the little sister of the Ku family as soon as possible to be your bride!"

"Okay, the young master naturally said so, I'll accompany you up tomorrow!" Qin Chong finally nodded and agreed to my invitation.

At this moment, an open flat field appeared in front of me.

My grandfather came by and told the men that they were going to camp here and stay for two or three days.

All the men can use this time to wash up and tidy up, and the road ahead is a series of oases of villages and towns, and the merchants can no longer be sloppy and laugh at beggars.

All the guys have already had their own division of labor, building tents, burying pots and cooking, feeding camels and horses, taking turns bathing and laundry, and so on, and so on, and soon carried out in an orderly manner.

The Chang'an painter surnamed Bai that my grandfather had invited had already seen our caravan and happily led a few apprentices down the mountain from the grotto on the cliff, his face covered with paint stains and smells.

"Old Yi Dong, Uncle Wei, Uncle Su! You're back! I want to scare me! ”

The painter surnamed Bai made a long way from afar, he was very young and handsome, eight feet long, with a fairy style and the appearance of not eating fireworks in the world.

"Bai Xuan! You're good! Ha ha! Where is the progress of our cave paintings? ”

Grandpa, they hurriedly laughed and stepped forward, it seemed that they admired this young painter very much, just like their own juniors.

"It's going to be done this spring! I was going to go back to Chang'an, but another benefactor who came to offer me fell in love with my craft and insisted that I stay and paint his grottoes! I stayed like this, and now I can't return to Chang'an with your caravan! ”

Bai Xuan's painter smiled regretfully again, and never mentioned the matter of wages.

"Good! All right! Add glory to the Buddhas, and the Buddha will bless you! Grandpa patted Bai Xuan's shoulder and smiled approvingly, while searching around with his eyes.

I hurriedly pulled up Qin Chong, avoided my grandfather's sight, and went to take a bath in the crescent spring on the back of Mingsha Mountain as I mentioned earlier.

Grandpa's intention was to let me go over and introduce this young and promising white painter to me.

I've always been conceited and conceited, and I can't help but feel ashamed of myself.

On the way, he was ruined like this, and when he went to see that beautiful boy, he would not be ashamed of the dead! Don't slip away at this time, wait for when!

As Qin Chong said before, this pool of spring water in the middle of the sandy bay is really amazing.

The length and width of the pond are about 500 paces square, and the spring water is crystal clear.

Although it was the height of summer, the ground in the desert was warm enough to bake naan. But as we approached the pool, we could still feel a cool breath blowing in our faces.

The spring pond is surrounded by green grass, wild flowers, and some thousand-year-old trees, which make people feel like they have entered a pure land outside the world.

This may be the reason why it is backed by the Mogao Thousand Buddha Grottoes and protected by the Buddha.

When we arrived, we found that there were a lot of guys already there.

Freshly washed clothes are laid out on the sand and dried with a cup of tea.

"Uncle Liu, the water in this pool is cold, right?"

Guy Lao Liu has finished bathing, and he is wearing a coarse cloth short coat to tie his hair under the big tree by the pool to enjoy the coolness!

Qin Chong and I couldn't wait to strip off our clothes and jump into the pool, while greeting Lao Liu.

"Young master, it's cold! You have to come up after a little soak in it, be careful of the cold! Lao Liu stood up, stretched his body easily, and said loudly.

"Oh my god! This water is so cold! "The moment I entered the pool, the biting cold gave me the urge to escape from the pool, but I quickly got used to it.

The scorching sun above your head and the bathing in the ice water under your feet are really two heavens of ice and fire!

Qin Chong threw the soap leaf box to me, and after a little rubbing, the black sewage like ink in his hair and skin vented down, mixed with body dirt like mud pills.

It's so pickled! I can't believe that I have such a survival ability to follow the local customs in the nearly two months since I set out from Qingfengze!

"Qin Chong! Give me a rub on my back! I can't reach it, it's itching me! ”

When I was almost done, I lay on the edge of the stone by the pool and shouted loudly to Qin Chong, who was about to go ashore.

"Young master! I'm here too! Qin Chong replied with a grin and waded over.

He's very heavy, and this kid must be doing it, rubbing it down a few times and grinning my aching teeth.

"Tap! Tap! You want to skin me! ”

"You can't blame me for that! You've got too much dirt on you! Roll noodles like you! Young Lord! Isn't the structure of your skin different from ours? Qin Chong exclaimed, half-jokingly, half-curiously.

Not to mention, I paid a little attention to the few guys around me, as well as Qin Chong's figure.

The flesh and skin of these old rivers and lakes seem to have grown into the bones, and after encountering water, they are all shiny and shiny, and their skin is as smooth as loaches.

I can't even hang up to water, and I don't even have this layer of metabolites on my body.

I haven't taken a bath for the same month, why is there such a big gap?

Maybe it's because I was too obese compared to them!

After going ashore, the guys in charge of the day's meal had already carried several large buckets of freshly made naan, broth, fruits and vegetables to the shade of the trees by the pool.

The water on the other side of the spring is too small, and there is no deep water bathing pleasure.

So except for the men who were on duty that day, taking care of livestock and goods, everyone else went over the mountain and came to the crescent moon spring.

The deep pool, which was originally inaccessible, suddenly became lively.

May the filth on us mortals not desecrate the gods and disturb the tranquility of the Buddhas.

The Buddha has a saying: Buddhism is compassionate and loves to protect all sentient beings.

I believe that the Buddha has knowledge and will definitely forgive us for our disrespect, and shine the light of great love on us businessmen who are in the midst of mortal hardships.

Amitabha! Amitabha!

Grandpa, Grandpa, and Uncle Su were invited to eat by the Huawai Master who practiced here.

In the evening, when we returned to camp from the crescent spring, they walked down the hill in the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Young master! After listening to the master's teachings, I really want to give up everything and come here to practice and serve the Buddha for the rest of my life! ”

Seeing me and Qin Chong who came to greet me, Uncle Su patted me on the shoulder and sighed, I have the taste of seeing through the red dust.

Tasting all kinds of hard business roads, his face was prematurely covered with vicissitudes.

"Forget it, Uncle Su! If you are really allowed to live in this barren mountain grotto for a year and a half, you will definitely sigh that it is still good to be mortal! Hehe! I smiled and teased.

Uncle Suder, I know him too well, there is an elderly high hall in the family, as well as Aunt Su and a pair of young children, so he is reluctant to be a lotus disciple of the Green Lantern Bitter Shadow!

"What the young master said is very true, hehe!" Uncle Su replied with a sigh.

"Easy to say! It's hard to let go of everything in the mortal world! The old man is reluctant to take this sip of wine, haha! ”

Grandpa laughed, opened the wine bag he was carrying, and took a deep sip.

"Everything in this world is empty in the eyes of Buddhists, and it is color in the eyes of mortals such as us! The Buddha's fate is still shallow and the wisdom is not enough, so you can only do the thing of entering the world with the heart of birth! Hehe. ”

Grandpa concluded detachedly, like the ancient sages, pale and straight, with white beards fluttering.

"Let's all go to rest early! Tomorrow's Bigu Buddha, we must be full of spirit, pious devotion, not a little bit of malaise, do you understand? ”

Before entering the tent, my grandfather turned back to me and solemnly admonished.

"Grandson understands!" "Qin Chong understands!"

After bowing to the three elders, we returned to our sleeping place with trepidation.

At this time, a thick sleepiness hit.

I didn't even take off my clothes, I got into the tent and fell into a deep sleep.