Yan Cong is definitely a good person, shouldn't the Buddha bless him with a long life?

I knelt in the main hall of Daxingshan Temple, looked up at the tall Buddha statue, and once again doubted the belief in my heart, but the corner of my eye glanced at Ruoxiu who was kneeling beside me, and she was still making a wish with her eyes closed.

Although she has matured a lot as a mother, she is still so pure in my eyes as she was in the Guanyin Hall of Shiye Temple many years ago, and she is reluctant to disturb at all.

Isn't it because of fate that she's here, by my side? How can you not believe in the "fate" that the Buddhists say? I put away my selfish distractions and made a wish to the Buddha like her.

Li Xuanba has grown a lot taller than before, and his body seems to be much better, although Ruo Xiu still said that his physique is weak because of congenital deficiency after reading it for him, but my mother and I both know that it is much healthier than before.

The mother's requirements are not high, she only hopes that her children and grandchildren can grow up safely. And because I like smart people, I also have a great preference for this younger brother.

When Li Xuanba came back, he didn't bring filial piety to Yancong, he only wore a very well-fitting white dress, which was so simple that there were no patterns and carvings. Except for plain clothes, he was a lot quieter than he remembered before, although he didn't talk too much before, but at least in front of me, his unscrupulous nature was sometimes exposed, but now that I was with him in his study, he didn't say a word, just copied the Buddhist scriptures word by word.

After several days like this, he was finally willing to speak, but the first thing he said was: "When Master told me that my eldest brother died, I was very sad, and he advised me that it is normal for people to be born, old, sick and dead, and not to be too sad. Now that the master is dead, I still can't help but feel sad, big brother, is this what Buddhism says about not being able to see through the red dust? ”

I touched his head and said, "We are all ordinary people, if we don't feel sad if our loved ones pass away, aren't we cold-blooded and ruthless people?" Buddhism also has a saying, to be merciful to all sentient beings, not to mention you, even the eldest brother, there is no way to accept the death of Zen Master Yancong. ”

Li Xuanba lowered his head and was sad for a long time, and said: "Although the master accepted me as a disciple, he said that I was only half a Buddhist person, with a wisdom root, but half a Buddha heart was missing. ”

I asked, "What about the missing half?" ”

He lowered his head again and said, "It's loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness...... Master also said that fate is born together, and the fate in the red dust cannot be avoided. I seem to understand these truths, but I also don't understand them. ”

Fate is born together?!

When I heard it, I was shocked again, since I came back this time and inadvertently said something unlucky, I couldn't hide this feeling, and now it has appeared again......

I was a little panicked, but I still comforted Li Xuan and said, "You are still young, and some truths will naturally be understood in the future." Zen Master Yan Cong is really embarrassed for you. ”

As the saying goes, "things gather by like, people by groups", Li Xuanba came back not long after he became good friends with Li Zhiyun as expected, the two of them are typical little adults, and they both like to read books and play chess, and they all day long together to argue about the content of the book, and many times the opinions are even above me, which is in stark contrast to another pair of brothers, Li Shimin and Li Yuanji. Both of these people are also small, but they like to fight bravely.

Therefore, the Tang State Mansion was divided into two camps - Li Shimin and Li Yuanji liked to pester Xun Yi, who was known as Xue Wanche, and asked him for advice on swordsmanship and fighting skills, while Li Xuanba and Li Zhiyun stayed with Zhang Wensu all day long, stroking the qin and making ink.

After Li Xuanba came back, the Tang Guogong Mansion was a lot more lively.

I thought that Li Xuanba was not interested in dancing and playing swords, but one day he asked me to teach him swordsmanship.

I was amazed for a long time before I asked, "Why do you want to learn swords?" Who bullied you? ”

He shook his head seriously and said, "Definitely." Learning a sword can help you defend yourself, and maybe it will be useful in the future. ”

I said, "Since you want to learn, you can do it, you can ask Zhiyun if he wants to learn or not, and I will teach you together." ”

He clapped his hands and said, "Big brother, Zhiyun actually wanted to learn for a long time, and originally wanted to ask Mr. Xue to teach, but ......"

He paused for a moment, hesitating and not knowing if it was appropriate to say it, I smiled and answered: "But Shimin and Yuanji have been pestering Mr. Xue all day long, and Zhiyun is unwilling to mess with them, right?" ”

He nodded and said, "Well, the eldest brother is really understanding. ”

I was dragged by them to Li Zhiyun's study, he was sitting on a chair with his legs crossed and holding a book reading, and when he saw me being pulled in by Li Xuanba, he quickly got up and said, "Big brother." ”

I nodded and said, "What you did just now, you also learned from Mr. Zhang?" ”

He grinned and said, "No, it's just that it's comfortable to sit like this, and I can't figure out why the ancients had to torture themselves." ”

I said, "This is the way to stand up." ”

He ran over and grabbed my sleeve and said, "Big brother, you are not a teacher, why do you want to chew words?" ”

I patted him on the head and said, "It's not big or small." ”

Li Xuanba interjected: "Big brother, Zhiyun said...... In fact, the eldest brother is also ...... He's not a serious person, right? ”

I glanced at Li Zhiyun, he was still pulling my sleeve unscrupulously, I thought about it, I could only think that what he said was right, so I nodded and said: "Zhiyun himself is not serious, look at no one is serious!" ”

Li Zhiyun defended: "No, no, no, huh...... Big brother, Brother Xuanba is very serious! ”

He had a point, and I couldn't even refute it.

I said, "Don't you want to learn the sword?" Mr. Zhang will also be a little, why don't you look for him? ”

Li Zhiyun shook his head and said: "Mr. Zhang's piano is unparalleled in the world, and the swordsmanship is ...... It's not so good. ”

Li Xuan said domineeringly: "Big brother, I don't think Mr. Zhang has studied swordsmanship seriously. ”

Li Zhiyun said: "Yes, yes, yes, um...... Isn't he trying to mislead the children of others when he teaches others in this way...... Oh, mistaken Tang Guogongzi, haha! ”

I took out the book in his hand and flipped through it, and said with a smile: "At such a young age, how did you read the Nanhua Sutra?" Do you understand it? ”

He smiled and pointed to the bookshelf next to him and said, "But I've read almost all the books here, and that's all I have left." ”

I was surprised when I heard it, but Li Xuanba added very usually: "Zhiyun said that he wanted to go to the eldest brother's Ink Hall to have a look, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

I came back from my surprise and smiled, "If you want to go, you can go, there is only one thing to pay attention to." ”

Li Zhiyun said: "Big brother, please speak." ”

I said, "When you're done, put it back in its place, but don't throw it everywhere like you do." ”

Li Xuanba smiled and said: "Big brother said this, I'm afraid it's useless, I've said it many times, he is still like this." ”

Li Zhiyun smiled: "You are so different from the eldest brother!" ”