Chapter 323: The Old Monk by the River

Shao Fei walked to the door with Lixiang, Lixiang seemed to have forgotten something, and hurriedly ran back and brought the plates on the table. Inside was a chicken that had not moved its chopsticks, and Shao Fei immediately understood what she meant.

Back at the previous Thursday house, a family of four was waiting for Shao Fei in the courtyard. Seeing Shao Fei entering the courtyard, he quickly knelt down. Shao Fei rushed forward and helped them up one by one.

Thursday said excitedly: "It turns out that you are Shao Fei, and the people in my village have heard of you." said that you are a big hero who kills devils, and you also beat the county seat to kill the villain of Yamazaki. ”

Shao Fei turned his gaze to Lixiang, seeing her pouting and frowning with an unhappy expression.

Shao Fei said to Thursday: "Okay, don't talk about it." I don't think those two dogs dare to settle accounts after the autumn. What about grain? ”

Thursday replied, "It's all in the village chief's house, and tomorrow it will be distributed to everyone."

Rika walked up to the two little boys with the chicken in her hand and placed it in front of them. The little boy watched the chicken's drooling water, and then looked at his mother.

"This ......"

The child's mother looked at Shao Fei, Shao Fei smiled and said, "Take her thoughts." We're all fed. ”

The child's mother immediately took the bowl and brought the child into the house.

Shao Fei said: "We should also go to sleep and leave tomorrow morning."

"But...... You're not afraid ......."

Thursday was a little worried that those people would come back to retaliate, Shao Fei patted it and said, "Don't worry, if you deal with me alone, they will send at least one devil squadron over." But I don't think they even have the guts to report it. ”

After Shao Fei finished speaking, he took Lixiang into the house.

"Hiccup" Rika suddenly burped, and then touched her stomach: "It turns out that this is happiness."

Shao Fei asked, "What do you mean?"

Rika replied, "When people are hungry, eating delicious food is happiness."

Although it is a simple sentence, it is full of philosophy.

Shao Fei touched Lixiang's head and asked, "Are you also happy when you gave those two children chicken just now?"

Lixiang pushed Shao Fei's hand away: "Idiot, that's happiness." I don't have the ability to comprehend at all. ”

After saying that, Rika went to bed and began to sleep.

The next morning, Shao Fei said goodbye to the Thursday family, bought some dry food in the village and continued his journey.

The two rode through the woods, and a rushing river blocked their way.

Shao Feixian, there is an old monk sitting cross-legged by the river. So he rode over. After the two dismounted, they heard the monk reciting the scriptures.

Shao Fei asked curiously, "Monk, why don't you recite it in the temple, but run to the river to recite it?"

The old monk put down his hand and said, "Is there a difference between reciting in the temple and reciting by the river?" Is there a difference between reciting to the bodhisattva and reciting to the river? One is made of mud and the other is made of water, in the eyes of the old monk, they are all the same. ”

Shao Fei sneered, feeling that this monk was profound. In the war-torn age of 'nothingness', who can do it. It must have been the monk's temple burned down by the devils, making him a monk.

The old monk glanced at Shao Fei and asked, "What do you seem to see in your eyes?" Is it raging fire, or is it merciless killing? ”

"It's fire."

"You guessed it, fire, but there's also killing. The temple was burned and the monks were killed. Now I'm alone. ”

Shao Fei's expression began to change, and the hatred appeared in his eyes again. The old monk just smiled slightly, looked calm, closed his eyes and palms together and continued to chant the scriptures.

After a while, the old monk's stomach rumbled. Lixiang immediately took out a piece of baked cake from the package on the horse and handed it to the old monk.

The old monk took the baked cake, looked at Lixiang kindly, and asked, "You are not a dumb person, why don't you speak?"

Rika bowed her head and replied, "I'm Japanese."

From the conversation just now, Lixiang knew that it was the Japanese who burned the temple of the old monk, and it was also the Japanese who killed the monk. Lixiang only felt guilty and didn't dare to look directly at the old monk.

The old monk saw what Lixiang was thinking, patted her shoulder and said with a smile: "The old monk has no Japanese eyes."

After speaking, the old monk ate one bite at a time. Rika understands that it is not that there are no Japanese in his eyes, but that there is no hatred.

After eating, the old monk looked at Lixiang and Shao Fei respectively, and then said: "One person's heart is as calm as water, and one person has a thousand hatreds."

Shao Fei still thinks that he is playing tricks, and the monks will only appear on TV. The temple was burned, the monk was killed, and he was dying of starvation, and he pretended to be calm, which is really ridiculous.

"I can't help but tell you, I'm a soldier, and I've killed countless people, but I'm all the ones who deserve to be killed. What is strange about seeing compatriots killed, there is hatred. ”

After listening to Shao Fei's words, the monk stood up and said to Shao Fei: "If the monk recites the scriptures to become a Buddha, then he will never become a Buddha."

Shao Fei seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and Lixiang was also thinking about the meaning of this sentence.

"Old monk, you mean you can't have selfish desires, right?"

The old monk laughed heartily after hearing this, and said to Lixiang, "That's right. If it is a matter of course, if it is mixed with personal desires, it will be degenerate. ”

Lixiang also smiled: "I understand, old monk." Thank you. ”

Shao Fei was still confused, and the old monk continued: "If the heart does not move, people do not move, and if they do not move, they will not be hurt; If the heart moves, people move recklessly, hurt their bodies and hurt their bones, and then experience all kinds of pain in the world. ”

Shao Fei did not agree with this view of Buddhism. If the heart does not move, the state of mind is as usual, it is impossible to kill the enemy. If the heart is not moving, how can you love and hate. Warriors need to be motivated to boost morale; Warriors need to be moved to understand the pain, to understand the war.

Shao Fei said: "When the wind blows the trees, it is the heart that moves. But in my eyes, the wind is moving, the trees are moving. I'm a soldier, and I can't do anything. ”

The old monk nodded and said, "That's right, the soldier is to kill the enemy to serve the country and expel the foreigners." The scriptures also mention: Killing, stealing, and adultery to educate sentient beings. Mortals understand that killing evil and doing good. Buddha Yun: A good person of the same level as the wicked person kills the evil person and does good. But the monk believes that excessive killing is evil. Where there is a degree. ”

Shao Fei seemed to understand that the old monk felt that he had hatred in his heart, and if there was personal hatred, there would be excessive killing, so he persuaded him.

The old monk breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand and said, "The monk is leaving, the donor will give you some money."

Shao Fei was first taken aback, thinking that this old monk did not eat fireworks in the world, and then couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, but I want to ask you one last question."

"You ask."

Shao Fei asked: "Buddhists talk about cause and effect, and talk about the happy land. I don't ask about cause and effect, you will definitely answer, cause in this life, effect in future life. I asked, where is the paradise in troubled times? ”

After thinking for a while, the old monk pointed to the ground and replied, "It's right here."

Shao Fei said: "You are perfunctory to me."

The old monk smiled and said nothing.

Lixiang suddenly interjected: "He didn't perfunctory you. As long as you let go of your obsession and rejoice in your heart, everywhere is your paradise. ”

The old monk laughed heartily again and said to Lixiang: "You have Huigen, do you want to be my apprentice?"

"Don't!" Lixiang didn't think about refusing directly, and said, "Because I don't agree with some of your ideas just now." Also, you're going to starve. ”

Shao Fei laughed after hearing this, and then took out two pieces of ocean and gave them to the old monk: "That's all I can give, because we also have to eat." From here to the west, you will be the base of the Eighth Route Army, and you will at least not starve to death there. We'll meet again. ”

"Thank you, donor."

After thanking the old monk, he walked to the west, and muttered: "The nest is empty and the birds are rippling in the water, and occasionally the writing is like a golden cloud." Neither gains nor losses are exchanged, and there are many repatriations. ”

Lixiang couldn't understand it, and asked Shao Fei, "What does this poem mean?"

Shao Fei replied, "Everything is void."

Lixiang snorted and said, "I think he has an empty stomach."

Shao Fei breathed a sigh of relief and asked Lixiang, "You really gave up hatred."

Rika replied, "It hurts. Because when I think of my hatred, I think of the pain my father caused to others, so I don't want to think about it. I want to get hungry and taste happiness right now. ”

Shao Fei smiled with relief, touched Lixiang's head, and said, "Let's go to the town, I'll invite you to a big dinner."

(End of chapter)

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