Zen Master Silent Sky was dumbfounded when he heard this, and in addition to being stunned, his deep voice was like a Hong Zhong: "Ah, this is the will of heaven, this is the will of heaven!" So he went into the abbot's room, took out a hundred taels of silver, and gave it to him.

Neng'er looked at the white silver and waved his hand and didn't accept it: "How can I accept the money from the Buddhist Gate?"

Zen Master Lonely Sky said solemnly: "You went to Huangmei Dongchan Temple in Hubei Province and defected to the five ancestors of Hongren, and in the future, you will also be a member of our Buddhism." Why divide one another again? These silver taels were given by a benefactor named An Daocheng who knew that you were going to leave home and go north to visit the Five Ancestors, and asked me to transfer them to you. Besides, these silver taels are not for you to use. ”

Huineng: "So, who are you for?"

Zen Master Lonely Sky affectionately said: "Your mother and son depend on each other. Thou hast left home, and thy mother is old, and thou hast kept these taels of silver for her in case of need. Hui Neng still wanted to push back, and Zen Master Lonely Sky looked unhappy: "This is not only the meaning of Lao Gao, but the intention of all the monks in our Jintai Temple." If you push it back, you're looking down on us. ”

"This ......" Hearing what Zen Master Silent Sky said, Huineng had no reason to refuse anymore, so he had to take the silver and take it home and hand it over to me.

On the eve of parting, our mother and son stayed awake all night, cutting candles and talking for a long time, until the rooster announced.

My uncle also arrived on time.

"It seems that the boulder has a spirit, we might as well go to the boulder and see Neng'er off." I proposed.

Uncle nodded: "This is exactly what I want." First, we will see him off, and second, we will thank the heavens. ”

So, my uncle and Neng'er and I filled three sticks of incense in front of the boulder at the head of Jiulang Village, and after bowing, Huineng waved goodbye to my mother.

Not far from the entrance of the village, I just turned the hillside and saw a master with dozens of monks lined up on both sides of the mountain road.

This is the Zen Master of the Silent Sky with the monks of the whole temple, to send Neng'er a ride.

Zen Master Lonely Sky took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Huineng, Dao; "This is my letter of recommendation to the Five Patriarchs of Dongchan Temple."

Huineng gratefully accepted the letter: "Master, you are really thoughtful. ”

Seeing Huineng's figure drift away and disappear into the dense trees, Zen Master Lonely Sky said with emotion: "Our Buddhist Zen sect has another person who receives the lamp inheritance. ”

The wind is bleak, and the wilderness is vast.

A basil-covered path leads to the reckless mountains in the distance, and a lone goose soars in the empty sky.

Neng'er, who was twenty-four years old at the time, wore a black coarse cloth coat, carried a bag on his back, and pedaled straw sandals, and embarked on this difficult and dangerous journey......

"Neng'er is a monk, one is not forced by life, the second is not hunted down by the enemy, and the third is not hurt by love and sees through the red dust. His lofty ideal was to seek to see the Buddha and explore the true meaning of the Diamond Sutra. There is a saying that "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." "From another point of view, the high level of the starting point of Neng'er into the empty door is not comparable to the world's laymen, which also determines that his future achievements are not comparable to the world's laymen. Li Shi said this, and summarized Huineng before becoming a monk with infinite emotion.

When Liang Yulian heard this, she seemed to remember something, and couldn't help asking: "Auntie, I heard that Brother Aneng had a little sister next door who was very good to Brother Aneng when she was at home, is she also willing to let Brother Aneng become a monk?" ”

"If you don't ask, I'll forget." Li Shi scratched his head, picked up Liang Yulian's topic, and then talked about the time she asked Huineng to pick some vegetables in the field and come back:

When Neng'er was just six years old, I was busy weaving at home, and when I saw Neng'er finishing his father's homework at the door of the house, I asked him to go to the field to pick some vegetables and come back. Who knew that when he came out of the village, he was attracted by the yellow rape flowers blooming on both sides of the river, and he forgot to go to the field to pick vegetables for a while.

At that time, there happened to be a few village girls washing clothes by the river. A little girl hummed a mountain song softly while helping to dry her clothes.

Neng'er walked to the bank of the river and washed his face with a handful of water.

The little girl who sings hums a little song and dries her clothes on the lawn. She walked barefoot on the lawn...... Suddenly, I heard her scream and fall to the ground with a bang. A venomous snake disappeared into the grass.

The little girl was left with two deep, jet-black tooth marks on her ankles. Another village girl, who was washing clothes by the stream, hurriedly ran to her.

Neng'er, who was washing his face by the river, hesitated slightly, and also waded through the river and ran towards this side.

The village girl arrived first and asked the little girl who fell to the ground: "Xiaolan, what's wrong with you?" ”

The little girl who fell to the ground was called Li Lan, in fact, she was our neighbor, living in the blue brick house in isolation, but Li Lan's father and mother usually disciplined their sisters very strictly, saying something "Women's home, don't go out and show your face, so as not to cause trouble." "So, although we are close at hand, we don't know each other.

Li Lan was already close to a coma, unable to speak, but pointed in the direction of her feet.

That village girl was Li Lan's fourth sister, Li Xiang, looked at her little sister's ankle, and exclaimed, "Ah, oh my God! Xiaolan was bitten by a poisonous snake! ”

At this time, Neng'er also arrived. After he introduced himself, he picked up the clothes hanging on the grass and tore off a strand of cloth, tightly tied Xiaolan's feet and neck, and said to Li Xiang: "Quick, help her up, I'll carry her to the doctor." ”

A village girl dressed in green said, "There are no doctors in my village. ”

Neng'er said: "Tulangzhong is also fine." Where is the Tulang who sees snake wounds? ”

The village girl pointed to a big mountain in the distance and said, "Over that mountain, there is an old man who collects medicine, and I heard that it is very good for snake wounds." ”

Another village girl said, "I'm afraid it's too late." This is a seven-step snake bite, and within half an hour, the poisonous gas will spread to the whole body, and if the poisonous gas attacks the heart, it will ......"

When Li Xiang heard this, she hugged Xiaolan and cried again, "Then, isn't my sister hopeless?" ”

Li Xiang hugged Xiaolan and cried.

Xiaolan's poisonous snake-bitten foot was already swollen, and the poisonous color of black was spreading from the wound to all sides. Huineng spun around, ran to the thorn bush by the river, broke a sharp thorn, cut a cross in her wound, and without hesitation, lay down and snorted with her mouth......

One bite, two bites, three bites...... Xiaolan's feet also slowly turned white from bruises, while Neng'er herself was stained by snake venom, her mouth and tongue were swollen, and her face was dull.

Neng'er found that the blood juice she sucked out was already bright red, and Xiaolan began to make a sound.

Neng'er wanted to smile at the anxious Li Xiang to show that the poisoned Xiaolan was fine. But he couldn't laugh, so he threw himself to the ground and fainted......

Several village girls present shouted eagerly: "Huineng, Huineng, what's wrong with you?" Wake up! ”

No matter how they shook, Neng'er didn't react, as if she was dead......

Several young people in the village rushed to hear the news, and one of them went to invite Lang Zhong outside the village, and the others took turns to carry Neng'er back to Li Xiang's house.

Lang Zhong, who arrived in time, took Neng'er's pulse and said that it didn't matter, after all, it was indirect poisoning, and a few doses of medicine would be fine. However, after a long time, Neng'er was still unconscious, unconscious like a dead man.

Xiaolan had recovered, and she sat on the edge of Neng'er's bed, wiping his swollen black and purple lips while weeping.

Xiaolan's father, Li Xueru, was originally a rather personable gentleman, but at this time he was pacing back and forth restlessly. He said to himself: "How is this good, it's been a day, and after pouring so many medicines, why doesn't it work?" ”

Xiaolan burst into tears. Li Xueru said: "He is a great benefactor of our family, if he dies to save us, how can he be worthy of others......"

Xiaolan cried out loud "wow". She ran to the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva hanging in the hall, and saw Ya Niang kowtowing and kneeling in front of the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, praying loudly in her mouth.

Xiaolan also followed her mother, kneeling in front of the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, clasping her hands, kowtowing, and praying sincerely......

In the murmuring of Xiaolan and her mother Chen, one of Neng'er's little fingers moved slightly, and her eyelids fluttered to open them. Li Xueru was overjoyed and shouted: "Thank God, the benefactor is awake!" Finally woke up! Huineng, Huineng! ”

Neng'er's eyes opened a slit slightly, and she groaned. Xiaolan chanted "Amitabha", and bowed down in front of the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

……

Seeing that her body was fine, Neng'er got up to say goodbye and wanted to go home. But because I hadn't eaten for a day, as soon as I stood up, I felt a little dizzy, and I couldn't stand up after shaking a few times.