Ding Yujia's illness gradually improved, but the heart disease of the owner of Ding Zhai attacked, because the owner of Ding Zhai thought of the wish he made before God: "If his son's serious illness can be cured, he will cover the opposite hill with silk and silk." ”

Now, his son's illness has been cured, and he wants to "return to God" in return, which is the common idea of God worshippers, and this is also the simple and persistent feelings of hard-working mountain people.

In the past few days, the owner of Ding Zhai took a few family members to brave the scorching sun to the opposite mountain, took a bamboo pole cut into a zhang long as a ruler, walked around the opposite mountain, and repeatedly measured while writing down the data with a book.

When the owner of Ding Zhai returned home, he lit the oil lamp at night, and used the abacus to calculate the data recorded during the day, and the more he calculated, the more surprised he became, and the more he calculated, the more cold he became, and the gloomy clouds came to his face, so that he couldn't sleep all night.

Huineng came to the house of the owner of Ding Zhai every day as usual to see how Ding Yujia's body was recovering. found that Ding Yujia's body was gradually recovering, and Ding Zhai's speech was not as cheerful as a few days ago, his face became gray, and he asked, "What's wrong with you?" Could it be that your old man is also seriously ill? ”

Ding Zhai Master: "No...... Nothing ......."

The more the lord of Ding Zhai was distracted, the more he attracted Huineng's attention: "If you have anything, you can tell it directly, maybe I can share your worries for you." ”

The lord of Ding Zhai knew that Huineng was enthusiastic and upright, and now he had to tell Huineng in detail about his wish in front of God, and then said: "Just look at the past from afar, the mountain on the opposite side seems to be not big, but in the past few days, I have gone to the mountain with my family to survey and measure. It's the size of a few dry acres. I have calculated that if I want to cover the mountains with silk and silk, it will cost at least 100,000 horses. Even if I sold my land and even this big house, I would not be able to raise enough money to buy those silk silks. ”

"Yo, listening to you, this is indeed quite difficult," Huineng thought for a moment and comforted, "Since you made a wish to God that night, and now you really can't fulfill it, then you might as well come and burn incense and thank God again." ”

"No, no!" The owner of Ding Zhai waved his hand violently and said, "Make a wish in front of the gods, and make a promise." If you break your promise, you will be struck by heaven's damnation, and the descendants of my Ding family will be punished and suffered by the gods. "The kind-hearted mountain people are so convinced of the gods, and they are so persistent in the vows they once made.

Huineng asked puzzledly: "Lord Ding Zhai, how could you be so confused at that time, open your mouth, and make such a big wish?" ”

The master of Ding Zhai regretted it at this time, and beat his head with his fist, with a helpless face: "I can only blame myself for saving my son that night, I didn't think about it so much, blurted out, and made this great wish." ”

Hui Neng saw that the lord of Ding Zhai was so devout to God, and his character was so stubborn, he pinched his chin with his hand, squinted his eyes, and thought that he was going to come to a "borrowing strength", suddenly, a bright light passed in his mind, and he exclaimed excitedly: "Is there a way?" His voice was so loud that everyone present was startled by him.

The lord of Ding Zhai stared at Hui Neng with his eyes: "What can you do?" ”

Huineng analyzed: "Even if you really have the ability to raise enough money to buy back 100,000 horses of silk and satin to spread the mountain. This will alarm the neighbors and praise the owner of Ding Zhai for keeping your promises and making a promise. But have you ever wondered about the backfire of this event? ”

The lord of Ding Zhai blinked his old eyes: "If I do a good deed, it will have the opposite effect?" ”

"Yes," Huineng said with certainty, "if you spread those silk silks all over the opposite hill, it would seem magnificent at first, but those silk silks are exposed to broad daylight, and they are exposed to the sun and rain every day, and in less than half a year, they will not only fade, but also rot." At that time, the mountain will be full of rotten cloth, moldy and smelly, and it will become a mountain of garbage, and when it rains, it will cause sewage to flow on the mountain. By doing so, you are disrespectful to the god to whom you have made your wishes, and it will cause him a lot of trouble in the future. Aren't you counterproductive? ”

"This ......" Huineng's words seemed to pierce the nerves of the lord of Ding Zhai, making him terrified, "Ah, it is indeed easy for silk silk to rot in the sun and rain in the open air, why haven't I thought about this clearly?" ”

Huineng confidently said: "I have a way for you to worship the gods and save money, so you can have the best of both worlds." ”

The owner of the village did not believe: "Is there such a thing as the best of both worlds?" ”

Huineng's tone was mysterious: "So I thought of a replacement for you." ”

The owner of Ding Zhai couldn't wait to ask: "Substitutes? What are you going to use instead? ”

Hui Neng said loudly: "Plum blossoms! ”

"Plum blossoms?" The lord of Su Zhai couldn't equate the silk and plum blossoms for a while, and said, "The two of them are incompatible, how many plum blossoms do I have to buy to be able to cover the opposite mountain?" ”

Hui Neng saw the anxious look of the lord of Ding Zhai, and then he said his thoughts: "Since it costs too much to cover the mountain with silk and satin, it will ruin your family, and it is not practical and attractive. I think you might as well plant plum trees all over the hill on the other side. ”

The head of Ding Zhai's thinking was still only thinking to one side, and he was puzzled: "How can you repay the gods by planting plum trees all over the place?" ”

Huineng crossed his hands on his chest, and then expanded forward: "The plum blossom is extraordinary, the color of the plum blossom is gorgeous but not enchanting, the posture of the plum blossom is ancient and delicate, the fragrance of the plum blossom is quiet and elegant, and when the plum tree blooms, a tree can bloom thousands of flowers!" ”

There were also a few plum trees planted in front of the door of the master of Ding Zhai, and he nodded in response: "When the plum tree blooms, the tree is full of flowers. What kind of plum trees should we plant here? ”

Huineng: "Green calyx." ”

Ding Zhai Lord: "Green calyx plum? ”

Huineng explains: "There are many varieties of plum blossoms. The north is suitable for planting red plum and yellow plum, and we are the most suitable for planting green calyx plum here. ”

Ding Zhai Lord: "Green calyx plum? As the name suggests, are its flowers green? Where to find it? ”

"No," Hui Neng stretched out his hand and drew a large circle around, "the central calyx of the green calyx is green, but its petals are white. There are now a lot of green calyx plums on Tianlu Mountain. Yo, the green calyx planted in front of your house is also a green calyx. ”

"Huh?!" A layer of fog was lifted in front of the eyes of the master of Ding Zhai, and he couldn't help laughing, "I only know that we have planted a lot of plum trees in Tianlu Mountain, where do I know what kind of variety it is?" It turned out that I was riding a horse looking for a horse. ”

Huineng was very pious when he spoke: "The plum blossom is as white as snow, spotless, as white and flawless as the Zen heart of a monk, pure and ethereal, so the plum blossom is a kind of Zen flower." ”

The lord of Ding Zhai didn't know the details of Huineng, but many of his words were in Buddhist language, and said: "Ah Neng, you are a layman, how can you talk like a master in a famous mountain and ancient temple?" ”

"I'm just going to be straight." Huineng smiled and gestured, as if drawing a blueprint, "Imagine if we planted plum trees all over the hill over there." Those plum trees will be moistened by the rain and dew of Tianlu Mountain every day, and they must grow very well. On weekdays, the green trees are swaying, and the mountain is like a large brocade quilt covered with a layer of green. In the future, when the spring flowers bloom every year, there are thousands of white flowers from each plum tree, and from a distance, the mountain is covered with a natural brocade quilt, which is particularly beautiful, which is more spectacular than you spread the silk and satin on the mountain. It is the ten thousand flowers that dare to come out of the snow, and a tree alone in the spring of the world. How holy are the white plum blossoms! How noble! How solemn! The mountains are full of snow-white plum blossoms, with a curling Zen atmosphere. Isn't there a beautiful world of Zen wind on the mountain over there?! ”

Huineng's words seemed to show the owner of Ding Zhai a beautiful and attractive natural landscape painting.

The lord of Ding Zhai clapped his hands and shouted: "This method is indeed good. ”

Huineng: "In addition, white plum blossoms also have medicinal properties. ”

The owner of Ding Zhai was even more interested: "Ah, the white plum blossom still has medicinal effects?" ”

Huineng: "It has the effect of soothing the liver, harmonizing the stomach and dissolving phlegm, and can cure plum core qi, liver and stomach pain, loss of appetite, dizziness, scrofula, and pain in the stomach. ”

"Good! Good! Good! The lord of Ding Zhai stretched out a thumbs up to Huineng and praised, "Ah Neng, I didn't expect you to be careful and careful, but your mind is not simple. How did you come up with such a difficult question? ”