At dinner, the abbot's junior brother came again, holding some fasting rice and said, "Master Li, please eat." Li Shan took the lunch box and didn't have the heart to let him in, but Li Shan obviously underestimated the thickness of this buddy's skin, so he squeezed in directly sideways next to Li Shan, and said, "Master Li is still used to living in it?" Li Shan said: "This master, I'm tired for a day and want to rest quickly, shouldn't you also go back to your room to rest." The man said, "Ah, it's rude." Master Li Shi can just call me enlightenment. But apparently he still had no intention of leaving.

Li Shan was helpless and said, "Master Guangwu, if you have anything to say, just say it." Guangwu sat on a futon, and said very seriously: "Master Li, my master's entrustment I also told you during the day today, what I want is to complete the master's entrustment, since you can complete my master's Zen poetry, and the artistic conception is so far-reaching, it can be seen that the donor's wisdom is deep, and he is really a member of my Buddhist sect!" ”

Li Shandao: "What I read is Master Huineng's demonstration poem, and it was because of this Zen poem that Master Huineng was favored by the Five Ancestors Hongren Master." This poem should be known to many people, can I read anything unusual? Master Guangwu said: "The master was indeed chosen as the successor by the Hongren master because of the Zen poem, but the only people who heard this poem back then were my master and the master, and these two people have never mentioned this matter again. Since Master Li Shi was able to know that there must be a strange fate, the master also said eight words when he gave me this painting at that time: let it be natural, and the success will be achieved. ”

Li Shan had the urge to strangle Huineng, but after thinking that the master was dead, he couldn't be disrespectful to his ancestors, so he quickly recited a few words of Amitabha Buddha in his heart. Li Shan said helplessly: "Then I don't need to become a monk, didn't your master also say it?" Let it be, I don't want to become a monk now, you insist that I become a monk, isn't this just a forced request, isn't Master Huineng's proposition to become a Buddha by seeing nature? How can you be so anxious for quick success and quick profit that is in line with your master's wishes? ”

Guangwu was speechless when he heard Li Shan's words, and looked at Li Shan speechless for a long time. Li Shan was overjoyed in his heart, and said in his heart: Did you convince him like this? What I said just now seems to make a lot of sense, and I believe it myself. Li Shan, who was secretly rejoicing, suddenly heard Guangwu say: "What Master Li said is reasonable, Guangwu has been taught." I understand the intention of the master's entrustment, Li Shizhu's Dharma cultivation is natural just like the master back then, it is not that I want to cross the donor into Buddhism, the donor is a person in Buddhism, I still have to learn more from Li Shizhu! ”

I pour, Li Shan looked at Guangwu's somewhat shiny head reflecting the candlelight, and hated to give him a chestnut, this is really an elm head, admit death. Guangwu didn't care about Li Shan's eyes that wanted to kill, and got up and said, "Master Li, you rest early, I'll go back first, and I'll ask you tomorrow if I have any questions." After saying that, he gave a Buddha and left, Li Shan lay down on the bed, if there is this guy with you every day in the future, it will not be fun to persuade you to become a monk every day. No, we have to quickly solve the gypsum mine matter and slip away.

Eating dinner haphazardly, Li Shan put out the candle and lay on the bed alone thinking about things quietly, the abbot arranged Li Shan and Su Jinxi into two rooms very affectionately, which made Li Shan a little speechless, but after all, the Buddha Gate is a pure place, and Li Shan is not too presumptuous. Thinking about how to find the gypsum mine again tomorrow, and how to get rid of the bald donkey of Guangwu. Before I knew it, I fell asleep.

The next morning, Li Shan got up for breakfast, and Su Jinxi had already prepared the meal. Li Shan looked at this bowl of green vegetables and tofu and really had no appetite, and poked indiscriminately. Suddenly, Li Shan had a flash of inspiration, tofu? There is really tofu, Li Shanyan jumped up, startled Su Jinxi, and asked, "What's the matter, Xianggong, is there a problem with this meal?" Li Shan said: "This tofu, where did the tofu come from?" Su Jinxi said: "It's made by the chef in the kitchen, I heard the monks here say that the tofu made in this temple is famous far and wide, and it can't be made anywhere else." Many people come to the temple to buy tofu. Of course Li Shan knew that only with gypsum mines could he produce tofu, so he quickly got up and ran to the back kitchen, Su Jinxi didn't know why, and when he saw that Xiang Gong was in a hurry, he hurriedly followed.

When I came to the back kitchen, because the monks ate early, there was no one for a long time, and I only saw a monk who was five big and three thick and washed the dishes and brushed the pots. Li Shan hurriedly went over and asked, "This master, may I ask who made the tofu you have here." When the great monk saw someone talking to him, he put down the work in his hand and said, "I made it, do you want to buy tofu?" Then you can go to the abbot. Li Shan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, I just want to ask you where you got the brine for making tofu." ”

The monk touched the back of his head and said, "This is next to a cave in the back mountain." Li Shan felt reliable when he heard it, this water flow must have passed through the gypsum mine to make tofu, can you find the brine, you can find the gypsum mine by going upstream. Hurriedly said: "Master, can you take me over now?" The monk listened to Li Shan's words, looked at a pot of dishes and chopsticks in embarrassment, and was about to speak, when he heard the voice of the abbot come from behind him: "You just take this Li Shizhu to take a look first, I will send someone else to do the things here." Li Shan looked back and saw that Su Jinxi and the abbot walked over together.

Sure enough, after making a detour to the back mountain, Li Shan saw the cave, there was a pool outside the cave, like a spring, but the water was a little turbid, it was gypsum water. Li Shan was happy in his heart, he really had nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it took no effort to get them. However, the final results of the investigation were very disappointed by Li Shan, and he went into the cave to explore only to find that the gypsum mine was at the deepest point of the cave, and it was deep in the belly of the mountain, and there was no way to mine it at the current level, and it could only be used to make tofu. However, Li Shan also knew that this was not an overnight thing, it was impossible to step from the Tang Dynasty to the 21st century in one step, it was man-made, and one day he could apply everything he knew to the Tang Dynasty.

Now that the gypsum mine has been found, Li Shan has no need to stay here anymore, and after asking the abbot to resign, he will leave with Su Jinxi. When he was about to leave, he saw Guangwu coming to Li Shan with a small package on his back. Li Shan suddenly had an ominous premonition, and said, "Master Guangwu, what are you going to do here?" Guangwu said: "Master Li, I plan to go to Jingzhou with the donor, before the donor wants to enter my Buddhism, I will always follow the donor, I can ask the donor for Buddhist teachings at any time, and then I can also correct the donor's Buddha heart." The corners of Li Shan's mouth twitched a little, Lao Tzu knew that he was charming, but it was enough for a beautiful woman to dedicate herself, you bald donkey came to make a fool of the fun.

Li Shanyi said with a straight voice: "I can tell you for sure now, I will never become a monk in my life, you have died of this heart." Don't follow me, it's useless if you follow, I won't take you back to Jingzhou. ”

Returning to Jingmen from Lulin Mountain, Li Shan sat in the carriage sullenly, and Su Jinxi said, "Xianggong, what do you want?" Li Shan glanced at Guangwu, who was sitting with the groom, and said, "I'll think of some way to make this Guangwu stop following me." Su Jinxi also pursed her lips and said: "This person is really annoying, and he asked others to become a monk for no reason, this great monk looks at the kind eyebrows and good intentions are so scoundrels." ”

Before returning to Jingzhou, you still have to go back to the inn, and Qing'er is still waiting for Li Shan in the inn. If you pick up Qing'er, you can go back to Jingzhou, or Li Shan really doesn't dare to go back by himself, for fear that Li Chengwei will ambush him again, then he may not be as lucky as last time. Li Shan still rode with Su Jinxi, Qing'er also rode her own horse, and Guangwu followed on foot. Li Shanxin said, now you see if you can't keep up, it's no wonder that I can't keep up.

Qing'er looked at Guangwu who was following Li Shanma and said: "Li Gongzi is really a strange person, he has only been away for less than two days, and it is really not easy to bring such a person under his command." Li Shan was stunned for a moment and said, "What does Miss Qing'er mean by this, is it very powerful with light understanding?" Qing'er didn't expect Li Shan to not know, and asked, "Can't the son see that this light comprehension knows martial arts?" Li Shanxin said, I can see a big-headed ghost, but naturally I can't say that, and said, "Oh, let Miss Qing'er laugh." Li Shan subconsciously thought that Qing'er's kung fu was already very high, so he said so. Qing'er said: "Li Gongzi made fun of Qing'er, how can this monk's martial arts be comparable to Qing'er." As soon as he heard this, Li Shan became interested, and glanced at Guangwu behind him, Guangwu smiled and said: "Master Li Shi don't worry, the poor monk's foot strength is okay, keep up." ”

Li Shan leaned closer and said to Qing'er, "How high do you think this monk's kung fu is?" Qing'er shook her head and said, "Qing'er can't see it, she must be much taller than me." "Qing'er's kung fu Li Shan has seen it, that dart shakes, ten zhang away into the wood three points, if she says so, then this light is still a master. Li Shan is very sensitive to masters now, if there is a master to protect it, at least personal safety is guaranteed, Li Shan began to play the idea of Guangwu, looking at Guangwu's naïve appearance, he felt less annoying, and a little cute.