The newlyweds don't know, and the neighbors are shocked**. The next morning, the two were awakened by the crowing of a rooster; After another period of warmth, I got up intimatimately.

After Long Zaizhao finished grooming Qin Keqing in Tianzhao, he took her to the east building to visit her parents.

Long Qingyun and his wife had already eaten breakfast and were sorting out the gift list in the hall.

"Hello parents! Hello father-in-law! Hello mother-in-law! "Please good morning for the little couple, after Qin Keqing knelt and offered fragrant tea, the two stood in front of Master Long and Mrs. Long, bowed their heads and waited.

"Hello! Hello! Come to the dining room for breakfast! Eat some red date lotus seed soup first, which is warm; Drink some ginseng bird's nest soup again, which is a supplement. In the cold winter, you should pay attention to keeping warm and replenishing, don't lose your body, you go. Madame Long commanded with a smile.

"Yes! Be! Long Zaitian and Qin Keqing bowed their heads, and took two steps back before turning around and walking out of the hall of the East Building.

After the daughter-in-law left, Long Qingyun and Li Xiangjun looked at each other and smiled. This smile is a satisfied laugh, a happy laugh. Especially Li Xiangjun is the happiest, looking at this couple of newcomers, who were still unknown and at their homes more than four months ago; But under my efforts, the trilogy of visiting, engagement, and marriage was smooth sailing; The two became dependents, but I had a lot of things on my mind. Especially this Miss Keqing, talented, good-looking, virtuous, and educated, she is really one in a hundred, and she is very satisfied, and she will be waiting to hold her grandson in the future! This grandson! It must be a combination of the strengths of the two, smart and beautiful; When I grow up, I will definitely get ahead, "no disaster and no difficulty to the minister", the glory of the ancestors, the illustrious Longfu court, my heart is enough!

However, how can everything be as desired in the journey of life - after this dragon and Qin Keqing got married, the two loved each other with affection and respect. Especially Qin Keqing's dignified and reserved temperament made Long Zaitian love and respect her, and even had a little "pity". Therefore, they are really "husband and wife who go to bed, and gentlemen who get out of bed". The little couple in Pingsuri just chanted poems against each other, talked about the past and the present, behaved in a proper manner, never frolicked and played, and had no disobedience; The small days are like sugar water in a bottle, sweet and peaceful.

I don't know if the Long family should send someone to Ding Buwang, or the two lack of passion, or some other physiological reason; Although the young couple have fun and work hard in the Garden of Eden of love every day; But the second young grandmother Qin Keqing is like the eldest young grandmother Zhao Shuxian, there is no sign of conception after marriage.

This is true for a year.

This has been the case for two years.

……

Time passed, but Qin Keqing's abdomen did not change in the slightest, which made Master Long and Mrs. Long anxious - Zhao Shuxian gave birth to a daughter after marriage and "raised" a son, and the hope of the true inheritance of the Long family was all pinned on Qin Keqing, but ......

Ay! betrothal, marrying, everything comes true with your own strength; But this pregnancy and childbirth, I "have more than enough heart but not enough strength" - Mrs. Long was full of emotion and anxiety in her heart.

Time flies, cold comes and goes. Unknowingly, Long Zaitian and Qin Keqing have been married for two and a half years, but they still don't have a son and a half daughter.

As early as last year, Mrs. Long went to find Zhang Banxian, who was a fortune teller and married, and asked him to count Qin Keqing's heirs. Zhang Banxian calculated and said that Qin Keqing should have a son in his life, but why hasn't he had a child so far? In order to solve the mystery, Zhang Banxian asked Mrs. Long to go to Elder Huiming, the abbot of Dongyue Palace, to help resolve it.

Jiangzhou City is a thousand-year-old city, religious beliefs are quite prosperous, known as "Jiangzhou City, ten miles square, 31 temples of all sizes". Although in the Ming and Qing dynasties, some temples and temples collapsed and damaged due to disrepair, but there are still many temples standing majestically. In particular, the Dongyue Palace complex, due to frequent repairs, the golden body of the palace is intact as new; The Daxiong Treasure Hall inside is even more majestic, so the incense is quite prosperous.

Mrs. Long and her personal maid followed Zhang Banxian to the southwest of the city, and saw the mountain gate engraved with the three big characters of "Dongyuan Palace" from a distance; And when I got closer, I felt that the mountain gate was tall and majestic. On the belly of the wall on both sides of the mountain gate, there is a pair of concave couplets carved in bricks.

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Buddhism views the sea and the waves

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All beings are good and good

Although it is carved in bricks, it is very strong and powerful.

The three of them entered the mountain gate and walked along the road. On the east side of the road is a lotus pond with a size of two acres. The lotus flowers in the pond are like many slim girls dancing on the green carpet, smiling and silently saying to the visitors: Welcome.

On the west side of the road, there is a green space planted with all kinds of famous flowers and plants, and the thousands of flowers compete for beauty, swaying and swaying under the blowing of the gentle wind, and dancing to the guests endlessly.

At the end of the road is a large round door with a diameter of eight feet, below the round door is a piece of evergreen stone, and above the round door is "Furong Courtyard" three regular characters; On both sides of the round door, there is a pair of brick-carved couplets.

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A courtyard with a clear view of lotus flowers

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Ten treasure temples are full of incense

Stepping through the round door, there is a winding path paved with cobblestones. Looking along the winding path, it is the main building of Dongyue Palace-Daxiong Treasure Hall. The eight pillars of the Daxiong Treasure Hall are all painted with red lacquer and shining. On the two pillars in the middle, there is a pair of calligraphy couplets written in yellow lacquer that seem to startle snakes into the grass and birds fly out of the forest.

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Birds fly to the east and wonder wonderland

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Here man asks the heavens

There were bursts of chimes, wooden fish, and chanting sounds in the Daxiong Treasure Hall. Outside the main hall, a small novice was sweeping the corridor. Zhang Banxian stepped forward to inquire if Elder Huiming was there? Xiao Shami said that the elder was chanting in the main hall, and Zhang Banxian asked Xiao Shami to go in and report.

Elder Huiming was sitting in the Daxiong Treasure Hall and chanting, and after the little monk came in and whispered a report, the master got up to greet him. This Elder Huiming has always had dealings with Zhang Banxian, and he has long heard of the prestige of the Dragon Mansion. Seeing that the two of them were visiting at the same time, they knew that there must be something important, so they welcomed Zhang Banxian, Mrs. Long and her personal maid Yang Lizhu to the meditation room.

After the guest and host were seated, Elder Huiming immediately asked what he meant. Mr. Zhang explained one by one on behalf of Mrs. Long. Elder Huiming pondered for a moment, did not shirk, and after asking Qin Keqing's birthday, he solemnly calculated and drew lots, divined the hexagram and started the class, and was busy for a while before returning to his seat, and said to Mrs. Long and Mr. Zhang with kind eyebrows:

"Judging from Miss Qin's fate, Zixi is not too prosperous, but it is not absolutely nothing, it is just that the food injury is rushing, and the time pillar is jealous. This jealousy of the god is that the child star uses the god to commit taboo, so he has no children for a while. Fortunately, this jealousy can be controlled, and how to make it can be controlled, there are many methods. For example, your Longfu puts clothes and porridge all year round, accumulating virtue and doing good, which can also be regarded as one of the methods. However, it seems that the strength is not enough, and a major law is still needed to make up for it. But...... "Elder Huiming stopped talking.

"But what? Master Wanwang gave advice. Madame Long asked reverently.

"According to the meaning of the hexagram in the lesson just now and the bias of Miss Qin's life, there is a way to remedy it; But this method is very harsh, I'm afraid it ......," Elder Huiming still couldn't bear to say.

"How's it going? Master, but it doesn't hurt to say. Yes or no, yes or no, we will decide. Madame Long was in a hurry.

Since Mrs. Long said this, the poor monk was blunt. According to Miss Qin's fate and the meaning of the hexagram, I will condense it into four sentences and say it for your reference, this Miss Qin of your family:

"There are plenty of food and clothing, and there are many blessings, and there are few men and widows who are running hard, and if they have children to receive incense, they will chant and worship the Buddha in the empty door.

"These four verses, you go back to enlightenment; Believe it or not, decide for yourselves, Amitabha! "Elder Huiming said, that is, it means to send off guests.

Zhang Banxian and Mrs. Long knew that the elder was busy with legal affairs, so they got up and thanked the master, and said goodbye and withdrew. Elder Huiming sent the three of them to the door of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and then turned around and entered the hall to chant.

Out of the gate of Dongyue Palace, Zhang Banxian and Mrs. Long repeatedly chanted the four verses of Elder Huiming, and basically determined that the meaning of the verses was: If you want to have an heir, you must let Qin Keqing enter the empty door to worship the Buddha. But when this enters the empty door, Elder Huiming did not say what the specific method is, which is incredible.

The two of them didn't want to say anything more on the side of the road, so they went their separate ways home.

Ladies and gentlemen! It is precisely because of these four verses of Elder Huiming that an earth-shattering and staggering story was born, and I stayed and told it slowly.

Let's say that after Mrs. Long and her personal maid Yang Lizhu went back, they couldn't bear to tell Qin Keqing about this - she thought to herself, for the sake of the Long family's grandson, asking the second young grandmother to escape to the empty door is unreasonable, and she can't bear it.

Mrs. Long had been thinking this way last year, but this year, Qin Keqing still showed no signs of pregnancy, and Mrs. Long couldn't bear it anymore - she wanted to talk to Qin Keqing about it to relieve the unhappiness in her heart.

That night, Long Zaitian was playing at a friend's house, and Mrs. Long called Qin Keqing to her room, and after asking some things about life with a smile, she slowly confided in the words of Elder Huiming of Dongyue Palace as if she was half-covering her face; Without waiting for Qin Keqing to express her position, Mrs. Long immediately continued:

"The elder's words are said according to the hexagram of the lesson, and I don't know if it is credible or not, even if it is credible, where am I willing to send my flower-like second young grandmother to the temple? I disagree with it anyway. ”

Mrs. Long was throwing stones to ask for directions, she just wanted to find out how Qin Keqing reacted.

However, Mrs. Long underestimated her daughter-in-law, this Qin Keqing is a strange woman with both ability and political integrity, she knows that Master Long and Mrs. Long are in a hurry to marry her because the son of the eldest grandmother Zhao Shuxian is suspicious, so she is in a hurry to marry her into the door to open up branches and leaves for the Long family and give birth to children and grandchildren. But after marriage, she failed to give birth to a boy and a girl, so in her mind, she thought about giving birth to a child for the Long family all day long; But I can't think about it, so I've been depressed. Today, I heard my mother-in-law say that Elder Huiming worshiped the Buddha and gave birth to a child, and she thought that the opportunity for redemption had come, so how could she easily let it go? So he hurriedly asked:

"Mother-in-law, did Elder Huiming of Dongyue Palace say what kind of empty door chanting, how to worship the Buddha and ask for a son? Do you worship the Buddha at home, or do you go to the temple to chant sutras? It is to make a wish first, and then enter the empty door after giving birth to a child; Or do you want to enter the empty door now? Is it to lead the hair to practice, or to shave the ordination? Did my mother-in-law ask me to understand? ”

Qin Keqing's attitude was something that Mrs. Long didn't expect, she said that Elder Huiming's words were just idle chatter, and she was just angry in her heart, but she didn't expect Qin Keqing to take it seriously.

"Keqing, how can Elder Huiming's words be taken seriously? I don't believe in these things, and don't take it to heart. ”

"Whether it is credible or not, whether it is to make a wish first or enter the empty door now, the daughter-in-law is willing to try it; This is my heart disease that has been haunted by me for a long time, as long as I can give birth to children for the Long family, I will not hesitate to sacrifice anything. ”

"Oops! What a delight of mine! I know what you're thinking, but I don't approve of going this way. It is okay to worship the Buddha at home, but it is not okay to chant sutras in the temple, and it is even more impossible to worship the Buddha at home; I am reluctant to let such a good daughter-in-law live that kind of hard life.

"Besides, our Long family and your Qin family are both portals with heads and faces in Jiangzhou City, how can such a thing happen? I don't agree to this, and don't bother with it. Seeing that Qin Keqing understood the righteousness so deeply, Mrs. Long was even more moved, and simply said it to death.

"Mother-in-law, the ancients said: 'There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great'. When you marry me, you let me open up branches and leaves for the Long family. But I have been married to the Long family for so many years, and I have never given birth to children for you, which is the biggest unfilial piety. I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for my father-in-law, and I'm sorry for God, I feel uncomfortable! Now that I have such a solution, how can I let it go? Whether it is spiritual or not, I will give it a try. Mother-in-law! You will fulfill me! ”

"Don't be stupid, it's not your ideological problem, maybe it's not your problem; We understand this, we can think about it; I haven't complained about you, neither my lord nor Tian'er, and you shouldn't blame yourself too much. ”

"Mother-in-law! In any case, I don't know about worshipping the Buddha and asking for children, because I know that I must do it. As for how to do it, I asked my mother-in-law to take me to Dongyue Palace to ask Elder Huiming for clarification. I believe that no matter what you do, sincerity is spirituality. I believe that my devotion will move the Buddha and will definitely give me a son, this son is too important to the Long family! ”

"No, no, absolutely not! I'd rather not have grandchildren than let you go; I'd rather think of any other way than let you commit to nothing. Qin Keqing's sincere heart moved Mrs. Long, and also made Mrs. Long love and pity her even more; Therefore, he resolutely refused to agree to Qin Keqing's request to worship the Buddha and ask for a son.

"I have made up my mind about this matter, and I hope my mother-in-law will forgive Yucheng." Qin Keqing was determined to worship the Buddha and ask for a son in his heart, so as to make up for his lack of childbearing.

"Keqing, it's not early today, I'm tired, you can go back to your room to rest! We'll talk about that later. Mrs. Long used the trick of procrastination - she wanted to use the method of "dragging" to eliminate Qin Keqing's idea.

"Mother-in-law also rests early, I go back to the room! Regarding the matter of worshipping the Buddha and asking for a child, I hope that my mother-in-law will do her best. Qin Keqing got up and exited Mrs. Long's room, but in the end she still said that she must worship the Buddha and ask for a son.

Long Zaitian returned from dinner at a friend's house and went to the back floor to visit his parents. Mrs. Long told the dragon that she had already told Qin Keqing the four verses of Elder Huiming, who knew that Qin Keqing was serious, and he must worship the Buddha and ask for a son; She would never agree, and asked Long Zaitian to go back to the room to persuade Qin Keqing.

Long Zaitian came to the front building, Qin Keqing saw that her husband was back, so she hurriedly used a copper basin to fetch hot water, put a towel, and brought it to Long Zaitian to wash his face; I made another cup of Biluo spring tea and put it on the table.

The dragon washed his face in the sky and picked up the teacup, but saw that the Biluochun tea leaves rose and fell in the cup, misty and delicate, as if driving the wings of melody, rolling up and down in the cup and soaring. He took a shallow sip of tea, only to feel a fresh fragrance and a warm flow in his stomach, which was very pleasant.

Young Master Long saw the sentimental look on Qin Keqing's pretty face, so he deliberately asked her what was wrong? Qin Keqing took Mrs. Long and Zhang Banxian to Dongyue Palace, and asked Elder Huiming if she had any children; Elder Huiming of Dongyue Palace said, "There are many rich clothes and food, and there are many blessings, and young men and widows are running hard, if they have heirs to receive cigarettes, they will chant and worship the Buddha in the empty door." These four verses. She is now determined to worship the Buddha and ask for a son, but Mrs. Long will not let her suffer this hardship, and tell the dragon in the sky; also asked Long Zaitian to help her do Mrs. Long's ideological work, and let her ask for a son to atone for her previous sorrows, so that she could have peace of mind.

Three thousand weak water, only drink one scoop. In Long Zaitian's mind, in addition to Jiang Cuilian, who is "absent", Qin Keqing is his favorite; Where was he willing to let Qin Keqing suffer that foreign crime? He reached out and grabbed Qin Keqing's tender fingers, and said emotionally:

"Keqing, you have a good intention to have children for our Long family, but how can you believe in superstition? This is not a credible thing at all, chanting sutras and worshiping the Buddha can give birth to a son? There is no scientific basis! Mother disagreed, and she asked me to persuade you; I don't even say yes! I can't let you leave me and go to that kind of cold day with morning bells and dusk drums, green lights and yellow rolls, and your idea will never come true. Long Zaitian, who loved Qin Keqing deeply, also categorically opposed Qin Keqing's worship of Buddha and his son.

"Oh my God! The reason why your Long family married me is because Zhao Shuxian, the eldest grandmother, failed to have children, and wanted to marry me into the door to give birth to children and grandchildren for you. However, we have been married for several years, and we have not been able to give birth to a boy and a girl for the Long family, and I have always been uneasy! I thought about giving birth to a child for the Long family all day long, but I couldn't think about it; Since my mother-in-law said today that Elder Huiming has a way of worshipping the Buddha and giving birth to children, how can I let it go? This is my best chance to atone for my sins, and I'm willing to try it, whether it's credible or not; As long as I can give birth to children for the Long family, I will not hesitate to sacrifice anything. Qin Keqing was determined.

"Oh, what a good thing I am! I see that you are usually gentle and elegant, virtuous and kind, why don't you listen to people about this? "Long Zai naively couldn't imagine that Qin Keqing, who is usually gentle and virtuous, would be so stubborn and resolute on this issue; He couldn't help but respect and love, move and pity in his heart.

"That's it! Please help me to tell Madame. But I declare to you: This thing must be done, and it must be done, and it must be done; I'll wait another month, and if Madame doesn't go to Dongyue Palace with me, I'll go alone; Ask Elder Huiming what to do when the time comes. Qin Keqing said that he would go to bed alone, and Long Zaitian had to go to bed sullenly.

Time flies like a white horse, more than a month has passed in a flash, and Qin Keqing's energy to become a monk and seek children has increased unabated. She had told Mrs. Long and Long Zaitian many times that she would only wait for a month, so this morning Qin Keqing came to her mother-in-law's room again, and asked Mrs. Long to take her to Dongyue Palace to find Elder Huiming and ask for specific practices to worship Buddha.

"Mother-in-law, I beg you to take me to Dongyue Palace." After Qin Keqing asked for peace, he asked Mrs. Long.

"You kid, I'm so talking, I've said so much, why don't you listen to me? I repeat, this matter of becoming a monk and having children is not credible, second, it is not worth it, third, it is empty, and fourth, it damages the reputation of your and my family. All four of these are crucial, so I can't say yes. ”

"I have thought about these things repeatedly: whether it is credible or not, I would rather believe it to be true than to believe it to be false; Is it worth it or not, I think as long as there is a glimmer of hope for the Long family to have children, it is worth it; As for the empty door and suffering, I am mentally prepared to never regret it, and I will never complain about anyone; When it comes to the reputation of the two families, I don't think it's an unsightly thing to worship the Buddha and ask for children, even if there are some discussions, as long as I can give birth to children for the Long family, I don't care. ”

"Keqing! If I compromise, your parents won't agree, and they will come to me for a reason. Mrs. Long, who couldn't persuade her daughter-in-law, had to talk about Qin Keqing's parents again.

"It doesn't matter to my parents, the water that was spilled and the daughter who married out has nothing to do with them anymore. I am the daughter-in-law of the Long family, and I am only responsible for the Long family. Besides, the matter is decided, and I will go back before I leave home; If they say anything, I will understand it, do their ideological work well, and ensure that it has nothing to do with you, please rest assured, old man. "Qin Keqing's heart is commendable and his feelings are respectable.

"Hey...... You let me rest assured, but I just can't let go of this heart! What a delight of mine! I can't bear it! "Mrs. Long is really a bit of a "poor donkey skill".

"I know my mother-in-law's heart. It is my greatest wish to spread the branches and leaves for the Long family and pass on the seeds to the next generation. The more my mother-in-law loves me, the more I have to give birth to children for the Long family. I'll beg you to take me there! Qin Keqing begged bitterly.

"If I don't take you there, you don't want to make it difficult for others." Mrs. Long made a look of anger - she really didn't want Qin Keqing to suffer for the sake of the Long family's incense.

"If you don't take me, I'll go by myself. I've also heard of Dongyue Palace, and I'm sure I'll be able to find it. If you find Dongyue Palace, you can find Elder Huiming, and I will make things clear and clear. Qin Keqing said angrily categorically, "forced" Mrs. Long to comply.

"Hey...... You kid, I really can't do anything about you. So be it! If you really want to go, you have to wait until after the October 19th temple fair, okay? "Madame Long had to find a reason to postpone one one day at a time.

"Hmm...... Okay, today is October 12, then I'll wait another ten days, and I'll go on October 22. Qin Keqing didn't care whether what Mrs. Long said was true or not, so he took the delaying plan as the truth.

"Hey...... Just as you say. But I still hope that you will think carefully and it is best not to go. ”

"Mother-in-law, the matter is settled, no more talk." Qin Keqing speaks and acts very neatly, almost "no beak".

There was nothing to say at the moment, and in a blink of an eye, the big temple fair on October 19 passed. On October 20, for the sake of safety, Qin Keqing came to the back building again to meet Mrs. Long: After tomorrow, I will go to Dongyue Palace in the morning of the day after tomorrow.

On October 22, the 32nd year of Guangxu, under Qin Keqing's strong request and urging, Mrs. Long reluctantly accompanied her to Dongyue Palace to find Elder Huiming.

Elder Huiming welcomed the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to the meditation room, and after asking what they meant, he said with a sad face:

"This is a very important matter for ordination, how can it be rash? Especially people like you, you must be cautious in your every move, and you must not make mistakes. As I said last time, you don't have to be too demanding, just go with the flow and just do it! Amitabha! ”

"What the master said is extremely true, I have repeatedly said these words to Keqing at home, and I have analyzed all the stakes to her. And I also said that I would rather not have a grandson than let her enter the empty door. But she didn't listen, and insisted on worshipping the Buddha and asking for a child, and every day she shouted that I would come to you with her to ask for specific instructions; I really can't help it, so I came to disturb her, and I hope the master will help me persuade her. "Madame Long seems to have found the allies and tried to get Elder Huiming to help stop Qin Keqing from becoming a monk and seeking a child.

Without waiting for Elder Huiming to speak, Qin Keqing took a step forward, bowed down, and said resolutely: "Master doesn't need to say anything, I have made up my mind on this matter." Coming here today, I just want to beg the master for advice, how to chant and worship the Buddha in an empty door, and ask the master to make it clear. Qin Keqing suddenly blocked Elder Huiming's mouth.

Elder Huiming saw that Qin Keqing's heart for a son was so unswerving, and he recited several times in a row, "Amitabha!" After pondering for a while, he spoke: "Miss Qin is so extraordinary, it is really commendable, admirable!" This is also the great fortune of the Dragon Mansion. Well...... Well, in Lao Na's opinion, 'chanting sutras and worshipping the Buddha through the empty door' does not necessarily mean to become a monk, at least it is not a force to become a monk now. So be it! You are a female benefactor, and for the sake of the heirs, you might as well go to the 'Guanyin Nunnery' to find the Jingyue Shitai, and ask her to help think of a way, to see if you can make a wish first, and always worship Guanyin. This worship of the Buddha is the same as worshipping Guanyin, and it may be better to pay homage to Guanyin about asking for a child; When the consequences do give birth to a son, a specific decision will be made; What do you two think? ”

"That's fine, that's fine. Let's go and see what Master Jingyue has to say. Madame Long felt that things had taken a turn for the better, and hurriedly got up to say goodbye.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! We will not send it far. ”

Mrs. Long and Qin Keqing thanked Elder Huiming and went straight to the Guanyin Nunnery in the northeast corner of Jiangzhou City.

This Kannon-an is extraordinary, and it has a thrilling history.

Legend has it that in the summer of the fifth year of the Northern Song Dynasty, at noon one day, people were eating, and suddenly the wind was blowing, the dark clouds were rolling, and the sky was still hanging high in the sun, and it was instantly covered with a thick black curtain; The raindrops seeping out of the black curtain were falling in a clattering manner.

Immediately afterwards, there seemed to be someone in the sky wielding a giant sword, desperately carving on the black screen; The curtain was sliced open and then quickly closed, and then slashed and closed. Wherever the greatsword went, it emitted a blinding light and a huge roar; With the roar of the tumbling roar, the original raindrops turned into a torrential rain, pouring down on the earth, whipping and devouring everything on the earth.

It rained for three days and three nights in a row, coupled with the flooding of the west water, the high tide in the East China Sea, and the water level rose sharply, and Jiangzhou, which is several hundred square kilometers, was covered by an ocean. People hold door panels and wooden utensils, drag their children and daughters to climb big trees, climb roofs, and make dying struggles; The survivors could only "look at the ocean and sigh" when they saw the white water.

On the fourth day, the strong sun finally drove away the dark clouds and thunderstorms, and even the flood was scared away. However, the land was devastated: uprooted crops, trees broken by wind and rain, scattered and deformed furniture and utensils, crooked and collapsed ruins, and swollen corpses of people and animals, lying in the mud as if silently indictment of the violence of the flood. Only the stagnant water in the low recess was like pieces of scattered glass, glowing white under the sun's rays, as if it had a breath of vitality.

The living people climbed down from the roofs and trees to tidy up the dilapidated homes and clean up the wreckage of people, animals and various utensils; The buried are buried, the thrown are thrown away, the repairable are repaired, and the rest of the unfinished life is continued with difficulty.

After the floods in Jiangzhou, there were heavy casualties among people and animals, especially among the elderly and children, and many families lost their children. In order to pray for God to give another heir, people raised their own money and materials to build a tall and spacious temple dedicated to Guanyin, who sent his son, in the east of the north embankment of the city. This Guanyin Bodhisattva was originally called Guanyin Bodhisattva, and in the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Guanyin in order to avoid the ridicule of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. It is said that she is merciful, rescues the suffering, and responds to all those who pray for blessings and children.

Because of the divine power of Guanyin Bodhisattva, this Guanyin Nunnery has been incense continuously; After many repairs and decorations, the temple is still splendid.

Let's say that Mrs. Long and Qin Keqing came to the front of Guanyin Nunnery, only to see a huge plaque with gold characters on a black background hanging above the gatehouse.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, stepping into the mountain gate, saw the incense in the courtyard from a distance, the incense was red, the cigarette smoke was swirling, and the surroundings were full of male and female pilgrims.

In the courtyard, the main nunnery hall facing west and east is carved and brilliant; In the hall, more than a dozen circular worship groups wrapped in apricot yellow silk cloth were lined up, and they were full of good men and women. Above the worship group are three tall incense burners, one large in the middle, about two feet in diameter; The three incense burners are filled with uneven incense, incense, sandalwood incense, and incense, and the room is full of fragrance.

On the inside of the incense burner, against the wall, from south to north is a wide mahogany incense table. The incense table is surrounded by a red silk table with a yellow cloth border. In the center of the incense table, in the tall and gorgeous Buddha shrine, there is a statue of Guanyin who sends the son of white porcelain and gild, about three feet high, the production is very exquisite, the shape is very beautiful, and the smile of the eyebrows and eyes looks at the world. The shrine is flanked by two beautifully framed couplets.

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The lotus leaf mille-feuille hides the world

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Ten thousand magic lamps shine on Jiangzhou

On both sides of the couplet, there are many clay wood carvings of golden-bodied Bodhisattvas, of different sizes and shapes.

Mrs. Long Li Xiangjun and the second young grandmother Qin Keqing took a cursory glance, and then inquired about the situation with a small nun, only to know that Master Jingyue was chanting in the back hall.

There is a side door on the right side of the hermitage, and when you enter, you will find the back hall. This back hall is where the nuns chant in the morning and evening, and at the south end of the back hall is separated by a small room as the bedroom and scripture collection room of the Jingyue Master, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law entered the back hall in rows, and saw a middle-aged nun with fair skin, clear face, and bright eyes.

Madame Long stepped forward and asked in a low voice while giving a salute, "May I ask Senior Master, but Master Jingyue?" ”

The Moon Purifier who was chanting raised his eyes slightly, and when he saw that the person who came was extraordinary, he knew that it was not an ordinary person, so he got up and returned the salute:

"Xiao Ni is, may I ask who the two donors are......"

"I am from the Long family in Dongcheng District, and this is my daughter-in-law."

"Oh! Presumably you are the wife of the dignified Elder Dragon! Look up for a long time, look up for a long time! Your dragon mansion accumulates virtue and does good, benefiting all the people, and your reputation is very great! It's really a blessing to see you today, please sit down, please sit down. ”

Mrs. Jingyue let the two of them into her bedroom and made fragrant tea: "This Longjing tea was brought to me from Hangzhou, and I usually only drink boiled water, not tea; Today's distinguished guests came, and then took it out to soak, and I don't know what the taste is, please taste it. "Master Jingyue is respectful and courteous, but also warm and talkative, and immediately makes people feel warm and amiable.

"Mrs. Shi is so polite, it really makes us feel sorry!"

"Where do you say, people like you can come to Xiao'an, it's really brilliant; I don't know what the two donors have to say here. ”

"Now I come to Bao'an, I have something to ask for." Mrs. Long then told Mrs. Jingyue about her son Long Zaitian and Qin Keqing's fortune-telling marriage, and the four verses of Elder Huiming and today's advice from Elder Huiming, as well as their respective opinions of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, etc., from beginning to end, begging Mrs. Jingyue to help think of a good way to achieve the best.

When Master Jingyue heard this, he also felt that the matter was very important, and he did not dare to make a rash decision. She pondered for a long time before she said to Madame Long:

"Mrs. Long, let's do it this way: let Miss Qin draw a lot first, and see how her Buddha fate is and how the heirs are good?"

"Everything is up to the master. Keqing, come over and draw lots. ”

"Yes!"

The moon purifier purified his hands with incense and took out the sticker from the inner room; Closed his eyes slightly, said something in his mouth, shook the lottery up and down a few times, and suddenly shouted:

"Pump!"

Qin Keqing immediately stretched out his slender jade fingers, took out a sign from the lottery holder and handed it to Mrs. Jingyue, Mrs. Jingyue raised her eyes and saw that the signature read:

East Mountain Bamboo and West Mountain Bamboo Shoots,

There are descendants on the mountain and on the mountain,

Sincerely believe in worshipping my Buddha,

I want to get a noble son in the coming spring.

Jingyue read the signature to Mrs. Long and Qin Keqing, and the three of them were very happy; But how to "sincerely believe in and worship my Buddha" is still a difficult matter to think about and difficult to choose.

Mrs. Jingyue left her seat, her eyebrows locked, her face solemn, pacing around the room, nodding for a while, shaking her head for a while, and only after a long time did she stop, looked at Mrs. Long and Qin Keqing and said:

"This thing of worshipping the Buddha and asking for a son is extraordinary, especially for people like you, you have to be careful in everything you say and do. If Miss Qin is really allowed to come to my nunnery to become a nun, it will become a big news in Jiangzhou and cause a sensation in the whole city; After that, any kind of public opinion will follow; This will affect the reputation of your Dragon Mansion and may even crush you. After thinking about it again and again, I thought that the treatment of the Buddha and Bodhisattva was sincere, and it was inconvenient to absolutely stick to what form.

"So I thought of such a way: first ask Miss Qin to bow to Guanyin Bodhisattva in my nunnery, and in the form of taking refuge in Buddhism, and make a big vow by herself; After that, I gave her a Taoist robe and a string of prayer beads, even if it was a special disciple of mine. Usually Miss Qin worships the Buddha at home, and then comes to my nunnery twice a month to worship Guanyin on two days of the new month, that is, in the first month and a half; For a whole day, that is, a day and a night, I would concentrate on studying the Dharma here, chanting sutras and doing the truth, until I reached the state of 'Nirvana'.

"This 'Nirvana' is Sanskrit, that is, Sanskrit and Mo, which is a language in ancient India, which translates to the meaning of 'entering and extinguishing', which is the highest state in Buddhism, that is, the realm of Qing Zheng Gong, which I will slowly explain to you later. I hope that Miss Qin can concentrate on her work, be devout and dedicated, and make plans after a period of time depending on the situation. What do you two think? "Master Jingyue is too quick-witted, bold and outspoken, looking ahead and looking backwards, and carefully and meticulously came up with such a cultivation method that is reasonable on the scene and acceptable to everyone.

"It's too much trouble to have a labor teacher, but this method also makes it all up to you." Mrs. Long felt that this method was acceptable, and seeing that Ke Qing did not raise any objections, she asked again, "I don't know when Mrs. Shi plans to implement it?" ”

"Hmm...... Today is October 22, so I think it starts at the beginning of November! Go back and prepare for it in the next few days. ”

"Good! Good day! Good day! The first day of November is the annual 'Clothes Day' and the 'Porridge Day' twice a month. It was great to have this day as my daughter-in-law's first practice day. ”

"Amitabha! Wonderful! Wonderful! What a coincidence. For decades, your dragon mansion has put cold clothes and hot porridge to save the poor and accumulate great virtues; It is a good start and a good sign to let Miss Qin come to our nunnery to practice on this good day, and I think the Bodhisattva will definitely bless you with a good son. ”

"Thank you, Mrs. Shi, Mrs. Tuo, please ask the Bodhisattva to bless me." The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law deeply thanked Mrs. Jingyue, and then went back with relief.