Section 33: Solving the problem of food and clothing
Before leaving Chechi, Brother Monkey once instructed the king that he must respect Buddha, Taoism, and talents, so that the country can have long-term peace and stability.
Brother Monkey is not like a monk, but like a philosopher and politician, in more fashionable words, he is a good student with "all-round development", a good employee with "multiple talents", and a social talent with "multiple specializations and refinements". In this way, Brother Monkey's future is bright.
On the day we left Che Chi Kingdom, we saw that the imperial city was recruiting monks everywhere. The monks who were let go by Brother Monkey before have come back, and when they saw Brother Monkey worshipping and kowtowing, it made me a little embarrassed that the old pig was a little embarrassed, and I had never kowtowed to others, and no one had kowtowed to my old pig so far. Therefore, at that time, I secretly warned myself from the bottom of my heart that the revolution had not yet succeeded, and my comrades still needed to work hard. Strive until the day when someone kowtows to my old pig.
Senior Brother Sha said it was difficult.
At that time, that scene moved my old pig to a mess, it seems that saving people from the sea of suffering is really a worthwhile thing to do, just like the master traveled thousands of miles to the west to learn scriptures and preach the compassion of my Buddha. At this time, I felt that the Amitabha Buddha that the master usually recites seemed to have some truth again.
Brother Monkey has been really beautiful for a while, and he is hugged by people everywhere he goes. However, Brother Monkey knows how to restrain his emotions better than my old pig, because he has always behaved calmly. If this matter is left on my old pig, I will have to run for at least a few miles; It is often referred to as "Fa Biao".
The days go by so fast, and in a blink of an eye, it's autumn again. If it weren't for the scenery along the way as a reference, it is estimated that we would not know the time, and even the only pocket watch that Senior Brother Sha had would have gone on strike. Perhaps for people who concentrate on doing things, there is no such thing as time; Just like my old pig's free days in the heavenly court, it disappeared in an instant like a meteor.
As we were walking, a large river appeared in front of us blocking our way; The water potential of this river is very fierce, which is comparable to the Liusha River, the old nest of Senior Brother Sha. The stone tablet by the river is engraved with three big characters, "Tongtian River". As the name suggests, it is not so easy to cross the river. So the master sighed at the time: They said that the west is easy to walk, but who knows that the road is treacherous, and the demons are ambushed.
I don't know which immoral guy said this to the master; It may be the Tang King, or it may be a bodhisattva or an immortal.
Only people who have not experienced it personally will say that anything is easy, such as big people such as Tang Wang; Or maybe it's the people with great powers who say that everything is easy, such as bodhisattvas and immortals. In any case, the master was deceived by their rhetoric. In this way, hearsay is probably not credible.
"There is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village." Just when we are in a dilemma, from a distance came the sound of gongs and drums, here in the barren mountains and mountains, there are no people around, it is estimated that the front is either a Taoist temple or a temple, or the nearby people are doing red and white ceremonies. I can't help but think of this, there must be a lot of good food and good looks. When I walked to the front, I realized that it was just a village of dozens of families gathered together to live, and there were no lively things that I had imagined before.
They all looked very surprised when they saw us going, especially the old man of the family where we stayed was even more frightened when he saw the appearance of our three brothers. The old man said, "Master, how long have you kept these pets?" It looks like you've already made a sperm! It's better to take it out less when you're old, it's too scary. In fact, I have always believed that "people can't just look at appearance", there are probably only two kinds of people, one is not useful, and the other is not useful. For example, me, Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha, although their appearance is scary, they are very kind-hearted; Another example is the spider spirit, the white bone spirit and other monsters, the appearance is extremely gorgeous, but the heart is actually full of harmful deeds.
It can be seen that people cannot be judged by their appearance.
Fortunately, the family where we stayed was more enthusiastic and prepared a lot of meals to greet us. The big guys all know that my old pig has a very large belly, and he can eat 180 steamed buns in one breath - the very big one. It just so happened that we hadn't eaten enough for several days, so that day my old pig ate a lot of steamed buns, rice and pickles from the old man's house. The master said that my food was not gentle and elegant enough, and asked me if I could eat less, and stop when I was half-full. On the one hand, I don't think Sven can be eaten as a meal, and there is no need to twist and pinch; On the other hand, they believe that the work of eating is like saving money for private money, the more the better, in case of future needs. So I said to the old man in that house: Don't be too polite, go get some steamed buns, preferably as many as you want.
Maybe it's because my meal is really bigger, and they are all eyeing it. However, Lao Er is very generous, but he said that the flour prepared by them today at home has been used up, and if they still want to eat it, they can only grind it freshly, and they need to wait for some time. Maybe it's tomorrow, and it's going to be tomorrow, and it's going to be done today, and I'll make up for it tomorrow.
I was so hungry all the way.