Yixian Big Buddha Temple is a thousand-year-old temple, was built in the Liao Dynasty, because the temple enshrines eight Buddhas, so it is named, although the area is not too large, but the temple halls and pavilions are all included in the national protection list of historic sites, towering ancient trees are interspersed in the meantime, bell towers, tablet pavilions, Tibetan scripture pavilions are readily available, on Buddhism, it is the holy land of Buddhism, on strength, it also has a pivotal position in the rivers and lakes.

Yang Shu and I came to pay respects in the name of the Guild of the Knife Writers, and the master of the temple, who was in charge of the temple, received him personally.

The relics of the Zen master have been enshrined in the tower, and according to the rules, the remains should be scattered into the river.

However, due to the strange death, the cause of death has not yet been ascertained, and the remains are temporarily enclosed in a pagoda.

At my insistent request, Master Zen Nian led someone to open the stupa and allowed me to enter and view it alone.

The pagoda made of bricks and stone has been some years, and the octagonal space inside is about ten square meters, with a brown clay jar in the middle, I lifted the wooden lid on the jar, and a burnt smell rushed straight to the end of my nose, I couldn't help frowning and took a step back, and waited for the smell to dissipate a little, before I stepped forward to take a closer look.

In the middle of the jar sits a charred corpse, the skeleton is not damaged, still maintaining the posture of sitting cross-legged and chanting Buddha, but only a layer of burnt black charcoal is left attached to the skeleton, perhaps some of it was touched off when moving, it has been mutilated, and the exposed bones are black and yellow, obviously not directly burned by the fire.

My brow was almost twisted into a dead knot, because it wasn't a heavenly fire.

The heavenly fire rose from the body, and the bones were burned first, and from the traces of the remnants in front of him, the fire was ignited from outside the body, but the fire was extremely fierce, otherwise it would not be possible to burn people like this.

Many people have misconceptions about burning corpses, thinking that they can burn corpses by pouring a little gasoline on them, but in fact, this is completely misleading in film and television dramas, which can only burn people, and the temperature and firepower required to really burn a corpse are quite terrifying, as for how terrifying it is, just think about the refining furnace in the crematorium.

The fire that led to the death of the Zen Heart Master, although it was not as powerful as the fire of the refining furnace, was not much closer.

I closed the cylinder head again, bowed and withdrew, and went to see the burning meditation room again.

When I opened the door, the room was black and dusty, and sure enough, it was the same as the news that Liu Minliang got, the Zen room looked intact on the outside, but it was unrecognizable inside, giving people the feeling that it was like a kiln that burned ceramics.

I had even more doubts in my heart, this was obviously not the spontaneous combustion of the human body caused by the inlay mantra, otherwise the center of the fire should be where the Zen master was sitting, and it would never have caught fire on all sides.

And what exactly is the force that completely suppressed the flames in the room?

If it weren't for this force, the temperature and fire in the room wouldn't have been enough to completely burn a person!

It can be said that the flame is not the real cause of the death of the Zen Master, but this force is the real culprit.

But I didn't break this matter, since the Big Buddha Temple claims that the Zen master is sitting, obviously I don't want to spread the matter, if I deliberately pierce it, wouldn't it be equivalent to slapping the face of the Big Buddha Temple.

So I turned to the Zen Master of the Great Buddha Temple, who was accompanying me, and said, "The thousand-year-old temple really lives up to its name, and my junior brother and I want to stay in the temple for a few days and get contaminated with some Buddhism, I don't know if the master can make it convenient." ”

My plan is that since there is nothing unusual on the surface, I will have to stay and look for clues.

Who knew that Zen Nian had a cold face and slapped a Buddha name: "Our temple has changed dramatically for the first time, and we will not accept foreign visitors." ”

I'm a little helpless, Zen Nian should understand my intention to stay, why would I refuse it?

In fact, since we entered the temple, the monks in the temple have not had a good face towards us, if it weren't for my insistence, I guess I wouldn't even be able to see the remains of the Zen master, where did their inexplicable hostility come from? Do they think that the death of the Zen Master is inseparable from us, or do they think that it is because they supported the credit knife man that the Zen Heart suddenly suffered a catastrophe?

"I am an old friend with Master Zen Xin, and I should stay and give him a ride, master rest assured, I will give the incense money in full."

Unexpectedly, Zen Nian coldly replied to me: "Our temple is small, and I can't afford the big Buddha of Yang Shizhu, please!" ”

With that, he turned and walked away, leaving the two little novices with him staring at us.

I smiled wryly and had to leave the Great Buddha Temple under the guidance of the little novice.

Out of the courtyard gate, Yang Shu couldn't help but snort coldly: "I don't know what to do, who will show your face, let's come all the way to pay tribute to their abbot, they have this attitude?" ”

I raised my hand to stop him, and walked a few steps away before I whispered: "Don't forget, they are not pure Buddhist temples, but also a part of the rivers and lakes. ”

"Noisy, it's not a deal, senior brother, let's go back?"

At this time, it is not yet noon, and it coincides with the temple fair, although the Big Buddha Temple did not preach the scriptures, but the surrounding stalls to sell goods, jugglers, candy blowers and kites, everything, I see the poplar with a thief smile, eyes and bones rolling, how do I not know what he thinks.

"It's all here, let's stay for two days to see how it goes......"

"Okay!" Without waiting for me to finish, the poplar tree jumped up two feet high and ran to a stall with fried skewers.

I rolled my eyes and followed.

Skewers are a kind of street food, I don't know how to call it in other places, anyway, in the Northeast, this thing can be seen everywhere, that is, the egg skin is spread thinly, wrapped in meat filling, cut into sections and fried in hot oil, and if it is done, you can smell the fragrance across half the street.

This thing is not cheap, seeing that the poplar asked the vendor to load two catties for him, I was a little curious, and went up and stabbed him: "Where did you get the money?" I tell you, don't expect me to reimburse you, if you don't have any money, you can treat you as someone else's chores. ”

Yang Shu smiled and took out a pile of hundred-yuan bills from his pocket and shook it in front of my eyes, and before I could reach out to grab it, he quickly picked it up: "This is what I have earned so hard, you must not worry about it!" ”

"Huh? How do you make money at home? ”

"Brother Liang, he is only allowed to use me as a poria flower carving pig to raise, and I am not allowed to earn a few of him? One medicine for a meal, and I resolutely don't take it if I don't see any cash......"

I sighed, I just wanted to strangle Liu Minliang.

Why didn't I find out that he was so used to being a child before!

I played back in my mind, these two goods just pinched that pile of at least 10,000 yuan, it's amazing, I caught up with the rich man, I have more money than me, and Liu Minliang only approved a total of 6,000 yuan for me on this trip to Jinzhou......

I smiled and nodded, "Well, it's a blessing."

Seeing that he was about to stick to the stall, I reached out and dragged him: "Go back, don't let your hara slip into someone's pot......"

The vendor who fried the skewers couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "You two have such a good relationship, if the eldest of my family is still there, he will be so old as your brother, but it's a pity that he is blessed...... I really envy you. ”

I took a look at this eldest sister, who was in her forties, but she was already with vicissitudes of life, probably perennial wind and sun and smoke, her hands were tan, full of folds, and she looked like a person who had set up a stall here all year round.

"Eldest sister, don't say that, I see that you are born with a blessed appearance, even if there are twists and turns in the first half of your life, you will be a blessed person in the second half of your life."

"Yo, the little brother is really good at talking, borrow your auspicious words, my second child is about to enter high school, if I can take a key exam, and then be admitted to a good university, I will not be busy in vain in my life!"

I feel a little emotional, pity the hearts of parents all over the world, this eldest sister works so hard for her own children. If Poplar's parents and I were still here, we probably wouldn't be wandering around like this.

"What year was your child born, if it's convenient, talk about the eight characters, and I'll calculate it for you?"

The eldest sister looked up at me with a smile: "I can't see it, the little brother understands a lot." ”

After hesitating for a moment, she said: "Forget it, how do we know what the eight characters of our small family are, and it is good to be able to feed them." ”

Seeing that she was defensive, I didn't force it: "Eldest sister has been setting up a stall here for a long time, right?" ”

"That's not it, it's been seven or eight years, and I'm allowed to come on the first and fifteenth days of the new year."

"It turned out to be an old craft, no wonder my brother is greedy like this."

After speaking, the skewers after the oil were dried in the fence, and the eldest sister smiled and put the skewers into a paper bag and handed them to Yang Shu: "Rest assured to eat, these are all fresh meat fillings freshly chopped in the morning, come back after eating." ”

While she was looking for money, I asked with a smile: "Sister, we haven't been here for a while, have you added anything new to this temple fair recently, let's go and have a good time." ”

She said without raising her head or opening her eyes: "It's still those things, what can be new...... Hey, don't really say it, it's interesting that an old man selling knives has come recently. ”

Yang Shu and I were both stunned and looked at each other: "The old man who sells knives? ”

The eldest sister said with a smile: "Well, just hit here to the west, you can see it at the second intersection, don't sell knives in cash, register on credit, and say that when the bud rice rises to five yuan a catty, you two will come to collect money, you two say, isn't this just for nothing!" ”

I can't help but be happy, the knife man?

I didn't expect to meet my peers in this place, and now the price of bud rice is only five or two pieces a piece, and the grain prices are regulated by the state, and the situation of skyrocketing rises and falls does not exist, but he is still talking about things with the proverb of grain prices, which can only show that his superficial trading is not recorded.

So what exactly does he really want to do?

Could it be that there is any big order here that is worth guarding for him?

"Hehe, thank you, eldest sister, let's take a look."

I pulled the poplar tree that lowered my head and only cared about eating, and walked towards the west unhurriedly: "I don't know which family came here, this is Sister Xiang's territory, if Sister Xiang knows that he has crossed the line, I have to be mad." ”

The territory of the Lin family in Dalian covers half of Liaoning, and Jinzhou is also among them, and the Lin family is a special case among the credit knife people, and the whole family is a woman in charge, even if there is a man, it shouldn't be an old man, at least I remember that.

Yang Shu said vaguely while eating: "Whatever, just look at it, we won't squeak if it looks pleasing to the eye, call Sister Xiang if it doesn't like it, and call her to come over and scold the street......"

I sneered and burst out laughing: "You remember this, there is a kind of waiting to see Sister Xiang, you say this again in person!" ”