Chapter 11: Guanyin Temple

When the sun began to set west, Yao Hei'er walked to a town. She found a snack shop that looked fairly clean, asked for a bowl of somen noodles, and asked the store what time it was. The store said that it was time for Shin Zheng. I asked the store again about the direction of Hancheng, and I knew that I didn't make a mistake, and I was relieved a lot.

After eating the noodles, Yao Heier thought about it, now the weather in mid-July, it will always be dark at mid-July, and there are still two hours, so it is better to take another trip. So he paid the flour money, put on his back, and went on again.

Before I knew it, it was getting dark. Yao Hei'er raised her eyes and looked over, only to see the long sha in front of her, the artemisia wormwood was like hemp, the smoke trees were pale, and the poplars were Xiao Xiao, as if there were no people, and she couldn't help but panic in her heart. I had to step up, hoping to find a place to stay.

Who knew that the more panicked he was, the more he couldn't find the path, seeing the bright moon rising and the Milky Way rising, Yao Hei'er had to sigh and sit down on a stone on the side of the road. There is the sound of the wind blowing through the treetops overhead, the movement of rustling in the grass under your feet, and the chirping of night birds and autumn insects around.

She reluctantly took off her shoes and rubbed her aching feet and ankles. You don't have to look to know that you must have a few blisters on your feet. But that's not the most important thing, is it possible to really stay overnight in this deserted mountain forest?

At this time, Yao Hei'er had nothing else to be afraid of, but there was one thing she was afraid of catching a cold. If you catch a cold, it will inevitably affect tomorrow's journey, it will also affect the time you will go back, and you may also delay what you have to do.

She took out the steamed bun from the blanket, took a hard bite, and swallowed it in large gulps. He lifted the water hyacinth on his waist again, raised his neck, and poured several sips like a man drinking. The water in the gourd is already very cold. Yao Hei'er didn't notice it at all.

She only knew that her current appearance was similar to that of half a month ago, when she wore exquisite jasper beads and forbidden steps, ate slowly, and spoke softly. She is no longer qualified, and she is as delicate as she used to be. Not to mention himself, even his five-year-old daughter now has the blisters on her hands and has become a thin layer of cocoons. This layer of cocoons will continue to thicken.

A steamed bun blocked part of the hunger, Yao Heier reached out and took out another one, just about to eat, and hesitated, if tomorrow, I can't find a place to stay or a snack bar, what should I do? She put the steamed bun under her nose, sniffed the thick wheat fragrance, and put the steamed bun back into the blanket.

After resting for a while, Yao Hei'er stood up and continued walking.

The blisters on the feet, like pins and needles, hurt.

Suddenly, in the faint moonlight, under the shade of the trees, there was a faint appearance of a house. Yao Hei'er was overjoyed in her heart, and she accelerated her pace.

When she arrived, Yao Hei'er was a little lost. It turned out that this was not a family, but a dilapidated temple, with a hidden door and a black hole inside. In front of the temple, weeds are overgrown, and the doors and windows are covered with cobwebs. Obviously, this temple is not only broken, but also abandoned for a long time.

"It's better than sleeping in the wild." Yao Hei'er said secretly in her heart.

A gust of night wind blew, and the temple door "squeaked" and slowly opened, as if to welcome Yao Hei'er's arrival.

Yao Hei'er looked around, and saw that there was indeed no human population around, so he took a deep breath and walked in cautiously.

The clear moonlight, reflected into the temple through the window lattice, a statue of a god in the main hall, the snail is solemn, the eyes are kind, the golden face is full of the moon, the fairy robe is fluttering, the hand holds the treasure bottle, and the willow in the bottle is vague. But it is the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion and Great Compassion.

Yao Hei'er hurriedly put the blanket on the ground, knelt on a broken futon in front of the statue, folded his hands, and blessed in his mouth: "Great mercy and great compassion, Guanyin Niangniang, disciple Yao, even pass the treasure temple, spend one night, please accommodate!" ”

Guanyin was speechless.

Yao Hei'er kowtowed, stood up, and looked around the temple, there was nothing but an equally dilapidated offering table in front of the statue. She gently twisted her fingers on the offering table, and then raised her finger to look at the moonlight outside the window, and there was already a thick layer of dust on her fingers. After hesitating for a while, he finally felt that it was very disrespectful to sleep on the offering table, so he closed the temple door, drilled under the offering table, put the blanket under his head, and fell asleep soundly after a while.

Yao Hei'er had a strange dream.

She is still full of pearls, covered in ayaluo, sitting in the courtyard with carved beams and paintings in a dignified manner, holding Jiu'er, smiling, looking at Qiong'er and Pei'er, playing in the courtyard.

Qiong'er picked a delicate begonia flower and put it on Pei'er's head; Pei'er took the handkerchief and went to flutter the butterflies on the flowers; The mother, Mrs. Wen, brought the girl, brought a few bowls of osmanthus and lotus seed porridge, and beckoned Qiong'er and Pei'er to drink.

Suddenly, a black whirlwind blew, enveloping Qiong'er and Pei'er in it, rolling up in the air. Yao Hei'er panicked and hurriedly wanted to pull her daughter down, but she dropped Jiu'er to the ground, and Jiu'er cried.

Yao Hei'er was at a loss, and Mrs. Wen suddenly screamed again and fainted to the ground. She hurriedly came to help her mother again, and when she looked up, Qiong'er and Pei'er were gone, leaving only the mournful cries of the two children in the air.

Yao Hei'er was anxious and painful, and she didn't know what to do, when she suddenly saw an auspicious cloud floating in the sky, and on the colorful lotus seat, it was Guanyin Niangniang, who held the willow bottle in her hand and sighed: "Love and hatred are the most difficult in the world." Filial piety is not combined, and there is no way to follow. Yao Nu Hei'er, do it yourself! ”

Yao Hei'er held her mother with one hand and cried into the air: "Guanyin Niangniang, you are the most merciful and compassionate, please save my mother and daughter!" ”

Guanyin Niangniang said: "Everyone seeks the Bodhisattva, but they don't know that the Bodhisattva is himself, and he is the Bodhisattva!" As he spoke, he rode the multicolored rosette and floated away.

Yao Hei'er was in a hurry, and woke up in an instant, and hurriedly raised her head to say something, when she suddenly heard a "bang", and it turned out that her head was on the offering table.

Yao Hei'er couldn't help but say "ouch", hurriedly bent down again, rubbed the bumped forehead, and was surprised in her heart, but she still clearly remembered the things in the dream, and the words of Guanyin Bodhisattva were still lingering in her ears.

"Filial piety is not combined, at a loss", "the Bodhisattva is himself, himself is the Bodhisattva", the latter sentence is not difficult to understand, what does this "filial piety do not merge, do not know what to follow"?

Outside the offering table, there was a faint light. Yao Hei'er climbed out again, and sure enough, the sky was already bright. When the temple door was opened, the golden sunlight rushed in, and the temple suddenly shone brightly.

Yao Hei'er looked back at the statue of Guanyin, which was more dignified and serene than what she saw by the moonlight last night.

She took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, wiped all the dust off the table, knelt on the futon, and kowtowed three times. He took his coat and went out of the temple gate.

The wilderness in the sun is very different from last night. On the left side of the temple, there is a jujube tree full of green and red fruits, and the sound of spring water is faintly heard in my ears.

Yao Hei'er looked for the sound of Ding Dong, and sure enough, not far behind the temple, he saw a clear stream, so he washed his hands and face here, and filled the gourd with water. Before returning to the temple, I found a dead branch, knocked some dates down, and had a full meal. He also enshrined some of the surplus dates in front of the statue of Guanyin, and put some in the blanket. He silently blessed in front of the statue: "Guanyin Niangniang, disciple Yao Hei'er, if you can avenge your revenge in this life, you will definitely come to reshape the golden body for Niangniang again." After wishing over, Fang got up and came out again and covered the temple door.

It turned out that in this weedy, there was a sheep intestine path, but because it was dark last night, Yao Heier didn't see it. At this time, when he was full of food and drink, he followed the sheep intestine path, and soon went up the avenue. When she saw the pedestrians inside and outside the road, Yao Heier breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

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