On the second day, in the twilight, amid the sound of chanting, the famous Big Buddha Temple, as usual on any day, opened the temple door early to welcome pilgrims from all walks of life.

For the monks in the temple, this day was no different. The same is the fourth watch, the same sprinkling and sweeping the courtyard, the same meditation and chanting, ushering in.

However, this day was so different for Ye Feng, Xue Dan, Xue Xueyi and his wife, Clown Sister, Ye Family, Ye Shopkeeper and Gu Xixi.

Several people came from different directions and came to this place where the incense was burning together, to pray for the blessing of the person in their hearts, and to express their wishes in front of the Bodhisattva.

Under the providence arrangement, several of them gathered in the same place more than ten years later, but that was all. They didn't find each other and recognize each other because they were in the same place.

More of it, just passing by.

They have achieved a fate to meet thousands of miles away, but they have also proved with practical actions what it means to "not know each other without a chance".

Speaking of which, Qingshui Town, Chenjia Village, and Qingshan County are the farthest away from the Big Buddha Temple. When people from Chenjia Village go to the Big Buddha Temple, they either pass through Wujia Village or pass through Qingshan County.

If it had been before, Chen Qianshan would have chosen the road in Wujia Village, after all, it was closer. Today, however, he had to take a detour.

Go to Qingshan County first, and then set off from Qingshan County to the Big Buddha Temple.

Without it, it's just because of the Ye family with a big belly.

There is an official road from Chenjia Village to Qingshan County, although the quality of the road surface is just like that, with potholes, but it is very good compared to other country roads.

Because they got up early, Ye Feng and Qianyan got into the car and began to sleep, while Ye and Ye Ermei began to play home.

To say that Ye Ermei is really doing well now, her family is only three acres of land, Chen Qianshan has already sorted it out, and she will plant wheat when the weather is good. The family is just feeding chickens and ducks, so at the end of the day, the most important thing is to cook for two.

Compared to when she was at home, it was heaven.

Although Ye didn't say it explicitly, Ye Ermei still understood that one of the contents of going to the Big Buddha Temple today was to pray for the blessing of the Bodhisattva and bless her as a man. Thinking of this, and thinking of Chen Qianshan again, Ye Ermei's heart was filled with sweetness.

She also hopes that she can conceive a child as soon as possible and have the blood and blood of the two.

Although Shopkeeper Ye explained that he didn't have to get up so early today, and he didn't need to make everyone's breakfast, because Zhenbao Zhai had a day off today, and the other employees went home last night, Xue Xueyi and Zhu still got up early in the morning.

Zhu Shi made breakfast for the three of them, and seeing that it was still early, he began to sew and mend clothes. Xue Xueyi filled the water tank in the courtyard with water and chopped firewood for a while.

The clown girl had already combed her hair obediently and sat at the door waiting for Shopkeeper Ye to inform them of their departure.

In the eyes of the three of them, being able to ride the hitchhiker of Shopkeeper Ye is already a great blessing, and there is no reason to let Shopkeeper Ye wait for his family. Who knows, the family really used too much force this time, and waited for half an hour before Shopkeeper Ye sent someone to inform them that they could go.

I have to say that the carriage has a good environment, it is very comfortable to sit in, and the rickety has a hypnotic effect, and slowly, the clown girl fell asleep in Zhu's arms.

If it had been before, Xue Xueyi and Zhu would definitely feel embarrassed, after all, they were in the same room with Shopkeeper Ye. But today there is no embarrassment at all, just because the long-term relationship has gradually made several people have a sense of familiarity, and they are all parents who have lost their children.

Regarding the fact that he had lost a child, Shopkeeper Ye never concealed Xue Xueyi and his wife, and even asked them to help pay attention to Ye Feng's news when they were looking for a child.

As for the child's mother, Zhu asked once, but the shopkeeper Ye only said that the woman was thin and died after giving birth to the child.

This made Zhu sigh for a long time.

Later, when it came to the sign of the Big Buddha Temple, Zhu Shi was a little fascinated and said: "I have heard for a long time, that sign is actually very spiritual, and I can get what I ask for." Today I will ask for a lot and ask the Bodhisattva about the whereabouts of my son. ”

Compared with the Ye family and the Ye shopkeeper who set off early, Xue Xueming's family was not so anxious, after all, the Big Buddha Temple was close. If you want to talk about the distance in a straight line, you can only get there by climbing over a mountain.

Of course, this is the choice of those young and strong villagers, but Xue Xueming's family does not dare to do this. Xue Laohan's leg disease has just healed, and he is not even suitable for a long journey, let alone over the mountains.

If you get hurt again, you're in trouble.

No, Xue Dacheng had already arrived in the town, found an ox cart that traveled back and forth between Qingshui Town and the Great Buddha Temple, and took up a good position.

Originally, the coachman was a little dissatisfied with Xue Dacheng occupying three positions alone, but Xue Dacheng paid the fare for four people in a blink of an eye, and the coachman was silent. Anyway, just give the money, as for whether the three people will come or not, it is not in his consideration at all.

I didn't eat breakfast, but I simply freshened up, and told my husband to take care of the children, Xue Qing'er left a pair of children and hurried to her parents' house, ready to take her father and mother to the town to take a car.

Along the way, perhaps a little excited, Xue Aishi seemed to be a few years younger. Even Xue Xueming felt that his legs and feet were healthy, and it was no problem to walk for several miles.

By the time they arrived in town, the ox cart was almost full. Seeing that a few people had gotten into the car, and looked at the situation in the car, the coachman drove the oxen and set off.

Gu Xixi was sitting in the room at the moment, facing the dresser.

The people in the mirror have long lost the sharpness and agility of the past, and some are just tired and warm. Picking up a piece of ornate jewelry, she tried to wear it in her hair. Suddenly, the whole life was a lot.

However, as if she had thought of something, she pulled off her jewelry again and threw it on the dresser.

In fact, after thinking about it for a few days, she finally understood that for her, it was not a question of going or not going at all. If she wants to go to the Big Buddha Temple, there is no difficulty for her in itself.

Mrs. Zhixian wants to go to the temple to worship the Buddha, which is naturally very simple, and even, if necessary, she can clear the scene, and no one can disturb her at all.

The reason why she was angry was that no matter how hard she tried to forget that past, the existence of Shopkeeper Ye and the lost child always broke into her life from time to time and disrupted her position.

Why did she suffer any threats?

No, she would never allow anything to threaten her happiness now.

For the shopkeeper Ye, finding that child is a reunion of father and son, and life is a joy. At that time, no matter what excuse he makes, even if he directly admits that this is his illegitimate child, it will only be an extra bit of a romantic reputation for him.

And for her? She couldn't even think about it.

Eventually, as if she had made some big decision, she summoned the maid to groom herself. Since it is the lady of the county who goes to visit the gods and worship the Buddha, it is natural to have due prestige. Today, she not only has to go to the Big Buddha Temple, but also dress up according to the quality.

Since Shopkeeper Ye wants to go by himself, it's better to go. It's just that instead of sneaking around, it's better to make it known to everyone.

The temple is not from the county magistrate's family, and it is normal to meet a few people who worship the Buddha.

Among these groups of people, Shopkeeper Ye arrived first with Xue Xueyi's family.

When a few people got out of the car, a little monk guided the driver to stop. At the foot of the hill is very spacious, with rows of stables and well-groomed grounds, green fodder and water are readily available for pilgrims to drink and rest.

At the same time, a little monk who was better dressed than just now stepped forward to say hello, and heard a few people say that they were all praying for blessings and signs, so they directly led a few people to the main hall.

In recent years, due to the fame of the Big Buddha Temple, pilgrims who come to worship the Buddha and ask for signatures have continued, and at the beginning, everyone was tired and confused.

Later, it was the monk Huiyuan who was wise, and first built enough stables and leveled enough fields at the foot of the mountain to provide a resting place for carriages and coachmen. At the same time, it boldly introduced the concept of "greeting guests according to the rank of pilgrims" in the restaurant, completely leaving behind the idea that everyone is equal.

Monk Huiyuan first divided the monks of the whole temple into a guidance group, an inquiry group, a reception group and a guarantee group, and these people only need to be responsible for doing their own things.

At the same time, a high-level reception group was set up for pilgrims who were dressed in ornate carriages. If you are generous, you can guide you directly to yourself, and you don't have to squeeze with ordinary pilgrims.

As for the reception of the wives and ladies of the official family, it will be more convenient.

Before coming to offer incense, such people must send someone to inform the temple in advance. After receiving the request, the monk will ask the temple to send a notice in advance, and determine whether it is necessary to stop anyone from coming to pray the next day according to the level of the other party.

Reason, clean, tidy, rest.

Therefore, what Xue Xueyi's family didn't know was that his family was really stained with the light of the shopkeeper Ye this time. If it weren't for the Ye shopkeeper in front of them, they would definitely still be queuing up at the bottom of the mountain, and it would be impossible for them to be directly guided up the mountain as soon as they got off the car.

In fact, from the moment they got off the bus, these monks who were responsible for reception and guidance knew that this was definitely not a family. Not to mention the temperament and the feeling it gives people, just the wearer is obviously not a grade.

But so what?

Several people obviously came together in a sedan chair, even if they were not distant relatives, they were also servants. Anyway, Shopkeeper Ye also went to pray for blessings alone, and there was no difference between a group of people going in.

Here, the little monk who was in charge of guiding the shopkeeper Ye and a group of people walked in the mountains, but before they reached the main hall, over there, the official sedan chair that Gu Xixi was riding arrived at the bottom of the mountain.

Because they did not give advance notice, they were only received as rich and powerful pilgrims at first.

It's not annoying, as long as you don't have to queue up, as for those things that are vain, those who are small and small are more important.

However, she is so flamboyant, but she is destined to be low-key.

When a few people just walked to the mountain gate, there was a sharp-eyed little monk who saw that the porters carrying the sedan chair were wearing standard clothes, with the temperament of an official ruffian, and seeing the dress of Gu Xixi, he had an idea in his heart, and immediately rushed to understand the monk Huiyuan.

As soon as Huiyuan heard this, she understood in her heart that most of the people under the mountain were Mrs. Zhixian, and she couldn't slack off like this kind of coquette. It's not that I'm afraid that she will get angry, but if she serves well, this lady pulls out a cold hair and shows kindness, and she can further expand the Big Buddha Temple.

Monk Huiyuan hurriedly tidied up the monk's clothes and tried to make a ** appearance, and then took the little monk who reported the news down the mountain.

When I took a look, I found out that it was an old acquaintance, who was it not Mrs. Zhixian? Thinking of this, he glanced approvingly at the little monk beside him with low eyebrows. That Xiao Shang was ecstatic in his heart, knowing that after today's incident, he would be promoted to the next level immediately.

But the face is not obvious, and he is still humble to the extreme.

Huiyuan walked up to Gu Xixi and stopped about ten steps, clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, donor, don't come for a few years, don't come unharmed?" ”

I was not surprised that I was recognized and the abbot came to greet him in person. She didn't dress up like this for these monks to see, but in the end she betrayed her identity. The reason why I didn't report it was because I wanted to keep a low profile and leave when I was done.

I don't think about it, but there are still people who remember themselves.

This Huiyuan monk can be regarded as an old acquaintance, more than ten years ago......

It turned out that after Gu Xixi learned that her son was abducted and the marriage was arranged by her mother Qin, she only wanted to beg for death for a while, but it was the Huiyuan monk in front of her who was not the abbot who woke her up.

He only said one sentence, he met by fate, and he didn't know each other if he didn't meet by fate.

Why, why do people always force themselves to think of what happened more than ten years ago?

Thinking of this, Gu Xixi said lazily: "I have a heart, I still remember Mrs. Ben." It's just that the last thing I like is the past. Back then, Mrs. Ben was grateful, and when the matter was over, Mrs. Ben would add some sesame oil money. ”

After speaking, Gu Xixi took the maid and followed the monk Huiyuan into the meditation room without mentioning it.

Xue Xueming and Xue Aishi, with the support of their son Dacheng and daughter Qing'er, finally arrived at the Big Buddha Temple. Judging by their dress, the little monk who had already been interested took them to the most ordinary hall to pray for blessings.

The Ye family was the first to set off, but they were the last to arrive.

The ox cart is neither as good as a carriage nor as a sedan chair, and because of Ye's big belly, Chen Qianshan was extra careful when he drove the car. When Mrs. Liu got out of the car, several people converged again, and then walked up the mountain under the guidance of the little monk.

Because there are more pilgrims today, Mrs. Liu looks so old, and Ye's belly is terrifyingly big, the little monk who guided him thought about it, and decided to take advantage of these people in front of him.

It's not that he is kind-hearted, but that Ye has a big belly, and if he queues up with those ordinary pilgrims at the bottom of the mountain, he may faint due to fatigue. If that's the case, then he won't even want to be promoted.

Last time, he was only one step away from being promoted, but because he didn't handle the queue well, some pilgrims scolded him for his power, and the monk Huiyuan thought that this matter seriously affected the reputation of the Big Buddha Temple, so his promotion stopped.

Under the guidance of the little monk, several people came to a hut next to the main hall.

Seeing that this was not a place to worship the Buddha and ask for a lot, Mrs. Liu asked reverently: "Little Master, we are here to pray for blessings, and we also ask for a few lots, where should we go?" Please also ask the little master to show us the way. ”

She was in a hurry to get things done and go back early.

Chen Wumei is going to get married after the New Year, and there are really a lot of things to prepare. And the Huang family hinted every day that she would split up quickly, the family had lived together for so many years, it was complicated, and it was not that it could be divided, she needed to think about it in advance.

There is only one place where you can pray for blessings in the entire Great Buddha Temple, and that is the main hall. But now that Mrs. Zhixian is praying inside, she naturally doesn't dare to let people in and disturb her.

Hearing this, the little monk said, "Ladies and gentlemen, there are too many people praying for blessings today, so I have to bother you to wait a little." If you are free, the little monk will come to inform you, and please rest first. ”

After saying that, the little monk left.

Ye Feng saw that this room was gorgeously decorated and exquisite, and judging from the stairs he had just climbed, he might be close to the main hall, and it was also a good choice to rest here. After a while, the little monk reappeared and served tea to several people one by one.

After a long journey, everyone is a little thirsty, and this tea can be said to be just right.

Everyone was a little surprised by such a courtesy.

Think about the time before, they didn't have to line up at the bottom of the mountain, let alone rest and drink tea. Therefore, although there is a need to wait, everyone is taking it for granted.

If you can tell your mind in front of the Bodhisattva and ask for a good signature, it will be worth waiting for as long as you want.

It is only a few rooms away from the room where Ye Feng and the others are resting, and the main hall is just a few rooms away. At this moment, in the main hall, Gu Xixi reverently lit a stick of incense, knelt on the carefully prepared cushion with his hands folded, and silently prayed for the child, hoping that he would live well.

How did she know that in fact, the child was sitting in the meditation room next door at the moment, looking intently at the Buddhist scriptures.

After praying for that child, Gu Xixi began to pray for the two children born to him and Bai Zhixian, and prayed for his own affairs.

Huiyuan stood aside, his eyes closed, fiddling with the Buddha beads, and he didn't know what he was reading.

Because the prayer was a little long, and Gu Xixi didn't say a word during the whole process, Huiyuan quietly opened one eye, and unexpectedly caught a glimpse of a tear in the corner of Gu Xixi's eye, so frightened that he quickly closed his eyes.

There are things that can be seen, and there are things that must not be seen.

After a long time, after praying, I went to the place to ask for a signature.

Seeing Gu Xixi and his party leaving, the little monk who had been guarding outside the hall immediately got up and prepared to tell the others.

According to the waiting time, at this moment, it was the turn of Shopkeeper Ye and his party to enter the main hall to pray for blessings. But the little monk who guided the shopkeeper Ye and his party fell asleep when he returned to the room because he was too sleepy, which made the little monk who wanted to go down the mountain to report the news.

Mrs. Zhixian's unexpected arrival today has postponed the entire prayer time, if she took Ye Shopkeeper and his party to pray for blessings, then no one would go down the mountain to report the news.

If the time for the pilgrims to pray is delayed, although it is not his fault, but when the abbot investigates it, he will inevitably be implicated.

When he was in a hurry and didn't know what to do, he saw Xue Dan walking out of the meditation room, so he stepped forward and explained the reason. Xue Dan has always been easy to talk to, and he has been in the Big Buddha Temple for so long, he has long been accustomed to this kind of thing, so he walked towards the meditation room of the Ye shopkeeper who was eating tea.

In an instant, scenes such as "four eyes facing each other" and "inner beating restless" did not happen, and Xue Dan politely led the Ye shopkeeper to the main hall to pray for blessings.

As for Xue Xueyi and Zhu's family, because the clown girl was curious about everything here, she took her around to visit.

In this way, a funny scene happened, and under the leadership of his son, Lao Tzu calmly went to the main hall to pray for his son.

What the shopkeeper Ye asked for was only the safety of his son, so the process was very fast. After the ceremony, the shopkeeper Ye went to the place to ask for a signature, and asked the little monk not to accompany him, so that he could call Xue Xueyi's family into the hall to pray for blessings.

Considering that Xue Xueyi's family was just ordinary pilgrims, and there were many places to pray in the main hall, the monks arranged for the Ye family to enter the main hall to pray for blessings.

When they arrived at the main hall, several people were extremely serious, and only Ye Feng began to taste the various bodhisattva shapes in the hall in his heart.

In his previous life, Ye Feng naturally went to some so-called famous temples. However, in terms of atmosphere and attainments alone, it is indeed not comparable to this great Buddha temple. The bodhisattva in front of him, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and a treasure appearance, makes people feel calm.

Seeing that the entire hall was kneeling, Ye Feng hurriedly followed suit, quickly picked a mat and knelt down, praying sincerely.

When he raised his head, Ye Feng inexplicably felt that the two old men next to him were a little familiar, so he took a closer look.

Xue Xueming and Ai Shi saw Ye Feng staring at him, so they met Ye Feng's gaze. When the four eyes met, Ye Feng smiled first.

It is no wonder that he feels that the two old men in front of him are familiar, this is the old man with heart palpitations that he "saved" on the way home from Taojia Village.

After thinking about it, Ye Feng said, "Aunt Zhu, what a coincidence!" You and Uncle Xue have also come here to pray for blessings. ”

"Yes, little doctor, your family is here too?" Zhu Shi recognized Ye Feng, and he was also surprised. She said that the family can be regarded as equating Ye Feng and Mrs. Liu's group.

Ye also recognized the couple, but he didn't speak, just smiled at them.

Sure enough, seeing that Ye Feng and Xue Xueyi seemed to want to greet here, the little monk coughed a few times. The meaning of this cough was very obvious, and several people quickly stopped talking and continued to pray for blessings.

After praying for blessings and leaving the main hall, Zhu pulled Ye Feng to chat a few words.

Qianyan thought that everything here was very new, so she wanted to run out and play. Ye Shi did not comply, and held her hand tightly. Qianyan was coquettish in every way, and kept writhing in Ye's arms, Ye had no choice but to stroke her head lovingly, telling her to be careful of the flowers here.

The clown girl followed behind Zhu and saw Qianyan who was coquettish in Ye's arms. Seeing Ye's loving comfort to her, I was very envious in my heart. So he looked at it in a daze, fantasizing that he was a thousand words, and his mother could touch him so gently.

Feeling that someone was looking at him, Ye raised his head and saw the clown girl who had lost his mind. The little girl in front of me looked very cute, but she was in tears, and she didn't know what was wrong.

When she wanted to go over and comfort her, she turned around and ran.

After Ye Feng and Zhu's greetings were finished, a group of people went to ask for a sign again.

Coincidentally, everyone, including Gu Xixi, although everyone's requests are not the same, but what they ask for is signed.

And what they don't know is that not only are they all signed, but even the signatures are exactly the same, all of which are the sentence "There is no way out of doubt, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village".

After untying the sign, Gu Xixi walked straight away, leaving a slender figure into the eyes of the shopkeeper Ye. It's just that when she turned around, she looked at her eyes, that kind of indifference and determination, but Shopkeeper Ye understood it.

Although he didn't say a word, Shopkeeper Ye felt as if he was laughing and said, you asked me to come, I came. However, I am only here to pray for the blessing of that child, and it has nothing to do with you.

Since then, you and I have been cut in two, and there is no more to do with each other.

The shopkeeper Ye, who finished unsigning, also walked straight away, without even saying thank you. Xue Dan didn't even have a trace of turmoil in his heart.

As far as he was concerned, Shopkeeper Ye was just an ordinary pilgrim. Xue Xueyi saw that the shopkeeper Ye was gone, so he reminded Zhu.

Zhu ended the conversation with Ye Feng and followed with the clown girl.

Mrs. Liu, who finished the signing, also went straight away surrounded by her two daughters-in-law and Chen Wumei, although the signing was strange, but Mrs. Liu and Chen Wumei felt that it was just what they wanted.

For Chen Wumei and the young master of the Wu family, isn't this marriage a heavy mountain and a heavy water? First, it was rumored that the young master of the Wu family had a quirk of abusing people, but it turned out to be nothing more than a rumor.

After the New Year, the two get married, isn't that just the bright future?

After untying the sign, Ye Shi also pulled Qianyan and left, talking and laughing with Ye Ermei. So I didn't notice it, and the clown girl reluctantly looked back at her a few times.

Although strictly speaking, she didn't look at Ye, she just wanted to have that feeling.