Chapter 19: The Bamboo Horse of the Sick Seedling
Xiang Qingwu couldn't help laughing when he looked at him as if he was about to cry, "Little Master is not as vulgar as you, anyway, there is no temple, no temple and no Buddha in this place, and it is in vain for you to chant scriptures every day." ”
"Master said that as long as you have a Buddha in your heart, you can practice anywhere!" Xu Lin immediately retorted, the shadow in his eyes dissipated, and all that remained was unwavering piety, a belief that never disappeared even when he was killing.
Xiang Qingwu's heart was unconsciously moved, and blurted out, "If Xu Lin is willing to walk with me, I promise not to let your hands stain another drop of blood!" ”
Xu Lin looked at Xiang Qingwu in surprise, his eyes beating with excitement, "Really? ”
Xiang Qingwu's heart was slightly hot, and he smiled, "Of course, if you don't believe it, we'll pull the hook!" With that, she held out her finger.
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From the first time Master saw himself stealing meat, he sighed and said, "Xulin, you don't have enough wisdom roots, and your six roots are not pure, and you can't cultivate Mahayana Buddhism." ”
At that time, he didn't understand, but when he heard this, he was even more happy, because he heard the senior brothers say that you can eat meat when you practice Hinayana Buddhism, so he opened his mouth and said, "Then Xulin will go and practice Hinayana Buddhism." ”
However, it was not until later that he realized that even practicing Hinayana Buddhism did not mean that he could eat meat casually, and when the desire for appetite prevailed over reason, when he watched life disappear from his hands, the guilt of the whole world made him feel like he was in hell, and he was tormented day and night.
The senior brother said, "Xiao Xulin, you said that you want to eat meat again, and you don't want to kill and create karma, so it's better for you to find someone to help you kill!" Then your karma may not be so heavy! ”
The senior brother's words were used to ridicule Xu Lin, but the young Xu Lin didn't distinguish between right and wrong, and he didn't know the deep meaning of each, he only thought that this method was good, he could eat meat and not kill, killing two birds with one stone. So he went to many people and asked them if they were willing to kill for him, but naturally no one was willing to help him.
As a result, the little monk Xulin could only do it secretly, and every time he ate and wiped it clean, it was accompanied by endless self-blame and guilt. But it won't be long before he kills again, and then he feels guilty and blames himself, and so on and so forth.
Now more than ten years have passed, countless prey have died in his hands, and the guilt that weighs on his heart is getting heavier and heavier. Only the method that the senior brother said took root in his heart like a seed and grew into a towering tree.
Xu Lin looked at Xiang Qingwu's outstretched finger, only to feel that the finger was more beautiful than the finger of the Jade Guanyin enshrined in the master's room......
Xiang Qingwu took the initiative to step forward and hook Xu Lin's little thumb, and shook it a few times, "Hang yourself on the hook, you can't change it for a hundred years!" Without waiting for Xu Lin to react, Xiang Qingwu let go, turned around and picked up a piece of barbecue and said excitedly, "It's finally ready to eat, I'm about to starve to death." ”
Xu Lin came back to his senses and hurriedly reached out to grab it, "Eh, wait, it's not ripe yet!" ”
Xiang Qingwu flexibly dodged, "I'm hungry, I can't wait!" ”
"I can't eat ...... yet," Xu Lin shouted anxiously.
The sunlight passed through the gaps in the leaves, sprinkling on the shoulders of the two of them, as if draped in a pale golden veil, hazy and vivid.
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After the two of them had eaten and drunk enough, Xu Lin cut the remaining barbecue into long strips, wore rattan and hung them on the treetops, saying that they would dry the dried meat as dry food in the future.
expressed his agreement with this Qingwu, and immediately praised a few words without hesitation, and even the roots of his ears became red.
single-handedly brought down the entire Hong Gang overnight, and the name Xiang Qingwu spread throughout the river beach in just a few hours. When she and Xu Lin came out of the forest, they inevitably attracted the curious eyes of all the contractors.
Xu Lin was not used to facing so many scrutiny, and followed behind Xiang Qingwu with a red face, like a married little daughter-in-law.
"She's Xiang Qingwu? I thought it was a tigress, but I didn't expect it to be a beauty! "Someone whispered.
Some people disdain, "I think it's all rumors, I heard that the food of the Hong Gang was burned down at that time, and the group of people in the Hong Gang was because they really didn't have the strength to fight her, otherwise how could she win Hong Biao!" ”
"That's right, there are more powerful people on this river beach, and it won't be long before she is arrogant as a woman, so you just wait and see."
The sound of everyone's discussion reached Xiang Qingwu's ears, she glanced at the onlookers, and sneered in her heart, now they still have time to talk about others here, and wait another day, then they may not even have enough time to escape.
"Amitabha, Master Xiang, someone is watching you." Xu Lin suddenly reminded him.
When Xiang Qingwu heard this, he keenly turned his head to look at the crowd, only to see a dark green figure quickly disappearing into the crowd.
"Sister Qingwu, why are you here, the captain has something to do with you!" Liu Sha squeezed out of the crowd.
Xiang Qingwu had no choice but to retract his gaze and said to Xulin, "Let's go." ”
Liu Shahu glanced at Xu Lin suspiciously, feeling strange in her heart, how did these two come together, but because of Xiang Qingwu's eccentric nature, she didn't dare to speak.
At the same time, on the camp not far away, a fat man in a short-sleeved T-shirt and big pants was rubbing his arms and looking around, and suddenly his eyes were certain, and he laughed happily, "I said why didn't I see you early in the morning, and I ran to the theater again?" What, what happened this time? ”
A smile appeared on Kong Yan's pale face, "Everything is packed up?" ”
The fat man said, "Although my fat master is not as careful as you, he is absolutely reliable and proper!" ”
As he spoke, the two of them entered the grass shed one after the other, and as soon as they entered the door, Kong Yan held on to the pillar and coughed violently, and his weak body showed a rickety shape on his entire back because of the cough, like a lobster that was constantly twitching.
Listening to Kong Yan's cough that was more painful than the other, the fat man frowned, and couldn't help but mutter, "You said that you are really, you know that you are not in good health, and the temperature outside is so low in the morning, you still run outside." Kong Yan, Kong Yan, you fat man, I expect you to take me out of this hellish place, you must not die in front of me! ”
“...... Ahem, ahem... Ahem, don't worry... Ahem, I can't die yet! Kong Yan covered his mouth, looked back at the fat man with a pale face and said with a far-fetched smile.
The fat man seemed to be used to him like that, and said angrily, "The reason why I agreed to form an alliance with you at the beginning was that I thought that although you kid was a sick man, his brain was quite good, and it was nothing to think about giving you a staff officer!" But today, I have to say ugly things in front of me, fat man, I can provide you with food and shelter, but if you can't do it one day, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people. You know better than anyone how scarce resources are on this island, feeding one person means starving to death several people, and I have no reason to waste food on someone who is useless to me! ”
A sneer flashed in Kong Yan's brown eyes, and before he realized it, he had returned to his usual mildness, he covered his mouth and coughed violently a few times, and rested for a few seconds before he replied with difficulty, "Captain Bao, don't worry, I will definitely know you before I die, and I will never waste any resources in the team!" ”
The fat man, that is, the captain of this team, is called Bao Qiren. used to be a pig killer, according to his own bragging, he is the contemporary pig "Ku Ding", a live pig in front of him is a pig's head, pork chops, pig's trotters, pig heart, pig lungs, pig intestine. You don't need to touch him to know where to start the knife, his effort to break down a pig is only enough for someone to drink a cup of tea, and the boning knife he carries with him has not been changed for five years, and now it is still as bright as new, without a single gap.
Almost all of the contractors on the Seven Islands don't know each other, and few people believe Bao Qiren's boast, but on the third day, an incident happened, which made all the contractors look at him with admiration, and they voluntarily elected him as the captain.
Looking at the back of Bao Qiren turning away, Kong Yan could no longer support himself and fell to his knees, his uncontrollable cough seemed to cough out his heart and lungs, he covered his chest in pain, knelt on the ground and curled up in a ball.
"Why are you coughing again, it's noisy every day." There was a whispered complaint from the team outside.
"Don't worry, if you listen to him coughing like that, maybe he'll cough to death tomorrow, and when he's useless, the captain will naturally let him go."
"Tell me, if it weren't for him, would we have to toss so much? Hungry chest against back, still have to clean up. Obviously, everyone is staying on the river beach well, and he has a lot to do, and the captain is really good, and he also believes the words of a sick man. Grandma, if the captain hadn't said he couldn't touch him, I would have wanted to kill him a long time ago! Damn it! ”
The invective outside faded away until it was finally completely inaudible.
Kong Yan coughed violently a few more times, and after resting for a while, he began to calm down, his pale cheeks turned red because of coughing, and his misty eyes were unusually calm and indifferent, "Come out." ”
As the words fell, a long figure came out of it, a young man with single eyelids, slightly curly hair, a beard on his chin, and a pink sweater on his body. Big stubble with a pink long-sleeved sweater, anyone will feel very sassy, and even feel girly, but when these two things appear on him, not only does it not make people feel discordant, but there is an unexpected soft cuteness.
This person is Kong Yan's hair small, called Bai Ke, but acquaintances like to call him Encyclopedia directly. He had to come to the island a day before Kong Yan, and the two had already joined different teams when they met on the river beach, otherwise Bai Ke would have pulled Kong Yan into their team even if he was a deadlift.
"Have you run out of medicine? Why do you cough so badly? Bai Ke came over worriedly and asked.
Kong Yan sat down on the wooden pier with his support, and after that cough, he gradually regained some strength, "Water." ”
Bai Ke immediately took off the bamboo tube containing water from his waist and handed it to him, "You really decided to leave the river beach with Bao Qiren and them?" ”