Chapter 107: Believers in the Holy City
On the desolate road, there are two lonely figures "walking" one after the other, and it is not accurate to say that they walk, but they should be said to be kneeling. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
They walk in a very peculiar way, with every two steps, they are prostrate on the ground, their hands stretched out in front of them. After standing up, take two steps, kneel down on both knees, and prostrate yourself on the ground, stretching your hands straight forward...... And so on and so forth. On the barren plateau, these two lonely figures form a peculiar scene.
When the car drove to the front, he found that these two people were an old man and a young man, the old man was sixty or seventy years old, his face had been tanned, and the wind and frost of the years carved on his face, leaving wrinkles like a knife and an axe. The youngest was probably only a teenager, with big eyes, chapped lips, and a face covered in dust.
Both of them were dusty servants, and the Tibetan clothes they wore had been worn out in many places, covered by dust and lost their original color, and they had protective gear such as wood chips tied to their hands and knees.
When the car passed by the two people, Lao Wang slowed down the speed of the car, and you could see it up close, the two people stood there, bowed their heads and chanted words in their mouths, while clasping their hands together, raising them high above their heads, and then taking a step; Keep your hands together, move in front of you, and take another step; When taking the third step, move your hands away from your chest, parallel to the ground, palms facing down, knees on the ground first, and then the whole body on the ground, tapping the ground with your forehead. Stand up again and start over.
The group silently watched the old and young crawl forward. These two devout believers had no distractions and solemn expressions on their faces. Their presence doesn't seem to be felt.
The car drove half a mile, Lao Wang looked back at the two small figures, a little unbearable, "This place is still hundreds of kilometers away from Lhasa, when will they have to go like this?" Why don't we take them for a while? ”
Zi Yang shook his head: "Forget it, people call kowtowing, it is the most sincere way for Buddhist believers to worship the Buddha, not to mention hundreds of kilometers, there are thousands of miles, it takes several months and years to reach the goal, along the way, eat and sleep, stop at dawn and night, crawl on the sand, gravel, ice and snow, people without faith will not have such perseverance." ”
Ye Beili was also moved by compassion, "That child is still so young, I look like he is at most ten years old, and his hands are worn out...... It's pathetic. ”
Ziyang said, "I have heard that many believers in Tibet have a lifelong wish to visit the Jokhang Temple once in their lives, and they work hard to accumulate wealth, but when it is time to worship, they do not hesitate to scatter all their wealth and sell all their belongings, and so they kowtow all the way to the end of the Buddha's worship." ”
Ye Beili grew her mouth in shock: "This, this is too exaggerated, right?" Why do they do it? "It's surprising enough to kowtow, and you have to scatter all your wealth, so how will you live in the future.
Zi Yang said, "It is said that this can make them feel peace of mind, which we can't get in the deceitful city life, and we can't understand it." ”
"Did you notice their expressions? There is no pain, no joy, only peace. ”
"You must not think that a little trip is to help them, it is said that some mainland tourists are 'pitiful' and forcibly want to drive them away, and the language is not understood, and as a result, there are many misunderstandings. In the end, these believers still have to go back to the place where they got on the bus, kowtow again, and walk again. ”
Ye Beili nodded: "Well, it seems that you still have to follow the customs, learn more about the customs, and respect other people's habits, otherwise you will really accidentally cause trouble to others." ”
"So, you still have to read more to be a man, otherwise it's easy to make jokes!" Zi Yang looked at Lao Wang meaningfully.
Shocked by the piety of the old and the young, the mood of everyone became a little heavy for the next trip.
When it was almost dusk, they finally arrived at the end of the trip, the holy city of Lhasa.
Lhasa, which means "holy land" or "Buddha land" in Tibetan, has long been the political, economic, cultural and religious center of Tibet. Because the average total sunshine hours per year is as high as 3005.3 hours, there are an average of 8 hours and 16 minutes of sun per day. It is almost half more than the eastern region at the same latitude, and twice as much as the Sichuan Basin, so it is called "Sunshine City".
In the distance, a majestic white building towers over the mountain, which is the legendary and splendid Potala Palace.
Under the clear blue sky, the holy city is shrouded in a solemn atmosphere, exuding an aura of mystery.
It was supposed to be a few days away, but it turned out to be stop-and-go for more than half a month.
After entering the city, the four of them did not bother to visit the Jokhang Temple, nor were they in the mood to visit Barkhor Street - first find a restaurant to eat to their heart's content, and do not ask for anything else, as long as there are hot dishes, hot rice and meat. I slept in the open along the way, and I haven't had a serious meal for a long time.
In these days, Ziyang has witnessed a miracle happening, Lao Wang's soul has finally been cleansed, and he seems to have changed into a different person, not to mention his good behavior, and he has also begun to correct the bad habits of Ziyang and Xiaohei:
"Don't eat with your mouth! Chopsticks can only clip the dishes in front of you! Look at you, you still lick the bowl when you eat! ”
"I don't listen to you how many times I tell you at home, when you go out, you have to have a standing appearance when you stand, and you have to have a sitting appearance when you sit. What are you doing with me? Well? How many days has it been since your hair was washed? ”
Zi Yang gritted his teeth and glared at Lao Wang, eager to scratch his hypocritical face.
If you want to talk about bad habits, he is more than three times more than Ziyang and Xiao Hei combined, and now you have become a righteous gentleman, and you are not as good as Xiao Hei's degraded pig and dog, I have endured you all the way for a long time......
Fortunately, Xiaoli is a good girl, and every time Lao Wang blames the two, he will defend them in turn.
Lao Wang also knows how to borrow the slope to get off the donkey, saying that Xiaoli has a really good temper, if it weren't for your face...... Hum.
After eating, everyone went around the city for more than half an hour, and finally found a hotel with a reasonable price to stay, fortunately, it is not the peak tourist season, there are not many tourists here, and the accommodation is quite convenient.
In order to save money, Lao Wang and Ziyang opened a double room, and then asked the waiter to build a bed in the room for Xiao Hei to sleep.
Ye Baili lives in a single room by herself. It's right next door to them.
Originally, Ziyang planned to live in a youth hostel, and the kind of large room for more than ten people only cost a few dozen yuan per person, but Lao Wang said that it was not easy to come once, and he couldn't treat himself too badly, and besides, didn't we still bring a female dependent?
Zi Yang said that Xiaoli can live with other female dependents, and it's not just a group of us.
Xiaoli also tactfully said that she didn't mind sharing with other strangers.
The old king's head shook like a rattle: "No, I must ask for a single room!" Girls, this, that, well, inconvenient, need privacy! ”
As he spoke, he kept giving Zi Yang a look, and the meaning was obvious, he was ready to find an opportunity to cultivate with Ye Beili and cleanse his soul.
Zi Yang saw him clasping his hands behind Ye Beili, begging silently, looking like he was about to kneel for himself, and he couldn't bear to continue to embarrass him. Finally, I found a hotel with a good environment to live in.
After placing his luggage, Lao Wang walked around the room and looked around. Ziyang lay on the bed and said to the electric light, "Why don't you go to sleep next door?" It's a shame to squeeze together with me and Xiao Hei, two vulgar subordinates. ”
Lao Wang hurriedly shushed and said, "Be quiet, don't talk nonsense, you can hear the thin walls, the buddies are too face-saving along the way!" “
"You also know that I give face? What else did you say? I eat like a pig, right? ”
Lao Wang touched the back of his head embarrassedly, and smiled shyly: "Let's not belittle our brother and elevate ourselves, rest assured brother, if this thing is done, your great kindness and virtue will be remembered by my Wang Jianchun, and I will repay you as a cow and a horse in my next life." Please continue to give face, don't spoil my life's affairs. I bowed to you, you are my brother, no, you are my grandfather! ”
"Don't wait for the next life, go wash the feet of the brothers, remember to be hot."
Lao Wang is a person who can carry it clearly, without saying a word, he jumped out briskly with two warm pot legs, and after a while, there was a knock on the door next door, Lao Wang pinched his throat and asked: "Xiaoli, I'll go get hot water, do you want to bring you two pots?" ”
Xiaoli said two words, but Ziyang didn't hear clearly.
Lao Wang said at the door: "Huh? Oh, okay, let's go. ”
With the sound of the door closing, there was no more sound next door, and Ziyang shook his head in disappointment and removed his ears that were attached to the wall.
I also sighed in my heart, Lao Wang had never been so considerate to his father, it seems that he is very serious about this relationship, and he has indeed fallen in love.
Seeing that the little girl Ye Baili is very good, kind-hearted, she doesn't seem to say, she seems to have a good impression of the "warm and considerate" old brother Wang, and she really hopes that the two of them can walk together.
Although it is inevitable that toads will eat swan meat, who will not eat it? It's better to eat for oneself than for others, and Lao Wang is not bad.
Thinking that he had made so many "sacrifices" for his brother Pickle Girl, Ziyang felt a little sorry for himself in his heart.
The price of Ye Baili's single room is enough for several days' expenses, there is no way, help people with one shot, and win the seventh-level floating slaughter. Money is a bastard, and you have to earn it when it's gone.
The buttocks were tossed on the bed, and the way was either sleeping in the car or sleeping in the tent, and I didn't get a good night's sleep in the wind and rain, and at the moment I sat on this soft bed, and I really felt like I was happy to be home, and I fell asleep groggily after a while.
I don't know how long it took, but when I woke up, it was almost dark, and there were two basins full of water on the ground and two thermos next to them. Xiao Hei stuffed instant noodles into his mouth as he looked at the travel guide on the table.
Zi Yang washed his face, washed his head, took a shower, stuffed a large bag of dirty clothes of the three people and handed them to the front desk of the hotel to wash, and at this time his stomach felt hungry again. Lao Wang and Jingjing haven't come back yet, so they probably went shopping.
At the moment, I decided to take Xiao Hei out for a ride, and by the way, I got some local specialties to try.
Although the hotel is of average grade, it is also very popular around. There are many snack bars on the street, sweet tea, Tibetan noodles, tsampa, cold noodles, butter tea, fried potatoes, barley cakes, and all kinds of snacks. There are also well-known brand chains such as KFC, Shaxian, and Chicken Pot.
Ziyang and Xiao Hei ordered two bowls of the famous Tibetan noodles - they were really cheap, but they were really not delicious.
Other snacks are not complimentary, it seems that this so-called specialty is the strange taste that the locals are used to, you can try it, but it is not delicious - or KFC is more in line with your taste.
After eating KFC and buying a pack of beef jerky, the two of them walked while chewing, watching the pedestrians coming and going around them, Ziyang and Xiao Hei wandered aimlessly on the street.
At this time, the night is getting late, and the lights are on. The small shops on the side of the road are lit up, illuminating a small street.
Alas, it would be nice if the stupid boy next to him was replaced by a woman, Ziyang was a little lost in his heart.
Thousands of trees bloom at night in the east wind,
More blown down, the stars are like rain.
BMW carved cars are full of fragrance.
The sound of the phoenix flute moves, and the light of the jade pot turns,
A night of fish and dragon dance.
Moth snow willow golden wisps,
The laughter is full of dark fragrance.
The crowd is looking for him thousands of times,
Suddenly I looked back, but the man was there,
The lights are dim.
Silently chanting the famous poem Xin Qiji, Ziyang was lonely and lonely in his heart, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: Lao Wang found his love, God, where are you my girlfriend?
Although night fell, there were more pedestrians on the road. When passing by someone, all of a sudden, Ziyang had a sense of déjà vu in his heart. Suddenly turned around, only to see a surge of people in the distance, and unfamiliar faces everywhere.
Zi Yang was stunned, and a feeling of uneasiness spread in his heart.