Chapter 7 Visit Longquan Temple

I had just breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly realized that everything I had just now was just another nightmare I had. I was sweating profusely, and when I saw that I was still holding a blanket that had been piled up next to the bed in this hot day, I couldn't help but smile dumbly, and my fear gradually relaxed.

I laughed at myself: "Damn the wine, it turns out that I took this blanket I was holding for Tan Min." No wonder Tan Min turned into a green snake again in a dream, and this blanket that was held was actually wrapped around my legs. ”

Standing up, I picked up the cup on the small table next to the bed and took a large sip of cold boiled water. The golden-armored god general, whose face was hideous, but extremely powerful, popped up in my mind again. Strange to say, at that moment, the knowledge about Buddhism that I had read before I fell asleep suddenly became clear in my mind.

I don't know if this is what Buddhism calls 'epiphany', but suddenly I just feel as if I am a high-ranking monk, which is a very strange feeling.

Unconsciously, I heard Boss Tan's knock on the door, followed by his hoarse voice that disgusted me: "Xiaomo, it's time to get up!" ”

I muttered, 'I know the truth,' and was extremely reluctant to get out of bed. I knew that a busy day had begun again, and although it was not yet dawn, Boss Tan and I had to start serving breakfast at the small restaurant.

The hateful Boss Tan, although he asked me to accompany his niece to Longquan Temple to offer incense today, he has not forgotten to squeeze my labor.

Finally, when Boss Tan and I were ready for breakfast, four or five customers had already entered the store amid my yawn.

After a busy morning, I finally had free time. Boss Tan said with a smile: "Xiaomo, hurry up and get ready, my niece will come to the store soon." You change into better clothes, don't walk with my niece, like a rag picker, and disgrace me. ”

I lazily answered and went back to the garage. When I finished washing up, changed into the green T-shirt and a pair of crisply pressed trousers that I bought the other day, and looked in the mirror and returned to the small restaurant, my heart jumped wildly again.

Tan Min changed into a sky blue dress today, and her hair was tucked behind her head with a headband, which looked particularly pure. When I thought of the yin-mide dream last night, my face turned red all of a sudden, and I cursed myself for being lewd.

Tan Min smiled generously and said, "Brother Mo, you're here!" It's not too early, can you take me to Longquan Temple? ”

I stood upright, learning the gentleman's format in Westerner movies, bowing my waist slightly, putting one hand behind my back, spreading the other hand forward, and said with a smile on my face: "Miss Xiaomin is as beautiful as a fairy, it is my honor to accompany Miss Xiaomin to Longquan Temple in this life!" ”

Tan Min's face flushed slightly, and he said with a light smile: "Brother Mo, I'm embarrassed that you say this." Shall we go now? ”

I nodded, Boss Tan said a few words in his voice, and Tan Min and I left the shop. At the door, I made a dashing gesture and stopped the taxi.

I opened the back door of the taxi and made a gesture, "Xiaomin, please!" Tan Min smiled and said, "Xie Lu Xie", and stepped into the car lightly.

Since I was a child, I like to sit in the entire passenger seat when I fight, and even if you kill me, I don't want to sit in the passenger seat. I pretended to be relaxed, stepped into the car naturally, sat next to Tan Min, closed the door and yelled at the driver: "Master, go to Longquan Temple!" ”

Tan Min asked a little excitedly: "Brother Mo, you have been here for more than half a year, do you have to recommend me if there is anything interesting?" As for the good food, it is not to be missed. ”

I smelled the faint fragrance of her body, suppressed the desire in my heart, and deliberately pretended to look sideways out of the car window. I don't know why I don't dare to face Tan Min for Lu, but I am so eager to see her, is this the legendary goddess?

But I also heard that men will imagine the goddess in their hearts to be extremely holy, how can they be like me, their minds are full of thoughts about Tan Min?

Although I pretended to look sideways at the window, I didn't notice anything outside the window at all, because Tan Min's plump and slender white legs reflected on the window glass were the only scenery in my eyes.

I touched the last two hundred-yuan bills in my pocket, and said to Tan Min ruthlessly: "Xiaomin, don't worry, I guarantee that you can eat the most authentic snacks here." ”

Tan Min said excitedly: "Great, Xie Lu Xie Xiaomo." I love the snacks of all over the world, and it is not uncommon to see the same hotel food and drinks wherever I go. ”

Alas, I had to smile bitterly in my heart. She didn't know what my current predicament was! To tell you the truth, if I hadn't discovered the secrets of the village and was still a happy rich boy, if I met such a beautiful woman that I loved, could I say that I would take her to eat delicious snacks? That would make me feel like a big loss of face.

Soon the car arrived at Longquan Temple, I opened the car door, Tan Min just got out of the car and said in surprise: "Wow! The scenery here is really beautiful. ”

Isn't that nonsense? In this small mountain town on the border, this quiet ancient temple hidden between the mountains and rivers can make tourists who are accustomed to the reinforced concrete in the city feel relaxed and happy.

When we entered the mountain gate of Longquan Temple, we found that there were already many pilgrims inside. As soon as Tan Min entered the mountain gate, he knelt down in the Tianwang Hall very reverently to worship the smiling Maitreya Buddha statue.

I immediately came up with all kinds of knowledge from Baidu last night, and introduced the names and origins of the statues of the gods in the Temple of the Heavenly King to Tan Min, who had already finished worshipping the Maitreya Buddha statue.

Every time I said a statue, Tan Min would bow down in front of King Kong very reverently. When I talked about the Western Wide-Eyed Heavenly King, I suddenly felt that the Wide-eyed Heavenly King had a sense of déjà vu.

When my eyes fell on the green snake held in the right hand of the Wide-Eyed Heavenly King, I was shocked: Isn't this Western Wide-Eyed Heavenly King the Vajra Divine General I saw in my dream last night to ambush the snake demon?

Just as I was dumbfounded, I only felt a warm and soft little hand on my arm. Tan Min was looking at me strangely: "Brother Xiaomo, why do you keep staring at the statue of the Heavenly King?" Take me in and visit the other Buddha statues! ”

I came back to my senses and said vaguely, "Xiaomin, I have believed in Buddhism since I was a child, so I prayed silently in front of the statue of the Heavenly King just now. Let's go, let's go to the Daxiong Treasure Hall and have a look. ”

Tan Min said in surprise: "Brother Xiaomo, it turns out that you also believe in Buddhism?" No wonder you are so familiar with the statues in the Temple of the Heavenly King. It seems that my uncle is really right to let you be my tour guide, and you have found the right person. ”

Hearing Tan Min's praise, I couldn't help but feel proud. took Tan Min's hand and went straight to the Daxiong Treasure Palace.

As soon as I entered the hall, I was struck by the three huge Buddha statues sitting side by side. I involuntarily knelt on the ** and kowtowed three times to each of the three Buddhas.

Tan Min was also at the writing place next to the hall at this time, bought a few pillars of incense, lit them and offered them on the incense stand, and began to kowtow reverently.

Just as Tan Min finished worshipping the Third Buddha and knelt down one by one on the eighteen Arhat statues on the left and right sides, I also began to walk in front of the Arhat Buddha statues and looked at the Arhat statues with a sense of awe.

A strange feeling came to me, I had worshiped the three Buddhas, but I didn't have the slightest idea of worshipping the Arhat statue. It's not that I'm disrespectful to the arhats, but I suddenly feel that all the arhats with different shapes and strange faces seem to be looking at me, and I feel a sense of intimacy.

It was an indescribable feeling, I just felt that my spiritual world seemed to have been sublimated at that moment, and what was even more ridiculous was that I actually had an unprecedented thought, as if I was also one of those many arhats.

At this time, Tan Min walked up to me and gently pushed me. I saw that Tan Min had finished paying homage to the Buddha statues, so I quickly recited 'Amitabha Buddha' silently in my heart, repented that I had disrespectful thoughts about the Buddha statues, and left the Daxiong Hall with Tan Min one after the other.

At the edge of the release pond behind the Daxiong Treasure Palace, Tan Min saw a pair of exquisite stone carvings carved on the white jade railing, and he was curious, and looked at them with interest.

Looking at the reliefs, my mind was spinning, and I couldn't help but have a bottom in my heart. I pretended to be an understatement and told Tan Min about the Buddhist stories engraved on the reliefs, such as 'Mu Lian saves her mother', 'Cutting meat to feed the eagle', 'sacrificing one's life to feed the tiger', and so on.

Tan Min looked at me with admiration and said softly: "Brother Xiaomo, I admire you so much, I didn't expect you to be so proficient in Buddhist allusions." By the way, Brother Mo, although I have been in the temple many times, I still haven't figured out why I want to worship three identical huge Buddha statues in the Daxiong Treasure Hall! ”

I smiled and said, "Xiao Min, if you look at the three Buddha statues carefully, you will find that they are slightly different, such as their knotted handprints and snails on their heads. These three Buddha statues are called the three Buddhas, and the three Buddhas are divided into vertical and horizontal three. The three Buddhas are the Central Shakyamuni Buddha, the Eastern Medicine Buddha and the Western Amitabha Buddha; The three Buddhas are the Buddha who burned the lamp in the past, the Buddha Shakyamuni in the present, and the Maitreya Buddha in the future. In general, the temple is enshrined, and the common one is the Yokosan Buddha. ”

Just as I was blowing at Tan Min, a thin yellow-robed monk passed me. He seemed to hear the conversation between me and Tan Min, hesitated for a moment, looked at me a few times in surprise, and hurried away.

I didn't pay much attention to the monk, because my mind was all on the beauty around me. The two of us followed the winding path in the temple and came to the edge of a mountain spring.

Tan Min cheered: "Ah! It's so beautiful! The water is so refreshing, and it seems to emit a faint fragrance. Brother Mo, do you smell it? ”

My heart moved, and then I said: "Xiaomin, do you know what this temple is called Longquan Temple?" ”