Chapter 17: Red Beans
Golden autumn October, Puzhou Kichijoji.
Autumn is high and cool, and the sky is high and the clouds are light.
As the most famous local temple in Puzhou, Kichijoji can be described as a fragrant incense, and pilgrims do not know it.
A man and a woman slowly climbed to the door of Kichijoji, the boy was only seven or eight years old, and the girl was eighteen or nineteen.
The boy said with a complaining face: "Sister, why did you say that people in ancient times were so dull, and there was no ropeway or anything, I was stunned and crawled for two hours, and my legs were about to slip off." ”
The girl snorted coldly: "Little April, who called you lack exercise, when is this, in 645 AD, you are now talking about the elevator ropeway here, be careful to let the people here arrest you as a liar, a simple popularization of science, the Tang Dynasty is the most open dynasty, you white and chubby boy, be careful which rich woman looks at and catches you." ”
April was obviously frightened by Sima Yue and hurriedly hid behind Sima Yue, holding Sima Yue's hairpin skirt tightly with her little hands, for fear that a woman with bad intentions would pop up somewhere.
"That monster is really, he doesn't have much lifespan, and he has an iron heart to look for us, this deep mountain and old forest.." April whispered.
Sima Yue picked up April with his hand and said, "What other monsters dare to eat you?" Go, knock on the mountain door and see if we can spend the night here. ”
"Sister, you are a girl, how can there be a girl who spends the night in the temple." April urn sound urn gas explained.
"What nonsense, hurry up, if you can't talk to them, be careful that I sell you to Qinglou, and forget to tell you, there is a real love for young children, do you know how good Longyang is." Sima Yue said half-jokingly.
Hearing the word Longyang, April suddenly thought of something, touched his thigh, shook his head desperately and said, "Sima Yue, you are ruthless enough." ”
While the two were frolicking in front of the mountain gate of Kichijoji, the mountain behind Kichijoji was unusually quiet.
Daxiong Treasure Hall, the Buddha statue is majestic, the green lantern ancient Buddha is left and right, and the monks are solemn.
In its side room, there is a small firewood room to accommodate the mud fetus Bodhisattva, there is no one left and right in the room, only a small novice with a pious face chanting and worshipping the Buddha.
"Little monk, I'll come in."
After speaking, a girl in a red dress slowly walked in.
The little novice neither greeted nor rejected the girl's coming, but just recited the Buddhist scriptures silently, as if the girl was like air.
"Reciting the scriptures again, you monks just keep your eyebrows down all day long, so boring. It's better for you to look at me more, if you look at me, you can still ensure that the four are empty, your Buddha will definitely make you a Buddha. The girl whispered in the ear of the little novice.
Xiao Shami didn't know whether it was the wind or the body, and he shuddered when he heard the words.
After seeing the reaction of the little novice, the girl muttered and closed the door, and said with resentment: "You old bald donkey is really true, they are all monks, what do you have to divide into three, six, nine, etc., the high level can go to the main hall, and the low level will guard this cold and broken firewood room." You are really, chanting to the mud tires every day. ”
"The female benefactor is wrong, a Buddha is a Buddha, no matter whether it is a mud tire or a golden body." The little novice replied suddenly.
The girl said with a sad face: "You said that you are so stupid, you are deceived by others every day, what if you can't become a Buddha in the future." ”
Seeing the little girl's uneven appearance for herself, the little novice's bright eyes swept over, and just one glance made the girl's heart tremble inexplicably.
The girl froze where she was, forgetting her words.
Xiao Shami stared at the girl's delicate face, and the Buddha beads in his hand twisted gently: "If the little monk can't become a Buddha in this life, he should double his cultivation in the next life." ”
There was a bit of loss in the girl's eyes, but the loss quickly disappeared in an instant: "Then since you will cultivate in the next life and the previous life, don't cultivate in this life." You marry me, I heard the grandma under the mountain say that marrying relatives is fun, a long drought is a nectar, a foreign country meets an old acquaintance, the cave house spends candle nights, and the gold list is inscribed. One of the candles in the cave room is one of the four fortunate events, when the time comes, I will give birth to two female dolls for you, do you say it's good. ”
Hearing this, Xiao Shamiergen turned red.
The girl saw that the little novice was embarrassed, and hurriedly said, "You have been chanting sutras here since you were a child, and I am one year older than you, but you are my child husband." ”
The blush of the little novice's root quickly spread to his cheeks, his heart moved, and the Buddha beads in his hand also paused.
"Red Bean, the abbot said that my heart is not quiet, and he plans to let me enter the Fumo Pavilion for retreat tomorrow, and I don't know when I will be able to leave the pavilion."
The girl was stunned for a moment, she had been in Kichijoji for hundreds of years, and she didn't know that the so-called Fumo Pavilion retreat was a monstrous scam.
"Are you stupid? Do you know what's going on under the Demon Pavilion? None of the monks who have been in for so many years have been able to come out, Xiao Huihai, I don't agree with you going in. ”
Hui Hai didn't answer, just sighed and recited the scriptures.
Seeing that Huihai didn't take care of himself, Hongdou said with resentment: "You little bald donkey, people persuade you not to listen, since this is the case, let's break up as soon as possible, saving me from being a widow at a young age, I tell you, there are many men under the mountain." ”
After venting his anger, Hongdoutou didn't look back and dodged, leaving Huihai to sit alone.
In the front door of Kichijoji Temple, Sima Yue was lying in the guest room with a lazy face, and April next to him was holding a large celadon bowl and humming the food into his mouth.
"Don't say it, the vegetarian food in the monk's temple is delicious, such a flat-headed mushroom with a small rape, tsk, sister, don't you have a bite?"
Sima Yue shook his head: "I don't eat it, I've eaten meat recently." ”
Seeing that there was an opportunity, April immediately pretended to be serious and said: "Sister, I'm going to criticize you, my fair lady and gentleman, what is slender, that is, mellow, I see that your current figure can barely be considered plump if you eat a little more." You don't need to lose weight, brother, I'll leave you a little. Sima Yue laughed and said, "You are full of nonsense." ”
Just as the two were communicating, a fresh breeze blew.
"Little demon red bean, meet Miss Sima." A girl gave Sima Yue a blessing and said.
Sima Yue got straight to the point and said: "Tell me something directly." ”
Hongdou said hesitantly: "Hongdou hopes that Miss Sima can save Huihai's life." ”
Hongdou told Sima Yue about Huihai's entry into the Demon Pavilion as it was, but Sima Yue, who learned the ins and outs, retorted: "You are a little tree demon, and you are talking about Buddhism in vain? ”
When the red bean heard this, he immediately knelt on the gray porcelain floor tiles and said: "Decades ago, the red bean grew next to Kichijoji Temple, and was illuminated by the light of the Buddha and turned into a human form. There are no regrets in this life, but Huihai has a life-saving grace for red beans, and red beans can't be avenged. ”