Besides, since Lu Xueru listened to Zhang Shaofei recite the "Book of Songs" in the school, he had already predicted that this kid was not a thing in the pool, and his achievements must be above himself, and the place of projectiles, Qiu County, was not a place for him......

Therefore, when Lu Xueru heard that night that Lu Huilan told Zhang Shaofei to go to Huangmei Dongchan Temple in Hubei Province to seek Buddhism, he expressed his approval, which had a great deal to do with his experience and insight into world affairs.

And Lu Huilan's mother, seeing that her husband was in favor of Zhang Shaofei going north to seek Buddhism, what else can she say? I had to go to Fusheng Temple with Lu Huilan early tomorrow morning, and asked for a "peace charm" for Zhang Shaofei to bless Zhang Shaofei all the way safely.

Unexpectedly, when Lu Huilan's mother and daughter came back from asking for a "peace charm", Lu Huilan and her mother were still not at ease, so they went to the kitchen to cook six red eggs, and asked Lu Huilan to rush to Taizhen Village to hand them over to Zhang Shaofei, he had already gone to Yalou Mountain.

Interestingly, if Lu Huilan and her mother didn't boil red eggs and delayed the time, maybe Zhang Shaofei would be seen in Taizhen Village, and there would be no other trouble.

Lu Huilan's mother, why did she boil red eggs for Zhang Shaofei to take on the road?

Originally, Lu Huilan's mother boiled six red eggs out of good intentions, which means "Fu Fu Lulu".

Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected miracle - Zhang Shaofei met the five ancestors of Zen Buddhism Hongren in Dongchan Temple, and the five ancestors ordered him to work with the public, chopping wood and beating for 8 months, and the old Hongren finally passed on the clothes to Zhang Shaofei, making it a Zen ancestor who had not lost his hair and shaved his degree. This may have something to do with the folklore of red eggs.

The tradition of red eggs has existed since ancient times, mainly including: oviparous mythology, auspicious things, totem worship, fertility worship and evil spirits.

One is the oviparous myth. In their imagination, our ancestors traced the formation of heaven and earth and the origin of human beings, and the influence of the "oviparous" myth can be summarized by comprehensive ancient books. In the "Three Five-Year Calendars" written by Xu Quanquan of the Three Kingdoms, there is an earliest account of the story of the ancestor Pangu clan's opening of the world: "Heaven and earth are chaotic like chickens, Pangu gave birth to his order, eighteen thousand years old, heaven and earth are opened, Yang Qing is the sky, and Yin is turbidity is the earth......"

"Historical Records" describes the origin of merchants: Jian Di, the daughter of the Youluo family, "saw the Xuanniao fall its eggs, Jian Di swallowed it, and gave birth to a contract because of pregnancy", which was the ancestor of the merchant; It also describes the origin of the Qin people: when the granddaughter of the Zhuan clan was weaving silk, "the Xuanniao fell eggs, the female cultivator swallowed it, and gave birth to a great cause", which was the ancestor of the Qin people. It is this hazy primitive worship of "eggs" that has formed a traditional culture that links eggs with birth and inheritance. And red is regarded as a festive and auspicious color in the folk, so it is mostly red-skinned eggs.

The second is the theory of auspicious things. The work of red eggs is not only edible, but also the folk have the handicrafts of "carving eggs and painting eggs" since ancient times, and many historical records can also be found in the customs materials. Liang Zongyi's "Jing Chu Years Chronicles" of the Southern Dynasty recorded the custom of "carving chickens", and noted the clouds: "The ancient wealthy family, the food is called painting eggs." From this, it can be seen that the "carved chicken" or painted eggs is to dye the color on the eggs, and then use them as mutual gifts and edible products between friends. People have developed from the worship of "eggs" to the love of red eggs and regard them as auspicious things.

The third is totem worship. From the perspective of archaeology, it can be found that a considerable proportion of China's primitive culture is the totem worship of "birds", and there are a large number of bird pattern images in the cultures of Hemudu, Liangzhu and Majiayao, and the so-called "Xuanniao" of the ancients, including the phoenix, which later became one of the representative totems of the Chinese nation, are all based on the undomesticated original chicken. As a result, the "chicken" has become the basis of people's primitive totem worship in reality. There is a female cultivator who swallows eggs in the "Historical Records of Qin Benji", and her descendant Dalian is "the real bird vulgar", "the body is a bird and can speak." and the mouth of the clouds and the siblings are like birds. From this, it is known that the Qin people also used pheasants as totems. From the love and admiration of chickens, it has gradually developed into a folk custom of red eggs, infiltrating rich historical information.

Fourth, the cult of fertility. The red egg custom is the remnant of the primitive society human reproductive worship culture, the egg can hatch chickens, so people can give birth to children by eating eggs, so the ancients called eggs every "chicken". This kind of thinking, which is based on the understanding of the function of eggs, can be deduced from a series of specific behaviors.

Fifth, it is the theory of warding off evil spirits and disasters. The custom of red eggs also originated from the use of witch doctors to ward off evil spirits and disasters. The ancients regarded the chicken as the chief of a hundred birds, believing that it had the effect of subduing the demon, such as the cloud of "Spring and Autumn Fortune Doushu": "Yuheng Xingjing is scattered as a chicken"; "Spring and Autumn Commentary" cloud: "The chicken is the accumulation of yang, the image of the south, the fire and yang essence is on the flame, so the yang comes out of the rooster crowing", etc., all reflect the ancients' understanding of the divinity of the chicken. Chickens come out of eggs, and eggs are laid by chickens, so it is natural that eggs also have divinity. In the old days, the folk still prevailed in the custom of divination with eggs; The ancients also thought that whenever there was a festive event, there would be a demon disturbance, or some specific solar terms and hours, there would be diseases and epidemics, so eating eggs was prevented. For example, the custom of "eating eggs on the third day of March" in some areas of the Central Plains and Southwest China, as well as the popular folk tradition of letting the newlyweds eat red eggs on the wedding night, can be deduced from the custom of red eggs to ward off evil spirits.

It can be seen that red eggs are auspicious things in Chinese folk, and there is a meaning of blessing and sending children to celebrate and be happy, and the folk song at the beginning of this article is the best wish of relatives and friends before marriage or ceremony for the peace and happiness of the newlyweds' lives and the full house of family children and grandchildren.

Besides, Zhang Shaofei entered the hall of Lu Huilan's house, and as soon as he sat down, before he had time to wipe his sweat, Lu Huilan and her mother had already brought out a bowl of lukewarm porridge from the kitchen and handed it to him.

Zhang Shaofei walked for a long time, and was feeling hungry and thirsty, so he quickly stood up, stretched out his hands and drank the bowl of porridge and water with a "coo", and then wiped the corners of his mouth with his hand, and said to Lu Huilan and her mother, "Thank you, aunt." This porridge water not only quenches thirst, but also quenches hunger, it is really delicious. ”

Lu Huilan and her mother saw that Zhang Shaofei was still so polite and polite, so she reproached and said: "Ah Fei, it's all here, what are you doing so politely?" Sit down and rest first, just put away the food, and then there will be food later. ”

"More ......" Zhang Shaofei just wanted to say something like thank you, but when he thought of what Lu Huilan and her mother had just said, he swallowed back the words of "Aunt Xie", and unnaturally wiped the corners of his clothes with his hands, and for a while, he didn't know what to say.

Lu Huilan took out a red egg from her handbag, peeled off the shell, handed it to him and said, "Brother Fei, you eat one first, see if it tastes good?" ”

Zhang Shaofei took the peeled white and red egg, couldn't help but look at Lu Huilan's face, stayed there stupidly, and said in his heart: This red egg looks like Alan Mei's face......

"Brother Fei, eat quickly! What are you thinking? This is what my mother did for you, my mother and I went to Fusheng Temple early this morning, and asked for a peace charm for you, bless you with a safe journey......"

After listening to Lu Huilan's words, what else could Zhang Shaofei say? He was glad that Lu Huilan's family had such a big heart and did not blame him for staying away from them to seek the Dharma, but he also felt guilty that he had left without saying goodbye at that time.

At this moment, Zhang Shaofei really realized the connotation of the phrase "I feel cherished when I am about to separate", and he once again remembered those unforgettable happy times spent with her......

On a whim, Zhang Shaofei was brought back to the unforgettable night when he went to Guangzhou to buy Ganoderma lucidum and came back......

Lu Huilan took Zhang Shaofei's hand and led him to the small river of Luxi River, where Houliang Village and Taizhen Village were close to each other, and the shade of the trees blocked the bright moonlight.

Suddenly, Zhang Shaofei found that she was holding his hand and clenched it, her deep pool-like eyes turned into two bright spots flashing in the dark, and asked softly: "Brother Fei, do you like me?" Seriously. ”

Zhang Shaofei knew that there would be this result, but he was still taken aback by her boldness. This should have been the reason for him to ask her, but how should he answer her......

To be honest, he not only liked her appearance, but was also fascinated by her talent, amazing memory, and noble temperament, and even dreamed of her during the months he spent in Guangzhou.

However, when it came, Zhang Shaofei felt confused and did not have the courage to face her straightforwardness.

Zhang Shaofei knew that after he accepted Zhang Daocheng's gift of silver in Guangzhou and promised to go to Huangmei Dongchan Temple in Hubei Province to seek Buddhism and benefit all sentient beings, he felt that it was not appropriate to indulge in romance and love now, besides, he ......

And the power of affection, the power of pure love between men and women, is so great that it is difficult to resist.

Zhang Shaofei decided not to speak, and let fate decide, and let Lu Huilan decide.

Zhang Shaofei waited, after a long time, what he was afraid of and expected did not happen, he found that Lu Huilan's hand was loose, he realized how timid he was, not that he didn't love her, but for the sake of that sacred mission, he didn't dare to love......

Yes! The more you love, the more you think. Zhang Shaofei thought to himself: He must have hurt her self-esteem that night. Otherwise, why didn't she see me off when I went north to seek the Dharma? It turned out that she was wrongly blamed. In order to bless themselves with a safe journey, her mother and daughter went to Fusheng Temple to ask for a "peace charm" for him, boiling red eggs and delaying time......

Zhang Shaofei suppressed the turbulent waves in his heart, sat on the chair, and settled his chaotic mind, Lu Huilan made him a new cup of tea and put it on the coffee table beside him. A camellia flower swirls and rises and falls in the tea for a long time......

Zhang Shaofei looked at Lu Huilan and her father, sighed "sigh", and began to tell them about what happened when he left here for Guangzhou and at Zenhui Temple.

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After Lu Xueru quietly listened to Zhang Shaofei's words, he looked at Zhang Shaofei sharply and said with emotion: "Ah Fei, this Zhang Dao is willing to give up his dreamy empty money to help you achieve the supreme Bodhi Dao, which is admired by the old man!" A manly man, born between heaven and earth, should focus on the common people. Only by going out can we achieve a great cause! You, just rest assured. ”

Zhang Shaofei got up and bowed deeply to Lu Xueru, and said gratefully: "Uncle, if one day, if you seek Buddhism, I will definitely repay you well." ”

Lu Xueru smiled at Zhang Shaofei and said earnestly: "Ah Fei, our Lu family doesn't want you to reciprocate, besides, you are still the life-saving benefactor of my family Lu Huilan, you don't have to take these things to heart." You set off early after lunch, just as the shopkeeper Zhang said: You go north this time, seek the avenue as soon as possible, purify the crowd, and pull out all sentient beings from sinking, which is the best reward for us. ”

Zhang Shaofei listened and stepped forward, because of excitement, his voice became a little choked: "Thank you, uncle, my teacher, my relatives!" Your teachings, I must keep in my heart, please bow to Fei'er. After that, he knelt in front of Lu Xueru and kowtowed three times. His big bright eyes overflowed with tears...... Zhang Shaofei could no longer close the floodgates of emotion, and he was moved by his true feelings.

Listening to these heartfelt words, Lu Xueru also impulsively clasped Zhang Shaofei's hands.

Yes! He was in his youth, and his hands had many calluses. For a while, Lu Xueru only felt his blood boiling, his throat choked, and he, who was usually articulate and accustomed to big scenes, became incoherent: "Fei'er, weird...... Blame the old man...... There is no real ...... Loved you...... You...... You suffered. ”

Zhang Shaofei's eyes flashed, and he said gratefully: "Thanks to my uncle and aunt's wrong love, Fei'er will not be able to serve her side in the future, you should take care!" ”

"Alright, alright, don't talk about it, it's like life and death. Fei'er, you can go with confidence, your mother's place, Lan Nu and I will often go over to visit. After Lu Huilan and her mother finished speaking to Zhang Shaofei, she turned to Lu Huilan and said, "Lan Nu, let's have dinner on the stage." ”