Chapter 197: The Four Saints Test the Meditation Heart
The four masters and apprentices headed west, and in a blink of an eye, it was late autumn. The red maple is full of mountains, the wild chrysanthemums are ripe and fragrant, this day at dusk, I see a village in the distance, Wukong looks, sees the auspicious clouds on the village, knows that it is the Buddha immortal, but does not dare to reveal the heavenly opportunity.
Immediately, everyone came to the front of the village, and Tang Seng dismounted. After waiting for a long time, there was no one, Wukong was anxious, went straight inside, and came to the hall, only to see a half-old come out and ask, "What kind of person." Trespassing into a widow's house?"
Wukong has fiery eyes, where can he not see people. Immediately he hurriedly gave a salute and explained his intentions, and the woman said, "Please come in quickly!"
Immediately, the three Tang monks entered the hall and greeted the women one by one. Sitting down to watch the tea, and then ordered to fast, Tang Seng immediately asked, "I don't know the female Bodhisattva's surname, and what is the name of your land?"
The woman said, "This is the land of the West Cow Continent." The little woman's maiden name is Jia, her husband's surname is Mo, she was unfortunate in her childhood, her in-laws died early, she and her husband inherited the ancestral business, there are thousands of family assets, thousands of acres of fertile land, my husband and wife have no children in their lives, only three girls were born, the year before last was unfortunate, and they lost their husbands, leaving no land and family business, and no more than half of their relatives, so I had to take on the four of my mother and daughter, and I want to marry others, and it is difficult to give up the family business, just when the elders arrived, this is the beauty of the gods, you wait for the master and apprentice four, the little woman happens to be the mother and daughter of the four, and wants to sit on the mountain to recruit husbands, the four are just right, I don't know if the respect is willing?"
Tang Seng heard this, pretending to be deaf and dumb, silent, his heart to learn from the scriptures is very strong, after all, he has the obsession of the ninth generation, others can not marry in the ninth generation, they will become the ninth generation of resentful daughters, let alone him, so for this woman's proposal, but he is not moved at all, let the woman say how many benefits there are in the family, enjoy it inexhaustibly, why suffer from the westward journey, Tang Seng just does not squeak.
The woman said, "I am forty-five years old, my eldest daughter is really true, I am twenty years old this year, my second daughter is Aiai, I am eighteen years old, my third daughter is called Pian, I am sixteen years old, and the younger daughter is not only a woman who knows everything, but she has also read books for a few years, and knows how to sing poetry, and is worthy of the elders?"
Tang Seng sat still, still silent, after Bajie saw this scene, he immediately sighed, he still doesn't understand, the woman in front of him is not an ordinary person, but an immortal Buddha to test them, however, Tang Seng's heart to learn scriptures is very strong, can not be shaken at all, Sun Wukong is a monkey, how can he be interested in people, that Sha Wujing is even more stunned, not much better than Tang Seng, and Bajie doesn't want these immortals to return in vain, making them unhappy, so he has to suffer this crime himself.
Immediately, Bajie got up and said, "Master, this lady has said a lot of things, why don't you ignore it?"
Tang Seng scolded, "Evil animals, we monks, how can we be tempted by wealth and beauty!"
This is, the woman continued, "What is the benefit of being a monk, and what is like my rich life here?"
Tang Seng argued with reason, and the woman was furious and scolded, "You monk is rude! If I don't see you coming from Dongtu, I'll drive you out! I kindly want to recruit you, but you speak evil and hurt people, that is, you swore that you will never return to the world, so why are you so stubborn?"
Tang Seng saw that she was angry, so he had to say, "Wukong, you stay!"
Wukong laughed for a while, and quickly said, "I don't understand that, so I asked Bajie to stay." ”
Bajie said, "You have to think about the long term." ”
Tang Seng said, "That's called Wujing to stay!"
Sha Seng said, "I have been following the master for less than two months, and I have not made an inch, and I would rather die than go to the West Heaven." ”
The woman was even more angry, and turned in, and closed the middle door, and the master and apprentice were outside, and no one answered.
Bajie complained, "Master's words are too desperate, you only vaguely responded, coaxed her to eat some fasting, and said it tomorrow, it seems like this clear pot and cold stove, how will you spend this night?"
Sha Seng said, "Second brother, let's stay!"
Bajie said, "It's better to think long-term!"
Wukong smiled evilly at this time and said, "What do you care? If you are willing, Master will be a family with her, and we can also benefit from this, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"
Bajie said, "That being said, I am unworldly and vulgar, and I have stopped marrying a wife?"
Sha Seng said, "The second brother has a sister-in-law?"
Wukong said, "He was originally the son-in-law of Gao Laozhuang Gao Taigong, and he was captured by Lao Sun to be a monk, so he abandoned his ex-wife, he must have been away from home for a long time, and he thought about it, idiot, you stay, Lao Sun will not report you." ”
Bajie said, "As the saying goes, the monk is a hungry ghost in the color, everyone has this heart, but take the old pig to find fun, people can stay up all night, but the horse will carry people tomorrow, you sit, wait for the old pig to let the horse go", after speaking, he led the horse out.
Wukong said, "Sha Seng, you sit with Master, and I'll follow and take a look." ”
Tang Seng knew what he was doing, and immediately said, "Don't tease him." ”
Wukong smiled, immediately turned into a red dragonfly, flew out, Zhu Bajie led the horse, turned to the back door, and saw the woman and her three daughters looking at the chrysanthemum outside the door, the woman saw Bajie, and asked, "Where is the little elder?"
Immediately, Bajie lost the reins, made a shake, and said, "I'm here to release the horse." ”
"Your master recruits a son-in-law in my house, isn't it better than being a monk?"
"He was ordered by the king of Tang, and he didn't dare to disobey the king's order, I was willing, but I was afraid that you would think I had a long mouth and big ears. ”
"I'm not ugly, I'm just afraid that the little girl is a little disgusted. ”
"Although I am ugly, I have the ability, I can call the wind and rain, and I don't need cattle to plow the land, so my mother thinks it's feasible?"
"You go and discuss with your master, and I'll go talk to my daughter", immediately, Bajie didn't let go of the horse, and brought it back.
Wukong witnessed this scene throughout the whole process, immediately spread his wings and flew back, restored his original appearance, and told Tang Seng about it, Tang Seng seemed to believe it or not, and after a while, Bajie led the horse back, Tang Seng asked, "Have you put the horse down?"
"No good grass, nowhere to put horses!"
Wukong said, "Is there a place to lead the horse?"
Bajie found that Wukong knew about it, and immediately lowered his head, was silent for a long time, suddenly heard a squeak, the middle door opened, and the woman led the three daughters out. ”
The woman asked, "Of the four elders, who will stay?"
Sha Seng said, "We have discussed and let the surname Pig stay." ”
Bajie said, "It's better to think long-term." ”
Wukong said, "You said stop at the back door, your mother is called, what do you care?"
The woman said, "Arrange for the meal and entertain my in-laws, and I will take my brother-in-law back to his room." ”
Immediately, Bajie followed the woman, stumbling, and I don't know how many yards I walked. I came to the inner hall and asked, "Mother, which sister is worthy of me?"
"You want to match the eldest daughter with you, I'm afraid that the second daughter will be weird, and the second daughter will match you. I'm afraid that the third daughter will be weird, and I'm hesitating?"
"Mother, if you're afraid of them fighting, you're all worthy of me!"
"How can it be!"
"What man doesn't have three wives and four concubines? ”
"It's better to get married, you cover your face with a handkerchief, and tell my daughter to pass in front of you, and whoever you catch will be given to you. ”
Bajie did as he said and covered his face with a handkerchief. I only listened to the ringing dingdong, as if a fairy was coming, and immediately grabbed with both hands, stumbled, fell and didn't know how many fights, and didn't catch one, so I had to sit on the ground and gasp and say. "Mother, what should I do? Why don't you recruit me?"
"It's not big, it's not small. They each made a pearl-inlaid brocade shirt, and whoever you wear will be worthy of you. ”
"I'll wear all three. ”
The woman handed over one first, and Bajie took off his monk's robe and just put it on. Immediately plopped and fell to the ground, it turned out that he was tightly tied by several ropes, Bajie was in unbearable pain, and found that those women were long gone.
Tang Seng, Wukong, and Sha Seng woke up. Seeing that the east had turned white, but there were pine and cypress trees all around, and the village was gone, the sand monk said, "What the hell have we seen?"
Wukong said, "We can still sleep in the pine forest, and the nerd still doesn't know where to suffer!"
Tang Seng hurriedly asked, "What kind of crime?"
Wukong said, "Yesterday, the mother and daughter were clearly manifested by the Bodhisattva, and I think they went in the middle of the night, and they only suffered the eight precepts. ”
Tang Seng was busy clasping his palms and bowing, at this time he saw a post hanging on an ancient cypress, Sha Seng was busy taking it, Tang Seng took a look, but it was Guanyin who invited Lishan Lao Mu and Manjushri and Puxian two Bodhisattvas, here to become a beauty, try the Zen heart of the four masters and apprentices.
The three of them were watching, only to hear Bajie shouting, "Master, tie me up, come and save me!"
The three of them walked through the woods, saw Bajie hanging on the tree, and called for help, Wukong teased, "What a son-in-law, why are you still playing on the swing here if you don't go to thank your relatives at this time?"
Bajie's face suddenly turned red, and he didn't dare to make a sound, Sha Seng couldn't bear it, so he immediately stepped forward to untie the rope and put down the Bajie, Bajie quickly knelt down, just kowtowed.
Goku said, "Do you know who they are?"
Bajie said, "I'm dizzy, how can I recognize it?"
Wukong let him read the post, Bajie was immediately surprised, although he guessed that the identity of the person was extraordinary, but he didn't expect that it was actually three of the four great bodhisattvas of Buddhism and the old mother of Na Li Mountain.
Sha Seng quipped, "The second brother is so blessed, he moved the four seniors to kiss you." ”
Bajie hurriedly said, "Brother, don't say it again, from now on, you don't dare to act rashly, even if you are tired and break your bones, you will follow Master to the West Heaven." ”