Early the next morning, Li Gongfu, Xu Jiaorong, Yatou and the four of Shifang left Lanruo Temple and rushed to the cave where Shi'er's mother and son lived. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info on the road Li Gongfu still uses the escape method to take Xu Jiaorong and the crow's head, and the ten directions have their own Buddhist powers, but they have never lagged behind half a step.

The four of them took the lead outside the wooden gate, and Li Gongfu stepped forward and said loudly: "The master here can ask to see you if you have something to do!"

The wooden door of the cave opened inside, and the woman and the stone came out one after the other. The woman's face was a little surprised, and the stone was implicitly wary.

When she saw that there were four men and women outside, and one of them was a monk, the woman's surprise was even stronger, and she stopped in the middle of the courtyard and asked through the fence, "Who are you? What are you looking for our mother and son?"

Hearing that there was some caution in this woman's words, Li Gongfu flashed to the side and asked Xu Jiaorong to step forward to deal with it.

Xu Jiaorong bowed inward through the fence, and said with a smile: "This sister doesn't have to be careful, we didn't come here with any malice this time, but there is something to discuss with your mother and son." ”

Perhaps seeing Xu Jiaorong's extremely sincere smile, the look of surprise on the woman's face dissipated a little, and she turned around and ordered, "Tian'er, go and invite the guests to come in and talk." ”

Shi'er agreed, stepped forward to remove the wooden gate, and turned sideways to invite everyone in.

When Li Gongfu and the others arrived in the courtyard, the woman ordered Shi'er to move a few log piers from the cave to serve as seats, and said apologetically: "The dwelling is simple, not enough to entertain distinguished guests, so I invite you to stay in the courtyard for a while." ”

After thanking everyone, they each chose a wooden pier and sat down.

Li Gongfu coughed lightly, first reported his name, and then introduced Xu Jiaorong, Crowhead and Shifang.

The woman didn't react when she heard the names of the three people in front of her, and when she heard Li Gongfu report the name of the Ten Directions, she immediately asked in surprise: "Could this be the Zen Master of the Ten Directions, a senior monk who recently rebuilt Lanruo Temple. ”

Li Gongfu didn't expect the name of Shifang to be so loud, even this person who lived in the mountains had heard of it, and couldn't help but be glad to bring him here, and he was busy giving him a look.

Shifang got up and replied: "The poor monk is Shifang, but he doesn't dare to be a monk." ”

"Sure enough, it's the Ten Directions Zen Master. The woman stood up happily and saluted, "The believer Su, although she lives in the mountains, admires Buddhism a lot, and has also ordered the child Shitian to find some Buddhist scriptures to recite outside. It's just that the literacy of believers is limited, and they always know little about the essence of the scriptures and find it difficult to get started.

"Recently, I heard that Xiao'er said that Lanruo Temple was abandoned for many years and rebuilt, and there is a Zen master of Shifang in the temple. Everyone praised him for his young age, but he was a profound Buddhist monk and a true monk. The believer has long had the heart to ask the Zen master for advice on Buddhism, how can she not meet the convenience, today the Zen master Dharma to the cold house, is really blooming. ”

"It turned out to be a layman who practiced at home. Shifang hurriedly said humbly: "The poor monk is young and shallow, and he doesn't dare to be a layman so seriously." However, Buddhism is vast, and if a layman admires the Dharma, he will eventually have a chance to enter the door, and the poor monks are also very willing to exchange some Dharma experiences with the layman. ”

Su Shi was overjoyed, and hurriedly instructed his son: "Tian'er, go and bring the scriptures I copied quickly." ”

The stone now has a big name called "Shitian". Hearing his mother's command, he said yes and walked quickly into the cave, and soon walked out with a square bag in his hand.

Su Shi untied the burden that his son was holding, took out a thick pile of white paper from it, turned around and presented it to the ten facets, and said very respectfully: "This is a handwritten copy of the "Ranga Sutra" by the letter girl, which also made some annotations according to his own understanding, and asked the Zen master not to hesitate to correct it. ”

Shifang also took the scriptures with deep hands, he had the ability to read ten lines at a glance, and he quickly flipped through the pages one by one, and couldn't help but be more and more surprised in his heart.

This Su Shi's knowledge is indeed limited, and the handwriting of the copied scriptures can only be barely considered neat, but it can be seen that every word is written with heart. In the cracks between the scriptures, there are indeed some small text annotations, there are a lot of white words in these words, and the words are very straightforward, but the meaning in them is quite unique, and some of the sentences are even more direct to the true meaning of the Buddha, that is, he also has a great feeling of inspiration after seeing it.

Shifang heard the Huogong Taoist talk about Su's life experience, and knew that she was originally just a rural village girl, although she didn't know how to read some words, but she was definitely not a talented woman. With her foundation, she was able to understand such a profound truth by studying the Buddhist scriptures by herself, which can no longer be said how talented she is, but only that she is indeed related to the Buddha.

After reading the scriptures, he pointed out some of the fallacies in Su's commentary and expounded his own opinion.

After the explanation of the ten directions was over, Su Shi sighed: "I can't imagine that there are so many deviations in the believer's understanding of Buddhism, and it seems that she will never succeed behind closed doors." ”

After feeling a lot, she finally turned to Li Gongfu and asked the topic: "This Li Ye is an unusual person at first glance, what is the matter with seeing our mother and son in the mountains this time?"

Seeing that he finally got down to business, Li Gongfu perked up and said: "Don't hide it from Sister-in-law Su, I am the first seat of the Jinhua Mansion Branch of the 'Heavenly Punishment Division' in the next day, and yesterday I was fortunate to see the amazing courage of Ling Lang Ge to kill the mandrill, and I intend to take him to join the 'Heavenly Punishment Division', I don't know what Sister-in-law Su wants?"

At this time, Shi Tian suddenly said: "I said that I always felt that someone was peeping behind me last night, and it turned out to be you." It's so sneaky, it's obvious that he's not a good person!"

"Tian'er, don't be rude!" Su scolded his son first, and then apologized to Li Gongfu, "Xiao'er is used to being wild, and there is little control, and I ask Lord Li not to be surprised." Just now, Master Li mentioned the 'Heavenly Punishment Division', forgive the people for their loneliness and ignorance, I don't know what kind of yamen this is?"

Li Gongfu smiled bitterly and introduced the functions, authority, and benefits of the "Heavenly Punishment Division", and finally said: "Although Ling Lang is born brave, he does not seem to have entered the door of cultivation, if he joins the 'Heavenly Punishment Division', he will have the method of cultivation to learn." In addition, you can also make a difference, so as not to end up in the mountains and forests with empty skills. ”

Shi Fang wasted no time in helping on the side and said: "This Master Li is a friend of the poor monk, and he can be trusted as a layman. If Ling Lang is supported by him, he will become a great weapon in the future. ”

Su Shi muttered: "If this child grows up today, he will have to start a family in the future, and it is indeed not a long-term solution to live in isolation all day long. The letter girl also had the idea of letting him enter the WTO recently, but she didn't have a way to settle down outside. The arrival of Master Li and the Zen master pointed out a clear path for our mother and son. ”

Shi Tian was surprised and said, "Mother, are you going to promise them?"

Su Shi looked at Shi Tiandao lovingly: "Since my mother has been studying the Buddhist scriptures, she has long had the idea of becoming a monk and cultivating, but Tian'er is still young and needs to be taken care of, so this idea has been put on hold for the time being." Now that you have grown up, it is time for you to go out on your own, and your mother can find a nunnery to meditate on the Dharma with peace of mind. ”

Shi Tian was in a hurry, grabbed his mother's hand and shouted, "Mother, you don't want me anymore?"

Su Shi stretched out his hand and struck him on the head, and scolded with a smile: "What nonsense are you talking about! If you want to see me, come to me at any time. ”

Speaking of this, she turned her head and asked Shifangdao: "Zen master, although the believer wants to enter the empty door, she does not want to give up the fate of mother and child, I wonder if this is contrary to the Dharma and difficult to achieve positive results?"

"There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south. The ten directions recited a Buddha horn, and said with a smile, "Where do the laymen say this? How can my Buddha teach people to be unkind and unkind? If you have to be ruthless and righteous in order to achieve positive results, then it is not a positive result, but an evil path!"