Chapter 9 Gardens

Xu Xianyi arched his hand and said: "The three poets, Zen, and boys are beyond their reach, and I am deeply sorry for disturbing the wine of several people, so I will retire." This is not a lie, but a true word, if it is not for the copying of a few poems. Neither the Dharma nor the Tao is qualified to sit at the same table with these three people.

Bai Suzhen also said: "My younger brother has no way to speak, and I ask the three to forgive their sins." ”

The old monk who had been drunk and silent suddenly said: "Okay, the husband sings with the wife, it is really a good match in the world, a match made in heaven." ”

Xiaoqing took a step forward, raised her eyebrows and said, "Monk, are you drunk!

The smiling monk said: "Although my senior brother drinks a thousand cups, he is not drunk. Even when I look at you, it's like a husband and wife, not like a brother and sister. Even if you don't want to be a husband and wife today, you will want to be a husband and wife when you come here. ”

Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen glanced at each other, and then turned their eyes away.

Xu Xian said with a smile: "I don't know that the two of them still have the duties of the old man." ”

The smiling monk said: "It was the old man who robbed us of our business and pulled the red thread indiscriminately. If you see him, you have to beat him up. He burst out laughing.

Xu Xian felt that these people were weird, and their speech was also upside down, and he didn't want to entangle more. I was about to leave, but I stepped forward again, stuck the wine and wrote on the table. After writing, he left with the two daughters of Qingbai with a bow.

The three monks came together to see, under the moonlight, the words on the stone table were clearly legible, and Fa Yuan read out loud and said: "The moon is falling and the sky is full of frost, and Jiang Feng is sleeping." Hanshan Temple outside the city of Gusu, the bell rings in the middle of the night to the passenger ship. ”

The smiling monk laughed even more when he heard this, and said: "Monk, in the future, the incense of your broken temple will be greatly prosperous because of this poem, and it is time to make more offerings to us in the future!"

Fa Yuan was silent, but the drunken monk cried loudly.

The smiling monk asked, "Hey, why is my brother crying?"

The drunken-faced monk said: "I cry here, there is no longer the purity of today. The moon and the wind swept through the pines together, brushing their clothes and eyebrows.

Fa Yuan pointed to the words on the table and said, "What are you crying about, it's gone." Sure enough, the Fengqiao Night Park has disappeared into the stone table, and no trace can be found. The three monks knew in their hearts that this was also the choice that Xu Xian gave them!

The drunken monk cried, "Why not." As he spoke, he lifted his shirt and patted his bony chest. That means that the poem is firmly engraved in his heart.

The smiling monk also said: "The breeze and the moon are shared by everyone in the world." This is the case with quatrains for the ages. ”

Fa Yuan said in his heart: "Good Xu Xian, let me receive such a favor from you as soon as I come, and I don't know how to get along in the future." ”

If there is no Fengqiao night park, Hanshan Temple is just Hanshan Temple.

When Xu Xian and the three of them came out of the small courtyard, they saw Jueyuan waiting in front of the door, and they followed his footsteps, but when they heard the crying behind them, they couldn't help but smile and asked, "This senior brother, I don't know what the origin of those two elders is." ”

Xiaoqing's eyes also widened with curiosity, this pair of monks actually said nonsense that her sister and Xu Xian were going to be husband and wife.

Jueyuan stopped, but only said: "The little monk was sent here, but unfortunately he couldn't stay a few for one night." ”

Xu Xian saw that he didn't want to say anything, and he didn't force it, and said: "I am planning to settle down in Suzhou City, and when I settle down, I will definitely come to visit again." ”

Jueyuan suddenly said: "You must not know who you are worshipping, do you know which god and Buddha are enshrined in this temple?"

"Jueyuan, don't give me back yet. "But it's really the voice of the Fayuan, and it is really wonderful to integrate the Great Thunder Sound Technique into the ordinary breath of words.

Jue Yuan smiled at the three of them, saluted again, turned around and left.

Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen glanced at each other, and they were all curious in their hearts, what was enshrined in the temple was nothing more than the Buddha and Bodhisattva, what else could there be strange.

Let's go to the door of the main hall and look inside. The moon was as bright as day, but the high halls were sunk in darkness.

But this naturally couldn't stop their eyes, and when they closed their eyes, they saw two monks on the altar, smiling, the two they had just seen.

Xu Xian was thinking about what kind of god and Buddha this was, only to hear Bai Suzhen exclaim: "Harmony and two immortals!" His chest rose and fell, and his face turned red.

Xu Xian then remembered these two immortals who had disappeared in the legend. If "Yue Lao" is the god of love in the ancient style, then the "two immortals of harmony" is the god of marriage, and these two immortals must appear in the old-style wedding.

One is the "cold mountain" and the other is the "finding", both of which are the bodhisattva fruits of the certificate, and they are combined into two immortals. The two monks are good at poetry and good at Zen language, and now there are still "Cold Mountain Poems" left in the world. There have also been many famous Zen pairs, such as:

Hanshan asked: "If there are people in the world who slander me, bully me, insult me, laugh at me, despise me, despise me, dislike me, and deceive me for no reason, what should I do?"

He replied, "You may as well endure him, humble him, let him go, avoid him, be patient with him, respect him, ignore him, and in a few years you will see him." ”

Bai Suzhen pressed her heart, bowed to the two Bodhisattvas, and said softly: "Let's go!" But his heart was very uneasy, these two Bodhisattvas are married in the world, do they really want to be married to Hanwen in the future?

Xiao Qing said: "What kind of harmony and two immortals, I think it's just two wine and meat monks, talking nonsense." ”

Bai Suzhen hurriedly said: "Xiaoqing, don't talk nonsense. But seeing that the pair of statues on the stage were still giggling, he calmed down a little.

In the courtyard, under the ancient pine.

He smiled and said, "The little snake said that we are two wine and meat monks." ”

Hanshan said: "Even if she sees it clearly, aren't we just two wine and meat monks." ”

"Senior brother, do you really see that they want to be husband and wife?"

Hanshan said: "That kid's life is in a mess, who can see what he is going to do in the future?"

"What about you?"

Hanshan said: "I'm drunk, of course what I'm talking is drunk." Then he muttered, "Who asked him to come and lift our table and damage our face?" ”

He smiled and pointed to the three people at the table, and said, "You are greedy, you are angry, I laugh stupidly." It's worthy of all three poisons, come, have another drink. ”

The three monks raised their glasses again and drank them, but they didn't do the poems. Under the shadow of the moon, the sound of conversation and laughter spread far and wide.

Nothing was said all night. This night, Xu Xian had a dream, in the dream, his god blocked and killed the Buddha, the Buddha blocked and killed the god, smiled proudly in the rivers and lakes, Dugu sought defeat, and the East was undefeated...... When I woke up, Suzhou was in front of me.

Sitting on the bow of the boat, Xu Xian touched his head with some pain, and the scene in the dream all dissipated, only remembering that "it seems to be an extremely chaotic dream!"

Bai Suzhen hurriedly asked, "Do you have a marriage match in your dream?" "You know, the soul is a dream. Practitioners like them don't dream easily. Dreams often imply premonitions.

Xu Xian said: "It seems, no!"

Bai Suzhen breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Xian said speechlessly: "You are still thinking about the words of those two crazy monks! How can my life be so easy to calculate, they must be talking nonsense." But is marrying me so painful?"

Bai Suzhen hurriedly said: "No, it's not ......"

Xu Xian said: "I'm joking, sister, when I get to the shore, I'll go to visit the shopkeeper Wu of Jirentang." You go find an inn to rest first. When I've found a suitable storefront and a place to live, you'll be able to come back again. "If you want to join the Three Emperors Patriarch Association, you must first be a person in the apricot forest, and this pharmacy is indispensable.

Bai Suzhen said: "I'll take care of this pharmacy, you can go and do something else." She came to Suzhou with the ship to help him.

Xiaoqing also said: "For the sake of you being angry for this girl last night, I will summon the five of them to help you." "Those five ghosts can still conjure up bodies and manifest in the daytime, and it is enough to be a servant.

Xu Xian smiled and said, "Then thank you to the two living bodhisattvas." ”

Crossed the water gate, followed the river, and entered the city of Suzhou.

When he was about to reach the wharf, he saw that many people were already waiting on the shore, and he saw a big ship docking. said in unison: "Waiting for Gongzi Xu's arrival." The momentum was so great that countless people on the dock looked over, and I don't know what kind of person came to make the Cao Gang dispatch these many horses. The leader seems to be the leader of the Cao Gang, but he is a character he can't usually see.

Xu Xian's heart was clear, this was Pan Yu's power. Even if there is nothing to understand, as long as you take out an intimate gesture with yourself, you will have your own knowledge.

When the pedal landed, a person immediately stepped forward and said: "The full name of Xia Zhao is the deputy leader of the Cao Gang." I have been waiting for Gongzi Xu and Gongzi Jin for a long time. "At this time, it is almost noon, and the spring is melting, and it is very warm. A layer of fine sweat oozed from Zhao Quanming's forehead, and it was not a lie to wait for a long time.

Jin Shengjie rolled his eyes and said, "Thank you Uncle Zhao for taking me, the little nephew will leave." casually arched his hand, patted Xu Xian's shoulder, squeezed out of the crowd, and left leisurely.

Xu Xian couldn't learn his scoundrel appearance, so he arched his hand and said: "It turned out to be Deputy Gang Leader Zhao, disrespectful and disrespectful, I don't know what you and Gang Leader Zhao are called." Looking at the deputy leader of the Cao Gang, I saw that he was wearing a small hat, his round body was propped up in a silk robe, he was only dressed as an ordinary rich businessman, and he seemed to be smiling when he was not smiling.

Zhao Quanming smiled: "It's my brother." Xu Xian didn't expect that he and the leader of the Cao Gang with a big waist and a round waist turned out to be brothers.

After some greetings, Zhao Quanming said: "I have prepared a thin wine in Yipinxuan, and I will wash the dust for Xu Gongzi, so as to appreciate his face." ”

Xu Xian said: "Thank you Zhao Gang Master, when I arrange a place for my family to live, I will come to disturb me." ”

Zhao Quanming waved his hand and said: "Xu Gongzi rest assured, my brother has already explained, and the faΓ§ade of the residence has been arranged, just waiting for Xu Gongzi to move in." As he spoke, a few soft sedan chairs landed on the shore.

Xu Xian was surprised by the power of this Cao Gang, it was only a day since he left Jiaxing, even if there was something as magical as the flying pigeon book, it was not easy to prepare everything. Secretly sighing that the Cao Gang is no longer a local snake in Suzhou, but a local dragon.

But the place they arranged was naturally better than what they were looking for, but it also saved them a lot of trouble. After thanking Zhao Quanming, he returned to the cabin and said to Bai Suzhen, Bai Suzhen's expression was a little strange, and she secretly sighed that Pan Yu's energy was not small, and at the same time, she was inexplicably a little lost. These things can't be done by spells!

Xiaoqing smiled: "Then we will be free." ”

The two girls boarded the boat, and Zhao Quanming couldn't help but pay attention to them, and secretly sighed that the so-called romantic genius was indeed worthy of his reputation.

I took a small sedan chair and walked smoothly towards my destination. Xu Xian lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, and saw that the salute on the boat had been provoked by the porter, and followed behind the sedan chair, the flat arm swayed, and the speed was not slow at all.

The road gradually became lively, until it reached the most prosperous area in Suzhou. The two-storey building is located at the corner of two main roads, and the two-door hall has not yet been decorated, so I don't know what kind of business it was.

The sedan chair only passed in front of the door, and did not stop, turned an alley, and stopped in front of a courtyard before inviting Xu Xian to get off the sedan chair. Xu Xian raised his eyes and saw that there were two big golden characters of "Xu Mansion" hanging on the door, which were still brand new.

Zhao Quanming's face was triumphant, and he smiled: "I don't know if Gongzi Xu is still satisfied with his brother's arrangement?" In addition to the Cao Gang in Suzhou City, even the Suzhou prefect wanted to find such a suitable faΓ§ade house in such a short period of time, but it would never be possible.

Xu Xian naturally couldn't say a word, so he could only nod his head and thank you.

Zhao Quanming stretched his sleeves at Zhu Men and said, "Master Xu, please." ”

Zhao Quanming took a few people to visit the house, only to see the pavilions and pavilions, all of which are complete, and there is actually a small lake, which communicates with the river in the city, and the spring breeze moves, rippling. The flowers and willows on the edge of the lake are full of spring light.

Although it is not as large as the area of the Qiu Wangfu, it is still more elegant. Only then did I know that Suzhou Gardens were the best in the world and lived up to their reputation.

Xiaoqing couldn't help but like to say, "Sister, it's so beautiful here!" All kinds of things in the Qiu Wang's Mansion are illusions after all, and they can deceive others, but they can't deceive themselves.

Zhao Quanming said: "There is no such courtyard, how can I match the talent of Xu Gongzi and the appearance of the two young ladies." He has made countless sycophants in his life, but this sentence is sincere, but it is not smooth.

Xu Xian originally planned to go to Suzhou to study hard, write books and speak. I didn't want to plunge into this rich nest. I can't help but sigh at the various encounters in life, which are so bizarre that this is the case. It's just like this, as if he was being raised by Pan Yu, it's really a strange feeling.

Zhao Quanming reminded Xu Xian not to forget to go to the banquet, and then said goodbye and left.

The three of them sat in a small pavilion on the pond to cool off. Xiaoqing suddenly smiled and said: "Sister, I said that you should follow that Pan Gongzi, food and clothing, don't you have to worry, and others flatter you, how good." "She is already cunning and intelligent, so she can naturally see the doorway.

Bai Suzhen frowned and said, "Xiaoqing." But he couldn't help but look at Xu Xian.

Xu Xian said to Xiaoqing: "Why don't you go and recommend yourself to see if she wants you." ”

Xiaoqing said: "Except for my sister in this world, I will never follow others again." With slightly blue eyes, he looked at Bai Suzhen, full of sincerity.

"Qing'er!" Bai Suzhen couldn't help but be greatly moved, holding Xiaoqing's hand, and those reproachful words couldn't be spoken.

Xu Xian felt a little weird on the side. I couldn't help but shake my head, probably an illusion! Pointing to a small building by the pond, he said, "You can live there!" The small building is surrounded by water on three sides, which is the coolest.

They all like the shade and think it's a good place.

Xu Xian said to Bai Suzhen: "If you like it, when it comes to the Dragon Boat Festival, you can feel better!" At least there won't be three cups of realgar wine in the stomach, that kind of pain! No matter what kind of relationship, in this life, you have to take good care of you.

Bai Suzhen was stunned, the Dragon Boat Festival was indeed an extremely difficult day for her, but she didn't expect him to think of this step, and it must have taken a lot of thought. So I don't know what it's like in my heart.

Xiaoqing smiled: "You are considerate, please cook lotus seed soup in the afternoon." Since the high-fives on the boat, her opinion of Xu Xian has improved a lot.

Xu Xian smiled: "Okay, you must keep your stomach to eat your lotus seed soup." ”

After thinking about it, he instructed Bai Suzhen again: "Don't rush to Taihu Lake to check first, wait for these two days, I will go to Hanshan Temple to find the Fayuan master to inquire, and then discuss." "Since the abbot of Fayuan can drink with the two immortals of Hehe, he is naturally also a master of the channel, so I just asked him about the news of the Taihu Lake Water God.

Bai Suzhen naturally nodded yes.

Xu Xian said again: "I will ask someone to send the food and drink, so you don't have to go out to trouble." ”

Bai Suzhen was a little helpless.

Xiaoqing said: "Okay, okay! We are not children, you can go to your banquet!"

Xu Xian thought that there was nothing missing. Only then did he nod and said with a smile: "That sister, I'm leaving." ”

Yang Liu was still clinging, Bai Suzhen looked at the pond and fell into deep thought.

Xiaoqing asked, "Sister, do you have anything on your mind?"

Bai Suzhen came back to her senses and replied, "It's nothing, I just feel that I am not used to being taken care of by him like this." "It seems that this is not the way it should be.

She originally planned to come to Suzhou to help him and take care of him, even if it was not for kindness, but for love.

But when he arrived, he found that what he wanted to do, "that man" had already made everything for him thousands of miles away. Even if she has a thousand years of Taoism, she can't do better than "that person", and she can't help but feel a little disappointed.

At the same time, the matter between "that person" and Xu Xian is her biggest knot, not only can she not talk to Xiaoqing, but she also doesn't know where to start to save Xu Xian's sinking heart.

Xiaoqing was puzzled: "What's wrong with this, anyway, you don't have to repay him anymore." I passed the day comfortably, and then took Ao Li to the Yangtze River, and asked the old dragon king for payment, and it was done, heaven and earth, let us travel. ”

Xiaoqing hesitated for a moment and said, "If you really like Xu Xian, it doesn't hurt to marry him." ”

Bai Suzhen's eyes flashed, and she said, "Marry him?"

Xiaoqing regretted it in her heart and said, "I just said it casually." ”

As soon as Xu Xian went out, he saw that the dark blue sedan chair was still waiting there, Xu Xian didn't want to take the sedan chair, but after thinking about it, he still sat on it and said, "Go to the Jirentang Pharmacy." "When he first came to Chadao, how did he know where Jirentang was?

Riding in a small sedan chair, he walked all the way, and suddenly smelled a medicinal fragrance, Xu Xian smiled slightly, "It's here." ”

(To be continued)