Chapter 9 Chapter 6 Unintentionally passing through Xiangchao, heartbroken, sick, passionate, proving Buddhahood

But when Jiashu saw a handkerchief embroidered with English characters, he was wondering where it came from. When Liu Fu handed over a small business card, he suddenly realized that it belonged to He Lina.He asked when did she come?Liu Fu said: "I came at seven o'clock. After dinner here, I went to dance with my uncle and young lady." Jiashu said: "What is she doing in my house again?" Liu Fu said: "She came, How did Master Biao know? She said that Master Biao was not at home, so she came to see Master Biao's room, sat in the room for a while, flipped through the book, handed me a business card, and then left." Jiashu said: "Did you look through the book? What book did you read?" Liu Fu said: "I didn't pay attention to it. It must be the book on the table." Only then did Jiashu notice a red book on the table. Xi's photos are just in there, if she flips through the book, she will see the photos.So when I opened the book, it turned out that the photos had been moved by the number of pages.It used to be in the middle of the book, but now it's under the cover.From this point of view, it is clear that someone turned the pages of the book and took a look at the photo. Fortunately, this Ms. He has no contact with me. Of course, she doesn't know who this photo is.If this photo is seen by my cousin, she will have to question her carefully.Moreover, Feng Xi's appearance is somewhat similar to Miss He's.She was surprised, or wanted to ask questions, which forced me to reveal the secret.Tonight, Uncle and his wife came back from dancing, of course it is very late at night, tomorrow at breakfast, if my cousin knows, she must ask each other, and we will see and answer tomorrow.Thinking about it this way, I couldn't help but drafted some perfunctory words, ready to reply.But the next day, Mrs. Tao only said that Miss He came to visit on purpose last night, and she had to pay her respects.Nothing else was mentioned.Jiashu said: "I don't know their family well. It's not good to visit Miss He. Next Saturday, I'll meet her in the dance hall of the Beijing Hotel." Mrs. Tao said: "You are too much I look down on women. You have come to visit you sincerely, and you still don’t bother to pay homage, you have to wait until you have a chance.” Family Tree said with a smile: “It’s not that I disdain to pay homage, a young man came to visit someone’s house for no reason. Miss, be careful, she beat it out with a stick." Mrs. Tao said: "Don't talk nonsense, Miss He's house is very civilized; besides, it's not like you haven't been to someone's house to visit Miss." Jiashu said : "There is no such thing." But I can only say these four words to distinguish, and I can't say anything else.Bo He also said to the family tree: "You should go back to visit the family. Miss He's family is very civilized. She has a lot of boyfriends to visit, and she will never try to shut the door." The family tree was softened by the two of them. He smiled and agreed to see Miss He once.

One day later, the weather was fine. I wanted to visit Miss He this morning, but on this morning, an unexpected letter came.The writing on the envelope was very irregular.The next paragraph is only signed with the details inside. When you take it apart and take a look, the letter reads:—— Family Tree Rendi adults Tai Jian: A farewell to Zhiyan, it will take another ten days.Respect only the progress of civilization, follow the official business, and praise for the domain.The fate of humble people is not good, the former suffers from I'm sick, I've been favored, Lai has turned danger into good fortune, and now I'm on my feet. I should have gone to the apartment to thank you, but it's so inconvenient, what can I do.Respectfully

At noon on the tenth day of the first month, I waited for the light under the house, had a drink and talked, but it was luck.Let's not talk about it.Taian Guan Shoufeng nodded This letter, even the rest of the characters, is only a hundred or ten characters in total, but it is written in three sheets and eight lines. Judging by the tone, it is still copied a lot from the encyclopedia of rulers and slips.A person like him has never taken a pen holder a few times in his life, and forced to pay for such a letter to see how sincere he is.With this in mind, I have to go to the appointment.So I canceled my original appointment to visit Miss He and went straight to Guan Shoufeng's house at the back door.As soon as I entered the yard, I saw a white stove in the room, and the coal balls were holding a very strong fire. There was a small table under the eaves, which was full of meat and vegetable dishes.Xiugu wore an apron and was standing by the table, with her round and white arms bare, cutting vegetables.Seeing Family Tree coming in, she said with a smile, "Dad! Mr. Fan is here." While talking, she didn't have time to put down the kitchen knife, so she took a step and drew the curtain for Family Tree.When Shoufeng heard about it, he also came out of the room to greet the general, and said with a smile, "I'm afraid you have something to do, or you won't be able to come. Our girl said that as long as there is a letter, you will definitely come. She guessed it." When he said, Then he stretched out his hand and took Jiashu's hand, and said with a smile: "I thought it would be disrespectful to eat in a restaurant, so I bought some things and let the little girl make some home-cooked flavors to taste. Don't talk about the taste, let us express it. Show your heart." Jiashu said: "After all, Uncle Guan is too polite, he is willing to drink two cups when he is really happy, and he will drink it any day he meets; why bother with so much trouble." Shoufeng said with a smile: "People have a three-point fortune, it seems to be predestined. To tell you the truth, this serious illness has caused me to sell out. I don't have money to buy big fish and meat. It just so happened that I came from the south the day before yesterday. An apprentice, he is now a boxing teacher in the university, he is better than me, and when he saw that I was poor, he gave me a little change, and I might go to him in the future." He was talking. , Xiugu had already come in, grabbed a small mattress, spread it on the wooden chair, and asked Jiashu to sit down.After that, he brought the kettle in and brewed a pot of tea. There was no tea left in the teapot, so it must have been prepared.After making the tea, she came in with two hygiene incense sticks, lit them, and put them in the old copper stove on the table. Turning around, she saw that the teacup was still empty, but she came over to pour him a cup of tea, and said with a smile "This is the tap water I ordered at the entrance of the alley. You drink a little." She only said this, even though she lowered her head, the family tree saw it with her eyes, and she couldn't help thinking: I don't mean anything to this girl. Why was she so ashamed when she saw me?It's not good for me to understand it, and it's not good to ignore it.Suo Xing was generous, he just thought he was confused and didn't understand what she meant, so he was not polite and just talked to Shou Feng openly.Shoufeng laughed and said, "I'm a cheerful person. Bro! You're also a cheerful person. I have a few words. I'll cover my face with wine and talk to you later." When he said this, he stretched out his hand and scratched it. She rubbed her head again and slapped her hands again. Just as she was about to continue speaking, Xiu Gu just walked in, wiped the table, and put the cups and chopsticks on the table.When Jiashu saw that there were only two sets of cups and chopsticks, he said, "Why don't you put another pair of cups and chopsticks? Isn't the eldest girl going to the table?" After hearing this, Xiu Gu was about to answer, but there was only a red mark on her face. , I had a little drunk first.Shoufeng hesitated and said: "No. She has to pack things, but...

Then it's gone again.That's fine, Aunt Xiu, you have finished all the dishes, let's sit and talk together. If you have something to do, it's not too late to go back. "Xiu Gu thought to herself, I don't have anything to do, so she agreed casually, and went to cook. Shoufeng smiled and said: "Brother!Look at my child, I really don't look like a person who practiced martial arts. If I didn't have her, I wouldn't have a family.This is also called the road to the sky.But in the future,..." Outside, Xiu Gu was choking on oily fumes while cooking, coughing several times, then she smiled through the window and said, "Fortunately, Mr. Fan is not an outsider, otherwise you would praise him like this My daughter is a joke to others. When Shoufeng heard this, he laughed loudly, raised his hands up, and stretched his waist. Jiashu saw his yellow-skinned arms, his muscles were stretched out, and he was very energetic, so he asked: "Uncle Guan has recovered. But what about strength? Shoufeng laughed and said, "I'm old!"There is no power in the first place, and there is no talk of recovery.But if you really want to do it, you must feel that there is always more. "Jia Shu said: "Uncle's strength, I admired it the first time we met.In addition to this, there must be other stunts, can you let me look up again. Shoufeng laughed and said, "Brother Taiwan!"I don't need to be humble to you. Sometimes I have two skills, but I don't have any guys at hand. "Xiu Gu said: "You can just have something.Mr. Fan said it, can we dismiss it? Shoufeng laughed and said, "Since that's the case, I'll come and find a gadget."You see the curtain is broken, and many flies fly in, come and cancel them. "Speaking, he took a pair of chopsticks from the table, held them upside down in his hands, and sat down. When the flies flew over, he casually pinched the chopsticks in the air, and then sent them over to show the family tree : "Look, what is this? When Jiashu looked at it, he saw that the chopsticks were straight and straight, catching a small fly. He couldn't help but give a good compliment first, and then asked: "Although this is a small thing, it is practiced by great skills. I came here, but I don't know which skill the uncle practiced out of? "Guan Shoufeng loosened his chopsticks, and a fly landed on the ground. He stretched out his chopsticks, then pinched it, and another fly came. He just stretched and pinched it like this. After a while, Jiashu leaned over to see that there were flies at Shoufeng's feet. There were as many as ten or twenty flies, and all of them broke their wings and fell to the ground. The family tree clapped his hands and said with a smile: "It's not just about seeing quickly and pinching accurately; now look at these flies, every one of them is dead." It shows that the same force has arrived on the head of the chopsticks. Shoufeng laughed and said: "It's just a joke. If you play it a lot, practice makes perfect. It's not a big skill. If a person can't catch a fly, wouldn't it be a joke?" "Jia Shu said: "I'm not surprised that the fly was caught to death, I'm just surprised that the body of the fly is still intact, it's not like usual when it was slapped down, and it was bloody. Shoufeng laughed and said, "You can still come up with a reason for this little thing, which shows that you are willing to pay attention to things." "Jiashu laughed and said: "This kind of ability, when expanded, seems to be able to reach out and catch hidden weapons from others.We often see martial arts such as receiving darts and arrows in novels, which is probably the same technique. Shoufeng laughed and said: "Don't talk about it, if you really have that kind of ability, it's useless now."Who can run to the front of the battle and catch the bullets with both hands outstretched. Seeing Jiashu talking about martial arts, Xiugu brought in the food and wine, but pursed her lips and smiled. She changed a pair of chopsticks for Shoufeng, and brought a pair of chopsticks herself, and put them aside. Shoufeng asked Jiashu The lord, father and daughter, accompanied each other. Xiugu first took the wine glass in front of Jiashu, poured a glass of wine from the bottle, and then held it with both hands and sent it over. Jiashu stood up and said: "You are so polite, That would leave me hungry.Big girl!You can do whatever you want. As he said these words, his eyes couldn't help but shot to Xiu Gu's hands. Although her ten fingers were not as slender as Feng Xi's, they were still as delicate and white. Naked, with ruby-like fingernails exposed, he thought in his heart: his father and daughter often said that he, a girl, could inherit the family tradition, but seeing her tender hands now, she may not be worthy of the name. Thinking of this, of course she was stunned for a moment. Xiugu quickly shrank her hands and sat down. Jiashu also suddenly realized that she might have misunderstood. Yin smiled and said to Shoufeng: "Uncle's ability is so great, this uncle The girl must be fine too.But when I carefully weighed it, it was very gentle, and I couldn't tell it at all. Shoufeng laughed and said, "Is it gentle?"You're complimenting me so much. I'm a little older in the past two years, so I'm sorry to make a fuss. A few years ago, she was really able to fly around at home. " Jiashu looked at Xiugu's color, then smiled and said: "When I was young, everyone was naughty.When it comes to flying over eaves and walls, I read northern novels when I was a child, and I always talked about this kind of thing, so I was naturally surprised.Only after I arrived in the north did I realize that since the houses in the north are built very low and the roof tiles are filled with plaster, it is not difficult to climb over the eaves and walls. "Xiu Gu sat on the side, still pursing her lips and smiling. Jia Shu ate and drank while talking with Shou Feng and his daughter, and it was three or four o'clock in the afternoon. Shou Feng said: "Brother!We talked very happily today, if you have nothing to do, you can sit until evening before leaving. "Because of his father and daughter's hospitality, Jiashu went back without incident, so he sat down again. Xiugu collected the dishes, wiped the tables and chairs, made tea and lit incense again, took a piece of her father's clothes, and leaned on the table. I sat on a chair by the door to sew, listened to the conversation, but did not answer. Later, Shoufeng and Jiashu slowly talked about family affairs, and then they talked about Tao's family. Jiashu said that his cousin had two children. At this time, Xiugu seemed to be a bit enlightened, and said oh: "Miss, what school do you study in? " Jiashu said: "It's very young, and I haven't gone to school yet. Xiugu said, "Really?"When I used to live there, I saw a 16- or 17-year-old lady who was very handsome and went to school every day. Who was that? " Jiashu said with a smile: "That's the big girl's mistake.My cousin is only twenty-eight years old this year, where can there be such a big girl. "Xiu Gu seemed to understand something just now. Hearing this, her face was covered with suspicion again. She looked at her father and lowered her head to sew clothes again. Seeing that Aunt Xiu never left, Shoufeng said: "I still Mr. Liufan will sit down for a while, and you can go get a pot of tap water. "Xiu Gu said: "I prepared it a long time ago. I brought a big bucket of tap water and kept it at home. " Shoufeng saw that Xiugu was sitting and refused to move, so there was no other way, so she had to let her. The family tree talked for a long time, and got up to say goodbye twice; Shoufeng always kept him. He talked until he had nothing to say. Shou Feng said: "In two days, I will make an appointment with my brother to drink tea.It's getting late, so I won't force you to stay. "The family tree said goodbye with a smile, and Shoufeng sent it outside the gate; at this moment, Xiugu was alone in the room, wrapped a paper bag in a hurry, followed to the gate, and said to Shoufeng: "Has Mr. Fan left? ?I haven't returned the book he lent me. Shoufeng said: "He didn't go home, he has to go to Daxi Hutong to hire a car, and he hasn't hired a car yet." "Xiu Gu rushed out the door, and the family tree was still walking, so Xiu Gu laughed first and said: "Mr. Fan!Please stay tuned. "The family tree never expected that she would come out to see her off again, so he stood still and asked: "Miss!You have to be polite again. "Xiu Gu smiled and said: "I'm not being polite, please take back the few books you lent me. "Speaking, he handed over the wrapped book with both hands. Jiashu said: "So it's this, it's not worth anything, you can just keep it.I'm not going home right now, I'll stay here with you, and I'll bring it back next time. Holding the schoolbag in her hand, Xiugu lowered her head, looked at her hands and said with a smile, "Take it back, I have a little work for you." When she said the last sentence, she could hardly hear what she said, only a slight voice. Jia Shu saw that she was very embarrassed, so he had to accept it, and said with a smile: "Then I thank you in advance. Seeing that he had accepted it, Xiugu said goodbye, and immediately turned around and went home. Shoufeng said: "I'm not going home, it's inconvenient to ask him to carry a bag of books everywhere. "Xiu Gu said: "You said he went to Daxi Hutong. I believe it. I met him two or three times there. Once, he was walking with a female student.Who is he? Shoufeng said: "You are so rare and strange. These days, what kind of person can a man and a woman be able to walk together?"Today I am interested in asking about his family details, but since you are in person again, I have many things to say, and it is difficult for me to ask.It is said that he will not have any relatives in Beijing. "Xiu heard her father say this, but she avoided it. But she felt a little regretful. If she had known that her father wanted to keep him talking today, she would have avoided it. What exactly does he mean? I will find out tonight. , It also saves me from thinking about it. I missed this opportunity today, and I don’t know when I will be able to ask this question. However, judging from today’s events, it can be proved that my father did it on purpose. I was afraid that my father would disapprove. It's not a problem anymore. It's just that I saw Jiashu walking with a female student in Daxi Alley with my own eyes. Who is he? I don't explain this, I always feel uneasy. After thinking about it for two days, this thing never happened Don't worry, I seem to remember that there is a girls' school nearby. Could it be the students there, I want to find a chance to investigate. When she thought about it, she immediately felt that it would be comforting to go and have a look, so she said to her father , I have something to go out, but I went to Daxi Hutong privately to visit, thinking that I might meet the two of them again, and if I greeted them face to face, he would have nothing to hide who the woman was.

It just so happened that after passing two clumps of pagoda trees and a small red door, I felt that this family had a special kind of humor.I was stunned for a while, but I heard a man laughing in the white powder low wall: "I'll come again at night, taking advantage of the bright moon and the fragrance of Sophora japonica tonight, you can play that part for me, okay." Can't you?" Xiugu heard that the man's voice was Fan Jiashu, and with a click, the two small red doors had already opened.It was too late to dodge.I saw the family tree in front, and the female student I met last time was behind, walking all the way to come out.Jiashu first called out: "Miss Shen! How did you come here?" Before Xiu Gu could speak, Jiashu said again: "Let me introduce you, this is Miss Shen." Fengxi pointed at her, and Fengxi walked forward, took Xiugu's right hand with both hands, and smiled all over her body, "Mr. Fan often said that you came here, and it's rare to see you. Please sit at home." Xiugu listened. After listening to her words, I couldn't figure it out for a moment, thinking how could she also be called Mr.It's good to go in and have a look.So he also smiled and said: "Okay, I'll go to the mansion to have a look. Mr. Fan also walk slowly, can you?" Jiashu said: "Of course I will accompany you." So the two smiled and brought her in.When Aunt Shen saw that the family tree had let her in, she stepped forward to greet her.She smiled and said, "Miss! Our place is just like Mr. Fan's house. Don't be too polite." Xiugu was startled again, what are you talking about?At first she was sitting in the outside room, but later Aunt Shen must have let her into Fengxi's room, so she avoided making tea and serving cakes and fruits in the outside room.Xiu Gu saw that the furnishings in this room were very elegant and clean. A pair of mirror frames hung high on the front wall, inside which was a magnified half-length male portrait, with a pleasant smile and an amiable attitude towards people. That was the Fan family tree.At this time, I couldn't help but jumping wildly in my heart for a while, and I guessed the matter with success.Looking at the family tree is also unscrupulous, accompanying guests in this room.Aunt Shen brought in the refreshments, and seeing Xiugu look at the photo several times, she said with a smile: "Look, this photo really looks like it. It was sent by Mr. Fan today, so I hung it up! I said it looks like His family, it’s true! We don’t have many relatives and friends, I hope you will come here often for Mr. Fan’s sake! He’s here every day.” Mrs. In the morning, it was red for a while, white for a while, and I felt very uneasy.Jiashu thought that she should not misunderstand her, so he said with a smile: "I have never told Uncle Guan that I have relatives in Beijing before. When the eldest girl goes back and tells her, Uncle Guan will probably be surprised." Jiashu looked at Aunt Xiu , Xiugu looked out the window to look at the sky, and replied casually: "What's so strange?" The answer was very subtle, and seemed to have a little tremolo.The family tree was also silent, having nothing to say.It's still Shen's mother and daughter. Ask her about her family affairs, so she won't be lonely.After sitting and chatting for another ten minutes, Xiugu took a tug at the front of her skirt, stood up and said goodbye, then said goodbye and wanted to leave.Shen's mother and daughter insist on staying, where can they stay.When she got out, she felt her whole body was limp, she couldn't stand on her feet, she just wanted to sink.Hurry up and hire a rickshaw and drive all the way home.When he got home, he fell down on the bed and his clothes, pulled the quilt to cover his body and neck, and began to cry.Seeing his daughter coming back, Shoufeng's expression was not right, he hurried into the bedroom, but never came out, he stood at the door, called out first, then stretched his head to look in, he saw Aunt Xiu lying on the bed, covered by hugs In the upper half, there are two forked trousers on the bottom, which is trembling.Shoufeng said: "Ah! Son. What's the matter with you?" After asking a few more questions, Xiugu slowly agreed with three words: "It's me... sick...." Shoufeng said: "I'm just fine, why are you sick again!" As he spoke, he walked forward, leaned over, and stretched out a hand to stroke her forehead.This time, it stretched out to the side of the eyes, but touched a handful of tears.Shoufeng said: "You have a fever on your head. Feel the sweat on my hand, take off your clothes and lie down for a while." Xiugu said: "Okay, you go outside. I will take off my clothes and sleep. Yes." Hearing what she said, Shoufeng walked out of the room.Xiugu hurriedly took off her long clothes and shoes, and covered herself with a quilt to sleep.Shoufeng stood outside the door and called several times.Xiugu only agreed with a hum, which meant that she was asleep.After hearing what she said, Shoufeng really fell asleep, so he didn't ask any more questions.But Xiu Gu had a big sleep this time, she slept until the night after the lamp was lit, and she still didn't get up, she seemed to be really sick.Unknowingly, Shoufeng came into the room again, and asked softly, "Son! How do you feel? Otherwise, find a doctor to have a look." Xiu Gu didn't speak for a while, and then said slowly: " It doesn't matter, let me have a good night's sleep, and I will be fine tomorrow." Shoufeng said: "Your illness is very strange, did you get poisoned outside? Or tired from walking too much? Where are you? Come on, do you want to become like this?" Seeing her father asking this question, Xiu Gu would show that she was bored if she said that she went to the Shen's house; Go elsewhere and things will get worse.I had to pretend to be asleep and not hear.Shoufeng called out a few times, but she didn't agree, and went to the outside room.After one night, the next morning, the old crows on the tree in the ancient temple next door were still chirping.Xiugu had already woken up and was coughing continuously on the bed.Because of her illness, Shoufeng didn't sleep well all night.As soon as he coughed, he asked, "Son! Are you feeling better?" Aunt Xiu wanted to keep quiet, but she was afraid that her father would worry about it, so she agreed, "It's all right now. There's nothing wrong with it. I'll wait for a while." It's all right. You go to sleep and don't mind my business." Shou Feng heard her voice, but it was also tough, and he couldn't be sick, so he went to sleep with peace of mind.Unexpectedly, when he woke up, all the people in the same courtyard had already woken up.Xiu Gu closed the door, but still did not come out.In the past at this time, the tea had already been prepared. Today, the coal stove was not even on the cage. It must be that Xiugu was very weak and couldn't get up. Because she didn't speak anymore, she got up and lit the stove. tea.At this moment, Xiugu woke up and heard her father making tea by herself. She felt very upset, so she had to struggle. She grabbed the long coat covering the quilt with one hand and supported her head with the other. She stretched out her two feet on the bed and was about to go Stepping on the shoes, I felt my head sinking, and the tables, chairs and utensils in front of me were spinning around like a windmill; with a snort, I fell sideways on the bed again.After a long time, I got up slowly, and heard my father take a noodle bowl, put it on the table, and shouted: "Dad! You rest, I'm up. Let me wash what you want to eat." I'll do it for you." Shoufeng said: "If you can't get up, just sleep for a day, I also like to make my own food." Xiugu hurriedly put on her clothes, then disturbed her hair in front of the mirror, and looked at the mirror. I looked at my own reflection in the mirror carefully, frowned, shook my head, sighed a long time, walked out of the room, and said with a grin: "I'm not sick, but I ran to the overpass yesterday. Look, if there are no acquaintances, I'm tired of walking." Shoufeng said: "You are so stupid, from the back door to the front door, you pass the whole city, why don't you take a car?" Xiu Gu laughed: "Say it, you It's a joke, I forgot to bring any money, and I had a few coins left on me, so I just came back and took a tram." Shou Feng said, "You won't hire a foreign car and then pay it when you get home?" Xiu Gu saw that there was no one outside the house. Then he said in a low voice: "Since you got sick, I haven't practiced anything. I wanted to walk the aisle first and move around. Unexpectedly, if I walked too fast, I would get tired." Shoufeng believed in this. , don’t ask any more.Xiugu washed her hands and face, took the noodle bowl by herself, kneaded the noodles and made a big bowl of ramen for her father to eat, but she only filled the bowl with more than half of the bowl of white noodle soup and didn't serve it. sipping.Shoufeng said: "Aren't you going to eat?" Xiu Gu smiled and said: "It's late, let's go hungry first." Shoufeng didn't pay attention either; after eating, he went out for a walk.

Xiugu was alone at home, and felt very troubled today, so she fell asleep on the bed for a while. Combed a braid.After combing my hair, I made some water to make tea. The water boiled and I made the tea. I only drank half a cup, but I didn't drink any more.So I took out the work basin and flipped through it casually, not knowing what to do.The work plate was placed on the lap, and the hands were propped up to support the lower cheeks. After a while, the environment became silent.At this moment, there was a light scent of sandalwood coming through the air.At the same time, peeling, peeling, there was another sound of wooden fish, which was also sent from the other side of the wall.This is the sound of a monk from Renshou Temple next door chanting scriptures.This is a poor old temple, and there is only a 70-year-old monk Jingjue guarding it.Shoufeng had nothing to do, and once played Go with him to relieve boredom.The monk often said that Shoufeng and his daughter always had a bit of a strong face on their faces, and when they advised them to read scriptures without doing anything, Shoufeng and his daughter laughed.Because Xiu Gu often gave him some vegetarian dishes, the monk once said to her: "Miss, you are too honest, with a deep heart and shallow wisdom, so it is easy to cause troubles. When troubles arise one day in the future, you will come Tell me the truth." Because the old monk didn't say a word, Xiugu kept his words in her heart, and when Shoufeng fell ill, Xiugu thought the old monk was useful, so she went to ask him for advice.He said it was sorrow, not worry, so please take good care of your father; that's fine for Aunt Xiu.I feel uneasy about walking and sitting today, probably this can be said to be an annoyance.This burst of sandalwood, and the sound of wooden fish, caused her to remember the monk's words, so she put down her work and went to the temple next door to find the old monk.Jing Jue was sitting sideways by the Buddha table, knocking on the wooden fish.When he saw Xiu Gu, he put down the wooden hammer and said with a smile, "Girl! Don't panic, speak slowly if you have something to say." Xiu Gu didn't feel that she was flustered, so she slowed down after hearing what he said.Jingjue let Xiugu sit on a high futon on the left, and then said with a smile: "You came to the temple suddenly today, is it because of the matter of that surname Fan?" Jue smiled and said, "I told you earlier that my heart is thick and my wisdom is shallow, and I am prone to troubles. Everything is a fate, and you can't force it. I think he has someone else in his heart." Xiugu listened to the old monk. Even though he only said a few words, he was struck by a heart disease, as if he had seen it personally, he couldn't help but feel horrified.Xiang Jingjue knelt down, with tears streaming down her face, and said in a low voice: "Master, you are a living Bodhisattva, and I am willing to become a monk." Jingjue reached out and touched her head and smiled, "Big girl! Get up, I am slow!" Let me tell you soon." Xiu Gu bowed twice, got up and sat down again.Jingjue smiled and said: "Don't think that you will be surprised if I reveal your secrets all at once; you have to know that the authorities in the world are obsessed. From the time you accompanied your father to the hospital to now, you often have a young master Fan. No one in the neighborhood knows about it. I Outside the temple, I saw that you sent that surnamed Fan off twice, so I understood." Xiugu said: "I was wrong before, and I would like to become a monk with the teacher." Jing Jue smiled and said: "The word for a monk is two words. , How can it be said so lightly. If you become a monk for a little unsatisfactory thing, you can return to the vulgar life for a little proud thing in the future. I have a copy of the "Commentary to the Diamond Sutra in Vernacular". You can take it and read it. If you understand something, please ask me again. If you carefully read this book several times, you may reduce your troubles. As for becoming a monk, don’t mention it, young people, so as not to increase your guilt. Go back, this is not girls The place where you came from." Xiugu asked the old monk to shut her down with a few words, and she couldn't say anything, so she took a copy of the "Diamond Sutra" in the monk's hand and went back.When I got home, as if I had acquired some treasure, I immediately opened the book to read, some of which I understood, and some I didn't understand.But I think this book can solve my troubles, so I don't ask if I understand it, just hold my head down and look down.On the first day, Shoufeng thought she was reading a novel, but on the second day, she accidentally covered the book to reveal the writing, but it was the Diamond Sutra.Then he laughed and said, "Who gave it to you? How do you see this?" Xiu Gu said, "I'm coming with the teacher next door, to relieve our troubles." Shoufeng said, "What? You want to resolve it." Anxiety." But Xiugu spread the book, bent her arms inward, leaned on the table, lowered her head, and muttered to herself.She never heard what her father asked her.Shoufeng thought it was women's superstition, so he didn't care about it.But from this day on, she actually understood the scriptures a little bit, and after seeing the taste of the books, she went to Jingjue again and asked for two scriptures with vernacular annotations to read again.

At noon that day, Shoufeng was not at home, so she offered a small copper Buddha that Jingjue had given her in the center of the table, and put the small copper censer in front of the Buddha, lit a stick of Buddhist incense, and spread out the lightly written "Miaofa Lotus Flower" Sutra, page by page.The people in the same yard have gone to the street to do business.The women took a nap again, and the house was extremely silent. The sparrows on the tile eaves went down to find loose food, but they croaked once or twice in the yard from time to time.Xiugu was reading the scriptures alone in the room, and she was comprehending the reading, when suddenly someone coughed in the yard, and then asked, "Is uncle at home?" Xiugu looked through the old bamboo curtain and saw that it was Fan Jiashu.He said: "my father is not at home. Mr. Fan, come in and rest for a while?" When the family tree heard about it, he opened the curtain and came in.Xiu Gu got up to greet her and said, "Mr. Fan has a date with my father? He's not waiting at home." As she spoke, she saw that Jia Shu was wearing a narrow blue serge suit with a red flower in his lapel. , the hair has also changed, combed smooth, with that fair skin, much younger.After looking at it, he immediately lowered his eyelids.Jia Shu said: "There is no date. I came to visit uncle by the back door to talk." Xiu Gu nodded and said, "Oh! I'm going to make tea." Jia Shu said: "No, no, I will do whatever I want Let's go after talking. Last time, I thanked the eldest girl for giving me a pair of pillows. The embroidered bamboo leaves and plum blossoms are very good. It must have taken a lot of work, right?" Xiugu said, "Why do you talk about small things?" Said Then, Jiashu sat down on a chair near the door.Xiugu also sat down at the same place, lowered her head and turned two pages of the scriptures.Jiashu smiled and said: "This is a woodblock book, what kind of novel?" Xiugu lowered her head and shook her head, "It's not a novel, it's the Lotus Sutra." Jiashu said: "Buddhist scriptures are profound. I haven't seen you for a few days, and the eldest girl has grown a lot." Xiugu said: "It's not surprising, it is explained in vernacular." Jiashu came over, took the book and sat down to read, Xiugu rekindled Foxiang still bowed his head and sat down, but found a pair of small scissors in the work basin beside him, and slowly cut his nails, cutting and watching, watching and cutting.Jiashu flipped through the book and said with a smile: "The Buddhist scriptures are really easy to understand. Does the eldest girl have any experience?" Xiugu said: "I dare not say it now, but it may benefit me in the future." Jiashu said with a smile: "Girls who study Buddhism, I don't see much. Ladies and old ladies, there are many." Xiu Gu smiled and said, "They all practiced for the rest of their lives, or some other life, I am not like that." Jiashu said : "There is always a reason for learning something, or being good at something. The big girl is not practicing for the rest of her life, nor is she cultivating in any life. Why?" Xiugu shook her head and said, "No reason. I don't practice anything. .Reading scriptures is reading scriptures, learning Buddhism is learning Buddhism." Jiashu put the scriptures on the table, clapped his hands together and said: "Miss, you really grow up fast, this is not easy to read in books, which eminent monk Human, have you enlightened me? I didn't know much about Buddhism at first. In the past, we invited good monks to lecture on scriptures in our school. I have heard it several times, and I know the origin of your words." Xiugu said: "Mr. Fan! You Don’t praise me, these words are often told to me by the teacher next door. He said that the word “greedy” is the most abstained word in Buddhism, and if you practice it for the rest of your life, or whichever life you practice, it is greed. So I don’t talk about what to practice.” Shudao: "Uncle also often told me that in the old temple next door, there is an old monk in his seventies who doesn't go out to do Buddhist ceremonies, and doesn't go around for alms. He is the one. Can I go and see?" Xiugu said "No! He doesn't see strangers." Jiashu said: "That's right. What Buddhist scriptures does the eldest girl have, can I borrow two to read?" Shu said with a smile: "This is all I have, and I have to hand it back to the master after reading it. Mr. Fan, who is motivated, why do you look at this?" Jiashu said: "In this way, I am a person who has no relationship with Buddha." Xiugu Unknowingly, he lowered his head again, turned over the scriptures and said, "The scriptures are nothing more than blank words. If you don't understand the scriptures thoroughly, you might as well not read them. If you understand them thoroughly, everything will be empty. How can you do anything?" So I advise Mr. Fan not to look at it." Jiashu said: "In this way, the eldest girl has seen through; she has seen everything empty. I haven't heard the eldest girl say this before. Why did she suddenly see nothing? What? Is there any reason?" Jiashu's words went beyond the topic.Xiugu was in front of him, but couldn't answer, she suspected that he came to ask on purpose, she just watched the smoke on the Buddha's incense, curling up slowly, in a daze.Seeing that she was silent, Jiashu also felt that the question was abrupt; when he was regretting, suddenly Xiugu pointed out with a smile: "Listen, that's why." To know what she asked Jiashu to listen to, go down back generation.