Because he went to bed early, Xiao Zheng couldn't sleep at seven o'clock in the morning. He rubbed his lower back which was a little sore from sleep, got up and said to Lin Huayin who was lying on the bed reading a book: "Has my mother-in-law prepared breakfast?"
"I came here at six o'clock." Lin Huayin turned a page and said calmly. "I saw you were still sleeping, so I went out."
"I was having a sweet dream at that time." Xiao Zheng lay on his bed, lit a cigarette, and puffed out smoke. "Fortunately, my mother-in-law knows the current situation, otherwise the good relationship between me and her would have cracked."
Lin Huayin put down the book, got out of the warm bed and said, "Get up."
After that, he sat in front of a simple dressing table to comb his hair, and then washed himself with hot water in the wooden basin. Unlike Lin Xiaozhu who puts on beautiful makeup every time he goes out, Lin Huayin rarely spends too much time on dressing up. Her standard for grooming is to give others the most basic courtesy, not to increase her own charm. Of course, when she looks like this, the so-called careful dressing doesn't really mean much.
After Xiao Zheng finished smoking, he also got up with Lin Huayin, brushed his teeth and washed his face, then smoothed his hair that was a little messy after sleeping, and then said with a smile: "Let's go have breakfast."
Lin Huayin nodded and accompanied Xiao Zheng out.
After leaving the wing, Xiao Zheng looked through the door and saw the two daughters Ye Yuhua doing morning lessons in the Sutra Hall. Wearing thin green clothes and surrounded by cigarette smoke, they look like two enlightened men, which makes people admire them.
After entering the sutra hall, Xiao Zheng and the others did not want to disturb him. They simply sat cross-legged on the futon and silently accompanied Ye Yuhua in chanting sutras. Lin Huayin closed his eyes and adjusted his breath while reciting an unknown scripture. Xiao Zhengze came up with a passage from the famous "Diamond Sutra". Quite a sense of joy.
Because Xiao Zheng didn't know much and could only remember a few sentences, so after reciting the limited "Diamond Sutra", he read the "Heart Sutra" again out of boredom.
The Heart Sutra is a classic that expounds the thoughts of emptiness and prajna in Mahayana Buddhism. It is the most translated of all Buddhist scriptures, the most translated into various languages, and the most commonly recited classic. There are only 260 words in the whole sutra, but the words are concise and meaningful, profound and profound, and the outline is clear: "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, after walking in the deep Prajna Paramita for a long time, he saw that the five aggregates are empty, and he survived all the hardships. The relics are not empty in color, and empty is not empty. Different colors, color is emptiness, emptiness is color, and the same is true for feeling, thinking, and awareness. Relics, all dharmas are empty and have no birth or death, no dirt, no purity, neither increase nor decrease. Therefore, there is no color in the sky, and there is no feeling, thought, or action. Consciousness, no eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind, no color, sound, fragrance, touch or law, no vision, or even the unconscious world. There is no ignorance, and there is no end of ignorance, and there is no old age and death, and there is no end of old age and death. There is no suffering that destroys the path, and there is no wisdom. No gain, because there is nothing to gain. Bodhisattva, according to Prajna Paramita, the heart has no worries, no worries, no fear, stay away from upside-down dreams, ultimate Nirvana..."
Xiao Zheng finished reciting the "Heart Sutra" in a pretentious manner. Seeing that Ye Yuhua finally made some moves, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Mother-in-law, have you finished your morning lessons?"
Ye Yuhua stood up and smiled: "Yes. It's done."
In fact, Ye Yuhua has to do five hours of homework every morning and abide by the rule of not eating after lunch. After lunch, he will not eat again. In addition to doing some physical work in the afternoon, I also need to review the methods practiced today at night. Then fall asleep. How could he just recite sutras for a while in the sutra hall and be done with it, as Xiao Zheng thought. But now that Xiao Zheng has spoken, the mother-in-law cannot be too harsh. He smiled and asked, "Are you hungry? I'll get you breakfast."
"I'll go with you." Xiao Zheng followed Ye Yuhua to the kitchen and winked at Lin Huayin, asking her to wait in the dining room. Then he turned back to ask Ye Yuhua. "Mother-in-law, what do you want for breakfast?"
"There's everything. Except meat." Ye Yuhua said with a smile.
Xiao Zheng smiled awkwardly and said, "Doesn't that mean that even the steamed buns are only vegetarian?"
"Yeah." Ye Yuhua smiled and nodded.
Xiao Zheng is sensible and good at regulating interpersonal relationships. He would say nice things in line with his elders, and even if he flattered him occasionally, it wouldn't make people feel hypocritical. Because most of the time, he showed his desire and pursuit. For example, he wanted to eat meat buns and had no patience to stay in the sutra hall to chant sutras and meditate. He was willing to chat with Ye Yuhua.
Breakfast includes fried dough sticks, clear porridge, fried noodles with vegetarian buns, and a plate of steamed dumplings. There were also a few pickles that Xiao Zheng had never eaten before and couldn't name. It's bright green in color and crispy in texture, making it a great dish to go with rice.
The four of them gathered around the dining table and chatted while eating. Ye Yuhua asked some questions about living habits. Xiao Zheng also answered openly: "I'm used to living here. And I sleep very soundly. There's no pressure to get up early to go to work, and I don't have to think about tomorrow's work before going to bed. To be honest, I didn't even dream after sleeping this night. I haven’t done anything yet. Now I’m so energetic, even if a tiger comes to the mountain gate, I can kill it with one punch!”
Ye Yuhua smiled gently and said: "Monks don't kill, just drive them away."
Xiao Zheng was so complacent that he forgot that bragging like this in front of monks was meaningless and would arouse disgust. He couldn't help but scratch his head, took a sip of millet porridge and said, "Mother-in-law, Huayin and I are going to deliver some specialty snacks to Uncle Bai later. Do you want to go with us? By the way, can you introduce us to the scenery along the way?"
Ye Yuhua chuckled and nodded: "Okay."
There is no burden at all to see Bai Wuxia. It can be seen that his mind is free and unrestrained.
Li Jing put away the dishes, and Ye Yuhua went back to the main room to change clothes. Of course, as a monk, Ye Yuhua would not change clothes specially because he wanted to meet outsiders. But according to the rules, monks should not wear the same set of clothes while chanting sutras in the sutra hall and walking down the mountain.
Xiao Zheng and Lin Huayin returned to the wing to prepare gifts, and couldn't help but curiously asked: "You won't blame me if I do this, right?"
"No wonder." Lin Huayin shook his head lightly and concentrated on choosing gifts.
"Let me make it clear first that I am not doing this to retaliate against your father. We are just neighbors, and our family here eats and drinks well. When it is Uncle Bai's turn, he is alone. I guess even the New Year's Eve dinner is just a bowl of white rice. A plate of green vegetables. It feels weird to think about it." Xiao Zheng picked out a few commemorative gifts and some Mingzhu specialty snacks. Only then did Lin Huayin and Lin go out.
Fengming Mountain is not high and cannot compare with famous mountains, but its mountain is so steep that trying to go straight up and down is like talking in one's dreams. Looking down from the top of the mountain, where Bai Wuxia lives, it seems to be just a stone's throw away, but in fact, it takes nearly an hour of detouring around the mountain road to reach it.
When the three of them arrived at Longyin Pavilion, Bai Wuxia was sitting at the small wooden table under the shed drinking tea. The difference from yesterday was that the three chairs became four. Apparently, they expected that the three of them would come to visit. However, when he raised his head slightly and saw Ye Yuhua beside Xiao Zheng, the peaceful and kind expression on his face still changed slightly involuntarily. His overflowing smile seemed to melt even the snow-covered iceberg.