Old Man Jiang turned his head, as if he didn't want to face the eyes of the two old men, and said: "It is difficult to replenish things like essence and blood. In the future, if we take good care of it, there may be hope."
The two old men thanked us obediently, and insisted on giving us money to thank us, but Old Man Jiang refused. He sighed and hesitated, but I didn't know what he was thinking.
"Sanwa'er, you go back to the mountain first. Huijue and I have something to deal with. We will probably go back to the mountain in the evening." After walking out of Guo Er's yard, Old Man Jiang told me to arrive.
"Master, I can't go?" I actually had a vague feeling that what Old Man Jiang was going to do next might be interesting, and I wanted to go.
"No, not today, let's talk after today." Old Man Jiang's words were a bit baffling.
At this time, Surou looked at Old Man Jiang with some flattery and said, "Master Jiang, can I stay on the mountain tonight?"
"Why?" Old Man Jiang looked at Surou with no intention of searching, but with a sense of understanding. This sentence "why" seemed to be waiting for some answer.
"Well..." Su Rou scratched the back of his head, and then said with some embarrassment: "Master Jiang, I know you are not ordinary people. I also saw what happened today. I don't understand what's going on. I can't sleep right now, I...I've seen some of it since I was a kid."
"You want to wait until we come back in the evening and ask us what's going on with the Hungry Ghost Bug?" Old Man Jiang narrowed his eyes like an old fox.
Su Rou showed his signature "silly smile" again, but didn't answer.
Old Man Jiang and Hui Jue looked at each other and said inexplicably: "That's fine, anyway, you and San Wa'er have a long relationship, so go ahead."
Su Rou cheered, "It doesn't matter whether fate is long or short, just urge me to hurry up, but I am a little confused in my heart. I will leave here in half a year at most. I don't know where I will be or what I will do in the future." , how can we talk about fate with Surou? Could it be that in the future, Su Rou and I are more destined, and my family will spend less time together and stay apart more
But Old Man Jiang likes to play mysterious, and he won't say anything more to me. After saying this, he and Huijue drifted away, not knowing where to go next.
It was night, and a cold waning moon hung in the night sky. Its faint moonlight reflected on the snow, which was quiet and poignant.
The bamboo forest is blown by the cold wind on winter nights, emitting a unique rustling sound. Together with the sound of the gurgling stream, it is like a unique elegy for the mountain forest.
This kind of night is suitable for lovers to walk in the forest and whisper. Unfortunately, there are only four grown men in this bamboo forest.
We were sitting around a pot of winter bamboo shoots and mushroom soup that was simmering loudly. Except for the crispy pork, everyone had a heavy look on their face.
Old Man Jiang and Old Monk Huijue looked heavy as soon as they came back to the mountain. They haven't even spoken to each other since they came back. I was infected by this atmosphere and became heavy. I knew that things were not simple.
As for the crispy pork, he was also surprised at first, but he liked the fresh food unique to the mountain. As soon as he smelled the delicious winter bamboo shoots and mushroom soup, he couldn't help it, and he looked full of greed. look.
The soup had been cooked for a long time, and the aroma was overflowing. The crispy pork was poured into a large bowl. He took 2 more vegetarian dishes, added a large bowl of rice, and sent it to the old monk Huijue: "Master Hui, you can eat it." .”
Before Huijue moved his chopsticks, Surou looked at Old Man Jiang and said, "Master Jiang, can we add this fish meat?"
The fish were kept in a small puddle dug by Old Man Jiang and me. When we had free time on weekdays, we would catch fish in the puddle and throw them into the small puddle. Anyway, it was a way to preserve meat.
The fresh fish from the mountains is full of umami flavor, but not much fishy. At this time, it is sliced into thin, almost transparent slices, which is full of temptation. No wonder the crispy meat is so eager.
On weekdays, Old Man Jiang would rarely say something sarcastic about the gluttonous meat, but today, Old Man Jiang only said: "Let it go."
I understood his mood and sighed accordingly. As for the crispy pork, I threw a piece of old ginger in. When the ginger smell was cooked, I put the fish fillets in one by one, and then put them in. It had already been prepared for dipping the fish. The dipping sauce made from pickled peppers was given to the three of us in a small dish each.
The fresh soup became more delicious after adding fish meat, but our expressions were still heavy. We couldn't stand the crispy meat anymore, so we said: "Master Jiang, Master Hui, Sanwa'er, it's not that I'm too talkative. There are delicious things in front of you." , don’t waste it. It’s the same if you worry about it after eating. Anyway, this annoying thing won’t get better just because you bother it for a while, right?”
Hui Jue was drinking soup. After hearing this, he raised his head and glanced at Su Rou in surprise. Old Man Jiang couldn't help but said: "I didn't expect you to have such knowledge and open-mindedness at such a young age." Baby, it's good. I'll try to persuade my third baby more in the future. This baby is very angry and his heart is actually very sensitive."
After saying this, he was no longer bored. He picked up his chopsticks and said, "Eat, let's finish the meal happily and then think about those troublesome things."
The atmosphere finally got better. We ate the meal happily. After finishing the meal and cleaning up, Old Man Jiang asked me to light a small charcoal stove and put a pot of water on it. The four of us gathered around the charcoal stove. , next, I know that Old Man Jiang will have a lot to say.
But it was me who broke the silence first.
"Master, you said my tiger claws were washed with potion. What kind of potion was it?" I asked this question in the afternoon. Unfortunately, Old Man Jiang was angry with me at the time and had no time to answer me.
"Use mugwort leaves and cinnabar to boil the potion to purify the evil spirits on it." Old Man Jiang said calmly.
"Master, tell me what happened to the hungry ghost insect. I clearly saw it had a grimace, but I never expected that a bug would come out at the end." I asked the question I had always wanted to ask. To be honest, this problem has been bothering me all afternoon.
"Let old man Huijue talk to you about this question first. In their Buddhist theory, there is a theory of the hungry ghost path. I will give you some basic knowledge first." Old man Jiang said while taking the Four teacups arrived, and while they were talking, the mountain spring water was almost boiling.
As soon as the hot mountain spring water was brewed, green tea leaves floated up. I don't know what kind of good tea my master had hidden. As soon as the water was brewed, the dense aroma filled the whole room.
Huijue picked up the teacup, took a deep breath, sipped the tea, and then started talking about the Way of Hungry Ghosts in a standard Beijing accent.
"All living beings are divided into six realms, and the hungry ghost realm is one of them. In the world of hungry ghosts, their lives are miserable. Can you imagine what it feels like to be hungry for hundreds of years but not able to eat? But they feel this feeling all the time. Hungry ghosts There are many types, so I won’t go into detail with you here, but the most special thing about hungry ghosts is that they are different from other ghosts because hungry ghosts have physical bodies.”
"What do you mean by body?" Su Rou took a sip of tea and grinned because he was burned. No wonder he was not a tea drinker. If he drank it this way, who would be burned if he wasn't burned
"Ghosts are ethereal things that float between heaven and earth in the form of spiritual bodies. Having a physical body means that they have a physical body! This is very related to the special moral character of hungry ghosts. Human souls will fall into hungry ghosts. Tao, but the hungry ghost realm itself also reproduces. There is a ghost mother among hungry ghosts, and a child often has hundreds of ghosts. Some ghosts are born as hungry ghosts, and some ghosts are human souls that fall into the hungry ghost realm. Attached to the gods, they become hungry ghosts. Hungry ghosts are miserable, but powerful people can be born among them. However, in such a cruel environment, there are too few people who can become powerful people. The hungry ghosts in this rural field The purpose of the person who built the tomb is suspicious." Huijue stopped talking at this point.
I was filled with doubts as I listened. Before I had time to ask, Su Rou was already in front of me: "Having a physical body is like the body of a big bug? Isn't this disgusting? Could it be that the ghost mother is still a big bug?" Big bug."
Old Man Jiang smiled and said: "The image of a hungry ghost has been incarnated into millions. What's so special about appearing in the form of a bug? Do you know Miao Jiang's Gu art? Well, you definitely don't know. Women who love beauty will use special... Ways to control hungry ghosts to maintain a graceful figure. Unfortunately, people mistakenly think it is a roundworm or something, which is ridiculous. And no matter what form it appears in, it will always turn into a devil, which is what you see on the door of the hungry ghost's tomb. The image of the relief."
Huijue added: "The realm of hungry ghosts originally existed in their own world of hungry ghosts. This is the world of humans and is subject to special restrictions. They cannot be born in the form of ghosts. But the human world is like heaven to them. Fortunately, they can Hungry ghosts who appear in the human world are unwilling to go back, but..."
"Okay, Huijue, let's not talk about this anymore." Old Man Jiang coughed, as if to remind Huijue.
As expected, Huijue remained silent.
Surou and I are both junior high school students, and we know the basic knowledge of geography. Speaking of it, the earth is a sphere, with how many continents and oceans are on it. Where is this world of hungry ghosts? Which continent? Which ocean? Nonsense.
I wanted to ask, Su Rou also wanted to ask, but when we asked, we got silence.
I knew what Old Man Jiang didn't want to say, and he wouldn't say it even to death. I had to ask: "Master, what are you bothering about? Hasn't Guo Er's matter been resolved? By the way, what is essence and blood?" ?”
"Essence and blood? Essence and blood are the mother of blood. It is the key to maintaining a steady stream of human blood. There are people with abundant blood in the world, and there are also patients with anemia. This is the difference between having more and less essence and blood. It is too difficult to replenish the essence and blood. , in addition to precious medicines, you also need to practice and practice every day. How can it be so easy for ordinary people to make up for it? As for what bothers me? Has Guo Er's matter been resolved?" Old Man Jiang frowned.
Monk Huijue simply said: "Guo Er dug a hole in the hungry ghost's tomb!"