The Boy with The Dragon Tattoo

Chapter 108: Believers in the Holy City

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On the desolate road, two lonely figures were "walking" one after the other. It is not accurate to say that they are going, they should be said to be walking on their knees.

They walked in a very peculiar way. Every two steps they walked, they squatted on the ground and stretched their hands straight forward. After standing up, he took two steps, knelt down on both knees, prostrated on his knees, stretched his hands straight forward... and so on. On the deserted plateau, these two lonely figures form a peculiar scene.

When the car drove to the front of the car, I discovered that these two people are one young and one young. The old one is sixty or seventy years old. His face has been tanned, and the years of wind and frost sculptures on his face, leaving a knife and axe on his face. wrinkle. The young one is probably only ten years old, with big eyes, chapped lips and dusty face.

Both of them are servants of the wind and dust. The Tibetan clothes worn on their bodies have been worn out in many places, and they have lost their original color by the dust. They are tied with protective gear such as wood chips on their hands and knees.

When the car passed by the two of them, Lao Wang slowed down the car very slowly. You can see from a close distance that the two people stood upright, lowered their heads and muttered words, folded their hands together, raised their heads high, and then took a step; the hands continued to be folded. Move to the front and take another step; put your hands together and move to your chest. When you take the third step, move your hands away from your chest, parallel to the ground. Front body, palms down, knees on the ground first, and then all over, with light forehead Knocking on the ground. Stand up again and start again.

The group silently watched the old and young creeping forward. These two devout believers had no distractions, and their faces were solemn. It seems that they did not feel their presence.

As the car drove half a mile away, Lao Wang looked back at the two tiny figures, a little unbearable, "This place is hundreds of kilometers away from Lhasa. When will they have to go like this? Should we take them for a while? "

Zi Yang shook his head: "Forget it. This is called kowtow. It is the most sincere way of worshipping Buddhism. Let alone hundreds of kilometers, there are thousands of miles. It takes several months and years to reach the goal. Along the way, walking in the wind, eating and sleeping, walking at night, crawling on top of sand, rock, ice and snow, people without faith will not have such perseverance."

Ye Beili also moved her compassionate heart, "That child is still so young, I think he looks like a teenager at most, his hands are worn out... It's so pitiful."

Zi Yang said, "I heard that many believers in Tibet take the life-long wish of worshipping the Jokhang Temple once in their lives. They work hard and accumulate property. When they come to worship, they will not hesitate to dissipate all their wealth and change all the belongings in the seller. That's it. Kow the long head all the way to the end of the Buddha ceremony."

Ye Beili's mouth grew in surprise: "This, this is too exaggerated? Why did they do this?" Kowtowing the head is already surprising enough, and the family has to be dissipated, how will life go after that.

Zi Yang said, "It is said that this can make them feel peace of mind. This is something we can't get in the intriguing urban life, and it is also incomprehensible to us."

"Have you noticed their expressions? There is no pain, no joy, only peace."

"Don't think that a little bit is to help them. It is said that some mainland tourists are'poor' people who are forced to drive to take them away, but the language is not clear. As a result, many misunderstandings have arisen. In the end, these believers still want to return. Go to the place where you got on the bus, kowtow again and walk again."

Ye Beili nodded: "Well, it seems that you still have to go to the countryside to do what you like, learn more about the local customs, and respect other people's habits, otherwise you will accidentally cause trouble to them."

"So, you still have to read more to be a man, otherwise it's easy to make jokes!" Zi Yang looked at Lao Wang meaningfully.

Shocked by the piety of the old and the young, everyone's mood became a little heavier during the next trip.

At dusk, they finally arrived at the end of the trip-the holy city of Lhasa.

Lhasa, which means "Holy Land" or "Buddha Land" in Tibetan, has long been the center of Tibet's politics, economy, culture, and religion. Because the average total sunshine hours per year is as much as 3005.3 hours, there are 8 hours and 16 minutes of sun every day on average. It is almost half more than the eastern region at the same latitude, and twice more than the Sichuan Basin, so it is called "Sunlight City".

From a distance, a majestic white building stands on the mountain peak. This is the legendary Potala Palace.

Under the blue sky, the holy city was shrouded in a solemn atmosphere, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.

It was a few days' journey, but stopped and stopped for more than half a month.

When they entered the city, the four of them didn't bother to visit the Jokhang Temple, nor were they in the mood to stroll Barkhor Street-first find a restaurant to have a full meal, and do not ask for anything else, as long as there are hot dishes, rice and meat. It’s been a long time since I was sleeping and sleeping on the road.

In these days, Zi Yang has witnessed miracles happen, and Pharaoh’s soul has finally been washed, completely reborn, and he seems to be a different person, not to mention the correct behavior, and he started to correct the bad habits of Zi Yang and Xiao Hei:

"Don't lick your mouth when you eat! Chopsticks can only pick up the dishes in front of you! Look at you, you can lick the bowl when you eat!"

"How many times have I told you at home without listening. When you go out, you have to stand up and sit down. What are you doing with me grinning? Huh? How many days have you not washed your hair?"

Zi Yang gritted his teeth and stared at Pharaoh, wishing to scratch his hypocritical face.

In terms of bad habits, he is more than three times more than the sum of Zi Yang and Xiao Hei. Now you are a gentleman, and I am inferior to Xiao Hei’s pigs and dogs. I have tolerated you for a long time...

Fortunately, Xiaoli is a good girl, and every time Lao Wang blames the two, she will defend them in turn.

Lao Wang also knows how to borrow the donkey to show that Xiaoli has a good temper. If it's not for your face... Humph.

After eating, everyone traveled around the city for more than half an hour, and finally found a hotel with a reasonable price. Fortunately, it is not the peak tourist season. There are not many tourists here, and board and lodging are fairly convenient.

Lhasa's consumption level has been significantly improved with the quality and low prices that have come along. In order to save money, Lao Wang and Zi Yang opened a double room, and then asked the waiter to set up a bed in the room for Xiao Hei to sleep.

Ye Beili lives in a single room by herself. Right next door to them.

Originally, Zi Yang planned to live in a youth hostel. The big room for a dozen people only cost a few dozen yuan per person, but Lao Wang said that it was hard to come here once, and he shouldn't treat himself too badly. Besides, don't we still bring a female family member

Zi Yang said that Xiaoli can live with other female relatives, but it's not just us.

Xiaoli also said euphemistically that she didn't mind living with other strangers.

Lao Wang shook his head like a rattle: "No, you have to have a single room! Girls, this, that, um, it's inconvenient, you need privacy!"

As he kept winking at Zi Yang, the meaning was obvious. He was going to find a chance to do double cultivation with Ye Beili and wash his soul.

Zi Yang watched him put his hands together behind Ye Beili, begging silently, as if he was about to kneel down on himself, and couldn't bear to continue embarrassing him. Finally I found a nice hotel and stayed in.

After placing the luggage, Pharaoh went around in the room to look around. Zi Yang lay down and said to the electric light: "Why don't you go to sleep next door? You would lose your identity by squeezing together with me and Xiao Hei, two vulgar servants."

Lao Wang hurriedly said, "Be quiet, don't talk nonsense, the walls are thin and you can hear it, the buddies on the way are too shameful!"

"You also know that I gave face? What did you say just now? I eat like a pig, right?"

Lao Wang touched the back of his head embarrassedly, and smiled shyly: "Let’s not belittle my brother and raise myself. Don’t worry, brother, if this happens, you will be very kind, and Wang Jianchun will keep it in my heart. I will be a cow in my next life. The horse repays you. Please continue to save face, don't spoil my lifelong affairs. I bow to you, you are my brother, no, you are my grandfather!"

"You don't have to wait for the next life. Go and get a foot wash for the brothers. Remember to get hot."

Old 31 novel app download address Wang was a man who was able to carry it clearly. Without a word, he leaped out with his legs and legs briskly. After a while, there was a knock on the door next door. The old Wang squeezed his throat and asked, "Xiao Li, let me go. Fetch hot water, do you want to bring you two pots too?"

Xiaoli said a few words, but Zi Yang didn't hear it clearly.

Lao Wang said at the door: "Huh? Ao, okay, let's go together."

With the sound of the door closing, there was no sound in the next room, Zi Yang shook his head disappointedly, and removed the ears on the wall.

I also sighed in my heart. Old Wang had never been so considerate to his father. It seemed that he was serious about this relationship, and he was indeed in love.

Seeing that the little girl Ye Beili is quite nice, kind-hearted, and she doesn't seem to say that she also has a good impression of the "passionate and considerate" older brother Wang, but sincerely hopes that the two of them can walk together.

Although it is inevitable that toads eat swan meat, who should eat it? It's better to eat for yourself than for others, and Lao Wang is not bad.

Thinking of making so many "sacrifices" for his brother to pick up girls, Zi Yang felt a little distressed in his heart.

The price of Ye Beili's single room was enough for several days. Money is a bastard, you can make it if you don't have it.

My butt bumped up in the middle of the night. On this road, I was either sleeping in the car or sleeping in the tent. I didn’t sleep well because of the wind and rain. Sitting in this soft body at the moment, I really feel like being at home. There actually fell asleep groggyly.

I don't know how long it took, but it was getting dark when I woke up, and there were two pots full of water on the ground, and two kettles next to it. Xiao Hei stuffed instant noodles in his mouth, and read the travel guide on the table pretentiously.

Zi Yang washed his face, washed his head, took a shower, stuffed a large bag of dirty clothes of the three people and handed it to the hotel reception desk to wash. At this time, he felt hungry again. Lao Wang and Ye Beili haven't come back yet, so they probably went shopping.

Now I decided to take Xiao Hei out for a ride, and by the way, I would like to try some local specialties.

Although the hotel where you stay is average, the surroundings are quite popular. There are many snack shops on the street, sweet tea, Tibetan noodles, tsampa, jelly, butter tea, fried potatoes, barley cakes, all kinds of snacks. There are also well-known brand chain stores in the country, such as KFC, Shaxian, and Ji Gong Bao.

Zi Yang and Xiao Hei ordered two bowls of very famous Tibetan noodles-it was really cheap, but it was really not tasty.

Other snacks can't be flattered. It seems that this so-called characteristic is the strange taste that local talents are used to. You can try it, but it is not delicious-or KFC is more in line with their own tastes.

After eating KFC, they bought a pack of beef jerky, and the two of them chewed while walking, watching the pedestrians coming and going around, Zi Yang and Xiao Hei wandered aimlessly in the street.

At this time, the night is getting late and the lights are beginning to come on. The small shops on the roadside were all lit up, brightening the lights of a small street.

Alas, it would be fine if the dumb boy around him was replaced by a woman, and Zi Yang felt a little lost in his heart.

Flowers and trees in Dongfeng night,

It blows down even more, and the stars are like rain.

BMW engraved cars on the road.

The phoenix flute sounded, the jade pot turned lightly,

One night fish and dragon dance.

Golden strands of moth snow willow,

With a smile, scented to go.

People look for him thousands of Baidu,

Suddenly looking back, the man was there,

The lights are dim.

Silently chanting the famous poem by Xin Qiji, Zi Yang was lonely and cold in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh up to the sky: Pharaoh has found his love, heaven, where are you my girlfriend

Although night fell, there were more pedestrians on the road. When passing by with someone, Zi Yang suddenly felt a sense of deja vu in his heart. He turned his head suddenly, but saw people surging in the distance, and strange faces everywhere.

Zi Yang was stunned there, an uneasy feeling filled his heart.