However, Fang Zheng is not in a hurry. As long as everyone works together, he believes that the environment here will definitely get better and better.
Another day passed in a wandering way.
The next day, at dawn, Fang Zheng looked at the time. It was just five o'clock. Thinking of yesterday's agreement, he got up and cleaned the temple. He opened the door of the temple without eating.
Sure enough, the father and daughter were already waiting at the door.
Fang Zheng clasped his hands together and said, "The donor came early."
"I..." Just as the little girl was about to speak, the man patted the little girl on the head, and the little girl stopped talking.
The man said: "I'm disturbing the mage."
Fang Zheng smiled slightly and got out of the way. The man took the little girl in, still burning incense and praying silently. Although the popularity of Yizhi Temple is gradually getting stronger now, this is the first time for such a weird father and daughter. Fang Zheng really couldn't figure out why the father and daughter came to offer incense so early. Moreover, looking at the appearance of the two of them, they looked dusty. The man looked particularly tired and his eyes were red, as if he hadn't slept for a long time and was just relying on perseverance to hold on.
However, Fang Zheng still didn't do anything. He watched the two people kneel down and then gradually go away.
Fang Zheng looked at the backs of the two people and searched his memory. He couldn't think of where he had seen the father and daughter. So the father and daughter should not be locals, at least not from the nearby village. Otherwise, Fang Zheng will have some impression.
As the Dragon Boat Festival holiday has passed, there are fewer pilgrims coming to Yizhi Temple to offer incense. Even the farmhouse in Yizhi Village at the foot of the mountain was a lot more relaxed. The villagers had nothing to do, so they gathered together again to talk about their family's shortcomings, each family's income, and who had the most regular customers. Or share cooking experiences or something...
The whole world seems to be peaceful, except that the sun is getting bigger and brighter, and the heat makes people feel less calm. The lone wolf went to the crystal rice field almost every day for the past two days to lie down, soak in the water, stick out his tongue, and enjoy the coolness.
The squirrel made a basin by himself, got a basin of water, and lay in it, eating pine nuts and bamboo shoots. The little guy lived happily all day long, as if he would never have any worries.
Compared to the rest of them, the monkey seemed very quiet. He got up right after Fangzheng got up. He was unshakeable and would sweep the yard when the time came. This seemed to have become his habit. When Fang was meditating on the sutra, he would sit by the side and listen, looking thoughtful every day.
In Honghai'er's words, "Senior Brother Jingzhen, if you shave off your hair, you can become a real monk."
Red Boy is still the same as before. It rains at night, eats and sleeps during the day, eats after sleeping, and almost turns into a little piggy kid.
Fangzheng's little life was also leisurely, reading Buddhist scriptures, carrying water, and giving lectures to Jingmi. The time passed quickly.
On the third day, Fang Zheng got up earlier. He got up at four o'clock, cleaned the Buddhist hall, had breakfast, and opened the temple door at half past five. What surprised Fang Zheng was that when he opened the door so early, the father and daughter actually opened the door. Arrived too! He stood at the door and seemed to have been waiting for a while.
Fang Zheng said: "Two donors, why do you come so early every day?"
The man lowered his head, looked at the little girl, and said nothing. Apparently, he is a father who is not very good with words.
The little girl met Fang Zheng twice and was no longer as afraid of strangers as the first day, but she still didn't dare to speak.
When Fang Zheng saw that the man was silent, he nodded slightly and stepped aside.
The man took the girl into the temple and offered incense again...
But at this time, Fang Zheng walked into the Buddhist hall, sat behind the wooden fish, knocked gently, and recited scriptures. As the scriptures were sung and the wooden fish was knocked, the whole temple fell into a kind of emptiness. state. It was as if the whole world was quiet... But this scripture was weird. It didn't make the man forget the troubles in his heart, but instead made them stronger and clearer! All the worries are being peeled off in front of you, and you can't escape!
This is Fang Zheng’s recent insight from the sutra reciting, which is also from the Diamond Sutra that was awarded by the system. The fundamental purpose of the sutra is to understand the mind and nature. Reciting the sutra by oneself can understand one’s own mind, but that is only Hinayana. Mahayana is about helping others understand their minds.
The troubles many people have are not really troubles. More troubles are that they have blinded their original minds and do not know what they want. They are confused and troubled. For example, many students have graduated and are standing at a crossroads. They have no idea what kind of future they want. Most of them are confused and want to follow the trend first, find a stable job, and then think about it later. But they don’t understand that when you walk out of campus, you are high-spirited and have endless ambitions in your heart. If you choose a goal at this time and keep working hard for it, your success rate will be extremely high. But once you enter the big dye vat of society and are blinded by various things, it will be difficult to find your true heart and let go of everything to fight.
Fang Zheng didn't know why the father and daughter were so persistent, getting up so early to worship Buddha, and coming for three days in a row. He was also a little curious, so he recited this sutra to find out what happened and see if he could help. them.
As the man began to reveal his true feelings, Fang Zheng took a deep breath and had a dream!
The next moment, Fang Zheng appeared in a rural mud house. The house was a bit dilapidated, but it could still protect it from wind and rain. A woman was sitting in the yard in a daze, holding a piece of paper in her hand and crying.
At this time, the door opened, and the man walked out, saying in a low and hoarse voice: "I'm going to work, don't worry, there will be a solution."
"What else can I do? The medical expenses are so high, I have borrowed all the money I can, but I am still short of more than 200,000... Wuwuwu..." After the woman finished speaking, she hugged her head and started crying.
The man patted the woman on the back and said, "Don't worry, there will be a solution."
After saying that, the man left.
"What can you do? The child is already like this, and he has borrowed everything he can. Do you expect your salary?" the woman shouted.
The man replied in a hoarse voice: "There is a way, believe me."
After saying that, the man's waist straightened up and he strode out quickly.
The scene turned, and in a dark mine, a man was digging hard, sweating profusely, as if he had just been fished out of the water.
At this moment, someone shouted: "Brother Cao, it's time, go up and have a rest."
"Ah? Oh... I'll do it for a while, you go up first." Cao Can said.
"Okay, pay attention. Come up early. Dinner will be served soon." The man shouted, and then there was no movement.
In the quiet mine, the man continued to dig with his head covered. This is a small private coal mine. The owner of the coal mine only gives the workers a basic salary of 1,000 yuan, and then gives bonuses according to the more work they do. The bonuses are very generous. After working for a month, The minimum you can get is more than 3,000 or even more than 4,000. Cao Can calculated that if he used his time for eating and resting to mine every day, he could earn more than ten yuan a day, which would be hundreds or even thousands more a month! Therefore, after he settled the account, he no longer planned to go up to eat.
(End of chapter)