The younger brother is a biting leprechaun

There is a saying in Buddhism that all living beings are suffering.

The so-called birthday is just the beginning of a lifetime of suffering.Hui An grew up in Yulin Temple since he was a child. Although he knew his birthday, he never regarded it as a special day since he was a child.Chanting scriptures, worshiping Buddha, cleaning the courtyard every day, and occasionally following the master down the mountain for alms and practicing medicine.Hui An has always been like this, and he is at ease.

"Your monastery is so strange, birthday is such an important day, how can you not value it so much." Chunru said when she knew Hui An's birthday.At that time, Hui An was just a young novice who followed her master, and the female crown who was about the same age as this was just met in the same village to save the epidemic.

Hui An explained with a good temper: "The female benefactor doesn't know something. Every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, it is the Christmas Day of the Great Sage Buddha. People in Buddhism regard this day as their own birthday. Every year on this day, in our temple, there will be How can you say that you don't value it when holding a ritual ceremony?"

Hearing what Hui An said, although Chunru nodded knowingly, there was a little thoughtful cunning in her brows.Although the two are about the same age, Chun Ru is much more lively and detached than Hui An.Chun Ru asks about Hui An's birthday and then leaves. Hui An thinks that this matter has come to an end.Unexpectedly, he would wake up on the day of his birthday, so he was taken by Chunru to the farmhouse where the female crowns of Ziyun Temple stayed overnight.

"Pure as a benefactor! No way! Here, where you women live together, how can a poor monk enter alone? It's not appropriate!" Hui An firmly grasped the gatepost of the farmyard, but was dragged inside by Chunru. .

Although Hui An is proficient in martial arts, he is worried about hurting Chunru. Chunru has also practiced swordsmanship in a Taoist temple, so the outcome is even more difficult to distinguish.The two were in a stalemate at the door, but Chunru's senior sisters had a hard time watching a joke.In the end, it was Chunru's elder sister who came out and said: "Little master, although we live here for women, it is not a place where demons and demons live. Why do you put on such an appearance? Our sisters won't eat you." .”

Hui An hesitated a bit, and heard another female crown laughing: "Little master, you can come in, otherwise the preparation of the little junior sister will be in vain."

"Senior Sister!" Chunru stomped her feet in embarrassment, which made all the female crowns laugh again. Seeing Chunru's charming appearance, Hui An somehow let go of her grip on the courtyard gate.Thinking about it later, the inexplicable mind at that moment was because of the doom of this life.

A bowl of hot longevity noodles.

When Chunru handed the chopsticks to him, there was still a little embarrassment on her face.She laughed and said, "When I celebrated my birthday since I was a child, my master and sisters would always prepare a bowl of longevity noodles for me. Master said that if you eat longevity noodles, you will be able to say well and live a long life."

Hui An took over the chopsticks in a somewhat ignorant manner. The longevity noodles were warmed in the stove, and they were still hot when they were served. .

Chunru was still rambling: "You wake up every morning to do morning class, and I was afraid that it would be too late, so I asked my senior sister to wake me up in the middle of the night, so I managed to catch up. If the first bite this morning is not This longevity noodles will be unlucky for the next year." As she spoke, Chunru realized that although Hui An in front of her had picked up the chopsticks, she did not touch the bowl of noodles, and asked in a rather puzzled tone, "Why don't you eat it? I know you are vegetarians and you didn't put onions or garlic."

Only then did Hui An come back to his senses, and Tong Chunru thanked him softly.Chunru's beautiful eyes turned into a crescent moon with a smile: "I sprained my foot on the mountain that day, and if it wasn't for my little master, I might have been snatched away by a wild beast. If I want to thank you, I should thank you."

Hui An was noncommittal, but continued in a low voice: "Thank you."

It was the best bowl of plain noodles that Hui An had ever tasted. The noodles were firm and the soup was translucent.The slender, white noodles are scattered in the soup, like three thousand threads of trouble in the world.

The white hair is three thousand feet long, and the sorrow is like a long one.

The current epidemic situation in the village is not serious, and with the joint efforts of the monks of Yulin Temple and the Ziyun Guan women's crown, the situation was quickly brought under control.Yulin Temple is quite far away from here, and Hui An and his party have stayed here for too long because of the epidemic.Now that the epidemic has stabilized, and there are Taoist priests from Ziyun Temple to take care of them, and the news of the abbot's death came from the temple, they also set off for Ling'an.

Before leaving, Chunru got the news and came to the village to see him off.Hui An felt unexplainable sadness in his heart, facing Chunru's beautiful side face, he couldn't express his feelings.With a sour heart, he naturally didn't notice Chunru's hesitant to speak, and Master's worried and gloomy eyes.

Sending someone off thousands of miles, you have to say goodbye.When Chunru finally made up her mind, she just said something to Hui An: "If one day I go to Ling'an, I will definitely come to you!"

The words became a prophecy, but Hui An often thought in his heart many years later, it would be great if Chun Ru was not so trustworthy.That way, even if he couldn't see her, he could lie to himself that the girl who used to have a bright smile would die for it. As she said, a bowl of longevity noodles every year would lead to a smooth life and a long life.

After returning to the monastery, Hui An was put in confinement by the master without any precautions.Hui An was also imprisoned for reciting scriptures and being lazy when he was young, but that was many years ago.He was imprisoned in the forbidden room for three days, and he couldn't understand why the master imprisoned him here.Until the brother who delivered the food couldn't stand it anymore, he secretly taught Hui An to repent with the master.

"The disciple almost violated the precepts, but his mind is pure, he is dedicated to the Buddha, and he sincerely repents. He also hopes that the master will forgive him and give the disciple a chance." Hui An confessed his mistake with the master according to his brother's instructions, but he still didn't understand when he violated the precepts. .When the master heard what he said, he just let out a long sigh, and told Hui An not to meet Chunru in the future.

It was only then that Hui An realized later, and truly understood what Master was worried about.

In the days that followed, it was still the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng, but Hui An couldn't concentrate when chanting sutras.

Form: that is: yes: empty, empty is form.

Then why are there still people who are obsessed with all the colors in the world, everything is false, why do people's hearts still have waves?Hui An was puzzled, but he always saw a misty blue and white back in his dreams at midnight.

Until Chunru stood in front of him in a begonia red dress, and asked him expectantly: "If the little master hadn't grown up in a temple since he was a child, but was just an ordinary child, would he marry a... a woman like me? "

Hui An was shocked.

willing?willing?He had never thought about this question, but he felt that the answer was rolling on his lips.

Amitabha, form is not different from emptiness, and emptiness is not different from form.

"Things in the world have their own destiny. The poor monk grew up in front of the Buddha, and he learned the Buddhist teachings to polish his body and mind every day. He never thought about it." With a sigh in his heart, he reluctantly passed Pure Ru's expectant eyes.

Avoiding answering is the only thing he can say.Lying is anger, speaking is obscenity.Can't say, can't say.

The only regret is that he couldn't save the woman whose heart was throbbing once. When Wei Chunru recited the Buddhist scriptures, the silk threads entangled in his heart deeply tightened his flesh and blood, and his limbs and bones were full of dense pain.The five viscera and six internal organs seemed to be torn apart.

The beads are broken.The beads that fell on the ground were like his heart.He regrets it.Why don't you tell her what you really want?Regardless of breaking the precept, it is better than asking Chunru to leave with regrets.

Hui An didn't know how he got back to the monastery.It was just the first thing after returning to Yulin Temple. He locked himself in the forbidden room. Others didn't understand, but the senior brother seemed to have insight into something. He just let out a long sigh and took over the task of prevaricating others for him. .After Hui An found out, he smiled and thanked his brother.

But the senior brother said to him with a very complicated expression: "Junior brother, your smile is not real. Since you have doubts in your heart, I will talk to senior brother and explain it for you."

Hui An was silent for a long while and said, "Senior Brother, I broke the precept."

The brother seemed to have suddenly remembered something, and he didn't ask him why, but said to Hui An: "At the beginning we met the Taoist priests of Ziyun Temple in the village. You had a good time with that Taoist Priest Chunru. .”

Hui An was taken aback.

The brother continued: "At that time, the master was quite worried, and he even sent me to talk to the senior disciple of Ziyun Temple. The female Taoist priest only said that you were childhood sweethearts, just playmates, so don't worry about it. I I don't understand why Master is so worried, and I was persuaded by that female benefactor, and now I understand that Master sees things very clearly, but sees everything thoroughly." At that time, he also slandered Master for worrying too much, and his younger brother just betrayed a woman , I have already put it down in my heart, but Master can't let it go.

Now it seems that they are too underestimated.

Hui An remained silent, and after a long time said: "There is nothing, where is the dust?"

It's a pity that his heart is like a mirror, and he ridiculed that the Buddhist gatha in his mouth was just a lie.

After chanting the scriptures thousands of times, the pure voice and smile are still displayed in front of my eyes from time to time, and the indistinct indistinctness before has become an unforgettable bit by bit.From then on, there was probably no one who could miss his birthday like she did.

If he hadn't been born before the Buddha, would he have been an ordinary farmer, maybe one day he would meet Chunru and be full of sincerity?Hui An didn't understand, and never had the chance to understand.The master seemed to have noticed something, but seeing Hui An's increasingly hollow and indifferent appearance, he could no longer punish him cruelly.

Hui An's self-punishment was already painful enough, there was no need for him to make it worse.

It took Hui An three years to go from heart like a knife to heart like water.Over the past three years, others have only seen his dedication to Buddhism, but they have never seen that he has never given up. The more he studied, the more confused he became.

There is no limit to the sea of ​​suffering, turning back, how can we talk about turning back.

It snowed heavily that year.When the junior brother was sweeping snow in front of the mountain gate, he found an abandoned baby, it was a baby girl.The master took the brothers to the Fa conference, and the temple was temporarily handed over to him for supervision.

When Hui An saw the birthday of the child in the swaddle, her heart was a little shocked.He also asked Chunru's birthday, which happened to be the same day as the baby girl.I don't know if it's a predestined fate, his mind softens without knowing it, Hui An takes a closer look, the baby who hasn't opened yet has the same eyebrows and eyes as Pure Ru but vaguely resembles it.

Probably an illusion.

It's just that he felt in his heart that he was destined to be with this baby girl.After thinking about it for a long time, he went down the mountain himself, found a couple who hadn't given birth for a long time, and entrusted the child.

The couple were overjoyed and invited Hui An to name the child.Hui An hesitated again and again, but still declined.It is enough to meet each other by fate, without too much entanglement.

Before leaving, Hui An could only vaguely hear the couple discussing to name the child Xing.

In the shadow of apricot blossoms, playing the flute till dawn.

I only hope that this child lives up to his name and lives freely and willfully.

When I saw this child again, she had grown into a child of seven or eight years old.

It was the rainy season, Hui An went to the mountain to collect herbs but heard a small cry from behind the trees in the mountain.The sky was getting late, but the mountain rain was pouring down, Hui An just hesitated a little, and went forward to see what happened.

"Little benefactor, why are you here alone?" At first glance, Hui An didn't recognize the child.

Looking at the stranger in a bamboo hat and coir raincoat in front of him, the little boy forgot to cry for a moment, but kept hiccupping.Her tear-soaked eyes were as beautiful as fine black pearls.

Seeing that the child didn't answer, Hui An sighed, the rain was getting heavier, he took off the wide bamboo hat, the child curled up on the ground, using the bamboo hat as a shield, it was like a small pavilion, covering her inside.

After a long time, the little boy made a Buddhist salute to Hui An in a weird way as if he had come to his senses: "Thank you, master." Qing Lingling's voice made people soften their hearts.

When the rain subsided, Hui'an took Xiaotong down the mountain carefully.The medicine basket on Hui An's back was heavy, so she had to be dragged away. The little girl supported the oversized bamboo hat on her head with one hand, and tightly clutched Hui An's fingers with the other, very obedient.

Following the little girl's words, Hui An sent her all the way home.It wasn't until he saw the woman who opened the door, the girl's mother, that Hui An realized that this was the family he had sent the child to.These years, I don't know if it's destiny or Hui An deliberately avoided, he has been coming here all the time.

The lost and found child naturally made the distraught couple weep with joy. They repeatedly invited Hui An to stay for dinner, but Hui An's kindness was hard to refrain from.

"Xing'er, this master saved you when you were young, and now he has saved you again, you have to repay him well in the future!" The woman taught the little girl.

The little girl who changed into dry clothes just nodded with a vague understanding.Hui An smiled, children at this age probably don't know what repayment is.

Seeing this child inevitably brought back some memories for Hui An.There was a small red birthmark on the child's neck, which now bloomed with age, like a small branch of apricot blossom.

So that's where her name came from.

If you are too familiar with a person, the appearance of this person in the memory will be blurred for a while.After leaving the farmhouse, Hui An realized later that the little girl's eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Chunru's.

This woman has been rubbed in his heart for too long, so long that her face is a little blurred.Thinking about it, there was wet rain on the bamboo hat, streaming down his face.

The rainy season never stops.