One big and one small are practicing love

Zuo Yan asked: "Dad, where is the Wa Palace?"

Zuo Kunmin replied: "When I was young, your great-grandfather told me that this was the place where Nuwa 'kneaded earth to create humans and refined stones to mend the sky.'"

Zuo Xu leaned forward, his eyes flashing, and asked urgently: "Really? Dad! Does Nuwa Empress live there? What does she look like?"

Zuo Kunmin chuckled twice and said: "Later, my father checked the information and learned that the palace was originally built by Gao Yang, Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty. At the beginning, there were only three stone rooms and a few statues of gods carved. Later, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, It was renovated and rebuilt in every dynasty of the Qing Dynasty. The main body of what is now known as the 'Wa Palace' is a temple, connected to the mountain by 9 iron cables. It was built in the Ming Dynasty and was rebuilt during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty..." Zuo Kunmin drove calmly while looking carefully. Say it carefully.

The weather is sunny, the golden sunshine shines in through the glass, and the interior of the car is warm and bright.

Everyone was silent and listened carefully to Zuo Kunmin's speech. There are cars coming and going on the road, and every car is washed clean. Sometimes when parking due to traffic jams, everyone would laugh and chat for a few words, or turn to look at the unfamiliar scenery outside the window.

Liu Xiaochen, who was sitting in the passenger seat, peeked at Zuo Kunmin from time to time. Sometimes their eyes met and they smiled at each other.

More often, Zuo Kunmin drove silently and looked out the window, his eyes different from usual, nostalgic, gentle, and a little sad.

The car didn't go very fast and stopped several times due to traffic jams.

The scenery outside the window changed from buildings to low bungalows, and then to sparsely populated suburbs with dead trees and dry grass. After about forty minutes, we finally arrived at a spacious parking lot, with many cars lined up at the entrance and slowly moving forward.

"I didn't expect so many people. I came here with my grandfather when I was a child. Except for a few farmers in the fields, there were very few people and not a single car." Zuo Kunmin said suddenly.

"Don't you and your great-grandpa drive?" Zuo continued.

"Grandpa brought me here on a bicycle." Zuo Kunmin turned back to Zuo Xu, frowned and thought, "There were no concrete roads at that time, it was a winding path, and in some places even a bicycle could not be used." Ride. I got down and walked, and my great-grandfather pushed the cart. I played while walking, catching grasshoppers, swatting at dragonflies, teasing ants, and wearing hats made of branches and straw..."

Just as he was saying, ‘Dip! drop! ’ Two harsh trumpets sounded. Liu Xiaochen said urgently: "Teacher Zuo, it's time to move forward."

Zuo Kunmin came to his senses, put the car into gear and moved forward.

Bian Chang said: "Zuo Kunmin, let's put it this way, your childhood was not all gloomy. At least you lived quite freely with grandpa."

The car moved five or six meters and stopped again.

Zuo Kunmin replied calmly: "I don't know why. Although I grew up in Shanghai, I have always felt strange to it. When I came to Shenyang as a child, I felt very close to it. Sometimes I even felt that a certain scene was very familiar, as if Been here before.”

"Maybe you have a part of Alaya consciousness here." Bian Chang replied.

"What is alaya consciousness?" Zuo Kunmin asked.

"I can't explain it in a sentence or two, and you may not believe it if I tell you. I'm too lazy to tell you. I'm really interested. I'll read the book myself." Bian Chang said.

Worried about Zuo Kunmin's embarrassment, Liu Xiaochen hurriedly interjected: "Changchang, take out your ID card. The ticket office is in the parking lot. Let's hurry up and buy tickets."

After parking the car, Bian Chang looked after Zuo Xu beside the car. Liu Xiaochen took Zuo Yan to the bathroom, while Zuo Kunmin went to buy tickets alone.

Five minutes later, the tickets were bought and they gathered next to the car, carrying some basic items. Looking up at the ticket gate in the distance, I saw that it was full of people.

It's a nice day today, the sun is shining and the wind is light.

It was a little cold when I got off the bus. After walking for a while, my body warmed up and the temperature was just right. However, after walking for a few minutes, Zuo Yan started to cough.

Everyone stopped and asked Zuo Yan what was wrong. Liu Xiaochen took out a thermos cup, asked Zuo Yan to drink water, and said, "Yanyan's cough is not cured yet. Cold and excessive exercise will cause coughing."

"Let me hold Yanyan." Zuo Kunmin said, squatting down and picking up Zuo Yan.

Everyone moves forward together again.

The Wa Palace is at the top of the mountain, and they need to climb up from the bottom of the mountain.

After passing the ticket gate, there is a large square with shops on both sides. There are many stalls with small carts in the center selling trinkets, snacks, incense paper offerings and other items. There was a lot of hawking, and many tourists stopped to buy things.

"Teacher Zuo, should we buy some incense paper and offer it to the temple later?" Liu Xiaochen asked.

Zuo Kunmin replied: "They are also sold near the temple on the top of the mountain. Let's go to the top of the mountain to buy them."

Across the square, there is a long and wide stone staircase. When I raised my head, I saw a huge stone with the words 'Wa Imperial Palace' engraved in red.

Go up the stone steps for about two or three minutes and you will find another square square. In the middle stands a white female statue, five or six stories high. Many people stood in front of stones and statues to take photos.

A middle-aged man walked toward them with a camera hanging around his neck and asked if he wanted to take a photo. The photo came out within a minute.

"No, thank you." Zuo Kunmin said firmly.

Zuo Kunmin had no intention of stopping at all. Bian Chang and Zuo Xu only glanced at each other before jumping forward again. Zuo Yan lay lazily on Zuo Kunmin's shoulder, looking around distantly. None of them were interested in the tall, brand-new statue.

When Liu Xiaochen looked up at this statue, he thought of the 'Fighting and Victorious Buddha' he saw in the art museum. The Sun Wukong with his eyebrows lowered and his eyes closed, with a peaceful expression, is only the size of a normal human, but he can feel the huge energy contained in his body, which is shocking.

Thinking of 'fighting to defeat the Buddha', Liu Xiaochen looked at Zuo Kunmin. He was holding Zuo Yan's back with one hand and hugging Zuo Yan's legs and hips with the other. His movements were firm and powerful, his steps were firm and steady, and he was breathing heavily.

Watching this, Liu Xiaochen was deeply moved. He was not only an entrepreneur with outstanding abilities, but also a good father.

"Teacher Zuo, let me hug Yanyan for a while." Liu Xiaochen said.

Zuo Kunmin turned to look at Liu Xiaochen and said with a smile, "No need! I can hold him."

"I can do that too." Liu Xiaochen said, looked at his watch, and said, "Teacher Zuo, it's been more than half an hour. It's time for you to take a rest."

"The wound on your back hasn't healed yet. If you hug Yanyan, it will hurt your wound." As he said that, he raised his head forward and said, "Nuo, Changchang and Xiaoxu are sitting in the small pavilion in front. Let's go over there. rest."

The five people sat around the stone table in the pavilion, drinking hot water and eating bread. The sun is slightly warm and the mountain breeze is blowing. Take a look around at will.

People passing by looked at them from time to time, and some even held up their mobile phones to pretend to take pictures of the scenery, while the camera was pointed at them.

Zuo Kunmin and Bian Chang's outstanding figures and appearance became more and more prominent among the crowd. People had been watching them on the road just now, but now they were sitting here quietly. They function like the stones and statues just now, guiding people to stop and take photos. After a while, the corridors, stone steps and other empty spaces around them were filled with people.

"Dad, why do people always look at us?" Zuo Xu asked.

Zuo Kunmin turned his eyes and thought about it seriously, and said seriously: "We are so good-looking."

Such self-proclaimed words were spoken so seriously by Zuo Kunmin, which made everyone laugh together.

After laughing, they packed their things and set off again.

After walking a short distance from this pavilion, the road conditions suddenly changed. Different from the artificial stone steps just now, they are narrow and steep steps made of mountain rocks.

On both sides of the road are bare trees with fallen leaves, rocks, and messy withered grass. Everywhere along the way, there are stalls selling fortune-telling fortunes, or stalls with small tables selling drinks and fruits.

This kind of road is very physically demanding. After walking for more than ten minutes, I feel out of breath and my legs are sore and my body is exhausted. Their pace slowed, but no one stopped.

"Xiao Xiao, help me wipe off my sweat." Zuo Kunmin suddenly stopped and turned to Liu Xiaochen.

"Oh!" Liu Xiaochen was stunned for a moment. Seeing sweat on Zuo Kunmin's forehead and temples, he quickly took out a tissue from his bag.

Pulling out two sheets, he looked up and saw Zuo Kunmin adjusting his stance, straddling three steps up and down with his feet, and bending the legs on the higher ground. Once he stood like this, he suddenly became much shorter and Liu Xiaochen could reach it easily.

The tissue gently wiped his forehead. At such a close distance, you could clearly feel the heat on his body and his heavy breathing.

Liu Xiaochen did not expect that Zuo Kunmin would suddenly ask her to wipe her sweat. Zuo Yan was still lying on Zuo Kunmin's shoulder. Not far away, Bian Chang and Xiao Xu were still moving forward. People were coming and going around them, looking at them intentionally or unintentionally.

"Teacher Zuo, let me hold Yanyan. The road is so steep, and you have been holding her for almost an hour."

Zuo Yan suddenly turned around and said, "Dad, I'll come down and walk by myself."

Seeing Zuo Yan turn around, Liu Xiaochen retracted his hand, lowered his head in a panic to take the thermos cup, flipped open the lid and handed it to Zuo Yan, saying: "Yanyan, drink some water."

Zuo Yan held up the cup, moved the straw to Zuo Kunmin's mouth, and said, "Dad, drink."

"Thank you Yanyan! Dad is not thirsty, so drink quickly." Zuo Kunmin said with a smile.

At some point, Bian Chang and Zuo Xu came back to them.

"Zuo Kunmin, let me hold Yanyan while you rest for a while," Bian Chang said.

Zuo Kunmin looked up at the mountain road in front of him, then looked down at the bottom of the mountain and said, "No, we're almost there. When I was a kid, the road here was harder than this. My grandfather was so old that he could carry me from the foot of the mountain to the mountain. I can't No problem." After saying that, he stood up straight, gently pushed Zuo Yan up, and walked forward again.

Everyone understood why Zuo Kunmin was so determined to carry Zuo Yan up the mountain alone. No one said anything more, but secretly adjusted their steps to try to be consistent with Zuo Kunmin.

After climbing for more than twenty minutes, they finally reached the top of the mountain.

It's almost 12 o'clock at this time, and the place will be closed for a break from 12 to 1 noon.

We didn't have time to take a closer look at the temple statues, so we hurriedly bought incense and candles, burned paper and incense in the designated place, knelt down to worship the Bodhisattva, and prayed for blessings.

After doing this, the staff urged them to come out and hurriedly locked the door.

After they came out, they stood in front of the temple and asked a tourist to take a group photo with them.

Bian Chang adjusted the camera angle and framing, and organized the formation. Zuo Kunmin stood in the middle holding Zuo Yan, Bian Chang and Liu Xiaochen stood on either side of him, and Zuo Xu stood in the middle between Bian Chang and Zuo Kunmin.

After taking the photos, they each took a leisurely look at the scenery here.

The main body of the temple is only two stories high. There are three small rooms on the first floor, each with a Buddha statue. There is only one wooden room on the second floor for the statue of Nuwa. The wall paint, patterns, door lintels, etc. are all newly repaired, but the traces of wear and tear on the thresholds, stone tortoises, and stone inscriptions cannot be concealed by the passage of time.

It looks like an ordinary small temple, but what's special is that when you look around the temple, you can see that the temple is made of thick iron chains embedded in the stone mountain.

After resting and watching for a while, everyone discussed where to go next.

Bian Chang said: "We are going down the mountain now, or we are hungry. We will wait for the door to open in an hour and then go in and have a look."

"Let's go, I'll take you to eat." Zuo Kunmin said, squatting down and picking up Zuo Yan again.

"Isn't the restaurant at the bottom of the mountain? Where are we going now?" Bian Chang asked.

"Just follow me." Zuo Kunmin said, walking towards a dirt path behind the temple.

Everyone followed suit.