I am the county magistrate in Liaozhai

The old monk has a peaceful temperament and elegant conversation. He is really a person who cannot be hated.

The little monk Hongfa delivered the tea and then left. There were only two people in the room, Cheng Jin and Abbot Fuyuan.

"What do Master Cheng think of this tea?"

Cheng Jin doesn't know much about tea tasting, and of course he doesn't like drinking tea too much, so he said, "I'm an ordinary person, and I can't taste the taste of Buddha tea, but just smelling the tea soup makes people feel calm and peaceful, and it must be very good for eating. OK."

Abbot Fuyuan laughed: "Sponsor Cheng is open-minded and very human, so why belittle yourself."

"Master's absurd praise." After Cheng Jin finished speaking, he went straight to the point and said, "The boy is impatient, so he cut straight to the point. To be honest, I came here for a little novice monk in the temple."

"Oh? Then what is your relationship with him?"

Cheng Jin met the old monk's peaceful eyes and said frankly: "It doesn't matter."

The old monk suddenly became aggressive: "Since this is the case, how confident are you that the old monk will let you take people away? Once you have entered my Buddhist school, you are a Buddhist disciple. The world of mortals has long passed away, Amitabha."

Is this what it means not to let people go?

Cheng Jin only felt that Abbot Fuyuan's attitude was a little strange. Speaking of which mountain did Granny Li throw the child to, it was such a coincidence that the monk of Wanfu Temple just picked up little Zhou Jia? !

"The abbot seems to have something to say, but if you don't understand, please ask the abbot to clarify."

The old monk had a very good attitude: "What don't you understand?"

Why is this chat so strenuous, does it have to go around in circles?Cheng Jin frowned, and suddenly he could understand Hei Lulu's mood when he was choked by him and was speechless: "Master, why bother to talk about him, the Buddhists say that all living beings are equal, and all predestined people are saved, the master's Dharma is profound, You must be well aware of the reason, but when the Lin family came to make a fuss, the master was uncharacteristically tough, and I ask the abbot to clarify the reason for this."

Fuyuan heard the words, the smile on his face deepened, and the old folds were piled together: "The benefactor has a deep relationship with Buddhism. If your official career is not going well, you can come to Buddhism."

……What?

"You know I'm a member of the officialdom?"

Fu Yuan spoke the Buddha's gatha, and then said: "The donor's door of life is not visible, but he is dignified all over his body, with a lingering fresh air and bright eyes. He must be a good official."

Cheng Jin: ... It's useless for you to praise me.

"Since the abbot believes in the boy's character, why doesn't he let me meet that kid?" After talking about it, the sun is about to set, and Zhou's silly father outside might be so anxious that he would rush in.

Abbot Fuyuan suddenly became more profound: "Does the benefactor believe in fate?"

destiny?Cheng Jin couldn't help frowning again. Buddhism pays attention to a word of fate, and there is another word of law outside of fate. The word "yuanfa" almost talks about most of the Buddhist scriptures and Zen scriptures, so Buddhism has not changed its fate. As for the so-called practice , What you cultivate is nothing but blessings in the next life.

The merits and virtues of this life will determine the next life, which is always the case in Buddhism.

But he doesn't even have an afterlife. If he cultivates a Buddha, which fate should he believe in?

"I don't believe in fate."

The old monk was not annoyed, but asked, "Why don't you believe me?"

"It doesn't matter if you believe it or not. According to Buddhism, even if I know my own destiny by some means, but the future cannot be changed, why should I worry about it?" Cheng Jin couldn't sit still anymore, " The so-called absolute belief in books is worse than no books, sometimes believe too much, the old dirt in the heart will only accumulate more and more."

Abbot Fu Yuan lost his smile, obviously this remark touched some of his thoughts.

"The benefactor is transparent and brave, but there are few people in the world who are as good as the benefactor. It's an old monk's picture."

...Praise him again?

Cheng Jin was already a little impatient. If he wanted to put it aside, he might just grab the old monk's robe and shout, "Will you let the donkey go?" But now he speaks more civilized: "If that's the case, please let the abbot let you go." I see the kid."

This time Fu Yuan didn't change the subject: "Don't take it away?"

Cheng Jin didn't nod or shake his head: "If he wants to leave, I'll take him away. If he thinks Buddhism is very good, I won't force him to leave."

"Cheng Benefactor, has anyone ever told you that you are a wonderful person?"

Cheng Jin: "...No, Master, you are the first." The bad friends he knows, not to mention his thick skin and bad mouth, are already showing mercy.

What's the matter with this old monk, when you meet him, you will give him a compliment, no wonder Wanfu Temple is very popular, this kind of compliment is really perfect.

"Hongfa, come in and take this benefactor to the back mountain."

Hongfa's face was full of disapproval: "Master!"

"Go, go, benefactor Cheng is not a bad person, please treat me well."

However, Hongfa promised well, but his little eyes were full of hostility, and he seemed to be about to strike.

"Little master, why should you be so vigilant, I have no malicious intentions."

Hongfa took two steps back and said: "Then you shouldn't come, it's better to be in the temple than outside."

"Junior brother? Little master is cunning, just now he said that there are no children of my old friend in the monastery. The agreed monks will not lie?"

Cheng Jin said this obviously to tease the little monk, but he didn't expect the little monk who promoted the Dharma to have a regretful expression on his face. After reading a long section of Buddhist scriptures, he finally confessed to the Buddha: "Please follow the little monk."

Then along the way, no matter what Cheng Jin said, the little monk who promoted the Fa would stop talking.

Cheng Jin thought to himself, this is still a young monk with a firm heart. Abbot Fuyuan has a good vision in choosing an heir. There are successors in Wanfu Temple.

The back mountain is some distance away from the front yard. Hongfa is very familiar with the road, and soon went around the mountain road and entered the hinterland of the mountain. The mountain was as steep as the mother said, and it was easy to get lost without an acquaintance to guide him.

After walking for about 5 minutes, a small thatched hut appeared in front of Cheng Jin's eyes.

"The younger brother lives here."

Cheng Jin looked at the shabby hut, and really couldn't understand the old monk Fuyuan's behavior. He clearly took good care of little Zhou Jia, but let a five-year-old child live alone in such a remote place?If it falls and touches at night, there is no time for rescue.

"He lives here alone?"

Hongfa's face was not gloomy: "The little monk also lives here, if you have any questions, please ask the benefactor together."

...It sounds even more unreliable to let two children live here? !

Cheng Jin calmed down, frowned and said, "Your junior brother, what's your name?"

But who would have expected Hongfa to say: "A junior is a junior."

"Ok?"

Hongfa changed his rhetoric: "Master has not yet given the name of the younger brother."

...The old monk still has the nerve to say that he has entered Buddhism and is not a mortal?It turned out to be bullshit to prevaricate him.

At this time, a short figure ran out of the small hut, probably seeing Hongfa, and his voice came through excitedly: "Brother, why did you come back so early today? Don't you have to do evening classes?"

Cheng Jin has great eyesight, and from afar, he saw a little bald man with a round head happily running towards him. He is smaller than an ordinary five-year-old, but he should be in good health.

The little monk ran over and realized that there was an outsider, and immediately shrank behind Hongfa in fright. After a while, he whispered: "Senior brother, who is this person?"

Hongfa remembered Master's words, so he said reluctantly: "It's Master's guest. I heard about you and came to see you."

When the little monk heard this, he wasn't too scared anymore. The main reason was that Cheng Jin was born well and breathed warmly on his body, which made the children like him: "Big brother is here to see me?"

Ouch, this kid is nothing like his silly father, look how sweet this mouth is.

But the eyebrows and eyes do look like Zhou Lin. Cheng Jin touched his body and found a bag of Zongzi candy made by Ah Cong. He complained that the kumquat sugar was too sour, and Ah Cong specially made it for him. It's just a sweet mouth for the children at this moment.

"Brother came here in a hurry this time, and didn't prepare any greeting ceremony. Come, eat candy."

The little monk took a look at his brother Hongfa, and then he quickly took the zongzi candy, not only quickly stuffed one for himself, but also stuffed one for Hongfa.

Hongfa was reluctant at first, but after tasting the sweetness, he became less reluctant.

"It's so sweet!" It was the first time he ate such a sweet candy, and the little monk squinted his eyes with joy.

Even Hongfa is sweetened, and there are Buddha candies in the temple, but the sweetness is light, and there is only some aftertaste.The brother who went down the mountain in the temple said that the sugar down the mountain is very sweet, but he is young and has never been down the mountain.

"Of course, my little book boy is very good at making snacks, whether it's sweet or salty, he can do it very well." Facing such an innocent little monk, Cheng Jin could tell that he was well-raised and his clothes were not new. Even the hem was patched, but judging from the maintenance of Hongfa, the past five years of little Zhou Jia's life is not too bad.

At least, it should be better than living in the Lin family.Although the Lin family is well-clothed and well-fed, children's happy growth does not depend on rich material conditions.

"Big brother, what are you thinking?"

Cheng Jin knelt down and was about to explain why he came, but when he saw little Zhou Jia's eyes, he lost his voice.

Seeing this, Hongfa immediately pulled his junior behind him, looking vigilant.

On the contrary, little Zhou Jia didn't understand what he meant, looked curiously at his senior brother, then at his elder brother, sipped the zongzi candy in his mouth, and smiled so sweetly that his eyebrows and eyes were bent.

Double pupils, Xiao Zhou Jia actually has double pupils, that's why he can see ghosts?

Double pupils, as the name implies, are two pupils in one eye, folk superstitious people call them ghost pupils.But in fact, in the history books, there are many emperors and generals who have double pupils, such as Cangjie and Yushun in the distance, and Wang Mang and Li Yu in the near ones.

"you……"

Cheng Jin suddenly understood Abbot Fu Yuan's concerns. People with double pupils are rare, and they don't have enough protection ability. Little Zhou Jia is indeed more comfortable living in the temple.If you go out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to maintain such a pure heart.

People in the world will always regard existences different from ordinary people as heresy. His great power is that the same is true for double pupils.

Cheng Jin was rarely hesitant to tell the truth, because he found that his actions might affect little Zhou Jia's future life.

"Big brother will come to see you tomorrow, how about it?"

The sugar in Xiao Zhou Jia's mouth was already sipping, and he nodded happily after hearing the words: "Okay, when will the big brother come, I'm going to water the flowers in the morning."

"Come at noon, and I'll bring you delicious food, how about it?" Cheng Jin said, touching the little bald head, not to mention, it feels good.