Buddhism

"Goodbye, sir!"

"Goodbye."

"Mr. Kong, Mr. Chi, goodbye"

"Goodbye, gentlemen!"

"Goodbye!" Kong Qing waved his hand, stood at the gate of Yun Academy and watched the children go away. Chi Tong leaned against the gate, his expression indifferent but not alienated, and he also watched the children off.

The children's backs gradually faded away until they could not be seen.Kong Qing turned his head to meet Chitong's gaze, he took two steps at a time, walked over quickly, and said to Chitong: "The children like to eat lotus seeds, why don't we go there again when we go back to Yunshan Bring some back!"

Chi Tong raised his chin the most when he was playing, and he didn't mean that he really likes to eat. He acquiesced: "I'll go to the ox cart first, and I'll wait for you outside. You can clean up."

"Okay!" Kong Qing strode back to the school and quickly packed his things.

Chitong walked to the cowshed, there was a cluster of wild chrysanthemums beside the cowshed, swaying with the breeze, the yellow flowers shook their heads, looking cute.The breeze is coming slowly, and the air is mixed with the fragrance of chrysanthemums.

The corners of Chitong's mouth were raised, and he sniffed the fragrance in the air slightly, his eyes turned red as soon as they closed.

Kong Qing's speed was very fast, seeing Chitong standing in front of the cowshed, he ran over with his things in his arms.

A gust of wind blew up, and Chitong's clothes and long hair were blown up by the wind. Kong Qing saw that Chitong's black hair instantly turned red, which was unusually dazzling in the sun.Kong Qing stopped in his tracks unknowingly, staring blankly at the back of the long red pupil, his eyes were full of amazement.

Chitong turned around and met Kong Qing's unblinking eyes, the indifference in the eyes faded away, covered with a layer of warmth.The long red hair fluttered in the air, and the strands of hair on the first floor reached in front of his eyes, and the red pupils were more blurred and enchanting.

Kong Qing stared blankly at such red pupils, and his heart suddenly stopped for a few beats.Suddenly, it started beating violently again.

Chitong smiled slightly, like a hundred flowers blooming, the stunning Kong Qing completely lost his language function, and he just watched in a daze.

Chitong walked towards Kongqing step by step, and walked to the opposite of Kongqing, he lowered his head slightly, raised Kongqing's white chin with his fingers, with an evil smile on the corner of his mouth, his smiling eyes were full of mischief, he leaned closer With an empty ear, he said softly: "Little monk, do you know what it means to achieve the same goal by different routes?"

Kong Qing was stunned, and replied involuntarily: "The price!"

Chitong's body paused slightly, the playfulness in his eyes dissipated, and his red pupils and hair color returned to normal in an instant.In an instant, his figure sat on the bullock cart, driving the bullock cart to the gate of the courtyard with a normal expression.

Kong Qing came back to his senses, and paused inexplicably, at a loss, what happened just now?He looked up and saw that Chitong was invisible, turned his head and saw that Chitong was driving the ox cart, and he quickly caught up: "Chitong, wait for me, I haven't gone up yet!"

Chitong slowed down, and when he got up, he continued to drive the ox cart, staring straight ahead, pursing his lips in silence.

Kong Qing looked at Chitong's cold side face, a little inexplicable, was he hallucinating just now?Why did he seem to see red hair and red eyes with red pupils?

cost!Chitong sighed slightly, he didn't care about any price.But Kong Qing is different, he has cultivated the Buddha for several lifetimes with a pure heart and few desires, so pious that he even sacrificed his own soul, and now there is Buddha light in his soul.Chitong sneered, helpless, how could he bear to break his way of practice, and destroy the way he had practiced for several lifetimes!Chitong shook his head helplessly, and sighed, what a god's will!

Along the way, Chi Tong didn't speak, Kong Qing was also thoughtful, and the ox cart came to the lotus pond step by step.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..." being pulled back to his senses by the weeping.He looked up, and saw a thin figure sitting by the lotus pond crying.This figure was covered in mud, and looked very familiar.Kong Qing put aside his inexplicable emotions and immediately jumped off the bullock cart.He ran to the crying figure, squatted beside him, and asked with concern, "Why are you crying?"

Shitou was crying out of breath, and seeing that it was the monk from before, with tears streaming down his face, he said intermittently: "Grandma, grandma, it's going to die soon!" .

"Then why don't you accompany your grandma, what are you doing here?" If a person is about to die, he won't be able to survive for a long time, and the company at this time is the most important thing.

Shitou raised his head, pointed at the lotus pods in the lotus pond, and said with a choked voice, "I want to pick lotus pods for grandma, so that grandma can eat before leaving!" He sniffed to calm himself down, but it was in vain, and the sadness grew stronger. , he cried: "Woooo...but the lotus pod is too far away, I can't pick it! Woooooo..."

Kong Qing's pupils shrank suddenly, as if being stabbed by something.A sense of sadness welled up, he patted the stone on the shoulder: "I'll pick it for you!"

Chitong looked at Shitou's heartbroken look indifferently. He actually didn't quite understand the so-called bond of love and family.Look at this child with a sallow complexion and a thin body of coarse linen with a few patches, so that grandma can eat before leaving?I'm afraid this child has nothing else to do with his bare house.Otherwise, why would you have traveled so far to pick lotus pods at this time.

Shitou reluctantly suppressed his crying, watching Kongqing help him pick lotus pods with hazy eyes.For him, the lotus pods, which he couldn't reach with all his strength, were easily touched by Kong Qing. With both hands, Kong Qing folded many lotus pods.

Shi Shi picked up the lotus pod on the ground, and before he even had time to say thank you, he turned around and ran forward.Chitong reached out to catch his sprinting body, raised his voice and said: "We will take you back in a bullock cart! You run too slowly by yourself." After saying that, Chitong lifted him up and put him on the bullock cart.

Kong Qing quickly jumped into the bullock cart, and said to the still tearful stone, "Yes! We will take you back."

Chi Tong looked sideways at the two of them and said, "Sit still, hurry up!"

Kong Qing consciously protected the thin stone, and didn't dislike his muddy smell. Instead, he patted his back lightly and whispered in his ear: "It's okay, we'll be there soon!"

Stone no longer howled loudly, but sobbed softly.His sadness infected Kong Qing, and Kong Qing's heart gradually sank.The suffering in the world is far less than this. He has to bear so much at a young age, and how long it will take to get out of it and regain happiness.

The bullock cart was running fast, the scenery on the side of the road was blurred, and the sound of the wind was whistling in my ears.Finally entering Lijia Village, Chitong slowed down the ox cart. He turned his head and asked, "Which direction is your house going? Which house is it?"

The stone withdrew from Kong Qing's arms, he sniffed, and pointed to the front: "Go straight ahead, until you reach the end, that thatched hut is here."

Chitong drove the ox cart, moving forward without looking sideways.

In twos and threes in the Li family village, people coming and going looked sideways at the ox cart going away, and whispered in a low voice: "Isn't the red-clothed boy driving the ox cart in front, the red-eyed boy? That mud boy next to little master Kong Qing is that?" who?"

The ox cart was going too fast, and before they had time to keep up, they all gathered together and talked one after another.

"This is the one!" Shito reminded loudly, before the bullock cart stopped, he couldn't wait to jump off.Kong Qing was afraid that he would fall down, his eyesight was quick and his hands quickly wrapped his arms around his waist: "Slow down, it's good if you get hurt!" When the car stopped, he jumped down holding the stone.

As soon as his feet touched the ground, the stone struggled away from Kong Qing's embrace, grabbed a few lotus plants indiscriminately, and ran into the house. "Bang!" The mottled old wooden door made a loud noise when he pushed it roughly.

Kong Qing and Chi Tong followed closely behind.The two of them subconsciously observed the scene in the house, and their hearts sank. It really was a desolate house, poor and sick.The room was empty, just a dilapidated bed, and a wooden table. On the wooden table were several porcelain bowls with different gaps and blackened wooden chopsticks. There was nothing else.

Feeling the wind blowing down from above, Chitong looked up and saw the original simple thatched hut with a big hole in it, the thatch on it trembled in the wind, and a few fell from the top from time to time.It's nothing but poverty, and the room is like a chime

"Grandma, grandma, I'm back, open your eyes and look at me!" Stone threw the lotus pod on the ground, shaking Grandma Li with her eyes closed.

Kong Qing stood behind the stone, turned his eyes away, with an unbearable expression.

"Ahem!" Grandma Li woke up slowly, heard Shitou's cry, and saw Shitou's face in a blur. She lifted her hand weakly, and scratched in the air.

Seeing that he woke up, Shitou laughed through his tears. He grabbed Grandma Li's bony palm, sniffed, and said with a smile, "Grandma, I brought back lotus seeds. I'll peel them for you to eat!" Shitou grabbed a lotus pod and peeled it off. up.

Grandma Li panted heavily, and forced the corners of her mouth to curl up. It was very difficult to open and close her tired eyes.

Kong Qing asked Chi Tong who was standing behind, "Can you still save me?"

"The pulse must be confirmed." Chitong replied.

Kong Qing stepped back to make room for Chi Tong: "Then hurry up and take a look!"

Chi Tong shortened her tall body, and calmly felt Grandma Li's pulse.After waiting for a while, Chi Tong let go of Grandma Li's wrist, and Kong Qing asked softly, "How is it?"

Chitong frowned slightly, and murmured: "It's not very good."

"Can it still be cured?" Kong Qing asked nervously.

"Yes, the recovery period is relatively long." Chi Tong reached into his sleeve, took out a elixir, and said to Kong Qing: "Pour some water and mix it in for her. If it is later, she may not be able to recover."

Kong Qing hurried to pour water, poured a bowl of water from the iron pot beside the bed and handed it to Chi Tong.

The stone peeled the lotus seeds, and the careful lotus seeds were broken into small halves and fed to Grandma Li's mouth: "Grandma, eat lotus seeds."

Grandma Li opened her mouth slightly and put the lotus seeds in her mouth.She was so exhausted that she no longer had any taste in her mouth.