Hearing Master Pushan talk about the saint who practiced cultivation for nine generations, Xu Chunniang was shocked and shook her head.
"I know very well that I am just an ordinary person. Apart from having more memories than others, there is nothing special about me. I hope the master can help me clear up my doubts."
“You don’t know the situation when you are in the middle of it, but you are already an outsider when you know it.”
Master Pushan stretched out his hand, took a fallen leaf blown by the wind, and smiled slightly.
"In reincarnation, you and I are all living beings. The sea of suffering has no limit, so why not use your body as a raft? Only by transcending life and death can we reach the other shore.
If you cannot transcend, you will sink into the sea of suffering forever and never be able to escape."
Listening to the words of Master Pushan, Xu Chunniang felt that the clouds and mountains were shrouded in mist.
The Buddhist principles taught by the master were too obscure and she could not understand them very well.
She bowed deeply and said, "I hope Master will make it clear."
Master Pushan shook his head slightly, "This is your destiny, you still need to understand it on your own, the secret of heaven cannot be leaked, I can only point it out until it ends.
Please also ask the female donor not to forget where you came from."
After saying that, he put his hands together in a salute and left.
Doom...where it comes from...
If Xu Chunniang realized something, she looked at the direction where the master left and stood there for a long time.
The coachman not far away waited for a while, saw that the sky was getting darker, and pulled the carriage forward.
"Miss Xu San, it's getting late. We have to go back to the city. If it's too late, we won't be able to see the road clearly."
Xu Chunniang came back to her senses, suddenly realized something, and quickly got into the carriage.
She hurriedly and slowly returned to the Xu Mansion, and when she reached the side door, the boy guarding the door kept winking at her.
Xu Chunniang secretly thought that something was not right and was about to retreat when the side door was suddenly opened and the luxuriously dressed Mrs. Xu stepped out.
"Third Sister, it's so late, where are you going?"
Xu Chunniang's back stiffened, and she turned around slowly with a smile on her face, "I saw that the sky was just right, so I decided to take a break and take a look at the moon..."
"Look at the moon?"
Mrs. Xu raised her head and glanced at the dark sky, with a half-smile on her face.
"I heard from Xiao Si'er that you are not feeling well and haven't been able to eat all day. Now you are interested in admiring the moon here."
Facing her mother's interrogation, Xu Chunniang felt like a light on her back. She knew she couldn't hide, so she had to call her.
"I went to Puhua Temple."
There was a trace of surprise on Mrs. Xu's face, "It's rare that you have such intention. You made a special trip to Puhua Temple to pray for your second sister. Okay, come in quickly."
Xu Chunniang opened her mouth to explain, but thought of something, she wisely closed her mouth and followed silently.
Walking all the way to the hall, after exchanging glances with the fourth sister who was standing there, they both lowered their heads.
Mrs. Xu caught a glimpse of this scene and shook her head angrily and helplessly.
It was almost time to get haircut, and the third sister and the fourth sister were still children at heart. How could she trust them to get married?
She first looked at the fourth child and said, "Little fourth child, do you know that you are wrong?"
The fourth sister nodded knowingly and said, "I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have helped the third sister to deceive my mother."
Mrs. Xu pinched her eyebrows and asked, "What else?"
The fourth sister lowered her head even more and stammered, "Also... I shouldn't have bumped into the guests at home."
"Okay, just admit your mistake. I'll punish you by not being able to leave the house for a month and practice being a female celebrity."
The fourth sister suddenly burst into tears. What she hated most was female celebrities, it was really terrible.
After Mrs. Xu dealt with Xiaosi, she looked at Xu Chunniang again.
It's rare for the third sister to have such a heart, but leaving home privately and asking the fourth son to help cover up the lie is too unruly.
"Third Sister, do you know you are wrong?"
Xu Chunniang nodded, "I shouldn't have sneaked out and asked my fourth sister to help deceive my mother."
"Since I have acknowledged your mistake, I will punish you by going to the Buddhist temple to copy the Diamond Sutra thirty times to pray for your family."
After hearing the third sister's punishment, the fourth sister looked at her sympathetically.
The Diamond Sutra is so long, how long will it take to copy it thirty times?
Xu Chunniang didn't feel any pain at all. After coming out of the hall, she went to the Buddhist hall.
The maid who served her couldn't stand it anymore, so she persuaded her while rubbing her ink.
"It's so late, Miss, it's better to start from tomorrow, so as not to hurt your eyes."
"You go and rest first."
Xu Chunniang shook her head. After listening to Master Pushan's words, she always felt like she was in a fog.
Everything around her was obviously real, but she felt like she was in a trance, like Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly, dreaming yes, not yes?
Master Pushan reminded her not to forget where she came from.
The first thing she could remember was a weed.
No, that's not right.
In the beginning, she was just a seed, buried in the thick soil and unable to move.
What was she before becoming a seed?
Xu Chunniang tried hard to recall, but her mind was blank and she couldn't remember anything.
The flickering candlelight brought her back to her thoughts. She dipped her pen in ink and copied down the first line of scripture.
"This is what I heard: For a time, the Buddha only had a lonely garden in Savatthi State..."
When she was writing, she had thousands of thoughts in her mind. After she started writing, all the distracting thoughts disappeared.
Only the white paper is left, the black words that keep wandering, and the calmer mood.
The full name of "Diamond Sutra" is "Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra", with a total of 5,180 words.
After copying for three full days, Xu Chunniang finally finished the first pass.
At this rate, it would take three months to complete the 30 times copy of the Diamond Sutra.
In the second month, the fourth sister, whose confinement was lifted, came to see her.
Looking at the tall stack of scriptures and the numerous handwritings on them, Fourth Sister's scalp went numb.
"Third sister, you really copied so many scriptures?"
Xu Chunniang put down her pen and glanced at her, "What else?"
"Just write two words casually, just to fool us around. Anyway, mother won't really punish us."
After looking at the thick scriptures, the fourth sister felt both admiration and sympathy.
"Mother has calmed down her anger a long time ago. Please give me some mercy and I will definitely spare you the punishment."
"I feel that this place is comfortable and clean, but my hands are a little sore after copying scriptures for a long time."
Xu Chunniang shook her arm, and after the newly copied ink marks dried, she put it aside and took another piece of white paper to write the ink on.
The fourth sister looked at this scene and was speechless.
"Third sister, you always sneak to Puhua Temple, and now you are keen on copying scriptures. Do you really want to become a nun?"
Xu Chunniang paused for a moment and asked, "Do you think my mother will agree?"
The fourth sister shook her head, "Of course I won't agree. If a good daughter goes to be a sister-in-law, if others know about it, they may not know what they will think!"
Xu Chunniang's eyes returned to the paper, "So I plan to go to Zhuangzi."
"What?"
The fourth sister was shocked, "Third sister, are you crazy?"
Zhuangzi in the suburbs is not as prosperous as Kyoto. Only those who have made mistakes will be sent to Zhuangzi to spend the rest of their lives.
That was how the restless aunts were sent away.
This was the first time she met someone who asked to go to Zhuangzili.
Xu Chunniang remained silent. She had gone through nine lives and her thoughts were different from others.
People in the world pursue fame and fortune, covet wealth and glory, and love fine clothes and fine wine.
After experiencing eight lives and deaths, she has long lost interest in these things.
In her heart, there is only...
Xu Chunniang frowned, with a blank look in her eyes.
She seems to have forgotten something very important.