Volume 1: Lunar New Year Rising Chapter 2: Dumb Man
Fayuan slowly walked out of the small courtyard and followed the stream upstream. He wondered how there was a water source here and such a stream appeared.
The forest area is not large, and it soon reaches the end. In front of it is a stone rock that looks like a knife and axe. Water flows out from under the stone. It turns out that the source of this water flow is a spring that emerges from the surface.
The spring water gushes out from a fist-sized hole under the stone cliff. The water is clear and has a slightly sweet taste in your mouth when you drink it.
Fayuan drank a few sips, then poured the water on his bald head. A coolness seeped from the top of his head to the soles of his feet, and the fatigue of the day was swept away. After pouring a few more cups, his whole body felt refreshed and far away.
The heat of summer.
The water flowed down from his head and wet the skirt of his clothes, and the khaki coarse cloth monk's clothes were wet and stuck to his body, which made him uncomfortable. There was a lack of water in the desert, and he had not bathed or changed clothes for ten days.
The Dharma Yuan Qi circulates, and the skin temperature rises. The clothes automatically make a sound without wind, and the water is quickly dried. The sweat stains on the monk's clothes are white, and they are like clouds.
Although this spring is not big, it is valuable because of its thin and long flow. It may accumulate into a pool somewhere downstream, where you can bathe and change clothes.
Fa Yuan returned to the woods to find a place to bathe and change clothes. There was no place where water accumulated along the way. The largest part of the water surface was less than one meter wide and one foot deep.
There is an artificial low weir on the ditch next to the courtyard. The water here is half a meter deep and two meters wide. This is obviously a place for washing vegetables and fetching water, not a place for bathing.
Going further down, you will emerge from the woods, and the direction of the water flow is to the pool. It turns out that the pool is formed by the confluence of spring water. A thin stream of spring water can form a pool of hundreds of square meters. The ancients said that gathering sand creates a tower.
A drop of water can make a river, and you will not deceive me.
Fayuan walked forward for a few steps when he suddenly thought of the woman by the pool and stopped. The old woman said that no one else lived within a few dozen miles. So who could be the woman by the pool?
Maybe it's a merchant passing by, maybe it's an expert traveling around. Of course, maybe it's a mountain spirit taking human form.
Fa Yuan thought about it for a while, and laughed at himself: "I have lived for more than twenty years, and I have never heard of spirits. The master has lived for more than ninety years, and he has never seen spirits or ghosts. A woman is here.
Do you need to be so curious about bathing by the pool?"
He turned around and walked away, randomly picking up dead branches on the ground, or jumping up to the crown of the tree and breaking off a branch. After an hour, he found a lot of firewood, tied it with long vines, and carried it on his shoulders.
Walk towards the small courtyard.
The forest path is narrow, he carries it
It was difficult to move forward with a large bundle of firewood, and it was difficult to get the firewood to the entrance of the small courtyard. Even though he was born with extreme cultivation, Dharma Yuan was sweating profusely.
The bundle of firewood was too big to enter, so Fayuan placed the firewood outside the courtyard wall. A spicy smell hit his nose, causing Fayuan to sneeze.
The old woman heard the noise and saw that Fayuan had made a pile of firewood as big as a hill. She was surprised and said: "Little monk, it is difficult to plant the trees here. It took six or seven years to form this forest. Such a big pile of firewood is too big to make."
How many trees were destroyed?"
Fayuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, ma'am, I broke dead branches from trees far away. I shaved one branch off each tree. The more trees I shave, the more firewood I will naturally have."
"Young monk is so kind, thank you very much." The old woman said again: "I heard that your accent is from the south, so I cooked rice specially for you. Northerners like chili peppers, and vegetables mostly use spicy ingredients, so you can make do with this meal for the time being.
one time."
In the courtyard gate, a tall and thin man with a silk scarf on his head was bringing a few side dishes to the table. The old woman filled a large bowl of rice and invited Dharma Yuan to sit down.
The man glanced at Fa Yuan, paused slightly, then frowned and sat at the dining table. He had small eyes, narrow eyebrows, a sallow complexion, and looked ugly.
This man was the mute son of an old woman. Fa Yuan approached the mute man and Heshi said a Buddha's name. The mute man nodded and motioned for Fa Yuan to sit down and eat.
Fayuan took the rice bowl, looked at the mother and son each having a bowl of porridge, and served himself a large bowl of white rice. He was moved and bowed: "Thank you, aunt! You are so polite."
There are four dishes on the table, all of which are stir-fried. Among the green vegetables, the big one is the famous Chaotian pepper.
Fa Yuan was born in the south and rarely eats spicy food. After eating most of a bowl of rice, he finally couldn't resist the temptation of red peppers and picked one and put it in his mouth.
After one bite, his tongue was on fire, like a ball of fire pulsing in his mouth. It was so spicy that it felt like needles pricking his heart. He wanted to spit it out, but after taking a look at the old woman and her son, he felt too embarrassed to spit it out.
Pick up a ball of rice and mix it into your mouth, and a sweet fragrance is introduced into your mind from the tip of your tongue. The so-called sweetness after suffering is nothing better than this, the two heavens of ice and fire.
Northerners like spicy food more and more the more they eat it. Fayuan has occasionally eaten chili pepper before, but only in small tastes. This is the first time like today.
Spicy is a kind of stimulation to the human body. After the initial discomfort, you will find that spicy is actually a kind of comfort and temptation.
Fa Yuan ate a few more pills
The more I ate chili, the more I became addicted to it, and gradually I couldn't stop eating it. I started to focus on the chili on the plate. Before I knew it, I was sweating like juice and dripping with pleasure.
Dense beads of sweat broke out on his forehead, his face turned red, his breath became thicker, or he opened his mouth to suck in the cold air. He loved and hated chili peppers. The mute looked at him in surprise, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times.
After finishing a large bowl of rice, all the side dishes on the table were basically gone. The old woman and the mute man had very small appetites. The mute man ate very elegantly, which was very different from the rural farmers.
After clearing away the dishes, the mute took Dharma Yuan to the utility room. Things in the utility room were not messy. When he opened the door, there was a wooden bed, a bamboo chair, and a square table in the room, which was simple and tidy.
There are several large boxes piled up next to the bedside against the wall. These boxes may be the so-called miscellaneous items.
The bedding is complete. There is no need for bedding in July. A thin summer quilt is folded on the bedside. Scanning the room, Fa Yuan can't help but speak highly of the mother and son. Xu is a family member of a high official.
Escape from the world and come here to experience pastoral life.
It was already night at this time, and the cool breeze dissipated the summer heat. Fayuan had not washed his body for many days, which was quite uncomfortable.
The only place for bathing in the surroundings was the water pool. It was already dark at this time, and the people who came to the water pool must have left. Fayuan thought about it for a while, then walked out of the courtyard and ran towards the water pool.
His true energy circulates and all the energy mechanisms are dispersed. The innate energy energy has a powerful deterrent effect on small animals. Wherever he passes, insects and cicadas make mute sounds, and snakes and rats scurry around.
Fa Yuan approached the pool cautiously. There were lush weeds on three sides of the pool and a bluestone bank on one side. At a glance, he could clearly see the pool and its surroundings, and there was no one else there.
With Xiantian realm cultivation, he could see at night, so Fa Yuan walked around the pool worriedly. After making sure that no one was there, he quickly took off his clothes and jumped into the pool with only his shorts on. The water in the pool was slightly cool and comfortable.
, feel relaxed and happy!
The water is so clear and transparent that you can see the bottom of the pool at a glance. The bottom of the pool is made of pebbles and smooth rocks, unlike rivers which are mostly filled with pebbles due to erosion by flowing water.
After washing the dirt on the body three times, five times and two times, wash the clothes and pants, put them on and practice internal energy.
The clothes automatically swelled up in the absence of wind, and the whole body was covered with white smoke. After more than twenty breaths, the clothes and pants were dried.
I am very happy with the Dharma fate. It seems that my internal strength has improved again. It takes a few less breaths to dry my clothes than last month.