Early the next morning, before Lao Tan called him, Baolitu got up, dressed, and went to the courtyard to sweep the yard. When Lao Tan saw that he was up, he took him up the mountain to collect firewood.
When the two of them walked out of the pilgrim courtyard and passed the main entrance of the temple, Baolitu stopped, clasped his hands together and saluted three times with a solemn face, and then continued walking with Lao Tan.
Lao Tan was shocked by his actions and asked: "Baolitu, why are you giving this gift?"
Baolitu touched his bald head, which was the same as Lao Tan's, and said, "I don't know why---when I walked there, I felt that--it should be like that."
Lao Tan was stunned for a moment and then asked: "Do you feel close to me?"
Baolitu said: "A bit ------" and then looked back at the temple and said: "It feels like I have been here ------"
Lao Tan looked at the rough man like Lu Zhishen and carefully examined his face. Although he had a naive appearance, he had a vague appearance of solemnity, which he had not noticed before.
"Others don't want to enter the temple. They look scared. How do you feel?" Lao Tan asked again.
"I'm not scared, it looks good." Baolitu said.
"It seems that you have a predestined relationship with Buddha."
Not long after the two entered the pine tree area, Wang Jianguo, Yuan Fang, Li Yanjing, and Mr. Jia also arrived. The dry firewood nearby had long been picked up, and the six of them walked deeper.
There is green in the pine tree field, mixed in with the withered grass. The sun has not yet risen, and there is a damp and cold moisture in the forest, which smells very fresh.
Suddenly Yuan Fang let out an "ouch" and then sat down on the ground and covered her ankle. It was obvious that she had sprained her foot.
Several people stopped and walked over. Li Yanjing leaned down and asked, "A sprained foot?"
"Yeah." Yuan Fang replied, with a look of pain on her face.
"Let me take a look." Li Yanjing said and took off Yuan Fang's shoes. After taking off her shoes and taking off her socks, she saw a bulging muscle on the outside of Yuan Fang's left ankle.
It seems that several people have experienced sprained feet. Wang Jianguo said: "Oh, my muscles are cramped. Hurry up and get some cold water." After saying this, he felt something was wrong. There is no cold water in this place.
Mr. Jia said: "Rub it quickly, otherwise it will cause congestion."
Li Yanjing said: "You have to know how to rub it. If you don't know how to rub it, it will be serious."
Lao Tan asked: "Who knows how to rub?"
Li Yanjing said: "I can't."
Yuan Fang was in severe pain and said, "I'll rub it myself."
After saying that, he rubbed it carefully with his hands. After just two strokes, he couldn't bear it any more and he started to moan in pain.
At this time Baolitu said: "Let me take a look."
Lao Tan didn't think he knew how to do it, but he was afraid that it would make his hair grow bigger, so he asked, "Can you do it?"
Baolitu didn't say anything. He sat directly on the ground, lifted Yuan Fang's feet and put them on his lap. He pinched Yuan Fang's soles with his left hand and gently pressed the bulging tendons with his right index finger. He asked while pressing
: "Does it hurt?"
Yuan Fang said with tears in her eyes: "It hurts."
Baolitu said: "Sister, please bear with it for a while, you will be fine in a while."
Baolitu took his index finger and moved it around the tendon, as if to determine the location and context of the tendon. After confirming it, he pressed the entire tendon into the palm of his hand with his thick palm and kneaded it gently.
It seemed to be very painful. Yuan Fang subconsciously pulled her foot back. However, the entire sole of her foot was fixed by Baolitu's left hand. She couldn't pull it back and could only endure it.
Baolitu rubbed it gently like this for two minutes. When Yuan Fang felt less pain, he pressed it hard. Then he grabbed his feet with both hands and stretched them hard. Yuan Fang screamed, which shocked everyone.
That's how a miracle happened.
Baolitu let go of his hands, and the tendons on Yuan Fang's ankles were gone, leaving a bruise.
"You should be fine if you move around a bit," Baolitu said.
Yuan Fang moved her ankles and couldn't help but let out a "huh" sound.
"I can move now and the pain is gone."
Baolitu said: "Put on your shoes and go for a walk. Don't be too strenuous. Just rest for two days and you'll be fine."
So Yuan Fang put on her shoes, and Li Yanjing helped her up and walked a few steps. Although it still hurt, luckily she was able to limp away.
Upon seeing this, Lao Tan said: "You two, stop picking it up. Sister Li, hold her up and hold her up. Don't keep the blood. We can just pick it up."
Li Yanjing supported Yuan Fang as she walked up in small steps, while Lao Tan and the others continued to collect firewood. The four men quickly picked up five baskets of firewood, and Baoli Tu was very strong, with one basket on each shoulder.
When a group of six people went down the mountain, Lao Tan and Baolitu walked behind. When they got out of the pine trees and saw the sun and the beautiful scenery of the entire mountain and river, Baolitu couldn't help being stunned. He stood there motionless, like a glazed Buddha statue.
At this time, his expression was calm, his appearance was solemn, his eyes were as calm as water, and his bald head seemed to be glowing with golden light. His nose was quivering, his breathing was regular, and his chest was calm. He actually stood in samadhi.
What surprised Lao Tan was that he was also carrying two baskets of firewood.
The people walking in front did not know the surprise that happened behind them, and Lao Tan did not say anything. He gently put down the firewood basket, sat down on a stone next to him, and vomited while protecting Baolitu.
Haha, the protector is a bit mysterious. In fact, it is to prevent others from disturbing Baolitu. At this time, he is in a trance state, which is called trance by cultivators.
No one knows exactly what is going on in Baolitu's head at this time. Only he knows whether he thinks something, sees something, or appears something.
Lao Tan didn't bother him, he just breathed and vomited, and gradually a thin layer of sweat formed on his forehead.
The time was only five minutes. Baolitu woke up, took a long breath, and said to Lao Tan who was sitting on the stone: "Master, let's go."
Lao Tan stood up and walked down the mountain without asking anything.
After returning to the small courtyard for pilgrims, everyone had breakfast and went back to their houses to rest. As soon as Lao Tan entered the house, Baoli Tu came and said he wanted to go into the temple to have a look, so Lao Tan led him over.
The two of them entered the temple and came to the main hall. They saw all kinds of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Baolitu kneeling down one by one without any sense of disobedience. After kneeling down, they lit incense one by one and put incense in the corners.
Wipe the dusty Buddha statues clean and return them to their correct positions.
These Buddha statues were invited to the homes of Buddhist believers. After they were invited, they found it difficult to worship them, so they secretly brought them here while offering incense and sent them back.
After coming out of the main hall, the two came to the homework room. Lao Tan rarely meditated and chanted sutras here, so he stood at the door before entering. Baolitu walked in naturally, and first spoke to the lama, Du Guimei, and Jiang Lao who were chanting sutras.
The wife, Li Xia, Li Yanjing, Wang Jianguo and others saluted, then found a futon and sat down, starting to meditate.
Lao Tan couldn't help being speechless, smiled and returned to the pilgrim's courtyard.
At noon, the sun was shining and the breeze was gentle. Baolitu carried a bucket and followed Lao Tan to fetch water from Donggou.
"Baolitu, I think you like this place very much." Lao Tan said as he walked.
"Well, I'm willing to stay here." Baolitu said with a naive look on his face.
"I see that your meditation is quite formal. Have you practiced it before?"
"No, I've been sitting like this. The store is full of chairs and I can't sit down."
"oh--"
"When I was little, I used to sit cross-legged with the soles of my feet facing up. It's comfortable to sit that way."
"How do you feel when you look at those Buddha statues?"
"It feels very close------I feel like I can talk."
"It seems that you are really destined to be a Buddha." Lao Tan said.
"------Actually, I am destined to be with you. I will follow you wherever you go. I am willing to follow you." Baolitu said.
Lao Tan didn't say anything else. He saw the peach blossoms on the hillside of Donggou blooming and turning pink.