The next morning, the sun broke,

A touch of golden sunlight shone on the riverside village.

The old people in Jiangyan Village also got up early.

Many of these old men rowed their own wooden boats to the river to fish.

The children in Jiangyan Village jumped into the river one by one happily to swim.

Like a fish in water.

Lin Fan, Wang Guocai, and Zheng Guangming were standing by the river at this time, watching this scene.

Wang Guocai spoke: "Big brother, how should we start inquiring?" ”

Zheng Guangming put his hands behind his back and said, "Most of the old people, I have asked about it, and there is only that person. ”

He pointed to an old man on the river.

The old man sat in a boat on the river, fishing with a fishing rod in his hand.

"When I asked this person before, he didn't claim to be ignorant like others, but told me not to ask more." Zheng Guangming said.

Lin Fan looked at the old man on the river and asked, "So, what do you think he knows?" ”

"Hmm." Zheng Guangming nodded: "He is also the last person who may know this." ”

Lin Fan pondered for a moment, and then said, "Wait a while." ”

Little by little, time passed.

The three of them sat by the river, the scenery here is beautiful, but it is also quite comfortable.

At noon, the old man rowed the boat and returned to the shore.

Lin Fan stood up with the two of them and walked towards the old man.

The old man looks kind-eyed.

After the three of them arrived, Lin Fan said with a smile on his face, "Hello old man." ”

"Who are the three?" The old man squinted, and then after seeing Zheng Guangming, he said, "The three of you, are you here to inquire about the temple in our village?" ”

"Exactly." Lin Fan nodded.

The old man waved his hand: "There is nothing to inquire about." ”

With that, he made a gesture to leave.

Lin Fan hurriedly stepped forward, blocked the old man's way, and said: "Old man, we are just curious, it stands to reason that there should not be a Buddhist temple on the scale of Jiangyan Village." ”

"Moreover, now in the night of the Buddhist temple, there will always be the sound of chanting scriptures, and the villagers, people are panicking, and the three of us are here to deal with this matter."

Listening to Lin Fan's words, the old man shook his head slightly: "That Buddhist temple has never harmed anyone, so how can we deal with it." ”

Lin Fan was deeply moved: "Please also ask the old gentleman to talk about it." ”

The old man's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he asked, "You three really want to know?" ”

The three nodded.

The old man looked at Lin Fan and the others with flickering eyes, and then said, "Come with me." ”

As he spoke, he walked ahead and walked towards Jiangyan Village.

The three of them hurried to follow.

It seems that this old man knows about this Buddhist temple.

The old man led the three of them to an adobe house.

Although the weather is hot, the adobe house is quite cool.

The old man sat on a wooden chair in the hall, and the guard pointed to the other wooden chairs: "Sit down." ”

After the three of them sat down one by one, the old man took out his cigarette, took a puff, and said to Zheng Guangming: "You came to me before." ”

"Yes." Zheng Guangming nodded.

The old man said lightly: "Do you know why I don't want to tell you?" ”

Zheng Guangming naturally shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.

The old man smiled faintly and said, "I know you are here to destroy this Buddhist temple." ”

"Actually, there are a lot of people like you." The old man said slowly: "But they have not been able to destroy this Buddhist temple. ”

The three of them listened to the old man's words and glanced at each other.

Lin Fan asked, "This Buddhist temple has existed for many years, right?" ”

The old man said, "Three or four hundred years. ”

When he said this, the old man said: "Actually, you don't need to waste time, this Buddhist temple is weird, but it has never harmed anyone." ”

Listening to the old man's words, Lin Fan said: "Old man, do you know about this Buddhist temple? ”

"A little bit of it." The old man nodded slightly: "More than four hundred years ago, our Yanjiang Village was remote and dilapidated, and few outsiders came, but later, a monk named Fa Ming came here. ”

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Four hundred years ago, because of its remote location, there were very few people in Jiangyan Village.

The villagers here rely on fishing, farming, and rarely have contact with the outside world.

But suddenly one day at noon, a young monk came.

The monk was twenty years old, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes.

For the sudden arrival of such a monk, the villagers of Jiangyan Village welcomed it with great enthusiasm.

The monk's name is Fa Ming, and he is a traveling monk in a large temple.

On the one hand, they can give themselves the opportunity to go to Hongchen in person, and on the other hand, they can travel to various places and preach Buddhism.

The villagers of Jiangyan Village naturally don't know much about Buddhism, but they have a lot of respect for Fa Ming.

Fa Ming planned to live in Jiangyan Village for a period of time to teach the villagers about Buddhism.

On that day, he was placed in the village chief's house.

The village chief's surname is Nan, and he has a daughter, sixteen years old, named Nan Qingyi.

Nan Qingyi heard that a monk from outside was coming, and he was quite curious, and looked at this monk from the boudoir.

found that this monk was quite good-looking, white and pure.

Unlike other fishermen in the village, they have been tanned by long-term fishing and hard work.

"This female benefactor is polite." When Fa Ming saw this woman coming, he greeted him with a smile.

Nan Qingyi also nodded, his eyes were quite curious.

Fa Ming stayed at Nan Tsing Yi's house in this way.

The two also became friends.

Every day, Fa Ming would tell Nan Tsing Yi about the Dharma.

But Nan Tsing Yi always didn't understand.

The relationship between the two is getting closer and closer.

Sixteen-year-old Nan Qingyi has also reached the age of marriage, but there has never been a suitable person.

She is also quite fond of Fa Ming.

On this day, Nan Qingyi took Fa Ming out of the river to fish.

Above the river, Nan Tsing Yi skillfully operates fishing boats and fishes.

Fa Ming sat cross-legged in the back, chanting in a low voice.

Nan Qingyi turned his head, looked at Fa Ming's appearance, and said with a smile: "Little Master Fa Ming, you chant the scriptures every day, every time there are so many Dharma mysteries, but can this Dharma mystery still make everyone full?" ”

The Dharma Enlightenment, who talks about the Dharma to everyone every day, has never thought about this question.

He was stunned, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

Nan Qingyi said again: "Little Master Faming, why does the Buddha say ruthless? ”

Fa Ming said: "Affectionate and ruthless, jointly prove Bodhi." ”

"It's not that the Buddha said that it is ruthless, all ruthlessness is something that is wonderful and sincere, and sincerity is the heart of the Buddha, so ruthlessness is affection."

Nan Qingyi said: "But this can't make people have a full stomach." ”

Fa Ming said: "People cannot live just to fill their stomachs. ”

Nan Qingyi: "Then what's not? If you lack food and clothing, you can't recite a few words of the Buddha's name, and you won't be hungry, right? ”

Fa Ming's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he didn't know how to answer.