Chapter 253 Eternal Life in the Heart 【Third】

The riverside, the wharf, the long flow of the river, it seems that time is frozen here forever, but the surrounding cities are undergoing earth-shaking changes, high-rise buildings rise from the ground, wooden boats change into mechanical boats...

But the one who changed the fastest was the woman standing on the pier, from a young girl to a woman, from a woman to an old woman.

The only thing that remains the same is that she will always dress herself up beautifully, comb every hair meticulously, put on that cheongsam, and wait by the river. It will not return to the shore until nightfall, when the last boat docks, to work.

She has served dishes, swept the floor, worked as a nanny, and never begged no matter how hard her life was. She always raised her chin. Even though she didn't have a marriage certificate, she always regarded herself as a military wife and would never Lowering her proud head, that is her husband's pride, and her pride too!

However, with the old man's departure and the city's changes, no one knows her story anymore, and more people here regard her as a mental illness, stay away from her, and even reject her. She was evicted from the rented house, the barber shop refused to accept her, and the only job was secretly arranged for her by a kind boss...

The only temporary accommodation is the bench in the shop of the boss, even if it is, it can only sneak in and sleep for a night when the shop is closed in the middle of the night, and you have to come out before dawn without being seen.

Even so, she was not knocked down by life, she always believed that he was far away, but he couldn't come back because of certain things...

On the edge of the pier, the old woman stood there, folded her hands, looked at the east silently, and whispered: "If there is really a Buddha in the world, can you bless him? I don't ask him to come back, I just ask him to live a better life." ..."

When Fang Zheng saw this, he shed tears unconsciously. Who would have thought that an old man who looked like a madman and was treated like a ghost would have such a touching story behind him? A military wife without a certificate, a military wife who will never bow her head, a military wife who spends her life waiting for her lover to return! Could such a person be a ghost? Such a person should be admired!

Thinking of this, Fangzheng came to the old woman with a thought, clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, benefactor, since you just want him to be safe, why wait here day and night?"

"You?!" Liu Fangfang was stunned. The moment she saw Fangzheng, she remembered many things that she had ignored. Shouldn't she be in the temple? Isn't this the little monk in the One Finger Temple? How come here?

Fangzheng smiled slightly and said, "Poor monk Yizhi Temple's abbot, Dharma name, Fangzheng."

"Why are you here? You'd better leave as soon as possible. I don't have to worry about my affairs." After Liu Fangfang asked, she glanced at the distance vigilantly, and then drove Fang Zheng away.

Fangzheng looked back, there were still many people on the pier, all looking this way, with doubts in their eyes. Fangzheng smiled and said, "Is the benefactor afraid that they will see the poor monk and bring your criticism to the poor monk?"

After finishing speaking, Fangzheng waved his hand, and everyone disappeared, and asked again: "How about this?"

"You... who the hell are you?!" Liu Fangfang was taken aback, and with a wave of her hand, everyone disappeared. This...is unbelievable!

Fangzheng smiled and said, "The abbot of Yizhi Temple, a poor monk, Fangzheng. Benefactor, the person you are waiting for, do you think he will come back?"

"How do you know about me?" Liu Fangfang was really frightened.

Fangzheng said: "You told the poor monk."

Liu Fangfang looked at Fangzheng, Fangzheng looked at Liu Fangfang, the surrounding scenery changed, and she rubbed her eyes in a trance. She was sitting in the Buddhist hall, and a monk in white was sitting not far in front of her. It was Fangzheng!

"This..." Liu Fangfang looked at Fangzheng in disbelief.

Fangzheng got up slowly, and said: "Benefactor, the poor monk knows that you have many doubts, but these doubts are meaningless, aren't they?"

While speaking, he walked out of the Buddhist hall.

Liu Fangfang subconsciously followed, Fangzheng put one hand behind his back, looked up at the bodhi tree in front of him and said: "Benefactor, this tree was given to Yizhi Temple by a benefactor a few years ago. , acclimatized to the soil and water, and froze to death in winter.”

"But...it's still alive." Liu Fangfang said.

Fangzheng nodded and said, "Yes, who would have thought that a tree that must die is still alive?"

Liu Fangfang's heart trembled, and she said, "You mean, he's still alive?"

Fangzheng turned his head, looked at Liu Fangfang and said, "What does the benefactor think?"

"He..." Liu Fangfang didn't dare to say it. In fact, she already had the answer in her heart, but she still refused to face it. She was afraid. But in the end, Liu Fangfang still asked a question: "Abbot Fangzheng, are there ghosts in this world?"

"Yes, there is hell in this world, and there is Paradise of Bliss." Fangzheng replied with certainty.

Liu Fangfang's heart trembled, and she immediately asked, "Abbot, I know you have profound Dharma and great supernatural powers. Can you take me to see him? Whether it's a stranger or... I just want to see him again."

"If you really want to see him, you can naturally see him, as long as you want." Fangzheng turned his head and looked at Liu Fangfang with a smile.

Liu Fangfang looked at Fangzheng, then at Old Tree, and slowly closed her eyes, thinking about him in her heart. When she opened her eyes again, the monastery was gone, and it was still the pier, except that there was one more person on the pier, dressed in military uniform, with a tall expression, shy and blushing, but did not dare Step forward.

"You... are you back?" Liu Fangfang didn't pounce on her, nor did she cry, but stood there watching quietly, smiling quietly.

"Yeah." Yu Guanghua nodded.

"Although I know that you are not him, I am still very happy." Liu Fangfang smiled.

A monk in white clothes came out from behind Yu Guanghua, clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, the benefactor is wrong, he is him."

"Impossible, he went to the front line and never came back." Liu Fangfang said.

"He has never left, he has always been in your heart. This him was found out of your heart by the poor monk. He has always existed, has always protected you, and has always smiled at you. It's just that you don't go to see him. "Fangzheng said this, looked into the distance and said: "The bodhi tree should have died, but the wishes of all living beings made him live. Yu Guanghua may have sacrificed, but he lives in your heart because of your thoughts. His life and death, It's not about the poor monk, it's about you."

After finishing speaking, Fangzheng waved his hand and returned to the temple again.

This time, Fangzheng didn't say anything. He waved his sleeves and walked into the backyard, but the voice came over: "Almsgiver, the poor monk has said everything that should be said, and the person you want to see has also been seen. Life and death are impermanent, and eternal life is in the heart." , everything is changing, only the mind is eternal. There is hell in the heart, and there is also a spiritual mountain, where to go, only the mind."