The heavens start with Buddhist disciples

Chapter 41 Do not use the hidden dragon
Ji Ran also became interested and asked, "Why do you think I can teach you calligraphy?"

The child replied: "Because if you are not here to arrest me, you are probably here to find my mother because of her fame. So in order to please my mother, you must not mind teaching me a few words."

This time Ji Ran smiled and laughed.

The child looked at the laughing Ji Ran in puzzlement and asked, "Am I not right?"

Ji Ran stopped smiling and said: "No, you are right. A four-year-old child can have such analytical ability, which shows that you are extraordinary. But you guessed something wrong. I am not here to see your mother. I am here to see you." your."

The child asked with a surprised look on his face: "Looking for me?"

Ji Ran stepped forward and touched his head. The child wanted to avoid it, but unfortunately he did not escape Ji Ran's hand.

Ji Ran said: "Just to see you, leave and come back tomorrow."

Ji Ran then left with Li Tong.

Li Tong looked at Ji Ran strangely and asked, "Isn't he really your child?"

Ji Ran ignored Li Tong.After lunch, Ji Ran found the hostage (agent) and rented the yard next to Zhao Ji's house. Although it was a slum area, the rent was not cheap.

When Ji Ran moved in at night, the child next door looked at Ji Ran with a strange look on his face and said, "Brother, why did you move next door to my house?"

Ji Ran looked at him and said, "Isn't it good to be next door? Then you can come to my place to study in the afternoon."

Silent all night.

The next morning, Ji Ran had just finished practicing boxing in the yard when she heard the noise of a group of children at the door.

Child A: "Bastard, bastard, you are the bastard."

Child B: "That's right, you are a bastard, and bastards deserve to be bullied."

Child C: "What a bastard, you dare to stare at me. I'll kill you if I don't!"

The child standing in the middle who was called a bastard glared at them and yelled: "You are the bastards, you are the ones!"

A group of children then scuffled together.

Ji Ran just watched and did not stop him. The painful experience in his childhood established Ying Zheng's tough character, and Ji Ran did not intend to destroy this.On the contrary, Ji Ran intends to add fire.

After a while, the children dispersed, leaving behind a child with disheveled hair and a bruised nose and face.He staggered back home.

Ji Ran could hear the children crying from across the yard: "Mom, they called me a bastard!"

A woman in the courtyard shouted: "They call you a bastard, but you can't say that you are a bastard. You are the great-great-grandson of King Huiwen of the Qin Dynasty and the great-great-grandson of King Qin Zhaoxiang. Do you remember?"

When the woman saw the child, she still cried and yelled: "Do you remember?"

When the child saw his mother getting angry, he held back his tears and nodded heavily.

During lunch, the child ran into Ji Ran's yard, his eyes were red, it seemed that he had been crying for a long time.

"Are you crying? Do you feel wronged, pitiful, and helpless?" Ji Ran asked calmly, looking at the child.

The child has never felt any malice from Ji Ran, so the child, who has always been alert, is also wary of Ji Ran.

He nodded and said: "My name is Zhao Zheng. I have a father. My father is a royal family of Qin. Why do they still call me a bastard?"

Ji Ran said: "Actually, this is a simple yet complex question. You have to think about the answer yourself, but I will take you out for a walk."

"Only what you see and figure out can be the real answer. What others tell you can always only be used as a reference."

In the afternoon, Zhao Zhengzhen came to Ji Ran's yard to ask for advice on literacy, and also brought two pieces of bacon.

Ji Ran was a little bit dumbfounded, and there was a day when she would also receive Shuxiu.

Ji Ran asked: "Which country's writing do you want to learn? You said you are from the Qin royal family, so you might as well learn Qin's writing!"

Zhao Zheng nodded.Ji Ran took out a wooden stick and wrote eight words on the ground: "The sky and the earth are black and yellow, and the universe is primitive."

Then Ji Ran told Zhao Zhengdao and read to me: "The sky and the earth are black and yellow..."

After reading it, Zhao Zhenghui asked: "Sir, what does this mean?"

Ji Ran asked: "Where does the wind and snow come from?"

Zhao Zheng raised his finger and pointed at it.

Ji Ran nodded and said, "The first word is heaven."

Zhao Zheng hid his feet again and asked: "Then the second word "ground" means the earth under your feet?"

Ji Ran nodded.Then he said: "Xuanhuang is the color of heaven and earth, Xuanhuang is the color of sky, and yellow is the color of earth."

Zhao Zheng then asked: "Then what does the universe mean?"

Ji Ran said: "The four directions up and down are called the universe, and the past and present are called the universe. They are talking about time and space."

Zhao Zheng was a little confused, but seemed to understand.

Ji Ran saw this and said: "Use your fingers to see if you can only point to the six directions of front, back, left, right and up and down."

Zhao Zheng nodded, then suddenly understood and said: "So this is Yu, what does space mean?"

Ji Ran smiled and said: "Everything you can touch exists in space. Just like a cup and water."

Zhao Zheng was thoughtful after hearing this.After a while, he asked: "What about Zhou? What is time?"

This time Ji Ran said to Zhao Zheng seriously: "Just like you will be hungry when the sun is at its highest every day, and you will be sleepy after the sun sets. Human time is based on the sun."

In this way, one taught and the other learned, and soon the sun set.Zhao Zhengjia didn't eat dinner, so he had a meal at Ji Ran's.

When Zhao Zheng was leaving, Ji Ran said to him: "Eat more tomorrow morning and I will take you out in the morning."

Zhao Zheng said loudly: "Oh, I understand." He jumped back home.

Early the next morning, Zhao Zheng ran to Ji Ran's yard.Seeing Ji Ran doing a vigorous set of boxing skills, he stood aside quietly and watched.

After finishing his work, Ji Ran asked: "Want to learn?"

Zhao Zheng nodded.

Ji Ran said again: "But I won't teach you."

Zhao Zheng lowered his head in disappointment.

Ji Ran stepped forward and patted Zhao Zheng's head and said, "You are still too young, your bones are unstable, and your body is weak, so you are not suitable for practicing martial arts at present. When you are older, you will be at least seven years old."

Afterwards, Ji Ran took Zhao Zheng to Handan Street. The two of them did not eat breakfast, although Ji Ran asked Zhao Zheng to eat more.Ji Ran did it on purpose to make Zhao Zheng understand the feeling of hunger more deeply.

As they walked, a voice came into their ears: "Jade belt cake! Delicious jade belt cake just out of the oven! Jade belt cake, a specialty of Chu region!"

The two looked at each other, and Ji Ran led Zhao Zheng towards the source of the sound.

Before they could get closer, they saw a family of three.The woman is holding the child, and the man is protecting her.The three of them were neatly dressed, and the cuffs of their clothes were starched white.

The three of them walked up to the woman selling jade belt cakes and said, "Sister, we haven't eaten for many days. Can you give me some food?"

The woman selling jade belt cakes ignored them and turned around to shout in the other direction.

Just yelling, the woman turned around and walked towards the three of them.

At this time, the three of them were sitting on the ground on the street. The child said to his mother, "Mom! I'm hungry!"

The child's mother just hugged the child and wept silently.

The woman selling jade belt cakes couldn't bear seeing this scene, so she took out a few pieces of jade belt cakes and handed them to the three of them.

He also said to the man: "For such a big man, he can't support his family, so he might as well join the army. At least he can have some food at home."

Hearing this, the man lowered his head even lower. In fact, he was a deserter from the Wei State. At the beginning, the Wei State supported the Zhao State and fought against the Qin State.

Because he was afraid of the Qin army, he deserted on the battlefield.Later he met a woman, who took him in, and they had a daughter.

The three of them got the jade belt cake and started to eat it. However, when the woman selling the jade belt cake turned around and continued selling, the man and the woman suddenly got up and ran to the corner of the street to hide.

The little girl took a few bites of the jade belt cake and found that she couldn't hear her parents' voices. She raised her head and looked around and found that her parents were nowhere to be seen.

Then she started crying: "Father, mother, where are you?"

The woman selling jade belt cakes didn't go far, but turned around and rushed over when she heard the voice.Seeing the little girl standing alone on the side of the road, the jade belt cake in her hand fell to the ground, and she kept crying.

At this time, Ji Ran and Zhao Zheng were watching this scene not far away. They passed the woman and the little girl selling jade belt cakes, and walked into the street corner where the little girl's parents were.

Zhao Zheng heard the girl's father say: "This jade belt cake is the taste of both goodness and bitterness in the world. If you follow me, a deserter, our daughter will have no way out in our life."

Looking at the couple who were also crying in front of them, Ji Ran and Zhao Zheng didn't say anything and just walked silently.

Ji Ran asked: "Would you like to taste the jade belt cake?"

Zhao Zheng nodded.

The two found the woman selling jade belt cakes and found that she was holding a box containing jade belt cakes in front of her, followed by the little girl from before.

Ji Ran said: "Boss, here are five pieces of jade belt cake."

After paying the money, the woman handed it to Ji Ran.Ji Ran handed two pieces to Zhao Zheng and one piece to the little girl behind the woman.

At the same time, Zhao Zheng reluctantly glanced at the jade belt cake in his hand and handed a piece to the little girl.

The two turned around and left without looking at the girl standing there blankly and the woman selling jade belt cakes.

"Go back to study! get out of class will end early today. Haven't you always been curious about your mother always coming home late one night every month? I will take you to see it today." Ji Ran said to Zhao Zheng.

In the afternoon, Ji Ran first tested Zhao Zheng's eight words yesterday and found that Zhao Zheng was really good.Not only can I remember what I read, but at least I have put in the effort to not only write it down, but also explain the meaning.

So Ji Ran taught eight more words today: "The sun and the moon are full, and the stars and stars are arranged."

Zhao Zheng was practicing writing in the yard, while Ji Ran went to the clothing store on the street to pick up two sets of clothes. As early as the first day Ji Ran met Zhao Zheng, she had customized two sets for him at the clothing store. Good fabric clothes.

In the evening, after both Chang and Zhao Zheng changed into Chinese clothes.The two of them went straight to Xunfang Pavilion.

Ji Ran asked Zhao Zheng a few questions on the way.

Ji Ran said: "When you get there, you must first find out what is there."

"Then turn yourself into your mother and feel what your mother feels."

"Then think about why your mother went there."

"Finally, remember the experiences and feelings of tonight."

In the evening, there was no ruthless rich man seizing Zhao Ji. There were only a few rich men forcing Zhao Ji to drink with them.

Finally, Zhao Zheng clenched his fists and looked at his mother who was hiding in the corner of the backyard vomiting.

Ji Ran said to Zhao Zheng: "Think about the question I asked you before at night. Don't disturb her, she has already worked very hard."

Zhao Zheng tossed and turned at night, unable to sleep.Looking at his sleeping mother next to him, Zhao Zheng felt a mixture of emotions.

"Maybe my mother will live a better life without my dragging her down." Zhao Zheng thought in his heart.

The next day, Zhao Zheng, who had two dark circles under his eyes, came to Ji Ran's yard. He originally wanted to watch Ji Ran boxing, but he almost fell to the ground when he saw it.

Fortunately, Ji Ran was very good at qinggong, so she hugged him and put him into the house.

"Where is this?" Zhao Zheng, who was confused, saw a huge palace, and he was like an ant in front of the palace.

Compared with this palace, the Zhao Palace in Handan is not even half as big.

A majestic voice came to mind in the ears of young Zhao Zheng. Zhao Zheng looked in the direction from which the voice came and saw a majestic man.

There are hundreds of majestic soldiers densely packed under him.

Just listen to the mighty man say: "I will unify the six countries and unite the world. I will build the Great Wall to control the dragon veins of the nine states, defend our Qin Dynasty, and protect our country."

"I swear this oath in the name of the first emperor! I am here, and I will guard the land and open up the borders, wipe out the barbarians, and establish the foundation of my Great Qin Dynasty forever!"

"When I die, I will turn into a dragon soul to protect my country forever! This oath is witnessed by the sun and the moon, and the heaven and earth will learn from it, and the immortals, devils and gods will listen to it."

After speaking, the majestic man seemed to glance at Zhao Zheng.Zhao Zheng immediately woke up in shock.

Zhao Zheng opened his eyes and looked around blankly.I found myself still in a shabby room.

"Is it just a dream?" Zhao Zheng murmured.

"Maybe you can become the man in your dream!" Ji Ran looked at Zhao Zhengdao seriously.

"Can I?" Zhao Zheng asked.

Ji Ran stood up, looked at Zhao Zheng and said: "When heaven assigns a great responsibility to a man, he must first work hard on his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his behavior, so he is tempted to endure it. , once benefited what it could not do.”

"This is the original words of Yasheng Mencius. Do you think you have a great responsibility on your shoulders? Flowers fall in a dream. Are the flowers falling in the dream, or are the flowers in the dream falling in front of you?"

At this time, the pear blossoms in the courtyard fell quietly.

Zhao Zheng stared blankly at the fluttering pear blossoms, not knowing what he was thinking.

What Zhao Zheng didn't know was that in Yimeng just now, it was Ji Ran who intervened with his own spiritual power when he was still young, impressing the scene that Ji Ran had seen before for Zhao Zheng to see.

The so-called enlightening the heart with the heart is what Ji Ran gained from her recent enlightenment in Buddhism. "Without words or explanations, without showing or knowing, it is separated from questions and answers. If you seal it with your heart, the answer will be self-evident."

A few days later, the two people who wandered the streets of Handan from time to time found that many people were flocking to the home of Shao Yuanjun Zhao De, a wealthy family in the city.

Ji Ran and Zhao Zheng also joined in.Ji Ran hugged Zhao Zheng and moved flexibly to the front row.

It turned out that I couldn't see anything from the front row, I could only hear crying and howling coming from the backyard.

"Brother De, I beg you, Brother De." A female voice begged bitterly.

Suddenly the female voice's pitch increased a lot and she shouted: "No, no!"

Ji Ran hugged Zhao Zheng and jumped to the opposite wall, looking across the street at the situation in the wall.

I saw a man lifting a baby and throwing it into the well in the backyard.Thinking about it, the woman who was crying and begging must be the mother of the child.

The man who threw the baby into the well looked at the heartbreakingly crying woman in front of him and said coldly: "You gave birth to a bastard with someone else, but you still have the nerve to plead with me. Come on, beat her to death."

Seeing this, Ji Ran took Zhao Zheng back to his courtyard and asked, "What do you think?"

In the days that followed, Ji Ran and Zhao Zheng seldom went to the streets anymore, because they found that as long as they went to the streets, they could always see many strange things.

For example, a woman who robs a beggar of money will not only steal the money, but also beat the beggar.Later, he told the onlookers that it was the beggar who made light of himself first.

There is also the noble man who rides wildly and knocks down countless stalls, and the little girl who always appears in the middle of the road and is frightened.

Guang Jiran had managed to save three little girls.Zhao Zheng also rescued a child who injured his arm after falling, but the child's parents said he was bullying the child and asked Zhao Zheng to pay for it.

So Ji Ran began to take Zhao Zheng to hunt outside the city.Although it is difficult for Zhao Zheng to leave the city by himself, Ji Ran is good at the art of disguise.

Zhao Zheng is very happy to see the harvest every day and having meat to eat.

Until this day, a tiger appeared in their eyes. The tiger was still under the hillside dozens of meters away from them.

I saw that the tiger walked as quietly as a cat without making any sound.In other words, it is a cat, a big cat.

It held its head high, opened its mouth as big as a blood basin, yawned, then stuck out a tongue, licked its sharp teeth, curled up its white beard like a steel needle, shook its whole body twice, and then took a step forward. Take a big stride.

Its piercing eyes exude a fierce aura and a domineering air that overlooks everything.

In front of the tiger, there is a small deer on the opposite side of the creek, grazing leisurely. It is a white deer, with a pure white body and no impurities.

But when the tiger saw the white deer, he lowered his body and approached slowly, for fear of making any noise.

Zhao Zheng also watched this scene nervously. He said to Ji Ran: "How about we save the white deer."

Ji Ran looked at Zhao Zheng and said, "I can save him, but you have to bear the tiger's pounce on his behalf. Do you dare?"

Zhao Zheng hesitated. He just saw the white deer as cute and wanted to keep it alive.Unexpectedly, Ji Ran wanted to exchange his life for his own.

"No, Brother Tian is talking about the tiger's pounce, not my life. I think that if I can't bear the tiger's pounce, I will lose my life." Zhao Zheng thought to himself.

Figured it out, Zhao Zheng no longer hesitated and said, "I am willing!"

Ji Ran nodded in satisfaction.Holding Zhao Zheng in his arms, he "flyed" down from the hill.

At this time, the tiger jumped directly from the other side of the stream to attack the white deer.The white deer thought he was young, but his hind legs were scratched by the tiger's claws.

Seeing that he had no hope of survival, the white deer roared.

At this moment, Ji Ran and Zhao Zheng walked between the white deer and the tiger, blocking the tiger's sight of the white deer.

Ji Ran put down Zhao Zheng and said, "It's your turn."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Ran actually held the white deer and stepped back several meters, leaving only Zhao Zheng staring at the tiger.

(End of this chapter)