Chapter 924 923 [The Way of Bodhisattva]

The salt field that Zhou Hexuan and his three people visited was called "Tongxing Well", which was located near Tongxing Road in Zigong in later generations.

Seeing their extraordinary bearing, the kitchen supervisor immediately agreed to the visit request, but secretly sent someone to report to the general manager Wang Desheng: "Fourth Master, there are several people in the kitchen room, and they are talking in Mandarin."

"Could he be a special commissioner from the government?" Wang Desheng did not dare to neglect and hurriedly went to receive him in person.

Zigong salt merchants were all local tyrants. Since the salt industry was related to people's livelihood, the central government once sent people to build the Party branches in major salt fields. However, the salt merchants ganged up and drove them away. Even the salt workers who joined the party were expelled.

Wang Desheng walked quickly to the salt cooking shed, clasped his fists and asked in a neither humble nor overbearing manner: "Gentlemen, are you from Chongqing? I am the manager of Tongxing Well, Wang Desheng."

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Hello, Manager Wang, my surname is Zhou and I am from Chongqing. These two are from Chengdu."

Wang Desheng was even more certain that they were government commissioners, while Sun Yongzhen and Zhu Guozhen were regarded as guards. There was a guard accompanying him, so he must be a senior official. He said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, it's almost noon. Why don't I host a banquet for you all to eat beancurd? If you have anything, we can talk about it at the dinner table."

"That would be a waste of money." Zhou Hexuan did not refuse.

As everyone strode out of the salt field, Wang Desheng asked, "Which government department does Mr. Zhou hold a high position in?"

"Me, I'm in the Air Force department." Zhou Hexuan replied with a smile. He really didn't lie. Strictly speaking, Zhou Hexuan is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese Air Force - although it is a false position.

Wang Desheng was immediately in awe: "Oh, Mr. Zhou came from Zigong to inspect the air defense. Oh, Zigong was bombed badly by the little Japanese. Sometimes they were bombed several times a month. The central government should send some planes over to help."

Zhou Hexuan smiled bitterly: "Chongqing doesn't have enough planes, so how can we take care of Zigong?"

"Oh, that's true." Wang Desheng sighed helplessly.

Nan Huaijin was not sure about the situation and asked: "Chengdu is rarely bombed several times a month, but Zigong is actually targeted by the Japanese invaders?"

"Zigong produces salt. You are from the Air Force. You don't even know this?" Wang Desheng said with some resentment and did not take these "special commissioners" too seriously.

There is a saying in Zigong: "If your surname is not Wang or Li, I will not be afraid of you." As long as they are not the Wang family in Hedong and the Li family in Hexi, they will not take anyone seriously. During the Qing Dynasty, the yamen of Xuzhou Prefecture came from Liujing and tried to rob the women of the people. In the end, they snatched Miss Wang's maid. Make amends and apologize.

The same was true during the Republic of China. Regardless of Miss Kong Er's arrogance, if she dared to come from Gongsaye, she would still have to be taught how to be a human being.

Wang Desheng thought Zhou Hexuan was here to inspect the air defense, so he casually talked about the situation in the air defense shelter, prepared a meal and sent them away.

Everyone walked into a restaurant and sat down. The waiter came to greet them quickly: "Fourth Master, what do you want to eat?"

Wang Desheng said: "Everyone has a bowl of bean curd rice, a few cold cuts, and two kilograms of sorghum wine."

As soon as the cold dishes were served, two middle-aged men wearing long gowns came into the restaurant. The waiter smiled and asked, "Mr. Lai, Mr. Wang, what do you two want to eat?"

"Two bowls of bean curd rice."

"Hey, Yuchuan, look, does that figure look like Mr. Zhou?"

"Which Mr. Zhou?"

"Which Mr. Zhou are you talking about? You were watching his "Black Earth" a few days ago!"

"Zhou Hexuan? Could it be him?"

"Go and ask."

"..."

Two middle-aged men named Lai Yuchuan and Wang Renyuan were private school teachers invited by Wang Zilin, the general manager of "Wang Sanweitang". These two people were both underground party members, and they also developed many party members in the Wang family. Two Wang family members were even recommended to study at the "Anti-Anti-Japanese University" in Yan'an.

"Fourth Master!" Lai Yuchuan and Wang Renyuan walked over and greeted Wang Desheng first.

Wang Desheng cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Mr. Lai, Mr. Wang, you two are here to eat too."

Lai Yuchuan said: "The school has a holiday today, and Ren Yuan and I happened to take time out to watch Sichuan opera. I didn't expect to meet the Fourth Master here."

Wang Renyuan asked: "Who are these?"

Wang Desheng said: "Mr. Zhou came from Chongqing to inspect the air defense work."

When he heard that his surname was Zhou, Lai Yuchuan said respectfully: "But Mr. Zhou Mingcheng?"

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Exactly."

Wang Renyuan said quickly: "Hello, Mr. Zhou, rare visitor, rare visitor."

Lai Yuchuan said to Wang Desheng: "Fourth Master, Mr. Zhou is here, why don't you invite Mr. Yi to receive him personally? Don't neglect the guests."

Wang Desheng was a little confused and asked in a low voice: "Is this person very well-connected?"

"It's a big deal," Lai Yuchuan said, "It's only been two or three years, and you've forgotten about 'Zhou Shenxian'?"

Wang Desheng stood up abruptly, eyes widened and said: "That's the Zhou Shenxian who was the reincarnation of Emperor Donghua and has countless living people! Ouch, I'm really blind, don't blame Zhou Shenxian."

When there was a severe drought in Sichuan, Zigong was also severely affected. The grain purchased by Zhou Hexuan from America was divided into about 500 shi. Although the number is not very large, the name of Zhou Shenxian is widely spread. In most of Sichuan, illiterate people give a thumbs up when he mentions it.

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "There is nothing to blame or blame. I just came to Zigong to visit an old friend."

Wang Desheng said: "Zhou Shenxian, this little shop is too shabby. Let's go to Da'an Village."

Zhou Hexuan said: "Just eat here."

Lai Yuchuan advised: "Mr. Zhou, it is better to go to Da'an Village. Wang Yigong has admired you for a long time. I will definitely be happy to see you in person."

Wang Yigong is the richest man in Zigong, Wang Deqian, also known as Wang Yigong and Wang Dashanren. Not only was he the largest individual donor in the country during the Anti-Japanese War, but he also donated 800 shi of rice and 300 shi of salt every year, and sent dozens of Wang family children to join the Eighth Route Army and the Expeditionary Force.

Zhou Hexuan was forced by several people to go to Da'an Village to see Wang Deqian. The shop assistant even ran to the street and shouted: "Zhou Shenxian is here, come and see Zhou Shenxian!"

"Where is Immortal Zhou?"

"The most impressive one at the front!"

"It doesn't have three heads and six arms, it looks so good-looking."

"Now that Zhou Shenxian is here, the Japanese planes will not dare to be aggressive!"

"Shenxian Zhou wishes that my son will recover soon!"

"..."

Zhou Hexuan instantly turned into a giant panda being watched, but no one came to stop him. They all followed and commented from a distance, and some older girls and younger wives pointed at him and snickered.

Qian Ji subconsciously put his hands together and said, "Amitabha, Mr. Zhou is practicing the Bodhisattva Way, the true Buddha of great mercy and compassion."

Nan Huaijin was also filled with emotion. This scene left a deep impression on him.

Decades later, when Nan Huaijin lectured on Patriarch Bodhidharma on the Seventh Day of Nanchan, he said: "Emperor Wu of Liang believed in Buddhism very much. He became emperor himself, gave lectures and sermons, and donated his body to the temple as a servant. The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty pooled their money to redeem the emperor, but they didn't know what to do... This was an ugly thing for Buddhism. Believing in Buddhism is a good thing, but Emperor Wu of Liang's actions and practices were not smart and were very ugly. To avenge one's grievances, to act according to circumstances, and to seek nothing for the matter, is practice. If you do something deliberately for the sake of practice, and it is utilitarian, it is not practice. I used to know a gentleman who invested tens of millions of dollars from America. He bought grain to help Sichuan, and the people in Sichuan called him Zhou Shenxian, and many people called him Zhou Bodhisattva. He did this without any utilitarianism, purely out of kindness. He didn't realize that he was practicing, but it was just a kind of practice. . So my friend Qian Ji said at that time that Mr. Zhou had cultivated the Bodhisattva path and was the true Buddha of great mercy and compassion..."