With Fatso's intervention, the funeral was finally carried out in an orderly manner. The loud trumpet's mournful music had already been played, and the people who were invited to help knew what they were responsible for.
Fatso was originally a funeral minister, and these things were considered his old profession. Now that he was doing it again, it was naturally easy for him to do it again. Moreover, he could explain every taboo and every important point. Although there were not many superstitious people in today's society, most people would rather believe it than not. Therefore, everyone was "fooled" into believing it. Some old men and women even deliberately tried to talk to Fatso, and their intentions were self-evident.
Moreover, perhaps he felt a little guilty. Fatso put in so much effort to carry out the funeral with the intention of making up for it. After all, no matter what, he, Fatso, really did "leave someone in the lurch" to die.
However, this guilt was actually nothing, just like how the old fireman could only watch helplessly as the fire engulfed his son.
You are actually not God.
As the saying goes, "When a man achieves the Dao, his fowls and dogs will ascend to heaven." This was not something that the listeners were used to. On the contrary, since you had fallen into hell, you could easily drag your whole family to die with you. This was also a kind of dark irony. The treatment of the radio listeners was still incomparable to that of civil servants. Family and relatives really could not benefit from it.
Su Bai and the reporter were a little embarrassed at this time. They were with Fatso, but Fatso was too embarrassed to ask them to do anything. Therefore, the two of them simply ordered two cups of black tea and a plate of melon seeds from the farmhouse next door.
Across the river was the giant Buddha. It was quite interesting to sit there, eat melon seeds, drink tea, and look at the giant Buddha. On both sides of the giant Buddha were stone steps. There were quite a lot of tourists, and the line was basically full. The whole line was moving at a snail's pace. The time it took to visit the giant Buddha was much longer than the time it took to go to Shanghai Disneyland to play in the queue.
"Will they call us to eat later?" the reporter suddenly asked while eating melon seeds. "The more I eat, the hungrier I am."
"Go and tell Fatso that you want to order a few dishes and ask the chefs to specially cook for you," Su Bai glanced at the reporter.
"Hey, that's boring. Didn't you ask me to go and ask for a beating?"
"You know it yourself. Don't worry, Fatso won't forget about us," Su Bai said, although the two of them didn't seem to have done anything.
At this time, a taxi with a few foreigners came over. The foreigners were probably visiting the scenic area on the other side of the river and found that there was a funeral here. They were very curious about the customs of the Chinese countryside, so they deliberately took a taxi to come over and take a look. They even took a camera and were very enthusiastic about it.
"Westerners have nothing better to do." Jie Ling stretched his body. "By the way, you and Fatty have gained a lot from this trip to the story world."
"Hehe,."
"Your answer is like I'm borrowing money from you," the reporter smiled.
At this time, Fatso, who had finished his work, walked over. He grabbed some melon seeds and cracked them in his hand. "You two go to the scenic area on the other side of the river. I know a friend who is the director of the scenic area. He can pay for the tickets."
Su Bai and the reporter didn't know how to respond. If they wanted to go, they could just walk across the river. Even if they wanted to stand on the head of the Buddha and dance disco, no one could stop them.
Fatso seemed to know what they were thinking. He sighed and said, "You have to adjust your mentality when visiting a historical site. Don't you think it's nice to be an ordinary person and get a free ticket?"
"Are you okay?" Su Bai noticed that something was wrong with the fatty. This guy seemed to be a little more cheerful than when they had just arrived in the car.
"There will be management coming to stop the funeral soon. When the time comes, I might have to ask them to come and pray for my aunt. My aunt has lived a cautious life all her life. Now that she's gone, I have to let her go in style."
Su Bai and the reporter finally understood that Fatso wanted to do something out of line. He didn't want them to be involved in the karma. Of course, this karma would not be as big as Su Bai's previous death, but Fatso wanted to bear the responsibility.
Su Bai also knew that this was not the time for him to say something like "we're friends, we'll bear the responsibility together." He guessed that Fatso's real purpose was to pay the price for his aunt's sake. Only then would he feel better.
"Okay, let's just be ordinary people and visit this big Buddha." Su Bai got up and said.
The reporter also stood up. Since Su Bai didn't want to join in the fun, there was no need for him to say anything more. He went to drive the car out.
"Have fun." Fatso shouted to Su Bai who got in the car.
"You too." Su Bai closed the door.
"I'm a little tired. Do you really want to go into the scenic area and stroll around like those people?" The reporter continued while driving, "It's really interesting to see the scenic spots from the perspective of ordinary people. But now I'm also looking at it from the perspective of ordinary people. I think I'll be depressed if I have to line up one by one."
"Alright, let's just buy a ticket for the cruise and take a look outside."
"Haha." The reporter was obviously satisfied.
When the car came out of Sun Island and drove around to the other side, the reporter rolled down the window and pointed to the street on the right. "Granny Ye's cold skewers seem to be quite famous in Leshan. Do you want to try it?"
"I still like hot pot, and I don't think you're used to cold skewers."
"Okay, let's go on the cruise first, and I'll try it when we come back."
The ferry ticket was 70 yuan per person. Su Bai didn't have any cash with him, and the ferry seemed to be afraid of trouble. There was a sign with Alipay and WeChat on it with a big red cross. In the end, the reporter paid for the ticket.
"You owe me 70 yuan for the mentality of ordinary people."
"Is your brain broken?" Su Bai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I feel like you've suddenly become a little abnormal."
"It's a concept, a concept."
The two boarded the ship and went up to the second floor along the ladder. Most of the tourists were on the second floor, because the cruise would deliberately move to a position facing the Buddha so that tourists could take pictures.
But obviously, although Su Bai and the reporter were "driven" out by Fatso to wander around, they were not so down to earth as to take pictures with their mobile phones like the tourists around them. Even if they weren't listeners, they probably wouldn't do that.
"It's a matter of concept." Jie Ling picked up where he left off. "There's no such thing as an absolutely pure existence. Just like many simple substances in chemistry, they can't exist in a pure form under natural conditions. They need to be purified in the laboratory.
Humans are the same. There is no such thing as a person who can completely relax in this world, unless he is a fool. If you have been a rich second-generation heir, you should know that people at any level will have their own troubles. An ordinary tramp can have his back and the ground as his bed, but he can't enjoy a high-class hotel or other life that requires high consumption to support.
Any normal person with the will to improve would not be in a completely pure state … "
Su Bai was going to interrupt the reporter because he felt that the reporter was a little "nonsense". But soon, Su Bai realized that something was wrong. The reporter seemed to have been stimulated by something, and he seemed to have entered a state of "enlightenment."
Hey, is this Buddha so effective?
It couldn't be helped. Although Su Bai's relationship with the reporter was not as deep as his relationship with Fatso and the monk, the reporter had helped him before. Since the reporter was in such a state, Su Bai was embarrassed to interrupt him. He could only play the role of a listener and cooperate with the reporter's "explanation." Many tourists nearby cast a strange look at the reporter. Apparently, they felt that there was something wrong with this man's brain, who kept spouting inexplicable life philosophies the moment he got on the cruise.
The more Su Bai listened, the more he understood. The main enhancement of Jie Lin's skill was illusion, and the most basic element of constructing an illusion was to create an illusion that could pierce through the target's mental defense. Jie Lin's words were actually filled with a deeper enlightenment and enlightenment about human nature. Or rather, it was not just about human nature, but it was gradually becoming bigger and more similar to a worldview.
At this time, the cruise had arrived directly opposite the Buddha. The tourists around them began to take photos excitedly. The speed of Jie Lin's speech began to slow down, but his eyes seemed to be getting brighter and brighter. In the end, when he finished speaking, he let out a long sigh of relief. He picked up the mineral water of a female tourist who was taking photos next to him and took two big gulps.
"Wisdom imbuement, wisdom imbuement." After that, Jie Lin actually bowed to the Buddha, as if thanking the Buddha for his guidance.
Su Bai shook his head, speechless. Suddenly, he had a sudden impulse. "Come, help me take a photo with your great benefactor, oh no, help me take a photo with your great benefactor, Buddha."
"You're a zombie. Aren't you afraid that the Buddha will slap you to death if you take a photo with him so close?" Although Jie Lin teased him, he still picked up the phone and pointed the camera at Su Bai. At the same time, he also included the Buddha in the background.
Su Bai casually leaned sideways against the railing, but suddenly, the tourists on the cruise suddenly screamed in horror. Not far away, the tourists in the Buddha scenic area on the shore also screamed.
Jie Lin, who was looking at the screen of the mobile phone, only saw the Giant Buddha of Leshan behind him raise his palm "strangely". With the rolling rocks, the Buddha's hand stretched out and slapped the ship over here.
"Su Bai, you …" Jie Lin moved the phone away and pointed behind Su Bai.
Su Bai calmly took out a cigarette, lit it, and said, "Come on. You've just realized it and you're already experimenting on me, right? But your illusion is quite realistic. If I didn't know that you were the one who created it … "
"I didn't do it. It's real. I'm not lying to you. You raised me!" Jie Lin shouted directly. He knew that if he did not say such harsh words at this time, Su Bai would never believe him.
"…" Su Bai.
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