Shanghai is prosperous

Chapter 207

Wang Yiyuan climbed up the narrow and steep internal stairs and stood in the corridor on the fifth floor of Cishou Pagoda.Leaning on the fence and looking around, you can see the mighty Yangtze River, the rivers and mountains, the pavilions, the pavilions, and the pavilions. You can vividly see the lakes and mountains and the beautiful scenery.

Where the wind blows, the iron horses hanging under the eaves of the Cishou Pagoda jingle, breaking the tranquility, and seem to spread far, far away.

At this time, it was deep winter, and the wind was blowing, and there was already a deep chill.In the Jinshan Temple, whose full name should be called Jinshan Jiangtian Temple, there are not many pilgrims and tourists.These small jingling bells make the empty and lonely ancient temple more detached and solemn.

Wang Yiyuan wanted to continue walking up, but Xiao Xiaoxiao held him back.She wrapped her clothes and said softly, just here.According to our Zhenjiang statement, it is enough to climb to the third or fifth floor of the tower, but not to the top.As the saying goes, you have to leave some leeway in life, and that's probably what it means.

This Cishou Pagoda has a brick body and wooden eaves, imitating a pavilion, with seven levels and eight sides, each pole has four sides with doors, and the scenery is different from each side.Jiaoshan in the east is like a jasper floating river, Changshan in the south is lush and lush, Jinshan in the west is shimmering, and Guazhou ancient ferry in the north is looming in the mist.

A bird's-eye view of the entire temple at the foot of the mountain. It is built against the mountain, and the entire building follows the mountain. There are temples on the mountain, and the mountains are hidden in the temple.There are twists and turns in the buildings everywhere, and there is nothing redundant or abrupt.If you climb up the winding steps, every corner will bring you surprises, such as unfolding pictures full of Zen.

Wang Anshi in the Song Dynasty once vividly described the feeling of climbing this tower: several layers of buildings are pillowed with layers of stone, and the windows on the four walls are open to face the wind.Suddenly seeing the bird flying flat above, Shi was startled in mid-air.

At this moment, Wang Yiyuan washed away all the troubles in his heart before, and his mind was clear and clear.He also thought of another famous temple, the Ashoka Temple, with a plaque on it that read "The Pagoda of Light on the Top of the Buddha".

Wang Yiyuan lamented that it is a pity that the main waterway of the Yangtze River has moved to the north, and a pond has been built on the north side of the foot of the mountain. I am afraid that if there is no big flood, the water will not reach Jinshan.

Xiao Xiaoxiao, who was holding his arm, thought for a while, and said with a smile, Wang Yiyuan, I want to ask you, who are you thinking about when you say that the water is flooding the golden mountains?

Wang Yiyuan's annoyance during this period began on September 28, more than two months ago, when he decided to formally invest in Mr. Lin's construction company.

In this investment, apart from Xiao Xiaoxiao, Xie Dong and Sun Wen, what is unexpected is that Wang Liping personally invested 100 yuan, plus Wang Yiyuan's loan in the name of the printing company with the help of Mr. Lin and the others, totaling [-] yuan. [-].

Mr. Lin fulfilled his promise and presented Wang Yiyuan with personal shares.In this way, Wang Yiyuan nominally holds 8000 million of the 200 million shares of the construction company, accounting for 15.00%.

Mr. Lin expressed his great gratitude to Wang Yiyuan for his timely assistance. In the new board of directors after signing the contract, Wang Yiyuan took up two of the seven seats in the board of directors. One seat was of course Wang Yiyuan, and the other was recommended by Wang Yiyuan. I gave it to Lao Xie.

Xiao Xiaoxiao attended the signing ceremony.She watched Wang Yiyuan's every move throughout the whole process intently, but the thoughts in her heart were like a mighty river, with all kinds of ups and downs.

Not only her, but also Xiao Jingdong, Manager Ding, Xie Dong, Zhu Xuying, Sun Wen, Lao Sun, Du Yule, Zhou Wanqiu, Ren Xueming, Du Jianfeng, etc., who Wang Yiyuan specially invited to witness the signing. Sometimes they all have their own thoughts, and their feelings and thoughts are roughly the same as Xiao Xiaoxiao's.

Yes, who would have thought that this young man who talked and laughed happily on the stage and signed the contract with ease, was the same one who first arrived in Shanghai with no relatives, looking for jobs all over the street, and living in a dilapidated village in the middle of the city. Are you young?

After the contract was signed and the new board of directors was held, dinner was arranged in the small cafeteria of the construction company.Wang Yiyuan toasted with these old friends one by one.Xiao Jingdong said, Xiao Wang, I was very optimistic about you at that time, not bad, young man.

Wang Yiyuan smiled and said, hehe, Mr. Xiao, don't laugh at me.I still owe you a whole lot of debt.Well, now I owe more, and I don't know when it will be wiped clean.

Lao Sun laughed cheerfully and said, Xiao Wang, we also want to owe it, but we just don't have this opportunity.

Wang Yiyuan also had a big drink with Ren Xueming and Du Jianfeng, and said, thank you two big brothers very much.All the contracts this time are troublesome for you to check. Also, if it weren't for your reminder, I might have forgotten to notarize all the contracts.

The laughter on the day of the signing is still there, but two months have passed, and the loss of the construction company is beyond imagination.Especially depressed and irritable, this weekend, Wang Yiyuan accepted Xiao Xiaoxiao's invitation to visit Zhenjiang for a few days to relax.Xie Dong and his wife had nothing to do, so they also followed.

The four of them walked down the mountain slowly, when they suddenly saw the five big characters inscribed on the plaque under the eaves of the main hall, "To survive all hardships"!
Xie Dong, who was walking in the front, stopped and said, every time he comes here, he always swims by. Seeing this Zen speech today, why does he suddenly feel so special?
Wang Yiyuan couldn't help but stop, and looked at these words carefully.After reading it for a long time, I still don't quite understand the true meaning of these words.

It was also a coincidence that a monk happened to pass by.Wang Yiyuan put his hands together and stepped forward to ask him for advice.

The monk said, this sentence speaks from the Heart Sutra.Suffering is the bitter fruit of life and death, and calamity is the cause of affliction and suffering, which can bind all living beings.These two all arise from the non-emptiness of the five aggregates.From false recognition that the five aggregates are not empty, there will be afflictions such as greed, anger, and ignorance, and afflictions will be the cause of suffering.From the cause of suffering, there will be bitter fruit.If Duruo sees that the five aggregates are all empty, he will be free from all sufferings, and those who are liberated are beyond.

So what are the "five aggregates"?Wang Yiyuan continued to ask piously.

The monk said that the five aggregates are a simple induction and explanation made by Buddhism for all phenomena of birth and death in the world. The "Heart Sutra" explains that form is not different from emptiness, and emptiness is not different from form; form is emptiness, and emptiness is form.Want to know that line, same is the case.

Seeing that Wang Yiyuan was still puzzled, the monk continued, yes!What is suffering in life?The hardships and sorrows in life all come from the various desires and feelings of people's bodies. If these desires and feelings are reduced and eliminated, the sorrows will be reduced or even no longer exist.

The monk said that Buddhism is not a religion, not an academic, but a kind of education, an education about life.Desires are gone, so where is the suffering? "Degree" is to teach you to learn the way of thinking in life, learn a kind of wisdom in life, reduce or even have no extraneous demands, and receive an education on how to live.These are the best explanations for "surviving all hardships".

When the monk left, Xie Dong lamented that there are too many sufferings in life.Zen Buddhism disapproves of pinning hope on the distant place, the future and others, but advocates pinning it on the feet, on the present moment, and on oneself.

Xie Dong said, I think it is not gods or Buddhas who "overcome all hardships and hardships". Only people themselves are the ones who can truly save people.In the end, you will find that it is not gods and Buddhas that you can rely on, but only yourself.

Wang Yiyuan thought for a while, and said with emotion, fame and fortune are the most difficult hurdle in life.To survive, to dress and eat, and to support the family, no matter how lofty a person is, he has to make plans for rice and grain, and even care about every detail.Everyone knows that fame and fortune are like floating clouds, but in real practice, few people can achieve it.

Surprisingly, the monk from just now came back again, clasped his palms together, and said to Wang Yiyuan and the others, benefactor, if you meet a fate, send a few words to the benefactor.

The monk said that the sentient beings who are enlightened with one thought are Buddhas.Suffering is Bodhi, limitation is liberation.Actually, how can there be any sentient beings or Buddhas?How can there be any pain, any relief?It's as if we stand here and look at everything around Jinshan Temple, but we can see that the seasons change, the water flows and falls, the tide ebbs and flows, and the sun and the moon fly like a shuttle.

(End of this chapter)