Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 5481 Greed
The snow is getting bigger and bigger.

The row of bluestones outside the yard has been covered with snow, and the road down the mountain is gradually becoming unclear.

The little monk Qixi was sitting on a pony under the eaves of the courtyard, resting his cheeks on his hands, his chubby little face was flushed red from the cold.

"Master, I'm hungry, I can't take it anymore."

Qixi tried her best to keep her body curled up without shaking to reduce the energy consumption of her body.

"Naturally you won't be hungry if you have a calm mind. Qixi, if you recite the Heart Sutra silently in your heart, you will naturally have neither sadness nor joy. Remember, this is the test of the Buddha." A voice came from the hall. Qiku was sitting cross-legged on the futon with his hands Heshi, there are words in the mouth every year.

Every year, in winter, when he was hungry, he would use chanting to divert his attention.

"Okay, pineapple jackfruit..."

Qixi had no choice but to start reciting the Heart Sutra, but the more she recited the scriptures, the more hungry she became, as if there were a lot of jackfruit dangling in front of her eyes.

Fresh jackfruit is so delicious, take a bite, it's sweet.

Qixi remembered that he had eaten jackfruit last summer, and now thinking of the taste, he couldn't help but salivate.

"Bang bang bang..."

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Master, someone is knocking on the door!" Qi Xi jumped up from the pony and rushed into the hall.

Qiku hurriedly opened his eyes, he stood up hastily, his legs were congested because of sitting cross-legged for a long time, and he almost fell down.

However, he didn't care too much, and hurriedly said: "Qixi, hurry up, take the umbrella, let's open the door."

Maybe it was a pilgrim who came up the mountain to deliver rice?If this is the case, he decided to chant scriptures for this pilgrim and bless his family with good weather.

Take the umbrella and unfold it, so you don't have to worry about snowflakes falling on you.

Nanku and Qixi, both in snow boots, walked across the yard, unbolted the latch, and opened the gate.

Standing at the door was a man, dressed in a thick cotton coat and a coir raincoat, holding a walking stick in his hand, standing on the ground to prevent slipping.

Qiku looked around the man's body, but he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed because he didn't see any rice.

But the good upbringing made him put his palms together and said, "Amitabha, what's the matter with the benefactor?"

"Are you Zen Master Qiku from Yunxia Temple?" the man smiled and asked.

"The poor monk is Qi Ku. I don't know what the benefactor is doing?" Qi Ku said.

"Zen Master Qiku, I am the farmer of Ji's family. I sent you an invitation card. What exactly do you do? It is written in the invitation card." The man raised his hand and took out an invitation card, which was wrapped with a layer of oil. Vellum paper, does not stick to water.

"It's very windy and snowy today, how about the benefactor enter the temple to rest for a while?" Qi Ku accepted the invitation and said.

The man shook his head and said, "Zen Master, I'm not free, and I have to go down the mountain in a while, and other temples are sending invitations."

After finishing speaking, the man returned the salute, turned around and walked into the snowstorm.

Qiku sighed in disappointment.

I thought it was a pilgrim at first, but I didn't expect it to be a messenger...

What kind of invitation, can it still be eaten as a meal? Although he didn't say it, he was actually very hungry, and he only ate a bowl of porridge in the morning.

There are still some storages in the temple, which are stored for the whole winter. If you eat them now, you will really starve to death.

Therefore, the only way is to endure hunger, reduce expenses as much as possible, reduce the amount of food, and distribute it equally.

"Master, it's really not a pilgrim, look at the invitation he sent." Qi Xi was somewhat interested in the invitation.

"Take it and have a look." Qi Ku casually handed the invitation to Qi Xi.

Afterwards, he continued to sit cross-legged on the futon.

The charcoal fire was burning inside the main hall, it was much warmer than outside, and it was still not cold when sitting. After a while, Qi Ku began to fall asleep.

And at this moment, he heard an exclamation in his ear.

"Master, master, this invitation is for food."

Qi Ku shuddered and woke up immediately. He raised his head and saw Qi Xi raising the invitation card in her hand and looking at him with a smile.

"Invitation to send food, send food!" Qixi cheered again.

"What kind of invitation to send food?"

Qiku stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyes, feeling baffled.

What is an invitation to send food, and the invitation is not a monster who can cook, jumping out to cook...

Children are children, say childish things.

"Really, Master, the invitation said that as long as you go to participate, you will have accommodation, food and drink, and money!" Qixi exclaimed.

"Bring it to me to see."

Qi Ku stretched out his hand and grabbed the post in Qi Xi's hand, opened it and saw that it was written densely in beautiful small characters.

The words are not obscure, but simple vernacular, just as Qixi said, what it says here is that Ji's family will hold a meditation meeting, and all nearby monks can participate, and all visitors will arrange accommodation and money As a gift, in addition, for those who can win the meditation meeting, the Ji family will even pay for the reconstruction of the Buddhist temple, and will give the Buddha statue a golden body!

Looking at this one by one, Qi Ku felt that his breathing became a little heavier.

This is guilty of greed, Amitabha, I am a little sorry for the Buddha.

However, with such good conditions, why bother so much, let's take Qixi and leave as soon as possible.

As for the fact that this post is a lie, he didn't think about it. After all, Ji's family is very reputable in Sixiang City. This kind of powerful businessman would not make fun of his reputation.

More importantly, the post was stamped with the seal of the Sheriff's Mansion, which was supported by the imperial court and sheriff.

What are you waiting for?
Go early and eat early!

"Qixi, quickly go to Weishi's meditation room and take out the package and coir raincoat." Qiku said.

"Master, why don't you take it yourself?" Qixi puffed up her cheeks reluctantly.

"As a teacher...you have to recite the Diamond Sutra once." Qiku faltered a few sentences.

"Hey, alright, master." Qixi had no choice but to turn around and walk towards the meditation room in the back hall.

Seeing Qi Xi's figure disappear into the hall, Qi Ku breathed a sigh of relief.

Reciting the "Diamond Sutra" was an excuse. The real reason for not going was that he was too excited for a while, so that the true energy in his body went astray, which blocked the blood in his legs and made him unable to move. Of course, this cannot be said directly. Otherwise it would be really embarrassing.

After a while, Qixi dragged her luggage and came from the back hall.

He has a lot of luggage, and the coir raincoat and bamboo hat are also very big, but Qixi is very strong. Although he is only seven or eight years old, he has a lot of supernatural power in his small arms and legs.

This child was picked up by Qi Ku from the snow many years ago, and he has been raising him for many years. He is a teacher and apprentice in name, but in fact he is no different from his son.

"The package is here, master, should we go?" Qixi blinked her eyes and said.

"Ahem, don't worry, Qixi, I haven't finished reading this volume of the "Diamond Sutra", wait a while to be my teacher."

Qiku coughed twice, chanted the scriptures in his mouth, and the true energy in the body circulated, dredging the meridians in the legs.

(End of this chapter)