Elaborate on the world of mortals

Chapter 216 Xiangshan Temple
Simply walking can't be fast, but Yi Shuyuan walked with Shi Sheng, but the speed was not slow.

The rhythm of the steps is in line with the flow of spiritual energy in the body, and the agility is activated unconsciously, and many times there is a feeling of shrinking from the ground.

Even Shi Sheng gradually realized this and began to adapt to it.

Sometimes he walks slowly, sometimes he walks fast, relying entirely on Yi Shuyuan and even Shi Sheng's feelings.

Next to a woodland in Sanxiang County, Suzhou, Yi Shuyuan led Shi Sheng out of the snow-covered forest step by step. The series of footprints left behind by the two of them seemed to be the only traces on the snow.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps in the forest, Shi Sheng looked back, it turned out that several wolves ran nearby.

"goodbye--"

With a happy smile on Shi Sheng's face, he waved his hand to bid farewell to the animals in the forest. Obviously, he had interacted with them before.

Yi Shuyuan didn't say anything, just looked back and left with Shi Sheng.

Walking along a relatively flat road until the afternoon, after asking a nearby villager, the master and apprentice came to a temple.

Whenever he went to a place, Yi Shuyuan would inquire about the nearby Buddhist temples, not only to see if there were suitable Buddhist disciples, but also to solve the accommodation problem by the way.

Shi Sheng breathed out on his hands, rubbed them together a few times, a warmth suddenly appeared in his little cold hands, and they stopped being cold all of a sudden.

"Master, do you live in the temple again?"

Yi Shuyuan nodded and looked into the distance. The mountains were covered with silver, the roofs of the temples were covered with snow, and the surrounding roads and fields were all dry. It looked like a lonely temple in a cold mountain.

In particular, there is a hidden Buddha light on the top of the tallest building in the temple, which is obviously paid attention to and even blessed by Buddhist and Taoist powers.

"Master, can you stay in the temple, I want to eat meat."

Yi Shuyuan looked at Shi Sheng with a smile.

"I'll take you into the city to have a good meal later."

"Then you must not go back on your word!"

Yi Shuyuan nodded and looked at Shi Sheng, who said so with a bright smile on his face.

This child was born in a wealthy family, but he is stronger than Yi Shuyuan, and he hasn't complained about suffering for so long.

Today, the size of this temple is a bit larger than the ones I lived in before, and the incense is obviously better. Outside the temple, people can be seen getting off the carriage, obviously they came here specially to offer incense.

A young monk was sweeping dead grass and snow with a broom, and the occasional pilgrims who passed by didn't pay much attention to him, and almost no one talked to him.

"This little master, I wonder if your temple can accommodate people overnight?"

The young monk looked to the side, and found that a gray-robed Confucian scholar was leading a child to ask questions. At first glance, he thought that the Confucian scholar's hair was covered with snow, but upon closer inspection, he realized that it was gray hair.

The monk clasped his hands together and saluted with the broom between his hands.

"Benefactor, we can stay overnight in our temple, but we also need to ask the abbot for his opinion. Please come with me, sir."

"Thank you little master!"

Yi Shuyuan bowed his hands back, and Shi Sheng on the side also did not bow down.

"Please come with me."

The monk smiled at Shi Sheng, and walked towards the temple gate with a broom. Yi Shuyuan looked up at the temple plaque, and then entered the temple together.

Xiangshan Temple!

There was a faint scent of sandalwood inside the temple. Yi Shuyuan and Shi Sheng walked through several inner courtyards and arrived at the main hall of the temple under the leadership of the monk.

In the courtyard of the temple, there is a big tree with luxuriant branches and leaves. The tree is covered with red strings and various small wooden signs for prayers.

Yi Shuyuan, who entered the courtyard, looked at the big tree intently, but Shi Sheng didn't know, so he followed suit.

"Benefactor, the abbot is right there, come with me!"

The little monk urged Yi Shuyuan to come back to his senses, apologized and led Shi Sheng to the hall.

A plaque was erected outside the hall, and the three characters "Miguang Temple" were written on it, which means that the temple mainly worships Yayoi Guangwang Buddha.

The abbot is a middle-aged monk with a long beard, his beard is yellow and his eyebrows are kind. He is explaining something to several pilgrims who are worshiping the Buddha.

When the abbot was free, the monk at the temple gate took a step forward.

"Abbot, there are two benefactors who want to stay in the temple, and they are the two at the door."

The abbot looked at the door and saw Yi Shuyuan and Shi Sheng who were also looking into the hall. Just looking at it gave people a clean and natural feeling.

Be good faith!

With this in mind, the abbot quickly walked out of the hall.

"Master Abbot, my students and I would like to spend the night in your monastery. Is it convenient?"

Yi Shuyuan saluted first before asking, but his eyes were carefully sizing up the master abbot.

The master abbot looked at Yi Shuyuan, and then looked at the children beside him. He also felt gratifying, and couldn't help but smile on his face.

"My Buddha is merciful. After thanking Venerable Yayoi, the benefactor will live in the temple!"

Yi Shuyuan nodded, and led Shi Sheng into the main hall. The temple is also a place where tourists often stay. It is impossible for all of them to be free. Some temples even have specific prices, but they are not marked out. A monk can tell you the truth.

As for this temple, according to the words of the abbot, it is basically a donation of sesame oil money after worshiping the Buddha.

Theoretically, more money depends on one's intentions, but it is impossible for Yi Shuyuan to really only vote for one copper coin.

Shi Sheng naturally imitated the few pilgrims around him, put his hands together, knelt on the mat and bowed to the Buddha statue.

Yi Shuyuan stood on the side of the temple and watched Shi Sheng respectfully worship.

A pilgrim next to him had just finished worshiping the Buddha. Seeing Yi Shuyuan's appearance, a man couldn't help asking.

"Scholar, why don't you worship?"

In fact, the abbot and another monk were also looking at Yi Shuyuan at this moment, frowning at this.

But Yi Shuyuan also has his own rhetoric, just explained with a smile.

"People in the world have many things to ask for in worshiping God and Buddha. I have no desire or desire for Buddha. The Buddha treats each other with courtesy in his heart. It may not be necessary to worship!"

These words can not be regarded as Yi Shuyuan's evasive words, in fact, every sentence is true.

"You scholar, why do you come to this monastery without asking the Buddha?"

Yi Shuyuan glanced around and saw the abbot's expression from the corner of his eye, and understood that the abbot of this temple cared more about whether the pilgrims respected the Buddha statue.

After thinking for a while, Yi Shuyuan bowed his hands towards the Buddha statue. Worship is not allowed, as long as the heart is usually bowed in respect, it is good. Since he has become a Buddha, he must be able to bear it.

This is a simple salute, but it is not without movement.

As soon as the ceremony fell, there was a "rustling" sound in the hall, and a lot of dust fell from the body of the Buddha and the yellow cloth prayer flag above it.

"Oh!" "Get out of here!"

"what!"

The pilgrims who were prostrating got up one after another and ran out of the hall, even Shi Sheng quickly got up and avoided.

For a while, the hall was full of smoke and dust.

At the moment when others were hiding, Yi Shuyuan slipped out a folding fan from his sleeve, fanned away the dust around him, walked to the merit box, took out a small amount of broken silver and a few copper coins, and put them into the box together.

"What's going on here?" "No movement?"

"Scare me."

The pilgrims talked to each other in amazement, and some people looked into the hall and couldn't help talking.

"Why doesn't he run away?"

The abbot who had also run out of the hall looked shocked at the dust in the hall, and what Yi Shuyuan said just now was still in his ears.

The abbot suddenly looked surprised, knowing that today's visitor is in a different state, he couldn't help but stepped into the hall and walked forward.

"Almsgiver, please follow me, the poor monk will take you to the guest room!"

"Trouble master abbot!"

Yi Shuyuan nodded his thanks, took Shi Sheng who had already stood up, followed the old monk out of the main hall, and went to the backyard of the temple.

Yi Shuyuan is not the only one who stays in the monastery, or this monastery actually has some believers and travelers staying there all year round, so there is already a guest room, even if there are more people, some monks' houses can be vacated temporarily.

Many people staying in monasteries are often arranged to live with others. For example, there are a lot of guests in monasteries now, and there are at least four or five people in many guest rooms.

However, there are some exceptions, such as some distinguished guests of the temple, such as the big heads who donate incense, such as some special guests.

And Yi Shuyuan and Shi Sheng were obviously among the exceptions. The master abbot personally took the two masters and apprentices to a small guest room in the backyard and let them live alone.

After asking about the names and taboos, and reading the quotations from Lu, Yi Shuyuan and Shi Sheng settled down.

The young monk who led the two people in at the beginning was also arranged by the abbot to help clean the guest house. The room was obviously piled up with some debris before.

But of course Yi Shuyuan wouldn't just let the monk do the work. He and Shi Sheng also tidied up the guest room together, mainly cleaning up the sundries and cleaning the floor, and then brought bedding from other places.

The room was not big and not dirty, but it took a long time to clean it thoroughly. This process was also the process of Yi Shuyuan's master and apprentice chatting with the young monk to get to know each other.

"Little master, there are quite a few people staying here?"

After wiping the ground, the little monk went outside with a dirty bucket, rubbed his hands that were red with cold, and answered with a smile.

"Mr. Yi, you don't know that you have come here from afar. On the Suzhou side, there are many believers who go to various temples and Buddhist temples to stay overnight when the New Year is approaching. They can pray for the coming year. In a few days, more than half of the monk's room will be vacated. Some of our teachers Brothers have to squeeze."

"I see! It seems that your temple is famous in the local area!"

The little monk poured dirty water in the courtyard, and his answer was a little proud but with some depth.

"The flower palm tree in the front yard, my master said it was erected when the monastery was established! Mr. Yi, I'm leaving first. The dining hall can be used for fasting, and it will be gone in half an hour. Please come over early, sir. If you need something, you can also find Brother Sizhong and me."

"Okay, thank you little master!"

"My Buddha is merciful!"

The little monk performed a Buddha ceremony, then left with the bucket and things, and quickened his pace when he was a little further away, apparently also in a hurry to eat.

Shi Sheng looked at the back of the little monk leaving, then looked at the other nearby guests who were looking at this place, and then looked at Yi Shuyuan and asked.

"Master, what did he mean?"

Yi Shuyuan walked into the small guest room, and while spreading out the bedding, he answered Shi Sheng.

"Flower palm trees grow slowly, and the tree in the front yard has already matured, which means that Xiangshan Temple is an ancient temple that has survived for a long time, and naturally has a high status in the hearts of the local people!"

Saying that, Yi Shuyuan sat down on the bed, took out a cloth pocket from the back box, and put a book with a lot of papers on the bed.

"I won't go to eat fast, you can go with Hui Mian later."

"Then shall I bring back some food for Master?"

Yi Shuyuan glanced at Shi Sheng, nodded and said.

"Also!"

Shi Sheng took out a big bowl from the back box, and then ran out in a hurry, Hui Mian had already hidden it in his clothes, it didn't matter if he knew the way, just ask anyone.

(End of this chapter)