Happiness Consist in Contentment

After returning to the house, Liu Fang first ate the vegetarian meal brought back from Anping Temple with his family, and then went back to his room to wash up and rest.

Early the next morning, Liu Fang got up. After washing up, she played a set of fists in the yard before taking a shower and changing her clothes. She went to the main yard to greet Mrs. Liu, and then accompany her and Mrs. Liao to have breakfast together.

The eldest brother Liu Su and the others returned to the academy in the suburbs of Beijing early in the morning to continue their classes, while Liu's father went out to work early.

After breakfast, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liao continued their morning class and picked up Buddha beans. Liu Fang sat in the small study next to the Buddhist hall and copied Buddhist scriptures.

I had lunch at noon, and it was the same after the lunch break. It was not until Father Liu came home in the evening that the family ate together and then rested.

This is Liu Fang's daily routine.

To say boring, that's for sure. To say calm and peaceful, that is true.

It's been a long time like this. Liu Fang has done several tasks before, and his mood has gradually calmed down.

What Kongjing said is indeed true, Buddhist scriptures can make people's minds calm, and the content of Buddhist scriptures can indeed make people's minds open-minded and peaceful.

Liu Fang felt that such a task was really easy and comfortable.

If this task is so peaceful, then she really earned it.

On the fifteenth day, Liu Fang went to Anping Temple with Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liao to worship the Buddha, listen to the scriptures, and after lunch, Liu Fang ran to the back mountain, and Kongjing was already sitting in the old place waiting.

"Empty!"

Liu Fang smiled and patted his shoulder, Kongjing turned his head and smiled, "Xiao Fang'er."

"Hee hee, today's vegetarian meal is delicious, and it also tastes meaty. Is this a new dish in the temple?"

Kongjing nodded, "Well, Senior Brother Kongming specially studied it, saying that it can relieve our cravings."

Liu Fang understands that there are many young monks in the temple. They are still young. Maybe they have seen people eating meat, so they will inevitably be greedy.

Kongming is a chef in Anping Temple who is responsible for making vegetarian meals. He studied vegetarian vegetarian meals like this, presumably for the children in the temple.

"It's so good, you can also eat 'meat'."

Kong Jing smiled, "Do you like it?"

Liu Fang nodded, "Yes, I like this meaty vegetarian rice, it tastes great!"

After that, she gave a thumbs up, Kongjing looked at it and smiled, "Then I can tell senior brother that you like it very much."

Liu Fang was puzzled, "Does your brother still know me?"

Kong Jing nodded, "Well, I told him about it."

Speaking of your fear of being a vegetarian, hi

Love meat.

Kong Jing pursed his lips and smiled, although he didn't know why Senior Brother Kong Ming smiled especially meaningful after listening to it, but he still felt that it was very good.

It would be great to let Xiao Fanger eat the vegetarian meal she likes and no longer be afraid of being a vegetarian.

Liu Fang didn't know what Kongjing was thinking, so she just looked at him in surprise and said, "You can, your brother actually likes you so much!"

Kong Jing smiled shyly, his pale face flushed slightly, and said, "Fortunately, senior brother is very good."

"Well, even if the other person is very good, if there is no you, he will definitely not deliberately study this new dish. So, I think, you are more powerful! Kongjing, thank you!"

Liu Fang smiled and bumped him lightly, making Kong Jing's face redder.

"Xiao Fanger, if you like it. By the way, next month, I will go down the mountain with my senior brother to seek alms, and then I will find you again."

"Okay, do you know where my house is? Laijia Sixth Lane in the West City of the outer city, just walk into the third house."

Kongjing nodded, "Well, I remember."

…

The two chatted and laughed, and soon it was almost evening. Liu Fang got up and said goodbye to Kong Jing next month, and then returned to the front hall to meet Mrs. Liu and the others, and went back to the house in a carriage.

The days still passed leisurely, and soon in early April, Kong Jing and his senior brother Kong Ming went down the mountain to beg for alms in Kyoto.

In fact, the almsgiving of Anping Temple is not that of ordinary monks.

When they came down the mountain, they mainly treated the people, looked at feng shui, fortune-telling, etc., and the money they got would be donated by Anping Temple to the poor and the elderly at the foot of the mountain in the middle of the month.

When encountering disasters, refugees, etc., Anping Temple will send disciples down the mountain for almsgiving, not for themselves, but for the general public.

Therefore, the monks of Anping Temple went down the mountain for almsgiving, and people in Kyoto, even if they were stingy, would give money, and they would give it willingly.

Liu Fang was at home waiting for Kong Jing to come to the door, and when she heard the familiar Buddha's bell, she ran out to open the door, leaving the gatekeeper stunned for a moment.

The Liu family's house is actually not very big. Although there are three entrances, the area is relatively small, and the yard is especially small.

The main courtyard is the second entrance, the second door is the main courtyard, the first entrance is the main hall on the right hand side of the second door, a row of wing rooms go past, the first is the main hall, the second is Liu's study, and the others It is the concierge, and the house where the housekeeper butler lives.

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On the left, there is a small door next to the second door, which is the carriage and horse house.

There is a small door on the right hand side of the main courtyard of Ermen, and you can enter the large kitchen of the mansion.

A small door on the left used to be the small courtyard where the eldest brother Liu Su lived. There were two rows on the left and one on the right, a total of six small courtyards.

Each small courtyard is a structure with three main rooms and two side rooms on the left and right. It is very small and there are not too many rooms.

As for Liu Fang, he lives in the cross-yard on the left at the back of the main courtyard, and Mrs. Liao lives in the cross-yard on the right.

The last entry, except for the row houses where the last row of people lived, was a small garden.

In addition, the Buddhist temple in the house is also here.

This is the layout of the entire Liu Mansion.

To be honest, it was the first time Liu Fang lived in such a crowded house.

Even in the last mission, living in the backyard of Anhetang was not so crowded.

Mrs. Liu's dowry can only be placed in a row of pavilions at the back of the main courtyard. One can imagine how small the Liu family is.

From the main hall of the main courtyard, Liu Fang could hear the Buddha's bell outside, and ran out to open the door, which only happened in an instant.

Therefore, when Kong Jing and senior brother Kong Ming stood outside the door with Buddhist staffs in hand, all they saw was a little girl in a sky blue dress, looking at them with a smile on their faces.

Kong Jing smiled slightly and bowed with one hand, "I have seen the donor."

Liu Fang smiled and nodded, "Hello, little master!"

Kong Ming stood aside and looked at them, his eyes flashed slightly, he smiled, and also bowed, saying, "Little benefactor is well."

"Hello, master."

When Kong Ming heard Liu Fang's name, he couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.

At this time, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liao also came out, followed Kongjing and Kongming to see the Buddha ceremony and invited them in.

Although Kongming is the chef of Anping Temple, he is actually a serious Buddhist disciple, so he basically knows medicine, metaphysics and so on.

What is unique in this world is that Buddhists have an academic system of fortune-telling and feng shui, and Taoism also has another academic system of fortune-telling and feng shui.

Although they are both metaphysics, they are not the same. At the same time, because Buddhism is more respected by the people than Taoism, there is a competitive relationship between the two.

To be realistic, that is, the two are fighting like a black eye in private.

However, both of them are cultivators. No matter how they compete, they will be measured. They won't say anything like murder and arson.

Of course, those who do not care about cause and effect, whether good or evil, will not be mentioned.

Both Kongjing and Kongming are obvious

It is Kongming with Kongjing, so as soon as you enter Kongming, you look around, give Mrs. Liu and the feng shui layout of Liu's family, then give them a pulse, and leave two prescriptions for recuperation, and that's it.

In fact, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liao are both in good health, but when they are old, they have some minor problems, but it is not a big deal.

Mrs. Liu naturally gave enough money, and then discussed Buddhist scriptures with Kongming and Kongjing, and then sent them away.

Before leaving, Kong Jing gave Liu Fang a tip, and said, "This is a peace charm that I specifically asked for from the master. You can give it to your family to wear."

Liu Fang took it in surprise and took off a small and exquisite jade pendant from her waist. It was her fourth birthday, and Father Liu specially bought it for her.

"Kongjing, thank you, this is for you."

Kong Jing took the jade pendant, looked at her smiling face, pursed her lips and smiled, "Well."

Liu Fang smiled and sent them away with Madam Liu. When they returned to the main hall of the main courtyard, they opened the bag and poured out the safety talismans inside. They counted exactly nine.

Liu Fang smiled and gave Mrs. Liu one, and Mrs. Liao each shared one, and then when Father Liu returned home in the evening, he gave him another.

She will give them the rest when Liu Su and the others return home.

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on the way back to the mountain

Kong Ming looked at Kong Jing with a straight face, but he could clearly see the good mood between his eyebrows.

He thought about it, and finally knew the reason, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Little Junior Brother, you are in a good mood today!"

Kong Jing glanced at Kong Ming, pursed his lips and said, "Well."

Kongming raised his eyebrows, what about pretending?

"That little donor is really cute."

Kong Jing turned to look at Kong Ming, his eyes were serious, his expression serious, and he said lightly, "Senior brother, please be careful."

Although he has never lived at the foot of the mountain and doesn't understand the rules of the world, he also understands that no matter how young Xiao Fang'er is, she is still a girl, and it will not be good to be compared with him as a monk.

Kong Ming was stunned, "Uh, I'm just joking..."

He had never seen Kongjing's demeanor, as if he had desecrated his treasure.

Kongjing frowned and said solemnly, "Senior brother, even a joke is not allowed."

Kong Ming understood, he touched his nose and reflected that he was indeed frivolous.

"Well, senior brother knows, never again. I also ask junior brother to forgive me."

Kong Jing then eased his expression, nodded, and said, "Well, if you know what you're wrong, you can correct it. It's great."

Empty:…

It is also a kind of pressure to have a talented and talented junior brother!

After returning to Anping Temple, Kongming went back to his meditation room and reported today's events to the abbot tomorrow.

Kongjing went to Master Huaian's room to invite An before returning to the room.

Back in the room, Kong Jing took out the exquisite jade pendant, lay on the bed, and looked at the moonlight outside the window.

I don't know what to think, he pursed his lips and smiled, his face was slightly red, and he carefully put away the jade pendant, then lay down again, closed his eyes, and fell asleep while reciting the scriptures.

The night is quiet and quiet, and under the faint moonlight, the Liu Mansion in Kyoto and the Anping Temple outside Beijing are all peaceful.