Qiao Yi

"The benefactor is inside, the abbot is inside." The little monk pushed open the door, but did not go in.

Asking everyone to wait outside the door, Qiao Yi nodded to the little monk, stepped over the threshold, and walked in.

There was a faint scent of sandalwood in the room. As soon as I entered, I saw the great monk sitting on the futon. The great monk was chanting with his eyes closed. He didn't want to disturb the great monk.Seeing a futon in front of the great monk, he knelt and sat on the futon obediently.

Sitting with nothing to do, Qiao Yi looked at the place where the great monk lived. The furnishings in the room were very simple. There was a bed by the window, which should be the place where the great monk slept.

A table with a teapot, some cups and a few stools on the table.

There is also a bookshelf in the room with some books on it, which he guesses should be books like Buddhist scriptures.There is a low table under the bookshelf, with pens and ink on the table, the table is clean, and a futon is placed on the ground.There was a half-person-high cabinet standing by the corner. The cabinet door was closed, and it was unknown what was inside.

After kneeling for a long time, both legs were already numb. Seeing that the great monk hadn't opened his eyes yet, Qiao Yi wanted to change his position secretly.As soon as he looked up, he saw the great monk opened his eyes looking at him and smiling.

The old monk has benevolent eyebrows, a pair of white eyebrows drooping down like a beard.

But the old monk didn't have any wrinkles on his face, and his skin was smooth. He guessed that the old monk must be very old, but he couldn't guess how old the old monk was this year based on his visual inspection.Although the great monk smiled like Amitabha Buddha, the majesty of the great monk is still here.

"..." Qiao Yi quickly knelt down obediently, clasped his hands together, and said, "Qiao Yi has met Master."

"Amitabha." The great monk held the Buddha beads in one hand and nodded slightly.

"After the last time the plague subsided, Dai Yi sent away the last patient. When he came out of the isolation courtyard, he learned that Master had returned to Xiangguo Temple, so he was unable to thank Master in person," Qiao Yi said. It was the last plague, he asked the great monk to lead a group of young monks to recite scriptures to appease the people.

If the great monk hadn't stepped forward, the people in the city would not have been able to cooperate with the government to control the plague so that the plague could be brought under control in advance.It's just that when he came out, the big monk had already brought the young monk up the mountain, so he never got to see the big monk again.

"Amitabha, my Buddha is merciful, and my Buddha saves all living beings. This is what Lao Jian should do. Why do you need to thank me, princess?" said the great monk.

Originally, Master Yuan Hui went down the mountain because of the rampant plague in the city. He learned that Princess Ming proposed a method to prevent and control the plague.

Chanting scriptures for the dead and saving the souls of the dead, these are the things that monks should do. They went for the sake of the people, but they just performed their duties.The great monk asked: "There are a few things that I don't understand about the method of preventing and controlling the plague that the old monk proposed to the princess. I wonder if the princess can clarify the confusion for the old man."

"Master, just ask, and Yi will tell you everything." Qiao Yi knelt and stood upright.

So the great monk raised some ambiguities, and Qiao Yi explained to the great monk the purpose and effect of what he did.The two discussed how to prevent and control the plague, and how to control and deal with it faster if they encountered such a problem next time.

The two chatted for half a day.

Before I knew it, the red sun in the west was about to set.The gate of the city will be closed later, and at this time they will not be able to catch up with the capital when they go down the mountain, so they can only stay in the temple for one night, and then go down the mountain tomorrow.

Fortunately, before going out, they thought they might spend the night on the mountain, and they brought a change of clothes.The housekeeper knew that they were coming to Xiangguo Temple, but seeing that they didn't go back, he probably guessed that they stayed in the temple overnight.

The big monk asked the young monk to lead them to live in the backyard.

There are many vacant rooms behind the Xiangguo Temple, and these rooms are prepared for the pilgrims who come up the mountain to live.The little monk led them to a small courtyard, pushed open the door of a side room, and said to him, "Almsgiver, please come in. You live in this side room. There are bedding and other things in the room. If you need anything else, almsgiver, please come in." You can talk to the little monk as much as you want."

The house was cleaned spotlessly, and it could be seen that it was cleaned every day.

It is no wonder that such a large temple needs so many monks here, and it is a big project to clean these courtyards every day.

Qiao Yi walked into the room and saw that there were bedding, pillows and other things on the bed. There was no musty smell in the room because it had not been lived in for a long time, but it was much better than the inn outside. He thanked the little monk , "Xie little master, there is nothing more needed.

"Oh, I just don't know. Does the temple provide dinner? Where can we go to eat?" They have already climbed the mountain for half a day since they ate something at noon, and the food they ate at noon has long been digested No more, only now did I realize that it was a rumbling stomach, and I was so hungry a long time ago.

"There are three meals a day in the temple. Donors, you can go to the dining hall to use it. The monk can bring a few of the donators there." The young monk said.

"So I'm going to trouble the little master." There was nothing to clean up here, so Qiao Yi told everyone to go eat first, and come back later to clean up the house.

So the group put down their things and went to eat with the little monk.

There is a special dining hall in the temple, and all people eat in the dining hall.

At this time, there were quite a few people eating in the dining hall, and they were all pilgrims who stayed in the temple overnight like them.However, the dining places for male and female guests here are separate, so they don't see a single woman here, all of them are men.

There are several long tables in the dining hall, and the positions are row by row.

After everyone went to collect the meal, they found a place to sit down and eat, and received as much as they ate. Food here is not allowed to be wasted.At this time, many people in the dining hall were eating, but everyone was quiet, and no one made a sound to break the silence.

Naturally, all the food provided in the temple is vegetarian, steamed buns made of coarse grains, vegetarian cabbage and vegetarian tofu, only a little salt is added to the dishes, and there is no oil.The taste of this vegetarian tofu is not bad, soft and delicious, Qiao Yi fell in love with this vegetarian tofu after taking a bite.

But he didn't appreciate the pot of Chinese cabbage. After boiling it for too long, the leaves turned yellow. Fortunately, he didn't have many vegetables, so he just stuffed them with two chopsticks and swallowed them.

With a bowl of clear soup, he ate two big steamed buns and ate up all the vegetables.

Wang Dahu and Wei San ate steamed buns and vegetables with gusto.As for Chu Liu and Wei Shi, they were like chickens pecking at food, eager to pick out all the dishes they didn't like in the bowl.Qiao Yi saw how funny the two of them were eating, so he gave him a look: eat up quickly, no leftovers allowed.

Didn't you see that everyone ate so much that there was nothing left on the plate?

"..." Wei Shi and Chu Liu.

Qiao Xiaole is not a picky eater either, only one mouthful of steamed buns is delicious.Qiao Yi patted the child's head, good boy.

After they had eaten and returned to the small courtyard where they lived, the sun had already set, the sky was getting dark, and there was no light in the house.As soon as I got back to the small courtyard where I lived, seeing the little monk leaving, Chu Liu couldn't help complaining: "If you let me stay in this temple, I will eat such clear soup with little water and no oil. , I really can't stand it."

"Oh, really? I plan to stay here for half a month before going back." Qiao Yi touched his chin and said.

"..." Chu Liu looked at the young master of their family, with a look on the verge of tears, and said with a mournful face, "Master, I beg you not to, aren't you going to open the hospital after it's decorated? You stay here until What about the hospital at that time?"

"Isn't there Mingyi? Just let Mingyi look at it." Qiao Yi continued to tease the kid.

This time they did not bring Qiu Mingyi with them when they went up the mountain, Qiu Mingyi went to work as a supervisor in the medical clinic.At that time, the medical center will open, and there are still medicinal materials to be imported. He asked Qiu Mingyi to contact several companies that provide medicinal materials to see which ones have good medicinal materials and which companies can buy them in the future, so the things to do Quite a lot, enough to keep Qiu Mingyi busy.

At this moment, Qiao Yi felt that he had the foresight to arrest someone to do hard work, otherwise he would be the one who was forced to do hard work.

Chu Liu looked terrified, and really believed that their young master was going to stay on the mountain for half a month.Thinking of eating tofu and cabbage for half a month, his face almost turned green.Seeing that the teasing was almost over, Qiao Yi laughed and said, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore, we will go down the mountain tomorrow."

"..." Chu Liu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard their young master's words, "I knew it, young master, you are just kidding me."

Then are you serious?Qiao Yi didn't say that.

Wang Dahu, who witnessed this process, shook his head and saw that there was a bathtub in the room. Just now, he asked the little monk where there was water. Before it was dark, he carried two buckets to fetch water and returned Their young master takes a bath.

The last light in the west disappeared, and it was completely dark.

His Royal Highness Prince Ming, who returned to the palace, came to the courtyard where his little princess lived. Seeing that the entire courtyard was empty, not even a servant serving him, he asked, "Where are the others?"

"Go back to the prince, the princess has not come back from the mountain, she must have stayed in the temple for the night." The housekeeper Cui knew that the prince came back from the outside, and he must have not had dinner, so he said: "The old slave sent someone to pass the meal. , my lord, please eat something first."

"Well, let's pass it on." Xie Yin sat down on the chair. He knew that Qiao Yi had brought someone up the mountain today, and he thought he would come back in the afternoon, but he never thought that he hadn't returned yet.But knowing that Wei San and Wei Shi were by Qiao Yi's side, and if they were in danger, there should be nothing wrong with them.

The people below quickly brought up the meals.

Seeing the table full of dishes, he was the only one eating, without the young man on the other side, suddenly he lost his appetite, took a few bites casually, and he asked someone to take the food away.

The head butler saw a table of untouched dishes and noticed the displeasure on the master's face. He understood why the master was unhappy, and he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.Steward Cui waved his hand and said, "Let's all go away."

The things on the table were quickly removed.

Xie Yin waved his hand, telling the servants who were serving him to go down.Steward Cui looked up at his master, said "yes", and then bowed and retreated.

books

At this time, Qiao Yi didn't know that a certain prince was thinking of him, and it was the first time he lived in a temple on a mountain. This feeling was a bit new to him.

At night, the mountains cool down, and the mountain wind blows people very comfortably.

Qiao Yi was standing in the yard, looking up at the night sky. She wondered if she was standing taller, but she always felt that people were closer to the sky.The sky is clean and bright, the sky is full of stars, and the stars are twinkling.

This world is a little better than the later generations, probably because the air here has not been polluted, the air is fresh and thorough, and every time you take a breath, you feel very comfortable.

The surroundings became quiet, and the sound of insects sounded particularly clear, chirping in the ears, making people close their eyes involuntarily, relax, and listen to the sounds from the surroundings.

As early as in the daytime, he felt the power in his body tumbling, and he knew that this was a sign that the power was about to be upgraded. Qiao Yi no longer suppressed the power in his body, but let go of his body to absorb the pheromone.

The mountains are full of vegetation, and the pheromones of the vegetation turn into star points, gathering into his body.

Whenever there was any movement in the yard, Wei San was sensitive enough to notice it.

He opened his eyes, sat up from the bed, jumped out of the window, and saw their little princess standing under the night sky. He wanted to approach there, but a strange force stopped him.At this time, Wei San remembered what happened in the palace last time. They all knew about it, and they helped to dig out and burn all the vegetation in that yard.

It was clearly early spring at that time, and the grass and trees outside had just emerged. Why the yard where their little princess lived was full of flowers in the blink of an eye, and they wouldn't believe it if there was nothing weird in it.

They all knew that there was something weird about the little princess, and this weirdness was different from what they knew, but they didn't know what it was.It's just that they feel weird in their hearts, things they shouldn't know, they don't know how to ask a word, so naturally they keep their mouths shut.

At this time, Wei Shi also noticed something strange, he came out of the room and stood beside Wei San.

The two exchanged a look, and they had a tacit understanding to protect their princess and not let outsiders come to disturb them.

Different from the previous upgrade of abilities, this time Qiao Yi used the abilities in his body to guide them to pass the level bit by bit, controlling the abilities within a certain range, and the abilities in his body reached the peak. Keep rolling, rolling...

Breaking through the peak of the third level, reached the fourth level, and finally stopped in the fourth level.