happy rebirth

Chongling Temple was a royal temple in a previous dynasty, so it occupies a large area.However, in the Yan Dynasty, the royal temple was changed to Huangxing Temple. Although the An Dynasty continued to use Huangxing Temple as the royal temple, the current queen mother advocates Taoism more than Buddhism, so the prosperity in recent years is Various Taoism.Under such circumstances, the incense of Chongling Temple remains undiminished, which shows that the vegetarian food here is really great.

Chongling Temple is built on the middle of the mountain.After getting off the carriage at the foot of the mountain, Xie Jinhua and Ke Qi slowly climbed up the stairs.

There is no industrial pollution at this time, and the air is very clean.Ke Qi took a deep breath, feeling refreshed.However, Xie Jinhua became short of breath after walking for a while.Ke Qi handed his hand to Xie Jinhua and said, "Here, take my hand, I can give you a hand."

Xie Jinhua's body temperature is always lower than Ke Qi's.The two teenagers held hands and walked leisurely.

After entering the gate of the temple, a little novice greeted them, clasped his hands together and bowed to the two of them.The little novice was only seven or eight years old, wearing a dusty monk's robe, with a steamed bun face trying to imitate Buddha's sympathetic appearance, and looked cute.Ke Qi really wanted to touch the little novice's bald head, but after thinking about it, this action might be a bit disrespectful to the little master, so he took care of his hands.

The little novice led the two to the meditation room that had been prepared for them.

I probably know that the nobles are very concerned about privacy, so this meditation room is set in a green bamboo forest, and there are only three or five rooms. Obviously, in the next two days, only Xie Jinhua and Ke Qi will live here , plus a few attendants brought by Xie Jinhua at most.

The little novice told them about the arrangements in the monastery, such as when to do morning classes, when to eat, when the great monk gave lectures, and so on.

When the little novice turned to leave, Ke Qi couldn't restrain his desire. He reached out and touched the little novice's bald head. Then, before the little novice blew his hair, he quickly took out a piece of maltose from his pocket and handed it to the little novice. Said: "Thank you little master for leading the way, little master has worked hard."

Youdao said that he would not hit the smiling face with his hand, so the little novice saluted Ke Qi again.

Xie Jinhua watched this scene with a smile.He took out a handkerchief embroidered with spring peaches from his sleeve, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "Sure enough, I should take you out for a walk more often. I always think you are too old." Qi looked even more old-fashioned.

Ke Qi touched his nose and said, "I just saw the little master for fun..."

Xie Jinhua patted Ke Qi on the shoulder, and continued to tease: "I have to get used to treating you as an adult before I realize that you carry candy with you."

This candy is used to coax children!In Ke Qi's eyes, Xie Jinhua, a sophomore boy, is just a child!In other words, the candy in Ke Qi's pocket was used to coax Xie Jinhua.Ke Qi felt that he was really wronged, so he took out another candy wrapped in red paper and handed it to Xie Jinhua, asking, "Do you want to eat?"

Xie Jinhua stared at the malt candy for a while.

"eat."

"Well, I have more here."

Li Yang took his companions to tidy up the room.In fact, the room itself is very clean, because people often come to live in it, and the people in the temple also clean it diligently, so Li Yang's task is not heavy.He just led someone to replace some furnishings with the ones Xie Jinhua used to.

Xie Jinhua sat in a chair and rested.Li Sang fetched mountain spring water, and Li Yang made a pot of tea for his sons with the tea leaves brought from home.

"Do you want to go to worship Buddha? I heard that Medicine Buddha is very compassionate." Ke Qi said out of words.

Xie Jinhua shook his head: "It's not in a hurry. Let's go tomorrow. There will be a Dharma conference tomorrow, so you can rejoice at that time." The meditation room they live in is in the back mountain, and the Medicine Master Buddha Hall is in front. It takes enough time to walk there. Two quarters of an hour.Xie Jinhua was already tired from walking and really didn't want to move anymore.

At this time, dinner was eaten early, but at Shen time (between three and four in the afternoon), someone delivered the meal.

The vegetarian food in Chongling Temple is really good.It's just that the most formal meal was set on the second day, and Xie Jinhua booked a whole table.Today, only some simple food is provided in the temple.Xie Jinhua ate porridge, while Ke Qi only had a bowl of noodles.It really doesn't get any more shabby than that.

After dinner, Xie Jinhua wanted to read a book for a while.Ke Qi planned to walk around the temple alone.

There are many meditation rooms in the back mountain, and these meditation rooms are all prepared for the nobles, so even if the front is crowded, the back mountain is still very quiet.The quaint building has stood in the wind and rain for hundreds of years. The tree planted by the founder of the temple who did not leave his name in history has grown into a towering giant tree.Ke Qi walked among them, listening to the sound of monks chanting scriptures and praying from a distance, he felt his heart quiet down.

Ke Qi walked to the front along the red wall without knowing it.

The scent of incense candles in Guanyin Temple is very strong, and the incense is very prosperous.Ke Qi doesn’t know much about Buddhism, and the only knowledge he has accumulated after traveling—because at this time there is a custom of filial sons and virtuous grandchildren to copy scriptures and pray for blessings to their elders—in Ke Qi’s view, Guanyin is simply The universal bricks in the Bodhisattva can be moved wherever they need to be.It seems that anyone who wants to seek peace, future, marriage, and children can worship Guanyin.

Because he is time-traveling, although Ke Qi does not believe in Bodhisattvas, he is in awe of such ghosts and gods.So he walked up to a little novice who was sweeping the floor and asked, "Little master, if I seek health for others, can I donate some money and light a lamp for blessing?"

The little novice didn't notice that Ke Qi came from the back mountain. Seeing that he was plainly dressed and alone without an attendant, he thought that Ke Qi was an ordinary pilgrim.Therefore, the little novice sincerely suggested that Ke Qi ask for a Ping An card. After all, the Ping An card is much cheaper than the ever-burning lamp.

Strictly speaking, neither the ever-burning lanterns nor the safety plaques in the temple are for sale.The quiet place of Buddhism cannot be used for business.Therefore, the money was "donated" by the pilgrims themselves, and how much they donate depends on the wishes of the pilgrims.It's just that as time goes by, there are gradually some agreed rules. If you want to light a long-burning lamp, even if it is the cheapest sesame oil and the simplest lamp, pilgrims must donate at least 20 taels of silver every year.

Therefore, ordinary people with little spare money prefer the Ping An card, willing to donate one or two ruthlessly, and donate ten coins first if they are reluctant.

The peace card is hung on a wall in the hall, and monks sit here to chant scriptures every day.Because there were too many people asking for the safety card, countless signs were crowded together, densely hung on the entire wall.Ke Qi stepped forward to have a look with great interest.Many people who asked for the Ping An card were illiterate, so only a handprint was left on the Ping An card, which was blurred due to the age.There are also those who can read and write the horoscope on the peace.

Ke Qi silently read the words on the safety card.

"Seven years of Shangde..."

"This is also Shangtech's seven years..."

"Hey, this is Suntech's eight years..."

Shangde is the year name of the last emperor of the previous dynasty, and these peace cards are all very old.Ke Qi then took several steps forward. He himself was born in the second year of Kairui, so he found the Ping An card of the second year of Kairui.There is a story hidden behind every safety card, and behind the story, there is always joy and sorrow.

"May Dalang be happy and worry-free... Well, this should be a safe card for my son?" Ke Qi turned over a wooden card with a lotus flower engraved on the back, "Uh, why does this character look familiar? Eh Is it such a coincidence that Xie Jinhua was born at the same time in the same year, the same month, and the same day?"

Da Lang's name is not written on the Ping An card, but this "Da Lang" is definitely not Xie Jinhua.Because, first of all, Xie Jinhua is the fourth in the family; secondly, if people in the Xie Mansion want to pray for Xie Jinhua, they will definitely light an everlasting lamp for him, instead of using such a simple sign.

"But it's really a bit of a coincidence..." Ke Qi murmured.There are also words like "Xinnv Qingliu" on the sign.

Ke Qi asked for five brands with the mentality of "reposting this koi".There are four people in the uncle's family, and he asked for one for Xie Jinhua.After the little novice tied up the plaque, Ke Qi put his palms together and bowed to Master Guanyin, donated some sesame oil money, and went back to his residence.

When sleeping at night, Ke Qi told Xie Jinhua about the Ping An card: "...it is exactly the same as your horoscope!"

"It's nothing unusual. There are so many people in the world, and someone was born at the same time as me." Xie Jinhua said.

Ke Qi thought for a while, and then said: "It's not unusual to look at the whole world, but there are only a few people in the capital? Even the time is right... Is it possible that your relatives from your mother's side helped you pray for safety? Brand? I mean your biological mother, from the mother's point of view, you are indeed a big brother." Even if Xie Jinhua's biological mother passed away early, his biological mother should still have family members alive, right?It's like saying that Ke Qi has an uncle Liu Gu.

Both of them are bastards, so when talking about their biological mother, this topic is not awkward.

Xie Jinhua shook his head: "When I was very young... I don't remember very clearly, maybe the nanny didn't do her best, but I was ill anyway. At that time, my elder brother came to see me. I felt very wronged and asked my elder brother Mother... I forgot who told me, my biological mother seems to be an orphan."

The topic ends here.Both put the peace card behind them.

When they woke up the next day, Xie Jinhua and Ke Qi heard a faint voice from outside the bamboo forest.Li Sang went out for a walk, and came back to report to Xie Jinhua: "Master, the big courtyard next door has been taken over by people from the Prince of Dejun's Mansion. The princess did not come, the leading son of the Prince of Dejun."

The Prince of Dejun is Xie Jinhua's nephew.Although the son is a little older than Xie Jinhua.

"Uh...do you want to send someone to greet you?" Ke Qi asked.

Xie Jinhua's complexion suddenly became extremely strange.Even though he knew that the prince would burn the palace in the future, Xie Jinhua never doubted King Dejun.This is not because King Dejun married Miss Xie's family, but because of his character, he absolutely cannot do such a thing.

The Dejun King's family... In short, they are all sick!