Ai Ruo's life in the red mansion

Chapter 3

Ai Ruo became even more curious, and was about to ask. Seeing Feng Shi's somewhat tangled look, she also wanted to see the girl who was suspected to be her daughter, so she said to the person next to her, asking someone to take Feng Shi to see Da Ya, she Not letting Da Ya come over is more or less giving their mother and daughter a chance to spend time alone. At this time, Yinglian was called here, and the two of them hugged each other and cried in front of these people, which was really unseemly.

The magistrate's wife and Feng Shi also misunderstood Ai Ruo's meaning, they thought Ai Ruo was thinking, look at it from a distance, if it was true, they would recognize each other naturally, if not, it would be better for Da Ya.On the contrary, I was a little more moved by Ai Ruo's meticulousness.

When Feng Shi left, Ai Ruo looked at Madam Zhifu, she hadn't finished speaking just now, she asked someone to take Feng Shi away, mainly because she wanted to listen to the story and was too lazy to be disturbed.

"After Mrs. Lin passed away, Mr. Lin stayed in Suzhou for three years. He built bridges and paved roads, donated temples, and did meritorious deeds for the old lady. He did some good deeds. There is a small temple next door to Zhen's house. Because of the local It is small and small, so it is nicknamed the Gourd Temple. At the beginning, it benefited from it and got a sum of money. But the Gourd Temple was originally small and had just been renovated. After getting the money, it couldn’t do nothing, so I asked the neighbors to discuss it What to do with the money.

A scholar who lives in the back street said that the temple is so narrow and the road at the entrance is not wide, and there are often incense sticks in the temple. If the water really runs out, the big vat in front of the gate will be of no use at all, and it will damage the neighbors .How about building a small spiritual pagoda in the backyard and storing water in the high place, in case something happens, you can immediately put out the fire, and it can also add a kind of scenery to the place at ordinary times.

Everyone thought it was a good idea, but if the pagoda was really built, there would not be enough space in the temple, so we couldn't really just build a backyard, right?Zhen's family and several nearby families each demolished a similar partial building and donated it to the temple so that the temple could build this spiritual pagoda and remodel the temple gate.

When Master Lin heard about this, he appreciated the righteous neighbors around him, and he also praised the virtue of the abbot of the temple who was good at listening.I mentioned the words in my own handwriting and someone sent a sum of money to repair it a little bit. Don't be careless.In this way, the gourd temple was repaired out of thin air and neatly arranged.And the neighbors took advantage of the opportunity to renovate each house, but took the opportunity to rebuild the access roads, the walls of each house, and so on.The originally narrow carriage lanes have become much more spacious, and the Calabash Temple has grown from an inconspicuous small temple to a famous De Temple.This story has been accomplished!

In that big fire, the spiritual pagoda sprayed water to suppress the fire, and because of the cultivation of the spiritual pagoda, the surrounding families gave up their land, so their houses were actually somewhat separated from the temple invisibly, and the flames could not fly over. Well, there was heavy rain that day, and if it wasn't for the heavy rain from the Spirit Pagoda, the surrounding area would have been burnt out long ago.Because of the spiritual tower, although the water in the spiritual tower was not enough to extinguish the fire, it controlled the fire.

When the heavy rain hits, it happens to be full of energy.Although the main hall could not be saved, all parties still donated money to rebuild the temple, which became more and more effective. "

Ai Ruo now knows why it is called Qiaozong, but it is reasonable to look at Qiaozong.Sometimes that's really it, maybe it's just a little fan and things are completely different.

Lin Hai didn’t donate the money to the Gourd Temple family at that time, I’m afraid that everyone around him would donate, and the abbot of the Gourd Temple is a secular person, he doesn’t look like an eminent monk, so he felt that I couldn’t make my own decisions about the money, so I asked Hear what your neighbors have to say.

In fact, the surrounding area of ​​a good temple is actually quite empty. Why, because even if the incense is not very prosperous, who lives nearby can bear it if they burn incense like this every day?Even if you are not afraid of fire, you still think it smells bad.

Obviously, the Calabash Temple was originally a small neighborhood temple. The road in front of it was small, surrounded by a group of middle-class people, and it was impossible to move. If you want to expand, you have no money.Because it can't be expanded, the incense is even worse, so it becomes a tasteless temple.The alms given by Lin Hai is a godsend opportunity for the abbot. My temple is not mine alone, but also belongs to the neighbors, so I ask you, how should I spend my money.

Neighborhood relations are a big question.The abbot is a smart person, and the abbot holds meetings. People don't say that I want to expand the site a little, so that my temple looks bigger and has a little scale.It's just that we are neighbors, and I'm fine, but you're actually lucky too.

The neighbors are not stupid, and the neighbors are from well-to-do families, the middle class in this city, they have a little money, and they have a lot of leisure. I guess they have been annoyed by this temple for a long time.But the temple is not something they can tear down if they want.The temple cannot be demolished, they can only take a step back.It is unlikely that they will donate a lot of money, but the buildings next to the temple are all partial buildings, walls and the like. Let’s just say, everyone values ​​the foundation of their home, and sometimes they will go to court for a space of one or two feet. There are not a few of them, but at this moment, they have to think more, to get a good name, by the way, it is better to stay far away, or to let them make trouble every day?This is actually quite easy to choose.

In the past, it was not easy for anyone to withdraw by themselves. If the name was not right, it would not go well. Now that they are famous and have a share, and everyone donates together, everyone is much calmer.Everyone hastened to go back and tear down a side room to make room for a place, perhaps even building a high wall to block it.It is time to cede land for peace.And people also said, don't expand the temple, just build it to keep it safe.

The spiritual pagoda can't be made of wood, it has to be made of bricks and stones, which takes up a lot of space, so both sides are clean.And it also has practical value, but it can store water and put out fires.Even if it wasn't an accident in the temple, if there were any nearby houses, the water would still be able to save them.So when people are kind, they are actually themselves who are saved.

The reason why Zhen's house burned down was that they were only separated from the Calabash Temple by a wall, and there was a strong wind that day, and sparks swept to their house with the wind, so they also burned up.

Gailing Pagoda, in addition to its ability to store water, more importantly, there is a separation zone between them and their neighbors.The Zhen family was not so easily swept away by the flames.And the water in the spiritual pagoda is obviously not enough, otherwise it would not be said, it just suppressed the fire, but did not extinguish it.

But it seems to be true, as long as there is a big fire, there will be a burst of rain, as if it is a sense, but Ai Ruo seems to remember that this is a natural phenomenon, it may be that the fire burns the oxygen in the air, so what is formed , so there will be localized heavy rain.It is also mentioned in the book that there was a strong wind at that time, which shows that there was actually a shadow of rain before.

Now Ai Ruo also feels moved, she doesn't need to ask why Zhen Shiyin suddenly realized that in the face of natural disasters, the spiritual questioning he can go through is not something ordinary people can bear.But it might have been all over, because a series of benevolent deeds have eliminated the disaster invisibly.

Zhen Shiyin was originally the one with the root of wisdom, so he realized that it is better to believe in himself than to believe in others, and to be lenient to others, and there is heaven everywhere.The family business was preserved, so he would naturally start looking for his daughter desperately. The monk did appear again later, but Zhen Shiyin, who had gained insight, naturally would not leave with others without losing the family business. He's still looking for his daughter.Now that the whole country is arresting these two, Zhen Shiyin would break out in a cold sweat thinking about it, he almost got together with the bad guys.

"Ma'am, it's really Miss Zhen's family. Mrs. Zhen is holding Miss Zhen's family and crying!" Zhou Rui's family rushed to report.

"Oh, you can arrange it, and see if you can pack up all the big girl's things. I won't keep the two of them today. Later, I will buy another table. Thank you Madam Zhifu." Ai Ruo was not very surprised. Busily said.

"Mrs. Jia, we should have invited you back. It is a great merit to do such a reunion."

"It's a little effort, but after hearing what you said for a long time, I'm interested in Gourd Temple, and I happened to take the children to see it, mainly to see how the neighbors get along there, and let them know that people are kind and generous. Speed ​​can save lives." Ai Ruo said sincerely.

Madam Zhifu was startled, but immediately became solemn, nodded together, and hurriedly said, "Then I will go with Madam, and also bring our girl."

"Exactly!" Ai Ruo likes this arrangement, it's much better than getting together and just having a meal.

Soon Feng brought Yinglian over to kowtow to Ai Ruo, Ai Ruo helped them up with a smile, and said by the way, "Actually, I should thank Second Young Master Xue, and Madam Zhifu too, I just did it with little effort, Xue The second young master is generous to help, and the magistrate's wife helped you find your parents, it is a great kindness."

Feng hurriedly dragged Yinglian to kowtow to the magistrate's wife again. After six years of searching, she finally found it. What else can I say? For them, even a hundred kowtows are willing.

Ai Ruo sent the person away, finally in a good mood, and went back to Jia Zheng. Jia Yuan and the others wrote letters to tell Yinglian's story. The two letters were similar, but Jia Zheng's letter had an extra sentence , the children are well now, don't read it.

The letter was sent out, and the next day, the Zhen family sent someone to send a generous gift. Ai Ruo looked at the list. For Zhen Shiyin's family, this gift is considered very generous. Let Zhou Rui's family prepare a return gift, which will be three points thicker. He is not a really rich person at all, and this one will marry again in two years, so I should save more for Yinglian.Jia Ying and the others also felt that this was extremely dramatic, and felt that they had been together for so long, and each had a gift for Zhou Rui's family to pass on.

Several wives from the Suzhou government also felt that this matter should be remedied, so each family sent a lot of things to Yinglian, which made Zhen Shiyin feel that he was an idiot for listening to the demon monk, causing his daughter to suffer so much. Bitter, it is ashamed to see others, but he is really good to his daughter, how can he be bad if he gets it back again.Looking around at the house and the land, it seems that at this time he started to prepare a dowry for his daughter.

Ai Ruo took the children and the wives and girls from various prefectures to worship at the Gourd Temple, and walked around, telling the children that kindness can save lives, and there were also wives and ladies from other families who went with them. Everyone learned Ai Ruo's explanation together, and the name of Calabash Temple became even more resounding.