Chapter 26: The Tall Ann Polo Fruit
Wu Hai couldn't cultivate, he was ridiculed by Wei Qian, and immediately lost his temper, Wei Qian pursed his lips and smiled: "It seems that the cultivation of the great monk is not much higher than mine." โ
Suddenly, my heart was relieved. Wei Qian has just become a human immortal, and she is full of spirit, so she has this kind of fighting spirit of children. He jumped into the gate and held up the food box: "The holy monk is here, I'll bring him food." โ
Wuhai recited the Buddha's name, put down the broom, led the way in front, and went to the purple bamboo forest in the back mountain.
Guanyin Zen Temple, as the name suggests, this Zen Temple worships the Bodhisattva of Guanzi, which not only has the tide sound cave, the purple bamboo forest, but also the dragon girl Bodhisattva, the incense sacrifice of the good wealth boy.
The purple bamboo forest is modeled after the purple bamboo forest of Luojia Mountain in the legendary South China Sea. In the depths of the quiet bamboo forest, there is a white-bearded and white-haired holy monk reciting scriptures.
This holy monk is older than Lingyun, but his cultivation is a head higher than Lingyun. Buddhism attaches great importance to reincarnation, and this holy monk was a master of Zen Buddhism in his previous life, and his previous life happened to experience the rise of Zhou Wu in the pre-Tang Dynasty.
As soon as she entered the bamboo forest, Wei Qian's smiling face suddenly disappeared, and she felt pressured.
There is an invisible force field floating in the huge bamboo forest, bright, grandiose, and inviolable. His eyes fell on the holy monk in the depths, and immediately a white-clothed Guanyin appeared in his mind: "Relic, the color is not different from the empty, the empty is not different from the color, ......โกโก, the empty is the color, and the same is true if you want to do it."
This mantra exploded in his brain, Wei Qian's spirit shook, the dragon ball in his abdomen spontaneously protected, and the warm current flowed from the lower dantian to the limbs and hundreds of remains, restoring the clarity of the spiritual platform.
Wei Qian's young man entered the Tao with immortal fate, and his heart was arrogant, but now that he was beaten by the holy monk, he immediately understood the truth that there is heaven outside the sky, cut off the frivolous thoughts in his heart, and said respectfully: "Xuanling Dao Lingyun under the seat of Xuanning to meet the holy monk." The disciple was ordered by the master to come and deliver the meal. โ
The holy monk twisted the Buddha beads in his hand, recited the Guanyin mantra in his mouth, and was engrossed, ignoring Wei Qian's words.
Wei Qian held the food box and waited for a stick of incense before flying away from her hand and landing next to the holy monk.
The food box opened by itself, and there was a talisman in addition to the two "Seven Treasure Pagodas" inside.
The seven treasure rice made by Xuanyu is a famous must-have in Doumu Temple.
The cyan rice tower is dotted with seven kinds of ingredients, and there are red, yellow, white, blue, and black five colors, and the top is sprinkled with white sugar like fine sand, and the yellow honey slowly drips, exuding the aroma of osmanthus flowers, which makes people have a great appetite.
Wuhai was young in the end, his desire was not pure, his nose moved, he smelled the fragrance from afar, and looked at the Seven Treasure Pagoda a few more times. But from this dish, we can also see the position of Dou Mu Temple.
The Seven Treasure Pagoda is essentially a practice of eight treasure rice.
Collect herbs in the mountains, squeeze out the medicinal juice and soak the glutinous rice to dye it into green and steam, at this time it is called green essence rice, which is a kind of meal commonly used in Taoism. Then replace the seven treasures of Buddhism with dates, kumquats, peanuts, melon seeds, lotus seeds, wolfberries, and dried plums. First put on a layer of green rice, then spread kumquat and then fill with a layer of green rice, the second time spread with dates, pad with green rice, repeat seven times to fill the fruit, pile up the seven-layer tower, continue to steam in the steamer over low heat. At the same time, another stove is opened, zuรฒ honey is made with osmanthus and honey, and honey and sugar are sprinkled when the cage is released, and it is finished.
It is a truth that Grandma Dou is in two Buddhist and Taoist families.
The holy monk glanced at the two "Seven Treasure Pagodas" and his eyes fell on the talismans next to him.
"This talisman is very familiar!" I personally experienced the great battle of that year, and I can still remember the battle of the cultivators from time to time.
The 180 temples of Buddhism were all destroyed, and the remnants of Buddhism were far less prosperous than they were after the reconstruction. Taoism has 36 caves and 72 blessed lands, and now only ten caves are in charge of Xuanmen. And Lishan and other loose cultivation powers have been forced to close the mountain and fly to the sky, and now the earth immortals are rare in the cultivation world, and the immortals are dominant, which is the introduction that fell back then.
"This talisman is left by the Taiping Dao Tongyuan Sect, and the name 'Huangtian Qilong Spell' is a talisman used to worship the Huangtian Emperor and channel the dragon veins and earthly qi." The holy monk's white eyebrows moved: "Every time the Tongyuan Sect goes out of the mountain, it is surrounded and suppressed by various sects, where did you get this talisman from?" โ
Wei Qian hurriedly said that she had saved people.
The holy monk was silent, looking at the two "Seven Treasure Pagodas" in front of him, which is to send food to himself, this is obviously a bribe!
After eating these two "Seven Treasure Pagodas", you will not be able to get rid of the affairs of Tongyuan Sect in the future!
silently used fate to deduce the number of red dust, and saw that the future of Doumu Temple would inevitably involve a catastrophe. The holy monk said: "A few days ago, the earth dragon turned over the mountain, and the dragon vein of Jinling emerged, but the situation of the trapped dragon is still there, and it is necessary to sacrifice the blood of the dragon son, break the feng shui bureau, change the sky and the earth, and then establish the dragon court." The man you saved was the sacrifice of this great sacrifice. Now that I have been rescued by you, cause and effect are involved in the dark, and I will have to walk in the red dust in the future. โ
But Lishan has relied on the dragon vein, and every generation of old mothers has been involved with the dragon qi, and Wei Qian will intervene in the battle of the dragon court even if there is no such thing in the future. Perhaps, saving people was caused by providence, so that she took advantage of the situation to intervene in the battle for the dragon.
After talking about the cause and effect in this, the holy monk no longer said much about the heavenly opportunity, but instructed Wuhai: "You go to the back and beat a few Anpolo fruits to bring to her." โ
I didn't dare to use the things sent by the Doumu Temple, but bartered them for things, traded them with the fruit of Anboluo, and cut off the possibility of contamination of cause and effect in the Guanyin Temple.
When Wei Qian heard the name Anboluo fruit, he immediately thought of the legendary Zhu Guo and Pan Tao.
"Look at this name so lofty, could it be the legendary Western Buddha Fruit?" Wei Qian followed Wuhai out of the purple bamboo forest and came to another orchard. There is a corner of the orchard where three or four fruit trees are planted.
The dense green leaves are dotted with yellow-orange-orange fruits, which are kidney-shaped and have an attractive aroma.
At first, Wei Qianxing rushed to follow, but after seeing this fruit, he was surprised and said, "This is the Anboluo fruit?" โ
Wuhai didn't know why, and nodded: "Yes, this is the Anpolo fruit, the fruit tree planted by the holy monk himself." โ
The corners of Wei Qian's mouth twitched, this Anpolo fruit is often eaten in modern times, and it has another name - mango!
"This fruit comes from the Tianzhu Buddha Kingdom, and it is the fruit that Master Xuanzang brought back from Tianzhu in the past." Wu Hai explained a few words, stepped forward and picked a bunch of fruits and handed it to Wei Qian: "This is regarded as a return gift from the Seven Treasure Pagoda." โ
That's it, if you get a mango, you can at least remember the taste of your previous life. Wei Qian comforted herself in her heart and returned to Doumu Temple with mangoes.
Wuhai was afraid of trouble, so he cut off a branch directly from the fruit tree, and there were six yellow-orange-orange mangs hanging on it.
After Wei Qian brought it back, she immediately planted it in the courtyard behind the Doumu Temple, and pulled over the two senior sisters Xuanyun and Xuanyu.
"Senior sister, I just got this branch from the Guanyin Zen Temple, we might as well plant it, and we can try it ourselves in a few years."
When Xuanyu saw it, he disagreed: "If you really want to eat, just go to the Guanyin Zen Temple and get it." Anyway, we made some food and sent it, and they didn't accept our favor in vain. โ
Xuan Yun also disagreed, "It's so troublesome to grow this thing, why should my junior sister be busy with these ridiculous things?" Practicing well is more important than anything else. โ
The two refused to help, and Wei Qian himself didn't know how to spell, so he picked the fruit in desperation, buried the branches in the soil, and poured water to wait for them to take root. Then hold the mango to find Lingyun and let Lingyun taste it.
Talking about this matter during the casual chat, he complained to the two senior sisters: "Can it be the same as going to someone else's house to get it yourself?" If we plant alive, when the time comes, we will pass down the method of planting, and maybe we will be able to let the public taste it together. โ
"I'm afraid it's not easy to live in the buried planting, I remember there is a flower technique called grafting, choose a tree to graft, and it will be better to live when the time comes. Can't apples, pears and peaches be borrowed? โ
There is an old man in the family who has a treasure, and Lingyun has lived for so long, what is not clear?
The woman smiled and said, "Although our immortal path has the spell of dead wood in spring, but it is planted with high and low levels, and others can't learn it. If you find a way to make the Anpolo fruit grow by mortal means, if there is a fruit farmer who feeds the family by this time, it will also be a merit for you. โ
Speaking of merit, Lingyun talked about some merits, such as the merits of Shennong planting grains in ancient times, and so on.
The speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, Wei Qian listened to Lingyun's words, and his heart was moved: "Now ordinary people are still worried about their full stomachs, if they can change the crops and let every household have enough food and clothing, this merit ......"
What was the most common means of traveling to ancient China? If it is the Qingming period, needless to say, the cultivation of sweet potatoes and corn is the key object.
"I have traveled over the years, and I am busy cultivating and becoming an immortal every day, but I have forgotten one thing, Hongchen is the foundation of humanity, and the only way to cultivate humanity first and then seek the way of heaven." Wei Qian remembered what Jia Mei had mentioned: "The Wang family often goes to the South Seas to trade, and the things there are different from those in China, so it would be good if they could find some crops or fruit trees to increase production, or go to the West to find corn and sweet potatoes." โ
"Our family might as well take the opportunity to go to the South Seas with the Wang family to trade and build their own fleet." Wei Qian secretly made a note of it, and then asked to resign and go to the kitchen to find some food for the injured man in the room.
Lingyun's original intention was to leave a seven-treasure pagoda for the man, but it seems that someone deliberately targeted it, and the remaining seven-treasure pagoda is not to mention the man's share, even Wei Qian's share is gone.
Looking at the kitchen, Hongchun said: "Miss, that Xuanjuan Daogu is really hateful, I specifically told Master Xuanyu to ask her to leave you a meal, but I didn't expect to be asked to go." โ
"What's the matter, Xuanjuan ate three servings by herself?"
"No, it's said to be for the pilgrims."
Wei Qian glanced at the kitchen and found that there were still a lot of dumpling fillings left at noon, so she reactivated her noodles and wrapped dozens of dumplings for the man.
Because of his inconvenience, and because he had woken up, the man had been hungry for most of the day, and when he saw Wei Qian bringing food, he didn't say anything, and just gobbled it up and ate it cleanly.
"It's not nearly a grain of rice in two days, according to the way you eat, be careful that your stomach can't stand it." Wei Qian asked Hongchun to bring two bowls of dumpling soup, and after watching the man eat it, he packed up the dishes and chopsticks and prepared to leave.
At this time, the man spoke: "When the girl is away, I listen to the conversation outside, it seems that someone doesn't like to stay here?" โ
"This is natural, my Dou Mu Temple is a quiet place for female cultivators, and naturally men are not welcome. Go back and wait for your injuries to heal, and I'll send you down the mountain. โ
"Speaking of which, what do you call a girl? In the next apprentice, I don't know the girl's name. โ
"People outside the party, just call me Xuanning." Wei Qian returned the gift cautiously and did not want to stay for a long time. Staying with an adult man, she's really afraid of gossip!
"Xuanning? Speaking of which, there was a Xuanjuan girl who came in the afternoon, I don't know ......"
"What, she's coming to you for trouble?"
"No, it's just a lot of bad things about the girl. also said that living here under the Xia would damage the reputation of the Xuanning girl. Tu Jun spoke quite skillfully, and he put himself and Wei Qian in the same camp in three strokes: "But the girl who is harming has a dispute with a group of fellow students?" Why don't I leave sooner? "Taking retreat as advance, Wei Qian is naturally not good at driving people away.
Wei Qian shook her head: "I have a bad relationship with Senior Sister Xuanjuan. "After all, Lingyun's favorite little disciple has practiced all kinds of immortal methods at the beginning, and he is still so young, it is really possible to inherit the mantle. When those senior sisters saw it, how many of them weren't jealous?
Xuanyun is an old man, although Xuanyu is dissatisfied, but Wei Qian has her own law, so people can't find faults, and Xuanyu doesn't bother to worry about her. It's just that today forced the man to stay overnight, Xuanyu was a little unhappy. But the people outside the party are merciful, and Xuanyu has no idea of driving people away. But Xuanjuan is different, Xuanjuan was abandoned by her husband's family back then, and practiced in Doumu Temple, and now she is also young, in her early twenties, and she is the most cynical stage, and she can't see Wei Qian's good life, so she makes things difficult everywhere.
Wei Qian didn't bother to pay attention to it, anyway, she was practicing in Doumu Temple, and the person she cared about was Master Lingyun, what did she have to do with Xuanjuan?
"Turn around and you'll be healed, I'll send you down the mountain." Seeing that the man was thinking carefully, Wei Qian didn't want to stay longer, so she packed up the dishes and chopsticks and left directly.