Chapter 18: The Absolute Sound Temple

Xu Lan went to bed early, sweated at night, and felt much refreshed the next day. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

I got up in the morning and said hello to the Wang couple, and after breakfast, I went to the store with Steward Zhao, and Steward Zhao took the prepared contract and went out to do things with Shunzi.

Xu Lan went to decoction a post of local medicine again, and after drinking it, she felt much better, and planned to go to Jueyin Nunnery or Thousand Lion Temple tomorrow. Thinking that Jueyin Nunnery is a nunnery, it is better to take Sister Chen there.

Xu Lan asked Sister Chen if she had ever been to Jueyin Nunnery, and Sister Chen said that she had been there a few years ago, saying that the Guanyin there was very effective, and the master still had a recipe for giving birth to a child, so she went to ask for it. said that it really worked, and then she really gave birth to three of them, she gave birth to two daughters before, and she was a little anxious, and she heard others say that it worked there, so she went to ask for a prescription there.

When Xu Lan heard this, she asked her to go with her tomorrow, and Sister Chen also knew that Xu Lan sold the comb to Tsinghua Temple, and she also got a pair of words from the abbot. I was very happy to respond.

The two chatted for a while, and somehow talked about the incense in the Qinghua Temple, and Sister Chen said that the Qinghua Temple was originally a small temple like the Thousand Lion Temple, but somehow since Emperor Taizu ascended the throne, he took out the silver two to expand and repair the Qinghua Temple, and personally inscribed the Qinghua Temple. So everyone guessed that the original abbot of the temple must have been related to helping Emperor Taizu seize the country, because Emperor Taizu's domain at that time was in Xijing City. After the continuous repair and expansion of the emperors of the two dynasties, it has some scale.

Xu Lan heard of it for the first time, no wonder Qinghua Temple is so prosperous now. It's not a royal temple, and it's a bit abrupt in such a county. That makes sense. It seems that the wooden sign is not easy to use.

This Qinghua Temple helped the emperor to start an accident, and the abbot should be the former or second abbot of the old abbot, how did he know that this emperor would definitely succeed? It seems that this abbot must not be an ordinary person.

Sister Chen obviously likes to talk to him about these gossips, short things in the family.

Xu Lan just likes her kind and familiar appearance. Laugh three points before speaking, no matter who you are, you can take a sentence or two, and it is very suitable for her to sit in the store to do this kind of direct sales, and Manager Zhao is also a talent. If he goes back to Wang's house, he won't come back next year, but he doesn't know where to go to find someone for a while.

Xu Lan thought about it, and wanted to go home at night to discuss it with Xu Yiliang.

When the lunch was about to eat, the steward and Shunzi came back, and Dao had already signed four, and one was introduced by Sister Chen. The material was also bought, and the four pieces that were signed off have received the material and started to make it. There are three more to sign in the afternoon. Steward Zhao said that their relatives and friends wanted to take over when they heard that there was this kind of work, but now that there are not so many people, they refused, saying that they would look for them when they had more work. I'll do it in the afternoon.

After eating at noon, they went out again to be busy, Xu Lan suddenly emptied herself and was still a little unaccustomed, Sister Chen helped her decoct the medicine and let her drink it again.

In the afternoon, when Steward Zhao came back, Xu Lan went home with him early.

Xu Lan wanted to find Xu Yiliang when she entered the courtyard, but heard that he had gone out to visit friends. I am going to take the township test in the spring of next year, and I will go to ask people who have participated in the township test for advice.

Xu Lan went to Wang's place to sit for a while, and when she saw that Mama Zhao was not in the house, she asked, and Wang said that she asked Mama Li to explain what she had for dinner.

Wang asked Li Po to go to the treasury and bring the two rolls of cloth.

One is dark green, the other is blue, and asks her which color she prefers.

This is to make clothes for her, Xu Lan excused herself, and Wang said that it was for her birthday.

Xu Lan's eyes were red, she chose dark green, thinking that she was also more mature in dressing, and thanked the Wang family for her gratitude. Wang clapped her hands then. For a while, it was a deep mother-son relationship.

Xu Lan collected her tears and asked the Wang family if Steward Zhao and his wife would not come back if they returned for the Chinese New Year. Wong replied yes. Xu Lan talked about the various benefits of Zhao Steward, and said that she and Shunzi are both young, although they have learned how to take care of the shop, in the end, they are not as experienced as Zhao Steward, and they are also thoughtful. and boasted that the Wang family had good discipline rules. Wang was very happy when he heard this, thinking that the people in his mother's family were naturally good. It's just that the Zhao couple are not slaves of the family, and if they want to stay, they still have to get their consent, and they also have to be willing to let go of their mother's family, but if they open their mouths, their mother's family must be willing.

Wang said that after discussing with Xu Yiliang in the evening, he would ask his mother's family.

Xu Lan sat down for a while, let the Wang family rest more, and then went out to find Xu Tang.

Seeing that Xu Tang was embroidering with a handkerchief, Xu Lan looked at the back, but the embroidery was not complete, and she couldn't see anything.

Xu Tang found that Xu Lan was looking behind, so he was a little shy and asked her why she was so early today.

Xu Lan replied that it was okay to come home earlier, and asked her what she embroidered.

Xu Tang said that he embroidered orchids, and it was his sister's birthday in a few days, so he embroidered a birthday gift for her.

Xu Lan quipped: "Then you have to embroider well, and if you don't embroider well, you won't accept it." ”

Xu Tang said that if this painting was not embroidered, another pair would be embroidered for her.

Xu Lan and Xu Tang talked for a while, and then went to the academy to read books and practice calligraphy.

There was nothing to do all night, and on the second day, Xu Lan got up early, the weather became colder and colder, and it was cloudy, but it didn't rain. Xu Lan quit her family and brought an umbrella. Let's go to the store first.

Let Shunzi drive the car, Xu Lan and Sister Chen sat in the carriage and set off for Jueyinan.

Jueyin Nunnery is on the other side of the city, but it is not halfway up the mountain like Qinghua Temple, but with its back to the mountain, and the front is empty. There is no one at the door now. Xu Lan and Sister Chen got out of the car, and Sister Chen led her into the nunnery. Junko stood at the door guarding the car.

The rows of four-season greens on both sides of the gate look vibrant. Entering the gate, I saw two large osmanthus trees in the middle of the yard, it is now deep winter, and there is no osmanthus fragrance. But it was still a scene of lush foliage, and there were no more flowers in the flower bed inside the door, but they were cleaned up, and there were no dead branches and leaves. There are two plum blossoms in the corner of the wall, both of which are flower bones, and a few have bloomed sporadically, which is very beautiful. It can be seen that this nunnery is still well cared for. Everywhere looks exquisite, if the Qinghua Temple is a beautiful girl, then this Jueyin Nunnery is a small jasper. A nun came out early, and Sister Chen stepped forward to say hello and said that she wanted to find their abbot. If you want to come to this nunnery, the rules are also small, and it is easy to meet an abbot.

The nun asked them to lead them through a temple gate to the main hall. Tell them to wait, and the morning school will be over in a moment. There were about a dozen nuns inside, sitting on cushions and chanting scriptures. The hall is clean and tidy, and the hall is enshrined with a thousand-armed Guanyin. The eaves of the lattice window on the door of the temple and the corner of the hall are already dark gray, and it seems that this Guanyin Nunnery has been some years.

They waited a little longer on the porch, and then the nun came out again and led them to a side hall to rest. After serving tea, I went out again.

Xu Lan tasted it, it was a very ordinary tea, and the teacup was very simple.

After waiting for a while, they heard footsteps coming from outside the door, Xu Lan and Sister Chen stood up and walked to the door. A forty or fifty-year-old sister-in-law walked in front of her, and she could see that she should still be quite beautiful when she was young, and her face was very peaceful.

Everyone greeted the courtesy, sat down again, and Sister Chen introduced Xu Lan again.

The abbot had a surprised look on his face, probably thinking that he was a child brought by Sister Chen's family, but he didn't expect it to be her owner.

Xu Lan also continued to talk about combs, a set of rhetoric is roughly the same, but it is also more in line with today's situation.

After Xu Lan finished speaking, she reached out and picked up the cup and took a sip of water.

The abbot surnamed Feng refused without the slightest hesitation.

Just said that even if Tsinghua Temple had given it away, she would no longer follow the trend. And there are already home remedies in the nunnery with them, and people can't take care of them.

Xu Lan was stunned for a moment, but she still figured it out immediately. Thinking that they already have a home remedy for having children, they don't want to do more other things, and listening to her tone, there is also a Tsinghua Temple that has already started this business, but they are not good at following the local will.

Chen's mother didn't expect the abbot to refuse, and wanted to say more.

Xu Lan patted her hand and stopped her.

He talked about the peach blossoms in the garden, and said that the mother at home was pregnant and it was inconvenient to go out, and if she could bring this flower back, she would definitely be able to win her mother's smile.

The abbot listened to the Buddha's name, got up and told the nun at the door.

After a while, the nun took a pair of scissors, but also a small medicine bottle.

The abbot explained that the medicine bottle was for her to wipe her hands, and that there seemed to be a small blister on her hands, so she asked her to show her hands. Xu Lan's hand was strangled when she was riding a horse, and there was a blister on her ring finger, but everything else was fine, just red. Xu Lan usually hides her hands in her sleeves, not wanting to be noticed, thinking that she saw it when she was drinking tea just now.

Chen's mother snorted, saying that it was how could this white and tender little hand be so blistered.

The abbot burned her with a needle, plucked her blisters, rubbed the potion, rubbed the reddened places, and wrapped a layer of gauze.

Xu Lan watched the abbot's gentle movements, only to feel that the pain in her hands had also decreased a little.

I got up and thanked him, and I felt a lot closer to the abbot. It seems that this abbot is not only discerning, but also quite knowledgeable.

The abbot gave her the potion, and the temple was self-sufficient, and sometimes the medicine was collected from the mountains, so it was often the case that nuns had this situation, so they concocted the potion.

Xu Lan accepted the potion and thanked her. Everyone agreed, and Xu Lan and Chen's mother followed the nun out.

Xu Lan went to the palace again and posted some sesame oil money, saying that it was for her mother and her unborn little brother.

Xu Lan picked a few good bottles, the nun helped her cut them, and Xu Lan came out with the peach blossoms in her hands.