Chapter 114: The Road Is Blocked
After dinner, Wu Tianrou went to bed to rest, because she had to set off in a hurry, more than an hour away, and when she arrived at Qixia Temple, she still wanted to nod her head at once.
Originally, in the morning, Wu Qianrou also thought about going out early, so she simply went to Qixia Temple to stay for one night.
But when I think back to previous years, the squatter houses of Qixia Temple were all full, and the whole temple was overcrowded, and many monks gave up their monks' houses to believers to live in.
As soon as she thought of that kind of scene, Wu Tianrou gave up the plan to go to Qixia Temple in advance.
At the end of the time, Wu Tianrou was called up by Cuizhi, and after washing and changing clothes, she took Cuiping and Cuiqin out of Yunxiang Courtyard and got into the carriage. As for the things that worship the Buddha, they have already been loaded into the car.
Although it was already the middle of June, it was still a little cool late at night.
Sitting in the carriage, Wu Tianrou was wearing a cloak and a small blanket on her legs. With the sound of the carriage moving and the gentle shaking, Wu Tianrou leaned her head on the back of the chair and couldn't help but fall asleep again.
After all, this body is still young, and it still belongs to a relatively sleepy age, Wu Tianrou did not force herself to cheer up, but adjusted her posture and simply made up for sleep.
Wandering, a small sleep after a small sleep, when he finally came to the foot of Qixia Temple, Wu Tianrou had already slept full.
When the carriage stopped and Cuiqin put the small stool and lifted the curtain, a cool fresh air mixed with the smell of dew poured into the car.
Wu Tianrou stepped out of the carriage with the support of Cuiqin and Cuiping. Standing at the foot of the mountain in Qixia Temple, Wu Tianrou couldn't help but take a deep breath, and let the moist air with coolness enter her lungs.
"Whew...... the air here is really good, it's so comfortable to breathe."
Gently exhaling the turbidity in her chest, Wu Tianrou felt that she was refreshed for a while, and her mind was much clearer.
"It's almost time, let's hurry up the mountain."
Signaling to Cuiping and Cuiqin, with the bright moonlight, Wu Tianrou took the lead and walked briskly up the stone steps into the mountain.
When I came to the gate of Qixia Temple, there was already a monk with a little novice guarding the door, and when I saw Wu Tianrou coming over, the monk was busy clasping his palms and saluting.
After Wu Tianrou returned the salute, he directly told the monk that there were still many tributes to the Buddha in the carriage under the mountain, and the monk naturally arranged for two little novices to go down to help carry things.
Let Cuiping wait here and wait for Xiao Shami to bring things up, Wu Tianrou took Cuiqin and rushed towards the main hall, at this time the hour is almost up, nothing is as important as grabbing the head pillar incense, Wu Tingrou has not forgotten the purpose of his next visit.
Walking quickly to the main hall of worship of Guanyin, Wu Tianrou raised her eyes and glanced at the huge timer in the temple, and found that there was still about a quarter of an hour to go, so she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
But then, she saw that all the lights on the other side of the layman's dormitory were on, and the voices began to be heard, and it seemed that many people were coming towards this side.
Wu Tianrou hurriedly walked into the main hall, took out three sticks of incense and stood in front of the Buddha statue, waiting for the time when the Buddha bell rang to make incense.
Seeing countless figures walking outside the door of the main hall, Wu Tianrou looked at the candles on the offering table and was secretly anxious. Soon, many figures came to the door of the main hall, probably all wanted to enter the main hall to grab the first pillar incense, everyone was crowded at the door, not letting each other go, for a time no one successfully entered the main hall.
Listening to the noise coming from outside the door, Wu Tianrou couldn't help but shake her head, it seemed that even the monks of Qixia Temple were alarmed, and the voice of advising the believers not to crowd began to come out.
As the so-called sandpiper and clam compete for the benefit of the fisherman! Just when a large number of believers were blocking the door and refusing to give way to each other, suddenly a loud and strong bell rang, and this bell was the chiming clock in the temple. Hearing the bell, Wu Tianrou's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly lit three incense sticks on the candle, and then quickly inserted them on the incense burner.
This incense is also exquisite, and it is not just a matter of inserting it casually. While sticking incense, Wu Tianrou prayed silently in her heart.
The first incense stick was inserted in the middle of the incense burner, and Wu Tianrou silently recited in her heart: 'Offering to the Buddha, feeling and not being confused; The second incense stick was inserted on the right side of the incense burner, and he silently recited in his heart: 'The offering of the Dharma is good and not evil; The third incense stick was inserted on the left side of the incense burner, and Wu Tianrou silently recited in her heart: 'Offering to the monks, pure and unstained.' ’
After the incense, Wu Tianrou stood in front of the Guanyin Buddha statue, solemnly clasped his palms, and respectfully bowed to the Buddha.
When Wu Tianrou inserted all the three incense sticks into the incense burner, the other pilgrims rushed in under the organization of the monks, and when they saw Wu Tianrou who had begun to kneel and worship, everyone was a little dumbfounded, they didn't expect that they came so early, and they worked hard to block the door, and they were actually snatched away by others.
Everyone paused, and then rushed in more quickly, the first one is gone, don't you hurry up and grab the second and third places!
Kneeling on the futon, Wu Tianrou didn't pay attention to the movements around her, she just closed her eyes and prayed sincerely, praying for the health of her family, the happiness of her family, and the fact that she must change her fate.
After putting on the incense stick, Wu Tianrou went to the square behind the temple to make a fire offering, and burned the gold and silver ingots he brought and the Guanyin Sutra hand-copied by Mrs. Wu.
Because of the large number of people who came to make the fire pujas, the entire square was reflected in the light of the fire as if it were daylight. For the safety of the temple, almost all the monks in Qixia Temple came out to maintain order, and even the very young novice also ran back and forth to bring tea to some nobles.
When Wu Tianrou came out of Qixia Temple, it was already Mao, because when she was thinking about returning directly to the Wu family after making the fire offering to the Buddha, she happened to meet Master Kongzhi, who was about to preside over the chanting ceremony.
Master Kongzhi learned that Wu Tianrou had come alone, and for her safety, Wu Tianrou had to wait until dawn before leaving. No, Wu Tianrou was sent by Master Kongzhi to take him to his meditation room to rest, and Master Kongzhi had to preside over the recitation of Buddhist scriptures for two or three hours to welcome the arrival of Guanyin's birthday.
After the Buddha was finished, he was left by Master Kongzhi to eat vegetarian food, and Wu Tianrou said goodbye and went down the mountain, got into the carriage and walked back.
Of course, Wu Tingrou did not forget to buy a bundle of lettuce to take home at the temporary market at the bottom of the mountain.
At this time, it was already the middle of the hour, and the sky began to light up, perhaps because the believers were in a hurry to go to the head pillar incense and participate in the puja, and they all rushed to Qixia Temple early, so at this time, there was no one on the mountain road leading to Anjing City.
After being busy for a long time, Wu Tianrou was also tired, she just wanted to close her eyes and rest on the carriage, when she felt the carriage shake and suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?"
Lifting the curtain, Wu Tianrou asked Lao Xin.
"Miss, we may have to take a detour, I don't know when a tree fell here, blocking the road, it may be that it has rained a little too much in the past few days."
Lao Xin walked to the car door, raised his hand and pointed to a tree on the road in the distance.
Although the tree is not particularly thick, but according to Lao Xin and Wu Tianrou, it is impossible to lift it, and if the tree is not removed, then this carriage will definitely not pass.
"It's strange, there were no trees blocking the way when I came, and I didn't hear from the pilgrims later that there was a blockage on the way when I came."
Glancing strangely at the broken road ahead, Wu Tianrou shook her head.
"Forget it, since this road is impassable, let's go another way."
"Okay, Miss, the other road is a small road, the road condition is not too good, so there are few people walking, it will be a little bumpy later, Miss, you bear with me, just wait for this section of the road to go to the official road."
After receiving Wu Tianrou's instructions, Lao Xin prompted, then returned to the front of the carriage and sat on the carriage, flicked the horsewhip, turned the carriage around, and walked towards a path on the other side. (To be continued.) )