The next morning, when Ling Yi greeted the Lan family, he said that he wanted to go to Bailan Temple to pray for blessings.

Lan didn't restrict her from going out very early, and readily agreed, just telling her to be careful in everything, and to bring two more guards when she went out.

Ling Yi smiled and said yes.

Weaving Yu had already packed up his things, and Weaving Fan also called a carriage to wait outside the door, and came out of the Lan family's house, and Ling Yi went out of the house directly.

She didn't say anything about the trip.

However, the two maids know that the so-called no profit is not early, and if the eldest lady has no plans, she will not act.

On the way to the mountain, she asked, "Miss, you are going to Bailan Temple, is there something wrong?" ”

Ling Yi smiled mysteriously, "You'll know when you go up." ”

The weaving fan sighed, and could only urge the coachman to hurry up.

After waiting for the car to arrive at Bailan Temple, Ling Yi got out of the car, and the first thing he did was to go to the Tianwang Hall to make a move.

Weaving Fan looked at her seriously, and snickered in Zhiyu's ear: "Every time the eldest lady goes out, it's an excuse to come to Bailan Temple, but it's still rare to be so serious." ”

Zhi Yu glanced at him with disgust, "What nonsense is there in front of the Bodhisattva, the eldest lady is pious, and she knows whether she worships the Bodhisattva or not." ”

"I heard everything you said." Ling Yi turned her head to look at the two of them.

Weaving Fan smiled embarrassedly, and asked instead, "Miss, where are we going this time?" ”

In the past, every time Ling Yi said that he wanted to go to Bailan Temple, he actually went to another place.

"Go see the abbot and draw a lot to calculate a hexagram or something."

The weaving fan was stunned. Could it be that the eldest lady is really here to worship the Buddha?!

The incense money donated by the Ling family to Bailan Temple every year is no less than 1,000 taels, and Yuan Shan naturally recognizes it.

"Abbot of Death-" Ling Yi folded his hands and saluted.

Yuan Lin smiled and said, "Since the eldest lady has seen the old lady in person, she must be confused." ”

Ling Yi smiled and said, "The abbot might as well take me around." I'll come along with them too. ”

Yuan Yi gave up his hand and let Ling Yi walk in front.

"Actually, I came to see the abbot today, mainly because there was just a happy event in the house, and my grandmother was happy, and she was ready to let the abbot calculate the fortune for everyone in the house.

In addition, a lot of things happened in Lingfu some time ago, and there must be ghosts and gods in the house, so I want to ask the abbot to do a ritual to exorcise evil spirits. ”

"It was the old lady's request. The old man must go in person, wait for the old man to count the days, and then send it to the Ling Mansion. ”

Ling Yi thanked him. Seeing a dilapidated eaves, I couldn't help asking: "Bailan Temple is renovated every three years, and it seems that construction has not started this year?" ”

Yuan Yu said with some embarrassment: "This year is a year of many disasters, and it is not appropriate to be extravagant and wasteful." Renovation was not considered. ”

Ling Yi showed regret on her face: "Bailan Temple is also a famous temple. Carrying the prayers and blessings of many people, it is really sad that the temple is now dilapidated. ”

Yuan Death sighed and said: "The Buddha is charitable, he will not blame us, it is really not allowed by current affairs, and it can only be like this." ”

"What the abbot said, I don't dare to agree, since Bailan Temple is the sustenance of most people in Beijing. If the temple is dilapidated, it will inevitably shake people's faith. ”

Yuan Death frowned helplessly. He didn't know it, but he really didn't dare to build a large construction project at this time.

The little woman also said that if the abbot thinks it is reasonable, he can listen to it, and if he thinks it is unreasonable, I will talk nonsense.

At least hundreds of people from the heather have not found a job, and if these people go back, the road is difficult and penniless, they must not be, but if they stay, they can only become street beggars, which is really pitiful.

My Buddha is merciful, if the abbot can help them, he will be able to accumulate merit, save people's lives is better than create a seventh-level floating slaughter, you have saved hundreds of people's lives, and the merit is immeasurable. ”

Yuan Yuan paused for a moment, and said: "My temple has taken in many people, and all the money has been donated, if the number of people is large, I am afraid that the temple will not be able to turn, but it will affect the people in the temple." If the old man has that ability, he will not hesitate to scatter the money. ”

Ling Yi said slowly: "I didn't ask the abbot to take those people in, I just asked you to provide them with a chance to earn their own money, and the days when they could stretch out their hands and eat to open their mouths were not to save people, but to harm people." ”

Yuan Lian became more and more confused, and said, "Please also ask the eldest lady to make it clear." ”

Ling Yi smiled: "Or what I said just now, the renovation of Bailan Temple will definitely require a lot of labor, recruiting the victims of heather to do things and giving them reasonable wages, isn't this a good deed?"

Moreover, the Bailan Temple is now renovated, which can drive away the evil spirit of some time ago, and I think the emperor should be very happy to see this happen.

Third, this year's economic depression, the price of goods has obviously declined, why not take advantage of this time to build a wide range of construction, the cost will be a few percent less than in previous years. ”

Yuan Yi looked at Ling Yi in surprise: "The eldest lady is so thoughtful, did she come for this matter early in the morning?" ”

"Yes and no." Ling Yi said with a smile: "There is really a need to do things in the house, I just looked at those heather people and felt pitiful, so I mentioned it, as for whether to do it or not, it depends on what you mean, abbot, renovate the Bailan Temple, altruistic and self-interested, why not do it." ”

Yuan Yi pondered, although he didn't say it, but in his heart, he had already agreed with Ling Yi's statement.

Originally, he also intended to renovate the White Blue Temple, but the timing was not right.

But when Ling Yi said this, it seemed that the renovation was imminent, so he said: "Thank you Miss Ling for mentioning it, although the old man has lived for half a hundred, he has not taken into account such a thoughtful situation." ”

Ling Yi said: "Although the renovation cost is not more than in previous years, it is not a small amount, the abbot can ask for the emperor to enter the palace, the emperor is a reasonable person, as long as you speak clearly, the emperor has no reason to disagree."

Once the emperor agrees and declares his will, do you still have to worry about this cost? ”

If he was hesitant just now, now all worries are gone.

If the emperor agrees, not only will he allocate two pieces of silver, but the civil and military officials will also donate money to show their gratitude when they hear the news.

Ling Yi saw that Yuan Yi had made up his mind, so he said goodbye to him, took a turn in the temple again, and went down the mountain to return home.

"The eldest lady originally had this in mind, and the maid thought that she was really just here to worship the Buddha." The mystery in my heart was solved, and the weaving fan was sure enough, as long as the eldest lady came out, there would be nothing to do in vain.

Ori Yu said worriedly: "The eldest lady really plans to do things in the mansion? This has just done a happy event, and I have done something again, and the maid thinks-"

Ling Yi smiled treacherously: "Don't be in a hurry to talk about the matter of the law first, I will discuss it with my grandmother in a few days-in addition, in addition to the palace family, who is the largest timber merchant in Beijing?" ”

Ori Yu thought for a moment, "If it's for renovation, the wood in Kyochu is obviously not enough, and the eldest lady is preparing-"

"The Gong family is competing with us for business, and this time, I will also take a piece of their soup." Ling Yi smiled brightly.

In the evening, Zhi Yu replied to Ling Yi with the news he heard: "Everyone in Jingzhong timber is the palace family, except for the palace family, the rest are small merchants, and the maid also specially asked, their timber is limited in both quantity and variety. ”

"The White Blue Temple is just a renovation, and you don't need a lot of expensive wood, just plain. Tomorrow you and the weaving fan, go to all the large and small timber merchants in Beijing, but you must keep it secret, and you must not leak the news. ”

The weaving feather fan should be.

On the afternoon of the day of his death, he asked for an order to enter the palace and listen to the great relationship of renovating the Bailan Temple to Emperor Qinglong.

Emperor Qinglong was not happy, but after listening to the latter's words, he also felt that it was very reasonable.

It just so happened that he could take this opportunity to appease the people, but since he had passed away, if he was indifferent, it would not seem to be a benevolent monarch.

And he set aside a hundred denarii out of the treasury, and made a decree.

The emperor has paid for it, and he has also issued a special decree, so who dares to think that it is none of his business to be an important member of the capital, even if he is not willing, he must pay for it.

However, after three or four days, the pilgrims who heard the news donated no less than a thousand gold, and it was more than enough to renovate.

Bailan Temple posted news everywhere, saying that it was necessary to recruit laborers, and young people should be willing to endure hardships and stand hard work.

At this time, the heather victims who had nothing to do seemed to have seen the dawn, and rushed to Bailan Temple.

The purpose of the death was to help them, so he used it for anyone who came, as long as they were not disabled or infirm.

Although the construction of Bailan Temple began, Yuan Yi did not forget Ling Yi's entrustment, calculated the time of the ceremony, and sent Xiao Shami to send the day to Ling's mansion.

It was Zhi Yu who received the letter, and knowing the content of the letter, she did not send it to the Lan family, but directly handed the letter to Ling Yi.

Xu is there no auspicious day of the zodiac recently, in short, the date is set in half a month.

Ling Yi talked about this incident when he was saying goodnight to the Lan family.

"Grandmother, I went to Bailan Temple to offer incense that day, but the three incense sticks couldn't be lit no matter how I lit it, so I asked the abbot of Yuanshan about the reason, but said that Ling Mansion has been haunted by ghosts and monsters this year, so there are frequent accidents in the house, not only that, if you don't drive it, I'm afraid there will be disasters."

Lan stood up directly in shock: "The abbot really said that?" ”

Ling Yi took out the letter sent by Yuan Yi and said: "On that day, the abbot said that he would count the time with us and do another ritual service, and I would send it over at the hour today, so I dared to tell my grandmother." ”

"Half a month later." Lan sat down in a panic, "I wonder why so many things have happened in this year, okay, this ritual must be done." ”

Ling Yi was a little embarrassed, "The grandson also means the same, but the mother has just passed the door, and doing things so quickly will always make people gossip about their mother, and it is because of this that the grandson doesn't know what to do." ”

"Just a few words of gossip, it's a big deal, I'll give you another reason, she just needs to raise the fetus with peace of mind, and she doesn't need to worry about things outside." Compared with the tranquility of the Zou family and the Ling Mansion, the Lan family certainly valued the latter more.

Ling Yi nodded: "Then I will send someone to inform the abbot of Yuanyu and ask him to come to the mansion in half a month to do things." ”

Lan was very satisfied and praised: "You have done a good job in this matter. ”

Ling Yi smiled slightly and handed the brewed tea soup to Lan. (To be continued......)