Chapter 48: The Encounter of Gold and Jade (2)
When he opened his eyes, he saw that Xinche had walked to his side, Yin Suwen smiled happily, got up and returned the salute to Xinche.
"Master is well. The two of us walked casually, and accidentally walked here, disturbing Master's Qing Xiu. ”
"It's okay, the evening class is over. The mountain is high and the road is far away, and Lord Yin has worked hard. ”
Xinche is still the same Xinche, still a master of compassion and warmth, but people who don't smile always seem to have an extra layer of cold temperament.
"Lord Yin came to pray or worship?"
"I just want to see if Master is safe and sound. As soon as the square was goodbye, the life-saving grace was not repaid, but instead put the master in danger, Su Wen was really ashamed. ”
"The donor doesn't have to take it to heart, saving people should be, even if the poor monk is in danger, he also escaped safely and was not injured, the donor can rest assured."
In the several coincidences between the two, Yin Suwen naturally regarded Xinche as an important friend, and this friend always appeared in danger, sacrificed his life to help, and then left silently. Therefore, even myself, who was very reluctant to talk to others before, would always unconsciously say a few more words after seeing Xinche every time, and I would unconsciously feel at ease.
At first, Yin Suwen only felt that today's Xinche should be inconvenient in the temple, so he looked like he was not familiar with him, but now he feels even more strange. At this time, Xin Che was not only politely estranged from himself in his words, but even did not really look at himself during the whole conversation, but looked solemn with his eyes and nose and heart.
She didn't know in her heart, and was about to ask Xinche for clarification, when she saw a monk hurrying towards the two from a distance, and then she didn't speak again, but deliberately widened the distance between Xinche and Xinche.
"Uncle Qi, there is an urgent matter to report. No one in the guest hall came to the hall to look for you on his own initiative, and I hope that my uncle and ancestor will not blame. ”
The monk who called the empty looked older than the group of young monks, with a round face and a slightly chubby body, and was sweating profusely at this time. Xinche didn't think he was reckless, just let him take a breath and say slowly, but he didn't expect that before he could speak, he knelt down to Xinche to admit his mistake.
"It's not good to do things in vain, and I ask my uncle to punish him!"
"You get up and talk well, there are still guests here, what kind of system is this."
"I didn't dare to get up. I am really ashamed to live up to the trust of my uncle and ancestors. ”
This empty monk is the master in charge of kitchen logistics in the temple, in addition to daily food, he is also responsible for food procurement. Yunju Temple is a thousand-year-old temple, to the heart of this generation of monks in the temple has more than 100 people, food livelihood is not a trivial matter. In addition to the limited money for sesame oil and the self-sufficient cultivation of the temple, a large part of the daily diet is usually purchased or retained by the monks in charge of the temple who take agricultural and sideline products down the mountain to buy or turn into fate.
Today's empty should have been in charge of going down the mountain to buy and buy, but it was getting late, but he came back crying with empty hands and a sad face. Not only did he not get food, but even the items he brought down the mountain were looted, and he was naturally sad and remorseful in his heart, so he knelt down to admit his mistake and took the initiative to ask for punishment.
Xin Che frowned slightly, as if he didn't expect the situation to be so bad, but his expression was still calm. He first calmed down the empty space that was already sobbing in a few words, and then closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before slowly asking again.
"How long can we keep our food reserves?"
"Based on the current population, probably, it will probably be more than half a month."
"Okay, you can make a reasonable plan for the rest of the food, and I'll figure out the rest."
"Uncle Shi, in fact, we can officially open the good people like other monasteries, and the more pilgrims come and go, our life will be better."
"Amitabha, don't lie about it. Yunju Temple only has two days of fasting every month, which is the old rule set by the ancestor before his death, how can my generation break the rules for greedy sesame oil money? Moreover, meditation and meditation are for practice, and the difficulty of the body and skin is even more tempering, which is a good thing for everyone in the temple. ”
"Uncle Shi, but it's ・・・・・・"
"You stand down first, keep pure, don't cause trouble. This dilemma is not difficult to solve, and I will find a way to solve it. ”
I wanted to defend something more but was stopped by Xinche, who only said that he would wait with peace of mind, and he would find a way to solve it soon.
Although Yin Suwen was a bystander, he was also upset by Yunju Temple in his heart. It stands to reason that after Zi Xinche was appointed by the imperial court as a great Confucian, Yunju Temple's livelihood should be more and more worry-free, why was it robbed instead.
"Dare to ask this little master, didn't the imperial court separately allocate food to supply the mountain temple? According to the old customs in the past, since Master Xinche has been designated as the person who preaches the scriptures in Tianshui, the imperial court should be responsible for the living expenses of Yunju Temple. ”
She only thought that the people in the temple didn't know about this court benefit, so they kindly reminded her, but she didn't expect that this statement would attract empty and angry eyes.
"Hmph, what kind of imperial envoy is the emperor's grace, if there is no lecture on the law, it is fine, now the envoy not only cut off all the imperial grain in the temple, but also forced the people under the mountain not to exchange food supplies with us, and even ・・・・・・"
"It's empty!"
Xin Che quickly interrupted empty words, and a look of displeasure appeared.
"Just do what I say, and don't complain here. Such words and deeds are inappropriate, but you want to be punished? ”
Knowing that he had said the wrong thing, he waved his head and left quickly, leaving only Yin Suwen on the side slightly embarrassed.
The heart she saw was mostly calm and deep, and today she happened to see him angry with his disciple and it was caused by himself, and her heart was somewhat uneasy. She didn't know about the daily life in the temple, she only felt that she hadn't finished her words, and now that Yunju Temple is in trouble, she must help herself.
"Master, you can go back to the house to find a way to get it together, and don't worry too much about the imperial envoy who is embarrassing everyone. The Yin family still has some strength in the court, so Master just tell me the name of the bad guy, and I will definitely try my best to help solve it. ”
"Amitabha, the donor is too worried. Yunju Temple has a deep foundation and many monks, so it is indeed troublesome to manage it on a daily basis, but it is just some trivial things. In fact, the problem is not so serious, and the poor monk does have a way to deal with it, so he will not bother with the donor. ”
Regardless of the friendship of friends, when Donghuang Mountain parted, Yin Suwen solemnly promised him that if one day Yunju Temple and Xinche needed her help, she would be willing to do her best. It was not an empty word, and Xinche had promised it at the time, but now he was obsessed with refusing all her care and help.
Xinche's words were serious and crisp, and his conclusive words and resolute attitude made Yin Suwen entangled in his heart for a while, but he couldn't refute it anymore, so he could only go sullenly.