Chapter 148: A Gift from Heaven
Fang Jifan finally felt that his ears were clear, and his stomach was very hungry, so he could only wait patiently for the refreshments to be served.
But at this time, I heard the woman on the other side, the woman at the tea stall babbling to a tea customer: "It has not rained for more than 20 days, and I don't know which day it was harvested, which angered the heavens......
As soon as he heard the three words of Tianshou, Fang Jifan felt a chill in his back, how could he listen to it, like scolding himself for being a loser.
Then I heard the woman say again: "It's just that the Taoists of Longquanguan not only refused to reduce the rent, but also released a few days ago, saying that this year's rent price is the same as in previous years, although it was a snowstorm in previous years, but this year is not only so, then there is a great drought, and now Longquanguan is unwilling to reduce rent, isn't this a desperate way out?" β
The tea guests in the past nodded again and again: "The real people of Longquanguan are really immoral." β
"Isn't it, thousands of households, I don't know how many people have been offended this year."
Fang Jifan pricked up his ears to listen, and when he heard thousands of villagers, he raised his eyebrows and said to the woman: "You come." β
So the woman hurriedly stepped forward, she seemed to be used to observing words and feelings, this woman who was only thirty years old, actually had a bit of a posture, seemed to think that Fang Jifan was born handsome, she had already paid attention to it, stroked the tips of the hair in front of her forehead, hooked her eyes at Fang Jifan, and said delicately: "What do you want from the guest officer?" β
Fang Jifan immediately glanced at her husband sympathetically, and then said, "What's the matter, there are so many Zhuangzi in Longquan Temple?" They are cultivators, where did they come from so much land? β
Xu Jing sat aside, his eyes shining, he looked the woman up and down, and said helpfully: "My teacher is a great nobleman, and if you answer well, you will be rewarded." β
However, Tang Yin only looked at Yuquan Mountain in the distance, and seemed to be cultivated.
Wang Shouren on the side was pondering something, and seemed to be still pondering what Fang Jifan had just said.
And Ouyang Zhi and the three of them were stunned, sitting up straight, and without the instructions of their teacher, they did not move at all.
The woman ate and smiled delicately, the waist of the water snake twisted, there were thousands of styles, the autumn waves between the eyebrows were sultry, and the voice said with a little delicate: "Don't you know something?" Longquanguan was built as early as when Emperor Wen moved the capital to Beijing, when Emperor Wen was there, he gave thousands of acres of land, and later, the Son of Heaven of all dynasties often gave more or less some. Later, when the first emperor of Chenghua came, even the first emperor of Chenghua also knew the reputation of Longquan Temple, and sent envoys to visit the immortals in the temple of Longquan Temple, and gave thousands of good fields. β
She paused, and then said with a smile: "Besides, Longquan Temple is not Baiyun Temple, Baiyun Temple is only taking care of its own cultivation and cultivating immortals and refining pills. But Longquan Guan is a full-time talisman, which blesses and exorcises ghosts, as well as various rituals, but it is the most practiced. In the whole of Gyeonggi, there is a Longquan Temple, you think, there are so many nobles in Beijing, which one has no red and white affairs? If someone in the family is sick or sick, someone in the family has passed away, you have to invite the real people of Longquan Temple to take care of it, let's just say that two years ago, didn't Xinjian Bo pass away? It is the real person of Longquanguan who invited, and it has been done for forty-nine days, although Longquanguan has not received cash, but the dignified Earl's Mansion will make people busy in vain? After the funeral, someone directly offered a thousand taels of silver, and donated 500 acres of land, which is the card, which one is not so? No matter how poor you are, you can't be poor real people, you can't be poor heavenly immortals, can you? β
Fang Jifan smacked his tongue secretly when he heard it, he only knew that the ancient temples had a large amount of land, where did he think that the land of the Taoist priests was considerable.
If you think about it, isn't that exactly what happened? Not to mention that the emperor needs to rule the hearts of the people through the monks, there are so many wealthy families in the capital, there is a wedding and funeral, where is there a shortage of these Taoist priests, and they have done things, for more than a hundred years, God knows how much land and gold and silver have been accumulated, not to mention, there is also the income from land rent.
It seemed that the woman felt that Fang Jifan didn't believe it, so she continued as if flattering: "Childe doesn't know something, look here, it's a few miles away from Longquan Temple, isn't it?" But even so, the land here, speaking of Longquanguan, you are now riding a horse, running in the direction of Longquanguan for half an hour, I am afraid that you can't run out of the Longquanguan land, people say, Longquanguan has ten thousand hectares, in this Gyeonggi, in addition to Huangzhuang, Wangzhuang and Guantian, there are the most temples and Taoist temples, ordinary people don't look at the wealth, but the expenses are also large, it has lasted for several generations, there are a few losers, and it will collapse. But the monks and real people in the Taoist temple and the temple usually rely on the help of pilgrims, and there may be rewards every once in a while, and the land rent is terrifyingly large, and there are no more dharmas, not to mention.
These damned miscellaneous hairs, parasites that don't do anything, villains who paralyze the spirit of the people!
Fang Jifan was suddenly furious, thinking of these miscellaneous Taoist priests, all of them were full of oil, and he immediately gritted his teeth, and the awe-inspiring righteousness in the depths of his heart was stimulated.
The woman didn't seem to see that Fang Jifan was angry, and said, "Actually, the real people in the Longquan Temple are extremely good at cultivation, and they are self-clean. However, there will be some Taoists, relying on their own Taoism, but they are Taoists recognized by the imperial court, this Longquan Temple is rich in oil and water, and there are three wives and four concubines outside, and after a few years of Taoism, you can put down a large amount of private property, which is really enviable. This is a positive one, different from the Quanzhen Sect, the Quanzhen Sect has precepts, but there are no precepts, you see that Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain, doesn't he have a wife and a concubine? If you want to eat meat, you can eat meat, if you want to drink, you can drink, and with the Taoist in your body, what kind of free days is this? β
Fang Jifan couldn't hold back any longer, slapped the case, and said angrily: "There is really no royal law, these people, where do they have the appearance of people who are half outside the square." β
"Childe ......" The woman thought that Xu Jingfang had just said that there was a reward, so she became even more energetic, and kept sending autumn waves to Fang Jifan: "Childe, you are still young, how do you know what to do here, Zhengyi, although there are many masters outside the world, who are real immortals, but among the Taoist people, there are also many unscrupulous disciples who come down the mountain to do things for others, touching the widow's door at night, and their waists are full of thousands of dollars, abound; Even if the emperor wants to sacrifice to the sky, don't you have to invite them to go? You see, the slaves will calculate for you, if it is a good year, and the people will be able to eat and have a surplus, will they go into the temple and offer some goods? But if it is a disaster year, let's say that there is a great drought now, many people have a difficult life, there is no way to live, and they have to hope in God, and they can't miss the immortals to eat a mouthful of food, this local state and county have to pray for rain, and the people are counting on the time to operate, don't they have to take out money and food to worship those Taoist masters on the mountain? β
Fang Jifan's face turned blue with anger: "I really didn't expect that there are such people in Longquan Temple, and they are angry with me, this group of scum." Xu Jing, pay the bill! β
After that, he got up angrily, and he didn't care about a few protΓ©gΓ©s, and galloped towards the horse tied to the horse stake not far away, untied the horse rope, turned over the horse neatly, and went to Longquan Temple in a hurry.
Xu Jing had just paid the bill, smiled meaningfully at the woman, and gave him an extra piece of broken silver, and the woman saw this, as if she understood something, and gave him an autumn wave, and then the corner of her eye fell on her husband who was holding tea in the distance.
Xu Jing reluctantly took his eyes off her.
"Well...... Teacher, where is this going? Tang Yin on the side was stunned again.
Wang Shouren was also confused.
However, Ouyang Zhi, Liu Wenshan and Jiang Chen, their hearts sank to the bottom, although they were stunned, they could get along with their teachers day and night, and they had long known the 'people' of their teachers, and their teachers ...... This is going to Longquan Temple.
Ouyang Zhi couldn't help but stroke his forehead, feeling that his head was about to crack, and silently thought in his heart: "I hope it's not as I imagined, it must not be, teacher...... You should still have a face......"
Xu Jing is exquisite heart, when he heard it, he immediately understood, his eyes lit up, and he sighed: "The teacher is really a great person, smart, fast...... Catch up. β
Only then did everyone wake up and go to untie the donkey and horse, and the group hurriedly chased after them.
Fang Jifan rode his horse and galloped, and deep in his heart, there was a kind of uninhibited joy, ...... The land, the fertile land is thousands of hectares, and the land is especially the land on the outskirts of Beijing!
Isn't this a gift from God, and I'm worried that I can't find a place to grow sweet potatoes?
His heart was excited, and he couldn't help but want to roar, I will succeed the vassal...... Finally have the capital to fight the drought, this ...... How many people can be lived?
rode his horse all the way to the bottom of the Longquan Guanshan Gate, and before waiting for the reaction of the Taoist to respond, Fang Jifan dismounted directly, and he didn't bother to tie the horse to the horse pile, and grabbed the placket of a Taoist who took the lead: "I want to see Puji Zhenren......"
At this time, Puji Zhenren was still in the Sanqing Pavilion, and Fang Jifan had been gone for a while, but his heart couldn't be calmed down for a long time, and he was still full of regrets.
It's been a long time since he couldn't calm down like this, and a conversation with Fang Jifan made him think of the missing master, and the emotion in his heart can be imagined.
It was a memory of decades ago, but at that time, it was precisely when he was in his prime, and people were always prone to the beauty of the beginning, especially Puji Zhenren, who had already gray hair, drooping old age, and was about to die.
He couldn't help it, but found that the corners of his eyes were still moist, people outside the square shouldn't have been so sentimental, but today he was extremely out of shape.
The thought touched Fang Jifan again, thinking that this master valued this young man so much, Puji Zhenren couldn't help but feel a little envious in his heart.
Thinking about back then, how stupid his qualifications were, and the teachings of his master, although in the eyes of outsiders, he was already a generation of real people, presiding over the Longquan Temple, and ranking in the second honorable title, but Fang Jifan, a young man, had to be enlightened by the teacher, and was able to make "The True Scripture of Morality", but unfortunately such a good opportunity, this young man didn't care at all.
"Master, Master, is this a fate?" Puji Zhenren shook his head, with a faint sigh in his mouth.