Yao Xiao just married into the Gao family, and she was grief-stricken when she learned the bad news from the family.

A loved one died suddenly, and Yao Yao, who hurried home, didn't see her parents for the last time, so she could only worship the river in front of her house and cry bitterly.

Yao Tianxi is sad but also very strong, he goes to school as usual during the day and studies seriously, and after school, he returns home to make a fire and cook for his father and brother, and often goes to the nearby Miaozhi Nunnery to worship incense in his spare time, praying that the gods and Buddhas will protect his parents!

Yao Tianxi has been worried since the loss of his parents, and Meng Caiweng watched him become silent and withdrawn from his previous lively and agile appearance, and his heart was very unbearable.

The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and the township school is going to have a seven-day holiday as usual, Meng Caiweng called Yao Tianxi, who was about to go home, and said: "Tianxi, are you going to Miaozhi Nunnery today?" ”

Yao Tianxi nodded silently.

Meng Caiweng said: "Let's go, I'll go with you, I haven't been to incense and pray for blessings for a long time." ”

Yao Tianxi naturally agreed.

On the way, Meng Caiweng comforted Yao Tianxi for losing his parents, and Yao Tianxi was in a slightly better mood.

The master and apprentice walked to the temple gate, and as soon as they entered the temple gate, a call was heard.

"But Brother Meng?"

Meng Caiweng followed the voice and looked over, and after seeing the person clearly, he said with surprise on his face: "Senior brother! How did you end up here? ”

It turned out that it was Gao Hong who took his grandson to rest here who called Meng Caiweng.

Gao Hong took a few steps and held Meng Caiweng's arms and said affectionately: "I really didn't expect us to meet here today!" ”

Gao Meng and Meng have not met for a long time, and they are very excited to meet here, so they greet each other with a word.

Yao Tianxi listened to a rough idea behind Mr., it turned out that Mr. Meng and the old man surnamed Gao were classmates, but they hadn't seen each other for more than ten years at this time.

Yao Tianxi suddenly noticed that there was also a young man of the same age as himself behind the old man surnamed Gao, dressed in a white shirt and standing straight.

The white-shirted young man was Gao Qi, and he had already seen Yao Tianxi behind Meng Caiweng at this moment.

Looking at each other, Yao Tianxi took the lead in walking over and saluting: "My name is Yao Tianxi, and I am a disciple of Mr. Meng in the township. ”

Gao Qi rarely takes the initiative to make friends with people, and at this moment, when he saw Yao Tianxi taking the initiative to come over to speak and salute, he was a little embarrassed for a while, but then he replied: "My name is Gao Qi, the word is Jidi, this is my grandfather." ”

Meng Caiweng saw that the two children also introduced themselves, and said with a smile: "Brother Gao, look, these two children are so much like us when they were classmates!" ”

Gao Hong also smiled: "Yes, yes!" Come, Brother Meng, let's go in and speak. After speaking, he took Meng Caiweng's hand and walked inside.

The servants of the Gao family had already cleaned up the borrowed guest rooms in the temple, and Gao Hong and Meng Caiweng entered the house to chat, so they let Yao Tianxi and Gao Qi play outside.

Gao Qi's parents died when he was a child, and he had little contact with his peers, although he read poetry and books, he didn't know how to get along with Yao Tianxi at the moment.

Yao Tianxi was the first to speak: "I see that you are about the same age as me, why have you already taken the table word." ”

Gao Qidao: "My parents died early when I was a child, and it was my grandfather who brought me up, so I wanted to cultivate myself as soon as possible, so I begged my grandfather to perform a crown ceremony for me a few days ago. ”

Hearing the crown ceremony, Yao Tianxi couldn't help but think of his mother's dying words, and his face was sad.

Yao Tianxi paused for a moment and said, "It seems that we are all poor people, my mother and grandmother just passed away a few days ago. ”

Gao Qi saw that Yao Tianxi was sad, and comforted: "Human life has its own destiny, you don't have to be so sad, at least you grew up with your mother, I can't even remember what my mother looks like." ”

Yao Tianxi said: "Thank you." ”

Gao Qi gradually let go, and continued: "I often heard my grandfather mention this Mr. Meng, saying that he has read Confucian classics and has a lot of experience, so I think they must have not seen each other for a long time, and they must be very happy at this moment. ”

The two were playmates of the same age, but as soon as the conversation box was opened at this moment, they chatted more, and before they knew it, an hour had passed.

Yao Tianxi has been praised by his relatives and husband for his intelligence since he was a child, and he thinks that he reads hard every day, thinking that he is already knowledgeable and full of poetry and books among his peers.

But now that he had a conversation with Gao Qi, especially when he learned that the other party was a year younger than his own age, Yao Tianxi was shocked!

Yao Tianxi decided that this Gao Qi must be a genius that he had only heard of but had never seen before, and he had studied all the Confucian classics Gao Qi that he had learned from Mr. Meng, and Gao Qi, the historical allusions of various dynasties and generations, was also at his fingertips, and was even better at poetry, and had written a lot of poems.

While Yao Tianxi was shocked by Gao Qi's talent, Gao Qi also admired what Yao Tianxi had learned.

Gao Qi knew that he had his grandfather carefully taught him day and night, and he read all kinds of books with him, so he could naturally be knowledgeable, but Yao Tianxi was born in a poor family, and he was able to quote various Confucian classics to express his different feelings just by learning in the countryside during the day, which is really smart.

When the two genius teenagers met for the first time, they sympathized with each other, and the more they talked, the more speculative they became.

At this time, Meng Caiweng and Gao Hong walked out of the house, and when they saw their expressions, they knew that they were also talking happily.

Meng Caiweng said to Yao Tianxi: "Tianxi, it's not early, let's go back." ”

Yao Tianxi and Gao Qi hated to see each other late, and before they had enough to talk at the moment, Yao Tianxi said: "Sir, I want to invite Ji Di to stay at my house tonight, I still have a lot of things to discuss with Ji Di." ”

Gao Qi also said: "I really didn't have a good time talking to Brother Yao. ”

Gao Hong smiled: "The two of us know that your little brothers must have the same temperament, Tianxi, don't let Ji Di go to your bother tonight." Ji Di, my grandfather has bad legs and feet, and he has difficulty moving, so I'm afraid he won't be able to go to Jiqing this time. But I have already agreed with Mr. Meng, and Mr. Meng will take the two of you to Pingjiang Mansion tomorrow to have a look, and you will also take this opportunity to ask Mr. Meng and Tianxi Duoduo for advice. ”

Gao Qixi said: "Thank you, Mr. Meng. ”

Yao Tianxi was even more overjoyed and said, "Great, thank you, sir." ”

Meng Caiweng stroked his beard and smiled: "Ji Di, you will serve your grandfather to rest tonight, Tianxi, you will also go home to simply pack your bags, and we will meet here tomorrow." ”

Yao Tianxi returned home and told his father about today's events.

Yao Zhenqing finally saw that his son's mood was improving, so he agreed, prepared some broken silver and banknotes for Tianxi, and told him to pay attention to safety.

The next day, Meng Caiweng took Yao Tianxi and Gao Qi all the way to Pingjiang Mansion.

Yao Tianxi and Gao Qi both came to Fucheng for the first time, and they couldn't help but sigh that the street market in Fucheng was prosperous and full of people.

The two of them were discussing the shops lining the streets, and the group of people was speeding through the streets.

The leader is a monk, and unlike the monks of Myozhian, this monk wears a five-Buddha Pilu hat, a silk embroidered robe, and a monk's boots.

Meng Caiweng said: "This should be the monk in charge of the local temple in Fucheng." ”

Yao Tianxi secretly said in his heart: "It turns out that being a monk can also enjoy such wealth and power. ”

Gao Qidao: "I heard my grandfather say that in our Wuzhong area, the Buddha Lu Taoist Temple is the most prosperous. But wherever there is a city and a place where the feng shui is well-versed, there are people who build temples and temples. ”

Meng Caiweng said in a deep voice: "Now the imperial court respects lamas and monks, so the strength of religious people has increased greatly, and many monks have entered the court as officials, and it is inevitable that there are many young people who fish in troubled waters. ”

Gao Qi whispered: "The emperor admires Buddhism so much, and all over the country are vying to build buildings and temples, which is bound to recruit monks, and the three religions and nine streams are naturally good and bad, although Buddhism has been spread to a certain extent, but the consequence is that many monks have an unhealthy atmosphere, in the name of Buddhism, they cheat to eat and drink, and even burn, kill and loot, and do all kinds of evil!" Many of these monks we met along the way were arrogant, which is what a monk should be. ”

Meng Caiweng also said: "Any school of doctrine is suddenly respected by the emperor's court, it is inevitable that this will happen. Although what Ji Di said is true, it is not the majority, except for some indiscriminate chickens and dogs, there are still many enlightened monks who do good deeds and purify all sentient beings. ”

Meng Caiweng said: "The change of dynasties, frequent wars, the imperial court issued many regulations for the Han and Nanren, and the imperial examinations were even more obsolete, and most of the imperial examinations that were finally held were given priority by Mongolians. Therefore, the people are busy with their livelihoods, few people study hard, and many of them are abandoned. Since the establishment of many Buddhist monasteries, they have begun to function as secular academic and educational institutions. The few remaining literati and scholars linger among the temples and palaces, or talk about the Tao and the Tao, or communicate and sing harmony, all of which are inextricably linked with the Buddha and the Tao, and the famous monks and Taoist priests also have good cultural literacy. Unexpectedly, in such a worldly situation, the three sects of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism were able to let go of their prejudices, and the three were integrated. ”

Gao Qi nodded again and again, and Yao Tianxi was also thoughtful and silent.

Merchants hurried by, and the carriages and horses were like clouds.

The three of them walked along the street and found that there were inns and restaurants on both sides of the street.

Yao Tianxi and Gao Qi looked left and right, looking at all kinds of novelties that they had never seen before, whispering, and they were very happy.

Walking to an inn, Meng Caiweng said: "Tianxi, Ji Di, it's getting late, let's rest here." ”

As soon as the three of them stopped, the shopkeeper stepped forward quickly and welcomed the three into the store.

The three of them ordered some food and chatted while eating.

Yao Tianxi said: "Thank you Mr. for taking Tianxi out this time, only when I came out this time did I know that what I saw in the past was like sitting in a well and watching the sky." ”

Gao Qi continued: "I also want to thank Mr. Meng, I can come out this time to increase my knowledge, thanks to your help and care." ”

Meng Caiweng smiled and said: "One of you is my beloved apprentice, and the other is my old friend, I have long regarded you as my own children." Don't say thank you again, I just hope that you will be successful in the future, and don't forget me, an old man. ”

The two of them were busy saying that they didn't dare, and after eating, Meng Caiweng rested first.

Yao Tianxi and Gao Qi hadn't had enough shopping during the day, so they went out for a walk together.