Chapter 29: Overnight at the Ancient Temple
The plaque was also dilapidated, and if it hadn't been hung too high to be enough, it would have been taken away.
Meng Tianchu stepped in first, and there was a courtyard inside, which was not big, and the hazy moonlight could roughly see the situation in the courtyard.
The temple is very simple, three houses, a Daxiong Hall in the middle, next to two rows of side rooms, the Daxiong Hall and two rows of side houses stretch out in front of the eaves to three feet wide, under the eaves is a one-foot-high bluestone slab platform, the houses are around, from this pattern it can be seen that it should rain often in this area, so the construction of the house pays more attention to rainproof.
The temple is surrounded by a two-person high wall, but it is also broken in many places, and you can see the Hessian woods outside, and this wall is equivalent to nothing.
The two lights I saw just now came from the Mahavira Hall. It's just that the door is closed, and you can't see what's inside.
Meng Tianchu stood in the courtyard and said loudly: "Is there anyone in the temple?" ”
As soon as the words fell, the door of the Daxiong Treasure Hall creaked open, and an old monk walked out, and Heshi preached loudly: "Amitabha! Ladies and gentlemen, the poor monk Xuanyin, is listening to the abbot of Song Temple, this is polite! ”
Meng Tianchu also said: "Master, I am in a hurry, I missed the accommodation, and I want to spend a night in the treasure temple, I wonder if the master can make it convenient?" ”
Xuanyin announced the Buddha number again, and let it go to the side: "It's convenient for you, it's convenient for yourself, donors, please come in!" ”
Meng Tianchu and the others stepped into the main hall.
Entering the hall, Meng Tianchu was slightly stunned, only to see that there were already two people sitting in the hall, one was wearing a white robe and shaking a folding fan, and he was a personable young man; The other is a middle-aged businessman who looks quite rich.
When these two people saw Meng Tianchu and the others coming in, their faces were full of joy, and they got up and bowed.
Meng Tianchu thought to himself, this ancient man is really polite and many people are not strange, they will give gifts when they meet, and they don't care if they recognize it or not.
Xuanyin Heshi introduced the two to Meng Tianchu and the others: "They are also passing by here and staying in the temple. ”
The scholar arched his hand and said, "A few of you are also in a hurry to get here, right?" We're too, just one step ahead of you, hehe, it's really fateful. ”
Meng Tianchu arched his hand and smiled: "Yes, this ancient temple in the deep mountains meets occasionally, and it can be regarded as a fate." In Xia Meng Tianchu, I don't dare to ask the two brothers how to call them? ”
The scholar said: "Under Zhang Zhenyu." ”
The merchant smiled and said, "Contemptible He Wang, do some small business." ”
Qin Yiyun saw that they were all doing business, and he was very affectionate, and he also gave a gift and made an introduction.
As soon as Mrs. Qin entered this temple, she had never left the handsome son Zhang Zhenyu with a pair of beautiful eyes, and after listening to the introduction of the son, she smiled and half bent forward and said: "Son, the slave family is polite!" ”
Zhang Zhenyu frowned slightly, and returned the salute: "I didn't ask this sister ......"
Qin Yiyun hurriedly interjected: "This is clumsy. ”
Zhang Zhenyu avoided Mrs. Qin's hot eyes and arched his hand.
He Wang also came up to greet Mrs. Qin, and when he saw the crystal pearl necklace around Mrs. Qin's neck, he was stunned for a moment, and looked straight at it, as if his eyes would not move.
Meng Tianchu also learned to introduce Xia Fengyi, but Xia Fengyi said to Meng Tianchu tiredly: "Xianggong, the concubine is so sleepy......
The voice was so delicate that it didn't make people feel excited, Meng Tianchu hurriedly turned around and said to his abbot Xuanyin: "Abbot, I'm tired all the way, can you arrange a place to live as soon as possible so that I can rest?" Thank you very much! ”
Xuanyin hurriedly said: "There are only poor monks and a bad disciple in the temple, and he is cooking in the back room, so the empty room in the temple is enough." The poor monk will give you a place to live. So saying, he brought a small lantern and lit it, led them to the courtyard, and led them to the courtyard.
A large room in the west wing room is arranged for Qin Yiyun and his wife, the maid Jiwen and Feiyan are arranged to live in the middle, and a large room on the outside is arranged for Meng Tianchu and his wife.
The east wing room is where Lao He Tou and Shang Jia He Wang live together, and the other room is where the scholar lives alone. The abbot and his disciples lived in the wings on both sides of the Mahavira Hall.
Meng Tianchu and Xia Fengyi came to the room, only to see that the furnishings inside were very simple, only a hard bed and a thin quilt. On a square table, there was an oil lamp, and after the abbot Xuanyin lit the oil lamp on the square table, he asked them to settle down and go to the dining room next to the main hall to have dinner, and then took his leave.
Xia Fengyi walked to the side of the bed, sat down slowly, patted the edge of the bed, and said with a bitter face: "This bed is so hard, how can you sleep!" ”
"When you're out of the house, you can't care so much!" Meng Tianchu also sat on the edge of the bed and deliberately teased her: "Hey! There is only one bed and one quilt in this room, and the two of us may have to share the same bed, in fact, I don't want to embarrass you, but this ......, hehe......"
Xia Fengyi glanced at him: "You said that you didn't ask to share a bed with me, the rules just established have only been a few days, do you want to break your word and get fat?" ”
"No!" Meng Tianchu looked very aggrieved, "That's it, otherwise, I'll go and squeeze with Lao Hetou?" ”
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can there be such a couple? ”
"What about husband and wife? It's just a fake couple who sleep in separate beds! Meng Tianchu muttered aggrievedly, rolled his eyes, stared at Xia Fengyi and said with a smile: "Otherwise, I'll go and ask for another quilt, let's sleep in the same bed, each with its own quilt, it's always okay, right?" ”
"No! In the third chapter of the covenant, it is said that there are different beds! ”
"But it's just a bed, you can't let me sleep on the floor."
"If you don't want to sleep on the ground, then I'll sleep on the ground." Xia Fengyi climbed up to Huang and was about to hug the quilt.
"Wait! How can I let you sleep on the floor with a girl's house! Meng Tianchu patted his chest, "I'll sleep on the ground, I'll ask for a quilt!" ”
Meng Tianchu went outside to ask the abbot for a quilt, saying that it was cold and a bed was not enough to cover, but in fact, it was already early summer, although the temperature in the mountains was low, but a quilt was completely able to keep out the cold.
It seems that this temple used to have travelers passing through this place, or there were many monks in the past, so there were a lot of quilts prepared. The old abbot didn't ask much, and took a bed and gave it to Meng Tianchu.
Meng Tianchu put the quilt on the bed temporarily, Feiyan and they also settled down, Meng Tianchu stepped out to eat in the dining hall, only to hear Feiyan's footsteps behind him, Xia Fengyi didn't seem to follow, slightly surprised, turned around and looked, sure enough, asked, "Feiyan, where is the young grandmother?" Why didn't she come to dinner? ”