The Eight Temples of Fanchuan were very famous in the Tang Dynasty.

Many temples are the ancestral courts of various schools of Buddhism and have far-reaching influence.

In later generations, they are all famous thousand-year-old temples.

However, most of them were built during the reign of Taizong and Gaozong, and many of them are related to Master Xuanzang.

Guanyin Temple is one of the earlier ones, was built at the end of the Sui Dynasty, has been repaired and expanded in recent years, and is the temple where the incense is flourishing in the current Fanchuan area.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there is an endless stream of good men and women who come to worship the Buddha.

Of course, there are many people who come for the temple fair.

In this era, temple fairs were an important way of material exchange and rural entertainment.

Rong Niang was very interested in this, and begged again and again, but there was nothing to do, so Chen Yu had to reluctantly follow him.

Guanyin Temple is backed by the Shenhe Plateau and faces the Wei River.

Looking at it from afar, the mountain gate is quite grand and solemn, the Buddha hall and the palace are majestic, and the surrounding area is full of pine and cypress Bodhi.

In the open space less than half a mile in front of the temple gate, there are many small vendors, some selling food, some selling all kinds of handmade gadgets, or performing juggling.

Chen Yu even saw a kind of singing performance, which felt very much like the early prototype of the Qin dialect.

There are a lot of people who come to visit the temple fair, most of them are nearby villagers, and it is rare to have free time during the New Year's Festival, and they bring their families out to play.

In the temple fair, the most joyful are the children and teenagers.

In these years, ordinary farmers have a hard life, and it is rare to be able to eat enough, and shopping to buy snacks and toys is pure luxury.

I don't dare to think about it on weekdays, but during the New Year's Festival, when there is a few surplus money, my parents are happy and take them out to satisfy their hunger.

Gather in front of the stall to look at all kinds of favorite food toys, and then feel the few copper plates in your pocket, or carefully observe the looks of your parents.

I was lucky to be happy when I got my wish, but most of the time I was disappointed, so I could only let go, turn back three times at a time, and leave reluctantly.

Seeing this situation, Chen Yu couldn't help but remember that he had a similar experience when he was a child.

At that time, the family conditions were limited, and the parents worked hard to support the whole family, and the young and ignorant self did not understand, and often cried and asked for snacks and toys.

At that time, the young Chen Yu had some funny thoughts in his heart - when he had a child, he would buy whatever he wanted, and he would never be treated badly.

Years later, I can't help but smile when I think about it.

Now I don't have any children, but there is one "sister".

So, I fulfilled my wish ahead of schedule.

In the temple fair market, like Rong Niang, you can buy whatever you want, and there is a brother behind her who does not hesitate and is generous, and he doesn't know how to envy young children.

Foodie!

Chen Yu deeply felt that in the past, the family was patriarchal and took too much care of himself, so that he treated Rong Niang badly.

In the past two months, the conditions at home have improved, and Rong Niang's foodie attribute has completely exploded.

There are all kinds of delicacies at home, and there are still all kinds of snacks at the temple fair.

In addition, I am very interested in some small jewelry and gadgets, and women love beauty, which is normal for people.

In a word, as long as Rong Niang wants it, Chen Yu will have one word - buy.

Chen Yu not only made a generous move, but also accompanied him all the way, worked hard, and loved the "little girl".

When Rong Niang stopped in front of a stall selling kites and windmills, Chen Yu immediately took out the Kaiyuan Tongbao from his arms and handed it over with a smile......

……

On the other side of the bazaar, there was not so much harmony between the other brother and sister.

The siblings are special, about five or six years old.

The elder brother has a fat face and is a little fat man; My sister is white and cute, as if she was a natural beauty.

The brother and sister are both brocade clothes and ermines, and they are the children of rich and noble families at first glance.

It is natural to appear on the temple fair in the countryside in such a costume, but the farmers and villagers do not feel very strange when they see it.

The incense of Guanyin Temple is vigorous, it is very effective, there are many dignitaries and nobles, rich and noble people come to pray for incense. These two brocade children are the children of wealthy families who came to incense.

It's just that there are no adults or servants accompanying you, which inevitably seems strange.

The brother and sister walked down the street hand in hand, looking around, as if curious about everything.

Especially the little girl who is pink, with a pair of big watery eyes that keep turning, quite excited.

But the little fat brother next to him was not interested and had a cold attitude.

"Liqin, just take a look, if you don't go back, your mother will be angry."

Obviously, the elder brother is a well-behaved and obedient child.

But there seems to be some discrepancy between my sister's heart and her cute appearance of ice and snow.

"Fourth brother, it's hard to come out for a trip, let's go shopping again!"

"No, we came out without the help of my mother and the king, so we have to go back quickly."

The pink and lovely sister couldn't help complaining: "Fourth brother, you are so timid, my eldest brother used to take me to the city for a walk!"

If it weren't for my eldest brother's illness, I wouldn't have looked for you! ”

"Besides, the eldest brother was punished by his father because of this, otherwise how could he get sick? Why did my mother bring us here to offer incense and ask the eldest brother to pray for blessings? ”

The fat brother has a clear eye and teaches his sister a lesson.

"Yes, I have already begged the Bodhisattva just now, and my eldest brother's illness will definitely be cured soon."

The little girl grimaced and laughed, "I want to find a gift for the eldest brother to bring back, something here, Wang ...... I don't have it at home, it's a novelty. ”

The little fat man rolled his eyes, although he was not very old, he probably wanted to say the word "childish" when he looked at his expression.

It's a pity that as an elder brother, he can't subdue this bold and lively sister at all, and he is completely helpless.

No, in the blink of an eye, my sister has already run to the front.

A pair of big watery eyes were completely attracted by the windmill made of colored paper in the hands of the young man in front of him and rotating in the wind.

Unaware of it, there were several pairs of suspicious eyes around them, slowly approaching them......

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Guanyin Temple, Buddha Hall.

A woman in her twenties is offering incense and praying.

She came from Chang'an City and had a long journey.

There are also many temples in the city, Xingshan Temple and Huichang Temple are full of incense, very effective.

But she is still willing to work tirelessly to go out of the city and come to Guanyin Temple.

Because she has been associated with Guanyin since she was a child, Guanyin Bodhisattva blessed her mother to give birth to her smoothly, and she could grow up safely when she had a difficult birth.

So much so that her parents named her Guanyin.

From childhood to adulthood, she believed in Buddhism and believed that Guanyin Bodhisattva was the most effective deity.

Today, she came to offer incense to the Bodhisattva to bless her sick eldest son and to pray for the safety of her husband and family.

During this time, the eldest uncle and the fourth uncle became more and more nervous about their husband's persecution.

Although the brothers and friends at the Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet, pushing the cup and changing the lamp, it seems to be happy.

But the guns and arrows behind her back were already very dangerous, and she couldn't help but feel uneasy, worried about her husband and the safety of her children.

So much so that the Shangyuan Lantern Festival was not interested at all, and he took his second son and daughter out of the city early in the morning and came to Guanyin Temple to offer incense and pray.

Originally, he hoped that the two children would kneel down and worship the Bodhisattva with him and recite the scriptures, but the children couldn't bear it at all and ran to the yard early to play.

That's it!

Childish nature, can't be forced.

After reciting a section of the Diamond Sutra, the woman respectfully bowed again, got up and walked out.

The master of Guanyin Temple has already prepared a meal, and she is ready to take her two children to try it.

As soon as he came out of the Buddha hall, he was greeted by a middle-aged man with a rich figure and a white face and beard, looking panicked.

"What happened?"

The middle-aged man pulled the male duck's voice: "Princess, it's not good, the little prince and the county lord are gone." ”