Chapter 31 Steamed Buns, Tofu, and Meat (Good Chapter)
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The news soon reached the ears of Master Yuanjing, who was in his eighties, and a monk, Master Yuanjing was not very excited, looking at the game in front of him, he just said lightly:
"Let's watch first!"
Master Yuan Jing always seemed to like to be alone in front of the chessboard. The little novice stopped talking and went out to continue watching the boxing champion that the little girl and the little daughter-in-law were watching.
Master Yuan Jing took his eyes off the chessboard after Xiao Shami reported to him that the Hu warriors had defeated four rounds of warriors in a row, and then Master Yuan Jing left his chessboard to see the Hu warriors, and did not forget to lock the door before leaving. If you look closely, you will see that the chess pieces on the board are very different and do not appear on any kind of chess game. However, if the chessboard is replaced with a sand table, it can be vaguely seen that it looks like Luoyang City.
Of course, Master Yuan Jing did not lose his identity and ran to the crowd of onlookers to watch the excitement, but climbed a small two-story building by the courtyard wall, opened the window and sat and watched. However, Master Yuan Jing did not believe in the kung fu of those martial artists, and in order to weigh the pounds, Master Yuan Jing had already instructed several masters around him to play in advance.
When the Hu man named Li Zhong cleanly beat the lay disciple of Foguang Temple to the ground with a strange palm move, Yuan Jing, who was sitting upstairs, nodded slightly.
After sending away this group of martial artists, no one came to disturb Wu You and Li Zhong's performances, and even the tax collectors who had been wandering around the side for a long time did not dare to come up to collect taxes. Before the sun reached noon, several people had already earned a lot of money, Wu You made a circle again, said a few words of jargon, and ended today's show.
The first day of performing arts, it was so successful, several people seemed very excited, and one Hu man also sang Hu Song loudly to the little woman passing by. A few people were packing up their guys, and a little novice hurriedly ran out of the Foguang Temple, and asked with one palm in front of Wu You:
"Donor, the poor monk is guilty. Dare to ask the donor, but Wu has Master Wu? โ
At that time, the social fashion was extremely respectful of Buddhism, and when he saw that Xiao Shami was so polite, Wu You hurriedly replied:
"It's Wu You below, I don't know what the little master has to say?"
Little Novice said:
"My master would like to invite Master Wu and a few of your friends to the temple for a while."
Wu You was surprised:
"Dare to ask which master is the master of the little master? We just came to Luoyang from Puzhou, and we are not familiar with the place, why did your master summon us into the temple? You must know that we are all masters of good wine and meat, and we don't know etiquette, I don't want to shave, and I don't want to make a noise about the purity of Buddhism. โ
Several people on the side agreed, and some of the Hu people still chanted the words "Allah", "Allah blessed" and "Prophet", and the little Shami could not understand it, but still smiled:
"The donor is too worried. My master is the presiding master of this Buddha Light Temple, Master Yuan Jing, and his old man invited you to enter the temple not to persuade a few people to take refuge in my Buddha, but to Master Wu and a few friends at first sight, seeing that several masters are extraordinary, and have the heart to accept. At this time, it was almost midday, and I wanted to come to you hungry, so I prepared food and vegetables, and sent a little monk to invite the masters to enter the temple, and asked the masters to make it convenient. โ
As soon as he heard that it was Master Yuanjing who invited him, Wu You and another Han were overjoyed, and Wu You said:
"As soon as I arrived in Luoyang, I heard the name of Master Yuanjing, and my friends on the rivers and lakes all said that when I arrived in Luoyang, I couldn't see Master Yuanjing. I have the heart to visit the master, but I am afraid that the rough martial arts in the countryside will not enter the eyes of the master, and now the master invites him, how can he refuse? Hurry up, hurry away. โ
As he spoke, he pushed the little novice and walked towards the temple gate. After walking two steps, I saw that several Hu people did not know why, so I hurriedly went back to explain a few words, and only then did a few people carry their family and follow Wu You into the temple together. These were all in the view of Master Yuanjing upstairs, and when he saw that several people had already entered the temple gate, Master Yuanjing also turned around and went downstairs, and naturally someone closed the window for him.
"There is a door, and I will talk about it after the old man tries it."
As he went downstairs, Master Yuan Jing replied to a monk who was asking on the side.
"There is a door. Grandma's, these rabbit cubs work poorly and make money, they are really not busy in vain, they are lively and profitable, where are they like Lao Tzu, they can't make any money with a smile all day long. Let's go back and report to the army first. โ
A tea vendor on the side of the road muttered in his heart. He said that he wanted to go home, beckoned the neighboring vendors to watch the stall for him, and disappeared after blending into the crowd for a while.
While speaking, Wu You, Li Zhong and several others had already entered the second gate of Foguang Temple. Several people were amazed by the grandeur and magnificence of Foguang Temple, and even said that it was a temple in the eastern capital, which was much more magnificent than that of Puzhou. The one named Li Zhong widened his eyes even more, staring at the golden-bodied Buddha statue in the main hall, only sighing that he was too rich. For these hillbillies at home and abroad, while maintaining a polite attitude, the smugness in his eyes and eyebrows is like water on a wet towel, and a large handful can be made with a slight twist.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this temple is built by my family Li Dashuai donated tens of millions of dollars, just for the grand pattern, the solemn law, the style is naturally larger than the ordinary temple, but I am afraid that it is not weaker than the White Horse Temple. It's just that in Luoyang, because of the law, if it is in Yunzhou, I am afraid that the pomp built by Li Dashuai will be many times larger than this. โ
"Ten thousand? How many states and counties will our brothers have to go to, and how many years will they earn? โ
A few people only sighed, not noticing the "Li Dashuai" that inadvertently collapsed from Xiao Shami's mouth. Only Li Zhong listened a little and asked:
"What kind of Li Dashuai is this, so rich?"
The little novice was surprised:
"How many people don't know about Li Dashuai's reputation? Except for Ziqing Li Shidao Li Dashuai, who in the world still has such courage and such compassion? To tell the truth, although the little monk is a monk, the admiration for Li Dashuai is like the water of the Yellow River gushing endlessly, if you can see Li Dashuai in this life, it is death without regrets, everyone, the little monk used to be a monk in the White Horse Temple, in order to hear that this temple was built by Li Dashuai, spelled out of the White Horse Temple like a famous temple for hundreds of years, ran to this Foguang Temple, you know, in the White Horse Temple in the same year among the hundred monks, the little monk did not dare to say that it was the first, but also said that it was ??????"
"Guangding, what are you doing saying this to the guests? Do you want to go to the precept house to face the wall? โ
A thunderbolt sounded in his ears, shocking Wu You, Li Zhong and several others who were listening to or watching with relish, but this is called Guangding, who is obviously very used to it, and immediately bowed down and saluted in the direction where the thunder came from:
"Master, the disciple doesn't dare, it's just that a few guests are quite interested in our temple, so it's just a brief introduction."
As he spoke, he turned around and said to Wu You and Li Zhong:
"A few masters, this is the master of my family."
A few people looked over, only to see a tall old monk with leopard eyes and eyebrows, and a white beard standing in the aisle, because his back was to the light, at first glance, it seemed that the sky was covered by him alone. Several people knew that this was the master, and they all saluted, some hugged their fists, some bowed to their chests with their hands, Yuan Jing smiled silently, and when everyone had saluted, they saluted and said:
"The old man and you have never known each other in life, but I take the liberty to ask for your forgiveness."
Several people said in a panic, "Where", "Thank you, thank you", "Be polite", Yuan Jing saw this, and her heart was even more determined, so she invited everyone to come in, go to the backyard monk house to sit, and have lunch together by the way.
After a few people gave in, they followed Yuan Jing in turn. The man named Guangding had unloaded his errand, and he was looking for a place to eat, and as soon as he turned the corridor, he heard a woman's voice laughing:
"With your virtue, you dare to claim to be one of the best in the White Horse Temple, but I'm afraid that you are one of the best lewd monks in the White Horse Temple, right? I forgot how I was kicked out of the White Horse Temple, and said, which little daughter-in-law have you seduced in the past few days? โ
Hearing this voice, the light set the light in the eyes, and the people were also fixed there, no wonder they took a law name called "Guangding", but the mouth said seriously:
"Which eldest sister is this, but here to make fun of the little monk, the little monk is a serious monk, please be more solemn than the eldest sister. Ouch, ouch, let go, let go, otherwise the little monk will have to ???????"
At some point, there was a white hand on the ear, and the woman's voice shook and asked:
"What are you going to do?"
Guangding said with a smile:
"Naturally, we have to be serious, more serious."
The woman's voice could also drip water, and said:
"Be serious, hum, what are you doing with your hands touching the old lady's meat steamed buns?"
"Of course I did?????? The eldest sister really knows what the little monk thinks, and it is ?????? at noon in broad daylight."
Suddenly, the man was gone. Yuan Jing in the dining hall originally wanted to call Guangding to serve, but no one answered after shouting a few times, so she had to laugh awkwardly:
"This little apprentice is a little playful, but he doesn't know where to go when he uses him, which makes a few people laugh. Go back and punish him for his good life. โ
Of course, a few people persuaded them. Wu You's temperament was impatient, so he proposed to play a set of boxing techniques to show Yuan Jing at that time, and Yuan Jing smiled and said:
"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll talk to you after lunch."
Wu Youthey were stunned, how could they give us an explanation? Are you really going to shave us? Yuan Jing laughed, making everyone frown again. They really didn't know that what Yuan Jing said meant was to test their martial arts. Yuan Jing didn't explain, just ordered to eat.
In the end, it is a Buddhist temple, and all the dishes that come up are vegetarian dishes, the main dish is tofu, and seven of the eight plates are all. Wu You muttered:
"No wonder they all say that Master Yuanjing was born in Shaolin, it turns out that there are so many tofu, and it is indeed like this."
Shaolin Temple is famous for two things, one is martial arts, the other is tofu, it is said that the tofu banquet of Shaolin Temple can discharge more than 100 tofu dishes, compared to it, the reception of Foguang Temple is still simpler. Hearing Wu You say this, Yuan Jing said:
"The pure land of Buddhism is not as good as the outside, only some of it is light with tea, and I ask for your forgiveness from friends on the rivers and lakes."
To be honest, just as the name of Foguang Temple is not as loud as Shaolin Temple, this tofu is far from being made. Wu Youthem are okay, a few Hu people ate a few bites, and the chopsticks, which were already inflexible, moved more slowly. Li Zhong peeked over, even Yuan Jing herself didn't seem to have a good appetite, chopsticks rarely caught tofu, and the rice was slow. Li Zhong was looking, but Yuan Jing suddenly asked:
"This Brother Li seems to have been in Middle-earth for a short time, and the old man sees that Brother Li's chopsticks are much more proficient than these ones."
A few people saw that Yuan Jing was over eighty years old, and he had always regarded himself as a junior, but Yuan Jing thought that he was a monk, and he didn't need to be polite, and he always insisted on calling them brothers.
"The master's vision is absolute, I have been in Middle-earth with my parents for five or six years."
"Oh, I can't see it. There are many splendid places in Middle-earth, where have the Li brothers been? If you are interested, there are many good places near Luoyang, and the old man can tell Brother Li about it. โ
Li Zhongdao:
"Because there are more locals in Puzhou, I will settle in Puzhou with my parents in the next Datang and open a Hu cake shop to live, except for Puzhou, I really haven't been to any other place."
Yuan Jing put down her chopsticks and asked:
"I see. Lao Wei saw that Brother Li and these brothers were extraordinary, but he didn't know that the martial arts he learned were from his family? โ
Li Zhong saw that the few people around him were puzzled, so he turned around and said a few words in Persian with a few people, and replied to Yuan Jing:
"The master is checking Li's origin? It doesn't hurt to tell the master. I am a Persian nobleman, more than a hundred years ago the Muslims conquered Persia and renamed Persia Iran, my family was also restricted, and had to engage in lowly occupations, for which my family endured for more than a hundred years, until my parents decided to take me to the East and get rid of the life of untouchables, because it is said that the prince of Persia was taken in by the Tang Dynasty. But when we arrive in Datang, we can still only do lowly occupations. My parents had already accepted their fate, and they also wanted me to inherit the Hu Cake Shop, but I was used to being wild since I was a child, I liked to play with knives and guns, and I couldn't hold my temper. These people came to Middle-earth a year or two later than me, this ancestor who looks like a Han is a Han person, lives in Khorasan, because he is a foreign race, he has been oppressed by Muslims for many years, and then he was instigated by a caravan of the Tang Dynasty to return to the Tang Dynasty, and he also lives in Puzhou, and he likes sticks, knives and guns like me, and often competes and plays together. Originally, like me, I wanted to join the army to serve, but I didn't expect that Datang would be disarmed in the past two years, and I wanted to take the martial arts exam but I couldn't read much, so I had to wait for the opportunity at home. In the past two years, the year has not been good, and the road in the river has to be overhauled, and the new Jiedu has made the adults not collect taxes from the Han people, but they have levied taxes and exploited us Westerners. At the next moment, he and the new brothers beat the tax collector and fled. Fortunately, I met this Wu You brother on the road and took us all the way to Luoyang. These words should not have been said to the master, but I see that the master is a bold person, and I think the master will not see us as Hu people and report us to the government, right? โ
Puzhou was a prosperous place in the Tang Dynasty, and once became the central capital of the Tang Dynasty, where there were many Hu people from the Western Regions, and later there were sensational modern people who even thought that the women in Yuan Zhen's "Huizhen Ji" were Hu Nu. Yuan Jing heard that Li Zhong's words were flawless, and when she saw that Wu You and others were frowning at Li Zhong, telling him not to say it, thinking that Li Zhong was right, he clasped his hands and said:
"Brother Li looks down on my old man. The old man is an outsider, but he never cares about these mundane things. Moreover, I am a Buddha of mercy and specially shelter people who are homeless and have no way out, so that my brothers can rest assured. Besides, there are many warriors in the Hu people, such as General An Lushan back then, who almost subverted the Tang Dynasty, which can really be described as a hero for a while. โ
This is said in front of it is very suggestive, which means that it is okay to take them in, and it is simply a big rebellion to blatantly give such a high evaluation to An Lushan in the back, a few Hu people didn't understand, and they didn't care, but Wu You heard it, nervous, and hurriedly got up to apologize to Yuan Jing, and went over, Yuan Jing smiled and asked Wu You to sit down, picked up a piece of tofu with chopsticks, and said:
"How can a few brothers not move their chopsticks, but the food and rice in my Foguang Temple are not to taste?"
As soon as Wu You was about to be polite, a Hu man named Su Luhai said:
"The master is quick to talk, I Suluhai will tell the truth, I am really not used to eating the food of your temple, I eat on weekdays, no wine and no meat is not good. I'm going out to eat, and I'm going to come back to see the master after eating. โ
As he said that, he got up and was about to leave, and another Hu man also stood up, panicking that Wu Youyi saved Suluhai, and regardless of the smell of sheep on his body, he said in a loud voice:
"I can't help it!"
While apologizing to Yuan Jing, Yuan Jing said:
"How can you not do it? It's true that the old man has treated a few distinguished guests slowly. Let's go, although Buddhism has its own precepts, but the old man is really in love with you, so I will break the precept and get some wine and meat for you! โ
Then he got up and went out of the room and commanded. When he arrived in a place where a few people couldn't hear, he added a sentence after instructing the attendant monk:
"Send someone to Zhao Kongmu to ask if there is a document in Puzhou recently that wants to resist taxes and Hu people, and ask Jiazhen to come."
When I returned to the room and sat down, sure enough, a little novice came up and removed the tofu who had ended their glorious mission. Wu You saw that these little novices were not young, although they had ring scars on their heads, they all looked unrecognizable, and they were not very good at arranging vegetables, so they already had a plan in their hearts. This time, there was no tofu at all, it was all a large bowl of meat, steaming hot, and it was sent so quickly, obviously it was not freshly made. Wu You and Li Zhong looked at each other, but Su Luhai stroked his hands and looked at the big slices of white flesh and smirked.
But what made him giggle even more was still to come. Yuan Jing saw that several people looked demented, smiled slightly, clapped his hands twice, and a little novice came in with an altar. Yuan Jing took the jar and said:
"In the pure land of Buddhism, there is no worldly good wine, only self-brewed vegetarian wine, and please ask a few little brothers to give face, don't refuse the kindness of the old man, just eat some vegetarian meat with vegetarian wine."
As he spoke, he patted the mud seal at the mouth of the altar, and a mellow aroma of wine overflowed. Wu You's eyes are about to pop out, is such a good wine still called vegetarian wine? Is such a good meat of white flowers still called vegetarian meat? He really deserves to be a member of Buddhism.
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