Chapter 40: The Deceased

Wolong Temple was built in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty in the previous dynasty.

Incense flourished in the early years of Xianqing, since ten years ago the master of good forbearance entered the temple, the incense is particularly vigorous, seeking children and seeking wealth and seeking official marriage, it is said that there is a request to respond, every year after the Shangyuan Festival, before March 3, men and women come to visit the master of good forbearance in an endless stream, almost to step on the one hundred and eight steps in front of the temple.

Not only that, the nobles of the major families in the capital also worship the gods and goddesses in the Wolong Temple, build an independent Buddhist hall and Buddhist courtyard, and will come to the incense and copy the scriptures on the fifteenth day of the first month.

Xie Jinyi got into the carriage at the foot of the mountain.

"Girl, a lane has been built in the back mountain, and you can go directly to the entrance of the temple." Liu Yuan pointed to a carriageway at the foot of the mountain, "From this road, you can go up directly." ”

The road was built at the expense of the household department to facilitate the nobles in the palace to go up the mountain to worship the Buddha.

Empress Dowager Xiao will go out of the palace and go up the mountain on the fifteenth day of the new year, with little delay.

"No, I still like to go through the front door." Xie Jinyi took the lead on the steps, in her previous life, she was sent by Xu Shenxing from the back door into the side hall of the Guanyin Temple enshrined in the Yong'an Hou Mansion, those days of the ancient Buddha with green lights, she didn't want to think about it again!

One hundred and eight steps meander in the middle of the mountainside, like a coiled dragon lying in the mountains and rivers, the former Emperor Yuanqi gave the name Wolong Temple.

In the center of the main courtyard is a huge four-legged bronze incense burner, in which many finger-thick sandalwood incense sticks, thin smoke curling, in front of the incense burner are two century-old ginkgo trees, and many red incense sachets are hanging on the thick branches of the bowl, which are swaying back and forth in the wind.

At the entrance of the east hall, the people who came to see the doctor have lined up from the east hall to the door of the west hall, a few days after the Shangyuan Festival every year, it is the busiest time for the master of good forbearance, it is said that the most time is more than 100 people a day for free consultation, because the master of good and forbearance has always been free to diagnose the disease, and also free pills to cure wind and cold, some people are not sick and like to come and line up, just to get that pill that does not cost money.

It is said that the pills of Master Zennin are very sweet and effective, and children especially like to eat them.

"Girl, if we line up, we won't see the master until dark, right?" Ziyu exclaimed.

Oh my God, are these people queuing up before dawn?

"No, we'll be able to meet Master Ninja by noon." Xie Jinyi looked at the crowd of black oppression, turned around and walked forward, the Su family is a family of medicine, and the god of medicine is enshrined in Wolong Temple, and the temple of medicine is behind the west hall.

The master and servant walked through the arches of the main hall, and along the curving cobblestones, they turned into a courtyard overgrown with withered grass and vines.

In the eyes of the world, the god of medicine did not shelter the people who worshipped him, and it was obviously ineffective.

Men and women who believe in letters pass by, and they never stop to come in and offer incense.

The original incense temple of the medicine god has gradually become the most barren place in Wolong Temple, and even the shadow wall in the past has become mottled and muddy, and it is impossible to recognize the original appearance, Xie Jinyi raised his hand to touch the lines on the shadow wall, and his mother's voice seemed to be heard in his ears, Jinyi, you see the peony flowers on this shadow wall, which were painted by your grandfather's father, because yes, your grandmother likes peony flowers the most......

The maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother had a deep love affair, and it was once a good story in the capital.

When my mother was not out of the cabinet, she also hung a wishing sachet under the ginkgo tree, looking forward to her marriage, wishing to win the heart of one person, and the white head was inseparable, but unfortunately, she did not meet a real lover......

There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a female voice came: "Mother, this is it." ”

"Yes, it's here, it's here......," another hoarse voice replied.

Xie Jinyi hurriedly dragged Ziyu and hid behind the shadow wall.

I saw a young woman wearing an old blue cotton jacket carrying a bamboo basket and a hunchbacked old woman wearing a brown gown staggered in, the two looked around left and right, and then they were relieved to enter the hall, after the incense, the old woman knelt on the hard ground, folded her hands, and muttered: "Please ask the medicine god Bodhisattva to bless my little master with a speedy recovery, let us return to Nanzhili safely, and when my little master grows up, he will definitely come to reshape your golden body." ”

The two men were ragged and looked like refugees.

Coupled with the seclusion here, the old woman's words clearly reached Xie Jinyi and Ziyu's ears.

Xie Jinyi's heart couldn't help but move slightly, little master?

Could it be that these two people are related to the Su family?

The young woman bowed and stepped forward to help the old woman: "Mother, the two pills given to us by the Master of Good Forbearance are enough for the little master to eat for two days, let's go back first, and come back the day after tomorrow, the little master will definitely be fine." "It's the accent of Nan Zhili.

"Ask the God of Medicine Bodhisattva to bless my little master with a speedy recovery." The old woman got up, knelt down and bowed again, and said something in her mouth, "The spirit of the Su family in the sky will also be grateful to the Medicine God Bodhisattva, and ask the Medicine God Bodhisattva to bless us to return to Nanzhili safely." ”

The two went out, Xie Jinyi saw the faces of the two, the young woman had yellow muscles and thin muscles, her face was full of vegetables, and she looked very eye-catching, but the old woman had a palm-sized burn on the left side of her face, Xu was not treated in time at that time, the wound was exposed very hideous, the old woman reached out to hold the young woman's arm and stopped, looked up at the sun, as if identifying the hour, rested for a while, and then raised her leg and walked out slowly.

This time, Xie Jinyi saw it thoroughly.

That's right, she is the Yang family's nurse back then, which means that the little master in her mouth is her Su family's cousin Su Yan nine times out of ten.

"Ziyu, you secretly escorted them down the mountain, find out where they live, and come back and tell me." Xie Jinyi instructed, "Remember, don't startle the snakes, don't let them find you." ”

"Girl......" Ziyu was puzzled, why did she follow two strangers!

"She is not a stranger, that old woman is Yan'er's nurse Mother Yang, go quickly!" Xie Jinyi said in a deep voice, "I guess they live not far from here, if you find out, go to the apse to find me." "There are a lot of people in Wolong Temple, and she doesn't want to recognize Mother Yang here!

Ziyu followed in a daze.

The little young master's nurse, Mother Yang, was a young woman in her twenties at the time, even if it was ten years later, she wouldn't be so old, right?

She is three years older than Xie Jinyi, and she should know Mother Yang better.

In Ziyu's mind, the young woman with outstanding demeanor suddenly appeared in her memory, with starry eyes and cherry blossoms, smiling when she saw people, she was a gentle and kind southern woman, not at all like the old woman with a hideous face in front of her.

The apse is the kitchen of Wolong Temple.

Wolong Temple's fasting has always been very famous, whether it is the dignitaries and nobles who worship the Buddha on incense, or the common people who come to see the doctor for medical treatment, almost all will stay to eat fasting, the big pot of Wolong Temple is provided for free, there are some generous people will also put down some money, it is to add some firewood money, if the bag is shy, come to eat and drink for nothing, no one will look at it differently.

It was almost noon, more than a dozen cauldrons were steaming, the fragrance of the food permeated the entire apse, dozens of small novices shuttled among them, very busy, Xie Jinyi took a deep breath, walked in, near the door of the pot stove, a hunchbacked old monk was struggling to lift a large pot of cut pumpkin into the pot and pour it, Xie Jinyi hurriedly stepped forward and took a hand: "Master, I'll come!" ”

The old monk glanced at her, slightly stunned, Xie Jinyi hurriedly said: "Master Wuchen, you don't remember me, I am Su Wenyue's daughter, the one of the Xie family, and I like to eat the oil fruits you make the most." ”

When she was young, her mother often took her to Wolong Temple to eat fasting.

Over time, I got to know Master Wuchen.

Master Wuchen likes her very much and often makes avocados for her to eat.

The oil fruit is glutinous rice dough, breaded with bean paste, fried in oil, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, very delicious.

"It turns out that the donor is Miss Xie Wu!" Master Wuchen glanced at her and clasped his hands together, "Amitabha, I haven't seen you for many years, but Miss Xie Wu has grown up." ”