Chapter 226: Little Monk III
Just as he was thinking about his daughter, the man saw his daughter, and at the intersection of the mountain, an ox cart and Brother Jie's subordinates blocked the intersection. When the servant saw the man coming, they all saluted the man: "Fourth master, the sixth lady is coming to you." ”
The curtain of the ox cart was lifted, revealing the face of a girl of eleven or twelve. The girl is very beautiful, her facial features are so delicate that she doesn't look like a mortal, this is still not grown, if she grows up, she is definitely a great beauty who captivates the city and the country.
No wonder the man had to suspect that his daughter was not his biological daughter, he must have thought that his genes could not give birth to such a beautiful daughter, right? This shows how beautiful the man's wife looks. It is precisely because she is a great beauty that she can continue to hook up with her old lover when she is married and has children, and she will not be disliked by her old lover, right?
"Father." The girl said coldly, "Isn't it too irresponsible for you to leave without explaining some things clearly?" ”
The man's expression was faint, and he said, "When I leave, what should be explained has been explained clearly." ”
The girl was furious: "What about me? Have you explained it to me? “
The man said, "I left all my property to you, and asked your fifth uncle and fifth aunt to take care of you." And with the usual relationship between our two fathers and daughters, I don't think there is anything else to say between us. ”
"You killed A-Niang." The girl screamed, "You killed my mother and didn't even give me an explanation?" ”
The man didn't answer again, thinking that he didn't want his daughter to cheat on her husband until her mother, such a disgraceful thing was not something she should know as a daughter.
"Let's go." The man said to Yuan'an, bypassed the ox cart, and walked up the mountain.
The girl screamed at the foot of the mountain: "I hate you, I hate you, I won't forgive you......"
Yuan An turned his head and asked the man, "You don't explain clearly?" ”
The man said, "No, if she knows the truth, it will hit her even harder." ”
Yuan An said "oh" and didn't ask again, the man thought he didn't understand, but in fact he understood better than the man. Some things are not explained clearly, and the damage will be greater later. I just want the Taiping King and Gong Jiu. The man's daughter should not become Gong Jiu, but he has a hunch that this girl is not a safe person, and the man may suffer because of this daughter in the future.
At noon, Yuan'an cooked and let the man do it. The man had never done rough work, and at first he was a little in a hurry, but Yuan An patiently taught him, and he was smart and diligent in studying, and soon mastered the art of making fire.
Yuan'an really made sweet potato porridge with fried cabbage, which was a simple but delicious meal. At least it's delicious for the empty distance and the empty line.
The man was also conquered by the taste of sweet potatoes and inquired in detail about the yield and cultivation method of sweet potatoes. Yuan An also explained the planting method of sweet potatoes to the man in detail, and even recommended potatoes and corn.
The next day, the man came down the mountain, and he asked Yuan An for a basket of sweet potatoes and corn. On the third day, the man returned to Qingyuan Temple, and one of his cousins came with him, expressing his gratitude to Qingyuan Temple on behalf of their family, and wanted to fund the repair of Qingyuan Temple, but was rejected by Kong Yuan and Kong Xing. Eventually, they left behind a fine amount of flour and rice, which filled the utility room and the two remaining "guest rooms."
The man lived in Qingyuan Temple for a month, during which time he learned to recite scriptures, learn to burn fires and chop wood, and contracted heavy tasks such as carrying water...... An Yuan and An Xing saw that he was a sincere cultivator of Buddhism and was not afraid of poverty, so they finally agreed to shave him and accepted him as an entry. The men's football team also worships under the door of the empty distance, and the law is clear.
With Yuanqing, Yuan'an is much easier, many things don't have to be done by Yuan'an, he has more time to run up the mountain, and he has more opportunities to eat meat. From the previous barbecue once a month, to now being able to cook meat once in seven days - after looking for a day, Yuan'an secretly left the mountain and exchanged the mountain goods for a crockpot to stew soup. The leftover meat is placed in the space, and when no one is around, you can eat two bites, which is equivalent to being able to eat meat every other day, and the little face that eats round is more round, white and tender, which is very pleasing.
When winter was coming, before Yuan'an went down the mountain to change bedding and leather clothes, the people of the Yuanqing family sent bedding and clothes up. Four fur capes, which are very warm on the body, and the four quilts are also very thick, so that you will not be awakened by the cold at night. In addition, the family sent a lot of food. Coupled with the food they didn't finish last time and the food harvested in the fields of the temple in the autumn, they don't have to worry about going hungry all winter, and they even have extra food to give to the poor at home. However, the villagers at the foot of the mountain have also harvested a lot of potatoes and sweet potatoes this year, and they will not be hungry all winter.
According to the person who came to deliver the things to Yuanqing, Yuanqing's family, that is, the Xie family, dedicated three crops of potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes to the emperor. The emperor was overjoyed and gave the Xie family a rich reward, which improved the Xie family's status in the imperial court a lot. The Xie family still had a conscience, so they sent materials to Qingyuan Temple to express their gratitude. Anyway, these materials don't cost much, and they are not as much as the money for the Xie family to hold a banquet.
This winter is more comfortable than any previous winter, being able to eat well, still delicious food, being able to dress warmly, and even the two of them, who have always been clean and cultivated, and who don't care about external objects, both showed a satisfied smile.
The winter in the south is not better than in the north, the winter in the south is cold and damp, but when the sun comes out, it shines on the body of the person very comfortably. Staring at the warm sunlight, Yuan An called Yuan Qing and took him to pickle sauerkraut together. The empty line also helped. He had already made sauerkraut once, and he didn't need Yuan'an to guide him anymore, Yuan'an followed Yuanqing and taught him hand-in-hand.
"Put a layer of cabbage and sprinkle a layer of salt, then put the cabbage and sprinkle it with salt. The cabbage must be laid tightly, and it is better not to have gaps......"
Yuanqing is very serious, this sauerkraut, he also loves to eat it, whether it is eaten directly or boiled and eaten as soup, it is extremely delicious. In other words, the little brother is simply talented in eating, and the kimchi, sauerkraut and dried vegetables developed are so delicious, and the vegetarian dishes are even more delicious than those made by the chef of Xie Fu. Just because he can eat such delicious food every day, he doesn't feel that he is a monk.
Yuan'an came back with two large vat of grain and made all the cabbage harvested this year into sauerkraut. These two jars of sauerkraut are enough for them to eat for a whole year. Kongyuan also came to help, and the four of them spent an afternoon putting all the cabbage into the vat. Looking at the two large vats, all four of them smiled with satisfaction.
At this moment, the sun is almost setting, the temperature has dropped, and everyone is feeling the cold.
"I'm going to cook dinner." Yuan'an walked to the kitchen, everyone could do evening classes after eating, and then nestled to the bed to rest.
Yuanqing wanted to follow to help, but he heard a voice from the mountain gate, and he walked to the front in confusion. It's getting late, who will come to the temple to burn incense? It takes a lot of time to go down the mountain, and then go down the mountain after burning incense, it's dark, it's not safe!
Yuanqing walked to the main hall and did not see anyone burning incense and worshiping Buddha, and then walked to the gate of the mountain and saw two children kneeling at the gate of the mountain. One of the two children is about ten years old, and the other is younger than Yuan'an, at most four years old, but the volume is half smaller than Yuan'an, which shows how thin the child is. The children were wearing shabby clothes, which were very thin, and the mountain was colder than the mountain, and the two children were so cold that their faces turned blue, which made people unbearable to look at.
"What are you doing here?" Yuanqing stepped forward and wanted to pick up the two children and bring them into the temple to warm up, but the older children got rid of Yuanqing's pull and said, "Please take in our brother from the master, we are willing to become a monk, and we only ask the master to take us in." ”
Yuanqing understood that these were two desperate brothers who wanted to enter the Buddha Gate and just wanted to have a bite to eat. There are many such things, and many families who are so poor that they have no food cannot afford to raise their children, so they can only put their children into Buddhism. Buddhism has land, does not have to pay taxes, and can naturally afford to raise these children. When the children grow up, they all take the temple as their home and are very loyal to the temple and the Buddhist family. Like the monks and soldiers of Qiyuan Temple, they are all children of poor families, and now they are extremely loyal to Qiyuan Temple. If the emperor made a move against Qiyuan Temple, they would definitely defend Qiyuan Temple, and would not hesitate to stand on the opposite side of the emperor and wave their swords at the emperor.
But - shouldn't the children of poor families marry Qiyuanji? What else do they do in Qingyuan Temple? Judging from the appearance of Qingyuan Temple, it doesn't look like it can adopt a child, right?
"You should go to Qiyuan Temple." Yuanqing Road.
The eldest child replied: "Qiyuan Temple is too big, if I go there, my brother and I will definitely be separated, I don't want to be separated from my brother, I want to take care of my brother." ”
"But as you can see, we're just a small dilapidated temple here. If you follow us, you will only suffer. "Yuanqingdao.
"We are not afraid of hardship." The eldest child said, "As long as we have a bite to eat, we can live." In the future, we will sincerely believe in the Buddha and protect Qingyuan Temple like the monks and soldiers of Qiyuan Temple. ”
Yuan Qing said: "Get up and follow me to see Master and Uncle." ”
The eldest child pulled the ignorant child up from the ground and followed Yuanqing into Qingyuan Temple.
Yuan An heard the movement, poked his head out of the kitchen, and looked at the older child. Their eyes flashed.
The big kid was speechless in his heart, he really wanted to smash the time shuttle of the three no products and make a good time shuttle for Angelia.
Kong Yuan and Kong Xing were still in the courtyard, and when they saw the clothes on the two children and their skin color that was blue from the cold, without waiting for the two children to visit, Kong Xing went to his room and Yuan An's room and took an old piece of clothing and handed it to the two children, asking them to put on the clothes first.
The two children saw Forever and Empty and immediately knelt down in front of them.
Yuanqing stepped forward and told the master and uncle the intention of the two children.
"Do you still have family?"