229 Fasting
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At the beginning of April, when the weather warmed up and people's clothes became thinner, at this lukewarm time, Qinghuo Temple decided to hold a festival to pay tribute to the gods.
The festival of the gods is held once every three years, and this year it is not yet the turn, because of last year's natural and man-made disasters, the people did not harvest, and they were really afraid of the days when there was no rain for most of the year. It was decided to take advantage of the first half of the year to hold a big event, praying for the blessing of the gods from all walks of life, the wind and rain, the abundant harvest of grains, and the prosperity of people and animals.
This kind of thing is to collect money from all villages in the city, and those who have a heart can also donate sesame oil themselves, and the Pei family will donate money every time they encounter this kind of good deed of the gods.
The eldest lady and the second lady also intended to go to the temple to chant all night, because Pei Junzhi was joining the army abroad and wanted to pray for him for peace.
If you chant all night, you must fast in the temple for three days, and only on the fourth day do you start to boil the lights, accompanied by the sound of wooden fish, until the sky is white, so as to show your sincerity.
Of course, this kind of thing has to be done by the female relatives of the family, and the master is doing his business, so how can he have time to stay in the temple for four or five days. The eldest lady and the two decided to bring the Yin family, the Qin family, and Ye Jingqing.
"Chanting all night?" Is it so hard, Ye Jingqing is really surprised and admired. Young people can't stand staying up all night, and no matter how well the eldest lady and the second lady are well maintained, they are also middle-aged.
"Why, I'm afraid of hard work before I even start?" Hearing her surprised voice, the second lady raised her eyebrows.
Ye Jingqing shook his head: "I'm just worried that you can't stand it." ”
How dare you say it, the second lady snorted coldly, "Think we're old?" We're not as useless as you think. ”
One sentence immediately attracted the attention of the eldest lady, the Yin family, and the Qin family.
"Qin Jing is not allowed to be so rude to the second lady, no big or small."
Ye Jingqing's face was slightly gloomy, and he said bluntly: "If the second lady has to misinterpret my meaning like this, I have nothing to say." ”
"Hearing this, I am to blame," the second lady smiled, "Then what do you mean by listening to you today?" ”
Ye Jingqing glanced at her, pursed her lips and gave her a smile, "I just expressed my surprise at chanting all night, I didn't expect the second lady to be so sincere, it really moved me greatly!" Presumably, the gods will also be moved to tears? ”
The second lady snorted and did not speak. Yin Shi on the side said coolly: "Second sister-in-law, don't be too hard. ”
"How dare I?" Ye Jingqing also said lightly.
The two women made it clear that they wanted to provoke a thorn, but she just said it casually, and she had to misinterpret what she meant. If it really reveals that he is afraid of hard work, maybe he will be deducted from some big hat, disrespectful to the gods? Or do you not want to pray for the young master?
"Okay, this is a good thing, don't say a word, you need to be calm in front of the gods." The eldest lady looked at the two of them left and right, and sighed slightly in her heart.
The second lady doesn't like Ye Jingqing, who can't see it? It's just that it's all a family, don't go too far.
If you want to go to the temple for four or five days, you need to pack up some things, change of clothes and hair accessories, and it is advisable to be simple.
Fortunately, Ye Jingqing's usual plain clothes account for most of them, so she can bring two sets casually, and Cai Qin will be collecting for her.
"My cousin's daughter's daughter was elected as a little fairy servant~" Cai Qin said with a smile while cleaning up, "The little doll made of flour is cute." ”
"That's really congratulations, she must be a slim beauty when she grows up." Little fairy servant, Ye Jingqing couldn't help but think of when he was a child, he almost became a child, but unfortunately he was taken away by Ye Furong.
"How beautiful can a country girl be?" Cai Qin covered her mouth and laughed twice, and then said in a tone: "Uh...... But except for the young lady, with the appearance of you and the young master, if you give birth to a daughter, you must be as beautiful as a fairy. ”
As she spoke, she raised her eyes and secretly glanced at Ye Jingqing to see how she reacted to hearing the child. The latter didn't have any special expression, but said, "Child, this matter is not in a hurry." ”
You are not in a hurry, some people are in a hurry, the so-called emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry. Cai Qin thought so and didn't say anything.
After the second lady asked her to speak that day, she never looked for her again, and everything was calm. She always pays attention to which young lady in this house has been invited to play, or which person the eldest lady and second lady have met......
However, everything was as usual, only she was aroused by the devil in her heart, who was secretly stupid, causing herself to sleep poorly.
After packing up, three simple carriages set off from Pei's house and headed for Firefly Mountain. As the richest man in Shi'an City, he has always adhered to a low-key style, that is, no matter how many carriages there are in the family, the eldest lady does not advocate one person.
As the saying goes, wealth is not exposed, and if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves. The two of them are very fond of gold jewelry, and they sell gold utensils at home, and they have a lot of gold hanging on their bodies, how can they not be noticed.
Not to mention the frequent thefts in the house, the person was tied up twice, but fortunately there was no major incident, but he lost some money and was beaten...... So, it's not good to be too ostentatious.
There were three carriages, the two elders rode in the same car, Ye Jingqing, the Yin family, and the Qin family shared the car, and the last one nested with the maids and grandmothers. They all carried a small bag in their hands, chattering and laughing, looking like they were traveling to enjoy the scenery.
The festival was set four days later, that is, on the third day of their fasting, to participate in the festival during the day, and to chant all night that night.
At this time, there were not many pedestrians on the fire, and after the fire of the float in the previous few years, the mountain road was expanded. It is not a problem for the two sedan chairs to go hand in hand, and the carriage is even more unimpeded, which saves half of the climbing time.
The Pei family had greeted Qinghuo Temple in the morning, and the temple had already prepared a clean wing room for them. On weekdays, he gave a lot of money for sesame oil, and he also actively participated in any ritual in the temple, which can be described as sincere and sincere, and naturally received preferential treatment.
Cai Qin hugged the package and placed her utensils for Ye Jingqing, and whispered: "I saw that Yinhua's food box secretly brought jerky!" ”
Yinhua is the little maid who follows Yin's side, as the saying goes, what kind of master raises what kind of subordinate, she is also very proud on weekdays, and she always feels that she is a special existence in the maid pile.
Ye Jingqing was looking at his new residence, a small courtyard, quiet and clean, and there were two framed scriptures hanging in the house, which looked very chic.
She didn't care: "Strictly speaking, tomorrow is the first day of fasting, and today they want to eat meat, who can stop them?" ”
"How can it be said that eating meat in this Buddhist gate is pure......" Cai Qin muttered in a low voice, "Besides, who knows if they will eat tonight." "If you save it for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow and eat it secretly, who knows?
Ye Jingqing couldn't help laughing, "I can't see that you are still religious." "She is a non-believer herself, and she has only basic respect for the gods and Buddhas, but she does not mean that she must abide by their rules. In her opinion, fasting is just a formality, and the main thing is that you should meditate on your own.
What's more, praying for blessings or something, ethereal, is there really any use for eggs? Although I doubted it in my heart and didn't believe it, I would do it obediently if I accompanied the eldest lady to ask for peace of mind.
If you don't believe yourself, you can't stop others from believing it, right? It is completely unnecessary to jump out in front of the believers and refute them, or to deliberately do the opposite to their faces, which is disrespectful.
That night, they ate the rice of Qinghuo Temple, spicy lotus root, braised winter melon in sesame oil, fried eggplant box and the like, the taste is fragrant and does not lose meat dishes. Vegetarian dishes do not mean that they have to be bland, at least the chef in the temple has two brushes, and a tofu soup can make a different umami.
Ye Jingqing ate to a satisfying meal, with such a cook here, he was not afraid of the next few days, and the Yin family still secretly brought jerky, in vain!
As the so-called ~ ingredients are innocent, what tricks can be turned out depends on the chef's skills. It can even cure picky eaters and make dishes that you can't stop with ingredients you hate, which has to be said to be a big skill.
It is not known whether the cooks of Qinghuo Temple have this ability, anyway, the monks in the temple do not worry about having no appetite, and they are all round and thick-shouldered. You must know that in addition to being fat-prone physique, most people are vegetarian all year round and will be thinner.
The temple is busy for the festival of rewarding the gods, Ye Jingqing and others are not idle, although it is not yet the time to chant all night, but they also have to follow the little master to do homework at night.
Like them, there were several female dependents who came to the temple, and everyone knelt in a corner of the hall under the leadership of the little monk, and each handed out a scripture book, which had to be recited for an hour before they could disperse and rest.
Before starting, the eldest lady whispered to a few people: "If you kneel and your legs are numb later, just stretch your feet yourself, don't mum loudly, you know?" ”
Hearing this, the Qin clan couldn't help but laugh and said, "We are not Changxi, we know how to measure. ”
It's been a few years, and at that time, everyone came to the temple to pray for blessings, and she had only just started, and Changxi was only thirteen years old. The leg was numb and screamed there, which alarmed many people, and now I think it's funny.
"Xi'er was not very old at that time, are you ashamed to do anything with her?" The second lady also remembered that incident, shook her head with a smile on her face and said, "I can't kneel for an hour, how can I be so squeamish!" ”
"Don't worry, mother, we naturally won't, it's just that the second sister-in-law injured her leg a few years ago, I'm afraid I'm going to be squeamish~" Yin covered his mouth and glanced at Ye Jingqing with slanted eyes.
The eldest lady glanced at a few of them, how could she not know that they were a little unfriendly with Qinqing, and said, "I will remind you casually, don't say anything, sit down quickly." ”
"Yes." How dare the Yin family be presumptuous in front of the eldest lady.
Ye Jingqing didn't speak the whole time, she didn't bother to pay attention to the pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, she was staring at the little monk on the other side of the hall.
The morning and evening homework of these little monks is to learn to chant the scriptures, and there are several older brothers who lead them, even these lay children.
A smooth little head, shaking his head, sitting in danger without squinting, how cute he looks. One of the monks who led several people to chant sutras was also quite eye-catching, because he was too handsome.
Ye Jingqing also heard a woman sighing beside her, now a handsome man, he has become a monk......
At the beginning of April, when the weather warmed up and people's clothes became thinner, at this lukewarm time, Qinghuo Temple decided to hold a festival to pay tribute to the gods.
The festival of the gods is held once every three years, and this year it is not yet the turn, because of last year's natural and man-made disasters, the people did not harvest, and they were really afraid of the days when there was no rain for most of the year. It was decided to take advantage of the first half of the year to hold a big event, praying for the blessing of the gods from all walks of life, the wind and rain, the abundant harvest of grains, and the prosperity of people and animals.
This kind of thing is to collect money from all villages in the city, and those who have a heart can also donate sesame oil themselves, and the Pei family will donate money every time they encounter this kind of good deed of the gods.
The eldest lady and the second lady also intended to go to the temple to chant all night, because Pei Junzhi was joining the army abroad and wanted to pray for him for peace.
If you chant all night, you must fast in the temple for three days, and only on the fourth day do you start to boil the lights, accompanied by the sound of wooden fish, until the sky is white, so as to show your sincerity.
Of course, this kind of thing has to be done by the female relatives of the family, and the master is doing his business, so how can he have time to stay in the temple for four or five days. The eldest lady and the two decided to bring the Yin family, the Qin family, and Ye Jingqing.
"Chanting all night?" Is it so hard, Ye Jingqing is really surprised and admired. Young people can't stand staying up all night, and no matter how well the eldest lady and the second lady are well maintained, they are also middle-aged.
"Why, I'm afraid of hard work before I even start?" Hearing her surprised voice, the second lady raised her eyebrows.
Ye Jingqing shook his head: "I'm just worried that you can't stand it." ”
How dare you say it, the second lady snorted coldly, "Think we're old?" We're not as useless as you think. ”
One sentence immediately attracted the attention of the eldest lady, the Yin family, and the Qin family.
"Qin Jing is not allowed to be so rude to the second lady, no big or small."
Ye Jingqing's face was slightly gloomy, and he said bluntly: "If the second lady has to misinterpret my meaning like this, I have nothing to say." ”
"Hearing this, I am to blame," the second lady smiled, "Then what do you mean by listening to you today?" ”
Ye Jingqing glanced at her, pursed her lips and gave her a smile, "I just expressed my surprise at chanting all night, I didn't expect the second lady to be so sincere, it really moved me greatly!" Presumably, the gods will also be moved to tears? ”
The second lady snorted and did not speak. Yin Shi on the side said coolly: "Second sister-in-law, don't be too hard. ”
"How dare I?" Ye Jingqing also said lightly.
The two women made it clear that they wanted to provoke a thorn, but she just said it casually, and she had to misinterpret what she meant. If it really reveals that he is afraid of hard work, maybe he will be deducted from some big hat, disrespectful to the gods? Or do you not want to pray for the young master?
"Okay, this is a good thing, don't say a word, you need to be calm in front of the gods." The eldest lady looked at the two of them left and right, and sighed slightly in her heart.
The second lady doesn't like Ye Jingqing, who can't see it? It's just that it's all a family, don't go too far.
If you want to go to the temple for four or five days, you need to pack up some things, change of clothes and hair accessories, and it is advisable to be simple.
Fortunately, Ye Jingqing's usual plain clothes account for most of them, so she can bring two sets casually, and Cai Qin will be collecting for her.
"My cousin's daughter's daughter was elected as a little fairy servant~" Cai Qin said with a smile while cleaning up, "The little doll made of flour is cute." ”
"That's really congratulations, she must be a slim beauty when she grows up." Little fairy servant, Ye Jingqing couldn't help but think of when he was a child, he almost became a child, but unfortunately he was taken away by Ye Furong.
"How beautiful can a country girl be?" Cai Qin covered her mouth and laughed twice, and then said in a tone: "Uh...... But except for the young lady, with the appearance of you and the young master, if you give birth to a daughter, you must be as beautiful as a fairy. ”
As she spoke, she raised her eyes and secretly glanced at Ye Jingqing to see how she reacted to hearing the child. The latter didn't have any special expression, but said, "Child, this matter is not in a hurry." ”
You are not in a hurry, some people are in a hurry, the so-called emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry. Cai Qin thought so and didn't say anything.
After the second lady asked her to speak that day, she never looked for her again, and everything was calm. She always pays attention to which young lady in this house has been invited to play, or which person the eldest lady and second lady have met......
However, everything was as usual, only she was aroused by the devil in her heart, who was secretly stupid, causing herself to sleep poorly.
After packing up, three simple carriages set off from Pei's house and headed for Firefly Mountain. As the richest man in Shi'an City, he has always adhered to a low-key style, that is, no matter how many carriages there are in the family, the eldest lady does not advocate one person.
As the saying goes, wealth is not exposed, and if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves. The two of them are very fond of gold jewelry, and they sell gold utensils at home, and they have a lot of gold hanging on their bodies, how can they not be noticed.
Not to mention the frequent thefts in the house, the person was tied up twice, but fortunately there was no major incident, but he lost some money and was beaten...... So, it's not good to be too ostentatious.
There were three carriages, the two elders rode in the same car, Ye Jingqing, the Yin family, and the Qin family shared the car, and the last one nested with the maids and grandmothers. They all carried a small bag in their hands, chattering and laughing, looking like they were traveling to enjoy the scenery.
The festival was set four days later, that is, on the third day of their fasting, to participate in the festival during the day, and to chant all night that night.
At this time, there were not many pedestrians on the fire, and after the fire of the float in the previous few years, the mountain road was expanded. It is not a problem for the two sedan chairs to go hand in hand, and the carriage is even more unimpeded, which saves half of the climbing time.
The Pei family had greeted Qinghuo Temple in the morning, and the temple had already prepared a clean wing room for them. On weekdays, he gave a lot of money for sesame oil, and he also actively participated in any ritual in the temple, which can be described as sincere and sincere, and naturally received preferential treatment.
Cai Qin hugged the package and placed her utensils for Ye Jingqing, and whispered: "I saw that Yinhua's food box secretly brought jerky!" ”
Yinhua is the little maid who follows Yin's side, as the saying goes, what kind of master raises what kind of subordinate, she is also very proud on weekdays, and she always feels that she is a special existence in the maid pile.
Ye Jingqing was looking at his new residence, a small courtyard, quiet and clean, and there were two framed scriptures hanging in the house, which looked very chic.
She didn't care: "Strictly speaking, tomorrow is the first day of fasting, and today they want to eat meat, who can stop them?" ”
"How can it be said that eating meat in this Buddhist gate is pure......" Cai Qin muttered in a low voice, "Besides, who knows if they will eat tonight." "If you save it for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow and eat it secretly, who knows?
Ye Jingqing couldn't help laughing, "I can't see that you are still religious." "She is a non-believer herself, and she has only basic respect for the gods and Buddhas, but she does not mean that she must abide by their rules. In her opinion, fasting is just a formality, and the main thing is that you should meditate on your own.
What's more, praying for blessings or something, ethereal, is there really any use for eggs? Although I doubted it in my heart and didn't believe it, I would do it obediently if I accompanied the eldest lady to ask for peace of mind.
If you don't believe yourself, you can't stop others from believing it, right? It is completely unnecessary to jump out in front of the believers and refute them, or to deliberately do the opposite to their faces, which is disrespectful.
That night, they ate the rice of Qinghuo Temple, spicy lotus root, braised winter melon in sesame oil, fried eggplant box and the like, the taste is fragrant and does not lose meat dishes. Vegetarian dishes do not mean that they have to be bland, at least the chef in the temple has two brushes, and a tofu soup can make a different umami.
Ye Jingqing ate to a satisfying meal, with such a cook here, he was not afraid of the next few days, and the Yin family still secretly brought jerky, in vain!
As the so-called ~ ingredients are innocent, what tricks can be turned out depends on the chef's skills. It can even cure picky eaters and make dishes that you can't stop with ingredients you hate, which has to be said to be a big skill.
It is not known whether the cooks of Qinghuo Temple have this ability, anyway, the monks in the temple do not worry about having no appetite, and they are all round and thick-shouldered. You must know that in addition to being fat-prone physique, most people are vegetarian all year round and will be thinner.
The temple is busy for the festival of rewarding the gods, Ye Jingqing and others are not idle, although it is not yet the time to chant all night, but they also have to follow the little master to do homework at night.
Like them, there were several female dependents who came to the temple, and everyone knelt in a corner of the hall under the leadership of the little monk, and each handed out a scripture book, which had to be recited for an hour before they could disperse and rest.
Before starting, the eldest lady whispered to a few people: "If you kneel and your legs are numb later, just stretch your feet yourself, don't mum loudly, you know?" ”
Hearing this, the Qin clan couldn't help but laugh and said, "We are not Changxi, we know how to measure. ”
It's been a few years, and at that time, everyone came to the temple to pray for blessings, and she had only just started, and Changxi was only thirteen years old. The leg was numb and screamed there, which alarmed many people, and now I think it's funny.
"Xi'er was not very old at that time, are you ashamed to do anything with her?" The second lady also remembered that incident, shook her head with a smile on her face and said, "I can't kneel for an hour, how can I be so squeamish!" ”
"Don't worry, mother, we naturally won't, it's just that the second sister-in-law injured her leg a few years ago, I'm afraid I'm going to be squeamish~" Yin covered his mouth and glanced at Ye Jingqing with slanted eyes.
The eldest lady glanced at a few of them, how could she not know that they were a little unfriendly with Qinqing, and said, "I will remind you casually, don't say anything, sit down quickly." ”
"Yes." How dare the Yin family be presumptuous in front of the eldest lady.
Ye Jingqing didn't speak the whole time, she didn't bother to pay attention to the pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, she was staring at the little monk on the other side of the hall.
The morning and evening homework of these little monks is to learn to chant the scriptures, and there are several older brothers who lead them, even these lay children.
A smooth little head, shaking his head, sitting in danger without squinting, how cute he looks. One of the monks who led several people to chant sutras was also quite eye-catching, because he was too handsome.
Ye Jingqing also heard a woman sighing beside her, now a handsome man, he has become a monk......