Chapter 60: The Four Monks
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Yin Su'e heard the big tiger say such simple and easy-to-understand witty words, and suddenly felt sour, peeked at Xu Yang, and saw that the other party pretended not to hear, just lowered his head to eat, sighed in his heart, was unbearable, and ate silently. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
And when Xu Yang and the six people were silently bowing their heads to eat, they saw four people coming from their sides, ranging in age from 20 to 30, all dressed in hundreds of clothes, bald heads, with big shoulders and round waists, wolf waists and tiger backs; He looks like a monk.
The four of them sat around the table in front of them, and then Xiao Er came over and asked what they were eating? The four of them touched it in their arms, and then each took out a few copper coins, sighed, and one of them said, "Give us two bowls of rice first." ”
Xiao Er also saw that the four people only had a few copper coins in their hands, and they were shy in their pockets, and they also judged that these people's money could only buy two bowls of rice each, so he said that the four of them would wait for a while, and then ran towards the kitchen.
When the four of them sat down, they also saw that the table of Xu Yang and the six people opposite them was full of all kinds of delicacies, sighed, closed their eyes and sat there waiting for the arrival of rice.
Xu Yang and the six people also looked at the four people, and found that the four of them had the imprint of ordination on their heads, and immediately knew that the four were undoubtedly monks. Xu Yang saw the four monks looking at him, and then closed his eyes and waited for his rice, so that he never opened his eyes to look at his side again, and his concentration was really beyond imagination.
Xiao Er held a plate with eight bowls of rice on it, and then placed it in front of the four monks, turned and left.
The four monks each picked up their chopsticks, picked up their bowls, and then gobbled up the rice into their mouths. After a while, the four of them reimbursed eight bowls of rice, but they were still unsatisfied, and asked Xiao Er for another eight bowls of rice. Xiao Er had to order him to leave, and after a while, he served eight bowls of rice to the four of them.
Xiao Er watched the four of them gobble up rice, looking like a starving ghost reincarnated, wondering if these four monks still have money to pay the bill?
The four monks ate the eight bowls of rice in front of them again, and suddenly thought that the money they brought was not much, so they immediately put the copper coins in their hands together and counted them, and found that the money they brought could only pay for nine bowls of rice, and they suddenly became depressed. Four of the monks heard their stomachs still gurgling, sighed helplessly, and asked Xiao Er to come and pay.
When Xiao Er came to the front of the four monks, he saw the four of them standing up, wondering if the four of them had the money to pay, and said, "A total of sixteen bowls of rice, a total of sixty-four copper coins." ”
When the four monks heard that they were asking for sixty-four copper coins, they were immediately startled, but then they regained their calm like water, and one of them put his palms together on his chest and asked, "Amitabha." Isn't this rice sold for two copper coins a bowl in Hunan Province? Why do you ask for four copper coins a bowl in your inn?"
"Hmph, you don't have money to eat so much? Last month, it was true that only two copper coins per bowl were needed, but this is not the same as it used to be. To tell you the truth: this year's severe drought and locust plagues have caused a huge reduction in grain production, and the tax on our business has doubled. Don't think that if you are a monk, you can have preferential policies, be less verbose, and get money quickly. The little two said.
The four monks didn't expect to have a meal by themselves, and they actually needed so many copper coins, and one of the monks put the copper coins in his hand on Xiao Er's plate and said, "We only have eighteen copper coins, and these copper coins are all obtained by us." I hope that the benefactor will be merciful and take less money from me. We will recite the Buddha day and night to bless the donor and keep him safe, free from illness and suffering, and hope that the donor will be kind and happy. ”
The little second didn't pay attention to the useless nonsense that the monk was talking about, and carefully counted the copper coins on the plate, and found that there were really only eighteen, so he was furious and shouted: "You only have these copper coins? These eighteen copper coins are still far from sixty-four copper coins, not even one-third, can you let us drink the northwest wind? If there is no money, take something to settle the account, otherwise you will see the government with us." After speaking, he squinted his eyes and looked at the four of them for a while, and found that the four of them were wearing tattered clothes and patched clothes, and knew that the clothes could not be exchanged for a few dollars, so he immediately sighed.
When Xiao Er was thinking about whether to escort the four people to see the official, he suddenly saw four iron rods next to the four of them, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he took the iron rod from a monk next to him, and was about to pick it up, but suddenly found that the iron rod was so heavy that he couldn't hold it at all.
When the four monks saw that Xiao Er was about to snatch his iron rod, one of them shouted, grabbed Xiao Er's collar, and grabbed him in an instant, so that the copper coins on the plate were scattered all over the ground, and said, "You dare to steal our things, are you impatient?"
"The monk beat people, the monk beat people. The monk doesn't give money for dinner, doesn't talk about the debt, and beats people. The little two shouted loudly.
As soon as Xiao Er's voice fell, he immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding merchants, and commented pointedly, "The monk is becoming less and less like a monk." dared to commit murder in broad daylight, it was too unlawful. ”
The four monks saw Xiao Er shouting, which attracted the surrounding merchants to point at them, and hurriedly put Xiao Er on the ground. The four monks hurriedly apologized to Xiao Er.
Xiao Er retreated again and again, tilted his neck, and grinned and shouted, "If you don't have the money to pay the bill, either leave the four iron rods behind, or follow me to the official." After saying that, the rest of the junior two also came and surrounded the four monks to prevent the four monks from escaping.
"Amitabha. Why should the donor be strong, these four iron rods are the rings of our self-defense, how can we give them to the donor to sell?
Xiao Er saw that the four monks wanted to stay and do some errands for the inn to pay off their debts, and sneered: "Our inn has enough manpower, and you don't need to do anything for my inn." If you are not willing to give us the four iron rods, then we will have to take you before us. After speaking, no one came forward to take four people.
When the four monks saw Xiao Er's insistence on asking for their iron rods, they immediately fell into a tangle, knowing that if they didn't give the iron rods to the other party, the other party would definitely escort them to the government, and then it would be difficult to argue, so they would have to be imprisoned. Xiao Er saw the four monks nailed there and did not move, and one by one his brows were locked and he fell into distress, sneering again and again.
The four monks looked at each other, and at the same time picked up the iron rod in their hands and rubbed it for a while. Xiao Er saw the four monks pick up the iron rod, and knew that the weight of this iron rod was 100 catties, at least a hundred and ten catties, so he immediately retreated again and again, for fear that these monks would hurt people.
The four monks gave the iron rod in their hands to Xiao Er, and one monk said, "Amitabha." The donor doesn't need to report to the official. These four iron rods are given to the donor. ”
When Xiao Er heard that these four monks were not going to beat themselves with iron rods, but for themselves, they were overjoyed, and hurriedly snatched the iron rod from the other party's hand. The rest of the Xiao Er saw that this Xiao Er was pressed to the ground by the iron rod, and hurriedly came over to remove the iron rod on the other party's body, and was horrified to find that this iron rod was so heavy, I really don't know how these monks moved.
When the two juniors were about to walk in the direction of the counter with an iron rod, a voice came from their ears: "Return this iron rod to your family." I will pay for the money owed by the other party. The four juniors looked back, and the person who spoke was Xu Yang.
When the four monks heard a person behind them who was willing to pay for their meal, they were overjoyed, and when they looked back, they saw what an ordinary-looking young man said, and they were immediately grateful.
The two juniors put the monk's iron rod back to the monk's side, came to Xu Yang's face, and said, "The monk paid eighteen copper coins just now, and he still owes forty-six copper coins. ”
Xu Yang took out two taels of silver from his sleeve and gave it to Xiao Er, and said, "Give each monk five bowls of rice, and the rest of the money is to serve some vegetables, tea, and fruits." The six of us are leaving the inn today, how much money will we have to pay?"
The little second stretched out his hand to catch the two taels of silver, smiled with joy, and said, "The six guest officers stayed here for one day, it is three taels of silver, plus the money for last night and this morning, a total of three taels and eight dollars." Just accept six taels of silver from the guest officer. Xu Yang took out six taels of silver from his arms and gave it to the other party, and then the little two happily took the silver and left, and went to serve food to the monk.
When the four monks heard that Xu Yang not only paid for themselves, but also gave them five bowls of rice and vegetarian vegetables for one person, they immediately thanked Xu Yang again and again. Xu Yang said to the four of them that they don't have to be polite. Xu Yang saw that the four monks were monks like himself, and they must have been homeless, so he rescued the four of them.
After the four monks thanked Xu Yang, they saw that their table was full of rice and vegetables, and thanked Xu Yang again. Xu Yang motioned for the four of them to eat.
The four monks sat down and devoured rice and vegetables. Lian Gui and Yin Su'e saw that the six of them lived in this inn for a day and ate two meals, but they actually spent six taels of silver, and they couldn't close their mouths in horror, knowing that these six taels of silver could buy themselves again.
Lian Gui and Yin Su'e watched the four monks gobbling up fasting there, but Yin Su'e felt anxious, so she told Xu Yang that it would be convenient for her to go out, and then pulled Lian Gui to the toilet.
The two girls came to the thatched house on the west side of the inn, relieved themselves, and walked out one after another. Lian Gui saw Yin Su'e walking with her head down, smiled and said with a smile: "Sister, are you thinking about your groom again? Although you don't say it, I know it clearly. If you're too embarrassed to speak, sister, I can do it for you. As he spoke, he didn't notice that he was followed by four men.
"You damn girl, you're getting more and more open-mouthed. Yin Su'e said with a red face.
Lian Gui scratched the other party's body and said with a smile: "The male should get married, and the female should marry." My sister is beautiful and moving, and she is knowledgeable, while Brother Xu robs the rich and helps the poor, and his appearance is good. It just so happens that you and Brother Xu are a natural pair, and you can be described as a talented woman. I see that my sister always refuses to say it, so it is better to let my sister say it for my sister...... Woo woo...... "When I was about to speak, my mouth was already being caught.
Yin Su'e was using Lian Gui's words in her heart, and when she was about to hit the other party, she suddenly heard the other party's "woo" sound, and was about to turn around to ask what was wrong, when she was horrified to see a man standing behind Lian Gui, and firmly covered Lian Gui's mouth with his hand. At the same time, he was also horrified to see a man standing in front of him, looking at him with a hippie smile, and before he could shout, suddenly his mouth was also covered by the other party's hand.
The four people held the mouths of Lian Gui and Yin Su'e, and hurriedly looked towards the inn, and then looked into the courtyard, and found that no one paid attention to them, so they breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and then stuffed the two women with a cloth, and tied the two women with hemp rope, led out the horses, put the two girls on the horseback, and urged the horses to go north. Before leaving, one of the robbers fired an arrow at the latrine where the two women had stood, with a note tied to the arrow, and urged the horse to the north.
Xu Yang, Ma Zichen, and Dahu Xiaohu saw the four monks in front of them eating the fasting meal on the table, and saw the four monks standing up one after another, putting their palms together on their chests, and one of the monks said, "Thank you for the reward of the fasting meal." Good people will be rewarded, and the benefactor will definitely make his wishes come true, and there will be no disease and disaster. ”
Xu Yang motioned to the four of them not to be so polite, sat down to speak, and asked, "Four masters, which treasure temple are you from? Why did you end up here?"
The four monks sighed, and one of them said, "I'm ashamed to say that we were the protector monks of Guangxiao Temple in Guangzhou. My Dharma name is empty, and the three people around me are called empty dreams, empty lines, and empty knowledge. Because the imperial court raided the monastery and arrested the presiding officer and the elders one after another, we were driven out of the monastery by the officers and soldiers, resulting in wandering the streets and begging for food in various places. I am fortunate to have met the benefactors of the bodhisattvas, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable! Where did the donors come from and where are they going?"
"What a misfortune! We are from Changming County and are going to Longjing. I wonder what the four masters plan to do in the future?" asked Xu Yang.
The four monks sighed again, and one of them said, "Our presiding officer and all the elders were all taken away by the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, and they were all escorted to Longjing one by one. We can only go to Longjing and ask for a good talk to see if we can rescue our presiding officer and the elders. Since we monks have never done anything that hurts heaven and reason, nor have we done anything that violates the law and discipline, why did the imperial court seal up the treasure temple and arrest the monks for no reason?"