Outside the city of Tai'an, north of the bridge.

A man in a brocade robe with a small servant just walked down the dock when he bumped into a courteous face.

"Uncle, the little one is called Niu Zhuzi, and he is from Tai'an Prefecture. The little one will have fun for the nobles who come and go from the south to the north, have you heard the saying of the four major schools of fireworks?"

The man in the brocade robe is a cloth merchant in Huizhou, Nanzhili, and at the turn of spring and summer in previous years, he went to Songjiang to collect cotton cloth. This year, I heard that Shandong cotton cloth is much cheaper, so I came to see the market and visit Mount Tai by the way.

He saw that Niu Zhuzi was dressed neatly and neatly, and his appearance was quite decent and he had the dignity of a big family, so he first had a good impression, and then listened to the other party's mention of the matter of the Qinlou Chu Pavilion, and became more and more interested.

"What? is not a martial arts practice, but also a sect?"

Niu Zhuzi pursed his lips: "Master, *** is not like wine and meat, different places, different methods, different flavors. Of these four factions, the first one is Yangzhou Thin Horse, who is young, delicate, thin and not smart, but it hurts. The second one is Aunt Datong, full and plump, with breasts and buttocks. The third is the West Lake boat lady, which is more skinny than Yangzhou, and more delicate and smart than Datong's aunt. The last faction is our sister-in-law of Taishan."

The Huizhou cloth merchant listened with relish, and when he heard the end, his eyes were mixed with surprise: "Sister-in-law? Is it a nun? Good girl, nunnery, isn't it, what's it called, oh yes, is it a pure place for Buddhism?"

Niu Zhuzi smiled: "How else to say that Aunt Taishan is famous all over the world? Buddhism sleeps in the pure land of flowers and willows, and it is very energetic, where else can it compare with such a fresh and interesting method? Ye must be the first to deign to come back to Tai'an, right? Then you have to taste the wonders of Aunt Taishan."

Huizhou cloth merchant said: "Is the nunnery in Mount Tai? Ye Ming Japan is going to Taishan to play."

Niu Zhuzi hurriedly said, "Oh, sir, although this business is interesting, how can it be done near the Dai Temple. Well, there is a family called Yuanzhen'an, which is on the hillside north of Wenshui, and the small one will lead the way, okay?"

The two servants' servants were wary, and one of them said with a scowl in his face, "On the hillside? How do you know that you are not a hook from the robbers of this place? Shall we rob money and kill people?"

Niu Zhuzi was not annoyed, but said more and more respectfully: "Two young masters, take a look, are there still a few people on this dock who are similar to me, all of them are guiding the nobles, but they are taking them to other nunnery, on that side of the mountain. This place is close to the city of Tai'an, and the waterway is busy, Zhizhou doesn't know how closely to keep an eye on, where the robbers come from. Besides, the eldest son of our Ming emperor has just passed through Tai'an Prefecture, and he should be on Mount Tai in the north for the past two days. The Jinan Mansion has sent troops to protect it, and the robbers within a radius of 800 miles are said to be dogs, bears, and insects, and they must all be driven clean."

"Oh, I heard from the captain on the boat, I saw the eldest son of the emperor visiting Wenshui a few days ago." The Huizhou cloth merchant nodded.

Niu Zhuzi had a "not what" expression on his face, and added: "If you still don't believe it, you can go to a few big restaurants nearby and ask about the name of Yuanzhen'an to see if it's true or not. But ask back, don't ask the wine guy to lead the way, the price they talk about is far less cost-effective than the one I went to talk about, maybe a meal and touch your hands, it's more expensive than the overnight money from the small one. By the way, there is a meditation room in the nunnery, which is very elegant and clean, it is the flower building of Qinhuai River, and we are not afraid of comparison."

The cloth merchants in Huizhou were completely moved, and looked in the direction pointed by the cow pillar, and could vaguely distinguish that there were some smoke-curling people in the mountains and forests, and there were fertile fields and orchards and carriages and horses under the mountains.

"Okay, you can take us around."

"Thank you for the small bite of food, and the little one will go and hire a sedan chair for the master."

Li Daniu, who is known as "Niu Zhuzi", said in a stacked voice.

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The sedan chair driver crossed the scattered hiking tourists and parked the sedan chair at the entrance of Yuanzhen'an.

The Huizhou cloth merchant walked out of the sedan chair and was stunned at first.

This nunnery looks quite bright and magnificent, but somehow, under the big cypress tree in front of the mountain gate, there are a few men who look like tolerances.

The cloth merchant's servant came up and said, "Master, look at the clothes and the guy on his waist, it should be someone from the Inspection Division."

The Huizhou cloth merchant frowned and looked at Li Daniu: "Cow."

Pillar, is this an anthem, or a county office?"

"Well, this ......" Li Daniu also seemed a little confused, but he quickly answered, "I guess there are some dignitaries in it, right?" The mountain gate was wide open, and pilgrims came in and out, and nothing happened, nothing happened."

The so-called "pilgrims", although sparse, are all men.

Huizhou cloth merchants said in their hearts, it is really a place to do leather and meat business, otherwise, a nunnery, how can the pilgrims be all masters.

A few people stepped into the nunnery, and immediately a middle-aged nun wearing a sea green hat greeted them.

"The cow donor is healthy." The nun had a familiar expression towards Li Daniu, the smile on the corner of her mouth was still dignified, and her eyes had been cast to the Huizhou cloth merchants.

"It's still early, go prepare a good table. Then clean up a meditation room and two scripture rooms."

Li Daniu gave familiar instructions, indicating that today's guest officer was going to spend the night.

The middle-aged nun's slightly embarrassed look flashed, but she quickly responded in a gentle voice and walked away.

The Huizhou cloth merchant stared at the nun's back and commented, "This is good."

Li Daniu said with a smile: "The old man is older, the master is a refreshing person, and the younger one wants to let the host master call the best ones and let the master choose the person."

Huizhou cloth merchants showed a look of longing.

Unexpectedly, after entering the vegetarian hall surrounded by flowers and trees, it didn't take long to sit down, and the longing became a disappointment.

"Niu Zhuzi, you shouldn't be called this name, you should be called Niu Pizi! blow the cowhide out!"

When he learned that there were no nuns who could come out to accompany him to drink and accompany him, the Huizhou cloth merchant was so angry that he scolded Li Daniu.

Li Da Niu made a gesture, turned around and went out again, pulled the abbot Shi Tai invited by the middle-aged nun into the house, and said with a bitter face, "Shi Tai, you come and talk to the distinguished guest."

This "teacher", who pretended to be a family member and was actually no different from the bustard's mother, looked helpless: "A few distinguished guests, the slave family also blew the lamp and burned their beards, and somehow they were unlucky. The military master of the inspection department came to Tai'an Prefecture and ordered that our family could not receive customers for half a month, and let the girls sing and copy the scriptures every day, and only vegetarian food was allowed. The military master is staring at it."

The Huizhou cloth merchant rolled his eyes, pointed at Li Daniu and said, "Then why don't you say a word to your pimp!" It's a waste of time!"

"Starting today, the slave family has been making amends to the guest officers who come to the door for the past few hours, and it is too late to send people to the docks. I'm really sorry, this table of vegetarian food does not accept the master's money."

"Eat a bird, don't eat it." The Huizhou cloth merchant got up angrily.

hung his appetite all the way, and finally became a vegetarian, how could he still be in the mood to stay in this nunnery.

It was nothing more than that he was afraid of the people of the local inspection department, so the cloth merchants in Huizhou did not dare to really make a fuss.

After Li Daniu nodded and sent off the three Bodhisattvas, he returned to the nunnery and said to Shitai, "Can't pick up guests for half a month? Which king made the rules? Is it the same with the other mountains?"

Mrs. Shi wiped the deferential and gentle appearance in front of the person, gritted her teeth and said: "The old lady stuffed the Qiu eighty-five taels of silver from the inspection department, and asked, saying that it was the eight lambs of the imperial court etiquette department who pressed the state and the nunnery south of Tai'an to do business."