Li Zhen really felt a headache about the old sister's cranky thoughts, as long as there was a young woman around her, whether it was a chivalrous girl or a Taoist aunt, she would think about it, and when she met Wang Qingyu today, the old lady asked knowingly, Li Zhen knew that she began to develop rich associations again.

Li Zhen was helpless, so he had to introduce his eldest sister again: "This is Miss Wang, you are a friend that my brother met in Chang'an." ”

He whispered to the king again: "This is my eldest sister Li Quan, I seem to have told you." ”

Wang Qingyu hurriedly saluted Li Quan Yingying, and said with a shallow smile: "Qingyu has long heard Li Gongzi talk about the eldest sister, and she is young and does not know how to be polite, and I ask the eldest sister to bear with me." ”

Li Quan smiled so hard that her mouth couldn't close her mouth, this Wang girl really understands etiquette, Wang whispered, how nice this name is, she smiled at Wang Qingyu: "How can this stinky boy talk to the girl about me, is he complaining that I am very fierce to him? ”

Wang Qingyu's eyes flowed, he glanced at Li Zhen lightly, and said softly to Li Quan: "In the eyes of others, it is fierce, but in the eyes of Whispering, this is the blessing of Li Gongzi, with such a sister who cares about him, he should be content, and Whispering envy him very much." ”

Wang whispered words to Li Quan's heart, and she couldn't wait to twist her brother's ears again, when will this stinky boy who doesn't know what to do be sensible?

Li Zhen only felt a headache, and quickly changed the topic and said, "Miss Wang, how is your brother?"

"He's in better spirits, recuperating at home, no, I'm here to make a vow for him today, I didn't think there were so many people in the monastery. ”

Li Quan sighed and said, "That's right! Today, the temple is crowded, when will you go to line up?"

Wang pursed his lips and smiled lightly: "The Wang family has sesame oil in the Pure Land Temple, there is no need to queue up, why don't you come with Sister Quan!"

Li Quan was overjoyed, of course it was good not to crowd with the crowd, she hurriedly said: "Then trouble Miss Wang." ”

"Eldest sister, please get into my carriage, and we will go to the side gate of the temple. ”

Wang whispered and instructed her entourage to take care of the donkey for Li Quan, and she smiled at Li Zhen again: "Won't Gongzi Li get in the car together?"

Li Zhen smiled and shook his head, "I don't need it!"

"Miss Wang, don't pay attention to this stinky boy, let's talk together. ”

Li Quan followed Wang Qingyu into the carriage, she was amazed by the luxurious and comfortable layout in the carriage, and she was willing to take such a carriage to Chang'an!

The group walked slowly towards the side gate of the temple, Li Zhen followed behind on a horse, and faintly heard the laughter of the eldest sister from time to time in the carriage, and it could be seen that the two had a common language.

After a short time, they came to the side gate of the temple, where many pilgrims also gathered, but this is the monk's house, and the side gate is mainly for monks to enter and exit and transport vegetables, rice and noodles, and pilgrims are not allowed to enter.

There was already an entourage to contact first, and an old monk was waiting outside the side door, at this time, the carriage slowly stopped by the side door, and Wang Qingyu and Li Quan walked down from the car.

The old monk hurriedly greeted him, clasped his palms and gave a salute, and said with a smile on his face: "Welcome Miss Wang to come to the temple to offer incense!"

"The temple is so busy, and Master Huiyuan has to wait here, it's really unpleasant. ”

"Where! Miss Wang is a distinguished guest of the Pure Land Temple, and it is too late for us to welcome her, so Miss Wang, please come with me. ”

Wang whispered to her subordinates to wait outside the side door, she nodded to Li Zhen, and then smiled at Li Quan: "Sister Quan, let's go in!"

"Ah Zhen, don't be sluggish, keep up!"

Li Quan called out to his brother, and hurriedly followed Wang Qingyu into the side door of the temple, and Li Zhen slowly followed behind them.

Although the crowd in the temple was surging, it did not affect the guests to make incense and make vows, and the old monk asked them to wait in your room, and he immediately went to arrange the incense position.

"Sister, I'll go for a walk!"

Li Zhen listened to the eldest sister whispering to Wang endlessly about what happened when he was a child, he really couldn't stand it, said a word in a sullen voice, and walked out of the house.

"Ah Zhen, we will wait for you here after burning incense, don't go far. ”

"Got it!" Li Zhen replied from afar.

"This stinky boy is still shy!"

Li Quan chuckled for a while, then smiled and whispered to Wang, "Where did I say just now?"

"Said that he participated in the Xianggong martial arts, eldest sister, what happened later?"

"I'm on fire when I talk about that."

The temple seems to have been turned into a park, full of crowds of people wandering, and in the backyard there is a plum grove with plum trees that have already budded and will bloom in a month at most.

There are more than a dozen plants of plum blossoming on the side of the road, the plum is tender and yellow, exudes a rich fragrance, and a large number of pilgrims gather on both sides of the plum, intoxicated to smell its elegant fragrance.

Li Zhen wanted to find a quiet place, but he was annoyed by the crowds of tourists in front of him, and at this time, there was an extremely quiet Zen temple at the back of his current temple, and there were no tourists in the courtyard, so he walked into this courtyard.

In the middle of the yard also stands quietly an old plum tree, the branches are bent and vigorous, black and black wrapped with the wrinkles of time, as if it has long since died, but at the top of this old branch, there are countless fresh life, the petals are so yellow that there is no trace of turbidity, so light that there is no texture, only a piece of color and shadow, delicate and transparent.

I saw an old monk looking up at these plum petals, attracted by them for a long time, as if he was demented.

Li Zhen felt that he had disturbed the old monk's meditation practice, and was about to leave quietly, but the old monk turned around and took a look at Li Zhen.

"Amitabha, it turned out to be Li Gongzi!"

The old monk Buddha was full of surprise, Li Zhen also recognized him, it turned out to be Master Lingyin, the abbot of Dunhuang Dayun Temple, Li Zhen was also surprised and delighted, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Why is the master here?"

"Hehe! This is the place where I became a monk when I was young, I went to Dunhuang 40 years ago, and this time I came to Luoyang to have something to do, so I temporarily placed an order here. ”

Master Lingyin smiled again: "I didn't expect to meet Li Gongzi in Luoyang, it's really fate! ”

Li Zhen also wanted to ask him about the master's situation, so he happily walked into the meditation room with him, and the two sat down separately, and a little monk served them tea.

Li Zhen took a sip of hot tea, and then asked a little impatiently, "Does the master have any news of my master?"

Master Lingyin nodded, "I just received a letter from him before I left, and he also asked about your situation in the letter, and he cares about you very much!"

"Where is my master now?"

He practiced in Shuanglin Zen Temple in Yiwu County, Wuzhou, and he didn't plan to return to Dunhuang, hey! The journey was really long, and his body could not bear such a long journey, but Li Gongzi had time to see him. ”

Li Zhen nodded silently, he had a little time, he must go to Wuzhou to see the master, but his wish.

"Li Gongzi is here to participate in the martial arts in Luoyang!" Master Lingyin asked with a smile again.

Recently, I have met a lot of old people from Dunhuang, many of whom came to participate in the imperial examination and martial arts, I wonder how the master thought of coming to Luoyang?"

After a pause, Li Zhen smiled again: "And that Dayun Maitreya Buddha statue, how is it going now?"

Master Lingyin's eyes showed a look of worry, sighed and said: "I am for the big cloud Maitreya Buddha statue to Luoyang to make fate, originally the Suo family promised to bear all the cost of the statue, but two months ago they changed their hexagram again, unwilling to bear the cost, due to the huge statue fortifications, the government's assistance is only a cup of salary, the statue has been suspended, I had to come to Luoyang to raise donations, hoping to get the support of the rich in Luoyang." ”

Li Zhen didn't expect that the sculpture statue would have this twist and turn, the stone wall that built the statue was donated by him to Dayun Temple, and he had a close relationship with him, and he had an unshirkable responsibility to complete the construction of this statue.

Li Zhen pondered for a moment and then asked, "I wonder how much donation the master has raised now?"

"I just arrived in Luoyang yesterday, and so far only the Pure Land Temple has donated 500 yuan to the Dayun Temple. ”

Li Zhen felt a little strange in his heart, the budget of 5,000 guan for the cultivation of the Maitreya statue was enough, the state government took out 2,000 guan first, and the Suo family must have spent a little, and there were some pious laymen who donated it, even if it was not enough, it was not much worse, how could Master Lingyin still come to Dayun Temple to raise donations, Li Zhen felt that there was another hidden reason in this.

He asked tentatively, "Is it true that the master doesn't have enough money to cultivate the statue of Maitreya?"

Master Lingyin showed a look of shame on his face, and said for a while: "I really don't hide it, I came to Luoyang this time to raise donations, not only to build the Maitreya statue, we also want to take this opportunity to renovate the Buddhist caves excavated by the Jin and Sui dynasties, but the money required is too great, and the monasteries in Dunhuang can't afford it. ”

Li Zhen pondered for a long time and said, "Maybe I can help the master in this matter." ”

"Can Childe help me?" Master Lingyin looked at him suspiciously.

Li Zhen nodded, "I will have a clear message to the master after the New Year, and I will definitely not disappoint the master." ”

Master Lingyin saw that Li Zhen's eyes were full of sincerity, and he was moved in his heart, and he clasped his palms together and said, "Amitabha, thank you for your strong support to Dayun Temple. ”

The unexpected encounter with the hometown did not delay Li Zhen too much, he said goodbye to Master Lingyin and returned to your room, at this time, Wang Qingyu and Li Quan had already returned from incense, and were talking in the room, waiting for Li Zhen.

"Is the eldest sister interested in doing the business of Hu powder? It is the best pigment for facial makeup, in Chang'an and Luoyang, one or two Hu powder can be exchanged for four stones of wheat, and the profit is quite considerable. ”

"I've heard of it, too.,Of course I want to do it.,It's just that there's no way to buy the goods.,I don't know who else to sell to.,Can you introduce it to the whispering girl.。 ”

"Of course, let's do it! Let's go to Chang'an together, and I'll talk to my eldest sister about this in detail on the way. ”

"yes! I can't wait. ”

Li Zhen coughed lightly in the courtyard, and Li Quan laughed, "The stinky boy is back, let's get ready to go!"

Li Zhen walked into the room and said with a smile: "I just walked around, there are too many people, I really can't stand it, so I have to come back quickly, eldest sister, are you finished incense?"

Although he was asking his eldest sister Li Quan, his eyes looked at Wang Qingyu, and just met Wang Qingyu's gaze, Wang Qingyu's face was flushed, and he quickly turned his head.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little subtle, Li Quan saw it in her eyes, and smiled secretly in her heart, she hurriedly said to Li Zhen: "I just talked to the whispering girl about going to Lingzhou, and it just so happened that she was going back to Chang'an on the fifth day of the new year, so I took her carriage, and the two of us went to Chang'an together, you don't have to send me, concentrate on taking care of Xiu'er for me." ”

"Oh! I see. Li Zhen casually agreed.

Wang Qingyu smiled slightly: "Eldest sister, how can the son have time to take care of the child, or what I just said, I let the nurse in the house take care of the child, she is experienced and very good, she will definitely take care of the child, the eldest sister can rest assured!"

"This. I'm sorry to trouble you so much. ”

"This is a trivial matter, it's just a matter of raising your hands, don't be polite, eldest sister. ”

Li Quan was also worried that her brother would not be able to take care of Xiu'er, and it was best to have the help of the nurse sent by Wang Qingyu, so she gladly accepted Wang Qingyu's kindness.

At this time, the old monk who led the two of them to offer incense hurriedly came over, clasped his palms together and asked, "The host asked Miss Wang and the two distinguished guests, do you want to stay in the monastery and fast?"

"Thank you for your kindness, I still have a little business, let's come back another day!

Li Quanxin was in the store, how could he have the heart to stay and eat, and quickly shook his head, "I'...... I'm going to rush back to the shop, and next time!"

She glanced at Li Zhen again, "You don't have to express your position." ”

"Okay, I'll send a few distinguished guests away, please here!"

Wang Qingyu glanced at Li Zhen out of the corner of his eyes, and followed the old monk slowly, but Li Quan quietly pinched Li Zhen's arm and whispered to him: "Stinky boy, you will send her back later, do you hear?"

Although Li Quan wanted his brother to send Wang Qingyu back to his home, Li Zhen was not very cooperative, and when he walked out of the temple, Li Zhen stood aside, smiled and waved to Wang Qingyu, and looked at her

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