Chapter Seventy-One: Evidence Delivered to the Door
The Qiao brothers glanced at each other.
They didn't understand how the grandmother suddenly remembered the rumors about Master Hongzhen.
Old General Chen took the opportunity to ask: "What does the in-law want to say, just say it." ”
"It's a long night, and I don't want to sleep, but I can kill time."
Qiao Jingchen took his cloak, was already on the futon in the meditation room, and helped Mrs. Qiao to sit down.
The night is as cool as water, and the breeze is caressed, which relieves the autumn dryness.
But everyone inexplicably felt a chill on their bodies, and the cool breeze seemed to have a little more of the smell of yin wind.
Old Madam Qiao tightened her cloak and pondered it for a moment before saying, "It's that I heard about a public case before. ”
"The son of the Fengguo Mansion in the east of the city, once came to Fulong Temple to incense, and obtained Master Hongzhen's personal lecture on the scriptures, and after an epiphany, he was happy to get the Buddha's fate, and once wanted to become a monk immediately."
"It's just that he was persuaded by Master Hongzhen to stay, so he temporarily lived in the temple, but he hasn't returned home for three years, he ......"
When Old Madam Qiao was halfway through her words, and everyone was also attentive, Master Hongzhen's face suddenly appeared in front of her.
The handsome face of the demon flickered in the light of the firelight, and it looked extremely gloomy.
"Ahh Drink! ”
Qiao Jingchen didn't hold back and shouted.
He almost swung another sword.
"Amitabha."
Master Hongzhen saluted and said: "The little monk just came here at night, and when he heard that the old benefactor Qiao seemed to be telling a story, he wanted to come over and listen to it, but he didn't want to scare you, it was the little monk." ”
Qiao Jingchen was still patting his chest, and he didn't plan to pay attention to this "demon monk".
Mrs. Qiao had the feeling of being caught red-handed by someone behind her back.
She thought slightly, and said with a smile: "Master, the old man is telling his grandson and father-in-law that your Dharma attainments are profound, and there are examples to prove it. ”
Master Hongzhen said: "It is the world that people have different levels of comprehension of Buddhism, but many of them are just rumors, exaggerating the ability of the little monk, and they are not accurate." ”
Old General Chen also spoke at the right time: "General Ben has also heard that Feng Shizi was empowered after listening to the scriptures and received the allusion of Buddha's grace. ”
"It just so happens that General Ben and Feng Guogong are also old friends for many years, and it is fate to come to your temple."
"I wonder if I can see Feng Shizi and relieve the lovesickness of Feng Guogong and Duchess Guo?"
Master Hongzhen smiled undiminished, but added a little apology.
"Unfortunately, the prince has recently made some progress in his practice of Buddhism and is in retreat. When he leaves the customs at sunset, General Chen can meet him. ”
The sound outside had already woken Qiao Wanshu up.
She leaned against the window and looked out, complaining one after another in her heart.
[What kind of retreat, I have already entered the stomach and intestines, and I have gone to the place of reincarnation of grains. 】
Oh, yes, I'm still a little involved. It should be hung in the ice cellar in the temple, and when you want to eat air-dried meat, you can slice a few more pieces. 】
[I don't know when someone will find his wreckage.] 】
Everyone listened to the stomach for a while.
Suddenly, I heard a "wow" sound, and it was Chen leaning against the door and spitting out all the vegetarian food he had eaten at night.
"Mother, what's wrong with you!"
Qiao Jing got closer and took two steps forward to support Chen.
Master Hongzhen also asked with "concern": "What's the matter with Mrs. Xiangye, do you need the little monk to take a look?" ”
Chen shook his head and said, "Don't dare to work as a master." I'm afraid it's a cold in autumn these days, and my stomach is a little uncomfortable. ”
"In addition, some days do not come to the temple to make incense, and I am also a little unsuitable for the water and soil here."
Master Hongzhen turned to the novice behind him and said, "Go, let the kitchen prepare some snacks and millet porridge to warm up the stomach and satisfy the hunger of your guests." ”
"I'm afraid it's also a banquet for days recently, big fish and meat, which hurts the stomach, or eat something light and take care of it."
Although everyone had the intention to refuse, the words were all finished by Master Hongzhen in advance.
If they say no, they seem to be a little ignorant.
Soon, the novice brought cakes and millet porridge for everyone to eat.
Master Hongzhen also said goodbye at the right time, and disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye.
Although everyone has no appetite, they are now more exposed, and after talking and acting, they have consumed a lot of physical strength, but they feel a little empty in their stomachs.
So they took out the incense table from the house, used it as a dining table for the time being, and sat down around it.
Everyone served a bowl of fragrant glutinous millet porridge, and was about to move the chopsticks, when they saw Qiao Wanshu's "ah", knocking over Chen's porridge bowl.
"Shu'er!"
Chen couldn't care about his bowl, and hurriedly grabbed his daughter's hand to check it.
Some of the porridge had been stained on her fingers, and it had already been burned red.
But Qiao Wanshu didn't seem to feel pain, she was just anxious to grab the chopsticks on the table, so she poked into the millet porridge sprinkled on the table.
Everyone knew that there must be a deep meaning in her behavior, so she rummaged through the porridge.
Soon, a piece of transparent armor was turned out.
She tossed the nail piece aside, pointed at it and whispered, "Hard! Eat...... Don't eat! ”
Old General Chen's face changed, and he lowered his voice and said, "This is not ...... Is it a nail? ”
They had never seen a miserable corpse on the battlefield.
I don't know how many people have been chopped into minced meat.
What was turned out by Qiao Wanshu just now was a piece of human nails!
[The nails are all turned out, if you don't run now, when will you wait? ] 】
[Is it true that you really want to wait until someone makes a banquet? Woo, I just want to eat a mat, I don't want to be a mat! 】
[Look, this time the evidence is conclusive, and I still took the initiative to send it to the door. 】
[Otherwise, I don't know how to remind it! 】
Originally, there was still a doubt, but in front of the "evidence" that Qiao Wanshu found, it was completely dispelled.
Especially when they thought that if it weren't for Qiao Wanshu's timely action, they would have drunk this bowl of millet porridge with "ingredients".
But on second thought, they ate vegetarian food here at noon and in the evening.
Who knows if there is any added "material" in it.
So everyone's faces were very ugly, and they even wanted to pick their throats and eyes again, and spit out everything that could be spit out and couldn't spit out.
[Let's go, let's go!] Why don't you leave! 】
Qiao Wanshu was so anxious that she jumped to her feet, urging in her heart.
Old General Chen pondered for a while, and then took the lead in speaking: "Now it seems that the drinking water in Longfu Temple is probably not very clean, and if Shu'er is allowed to eat it and then get sick, it will not be good." ”
"Originally, we were able to come to repay her vows, and we have already done it during the day."
"Then it's better to go home now, as for those who listen to the scriptures and teach the Fa, they will still come to the incense during the New Year's festival in the future, and it will not be too late to come back then."
Old Madam Qiao also nodded and said: "It is this truth, we have made a wish, and the Buddha and Bodhisattva will not be surprised." ”
"Then pack your things and go."