Chapter 37 Temple Fair

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"Knock knock—"

A knock on the door sounded, interrupting Yue Fan's cultivation. Fortunately, he cultivates his body and does not cultivate internal strength, otherwise there will be a meridian countercurrent......

"It's you!what's the matter?" Opening the door, Yue Fan was slightly stunned, the person in front of him was Shi Biyao.

"I knew you weren't sleeping either. Shi Biyao did not shy away from it, strode into Yue Fan's room, and continued: "I heard others say that every time before the Chinese New Year, a temple fair will be held, and it is very lively. I haven't been there since I was a child. Let's go to the temple fair, it's still early anyway!"

"Don't go!" Yue Fan refused, he was not interested in these things.

Shi Biyao knew that Yue Fan would refuse, and said with a smile: "Go ahead, I heard that the temple fair is very spiritual." ”

"Hmph! It's just a ghost ......."

"I promise you won't regret it, and I heard that you have a friend who wants it too. ”

"Friend?" Taking advantage of Yue Fan's stunned moment, Shi Biyao grabbed his hand and pulled him out.

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I don't know if it's the reason for the temple fair, Kaifeng at night is particularly lively, and the incense and candle ingots on the street are bright. From time to time, a group of people beating drums wandered around.

Shi Baguio held a lantern in her hand, strolling around and looking around, like a happy big girl, rendering a joyful atmosphere.

"I haven't been to a temple fair for years. ”

Yue Fan couldn't help but smile when he saw such a scene. I can't help but think of when I was a child, every year before the Spring Festival, I would take Ya'er to Ningxian City for a walk. The goods of the temple fair are the cheapest and very lively, and Xiao Yaer gets carried away every time.

Looking back now, it's been many years. The years are like knives, lamenting in vain! silently, in my heart...... When you don't have a friend around you when it's busy, that's what loneliness feels like. Loneliness, on the other hand, is that when you have friends around you, you can only be silent.

"Knock-", "Knock-" ......

Twelve long bells rang, interrupting the crowd in the streets. After waking up, they gathered in the center of the city.

"It's started, it's started! Li Yuefan, let's go and have a look. Before Yue Fan could reply, Shi Biyao had already run into the crowd.

Yue Fan didn't understand why a scheming woman had such an innocent and lively side! Who is the real her?

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Daxiangguo Temple is located in the center of Kaifeng City, is a thousand-year-old Buddhist temple, was built in the sixth year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Formerly known as Jianguo Temple, in the first year of Yanhe in the Tang Dynasty, Tang Ruizong gave the name of Xiangguo Temple in order to commemorate his ascension to the throne by King Xiang.

And the "Fengyue Temple" is the welcoming place outside the Great Xiangguo Temple. It covers an area of hundreds of acres, is open and flat, and can accommodate thousands of people.

Directly in front of the square is a long stone staircase that leads to the temple. There is a ten-zhang high welcome door in front of the stone staircase, which is inlaid with three big characters of bronze "Fengyue Temple", which is majestic but very peaceful, and it is worthy of being a Buddhist resort.

There is a long row of seats in front of the door, simple and tidy but generous. There is also a huge bronze bell next to it, and I guess the bell rang from here.

People gradually gathered together, consciously forming a huge semicircle, with a vacant area in the center, dancing with drums and beams, bringing a lot of laughter to everyone and forgetting the anxiety caused by the war.

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"Coming, coming, Lord Xing, they're coming!"

"Look, all the big merchants in the city are here. ”

"These oily miserly fellows are finally willing to do a good thing. ”

"Hey, if it weren't for the fact that Master Xing had given them some fierce information, how could these guys who fell in the eyes of money stand up at this juncture. ”

"Yes! If there were no criminals in this Kaifeng City, I'm afraid it would have been chaotic a long time ago, and where would there be a comfortable life now......

The onlookers talked a lot, and they all praised it, it seems that this Xingzhi County has a high reputation here.

Yue Fan heard the prestige, and amid the sound of gongs and drums, a middle-aged man in a six-grade official uniform walked into the main seat. Presumably, this person is the local magistrate of the county.

Behind Xing Zhong was a group of wealthy businessmen, all of whom had smiling faces on their faces. It's just that how many of these wealthy businessmen are happy from the bottom of their hearts?

Walking at the end were a few well-dressed people, who looked like they should have come for bodyguards.

"Miss Shi said that there are my friends, but I don't know these people......" Yue Fan looked at Shi Biyao suspiciously, and the other party said perfunctorily: "You'll know later." ”

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Under the expectant gaze of everyone, an old monk with an auspicious face and drooping ears walked from the stone stairs. first bowed to the criminal Zhong and the others, and then stepped forward to say to the crowd: "Lao Gu is the abbot of Xiangguo Temple, Puguang, and today at the invitation of the criminal lord, he came here to preside over the donation of the curtain...... Now the world is in turmoil, the war is continuous, although we are still stable here in Kaifeng, but Runing, Nanyang and other places are close to the important places of Xiangyang, and they are affected by the war......"

"Amitabha-" Seeing that everyone's faces were a little heavy, Puguang continued: "We are all people of the same place, so naturally we should help our compatriots from fire and water. Therefore, it is an immeasurable merit for the people to raise funds on the occasion of the temple fair, and I hope everyone will do their best. At that time, we will write down the name of each donor on the "Merit Book" and ring the heavenly bell to show their watch. Good, good, good......"

"Yes! The master is right!"

"It's a good thing, we do. ”

"Yes, I want to donate!"

"I'll donate too—"

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Many people in the crowd echoed each other, looking very excited, it seems that there is no shortage of hot-blooded people in the troubled times.

"Amitabha-" Puguang smiled and said sincerely: "The Buddha saves all sentient beings, all of whom are the heart of heaven. The donors were so enthusiastic that the old man thanked everyone on behalf of the suffering. As he spoke, he gave a heavy salute, and his eyes were full of excitement.

"This donation has been supported by 32 merchants, and a total of 2.58 million taels have been raised. For this reason, the old man has done this again to the great virtues of the benefactors. ”

The dozens of merchants in the seats felt a pain in their hearts, and they didn't break it. After all, the money has been donated, and there is no point in talking about anything else. It's not bad to get a false name, and the criminal master has also given some generous promises, so it will be much easier to do business in the future. As a result, the merchants laughed unnaturally, but they laughed no better than they cried.

Seeing this scene, Shi Biyao couldn't help but pull the hair on her chest and said, "This old monk is really good at talking, making those merchants miserable...... Isn't that right, Li Yuefan?

Yue Fan glanced at Puguang deeply, nodded and said, "This master is not simple!"

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Puguang retreated, Xing Zhong stood up and bowed, and said with his hand: "Xing has been serving here for more than ten years, and he has not dared to be lazy. At the time of such a disaster, Xing should spend the difficulties with the villagers, so from now on, everything in the Kaifeng Yamen will be simplified, and all official errands will be halved and provided for the disaster area. Xing will also donate the savings he has saved for many years as an official...... Of course, since Xing is only a petty official, there are not many of them, only more than three hundred taels, which is still ready to be used for the little girl's dowry. Hehe......"

"Hehe-"

"Lord Xing is polite, if Miss Xing gets married, we will make red silk dresses for Miss Free of Charge. ”

"We Xingfu Lou free gift cakes-"

"We are ...... too"

"Boom-"

"Haha-"

Everyone laughed when they heard this, but they were all well-intentioned blessings.

"Haha-" Xing Zhong replied: "Okay, then Xing Mou thanked everyone on behalf of the little girl...... Come, let me introduce to you, this is the owner of Zuihualou...... This is the boss of Ming Anxuan...... The owner of the Heavenly Pavilion...... Ushering in the owner of the guest house ......"

After introducing more than 30 merchants one by one, Xing Zhong turned to the end of the seat, led his hand to the four middle-aged people who were dressed up and said, "These four heroes are the leaders of the four major dart games in the world, and they are specially responsible for the escort of the disaster funds for this fundraising. They are Master Zong Ran of the 'World Dart Bureau', Master Feng Liecheng of the 'Fengxing Dart Bureau', Master Shen Wanqiu of the 'Central Plains Dart Bureau', and Master Xie Feng of the 'Longwei Dart Bureau'. ”

"Xie Feng of Longwei Dart Bureau! Then he is not Xiaoqing's father!" Yue Fan suddenly glanced at Shi Biyao, it turned out that the friend she was referring to was someone from Longwei Dart Bureau. But except for Xie Xiaoqing in the Longwei Dart Bureau, Yue Fan is not very familiar, how can he be regarded as a friend?

Shi Biyao glanced at Yue Fan and said, "Wait a little longer, that little girl will definitely come later." ”

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The criminal Zhong asked someone to arrange the scene, and then announced: "Folks, pay attention, the fundraising starts now, please line up and go to the master to register." Later, after the fundraising, we danced the dragon and lion dance, which was also lively and joyful. ”

"Good!"

"I'll come first!"

"I'll come—"

"Let me, let me—"

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