kingnovel Chapter 1052 Buddhist Temple
Chapter 1052 Buddhist Temple
In recent years, money is needed everywhere, so save as much as possible.
They all went to see the shop in Huaiyang. The location was pretty good. Although not as good as Chengding, it was still much better than Yunzhou.
The key is to make it big. The braised goods shop can be expanded and roast duck and braised goods can be sold together.
In recent years, mountain product shops have opened everywhere, and salted duck eggs and preserved eggs are naturally everywhere as well.
There is a great demand for duck eggs, so ducks have started to be raised in various places. Nowadays, duck eggs are no harder to sell than chicken eggs, so in the villages under the several prefecture capitals, more or less all of them raise ducks, and it is not uncommon to have only one or two.
Now that times are better, things aren’t so hard to sell.
After looking at the shop, Hu Zi was about to go to Ning Ping and Kang An.
He asked Zhou Guo, "That old Tang and his gang are still in Ningping. Does the master have any arrangements?"
Zhou Guo slapped his head and said, "I've been busy these days and have forgotten about them. You can handle it as you wish. Let them go with the escort agency, the farm and the shop.
You can arrange them according to their abilities. It would be best if they can manage the manor. Ningping and Kangan, one manor needs one person in charge. It would be a bit difficult for you and Da Pang to each manage several people."
I'm busy all day long.
Both of them said that they were happy to do this and it was fulfilling, and they felt a sense of accomplishment when they saw the money coming in.
……
After seeing Hu Zi off, she went to Yunkong Temple.
In fact, there are temples in several other prefectures, but none of them is as big or famous as this one.
In her early years, she was selling fertilizer at the foot of the mountain and saw several rows of large houses on the top of the mountain. She asked the locals and found out that Yunkong Temple was located there.
Thinking about how Li liked to go to the temple whenever he had something to do and like to worship Buddha and Bodhisattva, he decided to just ask for one and take it home.
Dashu and Xiaoshu, along with a few personal soldiers, rode their horses to the foot of the mountain.
It was still early when we reached the foot of the mountain. A narrow ancient path wound its way up, with dense pines and cypresses on both sides. The only sound we could hear in the forest was the singing of birds.
Zhou Guo looked at the quiet environment, took a deep breath, and could feel the tranquility even at the foot of the mountain.
He dismounted and said, "Let's go up the mountain on foot."
Zhou Guo walked in the front, stepping on the stone steps that had been carved who knows how many years ago. The more steps he stepped on, the more peaceful he felt inside. His originally anxious heart slowly calmed down.
I walked up step by step, not knowing how many steps I had climbed or how many stairs I had walked. When I was almost at the top of the mountain, the sun had already set.
Along the way, we met many people coming down the mountain, and of course there were more than just them going up the mountain.
Dashu was panting, "No, no, it's not easy. Why is this temple built in such a high place? Is there anyone coming to burn incense?"
"Anyway, ordinary people probably wouldn't come up here easily. It takes a whole day to come up here."
Taking the last step, Zhou Guo looked up at the palace in front of him.
Red walls and golden tiles, sounds of bells and drums.
The ancient characters on the Yunkong Temple bear witness to the long history. Under the reflection of the setting sun, they appear even more ancient and simple.
The temple was filled with the smoke of incense, and even at this time, there were still many pilgrims coming from all over the place.
Dashu and the others fell silent unconsciously as they looked at the temple filled with the aroma of incense and the tall Buddha statue on the main hall, with its solemn appearance overlooking all living beings.
Zhou Guo burned incense and, under the guidance of the little monk, met the temple's highly respected monk, Master Hui Jing.
The master had a kind face. Seeing her coming, he said gently, "Amitabha, donor Zhou is here. Please take a seat."
Zhou Guo sat down as he was told. "Master, how are you these days?"
The master smiled and said, "I am a monk, so I don't care about good or bad. I see that Benefactor Zhou is a little tired."
Zhou Guo smiled.
The master was not young at all, and she could see him every time she came. The first time she came, she happened to see the master talking about Zen to his disciples in the main hall, so she sat down and listened to him.
After the lesson was over, the master looked at her first and said with a smile, "Amitabha, you are a predestined person of Buddha. Please move to the backyard and sit for a while."
This is how Zhou Guo got to know the master.
In the few times she came, she was able to meet the master every time and they would sit together for most of the day. The young monks in the temple all said that very few people could be so valued by the master.
It is said that Zhou Guo really has a connection with Buddhism.
After eating the vegetarian meal, she chatted with the master for more than an hour before getting up to say goodbye.
He got up before dawn the next day, practiced his exercises, and sat in meditation on a big rock on the hill behind the temple.
Watching the sun rising from the top of the mountain little by little, the foggy mountains were filled with thousands of golden rays of light, and after a moment, the earth was bright again.
She narrowed her eyes, took a few deep breaths, and closed her eyes again.
The vegetarian food on the mountain was delicious. She ate it and listened to the Zen meditation together. After staying on the mountain for three days, most of the restlessness in her heart was gone.
Then he went down the mountain carrying the golden Buddha statue and sandalwood bracelet that had been blessed by a master.
Before leaving, she donated three thousand taels of silver to the temple.
The abbot of the temple respectfully saw them off the mountain.
Dashu was shocked to find that staying here for a few days would cost three thousand taels, even if one stayed in the most expensive restaurant in the world for a year.
This Buddhist temple is so precious!
Zhou Guo looked back at this ancient and quiet temple. It was located on the top of the mountain, standing here, unchanged for thousands of years, overlooking the land.
He turned around and went down the mountain carrying the Buddha statue.
She finally brought up the Buddha statue.
Out of respect for Buddha, she rushed home with her things as soon as she came down the mountain.
It was afternoon when I got home.
Li hadn't left the house yet, and everyone was at home except for a few people who were at school and Zhou Gu.
When he saw her coming back, he was startled, "Why are you back at this time?"
"What happened?"
Zhou Guo said: "It's okay, it's okay, I just wanted to come back and take a look."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, mainly because once she went out, everyone expected that she would not be back for several months, and would not return home until the spring planting season was over. Unexpectedly, she returned before the spring planting season was over.
Li said, "You came back just in time. We just finished our meal not long ago. I'll ask the kitchen to make it for you."
Wu Ya stood up and said, "I'll go, Second Aunt, I'll go, I know what Guoguo likes to eat."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Wu Ya smiled and left.
The old man looked at the big box she was holding, and was very curious, "What good stuff is in it?"
Zhou Guo placed the box on the table and opened the cloth outside, revealing the box inside. It was just an ordinary black lacquered wooden box without any carvings. It looked a bit old and ordinary people would not look down on it.
Li smiled and asked, "What's this food?"
Knowing her personality, she pursues exquisiteness from the inside out when it comes to good things. When she gives jewelry to others, even the jewelry box must be beautiful.
Zhou Guo said nothing, unbuttoned it with a click, opened the lid, and unwrapped the layers of cloth inside...
Everyone was stunned when they saw what was revealed!
Even Xiaohua opened her mouth wide.
Wu Ya, who came back from the kitchen, was even more stunned, her eyes wide open.