Chapter 253: Meeting the Good Sisters in the Temple
Tianyou Temple is popular all year round. Not only are there many pilgrims in the temple, but there are also many courtyard rooms and other rooms specially prepared for wealthy families to rest. As long as you say hello in advance, you will definitely get a seat.
Since Lin Zhu promised Wang Qingyan and Dong Yuzhen to meet incense on the 15th, he made preparations the night before and set off early in the morning.
It was a very cool morning in June. Lin Zhu was riding in a carriage, followed by Qian Xueyan and Minglu. Feng Yuanbo was driving the carriage in front, and they headed towards Tianyou Temple for four years.
"Girl, have you been there before?" Minglu was a little excited. It was her first time to go to incense and it was very novel.
"No, it's also my first time to go to a temple." Lin Zhu shook her head. Although she had never been to a temple in her two lives, she had seen it on TV before. It was just to show more sincerity and add more incense. Of course
You need to kowtow a little more. Although it takes some physical effort, people say that there is a god when you hold your head three feet high. Even if you don't believe it, you still have to show some piety.
"Girl, don't be nervous. Just find a Zhike monk to take you with you." As a veteran, Qian Xuehui has been to temples many times before. For her, offering incense in temples is completely familiar.
"Yeah." Lin Zhu nodded. She didn't show the same excitement as Ming Lu about going to incense for the first time. This might have caused Qian Xuehui to misunderstand that she was nervous, but she didn't explain too much.
Because he left early, there were very few people on the way to Tianyou Temple, so Lin Zhu could open the curtain and take a look at the scenery outside the carriage.
There are no mountains to the west of the capital, so Tianyou Temple was built on a large piece of flat land. It occupies a very wide area and is worthy of the name Shengyuan No. 1 Temple.
Tianyou Temple does not have very high and long steps, but there is a long passage. After the carriage arrives at the Tianyou Temple, it is first stored in a special area outside, and then walks into the mountain gate of Tianyou Temple.
After Lin Zhu got off the carriage, she stood in front of the passage. Visually, it was only a mile long. She suddenly felt a little funny. How could these ladies walk?
The long journey was really enough for them.
Carrying incense, candles, offerings, etc., Lin Zhu and his party walked towards the temple gate.
Although the passage is very long, it must be said that the design of Tianyou Temple is very clever and the road is very spacious. Two carriages can walk side by side, and tall trees are planted on both sides of the road, so it does not appear to be very empty.
The entire passage is made of stone slabs. It can be seen that a huge amount of manpower and material resources were spent on the original construction of this temple. The scenery on both sides is also very good, with rows of trees extending outward in sequence. They are long and lush, with six
Under the moonlight, the large squares on both sides of the road are full of greenery, making it very cool and refreshing at first glance.
"Look, you can go shopping here." Lin Zhu said, pointing to the square made of trees.
"Tianyou Temple has indeed taken great pains." Feng Yuanbo looked at the trees and nodded.
There are many famous mountain monks in the world. One of the meanings of this sentence is that most temples are built on mountains. Most famous temples are built on mountains.
Therefore, many temples adapt to local conditions. Most of the scenery is also based on mountains, but Tianyou Temple is located on a flat land, so trees and the like must be cultivated manually. In such a large place, there are many trees to plant.
It's admirable.
Lin Zhu and others walked into the mountain gate slowly. Because they arrived early, a Zhike monk and a young novice monk came forward to explain and guide them.
"Is this the first time for some of the donors to come?" Zhike Monk saw that Lin Zhu and the others were relatively unfamiliar with Tianyou Temple, so he asked this question.
"Yes," Lin Zhu nodded, "so I have to trouble Master to explain something." Under the leadership of Zhike Monk, Lin Zhu first bought the incense and added fifty taels of sesame oil money to the merit box, so Zhike Monk
He was also quite polite to their group.
"Donor, you're welcome, please go this way." Zhike Monk took Lin Zhu and others to worship the big-bellied Maitreya Buddha in the Heavenly King's Hall. Maitreya Buddha is Lin Zhu's favorite. She also wore a piece of jade around her neck in her previous life.
It was a carved Maitreya Buddha, so when she saw the Buddha, she happily added money for sesame oil.
Lin Zhu got up relatively early and walked for such a long time, so he asked Zhike Monk if there was a Zen room where he could rest.
There are only a limited number of meditation rooms for pilgrims to rest in Tianyou Temple. In addition, the Lin family and the Wang family have already booked most of the meditation rooms, and some people have also made reservations, so there are relatively few meditation rooms left. Fortunately, Lin Zhu arrived early
, plus she was relatively generous with her money, so Zhi Ke Seng also arranged a room for her.
After the monk Zhike made arrangements for Lin Zhu, it was getting late and he left to greet other pilgrims, but he still left a young novice behind to guide Lin Zhu and others.
Lin Zhu and others rested for a while in the Zen room. They all felt that since they were here, they should worship Buddha more and burn incense. So at the request of excited Qian Xuehui and Ming Lu, Lin Zhu followed them to the major Buddhas.
temple.
Finally, before Lin Zhu was about to fall down from exhaustion, Qian Xuehui and Ming Lu finished their worship. The two of them came to the place where lots were drawn to ask for fortune-telling with enthusiasm, "Girl, you can also come to draw lots." Ming Lu and Qian
Xuehui each drew a lot. Seeing how happy they were, it seemed that they both drew good fortunes.
"Just smoke it, I'll forget it." Lin Zhu didn't believe this. There were unforeseen variables in her fate, otherwise she wouldn't be like this.
Lin Zhu stood aside and smiled, watching the two of them happily listening to the monk's explanation of the fortunes. He also had a smile on his face.
But there were more and more people in the temple, and it was not easy for them to stand there all the time. Someone happened to come to draw lots from behind, so Lin Zhu and the others came out.
"Aunt Qian, seeing that you are so happy, what good lottery did you get?" Lin Zhu asked Qian Xuehui, looking at Qian Xuehui who was smiling from ear to ear.
"Haha, Master said that although I had some rough days in the past, with the help of noble people, my wishes will definitely come true." Qian Xuehui looked at Lin Zhu with a smile on her face. The meaning was very obvious, Lin Zhu was her noble person.
"Girl, me too, master said that my life is good because I am by your side." Minglu also looked at Lin Zhu with a grateful face.
Everyone who has been sold has some kind of hardship, some can tell it, and some can't. There is always a kind of uneasiness in the heart of the person who bought them back. After all, they are slaves and maids, and fate is the same.
Everything is in the hands of others.
Therefore, all the people who were bought back by Lin Zhu were very grateful to Lin Zhu. They had never been beaten or scolded, and the food and supplies were similar to those of ordinary people. The monthly money given was also quite large. In addition, Lin Zhu's matter
There are really relatively few people, and their lives are relatively simple, so except that they are not free persons, they are almost the same as ordinary people.
Lin Zhu interrupted the two of them who were constantly thinking of thanking her, and took them around the temple to see if they could run into Dong Yuzhen or Wang Qingyan.
Dong Yuzhen's father, Dong Jisheng, has already arrived in the capital, so it is not particularly easy for Lin Zhu to meet her. After all, Dong Jisheng still has grudges against Lin Zhu.
So Lin Zhu wanted to take this opportunity to catch up with Dong Yuzhen and talk about the current situation.
As they were walking, they saw a large group of people in front of them. They entered the Main Hall with great cheers. Lin Zhu had already paid his respects. Although he was curious about whose family had such a grand ostentation, he just stood outside and took a look.
Didn't come forward.
Suddenly, a familiar figure caught Lin Zhu's eyes. Among the colorful people, there was a figure wearing light green brocade, which was one of the purposes of her visit. That person was Dong Yuzhen.
Now that she saw it, Lin Zhu wanted to get closer to find a chance to say hello, and then the two of them would find a place to talk. But before she could step into the hall, she was stopped by a young novice monk.
"This benefactor, please come in later." The little novice monk saluted.
"Give me a reason." Lin Zhu looked directly at the little novice monk, making him a little uncomfortable.
"Well, this benefactor is telling me the truth. There are members of Shangshu Lin's family in front of them. Because there are so many people, I ask you to come in later." The little novice monk's words were considered calm, and he did not mean to look down on Lin Zhu and the others.
Lin Zhu nodded, took out a few silver coins from his purse, and stuffed them into the hands of the little novice monk, and then said, "There is Miss Dong Yuzhen in light blue clothes. She is my good friend. Please help me, little master."
Find a suitable opportunity and tell her I'm waiting for her in the west courtyard."
The young novice monk took the silver coin and said, "If the donor wants it, I can bring it to you, but will the young lady come over..." He looked a little embarrassed.
"Of course it has nothing to do with the little master." Lin Zhu understood the meaning of the little novice monk's words.
After Lin Zhu said goodbye to the little novice monk, he took Qian Xuehui and Minglu to the west courtyard.
The courtyard here seems to be specially prepared for pilgrims to watch. The flowers inside are blooming very beautifully, such as jade-like magnolias, lilacs with an alluring fragrance and the bright red crabapples. Lin Zhu feels that this time it is not straight.
Come and walk under these trees for free, the fragrant breeze makes you feel relaxed and happy.
On the other side, the little novice monk finally found a suitable opportunity and told Dong Yuzhen Lin Zhu's message. Dong Yuzhen, who had long been away from worshiping Buddha, was so surprised that she also handed the little novice monk a few silver coins as a thank you.
"Mom, sister Xiaozhu is here." Dong Yuzhen walked to Mrs. Lin's side and said quietly.
"Yes," Mrs. Lin was also very happy. "If you have a chance later, you can go see her."
"Thank you, mother." Dong Yuzhen took Mrs. Lin's hand and said coquettishly.
Mrs. Lin took her and followed the large group of people. Finally, when Mrs. Lin was a little tired from worshiping and asked the juniors to go to the temple, Mrs. Lin asked Mother Zhao next to her to take Dong Yuzhen and Shuitao
, went to look for Lin Zhu in the yard.
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