After listening to the heavy rain, the drizzle is still falling.
A group of eighteen people and four carriages were driving on a somewhat dilapidated country road. One carriage contained the necessary things for their trip. They said they were traveling, but in fact it was almost the same as going out for fun, and they had quite a complete set of things.
Chen Mo and Old Man Song were sitting in the same carriage in front of the carriage, driving the carriage. In their carriage there were five women, including Jiang Nu, sitting doing what they liked.
In the slightly swaying carriage, these beauty-loving women seemed to have discovered a new world. Jiang Nu was holding an eyebrow pencil and gently sketching Xia Feixu's eyebrows, while the other three were looking at her with envy.
Originally, there were really only two people in this carriage, Jiang Nu and Xia Feixu. None of those women seemed to like staying with this woman named Chen Nu. However, Xia Feixu came to accompany Jiang Nu under the secret influence of Old Man Song.
recalcitrant.
It's not that Xia Feixu doesn't like this Chen Nu, it's just that those sisters are not here, and she is embarrassed to be out of the crowd, so she can accept Song Huaijiang's instructions calmly.
At first, the two of them just chatted wordlessly. It was Xia Feixu who started the conversation, and Jiang Nu simply agreed. The atmosphere was a bit awkward.
And in this awkward atmosphere, the carriage jolted, shaking out the things hidden in the corners of the carriage. Originally, this carriage and the other carriage were exclusive spaces for these girls, so the things hidden were also for women.
What a coincidence that the child's belongings belonged to the carriage shared by Xia Feixu and another woman, and the belongings also happened to belong to Xia Feixu.
Xia Feixu shyly hid the things haphazardly, as if she was afraid that Jiang Nu would see it, but he had already seen it.
"Sister Xia, you will damage those things if you collect them like this." Jiang Nu was younger than Xia Feixu, so he called her like this.
Jiang Nu stepped forward to help Xia Feixu rearrange things that could make a woman beautiful.
Seeing Jiang Nu's cautious look, Xia Feixu asked, "Sister Chen Nu, do you know these things?"
Jiang Nu nodded and was about to put the rewrapped things back into place. At this time, Xia Feixu reached out to stop her and said with some embarrassment: "Sister Chen Nu, why don't you draw one and show it to me?"
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Jiang Nu wanted to refuse, but looking at her expectant eyes, he was too embarrassed to refuse.
"Just draw one. My senior sisters all look weird when they draw it. I want to see how my sister does."
The two women became familiar with each other for a simple reason.
Jiang Nu knows these things very well. Her every stroke is natural, and there is no hesitation or sloppiness in every movement. Every time she completes a movement, she can see obvious changes, which makes Xia Fei, who is holding a bronze mirror at the side,
Xu was stunned.
Jiang Nu didn't add too much embellishment, just a touch of makeup, and she had already undergone earth-shaking changes.
"Is it okay?" After Jiang Nu put on her makeup, she looked at Xia Feixu solemnly. At this moment, she felt like she had returned to that home again. Although it was only for a moment, she still missed it very much.
"Oh my god, you've completely changed." Xia Feixu exclaimed in a low voice. "Sister, who did you learn this makeup skill from? It's so amazing."
Jiang Nu, who was already pretty, became even more stunning after putting on makeup.
"My mother taught me this when I was young."
"Sister Chen Nu, can you teach me?" Xia Feixu came closer and grabbed Jiang Nu's arm while looking at her exquisite face.
Jiang Nu nodded without hesitation. These people were his benefactors and there was no reason to refuse their request.
"Wait until I wipe the stuff off my face."
"No, this is so beautiful."
"My brother said that this is not good and will cause trouble." Chen Mo never said this. She was just looking for a reason. The situation at this time really shouldn't be too conspicuous.
"Oh oh oh." Xia Feixu suddenly realized. She even guessed that maybe it was because of her beauty that she was killed. "Sister, let's do it first. I'll call my senior sisters over."
"good."
That's why the carriages are a bit crowded now.
Outside the carriage, Chen Mo asked about something about Daotu Temple. This was what he wanted to know most. He had only heard a few words before, and his master had also mentioned that he should go there to see it, and the reason was somewhat confusing to Chen Mo.
Mo was too embarrassed to say anything: "Boy, the little nuns there are still okay. If you don't go and see them, you're in vain."
"Dao Tu Temple, a place with various precepts has such a murderous name, little brother Chen Mo, do you think it's strange?"
"It's just a name." Chen Mo said calmly.
"It seems that you don't know much about Buddhism. Those Buddhist monks advocate not killing, but they gave me this name. It's unique, but the name still has some origins."
Through simple contact, Song Huaijiang roughly figured out Chen Mo's temperament and knew how to talk to him. He continued: "You must know that before the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism did not have the status it has now. In today's terms, it is not popular.
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"Does Chen Mo know about the Tang Dynasty?"
Chen Mo nodded: "The root cause of the current war is the collapse of that dynasty."
"I wasn't even born when the Tang Dynasty fell. There's nothing much to say about this. It's all just gossip." Song Huaijiang waved his hand and continued the topic.
"What we are going to talk about is why Buddhism suddenly emerged. This is all related to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. It is said that when the Tang Dynasty unified the world, Buddhism was very helpful. At that time, a group of monks picked up swords and fought with
The first generation of Tang kings conquered various countries and played a very important role. Therefore, after the Tang kings unified the world, the status of monks was directly comparable to that of Confucianism and Taoism. After Taoism and Confucianism, they became the third great master."
"At that time, temples in the Tang Dynasty were built like mushrooms after a rain, and the incense was extremely prosperous. At that time, the monks who helped the Tang Dynasty found the country also put down their butcher knives and retired to the mountains and forests."
"In order to repay their kindness, the king of Tang built a temple in Liumi Mountain, which is today's Daotu Temple."
"There is a saying in Buddhism: lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately. I was wondering if this saying became popular at that time."
Chen Mo listened to the origin of Dao Tu Temple. Although he was not very interested, it sounded quite interesting. Just like when he was with Yan Yu before, he listened to the stories she told, but Yan Yu told them more vividly.
Much more.
"The Daotu Temple became famous because of this and became a holy place for Buddhism. Even if the Tang Dynasty perished, the Daotu Temple is still there and its status has not changed."
"Since they helped to found the Tang Dynasty, why didn't they help when the Tang Dynasty fell?" Chen Mo asked curiously.
"Little brother, you have misunderstood. Buddhism did contribute to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, but it is not the only one. There are many reasons that I can't explain. Just like when we eat a tasteless dish, the taste is not the same.
It depends on a certain condiment."
"The demise of the Tang Dynasty cannot be reversed by the Buddhists alone. Do you understand?"
Chen Mo nodded.
"Little brother, do you also want to visit Daotu Temple?" Song Huaijiang asked, if so they could drop by.
"I will go later."
"That's okay, maybe we will meet again there."
"Maybe."
"By the way, how far is Daotu Temple from here?" Chen Mo added. He only knew the approximate direction, but not the specific location. The map he got from the Jinyi envoy did not exist and was only a local map.
"Little brother, you really don't know anything. Haven't your family members or the people who teach you martial arts told you?" Song Huaijiang said with a smile. "Is it just for you to practice martial arts non-stop?"
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"Daotu Temple is on the northeastern border of Yuzhou. It's not far from here. If you want to go then, you can start from Chaoyang City and head north. You'll be there in a few days."
"So close!" Chen Mo sighed, and it turned out that the place he wanted to go was very close at hand.
Seeing him like that, Song Huaijiang wanted to laugh even more: He was really innocent.
While the two were chatting, there was a lot of movement in the carriage. The men on horseback outside couldn't help but get in to see what was going on.
After a while, the women emerged from the station one by one, pretending to reveal themselves inadvertently in front of the men, which immediately made the men stunned.
"That was senior sister just now?"
"It seems so."
"Really Junior Sister?"
"Were they so good-looking before?"
Everyone looked in disbelief.
In another car, three women looked out from the gap in the car window and whispered.
"How about it?"
"They look so funny, they have such lewd expressions."
"Chen Nu is really awesome."
"You didn't look at Senior Brother Jing who was driving the car. His eyes were filled with tears."
"Yes, yes."
At this moment, a person broke into their carriage, and it was their senior sister Jiang Yiyan.
"What are you..." Jiang Yiyan looked at the three people who had changed a lot and felt a little confused.
"Senior sister, do you look good?"
Jiang Yiyan nodded dully: "Feixu did it for you?"
Jiang Yiyan knew that Xia Feixu secretly bought some rouge gouache when she was in a small town before, and tried to use it, but the effect was not very good.
"No, no, Chen Nu got it for us. Senior sister, do you want me to get one for you? The rouge and gouache in her hand are the same thing but not the same thing."
"I'm not going." Jiang Yiyan said with a straight face.
"That's such a pity. If senior sister doesn't go, we will go back. Now Chen Nu is teaching Feixu how to use these things. We don't want to miss it. We just come out and take a look."
"Sister, you really don't want to go?"
"Not going."
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"Hey, hey, hey, you guys are running around one by one, and the carriage is falling apart because of you." Song Huaijiang, who was driving the car, said angrily. "Jiang Yiyan, you are really, as a senior sister, you don't even say anything, just follow.
They're messing around."
Suddenly, the carriage became lively again. The original five people became six. The two horses pulling the carriage were under pressure that they should not have to bear.