I Was an Abbot in Ancient Times

Chapter 16:

Their first stop for alms was not Wushui Village or Shangshui Village, but Luoshui Village.

The road down Lingwu Mountain is still fun and interesting. After walking far, the scenery on the road gradually turns into weeds and barren slopes. If you are not tired, you will feel a little regretful.

"Brother Buse..." Bulei drew out his voice, trying to be coquettish.

He had a wonderful plan in his heart, just find a nearby village at the bottom of the mountain for alms, and the abbot would not know anyway.

"Hurry up, or you will have to walk at night." Bu Se Rare used a firm and serious tone.

Don't get tired and look at him, then look at Buer, two stubborn eyes...

Luckily, I can't be lazy, and my pace becomes faster without being tired and procrastinating. After all, I don't want to walk at night.

Buer had a predestined relationship with the old abbot before going down the mountain, and he knew the hardships of the long journey.

It was the first time he went down the mountain with his brothers for alms, and he was looking forward to it.

Bu Se is mindful of the goal of begging for money. In the past, according to his speed, he has already ridden the dust and left two or three miles away.

Now it's just accommodating the two juniors.

To Luoshui Village, you have to pass through a swamp and a cemetery.

The swamp is rich in water and grass, and there are many water hyacinths growing, and the water hyacinths bloom in clusters of beautiful water hyacinths.

It's the first time I see this kind of flower.

The lavender petals seem to have blue eyes in the middle.

He stood on the ridge and reached out, trying to pick off the water hyacinth growing on the edge of the swamp.

Sudden-

He seems to have spotted something rushing across the water!

Not tired and startled, almost fell into it.

A hand reached out from behind, grabbed his collar, and dragged him back to safety.

Not tired, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He glanced gratefully at the back of the Bushi brother, and hurriedly followed closely.

Ever since passing through the swamp with hydrangeas in full bloom, Buti has been flustered all the time.

I always feel as if something is following up behind me, following them all the way, watching them...

Not tired but scared but also embarrassed to say it, afraid that the senior brother would make a joke, so he could only follow closely.

Seeing that he was silent, he didn't try to pretend that he was going to rest, and he just thought that he was tired and wanted to hurry to the destination.

After passing through the patches of soil and seeing the thatched cottages, the feeling of being peeped finally disappeared.

Bulei heaved a sigh of relief, and stood outside the door of a family to greet each other.

Compared with the other neighboring villages, Luoshui Village is the poorest and backward.

There are relatively few brick and tile houses, and most of them are mud embryo houses and thatched houses.

The owner of this household lives in a thatched cottage, and he is laying new thatch on the roof.

Suddenly, a monster wind suddenly rose from the ground, sweeping the thatch that the owner's house had not had time to suppress into the air.

The master exclaimed and shouted, and the children and old people all set out to pick up thatch that was scattered everywhere.

Neither sex, nor tiredness, took the initiative to help pick up the thatch that fell to the bank of the river.

Seeing that most of the thatch had been picked up, the master thanked him again and again. He spread the thatch again and pressed it down with stones. Then he came down from the ladder and invited the three of them into the house for tea.

"Is it difficult in the village?" Bulei next to him asked curiously, because his previous education made him more sensitive and precocious than ordinary children to care about the people's life issues.

I just saw them getting angry because of some thatch, and I felt that the village might not have enough to eat.

But the master seemed to be able to see through the little man's mind, and said with a smile:

"It's much better than before, and now I can have enough food."

"It's just that the house will only be a thatched cottage for a while, and the poor are used to thrift. As long as it is useful, I don't want to throw away a little thatch."

"A few days ago, because of the construction of the temple on the mountain, I worked as a porter for two months, and I have already saved the money for building a brick house!"

"I heard that the Daxiong Palace will be built in a few days, and all the materials will need to be carried up the mountain by hand, so that we can save money at that time."

"We are connected to the river here, and we are close to Fucheng. Life is much better!"

After chatting for a while, the master suddenly mentioned a strange thing.

"This month, I don't know what beast came down from the mountain, and the poultry of several households in the village were killed." The owner said while putting the rags and stones he wanted for alms into his back basket.

Not tired after listening, my little heart beat hard again. His face turned pale, and he thought of a very terrible idea.

He couldn't help but tugged on Fuji's sleeves tightly to gain a sense of security.

Come out of the village and walk on a dense forest trail.

Buse turned out the roasted sweet potatoes and distributed them to Buer Buti. After eating the sweet and glutinous sweet potatoes, the three of them walked a whole morning at a much lighter pace, and Bulei let go of his inner vigilance and anxiety.

Buer learned to weave grasshoppers from the old abbot before.

When I saw the lush flowers and plants on both sides of the road, I casually made a grasshopper to keep me from getting tired.

Not tired and very happy, the wind in the forest was blowing, and the insects were singing long and loudly in the grass on both sides.

Suddenly he heard a strange, small sound.

Grab the hand next to him.

"Master, senior brother, did you hear any sound?"

No doubt, listen attentively.

It seems... there is some sound.

The two looked at the grass not far away, and saw an unknown creature rushing through the grass and rushing towards them accompanied by rustling!

"Senior Brother Bu Sei!" The two shouted in unison and hugged each other tightly.

Buse, who was walking in front, immediately rushed to their side, ready to fight.

The unknown creature hidden under the grass is getting faster and closer... Finally at the end of the grass,

Jump up and pounce on them!

"Wow!"

Buti sat paralyzed on the ground with Fuji in his arms, and let out a long breath.

Xiaomi stuck out her tongue innocently and blinked her wet black eyes.

"When did Xiaomi catch up!" Fuji's eyes widened in surprise, but none of the three of them noticed.

Not tired, he picked it up and took two handfuls to vent.

Although he still had some doubts in his heart, Xiaomi's appearance finally made him feel a lot more at ease.

After a frightening oolong episode, the three arrived at the forest farm.

The forest farm is in the center of the dense forest, and there are many wooden stakes on the ground, all of which were left by the previous felling.

A lot of cut wood was piled up in the open space next to it, and several wooden sheds were built. Under the wooden sheds was a space for workers to rest or stack wood that could not be exposed to moisture.

At this time, the workers happened to be taking a break for lunch.

Buer sat next to them, took out the dry food he had brought, and exchanged them with vegetable dumplings and dry biscuits.

The workers refused to change at first, unwilling to take advantage of the young monks, they insisted with a smile on their faces, and then they refused because they would use Joe to lose face, so they changed.

Chat while eating.

"Hey, little monks, you came down from Qingquan Temple in Lingwu Mountain!" A worker said very confidently.

"It just so happens that we have a batch of wood that we want to send to you!"

"Yes!" The others also said.

"That's not right! They say they want to build the Drum Tower and the Daxiong Palace, right?"

He nodded without a smile.

They started chatting all over the world, talking about where to send this batch of wood today, where to send that batch of wood tomorrow, what to do with that batch of wood, what to do with that batch of wood, and what to ship to the wharf, and sent to Fucheng by cargo ship to build houses and make furniture...

After the chat, the meal was just finished, and we continued to pick up tools and work.

Not too tired, but listening to their chat, I realized that the wood materials in this forest farm have to be used in so many places, and have to be transported to such a long distance.

Before finally leaving, Buse asked them for a piece or two of wood, and the workers gave it generously with a smile.

The next destination is the estate.

I heard from some nearby farmers that this manor was a dowry for a lady from a wealthy family in Fucheng.

Bamboo pavilions were built in the manor, and many fruit trees, flowers and plants were planted, as well as a pond.

He went to knock on the door, and a woman came out in response.

She wore her head neatly, pinned a silver hairpin, and wore a blue-dyed cloth dress. After opening the door, she looked up and down at the three of them.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to chase away people, a young woman's voice came from behind.

"Nurse Cen, let the guests in."

Nurse Cen's complexion changed, she responded reluctantly, and led the three of them into the door.

Entering the door and passing through the yard is a lobby, in which sits a 28-year-old woman with a peachy face.

As soon as she opened her mouth, the three of them knew that this was the woman who had just called out at the door to let them in.

"Where did the masters come from? Why?"

"The poor monk is a monk with the clear spring of Lingwu Mountain. He entrusted his master to ask for alms for alms and practice. He passed by here and chattered brazenly."

When the woman heard the word Qingquan Temple, her eyes flickered and her eyelids lowered.

Qingquan Temple.

This is the Huguo Temple in the future, and the abbot will be a well-known Great Master in the future.

In this short period of time, that Nanny Cen had already brought up a basket of food.

The young woman let out a melodious laugh like a silver bell, and said:

"Nurse Cen, the three little masters don't care about your little food, hurry up and pick some fresh peaches, take an earthen pot, and give them my bag of fresh flower seeds!"

Nurse Cen twitched her face a few more times, and said reluctantly: "Oh my Miss Seventh, the monk didn't even mention it, so you know it again!?"

The one who returned the seeds in the earthen jar, she thought that Miss Qi was taking the opportunity to get revenge.

Seventh Miss smiled happily again: "I just know, if you don't believe me, you can ask the three little masters?"

Buse took the initiative to answer: "Miss is smart, that's what the poor monks are asking for alms."

Nurse Cen's face twisted again, and she turned around and walked down the hall, crying out unwillingly for her.

Seventh Miss is proud, one of the favorite hobbies of the National Teacher is to send monks down the mountain for alms and experience.

And each almsgiving will give a designated location and designated alms items, and he knows the products of each place well.

People praised him for his great wisdom, and his every move had a unique Zen mechanism.

On the way back, I was not tired and sighed with Buer. I went to three different places, all of which were different, with different food, different clothing and different living conditions, and different things I got from alms.

The abbot asked them to go down the mountain for alms, and the purpose is to let them increase their knowledge, get exercise and grow.

However, the truth is—

Lin Zhao needs props to unlock high-level decorations.

Do you know the mood of a person who likes to collect full illustrations when playing games, and sees the state of waiting to be unlocked?

After the unlocked item was obtained, Lin Zhao bought it again and upgraded the decoration of the Palace of Heavenly Kings by another leval.

First of all, the Buddha statues are all replaced with colorful paint.

The lotus base of Maitreya Buddha has turned green, the petals are outlined in golden patterns, the clothes are reddish orange, the edges are golden, and the bead strings are also golden. Compared with the smooth but rigid stone carvings, they become more lifelike.

The four heavenly kings are also all replaced with colored paint.

Red face, blue face, black face, green face, armor sash, majestic, dignified, very vivid.

The second is the altar, futon, and potted plants.

The pottery pot of light lotus at the door was replaced by the red lotus in the blue porcelain inlaid with platinum patterns on the celestial sphere bottle.

The pottery water lilies on both sides of Maitreya Buddha are replaced by pink water lilies in celadon thick and tall bottles, which are tall and complement the Buddha statue.

The simple soft futon is replaced by an apricot yellow futon with eight treasures and Buddha patterns.

The altar table was replaced with mahogany Buddhist niches with Ruyi patterns, gilded lotus petal lamps, and high-rise longan offerings.

The candlesticks were replaced with larger gold-plated candlesticks, and with larger candles, the light was brighter.

The mahogany fence around the Four Heavenly Kings was also replaced with lacquered gold, which looks very high-grade and matches the painted Buddha statues better.

Then there are the windows, which are replaced with movable double-sided sashes, which are in the shape of diamond lattices.

Finally, the ground wall.

The bluestone floor is replaced by a solid wooden floor, which is smooth and translucent and can be stepped on with bare feet.

The stucco wall is rebuilt with wood-panelled walls, reinforced supports, mortise and tenon structure, and prismatic beams at the corners and at every interval to support the top of the wall.

After all the decoration is completed, and then enter the Temple of Heavenly Kings, you will already have the majestic style of a centuries-old temple, which makes people feel as if they are really in front of the Buddha, and can't help feeling awe.

When the pilgrims stepped in again, they all praised Lin Zhao for his good aesthetics and vision.

"Abbot, you are really capable!"

"This cultivation is really magnificent! The abbot is amazing!"

"I am looking forward to the day when the abbot builds the entire temple!"

The students heard about it, came in and took a look, and felt shocked.

Standing in the middle, being stared majestically by the lifelike four heavenly kings on both sides, all distracting thoughts were put away in my heart at once.

Then look at Maitreya's benevolent brows and kind eyes, and the smiling expression at the corner of his mouth is particularly vivid.

The biggest difference between stone carvings and colored paints is that stone carvings look like dead objects, while colored paints look like alive.

Xu Shi was stimulated by the extremely efficient AI engineering team, and the nearby Drum Tower was soon built.

On the day of completion, in addition to presenting cabbage and radishes, Lin Zhao treated them to a sumptuous vegetarian meal.

The Drum Tower, like the Bell Tower, is not particularly magnificent. It is just a relatively simple two-story pavilion with no extra decorations except for the corner cornices.

There is nothing placed on the first floor for the time being, and drums are placed on the second floor.

It is ventilated on all sides, only the fence railing.

The drum is placed right in the middle.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying of "the bell on the left and the drum on the right". The temple beats the drum in the morning and evening, corresponding to the sound of the bell.

In the morning, the bell is struck first, then the drum, and in the evening, the drum is struck first, and then the bell is struck. This is the "morning bell and evening drum".

Like the bell tower, it will be sounded for pujas, monks and laymen, and other grand ceremonies and important occasions, with bells and drums ringing together.

As usual, Lin Zhao first assigned a monk to be on duty.

When the duty is over, the system prompt will sound.

【叮咚—】

[System: Monk Buse Drum Tower is on duty.

Congratulations on completing the daily task [Drum Tower on Duty].

Non-color charm +1, get Buddhist bead string x1. 】

It seems that the Drum Tower is on duty to add charm points, so what is this reddish-brown string of Buddhist beads added to?

Lin Zhao directly presented it to Buse, and found that his comprehension was increased by 1 point.

Lin Zhao nodded clearly, then clicked on Temple Construction, and received the reward after the completed Drum Tower construction.

Swipe down, and the building to be unlocked below is the Zhaitang.

His heart moved, this is indeed very urgent.

There are more and more lay Buddhists staying overnight and pilgrims eating vegetarian food, which is always inconvenient.