The little monk returns to the vulgar

Chapter 52 Xiaoqian Visits

Daoran and Nie Xiaoqian can't be said to be strangers, but they haven't chatted a few words.

In the past, when they met, Nie Zhengyan was usually by his side. This seemed to be the first time that such a lonely man and widow met in the dead of night.

When we met again, although Nie Xiaoqian was still pretty, there was more sadness on her face.I don't know if it's preconceived or not, Daoran thinks that this slightly sad Nie Xiaoqian is much more beautiful than before.

"It's really a crime to disturb the monk's rest by visiting late at night." Nie Xiaoqian said apologetically.

Dao Ran was not an innocent boy in his previous life, but he was also a principled person.

If you love me, I would rather go with my kidneys than my heart, I will definitely not refuse this kind of thing.But Nie Xiaoqian is a lady of the family, who would die if she ruined her reputation, so Daoran didn't let Nie Xiaoqian into the house, and the two sat down and chatted in the small courtyard in front of the meditation room.

In this way, even if someone saw it, Daoran could confidently say that he acted aboveboard and was innocent with Nie Xiaoqian.

The moonlight scattered, covering the two of them with a layer of silvery brilliance.

Nie Xiaoqian was in a disturbed mood, she glanced at Daoran quietly, and couldn't help but blushed.No matter how many times I have seen him, this little monk still looks so good-looking.

Unfortunately, he is a monk.

Thinking of this, Nie Xiaoqian felt even more sad. After meeting Daoran, she felt that all the men in the world were just like this, and she really didn't know how to marry in this life.

"Miss Nie, I don't know what's the use of finding a monk?" Daoran asked.

Nie Xiaoqian came back to her senses, and said a little embarrassedly: "It's really helpless to disturb me late at night. The little girl has an unfeeling request. I want to ask the Daoran monk to teach me Bodhi and clear my heart."

"Oh, why do you suddenly have such an idea?" Dao Ran asked strangely.

Nie Xiaoqian sighed softly, and explained: "The little girl just wants to share her father's worries."

Following Nie Xiaoqian's narration, Daoran quickly understood what happened.

After the law conference, Lingyin Temple was basically abolished, and the sufferers lined up to demand justice. Nie Zhengyan was already a little bit burnt out just busy with this matter.The main reason is that there are too many sufferers, and it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false of the experiences they said were deceived.

It is not an ordinary difficulty to uphold justice for the sufferer and prevent others from taking advantage of troubled waters.

But if it's just this kind of thing, Nie Zhengyan can handle it well. He hasn't been a Beijing official for so many years. Give him some time and he can definitely solve it.

Just at this time, the imperial court issued an imperial decree that the snake tax in Hangzhou City will be increased by [-]% this year.

Snake tax is a rule made by the national teacher. Turning in poisonous snakes can be deducted from taxes, and even can be deducted from corvee.So over the years, many people stopped farming and went to catch snakes, resulting in a large reduction in food production, and a shortage of food began to appear.

The city of Hangzhou was originally rich and well-stocked, so it didn't have much impact for the time being.

But the snake tax suddenly increased by [-]%, and the poisonous snakes prepared by the previous magistrate Wei Tao were far from enough.

Nie Zhengyan understood that this was the national teacher's revenge against him. If the snake tax could not be paid in time, the consequences would be very serious.

Although he knew it was an unreasonable order, Nie Zhengyan had no other choice but to suppress the imperial edict.So Nie Zhengyan could only deal with the troubles of Lingyin Temple, and at the same time ordered the government servants to go to various places in Hangzhou City to urge the people to catch snakes and pay taxes.

Although in this day and age, snakes, insects, rats and ants are very common, you don't need to go out of the city, just find a small forest to drill, and you may catch two.

But the [-]% snake tax is really too big. If you want to collect it in a short time, you have to go out of the city and go into the deep mountains and old forests to catch snakes, otherwise it will not be enough.

This naturally caused complaints from the common people. You must know that this is an ancient time when walking ten miles away could be life-threatening. If you leave the city and enter the wilderness, any wild wolf can be fatal, let alone hunting snakes, which is even more risky.

In just a few days, nearly a hundred people were killed and injured by poisonous snakes, and the medical clinics in Hangzhou City could hardly hold them.

In this case, the people's resentment towards the government is growing.

Nie Xiaoqian saw that her father was having trouble sleeping and eating because of these things, so she naturally wanted to share his father's worries.But what can she do as a weak woman, after much deliberation, she only thinks of going to the hospital to help take care of the common people.

It's just that Nie Xiaoqian is an ordinary person, even if she really helps, how many can she help?The effect is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket, hardly any use.

However, when treating the people, Nie Xiaoqian heard them say more than once: "It would be great if the holy monk continued to play the piano."

Daoran's piano sound can heal wounds and diseases, and it is also effective against snake venom.

However, since Daoran chose not to play the piano, Nie Xiaoqian believed that there must be a reason for it, so she never thought about asking Daoran to continue to use the qin music to heal the people, but hoped that she could learn this qin music by herself and heal the people herself.

"Amitabha, Miss Nie has a compassionate heart." Dao Ran said with admiration.

Coming from a wealthy family and caring about the life and death of ordinary people, he is considered a rare good person in this age.

"The holy monk is willing to teach me?" Miss Nie asked in surprise.

"It's just a qin melody, so it's okay to teach it to you. However, with Miss Nie's qin art, after listening to it so many times, you have actually learned it?" Daoran asked back.

Nie Xiaoqian said helplessly: "Perhaps it's because the little girl is stupid. Although she remembers the piano music clearly, the sound she plays doesn't have any effect."

Dao Ran thought to himself, isn't this a matter of course? The key to Bodhi Qingxin Song is to integrate Buddhist mana into the sound of the piano, so that it can cure all diseases.Nie Xiaoqian is an ordinary person, how can she learn it well?

Daoran would like to teach, but he himself embarked on the road of cultivation only through Fa Hai's transmission of the Dharma, and there is still a long way to go before accepting disciples.He couldn't imitate Fahai, who used huge mana power to forcefully empower Nie Xiaoqian to take the first step of cultivation.

After carefully explaining it to Nie Xiaoqian, Nie Xiaoqian said sadly: "So it turns out that the Buddhist supernatural powers are really extraordinary, and it's just the little girl's wishful thinking."

Daoran comforted and said: "Miss Nie, don't worry about it. You can't force the matter of cultivation. Maybe it's just that your chance hasn't come yet."

"It doesn't matter if you can practice or not, but in this way, the little girl won't be able to help her father. She is really ashamed." Nie Xiaoqian said.

"In this case, let the little monk deal with the snake tax." Daoran said to Nie Xiaoqian.

"Holy Monk, are you going to start the Duanqiaoqin meeting again?" Nie Xiaoqian said in surprise.

"No, no, if you play the qin on the broken bridge, how many people who were poisoned outside the city can survive to come back? The monk wants to go with the people who catch snakes. When they are accidentally bitten by poisonous snakes, they can Treat them in time." Dao Ran said very seriously.

Nie Xiaoqian showed a surprised expression, and asked suspiciously: "But, catching snakes is killing."

Because of this reason, Nie Xiaoqian never thought of asking Daoran to escort the common people.In Nie Xiaoqian's view, Daoran is a virtuous and eminent monk, and asking him to help catch snakes is simply too difficult for others, but Daoran would take the initiative to propose it.

Daoran clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha, I know that catching snakes is killing, but if I don't catch snakes, the people will not pay taxes and beheaded. I am not a Buddha, and I don't have the power to save both sides at the same time. Since the people have already started killing snakes , the little monk can only choose to save the people, otherwise the snake that was hunted and killed before would have died in vain?

"If you are guilty, I will take all this boundless murder on me."

[Pursuing fame and reputation, violating the precept of lying. 】

[Your monk talent is activated, your calligraphy +1. 】

This is a lie, but Dao Ran's expression has no flaws, nothing but familiarity.

After hearing these words, Nie Xiaoqian vaguely felt that something was wrong, but this little doubt was quickly overshadowed by emotion.

As expected of a holy monk, he is really different from other monks.Perhaps this is against the Buddhist precepts, but in Nie Xiaoqian's view, Master Daoran who puts human life above snake life is more worthy of respect, much better than those monks who robbed the butcher's dog and released it.

(End of this chapter)