Da Suining

Chapter 174 The Girl's Laughter

The Water and Land Dharma at Huguo Temple will last for a long time.

Xiang Suining stood in the crowd and did not wait until Guo Kai.

Waiting is not the answer, you have to take the initiative to find it.

Otherwise, when he returned to the palace, it would be even more difficult to see him.

Xiangyan's route should be the closest route to meet Guo Kai by chance.

Xiang Suining withdrew from the Daxiong Hall, exited the main entrance with the plaque of "Huguo Temple", turned right from the position of the stone lion, and took a cup of tea to arrive at the Qiyue Hall. There is a corridor running through the entrance of the hall together. After passing the Qiyue Hall, you will arrive at the tombs of the abbots and monks of the past dynasties.After passing the arch of the tomb, there is the residence of the layman.

Because the monks were doing the water and land puja, there were no extra monks in the Qiyue Temple, only a ten-year-old monk in gray clothes, holding a broom and sweeping the fallen leaves in front of the hall.

In the abbot's cemetery, it was quiet at this time, and few people came.

The dwelling houses in the back are also people who devote themselves to cultivating Buddhism. After the morning fast meal, or to participate in the Water and Land Dharma Assembly, or to sit respectfully in their own room, holding a rosary , reciting Buddhist scriptures in his mouth.

Mingzhu trotted past those houses, almost looking at them one by one, and shook her head when she came back.

No.

After passing the layman's residence, there is a large vegetable field, where a variety of vegetables are grown. In spring, there are spinach, fresh bamboo shoots, and mushrooms can be picked. In summer, there are lettuce, coriander, and purslane. In autumn and winter, There are also cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and celery. The vegetable fields here are usually taken care of by laymen, so the fields are always clean without a single weed.In heavy snow days, a straw shed will be set up here, and it is very warm inside.The growth of vegetables is also good. When others can only eat stewed potatoes around the iron pot, the small celery in Huguo Temple is ready to be picked.

After this large vegetable field is the west wall of Huguo Temple.

Because the vegetable field is flat and well-maintained in a timely manner, it looks like a piece of colorful brocade quilt has been spread on the ground from a distance. As far as the eye can see, there is not even a person's figure up to the west wall.

Xiang Yan, such a living person, disappeared.

There is no Guo Cheng either.

Can only turn back.

Walking to the path of the cemetery, Xiang Suining stopped in his tracks.

The Yuhua Stone is very slippery at first, and this is the place where the monks must pass in and out of their residences. In addition, the monks must pass through here to pick vegetables, or carry wooden buckets to water and irrigate, so stepping on it makes the Yuhua Stone even more slippery. .

Xiang Suining looked down at the brocade shoes.

Mingzhu hurriedly stood still behind her: "What's the matter, girl? She slipped a bit? Walk on the Yuhua Stone, girl, you have to be careful."

"It didn't slip."

"Who is that girl?"

"Mingzhu, did you hear anything?"

"Sound?" Mingzhu looked up, she couldn't see anything outside the west wall, on top of the house where the laymen lived, on the ridge of the roof, there were a few sparrows, chirping and flapping their wings.

"Is the girl talking about the chirping of those sparrows?"

"It's not the sound of a bird."

"What's that sound?" Mingzhu looked around, and after passing the arch, the cemetery was a lonely place, because there was no one, so it seemed quiet, and the weeds grew very high on the tombs, some of the tombs The weeds even grew into a small tree, naturally taller than her and Xiang Suining. Standing among them, the two of them felt that they were living in the grass. They are all eminent monks who have achieved Taoism in the past dynasties, but after all, they are dead people. When Xiang Suining asked such a question, Mingzhu's heart thumped: "Miss, what sound did you hear?"

"Voice."

"Human voice? There is no one here, maybe... maybe it's the voice from the Qiyun Palace in front? Or the voice from some meditation room or squatter room on the other side of the wall?"

Xiang Suining shook his head.

When I passed Qiyun Hall, there was only a young novice sweeping, it was quiet, only the rustling sound of the broom across the bluestone field, naturally there was no big movement.

And although the meditation room and the hut are on the other side of the south wall, they should be at least half a stick of incense away from here, and most of the people are going to participate in the Water and Land Dharma Assembly today. It's empty, how can there be a sound coming?
Could this be the sound from the cemetery?

Also unlikely.

Xiang Suining had observed a long time ago that the tombs here are all surrounded by stones and covered with loess. Over time, some of the stones have been weathered, and one will fall off when touched lightly. Stones are like this, let alone people Well, the masters lying here may have already turned into bones, so how could they make a sound?
The sound was a little weird.

Mingzhu supported Xiang Suining's arm: "What kind of voice did you hear?"

"It's a girl's laugh."

"A girl's laugh?"

After saying this, Xiang Suining also found it inconceivable.

The girls who come to Huguo Temple are all to burn incense. Of course, there are very few people like her who come to arrest people.

The girls who came to burn incense all entered through the main gate, burned incense, and returned.

Even if they walk around the temple, few people come to the cemetery.

Even if he came, Xiang Suining should be able to see it.

But she clearly heard the girl's laughter, and looked around, but there was no sign of anyone.

"Could it be the voice of the third girl?"

Xiang Suining shook his head.

She recognized Xiang Yan even when he turned into ashes, not to mention his voice.

The voice she heard was soft and waxy, like sweet jujube rice dumplings for the Dragon Boat Festival. Open the rice dumpling leaves, sprinkle a layer of sugar on the soft rice dumplings inside, take a bite, and the sweetness in your throat is just like that.

Xiang Yan's voice is not like this, Xiang Yan's voice is also nice, and she can act like a baby, but her voice always seems to have a knife in her throat. Whenever she talks to Xiang Suining, the knife in her throat flies out, chasing after her. The prime minister Sui Ningzha.

It was the first time for Xiang Suining to hear such a sweet voice, and it didn't have a beginning or an end. He heard the girl smile, and the voice disappeared.

"Girl, we won't go to hell, right? After all, it's this kind of place." Mingzhu clung to Xiang Suining tightly, and felt slapped in the face when she said this. Temples, there are Bodhisattvas from all walks of life sitting here, and there are too many monks to count. How can there be ghosts?

"Maybe I heard it wrong. Let's go." Xiang Suining moved to Qiyun Hall.Although the doubts in my heart didn't diminish, but after careful study, I didn't have a clue, and it frightened Mingzhu.

Qiyun Palace.

When passing by just now, the little novice was sweeping the land on the east side.

Now passing by, the land on the east side has been swept, and the little novice started to sweep the land on the west side.

The little novice lowered his head and swept the floor, but he didn't notice that Xiang Suining was passing by. Perhaps Xiang Suining's footsteps were too light, and the little novice almost swept her feet and dirty her brocade shoes.

After realizing it, the little novice quickly took a step back, holding the broom respectfully and bowing to Xiang Suining.

Still just a kid.

Xiang Suining smiled: "There is no hindrance, I was the one who surprised the little master."

"The donor is a kind person."

The little novice held the broom and started cleaning again. When he looked up, Xiang Suining noticed that there were fingerprints on his face, which were still red.

The monks are all empty. In this Huguo Temple, as long as they perform their duties, the beatings will probably not happen.

Doubtful.

"Come here." Xiang Suining waved to him.

The little monk lowered his head and walked slowly.

It was three finger prints, on the left side of the face, apparently someone had slapped the face, judging by the thickness of the fingers, it was a man.

Xiang Suining smelt the little novice, besides the sandalwood scent from the Huguo Temple, there was also a sweet smell, a bit greasy, it was the smell of Xiangyan incense powder.

Riding in the same car, Xiang Suining could barely open his eyes because of the smell, and even breathed as little as he could.

This shows that Xiang Yan had a brief encounter with this little novice.

"Who hit you?"

The little novice shook his head.

"The little master, can you tell me, is it a man who beat you?"

The little monk nodded.

"He's accompanied by a beautiful girl?"

"Amitabha." The little novice clasped his hands together and did not shake his head, which was a tacit agreement.

"I know that you monks don't talk right and wrong easily. I'm afraid that my little master won't care about others after being beaten. It's just that the person who beat you is the one I was looking for. So... please tell me, master, who beat you. People, in which direction are you going, the little girl is grateful."

The little novice looked at the house behind the Buddhist scriptures pavilion.

The ridges are continuous, one after another.

From here, you can only see the roof.

The little novice's eyes stayed briefly in the direction of the living room.

It is the living room.

According to many investigations later by Prime Minister Suining, the guest hall is an important place in Huguo Temple.

There are about twenty guest rooms in Huguo Temple.Divided into front and rear rows.There is a thousand-year-old privet tree in the middle, and a few stone monuments and statues.

If there are distinguished guests, they will live in the five rooms at the back. They are fresh, elegant, and very quiet. The decorations inside are also very comfortable. There are calligraphy and paintings, soft pillows, and a complete set of palace-fired tea sets.Pushing open the window, you can overlook the Zen room and bathing hall in front, and the Zhaitang is not far away, condescending, and you can see all the treasure halls.

The living room in the front row is for ordinary pilgrims. It is said that they are ordinary, but they are actually noble people. For example, if the sky is cloudy and rainy, or there is thick fog, it is difficult to take a car, so they can only stay or catch On a festival day, for several days in a row, if the journey is too far, and you don't want to go back, you can also rest here.

Huguo Temple is not in the mountains, so there will be no clouds, fog and rain in the morning, and the weather is relatively stable, so ordinary pilgrims will go back after burning incense.

There are really pious ones, such as the Liu family of Lu Ying's family in Shenji Camp, who burn incense to the Bodhisattvas, even when it gets dark, they still have to go back.

Has Xiangyan and Guo Kai gone to the living room?

It's bright and sunny, shouldn't it be?

But the little novice would not lie.

When Xiang Suining rushed to the living room, the living room was empty and there was no one there.

Xiang Suining also looked at the five rooms in the back, and they were empty.

When I don't wait to see Guo Kai, he often appears in front of my eyes, like a shadow.

Wanting to find him is like playing hide-and-seek, no matter how hard you look, you can't find him.

When passing by the release pool, Xiang Suining felt a small stone was thrown into the sole of his foot, causing pain in his foot, so he squatted down, trying to get the stone out.

As soon as I squatted down, I heard a "plop", like the sound of something entering the water, and it was very loud.

It was like a stone fell into the water. Although Xiang Suining didn't see it, he knew that the splash should be very high.

"The benefactor... the benefactor... puff... puff..." There was a voice not far away.

Xiang Suining got up and took a look. In the water to the east of the release pool, there was a monk in gray robes watering the water.

The release pool is very large and the water is very deep. It is said that a grown man standing in it would not be able to reach the bottom.

The pilgrims believe that releasing the living beings can avoid disasters and pray for happiness for their families. They also believe that if they accumulate good fortune in this life, they can reach bliss early after death. Even if they go to the underworld of the Yin Dynasty, they will not suffer too much. You can also go to a good house, so people often release fish, turtles, shrimps, and crabs. There are many kinds of creatures in this pond, and they are not afraid of people when they see them. Those fish often look for food on the west side of the release pond. , a group of groups, like a black cloud.There are also hundreds of tortoises in the pond, and it is not uncommon to see tortoises coming out to bask in the sun.

Fortunately, monks can swim.

He swam to the shore with all his strength, trying to climb up the guardrail on the steps, but his feet were wet and slippery, so he couldn't use much strength, all relying on the strength of his hands.

Guo Kai took the scabbard and beat the monk's hand. The scabbard was very hard and it hurt his hand. When he knocked it, the monk felt so painful that he had no choice but to let go. Then he fell into the water with a "plop" and had to swim up again. , and then went to another exit, trying to go ashore, Guo Kai had already been waiting there, the monk had no choice but to retreat into the water by himself.

Guo Kai held the scabbard and looked up to the sky and laughed, the tears of laughter almost came out: "These monks, I haven't drawn the knife yet, look at scaring them, it's fun, it's really fun."

A few attendants stared at the monk in the water, just not letting him show his head. As long as the monk showed his head, he poked it with a long bamboo pole. The bamboo pole was sharpened by them. The dagger pierced, I am afraid it is more dangerous, the monk can only hide in the water again, constantly changing direction, going back and forth, the monk soon exhausted, kept drinking water, and choked.

"Yan'er, do you look good?" Guo Kai squeezed Xiang Yan's waist.

"The person you set free for me?"

"Of course. Does it look good? Do you like it?"

"As long as you do it for me, I like it." Xiang Yan leaned on Guo Kai's chest, and said delicately: "It's just that the monk is too pitiful, but they often chant scriptures after eating vegetarian meals, so they should be exercised Physically, it is good for them, the second prince said yes."

"What Yan'er said is very true."

"It's the first time I've seen such a scene when I grow up. Look at how embarrassed the monk is. Haha."

"Hahaha, it seems that the monk was also shocked by the majesty of this prince, and he dared not even go to the shore."

They make fun of monks and disregard monks' lives, which is disgusting.

Some of the onlookers couldn't stand it anymore, and whispered: "Amitabha, if you bully monks in the temple, you are not afraid of being blamed by the Bodhisattva here."

"Hush——" Another person poked his arm: "Where is this place to talk, who is he? It seems to be the emperor's second prince. This Huguo Temple belongs to their family. What do they want to do? Is it something we can discuss?"

(End of this chapter)