Cutting 1719

Chapter 2 Minions
After a few days of recuperation at home, Ning Yu's body has improved a lot, and he can already get out of bed and walk around.

Seeing that his son had improved greatly, Ning Zhongyuan returned to Hanyang City with his personal guards. Although his son was seriously ill, he couldn't stay for long.

Mrs. Ning did not go back with her, she was really worried about her son, so she stayed with Ning Yu in the old house. After seeing that her grandson was in good health, the old lady clamored to go to the Ci'en Temple in the north of the city to fulfill her vows, offer incense, and let Daughter-in-law and grandson accompany each other.

Mrs. Ning was originally worried about her son's health, but seeing the old lady's resolute attitude, she had to bow her head and remain silent.Thus, for the first time since Ning Yu was reborn, he had the opportunity to walk out of the gate of Ning Mansion.

Ning Yu was wearing a bunt outfit, leather boots, and a small melon cap, and was riding on a tall horse. Although Ning Yu could not ride a horse in his previous life, in this life he found that his body was proficient in bowing and horses. It's no stranger, and I think it's also a legacy of the family building up a family with martial arts.

The old lady and her mother were sitting in an oiled carriage, pulled by two horses. The space inside the carriage was very spacious. After the two sat down, there were two maidservants accompanying them.

Apart from a few servants outside the car, there were also four strong men, who were originally strong soldiers in the army, but after begging for grace, they retired from the army and came to Ning Mansion as slaves.There were several loads of money, food and gifts in the back of the car, and they moved forward slowly under the escort of the crowd, presumably for the monks in the temple.

But don't think that this is because Ning Zhongyuan forced them to follow. In fact, for the soldiers guarding the camp in Hanyang City, coming to Ning Mansion to be a slave is a good thing that can't be found even with a lantern. The family business came to Ningfu to be a slave and still didn't accept it.

You must know that although it is a prosperous age, serving as a soldier in the Qing Dynasty is by no means a good job, especially in the green battalion, it is common practice to eat empty wages, and in many cases it is impossible to have enough food and wages.The green battalion is divided into three categories: cavalry soldiers, warrior soldiers, and guard soldiers. Among them, horse soldiers are paid two taels a month, soldiers are paid only one tael or five dollars a month, and guard soldiers are only paid a pitiful tael of silver.

What can one tael of silver do?In this era, one tael of silver can probably buy a stone of rice, which is equivalent to less than 180 catties. If you are alone, you can pay it back. If you have three or five members in your family, the 180 catties will not help at all.

But if you vote for the Ning family as a slave, you will not only be provided with food and housing for this month, but you will also get an extra two taels of silver per month. There are new clothes to buy, how can people not be tempted?

It's early spring now, the weather is fine, Ning Yu is riding a horse on the street with people coming and going, what you can see is that although there are many people on the street, most of them are disheveled, dressed in rags, with a sluggish expression, It is almost impossible to tell the difference between male and female, because everyone is a mold.

When these people saw Ning Yu's carriage and horses from afar, they knelt down in a hurry, not even daring to lift their heads, but the short and ugly money rattails stood up neatly towards the sky.

This is very different from the braid drama Ning Yu saw in his previous life. Those thick braids on TV are absolutely unseen in this era, because since the "hair shaving order" was implemented since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the Qing Dynasty People must follow the order in their hairstyles, and the yin and yang heads and big braids like those in later generations are illegal, and if they are seen by the government, they will be beheaded.

Therefore, men's hairstyles in this era all leave bowl-sized hair on the back of the head, forming thin and short braids, which look like pig tails.

Although there were many pedestrians on the street, there were very few restaurants, money houses, and pawnshops along the street, and a few cloaks hung weakly on the street. This scene was quite inconsistent with the prosperous Qing Dynasty in Ning Yu's mind.

The road to the north of the city was not far away. Ning Yu just kicked the horse's belly a few times, and a small temple appeared in front of him. It seemed that not many people were burning incense in it, and there were only a few cigarettes.

The old lady opened the curtain of the carriage, looked at the grandson on the horse with a smile, and said: "My dear grandson, I will go to the Buddha with grandma to fulfill my vows later, let's go to worship the Bodhisattva again, and you will be engaged after turning around." It's time to give grandma a great-grandson." Madam Ning nodded with a smile, looking eager to hold a grandson.

However, Ning Yu was almost startled by these words and fell off the horse. What's the matter?I'm getting married soon?

From memory, Ning Yu is only 14 years old according to the calculation of later generations, but in this era, he is only [-] years old. The Ning couple are only in their thirties now, and they are not even [-] years old. Becoming grandparents?
This is what Ning Yu made a fuss about. In this era, fifteen or sixteen-year-old young men are already married, not to mention that the Ning family has a big family background, and all kinds of people who want to be matchmakers have already stepped on the threshold of the Ning family.

Embarrassed, Ning Yu had no choice but to say softly: "The grandson hasn't thought about this yet. He only hopes to achieve success as soon as possible and help his father share some of the burden."

The old lady naturally thought it was her grandson who was shy, so she didn't say much, and with the help of her maid Ping'er, she slowly got off the carriage, followed by Madam Ning.Seeing this, Ning Yu had no choice but to quickly follow.

Before the crowd approached, a few monks came out from the temple. The leader had a fat head and big ears. He didn't have any Buddhist light and Zen charm, but his whole body was greasy.

When the monk saw the old lady, his eyes lit up, he flattered and trotted over in two steps, and said: "The poor monk heard the magpies in this temple chattering non-stop today, but it is a distinguished guest." Looking at Ning Yu again, he said, "Young master is recovering from his illness, so he went up to the mountain to pay respects to the Buddha. Presumably, the Buddha would also appreciate his sincerity."

Everyone who said these words was happy, but Ning Yu frowned unconsciously. Although he was used to some flattery in his previous life, it is rare to be as shameless as this monk, even the Buddha Dare to use it for fun.

The old lady was very helpful, and said with a smile: "A few days ago, it was thanks to Master's safety protection that my grandson survived this catastrophe. Back then, the old man swore like the Buddha that if his grandson recovered, he would spend the rest of his life worshiping the Buddha. There's no end to the smoke."

Zhou Fu, the housekeeper behind him, came out, handed the gift list to the monk, and said, "Master, this is a wish from the old lady, 30 taels of silver, ten stones of grain, and two pairs that the master brought from Fucheng a few days ago. Come back with a joss stick."

The smile lines on the monk's face couldn't bear it any longer, they bloomed one after another, and said: "Amitabha, now that we have these grains, rice and silver coins, the livelihood of the whole temple will be assured." After speaking, he turned his head to the monk behind him He said, "Zhi Fang, put the grain and rice brought by the old lady into the warehouse, and then go prepare a fast meal."

Gossip aside, everyone, accompanied by the monk, greeted all the Buddhas, big and small, in the whole temple.It was only at this time that Ning Yu knew that this monk was the abbot of the temple, and his name was Yuan Hui. When he was seriously ill a few days ago, this great monk led all the monks to pray for him for a whole day in the temple.

Until such a passage before, Ning Yu also had some respect for this great monk, not because he prayed for himself, but because this abbot Yuanhui was willing to humble himself for the livelihood of the whole temple. The rich young master who had never met prayed for blessings, which showed that he was not as superficial as he appeared.

After fulfilling his wish, Ning Yu ate a vegetarian meal in the temple accompanied by everyone. Although the vegetarian meal was simple and had no fish or meat, the coarse-grain red bean rice served with a few radish and cucumber sticks was refreshing and delicious. Ning Yu, who was not so good, also ate two extra bowls.

After the fast meal, while Ning Yu was drinking tea, a young novice monk walked in from the door, with a flushed face, bowed to Ning Yu, and said, "Little benefactor, the abbot invites you to the main hall to discuss Zen."

Hearing this, Ning Yu felt a little surprised, but didn't show it, and followed the little novice monk to the outside of the hall.

(End of this chapter)