Water Margin people

Chapter 3 Admitting Mistakes and Admitting Punishments
"What is this for? Zhishen quickly put this benefactor down!"

Seeing that Sun Lei was being carried by Lu Zhishen, the elder quickly asked him to put him down. Lu Zhishen was strong and a little reckless, and the man shouted for grievances. If he really hurt an innocent pilgrim in front of the mountain gate, the temple would have no peace.

"Elder, don't listen to his nonsense, this fellow is the prostitute that everyone shouts to beat down the mountain recently!"

Lu Zhishen put Sun Lei down and said to the elder.

"Do you have evidence to prove that this benefactor is the flower picker?"

The elder looked at Lu Zhishen and asked.

"This prostitute was wearing revealing clothes by the clear spring at the foot of the mountain in broad daylight. He must have been caught doing evil. He escaped in a hurry without clothes on. Moreover, his sneaky behavior is obviously not a good person."

Lu Zhishen said firmly, and untied the monk's robes that wrapped Sun Lei, the modern short clothes were exposed in this era.

The elder looked at Sun Lei. His face was handsome, but his hair was very short. At the beginning, he was wrapped in Lu Zhishen's monk's robe, so he couldn't tell anything else. It doesn't look like a serious person's clothes, and the fabric is also weird, he has never seen it before.

"Aren't you a disciple of a monastery nearby?"

The elder looked at Sun Lei suspiciously, this kind of haircut is not common, only the Buddhist disciples who are still upright and vulgar can have this kind of hairstyle.

"That's right, you are a disciple of Buddhism, even if you return to vulgarity, you should understand the rules and regulations. How dare you become a flower-picker, and you will be punished!"

It was only then that Lu Zhishen noticed Sun Lei's slender hair. It was obvious that his hair had just grown out. No one would shave his hair so short for no reason. The only possibility was that Sun Lei was a monk who had just returned to vulgarity and started growing his hair.

"Who's a monk now? I'm not!"

Sun Lei denied it categorically, when did he become a monk, can he become a monk casually?He can't enter the temple without a bachelor's degree, and he doesn't even have the qualifications to graduate.

"Nonsense, your hair betrays you!"

Lu Zhishen was about to pull Sun Lei's short hair, but Sun Lei ducked in a low body.

"The one with short hair is a monk. What about the bald man? I had an accident. I got burned while walking in the water. That's why I cut my hair so short."

Sun Lei realized that his hair was a big flaw. No one would have this hairstyle in this era, so he could only find a reason.

"So that's the case, the benefactor's surname, why was he captured by Zhishen at the foot of the mountain!"

The elder smiled slightly, and didn't bother about Sun Lei's hair anymore, nor did he express whether he believed it or not.

"I just passed by Mount Wutai, and saw a cool stream at the foot of the mountain, so I wanted to take a bath, but was caught by this drunken mad monk, who kept accusing me of being a prostitute. Ask him, is there anyone else nearby? ? Who am I going to prostitute by myself!”

Sun Lei spoke out the argument he had just thought up. Although there were many loopholes, it was still somewhat convincing, and he emphasized that Lu Zhishen caught himself drunk.

"How can the clear spring under the mountain let you take a bath!"

This time it was not Lu Zhishen who spoke, but a novice behind the elder, who was younger than Sun Lei, maybe seventeen or eighteen.

"Is that spring yours? I don't know. Those who don't know are not guilty!"

Sun Lei knew that the temple was on the mountain, maybe it was the same as the scenic spots in later generations, the whole mountain was in the temple, so confiscating the tickets for going up the mountain would be a great mercy, and bathing in the pool?

"The benefactor is joking. Every plant, every tree, every stream, and every spring on this mountain are conceived by heaven and earth, not by us and other monks."

The elder smiled and shook his head.

"Zhishen, I don't think this benefactor is like the thief who picked flowers at the bottom of the mountain. Some sufferers saw that thief with a short beard and a gold seal on his face. He was about 35 years old. He seemed to be a sinner with a criminal record who escaped to do evil. This person The benefactor is not that villain at such a young age."

The elder looked at Sun Lei for a while, then shook his head and said.

"Short beard? Gold seal on the face?"

Lu Zhishen looked at Sun Lei's face several times, and finally slapped his head. The golden seal can be shaved but can't be removed, not to mention that Sun Lei doesn't even have a scar on his face.

"Hey, the Sa family caught the wrong one!"

Lu Zhishen is also a straight person who admits his mistakes on the spot without any hesitation.

"It's over if you catch the wrong sentence?"

Sun Lei refused to let go, it seems that you have caught the wrong sentence and it is over?No matter what, I have to pay some losses. I just crossed over and didn't have any money on me. I heard that the monk is very rich.

Lu Zhishen didn't care about Sun Lei. In his opinion, it was just a mistake, and it was over after admitting his mistake.

"You two take this benefactor to the wing room to change clothes."

The elder said to the two young monks beside him.

"Amitabha, Zhishen has wronged the benefactor, please let the benefactor enter the small temple to rest for two days, and he has the right to make amends."

The elder practiced a Buddhist principle with one hand and said.

"Thank you, Master!"

Of course, Sun Lei would not refuse to accept him. He came to this world out of nowhere because he had nowhere to go. If there was a place to take him, of course he went directly.

Two young novice monks led Sun Lei into a wing room, where hot water was prepared, and Sun Lei took a good bath. Lu Zhishen's sweaty robe made him feel like he was being tortured.

The clothes in the Buddhist temple are coarse linen clothes. The clothes for Sun Lei are brand new brown robes. They are a little uncomfortable to wear, but they are clothes anyway. I can’t wear my t-shirt and big trousers anymore. .

After taking a bath and changing clothes, Sun Lei felt much better. In the wing room, except for a wooden bed, there were desks and Buddhist scriptures. Sun Lei didn't dare to be interested in these, so he opened the door and prepared to walk around the temple and see the world.

Just after entering the main courtyard, Sun Lei heard a deep muffled sound, and looking for his reputation, a large group of monks were gathered around to watch the fun, as if they were watching to beat something.

Sun Lei would not miss it when there is excitement. It is human instinct to watch onlookers, and monks who pay attention to all things are no exception, not to mention that he is an ordinary person.

After sneaking into the crowd, Sun Lei realized that it was Lu Zhishen who was being beaten. Two monks were beating Lu Zhishen with wooden sticks, just like the board game in the government hall played on TV.

However, it seemed that Lu Zhishen was not in pain, and there was not much reaction on his face, but the two monks were already panting from exhaustion.

"Zhishen, do you know your mistake?"

The elder looked at the beaten Lu Zhishen and asked.

"Elder, the Sajia arrested the wrong person, just admit it."

Lu Zhi said with a deep throat, he was so heroic, it didn't seem like an attitude of admitting his mistakes at all.

"It doesn't matter if you admit the wrong person. You didn't hurt the benefactor. I have already made an apology with the monastery."

The elder shook his head, he didn't beat Lu Zhishen because he arrested the wrong person.

"Sprinkle the house and eat wine, accept the punishment!"

Lu Zhishen gritted his teeth and said, he guessed that the elder wanted him to admit this, but he couldn't control himself at all. Alcohol was indispensable, and he didn't feel bad for having a drink in exchange for a beating.

"You haven't been drunk once or twice. When have you been beaten?"

The elder still shook his head.

"Why is that? The Sa family doesn't know!"

Lu Zhishen was dissatisfied. Since it wasn't the wrong person or because of drinking, then he was right. A Gulu stood up, grabbed the two sticks that he still wanted to greet, and pushed the two young monks who were exercising the precepts. He took a few steps back, yes, he refused to accept the punishment.

"You drink as soon as you drink, and you can credit if you have no money, but why do you want to hurt the benefactor who sells wine?"

The elder looked at Lu Zhishen with a serious face. There are many sects of Buddhism in the world, and there are many monks who drink alcohol and eat meat. It's okay if Lu Zhishen is forbidden, as long as he doesn't affect other monks' practice in the monastery, that's all. Well, if this matter spreads, the reputation of Wenshu Monastery will be ruined.

"Napo refused to sell wine to me, and said that the Sa family was not allowed to eat wine, so the Sa family kicked him, really, just one kick!"

Lu Zhishen said very dissatisfied that he was talking nicely to the wine dealer, but the man didn't listen, so he just kicked him lightly.

(End of this chapter)