How did a good exile turn into a runaway?

After several days of traveling, Shen Qiuge and his party finally arrived at Qingliu Town, the first county town in Quyang Fucheng.

After giving the entrance fee, everyone dismounted and led the horses away. Today should be the day of the market. The streets were very lively. There were vendors going north and south, and there were countless customers shopping and playing.

There were performers on the street, playing drums and singing songs, and there were so many pedestrians on the roadside that they even blocked the traffic.

There were already many people in Shen Qiuge's group, and with all kinds of suitcases tied up immediately, the road ahead was even more difficult.

After walking for a while and still making no progress, Zhao Wencong got on his horse and took a look. He felt that the whole street was blocked. He simply dismounted and suggested to Shen Qiuge that he should withdraw first and rest for a while at a nearby teahouse.
Shen Qiuge raised his eyes and looked around and agreed happily. Fortunately, he was still outside and easily retreated. He found a restaurant nearby and went in to rest.

Seeing that his master was already sitting and resting, Ju Da told the other brothers to go inquire about the situation.

"Why is it so lively today? I've never heard of any festivals in this town."

Shen Qiuge initially thought it was because there would be some traditional festival today. After waiting for a while, he didn't realize that the market here was always so lively?

If it were a big city with a large population, it would be about the same. This is just a small town. It feels like all the people in Qingliu Town have been mobilized.
"That's not clear. I've never been to this place. Why don't you let the waiter come up and ask?"

After Zhao Wencong sat down, he fanned himself with a folding fan, took a sip of tea and said,
"No, Juda should go and inquire. We'll know the situation later."

Shen Qiuge also fanned herself. It had been too hot these past two days. She quietly took out a thermometer and took a look while she was on horseback. Today's weather was actually as high as 39.7 degrees, which was really shocking.
She doesn’t know what the highest summer temperature is in other places?But I have never encountered such hot weather in the ten years I have been in Shangjing.

This feels strange to her. It's so hot today. Don't these people feel hot?
"Master, the reason why there are so many people today is because there is a temple on Putuo Mountain in the south of Qingliu Town called Fayuan Temple. The abbot of Fayuan Temple these two days is named Daoxuan, and there will be a consecration meeting tomorrow.
This ordination party has been held every year since five years ago. This year is already the sixth year, and it is grander than previous years.
Local residents here are even proud that their children practice Buddhism in Fayuan Temple, which attracts many people to listen to the Buddha's words.

It is said that this person has boundless magical power, is a kind-hearted person, and is proficient in Buddhism. In particular, Guanyin, the son-giving goddess, is very powerful in the temple and has many believers.

There is also a lotus pond in the temple. This is unusual. The lotus flowers in the pond will bloom in May every year. In other places, it will bloom a month or even more earlier. Many people are attracted by this. A bit of attraction goes up the mountain. "

Ju Da explained everything she had learned in detail. At first, Shen Qiuge listened indifferently. After all, many people in this place have their own Dharma meetings and temples.

But when he heard the words "Boundless Magical Power" and "Sending Sons of Guanyin", his eyebrows jumped. If an old monk who devotes himself to Buddhism is proficient in Buddhism, Shen Qiuge would naturally believe it.
But Guanyin in a temple is so efficacious, no matter how I listen to it, I feel a little weird. Maybe I am influenced by the plot of the novel and I am a little more sensitive to this aspect.
"It's so lively. We have nothing to do anyway. Let's go take a look at the excitement tomorrow."

Zhao Wencong was very interested as he listened, especially since the lotus flowers bloomed so early in other places. He wanted to find out. Is there geothermal water?
"Since you are interested, let's go together tomorrow. But there are so many people here. Are you sure we can squeeze in tomorrow?"

"This is not easy. Tomorrow we will take Juda and Juer with us, and the others will wait in the inn, or we can just set out today and camp at night. No matter what, tomorrow will definitely not be as connected as today. I can’t even squeeze through.”

Anyway, this is basically how I lived along the way. It didn’t matter if I didn’t stay in an inn for a day or two.
"That's okay." Shen Qiuge agreed without thinking. Juda naturally heard Shen Qiuge and the others' decision, and after a while, he went down to make arrangements.
"In this case, let the waiter come in and tell the inside story about tomorrow's consecration meeting! Otherwise, it will be a taboo."

At the moment, the two of them were drinking tea in the private room on the second floor. Zuo Yi was guarding behind Zhao Wencong. Hearing this, he consciously went out to find the waiter.

"The guest is a visitor from out of town, right? You want to ask about the consecration ceremony! The little one knows best.
This consecration meeting was originally a consecration ceremony held on the anniversaries of the Christmas, monkhood, and enlightenment of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

This is a Buddhist ceremony held by Buddhists to express their praise and gratitude to Buddha and Bodhisattva;
However, the consecration ceremony we held here was a blessing ceremony to pray for the king's "holy life without bounds", also referred to as "consecration".

Tomorrow Master Daoxuan will lead the abbot and everyone else to give sermons to everyone. I heard that if you are lucky, Master Daoxuan will also read fortunes for those who are destined.
If the destined person is an unmarried man or woman, then it is the best opportunity to ask about marriage at that time.

If you are married and have no children, this is an even greater opportunity.

Many ladies who asked for children got their wish. I heard that every year when they were pregnant, those ladies would give a lot of money for sesame oil. "

The waiter kept talking about how happy he was, and he didn’t know whether he was envious or jealous, but he actually mentioned the money for sesame oil. It was really funny.

"Okay, let's go down!"

Zhao Wencong frowned when he heard this. He didn't feel anything bad when he entered the temple in the past. Why, when he heard what the waiter said today, when he thought about it, he felt a fire in his heart, but he couldn't describe the feeling of being unable to vent.
"what happened?"

While Shen Qiuge was listening, the waiter was dismissed by the other party. She asked the other party inexplicably,
"Nothing! I just had a strange feeling all of a sudden."

Zhao Wencong frowned as he said this, but he didn't know how to describe the feeling.

"Ha! Do you think these temples are too rich? You think they shouldn't be so rich?"

Shen Qiuge said the key point, but she didn't take it seriously. Thinking about her previous world, when there was a fat monk worth hundreds of millions, she wouldn't be surprised.

"You should know, don't you think it's strange? Apart from chanting sutras and meditating, what else do they do during the day? And these ordinary people don't have much to eat, don't have enough clothes to wear, and live in poverty, yet they donate a lot of sesame oil Money, isn’t that weird?”

(End of this chapter)