You cultivate immortality, I cultivate merit

Chapter 52 Shen

After the young monk called Master Shanzheng and his disciples to receive the vegetarian meal, he found a place for them to sit and saluted them: "Two masters, please help yourself."

After the young monk left, Master Shanzheng had dinner with Shi Zelan and listened to the conversations of the people in the hall.

"The host is in the temple today, and Lin Xiucai from our village had a chance to meet the host."

"Bragging. Last time someone said that people in their village had seen the host and heard him speak.

Later someone asked that person and he said he had met the host.

When the host came out to preach the Dharma in the morning, everyone present had seen the host and heard him speak. "

"Ha, ha, ha, we have also met the host."

Shi Zelan held back her smile. Seeing the smile on Master Shan Zheng's face, she lowered her head to eat again.

After the meal, two monks brought tea. One of them smiled and asked Master Shanzheng: "Master, is this your first time coming to our Guanghua Temple?"

"Yes, we came here because of its reputation."

Master Shan Zheng took a sip of tea and praised it: "Good tea."

They drank a cup of tea and stood up to leave. Shi Zelan whispered: "Master, should we visit the presiding monk?"

Master Shanzheng looked at her: "It depends on fate."

Shi Zelan pursed his lips and smiled, and they walked around Guanghua Temple. When they were leaving, Master Shanzheng sighed: "Let's go. Yamato of Guanghua Temple may not be willing to be the abbot of Shoushan Temple."

When their master and apprentice were about to leave the mountain gate, they were chased by a young monk and saluted: "Two masters, please stay. Our host would like to treat the two masters to a cup of tea."

"Good." Master Shanzheng agreed, and Shi Zelan took half a step back.

The young monk respectfully led the way, feeling that the master and disciple acted in a dignified and rigorous manner.

When the abbot of Guanghua Temple was drinking tea, he heard from the steward that the master and disciple of Shanzheng Zhenzhen, who traveled around the world, came to Guanghua Temple because of his fame and even used vegetarian food in the temple. He wanted to meet him.

After meeting Master Shanzheng and Shi Zelan, the host looked at their clothes and their bald heads and said, "You are not monks."

Master Shan Zheng nodded: "We are indeed people who travel far and wide. For the convenience of travel, we have a bald head to avoid a lot of troubles."

The host nodded: "You are destined to be my Buddha."

Master Shanzheng smiled and said to Shi Zelan: "When we came in, the trees in the temple were growing strong. Go and take a look."

Shi Zelan stood up, saluted, and quickly exited the room.

The host also motioned to the young monk in the room to follow him and take care of him.

In the room, Master Zenzheng and the host mentioned the matter of Shoushan Temple, saying that their brothers originally only wanted to build a courtyard wall, but due to the enthusiasm of nearby farmers, they now want to build the entire wall of Shouzhan Temple.

"Did you encounter any problems when you entered the temple?"

Master Shan Zheng frowned: "The temple smells bad, and we have been cleaning it for a long time."

“After I became the host, I arranged for people to go to Shoushan Temple three times, but never succeeded in entering Shoushan Temple.

The earliest time was after I took over as host, and in compliance with the government's wishes, I arranged for people to inspect the deserted Shoushan Temple.

Halfway through, they encountered a landslide and had to turn back.

Five years ago, I arranged for people to go to Shoushan Temple, but it was very windy and rainy that day, so they turned back halfway.

A year ago, I sent people to Shoushan Temple again. This time, they didn't go in because they couldn't bear to vomit outside the temple. "

Master Shanzheng looked at the host: "We are building a wall now. Can your temple arrange for someone to look at the areas that need attention?"

"Are you going to leave after I arrange for someone to leave?"

"There is a beginning and an end. We look forward to coming to Zhangjia Town again. Guanghua Temple and Shoushan Temple are both popular."

"You are destined to be my Buddha. Buddhists have four most fundamental and important behaviors: kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. You all have them."

Master Shanzheng stood up and saluted the host: "The master has rules. We have contact with Buddhism, but we do not enter Buddhism."

The host sent Master Shanzheng and his apprentice out of the mountain gate, and he watched the two of them go away from the mountain gate.

Shanzheng Zhenren and Shi Zelan returned to Shoushan Temple and were very surprised to see the tired expressions on the faces of Master Decheng and his disciples.

"Uncle, Xiaoliu, are you working very hard today?"

Master Decheng glanced at Shi Xiaoliu, making him blush: "Many women came to see the doctor in the afternoon, and they were very noisy."

Shi Zelan asked Shi Xiaoliu in a low voice: "What good things have you done?"

"The elder brother who was working together in the morning mentioned that his mother-in-law was not in good health.

I casually said that if he didn't find it troublesome, I could send his mother over and let Master take a look. "

"Didn't you tell them yesterday that you and your uncle would see a doctor?"

Shi Zelan looked at him and sighed: "Yeah, they didn't quite believe what I said yesterday.

I never thought that they would believe my words this afternoon. "

Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng said, "When you came back, you saw a circle of walls, right?"

Master Shan Zheng looked at the dirt, sand and stones piled up in the yard: "At this speed, we can leave in a few days."

After Master Shanzheng finished speaking, he motioned to Shi Zelan to make mud bricks with him.

Shi Zelan happily followed Master Shanzheng to make mud bricks. When she was away from home, she could not find opportunities to practice swordsmanship. Making mud bricks could also enhance her physical fitness.

Shi Xiaoliu stood up after Shi Zelan and murmured to her: "Actually, the master was happy for them to come to see a doctor at first. Later, some of them asked the master if there was a medicine that would make them feel better immediately after taking it, like an elixir."

Shi Zelan was surprised: "Has our identity been exposed?"

Shi Xiaoliu shook his head: "No, they doubt Master's medical skills."

"They are living so well now that they can see a doctor at any time?"

"Hey. Later I heard the workers saying that as long as it wasn't a broken arm or leg, they wouldn't go to the doctor.

Generally, when they are sick, they will recover after lying down for two days. "

Shi Zelan took a breath: "Educating the people is what the government should do. We are just passers-by, so we should not do unnecessary things."

When Master Shanzheng heard Shi Zelan's words, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Sister Lan, you are so kind."

Master Decheng looked at Master Shanzheng and said, "So she is your disciple, and Xiao Liu will be my disciple."

Master Shan Zheng looked at him: "Why do you bring Xiao Liu with us?

You think I don’t know?

You are worried that Xiaoliu is too soft-hearted, and Sister Lan happens to be watching him. "

Shi Xiaoliu pointed at his nose and asked Shi Zelan: "Am I soft-hearted?"

"It's okay. If you were hard-hearted, I wouldn't dare to be on good terms with you."

Shi Zelan thought that Shi Xiaoliu's behavior was just right. Shi Xiaoliu felt much relieved after hearing Shi Zelan's words and sighed: "I will be careful what I say in the future."

“They asked us what we usually do, but we don’t know how to recite sutras.

You said that by collecting herbs to treat minor illnesses, people would not doubt our identity. "

(End of this chapter)