Qing Palace Dream Like Smoke·Moyu

Chapter 81

After staying in Yangzhou for a few days, finally arrived in Suzhou, Mo Yu thought in his heart that he was going to strike the bell at Hanshan Temple, Kangxi was going to stay in Suzhou for two days, and Suzhou weaves a famous play for Li Xu.Moyu took Shisan and Fu Ercha out to Hanshan Temple after he got the leave.

The spring in the south of the Yangtze River is picturesque, and the flowers along the road are in full bloom, especially the rhododendrons of various colors, white as snow, red as fire, sometimes pink roses, yellow roses, which are too beautiful to be absorbed.

When approaching Hanshan Temple, there are clusters of crabapple and cherry blossoms on the roadside.The spring rain last night covered the floor with petals. A little novice in brown clothes was holding a bamboo broom and slowly sweeping a green path in the rouge-colored ground. Moyu couldn't help but slow down. However, pink petals lightly passed before her eyes, and catkins flew from nowhere like mist and smoke. She stood at the end of the path, as if standing on the edge of a dream, and she couldn't help being dazed.

Shisan and Fulza came up from behind, looked at her, looked at each other, stood quietly and waited for a while, then Shisan smiled and said: "If you don't leave, I can't wait until the first bell." Hearing this, Mo Yu woke up suddenly, turned around and smiled, turned and continued towards the temple gate. When walking through the flower path, she suddenly remembered the sentence in the letter from the fourth elder brother: "Suzhou flowers are good, Hanshan Zhongqing, Sanyue Begonia, like Woven like a brocade." I thought to myself, could he have been intoxicated by standing at the end of this road like her?
Walking into the gate of the temple, the little novice in the courtyard came forward to greet him: "Several benefactors, are you here for the blessing of the bell?" Thirteen smiled and nodded: "Exactly, can the little master lead us there?" The little novice smiled. Pointing to the bell tower, he said: "The benefactor can go there on his own. Before the hour of the hour, the bell tower is free to enter and leave."

After hearing this, the three nodded and went to the bell tower on their own.The stone road leading to the bell tower was washed overnight by the rain, like a mirror, reflecting the shadows of three people walking on it.

After entering the building, climb up the stairs, and when you reach the top of the building, a huge bell hangs in the middle.Mo Yu stepped forward and turned around the clock, looking at the writing on the clock, but couldn't recognize a single word.Thirteen smiled and said, "You still haven't tried it, didn't you just think about it?" Moyu stood beside the huge log bell and pestle, took a look, pushed the bell and pestle with both hands, and the bell and pestle moved forward slowly, It hit the bell, and the sound was inaudible.Shisan chuckled, "Your strength is too weak." Mo Yu said discouragedly, "This pestle is too heavy."

Thirteen looked at Fulcha, the two stood on both sides of the bell and pestle with smiles, each holding the bell and pestle with both hands, and said to Mo Yu, "Come again." San Lang said: "Come." The three of them pushed together, the bell and pestle hit it hard, the big bell made a grand and melodious sound, Thirteen laughed loudly and said: "Come." ,stop.The bell passed the bell tower and echoed in the sky outside the building. The three of them looked at each other and smiled when they heard the bell.

When I went downstairs, it was already past time, and there were more people coming and going in the temple.When I came outside the temple, I saw that some small vendors outside had already set up their stalls, selling snacks and special products.Mo Yu was in a great mood, walked over and watched slowly.I saw a round pastry in a small stall, the center was red like bean paste and petals, so I asked the old woman who set up the stall: "Old woman, what is this?" The old woman replied with a smile in Suzhou dialect: "Begonia Cake, Miss, would you like a few pieces?" Mo Yu was stunned for a moment, and Thirteen stood aside and said, "Buy one." Looking at him: "Master Thirteen can also speak the local dialect." Thirteen smiled and said, "I can speak a few simple words."

Mo Yu suddenly asked: "Did Fourth Master and Thirteenth Master come to this Hanshan Temple before?" Shisan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "The last time I passed by on a southern tour, I came here with Fourth Brother, but I didn't go up to the bell tower. , He just talked with the monks in the temple for a long time, which is very boring." Mo Yu laughed out loud after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)