Chapter 484: Shivering

The monks were very efficient. In the afternoon of that day, a Buddhist temple named Wanying Hall was opened in the town. By distributing rice, it attracted a large number of villagers to queue up to receive rice, so that in a short time In a short period of time, the name of Wanying Hall was resounding throughout Gantian Town.

From then on, taking advantage of the golden period when they became the center of the town's conversation, the monks from Wanying Hall built bridges and paved roads in the town, performed many charitable deeds, and deeply imprinted the positive image of charity into everyone's heart. .

Then, the monk leader Atisha led people to find Director Song and said that they could provide free student aid. As long as Gantian Town could provide a venue, they monks could teach the children to read and write and impart knowledge to them.

At that time, Director Song had a good impression of these monks. After some negotiation, he quickly contacted the villagers and lent the ancestral hall to the monks to open schools.

As for the issue of students, there is no need to worry. Ever since I heard that the schools run by the monks not only do not charge tuition fees, but also take care of the students' food and accommodation, the people in the whole town who have children at home are looking forward to the school opening as soon as possible.

“Reaching a school for free costs time, effort and money. Master, what do you think those monks are trying to do?”

One morning, Ah Chu held a feather duster in his hand, dusting off the dust on the portrait of his ancestor, and asked doubtfully.

“Perhaps it’s out of the Buddha’s kind thoughts?” Mao Xiaofang subconsciously thought of people’s good side.

At the door of the hall, Qin Yao, who was cleaning the villagers' poison, couldn't help laughing and asked: "Master Mao, I have a question."

 “What?” Mao Xiaofang looked up.

“How did these monks get the money?” Qin Yao asked with a smile.

Mao Xiaofang was slightly startled.

Then I thought about it carefully, and the more I thought about it, the more something was wrong.

It is obviously a good deed, but when money is involved, why does it look more and more like speculation?

 Build bridges and pave roads, create people, open schools, and gain followers. When the time is right, various donations will naturally come in.

 How their money comes from? It cannot be from farming.

This is not to say that all monks do not farm, but that under the current circumstances, simply farming cannot generate enough wealth to travel around the world, promote Buddhism, open Buddhist temples, and build schools.

 Of course, in addition to farming, there are many ways to obtain wealth, such as doing business. However, the question is, are monks who do business still considered simple monks?

Your body is full of the smell of copper, but you can still devote yourself to the Buddha?

“Actually, it is very simple to judge their nature.”

While master and apprentice Mao Xiaofang were deep in thought, Qin Yao smiled slightly and said: "Aren't they going to build a school? Just look at what knowledge they teach.

If they teach literacy, the Four Books and Five Classics, and the principles of life, then they are purely running a school with kind hearts and thoughts.

 But what do you think if they instill Buddhist scriptures into a group of children? "

 Mao Xiaofang: “…”

 “Ah Chu, is the school open?” After a long silence, Mao Xiaofang suddenly asked.

“The door just opened today, so I brought up this topic.” Ah Chu replied.

“After school, find someone to ask what knowledge the children learned in the school.” Mao Xiaofang ordered.

 “Yes, Master.”

 In the evening of that day.

Ah Chu walked into the rice store opened by Black Rose after she reformed her evil ways, and asked: "Sister Gui, did Xiao Xiami go to the ancestral hall to go to school?"

Black Rose came out from behind the counter and said with a smile: "Here we go, not only teaching knowledge, but also taking care of the students' food and accommodation. Who wouldn't be willing to take advantage of this?"

“Oh.” Ah Chu nodded and said with a smile, “Isn’t school over yet?”

“It’s almost half past five when school ends.” As he said that, a look of doubt appeared on Black Rose’s face: “Why are you asking?”

"Master asked me to ask." Ah Chu said, "Taoist Master Qin feels that those monks have ulterior motives, and Master wants to ask for confirmation."

Black Rose's heart thumped, and she hurriedly asked him to sit down, with a tight expression on her face: "Taoist Master Qin is a capable man, and he never makes a mistake without aim. Tell me quickly, what purpose does he suspect those monks have?"

“What Taoist Qin means is that if those monks teach literacy and life principles in the school, then it is good.

But if they are taught Buddhist scriptures in school and memorize Buddhist books, when they grow up, even if they do not become monks, they will become loyal believers in the shrine. "

black Rose:"…"

“Sister Gui, I’m back.” While she was absent-minded, Xiao Xiami walked into the rice store with a schoolbag on her back and a smile on her face.

Black Rose woke up from a dream and quickly pulled Xiao Xiami to her side: "Xia Mi, let me ask you, what did you learn in school today?"

“I have learned the Heart Sutra.” Xiao Xiami said proudly, “I can even memorize it. Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, after walking in the deep Prajnaparamita for a long time, he saw that the five aggregates are empty and survived all the hardships...”

"Snapped."

After listening to him reciting it endlessly for a long time, Black Rose slapped him on the forehead: "Stop reciting it, what else?"

 “It hurts, Sister Gui.” Xiao Xiami said, rubbing his head.

“Stop talking nonsense and tell me your experience today from beginning to end.” Black Rose said seriously.

Xiao Xiami didn’t know why, and under the other party’s gaze, he slowly said: “When we entered the school, the literate and illiterate students were divided into one class each.

 The literate recited the Heart Sutra, and the illiterate listened to the monks telling stories about the Buddha and enlightened them with the Buddhist sutras.

Then we use a stone to test our relationship with Buddha. If the stone can make the stone shine, it means that we have a relationship with Buddha. It will be registered separately in a book, saying that we will focus on cultivating it in the future. Sister Gui, I am a person with relationship with Buddha. "

black Rose:"…"

She has now confirmed that this is not a school, it is clearly a Buddhist temple!

 What the **** is having a bond with Buddha? Do you want to train her little shrimps on the path of a monk?

“Sister Gui, what’s wrong with you? Your face suddenly looks ugly.” Xiao Xiami asked.

Black Rose endured the panic in her heart and asked: "Xia Mi, what is your impression of them?"

 Xiao Xiami: "That's great. It can be seen that they are a group of very kind people. I will be like them in the future..."

These words instantly stung Black Rose's soul like a steel needle, causing her to subconsciously grab Xiami's arm and said: "Don't go to the ancestral hall to go to school anymore. I will send you to the city to go to school."

 Xiao Xiami: “???”

Shortly after.

Ah Chu rushed back to Fuxi Hall, broke into the main hall, and said loudly: "Master, Master, Taoist Qin really got it right. What those monks established was not a school at all, but a Buddhist school to instill in the children It’s all about Buddhist scriptures.”

 In the main room, the two people who were sipping tea put down their tea cups at the same time. Mao Xiaofang frowned and felt a little depressed.

Although there is only one word difference between Xuetang and Buddhist School, they are completely different in nature.

 Children are the hope for the future of Gantian Town.

 Very few of the current generation of villagers have gone to school. They are ignorant and ignorant, so they can be easily manipulated by others.

 The great cause of revitalizing Gantian Town depends entirely on the next generation, namely these children.

If these children are all indoctrinated into Buddhist apprentices, and the smart ones become monks, or even taken to the shrine, what will happen to Gantian Town? Are we going to continue to be ignorant from generation to generation?

 “I’ll go find the director!” The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Mao Xiaofang simply stood up and walked away.

"etc."

Qin Yao pressed his big hand on the tea cup on the table and said suddenly: "Is it useful for you to ask the director? They have not violated any rules or disciplines. How can the director order the closure of their school?

Even if the director asks about this matter, they can reply with just one sentence. They are monks. If they don’t teach Buddhist scriptures, how can they teach Taoist scriptures? "

 Mao Xiaofang: “…”

"Aren't they deceiving the public?" Ah Chu quickly found an entry point and said.

Qin Yao: "Can you say that the Buddhist school is not a school? Some villagers asked before, what is taught in the school?

What’s more, from the current perspective of the villagers in Gantian Town, do they really care about what their children learn in school? You can learn to read, you can gain some knowledge, and there are people who take care of your children's two meals a day. Such a big advantage is here. As long as you don't learn bad things, no one will really hate it.

Even if someone who is interested knows about it, Master Mao, if you prevent them from taking advantage of this, they might hate you and scold you. Do you believe it? "

 Mao Xiaofang: “…”

 Ah Chu: “…”

“But we can’t just do nothing, right?” Ah Chu asked softly after a long time.

Qin Yao: "Did you ask, besides teaching their children Buddhist scriptures, what else did they do to their children?"

Ah Chu thought for a while and said: "By the way, there are also classes, separating the literate and illiterate ones, and taking out a stone to test whether they have any affinity with Buddha."

 “Stone, what stone?” Mao Xiaofang asked.

Ah Chu shook his head: "I don't know, I didn't ask in detail."

 “It’s okay...” Qin Yao said suddenly.

 Master and disciple: “???”

Qin Yao: "The stone the child recounted should be a relic. Those monks used the relics to test whether they had a connection with Buddha. They obviously had ulterior motives and were not simply preaching. If they were simply preaching, it would be a trouble because you can't blame them. If they are wrong, they will think they are right.”

Mao Xiaofang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

 He is also a human being, and he also has selfish motives. From the bottom of his heart, he does not want to see Buddhism "harming" Gantian Town.

"What selfish motives can they have?" Ah Chu asked.

Qin Yao took advantage of the situation and looked at him: "Wouldn't you let them tell it themselves?"

 Ah Chu: “???”

 Are they crazy? Will they explode on their own? !

 “Whose house did you go to ask?” Qin Yao asked again.

 “Go to Rose Rice Shop.”

Qin Yao was stunned and said meaningfully: "You have found a good person."

Talk about whether it’s wind or rain, noisy and chaotic, Black Rose is a top performer in the “Zombie Priest” series!

 Ah Chu was confused.

 In a three-minute conversation, it was outrageous that he could not keep up with Taoist Qin's thoughts five or six times.

“What did Black Rose say later?” Qin Yao said.

A Chu: "We just don't let Xiao Xiami go to school in the ancestral hall anymore. By the way, Xiao Xiami also said that he is the kind of person who has a connection with Buddhism and is listed as a key training target."

Qin Yao pondered for a moment and said: "In that case, if Xiami doesn't go tomorrow, someone from the Buddhist school will definitely come to understand the situation. Black Rose's rice shop is on a busy street. You took the opportunity to encourage Black Rose to question the people from the Buddhist school. , making this matter a big deal..."

 This is his grasp of human nature.

If Mao Xiaofang goes to the director and forcibly closes the Buddhist school, it will definitely arouse public hostility, but the rumors are different. The people in Gantian Town are stupid, but they are not stupid enough to be stupid. They will definitely put their children first. Take it back, so that you can force the Buddhist School to come up with a reasonable explanation.

 Other than the excuse of moving out to find a reincarnated soul boy and inherit the shrine, no matter what reason they found, they could not satisfy all the parents.

 After all, the ignorance of the villagers is not just directed at Mao Xiaofang...

the next day.

Ah Chu came to the Rose Rice Shop early in the morning, glanced at the little shrimp lying on the table doing homework, smiled and said hello to Black Rose behind the counter: "Sister Rose."

 “Why are you here again?” Black Rose asked.

“Taoist Master Qin figured out that the people in the Buddhist school might not give up, so he ordered me to help.” Ah Chu said.

 “They still won’t give up?” Black Rose’s eyes widened and she said, “I haven’t even settled the score with them yet!”

Ah Chu secretly smiled in his heart, seemingly casually, but actually said deliberately: "The main reason is that Taoist Qin is afraid that they have ulterior motives. After all, they reveal too much weirdness."

Black Rose snorted and said, "It's fine if they don't come to Xiami today. If they dare to come, I will ask them on behalf of the whole town what their intentions are!"

As she spoke, she leaned over and took out a gong from the mezzanine of the counter, and banged it on the counter with a clang.

 Ah Chu: “…”

 He finally understood why Taoist Qin had to pronounce the accent when he said Sister Gui was a good person.

 “Shrimp.”

Not long after, a monk wearing monk's robes stepped into the rice shop and waved to the shrimps on the table.

 “Teacher Ah Cha.” Xiami stood up subconsciously.

At the counter, Black Rose's eyes narrowed and she asked: "Master monk, what are you doing here?"

“Xia Mi didn’t go to school today. I came to visit her home and find out more about the situation.” Ah Ha said.

Black Rose waved her hand: "You can go back. I want to tell you clearly that my Xiami will never go to school in the ancestral hall again."

Ah Cha frowned slightly and said sincerely: "Is there something we didn't do well?"

Black Rose sneered, immediately raised the gong, and looked at the other party: "Are you leaving? If not, don't blame me for making things difficult for you."

Ah Cha: "Don't be impatient, listen to me slowly, Xiami is..."

Black Rose didn't bother to listen to what he said. She rushed out of the rice shop and rang the gong quickly, attracting a crowd of onlookers in the blink of an eye.

“Fellows, do you have any children in your family who go to school in the ancestral hall?” Black Rose asked loudly.

"Yes." The uncle said, "Are there any benefits for families who go to school in the ancestral hall?"

Black Rose shook her head and said: "I don't have any welfare here, but I do have one bad news. Let me ask you, do you know what your children learned in school?"

 “I know, I have studied Buddhist scriptures.”

Black Rose sneered: "Don't you have anything to say about this?"

 Everyone looked at each other, wondering what she meant.

 “Confused.”

Black Rose shouted: "Please use your brains and think about it. The children in the ancestral hall only teach Buddhism. This is the time when the children receive information from the outside world and thrive. They are exposed to more and more Buddhism. If anything happens in the future, Now that you have become a monk, what will you do? What will happen to your inheritance? Without blood inheritance, won’t your roots be cut off? Folks, this is making you lose your inheritance!

 The crowd was in an uproar.

 Ah Chu was even more confused.

Somehow, amazing, when the black rose's combat power is sturdy, he suddenly recalled Qin Dao's expression of laughter ...

 Feeling a little shuddering for no reason.

 (End of this chapter)

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