books44 Chapter 119 Going to the Temple
Chapter 119 Going to the Temple
The Yu Ru in that photo was in a similar pose to the one he was looking at now. As soon as he saw the photo, all the past events came flooding back to his mind, and he could not forget them all.
Yun Jixing was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't even notice someone was approaching him.
"Boss Yun, Boss Yun."
Qi Jiarun had been here for a few minutes, but seeing that Yun Jixing was in deep thought, he didn't dare to disturb him easily. Only when he saw that the meeting was about to start did he bite the bullet and call him.
Yun Jixing regained consciousness, looked at Qi Jiarun in front of him, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Boss Yun, all the leaders are already in place, waiting for you to come over. There are still five minutes until the scheduled meeting time."
"okay, I get it."
After Qi Jiarun left, Yun Jixing sighed a little irritably. At this moment, he felt a little painful when he thought that he still had a lot of work to do.
Many times, he wanted to take a break when he made money, and continue working when he ran out of money, so that he could spend more time with his family.
Speaking of which, he and Yu Ru have been together for a few months, but he has never really taken her out to travel. Sometimes he is so busy that he can't see her for several days, and he can't answer the phone in time.
He felt guilty and really wanted to take Yu Ru out to play regardless of the consequences, but the reality did not allow him to do so. He had to keep improving and work hard to protect his little family.
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Ming Shisui and Yu Ru went to the suburbs of their current city after waking up to look for a temple.
Ming Shi followed her family in believing in Buddhism, but she was not just a casual believer. She set aside a place in her home to place Buddhist statues for worship. Influenced by her family, she herself was also quite interested in Buddhism, and if there was a temple, she would want to go and see it specifically.
The temple they wanted to go to was non-commercial, very small, and located in a remote area. When they arrived at the area, they couldn't find it no matter how hard they tried. They couldn't find it on the map on their phone, and they got lost.
The two of them had been walking around in the same place for nearly half an hour, which made Ming Shisui a little anxious. "Baby, I'm sorry, I didn't expect this temple to be so hidden that I couldn't find it."
Yu Ru shook her head, "It's okay, let's take a look, the scenery here is pretty good. If it doesn't work out, let's take some photos here and then go back."
Ming Shisui nodded, "Yeah!"
They continued walking forward, turning right and left, and finally saw a road that looked like it was deliberately built, paved with stone slabs, and seemed to lead to somewhere. It went upward, getting higher and higher, like a new hillside, and they couldn't see what was ahead of the road.
They could see nothing but vegetation.
People will subconsciously fear the unknown, not to mention that this place is relatively remote with not many people passing by. They are two girls and they dare not go there rashly.
"Baby, that looks a little scary. Why don't we go back?" Ming Shisui said, holding Yu Rudao's hand.
Yu Ru nodded.
The two turned around and walked slowly back the way they came. After a while, they met a monk with a bag on his back. He had not yet come to them and was still some distance away from them.
"Hey, baby, look over there, isn't that the master from the temple?"
Yu Ru looked at the monk carefully for a while and nodded, "It should be."
"Then how about we go ask him where the temple is?"
Yu Ru nodded.
The two slowed down their pace and waited for the monk to come towards them.
When the monk approached, Ming Shisui pulled Yu Ru in front of him, and the two of them put their hands together, lowered their eyes slightly, bowed and greeted him. Ming Shisui said, "Amitabha, Master, I heard there is a temple nearby, do you know where it is?"
Yuan Juren lowered his eyes and replied, "Are you two going to Wanfu Temple?"
"Yes, that's it." Ming Shisui nodded.
"Wanfu Temple is just ahead. Go up the slope and then down the slope and you will arrive. Please follow me, my two donors."
Under the leadership of Yuan Juren, Ming Shisui and Yu Ru successfully found Wanfu Temple, which was located after going up the stone road. In addition to the temple, there were also some scattered residential houses.
Wanfuji Temple is very small, with only a few monks. The various halls, chambers and buildings are all relatively small and close to each other, so you can almost see the end at a glance. The two of them quickly toured the temple and burned incense to all the gods.
After coming out of the main hall, Ming Shisui held Yu Ru's hand and asked, "Baby, it's noon now. I'm so hungry. Are you hungry?"
Yu Ru nodded.
"Baby, should we ask the monk here if there is any food in the temple? This way we can eat quickly. Let's fill our stomachs first, and then we can go buy some meat. Oh, and I'll also buy some sweet soup for you. You must be tired after walking for so long."
Yu Ru nodded, [Ask, the vegetarian food is delicious.]
"it is good."
Ming Shisui looked around and saw a figure sweeping the steps. It was a monk not far away. She pulled Yu Ru to the monk to ask him questions.
Coincidentally, the sweeping monk was none other than Yuan Juren, who had led them on the journey not long ago.
Yuan Juren raised his head and glanced at them quickly, then lowered his eyes slightly, not looking directly at them, "Do you two need any help?"
"Master, is there any vegetarian food here that outsiders can eat?" Ming Shi asked.
"Yes, but we have a rule here that if pilgrims want to eat vegetarian food, they must first help the temple with some cleaning work. The vegetarian food is free, and we cannot charge money. All we need is that the donors can help with some cleaning and maintenance of the temple."
"Oh, I see." Ming Shisui turned to look at Yu Ru, "Baby, how about this? Sweeping the floor should be quick, I'll do it and you eat."
[You ask first, roughly how much to make, if it's suitable we can make it together, otherwise we can go out to eat.]
"Oh, OK." Ming Shisui went to see Yuan Juren again, "Master, we two need to eat, so how much floor do we need to sweep?"
"The two donors just need to clean up the area around the mountain gate."
There wasn't much to clean, so Mingshisui and Yuru decided to stay and clean in exchange for vegetarian meals.
It took them only about ten minutes to sweep the area Yuan Juren mentioned. After that, they followed other monks to the dining hall in the temple to eat vegetarian food.
The fixed combination of vegetarian meals is a bowl of rice and a steamed bun. The rice is served with some vegetables and tofu. These are the portions for each person. If you feel that it is not enough, you can add some more. There is also wild vegetable porridge, which you can also add.
The furnishings in the cafeteria generally looked old. Over the years, the tables and chairs had some problems, either with missing corners or short arms and legs. Ming Shisui was worried that they could not bear his weight, so he carefully observed each chair and deliberately chose a new one to sit down with Yu Ru.
She sighed comfortably, "Baby, I can finally sit down. I think I can eat two bowls of rice."
After that, she went to see Yu Ru. She saw a thin layer of sweat on her face, and her hair was a little wet. She asked, "Baby, are you dizzy? Why are you sweating so much?"
Yu Ru shook her head, [The floor is too hot from sweeping, don’t worry.]
"Baby, let me fan you."
Ming Shisui placed his bag on his lap, unzipped it, and took out something that looked like a folded umbrella. There was a tassel hanging from the middle of the main body, and the handle was made of rosewood that was as shiny as satin and shaped like a bamboo joint.
She pulled away the tassels and the thing unfolded. It turned out to be a soft round fan. She grasped the fan and turned it around. The fan suddenly became very firm and tangible.
"Look, baby, I brought the waist fan you gave me. I'll fan you." Ming Shisui waved the fan.
Yu Ru glanced at the fan and nodded.
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Waist fan: This fan is mainly worn around the waist to shade the sun or as an ornament. By the Jin Dynasty, it had become a common summer heat-repellent for both men and women in the upper class. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, folding fans did not change much, but by the Northern Song Dynasty, folding fans were no longer used by a few people, and were also made in the market, indicating that they had become popular among the people.
The earliest record of waist fans can be found in the Biography of Liu Xiang in the Book of Southern Qi during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties: "Si Tu Chu Yuan entered the court and used a waist fan to block the sun." Hu Sanxing of the Yuan Dynasty commented: "The fan worn on the waist is now called a folding fan."
The term "waist fan" comes from this, and it is named because it is easy to roll up and carry and can be tied around the waist.