What surprised Sun Lei was that there was even dinner in the temple. Of course, these dinners were specially prepared for the pilgrims who stayed overnight and the Huo Gong Tutu who worked at the temple. The monks abide by this: they are not unseasonable food. That means not eating after noon. After noon, monks can no longer eat and can only drink water.
Sun Lei was not interested in the vegetarian food. The green vegetables, tofu, and two steamed buns contained little oil and salt, and had no taste at all. Sun Lei gave up after just two bites. His stomach really couldn't bear it.
Sun Lei glanced at the Huo Gong Toutuo who was working next to him. These people ate the same vegetarian meal with gusto.
Sun Lei left the dining hall, and several monks looked at everything with smiles.
Sun Lei didn't know that today's fasting meal was actually transferred. Huo Gong Toutuo worked as a part-time worker in the temple, so the fasting meal was naturally crude. Sun Lei was a guest left by Elder Zhizhen and helped Wenshu Monastery regain its reputation. The accommodation was of good quality. The private room should be treated like a big pilgrim, and the vegetarian food will be much more exquisite.
Generally, the pilgrims who can stay in the temple's wing rooms are the temple's big benefactors, and they spend a lot of money on the fragrant oil every time they come. The standard of vegetarian food is the highest in the temple, and even the elders can't often eat it.
It's just that Sun Lei and Lu Zhishen were close friends, which made the monks want to get rid of these "scourges" as soon as possible, so the fasting meals were changed.
There wasn't much to see in Mount Wutai at night. Except for some lights in the main hall, the rest of the side halls were pitch black. There weren't even lanterns along the walls of the corridor outside. Sun Lei went straight back to the wing to sleep.
"Brother! Brother!"
Sun Lei was sleeping in a daze when he heard a broken gong's voice shouting outside the door. He knew it was Lu Zhishen.
Sun Lei slept for a while, and when he was woken up, he couldn't fall asleep for a while, so he got out of bed and opened the door. When he opened the door, he could see Lu Zhishen's big copper bell-like eyes.
"Aren't you sleeping this late at night?"
Sun Lei looked at the moon above his head and said speechlessly, why is it disturbing people's dreams in the middle of the night.
"Isn't Sajia thirsty? Brother, give Sajia a drink from the spring water in the gourd."
Lu Zhishen chuckled and walked into the wing without seeing anyone else.
"You're thirsty, why don't you go back to the kitchen and drink some water? How much water in the well is not enough for you? If you want to drink, just say so."
Sun Lei took the wine gourd from the table and threw it to Lu Zhishen. This guy must have been addicted to alcohol since noon until now.
"Hehe, this is what the Sa family likes."
Lu Zhishen stopped making excuses and admitted it frankly. He pulled out the stopper of the gourd and started drinking wildly.
"By the way, Master Lu, is there anything to eat here? I'm already hungry. The fast food tonight is so bad that I can't eat it."
Sun Lei touched his stomach. He didn't feel it when he ate just now, but now he felt hungry after sleeping.
"The fasting meal must not taste good. It's not available now. We have to wait until morning."
Lu Zhishen answered while drinking.
"It seems I'd better go down the mountain as soon as possible. Being vegetarian every day is worse than going to jail!"
Sun Lei rolled his eyes. It was dark outside, and it would still take several hours until breakfast time. If he had such a fast every day, Sun Lei felt that he would soon starve to death on the mountain.
"Brother, isn't this just like going to jail!"
As soon as he heard Sun Lei's words, Lu Zhishen felt as if he had found a confidant. He sat down next to Sun Lei, thinking that he was a majestic prefect. There is meat and wine. Now that I have gone to the mountains and left home, I no longer have to worry about running around, but my mouth and stomach will suffer.
"I'm just surprised. You can't live without food and wine, so why did you become a monk?"
Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen in confusion. He didn't look like a monk. He didn't abide by all the rules and regulations. He thought about drinking and eating meat every day. He was almost like Jigong, but a reckless and violent version of Jigong.
"Hey, I killed Zheng Tu in Weizhou. I hid in Tibet all the way. I traveled all over Guanxi and still couldn't escape the government's pursuit. Until I escaped to Yanmen County in Daizhou, the streets were still there. Fortunately, there was the arrest document for the Sa family. Fortunately, they met the old man Jin and Zhao Yuanwai. The man was chasing closely, and the Sa family had nowhere to escape. Zhao Yuan Wai said that he and Tan Yue from Wenshu Monastery could make the Sa family become a monk. The Sa family thought about it, There is no place to escape anyway, so why not become a monk and escape? That would mean going to Mount Wutai and become a monk."
"Brother, I don't know, but the feeling of being hunted and hiding here and there is really uncomfortable. When the Sa family was hunting down thieves, I thought those thieves were the same."
Lu Zhishen took a sip of wine and said a little lonely, thinking that his Weizhou governor, who was also very powerful in the local area, became a prisoner in the blink of an eye.
"Master Lu, do you regret it?"
Sun Lei looked at the somewhat lonely Lu Zhishen, who suddenly changed from a public servant to a fugitive hiding in Tibet. The gap was indeed huge. It was not easy to be an official in this era, especially for someone like Lu Zhishen who could not read a single big character. The reckless man.
"Regret? The Sa family never regrets anything they do! If the Sa family encounters him again, he will still beat Zheng Tu to death!"
Lu Zhishen took a big sip of wine and said firmly.
"Then why don't you find a mountaintop and occupy the mountain and become the king? How about we go now, you be the big king, and I will be the second king, gather in the mountains and forests, drink heavily, and eat large pieces of meat, wouldn't it be fun?"
Sun Lei immediately told Lu Zhishen that the first step in this rebellion was to form cliques, and Lu Zhishen was the first "accomplice" Sun Lei fell in love with!
Lu Zhishen was so impressed by Sun Lei's words that he forgot to drink. He looked around at Sun Lei and then asked.
"Brother, tell me, what crime of beheading have you committed? Why do you just go up the mountain and drop weeds? Once the weeds fall, it is a capital crime of beheading. It is much more serious than me who committed a murder. I am like this If someone is caught in a murder case, the most he can do is to get a gold seal tattooed on his face, and then be sent to the far evil military state."
Lu Zhishen looked at Sun Lei suspiciously, and now he was sure that Sun Lei had also committed a major crime.
"Brother, I will show you a clear path. Tomorrow, ask the elders to ordain you and become a monk. You won't have to worry about being wanted by the court."
Seeing that Sun Lei just rolled his eyes and refused to say anything, Lu Zhishen began to persuade him earnestly.
"Stop, stop, stop! Who said I committed a crime? I just think that's cool, don't you think? Isn't it great to gather in the mountains and forests, hoe the strong and help the weak, rob the rich and give to the poor? It's much better than being a monk, Besides, I didn’t say I wanted to be a monk. I can’t get used to eating vegetables and radishes every day! I’d better go down the mountain to find some meat tomorrow.”
Sun Lei interrupted Lu Zhishen. He didn't want to be a monk on the mountain. Although the Monkey King finally converted to Buddhism, it was not because he was forced. Sun Lei couldn't stand the boring life of the ancient Buddha in Qingdeng.
"Brother, you said that the Sa family is also hungry. Don't forget to bring more spring water to the Sa family. Why is this spring water so undrinkable? It's gone after just a few sips! Brother, bring more spring water to the mountain. I will definitely Bring more!"
When it came to wine and meat, Lu Zhishen became interested and told Sun Lei seriously that he had to copy scriptures and he couldn't go down the mountain tomorrow, so he could only rely on Sun Lei to bring some wine and meat up, and he repeatedly emphasized that there must be more.
"Holy shit, you've finished your drink right now, and I haven't even taken a sip!"
Sun Lei looked angrily at Lu Zhishen, who was holding up the gourd of wine and pouring it down. He didn't let go of this guy until the last drop.
