When Xiaojiazhuang was first built, Xiao Rui directed the digging of an underground fire tunnel network throughout the village to specifically solve the problem of collective heating. Every household and every house had flue floor heating underneath. In this era, coal was basically not developed and utilized. Xiao Rui was the first person in Chang'an to boldly use coal.
It’s not that no one knows about coal. This thing was called charcoal in ancient times. It is different from artificially burned firewood charcoal. The ancients thought it was charcoal that looked like stone. Some people have tried using charcoal for heating, but unfortunately, accidents often occurred due to gas poisoning. Therefore, everyone generally believed that charcoal was poisonous, so no one gradually used it.
Xiao Rui dared to use it, but he couldn't explain the principle to the villagers. He could only speak with facts. The villagers slowly accepted and believed it, and everyone began to like charcoal.
Just after the New Year, it was the cold winter weather. He didn't want to stay in Chang'an to celebrate the Lantern Festival and watch the lanterns. Xiao Rui arranged for people to decorate the Xiaojiazhuang and built a special operating room in a courtyard in the middle of the east. , dust-free, windless, sterile, warm as spring and with a constant temperature. It can be said to be a room with the highest standards in the Tang Dynasty.
The location was specially chosen by Yuan Tiangang. The east belongs to wood and is dominated by life. The day of surgery was chosen to be at the beginning of spring, when everything starts to change with Yang. Xiao Rui didn't know if it was useful, but it was always good luck.
In the middle of the courtyard, there is an offering table. Du Ruhui's two sons, Du Gou and Du He, kneel together, burn incense and pray to heaven for their father's blessing.
"Dad, you must come out safely."
"Dad, I promise to work hard in the future and never let you down. You must get through this disaster."
Du Ruhui looked at his two sons with a determined look in his eyes and said: "Dalang, Erlang, you are destined to live or die. If you really have trouble being a father, you must live strong. Remember, you must be upright and upright, and you must not have evil thoughts, let alone take evil paths. "
The two nodded with tears in their eyes: "Yes, I have remembered it."
Xiao Rui looked at the rising smoke in the incense burner, frowned and asked: "What kind of incense is this? It smells weird."
Du Gou replied: "My second brother and I went to Daxingshan Temple in Chang'an City and waited in line for three days to get the peace incense."
Peaceful fragrance? Waiting in line for three days? What the hell? Xiao Rui does not believe in Buddhism, nor does he worship Buddhism. He even rejects Buddhism for fooling the world, so his frown deepens.
Xiao Yu believed in Buddhism and praised with a smile: "Keming, you have two good sons. The peace incense in Daxingshan Temple costs ten gold each. It can only ferry a hundred people a day. It is said to be the most efficacious, so I queue up to pray for it. There is an endless stream of people asking for the incense, and it shows your filial piety that you can wait three days to ask for it."
Du Ruhui's eyes showed relief.
Xiao Rui cursed secretly in his heart, how cruel is he to sell a hundred people in one day? Ten gold per person? No, it costs ten gold each. Everyone buys at least three, which means it costs thirty gold. So Daxingshan Temple’s one-day revenue is, is it—three thousand gold?
puff! There are so many rich people in Chang'an. No wonder the imperial treasury is empty. So the real gold-selling caves and gold-eating beasts are Buddhist temples? How do you compare your own chamber of commerce, restaurant, etc. with others? Pooh! Even hair can't compare.
But he forgot that people who come to Daxingshan Temple to worship Buddha are not only people from Chang'an, but also people from the entire Tang Dynasty. As long as they believe in Buddhism and have assets in their families, they are likely to come. Otherwise, the city of Chang'an alone may not be able to support the Daxingshan Temple with a daily income of three thousand gold.
"Take off this incense. I don't know if it will keep you safe. But if it continues to burn, the fragrance will drift into the operating room and pollute the environment in the operating room, affecting the treatment of diseases. It will definitely be fatal."
Um? ? ?
Everyone looked at Xiao Rui in surprise, these words were so embarrassing. How can you let go of a son's filial piety? If you remove the peace incense, you offend ghosts and gods, what should you do if God does not bless you?
Du He said anxiously: "No, the abbot of Daxingshan Temple said that you must burn incense and pray devoutly in front of your father. If you don't do it well, the Buddha will not bless you."
Xiao Rui's face dropped, and he said coldly: "If you believe me, then listen to me. If you believe that bald old monk, then kowtow here and burn incense, and pray to the Buddha to bless your father's recovery."
With that said, he turned and entered the operating room.
this……
Du Ruhui didn't believe this, he just couldn't bear his son's filial piety to go to waste. Although he didn't understand why Xiao Rui insisted on doing this, he still supported Xiao Rui, "Dalang Erlang, listen to the consort and withdraw the incense case!"
Du Gou was anxious, "But...if you offend the Buddha, what will happen to you?"
Du Ruhui scolded: "Confused, if praying to God and worshiping Buddha can really protect my father's safety, then my father should not have this disease. Can you remove the malignant tumor from my body by burning incense?"
this……
The two still hesitated.
Xiao Yu is a Buddhist and was about to refute what Du Ruhui said.
At this time, several experienced Taoists stood up. Who doesn’t hate Buddhism? This operation was undertaken by our Taoist sect together. What's the matter with a group of bald monks? If we let them place the incense table here, then who will get the credit when we cure the patient? The monks took half of the credit for nothing?
Even without this surgery, people who practice Taoism would not like Buddhism. Hoover hurt people.
Yuan Tiangang asked: "Two young masters, if you have not prayed to gods and worshiped Buddha, then there is no hidden danger of offending gods and Buddhas. Your father's illness is entirely dependent on human beings and your own life."
Ge Dan snorted coldly and said mockingly: "It's better now. Should you continue to worship or not? Why do you ask Buddha to bless you? What? Is Buddha a businessman? If you don't ask him, he will not bless you and will punish you." Punishment? This bullshit god? Are all the gods of the Hu people so snobbish? You two, why not try another god? Our Taoist Sanqing Taoist is tolerant and generous. It doesn’t matter whether you worship or not. The Sanqing is protecting us. We humans.”
this……
In this comparison, it seems that Buddha is a bit stingy.
Sun Laodao asked: "Two gentlemen, if you really just want to pray for your father, why not worship God. The way of heaven is selfless and the most fair."
This can be regarded as a step up from the current deadlock. In fact, it is a disguised way to calm the hearts of the two children. Whatever impact does not affect the treatment, as long as Du Ruhui doesn't take it seriously.
Sun Simiao was highly respected and his words were very credible. Du Gou quickly asked: "What about this incense? Can you pray to heaven with this peace incense?"
Xiao Rui's dissatisfied voice came from the room: "No, throw away the IQ tax you bought for thirty gold. If you want to ask God for protection, use mugwort today. Pinch the grass for incense and pray to God."
Ge Dan praised: "It's wonderful. Mugwort is a pure Yang thing, and it's the best to drive away evil spirits."
So Du Gou and the others put away the peace incense with suspicion, found mugwort and began to rub incense and burn it in worship. Xiao Yu finally tolerated the injustice in his heart and thought that after his son rescued people, he would find time to popularize the great virtues of Buddha with him. Is it okay to disrespect the great virtues?
