The Dharma Hall is located behind the Main Hall and is where eminent monks usually give lectures.
Corridors on all sides formed a small square courtyard in the open space outside the Dharma hall. There were several large suitcases piled up in the courtyard. Behind each suitcase stood a group of people, most of whom were monks, but also a few lay people who lived in the temple.
The box contains complete sets of winter and summer clothes, including cool shirts and sandals for summer, as well as jackets, cotton trousers, leather boots and fleece socks for winter.
When Gu Yunqiu arrived, several people dressed as domestic servants were distributing clothes in groups of two to those waiting in line.
In the Dharma Hall, the princess and several masters were drinking tea. Sitting on the east side was an old man wearing a haoran scarf and a gray beard. He must be the businessman named Zhou.
Gu Yunqiu straightened his clothes and entered the hall to see the ceremony.
The princess scolded him and asked him why he hadn't seen anyone all morning. Then she introduced him: "This is Mr. Zhou Shan and Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Shan?
Gu Yunqiu was shocked——
Zhou Shan was a legendary businessman in the Jin Dynasty. He was a rare talent. He was ranked second in high school at the age of seventeen. However, after serving as an official for three years, he became a businessman. Within a few years, he became a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan and the Central Plains. He even presided over the opening of The trade routes of the Western Regions.
It turns out that the businessman named Zhou who visited the palace in his previous life was Zhou Shan?
Only then did Gu Yunqiu realize that Zhou Shan and Prince Ning had an old relationship and had been friends for years. Moreover, Zhou Shan, like the princess, had been helped by monks from Baoguo Temple in the most difficult times.
There are several suitcases outside, which he brought specially as gifts to the temple this time.
Although Baoguo Temple is a national temple, the bulk of its expenditures are on Jimin and Buddhist Associations. The rest is also used for the repair, translation, annotation, restoration and copying of scriptures, including daily expenses and the repair of Buddhist statues in temples. There is really not much silver left to buy new clothes.
Although the temple distributes winter and summer clothes twice a year, most of the hundreds of people, especially the novice monks, still wear old clothes - they cannot keep warm in winter and make them sweat profusely in summer.
Zhou Shan was over fifty years old, and he was already aware of his destiny. He had seen these things for many years, and wanted to do something for Baoguo Temple before returning to his hometown to take care of himself.
He prepared more than 10% of the number of monks and lay people currently in Baoguo Temple, and his winter clothes also came with additional hats.
Several eminent monks and worldly masters, after drinking a pot of tea, stood up and left one after another, leaving only the temple supervisor to preside over the ceremony. The princess chatted with Zhou Shan for a while and listened to him tell many anecdotes about the business road.
Gu Yunqiu sat nearby and listened with interest. Zhou Shan mentioned a recent tragedy in the western suburbs of Gyeonggi Province. He said that a man opened a wild shop outside Anxiyi. He didn't know who he offended, and a fire broke out overnight. Destroy people.
The princess looked unbearable and softly said the Buddha's name.
"The scene is a bit miserable, but you don't have to worry about it, Madam," Zhou Shan said with disgust in his eyes, "That Ren Ya used to be in the vegetable business."
"Cai Ren...business?"
Zhou Shan explained what a dishman was, and the princess frowned and almost dropped the Buddhist beads in her hand.
"So it was because of his lack of conscience that he ended up like this because of the cycle of cause and effect and unsatisfactory retribution." Zhou Shan refilled a cup of tea for the princess and changed the topic, "But his death will give Guan Ya even more headaches."
The princess held up the cup of tea, calmed herself down, and then asked: "How do you say it?"
"Over the past few years, taxes from the Jianghuai River and Huaihe River have failed to collect year after year. The northwest has suffered from wars and people's livelihood has been in decline. The imperial court is encouraging the people to reclaim wasteland. At the foot of Luochi Mountain in the western suburbs of Gyeonggi Province is a newly reclaimed wasteland."
"Under Luochi Mountain... wasn't that place originally a swamp?"
Zhou Shan nodded: "That's right. Although it took a long time to backfill with soil, the water and fertility are low, and it is not fertile land. The official price has been discounted, and the land is sold with houses, but no one is interested."
"In addition, there is such a life-threatening lawsuit..." He shook his head, "The common people feel unlucky. I'm afraid they won't be able to sell it in two or three years."
As they were talking like this, Gu Yunqiu took notice:
Taking into account the current land prices in the capital, if you want to buy a two-story building facing the sun and facing the street, plus purchase furniture and decorate the store, you will have to spend nearly ten thousand taels of silver.
Although most of the shops in Beijing are leasing and operating, and they only need to pay two to three hundred yuan a day for housing, he will probably be kicked out of the palace in the future, and he will not be able to save money on buying a house.
Although the fields at the foot of Luochi Mountain are barren, they are sold together with the house. The total cost of buying a farm is only four to five hundred taels, which not only saves money but also solves his housing problem.
As for opening a store in Beijing, we can still consider it in the long term.
He secretly noted this in his mind. When he was distracted, Zhou Shan and the princess talked about the northwest again, saying that the imperial court had rashly disarmament this time. The royal court of Xirong seemed to be in chaos, but the situation would eventually stabilize.
If we don't make plans in advance, when the Xirong army suddenly sends its troops southward, I'm afraid the northwest camp will be difficult to cope with.
Gu Yunqiu was not interested in these. After listening for a while, his eyes swept outside the hall——
The queue in the hospital has been reduced by more than half, and the faces of those who have received the clothes are all smiles.
But he also quickly noticed that several young novice monks went out happily holding their clothes and then returned not long after. All of them were crying and did not say anything, and even sneaked to the end of the queue.
When it was their turn, Zhou Shan's servant recognized them:
"Little Master, if I remember correctly, didn't you already receive one set just now? The master of the house gave instructions that each monk and layperson in the temple can only receive one set, and they cannot receive it twice."
The little novice hesitated and couldn't say a word for a long time.
However, there was a young monk next to him who glared at him angrily, "Monks are based on integrity. This is a kindness from Boss Zhou. Why don't you learn it well at such a young age?"
After being scolded by his senior brother, the little novice monk's eyes instantly turned red. He walked over and grabbed the senior brother's clothes and whispered a few words in his ear.
The monk was already frowning, but the more he listened, the more solemn his expression became.
By the time the little novice monk finished speaking, he had clenched his fists and stared angrily, "What else is there?! Take me there, and my senior brother will administer justice to you!"
Several young novice monks gathered around him and took him out of the courtyard.
Gu Yunqiu blinked and took a sip from the sugar water specially prepared for him.
However, less than a tea time later, the monk and several novice monks came back in despair. They were dejected and looked very aggrieved.
Especially the leading monk, who was so angry that he punched the pillar, "What a world!"
Gu Yunqiu frowned, and then he saw the monk rub his face, then smiled apologetically and stepped forward to explain in a low voice to the two servants of the Zhou family.
The servants looked surprised at first, but then the expressions on their faces turned into embarrassment. After a while, they smiled apologetically at the monks and novices and said, "...So that's it."
"You guys might as well go to the side and wait for a while. If there is any leftovers later, just leave them for you to take away."
The monk immediately put his hands together and thanked him. After the young novices recited Amitabha Buddha, they followed the monk and retreated to the corridor, waiting eagerly.
Gu Yunqiu looked at them strangely, then looked at the few clothes left in the suitcase, and suddenly realized——
Li Congzhou hasn't arrived yet!
He looked around carefully again, and indeed he did not see Li Congzhou in the small courtyard.
The clothes brought by Zhou Shan were made of high quality materials. Gu Yunqiu took a sneak peek when he came in: the cool shirt was made of lake silk, the jacket was also very thick, and even the laces for the sandals were made of colorful silk.
What's going on, this guy?
Gu Yunqiu looked at the courtyard door anxiously.
Could it be that he was delayed by something?
Or maybe it's because of...the injury on the arm?
It happened that his fidgeting appearance was noticed by the princess. She rubbed Gu Yunqiu's head in a funny way, "Qiuqiu can't sit still? If you want to go out to play, go out first. Mr. Zhou and I will talk for a while."
"Also, bring two more guards," the princess warned. "There is chaos on the mountain today and it's getting late. Don't run too far."
Gu Yunqiu nodded, and Yiyan led Dim Sum and the two guards out.
When he arrived in the courtyard, he first walked to a few suitcases and asked, "Does everyone in the temple have these?"
"Hui Shizi has everything to say."
"Then -" Gu Yunqiu paused, "Are there any people who didn't come?"
"People who didn't come?" The servant looked around, "All the monks in the temple should be here, right? I asked several masters before and they said that everyone is here."
"..." Gu Yunqiu scratched his head.
He didn't know whether he should tell him about Li Congzhou's absence.
After all, in the eyes of monks, beautiful clothes and beautiful things may be external possessions. What if the young monk doesn’t want to come?
After all, Master Yuankong and several others were also there, and they didn't mention Li Congzhou until they left.
If he said this rashly, would he appear to be talkative and meddlesome?
Thinking like this, Gu Yunqiu didn't talk to the servant anymore, but slowly walked to the door of the small courtyard, wanting to see if Li Congzhou was coming from a distance.
As it happened, a young novice who had received new clothes and went out happily happened to be walking in front of him.
Gu Yunqiu watched the little novice monk jumping up and down with his clothes in his arms, but when he turned around the corridor of the Main Hall, his expression suddenly changed. Two burly men picked him out from nowhere and blocked him, forcing him to step back step by step.
The position he retreated to was a shady dead end between the main hall and the outer wall of Baoguo Temple.
Gu Yunqiu raised his eyebrows and immediately led the people there.
In the narrow alleyway surrounded by palaces and towering trees, the little novice monk hugged his clothes tightly and huddled against the wall. Two men stood in front of him, and behind the men stood a boy wearing a sea blue robe.
The robes of ordinary monks in the temple are only in azurite and magnolia, but laymen in the temple often wear these colors.
The boy looks to be about ten years old. He has a fat head and ears, thick hands and feet, small eyes, a flat nose, and a round face covered with freckles.
He put his hands on his hips and looked arrogant. He pushed the little novice monk and pushed him against the wall. "What's the matter, do you still want me to teach you the rules?"
The little novice shook his head and followed the boy's gaze and found that there were about ten sets of clothes piled behind him.
"You, you, you... Mr. Zhou gave this to us, how could you steal it..."
"Really? He gave it to you, didn't you get it?" The boy didn't panic at all, but slapped the little novice on the face in an insulting manner, "Didn't you get it?"
As he spoke, he took advantage of the little novice's fearful eyes to be closed and took the clothes away from his arms: "Bring it to you!"
The little novice monk reacted and wanted to grab it, but was pushed against the wall by the two strong men.
"Lu Yuanji, why are you like this?! Let me go! I want to tell my senior brother and master!"
The boy named Lu Yuanji ignored him at all and just threw the clothes bag behind him:
"Are you going? Anyway, my father will allocate the funds for your Baoguo Temple. I want to see if your master and brother are willing to take the initiative for you!"
The little novice monk was stunned, and his face suddenly turned pale.
Lu Yuanji looked at him and suddenly laughed very badly. He stretched out his hand and pinched the little novice's face hard, distorting his face. Then he spit into the little novice's mouth twice.
The little novice monk struggled like crazy, but was held down by two strong men next to him.
Lu Yuanji covered his mouth with one hand and pinched his nostrils with the other hand, forcing him to swallow the mouthful of filth due to suffocation.
"My father is the fourth grade inspector of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Today is just a few spits. I advise you not to push me. If I am unhappy in the future - maybe I will let you drink some other good things."
After saying that, he laughed evilly, made an obscene gesture towards the little novice, then slapped the little novice on the cheek twice, and then signaled to let him go.
The little novice fell to the ground and couldn't help retching.
…
Lu Yuanji?
The Ministry of Household Affairs is conducting a fourth quality inspection?
Gu Yunqiu stood at the entrance of the alley, his brows knotted.
——Unfortunately, he recognized this person from his previous life.
Not only did they recognize each other, before they were 16 or 17 years old, they would often fight crickets and hammer pills together. Later, Lu Yuanji became obsessed with gambling and slept in Huajie and Liuxiang all night, and Gu Yunqiu parted ways with him.
I didn't expect that he would be so hateful when he was a child.
In his previous life, the last time Gu Yunqiu heard about Lu Yuanji was when his father, Lu He, was accused of corruption and was implicated in the fire in the Jiangnan household registration treasury. Lu He was beheaded and the entire Lu family was exiled.
Lu He obtained his official position by climbing a high branch.
When he entered Beijing, he was just a poor scholar with no money, but by chance, he met the only son-in-law of the Shen family, a high-ranking family in Beijing, and finally married him smoothly.
After that, Lu He entered the official career with the help of the Shen family, and successfully filled the sixth rank vacancy in Nayan Pavilion. After that, he rose rapidly, worked in six departments, and finally became the fourth rank inspector of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
A fourth-grade official is not considered high in the capital city where dragons and crouching tigers live.
However, the fourth-rank official of the Ministry of Revenue is also responsible for inspecting schools, which is very important. This is a lucrative job. There are many ways to seal, seal, sign and approve payments, either early or late, and there is a lot of money to be made.
After only one year in office, Lu He was able to buy a small courtyard with three bedrooms in Beijing, and even brought over his old mother who was far away from his hometown.
Unfortunately, in the same year, the Shen family was implicated by his disciples, and Mr. Shen, who was then the Grand Bachelor of Yipinayan Pavilion, was dismissed from his post, and the Shen family declined.
Lu's mother, who had always been critical of Lu He's marriage to a male wife, made excuses and arranged for Lu He to have two concubines in the house. She also told the Shen master that she was considerate of his inability to have children.
Master Shen was so angry that he simply moved back to the Shen family.
As a result, in the spring of the next year, Mr. Shen was stopped by a pregnant woman as soon as he left the house. The woman cried and said that she was pregnant with Lu He's child, and asked Mr. Shen to fulfill their wishes no matter what.
The most outrageous thing is that this woman is not one of the two concubines that Lu's mother brought into the house.
How could Mr. Shen, a person like Zhilan Yushu, be so angry that he vomited blood that day when he saw such a scene? He passed away a few days after lingering on the bed.
As a result, the Shen family became at odds with the Lu family. Later, Lu He was accused and the Lu family was confiscated. Some people in Beijing said it was the Shen family's revenge.
As for the woman, she did not get much benefit from the quarrel. She gave birth to Lu Yuanji and passed away early. The Yushitai also took the opportunity to impeach Lu He, saying that he had behaved inappropriately and forced his wife to die.
In desperation, Lu He could only keep Lu Yuanji in Baoguo Temple for the time being, and then take him back to the Lu family after the storm had passed——
…
Lu Yuanji grabbed about ten bags of beautiful clothes and was about to call two guards to go out for a look. When he turned around, he saw a young man wearing a goose-yellow silk shirt at the entrance of the alley.
The young master looks good, but the look in his eyes is very disgusting.
"What are you looking at?!" Lu Yuanji ran over and stretched out his hand to push Gu Yunqiu, "You know who I am - oh hey!"
Before his fingers touched Gu Yunqiu, he was stopped by an armored guard holding a knife who came out of nowhere. The guard pushed Lu Yuanji to the ground with a backhand force.
Lu Yuanji stumbled, his little eyes were as big as copper coins, "How dare you, how dare you push me?! Li Da Li Er - give them some color!"
The two strong men obeyed the order and walked towards the alley in an aggressive manner.
As a result, the two guards who followed had expressionless faces and drew their knives twice. They subdued the two strong men with almost no effort and pushed the knives against the wall.
Lu Yuanji was extremely shocked: This, this is the martial artist his grandmother hired with a lot of money. How, how could he be subdued so easily...?
After being stunned for a moment, Lu Yuanji came to his senses. He jumped up and rushed towards Gu Yunqiu again, "How brave are you?! Do you know who I am?! My father is the inspector of the fourth-grade household department in the imperial court. Do you know what will happen to you if you attack my people?!"
He was much taller than Gu Yunqiu, and his body was twice as wide, but this time Lu Yuanji still didn't touch any of Gu Yunqiu's clothes.
The two guards cooperated tacitly. One of them caught the other's knife and restrained the two strong men who were about to move. After getting away, the other one jumped up and grabbed Lu Yuanji by the back of the collar, lifting him into the air.
Lu Yuanji screamed, grabbed and kicked him on the spot, and not only beat the guard, but also bit him with his teeth, "I'll kill you, who are you! Put me down quickly!"
Gu Yunqiu looked at his embarrassing appearance, suddenly raised the corners of his mouth and clicked his tongue twice.
Lu Yuanji turned around and wanted to spit at him.
The guard took a step back in time, and Gu Yunqiu also ducked out of the way. He looked at Lu Yuanji up and down for a while, and then he calmly said:
"You asked him what it was?"
"He is the first-class bodyguard of our Prince Ning's Mansion. He is a member of the Imperial Guards and is of the third rank."
From, from the third grade?
Lu Yuanji was shocked. So...it was half a level higher than his father's fourth grade?
He swallowed, narrowed his eyes and looked at Gu Yunqiu: "Are you... bluffing me?"
——How can a third-grade official serve as a guard for a child?
This time, Gu Yunqiu didn't speak. Instead, the guard next to him spoke: "This is Prince Ning."
"Ning, Wang, Shi, Zi..." Lu Yuanji murmured and repeated, and suddenly screamed, "You, you, you, you are Gu Yunqiu?!"
That Gu, Yun and Qiu whose father is the emperor's brother, whose mother is the sister of a concubine, and who has an uncle who is a general, set fire to the Queen Mother's Hundred Sons Picture, and the Queen Mother was not angry with him?
Gu Yunqiu: "..."
Looking at Lu Yuanji, who was shaking like chaff, he wondered why he didn't know that his name was so scary.
Gu Yunqiu thought for a moment and signaled the guards to put Lu Yuanji down first.
He walked two steps forward, bent down and picked up a pile of clothes on the ground. He helped the little novice with red eyes and stuffed the clothes to him: "Take them back and give them to your brothers."
The little novice monk was stunned.
Lu Yuanji gave up on the spot and jumped up to grab it again, "I got it based on my ability, why do you..."
Gu Yunqiu stepped sideways and stood between him and the young novice monk, smiling, "That's such a coincidence. I got it based on my ability."
Lu Yuanji: "..."
Gu Yunqiu lowered his eyes and imitated his bad look, "Who are you, and you dare to stop me? Do you know who I am?"
Lu Yuanji suppressed his blush and looked at him but dared not speak in anger.
Gu Yunqiu snorted lightly, hugged the confused little novice monk and walked out.
The guard who was left behind gave the two martial artists a warning look, then sheathed his sword and followed Gu Yunqiu.
Lu Yuanji looked at their backs as they left in a hurry. It took him a long time to summon up the courage to catch up. He scratched his neck and his face turned purple, "I...I..."
"I also live in the temple all the time!" Lu Yuanji shouted half of the sentence loudly, and the second half of the sentence became softer as Gu Yunqiu looked at him, "So I...so...there should be someone like me there."
He grew up in the temple and was surrounded by people assigned to him by his grandmother.
His grandmother treated him very well and said that the reason why he could not go to his parents was because there were bad people in the capital who harmed his father, and his mother was forced to death by his father's first wife.
The first wife's family was in a strong position, so his grandmother asked him to endure the humiliation for the time being and take him down the mountain when he had saved enough money.
When he got the winter clothes and summer clothes just now, he felt the fabric was very good, and an idea came to his mind——
He has plenty of food and clothing. If he could get rid of all these clothes and sell them down the mountain, wouldn't it be a huge profit?
Unexpectedly, Gu Yunqiu showed up halfway, disrupting his entire plan.
Gu Yunqiu raised his eyebrows and turned to ask the young novice next to him, "Is this so?"
The little novice monk was bullied like this by Lu Yuanji, but he still remembered the Buddha's teachings. He nodded with red eyes and said, "... Lay Master Lu, does live in the temple all the time."
"Okay then," Gu Yunqiu nodded, casually took a packaged set and threw it back to him, "I won't take yours either."
The two martial arts masters around Lu Yuanji picked him up for him. After Gu Yunqiu left, they advised him to leave here quickly to avoid causing another big trouble - Prince Ning and Princess Ning were famous for protecting their shortcomings.
Lu Yuanji refused to listen, "...I still don't believe it. If Gu Yunqiu can protect these bald donkeys for a while, can he protect them for a lifetime? If we follow them, there is always a chance!"
Those clothes were made of rich materials, and the cool shirts were even made of precious Hu silk. Each piece could be sold for at least two or three taels of silver. He was unwilling to give up such a large sum of money that he had earned in vain!
Gu Yunqiu led the young novice monk back to the courtyard. The eyes of the few monks and young monks who had been waiting under the corridor lit up when they saw them and the clothes they were holding in their hands.
At this time, the temple supervisor sent the princess and Zhou Shan out. Seeing the battle, he couldn't help but ask.
The novice novices may have scruples, but Gu Yunqiu didn't hide anything and told them all the evil things Lu Yuanji had just done.
The temple supervisor immediately frowned, and after thanking Gu Yunqiu, he lowered his voice and asked for leave from the princess and Zhou Shan: "I have to report this to the presiding brother."
"Master, don't panic." The princess stopped him weakly. She glanced at Zhou Shan, who was stroking his beard and smiling, and then said: "Mr. Zhou is going down the mountain to the palace today. He will tell his wife what happened here."
"But..." The temple supervisor didn't understand at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he understood the meaning behind the princess's words: Prince Ning was in charge of the silver-armored guards, and he had the power to supervise all officials.
Moreover, in recent years, Jianghuai's tax revenue has been decreasing year after year. There have long been rumors of fraud in the Ministry of Household Affairs, but there was no good reason to investigate.
Now that Lu Yuanji had bumped into him, he gave Yan Guan Yu Shi an excuse. Prince Ning could also take the opportunity to attack and go deep into the Jiangnan registry of the Ministry of Household Affairs to take a closer look at what the problem was.
In short, Baoguo Temple will no longer be threatened by Lu He, a small household inspector.
Lu Yuanji, who was hiding behind a big tree, knew nothing about his deceptive behavior. He only stared at the clothes and baggage in the hands of the young novice monk in the temple with bright eyes.
The temple supervisor bowed again, thanked the princess and Mr. Zhou, and sent someone to inform Master Yuankong.
Several servants who were guarding the suitcase also gathered their things and came over, telling Zhou Shan that all the clothes had been distributed and the remaining ones were either too big or too small.
Only then did Gu Yunqiu see Li Congzhou.
He changed into a magnolia-colored monk's robe, which made him stand out among the gray young monks.
——Of course, this is just Gu Yunqiu's idea.
Most of the monks in the temple didn't notice him. He came in through the small door on the inside of the Dharma hall. As soon as he entered the door, he asked a familiar senior brother about the situation. He didn't fight even if he didn't get the clothes. He just stood quietly behind the crowd.
Gu Yunqiu tilted his head and quietly took a step towards the suitcase.
Most of the cool shirts in the box were leftovers after trying them on but they didn't fit. The leather jackets and boots were all too big, the sandals were gone, and not a single velvet hat was left.
He curled his lips, and in a blink of an eye he spotted Lu Yuanji peeking behind the big tree.
Yo.
This guy hasn't left yet?
Gu Yunqiu licked his lips and walked straight towards Lu Yuanji with bright eyes.
Before Lu Yuanji could react, the two martial arts masters behind him were pinned down by the guards of Prince Ning's Mansion again. Gu Yunqiu smiled and stretched out his hand at him:
"Hand over the clothes."
"Why?" Lu Yuanji was anxious, "Didn't you just give it to me?"
"Ah," Gu Yunqiu looked at him and drawled, "Take it out as soon as I ask you to. Why is there so much nonsense? Do you know who I am?"
"..." The little fat man pulled out the cloth bag from the martial arts master's arms and handed it to Gu Yunqiu through gritted teeth.
Gu Yunqiu smiled and took it over to inspect it. Seeing that it was complete with winter clothes, summer clothes, velvet hats and leather boots, he turned around and left happily.
After taking two steps, he turned back as if he remembered something: "Your father is a high-ranking official! If he wants anything for food and clothing, just leave it to him? Why are you robbing the young monk?"
As he spoke, Gu Yunqiu stretched out his fingers and scratched his cheek, "Are you ashamed?"
Lu Yuanji suppressed his blush, "You——!"
Seeing his expression, Gu Yunqiu couldn't help but click his tongue and shake his head, showing a pityful expression: "No, right? Your father won't even be willing to buy you this little thing, right?"
Lu Yuanji raised his finger and trembled all over.
Gu Yunqiu shrugged, "My father will buy it for me anyway."
This time, Lu Yuanji held it in for a long time and actually cried. The child about ten years old burst into tears, turned around and ran away without paying attention to the two martial arts masters.
The little fat man was crying and running. He was too busy wiping his tears to look at the road. He took a few steps and fell down. The two martial arts masters panicked and chased after each other, calling for the young master.
Lu Yuanji was also unlucky. The place where he fell happened to be the moon cave door leading to the Dharma Hall from the Main Hall. Several camellias were newly planted nearby and had just been watered with red soil and fertilized.
He fell in all at once, but when the martial artist helped him up, he turned into a "red and smelly" mass. The two martial arts masters couldn't help feeling a little nauseous next to him.
Oops.
Gu Yunqiu blinked.
But the group of young monks behind him couldn't help it. Who knew who it was? Then the monks in the entire small courtyard burst into laughter——
Gu Yunqiu turned around amid their laughter, pushed aside the crowd and handed the bag of clothes to Li Congzhou.
Li Congzhou didn't seem to expect that he would come over. Before he could calm down the gloomy expression on his face, he raised an eyebrow but didn't answer it, and even took a step back.
Gu Yunqiu is not worried either:
He understands, the cold little monk who is stubborn and wants to be strong.
Even if you die from pain, exhaustion, freezing or heat, you will never accept alms from others easily.
If Li Congzhou hadn't saved him on Yunqiao, he wouldn't be standing here alive now.
Moreover, if he had not been rescued from injury, Li Congzhou would not have been delayed in treating the wound and changing clothes, and failed to receive the clothes and baggage.
Gu Yunqiu thanked him sincerely, so he explained the reason and forced the burden on him:
"Take it, everyone in the temple has it!"
Li Congzhou frowned and was about to say something.
The temple supervisor over there suddenly took the lead in applauding——
"The young prince has a kind heart. Today, I would like to express my gratitude on behalf of the senior master and everyone at Baoguo Temple."
When he said this, the monks also thanked him. Especially the group of young monks who had been robbed of their clothes. They all gathered around Gu Yunqiu and said thank you sweetly.
Gu Yunqiu scratched his head, feeling very embarrassed.
Li Congzhou, who was squeezed to the outside of the crowd, hugged the bag of clothes and saw the golden glow of the setting sun filling the small courtyard. The young dude surrounded in the center of the crowd smiled stupidly:
But the tips of the ears are redder and more beautiful than the sunset.
Li Congzhou pursed his lips, frowned, turned around, curled his fingers, and finally took away the bag of clothes.
