Qingliang Temple is located in the west of Baiyu City. The temple is quiet in the city. There is a white pagoda in the temple.
There are two sayings: Baita Temple and Qingliang Temple. Whichever way of saying it is, Qingliang Temple in Baiyu City is the spiritual destination of many benevolent people in the city.
Qingliang Temple does not have a long history. It is said that the monk Poxu from Fangcun Mountain practiced in Baiyu City. When he saw that there was no temple in the city, he made a vow to the city owner, wealthy businessmen, and believers from all over the world, and spent countless years building it. this temple.
The white pagoda in the temple was built by later monks to commemorate the merits of the original monk. There have been some eminent monks over the years.
The style of Qingliang Temple is different from that of Baiyu City. The stones used are all blue. Only the white pagoda behind the temple is made of white granite like the city wall.
Now the abbot of the temple, the old monk Xuanbei, has a very high status in the temple. He is only two generations lower than the original monk Poxu.
This Buddhist temple was small in scale at the beginning, but it has been continuously expanded since then, and it has gained some decent size.
But since the old monk Xuanbei became the abbot, there has been no expansion. In his words, it is enough for Buddhism to have a shelter from wind and rain.
Looking up at the white pagoda behind Qingliang Temple, Li Ye took Mu Mu's hand and said with a smile: "Sister, you see the pagoda in this temple is white, while all the big Buddhist temples have gray pagodas. "
Nalanyu walked in Qiannan, turned back to look at Li Ye, and said with a smile: "Brother, you don't know, I gave the three words you wrote to Hua Tianxia yesterday. She was quite satisfied. Even Tang Qiuyu Every gentleman wants to grab one."
Mu Mu looked around and said disdainfully: "Those are the scriptures she has never seen her brother copy. That's what is really powerful. Then Mr. Tang came to Tianshan specifically to beg his brother to give her a scroll!"
Li Ye saw that Mu Mu had a headache and said, "Sister, are you going to sell your brother?"
Mu Mu turned her head and looked at Li Ye, laughing.
There is a small lake to the left of Qingliang Temple with a small island in the lake.
Nalanyu pointed to the small island and said, "There is nothing there, it's just a place where some monks who like to practice practice martial arts."
At first glance, the island in the middle of the lake is empty. There is only one very inconspicuous stone fortress house. There is a stone bridge connecting the island to the lakeside. It is late spring, and the water lilies in the lake have spread their leaves, looking forward to the coming of summer. .
There are willow trees planted by the lake. This season is when the willow leaves grow wildly, and the sky is filled with the fragrance of willow leaves.
Nalan Yu led Li Ye and Mu Mu up the steps and entered the main hall. He went to the incense place outside to offer incense, took Mumu's hand and walked to the big Buddha in the center of the hall to kneel down.
He handed the fragrance in his hand to Mu Mu and said softly: "Sister, kowtow three times to the Buddha and then make a wish. It will definitely come true."
After saying this, he lay down on the ground, kowtowed three times respectfully, put his hands together and recited silently, and then inserted the incense he lit into the incense burner in front of the Buddha.
Mu Mu's heart moved, and she followed Nalan Yu's example and kowtowed three times, clasping her hands together and lowering her head to recite silently, and then put the incense into the incense burner.
When the two stood up, Li Ye was nowhere to be seen.
Nalan Yu took Mu Mu's hand and searched through the Buddhist halls, and finally found Li Ye who was sitting in front of the Arhat in the Arhat Hall. He seemed to be smiling but not smiling, with his eyes wide open, looking up at the Buddhist altar. of many Arhats.
Mu Mu tilted her head and thought for a while, then gently pulled Nalan Yu's sleeve and said, "I guess my brother is in a daze again and won't be able to come back to his senses for a while."
The two of them waited outside the hall for two quarters of an hour. Mu Mu was really bored, so she walked into the Buddhist hall and gently shook Li Ye's body.
Frowning, he said: "Brother, are you going to let Mu Mu's pigeons go again? Are you staying here and refusing to leave, no longer going shopping with Mu Mu?"
Li Ye was stunned for a moment, looking like Mu Mu was angry. He shook his head and said with a smile: "It's all because of my brother. He rarely goes shopping with Mu Mu. I won't go shopping today. Let's go out to play."
After saying that, he stood up, put his hands together and saluted the Arhats, then took Mu Mu's hand and turned around and left the hall.
Nalan Yu looked at Li Ye who was walking out of the Luohan Hall, smiled and said, "I see you have been sitting there quietly for a long time. Do you have any insights?"
Li Ye smiled and said: "The boxing technique I practice is "Fuhuhu Luohan Fist", which is a Buddhist technique. I will go shopping with you today, and I will come back tomorrow."
"You're not leaving tomorrow?" Nalan Yu felt happy.
"I'm not leaving. I have to stay here for some time. Come and sit in this temple for a while every day." Li Ye raised his head and glanced at the white pagoda behind the temple.
Mu Mu pouted and frowned and said: "Mu Mu is going to Vientiane City with her wife and husband tomorrow. Sister Xia said that there will be some Central Territory Tianjiao Competition held there in a few days. Brother, it seems that you are becoming less and less fond of you. Mu Mu."
Li Ye reached out to touch her head and said with a smile: "You don't need to go to Vientiane City and stay here with me. Also, I will ask the owner of Huamanlou to give you twenty boxes of peach cakes as snacks. Do you think I'm good to you?"
Mu Mu thought for a moment, stretched out her finger and said, "Let's pull a hook first, to trick people into thinking it's a puppy."
Li Ye stretched out his finger, gently pulled her finger, and said with a smile: "Brother, how could you lie to you? It's not enough for you to go shopping with your mistress every day, and you still miss your brother to go shopping with you."
Looking at the tip of her slightly wrinkled nose, feeling a sense of happiness and expectation, Li Ye couldn't help but smile knowingly.
He reached out and touched her hair, then said, "I'll take you to buy a new dress, and I'll also buy two for sister Xiaoju."
Nalan Yu looked at his back, followed behind and asked, "Do you want me and the woman to get some more for Sister Mu Mu?"
Li Ye didn't turn around and said with a pen: "You can't be greedy. I will take as much as she gives? Mu Mu, right?"
Mu Mu nodded, squinted her eyes and said with a smile: "At least ten or twenty boxes, right? Without Mu Mu, there won't be enough food, and you have to take it with you to the Western Regions?"
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Li Ye took Mu Mu and walked along the bustling streets of Bai Jade City. He was dazzled by what he saw and said to Nalan Yu, "Brother, this White Jade City is indeed much bigger and more prosperous than our Feng Qu City."
Nalanyu said with a smile: "That's natural. Many merchants felt that Wanxiang City was too complicated, so they moved to this White Jade City to open shops. As time went by, some things were more complete than in Wanxiang City."
Mu Mu pulled him and ran past, pointing to the man holding an iron pot to cook candied haws, and said: "Buy fifteen skewers of this and take it back to Xiaoju and Sister Wutong later."
Li Ye frowned slightly and said, "What's the benefit of eating too much of this?"
Mu Mu reached out and took a bunch from the stall, put it in her mouth and bit it. She turned back to look at Li Ye and said, "Master, Master, Madam, and the sisters in Huamanlou... they must like to eat it." ."
Nalan Yu nodded beside him and said: "Yes, buy more, go back and exchange for peach blossom cakes to eat. Haha!" After saying that, he also grabbed a bunch and put it in his mouth.
"Is it that delicious?" Li Ye also picked up a bunch, put it in his mouth, and said after a while: "It really needs to be wrapped in sugar. Just eating the fruit inside will make your teeth sore."
Mu Mu picked up twenty bunches, asked the boss to wrap them up, and gave them to Nalanyu to help her. She looked at the craftsman who was making the candied haws, and said, "Old uncle, your candied haws are so delicious... how much does it cost in total?" ? Ask my brother to give you money." After saying that, he pulled Nalanyu and walked forward.
Li Ye looked at Mu Mu and Nalan Yu running away, shook his head, took out his wallet and paid.
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"Mumu, let me tell you, there is a poem during this shopping trip. This is something you haven't learned in Chunfeng Academy. Do you want to hear it?" Li Ye jumped up and down while looking at the new skirt he just bought. Look, said with a smile.
Mu Mu pinched Chu Jiao, looked at him and said with a smile: "What other poems are there about shopping? Why didn't I hear her mention it when I went shopping with my husband and my wife?"
Nalanyu held the candied haws in his arms and followed him and said, "Shopping is all about spending money, what else is there to pay attention to?"
Li Ye looked at the two of them with disgust, stretched out his hand and tapped Mu Mu's head lightly and said, "Just because they don't know, it doesn't mean that I don't know either. Wait, I'll tell you, and I'll copy it down for you when I get back." You should study hard and recite it in the future."
Then he cleared his throat and chanted: "Buy horses in the east market, saddles and saddles in the west market, bridles in the south market, and long whips in the north market. I will bid farewell to my parents and stay by the Yellow River at night..."
The three of them walked on the road. Li Ye chanted as he walked. Nalan Yu and Mu Mu listened with their ears pricked up. After walking for a quarter of an hour, Li Ye finished chanting.
Nalanyu raised his head and said with a smile: "Just listening to you recite poems, I even saved money on transportation. We have already gone down to Huamanlou. Do you want to go in and exchange candied haws for peach cakes?"
When Mu Mu heard this, she took Li Ye's hand and said with a smile: "My brother sings so beautifully. Mu Mu will learn it someday. Brother Nalan, let's go upstairs to find Sister Hua and exchange peach blossoms while it's hot." Crispy.”
Li Ye looked at the big one and the small one, shaking his head with a headache, as if looking at two living treasures.
The three of them walked across the small bridge and flowing water. The girl at the door saw Nalan Yu and Li Ye approaching and said with a smile: "The host, Mr. Tang and Sister Li are drinking tea upstairs."
Mu Mu pulled Nalan Yu's sleeve and said, "Give this sister a bunch of candied haws, and see how pitiful she is standing here."
The woman in red dress standing at the door stretched out her hand to touch Mu Mu's head and said with a smile, "Little sister Mu Mu is still sensible." After saying that, she took out a bunch of candied haws from Nalan Shi's arms and put it into her mouth.
Li Ye was stunned, looked at it and asked, "You all like this thing? I should have known better to buy more."
The red-sleeved woman nodded and said, "Who doesn't like this sour and sweet thing?"
Li Ye opened his mouth to say something more.
Nalan Yu quickly pulled Li Ye inside and said as he walked, "Don't ever reason with a woman full of flowers."
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"Sir, Mrs. Tang, and the owner of the flower house, Mu Mu, invite you to eat candied haws." Looking at the people sitting at the tea table by the window on the second floor, Mu Mu smiled cutely.
Nalanyu followed her and handed the candied haws in his hand to Hua Tianxia.
Li Hongxiu shook his head gently, looked into Mu Mu's eyes and asked, "Didn't I tell you to eat less of this food? If you eat too much, your teeth will rot?"
Mu Mu stepped forward and leaned against her, stretched out a finger, and said with a smile: "Mu Mu is very obedient. I just ate a bunch today. If you don't believe me, ask your brother." After that, he turned his head and looked at Li Ye.
Looking at Mu Mu's childish face with clear mind, Li Ye nodded.
After thinking about it, he smiled lightly and said, "I went shopping with my sister today, and by the way, I bought two dresses for my sister Xiaoju. Mumu, you can take her to try them on later."
Upon hearing this, Tang Qiuyu said with a smile: "Now you know how to buy candied haws and skirts to coax girls? Wutong and Xiaoju are sleeping in the room, and I will give them to her later."
Ning Que looked at Tang Qiuyu who was sitting next to Hua Tianxia, thought for a while, and said seriously: "I never thought about coaxing Mumu. I only focus on my own practice and rarely go shopping with her. This can be regarded as a kind of compensation."
Li Hongxiu looked at him and smiled, and said: "You also know that you are stubborn and only want to stay at home and practice?"
Li Ye smiled sheepishly and said, "I heard from Mu Mu that the master's wife and husband are going to Vientiane City tomorrow. I will personally cook a pot of soup tonight to see you off."
When Tang Qiuyu heard this, he frowned and said, "Aren't you going to Vientiane City with us? This is a grand event that happens every five years. It's okay if you don't participate and just observe it?"
Li Hongxiu also looked at Li Ye nervously and asked, "Boy, what tricks do you want to play again?"
Mu Mu picked up the tea in front of Li Hongxiu, took a sip, and said, "Brother fell in love with the Arhat statue in Qingliang Temple and said he wanted to live in White Jade City for a few days, so Mu Mu and his wife went to Vientiane City first."
The gentleman who had been silent looked at Li Ye and said calmly: "Is it related to the boxing you practice?"
Li Ye nodded.
Hua Tianxia glanced at Li Ye, then looked at Mr. Mo, and asked in confusion: "Mr. Mo, isn't your disciple practicing swordsmanship? When did you learn boxing again?"
The teacher looked at Li Ye, smiled slightly, and said, "That's the Fuhu Luohan Fist he learned from his old monk master in the Great Buddha Temple for physical training."
"I didn't expect that the young gentleman actually practiced archery, swordsmanship, and boxing. Speaking of which, how many practitioners of this generation can do these?" Hua Tianxia was a little excited.
Li Ye smiled casually.
Li Hongxiu looked at him and said, "Since you want to stay, give us some of your Tianshan treasures tonight."
