Monk Hongyi is not very old, but he seems to be a wise man who has seen through the world, with a sense of wisdom and detachment in his eyes. Probably because he had been alone in the temple for too long without talking, so he and Liang Chuan sat and chatted, and the more they chatted, the more they fell in love with each other.
"I was born here and raised here. Everyone can abandon this temple, but I can't. After leaving this temple, I have no home. The Buddha here is lonely, and I can't bear to abandon this place. .”
"Then we can find a way to make the incense in this Yuetai Temple more prosperous. Once there are more people, there will naturally be more monks in this temple. Master Hongyi, you don't have to worry about your future whereabouts and death. ." Liang Chuan said casually.
This matter is a worry for Hong Yi. How can it be so easy, including the death of an eminent monk like his master who burned 108 relics all over his body and spent all his life traveling around to pray for blessings and chant sutras for others? If you don’t live in Yuetai Temple, things will go downhill. When Liang Chuan talked about this, he just thought he said it casually, smiled and didn't take it seriously.
Liang Chuan was really surprised to see such a big temple. It would be a pity if it was just abandoned like this. It was God's will that I came here. It seemed that God didn't want this temple to collapse, so I had to find a way to save the Moon Platform Temple.
"Master, you just told me that there are many legends in our Yuetai Temple. Tell me. I don't have any other strengths. I just have a lot of clever ideas. I may have some good ideas, so I am trying my best!"
This is just like a tourist attraction. If you don’t dig a few footprints to mark the place where gods ascended, or there is a crevice in the rock that is said to have been filled with rice like springs during the famine in that year, this will attract a few tourists. Otherwise, others will Do you know that the Buddha in your temple is more effective?
"Amitabha, the benefactor has a kind heart and is very good." Monk Hongyi thought for a while, and Liang Chuan couldn't refuse him. He took a sip of tea and thought about it before saying, "Little benefactor, have you ever seen the courtyard?" The two flying towers among them?"
"Oh? Is this the place where the master was discovered? Is it the legend of the ant that the master told me about?"
Hong Yi laughed dryly, waved his hand and said: "No, it is said that there was a wandering monk who held two towers in his hands and traveled around to seek alms. One day, the twin towers in his hands suddenly flew away, and he found many The place was not found either. Later, when he was resting in an ancient temple, the Buddha told him in a dream that he would find a temple and a place to establish himself. The twin pagodas were there. Later, the old monk started from the north to the south and searched all the places in the north and south of the Yangtze River. The temple finally stayed in our Yuetai Temple and never left. Soon, the two stone pagodas that he had flown away for many years actually flew here and stood in front of the main hall. This is why they said that I was sent by the Buddha. The little donor laughed. ”
After hearing this, Liang Chuan said: "Although this legend is wonderful, it is certainly not enough to carry the incense of your temple to this day. Are there any other legends?"
This legend is less reliable than the one that happened to Master Hongyi himself. This stone tower was obviously built by people and was later made up to create a gimmick. This kind of story is not attractive and is not as good as the master's own life story. Come on wonderfully.
Master Hongyi thought for a while and said: "It is said that when our temple was built, a huge amount of wood was used to build the main hall. However, Qingyuan was mostly covered with hills and dwarf trees, so we could not find suitable fir wood for a while. Therefore, we The most senior old monk in the temple went to Jianzhou Shanshan to ask for alms from the mountain owner."
"You need to know that Jianzhou produces tea, and its gold and silver wealth is not inferior to that of Qingyuan. Therefore, the lay people here are also very powerful and not pious to the Buddha. The mountain owner made things difficult for the master with a hypocritical attitude and said harshly to him: Our Buddha The power of the Buddha is boundless, but he has never seen the Buddha appear. Now that the Buddha is short of wood at home, why can't he appear by himself? Why does he still need you, an old monk, to make alms? If you can make the Buddha appear, break off the tail ends of the fir trees needed. , I can give alms at will, let you chop it down, and build a hall for Buddha!"
Hey, this story is interesting. Liang Chuan asked doubtfully: "Even if the north wind blows off the treetops overnight, the old monk won't be able to transport the wood back."
Hong Yi said: "After the master made a covenant with the mountain owner, he performed the ritual that night. Suddenly, the tops of the fir trees were blown off by the strong wind. Just as the little donor expected, the mountain owner still didn't understand the vision after seeing this vision. The master said sarcastically: "Let's see how you transport it!" Unexpectedly, the master raised his Zen staff and hit it against the cedar tree. The giant cedar like Optimus Prime disappeared immediately, and a well in Taiyue Temple thousands of miles away was revealed. , these giant cedars actually emerged one by one, and all the wood needed for the main hall was raised. "
"What did the mountain owner think when he saw his fir tree disappearing out of thin air?" Liang Chuan said with a smile.
"The mountain master was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and kowtowed to his master. It was unbelievable to see it with his own eyes. This was not the appearance of Buddha or something else. He immediately planned to spend all his wealth and worship Buddhism. However, our master said that he had a fate with Buddhism. It's not enough. You don't need to worship Buddha. It's enough to worship Buddha wholeheartedly. The mountain owner knew that there really was a big Buddha in the world, so his attitude changed drastically. He respectfully ordered people to escort the old master back to Qingyuan. He came to our Yuetai Temple to have a look. Those huge trees were the fir trees that disappeared on the hilltop of my home. Later, they insisted on being named in our Yuetai Temple, and donated countless amounts of money. The entire Yuetai Temple was repaired, and it has made a big appearance in Qingyuan since then."
"Later, the mountain owner also brought tea seedlings from Jianzhou to our temple. Now there are many tea trees planted in the back garden of the temple that are more than a hundred years old. They are as old as the temple. They are all treasures of Yuetai Temple."
“Is the tea we drink now harvested from tea trees like this?”
"Yes, it was the tea leaves that the mountain owner brought from the tea seedlings he picked and roasted himself."
These stories were all told to Hongyi when he was naughty when he was young. His master told him to coax him. He didn't know whether they were true or false. But now he also knows that every temple needs one or two mysterious and mysterious legends. To support the scene, these are simply stories they made up to attract people. If there was a Buddha, how could he let his home be ruined like this?
Liang Chuan said: "Both stories are very exciting, but they don't seem to be enough. It is still difficult to attract people outside. Otherwise, I drank a lot of tea this afternoon and was so hungry that I hit the three-way drum. Now it is even more... My stomach hurts from being scraped. I’m going to go home and eat some food first to fill my stomach and help you come up with a good idea, Master. Leave this matter to me!”
Master Hongyi smiled and said: "The poor monk was negligent. Originally, the young monk had enough to eat and the whole temple was not hungry, so now there is no kitchen in the temple. Otherwise, the young monk would have been left to have a fast meal in the temple. Now it is really true." The mind is full but the strength is not enough.”
Hongyi sent Liang Chuan to the door. Liang Chuan pointed to the small shop next door and said, "Master, you live next door. Our two families will be neighbors from now on. I will eat first, and then I will visit the master after eating."
When Liang Chuan returned home, Shen Yuzhen had already prepared the meal. Ye Xiaochai was busy placing the dishes and chopsticks. Seeing Liang Chuan wandering back from nowhere, the two women pointed at their noses and scolded: "I just called you for a long time, look at it. It’s dark today. Going out is no better than being at home. We’re not familiar with the place here. What if you let us two women have a problem at home? What if something happens to you yourself outside? Who can you count on to rescue you? "
Liang Chuan said sheepishly: "Where did I go? I just sat with the neighbor next door for a while. Did you call me? Why didn't I hear you?"
next door? Ye Xiaochai tilted his head and asked, "Is there anyone living next door? It looks like a dilapidated temple?"
Liang Chuan told the story of how they entered Yuetai Temple by mistake. They didn't expect that there was a temple behind them, but there wasn't even a sign at the door. It was really depressing.
At this time, Bi Zhaosheng came over to have a meal and listened to Liang Chuan telling the story of this temple. He also lamented that Chengtian Lane used to be very lively and his father’s printing shop was doing very well. Yuetai Temple was constantly busy with people, but later the port business After shrinking, merchants gradually gathered around the dock and Laiyuanyi. As the flow of people in this area decreased, nothing was what it used to be.
Liang Chuan asked Bi Zhaosheng if there was any good way to revitalize the area so that everyone could open their doors for business in the future without any harm. Is there a method that he still keeps secretly? Bi Zhaosheng shook his head like a wave. His own shop was now full of frost-beaten eggplants. He was so overwhelmed that he couldn't think of any good ideas to help the monk.
He had grown up with the monk since he was a child, and he knew about the monk's drinking and eating meat. But later on, he was busy with his career, hung out with monks every day, and had a bad reputation, so he had less contact with them. Now at this young age Although they live next door, the two of them can't see each other more than three times a year.
Liang Chuan thought about it and still couldn't find any good solution. At this time, Zhaodi came back from outside, his face was covered with sawdust and there was a lot of wood powder on his head.
"Where have you been? You came back later than me. Xiaochai will have to say something to you later."
"I went to the street to see if there was a carpenter's shop. I couldn't find one on the street. I looked around in the alleys, but there were quite a few."
"How about it? Is there a place to do couplets here?"
"Yes, there are not only those who make couplets, but also those who make wood carvings. The wooden figures they make look just like the real ones!"
Wooden man? Real person? Liang Chuan murmured these two nouns, and an idea flashed in his mind. While eating, he suddenly shouted, "Yes!" Xiaochai, who was serving soup, was startled. Zhaodi was also dumbfounded. What happened?
Liang Chuan randomly took two mouthfuls of rice into his mouth. He couldn't even take a sip of the soup before he happily rushed out of the house and went to find the great monk Hongyi.
