Thanks for the invitation: In ancient times, people shared children

Chapter 193

Hoenji Temple is also on the mountain.

However, the road up the mountain is full of steps and is not difficult to walk on. Occasionally, there are small paths paved with gravel and blue bricks, which are winding and lead to unknown places.

Lian Li said, "That's for those who like to explore the secluded areas of the mountains and forests. The scenery is unique and charming."

The child pondered, "In the secluded forest...are there wolves?"

Lian Li:……

"I haven't heard of it, but someone has been bitten by a snake before. It's cold out now, so the snakes are probably hibernating. If you're lucky, you might see the paw prints of a pheasant or rabbit."

"That seems quite interesting. Pheasants and rabbits are very beautiful. We can go and play with them." The child's eyes lit up.

Lian Li: "...What's there to do with them? Are we supposed to play house and let them eat us?"

Child: “I don’t eat meat.”

"I'm eating. Do you want to go for a walk?" Lian Li was also a little interested. "After you and I are done playing, I can take them back and stew them to nourish my godfather. He's been very angry recently."

Child:……

"I'm so angry when you say that!"

"Then I'll make you some carrot soup later. It's good for digestion, regulating qi, and strengthening the spleen and stomach. It's okay to get angry. Feel free to get angry. You can eat something to calm your anger later."

Lian Li is very considerate.

Child: "Why don't you give Eunuch Chen some radish?"

Lian Li: "What's so delicious about radish?"

Child:……

"Then you let me eat!"

"Who told you to be a vegetarian? If you don't like it, there's cabbage soup, which is good for relieving restlessness and quenching thirst. Tofu soup is also good, it clears away heat and moisturizes dryness.

Hey, why are you walking so fast? Aren’t vegetarians generally kind? How come you’re still so impatient after eating so much? It would be a waste of food.”

"You are the idiot!" He talked too much. The child was angry and walked in a hurry so he didn't hear clearly and thought he was scolding him.

Lian Li sighed and said, "Why are you still being so disrespectful out there? I'll tell Eunuch Zhang later and see what you'll do."

Speaking of this, the child became even angrier: "Go ahead and sue me, go ahead and sue me, I'm not afraid!"

The worst that can happen is that you get scolded.

Lian Li saw that she was getting anxious, so he slowed down his tone: "Look at you, when did I ever complain? What are you yelling about? Why are you not happy when you go out to play?

Let's go quickly, there will be too many people if we wait any longer."

There were already a few people scattered there, and more were coming up from behind.

The child was afraid of not being able to eat the vegetarian meal, so he didn't bother to talk nonsense with him. He quickly ran upstairs, saying as he ran, "You're still blaming me? It's obviously you who's slow. Hurry up. I'm going first. See you later."

"Hey!" Lian Li really didn't call her this time.

The child rushed up quickly, leaving everyone behind. As soon as the young monk of Hoenji Temple opened the door, she was the first to go in. She hurriedly bowed and asked, "Hello, young master, where is the dining hall?"

"Uh... Amitabha, hello, donor. When you go in and see the sycamore tree, go to the right. There's a plaque on the door with the words 'Five Contemplations of Receiving Food.' The place with the aroma of rice is the dining hall."

The little monk was stunned for a moment, but soon came to his senses and politely showed her the way.

The child returned the greeting: "Thank you, little master."

"You're welcome, benefactor."

You still have to do it, otherwise the master will definitely be unhappy if he finds out.

The child nodded at him again, smiled, and then walked quickly and was the first to enter the dining hall.

The monk who served the food was a strong middle-aged man. He looked square and a little cold, but he spoke very kindly.

He handed the child a tray and asked how much she wanted to eat, reminding her, "Every meal is hard-earned, so please eat according to your ability."

The child looked at the yellow rice, his eyes shining: "Don't worry, I can definitely finish it. I want that big bowl and a steamed bun."

The monk who was serving food was silent for a moment.

Still gave it to her.

The yellow rice was topped with mushrooms, tofu, a bowl of pickles, a bowl of vegetable soup, and a piece of taro.

It looks ordinary, but the taste is completely different from homemade.

The eggplant in the pickles was crispy and the cucumbers were pickled just right.

The child remembered the delicious cooking and fierce personality of Master Jingchi, so she ate a lot. When Lianli came, she was already eating her second bowl.

There weren't many people in the dining hall.

The child waved towards Lian Li in a good mood: "Here, I'm here."

Lian Li waved his hand.

understood.

He only asked for a small bowl of porridge, but got two dishes.

The child kept staring at him: "You haven't paid yet."

"I don't have to give it."

The child was surprised: "Did you donate incense money?"

"What? Can't do it?"

Child:……

"It's not impossible, but... aren't Buddhists generally kind?"

Lian Li asked her with a smile: "Am I not kind?"

"Are you kind?" the child asked in shock.

Lian Li pulled back the plate that was pushed towards her.

The child grabbed him and said, "Hey, you are kind sometimes."

Lian Li: "Huh, huh?"

He let go of his hand with a forced smile and said, "Eat quickly."

His two dishes were different from the free ones, they were stir-fried melon slices and green beans.

The kids still enjoyed the food.

After eating, Lian Li took her to a room to burn incense as if she was familiar with the place, and a monk opened the door for them.

The child followed him in and saw many tablets. The surnames were different and the ages of the deceased were also different.

She didn't know where this place was, so she stood aside and watched Lian Li kowtow. Then she felt it was not good to just stand there, so she clasped her hands together and bowed.

Lian Li stood up and said, "You should also burn some incense. Do you see the tablet of the daughter of the Lu family up there? That's Eunuch Zhang's late wife."

The child was hearing this for the first time, and suddenly realized: "The last time that Eunuch Zhang went out, he went to see her!"

Lian Li nodded.

The child looked at the tablets again and felt a sense of familiarity: "Are you here to see your deceased wife too? Why are they all enshrined together?"

Shanshang Temple does not do such things, and children don’t know much about it.

Lian Li glared at her and said, "How can you kowtow to your peers?"

"Is that Eunuch Chen's deceased wife?"

Lian Li:……

He gritted his teeth and said, "You only care about my late wife. The one I'm kneeling to is a nanny. She is my adoptive father's godmother and has never been married."

However, the ones worshipped here are indeed the eunuchs' deceased wives.

There are also a few old eunuchs working as monks here.

If Lianli had no one to take care of him, he would go to a temple when he was old, so he donated money to the temple.

Many eunuchs are donors who often visit temples. The wealthy ones will even build one for themselves and become abbots when they get older.

He told the child this story and said maliciously, "So, you should behave yourself. Instead of letting Eunuch Zhang's wealth go into the temple, it would be better for it to flow into your pocket."

The child was so engrossed in the story that he didn't realize what was going on. "What does that mean?"

"Let him adopt you as his daughter. You take care of him in his old age, and he gives you money. And the debt can be written off. What a wonderful thing."

"Bullshit, how shameless of me would I be? You acknowledged Eunuch Chen as your godfather not because..."

"What are you thinking? He's only a little older than me, and he became my godfather when he was only twelve or thirteen. I'm just used to it."

Child: “That’s true.”

When Eunuch Chen becomes an old man and Lian Li is about to be buried, who will be able to serve whom?

But this idea is still a bad one.

The child was sure that if Eunuch Zhang and Eunuch Chen heard this, they would definitely be beaten.

Seeing that he was about to speak, the child quickly said, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tell your godfather!"

Lian Li rolled his eyes: "Okay, you are so unambitious, let's burn incense."

The child burned incense and went out with him, and the room was locked again.

Lian Li asked her, "Do you want to go for a walk or to worship Buddha?"

To be honest, the kids would rather go for a walk.

But places like this inevitably make people think of the past.

"Let's go worship Buddha first, since we are here now."

I just had a vegetarian meal, so I have to pray anyway.