Chapter 136: Old Baldy, Who Are You Trying to Fool? These Buddhist Beads Are Not Consecrated!
For some reason, Chen Zhao felt disgusted when he looked at his brother, sister-in-law and little nephew. He had never liked this brother since he was a child. He was the first one to run away when he encountered danger.
When they came to recruit soldiers, they didn't say anything about taking over.
The honor he earned with his life and the wife he married with great effort were treated like this by them, and his mother was not having a good life either.
"Now I finally understand why Mom likes Jiusu and doesn't like this family anymore."
Chen Wu frowned and asked, "Second brother, what do you mean? Are you saying that your sister-in-law and I are annoying?"
Chen Zhao leaned back in the wooden chair, feeling extremely tired.
Looking at the bows and arrows hanging on the wall, he suddenly missed his days as a hunter. "Yes, I'm tired of you. Can you please stay away from me?"
Sun Mei was afraid of losing her cash cow and could not go to Shengjing.
She quickly said, "It's all sister-in-law's fault. I'll go apologize to mother and sister-in-law. Don't be angry. By the way, sister-in-law has good news for you. Do you remember Zheng Rouer?"
Chen Zhao thought for a moment and said, "I remember. What's wrong?"
Sun Mei smiled and said, "This girl likes you very much. She cried so hard that her eyes were swollen the day you left. She hasn't gotten married yet just to marry you."
Chen Zhao frowned and refused sternly.
"I've already married Luoxue and don't want to marry again. Women are too troublesome."
"Then you will let Sister Rouer wait for you forever?" Sun Mei asked curiously and puzzledly. Does her second brother really like Bai Luoxue from Shengjing?
Now that you're a general, you don't even want a concubine?
If Chen Wu became a general, he would marry eight or ten women.
Chen Zhao stood up and said calmly, "When I'm free, I'll tell Zheng Rouer not to wait any longer. Don't worry about this matter."
Outside the door.
Bai Luoxue didn't go far. Zheng Rouer? Who was that? Nameless and without any background, she had been waiting for Chen Zhao.
"Fang Fei, go check it out. I have a feeling this Zheng Rou'er is a sharp knife." She touched her pregnant belly and said, "I need to take care of the baby. I can't deal with Jiusu. I can let someone else deal with it."
Jiang Jing still has a few days of leave to receive his clothing.
Jiusu decided to go to the temple.
Chang Bo thought, "I remember there's a temple here. It takes a whole day to go there and back. It's called Huiling Temple. It's on the mountain to the east."
From a distance, the smoke looks like a temple tower.
Jiang Jing drove and Jiusu slept.
They arrived at Huiling Temple in the morning. They had a meal at a stall under the temple. As soon as they got to the mountain, Jiusu felt a stomachache.
I came out of the toilet with weak legs.
Rubbing his stomach, he said, "I don't think those wontons are clean."
"Yeah." Jiang Jing looked embarrassed and went to the toilet. After going there and back, they were both hungry again and had no desire to visit the temple anymore.
Jiusu just wanted to consecrate the Buddhist beads and go home quickly.
Seeing that her bones were weak, Jiang Jing walked to the front, squatted down and said, "I'll carry you. The mountain is steep and the temple has many steps."
Jiusu touched his shoulder and pulled him up.
"Buddhism is a quiet place, so let's not show off our affection." She asked the young monk about the address of the consecration ceremony, and then went with Jiang Jing to find the host.
Um?
However, when they arrived at the main hall and finally lined up for a stick of incense, it was their turn. When they saw the host, Jiusu was in a trance.
His face doesn't look good.
He doesn't look like a monk with good karma.
The host asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Oh." Jiusu came back to his senses and handed over the Buddhist beads. "I got this string of Buddhist beads by chance and wanted to ask the master to consecrate it."
The abbot took the beads and touched them, feeling that they were very good. He held up five fingers and said, "These beads have been blessed and can save the donor's life. I need five taels of silver."
Five taels? So expensive?
A farmer's family can't even spend five taels of silver a year, so it's really expensive to consecrate it.
Jiusu thought that it could save her life, so she took out five taels and said politely, "Then I'll trouble you, Master."
The young monk beside him accepted the silver.
The host clasped his hands together, recited a Buddhist scripture that he could not understand, placed the Buddhist beads in the water, waited for a long time, opened his eyes, and picked up the Buddhist beads.
Slowly wipe the Buddhist beads clean and hand them over with both hands.
"Donor, the Buddhist beads have been consecrated for you to ward off evil spirits and keep you safe."
"Thank you, Master." Jiusu clasped his hands together.
She still believed in the Buddha's fate, so she pretended to put it into her sleeve, but actually put it into the system. It was uncomfortable to wear, but she could play with it when she had nothing to do at night.
I accidentally clicked on the Buddhist beads.
The system backpack displays information - Buddhist beads (unconsecrated).
Stop at Jiusu.
Jiang Jing noticed something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong?"
"What does it mean if the Buddhist beads are not consecrated?" Jiusu asked after taking a deep breath.
Jiang Jing pursed his lips and said, "This shows that Buddha is fake."
Bang! Jiusu slammed the Buddhist beads on the table. Out of respect for Buddhism, she chose to pay a high price, and she also had faith in such a simple consecration ceremony.
Okay, that really fools people.
"Old baldy, who are you trying to fool? These Buddhist beads are not blessed!"
"Amitabha, benefactor, I have already consecrated the Buddha statue. Please stop talking nonsense." The abbot clasped his hands together and looked down at the hand that was grabbing his collar. "This is a pure land of Buddhism. Please stop making trouble!"
Pilgrims come to watch the fun.
The young monk called for help, and Jiang Jing immediately protected Jiusu. He looked at the sticks in their hands with a cold look in his eyes. His biggest mistake was that he didn't bring a sword today.
"Let go of the host!" They pointed sticks at Jiusu.
Jiusu was furious: "Swindler, give me back my money! These beads are not consecrated at all! You are a fake monk."
The abbot watched the crowd erupt in discussion. He knew full well the consequences of such chatter, so he raised his hand helplessly and said, "These beads have already been consecrated. Amitabha, are you intending to cause trouble in my temple? If so, I will not be polite."
The monk roared and swung his stick forward.
It seemed as if they would resort to violence if the woman didn't let go.
Someone advised, "This is Huiling Temple, don't cause trouble. The master said the beads have been consecrated, so it's consecrated. You must feel that you have too much money, so you regret it, right?"
The host bowed his head and said, "Amitabha."
Jiusu sneered and let go of the host.
"I'm not unreasonable. This Buddhist rosary just hasn't been consecrated. Otherwise, we could ask a famous master from Lingcheng to come and take a look, and then we'd know for sure, right?"
"This..." the host said, "It's a long and arduous journey, time-consuming and labor-intensive. I'm afraid it's inconvenient."
Jiusu raised his hand to stop him from making excuses and said, "Since I spent five taels of silver to ask you to consecrate the statue, it means I have enough money. I will pay you first, but if you fake the consecration, you will pay double."
Hearing this, the host sighed deeply.
He reached out, took out five taels of silver from the young monk's hand, handed it over, and said helplessly.
"Buddhism emphasizes fate. Since you don't believe it, I can't say anything. I will return the silver to you and ask you to leave immediately, otherwise I will report you to the authorities."
Report to the authorities? Oh, it even involves the government.
Jiusu took the silver and smiled brightly.
"Master, you're not scared, are you?" She said as she walked out of the temple. "You're lying at the feet of the Buddha. Be careful or you'll suffer retribution."
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