Chapter 20: The Qingfeng Temple Disaster (Part 2)
Nan Chengcheng saw a strong, tall, middle-aged man wearing a brown gown. He had a graceful and dignified demeanor and his eyes were wise and deep.
The one who got off the car with him was an old lady with a kind and ruddy face. Her white hair was combed into a neat bun in the style of the previous dynasty. She wore a headband with a ruby in the middle, which matched her purple and gold sleeves and mid-collared shirt very well.
She was leaning on a phoenix-head cane in her hand, looking like a noble grandmother.
Nan Chengcheng looked at Zhan Hengyi. She needed him to introduce her before she could go over and say hello, right?
People in gorgeous clothes got out of the Stepunk car one after another. She guessed that these should be relatives of the Zhan family.
Dong Jinrong walked to the old lady and stroked her with a smile, "Mom, you are here?" That's exactly what I want, haha.
Zhan Hengyi took a deep breath, held his forehead with his hand because of the headache, and raised his head again. His handsome face was still stern, but he did not lose the minimum respect for his elders, and glanced at Nan Chengcheng beside him.
When their eyes met, Nan Chengcheng knew what he meant, and walked with him to the old lady.
"Grandma, Dad, this is Nan Chengcheng."
Nan Chengcheng folded his hands at his side and bowed, "Good luck to you, old lady. I pay my respects to you!"
"Uncle Zhan, you!" When Zhan Hengyi's father asked her, she nodded slightly.
Dong Jinrong was so happy that she couldn't hide it anymore. It turned out to be the daughter-in-law she chose.
The old lady's eyes were filled with joy. "What a lovely child! Really lovely."
Zhan Furen nodded and had a good impression of Nan Chengcheng.
Standing in the crowd, Zhan Hengyi's aunt Xu Ruping muttered, "How pretentious."
Xu Ruping is the wife of Zhan Furen's second brother. Her husband is a hopeless person. She is jealous of her eldest brother's family and gets angry at the slightest thing.
Nan Chengcheng thought to herself that if she won the old lady's favor, she would introduce more business to her in the future. This wasn't about pleasing Zhan Hengyi's family. Love is about pleasing yourself and having a good time. The most important thing for a woman is making money.
"It's getting late, let's go upstairs!" said Nan Chengcheng.
The Zhan family and their group followed Nan Chengcheng into Qingfeng Temple.
The huge procession made many people who came to worship Buddha look towards Zhan's family.
Today is the eighth day of the first lunar month, the biggest day of the month for worshiping Buddha, chanting sutras and consecrating the Buddha at Qingfeng Temple.
On this day, the temple's abbot and the head monk will lead all the monks to chant sutras and consecrate the Tathagata Hall.
At that time, devout believers would kneel outside the Tathagata Temple, holding sacred objects in their hands, such as Buddha pendants, bracelets, and amulets, and follow the abbot and the host to chant sutras devoutly to consecrate the sacred objects in their hands, hoping that the consecrated sacred objects would have spiritual power to protect themselves and their families.
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Nan Chengcheng led everyone through the Maitreya Buddha Hall, passed the meditation room a hundred meters away, and arrived outside the Tathagata Hall.
The time for chanting sutras and consecrating the Buddha had not yet arrived. The monks placed lotus lanterns on the stone steps at the entrance of the main hall. The entrance to the main hall was blocked with wooden railings, and the message "No entry today" was issued.
At this moment, there were many people gathered around the wooden railing.
Nan Chengcheng also walked over to take a look.
She saw that the people surrounded by the crowd were her cousin Pei Muyan and her eldest cousin-in-law Wu Liansheng.
Wu Liansheng wore the turquoise-blue gown common among scholars in the Republic of China, and silver-rimmed glasses. He looked scholarly and refined, but when he spoke, his voice was filled with a sinister stubbornness. "Abbot Yicheng, I have been waiting for you for a long time! Abbot Yicheng!..."
Everyone looked towards the Tathagata Hall, and saw a monk wiping the hands of another ten-foot Tathagata statue under the giant Tathagata statue.
Some people were puzzled and asked, "Why is there another Tathagata Buddha statue here?"
"A week ago, there was a heavy rainstorm with thunder and lightning. A centuries-old tree halfway up Qingfeng Mountain was struck down. The next day, the abbot went down the mountain and saw the Buddha's head exposed at the roots of the tree.
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