Chapter 20 Why can't you satisfy her?
That night.
The Black Bodhisattva jumped from the window into the top floor of Feiyun Pavilion with nimble steps, walked into the crevice between Yun Ji's crossed legs as if he knew the place well, and lay down comfortably.
Feeling something hard poking his leg, Yun Ji, who had been chanting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and looked down.
The Black Bodhisattva had something in his mouth.
Feeling Yun Ji's gaze on him, the Black Bodhisattva raised his head and handed over the Bodhi root in his mouth as if offering a treasure.
Yun Ji took the Bodhi root and examined it carefully.
There was nothing dirty on it. Perhaps some young monk had lost it and the cat had picked it up as a toy.
There is just a faint, faint fragrance.
It seems familiar, but I can't remember it for a moment.
"Meow~" The Black Bodhisattva called softly and nudged Yun Ji's hand holding the Bodhi root with his head.
Thinking it wanted to take the item back, Yun Ji shook his head and said, "This item is clean. It must have been lost accidentally. I can't let you play with it."
The Black Bodhisattva did not insist, and lay down again, closing his eyes and falling asleep.
Yun Ji was puzzled. This Black Bodhisattva had always been a very stubborn person. No one could take his things away. Even he had to be persuaded. When did he become so easy to talk to today?
He always felt something was wrong, but cats couldn't speak, so Yun Ji didn't ask any further questions. He just accepted the Bodhi root for the time being and would hand it over to the monk in charge tomorrow.
But on the next day, before Yunji could hand over the Bodhi root, the Black Bodhisattva brought something back.
This time it was a headband.
Such things are not something that monks in the temple can have. Judging from the colors and patterns, they are used by young women.
Recently, there have been no religious events at the Fahua Temple, nor are they Buddha's birthdays or festivals, so no young women have come to burn incense.
Yun Ji vaguely thought of someone in his mind.
Put everything in the wooden box temporarily.
On the third day, it was a hairpin.
On the fourth day, there was a silk handkerchief with the word "Rui" embroidered on it.
The direction was obvious, and even Yun Ji couldn't ignore it.
Sure enough, she changed her strategy that day when she left so easily, but she didn't expect it to be such an unconventional move.
How did she control the Black Bodhisattva?
Yun Ji couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking and said sternly to Black Bodhisattva, "From now on, you are not allowed to bring anything here."
The Black Bodhisattva lowered her head and sobbed, looking at Yun Ji eagerly, as if begging for mercy.
It couldn't resist the temptation of Su Rui's delicious food.
Yun Ji reiterated without any room for negotiation: "No."
The Black Bodhisattva whimpered several times and finally walked away with its tail hanging down.
Yun Ji originally thought that the matter ended there. After all, he had raised Black Bodhisattva himself and knew its temperament best.
As long as he is determined to do something, Black Bodhisattva will obey him even if he likes it very much.
But this time, something unexpected happened.
The next day, Black Bodhisattva walked up to him quietly and gently placed the thing in his mouth on the ground.
Just as he was about to quietly evacuate, Yun Ji suddenly opened his eyes and saw the Black Bodhisattva cat frozen in place.
Then he lay down, whimpering softly with a pitiful look on his face.
It was as if he was saying that he had no choice but to accept it, and that it was really hard to refuse and resist.
On the ground, there was a painting of a woman looking at a tall tower. Even from the back, one could see her joy, and she was waving her hands as if greeting someone in the tower.
The painting is of Su Rui.
Yun Ji could even imagine her saying to him, "Mr. Yun Ji, I'm awesome, right?" with her charming eyes and swaying figure.
It’s really amazing.
Not only humans, but even cats find it difficult to resist her.
It is also like a weed, which will never give up no matter how difficult the environment is, and will strive hard to break out and bloom.
But why is she so persistent?
Because of the Yong'an Marquis Mansion?
The sadness and brokenness that flashed in Su Rui's eyes when she was arguing with Su Ye in front of the mountain gate emerged in his mind, and his heart was slightly moved.
Realizing that he had been led astray by her, Yun Ji immediately clasped his hands together and recited the Heart Sutra, allowing the painting to be picked up by the wind and rise and fall beside him.
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Outside Fahua Temple.
Su Rui had nothing to do these days, so she followed Huiming around. Today, she followed him out to pick wild vegetables.
It was something I often did on the frontier, and I did it with ease. I just picked up a small hoe and started digging along the way.
The further down you go, the better the food.
And I didn't expect there were quite a few silver flowers.
This is a versatile ingredient for making incense. Dried and ground into powder, adding a little to spices can enhance the fragrance and improve the effect.
However, in order to achieve the best effect, it must be picked at the moment of flowering. Su Rui wanted to go closer to analyze how long it would take for it to bloom.
"Then you can't pick the wild vegetables below." Huiming hurriedly stopped her.
Su Rui didn't go to pick the wild vegetables, but looking at another large patch of wild vegetables that was only a foot away from the ones she had dug earlier, she asked in confusion, "Why? Do you also have to be restrained when eating wild vegetables? If you don't pick them, they will get old."
"No, with this tree as the line, everything below it belongs to the villagers of Fozhuang at the foot of the mountain. They pick the fruits and sell them to the temple, which is a source of income. If we pick them, we will stop making money."
"Buddha Village? Is there one in Fahua Temple?"
Su Rui knew that every temple with good incense would have a Buddhist village. The villagers grew vegetables and raised chickens, ducks and geese, and sold the vegetables and eggs to the temple to maintain a stable life. During the years of the Great Famine, the Buddhist village saved many people.
But Su Rui thought that it was only found in wastelands and side courtyard temples, and never thought that royal temples like the Fahua Temple would also have it.
"Yes, Master said that it was Mr. Yunji who proposed to build the Buddhist village. Ten years ago, our temple was the first to build one. With this as an example, other major temples followed suit. Over the years, it has saved many people. Everyone says that Mr. Yunji has done immeasurable good deeds."
Ten years ago, Yun Ji was only fourteen years old, but he proposed to implement such a policy to save the people. He truly had a kind heart.
They are willing to save people who have no relatives or friends here who are thousands of miles away, so why can't they satisfy her?
The Black Bodhisattva can only deliver things, and there has been no movement in the past few days, and the cat cannot bring Yun Ji out directly.
If you can't see the person, no matter how much you give him, it won't help.
Su Rui, who had a headache, simply did not go back to the courtyard. Instead, he stayed on the hillside, clearing his mind to think of a solution while waiting for the silver flowers to bloom.
I sat there until most of the night.
The hill where the Fahua Temple is located is cleaned and patrolled on time. No wild animals roam around, and it is so quiet at night that the only sound is the rustling of leaves in the wind and Su Rui's own breathing.
"Liang~wuwuwu~"
The sound of a child crying faintly came out in the dark night, scaring Su Rui so much that she shuddered all over.
Is it haunted?
After being reborn, she is not afraid of ghosts and gods. If it is a ghost, she might be able to use it to solve her dilemma.
I got up and went to look for the source of the crying. The crying was getting closer and closer. I opened the fire and saw a little baby squatting in the light.
It was about two or three years old, with dirty face and body. I don’t know how long it had been in the forest. The sleeve of its left hand was tied in a knot, and there was nothing inside, no left hand.
"Where are you from?" Su Rui asked.
"It's cold. Ruirui went up the mountain... to pick vegetables, but they were lost. They disappeared. Wuuuuuu, I can't find them... It's cold..." The little kid sobbed as he spoke. He couldn't speak clearly to begin with, and his words became even more vague as he cried. There was no usable information at all.
Seeing that his lips had turned pale, he was obviously dehydrated. Su Rui took down the kettle and prepared to bend over to feed him water. When she got closer, she smelled a faint scent of sandalwood on him.
It’s the smell of Yun Ji!
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