Chapter 344 Zhou Tong: Marriage comes so fast, like a tornado! [Requesting Monthly Ticket]
After taking up the task of talking about marriage, Lu Zhi was deeply concerned about training monk soldiers, so he deliberately found a vegetable garden in the temple and planned to open a martial arts training ground here.
But before that, he had to talk to the people in the Intelligence Department.
Back in the meditation room, Monk Hua picked up the intercom, tuned it to Yan Qing’s exclusive channel 007, and pressed the intercom button:
“Hey, hey, Brother Yi can hear what Sajia is saying. ”
Yan Qing's voice soon sounded on the intercom:
"I heard it, master, is there any progress?"
"The abbot of Kaiyuan Temple is my uncle. I just proposed that I want to study in the temple." He agreed to train a group of monk soldiers here. I plan to start quickly. Maybe it will be of great use in the future.”
The walkie-talkie can’t speak for too long at a time. Lu Zhishen divided it into several paragraphs and finally talked about everything. Read it again.
Unexpectedly, he would meet Elder Zhizhen’s senior brother. Yan Qing quickly wrote it down in the information book, and then said:
"Ma Ling will pass this news to Qilin Village as soon as possible. The master will count the equipment required by the monks and let the emperor or your husband think of a way to prepare it as soon as possible."
"Okay, let's do this first. I’ll contact you after I finish the statistics.”
After chatting, Lu Zhishen put away the walkie-talkie and continued walking around to familiarize himself with all aspects of the temple.
On the other side, Li Zhong and Zhou Tong left the restaurant and had a delicious breakfast.
Meat buns, Hu cakes, meat bream, soup cakes... I have been chewing on Wowo for the past few days, and now I can finally open my belly and eat it.
In front of the tofu stall not far away, Xie Yingden was also having breakfast. The hot tofu that had just come out of the pot was topped with marinade. It tasted quite good and tasted delicious.
While eating, he paid attention to his surroundings.
I thought someone would come to steal the three hundred taels of silver last night, but no one showed up after waiting all night. Qiao Daoqing also never showed up. Xie Yingden planned to follow him for another day to check the situation.
Is it because I was too nervous yesterday and no one paid special attention to Li Zhong and Zhou Tong?
“What are you going to do later?”
Zhou Tong ate the soft mutton buns in two mouthfuls, and grabbed the pancakes stuffed with pork and green onions. While eating, he discussed with Li Zhong.
Li Zhong has no clue:
“Continue to sell plasters with tricks?”
“Stop it, sell plasters when you have no money, and sell plasters when you have money. , Isn’t that three hundred taels of silver just for nothing?”
Li Zhong took a sip of noodle soup from the bowl:
"What are your plans?"
"I want to visit Kaiyuan Temple. The great monk said that I want to be the abbot. Don't we have money? Let's donate fifty taels of sesame oil to him first and make a fool of himself. Ripe."
Li Zhong became stingy:
"Ten taels is a lot, right? If Master Lu is kicked out in a few days, our donation will not be in vain. What? "
Xie Yingden, who was not far away, almost spit out the tofu in his mouth when he heard this.
No wonder Master Lu looks down on this guy Li Zhong. The Intelligence Department brought 3,000 taels of silver when they came to Zhending Mansion. Adding in the operations and their respective earnings during this period, the total cash was close to 10,000 taels.
When the Zhending Mansion was taken over, the money in the warehouse could be used freely, but he actually calculated the small amount of money donated to the temple. " Only when you have suffered greatly can you be stingy with others and even more stingy with yourself. "
Master Lu wants to tell Zhou Tong about marriage. If there is a chance, Xiaodao will also create a fight for Li Zhong, his brother who knows how to live. Peach blossom luck, Buddhism and Taoism are blooming!
After Zhou Tong had eaten and drank enough, he stood up to pay the bill and prepared to stroll to Kaiyuan Temple.
Li Zhong asked the store for a piece of lotus leaf, and wrapped all the remaining buns, biscuits and other things... You can't throw away these foods, you have to carry them with you, so you can take them out for emergencies when you are hungry. .
"Damn, they are all fishy things. Are you going to take them to the temple?"
Zhou Tong took the copper coins found by the store and grabbed the buns and biscuits that Li Zhong had packed. He handed it to a little beggar next to him:
“Take it and eat it, I’ll give you the change too.”
He threw all the coins in his hand to the little beggar, and pulled Li Zhong, who was hesitant to speak, towards Kaiyuan Temple. As he walked, he said:
"We are now going to play the role of people who have been poor for a long time and suddenly become rich." , If you are so picky, people will think that the three hundred taels of silver given by Taoist Master Qiao is fake... Go ahead, I feel so happy when I think of Master Lu respectfully calling the donor in front of me. "
In the past, I was beaten up by a great monk in Peach Blossom Mountain. My wife was gone, my marriage was gone, and my betrothal gift of twenty pieces of gold was gone.
Now I finally have a chance to vent my anger, so I have to seize it!
After Xie Yingdeng finished eating the tofu, he saw two little beggars sharing the steamed buns and biscuits given by Zhou Tong, and ordered to the shop owner:
"Make them both a bowl of hot tofu, and I'll give you the money."
"Okay, Master Tao, you are really kind-hearted."
The shop owner praised him and specially served some more. Tofu, Xie Yingden went to the side and bought a few steamed buns, biscuits and other things, and stuffed them with a few taels of silver into the two little beggars:
"If you can't find anything to eat in the future, just Go to Fengmingxuan Restaurant and tell the shopkeeper there, thank the Taoist Master for letting you go to eat, and don’t worry about other things."
After that, he patted the two children on the head and also headed in the direction of Kaiyuan Temple. Go.
After passing an intersection, I saw Li Zhong and Zhoutong again.
The two of them had just come out of a clothing store. Zhou Tong was wearing a very handsome white boy's suit, with a flower in his hair in an artful way.
"Twenty-two sets of clothes are really different!"
Zhou Tongsao tidied his clothes and felt that the eyes around him were different.
Li Zhong chose a dark-colored outfit... It's not that he likes this style, but this outfit only costs eight taels, which is more than half cheaper than Zhou Tong's outfit.
At this time, at the gate of Kaiyuan Temple, garrison general Fan Xingping got off a strong horse, and the two sedans behind him also stopped on the roadside. His wife Sun and daughter Xianglan stepped out of the sedans one after another.
Sun held a basket in her hand, which contained various carefully prepared offerings. Her daughter also held a string of Buddhist beads in her hand to show her piety.
Fan Xingping said to his daughter:
“You must be polite when you meet the master inside later. Although marriage depends on the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers, as a father, you will not be Push him into the fire pit."
Xianglan gave him a blessing:
"My daughter is unfilial and makes her father worry about it."
"Don't mention this again. Let's go. We made an appointment as a father yesterday. Don't keep the masters waiting."
The family of three walked towards the temple, followed by two porters. These were gifts for the monks. They were some shoes, socks, candles and other items. There was no need to put them on the altar table, they just picked them in directly.
Following the steps to the mountain gate, Zhike Monk, who was responsible for dealing with believers, led the leader, elders and others to come out, including Lu Zhishen, who was obviously two times bigger.
"General, you have worked hard all the way, please come in and drink tea."
The leader straightened his cassock and took the initiative to say hello.
Although the Song Dynasty emphasized culture and suppressed military force, the man in front of him was the highest military officer of Zhending Mansion, so he could not be neglected.
Fan Xingping returned the gift and greeted the monks one by one, but when he saw Lu Zhishen, he hesitated.
This guy can knock me out with one punch, right?
Seeing that Lu Zhishen was wearing a red cassock only for high-ranking monks, he took the initiative to ask the leader:
"I wonder who the surname of this eminent monk is?"
"This is the abbot invited by Zen Master Zhiyuan for this temple. His name is Zhishen, and he is still familiar with it... Master Zhishen is quite famous in marriage. I think General Fan can get closer to him."
After the introduction, Lu Zhishen hurriedly came over and bowed respectfully:
"I have met General Fan!"
< br>Hearing that Lu Zhishen was good at marriage, all three members of the Fan family looked over.
I came here to offer incense today for the sake of marriage. Unexpectedly, a new mage who is good at marriage has arrived in the temple. Is Xianglan's fate about to come?
This master doesn’t look like someone talking about marriage, but rather like a Dharma Protector.
Sun quickly pulled Xianglan to greet him, and then the group walked into the third gate of Kaiyuan Temple, bowed to the four Dharma Protectors in the doorway, and then passed through the doorway to the Main Hall to worship Tathagata Buddha.
There are sounds of wooden fish in the hall, and the rich smell of incense candles makes people relax unconsciously.
The monks sitting on both sides were chanting sutras, and the soft Sanskrit sounds soothed everyone's mood.
Mrs. Sun led her daughter to worship the abbot of the temple first, and then placed the offerings in the basket on the altar table one by one. After placing them, Fan Xingping took the incense and candle from the monk Zhike and began to worship the Buddha.
At Fu Yin's house, as soon as Yan Qing arrived in her room, Qiao Daoqing appeared.
“After following me all night, I found that Zhending Mansion does have a strict organization, but for the time being it seems that it is mainly focused on gathering information and not doing anything else.”
“I hope it won’t ruin our plan. ...Oh, by the way, the eminent monk who invited Master Lu to be the abbot is his uncle, Elder Zhizhen's senior brother." Yan Qing said briefly, then asked:
"Elder Zhizhen is so powerful, so his senior brother should be stronger, right?"
Daoist Master Qiao smiled and shook his head:
"Among their senior brothers, Elder Zhizhen should be the strongest. , because he gave up all obsessions and just wanted to make the human race prosperous. On the other hand, Zen Master Zhiyuan could not let go of Kaiyuan Temple. "
Having obsessions means that practice is not enough.
As for Elder Zhiming, who gave Yue Fei the Liquan Divine Spear, his level was not low. His apprentice Dao Yue later became Yue Lei's master.
Among the several brothers, Elder Zhiqing, the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple, should have the lowest level.
Lu Zhishen traveled thousands of miles to join him, and Elder Zhizhen also said in the letter that Zhishen would achieve fruition status in the future, which was limitless, and asked his junior brother to arrange a position.
But Elder Zhiqing had met Zhishen and read the letter. Instead of thinking that Lu Zhishen had any wisdom, he was very disgusted with it. He even complained in front of his disciples that the senior brother had "no idea", and in the end he just arranged it casually. The position of looking after the vegetable garden was given away.
As for Elder Zhizhen, the first time he saw Lu Zhishen, he knew that this apprentice would become a Buddha in the future.
Later, Song Jiang and others prepared to return to the court after defeating Tian Hu, and followed Lu Zhishen to visit Elder Zhizhen. The old monk opened his mouth and told everyone about their fate.
In terms of realm, it is a matter of judgment.
Yan Qing said with a smile:
“Having lived in a prosperous city like Tokyo for a long time, eminent monks will inevitably become a little philistine. I wonder if Master Lu will become abbot this time. Become worldly."
Qiao Daoqing smiled softly:
"Of course not. He is wearing a Buddhist bead personally blessed by Nuwa Empress, and he will always maintain a sincere heart... Zen Master Zhiyuan When I saw him, I invited him to be the abbot, and the string of human bone beads must have played a big role.”
For Zen Master Zhiyuan, it is not important whether Lu Zhishen understands Buddhism or not. Who is standing behind him is the most important.
The Buddhist beads blessed by the saint himself are like a beacon in the dark night to the eminent monk. Not to mention Zhiyuan, even if it were Ksitigarbha and others, his heart would be moved.
After Qiao Daoqing left, Yan Qing came to a Zen room in the backyard and said respectfully:
"Old lady, there is a new eminent monk in Kaiyuan Temple who is proficient in Buddhism. I wonder if you Do you want to pay your respects and pray for your family?”
The sound of wooden fish stopped, and an old voice sounded from inside:
"First let me send you one hundred taels of silver to make sesame oil money, and I will go to worship in a few days."
"Yes, I will do it right away."
Soon, Yan Qing He paid a sum of money from the accountant, left Fu Yin's house with his two servants, and went straight to Kaiyuan Temple.
"General, please have tea!"
In the Zen room of Kaiyuan Temple, Zhike monk respectfully served tea and snacks to Fan Xingping and his family after they had finished worshiping the Buddha.
Fan Xingping took two sips of tea and made some random compliments before asking:
"May I ask when Master Zhishen will come? I have some questions that I would like to ask him to answer."
>"General, wait a moment, Master Zhishen will be here soon."
Just as he was talking, Lu Zhishen opened the door and walked in. Fan Xingping and his family quickly got up. After the ceremony again, everyone took their seats according to the guests of honor.
“I heard that the mage is good at marriage?”
As a military general, Fan Xingping didn't like any meanderings, so he got straight to the point and mentioned marriage.
Lu Zhishen also had a straightforward temper and asked with a smile:
"Is the general disturbed by your concubine's marriage?"
The two of them were so direct that Xianglan A little embarrassed, Mrs. Sun wanted to take her daughter away, but also wanted to hear what the new mage had to say, so she had to pick up a piece of shortbread and handed it to her daughter, letting her take a few bites first.
Fan Xingping saluted again:
"My little girl Xianglan is gentle and virtuous. She is now over sixteen years old and still can't find a kind family. I would like to ask Master Zhishen to point the way."
Can't you find a kind family? It's because the Cao family is ignoring you... Lu Zhishen complained in his heart and took the initiative:
"When it comes to marriage, it pays attention to fate, and you must not force it, let alone be utilitarian... A poor monk once I have seen people who have chosen thousands of options to find a good family, but within three years they have suffered disaster because the head of the family disobeyed the Holy One. I have also seen people who married poor scholars and were named on the gold medal list the next year and became a pillar of the imperial court..."
< br>What he said was eloquent, and he was indeed a master in marriage... Fan Xingping couldn't sit still, stood up and bowed, and then took out a hundred taels of silver note and presented it:
"Please tell the holy monk, little girl. What plans should I make for my marriage...I will offer you one hundred taels of sesame oil money here, please accept it.”
Damn, matchmaking is quite profitable... Lu Zhishen was frightened by the generosity of the garrison general.
He saw that Xianglan was a really good girl, and when he thought of the marriage promised to Zhou Tong, he thought that he could match her up. Firstly, he could repay the cause and effect of breaking up the marriage in the first place, and secondly, he could establish a relationship with the garrison general.
If we can really get married, this girl Pandan will be able to escape when the Lantern Festival begins.
As for that boy Zhou Tong, although his martial arts skills are mediocre and he is too thin, his character is nothing to say, especially after joining Qilin Village, he has done all his work conscientiously.
Back to following Uncle Liu Huang and doing the Conglong Gong again, the Fan family suddenly reached a high level.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhishen had an idea:
"I don't dare to speak nonsense about marriage. I can only see that my daughter will meet her destined fate before sunset today, and it will be in this Kaiyuan Temple."
Well, tell brother Zhou Tongxian on the walkie-talkie later and ask him to dress up handsomely and come to Kaiyuan Temple immediately. If he can't make it before sunset, he will beat the shit out of him!
In order to make this matter successful, Monk Hua pretended to make calculations for a while:
“He is not a local and has a humble background, but his future achievements will far exceed those of the general. My concubine will never suffer any consequences if she follows him. Grievance... I can’t figure it out more specifically.”
As a garrison general, Fan Xingping was already of a high rank. He did not expect that his future son-in-law would be far superior to him. He rubbed his hands in excitement:
"Can the holy monk tell which family it is?"< br>
"I only know that my surname is Zhou... I am a newbie here, and I am ignorant about Zhending Mansion. Please forgive me, General."
I am worried about how to emphasize that I am new, and I have no acquaintances here. Unexpectedly, Fan Xingping took the initiative to help with the patching. With this tacit understanding, he had to make this marriage a success.
Sun didn’t expect that there would be good news as soon as she arrived. She happily took out a hundred taels of silver note from her sleeve and handed it to Lu Zhishen:
"Please ask the holy monk to calculate again. After the good son-in-law is dressed, our family will be very grateful."
Such a good son-in-law cannot be snatched away by others. He must be in advance. Take action.
Although Xianglan lowered her head and said nothing, her ears were perked and she wanted to know what her future husband would look like.
You are too anxious... Lu Zhishen pretended to calculate while recalling Zhou Tong's favorite color of clothes.
This guy once saw his husband wearing white clothes, and he longed for how he would look in white clothes... Otherwise, forget about white. When it is over, use the intercom to tell this guy that even if he is robbing him, he must wear it as soon as possible. Come to the temple in white clothes.
After making up his mind, Lu Zhishen opened his eyes and pretended to be relieved.
Fan Xingping took the initiative to serve him tea:
"Thank you for your hard work, holy monk, how about it?"
Lu Zhishen took a sip of tea and then said:
"White clothes... The little monk's magic power is low, so I can't see the details clearly. Please forgive me."
Fan Xingping quickly thanked him and asked Xianglan to also thank the holy monk.
The family left the Zen room happily and planned to stay for a vegetarian meal. By the way, they asked if there was anything in the temple that needed help. Within the scope of their authority, the garrison general could do a lot of things for the temple.
Lu Zhishen walked through the Main Hall without disturbing others, planning to go back and call Zhou Tong on the walkie-talkie, but at this time Zen Master Zhiyuan came to see him. Zhishen had no choice but to go see his uncle first.
Arrived in the front yard, Fan Xingping was just about to sit under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree for a while when Mrs. Sun grabbed his sleeve and kept winking at the door:
"Husband, hurry up Look!”
Fan Xingping raised his head and saw a slightly thin young man coming in from the gate. He happened to be wearing clean white clothes and had a friendly smile on his face. In the sunshine, he looked like a handsome nobleman.
Xianglan looked over and blushed. She quickly lowered her head and couldn't help but peek...
Fan Xingping strode over and directly stopped the man who was about to look for Lu Zhishen to show off. Zhou Tong:
“May I ask what your surname is?”
“My surname is Zhou.”
"But a local?"
"No, I am a foreigner."
Fan Xingping grinned almost to his ears, but to be on the safe side, he asked again:
"Then are you married?"
"No, my family is poor and my family is ugly, no one can take notice..."
The master is really a god... Fan Xingping suppressed his excitement, raised his hand and asked Zhou Tong:
"I am the local garrison general. My little girl is over sixteen years old. I want to marry you. I wonder if you can do it, sir?" Promise? ”
What?
Are you the garrison general of Zhending Mansion?
Zhou Tong was worrying about how to make a contribution in the Intelligence Department, but he didn't expect the opportunity to come to him.
This guy had a bright mind and immediately knelt down and saluted:
"My father-in-law is here, please accept my son-in-law's bow!"
After saying that, he glanced at the sweet scented man sitting under the osmanthus tree. Lan was even more happy in her heart. She had no idea that the garrison general's daughter was so beautiful. Her mouth became even sweeter, for fear that Fan Xingping would regret it.
Haha, marriage comes so fast like a tornado, our little overlord is single!
While he was feeling happy, Zhou Tong felt a chill in his neck. The good luck cat jade pendant given by Mr. Li seemed to be broken...
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