Chapter 285: Incense
In Wanhe Temple, there were crowds of people.
Due to the crowds being too dense in a short period of time, the Zhang family and his entourage could not squeeze in.
Zhang Yanling is not in a hurry at all. After all, he does not believe in the theory of gods and ghosts. What he wants more is to bring his old father here and let him see it in person so that he can understand why he wants to do the next big thing.
Finally, when the crowds of people calmed down a bit, the father and son were able to enter the temple. Zhang Luan looked at the huge main hall of the Buddhist temple and couldn't help but sigh: "Look at this grand hall, it's really majestic. That Buddha's body, it's so majestic." It’s really made of gold, right?”
Zhang Yanling said: "How is this possible? How much gold does such a big Buddha statue take up? It's just a layer of gold plating on the outside. Besides, it's really made of pure gold, so won't it be a concern to thieves?"
"You kid, why are you thinking about all these messy things? How dare anyone care about the gold of the Buddha's body? Are you afraid that you will be punished by God?"
Zhang Luan said and hurried over to get the incense. Prepare to burn incense and worship Buddha.
But the person who distributed the incense told me that one stick of incense costs forty cents.
“How much?”
Zhang Luan almost wanted to hit someone.
The person opposite was not from a Buddhist temple, but a young man who looked very gentle and elegant. He smiled and said: "My lord, you are full of nobility as soon as I see you. The fragrance is worth it... What do you think? I will give you coarse incense that can last for an hour. I give fine incense to others. Who makes you look like you are destined to be a Buddha?"
"Really? ”
Zhang Luan instantly became friendly again.
But when he was about to pay for it, he suddenly felt that the price of forty cents to buy an incense stick was too deceiving. For an ordinary family, it would be enough for three or four days, and he couldn't help but pull his son away. After reaching the side, he raised his chin and said, "Go over there and ask how much a stick of incense costs."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Dad, can't you see it along the way? These incense sellers are all people recruited from Buddhist temples. Do you think ordinary people can come here to sell them? These incense sellers all have certain backgrounds. Those vendors can't get in at all. This is also a kind of incense money for other Buddhist temples."
As he was talking, someone came over with a merit box to collect donations from Zhang Luan to build the Buddhist temple.
Zhang Luan casually took out a few pennies and threw them into the merit box. Then he looked at the incense seller, who was using almost the same words to deal with the people who came to inquire about the price.
Zhang Luan cursed: "They are all a group of profiteers... Hey, so are you guys. If you insist on exposing them, what's the point? They also say that I have a fate with Buddha. I don't think I have anything to do with Buddha at all... ...Oh, bah, bah, why are you talking about this in a Buddhist temple? I am so angry with you."
"Dad, you just scolded the profiteers, why didn't you involve me? Provoke you.”
Zhang Yanling shrugged.
It means that you burn incense to please your wife, which is none of my business.
Whether you like to buy or not.
Zhang Luan said with a bitter face: "I originally brought the incense, but you insist on exposing everything. You let me act like a fool and put the incense in a daze, isn't it good?"< br>
“Cut.”
Zhang Yanling said disdainfully, "Think of your good intentions as a donkey's liver and lungs. I am reminding you to prevent you from being deceived, but it becomes my mistake? I am convinced, dad."
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Then Zhang Luan went to buy incense and was going to go to the Mahavira Hall to offer incense, but was told that he had to go to the Buddha to place incense and that he would have to spend extra money.
“… For those who have always paid, you can insert it at the front of the incense burner, and I can clearly feel your sincerity; if you insert it at the back, you will also have to spend some money, about one or two hundred coins. Let’s check the donor’s relationship with Buddhism. If you really can’t afford it, give fifty cents and insert it directly on the ground inside. It all depends on whether you are pious or not..."
Zhang Luan was originally in high spirits. In the past, he would have spent some money to enter the main hall, and then put the incense in front of the incense burner as much as possible.
Now, he just deals with official matters casually. As long as he goes back to deal with the Nengjin family, he is happy even if he is stuck on the ground outside the hall.
“If I had known better, I would have asked your mother to come.”
When the incense burning was over, Zhang Luan didn’t even kneel down and took his son out of the crowded Buddhist temple.
Looking at the group of devout pilgrims around him, he couldn't bear it anymore and asked: "This is just to express my feelings to the Buddha, isn't it said that sincerity will lead to spiritual success? How could I be fooled by this group of people?" Is this better somewhere else? ”
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "That's true. It is said that other Buddhist temples do not have such a threshold, and those who bring their own incense will not be turned away. You have to pay here... but this is the place designated by the royal family for offering incense. , although the price is high, people still flock to it."
"Alas!"
Zhang Luan sighed, "You talk about this person, how can you be different? Why didn’t you tell me earlier? I’ll burn some incense somewhere else and save a few coins. Why don’t I go back and eat kebabs with you?”
“No more noodles?”
asked with a smile.
"You haven't had enough after eating all the time? Oh, with forty cents, you can buy a lot of kebabs to eat... Speaking of which, as a father, I'm a little greedy."
As Zhang Luan said, he said "bah" "Bata" a few times.
Zhang Yanling said: "Dad, you are really capable. You openly talked about vegetarian food in a Buddhist temple and said that you are a devout believer in Buddhism?"
"Stop talking nonsense and let's go. Come on... call your elder brother, let’s go eat something good.”
Zhang Luan is an official now and has a lot of money, so he has to choose good food.
This is also related to the fact that he does not need to be greeted and sent off. Generally, people in the officialdom have to maintain the life of the family while currying favor with their superiors and even banquet their colleagues, so that they can be promoted as soon as possible.
But Zhang Luan had no worries about this at all.
As the prince's father-in-law, with his back to the mountains of Li Zi Province, Li Zi Province usually gave him gifts. He never thought about currying favor with anyone, so much so that he didn't even need to spend money. Thinking about the future of officialdom.
The father and son had not taken a few steps when they heard someone kneeling and kowtowing at the door of the Buddhist temple, muttering something.
Obviously not everyone has the money to go in and buy incense. Many people just go through the process at the entrance of the Buddhist temple.
On the contrary, they are the most devout Buddhist believers.
"...Buddha bless you, the acne epidemic has passed, and my son is safe and sound. The Buddha is so merciful and merciful that he has blessed the world and freed him from the plague...Namo Amitabha..." Zhang Luan heard this, His footsteps suddenly stopped, he walked towards the woman who was speaking, and asked: "Hey, do you know what you are talking about?"
There was a man of some age next to the woman. The older boy suddenly jumped up, stood in front of the woman, raised his head and shouted, "What do you do? Why are you shouting so loudly? If you want to bully my mother, you have to step over my body!"
The young man is very tough, he looks about twelve or thirteen years old, his face is a bit childish, but he is full of energy and his eyes are shining.
"Why did I bully your mother?"
Zhang Luan lectured in the tone of a teacher, "You don't even know who saved you from the acne plague, but you come here to thank the Buddha? I think you are obviously ungrateful. !”
Zhang Yanling hurried over to catch the impulsive father and said with a smile: “Don’t be offended, my master said that you are worshiping the wrong person. I heard that a miracle doctor in the city has found the right medicine. The medicine saved the capital and even the entire Ming Dynasty from the plague."
The young man's eyes widened and he shouted at Zhang Luan: "I think you just want to bully my mother, you bad guy, come here again. I'm not welcome!"
The person the young man was targeting was Zhang Luan, and Zhang Luan looked very distressed.
It's obvious that I used the method of vaccination to save you from disaster, but now you don't thank me, but you actually come to thank Buddha?
The aggrieved feeling of having done good deeds and having someone steal the credit is too strong... Feelings: I came to worship the Buddha, but the Buddha still robbed me of the credit for benefiting the world?
Then I might as well do it myself!
"What are you doing, do you want to fight?"
Zhang Heling appeared next to Zhang Luan at the right time. At this time, he was cheering and a group of people came over.
The boy who was acting out was startled when he saw this scene.
Why did this bad old man go out to molest a good woman and bring a large group of people with him?
This posture looks very ferocious at first glance!
The woman who was prostrating on the ground quickly stood up, pulled her son behind her, and kept bowing her head: "Several... Sirs, my son is not sensible and has hindered you. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."< br>
“Mom, these people were the first to be rude.”
The young man looked very unconvinced.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Little brother, my master is just telling you that regarding the acne plague, you worshiped at the wrong temple door. This has nothing to do with the Buddha enshrined in the temple. You have to thank , you should thank the person who invented the method of planting medicine to prevent epidemics."
The woman said: "Female people don't know this, thank you young master for the advice."
The young man said angrily: "You. Who are you calling me, little brother?”
“Damn it.” Zhang Heling stepped forward and glared at the young man, “You dare to shout at me? Looking for a beating?”
"Come on, who is afraid of whom?"
The boy has obviously never been beaten by society, and he looks fearless.
The woman still knew what was going on, so she quickly pulled her son to hide in the crowd in the distance. As she walked, she said: "Don't cause trouble, don't cause trouble. If something happens, the people in the clan won't help us. We will eat it for sure." Big loss. Go quickly, go quickly.”
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A small commotion that ended quickly.
Zhang Luan sighed: "It's true that the world is declining and people's hearts are not the same as before. Why can't we reason with them?"
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Dad, you know that you can't reason with them, so why? Want to talk about it again? What they said is correct. They have resolved the disaster and thanked the gods and Buddhas in their hearts. In fact, there is nothing wrong with it... How many people really know who is behind the scenes to help them resolve the disaster? "
" You..."
Zhang Luan wanted to criticize his son for what he said, but in the end he found that he was speechless.
Zhang Yanling said again: "On the other hand, that kid from before looked tough. Brother, what do you think about taking him back and becoming a younger brother?"
"That kid? I'll fight ten of them one by one."
Zhang Heling is bragging again.
Zhang Yanling ordered Chang Shun who was following him: "Bao Zhen, go and ask who that guy is, what is the situation at home, and see if you can get some help from his subordinates... I see. He is quite courageous and filial, and it’s nice to ask him to come over to help.”
“What do you mean, brother, he scolds you, and you still recruit him to work?”
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Zhang Heling looked puzzled.
Zhang Yanling leaned over and whispered: "Brother, you didn't realize that that kid has no father?"
"How did you know? So what?"
Zhang Heling asked with a frown.
“Didn’t you hear that his mother said that if something goes wrong, the clan members won’t help? That means his father is gone and the clan members will no longer care about them... This kid is so reckless, let him do it in the future How convenient is it for someone who is doing something evil and has no one to help him? Brother, if you have something difficult to do, will the fans who follow you do it for you? "
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Zhang Yanling found that the truth he told Zhang Heling didn't make sense, so he had to find another way.
Zhang Heling thought about it carefully and slapped his thigh: "Oh, brother, I found that you have a good mind. I am a group of people who have families and families, let alone do anything evil. The thing is, even if you beat someone, you have to give them housing expenses in advance. It’s more convenient to find someone with no background!”
Chang Shun, who was listening to the two brothers’ argument, hurriedly approached: “Big. Young Master, I'm here."
Zhang Heling said: "Hurry up and catch up with that kid and ask him if he wants to follow us."
Zhang Yanling reminded again: "Try to be polite. A little bit, even if he doesn't agree now, you should find out where he lives and then come to recruit him later
"Now we are expanding the size of our team and need all kinds of talents. As long as there is a suitable person, you can introduce us here and we will not be in trouble."
(End of Chapter)