Chapter 33 Purple Gold Bowl
The guards at the city gate looked at the people below, and no one said a word, nor did they open the city gate. According to the rules of Liangzhou, when the sun rose, it was the time when the city gate was wide open. But today the sun had jumped out of the horizon, but they still did not open the city gate.
The shouts under the city became louder and louder. A guard who was lying on the battlements and looked downwards turned around, ran into the city tower, and entered the room and shouted: "The team leader, it will be too late if you don't leave. If we don't open the city gate, we may be in a civil rebellion."
The team in the room was wearing shoes, and he said, "I was so happy last night. I drank a little too much and couldn't get up early. You drag it out again, and I'll go down to the Jinguang Temple now. You have to drag it out at least half a quarter of an hour."
The guard said, "It's okay for half a quarter of an hour, but you have to be quicker. We can stop the people outside the city, but we can't stop the people in the city. Even if you rush over now, you're afraid you won't be able to squeeze in front."
The team was putting on their shoes, patted their waists, and sighed, "Can I have a son? It's all for today!" After that, he ran out of the house, got off the city wall, and ran towards Jinguang Temple.
It turned out that there was a consecration ceremony in Jinguang Temple today. All the people in Liangzhou City knew about it and planned to go to Jinguang Temple to pray for a child. The team has been married for many years, but has not given birth to a son. Not to mention that the son has not even given birth to a daughter, how can he not be anxious? In order to get to Jinguang Temple to take a good place, he could only hold a meeting at the city gate later. Anyway, no one would sue him if he drove a child later.
The guard then left the house, looked at the battlements, and immediately said angrily: "Why are half of the people running away? Why are they all going? We are on duty now and have not changed shifts yet!"
The remaining guards laughed and said, "We have all gone to Jinguang Temple. By the way, don't you have no son, so you can go too, just say you are going to protect the team leader."
The guard thought about it, but without saying anything, he turned around and ran off the city to chase the team leader, saying that I want to protect you.
Wang Anran looked up at the sky, wondering why the city gate was so late today? If he didn't open the door, he would probably not be able to arrive at Jinguang Temple in time.
After a while, the city gate opened creakingly, and the people rushed in, heading straight to the Golden Light Temple.
Among the crowd, Shen Dayao said anxiously: "This time it's bad, we will definitely not be able to occupy a good place!"
Wang Anran turned around and said, "Da Shen, if I don't go to the temple, who will preside over the consecration? If they don't consecrate, what's the use of them even if they occupy the best position? Don't worry, the people in our village must stand in front."
"I'll be relieved with you!" Shen Dayao said, but he still thought about it. Others were anxious, and he kept beating the old cows, hoping to leave faster.
The people were all running to Jinguang Temple halfway, and they shouted while running, and it seemed that they wanted to have a son.
I finally arrived at Jinguang Temple. From a distance, I saw a crowd of people, afraid that tens of thousands of people would gather in front of the temple, including men and women, old and young, rich and poor, and even in military uniforms. There were all kinds of people. However, the gate of the temple was not opened, and no one could enter the temple.
Seeing this situation, Shen Dayao became even more anxious. He said, "Anran, so many people are around the temple gate. Even if you can let the people from our village stand at the front, we have to squeeze in. Don't say that there are so many of us, I think you can't even squeeze in!"
Wang Duosun also said: "It's a bit difficult to squeeze. Let's get off the bus and don't hit someone else while you're in the bus."
Tubao suddenly said, "Isn't it okay to go to the back door? Last time I entered the temple with the young master, the monk accompanied us on a trip. The one who saw the back door was on the side of the back wall."
Shen Dayao shook his head and said, "Everyone knows that the back door is on the back wall, but the problem is that we are here to worship the Bodhisattva. If we can't go through the back door, that is disrespectful to the Bodhisattva!"
Wang Anran also remembered the back door, and said, "Drinking meat through the intestines, the Bodhisattva stays in his heart, and things are urgently followed. Let's go through the back door. Not far away, just go around."
Shen Dayao still said, "What if the Bodhisattva blames him?"
Wang Anran turned around and said, "Da Shen, this is your fault. What do you mean is that the Bodhisattva is a petty person?"
"No, no, I didn't say that!" Shen Dayao immediately became anxious. He dared not say that the Bodhisattva was a petty person, and he still asked for blessings or not!
"That's all. Since the Bodhisattva is not a stingy, what's the matter with us going to the back door!" Wang Anran smiled and rode his horse first, and took a detour to the back door.
Tubao whispered: "Da Shen, don't make a sound. Let's go over secretly, the Bodhisattva will not discover it."
Shen Dayao smiled bitterly and said, "That's all that." He drove the ox cart and took the people of a village to follow Wang Anran to the back door.
When we arrived at the back door, there was indeed no one here. The people who came to watch were all concentrated in front of us, and no one had ever thought about going through the back door. It seems that the back door is not popular these days, especially the back door of Bodhisattvas.
Wang Anran rode a horse to approach the wall, stood up from the horse, pulled up on the wall, flipped in, opened the back door, and let the villagers in Chengguan Village enter the courtyard. Wang Duosun and the others got out of the cart, and the ox cart stayed outside the temple.
The villagers were very lawful. Since they came to save the Bodhisattva and blessed him, they naturally could not be arrogant in the temple. Being honest is the best strategy. Wherever Wang Anran went, they followed him silently.
Wang Anran quickly walked to the front yard and saw two butts sticking out at the front door of the temple, one big and one small, the one big and the one small, the one small. Wang Anran walked up to him, patted Zhishan's shoulder, and smiled and said, "What are you two doing? Are you comparing the size?"
Zhishan and Leran both lay on the crack in the door and looked out. The scene outside made them feel flustered and at a loss. They were all focused on the outside, but no one came from behind noticed it.
After being photographed suddenly, Zhishan was so scared that he was shocked. When he turned around, he saw that it was Wang Anran. He was stunned for a moment, then straightened up and said, "Senior Brother, you finally came, yes, where did you come in?"
Wang Anran said: "Back door, I came in through the back door."
Zhishan was shocked and said, "Go to the temple to worship the Bodhisattva and walk through the back door? This is disrespectful to the Bodhisattva!"
Wang Anran whispered and said, "Don't tell the Bodhisattva that the Bodhisattva is busy with things, so don't cause trouble for him because of this little thing. Okay, are you ready for incense and candles?"
Zhishan lit his head like a chicken pecking at rice, and the incense and candles and magical instruments were ready-made. He had already put them in the hall and was ready to use. He said, "Senior Brother, people have been asking me about the treasures these two days. I will only say Amitabha Buddha as you told me, good, good, good, and didn't say much."
Leran interrupted, "I can't say it, but I still don't know what the treasure is."
Zhishan said with a bitter face: "Senior Brother, if you want to revitalize this temple, it will be too big. Even when the incense is at its peak, there have not been tens of thousands of people in a day. Even if there have not been so many people in a year! If the treasure you mentioned is messed up, the temple will have to be burned by people outside!"
Wang Anran said: "The treasure must be consecrated before it can be used. I will preside over the consecration ceremony. Just recite the scriptures next to you. By the way, you are the only two of you in the temple, and there are not enough people. I have brought a lot of people to help you. Do you have monk robes in your temple?"
Zhishan looked at the villagers in Chengguan Village. The villagers were waiting in the distance and did not come to disturb their conversation. He said, "Of course there are monk robes. There are more than a hundred monk robes here, which are enough for them to wear."
He lowered his voice and asked again: "Do they know what the treasure is? And what kind of ceremony is that consecration? I don't know how to say it. Just recite the scriptures?"
He heard him talk a little and just worried. Wang Anran was no longer polite, glaring at his eyes, saying, "What else do you do besides chanting scriptures? What else can you worry about? Anyway, if this matter fails today, the temple will not be able to be protected. I will warn you that when everyone comes in, if you are still talking so much, I will ignore you and make people burn your temple!"
Saying that something else doesn't work, Zhishan will be scared immediately after being scared. Although he feels like he is deceived and cannot get off the pirate ship, what else can he do at this moment? He dare not do anything other than chanting scriptures!
Wang Anran asked Feng and Tubao to wait in the clean room behind, and asked Zhishan to take out the monk's robes and put them on the villagers in Chengguan Village. He said to Shen Dayao: "Da Shen, I didn't lie to you. Now the people in our village maintain order. Of course, you have to stand in front, and you can ask the Bodhisattva for blessing first, and you can't do it if you don't want to have a son!"
Shen Dawei smiled and his eyes formed a slit. He put on the monk's robe and said with a smile: "We are considered to be a strait practice, and we are also part of Buddhism. I have heard that people like us can call ourselves lay Buddhists. I will become Mr. Shen in the future. This is much more glorious than being Shen Lizheng!"
Wang Anran looked at Zhishan and saw that the monk was so anxious that he scratched his head. He had completely lost his appearance as a master monk. He was a little like Sun Wukong, wandering around him, as anxious as if burning his butt.
Wang Anran shouted loudly, and his right fingers turned into a halberd, pointing at Zhishan's bald head, shouting: "Ha, bold monster monkey, you can tell you that you have never experienced any major events, with my senior brother here, why are you in a hurry? Today I am not allowed to eat peaches!"
Zhishan was stunned and touched his cheek, thinking, "I haven't looked in the mirror for many days. Could it be that my appearance has changed and I have become a monkey? Well, my body is just a stinky skin. It doesn't matter what I want, as long as the temple is fine."
When Wang Anran saw him touching his face, he couldn't help but feel funny and said, "Have your master left behind any relics, such as bottles? It's just something that can be used to hold water!"
Zhishan thought for a while and shook his head and said, "There is no bottle or something, but there is a bowl that can be used to hold water. However, this bowl is too expensive and is a relic of my master. If the senior brother just wants to see it, I will show it to you later..."
Wang Anran waved his hand and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Isn't it just the rice bowl of Yihuazhai? I want it just because it was left by your master. If it is broken, I will compensate you ten!"
Zhishan opened his mouth, was stunned for a moment, and shook his head and said, "It's not an ordinary job. If you ruin your senior brother, you will definitely not be able to compensate, but it is not easy to ruin it." He turned around and went to pick up the bowl.
Wang Anran said: "The extraordinary job is still a job. Could it be Xuanzang's purple gold bowl?"
Zhishan turned around and nodded solemnly, "Yes, it's the purple gold bowl of Master Xuanzang, which I gave to my master."
Chapter completed!