Chapter 393, Bamboo Tube Fragrant Rice
Although there are no other pilgrims in this Guanyin Temple, the incense in the Guanyin Temple is already rippling, and the huge gilded incense burner is filled with incense, and the fragrance is shrouded in the mist. The face of the gilded Guanyin, which is more than a meter tall, is a little vague.
There are two large and one small and three futons in front of the Buddha's silhouette.
It is obviously specially prepared for the Fourth Master Yao Jiaxin and Hong Xiaoxu.
The quick-witted mother Zhang quickly put the sixth prince in front of the small cushion.
Yao Jiaxin smiled slightly, held Hong Xiaoxu's little hand, pointed to the tall gilded statue of Guanyin, and said: Do you recognize it?
Hong Xiaoxu raised his neck, looked carefully, and then tilted his head: Empress Guanyin?
Yao Jiaxin nodded.
But - Hong Xiaoxu bit his finger, it was so big!
Yao Jiaxin smiled. In the past, Yao Jiaxin took Hong Xiaoxu to Cihang Pudu in the garden, and there was also a Guanyin enshrine, but it was not as big as before.
The abbot, Huikong, smiled extremely kindly: Guanyin saves all living beings, and is naturally tall and majestic in the eyes of sentient beings, and is admired by people.
Yao Jiaxin couldn't help but complain: It was because His Majesty the Fourth Master spent a lot of money, so this Guanyin was so big!!
Yinzhen also smiled kindly. He touched the forehead of his young son and said: Kowtow to Guanyin Bodhisattva, she will bless her life to peace.
As he said that, the family of three was kneeling neatly on the soft cushion. Although Yao Jiaxin did not believe in any gods and Buddhas, she followed the customs and kowtowed respectfully.
After kowtowing for a moment, I couldn't help but glance at Hong Xiaoxu next to me.
Hong Xiaoxu was fat and small. When he knelt down, he fell down and collapsed on the cushion, stretched his limbs and spread a meat pie.
What a guy, I’m so proud!
After kowtowing, Yao Jiaxin stood up and was about to pick up Hong Xiaoxu. Then, Zhang's mother, who was standing behind, was already very clear and quickly helped the Sixth Prince up, squatting aside to slap the dust that did not exist.
The hygiene here is very good, probably because it was specially cleaned up to welcome His Majesty the Fourth Master.
Master Huikong stroked his long snow-white beard, smiled in kindness, and his whole body seemed to be stained with Buddha nature. He put his hands together and greeted him. Mr. Huang and Mrs. Huang came from afar. Thank you so much for your hard work. Please go to the incense room to enjoy some vegetarian meal.
When it comes to vegetarian food, Yao Jiaxin is really hungry.
I just put a few pieces of breakfast early in the morning, and took the bus for an hour, and then climbed so many steps! My stomach was empty and I had no strength all over my body.
She is not like Hong Xiaoxu, and she can still eat milk from the mobile milk warehouse on the road.
The incense room dedicated to pilgrims resting is in the backyard, and the entire backyard is full of purple bamboos, which is quite elegant. However, these purple bamboos should have been planted for only a year, and the bamboo poles have not completely turned purple-black, but are covered with purple spots, which looks a bit like Xiangfei bamboo.
The purple-red and mottled bamboos are slender and slender, and the yellow bamboo leaves are already swaying and floating.
Yao Jiaxin didn't expect much to bless this Suzhai in Guanyin Temple. As long as it is more refined, it can fill its stomach.
But I didn't expect that it was more delicate and delicious than she thought.
The main food is bamboo tube fragrant rice. The fragrance of bamboo and the fragrance of rice combine to form a scented and strange fragrance. The bamboo tube is about the thick wrist of an adult, and fill it with the best fragrant glutinous rice and an appropriate amount of spring water. Put it on the fire and roast it until the bamboo tube is charred, then split the bamboo tube and you can enjoy it.
In fact, the authentic bamboo tube fragrant rice also has lean pork in it, but of course it is not allowed to eat meat in Buddhist places. Therefore, it was replaced with red dates, and the rice was filled with sweet red dates, which had a unique flavor.
The several vegetarian dishes I prepared were also very exquisite, all made of fresh ingredients nowadays, such as stir-fried bamboo shoots with three strips. They were really cut as thin as hair, and the heat was extremely good. This skill is definitely not inferior to that of the imperial chef!
There are also fresh mushroom heart braised tofu and mushroom soup made with wild mushrooms at the mountain.
It's so delicious that it makes you excited.
Yao Jiaxin later learned that the chef of Guanyin Temple was the retired chef in the palace who specialized in vegetarian food.
After eating and drinking, Yao Jiaxin asked curiously: Yes, there seems to be no other pilgrims in Guanyin Temple.
Yinzhen said lightly: Yes, it will be available from tomorrow.
So that's it, it has not been opened to the public yet.
After all, this is a royal temple, so it is impossible to refuse to open it to the outside world.
Yinzhen smiled slightly and said: Since this Guanyin Temple has been built, the people will naturally burn incense and worship, so that the Bodhisattva can listen to the sufferings of the people.
Yao Jiaxin couldn't help but complain: No matter how tall and glorious a gold-plated Bodhisattva looks, it doesn't have that function.
She smiled: Bodhisattvas are very busy. This people's suffering is not just about asking for you.
After hearing this flattery, Yinzhen was happy, but his face was stern: Don’t be disrespectful to Bodhisattvas!
Yao Jiaxin stuck out her tongue and said nothing.
At this time, Hong Xiaoxu, who had eaten and drunk enough, grabbed her horse-faced skirt, and went to play with her mother!
Yao Jiaxin, who had enough food and drink, didn't want to move. According to her wishes, she just wanted to lie down and take a nap. These little kids are too energetic, right?
He waved his hand and told the wet nurse and nanny to take it out for fun, remember not to go too far!
There are no outsiders entering this Buddhist temple, so it is safe. Just ask the wet nurses and nannies to take good care of them.
Yao Jiaxin was drinking the tea in the temple and chatting with His Majesty the Fourth Master. Looking at Xiaoxiao Zizhu outside the window, she felt relieved.
Yinzhen was in a very good mood today. Guanyin gave me a child, and I hope I could add some more children to me.
Yao Jiaxin muttered: Wang Chang's body seems to be stable, and he will be able to add a prince to the emperor in the next year.
Yinzhen looked at her face with a smile, and couldn't help shave her slightly red nose. I even hoped that Tian'er would give me another child. Wang's pregnancy was unexpected. Although it was a happy event, he didn't feel much happy.
Yao Jiaxin lowered her head and said nothing, and joined hands with His Majesty the Fourth Master to spend a huge amount of money to build Guanyin Temple. This is the purpose?
It's a waste!
Hong Xiaoxu was happy today, like a bird out of the cage, running into the purple bamboo forest with a swaying edge. A nanny and eunuch hurriedly followed closely, guarding her left and right, fearing that the Sixth Prince would fall accidentally.
Hong Xiaoxu, who was like a headless fly, twisted around and ran to the vicinity of Xijiaomen.
The West Corner Gate was half open, and a novice monk stood inside the door, and outside the door was a man wearing a black short-strike who seemed to be a farmer. The man looked less than thirty years old, and his hands and feet were not as rough as farmers, but were very delicate.
The man had a seemingly honest smile on his face, and his pair of triangular eyes were glanced at by rat eyes. Master, you are a Buddhist, and you are kind-hearted, so please pity me! The harvest this year is really bad. Can the rent be reduced by one or two?
The little shaki frowned: This year the rain is abundant, and the emperor gave me all the best fertile fields, so how could the harvest be poor?
The man smiled foolishly and said, "This one has been wormed and cannot be wiped out, so the harvest is not good."
The little novice monk was unhappy: But other tenants had excellent harvests, why did your family’s harvest not be good? Zhang Ershou, I’m afraid you were lazy, right? This novice monk was not stupid either. When he saw that Zhang Ershou had no calluses on his hands, he must be a lazy man.
After hearing this, the man named Zhang Ershou suddenly turned a little unkind and his tone became a little unkind: Little monk, you have to tell evidence of your words! I, Zhang Ershou, are the most diligent person in the countryside!
Zhang Ershou looked proud: Our Zhang family is thrifty, and my wife was selected into the palace by the mansion and became the wet nurse of the Sixth Prince!
Chapter completed!