coobybook Chapter 118 Temple Ceremony, Eating Meat in the Temple
Chapter 118 Temple Ceremony, Eating Meat in the Temple
Since coming back from outside one day, Liu Qingxi has become extremely gloomy.
Although Liu Qingxi has been in a bad mood most of the time since arriving in Focheng, he seems very disappointed and dissatisfied.
But it is far from being "gloomy".
I think something must have happened.
Li Changxiao joked with him, but he was also very impatient.
one night.
Seeing that the night was nice, Li Changxiao called him out for a drink.
He borrowed the stove of Kongwo Temple in advance and cooked a few side dishes. Of course, they were all vegetarian dishes, as there was almost no meat in the entire Buddhist city.
Li Changxiao suspected that it was monopolized by the temple.
Liu Qingxi was unwilling. In fact, Li Changxiao had been asking him to drink, but he had never agreed.
Helplessly, Li Changxiao could only digest this delicious meal by himself. He thought that it would be better if Lao Zhang was here. Drinking alone is just solitary, but drinking with someone else would be different.
Think of this.
Li Changxiao sighed several times.
at this time.
The next second, on the mountain path outside Kuga Temple.
Zhang Daoke's hearty laughter was heard, and he shouted, "Old Su, look what I brought back for you."
Li Changxiao was delighted, thinking that because he had so many beautiful dreams, he had the ability to make them come true?
He walked out of the small courtyard of Kūga Temple in two or three steps and looked towards the mountain path below.
I saw a man with a stubble on his face and a scar on his left eye, carrying a slab of wild boar meat with a proud look on his face.
In addition, he was holding two bamboo rats and a scented bird in his left hand.
"Lao Zhang, where did you get these things?" Li Changxiao was surprised and happy. He really hadn't eaten meat for a long time.
Zhang the swordsman made a face, and the hermit had a clever plan of his own.
Li Changxiao walked up to him, helped him carry half a pig's belly, and entered the small courtyard of Kongwo Temple.
The abbot came out from the backyard. He was not angry about eating meat in the courtyard. On the one hand, the outer courtyard was for outside guests to live in. On the other hand, he was not too taboo about eating meat.
The two men placed half a pork loin, two bamboo rats, and a fragrant bird on the ground.
Prepare some wine.
They smiled at each other and decided that they would have a great meal tonight.
The two have a clear division of labor.
Li Changxiao lit a fire and set up the fire rack, while Zhang Dao Ke processed the ingredients, cutting up the bamboo rat and removing its internal organs.
Chatting while busy working.
Li Chang asked Lao Zhang where he got these things from, as they were out of print in Focheng.
Lao Zhang kept the secret for a while, and finally said smugly: "Pah, those bald donkeys in Qizong Temple are really worthless."
"They said the meals were vegetarian, but in the middle of the night, they all ran to the back hill to eat meat."
Old Zhang smiled and told Li Changxiao that half of the pork was stolen, and that he hunted the two bamboo rats and the fragrant bird himself in the back mountain.
Now that there is meat, I immediately think of you, Lao Su.
Li Chang smiled and said, we really have a tacit understanding, I was just looking forward to seeing you.
As soon as these words came out.
Zhang Dao Ke laughed happily and wiggled his little butt.
The fire was quickly lit, the water was boiled, and the ingredients were prepared.
Half a pig is roasted over the fire.
A bamboo rat was wrapped in lotus leaves, then covered in yellow mud, and thrown directly into the fire.
It is said that in order to find lotus leaves, the two of them ran all over the mountains. They finally found a pond and ended up getting them wet.
The other bamboo rat is used to make soup, sprinkled with onions, ginger, garlic, and some vegetarian dishes.
As for the fragrant bird, it was stir-fried on the stove.
Thus.
There are vegetarian dishes, meat dishes, and wine.
The two of them brought a small stool and looked at the delicious food all over the floor, feeling quite a sense of accomplishment.
Of the nine wanderers who accompanied them, except Lao Zhang and Liu Qingxi, the remaining seven only stayed in Kongwo Temple for a few days and then went to find an inn to stay in.
So they don’t have this kind of good fortune.
The two of them clinked glasses eagerly.
Li Changxiao sprinkled a layer of cumin on half a piece of pork, which filled the air with a burnt aroma and was extremely delicious.
When the pork is cooked, cut a piece with a knife. When you take a bite, you will feel it is very hot at first. Exhale while biting. After your mouth slowly adapts, the flavor of the barbecue will slowly bloom.
A sip of wine.
A bite of meat.
The moon is full and the wind is clear.
Interesting things in life.
The two of them had similar interests and were having a great time. Just as they were enjoying their meal, the bamboo rat wrapped in yellow mud and lotus leaves was cooked.
As soon as you open it, the aroma is overwhelming.
Liu Qingxi cursed twice, jumped up from the bed, and looked at the two people in the yard with resentment.
"Old Liu, you'll get the first bite." Li Changxiao shouted at him.
Liu Qingxi's face was very grumpy, but he couldn't resist the smell of meat, so he moved a stool and sat next to the two of them.
"Little monk!" Zhang Dao Ke looked at the handsome monk squatting at the foot of the wall and swallowing his saliva, and waved at him.
Monk Jun shook his head.
Eating meat is a big taboo.
"Xiao Si, go ahead."
At this time.
There was another figure behind Monk Jun.
This man is very tall, has a red mole between his eyebrows, is bald, and is not handsome, but gives people a feeling of tranquility and peace.
"Brother?" The fourth monk was surprised, then delighted: "You are out of retreat?"
"Yes." The monk with a red mole on his forehead nodded gently, "Tomorrow is the temple ceremony."
This person is the great monk in Kongwo Temple. He had been in seclusion practicing Zen until tonight when he went out for the first time.
The tall monk with a mole on his forehead came up to the three of them, holding the fourth monk's hand like an older brother next door.
He smiled and asked, "Would you like to add two more seats?"
"Of course, you're most welcome." Li Changxiao replied.
Liu Qingxi said sarcastically: "Why, you, a monk, are also greedy?"
The monk with the red mole smiled leisurely and said frankly, "Of course I am greedy."
"Haha, you break the precepts so easily, what kind of Buddha are you practicing?" Liu Qingxi looked at the monk with the red mole.
The monk with the red mole was not annoyed at all. He sat down slowly and replied, "Then just finish eating the meat and then practice Buddhism. The Buddha shouldn't mind."
"You..." Liu Qingxi was speechless for a moment.
Li Changxiao and Zhang Dao Ke laughed secretly.
"Donor." The man with the red mole looked at Liu Qingxi, "You have something on your mind, why don't you tell me something? I may be able to help you solve your problem."
Liu Qingxi ignored him and just ate the meat.
The man with the red mole looked at Liu Qingxi, smiled slightly, and said again: "Have you wavered in your belief in Buddhism? Do you think it is nothing but illusion?"
Liu Qingxi was stunned.
"It seems that I guessed right." The man with the red mole said again: "But what you saw in the Buddha City makes you think that the rumored Buddhism is nothing more than this, or even a scam?"
"You..." Liu Qingxi's face was full of shock.
The man with the red mole smiled slightly, "I can see that you have a heart devoted to Buddhism. Why don't you tell me what you have seen and heard?"
Only then did Liu Qingxi tell the whole story.
It turned out that someone died in the debate arena today.
He had met that person once before. He was the young man from other place who had spoken without restraint and insulted the Buddhist debate some time ago.
He was captured by people from Changxiang Temple, tortured, had his tongue pulled out, had his teeth broken, and finally was trapped on a rack and burned to death in a debate hall.
They also slandered him as a demon.
After a few words.
Li Changxiao frowned, he never expected him to be so violent.
He reminded the young man, but the other party did not listen.
It was this incident that completely shook Liu Qingxi's faith.
Damn Buddhist city.
Damn monk.
What surprised Liu Qingxi was that he thought that the monk with the red mole, as a member of the Buddhist City, would speak up to defend him and make excuses for him.
However, it does not.
The other party remained very calm, neither denying nor confirming, just talking like a friend. He also told Liu Qingxi that Buddhism is not confined to one temple or one place.
Liu Qingxi was quickly moved by the other party's remarks, admired the other party's magnanimity, and his attitude gradually became serious.
The gloom on his face was blown away by the wind. Not only that, he also asked for advice seriously.
Hearing that the other party was going to challenge the "temple ceremony" tomorrow, he gave his sincere blessings and wished him success. In the future, if Kuga Temple becomes orthodox, he would definitely contribute some incense.
The two chatted more and more happily, and Liu Qingxi smiled for the first time. It seemed that all his fantasies about Buddha City were materialized for the monk with a red mole between his eyebrows that he met tonight.
It seems that Focheng is not that bad.
It’s just that I haven’t met a truly knowledgeable monk.
He became more and more looking forward to tomorrow's "temple ceremony".
the other side.
Li Changxiao and Zhang Dao Ke teased the handsome Fourth Monk.
The two men had bad intentions and told ghost stories to the fourth monk.
Zhang Dao Ke told a story about a ghost village, while Li Chang Xiao told a story about a fox demon.
But the young and handsome monk was so frightened that he was trembling all over and shouting, "Buddha, may you bless me."
Zhang the swordsman was up to no good again and told a story about a ghost in the temple. Monk Jun was so scared that his face turned pale. He probably wouldn't dare to go to the toilet in the middle of the night from now on.