Chapter Fourteen: The Divine Monk Fakong
Early the next morning, Yang Ning sent Shui Ling outside the Donghua Gate of the Imperial City. The selected maids entered the palace from here and embarked on a deformed path of isolation from the world and unpredictable fortunes and misfortunes!
Outside the city gate, there was a crowd of birds and birds, most of them beautiful girls aged between 11 and 12 to 15 and 16 years old. They burst into tears as they bid farewell to their families.
The cry infected Shui Ling. The little girl looked at Yang Ning, her nose was sore and she was about to shed tears.
"Ling'er, don't cry. It won't be long before Zhang Cheng, Xiao Lezi and I will enter the palace. We will be able to meet again soon!" Yang Ning hurriedly consoled her.
"Brother Aning, I'm just worried that as soon as I step into this palace today, I will lose my freedom in the future. If there is an accident in the future, I'm afraid that I won't be able to leave the palace smoothly and be with you in the future!" Shui Ling's face was full of emotions!
worry.
"Don't worry, girl, you are mine and no one can take it away, not even the emperor. We will definitely be together in the future!"
The words "You are mine" made the little girl break into tears and smile.
"Brother Aning, you have to be more careful with your words when speaking about the emperor in the future, especially after entering the palace. If someone hears your disrespectful words, you will be beheaded!"
"Okay, I know, it's getting late, go ahead and remember what I said to you last night!" Yang Ning said with a smile.
Shui Ling's reminder makes sense. As a modern person from the 21st century, I really don't have much respect for the imperial power of this era. I must pay attention to it in the future. Even if I do not respect it, I can't show it at will!
Looking at Shui Ling's smaller back disappearing inside the palace gate, Yang Ning returned to Po Tao Temple. Zhang Cheng and Xiao Lezi still needed his care.
On the way back, Yang Ning found a medicine shop, bought some medicated powder for wounds, and applied it on the wound. Not to mention, this ancient wound medicine was very effective. As soon as it was applied, it had an immediate effect. Yang Ning felt that the wound was covered with pain.
It's cool and I can't feel the pain anymore!
In the next ten days, Zhang Cheng and Xiao Lezi recovered quickly under Yang Ning's careful care. Yang Ning and the two friends also got along more and more harmoniously, and there was no longer the unfamiliar feeling at the beginning.
, From this point of view, Yang Ning has completely integrated himself with the original "Yang Ning" and into this era. His speech and behavior have become more and more close to the customs of this era.
On this day, Zhang Cheng and Xiao Lezi were resting. Yang Ning had nothing to do, so he went out to the dilapidated Taoist temple and wandered around. In order to take care of Zhang Cheng and Xiao Lezi, Yang Ning had not gone out much.
This dilapidated Taoist temple faces an artificial river to the east. Although it is within the city, the water in the river is crystal clear. It is not like the rivers in the city seen in the 21st century, which are mostly polluted and smelly; to the west is the road leading to the imperial city and
In the direction of Qipan Street; not far to the south is a large vegetable garden behind Longfu Temple. The vegetable garden is surrounded by tall temple walls, leaving only a circular arch.
"Little donor, I borrowed it!"
Seeing the towering pagoda in Longfu Temple, Yang Ning was about to go around the front door and enter the temple for a walk, but heard a deep and resonant voice coming from behind.
Yang Ning looked back and was shocked!
Standing behind him was a fat old monk wearing coarse monk clothes and carrying a load of water. This monk had a red face, a white beard and eyebrows, and nine neat scars on his head. He was looking at Yang Ning with a smile.
, a real-life version of Maitreya Buddha with a big belly.
This monk was really fat. His huge body standing there made Yang Ning feel like a hill.
What surprised Yang Ning even more was the pole and bucket carried by the fat old monk. The pole was dark, long and wide, and the two buckets were as big as water tanks. They were filled with water at this time. It may weigh more than a thousand pounds, but the pole was only slightly bent under the pressure, and the fat old monk looked even more relaxed, as if he was carrying two big bags of marshmallows!
Is this still a human being?
After a long while, Yang Ning finally closed his mouth and stammered: "Master, you, what are you—?"
"Haha, little benefactor, I am carrying river water to plant vegetables!" The fat monk looked at Yang Ning and said, with a trace of surprise in his eyes.
"Yes, but this is too much to choose from!"
Yang Ning circled around a bucket, trying to see if there was any mechanism in the bucket. For example, the bottom of the bucket was very high up.
"Little donor, don't look at it, my bucket has no mechanism!" The fat monk looked at Yang Ning with a smile and said.
Yang Ning clicked his tongue and said: "Master, if you are not a 'powerful Arhat' descending to earth, then you must be a 'super master' with profound internal skills!"
"Sin, sin, sin! How can I compare with that 'Mighty Arhat'!" After a pause, the old monk touched his huge, naked head and said: "I'm 'extremely', but the 'master' says I’m not good at it, I just practiced it for a few days!”
"Haha, Master is really funny!"
This old monk looked kind and spoke interestingly, which made Yang Ning fall in love with him.
"The little benefactor looks very cool, I wonder-?"
"Oh, my name is Yang Ning, and I live in the Po Tao Temple. We are neighbors!" Yang Ning pointed to the Po Tao Temple not far away.
"Amitabha! I heard from the disciple in charge of the vegetable garden that there are several children who fled the floods in Shandong living in the Po Tao Temple behind this place. You must be one of them?"
"That's right, boy!"
"Lao Na, Fa Kong, became a monk in Longfu Temple and we unexpectedly met each other. Since we are destined to be together, if the little benefactor has nothing to do, how about following Lao Na to sit in the vegetable garden and drink a cup of tea?"
Only then did Yang Ning realize that Monk Fakong was carrying thousands of kilograms of water to talk to him. He secretly cursed himself for being confused. Those who didn't know thought he was deliberately causing trouble!
"Master, you are so reckless that you carried such a heavy load of water and talked for a long time, so you started to bother me. Let's go in quickly!" Yang Ning said with some embarrassment.
"Haha, it doesn't matter. I carry water to keep fit!" Monk Fakong said with a smile all the time. He led Yang Ning through the arch and into the vegetable garden of Longfu Temple.
This vegetable garden is very large, with many cucumbers, radishes, pumpkins, green onions, apples, grapes...! Almost all vegetables and fruits that mature in autumn can be seen here. Such a large area of vegetables and fruits, It should be enough to supply this huge Longfu Temple!
"Little donor, please wait a moment for me to pour this water first!"
"Master, let me help you!" Yang Ning wanted to help.
"Haha, no need, it's up to me!" Fakong said, he actually picked up a bucket and poured it down into a ditch filled with radishes.
"Wow!"
The water was so strong that several radishes at the head of the row of ditches were "half-naked" and almost flushed out of the soil.
"Wow!"
There was another sound of water, and another bucket of water was poured out in the same manner. Putting down the bucket, Fakong clapped his hands and smiled at Yang Ning: "Done!"
Yang Ning was once again stunned. Is this watering vegetables or "rinsing vegetables"?
Chapter completed!