It was getting late, and ** and Meili Xunuo had tidied up the two nunneries again. ** carefully looked around, inspected the doors and windows, and then said to Meili and Xunuo: "I am staying with the princess in this one, Meili
You and Xu Nuo live in the room outside. Remember to wake up at night. My people are in the small village at the foot of the mountain. If something happens, they will first protect the princess, and then quickly set off the sounding arrow. The prince is not with us, so we must be careful at all times."
Meili and Xunuo nodded in agreement, and ** looked at Xunuo specifically and said, "Xunuo, you are new to our place. You must remember to protect the princess in advance. You must not cause trouble in the future. This is Chen State, after all, it is not us.
Qi State. And the prince is far away. If something happens to him, he may not be able to rescue him. Do you understand?"
Xu Nuo nodded quickly, stepped forward and took **'s hand and said: "Sister **, don't worry, from tomorrow, no, I will pretend to be mute from now on and won't say a word!" After that, he
Cover your mouth and say nothing.
Ying'er saw the dusk falling in the west and was about to feel sad, but when Xu Nuo said this, she smiled distractedly and put aside the worries of longing for her. A few people started giggling and making a fuss.
Qingwu came in from the outside at this time and saw several sisters laughing. He quickly stepped forward and asked: "Senior sister, sisters, what are you laughing at? Tell me quickly and let me be happy too!"
Ying'er liked this little junior sister very much, so she smiled and said: "Junior sister Qingwu, your promise sister has become mute and can't speak. Do you think it's funny or not?"
Qingwu took Xu Nuo seriously for a moment. He looked at Xu Nuo with a look of sympathy on his face. He stepped forward and took Xu Nuo's hand and said, "Sister Xu Nuo, have you really become mute? What's really going on? What did you eat?
Or did you drink something? I’ll take you to see Master immediately!”
Seeing that Qing Wu actually believed it and was still so anxious, Xu Nuo couldn't help but laughed and said: "Little master, they lied to you!"
When Xu Nuo opened his mouth, Qing Wu knew that he had been deceived. He looked angry at first, but then he started laughing along with everyone.
A few people laughed for a while, and then Qingwu suddenly remembered and said to Ying'er and others: "I'm here to tell you to go to the dining hall to eat. Go quickly. If it's too late, we won't be able to eat!"
Xu Nuo smiled and said, "Don't panic, they won't dare to leave us without anyone~" Seeing that Xu Nuo wanted to speak out again, Xu Nuo hit her. Xu Nuo immediately stopped talking. She was still a child.
Qingwu dragged Ying'er and just rushed forward without paying attention.
When they arrived at the dining hall, more than a dozen bhikkhunis were already sitting around several tables, eating porridge and rice. ** found an empty table and asked Ying'er to sit on the stool. He and Xu Nuo and others went to take the spoon
The bhikshuni took the food in front of him. When he got there, he saw some rice in the wooden basin, some vegetable soup in another copper basin, and a few pickles on a plate.
** just looked around and saw that everyone was the same. Everyone was carrying a bowl of rice, drinking vegetable soup, and eating pickle sticks. ** was a little embarrassed. Xiao Qingwu was familiar with the bhikshuni who was holding the spoon.
He said to her: "Senior Sister Qingyun, this is a new senior sister accepted by the master. She just arrived. The master asked me to call over and have a fast meal with her."
The bhikshuni named Qingyun was about forty years old, and he was very easy-going, so he said: "I also heard what the master said, so I cooked a few more meals for a few people. Come on, get the bowls and chopsticks quickly, and I will serve them for you.
Eat it while it’s hot!”
**Seeing that there was only this in the dining hall, everyone ate the same food, and he also knew that Buddhist practice emphasizes a pure mind and few desires, and the food is light. He had no choice but to thank Master Qingyun and took the food to Ying'er. Ying'er
Er invited everyone to sit down together, looking at the vegetable soup in front of him, he was a little curious and asked softly: "What is this made of?"
Qingwu had already picked up the rice and started eating. When Ying'er asked, he said: "This is a kind of wild vegetable on our mountain. It can soothe the mind. I have to eat light at night, so I usually drink some vegetable soup. Senior sister, please eat it quickly."
, Uncle Master will punish you if you are late."
Hearing what Qing Wu said, Ying'er, ** and others also picked up the bowls and chopsticks and ate the food in front of them. Meimei originally wanted to change bowls and chopsticks for Ying'er, but seeing that the dining hall only had such utensils, she had to give up.
Ying'er was not picky about what she ate, but she was used to chewing her food slowly, and since it was the first time she ate such a bland meal, she ate more slowly. The bhikkhunis around her finished eating and put their bowls away.
Putting the chopsticks in the wooden bucket, she left the dining hall in a hurry. **, Mingliang and others had finished eating, so they could only sit aside and wait for Ying'er. Ying'er saw that everyone had finished eating, so she only
Waiting for himself, he put down the bowls and chopsticks and said, "I'm full too!"
At this time, a middle-aged bhikshuni who was about the same age as Qingyun walked in, looked at the food left in front of Ying'er, and said: "Amitabha, every porridge and rice are given by the Buddha and are worshiped by all living beings. How can you waste food like this?"
"I think you are the new disciple of Sister Jinghui. You don't know the rules in the nunnery, so I won't punish you today. Eat your food quickly, then go to the backyard to clean all the dishes and chopsticks, and then go to the meditation hall to listen to the Dharma!" After that, he said to Qingwu.
He ordered: "Qingwu, please watch her and make sure she completes these before evening classes."
The middle-aged bhikshuni turned around and went out. Qingwu stuck out his tongue, curled his lips to Ying'er, and said softly: "Senior sister, this is Master Jingxian in our nunnery. She is in charge of all matters in the nunnery.
.You eat quickly, I will go wash up with you."
Qingyun also came over from behind and said to Ying'er: "I don't know what you call me. I look like you are a young lady from a wealthy family. Why do you come to the nunnery to practice? I am not used to eating such light vegetarian meals."
When everyone said this, Ying'er smiled brightly and said, "It's because I ate too slowly. It's not because my sister made it light. I'll finish it now and go wash it off with my sister." After saying that, she picked up the rice and drank the vegetable soup.
They ate it with difficulty. ** and Meimei couldn't bear it. When they were about to say something, Ying'er stopped them with a look.
Several girls carried the buckets to the backyard. There was a bucket beside the pool of water. Mei Mingli had already walked over to pick up a bucket of water and put it next to the pool. Qingwu squatted by the pool, rolled up his sleeves, and asked Mei Mingli to pour the water.
She got into the basin and started washing carefully. Ying'er wanted to do it too, but ** and Xu Nuo had already rushed to squat down. Ying'er stood behind them and had nowhere to intervene. A few people quickly finished washing and carried them
Returning to the dining hall, he collected the dishes and put them where they should be.
Seeing that everything was packed up, Qingwu looked outside and took Ying'er to the front hall. He wanted to go to the front to listen to Master Jinghui's sermon. He asked Meili and Xunuo to go back to the room first, and he followed them there.
Lamps and candles have been lit in the front hall, and a dozen bhikkhunis are sitting on mats, chanting Buddhist scriptures softly. Ying'er has also been exposed to Buddhist scriptures in the house, and she can hear that everyone is reciting the Amitabha Sutra. Qingwu pulled her there
One of them sat on the edge, and the two of them started singing along.
Not long after, Master Jinghui arrived at the main hall, sat in front of the statue of Manjushri Bodhisattva, and began to preach the essentials of Buddhism to everyone. Ying'er listened, and she became a little fascinated, and listened to what Master Jinghui said without any distractions.
Qingwu lived in the nunnery adjacent to Ying'er, so he took Ying'er and her back. A group of bhikshuni also knew that this gorgeously dressed woman was a novice disciple of Master Jinghui, but they were not familiar with each other.
When walking back from the front hall, she just nodded in greeting. Ying'er has always respected the monks and nuns who are monks and nuns. Whenever she saw another bhikshuni greeting her, she would join her hands and salute in return. All the bhikshuni were unaware of this newcomer.
Got a good impression.
** waited for Ying'er to sleep, and also slept on the bed outside with her clothes on. Ying'er changed places for the first time, and she had many thoughts in her heart. She couldn't fall asleep for a while. So she whispered to **. ** knew that there were people in the nunnery.
During the morning class, everyone had to get up very early. They were afraid that Ying'er would go to bed late and be unable to get up in the morning, so they said a few words and quickly coaxed Ying'er to sleep.
The next day, when it was still early, the bells rang throughout Mount Wutai and in the nunnery. The mother-in-law quickly woke up Ying'er, and Mingliang also ran over and quickly packed up Ying'er's clothes. The other bhikkhunis quickly dressed up.
After putting on clothes and hats, he hurried to the front hall to do morning lessons. Qingwu had already packed up and stood waiting in Ying'er's room. The little girl opened her eyes wide and watched Ying'er dressing up there, her eyes full of envy.
By the time Qingwu and Ying'er arrived in the front hall, everyone else had already arrived. Master Jinghui had already sat on the mat. Eleven Ying'er sat down and started chanting scriptures with everyone.
After the morning service, all the bhikshuni and nuns dispersed to clean the courtyard and tidy up the nunnery. Qingwu took Ying'er and went to the back hall, wiped the Buddhist niches, and packed up the necessary utensils for the master. Mei Ming promised to stay in the nunnery and wait.
.**Just follow behind and watch.
After breakfast, the master took the monks and nuns to practice some martial arts, and asked Ying'er to go back to her room to take a bath and change into the plain clothes in the nunnery. Then she practiced with everyone else.
After three days of this, Master Jinghui summoned all the bhikshunis in the nunnery to personally receive the ordination and give the Dharma title to Yinger.
In the main hall of Tanqing Nunnery, Ying'er knelt in front of the statue of Manjushri Bodhisattva. Master Jinghui personally took the razor. She first put her hand on Ying'er's head, silently recited a scripture, and then held the razor against Ying's head.
The son made two gestures over his head. Then he took out the ultimatum and wrote the Dharma name on it. Master Jinghui finished writing, held the ultimatum in hand, chanted a scripture, and then said to the bhikshuni in the hall: "I accept the wishes of the Buddha.
, I have accepted a disciple from the secular world, and now I have given him the title: Qingmao, Amitabha Buddha."
Abbot Jingxuan of Lingying Temple in Beitai, Wutai Mountain was invited to witness. After the entire ceremony was completed, Master Jinghui asked Ying'er to stand up, worshiped the Buddha and Bodhisattva, and thanked Abbot Jingxuan. At this point, Ying'er was considered
He became a lay disciple in front of Master Jinghui’s throne.
Although the life in the nunnery is poor, it is also very regular. Every day, there are bells in the morning and drums in the evening, sutras are chanted, and some martial arts and mental methods are practiced with Master Jinghui. In her spare time, Master Jinghui will call Ying'er behind alone.
Ying'er learned calligraphy from an early age and was very good at writing in small regular script. Master Jinghui secretly praised her after reading it.
** and Mingliang would occasionally take leave from Master Jinghui and go to the village at the foot of the mountain to find the old couple to get some change of clothes. As for Ying'er's clothes and jewelry, she was wearing plain clothes from the nunnery, and her hair was
He simply put it in his hat. Xu Nuo was able to stay with him and slowly began to learn some scriptures or practice some martial arts moves.