The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 243 Liu Panicked
Monk Jun returned to his meditation room alone and sat down at the table to ponder.

When the young novice monk brought in the tea, he saw that Monk Jun was in a daze.

That's strange. Usually at this time, Master should be sleeping. Did he encounter something unusual when he went out?

This doesn't seem like Master's style.

“Qingwu,” Monk Jun suddenly said.

The young novice monk looked up: "Master, did you call me?"

"Pack your things for your master." The handsome monk placed his hand on his chin, his slender fingertips gently stroking it, and looked at the young novice. "Are you coming with me, or staying here?"

Xiao Qing didn't understand what this meant at all, and just stared at the handsome monk with her round eyes.

"Ah, Master, are we leaving? Where are we going? Are we going to beg for alms?"

Monk Jun nodded and said, "I'm leaving."

Uncle Yuanzhi had told him that he was an abandoned baby that his master had picked up while he was out begging for alms.

Even now, Xiao Qingwu has never left Puji Temple.

In previous years, when he wanted to go out with his master, his master wouldn't allow it.

They said he was too young, and that people outside were treacherous and easily deceived.

Just as they finished packing their clothes and were about to leave, Yuanzhi followed them expectantly, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Senior brother, how long are you going to be gone? Why did you bring your luggage?"

Monk Jun glanced at Yuan Zhi: "Oh, there's something I forgot to give you."

He pulled something out of his waist and tossed it to Yuanzhi from a distance.

Amidst Yuanzhi's bewildered gaze, Monk Jun added, "Your return date is uncertain, and you may never return. As fellow disciples, I'm bestowing upon you a great destiny."

It was a rather large brocade pouch. Yuanzhi wanted to open it, but Monk Jun told him not to open it for the time being, saying that heavenly secrets should not be revealed, and that he should look at it with an oil lamp after dark.

Yuanzhi, considering Monk Jun's wisdom, ultimately listened to him.

Xiao Qingwu followed her master out of the mountain and soon found a carriage at the foot of the mountain. The two drove the carriage out of Nanhe Town and headed further afield.

We met many families along the way, but we didn't see the master go down to beg for alms.

Xiao Qing wanted to ask her master if they had enough money for their journey, but she felt she couldn't ask the coachman, lest someone covet it.

When it was finally late at night, they stopped in a place that was in the middle of nowhere.

Monk Jun actually bought the carriage and drove the driver away.

The two rested in the carriage. When they opened the compartment, they found two large baskets of vegetarian food inside, which looked quite expensive.

Xiao Qingwu didn't even notice when she bought it.

Xiao Qingwu finally couldn't help but ask, "Master, what did you put in the brocade pouch you gave to Uncle Yuanzhi?"

At this moment, seeing that it was getting dark, Yuanzhi, who had been unable to contain himself any longer, finally opened the brocade pouch under the cover of night.

Upon opening it, Yuanzhi saw the most obvious thing by the candlelight.

It was actually the abbot's seal!
Thinking back, the old abbot suddenly took in a young apprentice who was exceptionally good-looking and young.

Even after shaving his head, he was still quite handsome.

At that time, Yuan Zhi felt somewhat resentful.

That's a complete novice, utterly ignorant of Buddhist principles, and doesn't even have much respect for Buddhism!
Before long, that person was able to memorize several thick Buddhist scriptures, and even recite them backwards while laughing.

When the old abbot discussed Buddhism and Taoism with him, he was able to speak eloquently and hold his own.

When he was sent out to beg for alms, people would only ask for a few taels of silver, but he actually brought back three wealthy families who were vying to renovate their Puji Temple and sculpt golden Buddha statues for them.

Everyone at Puji Temple was overjoyed.

Then suddenly, the handsome monk became the senior disciple instead of the junior disciple.

He ousted Yuanzhi from his original position as the senior disciple and inherited Puji Temple after the old abbot passed away.

Even now, Yuan Zhi still feels indignant.

Why?
He's over 50 years old and has been a Buddhist for nearly 50 years, but the abbot isn't him!
This is infuriating!
Now, however, he has voluntarily handed over the seal to me?

"Does that kid think he's not up to the task? After all, I'm the one who should be the abbot!" Yuanzhi put the seal in his pocket, chuckling to himself, feeling quite pleased with himself. Then, he looked at the remaining items in the brocade pouch and found two silver ingots. He weighed them in his hand; they seemed to be the full amount, five taels each.

After removing the silver, there was a letter and a receipt underneath.

The letter contained only one sentence: "Take care while you travel, even if you're poor. Junior brother, take care."

The receipt had the words "IOU" written in large characters.

The loan was taken out in the name of Puji Temple.

After seeing the amount on it, Yuanzhi pinched his philtrum hard.

"Yuan Gou!!! I'm going to kill you!!!"

The mournful roar echoed through the mountains and forests, startling the monks resting in the meditation room, who tugged at their blankets even tighter.

This summer night feels surprisingly cold.

In the mountains, little Qingwu, eating something, asked her master with a bewildered look, "Where are we going?"

“We’ve met an interesting person, and we’re going to act as messengers.” Monk Jun looked down at Xiao Qingwu, a playful glint in his eyes. “And we’ll also watch the excitement.”

If that person knew that there was a child in this world who looked like that.

He'll definitely go crazy.

He really enjoys watching other people go crazy.

It's not appropriate to entrust this task to anyone else; it would be most meaningful for him to go there himself.

After Liu returned from offering incense, she was quite nervous the whole way, glancing back every now and then, as if afraid someone was chasing after her.

When she returned to Old Wang's house, she was like a frightened bird, ignoring everyone who spoke to her.

Wang Chuanman went to transport grain, and the others couldn't go to Liu's room, so they could only anxiously wait outside.

Because Liu not only stayed in the house herself, but also brought little Ayu inside.

Later, the old lady Wang, who had gone out, returned and stood outside asking Liu to open the door. Liu opened the door with a look of panic on her face.

After opening the door, she said to Old Mrs. Wang with red eyes, "Mom, let's move!"

Everyone looked at each other, wondering what was going on.
Grandma Wang chased the others away and handed Xiao Ayu over to Tangyuan, asking Tangyuan to take Xiao Ayu to play with Wenwen and the others.

Little Ayu knew the adults wanted to talk and she should stay away, but her mother looked very haggard and flustered.

Little Ayu was a little worried about her mother and didn't want to go out to play.

"Grandma, I'll stay with Mom. I promise I won't talk and I'll be good."

Unexpectedly, Liu blurted out, "No, you go play, Mother is fine."

Grandma Wang smiled and looked at little Ayu: "Ayu, don't worry, Grandma is here."

So, little Ayu kept turning back to look at Tangyuan as she was led away.

"Keep a close eye on Ayu," Grandma Wang reminded her from afar.

Standing on the rooftop, Red Hare felt as if these words were being spoken to him.

Is it an illusion?

After everyone had left, Liu told Old Madam Wang about the Puji Temple incident.

"The moment that monk opened his mouth, he said that Ayu and I were not mother and son. Mother, does that monk know something?" Liu was extremely flustered. The people of Hujia Village had already assumed that little Ayu was a member of their Wang family.

The younger children, like Ayu, had no idea about the truth.

Unexpectedly, a stranger pointed out the truth.

Why did he point it out?

Is there some kind of conspiracy?
Could it be that the person who treated Ayu badly back then has come knocking on her door?

The Liu family could not afford to remain calm.

She absolutely cannot lose Ayu!

(End of this chapter)