Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 4 Lodging
Zhu Ada swallowed his saliva and said, "Hey, Ah San, you said this guy is dressed quite poorly, how come he can pull out a donkey cart so casually?
There is so much meat, eggs and wine stored in this car. Just these things must cost dozens of strings of cash, right?
He said that his parents died when he was young, and he relied on the care of his clan. Where do you think he got the money?"

Tian Asan sneered and said, "It's more than a few dozen strings of cash. This donkey cart plus a cart full of wine, meat and eggs must be worth at least a hundred strings of cash!

Don't think this price is too high. Generally, the price of a donkey ranges from ten to forty or fifty strings of coins. The donkey that Su Yun prepared has a strong body and smooth lines. It is a high-quality donkey, and the starting price is at least forty strings of coins.

Adding this, the donkey cart would cost about 10 to 20 strings of coins, and the wine, meat and eggs behind it would also cost about 10 to 20 strings of coins. Together, the total of nearly 100 strings of coins would be more than enough.

As for where the money came from, don't listen to what he says, it must have been given by the Su family!
Think about it, a hundred strings of cash is a huge amount of money that is unaffordable for ordinary people, let alone a young man like Su Yun who lost his parents at a young age. Where can he find such a hundred strings of cash?
Besides, he came from Shuzhong, thousands of miles away, doesn't he need to eat or drink on the road? Even if he is frugal, he must have at least ten or twenty strings of cash, right?"

Zhu Ada asked in confusion, "Then why did he say that the Su family doesn't care about Mr. Su?"

Tian Asan laughed and said, "Maybe the Su family members are afraid of being implicated. Before they came out, they must have warned this young man not to reveal the source of the money, so as not to get into trouble. Besides, our two officers were still beside him at the time, so how could he be willing to say anything?"

Zhu Ada suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly, "So that's how it is. There are too many twists and turns here, hi!"

It was difficult to walk in the snow. The group walked for a whole day, but only covered a dozen miles, and did not even leave Kaifeng.

There was no other way around it. It would have been better for Su Shi and his son to ride in a donkey cart. Even if it was difficult to travel, it was easier than walking. But those who walked would suffer.

After walking for more than ten miles on the muddy snowy road, Zhu Ada and Tian San were so tired that they could hardly straighten their backs.

However, it was extremely cold at the moment, and sleeping in the wilderness was not a good idea. As they had missed the place to stay, the two men had no choice but to grit their teeth and follow the donkey cart.

Su Yun was understanding. Seeing the two of them like this, he knew that they couldn't leave, so he strode to the donkey cart.

Su Yun approached the donkey cart path and said, "Uncle, Ah Da and Ah San can't walk any more. It's a long way to the next village.

I know there is a small temple about a mile ahead, why don't we stay there temporarily?"

Although they were still on the road, Su Shi had a good rest in the donkey cart for a day, and his spirits were better now. He nodded and said, "Okay."

Su Yun smiled and nodded, then strode towards Zhu A Datian San. He still did not show any signs of fatigue, and walked up to the two of them with big strides like a meteor and told them about the matter.

Zhu and Ah Da were delighted and said, "Great, Brother Su is really considerate!"

Su Yun smiled and said, "But if we go to the temple, it will be inconvenient to drink and eat meat openly."

"It's okay, it's okay, we'll just eat it under the covers and won't let those bald asses smell it."

Su Yun burst into laughter upon hearing this, then strode back to the donkey cart and said to Su Mai, "Brother, let's go to the temple in front and stay overnight."

Su Mai nodded, raised the whip and gently whipped the donkey. The donkey immediately quickened its pace. Su Yun smiled and followed with big strides.

Behind them, Zhu A Datian and Asan also cheered up and quickened their pace to catch up.

The group soon arrived in front of a temple.

The temple is not big, but it has several courtyards. It looks quite old, but fortunately it has been well maintained and is not dilapidated.

Perhaps because of the disaster he had experienced, Su Shi had some respect for the gods and Buddhas. When he arrived in front of the temple, he quickly got off the car and knocked on the door of the temple himself. However, an impatient voice came from inside, saying, "Who is it? It's so late, we don't accept pilgrims. Please come earlier tomorrow."

It was the voice of a young man, probably a young monk in the temple.

Su Shi was a little surprised, and Su Mai quickly said, "My father is an official who is going to work in another place. He was in a hurry and missed the place to stay. Please help me, Master."

As soon as these words came out, the young monk inside said in panic, "Master, Master, an official has arrived! Come out to greet him!"

After a moment, there was a chaotic sound coming from inside, and then the door opened, and an old monk, a middle-aged monk, and a young novice monk came out together.

The old monk with white hair and beard and the demeanor of a great monk took a quick look and saw Su Shi, who looked haggard, and the messenger standing not far away with a knife in his hand. His originally kind eyes changed a little.

I believe you have already realized that this so-called inaugural official is probably just a loser who was exiled to another place.

He has seen a lot in recent years. The old and new parties are at odds with each other, and people are exiled from time to time. He is used to it, but looking at this man's appearance and the fact that he is being escorted by officials, he must have committed a serious crime!

How could I get into such trouble?

The old monk had already made up his mind, and he bowed to Su Shi and said, "Sir, this temple is a temple for descendants, and we do not accept any invitations. Please forgive me."

Hearing this, Su Shi felt a little regretful, but he knew that the Zisun Temple did not accept any invitations, so he could understand it.

The so-called descendants' temple is a temple where the monks are mainly descendants of monks and practice the family inheritance system.

The relationship between master and disciple among monks living in the temple is also called family monks, just like the father-son relationship in the secular world.

The abbot can only be a family monk, and there is no term limit.

Those who are not ordained monks of this temple have no right to inquire about the temple affairs, nor can they hold any temple-related positions.

However, this kind of ancestral temple does have a rule that no signs can be hung. Su Shi felt a little regretful, but he didn't want to force it.

At this time, Su Mai said, "Master, the rules of hanging up a sign should only apply to monks. We are lay people and we just want to stay for one night. It shouldn't be a problem, right?"

The old abbot said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, it's really not very convenient in our temple. Please find another place."

Having said this, the old abbot retreated into the temple. The young monk hurried to close the door, but was blocked halfway by someone. It was a tall Tibetan young man who had been standing next to the down-and-out official.

The little monk was surprised and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Su Yun grinned, then turned back to Su Shi and said, "Uncle, wait a moment, I'll talk to the master."

As he said this, he forced the door open and rushed in, put his arm around the old monk's shoulder and walked to the side.

The old monk exclaimed: "What are you doing? What are you doing?"

(End of this chapter)