I am engaged in construction in Datang

Water lilies dye the south bank of the river green, and the east wind and drizzle remove the frost from the flowers. Swallows return to the eaves of green tiles, and willow leaves carry fragrance into the tent.

Niujiao Village.

"Captain, how much is still owed?" Zhang Xiaolan was holding a small cloth bag and carrying a roll of silk on her back.

She looked a little nervous.

"There are so many!"

The head of the village glanced at her and couldn't help but curl his lips: "Just go without worry, we won't rush you."

"I have to pay it back slowly." Zhang Xiaolan took out the silk cloth and copper coins from the bag behind her.

"If I don't pay it back...what if, what if my son recovers from his illness, how can I have the face to return to the village!"

"You're taking your eldest son to the women's farm to see a doctor, don't you want any money?"

The head of the village confiscated it and asked: "Where are you going to live now?"

"Head, the village said there is no better way to treat this disease, so we need to explore and try new medicine, just like the previous tuberculosis."

Zhang Xiaolan smiled and said, "It doesn't cost much!"

As for the dangers of new drugs, what do they matter?

If you eat it, you will still have life; if you don’t eat it, you will die.

"I am now working for Madam Youfu. I get paid well, and I have food and lodging provided. You can rest assured."

The village head had tears in his eyes: "Okay, that's good."

"Aunt Niu, you must be diligent when you are with Madam Youfu, and don't be lazy and procrastinate."

"I know!"

After settling a few accounts, Zhang Xiaolan walked out of the headman's house. The spring light of March was shining on her face, and she seemed to see the years of several years ago.

"Zhang Xiaolan, when are you leaving?" An aunt passing by saw her and asked jokingly.

Zhang Xiaolan looked at the other person and said loudly, "Tomorrow."

"Oh, you are in spring these days, your face is as red as a young lady getting married."

"You are the one who is experiencing spring!" Zhang Xiaolan smiled and glared at the other person, then turned and left after saying a few words.

The eldest daughter was still waiting at home. As she had difficulty walking, someone in the village lent her an ox cart, which solved her urgent problem.

At home, the young man was waiting at the door with a cane. When he saw Zhang Xiaolan, his eyes lit up slightly.

"Mother." He leaned forward and wanted to walk over, but gave up because of his foot disease: "How much more is there?"

Before, when his mother went out to farm, he would do some carpentry work. Sometimes when he had nothing to do, he would follow his mother to embroider some patterns to sell.

The noble ladies in the city loved round fans, so they embroidered flowers, birds and green bamboos on them.

"Not much, don't worry."

Zhang Xiaolan helped her eldest son into the house and said, "The village is different from the village. Everyone there can read and write. You must remember not to be as casual as you are in the village."

"Mother, the people in the village are very nice! Your son is not a scoundrel, why would you make things difficult for others?"

"Look at you!" Zhang Xiaolan glared at the other person: "You are just talking nonsense."

As she spoke, her eyes reddened slightly. When had her eldest son ever been so talkative before?

Our family hasn’t felt this relaxed and happy for many years.

……

In the past few days, Kan Lizhi secretly stockpiled a lot of dry food, all of which were enough to satisfy hunger.

If they were to return home via a small route, they would definitely not come across any inns or such.

"Ah Lang, how are your preparations going?"

"Almost done." Kan Lizhi looked at the package in front of him and started to think again: "How do we get out of the city?"

These envoys were already being watched, and it would look strange if they traveled with such a large package.

"My dear." The attendant glanced around, then bent his tall body slightly and leaned close to Kan Lizhi's ear: "Actually, we don't have to be so sneaky. I have a way..."

in the palace.

Li Shimin took a deep breath, leaned back in his chair, and sighed again.

He frowned: "You said Kan Lizhi reported that he was going to worship Buddha?"

"Your Majesty, that is exactly what the other party said."

Wang De continued, "Now is a time of trouble, it is normal for the other party to be aware of it."

"But why did he go to the Buddhist temple?" Li Shimin lowered his head in thought.

Wang De could not answer this question. The emperor highly praised the benevolent ideas in Buddhism, and when he took the throne, the previous emperor was carrying out a policy of suppressing Buddhism, which was shelved after the emperor ascended the throne... For various reasons, Buddhism had a high status in the Tang Dynasty.

Seeing Wang De's embarrassment, Li Shimin continued: "Before, the country was in turmoil and the people were living in hardship, so I promoted Buddhism."

“Even now, the temples still support tens of thousands of people.”

As he said this, Li Shimin closed his eyes and sighed again.

Nowadays, temples advocate the concept of "integration of Zen and farming", and countless monks practice Buddhism while reclaiming wasteland.

In addition, the temple also rented land to a large number of people who had lost their land. There were also various industries under the temple, such as the tourism industry mentioned by my sister, handicrafts (incense, candles, paper money, etc.), pawnshops, money lending...

In addition, the spread of Buddhist ideas of charity and doing good deeds is indeed beneficial to national stability.

"Buddhist temples... please don't let me down."

So what if Buddhism is powerful?

He has a stepsister!

A temple.

Kan Lizhi had a peaceful expression and calm eyes. He held a large bag of gold and poured it into the merit box.

He opened his mouth and chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha."

The host opened his mouth, but finally couldn't hold back and reminded: "Donor, we don't chant this Buddha's name."

"That's from the Pure Land Sect, and it's Amitabha, not Amitabha Buddha."

"Grandmaster."

Kan Lizhi put his hands together and looked at the other person with a pair of eyes full of wisdom: "You are obsessed."

"..."

The abbot took a deep breath and decided not to bother with the uncivilized barbarians. If the other party was not sincere enough, he would not allow the other party to enter the temple.

"Master, please shave your head."

Kan Lizhi bent his legs and sat cross-legged on the cushion. He closed his eyes and said, "Today I will abandon my three thousand worries and become a monk."

The host's fist hardened.

But he still started to prepare the tools for shaving the head, but he was not as careful with his movements.

With a few "brush strokes", the dry hair fell off.

Kan Lizhi had a calm expression, but he was enduring a lot of hardship in his heart.

Suddenly, my scalp felt numb and trickles of blood started to flow down.

Kan Lizhi's face twisted for a moment, then turned kind and obedient: "Master, you saw blood in front of the Buddha..."

The host gnashed his teeth and said, "Buddha has mercy on me and will forgive you."

"..." Kan Lizhi's hands were twisted into a knot, as if to blame him for the bleeding head!

After Kan Lizhi had his hair shaved, the attendants around him also shaved their heads.

At this point, the two of them became Buddhists.

After taking the certificate of ordination, Kan Lizhi put his hands together and said to the host: "Amitabha... Buddha Buddha, host, my junior brother and I will set off tomorrow, crossing mountains and rivers to learn the supreme Buddhist teachings."

“???” The host was stunned. Are these two people sick?

But going out just saved him from worrying.

Kan Lizhi continued, "From now on, our temple will also have a wandering monk, Amitabha."

"Host, you have to be happy."

“……” The host clenched his fist.

Kan Lizhi put on a gray monk's robe, with a big shiny head, and left the Buddhist temple with his attendants.

He didn't dare to look for an official large Buddhist temple like Hongfu Temple, so he found a small temple.

Although it is small, the temple covers hundreds of acres of land.

Now that he had a good reputation, he would spread the word to let the people know, and the soldiers would not be able to arrest him openly.