Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

"Cousin Jia, here! Here, I finally see you. There are too many people." Shi Yifang stood on a stepping stone, waving a handkerchief and shouting.

Because they were going to worship Buddha today, everyone was dressed simply. Even Shi Yifang only had her hair tied up in a single spiral bun with a hairpin inserted diagonally.

Hearing Shi Yifang's shouting, Jia Min also led his men to move closer.

The Mid-Autumn Festival had just passed and it was also a Buddhist festival. There was a huge crowd of people in front of the gate of Daming Temple.

There are people drawing lots and telling fortunes, and there are many bird cages or fish tanks placed in front, waiting for believers to release them.

There are also people selling incense, candles and souvenirs.

There are monks and Taoist priests over here, let's have a divination! Good luck!

Someone is shouting over there, releasing animals is a good deed.

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When the two sides met, Jia Min said to Shi Yifang, "Why are there so many people? Don't you have a special passage to get in from the governor's mansion?"

"Oh! My cousin Jia, it's not as simple as you say."

"For such a grand Buddhist event, who wouldn't want to enter from the main gate of the mountain to get the first whiff of Buddha's aura? All beings are equal in front of the Buddha." Shi Yifang said to Jia Min as she led the way.

"That's right! You don't want to tell fortunes or anything, or let someone live."

"We'll go in soon, so we won't have to go out so far."

"At most, we can go as far as Yankou. I have made reservations at the Buddhist Association in advance."

"Because there are too many Buddhists who need help these days, we have converted the upper guest rooms and dormitories into a Buddhist temple."

“All the people who came these days are lay Buddhists.”

When Jia Min heard this, she thought Shi Yifang's arrangement was very good since she had no experience anyway.

I heard Shi Yifang say again, "Cousin Jia, I want the children to draw a lot. It's rare for us to come out."

Jia Min looked at the various monks outside, why was there a Taoist priest?

"Are these wild monks and Taoist priests here any good? Don't we have to find a senior monk to tell fortunes or something?"

Shi Yifang smiled and said, "It's just to make the child happy! What do you think, Second Master?"

This time she brought six children with her, and Mr. Fang also came along.

After hearing Shi Yifang calling him Second Master, Jia Min looked carefully at Second Master Fang.

I feel like I’m not as energetic as before, and I seem to have gained weight.

Is this because he is happy and fat? It can be seen that the governor's mansion has been doing well recently.

Master Fang said indifferently, "It's up to you!"

They stopped at the divination area, and Shi Yifang stopped at an old monk and asked, "Master, are your divinations accurate?"

The monk raised his eyelids and took a look. "Who wants to tell fortunes?"

Shi Yifang looked at the small group behind him and said, "If it's accurate, tell them all about it."

Then he turned around and asked Jia Min, "What about you guys?"

Jia Min looked at the children and they all shook their heads.

"Go ahead and hit me! We don't believe that. Let's go over there and take a look."

Jia Min pointed to the release area across the street. She saw Daiyu and the others were staring at that place.

"This way we can see each other."

Shi Yifang looked across and nodded, saying, "Cousin Jia, we'll go over there after we finish fortune-telling."

Jia Min nodded and prepared to take people away.

At this moment, a bald monk suddenly emerged from the divination area, holding a divination bucket and running forward, followed by a lame Taoist priest, limping after him.

The bald monk ran while looking back, and in a panic, he ran into the group of people including the Prince of Nan'an, Yong'an, and Daiyu.

The people around the Prince of Nan'an stretched out their hands to block it, and the whole bucket of sticks fell to the ground with a loud clatter.

The monk stared at the group of people in a daze, muttering to himself, "That's not right! Wrong! Wrong!"

What's happening here?

Everyone was stunned.

Monks and Taoists started fighting over their jobs.

At this moment, Jia Min immediately realized that this was a place of right and wrong.

Let’s go, let’s go quickly, take the children with you.

But Lin Daiyu reached out and picked up a stick from the ground and handed it to the monk.

"Your sign! Master!"

The bald monk looked at Lin Daiyu carefully, frowned and said, "This is your lot!"

"You are born with wisdom and have a connection with me, Buddha. If you want a smooth life, you must enter my sect."

Jia Min had been paying attention to unexpected situations and heard what the monk said.

He immediately became angry, raised his eyebrows, and said without thinking, "Where did this wild monk come from? What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Yu'er, let's go. Don't listen to his nonsense." After saying that, she pulled Daiyu away without saying anything.

As expected, what my husband said is right. This monk and Taoist priest cannot be trusted. As soon as we entered the mountain gate, they wanted to convert my Daiyu.

This is not saving a child, this is taking my life!

The Prince of Nan'an looked at the monk and the Taoist priest with burning eyes. "You guys didn't act well, so others won't believe you. Do you think I have a connection with the master?"

"Tell me a story about a destiny!"

The lame Taoist came over with a crutch, looked at him, and asked the bald monk in surprise,

"How come everything has changed? The person has changed, the face has changed?"

The Prince of Nannan didn't even wait for their answer. He took out a stick from under his feet and stepped on it.

Crushed it hard.

"My path is the one I walk with my feet, not the one monks or Taoist priests talk about."

After saying that, he made a "Puh" sound and quickly followed Jia Min and the others.

Watching the group of people leave, the monk and the Taoist priest bent down and picked up the remaining sticks.

The lot that was crushed by the prince of Nan'an could be immediately identified. They even identified the lot that was stepped on by Yong'an.

The bald monk said, "It has changed. How did they get together? How did the God of Death and the delicate flower get together? Can the Twelve Golden Hairpins get together again?

The lame Taoist counted with his fingers and said with certainty, "Yes!"

In front of the release area, Jia Min looked at the birds in the cages and the fish in the tanks, thinking that Daiyu would definitely ask her to buy some to release.

But she just looked at them one by one and didn't do anything.

I thought she was still sad about what the monk and Taoist said, "Yu'er, is there anyone you want to release?"

"Don't take the monks' and Taoist priests' words to heart."

Lin Daiyu didn't care about what the monk and the Taoist priest said. She was very open-minded.

In Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Xichun eventually became a nun?

In her eyes, this is a profession.

She felt pity for these birds and wanted to release them into the wild. She caught the free birds from the mountains and then sold them to devout believers and released them again.

Is this good?

"Mom! I don't want any of them. They are pitiful, but if I spend money to buy them, then their fellows will be pitiful."

"Maybe if we release them, they will be caught again and sold a second or third time."

"I don't think this is kind. I don't spend a penny. Although I know that for these mountain people, this is a means of livelihood. I'm just a little hypocritical, right?"

When he heard her say that, Yong'an let go of the hand that was teasing a bird.

"Neither do I……"

The Prince of Nan'an looked at her in surprise. She was so kind.

He reached out and touched Haotian's ring as if possessed by a ghost.

Ever since the ring was discovered last night, he put it away.

Since you have such awareness, why are you so persistent in stealing other people's eagles?

There were a few people around who were preparing to pay to release the birds, but after hearing what Lin Daiyu said, they hesitated.

It’s especially interesting to see that the birds’ legs are tied with thin ropes, so one hand can hold dozens of them, without even a birdcage.