MTL - I Was an Abbot in Ancient Times-Chapter 24
When Lin Zhao got up early in the morning, he found that there were many dewdrops on the ground and leaves.
The ancients said: "August Festival... Yin Qi is getting heavier, and the dew is condensed and white." ①
Water vapor condenses on it at night, hence the name Bailu. It is the fifteenth of the twenty-four solar terms.
Lin Zhao is going to hold a flower sale today. All the money from the charity sale was used to build roads and bridges.
All the flowers are placed on the open space on both sides of the central axis from the mountain gate to the Hall of Heavenly Kings. When pilgrims enter the gate, they will be overwhelmed by the fragrance of flowers.
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There are so many flowers, all kinds of charming and charming, showing their beauty to them in different postures.
The first thing to notice is the three categories of the "Five Trees and Six Flowers" of Buddhism, namely Diyong Jinlian, Manjushri, and Yellow Ginger.
Diyong Jinlian was placed under the eaves of the Heavenly King Hall by the abbot before. Everyone has seen it, but Manjusri and Huang Jianghua have not seen it.
Manjusri orchids are pure white, with light red stamens. Although they bear the word "blue", they are not orchids.
The flowers of turmeric are dark yellow, shaped like butterflies, and the smell is pure and refreshing.
The monk on the side also explained to the pilgrims: "Manjusri leaves and roots can be used for blood circulation, blood stasis, swelling and pain relief; it can treat bruises, crazy heat headaches, heat ulcers and other diseases. The aroma of turmeric Good for the stomach, and the rhizome is good for coughing."
"The abbot bred such a small amount of flowers, how can we be willing to use them as medicine!" Someone shouted.
"That's true, but if this is cultivated in large quantities, the flowers can be seen and used as medicine, that would be great!"
When Lin Zhao heard this, his eyebrows twitched, and a thought came to his mind. Just thinking about the fact that the temple is still under development, I temporarily suppressed it in my heart.
In addition to the Buddhist five trees and six flowers, there are also "Wangyou" daylilies, four seasons primroses, and various chrysanthemums.
Many people were the first to **** the day lily for its name of "Wangyou".
When Lin Zhao cultivated this day lily before, he found that it was indeed extraordinary, and the pilgrims who were lucky enough to take it back with it for a period of time also discovered the beauty of it.
The shopkeeper of Jixiang Restaurant is one of them.
That day he took the day lily of Wangyou home and sent it to his mother's room.
Granny Pan, who is in her sixties, has worked hard all her life. Even though she is in her sixtieth year, and her children and grandchildren are all promising, she still can't relax.
This "idleness" is not only reflected in her love of nagging, but also love of worrying and worrying, which has reached a morbid state that affects her health.
When there is a little more rain in summer, she starts to worry about whether there will be floods in worrying, whether the roof will fall down, worrying that she will not be able to eat well, and she will not be able to sleep well at night;
The shopkeeper handles the affairs of the restaurant, and when he comes back later that day, he will mobilize the whole family to look for it, for fear that his son will be robbed and sold elsewhere on the way;
Also, when I ate fish, I found that the internal organs were not cleaned up. I was afraid that the whole family would be poisoned, so I insisted on asking a doctor to prescribe a detoxification prescription...
There are so many of these, it is almost suspicious that there is a knife in the sky.
At that time, Shopkeeper Pan carried back the day lily of Wangyou as a sign of auspiciousness. Although the thought of "I hope it will be useful" floated up in his heart at the time, he immediately scoffed at his unrealistic expectations.
He didn't expect that Wangyou Hemerocallis could really cure his mother's worries.
After the potted flower was placed in the main room for a few days, the frequency of my mother's nagging decreased, and the sadness on her face gradually subsided, and there were more smiles. Even when he came back late, he was a little anxious and slept very peacefully.
Gradually after that, I ate well and slept well, and finally I was able to enjoy my old age steadily and peacefully.
Same thing, more than one instance.
Zhao Niangzi, the owner of Zhaoji Dyeing Cloth Workshop, also had a very different life because of forgetting daylilies.
She supports the cloth dyeing workshop by herself, and she often worries about a lot of things. Sometimes she feels that there is no need to be anxious, and she just waits for the result after doing a good job, but she just can't help it.
It’s like obviously this batch of cloth has been dyed, and I have been following the progress, and there is no problem with the inspection. I also know rationally that I should start preparing the materials for the next batch of cloth, but I am worried about which step I did not do well, resulting in the result. Not good, let the guests down.
During the waiting process, I couldn't bear to be distracted, and all kinds of thoughts ran wild.
She has been hoping that there will be some cure for her problem.
On the same day, she wanted to go to Qingquan Temple to pray to Buddha to calm her mind, and it happened that she ran into the flower sale event!
She immediately fell in love with Wangyoulili, there were only five pots in total, and she quickly snatched one back!
Ever since the Wangyou Hemerocallis was placed under the window by her, it was really miraculous. Whenever she was disturbed, she would look at the flower and be in a trance for a while, only to find that all the messy thoughts had disappeared!
She can finally concentrate on researching new dye colors...
In addition to the best protagonist, Wangyou Lily, other flowers in the flower sale are also very eye-catching.
The gerbera peonies with "luxurious style" and "good fortune", the gerbera flowers with the meaning of "good wife" and "husband and child", the "shouke" with "cleanness", "longevity" and "permanent" immortelle... Wait.
Everyone was amazed that the abbot was able to cultivate so many kinds of flowers, and some flowers from other areas that were out of season could also be raised!
Buse explained the purpose of the charity sale to all the pilgrims, and then announced the purchase.
The pilgrims couldn't wait to take out their money, and stretched out their hands to hug the flowers they liked. Some of them were so rich that they couldn't hold them with their hands, so they went back and asked someone to hug several pots back.
Some of them are doing good deeds, some are aiming at the beauty of the flowers themselves, and some are thinking that the flowers are raised by the Buddha's light in the temple and have the effect of exorcising evil spirits.
Lin Zhao didn't cultivate a lot of potted flowers, and dozens of pots were sold out quickly, and some of the pots that weren't bought were quite annoyed and beat their chests.
After the charity sale, the discussion on the temple has become a hot spot again. The abbot invited the villagers in nearby villages to build bridges and roads with the money from the charity sale, giving the villagers another profitable job.
Many people in Luoshui Village have replaced their huts with tile-roofed houses due to the recent activities and development of Qingquan Temple.
After the county magistrate heard about it, he also nodded and praised Lin Zhao's good deed of providing relief with work. The improvement of the villagers' lives is also due to his achievements as a parent official. He has a little more respect and gratitude to Lin Zhao in his heart.
On the second day of the charity sale, Miss Qi came to see Lin Zhao and wanted to cooperate with him in the flower business.
As soon as she mentioned it, Lin Zhao's previously suppressed thoughts resurfaced.
He wants to develop an industrial base of flowers and some medicinal materials locally.
"Abbot, I believe that the flowers grown from you will be popular and sold everywhere." Miss Seven's eyes were burning.
"My maternal grandfather's family is in business, and there are also shops in Kyoto, which can be sold to Kyoto and other prefectures."
Lin Zhao pondered, and it was not impossible to cooperate with her. Building temples requires a lot of money, and no matter how rich those rich people are, it is impossible to put money into the merit box every day, not to mention that there are only a few rich people in this county.
He also wanted to take this opportunity to test the waters to see if the anther industry base could take root and sprout. If it was good, it could also drive the local economic development.
It's just... Some things still need to be vaccinated in advance
"The poor monk has limited energy, and the distance is long, and the number of flowers and potted plants is small, so he is afraid of losing money and hurting the donor."
Instead, he could directly give her the excrement of the beast, or divide the flowers and trees, and ask her to find more people to expand the planting scale.
But now his trust in Miss Seven is not enough for him to do so.
"The abbot was joking. You don't care about the secular world. You may not know how extravagant those dignitaries in Kyoto are. A geranium that can bloom in autumn is enough to make them crazy and spend a lot of money."
"I believe that once it is launched during the Mid-Autumn Festival, it will spread throughout the capital." Seventh Miss said in a firm tone.
"Then... let's try."
The two agreed that Lin Zhao would cultivate ten pots of geranium peonies before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Miss Seven would bring them to the capital to make her famous.
So far, the flower business of the two started, which laid the foundation for Seventh Miss to become the only designated dealer around Qingquan Temple.
When Lin Zhao finally had time to step out of the gate of the temple, he found that a stall had been set up outside.
Still selling umbrellas.
This reminded him inexplicably of the old allegorical saying in his previous life-a monk holding an umbrella is lawless.
Of course, it is definitely not sold to them, but to pilgrims.
In summer, no matter whether it is sunny or rainy, you need an umbrella. This person really has a bit of a business mind.
It seems that his temple has really flourished, and people have come to do business.
The umbrella seller also saw Lin Zhao. Seeing that he didn't chase away, he quickly showed a warm smile, and Lin Zhao nodded in response.
"Great monk! There are so many horse-drawn carts at the foot of the mountain!"
Suddenly a childish voice came from under the steps, and a little loli with two small flower buds on her head slowly came up. It's Dongdong's little friend choking.
"Oh! The little girl is waiting to solicit customers!" The umbrella salesman answered, "There are more people coming and going to the temple now, and I can earn more money every day than before!"
With a choking breath, he climbed up with great effort, and hugged Lin Zhao's thigh directly. Before he could catch his breath, he asked:
"Great monk, did Dongdong steal food from home for you! Monks are not allowed to accept stolen things!"
Lin Zhao was surprised, and rubbed her little buds: "Dongdong stole food from home?! It's time to fight. I haven't seen Dongdong today. You can bring me some small gifts for him later!"
"Elder Monk, you don't look very old. I thought the abbots were old men with white beards, but you are different from others. Everyone says you are unusual."
Lin Zhao snorted: "Little sycophant, there are gifts for you too. Monk Shantong has cooked delicious food again, follow me in quickly."
Chocho jumped up and down happily and followed into the backyard. When he came out again, he was carrying a basket of things and was sent home by Huitong.
Choke left with his front foot, and ran in with his back foot.
You two came here as a team, right?
"Great monk! Great monk! When will the main hall be repaired?"
Lin Zhao grabbed him by the collar and asked, "Dongdong, is it true that you stole the food at home?"
Dongdong struggled: "No, no! I didn't steal it, I used it to feed the rabbits at home! Chocho doesn't know anything, she talks nonsense!"
His cheeks were puffed up with anger, Lin Zhao let go of his collar, and touched his little face guiltily.
"I'm sorry, I misunderstood you. Can I apologize to you with sugar pine nuts?"
"Hmph! You haven't answered my question yet!"
"...Oh! You said the Great Hall of Great Heroes, it will take a while."
"Then you have to work hard, the bigger the temple is, the more interesting it is to play hide-and-seek."
Lin Zhao pinched his small face: "Understood, little master Dongdong."
Dongdong couldn't help grinning, opened Lin Zhao's hand, and said seriously, "By the way, I picked this up. If I don't know who to give it to, I'll give it to you!"
He handed Lin Zhao a book, and Lin Zhao took it to see that it was a scripture with a yellow cover.
There are three big characters of "Diamond Sutra" written on it.
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