Chapter 5 The Storyteller Monk
There are several villages at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain and a Green Field Town.
Every month on the 15th day of the lunar month, it is a day when Luye Town goes to market. People from the surrounding villages will come, which is very lively.
Huo Yuanzhen chose to go down the mountain today, because it was actually for this market. He wanted to promote it in this market.
He said goodbye to Lin Rou with some reluctance, and Huo Yuanzhen went directly to Luye Town.
When he came to Greenye Town, it was already morning, and people came and went in the market, and the business was booming.
When people see Huo Yuanzhen, they all avoid it.
Huo Yuan is really a monk. He was also a handsome young man, and he would never be disgusting. But today it is different. He just fought with someone else and was dirty all over his body. Of course, others have to avoid him.
But Huo Yuanzhen doesn't care. As the saying goes, the buns don't have meat on them. Don't look at the fact that we don't wear very well, but we have the goods in our stomachs. After a while, you will take the initiative to make do with me.
After walking around, I wanted to find a good place, when I walked to the center of the street, I suddenly saw two monks from the tourist side setting up stalls there**.
"I met my colleagues."
Huo Yuanzhen frowned. This is the foot of Shaoshi Mountain. He has long been regarded as the sphere of influence of Shaolin. There are foreign monks. He really doesn't take Shaolin seriously.
Although Shaolin is not very famous now, this kind of behavior is absolutely untolerated.
But how to deal with this matter still needs research.
The two monks explained there that the mouth was dry, but those boring and ununderstood Buddhism were really not attractive, and there were no onlookers around. They basically passed by and paused for a while, then turned around and left.
Seeing that the sun was coming, and I didn't earn a copper coin, the two monks were a little worried when suddenly another monk appeared in front of me.
This monk is not old, and seems to be less than twenty years old. He has beautiful eyebrows and eyes, but his whole body is dirty. His eyes seem a little unkind when he looks at him.
The two monks looked at each other, and one of them called the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, this junior brother, I wonder if you have something to do with me?"
The dirty monk opposite suddenly smiled and said to him: "I have been listening for a long time. Although you two are talking about authentic Buddhism, no one seems to appreciate it."
When the two monks of the Youfang Fang heard that the other party was not here to find trouble, they breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Oh, this junior brother is talking about it. People in the world are stupid and I don't know that my Zen sect is authentic. My senior brother and I have been talking here for two hours, but we have not received a copper charity, and the next meal is not settled."
The dirty monk was Huo Yuanzhen, so he simply came to the two of them and said to him: "Two senior brothers, how about we discuss?"
"What are you going to do?" The two of them were a little wary.
"Don't be nervous, this is fine. I think the location you chose is still good. Just let me talk about it, and you will stand up and cheer for me. What if I get the copper plate, half of us will be there, what do you think?"
One of the older monks pondered for a moment: "This junior brother, this is not good. We just watched and took half of the copper plate, which would be unfair to you."
Huo Yuanzhen nodded secretly. These two monks have good character. Maybe they have never heard of Shaolin Temple at all. It seems that their plans need to be changed.
"Just say that, maybe I can't make any money."
Huo Yuanzhen sat down carelessly, and the two monks had to stand beside Huo Yuanzhen, one left and one right.
In fact, they were not very convinced. They were both very careful in Buddhism, but no one came to listen. How great can this monk who is younger than them be able to do? He dares to say that he can earn money.
"Is there a gong?" Huo Yuanzhen asked the monk beside him.
"Yes", the monk took out a broken gong, and there was a hole in it.
"Just use it," Huo Yuanzhen held the broken gong in his hand and started knocking it hard.
As soon as he beat the gong, everyone around him watched.
Generally speaking, once a monk or someone beats a gong on the street, he basically plays a role in the performance. These people still love to watch the performance and immediately gather around.
Huo Yuanzhen didn't care about them and continued to beat the gong until the inside and outside were surrounded by people around him, and then stopped.
"Come on, put this stool on the table."
Putting a stool brought by the two monks on a three-legged broken table, Huo Yuanzhen sat up and looked at everyone from a high place.
The two monks next to him frowned slightly. The young monk seemed to be too ostentatious, completely inconsistent with the low-key spirit of Buddhism. Could it be that he was pretending to be a beggar.
"Dear donors, I wonder if you have heard of a person's story."
"Who is it?" someone asked next to him.
"This man is young and handsome, and is a sworn brother with His Majesty the Emperor. He enjoys free meals for life. He rides a magic horse, wears famous brands, and uses purple gold lunch boxes for meals. He brings two pets and a servant. His footprints are spread all over the mainland. Every time he goes to a country, he will be warmly received. Women from all over the country are crazy about spending time with him. Men want to eat raw meat, but no one has ever succeeded, no one has ever succeeded."
"Is this person a god?" Someone next to him was attracted.
"No, but the gods must give him face."
"Who is that? We have never heard of such a person."
Huo Yuanzhen smiled slightly and it was done.
In fact, he was talking about Tang Monk. When Huo Yuanzhen came here from time to time, he suspected that the old monk Xuanming was a fan of Journey to the West based on the names of his three brothers. However, after careful investigation, he found that there was no Journey to the West in this world at all, and no one knew this story. The names of his three brothers were purely coincidental.
Since no one knows it, it's easy to deal with. Huo Yuan really plans to start talking about Journey to the West. After all, this is still a Buddhist story, and it is beneficial to his Shaolin Temple to explain it.
It will be easier to deal with when these people are attracted. At that time, the popularity of Shaolin Temple will still rely on these listeners to increase.
"Two senior brothers, fan to serve."
It was quite hot, and Huo Yuanzhen ordered the two monks beside him to stand up without hesitation, and wouldn't he stand with a copper plate.
"This story is like this. One day, Guan Yu chopped Zhang Fei's pork and didn't pay,,,."
"Hey, no, it's like this. The world begins to open, and the yin and yang are judged first, and it is divided into four continents, namely Dongsheng Shenzhou, Xiniu Hezhou, Nanzhanbuzhou and Beijuluzhou. Our story begins in Dongsheng Shenzhou."
"Where is Dongsheng Shenzhou?"
Someone asked a question next to him, and was immediately stopped by the people around him. Huo Yuan's story is really novel. They have never heard of it. This hateful guy even came out to make trouble.
"You are very good at asking, Dongsheng Shenzhou is very big, and the land under our feet is all Dongsheng Shenzhou."
The two monks behind Huo Yuanzhen were also attracted and their movements slowed down.
"Don't stop, keep going."
Seeing Huo Yuanzhen looking back at the two monks behind him, there was a reminder from the audience next to him.
The two monks hurriedly continued to fan the air, just asking Huo Yuan to really speak quickly.
Clearing his throat, Huo Yuanzhen continued: "East to Shenzhou, the country is close to the sea, there is a mountain on the sea called Huaguo Mountain, which is the ancestral vein of the ten states, the dragon from the three islands, and there is a stone on the mountain that collects the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, absorbs the essence of the sun and moon, and the wind and rain, the stone grows bigger and bigger,,,,."
The sun is gradually turning west, and it is already dusk.
The two monks who fanned Huo Yuanzhen's wrists were sore. I don't know when, just sat on the ground and listened to Huo Yuanzhen's explanation from a high place.
"Bodhi Patriarch hit Wukong three times, and Wukong understood that this was to let himself go to his room at the third update. He wanted to teach his magical powers," said the author.
Having said this, Huo Yuanzhen stopped and looked around. At this time, many people in the market dispersed, but more people were around him. At first glance, there were probably nearly a thousand people.
"Okay, it's too late today. I should go back to the mountain, so let's stop here."
"Hey, master, don't, you've told halfway through this story. What's going on later?"
The audience around him quit doing it and don’t bring such a play. Isn’t this a scam?
"Dear donors, it's not that I don't want to explain, but that it's too late. The three of me and my brothers have not eaten yet, and the money for dinner has not yet been settled."
"That's how it's easy to deal with."
This person's interest was mobilized, and he ignored it. Many people generously donated money, most of which were copper coins. Some rich people threw out a handful of copper coins, and even worse, they threw out a piece of silver.
Huo Yuanzhen signaled the two monks next to him to collect the money quickly, and then said to everyone: "Since the donors are so generous, I have to offer the complete story. However, this story is very long, and even if I can last for three days and three nights, it will be endless. If the donors are interested, they can go to Shaolin Temple tomorrow morning. I will wait for you in the temple."
Although I was a little dissatisfied, it was too late after all. People finally dispersed reluctantly and kept talking about the magical monkey.
Finally, when the person was about to leave, Huo Yuanzhen turned around and saw the two monks watching a lot of copper plates and even scattered silver. He was so excited that he had no place to put his hands.
Chapter completed!