After reading the notice, Xu Hao frowned slightly, he didn't expect the atmosphere of Qixia Temple to be so bad, and he looked at the year, month and day at the bottom, which was the year before last.

The notice on the right is posted on the reward notice for the arrest of the prisoner, Xu Hao had no intention of watching, looked up at the road up the mountain, and sure enough, he vaguely saw some beggars, dressed in tatters, old, weak, sick and disabled, dragging their children and holding their daughters shouting for money.

Xu Hao's heart rose with disgust, now is the period of rising national strength, the population has just recovered to the scale of the heyday of the Song Dynasty, less than 100 million, the land annexation situation is not strict, the government is still doing something, all kinds of overseas food crops continue to be promoted, the level of science and technology has also been greatly improved, and commerce is prosperous.

Speaking realistically, are there any displaced people who have lost their land in various places? Yes!

Are there any people who can't eat? Yes!

Are there any homeless people? Yes!

Are there any cornered or even uncovered? Yes! And there are quite a few, but in the rich world, it is absolutely impossible for so many beggars to appear, the emperor also wants to save face, and the central court also wants to pursue virtue.

Therefore, most of the beggars in Jinling are the so-called beggars, people are eating this line of food, idle, used to getting something for nothing, today they run here together to ask for food collectively, Ming'er runs there to beg, there is no fixed place, often so that the court and the local yamen are helpless, settle people or send them to other places, and run back in a few days.

**And beggars can be said to be the oldest industry throughout the ages, it can't be completely banned, begging for food in troubled times, people want money in prosperous times, give food or a few pennies, and scold you a few words.

There is no need for Xu Hao to remind, who doesn't know what's going on with past tourists? Unless they are believers who come to pay their vows, or people who are kind and soft-hearted, most people are unwilling to give money to beggars, and they cannot afford to give it.

Visitors carry lanterns of incense, hold small red benches, and climb the mountain in a few steps.

Due to the repeated orders of the government, these beggars did not dare to entangle all the way and forcibly begged for it, so as not to arouse the anger of tourists, and the order was not bad.

Qixia Temple has been repaired in the Hongwu Dynasty, covers an area of about 40 acres, built according to the mountain, rises layer by layer, looks solemn and beautiful from afar.

In front of the temple gate is a large open lawn, there is a calm Mingjing Lake and a white lotus pond shaped like a crescent moon, full of lush flowers and trees, in the distance are winding and undulating peaks, white clouds are picturesque, the scenery is quiet and beautiful, and the air is fresh.

Xu Hao and others entered the mountain gate, along the Yongdao, the first one is the Maitreya Buddha Temple, the back is the Pilu Treasure Palace, the Daxiong Treasure Palace, the Dharma Hall, the Buddha Temple, the Tibetan Scripture Building, the Relic Stone Tower, the temple is behind the famous Thousand Buddha Rock and many other scenic spots.

Coincidentally, everyone stood in front of the stele on the left, silently looking at the ancient stele of Qixia written by Gao Zhengchen, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, which is said to be the ancient stele of Qixia personally mentioned by Li Zhi, Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, looking at the inscription on it, feeling the vicissitudes of history.

The people of the Ming Dynasty, like later generations, mostly liked the heroic Han and Tang dynasties, and worshiped the sages of the past dynasties since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. But in terms of social and cultural customs, the influence of the Song Dynasty was everywhere, after all, it was too far away from the Han and Tang dynasties, the transmission of knowledge was in the hands of a few, and the common people were more hearsay, as well as the legendary stories that flowed from generation to generation.

For Shilin, the officials and literati who experienced the Hongwu Dynasty almost one-sidedly admired the Song Dynasty's concept of leniency and benevolence of "sharing the world with scholars", after all, no one wanted the entire family to be wiped out in the snap of a finger.

Tourists consciously divided into men and women, Xu Hao followed behind Zhang Fu and Xu Wen, looked at the smiling Maitreya Buddha in the hall, and on one side was the king Wei Tuo standing tall.

After coming out, climb the stairs, and the Mahavira Hall enshrines the Shakyamuni who is ten meters high and has gilded whole body. However, the Virubao Hall is located behind it, and in the middle is dedicated to the five-meter-high golden-bodied Virujana Buddha.

Xu Hao didn't know that this was influenced by Tantric Buddhism, and that Virujana Buddha was also the Dharma body of Shakyamuni, that is, the Great Day Nyorai revered by the Han family.

That is to say, the Great Day is the Buddha of Sinicization, the Brahma King and the Emperor Shakti stand on the left and right, and the twenty heavens are lined up on both sides of the main hall. Interestingly, the Nanhai Guanyin is located behind the Buddha, showing the Han people's affection for Guanyin Bodhisattva.

The amiable Guanyin Niangniang was smiling, standing on the turtle's head, and the good wealth boy and the dragon maid stood aside. Xu Hao, as always, had a respectful attitude towards Buddhism, and others bowed down one after another, but he strode out after looking at it.

The solemn bell was drifting far away, the three main halls were full of cigarette smoke, and Xu Hao waited outside for a long time before finally waiting for his daughters out.

It's not easy to laugh near the main hall, so everyone didn't talk much, and after a big walk, they came to the Baizitang in the apse.

Baizitang was not renovated in later generations, but at this time it was the most important source of income for the temple. Xu Hao looked at the benevolent Guanyin shrine with many vivid clay statues of children, some wearing belly pockets and scribe scarves, some smiling bareheaded, some reading, some practicing martial arts, some riding horses, some playing umbrellas, some playing dragon lanterns, some playing swings, some somersaults, some beating gongs and drums, in short, there are more than 100 distinctive shapes, which probably correspond to the folk industry.

Mu Hui said to the women: "Who wants to have a son, steal a little hat and go back, it is said that he is pregnant."

Who would think that there are fewer sons these days? Regardless of whether they have given birth or not, the women who have become relatives all walk to the niche with a smile and grab a small hat with a clay statue.

Xu Qinglian, Mu Ningxue and the other sisters stood still, one was older, and the other was self-assured.

Seeing this, Xu Song smiled and said, "Sisters-in-law don't steal hats? I see, it seems that my brothers are weak, right?"

"you." Xu Wen scolded with a smile.

They laughed at each other here, and when they saw the newly opened face of Hongwen kowtowing to the mother who gave the child, she stood up, sneakily took advantage of the unpreparedness, took a small hat and turned away, causing the others to laugh kindly.

Xu Hai said to Mu Ang: "The shy situation of this new aunt just stealing a hat is really interesting, you are now a vassal and elegant, why don't you give her a must?"

Mu Ang smiled and nodded, thought for a while, and said loudly: "The girl is still ashamed to get married, and she sends her son Guanyin to beg silently; Stretched out his hand to steal the Luohan hat, and turned his face a few times. ”

Everyone applauded, and Xu Hao was also surprised: "Shibei should be impressed for three days, and he did a good job."

As he was talking, the presiding monk who accompanied him all the way proposed to invite the distinguished guests to rest in the Buddhist hall, Xu Hao smiled and said, "You guys go, my brother-in-law and I will go to pay homage to the relics pagoda."

Everyone knew what was going on, so they came to the Buddha Hall to sit down, presided over the hospitality, took out the best refreshments and saluted, and then glanced at the incense Taoist.

The Taoist then held a booklet, and the presiding monk said: "The barren mountain and small temple, supported by the donors and wives, this year there is still less paint and whitewashing, and the statues of the gods are golden.

The Taoist put the booklet on the table, Xu Qinglian looked at it, the cover of Nanmu, the plum red sign lined with white paper, and the cover was written with the words "Fortune and Good Celebration".

Xu Qinglian casually closed the booklet and said, "We don't have to write it, just present the sealed incense."

Immediately, the housekeeper's daughter-in-law handed over the silver ticket of 3,000 Wen, and Mu Ningxue also ordered someone to offer 3,000 Wen, and said, "Count the public merits of our big guy, and the master will collect and supplement it."

At that time, all the families gave money, and when the presiding monk was satisfied, he asked the disciples to prepare vegetarian food.

"No need." Mu Ang said to stop, "We brought our own food, and we'll bother you another day." ”

"It's better to be respectful than to obey." The presiding monk did not dare to stay, and personally sent these nobles out of the main hall.

At this time, the people were much more crowded than when they came, and on the grass in front of the temple gate, there were many stalls, full of dazzling small things, and the owners of the goods shouted loudly as if they were playing.

Mu Ningxue looked at the girls, and when she saw that they were expecting one by one, she smiled and said, "Send someone to invite the two masters to come out, and you can move around at will while you are here." Remember not to run around alone, it's terrible to be abducted. ”

"Yes." The maids suddenly cheered and scattered to see other people's goods.

For them, everything outside is fun and fun, and they don't care about the price, they can't wait to buy everything.

Hula came around a group of girls, and these cargo owners knew that they were proud of the door at a glance, and their spirits were greatly lifted. The maids are chattering about this and that, everyone seems to be innocent and innocent, how can the owners not take the opportunity to raise the price?

The question is, what does it mean to raise prices in the eyes of this group of high rollers? Besides, it's not that you spend your own money, so you don't feel distressed. Mu Ang's housekeeper Mu Fu ran around to settle the accounts one by one, a total of only thirty taels of silver, and after settling the accounts, he found hundreds of copper coins, and the owner and the guests were very happy.

At this time, Xu Hao and Zhang Fu walked out, and saw that each maid was holding a bunch of things in their hands, and the little girls were scrambling to help the sisters get them, and they were flirting and scolding, and they couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

When they came down the mountain, the beggars saw that each of them was carrying something in their hands, as if a shark had smelled blood, and how could they let it go?

For a while, the child cried and the adults shouted, what is the master, wife, father-in-law, and girl, okay, in the face of the situation that it is difficult to move an inch, Mu Ang saw this and asked the housekeeper to scatter the copper coins.

"Come here, come here." Butler Mu Fu waved his hand very imposingly.

Taking advantage of the beggars swarming away, Xu Hao hurriedly led the people down the mountain, but Mu Fu forgot that it was difficult to open the good door, and the beggars surrounded him, and countless hands reached in, took the copper coin and shouted for it, and the noise was entangled.

Soon Mu Fu was squeezed around by people, covered in sweat, and the copper coins were about to run out, but the beggars still shouted for money unrelentingly, so anxious that Mu Fu pushed down a few people, and the girl escaped.

He ran in front, and adults and children chased after him. Mu Fu was very clever and knew that he couldn't rush down like this, otherwise the beggars would follow, and if he collided with the team and pushed and fell a few times, he would have to break into a big disaster.

Therefore, he ran all over the mountains, throwing a few coins from time to time, and when he saw his own people speeding up to the foot of the mountain, he ran down the mountain road.

The beggars really followed him to the dock, Mu Fu jumped on the boat out of breath, and the beggars stood opposite, refusing to untie the cable.

Because Xu Hao and Zhang Fu were present, the guards did not dare to come forward to provoke people, and the two sides were deadlocked, and in the end they could only give some copper coins, and the beggars let them drive away.

For ordinary people, this is naturally a troublesome matter, but for rich people, it is nothing more than an interesting matter.

Ten boats traveled along the river, walked three miles, and anchored at Ziyun Villa. After lunch in the villa, the men played cards and laughed, and the women washed their hands and faces, and went around to play.

Ziyun Villa is located on the only way to go back, you can overlook the mountain pavilion by the railing, and watch the visitors pass by condescendingly.

The housekeeper who guarded the boat simply set up the card table on the side of the road, and a shout of 20,000 attracted many tourists to watch the battle.

Without waiting for the lady's reminder, the housekeepers of each province took the initiative to ask people to put stools and tables on the side of the road, boil water and make tea, and let visitors sit down and rest their feet for a while.

The little ones took the opportunity to collect wild flowers and catch small animals all over the mountains, and then ran to the mountains to please their favorite sisters.

In the afternoon, Xu Hao woke up from a nap, came out of the house and walked to his sister's side, and saw that there were many more boats on the river, including pleasure boats, lightboats, rowing boats, and fishing boats.

"There are so many tourists today."

Xu Hao said, I saw a small fishing boat tied with a few strings of lotus lanterns, the two boat girls rowed around sweating, the friends in the cabin were also crowded with sweat, and a guy was singing a little song in a ridiculous manner.

"What's going on?" Xu Hao felt funny, and Xu Qinglian also laughed.

It turned out that those fast ships invariably lowered their speed, and they actually docked nearby, and one after another people came out of the cabin, as if they were playing tricks, so that the people on the shore were dumbfounded.

Xu Qinglian said with a smile: "Probably seeing so many boats and people, I thought there was something lively, so stop and have fun."

Xu Hao smiled and said: "The mentality of this countryman who looks at the excitement can be changed in a long time?"

The sisters and brothers didn't know that people were coming for them, of course, just to join in the fun.

"Phew! No face, no skin. Suddenly, Xu Qinglian laughed and scolded, turned around and left, and the women around her all scolded, blushing and following into the building.

It turned out that the young people below who had been holding back for a long time were on the shore, in the woods, in the bow of the boat, and unbuttoned their pants and peed in the wind as if no one was around.

There are several temples in this area, among which the peach blossom temple is the most famous, and there are also streams and waterfalls, so there are many places to play. With the arrival of a group of bored youths, soon those shippers on the mountain also rushed to hear the news, and all of a sudden Ziyun Villa gathered about thousands of people, and it was very lively.

At this time, the guards showed their importance, standing on the periphery in twos and threes, and the beggars and the scoundrels did not dare to mix in, which made more tourists by boat choose to participate in the grand event here out of herd mentality.

Xu Hao thought it was good, and ordered his family to take out the ingredients, cook the food on the spot, and invite people to eat hot meals regardless of their status. Of course, it's far from enough to entertain everyone, it doesn't matter, who doesn't carry dry food when they go out these days? What's more, there are rivers, mountains, temples, and homes nearby, but the animals in Qixia Mountain are considered to be unlucky.

"Prepare the campfire!" Xu Hao hugged his wife and laughed. (To be continued......)