Chapter 238 – A Great Mouthful of Victory

Yuan Zhong forehead hidden sweat.

Buddhist temples and Taoist temples, monks and Taoist priests in fact, basically have their own species of vegetables, even he Yuan Zhong himself, when he is not doing anything, he will also pull up his pants down to the ground. Compared to the Sword Sect, these sects are still considered “productive”, but that and real production is not a concept.

They were a martial arts sect that focused on practicing martial arts and meditation, not farming.

Their picking water and planting vegetables is the disciple’s self-cultivation, cultivating the qualities of meditation, diligence, and pragmatism, as well as the kind of spiritual cleansing that comes from seeing the harvest after the effort, which is part of personal cultivation, and although it can also subsidize a little bit of the temple’s expenses, it is not the main purpose of the production. The so-called planting vegetables, but also just a few kinds of green vegetables and carrots, most of them are not the staple food, really encountered any disaster, basically unhelpful.

Their source of money is not to mention, most of the believers of the incense and oil offerings and so on, rich is very rich, but in the event of a disaster money can not be eaten. Their food storage mainly comes from the monk field tenants, and the tenants, and even the whole Luzhou farmers, really Xue Mu said, are all old and sick.

Because of the strength to practice martial arts to go, either into his Wu Gui Temple, or to go to the White Heron Sect such as other martial arts sects, can be practiced to the second or third rate is to hold their heads up, can not practice martial arts “waste” no one look up to go to the production, this is the inherent values of the world of martial arts, do not take a family and a place to change.

On the surface, they have their own monks planted some food, better than asking the Sword Sect these do not do anything better? In actuality, it is not as good as the Ask Sword Sect.

Because ask the sword sect such sects and livelihood traffic is very little, no responsibility for the livelihood of the people, in case of a closed door, rely on self storage to cope with it. He can be so Buddhist? Propaganda is Buddha blessing, as Xue Mu said, the people here are not much self-help heart, everything is counting on you to protect it, encounter things you are not responsible for, the whole foundation of evangelism will have to collapse. But can you be responsible? Other people care about their own clan is fine, you have to take care of the entire Heron State people! Relying on those monks to grow vegetables? Are you kidding?

It’s not like there hasn’t been a famine in years past, but as Xue Mu said, there’s plenty of money in the granary, and the local government helps out, so we can give them some relief and get over it. But what if we really encountered a major disaster that lasted for years? How can we cope with it?

So far, we have not encountered this kind of continuous catastrophe, it is really fortunate, that is, Xue Mu said “hanging”, probably this is the meaning?

This time the plague is a wake-up call, the plague itself the relief has let him without blame temple storage food empty a quarter, and this time the organization of the evacuation of all parts of the delay in agriculture and mulberry, can be predicted that the output of the autumn harvest plummeted, if next year and then a disaster or something, he without blame temple will be empty, and the year after that came a tsunami, probably ……

The more Yuan Zhong thought about it, the more alarmed he was, sweat beaded down, suddenly got up to avoid the seat, deeply salute: “Xue chief steward’s words, deafening, on behalf of the heron state up and down the millions of people, thank Xue chief steward’s wake-up call.”

Xue Mu asked with interest, “You have a way to make a change?”

Yuan Zhong sighed softly, “The wind of this temple can still be changed, while establishing a pragmatic wind in the hearts of the people is not something that can be done overnight. I don’t know if Chief Xue has any way to teach me?”

Xue Mu smiled without saying anything, picking up the teapot to refill his own tea.

His hands were also very steady now, the tea was poured right at the rim of the cup, not too much, not too little, just the right amount to stop.

Yuan Zhong thoughtfully, “What Chief Xue means is that there are degrees in everything, excessive martial arts practice, excessive questioning of Buddha, it’s better not to increase or decrease, not to be biased or slanted.”

Xue Mu froze and laughed: “I’m just thirsty pouring tea, what you guys do is none of my business.”

Yuan Zhong: “……”

Mu Jianli couldn’t even help but laugh a little. Although she was also a bit worried, she believed that Xue Mu had his own plan since he proposed it, so just ask him at home ……

Xue Mu added: “But what you said is also very true, there are degrees in everything. Speaking of which, your performance has made me impressed with your Blameless Temple, it’s very pragmatic and really has the intention of caring for all living beings, it’s not a Buddhist stick that’s full of nonsense and only cheats on incense and oils, it’s reversed the bad impression that I had of some Buddhist sects. This kind of thing is not something that can be changed with a few words of advice from me alone, as long as you guys can uphold a pragmatic heart, naturally a solution will come slowly.”

Yuan Zhong thoughtfully said, “General Manager Xue is very Zen minded.”

Xue Mu laughed, “Where did I get a Zen mind? Just because I don’t tell you the method and let you think for yourself? Or is it because I complimented you a few times and didn’t care about the grudge between you and me?”

Yuan Zhong made a low clamor of Buddha’s name and recited softly, “Ten thousand kinds of insights, self-talking and talking about people, are all convenient; in the door of self-nature, there is no one method. The so-called sentient and insentient, mind Buddha beings, always return to the name, just like the illusion, no other resting place.”

“…… “Xue Mu blinked his eyes, “Can’t understand.”

“There is something fascinating enlightenment people, no loss before enlightenment, no gain after enlightenment. Said to preserve and say any, passing clouds, spiritual light penetrating, no trace.” Yuan Zhong closed his eyes and spoke in a low voice: “Chief Xue has great compassion, great wisdom, and is a true Zen master.”

Xue Mu couldn’t help but cry and laugh, his intention was merely to attack the Way of the Blameless Temple as an inverse lane that didn’t conform to social progress, he was attacking and at the same time venting his own discomfort with this kind of martial arts world, he didn’t intend to advise them on how to do it at all, in fact, he didn’t know how to do it either. As a result, inexplicably in turn became a true Zen family, he did not even know where he Zen, also could not understand Yuan Zhong these words are pulling what.

These Xuanxu cultivation, really interesting.

Instead of such an inexplicable, so that people do not know, in turn, let him feel that Yuan Zhong has the appearance of a high monk, and since he can pay attention to these, indeed also have some pragmatic heart, not purely Buddhist stick cheaters. Thinking so that the heart of the attack also weakened a lot, can not help but laugh: “You do not want to enlighten me to convert to Buddhism ah.”

Yuan Zhong also laughed: “Chief Xue can really consider it, your wisdom root is extremely high, and you were born with a Zen mind that is not the same as the common people.”

Xue Mu looked at Mu Jianli and leisurely said, “In case the Zen barrier is broken, the beauty is like jade and the sword is like a rainbow. If this is Zen, then perhaps count me as having a Zen heart.”

Mu Jianli looked back at him and smiled slightly.

I thought that this had already made it clear that I like beauty, and you Buddhist sect is simply the opposite. Unexpectedly Yuan Zhong heard this and actually said, “This is Zen. People like jade, sword like a rainbow, clear, pure, beautiful in one heart. If Chief Xue can uphold this heart and not be tied up by lust, then he is already a Buddha.”

Xue Mu has some toothache, this pulling is really becoming to enlighten himself, I really look like a person who can be a monk? He was too lazy to continue to deal with this kind of topic and directly said, “In your next life.”

Yuan Zhong shook his head and sighed.

“Bullshit with you monks, it’s really easy to bullshit without boundaries. What about the main matter? Now that the plague has been contained, what about the matter of the world’s debate on martial arts? What do you think I came to see you for, I’m Department Six’s representative to organize the martial arts debate.” Xue Mu turned his head to look at the sky, “I’ve been talking to you for a whole morning without any boundaries, but I’ve barely talked about the main matter, it’s really a pain in the ass.”

“What Chief Xue said before is more important than any business, not to mention the delay, it’s worth it even if the World Martial Arts Discussion is never organized again.” Yuan Zhong laughed, “Since Chief Xue still wants to talk about things, why don’t we use some fasting rice here? After the meal, it would be good to continue to discuss other matters in detail, lest others say that I, Wu Gui Temple, have neglected my honored guests.”

From having no seat, to serving tea, to keeping guests. It emphasized how important this morning’s mouthful was.

Not everyone could let a Buddhist Abbot like Yuan Zhong keep a guest for hospitality, maybe Lin Wuya Xue Qingqiu didn’t have this kind of treatment when he arrived, most likely pulling a few words of wit and then looking for their own mothers. This shows that Xue Mu’s wake-up call was very important in Yuan Zhong’s mind, not only did he encourage him to cultivate Buddhism, but after being unceremoniously rejected, he was still treated as an extremely important guest.

With this attitude, things would be much better in Heron State, and it would also directly affect Xue Mu’s future layout of the world.

Xue Mu didn’t bother to be polite and rose with Mu Jianli, saying, “Then I’ll respectfully follow your order.”