Time Travel: The Noble Family
Chapter 334 - Chapter 334 Chapter 120 Contradiction (Part 2)

Chapter 334: Chapter 120: Contradiction (Part 2) Chapter 334: Chapter 120: Contradiction (Part 2) At the early period of the Si hour, the Little Novice Monk came over and said to Yueyao with utmost seriousness, “Female benefactor, the master said men and women are different and you cannot join us for the morning and evening classes. Please understand, benefactor.”

This answer was within Yueyao’s expectations. If she were a man, there certainly would have been no issue, but being a woman, the steward monk definitely wouldn’t agree. The temple couldn’t make an exception just for her. Yueyao continued, “Little Master, what about borrowing the scriptures? Did your master agree to that?” The latter question shouldn’t be difficult.

The Little Novice Monk nodded and said, “The master said, you can borrow the scriptures, but you must not damage them. If they are damaged or missing, we will not lend them to you again.”

Yueyao nodded and replied, “Alright, I will take good care of them.” After a pause, Yueyao spoke again, “Little Master, if there is a senior monk giving a lecture in the temple, I would like to listen in. Do you know if that would be possible?”

After pondering for a moment, the Little Novice Monk replied, “When senior monks hold a dharma assembly, many people come to listen, including quite a few female benefactors. If the female benefactor wishes to listen, there would be no issues…”

Yueyao was overjoyed. Without letting the Little Novice Monk finish his sentence, she said, “Little Master, if there’s a senior monk giving a lecture in the temple, please let me know. I’m not familiar with this place.”

The Little Novice Monk chanted “Amitabha” and shook his head, saying, “Female benefactor, it is a major event when a senior monk holds a dharma assembly. If there really are female benefactors, you will certainly hear about it. However, such grand events seldom happen more than once a year, and I’m afraid the female benefactor may not be able to wait that long.” Even if there were a lecture, it would have to be in the spring. Who would hold such an event in the dead of winter? It’s not easy to make the trip up the mountain.

Hua Lei followed the Little Novice Monk out and mentioned that they should have the monastery’s monks chop the firewood, as their small arms and legs couldn’t manage it.

The Little Novice Monk glanced at Hua Lei and nodded seriously, “Female benefactor, I will speak to the steward monk as soon as I return.” It wasn’t a big deal.

Yueyao was well-prepared; when not copying scriptures, she read books. When tired of reading, she took a short nap, quite comfortably. She planned to go out and familiarize herself with the surroundings in a couple of days.

Yueying had arrived in a hurry and aside from some clothes, brought nothing else. She didn’t know what to do in the courtyard and wanted to find Yueyao but was worried about disturbing her. She thought about going out but was also worried; unfamiliar with the surroundings, if she encountered trouble, she had nowhere to seek help.

Yueying had been on the mountain for only one day and had already deeply felt the tedium of life there.

At the early period of the Wei hour, the Little Novice Monk delivered the twelve volumes of scriptures Yueyao requested, admonishing, “Female benefactor, the master said I should come to retrieve them in five days. Amitabha.” The Little Novice Monk felt that the master was asking too much; copying twelve volumes of scriptures in five days was too rushed.

Yueyao smiled and had Hua Lei give a small package to the Little Novice Monk. After he left and opened it, he found it contained peanut candy. The Little Novice Monk had grown up in the temple and had received gold, silver, and jewels before, but receiving sweets like cakes and peanut candy was still quite a novelty to him.

Obliged by the kindness shown and the good nature of Hua Lei, the Little Novice Monk got a very good impression of the mistress and her servants and said, “Female benefactor, rest assured, I have already spoken to the brother who delivers firewood, and he has promised to have it all properly prepared before delivery.”

Hua Lei grinned from ear to ear.

While eating the candy, the Little Novice Monk remarked, “This female benefactor, interesting.”

Yueyao went to Yueying’s room and, smiling, showed her the scriptures the Little Novice Monk had brought, saying, “Elder sister, I have borrowed twelve volumes of scriptures from the monks of the temple. The master has given me five days to copy them, and we must finish copying these scriptures within that time.”

For the monks of Zhaohua Temple, this wasn’t a difficult task, but for ordinary people it was troublesome. The scriptural texts were obscure and difficult to understand, hard to read smoothly and even harder to copy, so transcribing scriptures was time-consuming; finishing twelve volumes in five days was clearly a torturous assignment.

Without much thought, Yueying took six volumes, her reasoning straightforward: half for each of them. Yueyao felt Yueying took too many and said, “Elder sister, I often copy scriptures and can do it quite fast. You take one volume first, and when you’re done, you can take more from me.” Yueyao was well-intentioned; in terms of copying speed, Yueying definitely couldn’t match her, not to mention that Yueyao had listed the scriptures herself and knew them so well she could write them without looking at the text.

Yueying naturally did not agree, and Yueyao didn’t argue with her. Yueying placed the scriptures on the table and then realized she hadn’t brought her own writing materials, and, blushing, she went to take them from Yueyao: “Third younger sister, I came here in such a hurry, I didn’t bring anything with me. Could you lend me some brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone?”

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