Chapter 1427 Maybe It's a Violation

"Master, the town ahead looks like a good place to end up. Why don't we settle here tonight?"

Holding the crescent shovel, Niu Ben saw a small town in the distance. It was already 5:30 in the afternoon, and the monks should find a place to rest.

Ascetic monks choose to sleep in the open most of the time. If there are believers or temples willing to receive them, they will live there. If not, it is to open a tent and sleep with a sleeping bag in the wilderness.

Although the ascetic monks are all monks of the Great Compassion Temple, they are physically strong. But sleeping in the wilderness is really not a good experience. Because the humidity in the wild is very heavy and there are many mosquitoes.

Even sleeping on a bunk in the town's grain drying field for one night is much better than sleeping in the wild.

Niu Ben has slept in the field twice. Although he is a strong LV5, it does not mean that he likes who is in the field. It is best to settle in a place where humans live.

Master Tzu Chi looked at the time, then at the town in the distance, and nodded: "Then let's speed up and head to this town, and rest in the town tonight."

Traveling quickly all the way, it only took fifteen minutes for everyone to arrive at this small town.

The town is called Luojia Town, and National Highway 206 passes through the town. The busiest places in the town are on both sides of the national highway.

This is also the construction model of many rural towns, which basically live close to the national road. Because there is a national highway, the traffic is very convenient.

There are many vehicles coming and going, and the small town can do business. Whether it is to replenish water, tires and gas, or to provide food and accommodation, small shops can be opened.

Coupled with convenient transportation, the small town can easily buy various commodities in the city. Therefore, small towns close to national highways will generally become shopping destinations for farmers in nearby villages.

Luojia Town looks the same as countless ordinary farm towns in China.

Both sides of National Highway 206 are full of houses, and all the frontages are paved. There are restaurants, guest houses, and car repair shops that must be seen on the national highway.

Extending behind the shops facing the street are the private houses of the residents of Luojia Town.

Nowadays, there are not many farmers who still live in adobe or wooden houses in the countryside. Most people have built brick houses, one or two stories short and four or five stories high.

Some farmers self-built houses look as grand as villas.

This Luojia Town is not very big, and the population is not too large, only more than 8,000 people. A kind of pancake is a specialty here, which is made of pastry noodles.

The seasoning of the cake is very simple, just some salt and chives.

Fry first and then bake.

Fry the pastry crust with vegetable oil until golden on both sides. Then put it into the oven and use heat to slowly bake out the excess fat in the oil cake.

Because the cake crust is made of pasta, during the frying process, the cake body will continue to be layered due to the pastry.

A good puff pastry can have hundreds of layers. When the teeth bite off the shortbread, the first thing you enter is the crispy feeling, and the rest is the layer upon layer of chewy texture.

The oily noodle fragrance is mixed with the fragrance of chives, which continuously produces a rich fragrance in the mouth like waves.

Although it is only a simple carbohydrate, it can bring an unparalleled feeling of satiety.

On the side of the road in Luojia Town, next to the national highway, there are at least dozens of small shops selling shortbread.

The drivers who come and go smell the aroma, and some people always stop to buy a few to take with them on the road.

Especially now that it's almost 6pm and it's meal time.

Many drivers have to stop to rest and eat something.

Therefore, the whole Luojia Town, especially the place close to the national road, has a strong oily smell.

This smell hooked the gluttons in people's stomachs and screamed.

The other monks were fine, but Niu Ben, who had just become a monk Jueyuan, really couldn't stand it.

Because the ascetic monks eat one meal a day, one meal a day.

Although this meal should be full, ensure the daily consumption.

But Niu Ben has just started such a life, and he really can't bear it.

Especially the food eaten by the ascetic monks is really not very good.

Niu Ben is not opposed to eating vegetarian dishes. At least the vegetarian dishes at Qingliang Temple are quite delicious.

In the morning, there are rice cakes fried in vegetable oil or boiled noodles.

Vegetables, tofu, carrots, and broccoli are never missing at noon. Have at least 4 to 5 different varieties of vegetables at each meal. Eating is not boring and monotonous.

Especially the vegetarian stuffed dumplings and stuffed steamed stuffed buns made by Qingliang Temple, the taste is absolutely amazing. He felt that it was better than Huaihai Gongdelin's vegetarian buns.

If he ate the vegetarian dishes from Qingliang Temple for a lifetime, Niu Bendao didn't think it was difficult to persist.

But the ascetic monks' conditions are not as good as those in Qingliang Temple.

Begging for money outside, that is, you can eat whatever you get.

Passed through a small village this morning. I followed Master Tzu Chi to go out for alms.

The amount of food obtained by begging for alms is quite a lot, but the taste is really not very delicious.

What I want are some dry and hard steamed buns. There are also some white rice from residents' homes.

There is no need for food at all. It's not that those villagers are unwilling to give. The main reason is that the dishes made by these villagers are full of meat.

Even if it is stir-fried vegetables, the farmers here like to put a lot of onion, ginger, garlic and chili in the vegetables for seasoning.

In addition to not eating meat, monks are also not allowed to eat foods with strong odors such as onions, ginger, and garlic.

Fortunately, an old farmer picked some fruits from his own fruit tree for Niu Ben and others. Otherwise, there would only be white rice and steamed buns for lunch today.

At noon today, Niu Ben got 4 big steamed buns, a big bowl of rice, and two pears to eat.

The steamed buns with rice had no taste at all, and he really wished he could have a pack of mustard.

All in all, Niu Ben was completely unsatisfied with his meal at noon today.

Now when I entered Luojia Town, I could smell the aroma of pancakes on the roadside stall. Niu Benben's stomach couldn't bear it anymore.

He wants to eat a pancake right now.

So Master Tzu Chi and others found a suitable place to sleep tonight.

When Niu Ben found the actual mage, the doctor beside him said, "Master, my stomach hurts. I can't take it any longer."

Master Tzu Chi: "Then let's borrow a toilet."

"Okay, master, I'll go first." Niu Ben turned around and left. Although I had no money, I was very hungry. If it is impossible, I will lose my old face, and I will eat a pancake by myself.

As soon as Niu Ben left, a monk from Tzu Chi's side came over and whispered, "Master, Niu Ben seems to be hungry. Could he have broken the precepts?"

Master Tzu Chi closed his eyes and sat in meditation: "Leave him alone."

"yes."

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There are many pancake stalls in Luojia Town, all along the 206 National Highway.

There are two ways to make shortbread, one is to open the pastry with meat oil, and the other is to open the shortbread with ghee.

The pancakes made from meat oil cakes are very fragrant, but they tend to get greasy after eating.

Although the vegetarian oil crispy ones don't think so, they can eat a few more.

Every household that makes shortbread in Luojia Town writes in front of their stores whether they use meat oil or vegetable oil.

Different customers have different requirements.

Niu Ben lingered in front of several vegetarian pancake stalls. For the first time, I wanted to ask for alms, but I didn't know how to ask. This made Niu Ben anxious to death.

"Little master."

A cry made Niu Ben turn his head, and saw Miao Guihua, who had met once before, standing behind him with a somewhat thin girl.

"Little master, do you want pancakes?"

"Hmmmm!"

Now Niu Ben only thinks that Miao Guihua smiles kindly like a Bodhisattva.