Tang Dynasty: a Poor Monk Returns from the West to Obtain Scriptures

Traveling through the Tang Dynasty, Li Mu became a young monk on Xuanzang's journey to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Li Mu was unwilling to become a monk, so he returned to the Tang Dynasty with his caravan. The poor monk returned from the West and brought back not only Buddhist scriptures, but also sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, peppers, grapes, watermelon, taro... From then on, Datang's food problem was completely solved. Li Mu looked at the wine and meat, clasped his hands and said, "Buddha said: The wine and meat pass through the intestines, but remain in the heart of the Buddha." A few years later, Li Mu and Li Er were drinking wine and eating mutton hot pot outside the Daming Palace. They looked at the globe in front of them, and they were all Tang Tu... This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.