Qingyan originally thought that people in ancient times believed in this kind of fortune telling, so many people would probably visit that person's stall.
Unexpectedly, there were not many people at all. Only a few people with sad faces were there to measure words or ask questions about good or bad luck. Most of them were watching from the side, as if to see if they were accurate.
She curiously asked Wang Qingyue: "Don't people here like fortune telling? Why are there so few people?"
Li Hanyun, who was standing aside before Wang Qingyue could answer, said: "Most of the people who come to such quacks to tell fortunes are desperate, they are urgently ill and want to seek medical treatment indiscriminately, and some are undecided and want to give them some direction. Please give them peace of mind.
We generally don’t ask people to tell fortunes. Firstly, we don’t believe in these things, and secondly, birth dates cannot be revealed easily. "
Qingyan said with some confusion: "Then don't the horoscopes have to be combined before getting married? Then the birth date and horoscopes are also leaked?"
Wang Qingyue on the side said with a smile: "The combination of the eight characters is usually done by the elderly at home by reading the method recorded in the book. If there is really no way, they will go outside. Most of them go to some famous Taoist temples and ask the Taoist priests inside to help. Taoist priests usually won't let it out.
The other one only gives the horoscope but not the name, and there is no way to match the number. It is much safer than just finding someone on the street. "
Then he said in a low voice: "Most of these quacks and sorcerers rely on their mouths to deceive people. There are only a few of them who are truly virtuous. Otherwise, they wouldn't be as good as they are now."
Qingyan and Li Muxue nodded together. The latter sentence made sense.
Qingyan looked at the fortune teller. His face was fleshless and his eyes were cloudy. Except for his goatee, which looked a bit like a Taoist priest, he had no sense of immortality at all.
"Chou Chou, don't you claim to be good at fortune telling? Can you see if that fortune teller is up to date?"
Chou Chou: "That's a liar. He uses tricks to trick people into giving money. He probably read some books on divination and used some professional terminology to deceive people."
Qingyan curled her lips, it was really fake.
Then he asked Chou Chou, "What's going on over there? Did those two fake monks go in to meet with the lady?"
Chou Chou: "Not yet. Those two are still busy. It will probably take a while before you can go to the fasting room. The vegetarian dishes in the kitchen are almost ready. I heard they said they would deliver them to the fasting room in the backyard first. "
Upon hearing this, Qingyan pretended to look up at the sky and said to a few people: "It's almost time. Let's go to the dining room. It should be time for lunch."
Li Hanyun said a little embarrassedly: "Can I come with you? I came alone and didn't reserve a room in advance."
He came to visit the temple fair by himself, and his mother didn't come over. Mainly because his father went to Yunzhou, and his mother was worried that she was not in the mood to go out. There were also many things at home.
Qingyan looked at Wang Qingyue. She didn't care, but she couldn't accept it at will. The main reason was that they shared the same yard with Wang Qingyue's mother and daughter. After all, Li Hanyun was considered a foreigner to her. It was normal if she didn't want to.
When Wang Qingyue saw Qingyan looking over, she knew what she meant. She nodded and said, "It doesn't matter. There are many of us anyway, so we can all use it together."
It's not like a man and a woman are alone in a living room. There are so many of them, and no one will say anything.
Since she had no objection, they entered the temple through the side door and followed the stone path directly to the backyard.
Wang Qingyue and the others have been here almost every year, so they are very familiar with Qingyuan Temple and don’t need anyone to guide them.
Walking on the path, there should have been some flowers and plants on both sides, but now they are dry and I can’t tell what kind they are.
There are occasionally a few trees. Although the leaves have fallen, judging from the appearance of the bark and branches, they should be apple trees and peach trees.
The building of Qingyuan Temple is quite large. There are main hall, side hall and back hall in the front, a total of three entrances, and a row of small courtyards and wing rooms in the back.
The small courtyard is an independent fasting room, and the side rooms are used by monks in the temple. There are also extra rooms for monks who come from other places to live.
The group of them walked from the front to the back, so they walked for a long time.
Qingyan asked Wang Qingyue curiously: "This Qingyuan Temple occupies a large area. Was it built by private citizens raising funds spontaneously or by the imperial court?"
Wang Qingyue felt that her choice of words was a bit strange, but she still understood the meaning of her words.
Everyone basically knew the origin of Qingyuan Temple, so they replied: "It was built by a good man named Yang Lin who lived here before. Yang Dashan was once the richest man in Qinzhou Prefecture. Because he had no heirs, he went around praying to gods and Buddhas.
Later, a traveling monk came here and when he went to Yang's family for alms, he told him that if he could build a temple on the top of Qingyuan Mountain, the population would flourish.
Without saying a word, Mr. Yang Dashan spent a huge sum of money to build the Qingyuan Temple. The main hall inside is dedicated to Guanyin.
Coincidentally, as soon as the Qingyuan Temple was completed, the concubine of the Yang family became pregnant. When the statue of Guanyin was completed, the wife of the Yang family also became pregnant. Therefore, the Guanyin statue of Qingyuan Temple is famous far and wide for its effectiveness. "
Qingyan smacked her lips in surprise, she didn't expect this temple to have such a legendary story.
"So what's going on with the Yang family now?" Since he was once the richest man, he is definitely no longer the richest man.
Wang Qingyue: "The Yang family moved away more than ten years ago. It is said that his son passed the exam and became an official, so the family moved to the capital, and all the family property here was sold.
It seems that the Yang family was originally from the capital. I don't know when they committed crimes and were exiled. Later, they settled down here. However, the family is still in the capital, so they have returned to their ancestral home. "
Qingyan nodded. So that's it. It seems that they are a well-established family. Otherwise, it would not be so easy to become the richest man in a city. It is not that easy to start from scratch.
I just don’t know if the Qingyuan Temple and the heirs of the Yang family are a coincidence or really related. If the Avalokitesvara is so efficacious, is there really a god in this time and space?
At this time, they had reached the last row, which was the location of the fasting room.
Qingyan looked at the row of wing rooms not far away. They were all built with blue bricks and black tiles. They were no worse than the houses in the city. It seemed that the Yang family really spent a lot of money back then.
Not to mention the decoration of several main halls, even the wing rooms are so well decorated, which shows that this person is sincere.
This is a high mountaintop. Just transporting these materials up is a big project, not to mention building the high-ceilinged hall and the giant Buddha statue.
"You're here, are you tired from shopping? Come inside and have a rest."
Xue Huan'er heard the commotion and came out to welcome them, and opened the courtyard door herself to let them in.
"Fifth brother, you're here too! Is third aunt here too? I'll go over and pay my respects."
When they entered, Xue Huan'er saw Li Hanyun following behind and said hello quickly.
Li Hanyun shook his head, "No, I was the only one here with the boy. My mother said she was tired of coming to this temple fair every year, so she stopped coming to join in the fun.
I just happened to bump into Muxue when I was watching the sideshow at the temple fair. Knowing that you had booked a dining room here, I shamelessly followed you. "
Xue Huan'er smiled and said angrily: "Whatever you say about being cheeky, we are all members of the same family. Don't be so outsider. Come in quickly."
When the group entered the small hall, Mrs. Wang also stood up.
Xue Huan'er introduced them: "This is Mr. Wang's wife, you can just call her Mrs. Wang.
This is the eldest son of my third uncle's family. He is the fifth in this generation. He is thirteen this year and his name is Li Hanyun. "
"Hello, Mrs. Wang." Li Hanyun greeted Mrs. Wang.
"Okay, okay, the fifth young master is really young and promising." Mrs. Wang extended her hand to give him a virtual support and praised him.
She didn't expect to see her husband. Even though he was only a young man, he was still a little embarrassed.
There is no rejection at all. Almost everyone in Qinzhou Mansion knows that the Li family has a good family tradition, and now they are all polite and polite.
She looked at Li Hanyun, then at her daughter, and sighed in her heart. It would be nice if she were two years older. She would be the same age, but she was three years younger than her daughter. It's a bit of a mismatch.
She hopes that her daughter will find a good husband. If nothing else, the Li family's family tradition is very good.
Although there are no family rules such as those who have no children until they are thirty years old and can take concubines, the Li family, especially the second and third generations, basically do not take concubines.
In addition to the two concubines of the old guard General Li, the backyard of his son and grandson is very clean. As for whether there is such a thing as intercourse, outsiders like them don't know.
Even if there is one, it doesn't matter. It is just a servant. The main wife can't do with it as she wants. Unlike concubines, especially good concubines, they are mostly given by subordinates or local officials. They are the daughters of good families and cannot be treated casually. Disposal, that’s really annoying.
Just like in their house, Wang Tong had many concubines, several of whom were the daughters or sisters of his subordinates. Although they were all from concubines, they were still considered to be official women, and they were good concubines when they entered the house.
Those lowly people he brought back from outside can be disposed of at will, but those people who don't have the guts to cause trouble are generally honest and can't be killed at will.
There are also people like Aunt Chen who are from a bad background but are favored by the master. They cannot be easily touched, at least they cannot be killed or sold at will. That will offend their own men. At that time, their children will inevitably be angered. For the sake of their children , she didn’t dare to move.
Moreover, having a cruel reputation will also have an impact on your daughter's future marriage. After you have children, you cannot be willful.
In addition, Mrs. Wang is really not that kind of person, and she can't do that kind of thing, so she wants to find a husband for her daughter who is not a bad person. At least the man cannot be as lustful as her father.
As long as a man has good character and can withstand outside temptations, she doesn't have to worry about anything else with her daughter's methods. This is the only thing she, a mother, can do for her daughter.
The rest of the people didn't know about this meeting, but Mrs. Wang had thought about it so much. If they knew, Qingyan would definitely say, "It's okay, I'm a junior girl, just hold the gold brick."
She often heard her mother say this when she was at home. There were many couples near their home where the girl was older than the boy, and most of them were three years older. It was probably because of this sentence.
Not long after they sat down, there was a knock on the door, and the maid went to open the door. When they came in, a young monk came in behind with a food box, coming to deliver fast food.
The maids helped place the meals one by one on the Eight Immortals table in the small hall. The six of them sat down just in time. The table was large enough to seat two people, which was more than enough.
There were only five vegetarian dishes delivered, but the quantity was quite large. There were five of them before, so now there is no problem in adding Li Hanyun.
Before sitting at the table, Li Hanyun asked Li Chengyi, "Sister-in-law, why don't you see Cheng Yi's nephew come to the temple fair with you? Don't let him study blindly, otherwise he will become stupid from studying. It's better to walk around, isn't there? As the saying goes, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books, and it is also good to gain more knowledge."
Xue Huan'er sighed and said: "Who says it's not the case? The problem is that boy didn't listen. I also wanted him to come out and hang out with us. But he said that this temple fair happens every year and he has been here several times. It's not interesting at all. None, it’s better to follow his father to see those uncles in the military camp.”
Li Hanyun widened his eyes and said, "Brother took Cheng Yi to the military camp? Oh, I wish I had known that I would go with him.
In fact, I'm tired of coming to this temple fair. It's the same thing every year. This year, there's something new in the sideshow. I heard it's coming from other places this year.
As a result, guess what, when I was watching the sideshow, my money bag was stolen. If my sister Yang hadn't helped me catch the thief, I might not have been able to get it back.
It doesn't matter if the money bag is lost, it only contains a few taels of silver, mainly because it contains my jade pendant.
I don’t know what happened today, but the rope hanging the jade pendant suddenly broke, so I put it in my money bag.
If I lose this, my mother will definitely scold me. It was a birthday gift from my grandfather. I got the amulet from the White Horse Temple. I heard that it was kept in the temple for seventy-seven and forty-nine days. "
When Xue Huan'er and Mrs. Wang heard this, they quickly asked Qingyan if they had lost anything. Li Muxue was okay. Qingyan and Wang Qingyue were about to get married. It would be very troublesome if they lost something close to them.
The two shook their heads, and Qingyan said: "I didn't bring a money bag. I just put some broken silver and copper plates wrapped in a handkerchief in my arms."
She said she took the money from her arms, but actually asked Chou Chou to give it to her from space. She didn't have any money with her.
In the past, she would make a show of hanging a purse on her body and putting some coins in it. This time she came to the temple fair and she knew it would be crowded. Although she had a lot of money, she felt uncomfortable even if she lost even a penny of her own things. , Why bother? If you can prevent it, why do you have to take advantage of it?
Wang Qingyue didn't bring anything with her at all and asked the maid to pay for everything she bought.
The maid was also experienced, and she always held on to the money for fear of losing it, so no money was lost.
The same goes for Li Muxue. She is young and the money is placed in the hands of the maid.
After a few people sat down at the table to eat, they stopped chatting, and they didn't let the maids and servants wait on them during the meal. They went to the dining hall in front to eat.
There are more meals served there, and you can eat them if you go there and just pay two cents.
This is considered a welfare provided by the temple to the pilgrims. Although it is only vegetarian dishes and multi-grain pancakes and steamed buns, it is almost free.
