It's May, the mountains are lush with trees and wild flowers, creating a natural and wild atmosphere. Even the air is extremely fresh!
She really came to the right place!
The ancient branches beside the stairs are lush and leafy, and there is no sunlight on this way up the mountain.
Taxue was once a government official's daughter, educated and literate. In her early years, her family was convicted for some reason. Fortunately, she got help from the British Duke, which saved her from the pain of being displaced.
She still remembers her parents taking her to Baiyun Temple when she was young.
Seeing the birds flying around in the forest, I was moved and said: "I saw the sad birds calling the ancient trees, the male flying and the female flying around the forest."
Lin Xi: "I wonder how this bird tastes when roasted."
"..."
Texue turned his head and looked at the pool next to him, feeling sad in his heart: "There are hundreds of fish in the pool, and they all seem to be swimming in the air with no support."
Lin Xi: "Braised in brown sauce, steamed, grilled, braised in brown sauce, fried in oil."
Taxue: "..."
Thanks to the eldest lady, she is not sad at all!
Lin Xi climbed to the top of the mountain in one breath and saw the Buddhist temple.
The white courtyard walls, the cyan palace, and the bright red tiles reflect the sunlight. They are antique and solemn.
She waited at the entrance of the palace for two sticks of incense before Taxue and her entourage caught up with her.
The temple is a pure place, so the followers who followed put down their things and left.
During the period of her pure cultivation, only Tuxue was with her.
Baiyun Temple has become very popular recently. The Queen Mother practices Buddhism here, and the number of her family members who come to offer incense and stay overnight has doubled.
Fortunately, this temple is very big. As long as Lin Xi pays attention, he won't encounter it.
After Lin Xi paid homage to the abbot and donated some money for scented oil, he was taken to the guest room in the backyard by the young novice monk.
Behind the guest room are mountains and forests, thousands of feet of greenery.
There were also many bamboos planted in the monk's gate. A gust of wind blew by, and the bamboo leaves kept rustling.
Lin Xi rested for a while and moved out a deck chair.
It’s not a bad idea to sleep somewhere else. The incense burned in the temple smells good and has a very hypnotic effect.
She didn't sleep for long when she heard footsteps and opened her eyes.
Standing in front of him was a handsome little boy, about five or six years old.
She was looking longingly at the butterfly she had just knitted.
Lin Xi held up the bamboo butterfly and shook it: "Do you want it? Come and get it."
The children were a little hesitant, but their love for butterflies outweighed their timidity.
He came over and laughed out loud the moment he got the butterfly.
Lin Xi reminded: "I want to say thank you."
"Thank you." The voice had the milky sound unique to a child.
Don't mention it, this kid is quite beautiful, and it's perfect for relieving boredom.
"I have something more fun, do you want to play?"
"Yes, I want it." The child thought for a while and said "Thank you" again.
Lin Xi was amused and took the child to the nearby bamboo forest. She quickly caught a bamboo shoot insect.
She broke off the front joints of the bamboo shoot insect and stuck it on a branch. The insect whirled around like a small fan.
She has liked playing like this since she was a child, and she still likes it now!
Lin Xi handed the branch to the child and asked, "Is it windy?"
"It's windy! It's windy!" The child looked surprised.
He has never seen anything so fun! Toys that move on their own!
Lin Xi and the children caught a few more bamboo shoot worms and made several small fans in the same way as the gourds.
The two of them, one big and one small, had a great time.
After waiting for the insects to get tired and not move much, Lin Xi took out the fire sticks and lit a fire.
She buried the worms in the ashes of plants and dug them out as time went by. By twisting the heads of the bamboo shoot worms, she could smoothly pull out the flesh.
Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the taste is irreplaceable. Still as delicious as I remembered.
There is something to play and something to eat, so there is really no waste at all.
Destroy the corpse and eliminate traces, and no one will find it.
Lin Xi ate a few and handed one to the new kid he met.
The children were a little scared at first. After eating the first one, they found it tasted good and felt fresh, so they ate several more.
He said "thank you" politely.
Lin Xi laughed out loud, knowing that every child wouldn't like to play with these.
This kid was dressed in expensive clothes. He might have sneaked out to play while his parents were offering incense.
The two girls walked over in a hurry.
Caiyun found that the little prince was missing, so she looked for someone everywhere. Thank God, she finally found him, so there was no need to disturb the queen mother.
Caiyun knelt down and breathed a sigh of relief after checking that the prince was fine.
She ignored Lin Xi beside her, held the prince's hand, and planned to leave.
Feng Ye was not happy, so he threw her hand away, ran to Lin Xi, and asked expectantly: "Can I still play with you tomorrow?"
"Okay." Such a cute and polite kid, it's great to spend time with him.
Texue saw her playing with bugs just now, but she shook her head and walked away immediately.
With outsiders present, Feng Ye deliberately acted more calmly and said, "Then let me reward you with something."
Lin Xi blinked: "No need, we are friends."
Feng Ye nodded. He liked this new friend and would play with her tomorrow.
The two maids looked at each other, but did not speak, and left with the prince.
"Grandma!" Feng Ye entered the room and ran to the Queen Mother with a face full of joy.
The Queen Mother touched his face: "What did you and Sister Zhao Zhi do just now?"
Zhao Zhi is the queen's cousin. She has an average impression of people, but Feng Ye likes her, and she is also very attentive to Feng Ye.
The Queen Mother is the adoptive mother of the current emperor and has only one biological daughter. Her daughter died in childbirth five years ago, leaving only one grandchild.
Feng Ye had been prone to illness and disaster since childhood. The Queen Mother had sincerely worshiped the Buddha these years in the hope that the Buddha could protect her daughter's only bloodline and grow up safely.
This time she came to the temple to do some cleaning, and she brought her grandson with her.
Feng Ye looked innocent: "I knew my sister was talking to others, so I went to play by myself."
The Queen Mother frowned slightly: "She didn't accompany you? Then what did you go to play just now?"
"I met a good friend, we fanned ourselves with bugs, and I even ate the bugs!"
The Queen Mother suspected that she was deaf and subconsciously asked: "What?"
"I eat bugs! I even brought one to my grandma! Grandma eats it too!" After Feng Ye finished speaking, he took out the bamboo worm hidden in his sleeve like a treasure, "It's delicious!"
The two palace maids next to them had their eyes darkened and almost fainted. When did the little ancestor hide this!
The Queen Mother looked at the burnt insects, and then looked at the expectant eyes of her beloved grandson.
She didn't know whether she should eat it or not. It didn't suit her taste, but she didn't want to see the little girl disappointed.
The Queen Mother is always the Queen Mother, and she makes decisions quickly.
"My little sweetheart, you put it on the table first. Grandma is not hungry yet... we will eat it later."
Feng Ye nodded: "Grandma must eat it!"
Others in the room:…
After Feng Ye was taken down, the Queen Mother immediately asked his personal maid.
"Where did the little prince go just now? Why didn't you follow him?"
Caiyun immediately knelt down: "The prince said he wanted to eat Fuyu cake, so I went to the kitchen to get it. When Miss Zhao was with the prince, I thought about going back."
The Queen Mother looked unclear: "Get up, it seems that Zhao Zhi doesn't like Feng Ye as much as she showed. But who is the new friend in the little prince's mouth today?"
"She should be the adopted daughter of the British father-in-law. She just arrived at the temple today."
"It's her. The Ai family has heard a lot about her recently."
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The temple food is a bit vegetarian, but that doesn't matter. Lin Xi can add more food on his own.
It is easy to catch rabbits or pheasants in the back mountains.
The only bad thing is that I have to do morning classes with the great monk every day!
Before dawn, Lin Xi was woken up by Ta Xue.
The married women and officials who lived in the temple all wanted to be closer to the Queen Mother, so they all crowded into the main hall.
It was a bit cold outside early in the morning. Lin Xi walked around with his eyes half closed, found a Bodhisattva in the side hall who was not very popular, and knelt on the futon.
She was so sleepy, it didn't matter, she could sleep on her knees.
Feng Ye guessed that his new friend would come to do morning classes. He wanted to see people early, so he followed him.
He wanted to give his favorite nine-link ring to the other party.
Feng Ye walked around the main hall but couldn't find anyone, so he ran to the side hall to look for him.
