Princess?
After hearing this keyword, Xiao Nianzhi thought to himself that this might be Aunt Yu's former master.
Listening to this nostalgic tone, the other person is probably the person Aunt Yu went to pray for this time.
Xiao Nianzhi was not in a hurry to speak out, and listened patiently and obediently to Aunt Yu's whisper.
However, she only mentioned the concubine, and then expressed her nostalgia and remained silent for a long time.
After a long time, Aunt Yu finally pulled away from the past emotions. After opening her eyes, she quietly wiped the tears from her eyes and pointed at the snack: "Think about it and try it quickly. Your craftsmanship is good, and Auntie knows it. But let’s also try what others do and try to enjoy it, and don’t always torment ourselves.”
The snacks brought back by Aunt Yu are exquisite, small and taste very good.
With today's limited seasonings, the craftsmanship and effort of the producer can be seen in making pastries that are not inferior to modern tastes.
Xiao Nianzhi took a bite and felt the soft, waxy texture and sweet and delicious taste. His eyes lit up and he nodded his head: "Well, it's delicious!"
Hearing what she said, Aunt Yu curled her lips slightly, with pride between her eyebrows: "That's right, this is made by the chef in the Queen Mother's Palace. On weekdays, even His Majesty may not be able to eat it. Woolen cloth."
The two of them shared two plates of snacks on the way. It was too hot to hold the food, so Aunt Yu meant to eat as soon as possible, so as not to give others an advantage.
Around July 15th, many people go to White Horse Temple to pray. If they meet someone they know well and are seen by them, they might even share the food.
Aunt Yu doesn't want to take advantage of others.
That is, her little apprentice can do it, others...
Don’t even think about it!
The carriage was swaying for a while, and after more than half an hour, it finally arrived at the White Horse Temple.
White Horse Temple is halfway up the mountain. On the way up from the bottom of the mountain, facing the gate of White Horse Temple is a long, almost endless step.
Of course, the abbot said that the Buddha was tolerant and that if there were people who were inconvenient to climb the steps up the mountain, they could come in a carriage.
Therefore, on the east side of the steps, there is a mountain road that is not particularly good, and you can drive a carriage up the mountain.
Aunt Yu looked at the steps, then looked at the hot sun outside, and sighed softly: "How about we take a carriage."
After hearing this, Xiao Nianzhi thought for a while, what Aunt Yu meant was that in the past, she probably climbed up the mountain.
Guessing this possibility, Xiao Nianzhi said softly: "How about we crawl? This will show our sincerity."
Although it was said that the original owner did not want the body, Xiao Nianzhi picked it up for free, and he was still several years younger. No matter what the reason was, he really had to go and put some incense and burn paper for Xiao's mother.
Do your best and seek peace of mind.
Hearing what she said, Aunt Yu smiled helplessly: "It will be very tiring, the sun is still strong, and there is a chance of heat stroke."
Xiao Nianzhi was not in a hurry to persuade, but asked in confusion: "How did my aunt go up the mountain in previous years?"
After hearing this, Aunt Yu smiled again: "You are quite a clever guy, so let's go."
Obviously, Aunt Yu climbed the mountain in the past.
Xiao Nianzhi felt that he had good physical strength and was not unable to crawl.
However, the sun is really strong. After climbing up the mountain, you have to cook something to relieve the heat and drink it, otherwise you may feel uncomfortable.
They brought some ingredients here specially. While climbing the mountain, Xiao Nianzhi was thinking about cool delicacies to relieve the heat.
The two of them climbed the steps up the mountain, and asked the coachman to drive the carriage up the mountain road with their luggage.
They also brought a jar of pickles, this thing...
The light jar itself was extremely heavy. Even if Xiao Nianzhi was willing, Aunt Yu would not be willing to carry it up the mountain.
It's delicious, but it's heavy...
Then say no!
The two of them had just climbed for a while when they heard hearty laughter coming from behind, which sounded quite familiar.
Before Xiao Nianzhi could realize who this familiar voice was, before he even had time to look back, he heard Aunt Yu reminding her softly: "It's Miss Guo."
After saying that, the two of them turned around together and found that it was indeed Guo Sixue. The other party was dressed in a green outfit. She looked sassy and thin, and looked very chivalrous.
The other party was not alone. She was accompanied by a young man who looked similar to her and had wild eyebrows. The young man looked like he was no more than eleven or twelve years old.
Xiao Nianzhi guessed that the other party might be the young master of Guo Mansion.
Because Guo Sixue's eyes were similar to her own, Xiao Nianzhi had some impression of her.
We all knew each other, so now that they heard laughter, they turned their heads again, and it didn't seem right not to stand and wait for a while.
Guo Sixue soon spotted them and raised her hand to say hello: "Aunt Yu, I want to... Yuanniang!"
Guo Sixue wanted to call Xiao Nianzhi's nickname loudly. Considering that there were people coming from the bottom of the mountain, and there were also people climbing up a little further away, it was not good for someone to hear a girl's maiden name, and the words came out of her mouth. , turned another corner.
Xiao Nianzhi smiled and raised his hand and waved, without raising his voice: "Miss Guo."
Guo Sixue had extremely good physical strength. He took three steps and two steps at a time, pulling the young man beside him, and quickly caught up with him: "Yuanniang can call me Sixue, or Snow Lady. We don't have any nice nicknames in our family. Call whatever you want."
The young man next to her who looked similar to her rolled his eyes gracefully after hearing this, and whispered: "It sounds okay, Sister Guo."
After hearing this, Guo Sixue immediately hit her with a chokehold, but the other party dodged it in time. The young boy became more playful and shook his head at her: "A little bit, I can't catch you. Hey, I'm guarding you... …”
Before he could say the next words, he was swept away by Guo Sixue with a feint, followed by a grapple, successfully catching the person back.
The young boy was so angry that he gritted his teeth: "You are cheating!"
Guo Sixue increased the strength in her hands and smiled: "A soldier never tires of deceit!"
After controlling the person, Guo Sixue smiled sheepishly at Aunt Yu and Xiao Nianzhi: "Young brother is so reckless that Aunt Yu and Yuan Niang are laughing."
After finishing speaking, he let the young boy stand up straight and introduced him again: "This is my younger brother Guo Yinghui."
"This is my aunt's apprentice, sister of the Xiao family."
Upon hearing the introduction of his sister, Guo Ying returned the courtesy and saluted, while Xiao Nianzhi politely returned the salute.
After a brief exchange of greetings, everyone decided to go together.
The Guo Sixue siblings have excellent physical strength. To them, mountain climbing is just like playing. If they don't pay attention to politeness during the process, they can even run and jump.
In comparison, Xiao Nianzhi's physical strength is not that outstanding.
However, in fact, she climbed with ease, but Aunt Yu was physically weak and took two rests in the middle before climbing halfway up the mountain with difficulty.
During the day, the gate of White Horse Temple is wide open.
Because there are many pilgrims coming and going, there are many pilgrims standing or kneeling inside the temple gate and the main hall at this time.
After Xiao Nianzhi and the others came in, a young novice monk soon came over to ask whether they were offering incense or praying for blessings.
If you want to pray, you need to arrange a prayer room in the backyard.
Midnight
(End of chapter)
