In the room, Chen Kai counted the remaining money; there wasn't much left.

The family's profitable business was monopolized by my grandparents, and they received very little money, not even enough to pay their salaries.

Chen Kai sighed helplessly and said, "Let Zhou Kai and the others go out and set up a stall to sell cold drinks tomorrow. Arrange some people from the town and the county, so we can earn more money."

Xiao Jing said with a serious expression, "Use the rest of the money to buy food!"

Chen Kai asked, "Will grain prices really rise very high in the future?"

Xiao Tian nodded and said, "Grain prices will only rise, not fall."

Chen Kai frowned and said, "But isn't it enough to have enough grain to last until the autumn harvest? Are you going to keep requisitioning grain?"

Xiao Tian said, "You guessed right!"

Chen Kai said, "Then I'll ask Fourth Brother to use the rest of our money to buy grain. But let's persuade Parents to buy some more and stock up."

These past few days, everyone in the family has been busy with their own things. Er Ya and the others followed Chen Nong to collect a lot of edible things, which they dried and stored away.

Today, Anping Village is filled with joy because the temple fair has arrived, and the villagers are going up the mountain to burn incense and worship Buddha.

At the Chen family home, Daya and the others wore matching outfits again, with the same hairstyles that Chen Kai had done for them last time.

Sanya dressed up beautifully and started showing off everywhere again.

Today, the entire Chen family took a day off and went to Hanning Temple to burn incense and pray to Buddha.

Hanning Temple is quite far from their village; it takes most of the day to walk there. However, this does not dampen the villagers' enthusiasm for going to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. On temple fair days, everyone gets up early in the morning to get ready and happily goes to the temple to burn incense.

Chen Kai saw his mother packing grain and asked in confusion, "Mom, why are you packing grain?"

Madam Zhou smiled and said, "My dear son, this grain is for the temple. When people go to the temple to offer incense, they bring some food with them and then have a vegetarian meal there. This is our local custom."

"Oh!" Chen Kai nodded.

Old Man Chen said, "My good son, eat more vegetarian food later and absorb more of the blessings from the temple."

Zhou also said with a smile, "Yes, you should eat more."

Chen's wife also picked a lot of fresh vegetables and put them on the oxcart, which they would take with them later.

After everything was packed up, Old Man Chen told everyone to set off in the oxcart.

On their journey, they passed through many interesting villages where all sorts of edible wild vegetables grew.

After their oxcarts entered the mountains, Chen Kai was surprised to find that the mountain roads were quite flat and wide, enough for two oxcarts to drive side by side.

Old Man Chen saw Chen Kai looking at the mountain road and said, "This road was opened up by several nearby villages. Before, the road ahead was just a remote path, but now it's all open up to Hanning Temple."

Zhou also smiled and said, "Yes, the mountain road is much easier to travel now. Many wealthy families come by carriage to offer incense. The reputation of Hanning Temple is growing, and more and more people are coming to visit."

Chen Shi said happily, "We'll be there after a few more mountains. We used to walk there, which was exhausting. This is the first time we've ridden in an oxcart."

The further they went into the mountains, the more people they encountered on the road, all of them going to Hanning Temple to offer incense.

Gradually, you can see people setting up stalls on both sides of the road.

Seeing that there were many people selling incense, Zhou called out, "Stop for a moment, we need to buy a few long incense sticks this year."

Zhou got off the oxcart and said, "This time, we'll buy incense outside, where it's cheaper. When we get to the temple, we'll add more money for incense."

Old Man Chen laughed and said, "Alright, alright, I'll listen to you."

Er Ya and the others saw some food for sale and got a little hungry, so they bought some to eat.

At this moment, Chen Xiaohua's family also arrived in their oxcart. After Er Ya and the others finished selling their goods, everyone set off together.

Suddenly, Xiao Bao shouted excitedly, "Wow! There are so many big birds!"

Wu Dahai said with a smile, "We've arrived at the foot of Hanning Temple."

Not far away is a large lake, with a small island in the middle. Various kinds of birds, large and small, fly over the lake.

Looking at the various birds circling above the lake, Chen Kai exclaimed, "They're so beautiful!"

Sanya exclaimed happily, "There are so many mandarin ducks on the lake! They're so beautiful!"

Zhou said, "We'll be at the place where the oxcarts are parked soon, and then we'll get off. We still have a long way to go to reach the top of the mountain."

Not long after, they got off the bus.

Old Man Chen and the others handed the oxcart to a young monk, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, young monk!"

“You’re too kind, benefactor. This is my duty,” the young monk said.

Suddenly, a series of cat meows rang out.

A gray cat came out and circled around the little monk, acting cute.

Xiao Bao exclaimed excitedly, "Wow, there's a cat!"

Chen Kai couldn't help but squat down and pet the kitten, wanting to hug it.

The cat is quite cute, but a little thin, and has a notch on its right ear; I don't know what animal bit it off.

The kitten wasn't afraid of people at all, probably because it was used to people. When it was petted, it rubbed against Chen Kai's palm, enjoying his caresses.

Just as Chen Kai was about to hug the kitten, a little girl ran over and took it away.

The little girl stroked the cat's soft fur and said happily, "The kitten is so cute, it feels so nice to touch!"

Er Ya was furious when she saw that she had snatched the cat away. She said, "How shameless! Stealing other people's things! It was clearly my uncle who petted the cat first."

When Chen Kai saw that Sanya was about to rush over and snatch it back, he immediately stopped her, saying, "It's okay, Sanya, let's go, let's go up the mountain."

The path leading up the mountain is paved with bluestone slabs, and the trees on both sides of the path are very lush. There are many people walking on the path, making it very lively.

After climbing to the top of the mountain, a wide road appeared in front of us.

Old Man Chen said, "We've reached the top of the mountain. If we keep walking along this road and turn a corner, we'll reach the temple."

Along the way, there were many stalls, row upon row, selling incense, food, blessings for peace and safety... everything was available, making it very lively.

Zhou said, "Let's go in and offer incense first, then we can come out and stroll around later."

At the end of the road, there is a small, bustling square. A long flight of steps leads up to a temple. Beside the steps stands a stone tablet inscribed with "Hanning Temple."

Chen Kai and his group could see the temple from the square. The temple was made of large stones and wood, and the main hall was three stories high.