Chapter 206: Worshiping the Peach Fairy Tree
The two said goodbye to the master. Before leaving, the master gave her some dried plums and said, "I made them myself. Take them and eat them on the way."
Yu Huatang said, "How can that be? I didn't bring you anything in the first place."
"The old man is about to be buried, what else does he need? You come to see me and talk to me, which makes me happy. I am even happier to see your husband again today. I hope that next time you come, you can bring half a child with you, and I will give them plums to eat."
Yu Huatang couldn't refuse anymore. Zhao Yan was very happy to hear this. Even looking at the old man seemed particularly kind.
The two said goodbye to the master and went to the temple the master mentioned.
It is estimated that it has reopened. There are a lot of pilgrims coming and going. There are some clever little Taoist priests at the door. When they see people, they say nice words and ask them to buy some incense oil.
Upon meeting Yu Huatang and the others, the young Taoist priest came up and said, "You two are a match made in heaven, a talented man and a beautiful woman. The thousand-year-old peach tree in the small temple is very effective in praying for marriage. Anyone who comes here can hold a wedding when they return. Would you like to buy some incense and go and pray?"
Yu Huatang didn't say anything, so Zhao Yan asked, "Don't they provide incense inside?"
"Yes, but those are for the Bodhisattva, and these are for the Peach Fairy. The spices are different, and they are in charge of different officials in heaven, so there are also differences." The little Taoist priest said eloquently.
Zhao Yan asked, "How much?"
"One stick of incense costs ten coins, so two sticks cost eighteen coins."
Zhao Yan said, "Then give me two incense sticks."
The young Taoist priest handed it over. Although Yu Huatang didn't believe it, she couldn't say much in the temple, so she just followed him in.
Sure enough, a group of people were gathered around a peach tree, worshipping. They were all young men and women. Some of them had bought tags, wrote something on them, and asked a master to recite a few words before hanging them on the peach tree. Yu Huatang walked closer and saw that they were people's names.
Zhao Yan bought some incense, but he couldn't let it go to waste, so he lit it up and gave her a stick of incense, while he himself kowtowed devoutly.
Yu Huatang didn't want to bow at first, but there were people waiting behind her, and she couldn't just leave and let others laugh at Zhao Yan. After hesitating for a while, she knelt down, bowed three times immediately, and stood up to leave.
This incense is to be inserted in a special Tonglu, indicating that it is a special incense for Taoxian.
The incense burner was too high and was only used by men. Zhao Yan took it from her hand, asked her to wait here for a while, and then went to light the incense.
Then the two of them looked around for a while and happened to see someone selling love knots. The little girl was sweet-mouthed and said some nice things, so Zhao Yan bought another pair.
He handed one to her and said, "I heard that if you hang this by the bed, you will be together forever."
Yu Huatang didn't want to take it, but he was good-looking and many people were looking at her. She didn't want to be watched, so she had to take it. Zhao Yan asked, "Will you be fired when you get back?"
She said 'hmm'.
This was just a perfunctory gesture. She didn't believe it, and in fact, he didn't believe it either, but he had something to ask for and wanted to spend his whole life with her. At this moment, he was willing to believe it, and he would naturally hang it by the bed after he returned.
The temple wasn't big, so it didn't take long for the two of them to finish looking around. Yu Huatang said, "Let's go back. I'm afraid the sun will set soon."
Zhao Yan nodded, found a place to fetch water, and bought some cakes to prepare.
The journey was quite long, and it was almost dark when we returned to the courtyard.
Looking at the setting sun, Yu Huatang asked her, "When are we leaving tomorrow?"
Zhao Yan said, "It's probably around five o'clock in the morning. There's something going on over there."
Yu Huatang felt a little sorry and said, "I'm sorry. You were already tired and finally rested, and now you have to accompany me to such a far place." Zhao Yan looked at her and said, "We are getting married soon. I am your husband. From now on, your affairs will be my affairs. I am so happy that you can take me with you. How can I feel tired?"
Yu Huatang asked again, "When will you come back next time?"
Zhao Yan said, "The only time I have time is during the Double Ninth Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, but those holidays are coming up soon, so I probably won't be able to make it back. If I have to wait until October, I'll have to find time to come back." He then said, "How about, when you're free, let Xiaolu bring you to see me."
Yu Huatang lowered his head and said, "I probably don't have time either. Let's talk about it later."
At this time, someone came from the main road, and Yu Huatang immediately took a few steps back to keep some distance from him.
Zhao Yan looked at her and asked, "When will you agree to my proposal? If you think now is too soon, how about October, or November?"
Yu Huatang looked at him, hesitant, and didn't say anything for a long time. Zhao Yan had to comfort himself and finally said, "Forget it, there's no need to rush. You can tell me when you've made up your mind. We're going to get married anyway, right?"
After hearing what he asked next, Yu Huatang finally said, "Then we'll talk about it when you come back next time."
Zhao Yan had no choice but to agree, "Okay. You go in first, and I'll leave after you go in."
Yu Huatang took a few steps, looked back at him a few times, and finally said, "Then you...be careful on the road."
She felt a little bad that he came back like this and did nothing but accompany her for such a long distance, but it would be a bit strange if she kept thanking him, so she didn't think about it anymore.
After Zhao Yan left, the shop became busy. Now Changming Pavilion not only has to make lanterns, but also has to teach apprentices.
Seeing more and more apprentices, Yu Huatang discussed with Manager Yuan to buy the shop opposite so that they could work and teach at the same time.
At the beginning of October, she received another letter from Zhao Yan, saying that her birthday was coming soon and how she wanted to celebrate it. He would try to find time to come back, but he would trouble her to plan where to go first.
In a blink of an eye, he was 26 years old. Since his parents passed away, Yu Huatang had not celebrated his birthday much. Sometimes he would go out and play for the whole day, and sometimes he would just eat a few eggs at home.
Later I went to Beijing and no one remembered me, so I didn’t spend much time there.
Now that he mentioned it, I remembered this.
She thought that he had to build dams, keep an eye on post-disaster housing construction, and visit the people living in temporary houses and rented houses in the government office from time to time. Naturally, he was the busiest.
Afterwards she wrote back to him, saying that work should be given priority and that she could just eat something here and didn't need to come back.
On her birthday, the shop was closed. Qing Xing had asked for leave two days earlier and went home. She planned to go out for a walk alone after closing the door, but Xu Fu came and said, "Senior Sister."
Ever since Xu Fu was taken in by his father, he has taken over the family shop on his own. I heard that he is doing well now. Yu Huatang hasn't seen him for a long time. Suddenly, she felt that he has grown a lot taller. Now he is no longer the naive teenager, but has become more mature.
"Why are you here?" Yu Huatang asked in surprise.
Xu Fu said, "I came here to buy some goods. I thought it was my senior sister's birthday today, so I came to take a look."
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