"Miss, does this temple charge for vegetarian food?" Xiaohua looked at her seriously.
Chun Xiao looked at her innocent expression and patted her shoulder, "Xiao Hua, there is no such thing as a free lunch."
Xiaohua curled her lips, that meant she was asking for money. She looked at Yang Huaitian who was standing beside her and said, "Why don't you guys go eat. I'll watch over the carriage and wait for you on it."
"Come on, let's try them all. It's only a few taels of silver. We have to broaden our horizons. Otherwise, if someone asks us what famous vegetarian dishes are in the temple, wouldn't it be embarrassing if we don't know anything? We're already here."
Chunxiao took Xiaohua to the backyard, and Yang Huaitian followed behind.
The backyard garden is now lush and green, and the scenery is even better than last time.
"Donor!" A monk came over, "Are you here for a vegetarian meal or to have your face read?"
Chun Xiao was immediately interested when he heard that it could also read faces. "Master, we would like to try the vegetarian food at Bao Temple and ask the master to read our faces. Please arrange it."
The monk bowed to them and asked, "Would you like to find a quiet room in the side room or a pavilion outside?"
"The scenery in this backyard is so charming, we naturally want to eat outside while enjoying the beautiful view. Please find us an empty pavilion."
The monk took them to another courtyard, which was larger than the one they had entered before. Several pavilions were already occupied, and they were taken to one near the inside.
A young monk came over to introduce the vegetarian dishes. Chunxiao ordered a few of their signature vegetarian dishes, paid the money, and waited in the pavilion.
"Aunt, this Buddhist temple makes more money than ordinary people. Just the things you just ordered plus the fortune-telling by the master cost 10 taels of silver. Aren't you afraid of being cheated?" Yang Huaitian felt that they were being cheated. This Buddhist temple was probably selling dog meat under the guise of selling mutton.
"Don't talk nonsense." Chun Xiao looked around and then smiled. "How many temples have you been to? With so many monks in a temple, they must have some income. Otherwise, how can they support themselves? This is a case of one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten. Even if I was cheated, I will just consider it as paying for a lesson."
Xiaohua stood by the pavilion and looked around. "Miss, this backyard is so beautiful. I'll make a note of it for you. When you renovate your yard next time, you can build one like this."
Chunxiao rolled her eyes. She didn't know how much the rockery, pine trees, cypresses and roses in the yard cost. It was not her style to spend money on such flashy things. However, she couldn't completely deny it. Who knows, if she went crazy one day in the future.
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