"Let's go back and find a medicine hall to stop at."
After the car drove away, Chunxiao looked at the two again. It was obvious that the boy's injuries were more serious than the girl's. "Don't try to steal flowers again. If you get caught next time, I won't let you go so easily."
"This is really our first time." The boy clenched his fists. "Today is my mother's birthday. I wanted to give her a bouquet of flowers to make her happy, so I picked a few." He was still holding the stems of the withered flowers in his hands. "They're all broken!" His tone was very sad.
"If anyone wants to send flowers, let your father send them. Your mother will be happier if your father sends them to you!"
The little girl suddenly began to sob.
The boy wiped her tears and said, "Dad died on the battlefield. Mom is sick and cries every day. We want to make her happy."
This is another family that has been persecuted because of the war. No one knows how long this war will last, otherwise there will be more and more innocent families like this. Chunxiao felt infinite pity in her heart.
The carriage soon arrived at a pharmacy. Chunxiao took the two of them out of the car and asked the doctor to apply medicine to them. He also bought a bottle of good medicine for wounds.
The boy took the medicine bottle and bowed to Chunxiao, "Thank you, auntie."
Seeing that their clothes were torn, Chun Xiao decided to be kind and took them to a clothing store to buy them each a set of ready-made clothes. "Well, I have a connection with you two, so I'll give you a set of clothes so your injuries won't be noticed. Auntie is leaving too."
The boy wiped his eyes and asked, "Auntie, where do you live? How can we find you?"
Chun Xiao smiled and actually wanted to go look for her. "Why are you looking for me? I'm from Pengdong, which is far away from here. Go back."
"Aunt, my name is Yang Huaitian, and this is my sister Yang Xue. What's your name?"
"My aunt's name is Yan Chunxiao, and I'm Yan Shuwen. Okay, we have to hurry back to Qingzhou." Shuwen suddenly took out two taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to the boy, "Take it, we're leaving."
The two set off directly to Wanfeng County.
"I didn't expect you to be so generous, giving me two taels of silver as soon as you asked."
"Aunt, please don't blame me. The medicine and clothes you bought cost more than two taels of silver. I just feel sorry for them. Compared to them, I am living a much happier life."
"It seems our Shuwen has really grown up and now has his own private money."
"Aunt, please stop laughing at me. This is only a small amount for me. I've already agreed with my father that I'll get a commission from the farm's harvest, and I'll also have to ask my second uncle for it when I get home. Otherwise, why would I manage the farm for them? It's so tiring every day."
"What do you need so much money for at such a young age? Are you saving money to get married?"
"It's not time to get married yet. I want to save money to buy a small farm for myself. That way, the money I save will grow more and more, just like you, aunt."
"Well, you're quite ambitious. Hey, our family isn't short of money now, but we're short of people. Why don't you get ready to get married?"
"Aiya, aunt, why do you keep talking about getting married? I'm only a child. I'm not telling you, I'm going to save money secretly and show you my worth in the end."
"Okay, I'm optimistic about you. You need to work harder."
As they traveled along the way, they saw many people displaced and gradually lost the desire to travel. They finally arrived at Wanfeng County. This time they did not stop and went straight to Wuling County. They finally entered Qingzhou. The closer they got, the stronger their feeling of missing Qingzhou became.
"Aunt, we are now in the territory of Qingzhou and have already walked most of the way."
"Well, your mother would definitely be happy if she saw you. My mother would definitely be happy too if she saw me." Chunxiao's mood was just like the weather, sunny and bright.
Arriving at Wuling County, Chunxiao finally felt like traveling again.
"Just now while we were having dinner, I heard that the Buddhist temple in Wuling County is quite famous. Let's go and have a look tomorrow." Chunxiao stood at the door of Shuwen's room, looking at the street in the distance. There was a children's toy store across the street. They could go and have a look later. Changxing must be able to walk now. I wonder what kind of toys he likes.
"The temple is called Wanfo Temple, but you, aunt, call it Monk Temple."
"A temple is a place for monks, right? Let's go and ask for a fortune. I hope the Buddha will bless my family with health and safety, and bless me with good fortune and a safe life."
"I don't know if the Wanfo Temple is effective. Someone just told me that you have to pay for incense when you go there."
"As for the incense money, just a token of appreciation is enough. Monks and nuns are free from the four elements, and money is just a material possession. Even a penny can be used as incense money. The most important thing is sincerity."
"Auntie, I don't think you are sincere."
"Nonsense, sincerity can't be seen, it has to be felt. Don't you feel that Buddha has been blessing me all the time? Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. Stay here and don't run around. I'll go buy some things and be back soon."
The Wanfo Temple is indeed very popular and has many pilgrims.
Today Chunxiao and Shuwen went out on foot, thinking that taking a carriage would be inconvenient. Who knew that the Wanfo Temple was so far away? It took them half an hour to walk there, and another half an hour to climb the mountain.
When they arrived at the main hall, both of them were exhausted.
"Auntie," Shuwen panted, "Just climbing up here is a sign of great sincerity. Look at those female pilgrims, wow, they're really impressive."
"Aunt, you have to burn two more incense sticks today, otherwise I will be sorry for my legs." She climbed up, but her legs were very sore. Looking at the pilgrims beside her, they were all calm and composed. Not only Shuwen admired them, but she had to admire them too!
I didn’t expect that this ancient lady looked so delicate and weak, but was actually so strong inside.
There is a majestic Buddha statue in the middle of the hall, as if the Buddha is overlooking all living beings. In short, you can feel a different kind of majesty when you enter the hall.
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