Chapter 157 Is this lady's surname Zhao? (Two chapters combined)
Of course, this is no longer the Dong Family Study, but has been renamed to a higher, bigger and more prestigious name.
Dongxian Temple.
Before reaching Dongxian Temple, Zhao Shiqing smelled the scent of incense from the passers-by. Needless to say, these people had all been to Dongxian Temple.
"The last time I visited the Dongxian Temple, guess what happened? My old hen, which had stopped laying eggs and was about to be slaughtered for soup, suddenly started laying eggs, and they were all double-yolk eggs! What do you think? Is this a manifestation of Dongxian?"
"Yes, it was the divine presence of Dong Xian. Also, my neighbor's second aunt's cousin's sister-in-law had been married for seven or eight years but hadn't gotten pregnant. After praying to Dong Xian, she got pregnant, and with twins."
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Zhao Shiqing and the others were so fascinated by what they heard that they wanted to kneel down at Dong Xian's feet and pay homage to him.
Loach: "I want to be white, as white as a white flour bun."
Ling Bo: "I want to grow a little taller, just a little bit."
Shen Wangxing: "I want to become smarter!"
Zhao Shiqing: "I would like to ask Master Dong Xian to bless my grandfather with good health and a long life, my eldest brother to recover quickly, my second brother to become smarter, my sister to be safe and happy and marry a good husband, and my master to cook more delicious dishes."
Zhao Shiqing looked at Wan Ruyi: "Aunt Ruyi, what do you want?"
Wan Ruyi was stunned. She found that she had nothing to ask for. She didn't need to become whiter or taller, and she had no relatives or friends to worry about.
She thought for a moment and said, "Then I will ask Master Dongxian to bless everyone in Qingjing Temple to be safe from disaster."
The corners of Zhao Shiqing's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself, Master Dong Xian will definitely not be able to fulfill your wish. According to Madam Wei's style of doing things, those people in Qingjing Temple who don't know the inside story will be fine, at most they will be sent away, but the abbess Qingjing, the nunnery master, will definitely not survive.
At this moment, two women came towards them, cursing as they walked: "Damn old liar, you dare to cheat in a place like Dongxian Temple? Master Dongxian should punish him with thunder and let him get retribution. His wife cheated on him, and he raised a son for someone else, and he will be a cuckold for the rest of his life!"
There is nothing more vicious for a man than cursing him to be cuckolded and raise someone else's son.
Zhao Shiqing was curious, what kind of liar could be worthy of such love from the aunts?
Just as this thought came to mind, Ling Bo said, "Hey, could it be that old liar from last time?"
Yes, Zhao Shiqing also remembered that she also knew an old liar.
After so long, she almost forgot about the old liar.
That old swindler still owed her money, tens of thousands of taels of silver, and she depended on this money for the rest of her life.
However, there are so many scammers in the world, who can be sure that this scammer is the one she knows?
But Miss Zhao Er never fought a battle she wasn't sure of. She looked at Ling Bo and said, "Ling Bo, are we bringing all our family assets with us?"
Lingbo is the second lady's hands, the second lady's feet, the second lady's purse, and the second lady's treasure chest.
She patted the small flower bag she carried across her shoulder and said, "Of course I have to carry an IOU worth tens of thousands of taels with me."
At this moment, Ling Bo had the same idea as her second young lady. Her second young lady was a foolish and generous person, so for the rest of her life, whether she ate meat or drank porridge with the second young lady, she had to rely on these tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Zhen Wuduo, who was swinging his feet and basking in the sun in the courtyard at this time, had no idea that his beloved granddaughter actually wanted to rely on the debt that would never be recovered for her retirement. If he knew, he would definitely cry to death in the toilet.
Zhao Shiqing thought about the tens of thousands of taels of silver, and suddenly he became energetic. He walked quickly and several people soon arrived at Dongxian Temple.
The current Dongxian Temple no longer looks like the study it once was. Now it is filled with smoke and believers can be seen everywhere. Neighbors are unwilling to give up this good opportunity that has been delivered to their doorsteps and have started small businesses.
There were people selling incense, offerings, flowers, and snacks, but the most eye-catching one was a fortune-telling stall with a big sign that read "Iron Plate Fortune Telling".
Zhao Shiqing also saw the Iron Plate Diviner himself, a blind man with his eyes closed, and it was unclear whether he was really blind or pretending to be blind.
The old liar those two aunts were talking about must be him.
Zhao Shiqing sighed, her joy was in vain. This blind man was definitely not the one who owed her money.
She asked the aunt next to her, "Auntie, is this fortune teller accurate?"
The aunt had a loud voice, making Zhao Shiqing's ears buzz. "You mean Blind Wang? Who in Tong'an City doesn't know him? He used to have a stall at Erdaomen, but now that Dongxian Temple has become more popular, he moved here. You know, he's quite accurate. Don't worry, little girl. When you get engaged, your mother will take your birth date and horoscope to Blind Wang."
Zhao Shiqing's eyes lit up even more. This Blind Wang obviously had a good reputation in Tong'an. The old liar the two aunts just mentioned should not be him.
Zhao Shiqing looked around but didn't see the debtor scammer.
"Let's go in and worship!" Zhao Shiqing waved his hand, and several people lit incense and couldn't wait to step into Dongxian Temple.
Everyone, whether you can become whiter, taller, more beautiful, smarter, and whether your loved ones live a good life, all depends on this worship today!
Those who knew thought they came to burn incense, while those who didn’t thought they came to fight.
The one who looks the most normal among the few is Wan Ruyi. She has been a nun for decades. Although there is a difference between monks and Taoists, the piety that comes from her bones makes it clear that she comes here to burn incense with sincerity.
As for the others, forget it. They are just fifteen or sixteen-year-old kids. What can you expect from them? It’s already very sensible of them that they don’t jump around.
Although the Dong family is well-off, they are not a wealthy family. The yard is not big and the study is just a two-story building. At this moment, there is a long queue in the yard, waiting to enter the study.
The Dong family members were here to guide us to donate merits to the merit box first. Zhao Shiqing and his group were many, so they donated a lot of merits. Thinking that they would soon become whiter, taller and smarter, everyone rushed to put silver into the merit box.
Others stuffed copper coins, but they stuffed silver, yes silver!
The Dong family members were all smiling and their eyes were full of love when they looked at them.
The Dong family members in other places soon received the signal. Several rich children had arrived. Although the one who led them was an adult, he looked dull and not very smart.
So, Zhao Shiqing found that they were treated as VIPs. Someone came to lead the way, and they didn't have to queue up and went straight to the second floor.
The second floor is where Dong Xian became an immortal, and it is also the most effective place to make wishes.
The second floor is even smaller, with a statue of the Three Pure Ones in the middle and a scholar with an immortal look below him, who is none other than the legendary Dong Xian.
Knowing that they were coming to burn incense, Zhen Wuduo gave each of them twenty taels when they left. Wherever there was incense, the front of the door was very lively, and there were all the food and toys that children liked.
So now, the twenty taels came in handy. Everyone made a wish one by one and put silver into the merit box next to Dong Xian. The Dong family members next to them smiled happily and kept saying good luck and may all their wishes come true.
A few people made a wish and went downstairs under the envious gazes of the believers in line. The Dong family said that there were traces of immortal Dong everywhere in the yard and they could walk around.
A few people started walking around the yard, and sure enough, there was a sign in front of the well that said "Dong Xian's Water Collection Place", there was an incense table, and a merit box next to it.
They bowed and then put money into the donation box.
Going further, there is a stone bench with a sign next to it that says "Dong Xian's Resting Place" and a merit box next to it. Continue walking and there are a few steps. This is the "Dong Xian's Gaze Back Place" with a merit box next to it.
They put money into the donation box as they walked, and then they saw another sign in front of them that read "Dong Xian's Toilet" and a donation box next to it.
Loach was shocked: "Oh my god, it turns out Dong Xian also needs to go to the toilet!"
Chen Wangxing: "Vulgar, for a god, that's not called going to the toilet, that's called cleansing the essence and marrow!"
Everyone expressed their admiration: "Chen Wangxing, you really know a lot!"
At this moment, a discordant voice came from the side: "You have all been deceived! Dong Xian, what is this? He is a liar!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a person, an acquaintance!
"Ah, it's my little friend, no, it's my daughter!"
Zhao Shiqing slapped his forehead. What a dark history! People cannot have a dark history, otherwise it will be dug up one day.
Thinking back to that day, she called Zhao Xingzhou "Dad" in order to get him to sign the IOU. Although she refused to admit it afterwards, Zhao Xingzhou still brought up the matter today.
"Grandpa, how are you?" Zhao Shiqing's main point is that as long as I am not embarrassed, then others will be embarrassed.
This is the old madman and old liar, Mr. Zhao Xingzhou, who I spent a few days with in Wu!
Zhao Xingzhou obviously didn't expect to meet Zhao Shiqing here.
Among the people following Zhao Shiqing, he knew Niu Qiu and Ling Bo. Chen Wangxing was a stranger, but he looked about the same age as the three of them, so he guessed they were friends who played together.
Zhao Xingzhou's gaze finally fell on Wan Ruyi's face, and his brows were furrowed into a shape of a "川" (川).
This is a middle-aged woman. No matter how you look at it, she would not be a playmate for these half-grown children.
Could it be an elder?
Although the little girl surnamed Zhao claimed that she was an orphan who was kicked out of the home by her adoptive mother, her appearance and behavior showed that she was raised in a wealthy family.
The middle-aged woman in front of him, although dressed simply and wearing a strange headscarf on her head, exuded a sense of nobility from head to toe. Well, it seemed that she was the elder of Miss Zhao's family. He just didn't know if she was a relative of her adoptive parents or her biological parents.
No, why did he feel that this woman was somewhat familiar?
Zhao Shiqing did not wait for Zhao Xingzhou to express his true feelings after a long separation, but found that Zhao Xingzhou was actually staring at Wan Ruyi.
Zhao Shiqing felt nervous. This old madman could stare at anyone, but not Wan Ruyi.
She rushed forward and blocked Wan Ruyi behind her: "I say, old man, I haven't seen you for a few months. Why are you becoming more and more frivolous? You are called frivolous, do you understand?"
Ling Bo chimed in: "And you're still calling me an old scoundrel!"
Loach: "Also called shameless old man!"
Chen Wangxing...he just said that studying is useless. Look, now those three who don’t like studying can cope with it, only he is speechless.
Zhao Xingzhou's goatee trembled with anger as he pointed at Zhao Shiqing: "You, you, you."
Zhao Shiqing: "You, you, pay me back!"
Zhao Xingzhou: "It's been so long since we've met, and you're asking for money now. You're obsessed with money."
Zhao Shiqing: "How dare you say that? Last time you left without saying goodbye, didn't pay back the money, and never came back. You ate my food, lived in my house, and owed me money. Do you have the nerve to say that?"
Zhao Xingzhou was not angry anymore. He narrowed his old eyes. This little girl was really too irritating to him.
"If you acknowledge me as your father, I will return the money I owe you."
Zhao Shiqing rolled her eyes. "There are your fingerprints on my IOU. Ten fingerprints. If you don't pay me back, I'll report you to the police and have them compare your fingerprints to see how you can deny it."
Zhao Xingzhou was amused: "Okay, I want to see which official dares to compare my fingers with yours."
However, Zhao Xingzhou didn't want to continue arguing with Zhao Shiqing after finally meeting her again. Besides, he couldn't win the argument.
He smiled and asked, "Why are you here?"
Zhao Shiqing: "The old liar that the aunties were talking about just now is you, right? Are you trying to cheat people out of money, sex, or even just to get steamed buns?"
"No, no, it's not me who's deceiving people, it's this so-called Dongxian Temple. This place is full of scammers and traps. I'm sure you've been cheated out of your money too.
"I gave you this kind reminder, but those ignorant women not only didn't believe me, but instead accused me of cheating. They are truly stubborn and reckless."
Zhao Shiqing looked at Lingbo, Lingbo looked at Niuqiu, Niuqiu looked at Chen Wangxing, Chen Wangxing looked at Wan Ruyi, and then everyone looked at Zhao Xingzhou.
"Old man, you are wrong. We have not been deceived, and no one has deceived us."
Right, they are all very smart, who can deceive them?
"Nonsense! I just saw you stuffing money into the donation box, and you still said you weren't cheated!"
"Of course not, we volunteered, no one lied to us!"
Zhao Xingzhou...was like this when he was young. He learned his lesson after being cheated a few times.
He looked at Wan Ruyi again. The children were ignorant, and the adults were also acting foolishly with them.
Originally, Zhao Shiqing wanted to block Wan Ruyi behind him, but he forgot about it in the excitement of arguing with Zhao Xingzhou just now, and moved to the side a few inches, so Zhao Xingzhou could clearly see Wan Ruyi's face.
At first glance, it looks a little familiar, but the more you look at it, the more familiar it becomes.
In fact, Wan Ruyi's appearance after putting on makeup is very different from her original appearance, but she was taught by Zhao Shiqing, and Zhao Shiqing only learned the basics, so if you look closely at Wan Ruyi's current face, you can still see the shadow of her original appearance.
If Xiuxiu did it herself, even ordinary rouge and powder could give Wan Ruyi a complete makeover.
It’s a pity that Xiuxiu is not here!
"Madam, is your surname Zhao?"
The reason why Zhao Xingzhou asked this was because he knew that Zhao Shiqing's surname was Zhao. Since this lady came with Zhao Shiqing and might be her elder, wouldn't it be normal for her to have the surname Zhao?
The surname Zhao he mentioned was the Zhao in Zhao Shiqing's name.
But what Zhao Shiqing heard was not the case at all.
She was shocked!
Wan Ruyi’s surname is indeed Zhao, the Zhao from the royal family!
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