Yu Jiao smiled and said, "I don't have any wishes to make. Sister Fuling, you throw the coin." She also stuffed the copper coin in her hand to Yu Fuling.
"How can I not have any wishes?" Yu Fuling muttered, holding the copper coin given to her by Yu Jiao, she took a deep breath, clenched it nervously for a long time, leaned forward, and then raised her hand to throw it out.
It’s a pity that I still didn’t succeed.
The crowd watching also expressed regret.
“This is too difficult…” Yu Fuling threw two coins in a row and missed the target. She felt distressed and said with emotion, “No wonder they all said that the turtle pond spirit of Fahua Temple is so difficult to win. It must be good luck if you can win!”
Lu Jin smiled when he heard this, "I'll vote for my sister."
After he finished speaking, he did not move, but raised his hand and threw the copper coin in his palm. Seeing that he threw it so casually, everyone thought it would definitely not hit the target. However, the copper coin seemed to have eyes, and flew accurately into the mouth of the stone turtle in the middle of the pond, and landed among a pile of copper coins with a crisp impact sound.
Yu Fuling shouted excitedly, "I got it! I got it!"
"Sister Fuling, make a wish quickly." Lu Jin said with a smile.
The people surrounding the pond also wanted to have a wish, so they quickly put their hands together and closed their eyes. Yu Fuling was a little embarrassed at first, but was afraid that someone else would snatch her wish away, so she quickly closed her eyes and prayed silently in her heart that her family would be healthy and that her younger brother would pass the provincial examination.
Yu Jiao looked at the old stone turtle in the pond and felt that it was not easy for it to survive, as it carried the wishes of so many people.
Yu Qizhe handed the copper coin in his hand to Yu Jiao and said softly, "It doesn't matter if you don't have a wish, just give it a try."
Hearing his doting tone, Yu Jiao curved her lips and smiled. Does she look like a playful child?
Yu Jiao shook her head, revealing a not-so-obvious dimple on her lips, "No need, go ahead and try it."
Seeing that she was staring at him with burning eyes, Yu Qizhe rubbed the copper plate on his palm with his fingertips and flicked his fingers. The copper plate flew out and fell directly into the mouth of the old stone turtle.
The crowd cheered again. Yu Fuling, who had just made a wish and opened his eyes, looked delighted. "Little brother, you made it in? You are amazing! Make a wish now."
Yu Qizhe looked at Yu Jiao as if to seek credit. Yu Jiao gave him a thumbs up and he laughed softly.
"You can do it!" Lu Jin punched Yu Qizhe on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "Have you recovered your martial arts?"
Yu Qizhe shook his head. The poison three years ago not only destroyed his body but also his martial arts. Now, only some hidden strength was left.
"Little brother, make a wish quickly." Yu Fuling urged excitedly.
Yu Qizhe lowered his eyes to look at Yu Jiao who was smiling beside him, and closed his eyes. In fact, he had no wish, but...
After making their wishes, the four left the turtle pond. Yu Jiao wanted to see the twin trees in the temple, so the four went to the back of the Great Compassion Hall from the west corridor.
The twin trees in the Fahua Temple are two banyan trees with intertwined roots. The trunks are thick and have been around for hundreds of years. It is so thick that three adult men can hardly hug them with their arms outstretched. The branches are lush and leafy, and are tied with red silk strips praying for marriage.
Lu Jin was very thoughtful and asked the monk who was guarding the Great Compassion Hall for three red silk strips. He grew up in a temple and was very familiar with the monks in the temple. He used his connections to borrow some pen and ink.
He handed the red silk cloth and the brush and ink to Yu Fuling and Yu Jiao, and said with a smile, "Sister Fuling, sister Yu Jiao, praying for marriage on the twin trees is also very effective. Do you want to give it a try?"
Yu Fuling blushed. She was going to get married after the new year, so she was naturally looking forward to a happy marriage. She was quite excited. She raised her hand to take the red silk and writing brush from Lu Jin, turned her back, and with a blushing face, spread out the red cloth and wrote on the stone table.
Yu Jiao originally wanted to tease her, but seeing that she was very shy, she kept silent.
Lu Jin stuffed another piece of red silk cloth into Yu Qizhe's hand, "Junior brother, do you want to ask for a marriage?"
Seeing that Lu Jin was happier than before, Yu Qizhe held the red silk, looked at Yu Jiao and said, "I already have one. Didn't you say that you were lonely in the capital? You should find a marriage partner for yourself." He stuffed the red silk back into Lu Jin's hand.
"Are you engaged?" Lu Jin asked curiously.
Yu Jiao also heard Lu Jin's words and couldn't help but be curious about Yu Qizhe's answer.
Yu Qizhe saw Yu Jiao looking at him, curled his lips and smiled softly, then nodded solemnly, "Yeah."
"Which girl is she? Before you leave, take me to see what your sister-in-law looks like." Lu Jin chased after him.
"Far away in the horizon..." Yu Qizhe had just said half of his words when Yu Jiao realized he was talking about herself. Her pretty face turned slightly pink, she glared at him and turned her back.
Yu Qizhe secretly found it funny, and changed his tone, "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. It's time for you to get married."
Lu Jin looked at the red silk in his hand and thought of a girl, his expression a little dazed.
There is a stall selling soy milk in Taoxi Lane in Beijing. The stall is run by a mother and daughter named Liang. Their craftsmanship is excellent and the soy milk is sweet and refreshing. Lu Jin has been there to drink it several times.
Once when he was passing by on errands, he happened to see patrolling yamen runners bullying the girl from the Liang family. After he rescued them, every time he went to drink douzhi, the girl from the Liang family would blush and serve him a full bowl, and charge him a penny less. Before leaving Beijing, he went to Taoxi Lane, but the Liang family's douzhi stall was gone, replaced by a bun seller.
The shy little face of the Liang family girl as she served her soy milk emerged in Lu Jin's mind. Perhaps after returning to Beijing, he should ask about the Liang family girl's name.
Over there, Yu Fuling had already finished writing on the red silk cloth. Lu Jin took the pen and ink, and wrote down his wish in just a few strokes, then covered it with his hand to prevent anyone from seeing it.
"Sister Fuling, do you want me to help you hang on the tree?" Lu Jin asked Yu Fuling.
The lower branches of the twin trees had been tied with red silk cloth, leaving only the high branches that were out of reach. Yu Fuling was a woman and it was inconvenient for her to climb trees, so she blushed and folded the red silk cloth and handed it to Lu Jin.
Lu Jin was very polite. He took the red silk cloth from Yu Fuling without even looking at it. He jumped onto the tree and tied the two pieces of red silk cloth to different branches.
Seeing him so relaxed, Yu Jiao and Yu Fuling's eyes lit up. After Lu Jin jumped off the tree, Yu Fuling asked, "Do you know martial arts?"
Lu Jin smiled and said modestly, "I know some martial arts, and I am just a little more agile than ordinary people."
Having said that, it did not stop Yu Fuling from looking up to Lu Jin. After all, almost no one around her practiced martial arts, and she had only seen martial arts in storybooks.
Yu Jiao was very curious about how Yu Qizhe knew someone like Lu Jin.
After returning the brush, ink and the remaining red silk cloth, the four of them left the Fahua Temple and walked down the mountain together.
Seeing that Yu Qizhe had never mentioned asking her to see Master Huijue, Yu Jiao took a step back, walked beside Yu Qizhe, and asked in a low voice, "Is Master Huijue's illness cured?"
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