The gatekeeper monk was startled and asked her, "Benefactor, what's the hurry?"
The maid looked anxious, "I...my old lady is ill, and the pills she usually takes are accidentally damaged. I was ordered to go down the mountain to get them."
The gatekeeper monk clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha."
He suggested, "Donor, our abbot is a doctor and often treats patients who come to the temple. Why don't you ask the abbot to take a look at your old lady first?"
The maid shook her head, "It's useless. Our old lady has been using pills for half her life. Nothing else works.
"And many years ago, our old lady came to see the abbot because of his reputation. However, it was a serious and stubborn illness, and the abbot was unable to help."
Jiang Ying and the others stood on the steps in a daze, not knowing whether to go in or not.
Little Yanzhi struggled to pry open the swaddling clothes with his chubby fingers. When he saw the maid not far away, his whole body trembled.
[It's her, it's her. Stupid mother, I recognize her. She's Sister Yinping, the first-class maidservant beside Old Madam Jiang.]
[Hurry up, stupid mother, stop her, then you can see Old Madam Jiang! ]
Xiao Yanzhi is very anxious.
But Jiang Ying couldn't really listen to him and go straight for the target. The rich family was not going to be easy targets.
Besides, old ginger is always spicy. Old Madam Jiang has lived to such an old age, it is not that easy to fool her.
Besides, she didn't come here just to recognize her relatives.
We have to get in touch with the Jiang family first to see if they are good people. What if they are top-notch people? Wouldn’t that be like walking out of the tiger’s den and into the wolf’s den?
She would be a fool to do something like this that would dig a hole for herself.
Seeing that the maid Yinping had left with the guards, Jiang Ying took out a small purse from his pocket and stuffed it into the gatekeeper monk's hand.
"Young Master, there's really nothing we can do. You don't want to see a little life disappear like this, do you? Please be kind, we are very disciplined."
The gatekeeper monk hesitated for a moment, but finally accepted the "bribe" and waved to the young monk who was sweeping in the distance.
"These donors are anxious to pray for the newborn. Please take them in."
The young monk didn't ask any questions and took them to light the eternal lamp.
Chen Ma thanked him profusely, "Thank you, Master! They say Xiangguo Temple is the best temple in the world. Seeing it today, I can see that it truly lives up to its reputation."
Jiang Ying didn't expect that lighting the eternal lamp would cost money.
12 taels of silver per lamp.
12 taels! Where’s the fucking Mao Zedong?
In addition, they have to pay a separate lantern viewing fee, which is 100 wen a month, or 1,200 wen a year. Otherwise, if the lantern goes out or there are too many people lighting lanterns, those who have not paid the lantern viewing fee will be removed first.
Jiang Ying probably understood why Xiangguo Temple was so famous and rich!
She pinched Xiao Yanzhi secretly.
You got a good deal, little brat.
"Wow..." Little Yanzhi burst into tears, but Jiang Ying quickly covered his mouth with his hands.
My ancestor, please keep your voice down, otherwise what if people find out we are pretending?
The young monk was indeed very surprised. "Donor, why does your child's crying sound so full of energy?"
"Howling loudly, howling loudly..." Jiang Ying laughed dryly, "You can only cry. In fact, you don't have two taels of meat on your body, so you can't even eat."
"Of course not. I haven't grown any teeth yet, so I can't eat rice and can only drink milk." Little Yanzhi was trying to sabotage the situation.
Smacking his lips, [Speaking of this, I feel a little hungry, mother, I want some milk.]
Jiang Ying, “…”
Damn it, this damn kid can only call me mom when he’s feeling greedy!
After finding a meditation room to stay in, Jiang Ying started by feeding little Yan Zhi.
The expression is hopeless.
Siyu went out to inquire about the news about Old Madam Jiang and came back after a while.
"What a coincidence! The person you're looking for lives diagonally across from us, but her meditation room is bigger than ours, and it has its own independent courtyard."
Jiang Ying thought that she was the old lady of the Duke's Mansion, a first-rank lady, so of course.
How could she, a poor concubine, compare to him?
"Is there any movement in the yard?" Jiang Ying asked curiously.
Siyu shook her head. "No, it was quiet, as if no one was there, but I vaguely heard a suppressed cough."
It seems that Mrs. Jiang is quite ill.
Jiang Ying thought of what Xiao Yanzhi said, that Old Madam Jiang almost couldn't go back this time.
It was obvious that Yinping's anxiety was not fake. Madam Jiang's medicine had gone bad, and she herself was too sick to go down the mountain. The abbot could treat her illness but it was useless. She was isolated and helpless, and there was no other way except to wait for Yinping to come home and get the medicine.
"Okay, I understand. Let's eat."
The monks from the temple have just delivered the vegetarian food.
It’s real vegetarian food, without any meat smell.
Xiao Yanzhi glanced at him and turned away in disdain. [It's truly vegan! Wow, four dishes and one soup: greens, toon, pumpkin, vermicelli, and tofu soup...even a dog wouldn't eat it!]
Jiang Ying silently glanced at Siyu Dog, who was actively setting the table, and Chen Ma Dog...
I can't stand this little kid being so picky about food.
So Jiang Ying picked up a little pumpkin puree with chopsticks and forced it into the little kid's mouth.
"Lulululu..." Xiao Yanzhi stuck out his tongue and stuck it out in disgust.
Jiang Ying deliberately challenged him and poked it a little more, rubbing it against his upper jaw.
Now Xiao Yanzhi couldn't say anything.
Whining in displeasure.
Aunt Chen smiled and said, "The girl is almost there. The little boy is only a month old and can't digest the food we adults eat."
Jiang Ying is a medical student, so of course he knows common sense.
It's just that little Yanzhi had been fed with the spiritual spring by her for such a long time, and he also drank the milk produced by her after her body had been well-nourished, so his physique was naturally different from that of ordinary babies.
It's okay to have some mashed pumpkin, mashed banana, or mashed potatoes.
Climbing the mountain was too tiring. After dinner, not only Xiao Yanzhi but even Jiang Ying was extremely sleepy.
Jiang Ying decisively took Xiao Yanzhi to bed and told him to sleep when he was tired, no matter how urgent it was.
Who knew that I would sleep until the evening, when I was just dozing off, I heard chaotic footsteps and crying outside.
"What happened outside?" Jiang Ying's voice was a little hoarse.
Siyu quickly brought a cup of warm water and said, "Miss, it was you who asked me to inquire about Old Madam Jiang's courtyard. It seems that Old Madam Jiang is dying. She suddenly fainted and can't be woken up no matter how much we call."
Generally speaking, fainting is a very dangerous thing for elderly people like this.
I was unlucky and couldn't wake up, so I just died.
When Jiang Ying heard this, he didn't even bother to drink the water. He quickly threw off the quilt and jumped out of bed.
“Go and have a look!”
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