On the first day of the winter month, Jiang Huaixu used a dagger to carve a mark of his height on the door frame of his house. Then a group of people began to imitate him. In the end, there were many marks left on the door frame.
"Sister Xu seems to have grown taller than when we first met." Jiang Tao looked at Jiang Huaixu with a smile.
Jiang Huaixu's eyes lit up: "Really? Aunt. You're the first person to say that!"
"Have you grown taller?" Jiang Sanlang walked over to look at Jiang Huaixu, then stood together with Jiang Huaixu and compared himself, "It seems not... Ah!"
Jiang Huaixu retracted his foot, "Third brother, you are so annoying. What's wrong with making me happy?"
Jiang Sanlang covered his stepped foot and looked at Jiang Huaixu with tears in his eyes, "You stepped on my foot and you blame me... You are really too much, little sister."
"Third brother, haven't you grown at all? Why are you comparing yourself with your youngest sister?" Jiang Wei asked.
Jiang Sanlang choked up suddenly.
"Why didn't you two go to the county town today?" Jiang Erlang walked over slowly.
Jiang Wei was just laughing at Jiang Sanlang's amusement. Seeing Jiang Erlang approach, she immediately said attentively, "Second brother, you're here? The money I earned is enough to last me a long time, so I need to take a break. Are you going to study today? My youngest sister is going to Jiuxi Mountain! I heard that people from the county school are going there to hunt. I'm craving some stewed rabbit meat. Second brother, would you come too?"
Jiang Erlang was left in a state of confusion after hearing her words. "You earn a little money and then you just sit back and eat it all. You... since you guys want to go, I'll go with you to avoid any danger."
"Hehe, thank you, second brother."
Jiang Huaixu put everything he might need in a small cloth bag, and the three siblings got on a ox cart and wobbled around Jiuxi Mountain to Lingdu Temple.
Yang Zheng and his group rested at Lingdu Temple.
The mountain was just behind his home. Jiang Huaixu walked into the mountain, but it was his first time walking around the foot of Jiuxi Mountain.
At this time, the entire Jiuxi Mountain was bare, with no leaves to block the view, which was indeed suitable for hunting.
After walking unsteadily for more than half an hour, they arrived at the foot of the mountain where Lingdu Temple was located.
Lingdu Temple is a small Taoist temple in Beichuan County. It is famous only because it is backed by Jiuxi Mountain. There are not many pilgrims on weekdays.
After jumping off the ox cart one after another, they handed the cart to the little Taoist boy at the foot of the mountain to look after. The three of them walked and stopped, and finally arrived in front of the temple after climbing a long staircase.
Next to the entrance of the Taoist temple, a man dressed as a Taoist priest was sitting on a cushion, muttering something in a trance. He had his eyes closed and no one knew what he was muttering. In front of him were some yellow talismans or something like that.
As the three approached, he suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Jiang Huaixu who was closest to him, stood up and shouted: "Where are you escaping, monster?!"
The whisk in his hand pointed directly at Jiang Huaixu.
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The Taoist priest saw the three people stop and put away his whisk, but his eyes were still fixed on Jiang Huaixu without blinking: "My dear lady, I see your face, and I know that you will have a short life and a wandering life. You are destined to be unlucky!"
Jiang Huaixu's heart skipped a beat. How could this be referring to her? She looked a lot like the original owner. She looked again at the three large characters "Lingdu Temple" on top of her head, feeling that something unscientific had happened.
It’s a pity that despite the existence of the blessing group and space, she is still a pure materialist.
Jiang Erlang narrowed his eyes slightly, staring intently at the old Taoist in front of him, and said coldly, "Since Taoist priest is so kind, why don't you take a look at my face?"
The Taoist's momentum weakened, and his wrinkled face trembled. "I have a connection with this young lady, and I want to help her escape her karma, so I said this. I didn't mean to offend..."
Before he could finish his explanation, he was interrupted by a voice.
"Master Taoist, there is a charlatan here! He is occupying your land and telling fortunes. Do you want to do anything about it?" Jiang Huaixu waved his little hand and shouted to a young Taoist priest who was jogging over.
Jiang Wei also shouted at the top of her lungs, "Little Taoist Priest, this guy is a liar! He cursed my youngest sister! If he doesn't care about us anymore, I'll report him to the police!"
The old Taoist priest hid behind a tree when the two men shouted at him, covering his face with his long sleeves, leaving only his eyes exposed as he looked around.
The young Taoist priest, sweat dripping from his forehead, came up to the three people. After bowing and saluting, he said, "I'm truly sorry, three donors. This is my uncle. He's a bit crazy, sometimes good, sometimes bad, but I never meant to offend you."
The three looked at the old Taoist again. His expression was completely different from before. At this moment, the old Taoist's somewhat cloudy eyes were filled with the innocence and panic that only a child could have.
"How did he become like this?" Jiang Wei asked the little Taoist priest curiously.
The young Taoist priest smiled bitterly, "Master used to love traveling around the world. When he came back for the last time, he injured his head for some reason. Since then, he has become like this."
At this time, two more Taoist priests came. One of them collected all the things on the ground, and the other coaxed the old Taoist priest into the Taoist temple in a low voice.
Seeing that the old Taoist priest kept looking back at him, Jiang Huaixu smiled at him and turned to the young Taoist priest and said, "What did the doctor say?"
The young Taoist shook his head, looking sad.
The three of them stopped asking questions and followed the young Taoist priest into Lingdu Temple.
Yang Zheng and his party had not arrived at the temple yet, and the three of them were bored, so they had to pay their respects to the Three Pure Ones.
During this time, I also learned about the situation at Lingdu Temple. There were only eight people in the temple. The temple master, Taoist Hongzhen, was in seclusion, so only seven people remained. Most of these people were children adopted by the temple master. Because there were not many pilgrims, they also needed to grow food and vegetables, so they were relatively self-sufficient.
After waiting for a while, the sound of horse hooves reached their ears. The three of them went out to take a look and saw several tall horses appearing at the gate of Lingdu Temple.
In the crowd, Yang Zheng was talking excitedly with the person next to him.
The person next to him noticed Jiang Huaixu and the other two and said in surprise, "How could there be pilgrims at Lingdu Temple during this unusual time of year? It's truly bizarre!"
Yang Zheng followed his companion's gaze and happened to meet Jiang Huaixu's. He was startled and shouted, "Why are you here?!"
Jiang Erlang and Jiang Wei's gaze lingered between the two of them, and finally fell on Jiang Huaixu as if asking.
"A Xu, is he the person you saved?" Jiang Erlang asked.
Jiang Wei murmured, "How does this look like saving him? He looks like he's seen a ghost."
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