They walked and stopped like this for about an hour before slowly walking out of the city gate.
Fortunately, I left home early in the morning, otherwise it would have taken me until noon to reach Lingwu Temple.
Once we reached the foot of Lingwu Temple, the carriage could no longer go up directly, and everyone had to get off and walk.
Lingwu Temple is not very high and can be reached in half an hour's walk.
However, it is still a bit tiring for these ladies who never go out of the house.
But this was not a problem. Marquis Wu'an was probably used to it. After everyone got off the carriage, he arranged for the housekeeper to call the rented sedan chair over and let the female family members sit on it.
These sedan chairs are made by nearby villagers. They usually gather at the foot of the mountain and can rent them when noble people come up the mountain. They can also earn money to supplement their family income.
There are two types of rental. One is to rent the sedan chair and the person together and carry them directly to the mountain.
Another option is to just rent a stretcher and have your own people carry it, which is safer and more reliable.
Marquis Wu'an rented the second type of luggage. He only rented a sedan chair and arranged for the servants to carry it up the mountain for the old lady and the others.
She had never taken a ride in the summer, so this short mountain road was no problem for her.
Seeing that Xia Tian didn't sit, the little girls didn't sit either, and laughed and wanted to climb up by themselves.
Marquis Wu'an didn't say anything, but there was admiration in his eyes. After all, he was from a family of military generals, so he couldn't be as delicate and weak as other civil officials.
Although his health had deteriorated since the old marquis passed away eight years ago and he no longer served on the border, and most of his sons in the family had become civil officials, he still retained the military bloodline in his bones.
The little girls didn't sit, and the older ones didn't sit either. They walked up the mountain together.
However, Marquis Wu'an still had someone carry a sedan chair and follow beside him, so that he could sit on it when he could no longer walk.
I have to say that Marquis Wu'an was foresighted. Before they had even climbed halfway up the mountain, several of them were already exhausted and out of breath, unable to walk anymore.
Everyone looked at Xia Tian who was climbing with great energy. He hadn't even taken a deep breath for half a day, let alone sweating. They couldn't help but criticize him in their hearts. After all, he came from a farming family. He must be used to doing farm work in the mountains and rivers, so he didn't think it was a big deal.
Thinking of this, I felt relieved. After all, they were ladies from wealthy families and could definitely not be compared with country girls.
Xia Tian had no time to pay attention to them. He and Shen Nian walked up slowly side by side.
Ningxiang, Ningxue, Mufeng and Muchen followed behind the two and crawled slowly.
Ningxiang and Ningxue used to serve Chen Nian, and they didn't have many opportunities to climb mountains. This was mainly because Chen Nian usually took Mu Feng and the others with him when he went out, so the two of them felt a little tired after climbing for a while.
When Xia Tian saw this, he and Shen Nian slowed down their pace and waited for them from time to time.
When they arrived at the gate of Lingwu Temple, a young monk came to greet them and took them to the reserved courtyard first.
The old lady and the others had already gone in, leaving only a few of them behind.
Because there were too many people coming to the temple to burn incense today, the yard was not big enough, so they reserved two rooms, one for the women and one for the men. Now Xia Tian brought Ningxiang, Ningxue and Shen Ning to squeeze into one room.
After waiting for a while, the old lady and the others probably had a good rest, so a monk led them to follow the old lady to burn incense.
After the incense burning was over, the second and third wives accompanied the old lady to find the abbot, and the group of little girls were allowed to wander around the temple on their own.
I heard that there is a large area of plum trees planted on the back mountain of Lingwu Temple. I wonder if there are still plum blossoms now.
Xia Tian took Ningxiang and Ningxue to visit the back mountain of Lingwu Temple.
Seeing that Xia Tian was going to the back mountain, Chen Ning took her maid with her to the back mountain.
But before he got close, he heard a burst of chattering sounds. Xia Tian knew as soon as he heard it that his enemies would meet again and he had run into that damn girl Hu Mengyao again.
Just as he was about to take Chen Ning to the other side, he was discovered by Hu Mengyao as soon as he turned around.
"You're such a haunting ghost that I can even run into you here." Hu Mengyao looked at Xia Tian with a sarcastic look.
"Same here. I must have not checked the almanac before going out today." Xia Tian didn't hide anymore. Since he was seen, he simply walked over.
Wen Jin and Lin Sayu were also there. They were indeed the iron triangle. If one of them was there, the other two must be there too.
As Xia Tian approached, Wen Jin and Lin Sayu also greeted her, and the two of them no longer had the hostility they had in their previous meetings.
"Hmph, Sister Wen is just too kindhearted, so she ignored the past grudges and paid attention to you." Hu Mengyao continued to sneer with a pout.
Xia Tian looked at Wen Jin, pointed at Hu Mengyao and asked her, "Hasn't she ever been put in a sack for talking like that?"
Wen Jin and Lin Sayu smiled foolishly.
Hu Mengyao was the first to get anxious. "What do you mean?"
"That's exactly what it means." Xia Tian clicked his tongue and shook his head, asking her sincerely, "Have you really never been beaten like this?"
"Hmph! I won't bother with a wild girl like you." Hu Mengyao turned her head away, not wanting to see her.
"Thank you so much, Miss Hu, for your magnanimity." Xia Tian also imitated Hu Mengyao and spoke to her in a sarcastic tone.
Wen Jin and Lin Sayu didn't say anything, just watched the two of them bickering with each other.
Shen Ning was secretly surprised. She didn't expect that her sister-in-law had such a good relationship with Miss Wen and Miss Lin, and they could talk to each other so casually.
Although she and Miss Hu are bullying each other, they seem to be doing well. When has anyone ever dared to make Miss Hu so angry that she would blow her beard and glare?
I was even more grateful for my wise decision to make friends with my sister-in-law.
Wen Jin saw that Hu Mengyao was mad at Xia Tian again and couldn't win the argument, but she actually found it interesting.
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