Chapter 58: Drawing Lots
Yun Sheng felt very aggrieved. Gu Yunyi coaxed her for a long time and finally promised to buy her some candy, which finally appeased her.
Xu Qingmeng saw it clearly from the side. Thinking about the Gu Yunyi in the book, and then looking at the Gu Yunyi in front of her who was scolded by her sister and looked like a fool, she was very happy.
Xu Qingmeng's laughter was as clear and sweet as a silver bell. She couldn't help but chuckle with her hands covering her mouth. The smile overflowed from the corners of her eyes, as if it could infect the air around her. She looked at Gu Yunyi, who was still doting on her after being scolded by her sister, and thought to herself that this Gu Yunyi was very different from the cold and ruthless image described in the book, and he looked a bit cute.
"My dear, keep laughing. If you keep laughing, I'll be stunned again. If I forget about Yun Sheng again, it won't be solved by just buying candy."
Xu Qingmeng put away her smile and said, "Don't talk nonsense. It's obviously your own bad memory, and you blame me."
After saying that, he quickly carried Yun Sheng towards He.
Gu Yunyi shook his head, sighed, and followed helplessly.
He and Yun Mo were already waiting in front.
As soon as Gu Yunyi approached, he saw He glaring at him: "You kid, you are so slow even when you are walking. You have no eyesight at all. What else do you do all day besides studying?"
Gu Yunyi scratched his head, lowered his head and said nothing.
He knew that He was deliberately provoking him.
You know, usually he is ranked first in He's heart, even Yun Sheng and Yun Mo are ranked behind him. But now, He beats and scolds him because of Zheng Feng's words. It can be seen how much He likes Meng Niang. In He's heart, Meng Niang may even have a higher status than him.
"Mom, it's almost noon, let's go burn incense first." Gu Yunyi said with a light cough.
"I don't know. You tell me." He snorted coldly.
He turned to look at Xu Qingmeng again and asked with concern: "Mother Meng, have you been to Lingyin Temple before?"
Xu Qingmeng shook her head: "Never been here." The original body only ate and slept at home and seldom went out.
He smiled kindly and said, "After we burn incense, I'll take you to eat vegetarian food. The vegetarian food at Lingyin Temple is well-known far and wide and tastes delicious."
Xu Qingmeng agreed obediently.
The group continued to walk up the mountain road. The melodious sound of the temple bells mixed with the smell of incense made people feel relaxed and happy.
Xu Qingmeng looked up at the towering temple, and suddenly an inexplicable expectation surged in his heart.
Xu Qingmeng's eyes fell on a small stall on the roadside, which was filled with all kinds of small gadgets...
Yun Mo was also attracted by a lifelike clay tiger sculpture on the stall.
Pulling Xu Qingmeng's sleeve, he pointed at the tiger and said in a baby voice, "Sister-in-law, tiger!" Xu Qingmeng smiled and squatted down, asking the stall owner, "How much is this tiger?" The stall owner was a kind-looking old woman, who smiled and said, "Young lady, you have good taste. This is made by me. Five cents each."
Xu Qingmeng took out ten cents and handed it to the old woman, handed the clay tiger to Yun Mo, and handed the other to Yun Sheng.
The two of them took it happily and couldn't put it down and played with it.
There were a lot of people burning incense, but in this important Buddhist place, everyone followed the rules and no one was making loud noises.
The group waited in line for a long time before it was He's turn.
The lobby is spacious, with a golden Buddha statue in the middle that is very solemn, making people silent unconsciously. Yun Sheng and Yun Mo followed suit, kneeling on the cushions, clasping their hands together, and muttering something.
Xu Qingmeng followed the local customs and knelt on the cushion with a serious expression like He, silently reciting his wishes to the Buddha.
In fact, before entering the door, she thought about making a wish, but when she really knelt down, she couldn't remember anything.
When it comes to business, she believes in herself, and when it comes to scientific research, she believes in Gu Yunyi.
In this case, I hope that the baby in the belly can be born safely, and the whole family will be healthy and free from disasters and diseases.
When they opened their eyes, He and Gu Yunyi had already made a wish, and they all stood up together.
After burning incense, He brought a few people to a side hall.
Xu Qingmeng has already learned that worshiping Buddha and drawing divination at Lingyin Temple are not done together, so it seems that He is going to draw divination at this time.
Entering the side hall, there was also a Buddha statue in the middle, but it was smaller than the previous one. There were two monks sitting on one side.
He knelt down and shook the stick tube, and a stick fell out.
The master who interpreted the fortune stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Congratulations, donor, this is a very good fortune. What you ask for will surely come true and everything will go smoothly."
He was overjoyed when she heard this, and she laughed so hard that she could hardly open her eyes.
"Thank you for your kind words, Master. If it works, I will definitely come to fulfill my vow next time."
"Amitabha."
The crowd was led out by a little monk.
Xu Qingmeng smiled and said, "Mom, you should be relieved now. There will be no problem with Yunyifu City."
"Why should I worry about him? What I'm worried about is when..." He said subconsciously, then seeing Xu Qingmeng's eyes, she swallowed the second half of the sentence back.
Forget it, forget it, just let it go.
"Donors, please come this way."
Xu Qingmeng and others followed the little monk through several corridors and came to a side courtyard. It was just noon, and vegetarian meals were served there.
Vegetarian meals are not free, they need to be purchased, and the price is not cheap. Ordinary people bring their own cakes and are not willing to spend this money, so there are not many people walking along the way.
He had come here to eat once before and the food was very good. It was Xu Qingmeng's first time here too. Now that her family's business was doing well and she had made some money, she certainly would not be stingy with the two silver coins.
The group came to the vegetarian room, which was very simple, similar to a roadside stall. There were a few tables inside, and it was quite clean.
The vegetarian meal was served, with a few plates of vegetarian dishes, a bowl of clear soup, and a few steamed buns. It looked bland and tasteless.
He picked up the chopsticks, poked the bamboo shoots in front of her and frowned: "That's it? It's completely different from what I've eaten before?"
Xu Qingmeng took a bite of the bamboo shoots. They had a light salty taste and were a little old. They were crunchy when chewed. They were not bad, but they were not delicious either.
"Mom, this is a Buddhist place, and what they value is a pure mind and few desires. It's natural that the taste is a little bland, but it's okay, not as bad as I imagined."
"Eat, eat." He sighed.
"Mom, I just heard from the little monk that there is a pear tree forest in the backyard of Lingyin Temple. It must be in full bloom now. We can go and see it after having our vegetarian meal." Xu Qingmeng quickly changed the subject.
After listening to Meng Niang's words, He Shi also remembered: "Yes, I missed it when I came here that year, but now I can catch up."
"I just wonder if we can pick the pear blossoms in the backyard?"
I wish my dear readers a Merry Christmas Eve and everlasting happiness!
(End of this chapter)
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