On the second day after arriving in the county town, Chen Jianguo and Jiang Baige left the guesthouse early in the morning.
Their destination today is Wu'an Mountain on the outskirts of the county town.
Now that they are here, they want to have a good time.
But there was really no place to play in the county town, so Chen Jianguo thought of this secluded place.
People in the county town either work in factories or work in the fields. There are really no people who come out to play like them.
They took a passing carriage, which didn't take much time and saved a lot of effort.
After getting off the ox cart, Chen Jianguo took out forty cents from his pocket.
"Uncle, please keep this money. Thank you very much!"
After taking the money, the old man said happily: "If you two are going back to the county town this afternoon, come here and wait for me. I will pass by here later."
Chen Jianguo agreed: "We will go again, but we may not meet you, so you don't have to wait for us."
The old man smiled and said, "Okay! Then I'm leaving."
After the old man left, Chen Jianguo pointed to the top of the mountain.
"Bai Ge, let's go there today. I heard there's a temple up there, but there are no monks there anymore, and I'm not sure if we can get in."
"If not, we can only wander around outside."
Jiang Baige also looked up. They were at the foot of the mountain, so there was no temple to be seen.
She smiled and said, "Let's go! We'll know if we can get in when we get there."
This place is rarely visited and few people come here. Chen Jianguo endured it and still held Jiang Baige's hand.
They are engaged, and now he can hold hands openly and no one can stop him.
Jiang Baige looked down and saw Chen Jianguo clenching his hands, then he pursed his lips and smiled.
This bastard wanted to sleep in the same room with her right after they got engaged, and he only booked two rooms because she disagreed.
Now let him hold my hand, just as a comfort to him.
A man in his twenties definitely has needs. Give him some benefits, hold hands, and kiss him, and that will be considered a reward for him.
Seeing that Jiang Baige didn't shake his hand away, Chen Jianguo said happily, "Let's go! It will take a while to get up the mountain."
The road up the mountain was overgrown with weeds because no one had walked on it for a long time, making it a bit difficult to walk on.
After getting tired from walking, Jiang Baige realized that she was crazy for going out hiking with this man.
It took them more than an hour to reach the top of the mountain.
Chen Jianguo asked, "Are you exhausted? There's a rock over there. Let's sit over there for a while."
Jiang Baige slowed down and took a long breath.
Just now, Chen Jianguo wanted to carry her on his back, but she pushed him away. Now she regrets it.
While panting, he pulled out the grass seeds stuck on his pants.
She hadn't climbed such a steep hill for a long time, and her knees were sore. After she stopped, her legs were shaking.
Panting, he said, "Okay! Let's take a break."
After sitting down on a big rock, Jiang Baige took out a bottle of mineral water from his backpack.
"You must be thirsty! Have a drink of water."
As he said that, he handed the mineral water to Chen Jianguo.
Chen Jianguo took the water, opened it and handed it to her first, "Bai Ge, you drink first."
Jiang Baige smiled slightly, then took it, took a sip, and handed the bottle over.
Chen Jianguo saw the place where her mouth had touched, then he pursed his lips and smiled, then put that part to his mouth to drink the water.
After taking a sip, he felt that the water tasted better than what he usually drank, with a slight sweet aftertaste.
I asked, "Did you bring this water from the guesthouse? It seems to taste a little different."
Jiang Baige said, "Ah! It's just cold boiled water."
She would never tell Chen Jianguo where the water came from.
They sat in the yard outside the temple, and Jiang Baige looked around the temple boredly.
The temple's former glory no longer exists. The red paint on the gate has been washed away by time, leaving behind a dilapidated and run-down appearance. The weeds in the yard are half a person's height.
The doors of the temple were smashed, and the Golden Immortal statue on the lotus throne in the center of the hall was pushed to the ground and broken into several pieces.
Fortunately, the main structure of the temple is still there and was not burned down by anyone. However, over time, some parts have collapsed.
This should have been destroyed during the "Four Olds" campaign a few years ago. A large number of temples and Taoist temples were destroyed during this period, and many cultural relics were smashed and could not be restored.
Jiang Baige came to the door, touched the heavy door, and sighed.
"What a pity! This place must have been very beautiful before!"
Chen Jianguo also followed and looked around the hall.
"I heard that this place was very lively a few years ago. The mages here are well-known for their kindness and have taken in many homeless people."
"But later, when the campaign to destroy the four olds began, the head monks here were dragged out for criticism, and the poor people living here were driven away."
"Why don't we go in and take a look? I heard that the tower at the back can be climbed up, and from there, you can see the entire county."
"Let's go!"
Jiang Baige looked at her and smiled, "Let's go! Didn't you come all this way just for this?"
As we walked further inside, we saw that the temple was in complete disarray. None of the 108 Arhats were intact, and they were scattered all over the ground.
Jiang Baige sighed, "What have those people done? They've ruined a good temple like this!"
Jiang Baige has a sense of awe for Bodhisattva. Science certainly cannot explain why she came here. It must be because she has an inseparable relationship with the gods.
She muttered, "Those people are so mean. They smashed this place like this. The tables and chairs are so good! They smashed them all."
She could see that these tables and chairs were antiques, and the patterns carved on them could not be seen in later generations.
Chen Jianguo heard her sighing and glanced at her secretly.
He said seriously, "What a pity."
Jiang Baige walked in, sighing and saying what a pity.
If this temple were to exist in later times, it would definitely be packed with people during the solar terms, with crowds of people coming to burn incense.
But she knew that in a few years, these places would be renovated and regain their former glory.
When we arrived at the backyard of the temple, we found that the doors of the rooms were also smashed, and the beds and tables in the room had been eaten by insects and ants, leaving not much wood.
Fortunately, there are many undamaged plants in the yard, thriving in the grass. A peony tree that is who knows how many years old is right in the center of the flower bed, taking up most of the space.
Jiang Baige knew about peony trees, which are plants that people always want to own. However, they are difficult to grow and require special care to make them bloom.
Chen Jianguo saw her staring at a tree and asked, "What's wrong with this tree?"
Jiang Baige replied, "Oh! This is a peony tree. It's very expensive and difficult to grow. Fortunately, it wasn't destroyed and it's growing beautifully."
Chen Jianguo just looked at it as a tree. How could he tell whether it had flowers or not? There was not a single flower on it.
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