20. Chapter 20 Anyuan Temple
Su Xun slept hazyly, but she could feel everything around her.
He was carried out of the house by his mother and into the carriage, and then bumped all the way, and then was carried out of the carriage again, as if climbing up the stairs.
Su Xun closed her eyes, leaned on her mother's arms, and let her little body sway with her, it wasn't that she didn't want to wake up, but she felt that her whole body was soft and weak, and she couldn't open her eyelids no matter how she turned her eyes. But suddenly, a long and thick bell rang in her head, which was deafening, making her suddenly aroused, and she came to her senses.
A pair of big eyes widened, still with a little confused looking ahead, not far away, is the entrance of the temple, the gate of the brick and stone building, a small one on the left and right, the middle is large, about five meters deep. Single eaves rest on the top of the mountain, covered with black glazed tiles, hang a white jade flat on the main gate, and engrave five regular characters in regular script of "Eci Anyuan Temple" in the flat heart.
At this moment, an endless stream of people was walking towards the door, and although there were many people, they were all orderly, not noisy, and very quiet.
Su Xun blinked, while drilling his head into Tao's arms, his little arm also wrapped around his mother's neck, and called "mother" softly, but he was muttering in his heart: When I was half-asleep and half-awake just now, the bell I heard was really weird. Generally speaking, the bell rings in the morning and evening, and now it is almost noon, and there is no possibility of a bell ringing, so it is very likely that it is an auditory hallucination.
Seeing that his daughter had finally woken up, Tao glanced at her, patted her on the back gently, and said softly: "Yuan Yuan is awake, come down and go by yourself, okay?" Although Tao loves her daughter, she is not as unprincipled doting and conniving as her husband.
"Well, good. Su Xun nodded naturally and obediently, while letting Tao put her down, arranging her clothes and hair bun, her little head tilted, and she glanced at the old lady who was standing aside and looking at her with kind eyebrows, her eyebrows bent, and she said sweetly: "Grandmother." ”
"Alas, Yuan Yuan is good. Wang smiled mildly on his face, reached out and gently touched Su Xun's little head, but his eyes couldn't help but look at the mountain gate of the temple, but his heart was strange - the good granddaughter didn't wake up early or late, but she opened her eyes when she wanted to enter the temple.
Thinking about it, Wang's eyebrows and eyes stretched, his eyes became softer and more pious, and he was supported by the maid beside him, and lightly held the hand of his good granddaughter with one hand, and said, "Yuanyuan, go to worship the Buddha with your grandmother first." ”
"Hmm. Su Xun raised his little head, answered obediently, and took the old lady's hand and slowly entered Anyuan Temple step by step, and Tao and others behind him also followed slowly.
Anyuan Temple is the first big temple of the Dacao Dynasty, the building is magnificent and solemn, the layout is rigorous and elegant, sits in the south and faces the north, takes the north-south central axis of the mountain gate as a number of halls, the partial hall and the ancillary facilities are symmetrically distributed on the east and west sides. This temple has a long history, there have been several generations of dynasties, but it has also been burned by the fire several times, no matter which hall, has been renovated and rebuilt, if you want to say that the oldest temple in the temple, the only one that survived the fire is the thousand-year-old peach tree that has become a forest of trees. It is said that when the spring flowers bloom, the powder clusters are brocade, the fallen flowers are colorful, and the whole temple is surrounded by a faint fragrance, just like a fairyland.
It's a pity that it's almost early autumn now, and naturally I can't see that beautiful scenery.
Su Xun felt sorry in his heart,
As soon as these words came out, Tao glanced at his daughter helplessly, and as for Wang's pitiful appearance of his good granddaughter, he was naturally reluctant to do so, so he immediately called someone to take him to dinner.
Naturally, you can only use fasting in the temple, but Anyuan Temple is the largest temple after all, and this fasting dish is also quite good.
Su Xun sat at the table in an orderly manner, stretched out his hand and grabbed a piece of spiced vegetarian chicken, opened his mouth and took a big bite, his little face was puffing and chewing, his eyebrows and eyes were satisfied, and he said in his heart: If the food in the world is so delicious, then she doesn't mind being a little nun. While thinking, she took another big bite of rice, looking completely hungry.
"Yuanyuan, eat slowly. Seeing his daughter like this, Tao couldn't help frowning and reminded. This snack was only a little late to eat, and it was as if he had been hungry for a few days. As soon as she finished speaking, the old lady on the side gently stroked Su Xun's little head, and said softly: "Yuanyuan, is the food delicious?"
Su Xun chewed, raised his big eyes slightly, looked at the old lady, and nodded.
"How about Yuan Yuan accompany his grandmother to eat for half a month here?" the old lady smiled lovingly, her tone soft, but what she said made everyone stunned for a moment.
Eating half-moon fasting food means staying in Anyuan Temple for half a month? Didn't you say before that you visited Master Pushan and would stay for five days at most before returning home? However, the old lady naturally would not change her attention for no reason, and there must have been some kind of change in this.
And this change is inseparable from Master Pushan......
Tao is transparent in the end, she was the first to think of this, looked at the old lady, and smiled: "Mother, but Master Pushan has been in retreat for half a month and has not seen any guests for the time being?"
Wang bowed slightly, in fact, she also entered the temple, only to learn the news, this is to see Master Pushan for guidance, did not achieve this goal, went home, really uneasy, yes, she decided to stay. Thinking about it, this gaze fell on the good granddaughter again.
Su Xun held the chopsticks in his hand, paused there, his mouth pouted slightly, and he regretted what he wanted to be a little nun just now, this is good, he really wants to stay and eat vegetarian. To say that although the food in this temple is delicious, she also pays attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, if she really stays here for half a month without meat to eat, it is estimated that it is not very comfortable. Besides, she was still thinking about the fruits in the yard, some of which were already ripe, and she also made an appointment with her second brother to pick them together.
Hmph, it's all to blame on that Master Pushan......
But now that the old lady is looking at her, how can she refuse?
Su Xun was unhappy, but he still nodded, and said with some grievances: "Okay, Yuanyuan will accompany grandmother." ”
Wang was overjoyed when he heard this, and took his good granddaughter in his arms and praised her for being sensible. Dow watched from the sidelines, smiling silently.
After finishing the meal, Su Xun was waited by Mama Zhang to go back to the house to rest.
However, she had slept all the way over for so long before, and she was not sleepy at all, and seeing that the weather outside was not so hot, Su Xun took Mama Zhang to take her to the backyard of Anyuan Temple. There, the thousand-year-old peach tree was planted. Although you can't see the beautiful scenery of peach blossoms in full bloom, it is a thousand-year-old tree after all, and it is an eye-opener to look at.
Mama Zhang naturally couldn't stand Su Xun's begging, sighed, and took her to the backyard.
In the backyard, the towering tree stands there, the branches are vertical and horizontal, the branches are luxuriant, lush and lush, there is not a single dead branch and fallen leaves, under the tree, there are simple stone tables and chairs that have not been carved. At this moment, it may have just passed noon, but there is no one here.
Seeing that there was no one around, Mama Zhang felt at ease, gently put Su Xun down to the ground, and watched the villain run towards the big tree.
Su Xun stood under the tree, stretched out his little fleshy hand to caress the trunk, raised his little head to look, blinked, looked for any fruit on the tree, and then quickly pursed his lips and lowered his head.
But when I looked down, I saw a woman wearing a red cloak hurrying by.
The woman lowered her head, her whole face was hidden in the cloak and hat, and she could only faintly see a white chin, which could not really see her appearance, but for some reason, at the first glance of it, Su Xun felt that this person was familiar, and even guessed that this person's identity was extraordinary.
Don't look at this woman, except for wearing a cloak, her whole body is dressed in a simple and unpretentious manner, and she doesn't have any jewelry, but Su Xun can see that the clothes are made of excellent silk and satin, not worn by ordinary people.
The woman walked calmly step by step, as if she was walking in the direction of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, Su Xun looked at her distant back, only felt that the more she looked, the more familiar she became, and a thought flashed in her mind.
But as soon as this thought appeared, Su Xun couldn't help but shake his head, saying that it was impossible in his heart.
Mama Zhang, who was standing on the side, saw her girl shaking her head, and saw the little frown, so she immediately leaned over, looked at Su Xun, and asked with concern: "Girl, but I feel tired, Mama will take you back to rest." ”
Su Xun glanced at Mama Zhang, her big eyes rolled, her little meat hand grabbed her sleeve, shook it, and said coquettishly: "Mama Zhang, Yuan Yuan is thirsty and wants to drink water." Then the little short legs walked a few steps to the side, and the little fart sat on the stone bench, supporting his cheeks with his hands, "Yuan Yuan is waiting here for Mama to come." As she spoke, she blinked again, revealing an expectant look.
"This ......" Mama Zhang hesitated for a moment, but the pitiful appearance of the girl on the pair, how could she refuse in her heart, she looked around again and again, made sure that there was no one, and told the girl several times to stay still obediently, before quickly turning around and leaving to get water.
Su Xun saw that Mama Zhang was gone, and her small body immediately got off the stone bench, and after thinking about it, she walked in the direction where the red-cloaked woman left just now. Of course, Su Xun knew that he was curious, but if he didn't go to see who this woman was, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to sleep well today. Besides, she is only a five-year-old girl now, even if someone finds out, who will be suspicious of her?
But after walking for a while, when she passed a door, suddenly the door opened, and a pair of slender white hands stretched out and pulled her into her arms.
Su Xun was startled, her eyelashes fluttered, and her little mouth almost screamed, but the next moment, when she smelled the familiar faint smell of tea, she was sure in her heart.
She cautiously raised her eyes, blinked, looked at the young man, and cried out pitifully, "Brother Shizi." ”