Chapter 45: The Great Buddha Temple
The Big Buddha Temple is located in Luoxia Mountain at the end of the West Castle. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Luoxia Mountain is planted with maple trees, and the maple leaves are like the glow in autumn every autumn, and the view is endless, and Luoxia Mountain gets its name from this.
In the morning light, the Big Buddha Temple is awakened by the long sound of bells, ready to welcome the pilgrims who are about to flock to the temple.
The good men and women who came today are the most noble group of people in the capital.
On the eighth day of the fourth month, the Big Buddha Temple only receives official eunuchs and clan nobles, and then there will be a temple fair for half a month before it is open to everyone.
When the people of Loei Province arrived, the carriage was already parked at the foot of Luoxia Mountain, and Mrs. Jiang got out of the car and led the crowd to climb the steps up the mountain on foot.
It is the most lively time of the year, the trees on both sides of the mountain road are green and red, colorful and beautiful, and the pilgrims wind from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, endlessly.
In the midst of it, the rich atmosphere of the festival came to the face, and several girls in Loei quietly looked around excitedly and reservedly, just like all the ladies who went up the mountain at this time.
Li Jiao walked beside Li Jiao and asked her in a low voice, "Does the second sister's feet still hurt?"
Li Jiao's eyes flashed with displeasure.
It's really a pot that can't be opened!
However, the concern on Li Jiao's face was very real, Li Jiao thought of her grandmother's recent beating, the corners of her mouth curved into an elegant arc, and replied with a smile: "Thank you for your concern." Although it still hurts, today is the birthday of the Buddha, and I always come to pray to the Buddha for the blessings of his family. β
Li Jiao listened with a smile on his face, but felt funny in his heart.
It's really embarrassing for the second sister, obviously she is a flamboyant and fiery character, and she is not detained by the townsman to learn what famous and noble girls do, but as a result, she can still pretend to be like a person on weekdays, and when she encounters something, she will show her original form, and she will not become an anti-dog.
Li Jiao didn't know what Li Jiao was thinking, thinking of her help that day, although neither of them got well in the end, she still had to express her feelings, so she asked with concern: "After we go back that day, is the eldest sister okay?"
"That dayβ" Li Jiao lowered her eyes, and her voice was a little low, "I kowtow to my grandmother and ask for guilt, but fortunately my grandmother is generous and doesn't care about me." But don't worry about me, second sister, I've already adapted to it after so many years, so it's okay. β
Hearing Li Jiao say this, Li Jiao suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Among the girls in Xifu, she looked down on Li San the most, and this cousin made her dare not slack off, lest she be surpassed by her as soon as she relaxed her requirements for herself. But in the final analysis, my cousin has no mother since she was a child, and she is also a pitiful sister to someone like Li San.
Li Jiao's heart softened, she reached out to hold Li Jiao's hand, and promised: "Eldest sister, don't worry, one day I will teach Li San a hard lesson and give you anger!"
Li Jiao kept lowering her eyes, her eyes fell on the other party's white and tender hand, and she felt a burst of disgust in her heart.
She was clearly the fish in the pond that was affected that day, if it weren't for Li Jiao being too stupid, and she happened to be there to be involved, how could she not be a person inside and out?
Li Jiao thought so, but her face was silent, and she gently squeezed Li Jiao's hand: "I am very grateful for the second sister's intentions, but these days I have been watching coldly, and the third sister has become different from before, let's provoke her less, lespβ"
Li Jiao snorted coldly and interrupted Li Jiao's words: "What is the eldest sister afraid of, it was just her shit luck that day, let's see in the future!"
Li Jiao neither echoed nor refuted, just smiled.
At this time, a girl's brisk voice came from behind: "Cousin Kyauk-"
Li Jiao and Li Jiao turned back at the same time.
A girl in a green shirt beckoned to Li Jiao from afar.
Li Jiao stopped.
"Miss Du from Guchangbo Mansion?" Li Jiao asked lukewarmly.
"It's her. Li Jiao had already climbed the stairs to greet him, and shook hands with the green-shirted girl, "Cousin Feixue, I was still thinking if we would meet in the temple, but I didn't expect to meet here." β
It turned out that the girl in the green shirt was Li Jiao's cousin, Du Feixue.
Du Feiyang and Du Feixue are a pair of sons and daughters of Gu Changbo, and they are twins of dragons and phoenixes, and they have had a very good relationship with Li Jiao since childhood.
"Where's Cousin Feiyang?"
"My brother went to the Taining Marquis Mansion to find Cousin Zhu. β
"It's Zhu Shizi, right?" Li Jiao couldn't help but envy in his heart.
The Taining Hou Mansion is a more noble family than her maternal grandfather's Guchang Bo Mansion, and she has met the Zhu Shizi once, and he is as warm as jade.
Li Jiao looked at Du Feixue silently.
Du Feixue wore a green shirt today, the material was a precious blue water yarn, and the workmanship was exquisite, but it was a pity that her complexion was slightly dark, and her dress was not outstanding.
Li Jiao's heart was sour.
In terms of appearance and talent, she is better than this cousin, but because she has no mother, she misses the circle of noble girls where her cousin belongs, and she has to rely on the picky and demanding old lady in Dongfu to participate in some banquets on weekdays.
Things in this world are really unfair.
"Of course it's Zhu Shizi, otherwise who else?" Speaking of her cousin Zhu Yan, Du Feixue's eyes were bright, and her slightly dark complexion also increased her brilliance.
She didn't want to mention her sweetheart to other young girls, even her cousin, so she changed the subject: "Cousin Jiao, I heard that the third girl in your house is back?"
"Cousin Blizzard also knows?"
Du Feixue sneered: "Who else doesn't know in the capital? Cousin Jiaojiao, you don't know, that day my grandmother learned that you were dismissed and didn't eat anything, and my grandfather even dropped his chopsticks, and even my father kept a calm face for several days." β
"Really, it's all my fault, and I'm worried about the elders. β
Grandfather, they are unhappy because they have lost their in-law relationship with Changchun Bofu, right?
"Then I don't blame you, it's not Li San's harm!" Du Feixue glanced around and sneered, "She didn't come today?" Yes, when she encounters something like that, how can she still have the face to go out!"
Du Feixue grabbed Li Jiao's hand and said with a smile: "Cousin Jiao, I'm happy when I think that I won't see that kind of disgusting person in the future, let's go to Shedou together to get married." β
Li Jiao, who was above the steps, finally got impatient and shouted, "Eldest sister, Sister Du, it's time for the elders to urge if you don't leave." β
"Well, let's go. β
The mountain road leading to the Big Buddha Temple is wide and gentle, and everyone climbed it without difficulty.
The mountain gate of the Big Buddha Temple is wide open, the sound of bells and drums is endless, the monks wearing yellow vestments walk slowly on the empty open-air pure land, the stone lion in front of the temple looks sacred and solemn, and the Buddha water ready to bathe the Buddha exudes a unique fragrance.
The girls have little interest in the annual Buddha bathing ceremony, and what attracts them more is the freedom to enjoy the scenery and laugh on the high ground of Luoxia Mountain, and what can make them willing to return to the elders is the Buddhist scriptures donated by each family.
In front of so many noble ladies, if the Buddhist scriptures were praised by the eldest princess of Shuying Nunnery, the girls of those families would have long faces.
After using vegetarian food, the wives and girls of each province waited tacitly in each hall.