The donkey cart traveled for most of the day, and finally stopped at the foot of a mountain, the Baiyun Temple was built on the mountainside, and the rain stopped a little at that time, just because the donkey cart could not go up the mountain, the three of them had to get off the car and walk on foot.

The rainy road was muddy, Shen Zhuo helped Gu Sanniang's mother and daughter to come down, and then held one with one hand, in front of Xiao Yezi, Gu Sanniang was a little uncomfortable, she subconsciously struggled a few times, but Shen Zhuo held it very tightly, and she couldn't break free, Gu Sanniang blushed, glared at her, and said, "You let go." ”

Shen Zhuo turned his head to look at her and said, "This muddy floor is wet and slippery, you have to fall into the muddy water to look good." ”

Gu Sanniang didn't dare to look at Xiao Yezi, she whispered: "I'm steady under my feet, you take care of Xiao Yezi for me, I'll go by myself." ”

Seeing Gu Sanniang insisting like this, Shen Zhuo couldn't help but shake his head twice, he looked around, picked up a branch and handed it to Gu Sanniang, Gu Sanniang took it silently, Shen Zhuo pulled the small leaf, and the basket in the other hand, took the lead in walking towards the mountain, and Gu Sanniang, who was left behind, looked at the backs of Shen Zhuo and Xiao Yezi, and followed them with a branch.

On the way up the mountain, no one said much, walked a meal, and saw a corner of the eaves exposed from between the green shades, and then walked a few steps, a pure and solemn Taoist temple appeared in front of you, there was a plaque hanging above the Taoist temple, writing the three words 'Baiyun Temple', there was a couplet on the left and right sides, respectively, writing 'life two, two, three, three and three all things, the earth law and the law of heaven and the law of the Tao and the law of nature', Shen Zhuo read it again in his mouth, smiled casually, and led Gu Sanniang and Xiao Yezi forward.

At this time, the gate of the Taoist temple was half-hidden, Shen Zhuo knocked on the mountain gate, and soon there was a Taoist boy in his teens who came to answer the door, he looked at them a few times, and asked, "Is it the Gu donor from the city?" ”

"Exactly." Gu Sanniang hurriedly replied.

Today's rainy day, there are no pilgrims in the Taoist temple, only Gu Sanniang set to come to Jiao earlier, this Baiyun Temple is not big, there are more than a dozen Taoist priests in total, the whole Taoist temple is in front of the dojo, and the back is where the Taoist priests live, the Taoist boy brought Gu Sanniang and others in, and said: "Master has wandered, only two uncles are at home, and they have been waiting for you for most of the day." ”

When they spoke, several of them had already entered the main hall, Shen Zhuo and Gu Sanniang first bowed to the real portrait of Taiyi, and Xiao Yezi also followed behind, bowing decently.

In less than a moment, two young Taoist priests walked in, one with a flat circle and the other with a flat salute, greeting each other a few words, and the two Taoist priests asked Shen Zhuo: "I only said that Gu Niangzi brought her young daughter to make Jiao for her deceased husband, but I don't know where Mr. is?" ”

Shen Zhuo replied: "In Xia Shen Zhuo, adjacent to Gu Niangzi, because it is difficult to walk on the road in the rain, she specially sent her mother and daughter up the mountain. ”

Listening to his words, the Taoist priest no longer asked, it was close to noon at this time, Guanli prepared a meal, and Dao Tong led the three of them to the back hall, because the two of them were two families after all, and they were outside, so they sat in separate seats, Gu Sanniang took Xiao Yezi in the wing room, and Shen Zhuo was alone in the outside room.

It didn't take long for the Taoist boy in the temple to send a few bowls of dry and quiet vegetarian dishes, Gu Sanniang urged Xiao Yezi to eat quickly, Xiao Yezi ate two bites, and suddenly said: "Everyone else said that Uncle Shen was going to be my father." ”

Gu Sanniang stopped with the chopsticks of rice, and then looked up at the girl sitting opposite.

The children in the alley are playing together, it is inevitable that there will be some bumps, some children have a quarrel with Xiao Yezi, and deliberately use these words to make fun of her and Brother Yu'er, Brother Yu is young and ignorant, he listens to such nonsense, and often has to reply with confidence, he wishes that Aunt Gu would be his mother.

Xiao Yezi knew that these words were not good for her mother's reputation, and she had to refute a few words at first, but then she heard a lot, and even she herself suspected that her mother really wanted to marry Shen Zhuo, although she knew that Shen Zhuo was a good person, but if she really became her father, then what should her father do, Xiao Yezi fell into a contradiction, but there was no one who could say what was on her mind, seeing that Shen Zhuo personally sent their mother and daughter to Jiao today, she couldn't help it anymore.

Gu Sanniang sandwiched a spoonful of tofu with Xiao Yezi, and asked as if unintentionally, "Don't you want your mother to marry?" ”

Xiao Yezi put her hands on the table, she shook her head first, and finally nodded, and at this time, probably even she couldn't figure it out herself. After a long time, Xiao Yezi said in a slur manner: "A few days ago, when I was studying, I saw a sentence that said that a woman is chaste, and she is always in chastity. ”

Gu Sanniang heard this crepe sentence from her daughter's mouth, and immediately understood, she said, "You want me to guard your father?" ”

Xiao Yezi hurriedly shook her head again, she looked back at Gu Sanniang, and said, "No, I also asked Uncle Shen, saying why as long as the woman starts from the beginning, the man doesn't have to obey." ”

Gu Sanniang raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Then what did your Uncle Shen say?" ”

Xiao Yezi thought for a while, and she said, "Uncle Shen said that the person who wrote this sentence is sick, and he is so sick that there is no cure!" ”

"What do you think?" Gu Sanniang asked.

Xiao Yezi was speechless, she then lowered her head in a daze, Gu Sanniang looked at her daughter calmly, and said: "Your father is dead, I am not in a hurry to find a home, and I have never vowed to widow him, I will give your father three years, it is full of my love with him and his husband and wife, if I can meet a suitable person in the future, I will marry, if I can't meet, I will live a single life is also very good." ”

"It's not." Xiao Yezi sat up, and she said to Gu Sanniang: "I don't want to stop my mother from remarrying, I ...... I'm just afraid, I'm afraid you'll forget your father. ”

In the end, Xiao Yezi's voice was getting weaker and weaker, Gu Sanniang looked at the girl who was silent again, she didn't speak for a long time, after a while, she reached out and touched the top of her daughter's hair, and said with a faint smile: "With you by my side, how could I forget your father." ”

Xiao Yezi raised her head, she looked at Gu Sanniang's eyes, there was some mist in her eyes, Gu Sanniang smiled lightly, and said gently, "Let's eat." ”

And said that after the meal, Shen Zhuo and the others still returned to the main hall, at this time Pingyuan and Pingli had prepared all the things to be used for Jiao, Gu Sanniang presented the fruits brought, and took out a post with the date of birth and death of Zhang Yinsuo, the two Taoist priests took it, first did a ritual, and recited a few volumes of the wonderful scriptures for resolving grievances and pulling out crimes.

When doing things, several people in the house were quiet, Gu Sanniang sat cross-legged on the futon, thinking of Zhang Yinsuo, her mind was chaotic for a while, Zhang Yinsuo had been gone for a year, she had never dreamed of him once, that honest man, he only knew how to work hard in the field all his life, and he never enjoyed a day of happiness until he died, even if the people of the Zhang family were so hard-hearted, but Gu Sanniang thought of him, but her heart was still grateful, she and Zhang Yinsuo have been married for many years, and he has never blushed with her, In the past few years, the husband and wife have gathered less and left more, she didn't even give birth to a brother, and Zhang Yinsuo never complained, who became another family, who would let his wife go out and not be at home all day.

"Sanniang, Sanniang......" Shen Zhuo gently called her name beside him, Gu Sanniang was startled, and quickly tried the corner of his eyes, Shen Zhuo glanced at her and said, "The Dharma has been done." ”

Gu Sanniang nodded her head twice, and was about to get up to thank the two Taoist masters who had been busy for a long time, but who knew that her legs were numb on her knees, and she almost fell to the ground, and Shen Cun's eyes and hands on the side quickly supported her.

Xiao Yezi on the other side is also a clever person, she hurriedly ran forward in three or two steps to support Gu Sanniang, Gu Sanniang stood firmly, first thanked the Taoist chief in the view, and gave two coins of silver.

After the ritual was done, it was already the end of the day, this time it began to rain sadly, the mountain road was slippery, Shen Zhuo and Gu Sanniang took Xiao Yezi to wait for the rain to stop in the view, the two sat under the porch to watch the rain, the surroundings were very quiet, Xiao Daotong brought a pot of hot tea, and beckoned Xiao Yezi to go to see the newborn milk dog in the backyard.

Neither of the two people left behind spoke, but the atmosphere was not dull, Shen Zhuo picked up the teapot, he poured a cup of tea into the teacup in front of Gu Sanniang, the water vapor came up, with a slight hint of bitter tea fragrance to make Gu Sanniang relax, Shen Zhuo looked up at her face, and said: "It's cold in the mountains, you eat a cup of hot tea to warm up." ”

Gu Sanniang picked up the teacup, she looked at Shen Clumsy with an indifferent expression, and could no longer suppress the confusion in her heart, so she said, "You have something to say to me." ”

Shen Zhuo smiled, and he said: "I thought about what you asked that day, and I didn't know how to get back to you, but on the way up the mountain today, I came up with it." ”

Gu Sanniang's little finger holding the teacup moved slightly, she looked at Shen Zhuo's spring-like eyes, and asked, "How are you going to go back and forth?" ”

Shen Zhuo looked back at her and said slowly: "No matter if my surname is Shen or Jiang, you will marry me one day." ”

Gu Sanniang was stunned, she and Shen Zhuo both quieted down together, only the sound of the rain crackling and falling on the ground, in such a rainy day, her heart seemed to have nothing to hide, and after a while, she remembered that she should reply to him twice, but her voice seemed to be dumb, and she couldn't spit out a word.

The silence will always be broken, and Shen Zhuo said: "I like you, nothing else, just because you are Gu Sanniang, you will keep it for your husband for a year, I will wait for you for a year, you will guard for your husband for three years, I will wait for you for three years, even if you want to guard for him for a lifetime, I can afford to wait!" ”

After saying this, Shen Zhuo paused for a moment and said again: "However, I know in my heart that you will not ask me to wait for a lifetime, because I can see your intentions, and even when you are not aware of your intentions, I will know first." ”

Gu Sanniang was stunned, she had lived for more than 20 years, and no one had ever said these words to her, it turned out that the love words were so beautiful, she fell in unexpectedly.

The tea gradually cooled, the summer rain finally stopped, Shen Zhuo glanced at the sky in the distance, the sky was about to clear, he said to Gu Sanniang: "Let's go back." ”

Gu Sanniang nodded, Shen Zhuo called Xiao Yezi again, and the three of them walked out of the Taoist temple together, on the way down the mountain, Shen Zhuo held one with one hand, this time, Gu Sanniang did not break free again.