Acacia slept late, got up early, and finally finished embroidering the hundred flowers before Master Li came, and compared with them, the difference was not obvious except that they were not as good as their embroidery.

After handing over the errand, Qi Xiangsi breathed a sigh of relief, the next day was a rest, and there was no need to go to the outer courtyard to attend classes, taking this opportunity Qi Xiangsi took the jade out of the house alone.

No one went with them, it was much more convenient to do anything, Qi Xiangsi went to the shop first, and then went to the embroidery building to pick out a few new embroidery pictures, and asked the coachman to carry them to Zhenshui Temple, and it was almost noon when they arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Qi Xiangsi looked up at the Zhenshui Temple halfway up the mountainside, and asked the jade that came up after buying the incense candles: "Where will she go first." ”

"If it's not a big day, the government sends people out to offer incense and pray for blessings, and you should go to the Daxiong Hall in front first." Jade pointed upwards to the largest temple, there are small temples on the left and right, and there are two more on the back and up.

Qi Xiangsi has been asking Lilac to pay attention to Yun Xia, Aunt Lu is not the one who controls Qi Mansion, as long as the outer courtyard of Qi Mansion makes a little silver, there are people who are willing to sell news, in and out for several days, since Aunt Lu's brother left Kyoto, Yun Xia has not been out of the mansion frequently. A few days later, she went out again with a basket of incense in the morning, and Qi Xiangsi wanted to see what she was doing along the way.

Climb the stairs, this hour down the mountain more people than up the mountain, Qi Xiangsi into the Daxiong Treasure Palace, the outside is still noisy, to the hall but very quiet, under the high roof there is a Buddha statue towering, the empty two sides of the wall are placed on the small Buddha, the bluestone slab spreads all over the temple, it seems that the hall is a little cold.

The pilgrims who walked in held incense in their hands and worshiped quietly, and the jade went out to find Yunxia, and Qi Xiangsi didn't need incense, so he knelt down on the futon in front of him, closed his eyes and prayed.

She doesn't have so many wishes, she just wants to be reincarnated as soon as possible when she has passed away, and she can live well in the world, but no matter how she lives, God is so busy, I'm afraid she can't manage it.

When he opened his eyes again, there was a low sobbing sound in his ears, Qi Xiangsi turned his head and saw a young woman kneeling there, with her hands folded and her expression of uncontrollable sadness, looking at the Buddha statue sobbing and begging for something.

There were two maids standing behind, both of them were praying with their hands folded, and when Qi Xiangsi got up, a middle-aged woman dressed in wealth walked in outside, and saw the young woman kneeling on the futon, and her tone was a little harsh: "What kind of face is crying, let you come to pray for Lin'er, not let you curse him!" ”

The young woman hurriedly got up, lowered her head and raised her sleeve to wipe her tears and explained: "Mother, I didn't, I just." ”

"Just what! If it weren't for you, how could Lin'er be so sick. The middle-aged woman's tone became more and more aggressive, and even her face, which originally looked round and kind, became a little hideous, and the people around her retreated, and Qi Xiangsi also walked out of the treasure hall.

It didn't take long for the middle-aged woman to come out, her face was still covered with dark clouds, followed by the young woman, bowed her head and held back her tears, and the group walked towards the treasure hall behind, Qi Xiangsi quickly heard the identities of these people from the words of others.

That is the fifth lady of the Chengye Hou Mansion and her daughter-in-law, the eldest son of the fifth lady is not very good in size, and has always been a soup of medicine, as for why there is a situation in the palace, the reasons are not something that outsiders can say, Qi Xiangsi listened to their more and more outrageous guesses, walked a few steps down the steps, and waited for the jade to come back.

After an hour of incense, the jade returned: "Girl, people are in the bamboo forest." ”

Qi Xiangsi followed the jade stone from the right side, went down the stairs and went up a step, and only after walking some way did he see a bamboo forest. Qi Xiangsi looked around, could it be that someone had made an appointment in such a hidden place: "How long have you been in?" ”

"I'll go back to you as soon as she gets in." Originally, the people who came with Yun Xia lost people in the temple, and Jade looked for a while before seeing her, and immediately went back to inform the girl after seeing her enter the bamboo forest, and it was only half a pillar of incense when she came and went.

"Go in and take a look."

In April and May, the forest happens to be covered with spring grass, and usually there are not many people here, so the traces of someone stepping on it are obvious. Walking along the traces of being trampled on, Qi Xiangsi couldn't see the way out, and he hadn't seen Yun Xia yet, and suddenly there was a smell of burning in the air.

A gust of wind blew, the sound of rustling leaves sounded, and the smell of burning weaving mixed with the smell of grass became heavier, Qi Xiangsi looked at the uphill and downhill in front of him, and walked along the upper edge of the burning smell in his heart.

It didn't take long for her to see a crouching figure below, with his back to what had been fiddling with in front of her, and that was the source of the incineration.

The bamboo forest is dense, the sun does not shine, and the dew on the grass has not dried after a night, so it is naturally not so fast to burn things here, Qi Xiangsi motioned to Jade to help her take off her coat, turned over and quietly hung on the pillar in front of her, picked up the branch and stretched her shoulders open, and then pointed to the bamboo beside her, and made a shaking gesture.

Another gust of wind blew, and there was a sudden rush of sweeping in the ordinary thudding sound, and Yun Xia, who was already tense, raised his head vigilantly, and there was no movement in front and back.

She lowered her head again to pick out the little pocket clothes that were a little wet with the branches, the voice became louder and louder, as if it came from above her, Yun Xia was slightly terrified in her heart, and subconsciously looked at the little pocket clothes, and there was a chill behind her for no reason.

A whining sound sounded, and the wind poured into her ears, Yun Xia couldn't squat anymore, got up and looked up, her face changed drastically.

There was a faint figure above, and she also saw the figure stretch out his hand, pointing in the direction of her, and the sound of the bamboo leaves shaking in her ears was everywhere, and there was an unknown strange whining sound, as if crying, and the listener was terrified.

Yun Xia suddenly remembered that there were many bones dug up on the mountain of Zhenshui Temple before, all of which had been washed by the mountains and rivers for a long time, and the coffins were rotten and exposed on the surface, if these bones were not properly placed, there would be crying in the wind between the mountains and fields, and they were all trying to find someone to place their bones.

Acacia who was hiding behind his clothes here listened to the lack of movement there, lifted his breath, and opened his mouth more: "Ah~~~"

Suddenly, Yun Xia below got up and ran away towards the outside of the bamboo forest, looking nervous and frightened.

If you come to burn something in the bamboo forest for no reason, you must be unsightly, and the lovesickness can't scare her away.

Jade took down the clothes and put them on for her, Qi Xiangsi walked towards the place where Yun Xia was just squatting, raised his foot and stepped on the cloth that was still bubbling with sparks, picked it up and saw what it was, Qi Xiangsi turned the small pocket clothes directly over, and saw an embroidery pattern in the lower corner, and half of it was burned.

It's just an old piece of clothes, you can do it everywhere in the house, and stuffing the fire in the kitchen will turn into an ash heap after a while, why bother to go so far to Zhenshui Temple.

Qi Xiangsi asked Jade to put the clothes in the incense basket, and quickly left the bamboo forest with her

An hour later, Qi Xiangsi came down from Zhenshui Temple, the market under Zhenshui Temple was still very lively, she couldn't help but look inside when passing through the alley, the little beggar she met here that day, I don't know how he is now.

Acacia walked into the bookstore where she had come before and picked up a few books, and the little shopkeeper saw that it was her again, and asked her if she was better, and at the end she praised herself for the good and cheap books here, so that Acacia would come here in the future.

Acacia was also curious about the follow-up of what he saw in the restaurant opposite that day, and asked more: "The person who gambles, is his sister really taken away?" ”

"Needless to say." The little shopkeeper pulled the abacus neatly, leaned on the counter and whispered, "Li Gongzi went to his house to get someone that day, or brought it from this road, the girl couldn't cry, and her mother begged all the way, what's the use, dozens of taels of silver sold her sister, written in black and white." ”

"But how can an elder brother use his sister to pay off his debts."

"The government said it could." The little shopkeeper has an old-fashioned look, the government has the final say, isn't that Li Gongzi having the final say, and it is only natural to repay debts.

Qi Xiangsi pursed her lips: "What will happen to the little girl." ”

"It's better than selling to Willow Lane." The little shopkeeper pouted and calculated the amount, "Well, this time it's cheaper for you." ”

Jade paid the money, and the little shopkeeper sent her out of the bookstore, and bowed to the gambling houses in the past: "Look, there is nothing to lose next time, it is the time to die." ”

Qi Xiangsi looked over and saw the huge gambling words hanging there, not at all moved by the wins and losses inside.

The little shopkeeper entered, Qi Xiangsi walked down the steps, and when he was distracted, he was suddenly stuffed with two white steamed buns in his hand, and they were still steaming, and the jade didn't have time to stop it, and the figure had already run into the alley.

Qi Xiangsi looked at the handprints on the steamed bun and walked towards the alley over there, and sure enough, the people inside hadn't left yet.

The little boy looked at her a little stiffly, his face was still dirty, but he looked like he was stronger, he pointed to the steamed bun in her hand and whispered, "I bought it for you." ”

"Thank you." Qi Xiangsi smiled, raised her hand and took a bite of the steamed bun, the little boy looked at her stunned, and she ate the steamed bun.

The big steamed buns in the bun shop have no ingredients, and they are not small, Qi Xiangsi is half full after eating half of them, she reached out and handed him the other one: "Let's eat together." ”

How tempting the fragrant and hot steamed buns are, the little boy swallowed his saliva and shrunk his hand and shook his head: "This is for you." ”

"I'm full, and it won't taste good when it's cold." Qi Xiangsi stuffed it to him, smiled and took a bite of what was in his hand, "It's not delicious when it's cold, but it can't be wasted." ”

Qi Xiangsi saw him eating with his head on his head, his cheeks were bulging very much, she couldn't laugh, this is their life, they will eat it quickly when they have something, and they will try to stuff it down when they can't eat, because they don't know if there is a next meal, and they don't know if this food can be saved for the next meal.

"How old are you?"

The little boy took the last bite and touched his stomach: "They say I'm six years old. ”

Qi Xiangsi looked at him, if she hadn't given her brother away back then, even if she was alive, Zhi'er would be like this.

Thinking of this, Qi Xiangsi was a little moved: "Do you want to make money?" ”