On the way up the mountain, Gu Sanniang had already thought of a rhetoric, and if people asked, she said that they came from the north, because of the war there, she came to Guxian to seek refuge with distant relatives, who thought that after that, they found that their relatives had passed away a long time ago, and now they can't go back, and there is no place to stay, so they came to disturb.

After hearing her words, the little nun turned her head and called her master inside, and in less than a moment, a forty or fifty-year-old sister-in-law came, only to see that she was thin and thin, wearing a white-washed plain robe, I heard that Gu Sanniang fled from the north, and saw that they did look like they were cornered, so they recited a Buddha name in their mouths and said: "Donors, let's take a breath in the house." ”

Gu Sanniang thanked them and followed them into the house.

The middle of this nunnery is the Buddha hall, several wings on the left and right, a plum blossom is planted in the yard, the plum blossom blooms this time, and the nunnery exudes a quiet fragrance. After chatting with each other, Gu Sanniang learned that this place is called Shuiyue Nunnery, just because it is located in a remote area, and there are three of them living in the nunnery, the master Xuan'an, who has been in Buddhism for more than 30 years, and the little nun who opened the door to her is called Jingci, who is an orphan who was picked up when Xuan'an went out to turn into a relationship, and another one is called Jingxin, who was born a mute, and was sent to Shuiyue Nunnery by her family when she was a child, and when they came in, she was burning kang in the house.

Usually, the nunnery is all self-sufficient, occasionally the people in the nearby township will donate a few sesame oil money, saying that it is nearby, in fact, it is also far away, often standing on this mountain, you can see that there are people living in the opposite mountain, but to really walk over, let alone take a whole day's work, it is in their nunnery, it is rare for someone to come.

It snowed in winter, Xuan'an's master and apprentice had not come down the mountain for several months, and they didn't know that there was a war in the north, Na Jingci heard that they had left their hometowns, and she couldn't help but move the heart of the silhouette, she said to her master Xuan'an: "Master, let's take in a few donors to live, such a cold day, where do you want them to go." ”

Before Xuan'an could speak, Gu Sanniang first offered a hundred copper coins and said: "Whether the master accepts us or not, even if we enter the Buddha gate, we don't have to go out empty-handed, this is the sesame oil that my family and I gave to the Buddha, and please don't shirk it." ”

Jingci grew up to be a teenager, never went far away, how have you ever seen such a generous pilgrim, occasionally some villages donate sesame oil money, the left is only three or five paulownia boards, is to see her take out a string of copper coins out, for a while I don't know whether to take it or not.

Fleeing on the road, Gu Sanniang always remembered the truth that wealth is not exposed, when she moved to Wushan, Shen Zhuo left her a large sum of silver, and escaped in a hurry that day, Gu Sanniang sewed the silver money into her clothes, she only left some broken silver for pocket use, sometimes she had to borrow to live in other people's homes, most of them gave twenty or thirty copper coins as a thanks, you need to know that people die for money, birds die for food, and it is always right to be cautious outside.

Gu Sanniang wanted to stay in Shuiyue Nunnery for a little longer, so she donated a hundred copper coins to make sesame oil, that Xuan'an recited a Buddha name, she glanced at Wanfu, and said: "My Buddha is merciful, the donor is in trouble, we will try our best to help, but the nunnery is just me and the apprentice, and it is really inconvenient to take in men." ”

Liu Wupo knew Xuan'an's concerns, and she said: "Master rest assured, if there is a firewood room in the nunnery, or a place to put sundries, it is enough to give him a place to block the wind, and he will never dare to disturb your cultivation." ”

It was already pitch black outside the house, if they were asked to leave, it would be impersonal, Xuan An thought for a moment, she saw Gu Sanniang's honest face again, and finally nodded in agreement, and said, "If the donor doesn't dislike it, please stay." ”

Gu Sanniang breathed a sigh of relief, and thanked her again and again.

Can't get out of Gu County, and the Jiang family is wanted outside, Gu Sanniang can only live with Liu Wupo and others temporarily in Shuiyue Nunnery, Wanfu is a big man, it is not easy to get in and out of the nunnery, so he had to rest in the firewood room outside the nunnery, the next day, he unloaded the carriage, moved the luggage and dry food to Shuiyue Nunnery, and only led the horse up the mountain to be kept in captivity.

After Gu Sanniang lived in Shuiyue Nunnery, the happiest was Jingci, she was young, all year round, she always saw the master and the senior sister, and now there are people in the nunnery, after doing homework every day, Jingci always comes to talk to Gu Sanniang.

Unconsciously, Gu Sanniang lived in the mountains for more than a month, during which she donated a hundred copper coins of sesame oil money to the nunnery, and soon, the snow melted, the branches pulled out the buds, and the weather became clear day by day.

At this time, you still have to rely on Wanfu this man, since the beginning of spring, the mountain road is much easier, in order to find out the news, he often rides out, sometimes pretends to be a woodcutter, and takes a load of firewood to the neighboring towns to sell, but unfortunately the town is full of countrymen, and he can't enter the county seat, so he has not heard any useful news.

After the weather warmed, the frozen land slowly became soft, Xuan'an master and apprentice began to prepare for spring ploughing, Gu Sanniang had not worked in the field for many years, although the farming craft was a little rusty, fortunately it was not left behind, Xuan'an took the apprentice to turn the ground, she followed to help, Jingci saw that she was presentable, and said with a smile: "Liu Niangzi, I think you come out of a rich and noble family, and you will still farm." ”

Just to avoid unnecessary trouble, Gu Sanniang deliberately concealed her name, with Liu Wupo's surname, she wanted to go to the ground that day, Liu Wupo repeatedly dissuaded her, but Gu Sanniang said that now it is not as good as being in the house, if you always hold the identity of the master's grandmother, it is really a little out of place.

Liu Wupo knew that Gu Sanniang looked at her gentle temperament, but in fact, if she made up her mind, she would not change it easily, and she couldn't persuade her, so when Gu Sanniang went to the ground, she always had to follow along, but her housekeeper was a good hand, and the fact of farming was that she knew six tricks out of seven - she didn't know anything.

Spring is velvety, the sun shines on her body warmly, Gu Sanniang is wearing a coarse coat, she listened to Jingci's words, and said with a smile: "What a rich and noble family, it's just a few years before they don't go hungry." ”

There are no cattle in the nunnery, everything has to be done by themselves, Gu Sanniang has not done farm work for several years, the first two days, she grinded a few blisters on her hands, and Liu Wupo complained about it, saying that she had a comfortable life, but she had to find her own hardships.

Several of them worked all morning, and the ground was almost turned over, and after a while, Gu Sanniang saw Liu Wupo coming over with water in one hand and little brother in the other, she put down the hoe in her hand, stepped forward to take over the little brother, and beckoned Mrs. Xuan'an to call for water.

The little brother hadn't seen Gu Sanniang for a long time, but when he saw her this time, he leaned obediently on her arms, looking around with a pair of dark and bright eyes.

Gu Sanniang saw that the little brother was pink, and her heart seemed to have drunk honey, when the little brother was born prematurely, he suffered from several serious illnesses before the full moon, and later, he ran around with them, and there was no peaceful child, Gu Sanniang was afraid that she would not be able to support her brother, these days, they lived in Shuiyue Nunnery, the nunnery was clean, and she and Liu Wupo took care of her, the little brother's body grew stronger and stronger, and the originally thin face was also a little rounder, Jingci couldn't help but tease him every time she saw her brother.

They were resting and laughing at the same time, at this moment, Wanfu rode back, Gu Sanniang saw that he was sweating profusely, his face was anxious, and his heart paused, Wanfu is a man, he has always avoided Jingci and meditation on weekdays, and he does not show up in front of them, at this time he came over specially, there must be something important, Gu Sanniang asked Liu Wupo to pour him a bowl of water, and said: "Don't worry, what do you have to say slowly." ”

Wan Fu drank the water in a hurry, looked at them and said, "I went out to sell firewood, and I heard that the prince's men and horses in the north are about to reach the capital. ”

"Really?" Gu Sanniang was surprised and delighted in her heart, if the news was true, it meant that the An family was about to collapse.

Wanfu nodded, they are now incognito, in front of Xuan'an's master and apprentice, he did not elaborate, only said: "It is said that the team that started is General Jiang, not only that, but some people say that the princess he married also went to the front line, and the husband and wife worked together, all the way like a bamboo, seeing that the capital was about to be unstable, many people were dragging their families to flee out." ”

Fighting a war is obviously a bluffing thing, but Wan Fu's eyebrows fluttered, and Jing Ciqi said: "Brother Wan Fu, fighting a war is to kill people, why are you so happy?" ”

Wanfu hurriedly put away his smile, and then said one by one: "The An family is unpopular, the old emperor is dead, it is clear that the prince should continue to be the emperor, but his family has put other princes on the throne, and I am of course happy to see that they are going to be defeated." ”

Who is the emperor, since it has nothing to do with this small Shuiyue Nunnery, Gu Sanniang is thinking about another thing, when she and Princess Jichang separated, she originally said that it would be good to go back to Changyang, I don't know how Princess Jichang went to the north, but this is chaotic, maybe the news is not necessarily spreading.

Gu Sanniang pondered for a while, and saw that Wan Fu was talking to Jing Ci about the rumors he heard today, so she knocked on his head and scolded: "Don't take these worldly things to the master and the wife to talk about them." ”

Wan Fuhan laughed, and really stopped talking.

Gu Sanniang still had something to ask Wanfu, but in front of Xuan'an, she didn't want to ask, so she just waited to return to the nunnery, and there were only a few of their masters and servants left, Gu Sanniang said: "In addition to these news, what else did you inquire about?" ”

Wanfu thought about it for a while, and told Gu Sanniang what he saw and heard, he said: "Gucheng is very chaotic, there are people fleeing everywhere, I have heard these news, I have heard from them, in the past two days, some people have said that the gate of the county town is to be closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave, but I am afraid that it will be more and more difficult to go to Yizhou." ”

At this time, Gu Sanniang was not in a hurry to go back, it was so chaotic outside, she was with her children, there were only Liu Wupo and Wanfu by her side, who knew what would go wrong, it was better to stay in Shuiyue Nunnery, this is a deep mountain, far away from Gucheng, much calmer than outside. 166 Reading Network