Chapter 21: Stubbornness
The first snow since the beginning of winter accompanied by the good dreams of the people of Chang'an City have been sprinkled down, when the merchants got up in the morning, a thin layer of snowflakes had fallen on the plum branches outside the house, and the bean-sized snow masses on the tender yellow buds of the branches lined with buds to be released more and more crystal clear. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
When the merchant opened the curtain, he saw a silver tree, and he couldn't help but exhale in surprise, and the corners of his eyebrows and eyes were filled with joy.
Xiao Tao heard the sound in the house, brought hot water into the house in time to wait for the merchants to freshen up, and dialed the silver charcoal in the charcoal basin in the corner of the house to make the fire more vigorous, and put the window down, leaving only a corner of the leeward lattice window to open a crack, and the heating in the house rose all of a sudden.
The merchant put on his robe, took a hot breath on his hand, took a face towel and sat in front of the dressing table, cleaned his face with hot water, and carefully wiped some facial fat, then asked Xiao Tao to come and comb her hair.
Because I went to the Temple of Mercy and Grace, I didn't make up any special decorations, but only pulled a simple single phoenix bun, inserted two silver filigree hairpins inlaid with southern beads and a light pink palace flower.
Shang Shang looked left and right in the bronze mirror and nodded in satisfaction.
"Girl! Let's wear this silver squirrel jacket! It's cold, and it's still windy outside? If you come back late and hit the snow, you can have a shelter. ”
Waiting for the merchant to put on a thick shirt with a Japanese collar and an eight-piece twill brocade skirt, Xiao Tao opened the cabinet in the corner of the house, took out a thick silver gray squirrel skin coat, and shook it at the merchant, the silver-gray fur was oily and smooth, revealing luxury.
"Hmm!" Shang Shang thought for a moment and nodded slightly.
Although she is not particularly afraid of the cold now, if the rain and snow hit her body, it will not be comfortable to get wet.
"Let's leave it alone! I'll go see my eldest brother, second brother, and second sister-in-law. Shang Shang waved his hand and motioned for Xiao Tao to go out with her.
went to the kitchen to take a look, Song's mother had already made breakfast, the merchant smiled and greeted Song's mother, then took breakfast with Xiao Tao and went to the flower hall, and ordered the little girl on the side to call Su Ruizhi and others out for breakfast.
After a while, Su Ruizhi sat in a wooden wheelchair and was pushed out by the little servant, with a bearskin tie given to him by the merchant on his lap.
Su Minzhi's hand holding the green sleeves also followed behind, and the two of them thought that they had gotten up in the morning and saw the snow, and they were both dressed very thickly.
Everyone sat down and said good morning, and then ate breakfast happily.
"Big brother! After breakfast, I'm going to go to the Temple of Mercy and Grace. The merchant drank the green stem porridge in his hand while facing Su Rui.
"Hmmm! Slippery roads in snowy weather, be careful, go early and come back early! Su Ruizhi nodded.
"Lan Xin! Are you going to the Temple of Mercy and Grace? Green Sleeves looked at Lan Xin, who had a dried chopstick in her hand, and asked a little timidly.
"Hmmm! What's wrong? The merchant glanced up at Greensleeves and whispered.
"Can I come with you?" Green Sleeves bit the chopsticks in his hand, a little expectant.
Shang Shang raised his eyebrows in surprise, the appearance of the green sleeves was too strange! Could it be that the second brother said something bad to her? Otherwise, why do you look like you want to say something?
Thinking in his heart, Shang Shang glanced at Su Min, but saw that he shook his head helplessly and connived, as if he had something to say.
Seeing the merchant with a questioning face, Green Sleeves blushed shyly, lowered his head, and drank the porridge in the bowl vigorously.
When Shang Shang saw this, his heart became more and more strange, but it was not easy to ask, so he had to press his mind and plan to go to the carriage to ask later.
Su Ruizhi ate two bowls of blue terrier porridge and took the little servant out to continue his daily inspection, but Su Minzhi whispered a few words to Green Sleeves and went into the inner room to study, leaving only the merchant and Green Sleeves in the flower hall.
The little girls rushed in and removed the scraps from the table.
Shang Shang looked at the blushing green sleeves funny, took her hand and said, "What's the matter?" It's not a big deal to go to the temple to play, why do you still look like a little daughter-in-law? Afraid of being ashamed? ”
Green Sleeves became more and more embarrassed, shaking the merchant's arm and refusingly: "You are laughing at me again!" Me too...... For the good of your Su family! ”
"Oh? Where do you see it for the good of my Su family? The merchant laughed and joked, and took her hand out of the flower hall and went to his room.
"Minzhiyan saw that he was going to participate in the scientific examination, although it was a daily study, I thought it would be better to go to the temple to add some sesame oil, so as to ask for some blessings for him, and besides, ...... I also want to ask for an heir for him. ”
The more he spoke, the quieter Greensleeve's voice became, and it became less and less audible.
The businessman paused slightly when he heard this, and his heart couldn't help but move.
How many days have Green Sleeves been married? Now I'm already worried about the heirs, if the green sleeves are deficient in the heirs in the future, I don't know if the second brother will take a concubine? If so......
Looking at the green sleeves' slightly lowered head, there was some embarrassment and shyness on his delicate face, but his eyes were full of clarity and firmness.
Everything about Su Minzhi is everything to hers, this is a person who was born in the Tang Dynasty, no wonder she has such a thought. Second brother...... I don't think it's a kind person, right?
"It's good! Go with me. It's just that...... If you ask for an heir, it should be to send Guanyin, right? Looking at the green sleeves, Shang Shang put aside the thoughts in his mind and couldn't help but make fun of her.
"You're making fun of me again! Just ask for peace of mind, why don't I ...... Is it in such a hurry? ”
The green sleeves lightly slapped the businessman's shoulder, and the two entered the room laughing, each dressed in a big hat, and Xiao Tao brought a small hand stove filled with silver charcoal, and then went out.
The carriage, which had been replaced with a thick cotton curtain, stopped at the back door of the inn where the bearded man had been, and the merchant got into the carriage first, and then helped the green sleeves to board, and the carriage rolled the thin snow on the bluestone slab all the way to the Temple of Mercy and Grace.
The merchant covered the green sleeves with a veil, lifted the curtains on both sides of the carriage, and looked out at the street scene on both sides.
The sky was cloudy, but it had not yet cleared, and although the light snow had swept through the streets, there was no sign of melting. There are not many pedestrians on the road, but there are more people in the various shops on both sides of the street, many of them do not leave after buying things, stay in the shop and drink hot tea to keep warm, and the small guys in the shop are not angry, they are still smiling and continuing to serve tea, not in a hurry.
An elm carriage covered with a thick brocade curtain and without any nameplate on the body passed by the carriage where the merchant was sitting, and in an instant, a trace of the scent of palace sandalwood passed into the nose of the merchant.
The carriage turned around a street corner, crossed the sign of Tongyifang, and went away.
When the merchant turned his eyes, he only saw a flying high eaves, the iron-gray eaves with the green roof tiles gradually receding away, faintly Sanskrit singing like a gossamer into the ears, the merchant's eyes flashed slightly, and then turned his head.
In that direction...... It's Ganye Temple, right?
Green Sleeves turned his head, looked at Shang Shang with his head slightly lowered and stunned, and reached out to shake her gently.
The merchant raised his head and smiled at the green sleeves, and the two looked out the window together, pointing out the dead branches and leaves left in the street, the strangely shaped trees, and the various new year's goods in the shop.
When the carriage stopped in front of the Temple of Mercy and Grace, Peeki had been waiting at the gate of the temple for a long time, and when he saw the merchant and Green Sleeves getting off together, he hurriedly called the monk to entertain Green Sleeves, and he led the merchant to the backyard.
The merchant explained to Greensleeves, asked her to look around the temple, and when she came out and went home together, he followed Peeki to the backyard.
The door of the Zen courtyard behind the Temple of Mercy and Grace was still closed, and there were two gray-clothed monks standing at the door, who were wearing a hood and wearing a hood
The dark-colored man was arguing about something, and behind the man stood a small girl who was not tall, with a strange expression on her face, as if she wanted to step forward but was a little timid.
"The temple is a place where people can be happy, why can't this small courtyard be entered?" The man's voice was low, as if he was deliberately suppressing something to hide, but the impatience in his words was very obvious.
"Donor! This is the place where the master of the institute cultivates, not the Buddha hall, and the donor is asked to turn around and rejoice in the front yard. The gray-clothed monk was not in a hurry or impatient, but just lowered his head and respectfully stopped, and did not let the man advance a point.
Seeing the noise, Peeki looked stiff on his face, looked back at Shang Shang slightly, took two steps, stepped forward and said solemnly: "This donor! Please also rejoice in the front yard! ”
The man suddenly heard a voice beside him, and turned his head in shock, but looked at the merchant in surprise.
Who is this man in a hooded coat who is not Gao Yang?
"Why are you here?" The merchant asked.
"You came just in time, I want to enter this backyard, these two little monks dare to stop me!" Gao Yang suddenly saw the businessman, although he was shocked, but he was also happy.
She had been grinding here for a long time, and she was not allowed to enter, but the arrival of the merchant gave her a good opportunity.
Peeping Ji's face became more and more difficult to look at, he could see that this woman must be familiar with Shang Shang, although because of Master Xuanzang's relationship, he was quite polite to Shang Shang, but this did not mean that he would agree to Shang Shang taking an inexplicable woman into the backyard to cultivate.
"Su Tanyue! This courtyard is a forbidden place for the temple, and idlers are not allowed to enter! ”
Shang Shang looked at Peeki's face and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
She had always known that Gao Yang was bold and reckless, but she didn't expect that she would ignore the holy decree and openly go out of the mansion to find this Temple of Mercy and Grace!
"You'd better go! Holy Command! Do you want to disobey? Shang Shang said to Gao Yang with a cold face.
"You're ......!" Gao Yang's face turned pale, his fists couldn't help clenching, and his fingertips were pale.
"Good! Now I won't even help me! ”
Gao Yang raised his chin, stubbornly straightened his shoulders, with tears in his eyes, but he couldn't bear it and refused to let it fall.
"This is the pure place of Buddhism, there is no room for noise, and the last time it was the Holy Lord's special grace, don't you understand?" Seeing that she refused to give up, Shang Shang couldn't help but feel a little upset.
Peeki shouted the Buddha's horn on the side, his eyebrows lowered, and the two gray-clothed monks made a gesture of please.
Gao Yang shuddered, but finally softened, and a tear slid down his pale cheeks as he looked at Shang Shang.
"I ...... I just want to see him! Such...... Can't it? ”
"The sea of bitterness is boundless, and the shore is back! Why do you have to suffer? Seeing Gao Yang's sad appearance, Shang Shang finally sighed unbearably.
"You wait here! I'll ask for you, if he's willing, take a look outside this courtyard and leave!" ”
Shang Shang dropped a sentence and turned his head, not wanting to see the ecstatic expression on Gao Yang's face, and followed Peeji to push the door into the inner courtyard.
Gao Yang's thin body stubbornly waited at the gate of the courtyard, and the two gray-clothed monks guarded the gate with expressionless faces, and they would not leave. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )