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Master Xuanzang of Ci'en Temple sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that he was going to leave for Tubo in a few days, and wanted to invite the merchant to go to Baqiao to send him off, but the merchant hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Hengzhu was about to return to Jiuzhi, and before leaving, he watched the debate machine leave Chang'an safely, which can be regarded as a complete relaxation, and his calculations were in vain.

wrote a brief reply to Master Xuanzang, informing him that he would go that day, so he packed two servings of the vegetarian food in the kitchen and handed them over to someone to bring back.

On the day of the send-off, the weather was reversed, although it was still cold, but the Baqiao Shili Pavilion was still crowded.

The entourage arranged by the emperor this time is very large, and the Tubo Mountains are far away, and I don't know what year and month I can turn around, and besides, there are many variables on the way to Tubo, and one bad is to bury the bones in another country. Therefore, the people who saw them off were all with tears in their eyes and earnest advice, and there were even women at home who cried to see them off, depending on their feelings, which was sad to hear.

The merchant went out early in the morning in a suit with arrow sleeves.

This period of returning to Chang'an, for many reasons, but some days have not ridden a horse, just this day the weather is good, the merchant on a whim, he took out the horse he rode back from Jiuji, took care of it with his own hands, and rode out of the horse on the horse.

Fortunately, the wind of riding and archery is prevalent in Chang'an, and her dress like this is not noticeable, but her appearance is really outstanding, and it still arouses many people's amazement.

When they arrived at Deba Bridge and saw the crowds of people, the merchants were really taken aback, but when they thought about it, they were relieved that it was difficult. Sitting on his horse, he condescendingly looked for the location of the debate.

After just sweeping around, the conspicuous red monk's robe jumped into the eyes of the merchant.

I don't know why, since the debate, I especially love the red monk's robe, and the originally gentle and elegant white-clothed monk now has some awe-inspiring air, that is, there is a little more perseverance between his eyebrows.

The merchant pulled his horse's head, carefully passed through the crowd of people seeing him off, and stopped in front of the debater.

"Master Debater!"

"Merchant girl!" The debater looked at Shang Shang with a smile in his eyes, as if he was not surprised by her appearance.

"Master Xuanzang hasn't come yet?" The merchant jumped off his horse, smoothed the hair on the horse's neck, and asked casually.

"Master should be in a carriage, not as fast as the donor." The debate machine was erected with one palm, and the merchant made a mockery.

"Hmm!" The merchant bowed his head and agreed, but suddenly found that he had nothing to say, and suddenly became a little embarrassed.

"If it's convenient for the donor, the debate machine has something to entrust!" The debate seemed to see through her unease, and the smile on her face gradually expanded, revealing some tolerance and understanding of the world.

"But it doesn't matter, as long as the business is within its capacity, it will do its best." The merchant secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she sympathized with the debater, it didn't mean that she would have much to say to him. Especially Buddhism, for her, its difficulty is no less than that of the Book of Heaven, even if she sings the scriptures, she always chooses the simpler ones, but those profound ones are not half a point.

"The identity of the donor is transcendent, and the donor entrusted by the debate machine will definitely be able to do it." The debate machine didn't care, and then said: "The debate machine is going, the mountains are far away, and I don't know what year and month it will take to turn around, she ...... But he is stubborn, the poor monk was there before, and he can still persuade one or two, and he will ...... in the future The poor monk is not there, so he can only ask the donor to take care of him. ”

There was a bitter taste in the smile of the debate machine, and the eyes that were originally as clear as the moon seemed to be covered with a layer of fog at this time.

He raised his head as if he was trying his best to restrain something, and after a long time, he exhaled heavily.

Shang Shang looked at him in a daze for a long time, and at the end, he could only sigh lightly: "I knew this was the case, why did I bother in the first place?" Do your best! ”

The atmosphere around the two suddenly became depressing, and just when Shang Shang was racking his brains and thinking about how to change the topic, he only heard a commotion from the people around him, and heard someone shouting: "Master Xuanzang of Ci'en Temple is here!" ”

"Hurry up and ask Master Xuanzang to pray for the adults! I wish you all the adults a safe return! Someone in the crowd shouted.

In just a moment, the carriage that Xuanzang was sitting in was surrounded by people, so that the businessmen and debaters who had planned to come forward to greet him could only stand from a distance and smile bitterly.

The little monk who was driving the car proudly held his chest and opened the curtain.

After Master Xuanzang's persuasion, and with the compassion of Buddhism, many times of comfort, everyone gradually dispersed and made way.

The businessman and the debater came forward, and the two greeted Xuanzang, who instructed the debater to promote the main purpose of Buddhism.

As the sun rises, the high incense in the Shili Pavilion is also burned, and the Tang Emperor ordered Liu to send a group of envoys to Tubo in front of the incense case, and a group of envoys lined up into a long convoy, escorted by the Yulin Army and slowly set off in the eager eyes of the people.

The debater rode on his horse and looked back, his eyes full of supplication for the merchant, until he saw the merchant nod affirmatively, then he turned around, and with a dozen horses, the horse rushed forward two steps, overtook the people who had fallen behind him, and blended into the convoy that was moving forward.

Xuanzang sighed lightly, this disciple can be said to be the most desirable to him, originally he had the intention to let him experience a little more in the world, and he would be able to receive the position of abbot of Ci'en Temple in the future, but how could he have thought about it......

Shang Shang saw that the debate machine was far away, so he turned around and said goodbye to Xuanzang, she rode a horse, and it was convenient to come and go.

It's just that no one has ever found that on a fork in the road not far from Shili Pavilion, a carriage without any ornamentation was parked on the side of the road for a long time, until the people who went away could no longer see a trace, and the people who saw them off were all dispersed, so it slowly moved, and before the city gate was closed, it quietly disappeared into the long streets and alleys of Chang'an City

As Master Xuanzang went outside the city to send a debate plane and set off for Tubo with the envoy officials, the merchants were completely idle. The following days were peaceful and comfortable, without the bothersome planning of the previous days, even watching the gloomy sky and the occasional snowflakes fluttering also made the hearts of the merchants feel some joy.

Seeing that the weather was unfavorable for travel, the businessman simply settled down, and only studied the recipes with Green Sleeves and Song's mother every day, and came up with some strange dishes from time to time.

It's just that Su Minzhi, who is studying hard at home, is forced to taste the new products that have not passed the inspection for a few people every lunchtime, Su Ruizhi takes on the errand of the store, and from time to time there will be shopkeepers and bosses in Chang'an business district to invite banquets and exchanges, but he has escaped these disguised punishments.

However, fortunately, the craftsmanship of the merchant is not bad, and he has not eaten a bad stomach once until now, and occasionally there is a well-made dish, so the merchant asked Song's mother to write down the ingredients and add them to the menu of the kitchen.

Every once in a while, they used a food box filled with hot water, and the medicinal food was warmed through the water, and people were sent to the Weiguo Mansion to taste and replenish the body.

The affairs of the court have also come to an end, and according to the news brought back by Li Yan, I don't know what reason Qingliu in the court was unfavorable in the confrontation with Li Zhi, but let the emperor achieve his goal as he wished.

In desperation, those big families had to retreat to the second best thing and strive for a little preferential policy in Enke for their family's middle school, such as if the two of them are on the list at the same time, the ranking of the family must be ahead of the Han family, and so on.

Su Minzhi asked someone to get a place for himself in the Chang'an official school as early as after he was disqualified, but if he wanted to catch up with the spring festival next year, he had to pass the internal examination of the official school, so the pressure was even greater.

When Shang Shang saw that the matter of Chang'an had been settled, the thoughts of returning to Jiuji became more and more urgent.

Su Ruizhi and Su Minzhi saw it in their eyes, but they didn't break it, they just hoped that she would stay in Chang'an for a little longer.

Green Sleeves and Song's mother knew it, and persuaded them privately a few times, but the businessmen only giggled, but their mouths did not loosen at all, and after trying a few times, Green Sleeves and Song's mother also understood that the businessmen had made up their minds, so they also closed their mouths and stopped persuading, just looking for some good dry goods every day, packing some packages for her, and almost packing the entire kitchen into it.

Shang Shang watched a bunch of people in his family revolve around her, and he only felt warm in his heart. Sometimes when I think about the afterlife, it feels like a long dream.

When I woke up from the dream, I returned to my eyes, and even my mother's appearance was now a little blurred, and I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: Time is easy to throw people away.

"Girl! Girl! ”

Shang Shang was lowering his head, looking at the thinly sliced dried pork in front of him in a daze, thinking about the claypot rice that her mother loved to make for her in later generations. Leng Buding listened to Mother Song call her outside, and then she came back to her senses.

"Mother Song! I'm in the back kitchen! The merchant pulled a towel, wiped the oil on his hands, and explained to the apprentice that he would cut all the dried pork on the table into thin slices according to the appearance she had cut out, and then went out of the back kitchen.

"Girl! Look, Mother Song got you something good! Mother Song rushed forward, lifted a small bag in her hand and exposed it in front of the merchant, and then quickly covered it.

"Huh? What's the good stuff? Shang Shang looked at Mother Song with a mysterious face, she glanced at it, and only saw two branches in the baggage that looked like branches, which was quite strange.

"Silly girl! It's deer antler velvet! Mother Song nodded the merchant's forehead, squinted and smiled.

"Deer antler velvet?" Shang Shang looked at Mother Song in surprise, and couldn't figure out why she was getting two deer antler velvets?

"Mother Song knows, girl, you want to go back to Jiuzhi Mountain, but after all, it is in the mountains, it is cold, this deer antler velvet is a big supplement, Mother Song finally asked someone to get two good branches, leave one at home, you bring one!" Mother Song looked at Shang Shang lovingly, but she kept thinking about her in her heart.

"Mother Song!" Shang Shang's eyes were a little red, Mother Song really loved her as her own daughter!

"Oops! Don't cry, girl! Mother Song will pack the luggage for you, don't forget when you leave Ming'er! ”

Mother Song saw that the merchant was sad, and opened her hand to wipe the tears on the merchant's face, but she felt that the burden on her hand was not clean for a long time, so she only stretched it out and retracted it, and turned her face to find something to pack.

By the time Shang Shang decided to set off, Song Ma and Green Sleeves had turned into a big cart full of things for Shang Shang, and Shang Shang looked at this large pile of things with tears and laughter, and really didn't know how to get it back to Jiuzhi Mountain.

"The weather is not good, so don't ride a horse, take a car!"

In the end, it was Su Min's words that solved this problem.

set the day of departure, and the merchant went to the Weiguo Mansion to resign, promising that the old grandfather would come to visit more in the future, and handed over a note to Princess Gaoyang and Master Xuanzang.

After picking a day when the snow stopped, the merchant finally sat in the carriage and slowly left Chang'an City. (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!) )