Gu Xuesong walked into the temple, the square roof enclosed the flat sky, although the sky was small, but there was a sense of continuous extension. There are no others in the temple, all around are silent, and a few sparrows of chirping scum fly in the air, which is quite leisurely born.

The smell of incense came from the temple, precipitating in the sandalwood that seemed to be nothing. Master Du Zhen stood alone in the middle of the courtyard, watching Gu Xuesong walk in, always smiling kindly.

Gu Xuesong walked up to Du Zhen, smiled lightly, and asked, "Why is the master standing alone in the courtyard?" I didn't know about the master, and said I would come today, but why did the master seem to be waiting for me? ”

Du Zhen's expression was meaningful, and he said with a smile: "The day when the son can step into the Nanmu Temple again, the poor monk should congratulate the son." ”

"The master once said that I would have a catastrophe when I went, and now I have returned safely, and I will visit the master again, and I would like to ask the master to dial one or two."

Du Zhen still smiled kindly: "Why do you need to ask me? After this catastrophe, Childe must have thought deeply, and he must have the answer in his heart. ”

Du Zhen and Gu Xuesong walked into the side hall, and the long sandalwood on the side seemed to carry aura, and the smell was deep and long, but it was enough to clear the heart and calm the mind.

Du Zhen said leisurely while serving tea: "Speaking of which, although Childe has overcome this difficulty, it may not be regarded as a complete dissolution of karma. ”

When Gu Xuesong heard this, he froze slightly, nodded with a smile and said: "The master is not out of the temple, but he has expected everything in the world, and he is indeed a master who is not born." ”

Du Zhen laughed a few times and said, "It's not a master, it's just the credit accumulated over the years." But the son was in a hurry to come to the small temple, and he didn't know what he wanted to ask. ”

Gu Xuesong turned his head sideways, looked up at the sky outside the door, and asked, "I came here this time to ask for heaven's will." ”

Du Zhen smiled: "Gongzi has always acted man-made, never believed in the will of heaven, but after this catastrophe, he asked about the will of heaven, which really surprised the poor monk." ”

Gu Xuesong returned his gaze that stretched in the sky, thoughtfully, but there was an inexplicable gentle smile on the corner of his mouth.

Du Zhen picked up the teacup, walked out of the side hall, poured the tea in the teacup locally, and then put the empty teacup in front of Gu Xuesong.

Gu Xuesong frowned slightly, puzzled.

Du Zhen said: "Since Gongzi asked the will of heaven, this is the answer of the poor monk." Although it is only a cup of tea, this cup of tea is enough to nourish the land under your feet and feed a few flowers and plants, which is to store external things and accumulate virtue and do good. Childe is now a rich and noble body, and he will definitely rise and fall in the future because of non-disputes, and I hope that Childe will abandon self-grasping, deal with everything with a tolerant heart, accumulate good causes, and return good results. ”

Gu Xuesong smiled slightly: "I still remember the first time I came to Nanmu Temple, the master also poured a cup of tea, and then said exactly the same thing to me. ”

Du Zhen was not in a hurry: "But, in the same way, does the son sound different today?" The words of the poor monk are just a mirror, and when Gongzi heard this passage, the people and things that came to mind were the answers given by the poor monk. ”

"People and things that come to mind"...... Gu Xuesong smiled slightly bitterly, his fingers twisting the corners of his wide sleeves.

When Gu Xuesong came out of Nanmu Temple, he couldn't help but stop and look back, looking at Nanmu Temple at sunset. The Nanmu Temple at sunset faded three points of color, and a faint dust fell on the eaves, which seemed a little distant, and a Bodhi tree peeked out from the wall a little bit, and the tip of the tree was green and rich.

When Gu Xuesong entered the city, the twilight had all receded, and there were many pedestrians on the road, making it difficult for carriages and horses to travel, Gu Xuesong couldn't help but be a little surprised: "What's going on?" It's all this time, why are there still so many people on the street? ”

Guanqi smiled: "Childe forgot, Ming'er is a begging festival." ”

Gu Xuesong smiled: "I see, I really forgot." ”

Every year from the first day of July to the seventh day of July, the curfew will be temporarily lifted in Mue Gong County, and the weather is pleasant at this time, and men and women go out on the streets to celebrate the begging festival. Countless vendors come out at this time to sell items such as prayer lanterns, which is regarded as the rarest opportunity of the year to make money.

Guan Qi asked: "There is still a period of time before Childe takes office, do you want to go back to live in the house for a few days, after all, Childe has come back this time and has not said hello to that side." ”

Looking at the men and women on the street, Gu Xuesong's eyes relaxed slightly, nodded, smiled a little tiredly, and then lowered the curtain with his slender fingers, once again cutting off the bustling crowd.

Early the next morning.

Ningxia Qing got up and freshened up, and then prepared to go to Cao's house, but as soon as he stepped out of the door, he met Du Qiutong.

Du Qiutong greeted him with a smile and said affectionately: "Cousin, today is the Begging Festival, and I made a flower ball." But I'm going home today, so I'll come early and give them to my cousin. Du Qiutong handed the two paper-folded flower balls to Ning Xia Qing and said, "This big one belongs to my cousin, and this one with a magpie painted on it belongs to Zi'er, please ask my cousin to help me hand it over to Zi'er." ”

Ning Xia Qing looked at the flower ball in his hand, and said with a smile: "Your hands have always been skillful, thank you very much." ”

Du Qiutong lowered his head and smiled very gently: "My craftsmanship is not good, so it's good if my cousin doesn't dislike it." ”

Ningxia Qing took out a sachet overflowing with the smell of fresh flowers and plants, and there was a sachet tied to it, Ningxia Qing handed the sachet to Du Qiutong and said, "This is for you." ”

The expression on Du Qiutong's face was very pleasantly surprised: "The things made by my cousin are so beautiful!" Thank you cousin! ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled faintly and asked, "Will you come back at night?" ”

"It's not decided yet. Some of my cousins invited me to go shopping in the evening, and if it was early, I would come back, and if it was late, I would stay at home for the night. Du Qiutong smiled and asked, "Cousin, will you and Zi'er go out at night?" Why don't we book a meeting place and stroll around together? ”

Ning Xia Qing shook his head and said, "Most of the time I won't go out." ”

Du Qiutong showed an extremely disappointed look and said, "Last year's Qiqiao Festival, I went out with my cousin, but I didn't expect it to be bad this year." After speaking, Du Qiutong's eyes showed a little pleading: "I made an appointment with a few cousins to drink tea in Shouhelou, if my cousin changes his mind and decides to go out again, he must come to Shouhelou to find me!" ”

Ning Xia Qing nodded: "Okay." I'll go to my wife's side, and you'll have a safe journey. ”

"Hmm!" Du Qiutong showed an extremely well-behaved smile, and then left.

After sending Du Qiutong away, Ningxia Qing came to Cao's house, and Cao's had already dressed up. I saw that Cao Shi was wearing a rouge-colored loose woven silk robe made some time ago, and his face was obviously rubbed with rouge that he didn't wipe on weekdays, and he was also carrying a sachet with a jasmine fragrance. Compared with the usual Cao family, this is definitely a dress.

Cao Shi asked rather worriedly: "Qing'er, is my mother's face still pale?" Does the smell of medicine still be strong? ”

"My mother is naturally beautiful, so don't worry about so much. I have seen the ladies of the Gu Mansion, and in my heart, my mother is better looking than them. Mother, is the material I chose for you very good for you? When I chose this material, Jade said that you don't usually wear such bright colors, so let me choose a light one, but I still chose this one, because I know that you will definitely like it. ”

"My daughter naturally understands me." Cao Shi smiled very heartily, but turned to show a worried look: "I'm afraid that I'm too shabby and will embarrass you in the Gu Mansion." Alas, I have been sick all these years, and my complexion is not good, that is, your father does not dislike me, if I had changed others, I would have been thrown aside as a yellow-faced woman. ”

"Mother, where are these words? Even if my mother is sick, she is also a sick beauty, and no one else can compare to you. Ningxia Qing saw that Cao's smile was a little, and then he said, "Okay, let's go to grandma's side and see if grandma and Zi'er are ready." ”

The Cao family helped Mrs. Ning in front, Ningxia Qing led Zi'er, and the family walked out. Zi'er, who was wearing a new coat of duck yellow background makeup and satin, pulled Ning Ningqing's sleeves, pouted her little mouth, and asked cautiously: "Sister, let's go to the Gu family, will we see that person?" ”

Ning Xia Qing was stunned: "Huh? Who are you talking about? ”

Zi'er was obviously extremely unhappy, her mouth was about to pout to the sky, and she whispered: "That's it...... That little brother who loves to bully. ”

Ningxia Qing "poofed" and whispered, "Maybe." Are you scared? ”

The sullen Zi'er nodded, her little head hung lower, and suddenly said, "It would be nice if that big brother was also there, that big brother is a good person." ”

"Big brother?" Ning Ningqing reacted for a while, and then reacted, it turned out that Zi'er was talking about Gu Xuesong. Ning Xia Qing instantly remembered the last time she saw Gu Xuesong, and she didn't know how Gu Xuesong was doing now.

The Ning family walked to the door, and Ning Xia Qing saw that it was a rented carriage that was waiting for them outside.

It turned out that today, in addition to Mrs. Ning, Cao's, Ningxia Qing, and Ningxia Zi, Chen Po, Lan Ying, and Cuiyu will also follow, and the Ning family's carriage can't sit at all, so Ning Yongda went to rent a brighter carriage in advance. Ning Yongda had already arranged a meeting gift, and even Ah Zheng, who was driving the car, had changed into a brand new outfit, which was also prepared by Ning Yongda for Ah Zheng.

Ah Zheng put the small stool in the carriage, and then stood aside, waiting for the few of them to get on the carriage. Naturally, Mrs. Ning and the Cao family went up first, and then, Chen Po wanted to help Ning Xia Qing get into the car, but Ning Xia Qing asked Chen Po to help Zi'er go up first.

Chen Po hugged Zi'er's little fat waist and put Zi'er on the wheel, but Zi'er accidentally stepped on the new skirt. When making skirts, in order to allow Zi'er to wear them for a while, I deliberately made the volume a little longer. Zi'er suddenly moved her little feet in distress, but the skirt was stepped on by Zi'er, Zi'er couldn't help but lose her balance, and her body was crooked and she got out of the car.

I saw that Zi'er fell extremely fast, like a pebble thrown by someone.

Chen Po was standing next to the carriage, but at this time, Chen Po was turning around to help Ning Xia Qing, so she turned her back to the carriage and didn't have time to turn around. Ning Xia Qing was facing the carriage and saw all this, but because Chen Po was in front of him, he couldn't reach Zi'er at all. And Lan Ying and Cuiyu were standing behind Ning Xia Qing, and they naturally couldn't reach it.

said that it was too late, and just when Zi'er's head was about to hit the ground, Ah Zheng had already reached out and caught Zi'er steadily.

Because Ah Zheng received it very steadily, Zi'er was in Ah Zheng's arms, and she didn't even feel scared. Ah Zheng put Zi'er back on the wheel, and after Zi'er stood firmly, she gradually realized what had just happened, and immediately burst into tears. Cao Shi had already leaned out and carried the howling Zi'er into the car, comforting her.

Ning Xia Qing frowned worriedly and happily, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said to Ah Zheng with some fear: "Thank you." ”

Ah Zheng nodded casually, and then continued to stand aside and watch them get into the car. Ning Xia Qing suddenly found that although Ah Zheng looked very casual, in fact, Ah Zheng's attention was always on their group, no matter what happened to them, Ah Zheng would reach out to help them as soon as possible.

Zi'er had already been coaxed by the Cao family, her little head poked out of the car again, and said timidly to Ah Zheng, "Thank you." ”

Ah Zheng suddenly showed a kind smile, and Zi'er was amused to "giggle". Ningxia Qing found that Ah Zheng had never smiled at himself like this, perhaps in Ah Zheng's concept, this is a smile for children, and this "child" refers to the children that Ah Zheng likes and cares about, such as Zi'er.

The last to get on the car was Cuiyu, and when Cuiyu got into the car, Ning Ningqing, who was already sitting in the car, heard Cuiyu say to Ah Zheng outside: "You reacted so fast just now...... Thank you, it scared the hell out of me. ”

Then came Ah Zheng's calm voice: "It should be." ”