Volume 1 Chapter 103 Mint
Outside the temple gate in the distance, the nun who had tripped and fell immediately got up from the ground, and judging from her movements, she was already furious! She rushed up and waved her hand to fan Ni's face, but she missed, and her hand was grabbed by Ni.
At that moment, the small door opened, and a teacher and a few people walked out. As soon as Xiao Ni let go, he was slapped by the nun just now, and Xiao Ni stood there with his hand covering his face.
The brawl soon ended, and Zhu Gaoxu couldn't hear what a group of people were saying there. When he saw that many people were coming, he also stayed a little away from the window, so that he would not be seen.
Zhu Gaoxu could guess that the group of people must be reprimanding Xiao Ni, after all, in the temple, there are also seniority differences, and there is dignity and inferiority. It was not easy for the little Ni to dare to fight against the elders.
After a long time, the group entered the small door of the temple, where Xiao Ni continued to wash the toilet. Zhu Gaoxu had nothing to do for a while, so he still watched her do some trivial things in the attic, and watched the situation under the chicken coop mountain from time to time.
At this time, Du Qianrui came to the pavilion with a cup of tea, Zhu Gaoxu immediately smelled a smell of mint, and listened to Du Qianrui say: "I didn't find the tea, and I saw a few mint plants planted in the yard, so I picked it and washed it and made tea, and the son had to drink it." ”
"Anyway, you don't have to do much because you don't have to live for long. We've just arrived here, and you can take a breather. Zhu Gaoxu said.
Du Qianrui said softly: "I can't help with the big things of the son, so I have to do some small things, which are all what I should do." ”
She was born in the teaching department and is good at playing and singing, and her voice is really good. Zhu Gaoxu is still very willing to talk to Du Qianrui, it doesn't matter what he says, listening to the voice can also make people feel more comfortable.
Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Miss Du followed me, and it was indeed a few days of comfortable life, and she was on the road. ”
Du Qianrui lowered her head and muttered: "It's better than being at home, I can't stay in my hometown anymore, before my son came, my heart was always very boring, and I was worried all day long." Once my father scolded me, saying that dogs are not too poor...... After leaving, I thought about my mother again, and I dreamed of her last night. ”
"Miss Du has been in Jingshi for many years, how can she compare with your mother? Ling Tang can stay in the village, because she has not seen the bigger world, as long as people don't know what it's like outside, they won't think much about it. Zhu Gaoxu said casually, "Miss Du has seen the world, I'm afraid she can't go back." Ling Zun shouldn't blame you, you want to live a better life, that's not human nature? ”
Du Qianrui listened attentively, and when Zhu Gaoxu finished speaking, she said softly, "Listening to Gongzi, you can always make yourself feel better." ”
Zhu Gaoxu said: "Me too." ”
Du Qianrui's cheeks suddenly turned red.
…… Before the unitary time, Zheng He, Wang Bin, and Wei Da came back and brought back some rice and vegetables, but there was no seasoning, only salt. Du Qianrui was busy cooking and cleaning up the bedding in the yard.
Zhu Gaoxu called the others into the house and asked where he was going to find out today. He asked Zheng He and others in detail about several places they had screened.
A few people didn't finish talking about business until late at night, when Du Qianrui had already prepared the meal and boiled the water for washing.
They walked to a square wooden table, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and his stomach "growled". There was hardly any seasoning, but the food on the table was quite beautiful, and it immediately whetted his appetite.
The braised pork brought back by Wang Bin and others was cut into thin slices of meat and placed on two white porcelain plates, like flower petals, and the mint green leaves were dotted in the middle, making the color even richer. Lettuce and braised pork are stewed into a big bowl, and the lettuce leaves are soaked in salted water for a few hours, and then placed on a plate.
At this time, Wang Bin praised: "Miss Du's skills are good!" Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "You have a good mouth, Miss Du cooks and cooks the meals with her own hands, and I usually don't entertain people." ”
Wang Bin and Wei Da and the others immediately laughed a few times.
Du Qianrui smiled and said, "I'll bring a few people dinner." ”
Everyone was also hungry, and they devoured it when it was served, and there was a burst of "chirp, chirp" chewing in the room. Not long after, there was a cry of "meow ......" at the door, and when Zhu Gaoxu looked back, he saw a big yellow cat looking at the table.
Wang Bin said: "Send a meat dish to the door!" ”
Zhu Gaoxu stopped: "Look at its fur is very clean, it must be raised by some family around, don't make extraneous branches." ”
After dinner, everyone discussed and arranged the room, and then washed and rested. Zhu Gaoxu took a mat and futon and put them in the attic, and agreed that the four of them would take turns to go upstairs to be on duty.
…… Early the next morning, the three of them continued to go out to run errands, and Zhu Gaoxu and Du Qianrui still stayed in the mansion.
In Beijing, there are more than one or two people who know Zhu Gaoxu, in addition to the clan and nobles, the soldiers and servants who guarded the prince and others in the mansion two years ago have also seen Zhu Gaochu many times. When Zhu Gaoxu arrived in Beijing, he tried to avoid showing up in crowded places.
Every day there is something important to do, but at this juncture, because he rarely goes out, he has nothing to do all day. Except to think, you can only wait.
He also saw the little nun working in the courtyard of the temple yesterday, and she probably lived on the west side of the temple. Zhu Gaoxu didn't have much interest in her, but there was nothing to see around, so somehow he was constantly paying attention to what the little nun was doing.
The little nun was sweeping the yard for a while, and washing a lot of clothes for a while. Sometimes she can't be seen, but soon she will appear in Zhu Gaoxu's line of sight.
He had never observed a man for so long, and had done so many uninteresting trifles, and he would not have observed a nun who had nothing to do with it if he had to stay in this secluded attic.
Today, the little nun is being bullied again, which seems to be the daily activity of the temple nuns. Xiao Ni was kicked while washing clothes, his hand was crushed by his shoes, and the screaming sound was even heard by Zhu Gaoxu here.
That little nun is also miserable enough, the more she fights with the powerful people in the temple, the more she is bullied. After a while, Zhu Gaoxu saw her run out of the small gate on the west side of the temple, thinking that she was going to find a place to cry outside, but she didn't.
She came out with a bucket, brought a basin of clothes outside, put the clothes in the basin into the bucket, and washed the clothes again, as if nothing had happened in the temple just now.
The distance is a bit far, Zhu Gaoxu has never seen the appearance of the little nun too clearly, but judging from her figure and demeanor, she should look good, not to mention that her skin is dazzling white in the sun, and he estimates that Xiao Nun must be an outstanding-looking person in the temple.
But I don't know why she became a nun at such a young age, and she chose a temple that was often bullied.
Zheng He and the others didn't come back at noon, Zhu Gaoxu and Du Qianrui had lunch, and the meal was naturally made by Du Qianrui. Last night the yellow cat came again, looking at the dining table and calling a few times...... I didn't feed it last night, but it smelled it and ran in again, very persistent. The walls of the yard, and even the doors and windows of the house, could not stop the cat, and even if the doors and windows were closed, it could get in through the tiled roof.
In the afternoon, Zhu Gaoxu was sitting in the attic, contemplating and observing the scene outside. Then she saw the little nun come out of the temple courtyard, and she walked down a path on the hillside without anything in her hand.
It didn't take long for Xiao Ni to call: "Little yellow cat, Mimi ......" She looked around while calling.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately remembered that the yellow cat he saw during the meal seemed to be raised by Jiming Temple! When he looked back, the cat happened to be looking on the wooden stairs, but he didn't know if he heard Xiao Ni call it, anyway, he didn't pay attention to it at all, it was only very interested in the snacks on Zhu Gaoxu's table.
Zhu Gaoxu didn't think much about it, so he picked up a piece of dim sum, bent down and put it on the ground, and also called: "Little yellow cat......"
The cat came slowly, meowed, and pounced on the snack. Zhu Gaoxu bent over, his eyes were quick, he reached out and pressed the cat, it struggled, scratched its paws a few times, but Zhu Gaoxu immediately changed his hand and pressed its neck.
Zhu Gaoxu picked up the cat, stood up and looked out the window, but didn't find the little nun for a while. After a while, I saw that she had reached the street on the mountainside where incense and candles were sold.
After hesitating for a moment while holding the cat, Zhu Gaoxu walked down the pavilion, took a big hat and put it on, and said hello to Du Qianrui: "I'll go out for a stick of incense and come back soon." ”
Du Qianrui nodded in response and glanced at the cat in his arms.
Zhu Gaoxu is outside the door to an alley, the surrounding walls are covered with moss, and the floor is old stone slabs. The weather is sunny and the road is easy to walk. There was no one in the alley, and the trees in the walls on both sides blocked the sunlight, making it feel even quieter on the road. He walked along the alley from the way he came in yesterday, turned the direction twice, and came to the mouth of the alley.
Outside the mouth of the alley, there is the long street that sells incense and candles. Zhu Gaoxu didn't go out, lowered his big hat to cover his face, and stood there holding the cat and waiting. Judging from Xiaoni's walking speed and the distance to here, she should not have reached the mouth of the alley at this time.
Sure enough, I didn't wait for a while, and I saw her coming. "Meow ......" the yellow cat barked, Xiao Ni immediately turned her head and saw the cat in Zhu Gaoxu's arms, she stood for a while, and then walked over to this side.
Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, and almost didn't let the cat in his arms run away!
In this old alley, the shops are stacked with lifeless incense and candles, and the soot fills the air, and Zhu Gaoxu seems to see that in the messy corner, the dust has been blown away, and a bright pearl is in the rotting wood.
I can't believe that there is such a beautiful nun in this place. Even if she was wearing a monk's robe and had a bare head, it still couldn't destroy the bright and pure color of her face, which was red and white. The sun was shining through the old long street and falling on her face, and her satin-like skin was shining and shiny. Her face didn't fit in with the scene around her.
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't feel the gloomy simplicity of the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha at all, Xiao Ni's youth was vivid and aura, and the scenery of this spring was also a little wonderful.