Chapter 3 Temple Fair

The second day of February is the annual temple fair of Qingyun Temple, an ancient temple built on the mountainside of Jinglong Mountain. As soon as the sky turned white, Yu Die'er and her sister-in-law Xu Xiuhe walked to the foot of the mountain, and the market of the temple fair began to open from the foot of the mountain, and spread to the surrounding areas of the mountain and the temples on the mountainside.

The temple fair of Qingyun Temple is the largest and most lively within a radius of 100 miles. The troupe will set up a stage early and perform a grand drama for a few days in a row; businessmen will also set up tents and hang up banners, preparing to make good fortune for a few days in a row; on this day, the villagers of the four towns and eight towns will call friends and go to the temple fair in gangs, and some dignitaries and nobles will also try to join in the excitement of the temple fair.

Xu Xiuhe steam steamed buns at home on weekdays to do business, rarely have time to wander around, and when he arrives at the market, his eyes are not enough, so he pulls the fish butterfly to look left and right, walks to a stall selling silk and satin cloth, and touches the smooth brocade and loves it: "Oh, my God, what should it be like to wear such a smooth material, and the embroidered flowers on it are the same as the real thing." ”

"Hey, hey, don't touch it if you don't buy it, can you afford to pay if it's dirty? This is the best Jiangnan Luoyan brocade, and a horse costs five taels of silver. The stall owner bit the last four words heavily, and at the same time stretched out a large hand with five fingers open to show the preciousness of the cloth.

"Oh, oh," Xu Xiuhe took her hand away from the cloth awkwardly and rubbed her clothes, she really couldn't afford it, selling a bun was only 2 copper plates, and the family could barely survive when they got up early and greedy for darkness, and they couldn't save five taels of silver a year. Even if you save it, you will be reluctant to buy it. The poor are destined to live the life of the poor, and they cannot be luxurious.

Yu Die'er looked at her sister-in-law's embarrassment and the stall owner's ridicule, her heart was sour, and she secretly swore that in this life, she would let her family live a good life, protect their safety, and wait for her father, mother, brother and sister-in-law to find a way to settle down.

Judging from the time, Hebi designed to kill his family a year later, maybe Hebi has found himself now, but he hasn't done it yet.

If you let your family flee here first to stay safe. That also has to be entangled and the capital of survival, but their own family is poor, and the family depends on the bun shop for a living, it is not easy to leave, and my father and mother will not agree, and they can't tell them the truth, they must think that they are sick in the brain. So the most important thing at the moment is to find a way to make some money as soon as possible, and only when you make money yourself can you have the ability to settle them down, and you can rest assured to take revenge.

Yu Die'er has already thought about it on the road, in the previous life, there was a couplet ring set up by the court civil officials at this temple fair, and the winner had fifty taels of silver, which was a big temptation, and in this life, the fifty taels were taken by themselves.

With these fifty taels, it is more than enough to do a small business in another place, even if she buys this satin for her sister-in-law, she really can't see her sister-in-law being wronged.

Thinking about her, she drank to the stall owner: "Businessman, the entry is a customer, but I have never seen you treat customers like this, how do you know that we can't afford it, how do you know the good and bad if you don't look at it, and whether you like it or not?"

The stall owner thought that the poor people were generally three points low, and there was no momentum, and the girl in front of him was not very old, dressed plainly, but standing there was a natural demeanor, good temperament, beautiful face like a small lotus first bloom, at a glance is a beauty embryo, this grows up I don't know how to fall into the country.

Such a wonderful person, look at the momentum is not small, there must be a source, it is not good to say which big portal's daughter deliberately wears shabby, micro-clothes to play? Isn't there a woman dressed as a man in the play? For the sake of insurance, it is better not to offend.

The stall owner is also a sleek master, and his tone softened when he thought of this: "Look at what this young lady said, the small one can't speak, but this brocade is really expensive, and the small one is very careful. ”

Seeing that the stall owner said soft words, Yu Die'er took Xu Xiuhe all the way to the mountain. The ancient cypress fragrance on both sides of the mountain road, as well as the unknown wildflowers all over the mountain, are full of poetry and picturesqueness.

Walk all the way to the mountainside, you can see Qingyun Temple in the distance, the fish and butterflies stopped, the mountainside is empty and flat, full of stalls full of all kinds of snacks, bursts of fragrance waft in, xiaolongbao, fried cold noodles, almond tea, small baked cakes, fried buns, vegetarian noodles, sugar people, sweet wine. Countless eats, among which there is a stall selling noodles, with a sign: tribute noodles.

In fact, it is a kind of handmade noodles, white as snow, thin as silk, hollow in the middle, full of elasticity, smooth taste, not bad for a long time, and very strong. When you go to the folk temple fair, you can eat tribute noodles even if you make money, because I heard that tribute noodles have also been paid tribute to the court and eaten by the royal family, but this kind of noodles is difficult to make, so there are fewer and fewer craftsmen who sell this noodles.

"Sister-in-law, you should be tired and hungry after walking for so long, you eat some noodles here to rest, I'll go ahead and take a turn, don't walk around, wait for me to come back here to meet you." "Yu Die'er wants to go to the ring by herself or don't let her sister-in-law know, so as not to arouse suspicion. When he won, he coaxed her to say that the people who fought couldn't read a few words, and he won by luck.

After all, she was originally illiterate, and the poems and books were all after meeting Hebi, three years in the other garden, and six years in the palace, the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting were taught to her.

"Where are you going, Fluttershy? There are so many of them, I don't worry if I don't follow you, and my parents won't spare me if I get separated. Xu Xiuhe asked nervously.

"The second girl on the street has been learning the piano recently, a few days ago she asked me to see the piano seller at the temple fair, ask for a price, I will go to see, do not go far, and wait to go back. Yu Die'er walked forward quickly, for fear that Xu Xiuhe would not finish asking.

It didn't take long to arrive at the old apricot tree next to Qingyun Temple, with a big crown and drooping branches, and now it is budding to be released. A dense flower bone is endearing.

The fish butterfly couldn't help but stop and look up at the fragrant tree, the flowers were densely clustered, very lively, the fish butterfly liked to see it, a few smiles rippled in the corners of the lips, and unconsciously chanted: "Mei Miao, Liu Yiyi, the lonely village is far away, and the apricot blossoms in the mountains are flying." ”

Suddenly, I heard a compliment behind me: "Good writing." ”

Under the blue sky, Yu Butterfly slowly turned her head, the smile on her lips had not yet faded, and she saw a young man in blue brocade, with a tall figure, a red gold crown and bundled hair, a very handsome and plump face, and a noble and extraordinary heroic spirit between his eyebrows.

Seeing Yu Die'er's face, a flash of brilliance flashed in the young man's eyes, and he was a little stunned, he was surprised that there was such a little beauty in the world!

The eyebrows are picturesque, but there is a kind of beauty and refinement, she has a smart smile, like an orchid in a valley, pure and unstained in the world.

It is completely different from the various heavy makeup and glamorous women he is used to in his daily life.

Yu Die'er saw that the man in Tsing Yi was looking at him like a disciple, afraid of causing trouble, so he hurriedly left.