When Xie Mulin came to the gate, he didn't open the door directly, but vigilantly ordered someone to only open half of the door, and first asked Cuijiao to look out, and only then did he poke his head to take a look.

However, there was no strange thing outside the door, not even a human figure, only a strange carriage, parked under a tree diagonally across the road, but there was no movement at all, as if it were an empty carriage.

The small house rented by the brother and sister is located at the east gate of Bao'en Temple, that is, the residential area outside the back door, which is a quiet place, and there are only about 20 households nearby, most of them are similar one- and two-entry houses, almost half of which are rented to pilgrims, and the rest are locals. Because of leaning on the side of the mountain, the vegetation is dense, but also quiet, there is only one main road, across the main road is the site of Xitian Temple, but it is basically a jungle visited by few people, the south goes down to Yuhuatai, and the north leads to the commercial street on the bank of the Qinhuai River not far away.

In fact, the commercial street is not very prosperous, but there are all that should be, and there are more residents over there, and it is more lively, with people coming and going. But on the residential side, except for the people who live here, no outsiders will appear on the road during their leisure. Even if someone goes to the incense in the Bao'en Temple, they generally do not go to the east gate here, which may be related to the fact that the east gate is the back door, next to the monks' residence, and the vegetable field or something, and there is a long distance from the Buddhist hall of the incense.

Xie Xianzhi and Xie Yinghui were too lazy to go around a big circle to enter the temple from the mountain gate, and they only walked through the east gate when they were greedy, and the former and the entourage of the small servants were also familiar with the monks in the temple.

Therefore, Xie Mulin knew that on the road outside the door, there would be no pure passers-by waiting for leisure. After living here for a few days, she also recognized what the carriages of several neighbors in the neighborhood looked like, and even the carriages of the new neighbors, the descendants of the Xie family had also been treasured in front of her - no way, the days were too boring here, everyone had to have some fun.

Shemulin was sure that the carriage diagonally across from him was not owned by the neighbors.

So why did it stop there? And who's driving? Is there anyone in the car? Why did you stop on the side of the road at this time, and there was no movement?

Xie Mulin glanced at the carriage a few times, and saw that the curtains of the carriage were all tightly blocked, and after such a distance, he couldn't see what was going on inside, so he turned around and asked Cuijiao: "You see this carriage, right?" Has it always been like this, and no one has appeared? ”

Cuijiao nodded: "Yes, if it weren't for the mother-in-law who came to deliver the spring plate and didn't bring other carriages and horses, I wouldn't think they were all the way." ”

Xie Mulin asked again: "Have you seen which way that woman is going?" Did you go back to the carriage? ”

Cuijiao looked puzzled: "I was only thinking about going to the girl as soon as possible, so I didn't pay attention to which way she went, but if she didn't go back to the carriage, could it be that she could still leave on two legs?" ”

Xie Mulin sighed: "It's hard to say, it's not far from the street here, and it won't take more than two quarters of an hour to walk. When she gets to the street, how can she hire a car? But you have a point. She was carrying a food box, and it was impossible for her to come on two legs, she must have been in a carriage, but I don't know if it was the one opposite. ”

If the carriage was brought to her by Xiao Rui's family, why did it stop on the opposite side and not move? Where did the mother-in-law who delivered the things go?

Cuijiao went to ask the guard guarding the door, but the guard saw it really and said, "That woman just went to the south, she must have entered the temple?" ”

Xie Mulin felt even more inexplicable. She just caught a glimpse of the spring plate with shredded meat, shredded eggs, and spicy things such as onions and garlic, how could it be produced by a Buddhist temple? Going around the temple with these dishes is an offense to the Buddha.

Xie Mulin simply instigated Cuijiao: "You go to the side of the carriage and ask to see if the mother-in-law is in the car, if so, ask her about the second son of Xiao." ”

Cuijiao was also curious, and hurriedly responded. Who knew that she had only walked a few steps towards the carriage, and had not crossed the middle line of the road, when the carriage suddenly moved, and a little girl dressed as a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl came out of the carriage and drove the carriage in the direction of the Qinhuai River in the north.

Cuijiao was startled, chased after the carriage for a few steps, and asked loudly, "Girl, who are you?" Is that mom in your car? Feed! Don't run! ”

The girl didn't care at all, and just drove the car away without looking back.

Cuijiao returned to the door and looked at Xie Mulin, unable to understand what was going on.

Cuijiao was quite aggrieved: "I'm not a tiger, can I still eat her?" What are you doing running so fast......"

Xie Mulin was puzzled: "Where is the mother-in-law who sent the spring plate in the car?" If she had just knocked on our door and spoken to you, what would she have to run away from? ”

The master and servant only felt confused, so they had to go back to the backyard in wonder.

In the backyard, Xie Yinghui was pulling Lu Qi to ask about the situation of her family, and asked Xie Yingrong with great interest how panicked she was when she learned that the next person would not send her to the vicinity of Bao'en Temple, but directly sent her to the dock of Sanshanmen. Lu Qi imitated Xie Yingrong's crying and screaming appearance when she was dragged into the carriage by Aunt Da Jin, which made Xie Yinghui giggle.

Seeing Xie Mulin coming, Xie Yinghui called her over: "Second sister, come quickly!" When the three girls knew that they would not come to Bao'en Temple, it was so funny! She thinks everyone else is a fool, and she thinks we don't have a temper? Go wherever she wants? Dream on! I'd like to see what else she can do this time! ”

Although Xie Mulin felt that Xie Yinghui was exaggerating, he was also quite interested in this topic, so he took Cuijiao over and left behind the strange behavior of the carriage outside the door.

The carriage traveled all the way to the river, and came to a quiet place away from pedestrians before stopping.

The driving maid tied the reins of the horse, and the whole person breathed a sigh of relief, and then climbed back into the carriage again: "Auntie, mother, it's okay, they didn't see you, and they shouldn't have seen my face." ”

Li Yaozhi, who was sitting in the car, also breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect that when I came out to see my daughter-in-law who hadn't passed the door, I would have to try to escape." Don't let other girls know about this, otherwise when my daughter-in-law enters the door in the future, what face will I have to see her? ”

The ancient lady sitting on the side smiled: "You also asked for it, you have to sneak this trip, why bother?" Rui Ge'er just told me that on the day of the second dragon in February, he must send a spring plate to the second girl Xie to taste, but he didn't ask you to come forward in person. Even if you're sneaky yourself, what's the point of even making me sneaky? ”

Li Yaozhi glanced at her: "What do you know?" For the first time, Rui Ge'er was so interested in a girl, and last year in the lunar month, he told me not to think nonsense, and when the New Year was over, he said that she would not marry, and only when he came back after making military achievements, he would ask his family to come to the door to propose his relatives. Now that everyone is gone, I specially asked you to send spring plates to others before leaving. On his birthday today, someone else should have sent him something, but he had to give something to others, and he refused to say the reason, which showed that he was really concerned. How could I not have seen the girl myself, at least to know what she looked like and what her temperament was. ”

The ancient lady said: "Now that we see each other from afar, what can you see? But I think this girl is delicate and courageous, and she is quite compatible with Brother Rui. Usually the girl's family sees the carriage parked on the side of the road from a distance, and even if they have doubts in their hearts, they will not send someone to ask. She dared to ask, and the girl she called was also bold, which was more interesting than the average cowardly girl. I look good, and the eldest lady will like it too. ”

Li Yaozhi curled the corners of her mouth: "Whether the eldest lady will like it or not, we have to see again." However, as long as it is what Rui Geer likes, it is a hundred times stronger than the general's pick! ”

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