The cold winter is cold, and snowflakes finally fall in Chang'an.

Dali Temple is busy and hot, there is still a month to Chinese New Year's Eve, I never thought that there are big thieves now, and now people in various provinces are panicking, making this winter even colder.

It's just that the Jiangyang thief stole for a few days, and then stopped, and he couldn't figure it out at all.

In this matter, the big thief Yuan Jiaojiao in the mouth of the crowd came to the White Horse Temple in a carriage.

Because the road was difficult to walk on snowy days, Yuan Jiaojiao asked the coachman to wait in the small tea shop at the foot of the mountain, and she took the perilla to hike up the mountain.

"The winter in Chang'an is too cold, but it's better in Jiangnan. "Shisu is an authentic Jiangnan person, so naturally he doesn't like the climate of Chang'an.

Yuan Jiaojiao said: "It's almost time to reach the temple, hold on for a while." ”

They were now halfway up the mountain, and they could vaguely see the temple of the White Horse Temple.

Yuan Jiaojiao saw that Zisu was a little tired, so she stretched out her hand to support her, and said with a smile: "Who told you to come with me, if you stay in the city, you won't suffer from such a cold." ”

Zi Su said: "The eldest lady asked me to watch you closely, so naturally I have to follow, otherwise who knows if you are going to cause trouble again." ”

"It's like I'm just going to get into trouble all day. Yuan Jiaojiao pouted.

The two men were walking on the path when they suddenly heard a woman's exclamation, and when they looked up, they saw a figure falling from a small cliff not far away.

Yuan Jiaojiao was startled, and immediately rushed forward, flew in the direction of the person, and held her up, but the impact of the woman's fall was too great, and both of them fell to the ground when Yuan Jiaojiao landed.

"Miss!" Zi Su hurriedly stepped forward and helped Yuan Jiaojiao up.

Yuan Jiaojiao was not injured, she looked at the woman in front of her, wearing a thick and simple gray dress, her coiled hair looked a little messy because of the fall, probably because of the fright, so her face looked a little pale.

The woman was carrying a basket on her back, but now it has been crushed.

"Are you alright?" asked Yuan Jiaojiao.

The woman breathed a sigh of relief, and at last came back to look at her, and was about to stand up, but there was a pain in her ankle, and she sat down again.

Yuan Jiaojiao glanced at it and said, "You've got your foot down." ”

"Thank you for the girl's rescue, it's just a small injury, and I live in the White Horse Temple, a few more steps away. The woman said gratefully, "It's just that the girl who was almost involved really deliberately did not go." ”

This old woman looks like she is about fifty years old, although she is dressed thickly, but Yuan Jiaojiao can still see that she is very thin, seeing her kind face, and there are polite words between her conversations, the impression is good.

She took off her white velvet cloak, put it on the old woman, and said, "It just so happens that we are going to the temple too, and I will help you." ”

"Miss, let's help the slave maid. Shiso consciously stepped forward to support the old woman.

Yuan Jiaojiao didn't refute, she glanced at the basket behind the old woman, there were still a few medicinal herbs in it, and after staying with Ji Yanning for a while, she recognized some of them with sharp eyes, such as kudzu root, succulent ginseng and other medicinal materials.

It seems that the old woman was going to collect medicine, which is why she fell.

She stepped forward to pick up the herbs and walked in the direction of the White Horse Temple together.

"There are very few people coming to this White Horse Temple, the incense is general, why is the girl in such a cold Tianlai Temple?" The old woman looked at Yuan Jiaojiao's dress, not like a child of ordinary people.

Yuan Jiaojiao's eyes flashed slightly, and she replied: "It's just a whim, just come and have a look." ”

Because she was out of the city, Yuan Jiaojiao didn't have too many taboos, she didn't even bring a veil, and her emotions were written on her face.

The old woman said, "If it were twenty years ago, this White Horse Temple would have been a lively place, and the incense was prosperous, but now it is not as good as before. ”

Yuan Jiaojiao saw that the old woman was talking and behaving extraordinarily, so she asked, "I heard that General Weiyuan's wife lives in the White Horse Temple, and you are serving beside the general's wife, right?"

Otherwise, there are nuns in this temple, and this woman said that she lives in the White Horse Temple, and she must be the grandmother who serves by the general's wife.

The old woman was slightly stunned, and then laughed: "Yes." ”

There are not many people who can still remember General Weiyuan's wife now.

Zi Su was puzzled: "The general's wife is waiting, why do you have to come out to collect medicine on such a cold day? Could it be that the old lady is difficult to serve?"

"Shiso. Yuan Jiaojiao scolded her softly, "Rude, how can you say this about the general's wife." ”

Zisu pouted, she was the most unruly on weekdays, but now she has begun to reprimand people.

Seeing them like this, the smile in the corner of the old woman's eyes deepened, and she said, "It's just collecting medicine, and it's not a heavy job, and the general's wife often comes out to collect medicine by herself." ”

Yuan Jiaojiao was surprised: "Does the general's wife also want to come out to collect medicine by herself?

The old woman said: "It's just the name of a general's wife, and General Weiyuan's mansion has long been down, where can it be considered honorable." All these years, she is just waiting for someone to come back, if not, where will she be nostalgic for this earthly world. ”

Yuan Jiaojiao's mood was a little sour, her master was the only son of the General's Mansion, but she was alone until she died, and she did not leave a son and a half daughter.

If the old lady knew that she was dead, she would be very sad.

She sighed in a low voice, "I knew I should have brought more money." ”

In this way, you can solve the needs of the general's wife, and you don't have to collect medicine by yourself.

"Are you here for the General's wife?" asked the old woman.

"No, it's not. Yuan Jiaojiao hurriedly waved her hand.

The old woman looked at her with some bewilderment.

Shisu explained: "Our young lady is just very bored, so she just went out for a walk, and she didn't come specifically to find the general's wife." ”

Yuan Jiaojiao said secretly, this explanation seems to be more obvious.

The old woman asked, "Which house are you from?" and the girl came to my rescue, so that I might know the name of my benefactor. ”

"I ......" Yuan Jiaojiao was speechless for a while, was silent for a moment, and said, "It's not enough to worry about it." ”

As they spoke, it didn't take long for them to come to the gate of the White Horse Temple, and a little nun saw the old woman being helped back, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "What's the matter? I'll call Mama Jiang!"

"No need, you can help me back to the yard. The old woman turned to Yuan Jiaojiao as she spoke, "The girl can come with me, so as to avoid the cold." ”

Yuan Jiaojiao refused politely: "No, let's take a walk in the temple, you have broken your foot, and you need to deal with it well." ”

When the old woman saw that she was a little evasive, she stopped asking for it, and was helped back to the backyard by the little nun.

Seeing that they were all gone, Zi Su was a little puzzled, and said in a low voice: "You obviously came to find the general's wife, why don't you dare to say it, maybe you can follow the grandmother and see the general's wife." ”

Yuan Jiaojiao said: "Forget it, next time." ”

She wasn't ready yet, and she didn't know how to talk to the old lady about Master.

The old lady has waited for so many years to hope that her son will come back, and if she knew that her son was dead, she would definitely not be able to accept it.

Since she wants to do her filial piety for her master, she can't let the old lady be sad anymore.

For the old lady, no news is the best news.

The old woman was helped into the backyard by the little nun, and the grandmother in the courtyard hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Madam, what's wrong with you?"

"It's just a broken foot, out of the way. The old woman said lightly.

The little nun said, "Mrs. Yuan was brought back by two female donors. ”

Mama Jiang helped Mrs. Yuan into the room, asked the maid to fetch hot water, and said distressedly: "It's snowing today, Madame shouldn't go out alone, this mountain road is rugged, if you bump into it, it's terrible, please take care of yourself!"

Mrs. Yuan said: "It's not that serious, I just thought that there were not many herbs in the temple, and the people in the temple were easy to get sick in winter, so I went out to pick some winter spares." Where did I think that I would break my foot, but fortunately, I met two kind girls who took me back to the temple. ”

Thinking of the girl's good light skills, I thought that maybe she was born in a general, or maybe she was the children of the old man's subordinates back then.

Mama Jiang said: "Not every day there will be well-wishers passing by, Mrs. can't go out of the temple without permission in the future, no matter what, she has to take the old slave with her." ”

Mrs. Yuan sat on the edge of the bed, and suddenly remembered that she was still wearing the girl's cloak, so she untied the cloak and said to the little nun, "This cloak belongs to the girl who came in with me just now, you take it and return it to her, and send some hot food over, so as not to make her feel cold." ”

The little nun replied yes, hugged the cloak and walked out.

The maid came in with hot water, and Mama Jiang helped Mrs. Yuan rub her ankles and apply some ointment.

There was a charcoal fire burning in the house, and the old lady's body soon eased up, and her feet no longer hurt.

The little nun just now went back with her cloak in her arms.

"Mrs. Yuan, that girl has already left. The little nun stepped forward and said.

Mrs. Yuan was a little surprised: "So fast?"

The little nun nodded and said, "She donated three thousand taels of incense money to the temple, saying that two thousand taels of silver was for Mrs. Yuan, and when Mrs. Shi asked her name, she only said that she was a friend of Mrs. Yuan." ”

Mrs. Yuan and Mama Jiang glanced at each other, and they were puzzled for a while.

Three thousand taels of silver is not a small amount of money, and that girl is so generous.

When Mrs. Yuan first arrived at the White Horse Temple, there were many people in the court to help her, and they sent some things over every once in a while, but after a long time, it faded, but when it came to the New Year's Festival, someone could still think of her as the general's wife.

Like this girl today, the person who has a generous hand and does not leave a name makes people feel incredible.

If it was the old man's subordinate children, naturally there was no need to shy away from the name.

Mrs. Yuan looked at the cloak in the little nun's arms, thinking of her clear eyes, she felt a little familiar, but she couldn't tell who she looked like.