Hua Manxi took a sip of him, his pretty face was slightly red, and after a while, a few people continued to get up. The higher you go, the more tall and upright the green trees become, the pavilions are like covers, covering the sky and the sun, forming a vast forest sea. A temple can be vaguely seen on the top of the mountain, but only a golden tip can be seen, and under the shroud of the fog, there is a bit of dust.

As the saying goes, when the mountain runs and the horse dies, everyone is almost exhausted before they can get close to the top of the mountain. The slaves carrying the sliding rod are all good hands, and they have also changed shifts for two shifts, in fact, it is not because of physical exhaustion, but in this deep mountain and old forest, if something happens, they still have to maintain sufficient physical strength to deal with it. Xu Jinfei calculated, the slaves of each family plus some secret guards, there are more than 20 people, and it should be enough to deal with it, so he casually relaxed a little.

He seemed to be resting comfortably with his eyes closed, but in fact he was listening to all directions, ready to pay attention to the movements everywhere. Before going up the mountain, he never thought that this mountain forest was so dense, and after walking for so long, it was rare to see tourists and monks going up and down the mountain. This autumn season is a little strange.

Xu Jinfei didn't think about it anymore, but held his breath and waited for someone to knock on the mountain door. Xu Yang glanced at him, he nodded slightly, Xu Yang stepped forward, grabbed the copper ring of the beast's head, and slapped it three times. After about a cup of tea, Xu Yang was a little impatient, if it weren't for these young ladies and gentlemen, I'm afraid he would have wanted to go through the door and go in, and take a look first, only to hear a very slight squeak, and from behind the Zhu door, a timid little novice poked out.

Xiao Shami looks only ten years old, thin and small, but his face is more delicate, seeing Xu Yang's resolute face of the military, and a little scared, probe to look outside, and see a lot of young ladies in colorful clothes, this face relaxed, guessing that Xu is a guest who came up to the mountain to play, can't help but fold his hands, first chanted a Buddha name.

Hua Manxi put Xu Yang, who didn't have a good face, took a step forward, clasped his hands together like a little monk, and said with a slight smile: "This little master, several of our families are together, taking advantage of September 9 to ascend, wanting to follow the example of the ancients, and planting dogwood to appreciate the autumn chrysanthemum, but I didn't expect that although the scenery in the mountains is good, there are dangerous people." I finally saw this big temple, and we are all tired, can we not only go in and rest for a while? ”

Xiao Shami obviously hesitated, on weekdays, the temple burns incense, and there are female guests coming and going, which is nothing. But there is another big event today, so the temple will be closed until the limelight has passed. But this female benefactor is gentle and good-looking, and he scratched his ears and cheeks for a while, and he couldn't think of how to refuse.

A thick arm behind him opened half the door for him, and there was a warrior monk next to Xiao Shami, and he said with a big grin: "Huitong, what are you doing here, since there is a distinguished guest knocking on the door, how can we not open the door of convenience." Let Jean let Ah, "The warrior monk who spoke was about thirty or so, and he was extremely strong, with two large copper bells hanging on his earlobes.

Although he was born rough and refined, he was quite familiar with the world, and put his hands together and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the poor monk is called Huipu, today the temple is closed, and it is not a big deal to do some sprinkling and sweeping the courtyard and preaching the scriptures." You have come all the way to the top and take a break at this temple. It's just that the threshold of this temple is quite high, so please be careful. ”

Everyone nodded slightly and followed the monk into the temple. The layout inside is exquisite, and several Buddha statues are also magnificent, lifelike, which shows that it is not a small temple that lacks incense, and there should be many guests on weekdays. Since Tiangong has the intention of staying guests, how can he let them rest for a while and leave. As soon as a few people entered the temple, they were still a little interested, and when they were about to visit Huipu with Hui Pu, there was suddenly a heavy rain.

Hui Pu was very sorry, and said to Hui Dao, who was following him: "I'll go find a room for a few distinguished guests, rest for a while, and you go and talk to the abbot, so as not to have any of the senior brothers and sisters ready to collide." Huitong turned the rosary in the palm of his hand, obviously wanted to say something, and immediately lowered his head, said yes, and left in a hurry.

Xu Jinfei raised his chin slightly, carefully examining this rest room, he always felt that there was a faint coldness in this temple, not caused by the many trees and the monks' cultivation. When I was in the front yard, I could smell some strong incense, and when I got to this backyard, it seemed that everything was silent, and everything was a little too quiet. Hua Manxi is not as sharp as him, but when he sits on the sliding rod all the time, he needs to pretend that he is not good at walking, and he is a little tired.

Xu Jinfei gently squeezed her hand and said softly: "I'm a little hungry and don't want to eat the dry food I brought, you and Danyun go and talk, borrow their kitchen for use, and give me a bowl of somen noodles, okay?" Hua Manxi didn't doubt him, nodded slightly, and quickly cleaned up the bed, so that Xu Jinfei could rest and go out first. Xu Jinfei leaned on the futon, squinted slightly, and said, "Xu Yang, cheer up, go around first, and at night, I may have to work for you." ”

Xu Yang sometimes, for example, in the matter of Hua Manxi, he is really dull, but for Xu Jinfei's orders, he immediately understands and implements them, and he can't be clever. He answered neatly and trotted out.

Hui Pu arranged several people in some adjacent wings. Because of the limited conditions, the girls didn't want to live in a room alone, so they simply squeezed together. Originally, Qin Baiting was still thinking about resting and resting before going down the mountain, but who would have thought that the dark clouds outside were rolling, and even the thunder began to crack down. The position on the mountain was high, and the sound even sounded a little terrifying, so I had to shake my fan, and reluctantly agreed.

Hua Manxi looked for Hui Pu, who had arranged everyone, and said a few words to him, and Hui Pu instructed Hui Tong to show her the way and go to the kitchen of this big temple. The monks are vegetarians, and the ingredients are very limited, but it is not difficult to make some vegetarian chicken and dishes. Hua Manxi bent down to live and asked Xiao Shami for two fresh potatoes, neatly cut into thin strips, as well as diced carrots and some green peas, mixed in a bowl, the color was bright and beautiful. The vegetarian chicken is also cut into soft pieces, which depends on the time of entering the water and cannot be put early.

Xiao Shami Huitong gave her a hand, and opposite was the firewood room, and he took out a bundle of fine firewood from it, because Hua Manxi was only made for Xu Jinfei alone, and he didn't need to burn those big round logs. But the moment the chai door opened and closed, Hua Manxi's hand chopping vegetables was slightly paused, and he always felt that he heard the child's thin crying. She was a little strange, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the firewood door, only to see that it was pitch black, and after a while, the little novice came out and hung a big lock on the firewood room.

Hua Manxi's heart moved slightly, after all, he had been with Xu Jinfei for a long time, and he had also learned some qi cultivation skills, such as quietly bluffing people or something, so he pretended to ask casually: "Little master, what is there in the firewood room?" I see you almost fell just now, isn't there a snake in this deep mountain and old forest? ”

Huitong's expression tightened, and then he pinched the rosary, and then came back to his senses, and smiled reluctantly: "It's not a snake, but what the donor said is not far away, there are many birds and beasts in this mountain, there are many flowers, birds and insects, I just saw a big spider, the poor monk is timid, startled, the female donor, the water in the pot is about to boil." ”

Hua Manxi sighed, thanked him, and began to concentrate on the following, a handful of loose sprinkles, and then poured in a lot of ingredients, there is a pickle jar in the kitchen, Huitong is generous, poured it in the white porcelain plate for her, smells very salty, must be a very good appetizer. It's a pity that there is no wine in Buddhism, and it is enough to eat noodles. At least the vegetables are tender and green, and they are just picked from their vegetable fields at a glance, if it is not good to set fire to the house, there is still a way to eat Huamanxi.

This is still what she learned from some old farmers in the past, harvesting grain in autumn, heavy labor, but manpower is limited, there will always be some waste, if it rains heavily, it will be even less fresh. Not to mention the rice stalks that have been cut, they can't be wanted at all, they have to be burned into ashes and piled up in the fields to make fertilizer for the next year, and some experienced farmers will throw some wild peas and sweet potatoes directly into the fire to burn, and when they are about the same, they will be pulled out and rolled and waiting for them to cool.

With a little pepper noodles on your waist at any time, that bite is really hot and fresh, and you don't change anything.

Hua Manxi thought as he tried to suppress some of his doubts about this big temple. If they come in large numbers, they do not necessarily have to be afraid. Second, Xu Jinfei can perceive these things better than her, since he dares to let her come to the kitchen to cook, he will definitely be able to protect her stability. Cooking noodles is actually much faster than cooking rice. The original bamboo fence in the kitchen was broken, so she had to scoop it up with large chopsticks and pour it in the bowl layer by layer. There are dried dices, peas, carrots and shredded potatoes in it, and half a plate of pickles is poured in.

Hua Manxi added two drops of sesame oil and a spoonful of shallots, and asked Xiao Shami to borrow two of the freshest fruits, peeled some and put them in a bowl, and nibbled the rest by himself, and then brought the tray out. There was a lot of wind and rain along the way, Xiao Shami held an umbrella for her, half of the monk's robe was wet, she felt a little unbearable, so she asked in a low voice: "Little master, when I just came to the door, I was in a hurry to knock on the door, I have never seen the name of your temple, dare to ask what is the name of this place?" ”

Xiao Shami smiled slightly, grinning a mouthful of small white teeth, but he looked like a young man, "Where are we?" It's called Lanyin Temple. ”

Hua Manxi brought a bowl of fragrant somen noodles to Xu Jinfei. Xu Jinfei took two bites and fed her another bite. Hua Manxi climbed the mountain for most of the day, and he was really hungry, and in the end he ate more than him. The two slowly finished eating most of the bowl, but Wang Shishi came to knock on the door, and she smiled a little happily: "Manxi, Manxi, come out and see, I found a strange flower, so beautiful!" What does it smell like, so fragrant? ”

Wang Shishi pushed open the door suspiciously, and suddenly shouted: "Okay, you two are eating alone here." ”