The crescent moon is like a hook, in the deep night, the high posts are continuous, although it is not Wei Wei, but in this dark night, it also shows a bit of momentum.

Towering trees surround this thousand-year-old temple. Under the dense clouds, leafless branches stretched out, like old and thin arms, pointing straight to the sky, revealing an indescribable ghostly atmosphere.

Perhaps, it is because this ancient temple that has gone through thousands of years is originally to commemorate Mrs. Qi of the early Han Dynasty. This temple gives people the feeling that it is always seven points sad and three points sad.

The paper lanterns swayed, and in the night, a little dim light woke up the crows that roost in the forest, and made a heart-wrenching "babble" sound. It is said that in the evening, when the crows return to their nests, the entire Qiji Temple will be shrouded in a black cloud. I also heard that these crows were crying for Mrs. Qi......

The donkey cart did not go to work, but stopped at the bottom of the hill, and like the wagon that had been parked there a long time ago, it was tied to the tethered stone in the forest or under the hill.

Lin Zhenniang helped Chen and climbed all the way to the high post. At this moment, listening to the crow in the forest, I always feel a little hairy in my heart. It's just that in an instant, she remembered what Li Ang said, and gradually relaxed.

Turning her head to look at the faint black shadow in the forest, she muttered in a low voice, "I wonder if Xiao Hei's parents are also here—I'll send it back to you when I go back!" ”

Chen smiled and stared at Lin Zhenniang, but did not speak. How did the little crow that was kept at home come about, although she never asked, but she knew it very well in her heart.

If it had been before, she would have taught her daughter a lesson with great concern. But now, she just watched silently. Of course, it's because she knows that there is something special about her daughter. On the other hand, it is also because she believes that her daughter will not do things that she regrets.

The two mothers and daughters whispered in a low voice, and went up the ramp, still some distance from the temple gate, and had already seen the crowd in front of the door.

Although it was late at night. However, there are many people who go out of the city in order to grab the first pillar of incense. However, Qiji Temple is located in the middle of nowhere, and most of the people who can come at this moment are by car. At this moment, they gathered in front of the temple gate. At first glance, most of them are small guys who follow. Just like the grooms watching the horses under the hills, most of them are men.

Although the lanterns were not very bright, they gathered so much that they could see clearly the people who were walking up the mountain.

The little guy in the green coat and the little hat tilted his head to look at it. After looking at it for a long time, I turned my head and didn't know what I said. There was a burst of laughter from the crowd.

Lin Zhenniang frowned, feeling that Chen's hand on her wrist was a little heavier, so she pursed her lips and murmured, "Mother......"

Chen smiled, although the force in his hand was a little lighter. But he didn't plan to let go. Lin Zhenniang pulled the corners of her mouth, and didn't force it, so she helped Chen and walked straight through the crowd, as if she hadn't heard those laughter.

Because of the custom of grabbing the first incense on the first day of the New Year, Qiji Temple has long been lit up at this time. When you enter the gate, you can see the lights in the main hall from a distance. Even through a layer of window paper, you can imagine the tranquility of the lotus lamps in the hall.

Outside the main hall, there were a dozen or twenty women waiting. Or a group of three or five. Or in a lonely corner, some whispering, some silent, all waiting for the door of the main hall to open.

Although there are both men and women among the Buddhas, in this case, women are still the majority. Also because of this. Therefore, most of the servants who accompanied the main family up the mountain stayed outside the temple.

Because it was too late, although Chen had the heart of the incense, he did not deliberately rush forward, and walked to the front of the bronze incense tripod outside the main hall, and did not go down the corridor again, but turned to the pillar on the side.

Lin Zhenniang's eyes were sharp, but she first noticed that there was another person standing next to the pillar, but this person had been standing in the shadows and didn't see it just now.

As he got closer, Chen also saw that there were people standing there, so he hurriedly stopped and nodded apologetically.

The woman's eyes flashed slightly, and although she nodded politely, she still watched Chen turn to the other side, without any intention of giving in.

It was about seven or eight steps away, Lin Zhenniang looked sideways, and the first thing she noticed was that the woman wearing a gray fox fur had a pair of extremely bright apricot eyes. The apricot eyes are bright, shiny and watery, but the eyes are full of charm. Because of these eyes, the already extremely beautiful woman has added a three-point charm, and there is an indescribable charm.

What a beautiful woman!

praised in her heart, Lin Zhenniang was still wondering which lady of a big family was so beautiful. I saw a girl dressed as a girl approaching the woman.

"Miss, I just asked the monk and said that I had to wait......"

Lin Zhenniang's eyes flashed, looking at the girl, but she secretly said in her heart: "It turned out to be her!" ”

She had never seen this beautiful woman before, but she had seen this girl. It is the girl Xiaojuan in the Chunxiang Building in the tile shop. At this moment, Xiaojuan called the female miss, then she was naturally the famous Oiran Yumei Miss.

No wonder she would stand behind this pillar in a low-key manner.

With such a thought in her heart, Lin Zhenniang looked over again, and felt that among the group of women, there was a bit of contempt and contempt in their eyes that glanced over here.

Obviously, when he heard Xiaojuan's words, he also guessed Yumei's identity, and Chen was a little uncomfortable. He moved two steps, as if he wanted to walk away, but he felt that there was something wrong with his face like this, and he froze for a while.

Lin Zhenniang peeked in, only to see Yumei straighten her back, standing behind the pillar, her expression indifferent, in the night, straight like a powerful old plum, silently confiding in the lonely cold.

Xu was because of that gesture, Lin Zhenniang suddenly felt a little admiration in her heart. Thinking of the two sachets before, she silently grabbed Chen's hand.

Who cares what others think? What's more, she is not standing with Yumei. Each station has its own place, even if there are those who like to talk nonsense, they can't say anything else.

Although this is the truth, it is inevitable to feel that someone is glancing at it.

Lin Zhenniang couldn't see it, and only tilted her head to look at the hall.

The door of the main hall was kept closed, and only the flickering light could be faintly seen......

Suddenly raising her eyebrows, Lin Zhenniang turned her head and said in a low voice: "Mother, is there someone in the palace?" ”

Chen was stunned, and looked at it for a long time, but he couldn't argue clearly, "Xu, Xu is a monk in it......"

Chen only said half of what he said and didn't say any more. At this time, the door of the main hall is not opened, how can there be monks inside? Could it be that someone sneaked into the main hall through another door?

Chen Shi still guessed this, and the women in the crowd who noticed it made such a guess.

In a moment, a whispering voice rang out.

A delicate young woman frowned and said, "Didn't you let someone burn the incense?" How so? Wenzhu, you go to the monk to ask carefully, our martial arts family donates so much sesame oil money every year, is it a waste of donation? ”

Samurai?!

Lin Zhenniang muttered to herself in her heart, I don't know which lady in the martial arts family is this, she actually came to incense herself, it seems to be very pious!

I heard a middle-aged woman not far from the woman say slowly: "Xue Ju, what did the monk just say?" You go and ask, is it all empty words and white teeth that are coaxing? If that's the case, we don't have to go back to the lady, just tell him directly that the one hundred taels of sesame oil money that we just promised him is gone. ”

"Yes, Mother Wu. I'll just point to the guest monk. We are not like the people next to us, and the people who are literate and rich are also called to donate a lot, and the real snowflakes and silver, even the monk who knows the guest is also wide-eyed, and he is called 'Amitabha Buddha'! The girl named Xue Ju agreed crisply, and out of the corner of her eye, she seemed to be looking at the young woman.

Obviously, the young woman also noticed that Xue Ju meant something, her face was red, although she was not angry, but she was not easy to scold, so she could only slap the girl next to her, "Frivolous cheap hooves, I don't look at where it is, I only know how to be frivolous, look back and don't tell Da Lang, take care of your dead girl who doesn't distinguish between dignity and humility." ”

The girl was in pain, but she didn't dare to distinguish it, so she only begged for mercy: "Auntie, the slave doesn't dare, don't dare......"

Actually, what did she do? It's just that he was beaten by his master and admitted his mistake first.

When Lin Zhenniang heard the girl call her aunt, she couldn't help but say "oh" in her heart. But it turned out that this was not a serious lady, but a concubine, no wonder......

Although grabbing the head pillar incense is the most important thing, but it is really a noble lady from a big family, but most of them will not come in person. is like that Mother Wu, who is obviously the trusted mother of the housemother, who took the place of the housemother to grab the incense.

However, the young woman said that it was a martial artist, and if it was really that martial artist, there were not many people in Dingtao City who dared to speak sarcastically.

She was thinking in her heart, and that Xue Ju had already laughed crisply: "Mom, you see, that's not a knowing monk, but what's the name, saying Cao Cao Cao Cao is here - master, come over here......"

Xue Ju screamed happily, but the young woman didn't agree, twisted the beaten Wen Zhu heavily, and pushed her down.

Na Wenzhu staggered out, but his reaction was fast, and he hurried to the young monk who came over, and said loudly: "Master, my lady called you over." ”

was stopped by her, and the monk who seemed to want to go to the temple gate had to stop, and said: "This female benefactor, as soon as the door of the main hall is opened, you can offer incense - please be calm for a while." ”

"That, that ......" Wen Zhu squeaked for a long time before he said, "We are from the martial arts family." ”

Hearing this, she frowned, and the young woman made a conscious voice, but she felt a part. It was still that Xue Ju who smiled directly: "Master, we are the ...... of the Xiao family"

As soon as these two girls compared, even the monk frowned. Even if it is a person outside the party, he has heard of the grievances and grievances of the Tao Wu and Xiao families.

Sure enough, it's the Xiao family!

Lin Zhenniang raised her eyebrows, and said secretly in her heart: Didn't you say that the Wu and Xiao families have been cooperating recently? Why is there a fuss here? This is strange...... (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )