There is a popular saying among the people that after Laba is the New Year.

According to legend, this day is also the day of the enlightenment of the Buddha Shakyamuni, so it is also called the "Dharma Treasure Festival", which is a grand festival of Buddhism.

Pei Baoer explained that Liu Yun and Dani were cooking eight-treasure porridge at home, and she took Xiao Yan'er to Yunyin Temple to add sesame oil, and asked him to kowtow under the immortal card engraved with the words "Engong Qi San".

It is rare for such a small child to follow to the temple, but he does not cry or make trouble, nor does he run around, he only obediently follows Pei Bao'er, and asks this and that childishly from time to time, which makes those little daughters-in-law who have not yet given birth to a son or a naughty debt collector who have come to the incense in the year are very envious. Of course, this is because they didn't hear Xiao Yan'er's specific questions.

"Ah Liang~ Why doesn't this person wear clothes?"

- Ahem, this is an Arhat, who said he didn't have any clothes? That's their special costume.

"Is it because it's hot there?"

- Uh, yes.

"Then why is this sister wearing so much?"

- This is Master Guanyin, not my sister......

Pei Bao'er saw that the more he asked, the more he got up, and hurriedly picked him up and walked down the mountain quickly under the pretext that there were too many people and he was afraid of running into a crutch.

Strange to say, she actually met a Taoist priest at the foot of the mountain.

Although Buddhism and Taoism are not separated, as far as she observed, the competition between the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism in this time and space is actually very fierce. In other words, this was the case in many dynasties in ancient times, because various religious leaders and bigwigs wanted to gain the approval of those in power, and it was best to become the state religion or something, spread the doctrine, and develop and strengthen the power of their own religion. But there are more monks and less porridge, so everyone can only grab it.

When Pei Baoer lived in Baishui Town before, he had seen a few scolding fights wearing yellow robes and stepping on monks' shoes, wearing gray robes and dusting with dust, and they were all scolding methods that quoted scriptures, which were very cultured. It is said that the two factions are dissatisfied with each other's teachings, and they generally retreat when they pass by each other's stations, unless they come to the door to kick the field.

Therefore, Pei Baoer looked at the "lonely" Taoist very strangely.

Looking at it this way, she found that this was actually an acquaintance, the sloppy fortune teller who had said that she was about to be in trouble.

Xiao Yan'er has recently become interested in recognizing words, and when she sees that there are words around her, she has to ask again, and she has to shake her head and read it out when she encounters something she recognizes. At this moment, he pointed to the cloth bag on the Taoist priest's waist and stumbled, "No...... No...... money".

Pei Baoer was a little speechless to the Taoist priest who wrote the advertising words "I don't need money" on the cloth bag, and I was even more surprised that the cheap son even recognized so many words for money, and it was really money!

"This lady, Xiaolang, can you count a hexagram?" The middle-aged Taoist grinned and solicited business.

Pei Baoer was about to say no, but the other party said, "Huh? You are from Taixing County, Poor Dao seems to have met you a few times before. Oh, I guess I calculated the hexagram for you before. How's it going at home lately? All the hardships and obstacles encountered before are over, right? Well, this little man looks rich and noble at first glance, and wait for me to take a good look......"

Pei Baoer didn't expect that this person was so familiar and self-talking. She was a little worried that Xiao Yan'er would be frightened by him, after all, superstitious saying that children are not good at seeing too many living people, and it is best not to even go far away, for fear of encountering something unclean. If she hadn't thought about asking him to come over and tell Engong today, she wouldn't have taken him out easily.

What she didn't expect was that Xiao Yan'er was not only not afraid of him at all, but looked at him with an anzhisu, but also looked at each other with a pair of little peach blossom eyes very curiously, and said in a milky voice: "Grandpa Dao, your bag is so good~" As soon as these words came out, Pei Baoer knew that this little cub was a fancy to other people's things, but fortunately, he was not thick enough to ask others to ask for it, so he had to coax him to go back and sew one for him, and secretly complained in his heart, what is so beautiful about a flower cloth bag, is there a problem with the aesthetics of this cheap son?

Unexpectedly, the man's eyes suddenly widened, his pupils narrowed to a very small size, he stumbled back a few steps, and muttered to himself in disbelief.

"Purple Qi comes from the east...... No way...... Grandees...... Oh, my God...... The number of lives is like this, and it should be ......."

Originally, his sloppy description added a little bit of Huazi to his Taoist skin, but now he is even more like a psychotic when he makes this kind of madness.

Pei Bao'er was a little drumming in her heart, and hurriedly dragged Xiao Yan'er away. It wasn't until she was far away that she dared to turn around, only to see that the man was still in the same place, but no longer standing stupidly, but grabbing his hair and jumping and screaming, the situation was very terrible.

"Ah Liang, is that Dao grandpa sick?"

She could only vaguely say yes, her cheap son still looked sympathetic, and when she got home, she was still a little sullen, and she forgot to even urge her to sew the cloth bag.

Pei Bao'er breathed a sigh of relief, but Dani told her something with a hesitant expression.

"Lady, there is something I don't know if to talk about ......"

She quickly passed through her mind and listed several possible options, most of which were related to Dani's family. Unexpectedly, Dani opened her mouth to say Qingmei.

"Qingmei came to pick up the goods today, and I gave it to her as you ordered. It's just that she'......"

Pei Bao'er is very strange, Dani usually speaks and does things very neatly, why is she so slimy today?

After asking for a while, I found out that Qingmei picked up the goods and didn't leave, pulled Dani to say homely, and said that she was thirsty, Dani went to pour water for her, but came over and found that she just came out of the hut on the left, when Dani asked, she said that she was a little curious, and just looked at it by the way. But Dani felt that her eyes wandered when she spoke, and her smile was not as natural as before, not quite right.

Pei Baoer's heart suddenly burst, and she suddenly had a bad conjecture.

After dinner, Liu Xiaoyang asked her privately, "But what happened?" You didn't go out and come back very happy today, did you run into that Hao Er, or Lin Si and those people? ”

Pei Baoer told him about it.

"This, if the Lin family really has such thoughts, I'm afraid that our cooperation won't last long."

She sighed, "Not really. Although it was only an expedient measure at the beginning, we can have today's small savings thanks to Mrs. Lin for the opportunity. If it's because of Qingmei's today's incident, I will completely deny it, and I can't do such a thing. ”

Liu Yun said, "That's what I said, but, sister, you have to remember that you have to guard against others." ”

Pei Baoer sighed again, and then remembered the message that Qingmei brought today, saying that she was invited to go to Lin's house for wine on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Inviting nearly a month in advance, it can be said that she is very cautious, but why can't she mention it at all!

At this time, the Lin family, Mrs. Lin was not very happy.

She slammed the teacup on the table, and Qingmei's thin shoulders shrunk.

"You're so stupid, there's no one in there, what's the use of you going in? When you see those things, can you tell which is which? Know the names of those ingredients? ”

Qingmei didn't dare to reply, and seeing that Mrs. Lin's face was getting darker and darker, she had to bite the bullet and say, "But, they won't let me in when they're inside." ”

Mrs. Lin hated iron and steel, nodded at her forehead and said, "You are such a fool! Naturally, they won't let it, so can't you sneak a look? What excuse do you want to make up to stay there? You just said that you have a stomach problem, is it possible that she Pei Niangzi still has to guard you? ”

Qingmei's little face wrinkled, this, this reason is too dirty.

Coincidentally, a maid who was good friends with Qingmei came in with bird's nest, and when she saw that Qingmei was being criticized, she wanted to help her make a round.

The blue kite smiled and said, "Don't be angry, madam, you will be sick for a while, and you will be uncomfortable at night." According to the slave and maid, this matter is not difficult. Why don't you find a perfumer or a craftsman who has prepared the fat powder and ask them to identify the ingredients? ”

Qingmei was just about to echo, but Mrs. Lin frowned and said, "How could I not know this method, but you also know that her Pei Niangzi's secret recipe is very special, and the makeup powder she makes is different from what we are used to." Those people, even if they are afraid, can't tell the difference. ”

The blue kite was not discouraged, "Why should Mrs. be so depressed, let's just use the dead horse as a live horse doctor first, and try it?" Maybe there will be an unexpected surprise? ”

Mrs. Lin thought about it, but it was the same reason.

"Such craftsmen were easy to find in Beijing before, but I don't know if there are any in our city?"

Blue Kite smiled and poked Qingmei's waist, the latter looked at her stupidly, she didn't react at all, she could only say everything.

"Qingmei, doesn't your sister-in-law have a family member who has been an apprentice in Suzhou Pinxiang Pavilion for three or five years? Two years ago, you brought me his homemade rouge, have you forgotten? ”

She nodded dumbfounded, and the matter was settled.

When she withdrew, Qingmei rubbed her arm that had goosebumps due to cold sweat, and said in a low voice: "You have a good memory, you remember everything that is so far away." ”

Seeing that there was no one around, the blue kite pouted at her: "Your girl is too honest, if you want me to say, it's too wooden." Mrs. is relieved of you, so she entrusts you to do such an important matter. In my opinion, she is quite concerned about the affairs of Ruyu Pavilion now. You have to mention 10,000 hearts, if something goes wrong, I'm afraid that my wife will only ask you! ”

The wind in the wax moon is as cold as ice, blowing the green plums through the heart.

Although she was stupid, she also knew that her wife was not a living bodhisattva. After following his wife for a few years, she has also seen many of her methods. This Pei Niangzi has those secret recipes worth a thousand gold in her hands, how could this money-loving wife of their family turn around and let it go? When the time comes, Pei Niangzi is afraid that the tragedy of the previous brocade lady will be repeated. It's okay if she is safe, but if she wants to make trouble, it is estimated that this Taixing County will not be able to stay.

The next day, she had to go home and inquire.

Only then did I know that the maiden brother of my sister-in-law is now a time-honored fat powder shop in the county, that is, Yan Zhi Zhai, their craftsman master. It is said that the so-called Pinxiangge products sold there are all made by that person, and it is said that they are made the same as the real thing, and even the old craftsmen of Pinxiangge may not be able to see the difference.

This person's surname is Yuan, the fifth in the family, and he is the youngest son, so although he is deviant in choosing a career, he has not been broken by his father. Because of his good looks, many people laughed at him in private and called him Yuan Wuniang.

He glanced at a few small boxes brought by Qingmei, picked two and opened them, first put them on the tip of his nose and sniffed them lightly, then picked them up a little and rubbed them open, and then smeared them into his palm, slowly spreading them in a circular motion, and his expression seemed to be very intoxicated.

"Who made this thing? It's so exquisite, it's almost completely different from what I've learned, and it's really endless...... By the way, we bought some in advance and sent them to me to study the ingredients, which I happened to be working on lately. By the way, Xiao Qingmei, can you introduce someone to me, so that I can learn from that master and exchange experiences? ”

Qingmei's sister-in-law Yuan Shi smiled embarrassedly, "He is such a personality, he is almost crazy when he talks about rouge gouache." ”

Looking at this chattering Yuan Wulang, Qingmei was a little speechless. Now there are two fat powder shops in the city, and the owners are different, which should have been competitors. In these years, who has a unique secret recipe that is not covered to death, Yuan Wulang is good, and he actually said that he wants to learn a thing or two from the master of the rival shop, which is really crazy.

She was a little worried, if his wife knew that Yuan Wulang was from Yan Zhi Zhai, even if she wanted to use it, it would be impossible to leave people in Yan Zhi Zhai, and she would definitely have to dig it up, otherwise if she really studied it for him, wouldn't it be cheaper Yan Zhi Zhai? However, if Yuan Wulang doesn't have that ability, what's the use of digging it up, with Pei Niangzi's skill, this Yuan Wulang's Pinxiangge craftsmanship is not unusual.