Chapter 30: Rain
Su Jingshu nodded shyly, and just wanted to ask if it was good-looking, but she heard her cousin continue: "Forgive my cousin for bluntly saying that the five-year-old children in Meizhou City are all better than this!" Hehe, but in the eyes of your lovers, no matter how ugly things are, they are the most beautiful in each other's eyes. ”
Su Jingshu knew that her cousin was making fun of herself, and she didn't take her words seriously, so she smiled at the moment: "Cousin climbed up all the way, didn't you pick a few azaleas?" ”
Xu Qinghe said with a sad face: "I'm exhausted just by dealing with three thousand stone steps, how can I still have the heart to pick flowers to enjoy!" ”
Li Bozhou immediately complained to the county magistrate: "Brother Ji Yuan is so incomprehensible, don't you know that delicate flowers and beauties?" Along the way, I didn't even know how to send an azalea to my cousin to enjoy! ”
Shen Ye glanced at him unhappily, and said lightly: "The holy land of Buddhism, one flower and one world, how can it be destroyed by vulgar hands for one's own selfish desires." ”
Li Bozhou was suddenly choked and couldn't fight back.
Xu Qinghe smiled, "What Lord Shen said is reasonable. Rhododendron blooms, we and other laypeople, it is better to watch from a distance. However, my cousin is a nine-day fairy, and I don't want to blame the Buddha. ”
Su Jingshu smiled helplessly: "The two of you singing and harmonizing are really unbearable!" ”
Xu Qinghe smiled, stood up, and asked, "When is the fasting meal in the temple?" I've been crawling for a long time, and my belly is already empty! ”
Li Bozhou replied: "It's noon, and the meal must have begun." Why don't we go over now? ”
So the group got up and walked towards the temple.
The rice of Xifeng Temple is also a unique delicacy in Meizhou.
The seasonal vegetables in the temple are all planted by the novices themselves, and most of the rice grains are donated by rich and noble families, and they only go to the bottom of the mountain to buy when they are not enough.
Although the rice is simple and crude, it has a crisp and sweet taste. It was Xu Qinghe and others who used it very happily.
At the moment of Shen, Xu Qinghe followed Li Bozhou and his wife to the lobby to worship the Buddha and offer incense.
The prefectural magistrate went to the presiding officer alone to discuss the Buddhist scriptures.
At three o'clock, Li Bozhou and his wife packed their things and prepared to go down the mountain.
Xu Qinghe saw that it was still early and the scenery in the mountains was wonderful, so he wanted to go around. Moreover, it took her a lot of effort to reach the top of the mountain, and at this time her strength had not fully recovered, so she did not want to go down the mountain immediately.
Su Jingshu saw through Xu Qinghe's thoughts, and said with a smile: "You were the one who didn't want to come at the beginning, and you are the one who doesn't want to leave now." Cousin, I don't even know what to say about you! ”
Li Bozhou's calculations were fast, and he immediately said: "This county magistrate doesn't know when he will come out, anyway, I'm too lazy to wait for him." Since my cousin wants to have some fun here, why don't you go to the Broken Wall Flying Spring of Xifeng Temple to have a look. Jingshu and I went down the mountain first. ”
Xu Qinghe replied: "You can go back, I will come back after playing here." Xu Yao is probably waiting for me in the tea shed at the foot of the mountain, if you see it, you will send her back by the way. ”
Li Bozhou nodded and agreed, and with Su Jingshu in tow, the two went down the mountain with a smile.
When the two figures disappeared into the sea of flowers, Xu Qinghe turned around and started to play around.
Xifeng Temple is shaded by trees, and the rocky paths under the forest are winding and winding, strolling in it, the more you feel the birdsong mountain is more secluded.
The lush and tall maple trees shaded the sky and the sun, Xu Qinghe walked slowly along the dim path, turning around, and after half an hour, the broken wall flying spring came into view.
"I saw the broken wall, where is the flying spring?" Xu Qinghe said strangely.
There is indeed a cliff on which there is no grass, but there is no trace of running water.
Xu Qinghe thought that the Broken Wall Flying Spring was a waterfall, and ran to see it with great interest, but he didn't even think that there was even half a drop of water, so he was a little interested.
On the way back, Xu Qinghe got lost as soon as his eyes were dazzled, and the twists and turns of the trail were really confusing. She looked up, saw the cloudy sky through the gap in the maple leaves, and immediately panicked.
She trotted quickly along the vague route in her memory, and after a while it began to rain, at first it was light, and it was blocked by layers of maple leaves, so that the drizzle did not touch her clothes.
When the lightning and thunder roared, the pouring rain poured, and it was wet when it landed, fortunately I ran on the right road by mistake, and saw the fuzzy eaves dome of Xifeng Temple from a distance.
Xu Qinghe covered his forehead with his hands to prevent the rain from blurring his vision, and ran towards the main temple hall in embarrassment in the torrential rain.
A pair of muddy embroidered shoes ran quickly in the rain, and finally rushed under the eaves of the main hall wrapped in wind and rain.
Xu Qinghe stood under the porch, panting, the rain dripping all over his body, and soon wet the blue brick floor under his feet. She brushed the hair at the back of her head to her chest, clasped it in both hands, and wrung out the rain.
Fortunately, today's clothes are worn a lot, and the color is dark, and they are covered in layers, even if they are wet and sticky to the body, they do not reveal the slightest spring.
Xu Qinghe wrung his hair half-dry, and began to wring the rain on his sleeves.
Shen Ye walked out of the main hall and saw Xu Qinghe under the corridor.
Outside the temple, lightning and thunder roared, heavy rain poured, and heavy rain covered the sky and the sun.
The woman under the porch was drenched and stood quietly. The pale face is even more plump, and the eyes full of moisture are looking at the half-cut sleeve in the hand, and the white right hand is twisting the rain on the sleeve.
The clothes were tightly clinging to the body, even though they were still tightly wrapped, but the curves of the thin waist and long legs were exposed......
Shen Ye pressed the throbbing in his heart, took off his robe, walked over slowly, and gently draped it on the woman's shoulder.
Xu Qinghe was startled, and when he saw that it was the county magistrate, he hurriedly thanked him.
Shen Ye stood beside him, looking at the rain scene outside the eaves, and asked in a deep voice, "Why are you so embarrassed?" ”
Xu Qinghe wrapped his robe tightly, knowing that his embarrassed appearance was unsightly at this time, and replied curtly: "Enjoy the scenery in the temple, go farther." It was raining when I returned, and I had nowhere to avoid it, so I had to brave the heavy rain and run back. ”
Shen Ye glanced at the woman and said helplessly: "Come with me!" Then he turned and walked towards the back temple.
Xu Qinghe didn't know what to do, gathered his clothes, dragged his wet steps, and followed behind the county commander.
On the bluestone brick surface, two rows of wet footprints are gradually left.
At the door of a guest room in Xifeng Temple, Shen Ye pushed open the door and said to Xu Qinghe beside him: "Miss Xu will go to rest first, and Shen will have some hot water for you to bathe." ”
"Thank you, Lord Shen!" Xu Qinghe hurriedly smiled and thanked him.
Shen Ye looked at her gently and calmly, and turned to leave.
Xu Qinghe entered the house, found a clean face towel, and continued to wipe his hair.
My mother said that wet hair can easily cause migraines, so she must dry it every time she washes her hair.
A moment later, an old woman walked in tremblingly with a bucket of hot water, and Xu Qinghe hurriedly stepped forward and helped her behind the screen.
The old woman squinted her eyes and smiled: "Miss will take a hot bath to drive away the cold!" ”
"Thank you, Mama." Xu Qinghe said with a smile.
The old woman went out again to bring a bucket of hot water and a few clothes, "The mountains are rough, this is the clothes my granddaughter wears, although they are not as beautiful as the young lady's, they are also clean." Don't dislike it, Miss. ”
Xu Qinghe hurriedly took it and said with a smile: "I should thank Mama for her help, how can I dislike it!" ”
The old woman smiled and bent her eyes, "Then the young lady hurry up and bathe in her clothes, and I'll guard you at the door." ”
Xu Qinghe naturally thanked again.
The old woman walked out tremblingly, closed the door, sat down under the porch, and muttered to herself, "What a good young lady! Match like an adult! ”