Chapter XI

Since going to the Zhu Mansion, Shen Yuechen obviously felt his status and situation in the Shen family, and began to improve and improve.

However, she was still as calm as water, and as usual, she rarely went out of her yard every day except for morning and dusk, and stayed in the house to read books and practice calligraphy. However, the south courtyard where she lived was no longer as deserted as before, and the kitchen people would bring her nourishing chicken soup every morning and evening, saying that it was ordered by the old lady, and Xiao and Aunt Wan would also send people to bring all kinds of exquisite snacks, which were so exquisite that people could hardly bear to swallow them.

Shen Yuechen didn't like sweets, so Cuixin followed suit, holding a piece of cake in one hand, stuffing her cheeks into the ground, and eating deliciously.

Shen Yuechen looked at her satisfied face and smiled thoughtfully.

Tomorrow is the death day of the Lin family, she is going to Tsz Yun Temple to pray for the blessing of her deceased mother, and by the way, she will meet Master Ran and retrieve all the things that have been stored in his place.

Early the next morning, before the sky outside was clear, Mrs. Shen instructed the porter to prepare the carriage in advance, and asked people to knock out a few pieces of ice from the ice cellar and prepare them to make ice basins.

The morning greeting went exceptionally smoothly, even breakfast was eaten with the old lady, and the kitchen that had been instructed prepared longevity noodles for Shen Yuechen, the soup was clear, and the noodles were slender, like a white dragon's long beard.

Because she was going to the temple to pray for blessings, Shen Yuechen was not good at wearing brightly colored dresses, so she only wore a light white dress with a silver hairpin on her head, and other than that, she didn't have any jewelry on her body.

The old lady saw her plain and thin appearance, remembering that she had lost her mother since she was a child, and was fostered outside, and suddenly her heart was sour, and when she left, she deliberately took her granddaughter's hand, explained a few words kindly, and gave her a big purse with silver ingots, so that she could add more sesame oil money at that time.

Shen Yuechen took it in his hand, and felt heavy, not to mention that he had to have twenty taels of silver.

It is rare for the old lady to be so generous, Shen Yuechen thanked her with a smile, and Mama Li then handed over a small bamboo basket and said with a smile: "These snacks are made by the old slave himself, Miss brought them and kept them to eat on the road." ”

Shen Yuechen was used to being mean to them before, and in the face of this sudden thoughtfulness, he was still a little uncomfortable for a while, but he still thanked him respectfully.

The carriage had already prepared an ice basin, and it was early in the morning, so the road was very cool and not stuffy at all.

After walking for about an hour, Wu's mother's forehead began to sweat slightly, and she hurriedly took out a handkerchief and dipped it in some ice water and put it on her face.

Cui Xin was beside her, gently fanning while secretly looking out through the cracks in the curtains, full of curiosity.

The location of Tsz Yun Temple is on the outskirts of the western city of Texas, which is not remote, but it is very deserted.

Tsz Yun Temple is located halfway up the mountain, the mountain road is rugged and very difficult to walk, and in addition, it is summer, the weather is unbearable, and the pilgrims are even more reluctant to come here to suffer hardships.

The reason why Shen Yuechen enshrined the Lin tablet here was because of Master Zhiran, and because it was a quiet place with few outsiders to disturb it.

Shen Yuechen took Wu Ma Cuixin and walked all the way up the mountain, followed by a husband with a basket on his back.

Outside the gate of Tsz Yun Temple, there is a stone tablet engraved with "Nan no Amitabha Buddha", and a small monk in a coarse cloth robe is holding a broom and gently sweeping the stone steps under his feet.

When he saw someone coming from a distance, the little monk immediately threw the broom on the ground, turned around and walked towards the courtyard where the temple gate was wide open, and shouted, "Master, master, someone is coming." ”

Shen Yuechen looked in the direction he ran, and saw that an old monk with kind eyebrows walked over, patted the abrupt little monk's head lightly, and said, "Quit anger, the Buddha Gate is not allowed to make loud noises, why are you always disobedient." ”

The little monk was reprimanded by the old master, but he was not afraid, he only turned around and looked at Shen Yuechen and grinned, and then folded his hands and said: "Amitabha, is this female benefactor here to offer incense?" ”

Shen Yuechen looked at him and nodded, and then saluted the old master and said: "I am Shen Yuechen, I have come to your temple to chant for my deceased mother, may I ask, is the master there?" ”

The old monk also saluted her back, and said lightly: "I am doing my homework, please ask a few donors to go to the wing room with the old man to wait for a while." ”

"There's Master Lao." Shen Yuechen followed Wu Ma Cuixin all the way, and the little monk who called him to quit anger also followed behind them happily, as if he was very happy.

The old monk led them into a simple and clean study, and then told them to go out to make tea, and after a few words, he left the room.

Wu's mother asked the husband to move all the things out of the basket, and then gave him a string of copper coins and let him go down the mountain.

Suddenly, the little monk came in with a tray with three coarse tea bowls and an old teapot made of white porcelain and blue and white on it.

Seeing that he was young, Cui Xin took a few steps forward, took the tray from his hand, and said, "There is a little master Lao." ”

When he heard this, he grinned again, scratched his little bald head and said, "You're welcome, you're welcome." ”

Wu's mother likes children the most, and seeing his smart face, she took out a few copper coins from her purse and handed them to him: "Thank you for your hard work, little master, take it to buy candy to eat." ”

Quit was a little embarrassed to retreat, Wu's mother moved quickly, stuffed him into her hand, and then touched his little bald head lovingly.

Jie's face turned red, and he immediately turned around and ran out with the copper coin, but before he could run a few steps, he suddenly turned back and hurriedly saluted Wu's mother: "Thank you, donor." ”

Mother Wu was amused by him, smiled, looked at Shen Yuechen, and said, "This kid is quite sensible. ”

As soon as her words fell, several low coughs came from outside the house, and a hoarse male voice immediately sounded: "Quit anger, where are you going to run?" ”

"Master Ran, I'm going down the mountain to buy candy to eat."

"Well, go ahead, go ahead. cough cough cough ......"

Shen Yuechen got up when he heard the sound and slowly walked to the door, only to see that a thin middle-aged monk was walking this way, his face was very ugly, his cheeks were thin and sunken, and he kept coughing.

"Master Ran." Shen Yuechen called softly, he really couldn't connect the haggard and sick face in front of him with the smiling master he had seen when he was a child.

I haven't seen him in years, and he's a lot older......

Ran glanced up at her, just in front of Shen Yuechen's eyes as black as jade, his eyes flickered slightly, and then smiled faintly: "It's Yuechen." ”

Hearing him call his name, Shen Yuechen's eyes suddenly turned slightly red for some reason, and he hurriedly greeted him and said, "Master, are you sick?" Is there something wrong with your body? ”

Ran shook his head slightly, followed her into the house, and when she saw that Wu's mother was also there, she clasped her hands together and said: "Amitabha, I haven't seen you for a few years, is the old mother's health okay?" ”

Mother Wu didn't expect him to become like this, she was slightly stunned, and nodded hurriedly: "Everything is fine with the old body, and the old master is worried." ”

Shen Yuechen personally helped Ran to sit down, Wu's mother turned her head to look at Cuixin, and said, "Cuixin, you follow me to the Buddha Hall to burn scriptures for Mrs." ”

Cuixin is young, and it is inconvenient to know some things, so Wu's mother deliberately took her away so that the young lady could have a good conversation with Master Ran.

After taking a closer look at Shen Yuechen, she felt that she had really grown up, but her eyes had not changed, and they were still so clear and thorough.

Shen Yuechen sat opposite and muttered slightly, "Master, I want to come and take the box today." ”

Before the Shen family took her back from Jingyue Nunnery, Shen Yuechen exchanged all his savings over the years for silver tickets and kept them in a small box. Because she didn't know what the situation would be when she returned to the Shen family, Shen Yuechen didn't dare to bring the silver ticket with her, so she asked the master in the nunnery to keep it for her, and later learned that Master Ran was in Ciyun Temple, so she asked someone to send it here.

looked into her eyes as if he could guess her thoughts, and then asked, "Are you okay at home?" ”

Shen Yuechen's eyes flashed, and she nodded slightly: "Well, they treat me very well." After a pause, he continued, "Still, I think it's time for me to leave. ”