Chapter 359: Sending the Golden Boy

Chen Lan of Yangzhou Daming Temple had never been here in his previous life, and the reason why he had heard of it was only because it was said that it was the place where Jianzhen went east to Japan and received ordination. Jiang is not very convinced of Buddhism, and she doesn't know what to believe, so now the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are wandering around with the host, although they are seeing the Buddha and worshiping, but Jiang is more worried about the safety of her son and her daughter-in-law's body, and Chen Lan is silently praying at the same time, hoping that the power between the underworld that allows her to be reborn, and not to withdraw her hard-won happiness.

The host accompanied the two of them for a long time, and when the incense book was presented, he was a little disappointed when he saw that Jiang had written two hundred taels with a pen. It must be known that Yangzhou salt merchants are rich in the world, that is, those female dependents come to worship the Buddha, and the charity is often 511,000, and even there are countless lanterns in front of the Buddha. After all, he didn't have a shallow vision to show it in person, and then led him to the small pavilion next to the fifth spring in the world with a smile on his face, and even personally concocted tea and sent it.

Drinking the tea brewed from this clear spring, Chen Lan only felt that his mood gradually calmed down, and the servants who had followed him before the saddle and behind him, as well as the thirty or fifty sergeants who suddenly joined halfway, were also left behind by her. During the meditation, she only heard a burst of pleasant music suddenly in her ears, and listened carefully, she vaguely felt that it was a guzheng, and she had to look up at Jiang.

"This song...... The technique should be taught by a master, but it is still a little rusty, and the tuning seems to be a little inaccurate. ”

The daughter of the noble family has a lot of hobbies such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, among which Chen Xi is good at piano skills, but whether it is Chen Lan in the past or Chen Lan now, there is really not much research on music and rhythm, but the Jiang family is different, when she was in the boudoir earlier, the family had hired a famous teacher to teach, so she listened and listened, and when she saw Chen Lan looking over, she couldn't help but admire, and then looked at the host and said: "I can't imagine that there is such an elegant person hidden in the Daming Temple of the master." ”

"In the retreat behind the temple, there have always been many nearby scholars who live and study hard, maybe they are them."

The host responded with a smile, but now the pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law on the other side seemed to be listening very carefully, and he had to listen carefully for a while, and gradually felt that the direction seemed to be a little wrong, and immediately turned his head to the little novice on the side. While the little novice hurriedly left, the red tassel behind Chen Lan quietly retreated.

After a while, the sound of the guzheng stopped, and Jiang was a little curious, but looking at Chen Lan quietly, he just chatted about tea, and listened to the host talk about Buddhism by the way. I don't know how long it took, but the little novice who went to listen didn't come back, but the red tassel led a person holding a guzheng to hurry back.

"Old lady, ma'am." Hongying bent her knees, then stretched out her hand and beckoned, seeing that the seven or eight-year-old boy hurriedly stepped forward, and was obediently and skillfully holding the guzheng and bending down to salute, she pursed her lips and smiled, "I originally thought that it was some kind of hidden master, or a scholar or something, but I didn't expect to see it in front of Pingshan Hall, it turned out to be such a child as him." Seeing that there was no one around, I couldn't help but pull him over, but he refused to drop the zither, so he hugged him, and I wanted to help him take it, but he refused. ”

Jiang is now old, she has always been happy when she sees a child, in the past, Chen Yan was at such an age, she loved it very much, needless to say that now this child is young, but he was born with pink makeup, since Chen Lan stepped forward to help people up, he pulled it in front of him, looked left and right and asked with a smile: "Why are you playing the piano there?" How old are you and whose family are you from? ”

The drooping boy was wearing a bright red cardigan, with a shiny lock plate hanging from the silver collar on his chest, his complexion was fair, and his eyes were dark and bright. At this time, when I heard Jiang's question, I saw that the boy immediately replied in a clear voice: "I am seven years old, and my grandfather asked me to play the piano there, and he didn't let me tell others my name." ”

Just seeing this well-mannered child, Chen Lan felt that the coincidence was a little too much, but at this time, this latter sentence suddenly made her laugh. Seeing Jiang smiling and holding a plate of dim sum and handing it to the little guy, his eyes rolled around, so he carefully grabbed a piece of cake, thanked him and began to eat, the food was quite elegant, she thought it was interesting, but she still approached and asked, "What about your grandfather?" ”

"Jun'er doesn't know where Grandpa is. Grandpa sent Jun'er to a big monk in Daming Temple three days ago, and asked me to go to the back of Pingshan Hall to play the guzheng at three o'clock every day, until it stopped at noon, and I played it for three days according to my grandfather's words. ”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Lan couldn't help but be surprised, seeing that the host was also inexplicable, she vaguely felt that it would be useless to ask the host about this matter. At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside, followed by a middle-aged monk hurrying over.

"Jun'er, how can you come to disturb the distinguished guests" He said while hesitatingly glancing at the presiding host whose face was sinking like water, and bowed down deeply, "Presiding, this is a distant relative of my family who wants to go out for a while, so I sent a child here to raise for two days temporarily, and I don't want to take good care of it......"

The host was about to speak, but Chen Lan grabbed ahead of him and smiled: "It turns out that your child's name is Jun'er." At a young age, you can play the guzheng well, who taught you? ”

"It's Grandpa." Jun'er glanced at the middle-aged monk, and then raised his head, "Grandpa taught me the guzheng, as well as writing and painting, and grandpa also said, when Jun'er is older, he will teach me twenty-four history ......."

The little guy was a little uncomfortable at first, but gradually he became extremely fluent. The middle-aged monk on the side wanted to interrupt several times, but Chen Lan stopped him, but instead led Jun'er to continue to speak, and when he excitedly mentioned Xiao Taoyuan, Chen Lan finally suddenly realized, and pressed his hands on the little guy's shoulders.

"You mean, you used to live in Little Paradise?"

"Yes, it's all those wicked people, grandpa can only sell the land......"

Seeing that the middle-aged monk was like ashes, and although the host was a little puzzled, he didn't know what was going on, so Chen Lan didn't understand the mystery of it, so he pulled Jun'er and said to Jiang: "Mother, it's really fate to come out today, this child is really lovely." Since he has been here for three days, he wants to be a little familiar with this Daming Temple, so let's not bother the host master, how about letting him take us around? ”

"This ......" Jiang Shi saw Chen Lan making eyes at him, and he knew the elegance of the song when he heard the strings, and nodded with a smile, "It's okay, seeing that he talks elegantly at a young age, I like it very much, so let him accompany us more." ”

Aunt Yun on the side, Aunt Liu, and Changdi Hongying also came to their senses at this time, glanced at each other, and Hongying immediately pulled out her legs and ran outside. And the host stopped the middle-aged monk with a stern look on his face who was full of panic, nodded with a smile, and said something like fate. When Chen Lan and his party got up and left, he turned his head coldly.

"Mingyuan, what's going on, where is that child?"

"This ...... Presiding, he is a descendant of one of my benefactors, and I have promised to protect him thoroughly, please try to ......"

"I don't know which family it is, how do I manage it?"

"Yes...... It is the grandson of Mr. Bi, a Taoyuan monk. ”

The host was stunned when he heard this, frowned and thought for a while, he suddenly laughed: "I should still be some kind of shady character, fortunately, the news has come this morning." You don't have to worry, you think you're in charge of the house, and you don't know what's at stake. The two people who came today are Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Yang, the family members of the Liangjiang General Army. Just yesterday, Lord Yang and Mrs. Yang also went to visit Xiao Taoyuan together, but they were disappointed to learn that Xiao Taoyuan was bought by someone. It is said that he took that trip on the order of the eldest princess of Anguo, and even so, your referendum can be safe and sound. ”

"Ah, is this true?"

"It's not too much to lie to you, this matter may not be small, don't divulge this thing that was once here"

The two monks in this compartment were talking in a low voice, and Chen Lan in the other compartment took Jun'er's hand and went to the back of the temple with the Jiang family, and there was a lot of laughter and chatting with Jun'er along the way. Because of her kind and amiable words, the little one gradually relaxed a lot, and agreed to give the bulky piano to the side of the long didi, and he talked about the days of living with his grandfather with great interest. The more she listened, the more Chen Lan concluded that this child was Mr. Bi's grandson, and after arriving, she asked coldly, "That Jun'er, your surname is Bi?" ”

"Hmm...... Yes? Jun'er instinctively agreed, and then he was stunned, looked up at Chen Lan for a while, and a trace of mist appeared in his eyes. Seeing him in such a situation, Chen Lan hurriedly squatted down and said with a smile, "Oh, a man's husband, how can he be so uncompromising?" This is not what you said, I guessed it, even if your grandfather knew, he would never be angry with you. Besides, we are still close to your grandfather, so you should call me a ...... Call me Auntie. ”

Jun'er looked at Chen Lan a little blankly, glanced at the Jiang family again, and then said hesitantly, "Really? ”

Jiang also smiled and touched the little guy's head at this time: "Of course it's true, you can call me mother-in-law." ”

After a long silence, Jun'er suddenly burst into tears: "Mother-in-law, aunt, save grandpa...... The great monk said to me, I want to learn to take care of myself, saying that my grandfather may not be able to take care of me anymore, I am afraid, I want grandpa, I want grandpa"

Listening to this sudden heart-rending cry, Chen Lan couldn't help but reach out to hug the child and gently pat his back. It wasn't until she coaxed the child to stop crying for a long time that she took a deep breath.

Perhaps, telling the child to play the quarter-hour piano at that time of day is one of Mr. Bi's plans? I thought that she had learned in advance that she and Yang Jinzhou were going to come to Yangzhou, so she first sent Sun to the Daming Temple, which was far away from the city. And during this period of time, it is too late to come to the capital for the powerful and rich people in the city, and most of them will not come to Daming Temple at this time when it is not the first day of the new year and the fifteenth day of the new year. The only one who is likely to come over is someone like her who wants to hide from a clean person. Even if ordinary people see children playing the piano, they are just surprised for a while, and they are as attentive as she is, because there are careful people around them.

"Jun'er, go back with your aunt, and your aunt will definitely help you find your grandfather when the time comes."

"Really?" Jun'er was still a little sobbed, but when he heard this, he stopped abruptly, and the Jiang family who stayed on the side also nodded at him, but he actually laughed unconsciously, "Thank you, mother-in-law, thank you, auntie"

Seeing that after the little guy thanked him, he turned over and wanted to kowtow, Chen Lan was stunned and quickly pulled him up. Now that his forehead was already stained with a little gray, she couldn't help but gently stretch out her finger and flick it on his head, which was disgusting: "The male husband, don't you know that the man has gold under his knees, and he can't kneel easily?" ”

"Not really." At this moment, Jun'er didn't have the sorrow when she cried out loud just now, but said with her chest held high, "Grandpa said before that the grace of a drop of water should be reciprocated by a spring, and the help of others cannot be taken for granted. I'm young, and I can't even give it a peach or repay it, so I can only kowtow sincerely to thank me. A man with gold under his knees bows bows to the king of heaven and relatives and friends, but he must respect his benefactor. ”

At first, Chen Lan just thought that this young child knew how to play the guzheng and was really a clever little guy, but when she heard these words, she saw Jun'er break free of her hand, and she knelt down and kowtowed three times respectfully, she couldn't help but have mixed feelings, and vaguely seemed to see Chen Yan, who was gradually getting rid of her childlike spirit and becoming more and more capable, and she was stunned for a while. However, Jiang felt that he hurriedly pulled someone up, and instructed Zhuang's mother on the side to dust off the floating ash on his knees for him, and then handed him a handkerchief over and told him to wipe his face, which nodded happily.

"Such a good child, sure enough, did not live up to his grandfather's teaching, we came out today this trip just to relax, and it was really unexpected to get Jun'er. I'm too lazy to go around this temple anymore, so why don't I take him back? ”

Chen Lan thought the same thing, but after thinking about it, Yang Jinzhou was afraid that there were other arrangements, so she smiled and said: "It's good, it's not too early at this time, and it will take at least two quarters of an hour to return to the puppet garden from the temple." Besides, it's all here, and the host has already prepared a meal for the sake of coming, so let's use some and go back before it's too late. Moreover, Jun'er should be hungry too. ”

As soon as the words fell, as if it was in response to the situation, he only heard Jun'er's belly growling, and then he shrank back to Jiang's head with an embarrassed face. Seeing his lovely scene, Jiang couldn't help laughing, and immediately nodded at Chen Lan: "Okay, I almost forgot that it's almost noon now, so I'll go back after fasting." ”

The group went to the fifth spring in the world again, and halfway through the road, Chen Lan saw that Hongying rushed back, so he deliberately lagged a few steps behind, but listened to his low voice: "Madam, I have already ordered to go down, Hu Ye said, those who came out today are all first-class good hands, those Jiang Duwei people said that they are elite, but they have not seen blood in Jiangnan for a long time, don't worry about what moths they make." ”

"That's good." Chen Lan nodded, and took a few steps forward before saying thoughtfully, "I think that the big monk who presided over and took in Jun'er is not a talkative person, as long as his identity is not revealed, there should be no problem." In short, when you eat, you take a long piece of dysprosium and pay attention, not afraid of 10,000, just in case. ”

"Madame, you can rest assured"

Daming Temple is one of the temples in Yangzhou, repaired many times in more than 100 years, the incense is prosperous, there are many powerful people who come and go, and the kung fu of this vegetarian is naturally not comparable to ordinary temples. In addition, Chen Lan had already indicated that he would take Jun'er back, and the monk Mingyuan, who was in charge of the room, naturally made all efforts to rectify it, and after a while, the table was full of dazzling dishes, both in terms of looking and eating, all of them were beautiful, colorful, flavorful, and delicious. Even the Jiang family, who had an average appetite, had to add half a bowl of rice, and Jun'er, who had already shown hunger at the beginning, was gobbling up, and his eating demeanor could not be picky.

After eating a meal and having another cup of tea, the group got up. Just before leaving, Chen Lan smiled and asked the host to take the merit book, and then nodded to Aunt Yun behind him. Aunt Yun, who understood her heart, immediately stepped forward and handed over a leading ticket. The host only glanced at the numbers on it, and his face immediately changed.

"Worshiping the Buddha should not be repeated again and again, but today I can be so fated in front of the Buddha, and I should offer more incense to thank you. This child has just suffered a big change, so I asked the host to use this to light an everlasting lamp for him and pray for him, which is also my heart. ”

Jun'er had already followed the Jiang family to the door, and was taken aback when he heard this, but when he turned around to shout, he suddenly felt that someone pressed his head and hurriedly raised his head, this is now the Jiang family beside him.

"Your aunt is a piece of heart, don't shirk it."

Hearing this, Jun'er nodded as if she didn't understand, and then suddenly stopped and said seriously: "Mother-in-law, Master Mingyuan has taken care of me for three days, and now I am leaving, I want to say goodbye to him, thank him for taking care of me for these three days." ”

"Okay, this is what it should be" Jiang felt that the little guy was sensible, and hurriedly said to Mother Zhuang beside him, "In this way, you take him for a trip, and thank that Master Mingyuan for me." ”

On the way back, Jiang and Chen Lan took the little guy in the same car, and opened the curtains a little to watch the spring on the roadside. Jun'er was still a little restrained at first, but after gradually getting acquainted, he lay down by the car window, and talked endlessly about the scenic spots inside and outside Yangzhou along the way. Listening to this, Chen Lan asked curiously: "You said so much, have you been to all these places?" ”

"Well, I've been there" Jun'er turned his head to look at Chen Lan and said with a smile, "Grandpa said that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books, so I have almost traveled all over Yangzhou City." He also said that when I am older, he will take me to visit the rivers and mountains of the world. The heroic righteousness of the scholar is not cultivated at home, but can be cultivated among the characters of the landscape...... Well, anyway, I don't know so much, I just know, grandpa said that, it must be like that"

"You definitely want to have a good time, don't you?" Jiang made a joke, and seeing that Jun'er was a little weak-hearted, he laughed unconsciously, "What's so embarrassing about this, you are still young, and it doesn't matter if you want to play." But your grandfather's teaching is really beyond the imagination of mortals, no wonder he can raise a sensible child like you. If I have grandchildren in the future, I really want your grandfather to train me well. ”

"Does my mother-in-law have grandchildren?" Jun'er's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she immediately pinched the corner of Jiang's clothes, "If my mother-in-law has a grandson, is it okay to be with Jun'er?" Jun'er really wants to have a younger brother and sister, but grandpa said that I picked it up by him, and it's just such a thing, and he can't just pick up others, so he can't ...... about it."

Chen Lan was blushing at first by Jun'er's sudden words, but when the little guy was talking, she couldn't help but burst into laughter. Seeing that the little guy was looking at herself inexplicably, she had to gently touch Jun'er's head and said seriously: "You want a younger brother and sister, you really can't beg your grandfather ......"

"Your aunt is right, if you want your mother-in-law's grandson to be your companion in the future, but you have to beg your grandfather" Jiang interrupted Chen Lan's words coldly, and added with a smile, seeing that Chen Lan froze suddenly, she unconsciously lowered her head, and straightened the messed clothes that Jun'er had just leaned on the car window, "Mother-in-law, this granddaughter, I am counting on you, you have to be a golden boy for me."

As soon as these words came out, the little guy was certainly stunned, and Chen Lan also looked over his head. She didn't worry that this seven-year-old child understood what Jiang meant, but the love in her mother-in-law's banter really moved her heart. She has passed too many dangerous ditches and hurdles along the way, and she only hopes that this seemingly wide moat can also be jumped over.

It was already a long time to return to the Doll Garden, and along the way, Chen Lan was different from when he first came out. On both sides of the road, I don't know when there are a lot of officials wearing official uniforms, although it is not as good as three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, but it is not much different, and when it comes to the outside of the puppet garden, this kind of heavily guarded situation is obvious. When the car stopped at the gate, she heard the sound of talking from outside, and when she listened carefully, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she learned that the prefect Fan Cheng was waiting here in person.

"Madame, ma'am?" Fan Cheng, who was outside the car, didn't care that the people in the car might not be able to see it, he bowed with a smile on his face, and said, "Xia Guan originally wanted to see Lord Yang, but who knew that Lord Yang was not there...... This puppet garden is on the edge of the Slender West Lake, and the scenery is good, but it is not very safe after all. I've already found another house near the Jiang Duwei station, please ......"

"Don't bother." Chen Lan interrupted him without waiting for him to finish, and said lightly, "We all think this place is very good, Hengzhu just stays for a few days, and there is no need to move around." Governor Fan is busy with official business, so he doesn't have to revolve around us all day long. It's that I mentioned the matter of the master here before, didn't Governor Fan forget? ”

"I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten." Fan Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then quickly nodded and said, "I can meet Mrs. Tai and Mrs., how can the owner of this puppet garden be unhappy, it is really that he happened to do business......

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Lang's little servant Juque suddenly hurried out from the screen door, and after standing on the side of the carriage, he shouted: "Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Yang, the situation on the father's side is a little bad......