Li Huaize stared at the water bladder on the table, and said quietly: "Maybe your aunt wants to drink a little hot water." ”

Hot water?

Why do you want to drink hot water on such a hot day?

When my aunt was at home, she didn't often drink hot water.

My sister's little eyebrows twisted, and she didn't think of a reason.

Yu Mian came out of the backyard and walked along the winding and quiet path, walking and walking, and suddenly two forks in the road in front of him appeared.

One leads to the courtyard next to it, the other goes around the promenade, and when you turn a corner at the end of the promenade, you can't see the road behind.

Yu Mian was just about to turn around to the corridor when he heard a shout behind him.

"Hey, hey, hey! Where did it come from? ”

The person who spoke strode over, and said impatiently: "Don't you see that it says here, idlers should not enter?" Why do you have to drill into it with long legs? ”

Yu Mian twisted his eyebrows and turned his head, just in time to see another strange monk.

She slowly smiled a little, and said lightly: "I'm sorry, master, I want to borrow some water to drink, but I didn't see anyone along the way, so I thought about walking around and trying my luck, but I didn't expect to meet the master so quickly, how can others be so blessed." ”

"You're pretty good at talking."

The monk had a smile on his face, glanced at Yu Mian lightly, and then suddenly said, "Oh, you are the person who fled from the family that Senior Brother Yuanwu said, right?" ”

"Gengo?"

It must be the name of the monk who welcomed them in, right?

Yu Mian nodded lightly and said, "Well, it's us." ”

The monk asked again, "That carriage is also yours?" ”

Yu Mian looked at him quietly, and only after a while did he ask lightly: "What's wrong?" ”

"Hah...... It's okay. ”

The monk smiled awkwardly and said, "I forgot to say, I am Yuen Long, and I am also a monk in the temple, Senior Brother Yuanwu also has to help preside over the mundane affairs in the temple, if you need help in the future, you can come to me directly." ”

"Then thank you, Master."

"You're welcome."

Yuen Long looked at Yu Mian and said with a smile: "You just said that you want to get some water, didn't you?" Come with me. ”

Yuen Long turned in the other direction, but his eyes were still fixed on Yu Mian.

Yu Mian didn't speak, and raised his heels to himself.

They walked around a row of bungalows and walked some distance on the road before they came to a few relatively remote bungalows.

Yuen Long stopped and said slowly: "This is the kitchen in our temple, if you need to boil water in the future, just go in and give an order, and someone will help you boil it." ”

"Thank you, Master."

Yuen Long carried his long robe and walked slowly up the steps, and before he could get close to the door, he began to shout.

"Senior Brother Yuan Hao? Where are you? ”

"Yuan Hao?"

"Why is there no one?"

Yuen Long muttered open the kitchen door, glanced inside, and then complained: "This Yuan Hao, I don't know where to go to be lazy!" ”

After speaking, Yuen Long turned around a little embarrassed and said to Yu Mian: "It seems that you have to boil the water yourself." ”

"It's okay, things like boiling water used to be done when I was at home."

Yu Mian walked into the kitchen and looked around.

Yuen Long pointed to a corner and said, "The kettle is there." ”

"Oh, thank you."

Found the kettle, filled it with water, and Yuen Long helped Yu Mian to make a fire again.

There is still some time for the kettle to boil on the fire rack.

Yuen Long said enthusiastically: "You are watching the fire here, and I will help you find a set of teacups." ”

Yu Mian raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "There is Master Lao." ”

Yuen Long didn't speak, and left the kitchen on his own.

The sound of the door closing behind her instantly dissipated the smile on Yu Mian's face, she stared at the kettle in front of her, stretched out her fingertips and wiped the surface of the kettle.

A layer of ash was left on his fingertips.

Yu Mian rubbed the ashes on his fingertips as he slowly stood up and then examined his surroundings.

In this so-called kitchen, there is a cold pot and a cold stove, and there is not even a guard, and it has obviously not been used for a long time.

In the basket where melons and fruits are usually stored, there is nothing but a few shriveled sweet potatoes.

The most important thing is that there are so many people in the temple, and they must be indispensable for eating, drinking, and Lazar, but there is obviously no trace of the stove in this kitchen, and it has obviously been abandoned for a long time.

Yu Mian came to the window vigilantly, wanting to look outside through the window.

I didn't think about it, even the wooden bolt on the side of the window was nailed tightly.

Yu Mian quietly retreated to the stove, waited for the hot water on the stove to boil, and carried the kettle with a blank face, and then walked out of the kitchen.

On the way back, Yu Mian did not meet Yuen Long.

He said to look for the teacup, but he didn't know where it went.

Yu Mian brought the kettle back to the house, but only put it in a corner of the house.

She picked up the water bladder on the table and poured a few sips.

The children were tired from running around, and when Yu Mian went out to boil water, Li Huaize had already coaxed them to bed.

Seeing Yu Mian standing at the table drinking water, Li Huaize stepped forward unhurriedly and asked, "How?" ”

"It's a bit weird, indeed."

Yu Mian told Li Huaize in detail everything he saw and heard on this trip, and then said, "And don't you think it's strange?" What are the villagers and people we have seen along the way? Although the temple seems to be safe and sound, the bandits are not good, they burn and loot, will they still take special care of a few monks? ”

"That's right."

Li Huaize nodded and concluded, "It's really too peaceful here. ”

"I just met another monk, although he is dressed very elegantly, but there is no dirt on his body, and his body is round, there is no thinness, it really doesn't look like he is living in a famine year."

Yu Mian said this, obviously suspicious of the identity of the monks in this Buddhist temple.

Li Wrinkling his eyebrows, Li Wtake said lightly: "I have already moved in, if I want to leave at this time, I am afraid that I will startle the snake, it is better to wait and see what happens, just be cautious." ”

"Well, that's all there is for now."

"Knock knock!"

An abrupt knock on the door interrupted Yu Mian's words.

Yuen Long's voice came from outside.

"Donor, I'll bring you teacups."

Yu Mian glanced at Li Huaice, then walked behind the door, opened the door, Yuen Long held a tray in his hand, and there were several porcelain-white teacups on the tray.

He stood outside the door with a smile, handed over the teacup, nodded afterwards, and without saying a word, turned to leave.

It's getting late.

Lanterns have been hung all over the corridor and eaves, and the red flames are shining brightly from the lanterns.

Yu Mian sat in the room, looking out through the papier-mâché window, the red candles flickering like stars.

"Mountain bandits are rampant, last night through Xizhao Village, a huge village, stunned that there is no light of candles, and this small Buddhist temple, the big night is hung with high lanterns, it is really incomprehensible."

After Yu Mian finished complaining, Li Huaize stretched out his fingertips and gently touched her palm.

"Let's squint for a moment."

Li Huaice's eyes were cold, "I can't sleep tonight." ”