Chapter 152 Treat the Taoist Temple as a picnic place
While Yuan and Fu Yinan were talking, a maid came to report from outside the door: "Madam, the one from Zhuyuan has also gone out."
Yuan frowned and said, "I just visited Lingyin Temple on New Year's Eve. Less than six days have passed. Why are you going out again? Are there any guards with you?"
The maid said: "The master will not let us follow him today, but I see that the mute maid and the Nanmanzi woman who are very skilled will follow."
Mrs. Yuan sighed: "I know, go down, guard the door, and report back as soon as you come back."
"Here."
Yuan and Fu Yinan exchanged glances, and both saw helplessness in each other's eyes. Obviously, Xiao Yixun's way of going his own way caused a lot of headaches for her, the head of the house.
Compared to Xiao Yixun, who is weird and mainly anti-customer, Lin Wanwan, a charming customer, has a lot of knowledge about the Taoism.
A group of people from the Xiao Mansion followed the car out of the West City Gate in a mighty manner and walked all the way towards Ge Ling on the north bank of the West Lake. There were many people coming to Ge Xian Temple today.
There were no entertainment places for women in the Tang Dynasty. Temples and Taoist temples were among the few good places. They were not only places where Taoism was taught, but they also performed some social functions, such as hotels, schools, hospitals, and monasteries.
Cemeteries, orphanages, polo fields, etc. can all be found inside.
In comparison, because Taoist temples follow the route of upper-level officials, the scale of these things that are beneficial to the people is much smaller than that of temples that like to go to the bottom. Therefore, Taoist temples are cleaner than temples.
At the foot of the mountain, those on horseback can continue climbing up, but those in carriages have to come down and walk on foot. This mountain road is obviously not suitable for carriages.
Fortunately, the people in the carriage didn't mind. After putting on their curtain hats, they happily held the children's hands and climbed the mountain. The coachmen pulled the carriage and went to rest in the small village where the Gexian Temple lives at the foot of the mountain.
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In addition to the boys and girls, the people traveling to the Xiao Mansion today also included Lin Wanwan's three married cousins and their wives, as well as their children.
The eldest sister-in-law Yuan has a son and a daughter, and the second sister-in-law He has two daughters and a son. These two are relatively happy. However, the second sister-in-law Zhu’s third sister-in-law is not so lucky. She also has a son and a daughter, but her daughter cannot be supported.
He died in infancy last year, and today besides his legitimate son, he also has a concubine and a concubine.
The oldest of the children is no more than eight years old, and the youngest is only three years old. They are surrounded by nannies, so the three ladies don't have to worry about it themselves.
There are very few people like Lin Wanwan who personally hold and carry their daughter while playing and climbing mountains.
When the children of the Xiao family saw that Xiao Qingyu was so close to their mother, their clear eyes showed deep envy.
Hey, it's so happy to be a country boy. I don't have to learn so many rules and I can sleep with my mother.
After a short time together, the friends have all heard about the enviable life from Xiao Qingyu's mouth. Children don't have to go through as many twists and turns as adults to make friends. They only need to confirm their eyes and they will be able to make friends in a second.
The bells are all together, no distinction is made between high and low.
"Mother, mother, can you let me fly again? Just for the last time, I promise!" Xiao Qingyu was held by Lin Wanwan and made two flying movements. She laughed non-stop and kept promising to come "Finally"
once".
Lin Wanwan, who is now extremely powerful, can easily hold a little Qingyu, who weighs more than 30 pounds, and has no hindrance in any movement. But she doesn't want to be so high-profile, after all, she is climbing a mountain with a large group of people.
After satisfying Xiao Qingyu for the last time, Lin Wanwan pretended to be tired and said: "Oh, I can't do it anymore. Mother is exhausted. Her hands are about to break and I can't hold you anymore."
Little Qingyu obediently slid off Lin Wanwan's body and said with a sweet voice, "Then Xiao Yuer will go by herself."
Yun Shang smiled and said: "If you are tired, little lady, Huanong and I can take turns carrying you up the mountain."
Little Qingyu raised her head and vowed: "I won't be tired, I can walk!"
Then she broke free from Lin Wanwan's hand, ran to the children in the big room at the back, and huddled with them. The group of children were laughing and joking, and they actually walked a lot of mountain roads by themselves.
However, Lin Wanwan was afraid that if little Qingyu walked too much, her feet would hurt or even cramp at night, so she still hugged her along the way and did not really let her walk on her own.
After entering the mountain gate, everyone went straight to the bustling Temple of Wealth.
At this time, we cannot let the children run around. When there are many people, we are most afraid of encountering kidnappers.
At Xiao Mansion's resting place for women, after donating the money for the scented oil, the Taoist boy will naturally make other arrangements. There is no need to crowd in the lobby with the ordinary people, but the God of Wealth is there, and the incense that should be offered must still be squeezed in.
Although Lin Wanwan has a time and space bracelet that can travel through time and space, twenty-two years of deep-rooted atheism education has prevented her from being in awe of the gods and Buddhas.
She is one of those people who will immediately think that she is getting rich if her left eye twitches, but if her right eye twitches, she will complain about feudal superstition.
As for being crowded with a group of people to burn incense, she refused to accept it. It was better to take Xiao Qingyu on the outside to enjoy the scenery.
In fact, she really wanted to offer incense. With Kunlun's big body, he could definitely open up a way for her, but she didn't want to be so high-profile.
The three ladies of the Yuan family, the He family and the Zhu family are different. They have become accustomed to privileges everywhere. After going to Tianxiang and Groundxiang, they watched their servants violently drive away the people and create a spacious space.
In this place, let them finish praying to God and offering incense in a decent manner.
"Let's go, there are too many people here. Let's go to the back room to rest for a while. When there are fewer people, we can visit Taoist Xianyun to ask for a fortune." Yuan said to her brothers and sisters.
She is the longest here, so naturally everything follows her lead.
Today, the back room for the nobles to rest was overcrowded. In addition to the Xiao family, there were also many gentry and ladies from other families. In comparison, Xiao Fu was actually relatively poor. After all, he was a branch of the Xiao family's imperial uncle's room. Because
The wing room they were assigned was also the smallest.
Mr. He was in a bad mood and scolded Sang and Huai a few times. The little Taoist boy could not change anything except being scolded a few times.
Mrs. Zhu advised: "Second sister-in-law, forget it, there are many people today, don't let others laugh at you."
Lin Wanwan didn't care much about this, and neither did the boys and girls. After burning the incense, everyone wanted to visit the Taoist temple. There were a lot of plum blossoms planted in the mountains behind the Taoist temple, and it was the season of blooming.
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Xiao Xianghua exchanged glances with his sisters, then walked towards his sister-in-law, Xiao Yuan, and said, "Sister-in-law, we want to go play polo for a while, is that okay?"
Mrs. Yuan held her three-year-old daughter in her arms and just sat down. When she heard the words, she smiled and said: "Go, go, I know you can't sit still. It's a rare opportunity to go out and have some fun."