But no one exposed this reality. The people in the cabin opposite apologized slightly and shouted in reply, "We have been waiting for you for a long time. We thought it would take time for you to leave the palace and go home again. You may not be able to make it in time. The ones on the shore
There are too many people, and there happens to be a free boat, so we will get on the boat and wait for you."
The two boats slowly came together, because the boats were not very big, and the boatmen also slowed down, shaking the oars one after another, and they were not afraid even if they bumped into each other.
They charge by the hour and are not in any hurry to urge the guests to leave quickly. They wish they could stay on the boat all day.
The two sides faced each other smoothly across the lake in the boat. On the boat there were not only Qiao Tao and several Taixue students, but also Peng Zhiru and Lu Xiaofo, who were all students from the same group who entered the Imperial College Enyin.
Bai Shan didn't expect to meet the two of them here, so he asked curiously, "Did you make an appointment to play together?"
Peng Zhiru said with a smile: "Yes, next month is the ghost month. We want to light an everlasting lantern for our ancestors in Huguo Temple, but we don't know the procedure, so we want to go out for a lake tour today and stop by Huguo Temple to inquire.
"
In fact, they were asking about the price. After all, next month is the Ghost Month. Not only do you need to make an appointment in advance to light the lanterns, but the price has also increased. Life in the capital is not easy, so they have to plan their visit.
Man Bao couldn't help but look at Bai Shan and asked, "How about the ever-lasting lanterns lit by Huguo Temple?"
"I heard it's good," Ren Ke rarely said, "After all, it's a national temple, and even the emperor and empress believe in the Huguo Temple."
Man Bao thought about the emperor's attitude towards worshiping Buddha. It was not a believer at all, it was just a dead horse being treated as a living horse doctor's prayer.
So she instantly moved Huguo Temple back and placed it behind Xuandu Temple.
Bai Shan was more straightforward. He turned to Man Bao and asked, "Do you think they would like to light a lantern or perform a ritual?"
This is for Man Bao to ask Uncle Zhou.
He felt that he was really too smart and didn't have to worry about Ren Ke, Qiao Tao and the others. He could just ask Man Bao what kind of things the ancestors liked.
He felt that his father and Uncle Zhou should be considered close friends, so if Uncle Zhou liked it, his father should also like it.
Manbao was silent for a moment, and could only bite the bullet and ask Keke in his mind, "Do you think my dad would like to do things, or light up a lantern?"
Keke:……
If its host wasn't still the target of the main system's attention, it would definitely have retorted.
As a system, it cannot have subjective knowledge, so after a moment of silence, seeing that Manbao seemed to have been waiting for its answer, it said: "According to the host's preferences, your father may like to do things."
This answer made Man Bao silent for a moment, and then she said to Bai Shan without changing her expression: "They might like to go to the Taoist temple."
Bai Shan nodded, "Then let's go to Xuandu Temple to do some rituals."
Ren Ke was curious after hearing this, "Did Xuandu Guan perform the rituals well?"
Bai Shan said pertinently: "Last year our two families did it at Xuandu Temple, and it felt pretty good."
Ren Ke hesitated, "Then we also go to Xuandu Temple to ask?"
They don't believe in Buddhism, and of course they don't believe in Taoism either. They just want to have something to express themselves to. Maybe their ancestors can receive their wishes?
Therefore, they believe deep down in their hearts that whether it is lighting lamps or performing rituals, the ancestors will receive it. It is just a matter of how much.
And this amount depends on the conduct and sincerity of the monks and Taoists.
Therefore, they are easily convinced.
Not to mention the younger Ren Ke, even the older Peng Zhiru and Lu Xiaofo hesitated, and then said: "Why don't we ask both sides?"
Anyway, there is still one month left until next month, and if you choose to do the work in the middle of the month, there is still one and a half months left.
Bai Shanze did not intend to waste this time, "You go to Huguo Temple and we will ask Xuandu Temple. Last time we went to Xuandu Temple to perform rituals, didn't we exchange name cards with Taoist Zhixing above?"
Manbao nodded.
Peng Zhiru said: "Then you ask more carefully. We can ask you later."
Xuandu Temple is not close either, and they don't want to make the extra trip.
We were all loyal and martyrs, and entered the Imperial College in the same batch. We still had a common stance and language, and they felt that we could do this together.
Bai Shan and Man Bao didn't have any objections either.
After discussing important matters, Peng Zhiru's eyes fell on the lotus pods in their hands and asked with a smile: "Why did you buy lotus pods?"
Then reach out to them.
Bai Shan only had half of the uneaten food left in his hand. He was reluctant to part with it, so he turned to look at Bai Erlang.
There was only one left in Bai Erlang's hand, and he even peeled two more out. He didn't want to part with them. He turned to look at Liu Huan and Yin You. Thinking that there was only one of them, he looked past them and looked at Man Bao.
One of the three in Manbao's hand had already been peeled off. She hesitated for a moment, then reached out and picked out a smaller one and handed it over.
Peng Zhiru reached out to take it and handed it to his friends. Everyone peeled it out one by one and asked, "Where did you buy it? It's quite sweet."
Man Bao pointed to the shore and said, "There are many."
A group of scholars really didn't pay attention to the things on the street stalls on the shore, and they were a little bit regretful.
After eating the lotus seeds, Peng Zhiru and Lu Xiaofo were still a little unfinished, so they said, "Why don't we go ashore and buy some lotus seeds?"
The boatman immediately said: "Sir, we know whose lotus pods are the best. Can we sail the boat over?"
Lu Xiaofo nodded, glanced at the sun that was about to rise in the sky and said: "Swing over, we will get on the boat in a while, and we will go to Huguo Temple after a while."
The sun is too strong at the moment.
Manbao and the others came to Huguo Temple today just to eat lotus pods and tour the lake, so they naturally went with them, and since lunch time was coming soon, they could stop by to buy some food and take it with them on the boat.
The nearby restaurants are very good at doing business. They know that there are many noble people on the lake at this time, so they not only cooperate with the boatmen to recommend meals, but also specially send their own waiters to the lake to walk along the shore and announce the menu loudly.
Man Bao and his team's boat had just docked on one side of the shore. Before they had time to look at the lotus pods on the shore, they heard people shouting from a distance, "Stewed chicken with fresh mushrooms, roasted lamb legs, roasted and steamed chicken..."
When Man Bao heard this, he immediately waved to the waiter and shouted: "Stewed Chicken with Fresh Mushrooms!"
The waiter heard it with sharp ears, and immediately turned around to follow the sound, ran towards this side, stood on the shore with a smile, bowed and asked: "Do you want to eat chicken stewed with fresh mushrooms, little lady?"
Man Bao asked: "Where do you get your fresh mushrooms?"
"They're all picked from the mountains," the waiter said, "This is the last wave of wild mushrooms. It's been hot these days. After a while, all the mushrooms will stop growing. The little lady is really discerning. I won't eat them now."
You’ll have to wait until next year to eat fresh mushrooms.”
Manbao turned to look at his friends and asked, "Do you want to eat?"
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang nodded immediately, then stared at Liu Huan and Yin You.
Yin He couldn't eat meat very much, but Liu Huan wanted to eat roasted lamb leg more, but when he saw them staring at them with bright eyes, he could only nod reluctantly, "Okay."