After hearing this keyword, Xiao Nianzhi thought to himself that this might be Aunt Yu's former master.
Listening to this nostalgic tone, the other person is probably the person Aunt Yu went to pray for this time.
Xiao Nianzhi was not in a hurry to speak out, and listened patiently and obediently to Aunt Yu's whisper.
However, she only mentioned the concubine, and then expressed her nostalgia for her and remained silent for a long time.
After a long time, Aunt Yu finally pulled away from the past emotions. After opening her eyes, she quietly wiped the tears from her eyes and pointed at the snacks: "Think about it and try it quickly. Your craftsmanship is good, and Auntie knows it.
But let’s try what others have done and try to enjoy it, instead of always tormenting ourselves.”
The dim sum brought back by Aunt Yu is exquisite, small and tastes very good.
With today's limited seasonings, the craftsmanship and effort of the producers can be seen in making cakes that are as good as modern ones.
Xiao Nianzhi took a bite and felt the soft, waxy texture and sweet and delicious taste. His eyes lit up and his head nodded: "Well, it's delicious!"
Hearing what she said, Aunt Yu curled her lips slightly, with pride in her eyebrows: "Yes, this is made by the chef in the Queen Mother's Palace. On weekdays, even His Majesty may not be able to eat it.
What?"
The two of them shared two plates of snacks on the way. It was too hot to hold the food, so Aunt Yu meant to eat as soon as possible, so as not to give others an advantage.
Around July 15th, many people go to White Horse Temple to pray. If they meet someone they know well and are seen by them, they might even share the food.
Aunt Yu doesn't want to give others an advantage. Reading books
That is, her little apprentice can, others...
Don’t even think about it!
The carriage swayed for more than half an hour, and finally arrived at the White Horse Temple.
White Horse Temple is halfway up the mountain. On the way up from the bottom of the mountain, directly opposite the gate of White Horse Temple is a long, almost endless step.
Of course, the abbot said that the Buddha was tolerant and that if there were people who were inconvenient to climb the steps up the mountain, they could come in a carriage.
Therefore, on the east side of the steps, there is a mountain road that is not particularly good, and you can drive a horse-drawn carriage up the mountain.
Aunt Yu looked at the steps, then at the hot sun outside, and sighed softly: "How about we take a carriage."
After hearing this, Xiao Nianzhi thought for a moment, and what Aunt Yu meant was that in the past, she probably climbed up the mountain.
Guessing this possibility, Xiao Nianzhi said softly: "How about we crawl? This will show our sincerity."
Although the body was said to be unwanted by the original owner, Xiao Nianzhi picked it up for free, and he was still several years younger. No matter what the reason was, he really had to put some incense and burn paper for Xiao's mother.
Do your best and seek peace of mind.
Hearing what she said, Aunt Yu smiled helplessly: "It will be very tiring, the sun is still strong, and I might even get a heat stroke."
Xiao Nianzhi was not in a hurry to persuade, but asked in confusion: "How did my aunt go up the mountain in the past years?"
After hearing this, Aunt Yu laughed again: "You are quite clever, so let's go."
Obviously, Aunt Yu climbed the mountain in the past.
Xiao Nianzhi felt that he had good physical strength, so he was not unable to crawl.
However, the sun is really strong. After climbing up the mountain, you have to cook something to relieve the heat and drink it, otherwise you may feel uncomfortable.
They specially brought some ingredients here, and while Xiao Nianzhi was climbing the mountain, he was thinking about cool delicacies to relieve the heat.
The two of them climbed the steps up the mountain, and asked the coachman to drive the carriage up the mountain road with their luggage.
They also brought a jar of pickles, this thing...
The light jar itself is extremely heavy. Even if Xiao Nianzhi is willing, Aunt Yu is not willing to carry this thing up the mountain.
It's delicious, but it's heavy...
Then refuse!
The two of them had just climbed for a while when they heard hearty laughter coming from behind, which sounded quite familiar.
Xiao Nianzhi didn't realize who this familiar voice was. Before she even had time to look back, she heard Aunt Yu reminding her softly: "It's Miss Guo."
After saying that, the two of them turned around together and found that it was indeed Guo Sixue. She was wearing a green outfit, looking cool and thin, and she looked very chivalrous.
The other party was not alone. She was accompanied by a young man who looked similar to her and had wild eyebrows. The young man looked like he was only eleven or twelve years old.
Xiao Nianzhi guessed that the other party might be the young master of the Guo family.
Because Guo Sixue's eyes were similar to her own, Xiao Nianzhi had some impression of her.
We all knew each other, so now that they heard laughter, they turned their heads again, and it seemed not good to not stand and wait for a while.
Guo Sixue soon spotted them and raised her hand to say hello: "Aunt Yu, I want to... Yuanniang!"
Guo Sixue wanted to call out Xiao Nianzhi's nickname loudly. Considering that there were people coming down the mountain, and there were also people climbing up a little further away, it was not good for someone to hear a girl's maiden name, and the words came out of her mouth.
, turned another corner.
Xiao Nianzhi smiled and raised his hand and waved, without raising his voice: "Miss Guo."
Guo Sixue had extremely good physical strength. She took three steps and two steps at a time, pulling on the young man beside her, and quickly caught up with her: "Yuanniang can call me Sixue, or Snow Lady. We don't have any nice nicknames in our family.
Call whatever you want."
The young man next to her who looked similar to her rolled his eyes gracefully after hearing this, and whispered: "It sounds okay, Madam Guo."
After hearing this, Guo Sixue immediately applied a chokehold, but the other party dodged it in time. The young boy became playful and shook his head at her: "It's a little bit, I can't catch it, hey, I'm guarding you...
…”
Before he could say the next words, he was swept away by Guo Sixue with a feint, followed by a grapple, and he was successfully captured.
The young boy was so angry that he gritted his teeth: "You are cheating!"
Guo Sixue increased the strength in her hands and smiled: "A soldier never tires of deceit!"
After controlling the person, Guo Sixue smiled sheepishly at Aunt Yu and Xiao Nianzhi: "Young brother is so reckless that I made Aunt Yu and Yuan Niang laugh."
After finishing speaking, he let the young boy stand up straight and introduced him again: "This is my younger brother Guo Yinghui."
"This is my aunt's apprentice, sister of the Xiao family."
Upon hearing the introduction of his sister, Guo Yinghui politely bowed his hands and saluted, while Xiao Nianzhi politely returned the salute.
After a brief exchange of greetings, everyone decided to go together.
The Guo Sixue siblings have excellent physical strength. For them, mountain climbing is just like playing. If they don't pay attention to politeness and self-cultivation during the process, they can even run and jump.
In comparison, Xiao Nianzhi's physical strength is not that outstanding.
However, in fact, she climbed with ease, but Aunt Yu was physically weak and took two breaks before climbing halfway up the mountain with difficulty.
During the day, the gate of White Horse Temple is wide open.
Because there are many pilgrims coming and going, at this time, there are many pilgrims standing or kneeling inside the temple gate and the main hall.
After Xiao Nianzhi and the others came in, a young novice monk soon came over to ask whether they were offering incense or praying for blessings.
If you want to pray, you need to arrange to go to the backyard fasting room.