After mixing the koji, it needs to ferment for twelve hours before it can be put into the vat for fermentation again.
So, after mixing the music, they can go back to sleep.
I have to get up early to go back to White Horse Temple tomorrow.
After a good night's sleep, the next day the weather was gloomy and the air was muggy.
Xiao Nianzhi got up early, took a look outside, and whispered: "It might rain."
Yan Changxia also got up, listened to the sound, looked outside, and nodded: "It looks like it's going to rain, so we have to leave early to avoid being delayed by the rain on the road."
Everyone is dressed very neatly today.
Xiao Nianzhi is wearing a moon-white round-neck blouse and a frost-colored horse skirt. The others are also in similar plain colors.
Yan Xingxuan is also wearing a moon-white gown, matching the young and dignified young master. He is as clear as the wind and as elegant as the moon.
However, once he opened his mouth, his reserved and noble temperament was completely gone.
He strode up to Xiao Nianzhi and asked in a low voice: "Can I eat?"
He wasn't sure if Xiao Nianzhi was particular about it.
Anyway, on the anniversary of his mother’s death, the queen asked him to fast for a day to show his sincerity and filial piety.
Xiao Nianzhi really doesn't pay so much attention to it. Even if she does, she can just do it by herself. There is no need to ask her friends around her to do the same.
So, she shook her head: "Okay, let's eat the morning meal before leaving."
After listening to her words, Yan Xingxuan nodded: "Okay."
Breakfast was simple, steamed dumplings with cabbage and tofu served with white porridge. Both the little cook and the cook of Prince Wei's Mansion had been instructed by Xiao Nianzhi, so the fillings were well prepared and it was a pleasure to eat.
Even though there is no meat, the flavor is still very strong.
After dinner, everyone tidied up briefly and then took the carriage back to White Horse Temple.
At this time, it has just arrived.
At this time of summer, the sky is already bright.
The eldest princess of White Horse Temple and Aunt Yu also got up early. When Xiao Nianzhi was not in the temple, the eldest princess even acted coquettishly with Aunt Yu and asked Xiao Nianzhi if she could borrow her for a few days.
Although Aunt Yu loves the eldest princess, she also loves her little apprentice, so she thought about it before speaking: "How about you find someone to test your attitude in private. If she doesn't want to, don't force her.
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The eldest princess was not asked to come forward because she was afraid that Xiao Nianzhi would feel pressured and would not go.
It would be a good idea to find someone to talk to Xiao Nianzhi in private and see Xiao Nianzhi’s attitude before making a decision.
Of course, Aunt Yu quickly followed up: "You have to pay more for the reward. It's not easy for a little girl. Who wants to be smoky in the kitchen on this hot day?"
Regarding this point, the eldest princess is extremely generous.
She is not short of money, she is short of food.
Fukaye:.
I’m too embarrassed to speak, Master!!!
However, today is the death anniversary of her mother, and the eldest princess is too embarrassed to test Xiao Nianzhi's attitude at this time.
Therefore, after Xiao Nianzhi and the others came over, the eldest princess did not send anyone to test, but also helped arrange all the relevant matters.
After Xiao Nianzhi came over, he first went to burn incense, then listened to the scriptures, chanted the scriptures, and burned the scriptures he had copied.
I didn’t eat the morning meal, nor the afternoon meal.
After Yan Xingxuan put on a stick of incense, he withdrew.
He followed the temple's fasting time. If it doesn't taste good, it won't taste good, but...
He couldn't help but be hungry.
Therefore, you have to eat it even if it doesn’t taste good.
Seeing that Xiao Nianzhi drank a bowl of white porridge for breakfast, Yan Xingxuan couldn't help but feel distressed: "Think about it, don't you want to eat? Could you be unable to help it? With her small body, it feels like the wind will blow her and she will fall over. What do you think?"
Should we arrange something to eat?"
Yan Xingxuan and Yan Changxia were muttering to each other, and Zheng Qingran also came over to listen.
Zhou Libai has been called over by the eldest princess, and he seems to be quite liked by the eldest princess.
So, I called people over to talk.
Zhou Libai has been cautious and unaccustomed to it at the beginning, but now she is slowly letting herself go.
Moreover, the eldest princess can't speak, and Shen Ye's mouth substitute makes Zhou Libai less stressed.
As he talked, he came to the thing that Xiao Nianzhi mentioned last night: "I have heard my mother talk about making tea with herbal medicine before, but I didn't expect it to have such an effect, which is quite amazing." Zhou Libai really didn’t think much about it and just told the eldest princess this as a daily anecdote.
The eldest princess didn't think much about it at first. She thought this matter was very interesting, and even signaled to Fukaye: It's interesting, tell me more.
Zhou Libai saw that the princess was interested in this, so she couldn't help but share about how they were making wine at Zhuangzi last night.
They were talking about daily anecdotes, and Yan Xingxuan was worried that Xiao Nianzhi would not be able to bear it if he didn't eat.
Yan Changxia doesn't quite understand either. Anyway, she can't help but be hungry.
At this time, after listening to Uncle Wang's words, he thought about it and said uncertainly: "Then my sister wants to be more sincere, but she just won't eat. Isn't it useless for us to persuade her?"
After saying that, he shook his head: "Actually, we might as well prepare some, what if my sister wants to eat it?"
"How hungry you will be if you don't eat for a day."
"But we don't know how to do it. I know how to light a fire, so this won't work either."
"People at the foot of the mountain, it's okay to let Hongshuang and the others go, but you have to make it clear and don't violate any taboos. It's okay at other times, but not today."
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When the little girl started talking, she couldn't stop talking.
Yan Xingxuan listened on the side and couldn't help but frown.
They have returned to the fasting room now and are not in the main hall.
Yan Xingxuan actually felt uneasy when he couldn't see Xiao Nianzhi.
He thought for a while and asked Yan Changxia in a low voice: "How about we go over and kneel for a while."
Yan Changxia didn't ask much why, she just nodded obediently: "Okay, okay."
It was cloudy today and Aunt Yu felt uncomfortable, so after finishing her afternoon fast meal, she went back to sleep.
The eldest princess, Zhou Libai and the others were sitting and chatting in the courtyard. Uncle and nephew Yan Xingxuan left quietly without disturbing them.
By the time they found out, these two people were no longer visible.
The eldest princess was not curious either, because she suddenly thought of something.
That is...
During the time before coming to White Horse Temple, the cook gave her a different kind of tea. She said it was in the gift box she received. It looked very delicate, so she tried brewing it and found that it was pretty good.
She is not particular about tea, and it is not impossible to drink plain water every day.
At that time, she didn't care and let the other party operate.
However, it seems that since I changed that tea, I often dream at night, always dreaming about my childhood and the time when my mother and concubine were still there.
Because she frequently dreamed of her mother and concubine, the eldest princess thought that her mother and concubine missed her, so she came to White Horse Temple in advance.
In fact, when she comes, it does not have much impact on her.
Although she practices Taoism, she is just a fake Taoist nun, so she is not afraid of coming to White Horse Temple.
However, if the time of her arrival is connected with what happened to Xiao Nianzhi before...
The eldest princess had a bad premonition. She always felt like she was being used as a weapon.