"It's complicated." Yun Qiao said to Ni Yuanming, "Grandma asked me to stay for three years because she was afraid that I would be impatient and alert others. She has figured out everything."
"You have to be careful at all times," Ni Yuanming said.
Yun Qiao: "I know, Uncle Ni."
Ni Yuanming also found this matter difficult.
In fact, Ni Yuanming had a very good impression of Du Xiaoqin. In his memory, this young lady was compassionate and had almost no shortcomings except for being a little weak.
Du Xueru is different. Du Xueru is like a wild dog, rude, overbearing, and greedy. She has a similar appearance to Du Xiaoqin, but she is much uglier than Du Xiaoqin.
Ni Yuanming didn't say much, fearing that Yun Qiao would feel uncomfortable and turned away.
The next day, the family prepared the livestock and paper horses for her mother-in-law's anniversary ceremony. There were still several days until the official date, so Yun Qiao planned to visit Master Huiming.
She, sisters Changning and Jingxin were going up the mountain, so they asked Cheng Li and wished Yucheng, "Are you two going?"
"I won't go, it's too tiring to climb the mountain." Cheng Li may not be used to the cold here. He caught the wind and cold when he came here, and he is feeling uncomfortable now.
Zhu Yucheng was a bit lazy and had little interest in temples.
Yun Qiao also symbolically asked Xi Lanting: "Uncle Qi, are you going to the temple?"
She thought that Xi Lanting would not be willing to go. He was extremely arrogant and would probably not take the clay statue of Bodhisattva seriously.
Unexpectedly, Xi Lanting said: "Okay."
Yun Qiao: "..."
If Xi Lanting wants to go, Xi Zun and Xi Rong will definitely follow.
When Yun Qiao went up the mountain, Ni Yuanming arranged for his servants to prepare fresh vegetables, rice, oil, and incense and candles for Yun Qiao to take up with him. He couldn't be empty-handed.
Therefore, a group of six of them headed to Lingjue Temple, followed by four servants who picked things up.
From the old house to the foot of Lingjue Temple, it takes about an hour by horse-drawn carriage; and from the foot of the mountain, it takes another two or three hours.
Fortunately, they all practice martial arts, so they won't be exhausted when they come up.
After going up the mountain, the new abbot, who was in his forties, received Yun Qiao and took Yun Qiao and others to visit Master Huiming.
The master was so old that he seemed to have shrunk a size, and the thick cassock almost crushed him. He sat in a pile of fluffy clothes and nodded to Yun Qiao.
He could no longer hear, so Yun Qiao spoke loudly to him and exchanged a few difficult words with him. He became tired, closed his eyes and chanted the Buddha's name.
Coming out of the Zen room, Xi Lanting was the only one standing under the eaves.
It has already snowed on the mountain in early winter, and half of the temple eaves are hidden in the white snow.
Xi Lanting's dark eyes contrasted with the white snow, making them even darker. His gaze was as quiet as the vast night sky, boundless.
Yun Qiao called him: "Uncle Qi."
Chang Ning and Sister Jingxin were missing, as were Xi Rong and Xi Zun. Yun Qiao asked again, "Where are they?"
"Going to play." Xi Lanting said, "Have you finished talking?"
"Yes." Yun Qiao smiled.
She and Xi Lanting walked out of the small courtyard of the Zen room. She pointed at a small independent house not far away and said to Xi Lanting, "That's mine."
"You? You want to be a nun too?"
Yun Qiao: "..."
If she had known that Uncle Qi would not have a kind word to say to her, Yun Qiao hated herself for not being able to learn her lesson.
Maybe she is addicted to being abused and likes Uncle Qi to attack her.
The two of them walked there, and Yun Qiao told Xi Lanting along the way: "The mountains are shady and cool in summer, which is similar to the climate in early spring. It is very comfortable to escape the heat. So when my grandma paid for the construction of this temple, she built this courtyard for me."
Xi Lanting looked around Lingjue Temple.
The temple is quite large, with undulating eaves and bright yellow temple roofs among the mountains and forests, making it even more solemn and solemn in this world of white snow.
"What are you doing to repair this?" Xi Lanting asked.
Yun Qiao: "Grandma said that people in the world need faith. The more chaotic the world is, the more important faith is. It can stabilize people's hearts."
Xi Lanting: "..."
He said nothing more and followed Yun Qiao to the small courtyard over there.