From time to time, people carrying mud and hay passed by on the road, and it was very lively. People from the Daxuanmiao Temple were reluctant to inquire. When they heard that the roof of the Xiaoxuanmiao Temple on the mountain was being repaired, they felt mixed.
"Where did this woman get the money?" A child muttered, "She didn't care about food and drink, and she built a house."
While they were talking, a Taoist nun suddenly made a sound.
"Look, look," she shouted, pointing toward the door.
The door was wide open, and at a glance, a boy of twelve or thirteen years old was walking on the road outside, holding a paper kite in both hands.
"What's so good about paper kites?" the child said with a pout, "Although they are rare at this time of year, they are not unusual."
"No, that woman." said the Taoist nun.
woman?
Everyone looked over and saw a young lady approaching the young man. The young man raised the paper kite in his hand to show her, as if asking if it was okay.
"Oh, it's that lady!" a Taoist nun shouted.
"Which one?" the child asked in confusion.
"That's the lady who gave the old man some candied oranges on the mountain," the Taoist nun said.
Immortal! The child was shocked and immediately ran out. Others hurriedly followed, including the temple owner.
"If it's that lady, just say thank you and convey this to my husband," she said.
Several people rushed outside the door, and the woman and the boy had already walked away.
"This lady..." A Taoist nun was about to shout, but when she saw that the direction they were going was the Little Xuanmiao Temple on the mountain, her voice stopped abruptly.
Two more men carrying mud baskets chased after him.
"Madam, the fodder will be delivered in the afternoon," they said.
"Don't delay any longer, it will be done in the afternoon," the girl said.
The group of people went up the mountain while talking, while the Taoist nuns outside the Daxuanmiao Temple stared at them blankly.
"Ah, does the immortal live in the Little Xuanmiao Temple?" the boy said, turning to look at the senior sisters, "Isn't it possible that the immortal lives there?"
The Taoist nuns also looked embarrassed and a little disappointed.
"It turns out that the house needs to be renovated because there are new residents." The viewer said, nodding.
The girl ran into the door first, holding a paper kite in her hand.
"Madam, madam, do you think this is okay?" she shouted loudly.
"I also have a big swallow here." The young man shouted from behind and ran in with the paper harrier in his hand.
What a fool, how old are you, still playing this.
The viewer standing in the yard watching the masons repairing the roof shook his head and curled his lips.
"Banqin." She thought for a moment and shouted, "Take your wife out to play, it's noisy here."
The girl in the yard responded and soon helped Cheng Jiaoniang, who was wearing a hoodie, to go out.
"Why can't you fly?"
"Madam, there is no wind today..."
"Gotta fly, go fly."
"Sister Qingmei, I'm here, I can run fast."
For several days in a row, the shouts of the young girl and the fool were heard from the mountain, and there were also swaying paper kites in the sky, but they fell after flying for a few times, and once even hit the viewer on the shoulder.
"Oh, this is not the time to play in this season, and you can't play in the mountains." An old craftsman said.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. She doesn't understand that. As long as she is happy, love her as much as she wants." The viewer said with a smile.
The craftsmen have learned over the past few days that the lady is a fool.
"How pitiful." They whispered one after another.
A fool has a weak mind and naturally doesn't understand anything.
When night falls, the craftsmen begin to finish their work.
The girl in the room handed a long cast iron stick to the boy.
"Are you going to press this on the roof?" the young man asked in confusion.
"Yes, the old lady said back then that the place where the lady lives must have this. This is called the Calming Needle. With this, the lady's three souls and six souls will slowly return to their places." The girl said, "It's the one from before.
This is what Miss Banqin told her when she left."
The young man didn't bother to pay attention to these things. He just took other people's money and worked for them. It was the first time that he earned so much money. He felt like an adult and was very proud of himself.
"Okay, I'll go right away," he said, grabbed the iron rod and left.
"Slow down, quietly, don't let anyone see it, otherwise it won't work." The girl hurriedly warned.
The young man yelled and ran away.
The viewer was relieved when the work was finished outside. It was tiring to stand and watch day after day. Fortunately, it would be completed in a few days. She asked the two children to watch the people leave and locked the door. She went inside to rest.
As soon as I sat down on the mat, a man came in carrying a wine bottle.
While the craftsmen were working, the man also came up and helped the living mud and water. Of course, he refused to do the heavy work. When everyone else left, he lingered behind, and then simply stayed behind.
"People haven't left yet, why did you come in!" The woman was startled and shouted in a low voice.
"No one saw it." The man said with a smile, not caring.
Besides, what if someone sees it? Who would cause trouble if you don't do your own business?
"Come on, fairy lady, you've worked hard, come and have a glass of wine to relieve your fatigue." He said with a smile, leaning over.
The viewer glared at him. She was not afraid. As long as no one was blocked in the bed, it didn't matter who said anything. They dared to say that they wanted to sue them for slandering someone's innocence! To taint her innocence was to taint the Cheng family.
He is innocent. There are really not many people in Jiangzhou Prefecture who dare to fight against Beicheng.
The two of them had just poured the wine when they heard a thud on the room.
"What? Go and have a look." The viewer was startled and stood up.
"Hey, the craftsmen who were finishing their work must have lost their things and went up again." The man said.
Yeah?
"Has everyone left?" the visitor asked.
"There is one more." The child said tremblingly outside.
The man gave the viewer a look that said, "You see, I'm right."
"Tell him to hurry up, it's getting dark," the viewer shouted.
The child answered yes outside, and soon the yard became quiet.
Night enveloped the small Taoist temple.
The lights in the room were dim, and the girl looked at Cheng Jiaoniang.
"Madam, madam, you want me to go over there and borrow a handful of vegetables?" she asked.
"Yes." Cheng Jiaoniang looked at her and said.
The girl said "oh" and turned to leave without even asking what she wanted to borrow.
"The man should be there." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
The girl's body immediately tensed up, and she bit her lower lip, but still took a step forward.
I want you to do something, do you dare? My wife asked her, and she replied, "I dare to die, so what else can I not dare to do?"
The lady did not ask her to die, but asked her to listen to her words and do whatever she said.
"If she wants to invite you to sit down and have wine together, you have to have a drink." Cheng Jiaoniang continued, "But if she only has one drink and she tries to persuade you to stay, just say that it's going to rain and you have to come back to accompany me.
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The girl bit her lower lip until it bled. She couldn't help but look up at the sky outside. It had been a sunny day for several days in a row. It was almost as hot as summer. Although the night was cool and windy, there was no moon or stars, but it was still sunny at half o'clock.
Rain doesn’t mean anything either?
How could she get away with such a false excuse?
but….
"Yes." She said and stepped out.
The distance was neither long nor short. The girl seemed to have walked a lifetime, but no matter how long it was, there was still an end. Standing in front of the courtyard gate, the night wind faintly carried the laughter of men and women.
The girl raised her hand and knocked on the door, and the faint laughter immediately disappeared.
"Who?"
A child's trembling voice came from inside.
The girl took a few deep breaths.
"It's me, Banqin." She said, "Come and borrow a handful of vegetables." (To be continued)
