Glory all the way

Chapter 53
"Juan'er, imitate your mother and kowtow in front of the Bodhisattva, so that the Bodhisattva can bless us, remember?"

Outside the gate of the temple, a young woman was talking to the little girl she was holding in her hand. Seeing her daughter looking up with a sweet smile on her face, the young woman also laughed.

The young woman was about twenty years old, wearing a light blue floral dress, with only a silver hairpin stuck in her black hair, she was indescribably clean.

Bai Yingluo looked at the extremely familiar face in front of her, and called out softly, "Elder Sister..."

"Miss, Missy is here?"

Behind him, Liusu heard Bai Yingluo's words, and poked his head out to look outside the temple gate.

After seeing the people around her clearly, Liusu turned her head and waved to Bai Yingluo who was still staring at the young woman blankly, "Miss, I'm afraid you misread, the eldest lady must be in the capital now, why not?" Will you come here? Besides, even if you come, the eldest lady will definitely tell the old man and the old lady in advance, so that they can go out together."

When she came back to her senses, Bai Yingluo felt warmth in her eyes, and the young woman outside the temple gate had already walked over the threshold holding her daughter's hand, and went straight to the main hall.

"I just looked at the image of that back, I really thought it was a big sister."

As she spoke in a concealed manner, Bai Yingluo lowered her head and wiped away the crystal clear tears in her eyes.

The young woman just now is clearly Bai Xiu, Bai Yingluo's eldest sister in her previous life.

There are three daughters in the Bai family, and because the three sisters have different personalities but are all outstanding in appearance, people in the village jokingly call them the three golden flowers of the Bai family.

The eldest daughter, Baixiu, was gentle and gentle. After Jiji, she married into a villager's family in a neighboring village. Two years later, she gave birth to a daughter, the Juan'er she was holding by her hand just now.

The second daughter, Bai Ling, is lively and cheerful. When she was young, she went up to the mountains to chop firewood and fish in the river with the boys in the village. The young master was determined, the family couldn't hold him back, even though he was a bit reluctant, they paid enough dowry and brought Bai Ling into the family.

The youngest daughter, Bai Luo, is the most well-behaved, she loves to cling to her elder sister the most, and she is the most filial, so she is the most loved by the two elders of the Bai family.

After giving birth to Bai Luo, Aunt Bai's body was injured, and she never had any children after that.

It is a pity that he is destined to have no children, but the boss of the Bai family always laughs in front of people, saying that having three daughters is also the satisfaction of his life.

She clearly knew that her body was Bai Yingluo, the daughter-in-law of the third house of Jing'an Hou Mansion, but in her consciousness, Bai Yingluo always thought of herself as the mother of the Bai family in the remote mountain village.

She thought that everything changed from the moment she turned into Bai Yingluo, but now that Bai Xiu appeared in front of her alive, Bai Yingluo knew that maybe everything was the same as it was in her previous life. Just have yourself.

For a moment, Bai Yingluo's heart couldn't get any more excited.

Bai Yingluo will never forget her parents who loved and doted on her, the eldest sister who always left her share of snacks to her, and Xuan Lang who pitied her and loved her.

Now, all this didn't just happen in a dream, Bai Yingluo only felt that maybe the Bodhisattva really heard her devout prayers in front of the Bodhisattva for so many years.

Excited and nervous at the same time, Bai Yingluo felt her mind was in a mess.

Walking outside the gate of the temple and sitting on the stone bench under the tree for a while, Bai Yingluo didn't know what to do.

"Miss, the old lady said that you can go wherever you want, as long as you come back before noon. Miss, how about we go to the back mountain?"

Looking around, I saw that the people who came and went were all farmers with honest faces and duties. I thought there would be no danger, Liu Ying boldly suggested.

Nodding her head, Bai Yingluo got up and walked towards the back of the mountain. After walking a few steps, she subconsciously turned her head and looked around, wanting to see Bai Xiu clearly in the hall at the moment.

At a glance, the inside of the hall was pitch-black, and only the golden face of the Bodhisattva could be vaguely seen shining with dazzling light, but nothing else could be seen. Bai Yingluo turned her head in disappointment, while thinking about what to do. I can meet Bai Xiu again.

Even if you can only say a word or two.

Thinking wildly in her heart, and enjoying the scenery again, she lost the comfort and relaxation she felt after getting up early and going up the mountain. Bai Yingluo walked around with Tassel and Liuying, and then returned to the small mountain temple.

The old master Bai and the old lady Bai had disappeared, so they called the little novice in the temple to ask questions, only to learn that they had gone to the abbot's dormitory to listen to the abbot's explanation of scriptures, Bai Yingluo calmed down, turned and went to the main hall.

In the main hall, there were many scattered people kowtowing, but there was no Bai Xiu.

Bai Yingluo's heart felt empty and uncomfortable, regretting that she shouldn't go to the back mountain, even if she chased up to say a few words, it would be good.

Thinking of this, her heart sank, Bai Yingluo pursed her lips and left the hall, taking Tassel and Liuying towards the backyard.

Passing through the corner door, she saw Bai Xiu and her daughter sitting under the tree eating, Bai Yingluo was overjoyed, and couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief.

"Go and sit under the tree for a while, as soon as grandpa and grandma come out, they will see us."

Said softly, Bai Yingluo turned around and walked towards where Bai Xiu was.

Bai Yingluo was dressed in brocade clothes, one could tell at a glance that she was a lady from a wealthy family, while Bai Xiu was dressed neatly, but after all she was a farmer, and she immediately felt divided.

Seeing Bai Yingluo approaching, Bai Xiu's face tightened, she hurriedly pulled her daughter to stand up, shrank and stepped aside.

Bai Yingluo's eyes dimmed.

Sitting on the stone bench, Bai Yingluo looked back at the little girl and asked affectionately, "Little sister, you look so pretty, what's your name?"

The little girl looks four years old, with two braids on her head, she is white and cute.

Children of this age are most playful when they don't recognize their birth. Seeing Bai Yingluo smiling and saying words of praise for her beauty, the little girl immediately beamed with joy, turned to look at her mother, and quickly answered: "I'm so happy." My name is Li Juan, and my father and mother call me Juan'er."

"Juan'er, are you here with your mother? Where's your father?"

Looking back at Liusu, she took the brocade bag containing Songhua candy from her hand, and Bai Yingluo took out two pieces of candy and handed them to Juan'er and asked.

"Daddy went to the market and said that after the market, he bought mung bean cakes for Juan'er."

After earnestly answering Bai Yingluo's question, Juan'er didn't reach out to pick up the Songhua Tang she handed over, her eyes were full of longing, but she still looked up at Bai Xiu questioningly.

Bai Xiu glanced at Bai Yingluo, and seeing her showing a kind smile to her, Fang nodded at her daughter, and immediately, Juan'er stretched out her hand to take Songhuatang.

"Juan'er, thank you sister."

Bai Xiu taught her daughter Taoism.

"Thank you pretty sister."

Talking sweetly, Juan'er stood up and shrank behind Bai Xiu, while licking the candy in her hand, and quickly put it into her purse.

"Sister, please sit down. You were the ones who came first, but I took your place instead. Now I tell you to stand, how can I be embarrassed? Come and sit down..."

Taking a deep breath, Bai Yingluo looked up at Bai Xiu and smiled.

"Miss, you can just rest, I... we mother and daughter can stand, we can stand..."

Bai Xiu's expression was cramped.

The disparity between the rich and the poor has caused the peasants to look at people from rich and powerful families with a sense of lowliness down to the ground. Bai Yingluo feels the same way as Bai Xiu.

Thinking that it would be impossible for Bai Xiu to let go of her guard for a while, Bai Yingluo stopped pressing, and asked in a normal way: "Today is the Double Ninth Festival. People who come up the mountain kowtow and make wishes in the hall ahead. Why did the elder sister bring the child here?"

Unable to help tugging at the skirt, Bai Xiu said softly: "I kowtowed just now and wanted to come to the abbot to ask for a lottery. The master in the temple said that the abbot has a distinguished guest in front of him. Let us wait a while, so , I was just waiting here."

After finishing speaking, seeing that Bai Yingluo remained silent, Bai Xiu asked in a low voice, "Miss, are you also here to ask for a lottery?"

Bai Yingluo smiled and shook her head, "My grandparents are listening to the abbot's lecture in the dormitory, and I'll wait for them here."

Dazed, Bai Xiu's expression became more and more nervous. Thinking about it, she had seen the old master and Mrs. Bai just now, and now she was more and more sure that Bai Yingluo was the lady of a rich family, and she was not something people like herself could get close to.

Leaning down to salute Bai Yingluo, Bai Xiu said in a low voice: "Since that's the case, I won't disturb Miss's peace here. I'll take my daughter to the side and wait."

After finishing speaking, Bai Xiu took her daughter and turned around to leave.

I wanted to talk to her so that I could inquire about the current situation of the two elders of the Bai family, but now it seems that it is a bit counterproductive. Bai Yingluo was annoyed in her heart, but she couldn't help calling: "Big sister of the Bai family, stay a while... "

After a pause, Bai Xiu turned around, looked at Bai Yingluo suspiciously and asked, "How does miss know my surname is Bai?"

"I……"

Stuttering, Bai Yingluo made up things indiscriminately: "Just now in the front yard, I heard someone greet you and call you Eldest Sister of the Bai Family. If I offended you, I hope Eldest Sister will forgive me."

Seeing Bai Yingluo's cautious expression, Xu felt that she was making a fuss over a molehill. Bai Xiu smiled slightly apologetically and said, "I'm just a little surprised how Miss knows my natal family's surname. There is nothing offensive about it. Miss is too worried."

Pretending to be pleasantly surprised, Bai Yingluo asked in surprise, "Is the eldest sister's surname Bai? My surname is also Bai. We belonged to the same family 500 years ago. It can be seen that it is our fate that we meet today."

Hearing this, a pleasant smile appeared on Bai Xiu's face.

"Elder Sister, come and sit down. The front yard is full of pilgrims at the moment, and it will not be quiet if you go out. Besides, Eldest Sister has been waiting here for a while, why don't you wait a little longer, my grandparents will come out soon. .”

Bai Yingluo said enthusiastically.

Bai Yingluo wanted to show her favor, but Bai Xiu was not such a shy and proud woman. Immediately, Bai Xiu smiled and nodded, walked to the stone bench next to Bai Yingluo and sat down, while Juan'er snuggled into her mother's arms, She kept looking at Bai Yingluo.

"I don't know what kind of lottery the elder sister of the Bai family wants to ask for here?"

Turning around, she called Liu Su and Liu Ying to bring some refreshments and tea, and Bai Yingluo looked back at Bai Xiu and asked.

Hearing this, Bai Xiu's expression darkened, "My father and mother are not well. I made a wish in front of the Bodhisattva, but I still want to ask for a lottery. Please ask the abbot to help me find out whether it is good or bad."

"Papa and mother are not in good health?"

Bai Yingluo's expression was tense, and she couldn't help trembling a little in her words.

(End of this chapter)