Second-hand lady

Chapter 56

The further south we went, the more obvious the climate changed, from dry and cold to wet and cold. Fortunately, the road to the south was not blocked by wind and snow.

Rucui lifted the curtain and looked outside. Along the way, she found that the scenery on the road became more and more obvious as she went to Pingjin. The grass and trees near the capital were withered, and there were only gleaming branches left on the branches, and the sight was full of desolation.But the further south you go, the more greenery you find. The leaves on the branches have not fallen off, and they are still green and green, which makes people feel a little bit more happy.

"Master Wen, you see that the climate in the south of the Yangtze River is really different from that in the north. There are green leaves on the trees, and the temperature is much warmer." Miss Rucui turned her head and said to the people in the carriage.

The carriage was very spacious—it was specially prepared for the sick, and the carriage was covered with cotton wool and many soft big pillows.Wen Liang had a big pillow on his back, a blanket on his waist, and was holding a book of travel books, reading it with gusto.Hearing her words, he raised his eyes, smiled at her, and called her over.

Miss Rucui covered the curtains and moved to his side, and he grabbed her hand, which was red from the cold wind, and stuffed it under the blanket to warm it up.

"It's not surprising, the temperature in the south is higher, there will be no snow in winter, and plants can grow, which is different from the capital." Wen Liang put the book in his hand away, and said with a smile: "We will arrive in Pingjin in two days. The mountain range, located in the low valley of the mountain, is a naturally formed basin with beautiful natural scenery and is very suitable for living. When I was a child, when I went back to my grandfather's house with my mother, I often went hunting and picking wild fruits in the mountains with my cousins, and sometimes Climb to the hot springs in the mountains, and set traps to catch the monkeys soaking in the hot springs..."

Miss Rucui held her chin and watched him talking about the past in Pingjin with a smile on her face, and she also rubbed a little smile in her eyes.Now she can distinguish between the fake smile and the real smile in the peach blossom eyes. He is not necessarily happy when he smiles, and he is not necessarily unhappy when he is not smiling. Sometimes those eyes can deceive people. .

At times like this, the unquestionable tenderness in those intoxicating peach blossom eyes expressed his longing for Pingjin and his happy mood.

After Wen Liang finished speaking, Miss Rucui continued: "It turns out that Mr. Wen, you were so naughty when you were young, and you can't complain that you love to watch the excitement so much when you grow up, lest the world will not be chaotic."

"When am I afraid that the world will not be chaotic?" Wen Liang grabbed her face and shouted for grievances.

Miss Rucui smiled and let him pinch. Anyway, he didn't exert any strength and it didn't hurt. She said honestly: "It's like this a lot of times. When I was in Tongcheng, the princess was scared by you so much that she fell ill in the winter. Didn't the prince let you Did someone beat you up? Tsk tsk, Mr. Wen looked so pitiful at that time. But poor people must have something to hate, the ancients never deceived me."

Mrs. Wen, who had been overturned, couldn't hold back her face, and she couldn't bear to kill her, so she threw herself under him, sipped two marks on her neck, and defended herself, "At that time, I just saw that the princess was too ignorant, and wanted to give her Just a reminder, who knows that she will think wildly? I have a good heart. But the prince is really ruthless. I have been challenged by people pointing my nose for several days in a row, and I have to prevent people from breaking into my tent in the middle of the night. Come and stab me."

Miss Rucui immediately covered her mouth and laughed, and after his eyes were slightly narrowed, she quickly embraced his shoulders and kissed him with a blushing face.

After the two made out for a while, Miss Rucui reached out and touched the shoulder blades on his back, and found that her hands were shaking more than before. He was not sleeping well and was sick, which made him lose weight again. Now he decided to wait until Pingjin and let him make up seven times a day!
Although Wen Liang didn't know the decision in someone's heart, the hand touching his shoulder blade was ambiguous and weird. He didn't know what she meant, so he quickly pulled her hand back and leaned over to kiss her carefully. He had to divert her His attention, otherwise he would have to take tonic again until he vomited.

Just as the two were rubbing each other tenderly, the voice of the captain of the guard, the leader of the convoy, sounded outside.

"Master Wen."

Wen Liang stroked the messy hair of the person in his arms, then pulled her up, smiled at her reproachful eyes, coughed and replied: "What's the matter?"

"My lord, it's foggy now, and the fog affects the road. I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of this mountain in time tonight. I have to find a place to stay." The captain of the guard replied.

After hearing this, Wen Liang frowned.Since leaving the capital, in order to reach Pingjin before New Year's Eve, they have been rushing all the way, which made everyone exhausted, but the master didn't say a word, and the servants didn't dare to say anything.Also because of the arrangement of the captain of the guard, they seldom missed the place along the way.

Wen Liang stretched out his hand to lift the curtain, looked into the distance, and saw that the mountains and forests not far away were covered with mist, and his brows were tightened, knowing that what the guard said was right, if he continued on his way, the fog would thicken , the danger is unpredictable.Can't help asking: "Li guard, is there any place to stay in this barren mountain?"

"My lord, I remember that there is a temple not far away that is very popular. I stayed there a few years ago when I was passing by. Speed ​​up the pace, and it is estimated that it will arrive in half an hour." The guard Li replied.

Wen Liang nodded, and asked Guard Li to spend the night in the temple ahead.

After the curtain was lowered, Guard Li's shouts for everyone to hurry up came from outside.Miss Rucui opened the secret compartment of the carriage, touched the tea in the pot, it was a little cold, she couldn't help but frowned, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Wen Liang, and said: "Master Wen, the water is a little cold, you will just sit there , when we get to the temple, let's make some hot tea."

Wen Liang smiled, drank it in one gulp, and said, "Girl, I'm really fine, look, isn't it fine?"

Since leaving the capital, Wen Liang's spirit has improved day by day—of course, he no longer has to pretend to be sick, and after drinking a few doses of medicine, he made up for his illness even when he wasn't sick.But although his spirit is good, he has been sick for more than half a month, his complexion is pale, and he has lost a few pounds. In the eyes of Miss Rucui, he is not getting more and more delicate. Something happened to Mr. Wen.Coupled with the exhaustion of energy during the journey, Wen Liang still looks a little sick, and Miss Rucui thought it was because she had been ill for a long time and hadn't recovered yet.

Sure enough, Miss Rucui just smiled, didn't take his words to heart, took the water glass he drank upside down, and put it back into the compartment upside down.

Half an hour later, the convoy arrived at the gate of the temple that Guard Li had mentioned.

The name of the temple is Ronghua Temple. It is located on the edge of a mountain forest. The vermilion paint on the wall is relatively old. There are no traces of weeds on the top of the wall. The dead leaves on the ground in front of the mountain gate have been cleaned by the monks of the temple.

Wen Liang and Ru Cui got out of the car, looked up at the horizontal plaque hanging on the door, although it was a little old, but still simple and simple, the surroundings were silent, there seemed to be no human voice, where did it look like it was full of incense?
Guard Li looked at it, and said to Wen Liang who was looking at the mountain gate of the temple with some doubts: "Master, there is something wrong here. I have seen it before, and the Bodhisattva here is very effective, so although it is a bit remote, there are still pilgrims who never leave their old age." From afar, the incense is very strong. But looking at it now, it seems quiet."

Wen Liang murmured, at first glance, it really gave people a feeling that the fragrance was not strong.But now that the fog in the mountains is approaching, if you miss this place, you can only barely make your way in the fog, which is too dangerous to do.

"Guard Li, play by ear."

Guard Li responded, and went to knock on the door, and soon a young monk with a handsome face came to open the door. Guard Li hurriedly explained the purpose of his visit, and the young monk recited the Buddha's name, telling them to wait, and then went to invite the abbot.

The abbot is a very old monk, with loose wrinkles on his face, but there is a monk's compassion, peace and indifference to the world in his eyes.

"Excuse me, our group missed Sutou because of rushing, and because of the fog in the mountains, we want to stay here tonight." Wen Liang said, clasping his hands.

The abbot was obviously a little embarrassed, but seeing Wen Liang's sincere words, he sighed and chanted the Buddha's name, and then allowed them to spend the night in the temple, and asked a young monk to take them to a room in the backyard of the temple to rest.

The residence of the monastery is extremely poor. There is nothing in the wing room except a bed, a cabinet, a table and two long benches. Even the bed is a hard board made of wood, covered with an old thin quilt.

Ru Cui frowned, then ordered Tsing Yi and the others to bring the bedding from the carriage and re-make the bed.

Soon, a young monk brought the fast food in the temple. Miss Rucui frowned again when she saw the simple vegetarian food without oily seeds, but she didn’t say anything. The quilt was laid on, and he said politely: "Little master, my husband is still ill, and it is cold in the mountains at night, so I put on an extra layer of quilt to prevent the illness from getting worse."

The little monk saw that she was very polite, and she was very beautiful. With a smile on his lips, the two dimples came out, and the corners of his eyebrows were slightly happy. Where can you see her in such a small place, everyone's heart was hooked Next, quickly recited the Buddha's harmony in my heart, and then withdrew.

Seeing the little monk running fast, Miss Rucui was a little puzzled, she quickly put it aside, and was about to greet Wen Liang to come over for something to eat, but seeing him looking at her with a half-smile, Miss Rucui slapped her face. A question mark, it looks really innocent, and Wen Liang doesn't know how to vent the sourness that rises in his heart.

Because I stayed overnight in the temple, it was not as good as an inn, so it was inconvenient to comb. After the meal, Miss Rucui didn't ask for a hot bath to relieve fatigue, but asked the servants to bring two pots of hot water to simply wipe her body and soak her body. foot.

"Master Wen, we don't need to be too particular about going out, come and soak our feet together to relieve fatigue." Miss Rucui took off her shoes and called Wen Liang to come and soak her feet together.

Wen Liang smiled, and sat next to her, took off his shoes and socks, and soaked his feet in a big basin with her.

The fog at night really shrouded the entire mountain forest together, and the visibility was only three meters away, and there was a cloud of fog three meters away.

Before the break, Li Shiwei came to find Wen Liang.

"My lord, I went to check just now and found that there are many climbing footprints on the wall outside the back door of the temple. It seems that it has been a while, but it is very suspicious." Just now I went to inquire about the monks in the temple, and I heard from them that the incense here was very strong, but a few years ago, a group of robbers came here and took over the mountain as king. I dare not come again to offer incense, as time passes, this temple will become dull. And today my subordinates saw shadows moving in the mountains and forests, probably someone has paid attention to our convoy, and my subordinates are afraid that there will be some changes tonight."

Hearing this, Wen Liang suddenly understood why the old abbot had shown embarrassment before. He was afraid that their arrival would make the robbers target them and the monastery would be attacked by robbers. Then a disaster would inevitably occur, making the already impoverished monastery hard to come by. keep going.

Wen Liang pondered for a moment, then said: "Guard Li, tell everyone to wake up tonight, don't fall asleep. Well, follow my instructions and make arrangements." He whispered a few words.

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)