Chapter 103 Mint
Outside the temple gate in the distance, the tripped nun immediately got up from the ground. Judging from her movements, she was already furious! She rushed up and waved her hand to slap Xiaoni in the face, but she didn't hit her, and Xiaoni grabbed her hand.
At this moment, the small door opened, and a teacher and a few people walked out. As soon as Xiao Ni let go, she was slapped by the nun just now. Xiao Ni stood there with his face covering his hand.
The fight ended quickly, and a group of people stood there and said something, but Zhu Gaoxu couldn't hear clearly. Seeing that people came too much, he also moved away from the window a little to avoid being seen.
Zhu Gaoxu could guess that the group of people must be scolding Xiao Ni. After all, there are differences in seniority in temples, and the superiority and inferiority. It is quite difficult for Xiao Ni to dare to fight against the elderly.
After a long time, the group entered the small gate of the temple, and Xiao Ni continued to clean the toilet there. Zhu Gaoxu had nothing to do for a while, so he still watched her doing some trivial things in the attic, and watched from time to time the situation at the foot of Jilong Mountain.
At this time, Du Qianrui brought a cup of tea to the pavilion. Zhu Gaoxu immediately smelled a mint smell and heard Du Qianrui say, "I didn't find the tea. Seeing that there were a few mint plants planted in the yard, I picked it and washed it and made the tea. The young master had to drink it."
"Anyway, you won't live for a long time, so you don't have to do too much. As soon as we arrived here, you can take a break." Zhu Gaoxu said.
Du Qianrui whispered: "I can't help with the big things of the young master, so I have to do some small things, which I should do."
She was born in the Jiaofangsi and was good at singing and she really had a good voice. Zhu Gaoxu was still very willing to talk to Du Qianrui. What she said was not important, and listening to the voice could make people feel more comfortable.
Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Miss Du follows me, and she has been on the road for a few days."
Du Qianrui lowered her head and murmured, "It's better than being at home. I can't stay in my hometown anymore. Before the young master came, I was always depressed and worried all day long. Once my father scolded me, saying that the dog didn't even bother with poverty... After leaving, I thought about my mother again, and dreamed of her last night."
"Miss Du has been in the capital for many years. How can she compare with your mother? Lingtang can stay in the village because she has never seen a bigger world. As long as people don't know what it looks like outside, they won't think too much." Zhu Gaoxu said casually, "Miss Du has seen the world, but I'm afraid she can't go back. Lingzun shouldn't blame you. It's not human nature to think about living a better life?"
Du Qianrui listened with her ears. When Zhu Gaoxu finished speaking, she said softly, "Listen to the young master, you can always make yourself feel better."
Zhu Gaoxu said: "So too."
Du Qianrui's cheeks suddenly turned red.
...Before the hour of You, Zheng He, Wang Bin and Wei Da came back and brought back some rice and vegetables. There was no seasoning, only salt. Du Qianrui was busy cooking and tidying up the bedding that was drying in the yard.
Zhu Gaoxu asked others to enter the house and asked about the places he was inquiring today. He asked in detail the places he screened Zheng He and others.
Several people didn't finish their business until late at night. At this time, Du Qianrui had already prepared the food and boiled the washing water.
They walked to a square wooden table, and Zhu Gaoxu immediately swallowed his saliva and his stomach was "gurgling". There was almost no seasoning, but the food on the table was quite beautiful, which immediately increased his appetite.
The braised pork that Wang Bin and others brought back was cut into thin slices of meat and placed on two white porcelain plates, like petals, and mint green leaves were dotted in the middle, making the color richer. The lettuce and braised pork were stewed into a large bowl. The lettuce leaves were soaked in salt water for several hours, placed in the plate, and it was very delicious when you saw it.
At this time, Wang Bin praised: "Miss Du has good skills!" Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "You are so lucky. I usually don't treat people when I cook the food I cook with my own hands."
Wang Bin, Veda and others immediately laughed a few times.
Du Qianrui smiled and said, "I'll serve you some."
Everyone was hungry, so they ate the table and chewed it. There was a burst of "bashi" chewing in the room. Soon, a "meow..." sound came from the door. When Zhu Gaoxu looked back, he saw a big yellow cat looking at the table.
Wang Bin said: "Send a meat dish to your door!"
Zhu Gaoxu stopped and said, "Look at its hair is quite clean, it must be raised by any family around you, so don't make any branches outside."
After dinner, everyone discussed arranging the room, and each washed and rested. Zhu Gaoxu took a mat and bedding in the attic, and agreed that the four of them would take turns to go upstairs to watch.
...The next morning, the three of them continued to go out to do business, and Zhu Gaoxu and Du Qianrui remained in the mansion.
More than one or two people in the capital knew Zhu Gaoxu. In addition to the royal family and nobles, two years ago, the soldiers and servants guarding the prince and others in the mansion also met Zhu Gaoxu many times. When Zhu Gaoxu arrived at the capital, he tried his best to avoid showing up in crowded places.
There are important things to do every day, but at this moment, because he rarely goes out, he has nothing to do all day long. Apart from thinking, he can only wait.
He saw the little nun working in the temple yard yesterday, and she might be living in the west of the temple. Zhu Gaoxu was not interested in her at first, but there was nothing to see around him. Somehow he often paid attention to what the little nun was doing.
The little nun is sweeping the yard for a while and washing a lot of clothes for a while. Sometimes she cannot be seen, but she will soon appear in Zhu Gaoxu's sight again.
He hadn't observed a person for so long, doing so many boring trivial matters. If he had to stay in this secluded attic, he wouldn't have observed a nun with no connection.
Today, the little nun was bullied again, which seemed to be the daily activity of the nuns in the temple. The little nun was kicked while washing clothes, and his hand was crushed by his shoes. Even Zhu Gaoxu here heard the screams.
The little Ni was also miserable. The more she fought against the powerful people in the temple, the more she was bullied. Soon, Zhu Gaoxu saw her running out of the small door to the west of the temple, thinking that she was going to find a place outside to cry, but she didn't.
She came out with a bucket, took another basin of clothes outside, put the clothes in the bucket, and washed the clothes again, as if nothing had happened in the temple just now.
The distance was a bit far, and Zhu Gaoxu never saw the appearance of the little nun very clearly, but judging from her figure and behavior, she should be pretty good, not to mention that her skin was dazzlingly white under the sun. He guessed that Xiao Ni must be an outstanding person in the temple.
But I have no idea why she became a monk and a nun at a young age, and even chose a temple that was often bullied.
Zheng He and others did not come back at noon, Zhu Gaoxu and Du Qianrui had lunch, and the food was naturally made by Du Qianrui. The yellow cat came again last night, and looked at the dining table and called out a few times... He didn't feed it last night, and it ran in again when it smelled the smell, very persistent. The walls of the yard and even the doors and windows of the house could not stop the cat. Even if the doors and windows were closed, it could still come in from the roof of the tile.
In the afternoon, Zhu Gaoxu was staying in the attic, thinking while observing the scene outside. At this time, he saw that the little Ni walked out of the temple courtyard. She had nothing in her hand and walked down a small path on the hillside.
Not long after, Xiao Ni heard him call, "Little yellow cat, Mimi..." She called and looked around.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately remembered that the yellow cat he saw during the meal seemed to be raised by Jiming Temple! When he looked back, the cat was just looking at the wooden stairs, but he didn't know if he heard Xiao Ni call him. Anyway, he ignored it at all. He was only very interested in the snacks on Zhu Gaoxu's table.
Zhu Gaoxu didn't think much about it, so he picked up a piece of snack, bent down and placed it on the ground, and called out: "Little Yellow Cat..."
The cat walked over slowly, screamed "meow", and then pounced on the snack. Zhu Gaoxu bent over, his eyes were fast and his hands were quick, and he reached out to hold the cat. It struggled and scratched the claws a few times, but Zhu Gaoxu immediately changed his hand and pressed its neck.
Zhu Gaoxu picked up the cat, stood up and looked out the window, but couldn't find the little nun for a while. After a while, she saw that she had already walked to the street selling incense and candles on the mountainside.
After hesitating for a while, Zhu Gaoxu walked down the pavilion, took a big hat and put it on, and greeted Du Qianrui: "I'll go out for a stick of incense and will be back soon."
Du Qianrui nodded and responded, looking at the cat in his arms.
When Zhu Gaoxu went out, he saw an alley. The surrounding walls were covered with moss and the ground was old stone slabs. The weather was clear and the road was easy to walk. There was no one in the alley. The trees in the walls on both sides blocked the sun, and the road felt even quieter. He walked along the alley from the way he came in yesterday, turned twice, and then walked to the entrance of the alley.
Outside the entrance of the alley was the long street selling incense and candles. Zhu Gaoxu did not go out, lowered his hat to cover his face, and stood there waiting with the cat in his arms. Judging from the speed of Xiao Ni's walking and the distance he got here, she probably hadn't reached the entrance of the alley at this time.
Sure enough, after a while, she saw her coming. "Meow..." The yellow cat screamed, and Xiao Ni immediately turned around and saw the cat in Zhu Gaoxu's arms. She stood for a moment and walked towards this side.
Zhu Gaoxu was stunned and almost let the cat in his arms run away!
In this old street and alley, there were lifeless incense candles piled up in the shops, and ashes filled the air. Zhu Gaoxu seemed to see the dusty dust blowing away from the messy corners, and a bright pearl was in the rotten wood.
I couldn't believe that such a beautiful nun would appear here. Even though she was wearing a monk's robe and bare head, she still couldn't destroy the bright pure color of red lips and white teeth on her face. The drooping sunlight shone through the old street and fell on her face. Her satin-like skin was shining with flowing light, very shiny. Her appearance was incompatible with the surrounding scenery.
Chapter completed!