The next day, Li Ran didn't go out and stayed in the tea room of the ear house, reading a few new books that had just been delivered to the bookstore.

Xie Pei invited her to stay in the village for a few days, saying that she only invited Wang and Yang Gui and Yang Xi, the Duke of Lu's Mansion.

Li Ran didn't go because she felt that there were too many people or anything else, but because of the obvious intention of Mrs. Shen's words that day, she didn't want to have more contact with the Xie family.

In the afternoon, Li Ran seemed to be sleeping but not sleeping. She closed the book and was hesitating whether to sleep for a while, Zhou E leaned in.

Li Ran hurriedly sat down and looked straight at Zhou E.

It's Shinan. I asked if you are in the mansion or not, if you have time, please go to Xiaoyan Temple and say yes, it's General Xie's meaning.

Zhou E walked to the door of the ear room, her tone was a little stiff, and she didn't seem very happy.

Li Ran immediately put down the book and got up and stayed.

Let’s change your clothes. Madam Fu greeted the door of the ear house.

Hum? Li Ran looked down at the apricot red skirt on her body. What's wrong with it?

After all, it was in the temple. Madam Fu explained vaguely, "I asked Xiaoyun to come in and wait for the girl to comb her hair again, and her temples were a little hairy."

Madam Fu said, and before Li Ran could answer, she had already called Xiaoyun in and rushed out to pick up clothes in the wing room.

Madam Fu came back quickly. Xiaoyun had just spread out and combed Li Ran's hair. She turned to look at the duck egg green skirt and crab shell green long bun that Madam Fu brought. She combed a simple double bun very neatly.

Madam Fu has already picked two strings of pearls and handed them over to Xiaoyun, and decorated them on her double bun.

Li Ran quickly changed her clothes, came out with Zhou E, got in the car, and headed straight to Xiaoyan Temple.

Xiaoyan Temple is as quiet and lonely as usual.

When he saw the yellow walls of Xiaoyan Temple, Zhou E turned around and walked over?

Li Ran was stunned, looked at Zhou E, nodded and nodded.

Zhou E has never expressed any opinions on her itinerary. Now, if she wants to walk over, there must be a reason for her to walk over.

Li Ran got out of the car, and followed Zhou E one after another, and went to the temple gate along the wall of Xiaoyan Temple.

The coachman rushed to the temple gate and looked for a place to wait.

Xiaoyan Temple was still dilapidated twelve or thirteen years ago. It was said that dilapidated was a tribute, almost a piece of ruin. Only the Main Hall was intact, but it was not leaking. There was also the Sutra Tower next to it, at least it did not fall.

There were only two old monks, who were staying here with three or four little novice monks, and lived a life of hunger and fullness.

The two old monks later said that they had achieved success in their profound practice of Buddhism and were not moved by the world, hey.

Zhou E laughed disdainfully.

Li Ran looked at her. Zhou E had no good feelings for the monks and Buddhas, and she didn't even enter the mountain gate for Daxiangguo Temple. Her sneered with a sarcastic laugh, and Li Ran listened indifferently.

Later, General Xie came here and asked the two old monks to do rituals and donate silver. In just three or five years, the Xiaoyan Temple was rebuilt.

Halfway through the construction, the incense of Xiaoyan Temple was extremely prosperous.

According to their statement, half of this prosperity is because, no matter how many years Xiaoyan Temple is, it is a big temple that has been around for hundreds of years. Everyone is watching it, and it is built day by day. Buddhism is immortal, and what. Secondly, look at how beautiful it is built in Xiaoyan Temple, it is both lively and beautiful. There are many idle people in this capital, and the faithful men and good women who run wherever they are lively.

The other half is because General Xie often comes.

However, General Xie is so quiet.

Zhou E's words stopped, and she was silent for a long time before continuing:

It was not a few months since the fun, but the gate of Xiaoyan Temple was closed, saying that the monks in the temple needed to practice quietly. In just a few days, the gate of the temple was half open, and people were allowed to go in to burn incense.

It has been a little over ten years, and it has always been like this. Xiaoyan Temple cannot afford to pay money and do not take rituals. It only takes a few days a month, and the temple gate is half open. It is not certain when it is.

This temple is so neat and magnificently idle. The monks in the temple are all closed and quietly recite scriptures and practice.

In the future, I am afraid that I will continue like this, in the hands of the emperor and in the hands of the prince, even more so.

Li Ran looked at Zhou E. Zhou E faced her gaze, glanced at her sideways, and stopped talking.

Are you reminding me not to be like this Xiaoyan Temple? Li Ran raised her hand and patted the wall of Xiaoyan Temple.

Zhou E didn't say anything.

If the money for the construction of this Xiaoyan Temple was taken out by General Xie, then the Xiaoyan Temple was regarded as a private property by General Xie, then there is nothing wrong with it, right?

The temple now does not accept Shi Yin, and even the temple gate is not open. What do the monks in the temple make a living? Did they rely on General Xie’s offerings?

If it were all thanks to General Xie’s support, what’s wrong with this now?

It was not General Xie, but the emperor. General Xie often came here. General Xie didn't like the excitement, so the emperor enthroned the temple. The money was not all for General Xie. The prince gave a lot of money, the empress also gave a lot of money, and the princess, and the princess's family also gave two big villages to the temple.

General Xie did not want this Xiaoyan Temple!

In the last sentence, Zhou E bit her very hard word by word, slanting Li Ran, how could you be so stupid with your face?

If General Xie harvested Xiaoyan Temple into his Xie Family Temple, there would be no need for me to talk so much nonsense to you, but he didn't want it, he didn't want it!

Why don’t you think about it? How old is General Xie this year? It’s thirty

Twenty-eight! Li Ran corrected immediately.

What is the difference between him and Thirty? He has a cold and cold personality and a humanistic taste, but he is only a little bit like a little, and he is pitiful.

A few days ago, I thought you could probably become a ancestral temple, but since I came back, there was no wind outside. No one knew where you had gone. No one knew, no one knew that you were not in the capital those days.

Do you know what this means?

Just like this Xiaoyan Temple, General Xie often came, but he did not want to receive it at all.

But what about the emperor and the crown prince? They can seal this Xiaoyan Temple. What about you? Can you get married?

If General Xie doesn’t marry you for a day, you can’t marry you for a day. One day the sun comes out from the west, General Xie will marry someone. Unless you are married, I see, you still can’t marry someone.

Then what do you do?

Then I won’t marry, I didn’t plan to get married. Li Ran looked at Zhou E with a happy tone.

Zhou E took a breath, OK! Okay, okay, I meddled with other people's business, I knew I was meddling with other people's business again.

It’s not that I want to meddle in other people’s business. I have long been ruthless and unrighteous. I don’t care about anyone’s business. I am because of Tao Nong!

Li Ran stopped, looked at Zhou E, and for a moment, stretched out her hand to stroke her arm, smiled and said softly: I know, I didn’t expect you to say this, nor did I think about it. However, I don’t care. If I can never get married for the rest of my life, like you, like Tao Nong, it would be a great blessing.

if

Li Ran paused and lowered her eyes. Now that's it, it's already great. Thank you.

Zhou E held her hands behind her back for a long time and sighed.

The gate of Xiaoyan Temple was hidden. When Li Ran was about ten steps away from the temple gate, the gate of the temple was pushed open from inside. Shinan stood up and stood with his hands down. When Li Ran and Zhou E entered the temple gate one by one, they hurriedly followed in.

Two little novice monks closed the temple gate behind Shinan.

Shi Nan walked to Li Ran a few steps, walked through the Heavenly King Hall, and stopped moving forward. He only pointed at the Main Hall and signaled Li Ran to go in by himself.

Zhou E and Shinan stopped together, and turned around and headed towards the side room next to them.

Li Ran went straight forward.

The chanting sounds that I heard vaguely outside the temple were heard from the Main Hall.

Li Ran crossed the threshold, narrowed her eyes slightly, and adapted to the candlelight from the sunshine to the hall. She saw Xie Ze sitting cross-legged on the side of the Buddha statue, behind him, opposite the blank space, sitting cross-legged on twenty or thirty monks, concentrating on reciting the Buddhist scriptures.

A little novice quickly gave a cushion next to Xie Ze. Li Ran went over and sat next to Xie Ze.

Xie Ze seemed not to notice Li Ran's arrival, but he just raised his head slightly and looked at the Buddha who looked down at the world with compassion, looking sad.

The chanting of scriptures is low and melodious, with indescribable feeling, full of suffering, but also full of gentleness, as if the face of an old woman who is extremely old and weathered, is as rough as a tree bark, and her eyes are as clear as a girl.

Li Ran gradually sank into the sound of chanting scriptures, as if she had sunk into the warm and peaceful water.

Let's go. Xie Ze stood up, bent down and patted Li Ran who was still in a state of panic.

Li Ran said oh and stood up quickly.

The ritual has ended. Outside, the sunset has fallen below the horizon, and only a few brilliant sunsets remain.

Li Ran followed Xie Ze out of Xiaoyan Temple, passed through the ruins of Daqing Hall, and arrived at the entrance of the small restaurant opposite the lake.

Xie Ze did not enter the yard, Shinan brought a few servants and moved out the table and chairs. Xie Ze ordered Shinan to ask for a bowl of noodles and two side dishes for Li Ran, but he only drank alcohol.

Li Ran ate half a bowl of noodles and put it down, took a cup, and put it in front of Xie Ze.

Xie Ze poured the wine into Li Ran's cup, Shinan stepped forward, took away the bowls, chopsticks and side dishes.

After drinking a pot of wine, another pot of wine, Xie Ze felt a little drunk, he raised his head and drank a glass of wine, and sighed softly: Today is Arun's death day, and it's this time.

Li Ran's hand holding the wine glass froze.

On Arun's death day, Xie Run, his only younger brother.

That day was like this now, such a waning moon.

Xie Ze drank wine in big gulps.

Li Ran moved the chair, almost next to Xie Ze, took the wine pot from Xie Ze, poured wine for Xie Ze, and poured himself.

At this time of year, I have to think about that day carefully. What did I do wrong? If those things were not done wrong, would Arun not use them?

Xie Ze's throat choked, and it took him a while before he could breathe slowly.
To be continued...