Traveling to the ancient harem

Huang Ye stopped paying attention to this matter after she taught Huang Dad how to use arithmetic. She was attracted by another thing these days. On Woniu Mountain next to the capital, there is the largest temple in Daxia, which is Fuyun Temple. It is said that the founding emperor of Daxia was defeated in the war and was chased by the enemy. He was seriously injured and was rescued by the abbot of the temple at that time. He shaved his head and became a monk in the temple for several months. Of course, it was a small temple at that time. But it did not delay the founding emperor's self-cultivation. After his injury healed, he returned to the battlefield and achieved a hegemony. After the founding of the country, he ordered the establishment of Fuyun Temple as a national temple and enjoyed royal offerings. Fuyun Temple occupies a very large area. The open space in front of the temple gradually formed a small market, which is almost comparable to Liushu Street in the capital.

Huang Ye has been there with the old lady several times in the past few years. The Huang family lit a perpetual lamp for their ancestors in the temple and donated a large sum of money every year. In a few days, it will be the birthday of Fuyun Temple (it is said that it was the day when the founding emperor first came to the temple. After it became a royal temple, he would go to the temple to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha every year during these days.) I heard that this year's temple birthday is very special. Temples all over Daxia will send people to the temple to hold a ceremony. The ceremony will last for seven consecutive days. At that time, all good men and women can come to pray together. And the famous nunnery in Daxia will also set up a podium outside the temple to preach Buddhism, which is a major event in the Buddhist world.

Chen was a bit busy these days. The old lady was going to take Huang Ye to the temple to burn incense for the ancestors. According to the custom in previous years, Chen would go down the mountain and return to the mansion after burning incense. She was busy because someone had to take care of all the big and small things in the mansion. The old lady and Huang Ye were going to stay overnight. The three of them had to make new clothes. Naturally, they would not wear particularly bright clothes in the temple. Especially Ye Jie'er, the child could not be too plain, and they always had to make several sets of replacement clothes.

The next morning, Huang Ye was called out of bed by Hongdou. After washing up, he went to Funing Hall to pay his respects to the old lady and have breakfast. Chen also came. The Huang family did not set rules for their daughters-in-law, so Chen also sat down to eat with them. After dinner, they cleaned up a little. Huang Ye took Hongyu and Hongdou, the old lady took Qin Mama and the big maid Jinyu, Chen only took Baozhu, and there were two other maids, two little maids, and some useful things. The group walked to the gate. There were two carriages parked at the door. The old lady's carriage was the most impressive. It was spacious enough to seat four people, and it could also put down a small tea table and a small clay stove for making tea. There were shelves on the four walls for putting things. There were some leisure books on the shelves. Reading them on the journey could kill time. There was also a hidden cabinet embedded in one side, which contained snacks, clothes and so on. Huang Ye thought, this should be a modern luxury RV. She and her mother sat in the old lady's carriage. Nanny Qin, who was too old to stand the bumpy ride, also sat with them. The senior maids sat in one carriage, and the rest of the people walked beside the carriage, ready to serve if anything happened. The carriages did not move fast, and there were many carriages on the road, most of them going to Floating Cloud Temple.

Due to the traffic jam, the group arrived at the foot of Fuyun Temple at almost noon. They drank tea and ate snacks in the car, but they didn't feel hungry. The carriage had to stop here. There was only one way up the mountain, which had a hundred steps, testing the sincerity of the incense burners. Huang Ye saw that almost everyone walked up by themselves, except for the child in his arms.

Huang Ye, supported by Hongdou, walked behind her grandmother and mother, climbing the stairs slowly without feeling tired. Once they were on the stairs, it became lively, with stalls selling things everywhere, most of which were related to the Buddhist temple. Because the Huang family had offerings, as long as they informed in advance, the temple would reserve a small courtyard for them, and they could live directly in this small courtyard.

Huang Ye was not tired at all. She wanted to go shopping in this bustling market. Some of the food sold there looked delicious. However, in front of the temple, all the food sold was vegetarian. Seeing the old lady's tired look, she was too embarrassed to speak. When the group walked into the temple, a little monk came over and chanted the Buddha's name:

"Amitabha, are you from the Huang Mansion?"

Nanny Qin walked forward and answered yes.

"Please follow me." The little monk led the way, and after turning a few corridors, they arrived at their courtyard. In the front of the courtyard were three main rooms, and on both sides were side rooms. Huang Ye and the old lady both lived in the main room, and after a little tidying up and taking their things in, they could rest.