Zhen Lian of the Red Chamber

Liu Xianglian said: "You guys wait here first, I'll go to the shore and find someone to get the salute." She turned and went out.

Zhen Lian put the things she had already packed in one place, and Liu Xianglian came back after a while, holding her own bundle in her hand, and said with a smile: "It's all arranged, let's get off the boat!" Then picked up Zhen Lian and the others belongings, leading Zhen Lian and her daughter to the door.

As soon as she went out, she saw two middle-aged men standing at the door. Liu Xianglian nodded to them and said with a smile, "This is the house, please trouble."

The two agreed, entered the house and followed behind with their things.

Zhen Lian supported Zhen's mother and came to the deck. From time to time, people on the boat were carrying things to disembark. People came and went on the shore. All kinds of people are walking around.

After getting off the boat carefully, Liu Xianglian led the two of them through the crowd, came to a carriage, leaned over and opened the curtain and said, "Auntie, get in the carriage. I just hired one at this time, and will take us to the inn."

Zhen Lian helped Zhen's mother get into the carriage and finished, then she got out of the carriage again, and said with a smile, "I'll go in after seeing the scenery."

"Alright, you can also stand with me and talk, but don't go far away." Liu Xianglian directed the people to put the salute, and the two of them put it away, and then boarded the boat and brought the rest of the salute.

"It's really convenient. Are there so many people looking for work at these piers?" Zhen Lian asked curiously, seeing that there were carriages attracting guests everywhere.

"There are larger piers. As long as we get off the boat, people will come to ask, just like the two people who move things, they are here to make a living every day. Like the carriage we hired, this is the inn in the city Yes, as long as we stay at the inn, they will take us there and send us back when we check out, which is very convenient." Liu Xianglian pointed at the crowd.

Zhen Lian turned her head to look at the carriage, and she saw the words "Ping An Inn" printed on the curtain of the carriage.He smiled and said, "I really know how to do business!"

Zhen Lian was bored watching it for a while, and when she saw that all the salutes had been moved, she got into the carriage, and after a while, Liu Xianglian also got into the carriage.The coachman outside led the horse to the wide area before getting into the carriage and driving the cart to run.

Zhen Lian looked outside curiously, "I didn't look at it carefully last time I was here, what's interesting here?"

Liu Xianglian thought for a while, and said: "I'm not familiar with it, and I haven't been there, but it's winter now, and the scenery everywhere must be different from the past. I heard that the Hanshan Temple outside the city is good, and it is the most famous ancient temple in Gusu. , very effective.”

When Mother Zhen heard this, she smiled and said, "Why don't you ask me? I've lived here for decades, why don't I know? I've been to Hanshan Temple many times, this time we'll go and ask for a lottery."

Zhen Lian took Zhen's mother's hand, "Mother, you don't go out on weekdays, how do you know that you know so much! Then let's go to the temple to burn incense first, and then go for a walk. Mother, tell me where you can go."

Mother Zhen said slowly: "The more famous temples here include Hanshan Temple, Lingyanshan Temple, Xiyuan Temple, etc. I have been to all of these. It's just that you are right now, and I'm afraid I don't want to go when the time comes!" Thinking Laughed.

"Why?" Zhen Lian is actually a person who doesn't like to go out, just go to one or two places, and it's not interesting if there are too many.

This Liu Xianglian knew, so she said with a smile: "These places are all outside the city, and it takes a long time to take a carriage. There are also places like famous mountains and rivers, where carriages and horses are impassable. Are you willing to walk there?"

Only then did Zhen Lian remember the inconvenient transportation in ancient times, so she said: "I only go to this place, and I don't go to the rest. Instead, you can take us to taste delicious food everywhere. I like this."

Liu Xianglian smiled brightly, "So that's your purpose? No other beautiful scenery is as tempting as delicious food."

Mother Zhen also smiled helplessly, shaking her head and looking at the two of them.

A few people were talking, and the carriage stopped soon, and the voice of the groom came from outside the carriage, "Guest officer, the inn is here!"

Liu Xianglian got out of the carriage first, and Zhen Lian came down to support Mother Zhen, and looked up at the inn. The plaque hanging on it was indeed "Ping An Inn".Seeing the carriage coming, someone immediately came out to welcome them in, and a few people came up with salutes.

Liu Xianglian reserved two rooms, several people entered the room with Xiaoer, and brought tea graciously.

As soon as Zhen Lian sat down, Liu Xianglian poured three cups of tea, Zhen Lian picked it up and drank it, and then said: "Although I have only been in the carriage for a while, I feel that my body is falling apart." Then she asked Zhen's mother: "Mother, can you help me?" It's okay, are you uncomfortable?"

"No, my health has improved a lot in the past two years, but I'm a little tired from the half-day boat ride."

Liu Xianglian hurriedly said: "I'll go and order some food. You can take a good rest after eating." She went out and ordered some food and came back.

After a few people had dinner, Zhen's mother wanted to rest, and Zhenlian also wanted to sleep for a while, so Liu Xianglian went out.

Zhen Lian woke up in the evening, and Zhen's mother had already got up and was doing sewing there. Seeing Zhen Lian getting up, she turned her head and said, "I'm really tired after seeing you. Xiang Lian just came back, and I just went back to my room."

Seeing that Mother Zhen made her own clothes, Zhen Lian took them over and said, "Mom, I still have a lot of clothes, so don't be too busy making them. You should rest more. Your eyesight is not good, and it will be even worse if you do needlework again." alright."

Listening to her daughter's words, Mother Zhen smiled and said, "Shut up! Just listen to you."

Zhen Lian walked behind her and gently patted her back, she smiled helplessly, "It would be great if you could really listen to me, how many times have you promised me this, and which one of those times did you not do it behind my back?"

Liu Xianglian's voice came softly from outside the door, "Auntie, I have brought food."

When Zhen Lian opened the door, she saw him standing there with food, and asked curiously, "Why did you bring it yourself?"

"I just met the person who delivered the food, so I took it." After entering the room, the food was arranged, and several people ate.

Liu Xianglian said again: "Just now I went out to ask. There are very few boats going directly to Shenjing. It happens that there will be one in five days. I have already made a reservation. We will go shopping around these days."

"Then let's go to Hanshan Temple first, go to the market the day after tomorrow, and then go eat delicious food." Zhen Lian planned.

The two nodded, and Liu Xianglian said, "I'll rent a car later."

The next day, several people left the city by car and headed west all the way.It arrived in half an hour, a few people got out of the car, and Hanshan Temple was not far away.

There were not many pilgrims in the temple, and a few of them came to the main hall to offer incense.Zhen Lian knelt down, closed her eyes, muttered the words of blessing to her family in her heart, kowtowed a few more times, took the incense handed by the monk at the side, bowed again, got up and put it in the big cauldron in front of her.

After donating the sesame oil money, Mother Zhen drew lots again and said to Zhen Lian, "Come and ask for one too."

Zhen Lian had no choice but to ask for one, and handed it to the monk with the lottery on the side of Zhen's mother's path. The monk took it, looked at it, read it again, and said to the three with a smile: "It's all the lottery."

Mother Zhen smiled and thanked her repeatedly.Several people came out again, all the way east, talking, suddenly a voice came from the front, "Second brother Liu! Why are you here?" The tone was full of surprise and surprise.

Several people looked up, and a group of people in front surrounded by a handsome young man was walking towards him.Liu Xianglian was also surprised: "Second brother Lian! Why are you here!"

The person who came was Jia Lian, the son of Shenjing Rongguo Duke's Mansion. Although Liu Xianglian didn't know him very well, she had met with him a few times. She never expected to meet an acquaintance here, and she was immediately pleasantly surprised.

"I want to ask you! Last year you left Beijing and never saw you again. I didn't want you to come here!" Jia Lian also laughed and walked forward.

During the conversation, the two sides have met, and they have something to say when they meet an old man in a foreign country. After a few more goodbyes, Liu Xianglian said: "We are going back to Beijing! When we pass here, we will come to Xianglian. Why did the second brother come here again?"

"It turned out that my uncle was seriously ill. I sent my cousin back to visit. I didn't want my uncle to die the month before last. I stayed here to take care of the funeral and sent the coffin back to my hometown. I have been here with my cousin to chant scriptures for my uncle these days. I just came out. I met you!" Jia Lian laughed, "You said you want to go home? We will go back in a few days, why don't you wait, how about we go back together?"

Liu Xianglian thought about it for a while, and it was more convenient and safer to follow him, so she looked at Zhen Lian and asked her opinion silently.Mother Zhen doesn't need to ask, there is no objection to Zhen Lian in everything, so all she has to do is ask Zhen Lian.

Zhen Lian smiled and nodded, she never expected to meet Jia Lian again, let alone Lin Ruhai passed away this year, Lin Daiyu must be in her teens now!If you walk with them, you will definitely see her, and you will get along with her for ten days on the way, how could you disagree!

Seeing Zhen Lian nodding her head, Liu Xianglian turned to look at Jia Lian and said, "Second Brother Lian's kind intentions, we won't refuse, so we will trouble Second Brother."

Jia Lian had noticed the people around Liu Xianglian a long time ago. Although he couldn't see his true face, based on his experience and eyesight, he could tell at a glance that this was a rare beauty.

Seeing Liu Xianglian asking her opinion, I was surprised, when did Liu Erlang become such a person?Looking at his gentle face and affectionate eyes when he talked to him, he was still the "cold man" he knew.He became even more curious, and asked, "I wonder who this is?" He glanced at Zhen Lian.

Liu Xianglian smiled, and said to Zhenlian's mother and daughter: "I haven't introduced you yet, this is my old friend, surnamed Jia."

Then he said to Jia Lian: "One of these two is Mrs. Zhen, and the other is the daughter of the Zhen family. She is also my future mother-in-law and wife. We got married last year."

Jia Lian never expected that these two people had such identities, he met Liu Xianglian, and his future mother-in-law was also his senior, so he immediately stepped forward and bowed slightly to Mother Zhen, saying: "Your junior is rude. "Zhen's mother knew that his status must be extraordinary, so she didn't dare to accept it, and avoided it sideways.

Zhen Lian also saluted slightly, but did not make a sound. Jia Lian hurriedly said, "Miss, don't be too polite."

Liu Xianglian said to Jia Lian: "Since we came here, we also happened to meet each other. We want to go and chat with Mr. Lin. I wonder if it is possible?"

"Of course I can, but I have to wait. My cousin is still reciting scriptures there. How about we go to the wing room for a while and then take you there?" Jia Lian thought that her cousin was still there when she first came out, and it must take a while to come out. Yes, it's not easy to attract a foreigner to meet her, so she said.

Liu Xianglian and the others followed Jia Lian to their room, sat down and had a cup of tea, and then a servant came in and whispered to Jia Lian, and Jia Lian said, "Please follow me!"

A few people followed Jia Lian to the main hall, and saw that there was a seat for Lin Ruhai in the main hall.Several people were incensed, and then they came out.