The six children were kneeling and kowtowing in front of the Buddha with solemn expressions, and even Xiaofu knelt down next to his elder brother and kowtowed. Because he was still young, he could not kneel stably, and as soon as his hands left the ground, his body swayed to one side. , Xiaoxiong performed the Buddhist ceremony with one hand, and supported him with the other, and finished the ceremony half-supported and half-supported like this.

After leaving the main hall, Xiaoxiong showed a helpless expression to Xiaofu, "You know what we are doing, so follow along?"

Xiao Fu stared at him with big innocent eyes, obviously he didn't understand, Xiao An had already discussed with Little Lion and the others to go to the back mountain to play, and seeing that his younger brother didn't follow, he turned around and ran back to hold his hand. Running forward, Xiaoxiong hurriedly picked up Xiaofu, and said, "He staggers when he walks, how could he run? Forget it, I'll go with you."

But they were surrounded by people as soon as they turned out of the yard.

With a smile, Mrs. Yan took the daughter in her hand and brought the sons behind her to talk to Xiao Xiong and the others.

Xiaoxiong and the others opened their mouths wide, looking at the many wives and wives following Mrs. Yan, they really wanted to turn around and run away, but their good upbringing made them stay where they were, smiling and saying hello to a few people.

No matter how hard they are at home, their parents will beat them at most. If they lose the face of the royal family outside, they will be punished.

Little Xiong smiled to entertain them, but fortunately Lidong soon came to rescue them with a smile, and invited Mrs. Yan and the others to go in and offer incense, while expressing that the mountain temple was cold, and the masters needed to add some clothes, so excuse me for a while.

Little Xiong hurriedly led his brothers to retreat, and ran to the back mountain in one breath, wanting to stay behind all day.

But in fact, the back mountain is not quiet. People wander over from time to time, and the little bear said distressedly: "We are here to play, we are like monkeys."

It's just for people to see.

Seeing that their faces were bitter, Mu Yangling turned to Lichun and said, "Go and tell the wives and wives waiting outside that I invite them to stay for a vegetarian meal. There are too many people coming today, so the nunnery may not have enough people. You bring a few women who are rough envoys to help, how do you usually cook in the nunnery, and how do you do it today."

Lichun suppressed a smile and left.

Ci Ning Nunnery is a place of ascetic practice, where can there be delicious vegetarian dishes such as Putuo Temple? Just put some oil, pour some salt on the vegetables, stir-fry or boil and then start the pot. Even the staple food is steamed buns made of coarse grains, steamed buns made by mixing wheat and corn flour.

It is not the fluffy and fermented corn buns with a little sugar in modern times, but the hard steamed buns that can kill people when they harden. They are very tight. One steamed bun is worth four people.

Mu Yangling was very bad, so he asked someone to go to the kitchen ahead of time to get a handful of rice and chop some shiitake mushrooms to make porridge. When he was almost ready, he laid two eggs and cooked them for Xiaoan and Xiaofu who had weak stomachs.

The children of the Qi family all have good spleen and stomach, including the second prince who was pampered since childhood. As long as they are hungry, they can fill their stomachs with water after taking hard steamed buns, so take good care of Xiao An and Xiao Fu, and even let Xiao Xia fill it up. With no stomach, Mu Yangling took the people to the front to have a fast meal.

Because there were too many people, the space in Ci Ning Nunnery was limited, and many long tables and benches were set up outside the dining room, and everyone queued up to prepare meals and sat on the tables.

With the idea of ​​coming early to see the nobles, people who wandered around outside before the meal time, so everyone saw that Zhike led a few nuns to bring out pots of vegetables and put them in the rice cooker. side of the long table.

There are five pots of boiled cabbage, five pots of stir-fried white radish, and two pots of pickled vegetables. Zhike said to the wide-eyed pilgrims: "Don't worry, everyone, the food must be enough. There are still a few pots in the back, and I will serve it in a while." Come up."

The pampered wives and wives couldn't help swallowing, and couldn't bear to look directly at the vegetarian dishes on the long table. Are these things really edible?

Even Mrs. Yan's smile froze slightly, hesitating whether she should find a reason to go down the mountain.

Some people came to see the food on the long table and secretly took their children down the mountain, but more people stayed, and they asked people to bring money to find Zhike, saying that it was a donation of sesame oil money, so they didn't believe that the princess was too. As for the food, as long as the sesame oil money is enough, they should be able to eat the same as the princess, right?

Everyone kept comforting themselves in their hearts, the princess also brought a few young masters with her.

Hui Ning glanced at the bank note, silently recited a Buddha, and said to the knower, "Remember the amount and return it to them when they go down the mountain."

Ci Ning Nunnery is a place of asceticism, she is naturally happy when the incense is strong, but it is not so prosperous, and their life is also like this, but it is good to practice Buddhism with sincerity, so it is better not to accept the donation of sesame oil that is full of selfish desires.

When it was time for dinner, Mu Yangling and Xiao Xia came out with a few children. The host, Hui Ning, first spoke some Buddhist words, and then explained the rules here. The food should be eaten as much as it is eaten, and it should not be wasted.

So, the wives of Yan saw the princess with a solemn expression leading several young masters to line up to get rice bowls. Even the youngest, Xiaofu, hugged a bowl and made a full bowl with the help of the little bear.

The nun who brought food and steamed buns to them didn't want to give so much to the children, especially when it was Xiaofu's turn, the nun only gave him half a spoonful of each dish and a steamed bun, but Xiaofu knew how much, even though he was young, he had a look The rice bowls of the brothers, and then looked down at his own, and then looked at the little nun with a pair of round eyes.

The little nun twitched the corners of her mouth, and said in a more emphatic tone: "You have to eat as much as you beat."

The brothers around Xiaofu nodded repeatedly, what are they afraid of?

Xiaofu also nodded, the brothers have so many, how can he have less?

The little nun had no choice but to fill Xiaofu up.

Mrs. Yan and the others saw that the concubine and the young princes were also eating this kind of food, and their hearts were very complicated. After hesitating for a while, they brought the rice bowl and came forward, but they didn't dare to ask for more. They just ordered a steamed bun and some vegetables. The little nun gave Xiaofu the amount at first.

After everyone had settled, Hui Ning, the host, recited the Buddha's name, indicating that everyone can eat.

The wives Yan looked at each other, unable to let go of their chopsticks. Everyone looked up at the table, and Mu Yangling had already started eating with the chopsticks.

In fact, the food in Ci Ning Nunnery is not unpalatable, much more delicious than the big pot dishes she ate for three years when she was in junior high school, especially the pickled vegetables, which are very flavorful, and Mu Yangling ate them with relish.

The four children of Qi's family also ate with great relish. They went out in the morning, and after going up the mountain, they ate two pieces of snacks and then went around to worship Buddha and avoid the crowds. It's past meal time now, so don't eat too much.

Little Xiong and his two younger brothers often ate at fishermen's houses when they were playing at the beach, so they got used to it. Even Xiao An, who had a weak stomach, ate half a steamed bun with pickles. The second prince choked at first, but He got used to it quickly, and Mu Yangling once again saw the Qi family's hard-working genes.

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