Chapter 20 Taking the bait
We walked and stopped all the way, and by the time we reached the top of the mountain, it was already evening.
Ruan Zhen's legs felt weak. Along the way, there were old trees everywhere and lush vegetation around them.
Facing the monk, he came with clasped hands.
There are quite a few tourists. However, in this important place of Buddhism, no one is making any noise. You can faintly hear the sound of tapping fish and wood not far away.
Mrs. Xu donated money for sesame oil and the monk led the way to the main hall.
Light incense, make a wish, and bow.
Ruan Zhen knelt on the futon, but it was difficult to calm down and control her beating heartbeat.
After finishing this, I went to the dormitory to rest for a while.
The vegetarian meal was eaten at Xu's side.
Mrs. Xu looked up from eating her vegetarian meal and saw Ruan Zhen with her eyes lowered and deep in thought.
I couldn't hold back my weird anger: "The people around me are not sensible. You are the ancestor of the ancestors. They will not be exposed to the cold sooner or later. But at this juncture, they have fallen down and they still need to be taken care of. I think you treat them too well on weekdays. Lord."
There is no distinction between servants and there are no rules or regulations."
"Mama Ge is getting older, I don't worry about her."
"You are merciful."
She looked at Ruan Zhen's dress critically.
"Grandma said, I will bring you with me to the Flower Festival. I will go back and prepare this time. There is no guarantee that I will get married. Don't dress so poor. Don't let outsiders think that the Hou Mansion has treated you badly."
Flower Festival?
Ruan Zhen was heartbroken.
If Mrs. Fan knew Fan Kun's thoughts, how could she make this decision?
Haven't you seen her reaching marriageable age and using her appearance to win over other families?
"But I'm in my filial piety period, so I'm afraid I'll make others uncomfortable." Ruan Zhen put down her wooden chopsticks.
Xu's face turned cold at that moment: "What, you still want to stay in the Hou Mansion and not leave?"
"Let me tell you, if you behave yourself, I will prepare a dowry for you. If you do not behave, I will crush you under my feet like an ant."
Mrs. Xu couldn't wait to send her away, but she didn't know that she had wanted to leave for a long time.
Ruan Zhen's eyes flashed.
She pursed her lips and said, "Sister-in-law, you are serious."
"I just thought of something and got distracted."
Xu's eyebrows moved: "What's the matter?"
Ruan Zhen hesitated and didn't want to say more.
"Sister-in-law, please eat. It won't taste good if it's cold."
Xu's interest was piqued by her, and the more Ruan Zhen didn't say anything, the more she wanted to know.
She looked at Ruan Zhen with a dark face.
He said with a commanding tone: "Just say what you are told!"
Ruan Zhen blushed a little, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and whispered.
"I just remembered what my aunt said during her lifetime. The most effective way to seek a child and marriage in Fanshan Temple is to seek marriage. I am not afraid of my sister-in-law's jokes. I have also reached the age to get married."
Mrs. Xu understood.
Ruan Zhen cared about keeping her filial piety and was afraid of being gossiped about. However, Ge's mother had served Ruan Xi, and Ruan Zhen deliberately left her alone so that she could secretly seek marriage.
She said, why did she get sick even though she was fine?
Thinking like this, the eyes looking at Ruan Zhen became more and more evil.
This little boy is really good at pretending, and he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. He used to look like he was thinking about Ruan Xi very much, but it was all fake.
However, Ruan Zhen was able to tell the truth in front of her, which was very useful to Mrs. Xu.
"That's right, you've reached the age of spring. It's normal."
Ruan Zhen's face turned redder, she tugged on her handkerchief, and her voice became lower and lower.
"My aunt married into the Hou family and there was no news about her pregnancy for nearly a year. Then she went to Fanshan Temple and got pregnant when she came back. It can be seen that it is really effective."
Mrs. Xu was too lazy to argue with her. However, she subconsciously touched her flat belly.
As soon as Ruan Zhen left, she turned around and asked Mrs. Wang next to her.
"Is this Fanshan Temple so smart?"
Mother Wang poured her a cup of tea.
"It's natural."
As she said that, she pointed in the direction of the back mountain: "I heard the mother-in-law in the house mention it a few times. When the late wife came here, she couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, so she went to sit under the largest wishing tree in the back mountain. Go back.
Then the happy pulse was diagnosed."
As she spoke, she remembered a few rumors.
"It is said that the Queen will come out at night to pray for blessings at night. But I heard that the fewer people go there, the better. I am afraid of offending the Bodhisattva's purity."
“Even a woman who couldn’t give birth to a child for five years became pregnant after bowing to the bright moon in front of a wishing tree at night.”
She continued to babble: "That's how the girl's aunt got her young cousin."
As Mrs. Wang was talking, she remembered Mrs. Xu's belly.
Her eyes lit up immediately.
Chapter completed!