The second wife, Gu, arrived at noon on the first day of March. The nun led them to the side courtyard of the young man.

The second wife walked in front, 27 or 28 years old, with a fair face, and smiled from afar.

Gu Jinyuan, wearing a sky-blue robe, followed behind. He was tall and thin, with a gloomy and cold look. He was seventeen years old this year and thought he was here to escort the second wife.

When Young Master saw the second wife laughing, he shouted from afar, "Second Aunt."

The second lady stepped forward a few steps forward and held Youfeng's hand, "Jin'er has been much taller in the past two years, you have suffered..." Although she had no good feelings for this cousin, she also felt that it was really cruel to throw such a young child into the temple.

Youzi lowered his eyes and whispered, "Thank you for your second aunt's heart, my heart aches Jin'er." Then he turned around and saluted Gu Jinyuan, "Cousin Jinyuan."

Gu Jinyuan's expression was faint, "Cousin Jin."

Please go into the hall to speak. The people are waiting in the yard.

Youzi sat on the lower head of the second wife, "How are the second aunt happy in the past two years? How are the second uncle happy?"

The second wife also sighed directly, "Your uncle Ding You, the shop's business is not good, how can it be fine?"

Youhua said, "My second uncle will be reinstated in a few months and will be promoted steadily and the family will be getting better and better."

When the second master and the second wife were mentioned, he felt energetic, "Yes, your second uncle should be able to restore his post after his filial piety period. Now there is a shortage of food, and Sinong Temple is busy and short of manpower."

Young man was curious, “Why is there a shortage of food?”

The second wife explained, "The border has been unstable in recent years, especially in Western Xinjiang. Wars are fought every year, and the people have no surplus food in their hands. It is becoming increasingly difficult to collect military food, and the emperor is also very anxious."

Youhua said, "That second uncle will work hard." For thousands of years, there have been wars, but the troops will go ahead before they move their food and grass. If the military rations cannot keep up in the war, it will be fatal. There are so many surprise attacks on the enemy's granaries in history because it can achieve twice the result with half the effort. It can be seen how important military rations are to win or lose a war.

Gu Jinyuan kept listening to them lightly, without even echoing. He really didn't know what to say to this arrogant cousin.

Vegetarian food in the temple is delivered.

There are a wide variety of vegetarian food on the table. Master Huiming probably made all the types of vegetarian food that can be found in the temple. This is to give Yousheng a good face. Yousheng thought, Master Huiming must have lived a very depressed life in the first half of his life. Now he likes to do things that make him or the people around him look unrestrained.

The second wife kept exclaiming, "This tofu is really delicious. No wonder Jingci'an's reputation for good tofu has spread to Lin'an."

Although Gu Jinyuan didn't say anything, he ate a lot.

After dinner, they went to rest. The second wife lived in Youfu's bedroom, Youfu's bedroom was in the wing room, and the second wife's maid and Liu's mother also lived in the wing room. Gu Jinyuan and a group of servants lived in another yard.

In the afternoon, I went to the temple to burn incense. Master Huiming personally accompanied me and walked around the temple to explain it before going to the hall to burn incense. The second wife added money for incense and oil, prayed devoutly, prayed for the old lady to reach the top early, and said to bless the two old people with great fortune, begged for a child, and ask for a prosperous business in Xianghezhai. The Buddha was burdened today.

Master Huiming led everyone to the side hall, "He donor copied the sutras and worshiped the Buddha every day in this side hall."

Since that day, Master Jingkong discovered the origin, he became awe of the gods and Buddhas. Every afternoon, when there were few people in Shenshi, he would stay in the side hall of Jingci Temple for an hour, or recite scriptures with Master Huiming, or copy scriptures to help her parents and grandmothers who were defeated by her, and help them to reach the Pure Land early.

Gu Jinyuan was surprised that she could calm down and do these things. When she looked up, she looked calm and calm, as if she was a little different from before.

The second wife was also quite surprised and said with relief, "Jin'er is full of filial piety, and your grandmother will definitely be happy if you know you."

Youzui knelt beside the second wife, "Jin'er can't do anything else for her grandmother and her parents."

Gu Jinyuan knelt down next to Youhuan, his waist straightened. Looking at her current situation, she was more miserable than her pampered pampered years ago.

Master Huiming sat opposite him, reciting the scriptures slowly, and the fragrance of Buddha in the side hall was lingering.

After finishing the scriptures, the group came out of Jingci Temple to appreciate the scenery of Xiaoqing Mountain. Youzi helped the second wife walk in front, and Gu Jinyuan followed behind.

Young man was wearing a plain jacket and skirt, slender, and how could she look like she was two chubby two years ago? She saw that her wrist was empty, she only had two plain silk flowers on her head, and she had no color on her body. How could she be the rich lady who was dressed gorgeously and even had ancient jade pendant on her waist?

Gu Jinyuan said that his life experience was quite similar to that of Young Master. His parents died at a young age. The Gu family’s ancestral home was far away in Tongzhou and had no similar ethnic group in the capital, so he defected to his aunt to live in Cheng’s mansion. However, his aunt was thin in family background and dowry, and he couldn’t raise his head in front of the noble old lady and the old lady from a famous family. His aunt was not good at dealing with her, so his situation in Cheng’s mansion was quite embarrassing.

The second wife was talking about the interesting stories about Youhua’s childhood, “Do you still remember the big goose of your cousin Jinyuan?”

Youfeng thought about it and said embarrassedly, "Remember, Jin'er only thought that the goose feather could be used as shuttlecock, but unexpectedly, the big goose was so fierce that she chased me and refused to let go..."

Youhua remember that year Cheng Zan and Gu Jinyuan both became scholars. The family hosted a banquet. Many guests came, and they all brought their ladies and masters of the same age at home, and Cheng Zan and his classmates, which was very lively. The ladies like to talk about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and occasionally show them. Xiaohua felt bored, so he pulled Qingzhi to the lotus pond to watch the fish.

Seeing that the big goose had been wandering over, thinking that the goose feathers were good for shuttlecocks, they went to pull out other people's hair without knowing it. The big goose chased him all the way, crying while running, and was very embarrassed. Fortunately, Gu Jinyuan and Cheng Zan were chatting with their classmates at the pavilion, so Gu Jinyuan ran over to save her. From then on, the young ladies had a reputation of being arrogant and stupid outside. The ladies would mention this matter and laugh at her a few words at each party. The young goose often quarreled with them, which made people feel even more arrogant.

The second wife said, "The big goose was brought by Jin Yuan from Gu's mansion and has been with him for many years. Your grandmother felt sorry for you and was frightened, so she asked the kitchen to slaughter the big goose and make it into a dish. He was very depressed for a while."

Young man was surprised, "Is the big goose from Jin Yuan's cousin? I don't know..." She remembered that there was a stewed big goose on the dinner table, and the goose feathers were washed in the kitchen and gave them to her to make shuttlecocks. She didn't know that there were any of these things, so it was no wonder that Jin Yuan's cousin was cold to her.

This was a scar in Gu Jinyuan's heart. At that time, he saved Youfeng. Seeing Youfeng crying, her chubby little face was full of tears, and her heart was weak, and she even wiped it clean with a veil. As a result, the old lady called her to scold her in the afternoon. When he returned to the yard, he found that the big goose was caught and slaughtered. The big goose was bought by his father to play with him when he was young. The big goose carries his father's love for her. After that, Gu Jinyuan lived in Songshan Academy all year round and did not return home.

Youzi paused and turned around and bowed to Gu Jinyuan, "Jiner was ignorant when she was young, so she apologized to Jinyuan's cousin here."
Chapter completed!