Just after the New Year, everything had not yet recovered, and since he had nothing to do, Wang Tianxiao took his wife and two children to visit the temple fair.

The road from the flat ground to the bottom of the ditch is a passage several meters wide. On one side is a hollow brick wall. Through the gap in the wall, you can see the pavilions and temples below in the vast smoke.

On the other side are mountain peaks and cliffs. There are many wild jujube trees growing on the cliffs. Most of the wild jujubes on the trees have been picked clean by naughty children. Some of the wild jujubes hang red on the branches in places that are out of reach. They look like red.

little star.

Wang Tianxiao had not returned to his hometown for many years, and he had never eaten wild jujubes again. He placed Wang Fang on the ground, broke off a branch from the side, and jumped several times before finally knocking off a wild jujube and falling into the dust.

He picked it up, blew the soil on it, and was about to eat it. Seeing Wang Fang looking at him pitifully, he struggled to tear the soybean-sized jujube into two halves, fed half to his daughter, and ate half to himself.

In fact, in winter, only a thin layer of skin is left from the dried jujubes. Rather than eating the size, it is better to eat the skin and lick the taste.

It was sour and slightly sweet, but it disappeared in an instant.

He felt a little nostalgic, which was quite good.

But Wang Fang quickly vomited it out and gasped, as if she had been fed poison.

He frowned and pouted his mouth.

It made Wang Tianxiao laugh so hard.

Going down the ramp, people became more and more crowded, and gradually it became a sea of ​​people, shoulder to shoulder.

Wang Tianxiao was holding his daughter's hand while walking, but found that the crowd was too crowded, so he simply picked up the girl. If she got lost in the crowd, it would be over.

Various things happen at the temple fair almost every year.

Sometimes the child is lost, and sometimes it is because the crowd is so crowded that the child is pushed half way down the hillside.

There are small vendors on both sides of the ramp.

This kind of stall mainly sells two categories of things, one is various snacks, vegetables and fruits, and the other is incense and yellow paper.

In his previous life, Wang Tianxiao sold yellow paper due to financial constraints.

He saw an old man and his granddaughter selling among the small vendors. There was a small cardboard box pitifully placed in front of him, and on the cardboard were placed three stacks of yellow paper runes.

This thing actually doesn't sell for much money. Don't look at such a pile. If you buy it all at once, it will only cost you three to five yuan.

Excluding the cost of buying yellow paper, you really can't make much money.

He walked up to the two of them and bought all the yellow paper at once, which was more than four yuan. He watched the old grandfather tremblingly take out a handkerchief from his pocket, which was tied with a small cloth strip.

, put the handkerchief very close to his eyes, and spent a long time trying to untie the knot.

Li Yali gently poked Wang Tianxiao's back.

Wang Tianxiao understood the idea and said to the old man: "Forget it, old man, there is no need to change."

"What, what did you say?" The old man's ears were fine.

"I mean, you don't have to give me change."

"How can that be done?"

"It's okay. I'll just keep the extra money for you to buy some delicious food for the baby."

Wang Tianxiao said and gently touched the little girl's head.

She was probably slightly older than Wang Fang. She had dark eyes and was dressed in rags. She stood timidly next to her grandfather because her clothes were thin and there were two lines of clear snot hanging under her nose.

"How about that?"

The old man continued to refuse, but Wang Tianxiao had already left with his wife and children.

This is a small act of kindness.

Burning incense and worshiping Buddha and seeking immortality in the temple is actually buying peace of mind and accumulating merit. Such random good deeds are also accumulating good deeds.

Going down the slope, you will see a large stage in front of you. It is still early now, and the opera will start after 12 noon.

The operas here are mainly Qin Opera and Long Opera.

Although Qingcheng is located in Long Province, it is very close to the land of Sanqin. Therefore, not only the speaking habits of the people here are very similar to those in Qin Province, but the cultural habits are also closer to Qin Province.

Almost every adult here can understand Qin Opera and likes to hum a few words.

Wang Tianxiao bought three bunches of candied haws, one for Wang Fang and one for himself. When he gave it to his wife, he found that she was holding the baby and couldn't eat it, so he held it for her and asked her to just move her mouth.

"Shopkeeper, let's go pay homage to Saint Kong." Li Yali suggested.

"OK."

Laodong Fairy Mountain is dug against the mountain in the valley, a bit like the Mogao Grottoes.

There are four floors in total.

At the bottom level are some "miscellaneous troops".

For example, what about Zhongkui, Tutu Temple, Shan Temple, Yaowang Temple, Guan Gong Temple, Saint Temple, etc.

Generally, people will worship according to the gods and Buddhas they want to worship, but there are also rich people who will visit all the temples.

Wang Tianxiao didn't like this kind of behavior.

He believes that although these gods and Buddhas are now placed in one place, they belong to different camps after all.

If you insist on worshiping the Taoist gods and the Tathagata Buddha of the West together, it just shows that your heart is not sincere enough, and your heart is not sincere, and there is no question about the inefficiency of the gods.

The two brought their two children to the hall of Saint Kong.

There were so many people here, and it took a long time to get in line. Wang Tianxiao found that the two children seemed to have little interest in Confucius, but the fact is that they will both do well in their studies in the future.

I laughed secretly in my heart, these gods are not very clever either.

After leaving the Confucius Temple and passing by the Guan Gong Temple, there were still huge crowds of people.

Most of the people here are parents holding their newborn babies. Standing on the steps in front of the temple is a fully armed Guan Gong, wearing a green robe, with a red face, bright red phoenix eyes, and a majestic expression.

This Guan Gong was already tall, almost the same as Wang Tianxiao, probably about 1.8 meters tall. Standing on the steps, he looked even more majestic and domineering.

He held a one-meter-long Qinglong Yanyue knife in his hand. Whenever a parent put money into the merit box inside, he would use the handle to lightly stamp a red seal on the child's forehead.

Guan Gong has the function of suppressing and exorcising evil spirits here.

Wang Tianxiao naturally also printed one on Wang Peng's forehead.

Wang Peng's head was big and round. The fortune teller earlier said that he would be an official when he grew up. When Guan Gong stamped his face, he was slightly stunned when he saw his face. He looked at Wang Tianxiao again and finally stamped him with a smile.

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The two of them continued shopping with their children, and when they passed the gate of Guanyin, Li Yali went over and made a wish.

I heard that the Avalokitesvara Guanyin here is particularly effective.

Many people from all over the country came here to steal dolls.

The sculpture of Guanyin is very interesting. It is built on a large lotus seat. Under the lotus seat are filled with countless small dolls, each about four or five centimeters long.

Li Yali would steal a doll every time before she got pregnant. It makes sense. When she was pregnant with Wang Fang for the first time, she was too embarrassed to steal it. She quickly touched a little doll. When she went back, she saw that it was thin and small. It was a female doll. It was simply helpless.

Look, it's just a little doll that was randomly made from leftover materials when someone was making dolls.

As a result, when Wang Fang was born, she only weighed three pounds due to premature birth. She was really skinny and small. Even when she grew up later, she was still very short and her weight did not exceed eighty pounds.

When she was pregnant with Wang Peng for the second time, Li Yali gained experience and found the right opportunity to touch a fat boy. The resulting Wang Peng was indeed fat and round.

Therefore, Li Yali was very grateful to the Guanyin Goddess of Mercy. This time she paid homage to Guanyin and even invested five yuan in it.

It’s a considerable expense.

In his previous life, Wang Tianxiao never paid much attention to things involving gods and ghosts. He considered those things to be superstitious and absolutely untrustworthy.

But after rebirth, it was difficult for him to fully adhere to materialism.

Therefore, when his wife does these things, he also has some piety in his heart. He sincerely hopes that if there is a true god in this world, he will protect kind people like them.

Unknowingly, it was already past eleven o'clock. Seeing that the opera was about to start at twelve o'clock, several people were also hungry.

Simply find a stall to have something to eat.

Wang Tianxiao and his wife each ordered a bowl of noodles, while Wang Fang ate steamed buns. Little Wang Peng opened his dark eyes and pursed his lips when he saw the adults eating, but he was mercilessly ignored by the adults.

After eating, Wang Tianxiao asked his wife to take a seat at the theater while he walked around.

As a result, when he walked up the steps in the corner to the second floor, he suddenly saw a familiar figure of a woman in the crowd.

He couldn't remember whose back it was for a while, but he felt it was very familiar. He stood there thinking for a long time, and suddenly his eyes widened in surprise.

Isn't this the second sister Wang Xiaolan?

The reason why she didn't recognize her at the first time was because in her previous life, Wang Xiaolan died early. She was working in other places and later met a local rich man. At first she thought he was sincere to her, but she didn't expect to know in the end that he was a wealthy man.

He is basically using her as a toy. There are many women like her.

Moreover, that man would often beat her, causing her to go crazy and die before she was fifty.

The relationship between Wang Tianxiao and his second sister can only be regarded as average. Ever since they separated in their previous life, they have not seen each other once a year. After a long time, there is no affection at all.

It wasn't until Wang Xiaolan was seriously ill that she returned to her hometown for more than half a year, and the relationship got better again. However, at that time, Wang Xiaolan was already extremely ill and haggard.

Therefore, Wang Tianxiao's image of Wang Xiaolan has always been a vague concept.
To be continued...