Pastoral Tea Fragrance: The High Price Medical Concubine

Chapter 24 Rainstorm, Little Taoist Stays Overnight
Lian Susu got the eldest son's clothes to change into for the little Taoist priest, but they were still a little fat.

Poor thing, Lu Boming is thinner among children of the same age, the little Taoist priest looks about the same age as Lu Boming, he seems a little older, how could he be so thin.

After changing his clothes, the little Taoist went to wash his face and comb his hair. When he entered the house again, he had red lips, white teeth, white eyebrows and clear eyes. If he put on women's clothes, he would be a cute little girl.

The little Taoist's eyes were as black as black pearls, but there were two pupils, and there were streaks of silver streaks in them.It's just that his eyes are not so agile, they are a little lifeless, and his face is a little sickly pale.

"Pindao became a monk in Chunyang Temple on Qingfeng Mountain, and his Taoist name is Yuan Mingzi. Pindao's master is the owner of Chunyang Temple, Lingxu Daoist Shangguanfeng. Thank you for your life-saving grace..."

The little Taoist was dressed neatly, and thanked the Lu family in a polite manner.

Before he could finish his words of thanks, his stomach began to growl in protest again, making Lu Yinling, who was closest to him, giggle.

The little Taoist Yuan Mingzi's face suddenly turned into a big red cloth.

Lu Jinyao smiled at him and said, "Little Taoist priest, you don't have to be so polite, just sit down and eat. You're just dizzy from hunger, why don't you hurry up and eat."

The little Taoist priest was already very hungry. Hearing the words, he said, "What a bother." Then he sat upright on the chair, picked up the chopsticks, and picked up a slice that looked good, but he had never seen it before. Slices of steamed buns stuffed into the mouth.

Lu Jinyao served him a bowl of mushroom soup.

The little Taoist had never eaten such a delicious food, he devoured it hungrily and almost choked.Seeing that Lian Susu's eyes were red and his nose was sore, he thought to himself: My son Bo Ming is studying in the academy, he is not willing to eat and wear for the sake of his family, could it be that he can't get enough to eat, can't he eat well?

After eating, Lu Jinyao cleaned up the dishes. The little Taoist felt that he was rescued after eating other people's food, so he offered to help wash the dishes.

Lu Jinyao pushed him aside and gave him some refreshing soup.

The little Taoist claimed to be the apprentice of Shangguanfeng, the master of Chunyang Temple, and logically speaking, he should have a higher status in the temple. Why did he lie in the ditch by the roadside?
Moreover, Lu Jinyao found some purple bruises on the little Taoist priest. She didn't have medicinal wine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, so she planned to go into the space to make some for the little Taoist priest tonight.

Although these bruises were all skin traumas, they were obviously old.

After the little Taoist regained his energy, he planned to return to Chunyang Temple.But he didn't wear his Taoist robe, so he couldn't leave for a while, so he was helping with the work at Lu's house, and couldn't be free for a while.

Although the little Taoist priest is shy, blushing at every turn, and quiet, he spares no effort when he does his work.

After Lu Jinyao washed the dishes, he took out a plum and gave it to the little Taoist priest.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, thank you benefactor..."

Lu Jinyao puffed up her face: "If you do this again, I won't give you food. You are obviously a child, and you are more rigid than those old pedants."

The little Taoist's face turned red again.

I don't know why, it was sunny in the morning, and even made people hurt from the sun, but in the afternoon, it suddenly became cloudy and it rained heavily.

Unfortunately, the Taoist robe of the little Taoist priest got wet again.

Lian Susu looked at him and thought of her eldest son who was far away in Qufu, and said softly: "Master Xiaodao, since it is raining heavily, you can stay at our house for one night first. I see that there are still many places on your clothes If there is a hole, wait for the clothes to dry and help you mend it."

"Thank you, Pindao, for the kindness of the benefactor. It is already troublesome to bother me here. As for the clothes, Pindao can also mend them himself."

Lu Jinyao was at the side, listening to the little Taoist babbling again, she stretched out her hand to pinch the little Taoist's face: "Little Taoist, is that the only way you can talk? If you don't talk normally, I won't give you meat."

The little Taoist blushed, turned his head slightly to avoid Lu Jinyao's "claws", and said in a low voice: "Master has taught you that etiquette cannot be ignored."

The master of the Chunyang Temple must be an old-fashioned one, Lu Jinyao couldn't help but roll his eyes and think, it's really boring to be able to educate a child like an old pedant.

Lian Susu flipped through the Taoist robe of the little Taoist priest, and found that there were indeed a few patches with crooked stitches on it, and then looked at the thin figure of the little Taoist priest, with a lifeless expression, and sighed in her heart: I don’t know whose child this is, He became a Taoist monk at a young age, such a smart and sensible child, how could his parents be so cruel...

The maternal love in her heart overflowed, and she couldn't help pulling the little Taoist to ask questions.

Lu Jinyao is a foodie, so she couldn't keep her mouth shut, so she ran to get some snacks, delivered them to Yun's first, and then listened to Lian Susu talking to the little Taoist priest while eating.

The little Taoist introduced himself as an orphan. When he was a baby, he was brought back to Chunyang Temple by Shangguanfeng, the master of Chunyang Temple, as a disciple. He has been growing up in the temple. He is nine years old this year.

He said he was nine years old, but his height looked like he was six years old at most.Maybe it's because he was abandoned since he was a child and has experienced a lot in conception, so he looks a little more mature than nine years old.

Living in the temple, of course, is much more miserable.

Lu Jinyao asked him why he was lying in a ditch by the side of the road and still hungry for several days. After all, getting lost on Qingfeng Mountain was impossible.

Regarding this question, the little Taoist just shook his head and said softly: "It's nothing."

It would be strange if it was nothing.Lu Jinyao thought to herself, there must be something wrong here.

She knows that Chunyang Temple is a Taoist temple, which is famous all over the country. Many dignitaries send their children here to learn martial arts, and they donate a lot of incense money every year. Many children have a group of servants with them. , I don’t know whether to come to Guanli to exercise or to enjoy happiness.

Lu Jinyao speculated that the little Taoist probably had some conflicts with these people.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, and there was no sign of stopping. Lu Jinyao discussed with Lian Susu and sent umbrellas to Lu Bingwen and Lu Yinling who were working in the field.

She went out with an umbrella, only to remember that she didn't know the way, and instantly felt extremely depressed.

However, all the fields in Dayangshu Village are located at the east end of the village, so Lu Jinyao reckoned that it would be no problem to go east.

Just as she was about to leave the village, Lu Bingwen was holding Lu Yinling in his arms, wearing a coir raincoat, without a straw hat, and with his head buried, he ran into the village in a hurry and met Lu Jinyao.

"Father!" Lu Jinyao hurried up to meet him, handing over the umbrella in his hand.

Lu Bingwen wiped his face and said to Lu Jinyao, "Your mother told you to come pick us up?"

"En!" Lu Jinyao nodded.At that moment, the father and daughter braved the heavy rain and returned home. Lu Jinyao was fine, but Lu Bingwen and Lu Yinling were drenched in the field earlier, and later they were wearing a coir raincoat without a straw hat, and they were drenched.

(End of this chapter)