LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 108 Playing
The two walked to the mountain gate. Jiang Mingyue looked at Shangqing Temple located halfway up the mountain, and pulled Xie Yuan up the stone steps.
"Hurry up!"
Xie Yuan allowed the girl to pull him forward.
Along the way, they met many tourists coming down the mountain. There were many small stalls set up on the stone steps on the left and right sides, and it was very lively with the sounds of shouting and bargaining.
In addition to these, there is a tea shed. Some tourists who are tired from walking will stop and go into the tea shed to drink a bowl of water before continuing on.
Jiang Mingyue pulled Xie Yuan up more than 200 steps and saw several children selling lotus flowers, lotus seeds, and various mountain fruits.
Realizing that her gaze lingered on the little boy for a few more breaths, Xie Yuan led her to buy something, but Jiang Mingyue hurriedly held him back.
"It's not that I want it, I'm just curious that there are people selling lotus seeds here."
Hearing this, Xie Yuan led her up and said: "There is a large pool under the waterfall. The people of Shangqing Temple planted many lotus flowers there. It is also a sight in the temple. These children can't see through it and other children." Almost the same, but in fact most of them are Taoist boys in the temple."
"Oh! Did Brother Xie often come here to play before?"
"I've been here a few times with friends before."
The two of them walked and chatted. When they arrived at Shangqing Temple, Jiang Mingyue was shocked when she saw the rows of stalls and crowds of pilgrims in front of the temple. There were so many people! It was so lively, and her mood became excited.
"Are you tired? Do you want to take a rest under the pergola?" Xie Yuan asked, pointing to the pergola under a large locust tree.
Jiang Mingyue shook her head gently.
"I'm not tired, I have good strength!"
Xie Yuan saw that although there was sweat on her forehead, her breathing was still steady and said: "Then let's go shopping first. When you get tired or the sun rises, we will rest under the pergola."
"it is good!"
Although there were many people, with Xie Yuan protecting her, Jiang Mingyue was not crowded at all. After the two of them walked around for a while, she stopped in front of a stall selling mahogany combs and hairpins.
Seeing that she liked it very much, Xie Yuan picked out a peach wood hairpin and asked, "How about this?"
I have to say that Xie Yuan has excellent taste and picked exactly the one she liked.
"very nice!"
Hearing this, Xie Yuan inserted it into the girl's head and asked, "Is there anyone else you like?"
Jiang Mingyue shook her head gently.
Xie Yuan paid the money and took her to move on.
Because Jiang Mingyue's attention was focused on the stalls on both sides, she was pulled by the man and stumbled.
Xie Yuan stopped, looked at her with a smile, waited for her to stand firm, and then said: "Did I walk too fast? It's my first time to play with a girl. I hope you can forgive me for my lack of care."
Jiang Mingyue smiled when she heard this.
"It's not that you're fast, it's that I'm too slow."
Xie Yuan lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "Then I will follow your pace. It doesn't matter if you walk slower."
Hearing his tone full of accommodation, the smile on Jiang Mingyue's face became even brighter.
"Thank you, brother, you are so kind. You are the best fiancé in the world."
Xie Yuan smiled slightly and led her forward.
"Is there anything you want to buy?"
Jiang Mingyue shook her head.
Xie Yuan just took her to wander around the gate. After a while, he pulled Jiang Mingyue to stop in front of a small stall with many girls. It sold glass jewelry, which was very dazzling under the sunlight.
"Would you like to buy one or two accessories?"
Jiang Mingyue whispered: "No, I don't like it."
Although these glazed ornaments look beautiful, they are all defective and very expensive. Jiang Mingyue naturally despises them, and she doesn't like them in the first place.
After hearing this, Xie Yuan took her forward and continued walking.
Jiang Mingyue stopped in front of a stall selling incense. There were only two or three people picking and choosing in front of the stall.
"Let's see if there's anything you like." Xie Yuan said and let go of her.
Jiang Mingyue stepped forward and squatted down. Her eyes finally fell on several exquisite incense boxes. Among them was a round box with a beautiful golden lotus pattern burned on it.
Xie Yuan looked at her a few more times, pointed at the box and said, "Boss, wrap this up for us."
The boss was a young man in his early twenties, short, dark and skinny. Ever since he saw Jiang Mingyue, his eyes had been looking at her from time to time. When he heard Xie Yuan's words, he looked away and immediately said "Okay" .
While taking the lotus leaves and packing them for them quickly, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you have a good eye. This incense box is the most beautiful one in my stall. It only costs five taels of silver."
Although this incense box is beautiful, it is definitely not worth five taels. Jiang Mingyue is not willing to be taken advantage of, even if she likes it.
"Two liang!"
The smile on the young man's face froze slightly. He didn't expect that the girl who looked easy to talk to would bargain with him.
He looked at the two of them again, and they didn't look like they were rich.
Xie Yuan did not expect Jiang Mingyue to take the initiative to bargain with others. He only found it very interesting, so he did not interrupt.
"Four taels!"
"Two liang!"
Jiang Mingyue stood up and said, "If you don't sell it, we won't take it."
"Three taels, don't be cheap."
The young man saw Jiang Mingyue standing up and about to leave and said hurriedly: "I can give you a handful of incense. My incense is very well made and smells very fresh. It can be used whether you are fumigating your clothes or your house."
Without waiting for Jiang Mingyue to answer, he took out a handful of incense and handed it to her.
"Smell it!"
Jiang Mingyue took it and smelled it. Well, it was indeed very fragrant and not too strong.
"That's okay!"
Very reluctantly.
Xie Yuan paid for it and took the incense box he packed without letting Jiang Mingyue carry it.
The two of them walked around for a while. Although Jiang Mingyue was not tired, as the sun rose higher and higher, the mountains gradually became hotter.
"Thank you, brother, let's take a break!"
Xie Yuan saw that there was sweat on her forehead and the tip of her nose, and knew that she was tired and said, "How about we go to a teahouse for a meeting?"
"There are so many people there! How about we go sit by the waterfall for a while?"
"it is good!"
Xie Yuan held her hand and walked through the crowd, heading towards the waterfall along the mountain path covered by green trees.
Although it was hot in June, the sky was clear and blue. The mountains were full of unknown wild flowers, colorful and beautiful. Xie Yuan saw that there were few people around, and he was not afraid of being separated from Jiang Mingyue. He let go With her hands, she picked some wild flowers and gave them to Jiang Mingyue in a bouquet.
"Like it?"
The corners of Jiang Mingyue's mouth raised, and there was a smile on her brows.
"I like it, I like it very much!"
The soft words contained the charm unique to a girl.
Xie Yuan lovingly picked a flower and put it on her head, and then led her forward.
After a while, Xie Yuan looked at the waterfall in front and pointed to a relatively clean stone and said: "Mingyue, stop and rest for a while!"
After walking for so long, Jiang Mingyue had already shed a thin layer of sweat. She responded meekly: "Okay!"
The two walked to the stone, and Jiang Mingyue discovered that there was a small pool the size of a washbasin next to it. The water was very clear, and her eyes suddenly lit up.