My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Looking at the direction he was leaving, Du Jingyi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. It looked like there was going to be something good again.

September 9th is the Double Ninth Festival. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of climbing high and looking far into the distance, admiring chrysanthemums and giving cakes.

In the past, there were no elderly people in the Du family, so they basically couldn't celebrate this festival, but now it's different in the General's Mansion. There is an old lady Gu, who wants to let her feel the lively atmosphere in Sui'an City.

A day or two in advance, Du Jingyi asked Danruo to make some "lion cakes". First, they made steamed cakes with flour, and they were decorated with various fruits, including pine nuts, ginkgo biloba, chestnut yellow, and pomegranate. son.

Then shape a lion's head out of the dough, place it on the cake and steam it thoroughly. Then use the prepared paper to cut a small flag and insert it. This is a must-eat cake during the Double Ninth Festival.

Du Jingyi kept some in the general's mansion and gave them to everyone in the academy.

Later, in the name of Mrs. Gu, she sent a copy to each of the elders in the family, along with two pots of cultivated "Ten thousand-year-old chrysanthemums". The yellow and white flowers, with stamens that resembled a lotus room, were really cute. People feel happy and happy when they see it, and the meaning is very good.

The etiquette she performed was exquisite and in place, and all the officials and nobles in Ancheng suddenly had a favorable impression of the General's Mansion and her, the mistress of the General's Mansion.

When the Guo family received the items, they also asked someone to return a copy of the post.

It was stated in it that all the women in the General's Mansion were invited to go to Baoyin Temple for a fasting party on the Double Ninth Festival. All matters had been arranged by the Guo family.

Seeing this, Mrs. Gu was also extremely happy and agreed.

"I haven't been to Baoyin Temple for many years, so let's take a trip."

"What grandma said is that grandson-in-law will make arrangements right away."

So, early in the morning, the Guo family's carriages and horses were waiting at the gate of the General's Mansion, and everyone in the General's Mansion also went out.

Sister-in-law Liu was also going to go, but something happened at the temporary shop, so she stayed at home, just in time to look after Brother Tai, so that everyone could go out without worries.

When Xue Niang met her future mother-in-law, Mrs. Guo San, she was not as shy as before and was much more generous. Mrs. Guo San also smiled happily and said to Xue Niang.

"It's better to take supplements in autumn so that you can survive the winter. Don't go hungry every day just to put on your wedding dress."

Mrs. Guo San's words touched Xue Niang's heart, and she said with a shy smile.

"Why does Aunt Guo seem to have a spy in the General's Mansion? Can you guess this right?"

Mrs. Guo San smiled heartily and then said.

"I've also been a newlywed, so I naturally know the tricks."

Hearing the word "bride", Xue Niang's heart was filled with longing.

She and Guo Shilang met from time to time, each time not long, but the two always had endless things to say, so she was still looking forward to the upcoming married life.

Along the way, the two old ladies had something to say. Mrs. Guo San and Xue Niang were also chatting happily, but Du Jingyi looked at the scenery on the road and remembered many things from the past.

She had not been to the Zhaihui of Baoyin Temple during the Double Ninth Festival, but she had been there on other days and it was very lively.

The monks will sit together and talk about Buddhism, and the people will also attend temple fairs in front of the mountain temple, so it is naturally crowded.

The carriages and horses drove all the way and arrived at the Baoyin Temple in about an hour.

There were many of them, so they did not follow the crowd and climb up the stairs at the foot of the mountain. Instead, they followed the road directly to the gate of Baoyin Temple. They saw that many carriages and horses from the families of dignitaries were parked at the gate. .

Obviously, they are all here for today’s fasting meeting.

The group of people got off the carriage and walked inside. The Guo family had greeted them in advance, so there was a special monk waiting to pick them up at the door, and then they went straight to the scene where the monks were discussing scriptures.

There are several meditation rooms facing the big venue, elegantly decorated, just for the female relatives who came to listen to the meeting, and the one booked by the Guo family is naturally the largest one, so it does not feel crowded to accommodate everyone. .

After the monk served some camellia and vegetarian dishes, he left.

In the Zen room, only the Guo family and the Gu family's female relatives were left. Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Guo were both elderly people, so they were naturally interested in the discussion of Buddhist scriptures, so they listened with great interest. However, Du Jingyi and the others were a little less interested. Lacking some ability to understand Taoism, I naturally wanted to go outside for a walk.

"Bring more servants with you, and you'll be back when it's time for Iftar."

"Yes, Grandma."

Seeing this, Du Jingyi took Xue Niang and his fourth aunt out of the Zen room together and rushed to the temple fair ahead.

Along the way, the most curious person was Xue Niang. She rarely went out, so everything she saw was new. She pulled Du Jingyi and asked him about this and that, which made the fourth aunt laugh a little.

"There is a very popular Lingying Temple outside the city of Jinling. Every time we go to the temple fair, it is so lively. In the past, when your cousins ​​​​sisters were still there, I liked to take them with me. Unfortunately, today we are separated from each other. , I don’t know how they are doing?”

The cousins ​​​​sisters mentioned by the fourth aunt are four in total.

They were all the daughters-in-law of the younger generation of the Gu family. When all the Gu family died in the war, the eldest cousin had a miscarriage, and the other cousins ​​​​were crying to death.

Everyone said they wanted to be widowed for the sake of the Gu family, but Mrs. Gu disagreed.

They were in the prime of their youth and did not have to be delayed like this. Therefore, after contacting their respective natal families, they all were sent back.

Two of them got remarried two years later. One heard that one went to his maternal grandfather's house in the southwest to relax, and the other returned to his natal family's house to stay. He heard that he was going to be a husband to the girls at home. went.

It can be said that everyone is settled, and they have not been delayed by the Gu family's affairs.

Therefore, although the fourth aunt felt a little regretful when she mentioned them, there was no sadness or regret in her words.

After Du Jingyi heard this, he felt very comforted and said.

"We won't bother the two sisters-in-law who are already married. If the other two can come back, our Gu family can accept them as godmothers. With the general protecting them in the future, we won't treat these two badly." The eldest sister is the one."

Du Jingyi's suggestion made the fourth aunt's eyes light up.

"What you said makes sense. In the past, the Gu family had nothing. Keeping them would be a disaster for them. But now, when Brother Tai goes back to sacrifice his ancestors, the Gu family will have something to talk about in the future. If they recognize the Gu family, If you marry me, you will have someone to take care of you in the future."

If nothing else, if they want to get married again, the Gu family should provide another dowry to accompany them. If they don't get married and want to do something they like, the Gu family can also help. (End of chapter)