Chang's grandmother changed the subject and chatted with Tao's family: "It's cold outside, and I'm not feeling well, so I've been staying at home. If it weren't for San Shu and San Di coming over, I wouldn't have made this trip."

  Tao smiled and said: "It's better to move around when you're idle. Has the midwife been invited?"

  Chang's grandmother smiled and said: "I've already invited you, in a few days I'll have to invite you to eat wontons."

  This morning, the custom is that when a child is born, relatives and friends will send millet charcoal vinegar to celebrate. The host sets up a banquet to entertain guests, and the main course is soup cake, called soup cake meeting. Inviting people to eat soup cake means this.

  Mrs. Tao smiled slightly: "Having a new baby is a big happy event, we should go and get some good luck." As she spoke, she thought of her own poor child again, and feelings of guilt and resentment rose to the surface once more.

  Gong Mama took one look and knew that Tao Shi was uncomfortable, so she gave Chun Ya a signal to bring some soup to eat.

  Guests arrive and are served tea, after finishing the soup they leave immediately.

  Chang's grandmother knew the timing was right and quickly sent someone to ask if Lin Chang had left, just as he happened to have finished visiting his patient and was coming out.

  Mrs. Tao, busy with her work, had prepared a large box of dried fruits as a return gift for Chang Da Niang. Lin Jinrong went forward to support Chang Da Niang and sent her off to the door. There, she saw a man wearing a cyan satin robe, slightly plump, with white hair at his temples, small eyes, and a high nose, standing in front of the door with a young child. She knew it was Lin Chang, so she couldn't help but bow and ask how he was doing. After the guests left, she hurried back to ask Mrs. Tao, who had lain down on the bed again, "Are you okay?" Mrs. Tao was originally very annoyed in her heart, but when she heard Lin Jinrong's soft and gentle question full of concern, her heart softened, and she couldn't help but force a smile and say, "I'm fine. Our daughter did well just now. Even if we're poor relatives, we should treat them with courtesy. Who knows when we might need to ask for their help? It's always good to build good relationships." And then she asked Lin Jinrong, "Tell me, what have you been up to lately?" Lin Jinrong intentionally tried to make her happy, so he counted on his fingers, from a small grass sprout to the hot springs at Qingjing Temple, and even the peach blossoms in Miao Wa Kou, telling Mrs. Tao all about it.

  Mrs. Tao leaned against her cheek, listening quietly, and occasionally pinched her daughter's face with affection: "Seeing you so happy, I was worried that you would find it dull here, but who knew you would be so playful, and it seems like you're having the time of your life." This made her feel less guilty about dragging her children along.

  Lin Jinyong's eyes shone brightly as he stared at Tao Shi, and suddenly grasped her arm, saying in a low voice, "Mother, I like it when you smile like this. You haven't smiled like that for a long time. My sister and I were so scared the other day." Innocent child, this kid was indeed sensitive and clever, but unfortunately, he had been born to the wrong parents. If not, what would be the point of having a Lu Yun or Lin Wu, Liu, Qi? Tao Shi stroked Lin Jinyong's soft black hair with pride and affection, with countless words surging in her throat, yet ultimately unable to express them. She let out a gentle sigh and said firmly, "Don't be afraid, little one. Mother will definitely get better." I will take good care of you all until you grow up, or else I won't be able to rest in peace.

  Lin Jinrong lay in Taoshi's arms, smelling the medicinal scent on her body, feeling infinitely satisfied and calm. "Mother, do you want to go to Qingliang Temple tomorrow? I heard it's quiet there, with a hot spring." Taoshi had been taking Master Shui's medicine for many days, and the bleeding had stopped, but she still didn't have much energy or spirit. Where was the leisure time and energy to visit Qingliang Temple or soak in the hot spring? She gently shook her head. "I don't have the energy, if you want to go, let Tiehuajia's family bring a few capable women to escort you, and take some incense, candles, and silver money." Lin Jinrong got permission and was overjoyed.

  After dinner, Lin Jirong took the opportunity to find Tao Shunqin and brought up the old topic of buying gold and silver, leaving it until next year. Tao's uncle was a good-natured person, he didn't stop her no matter what she said, but just smiled and listened without putting it in his heart. On the contrary, he instructed Lin Jirong to take care of herself and Tao Shi, if there were any matters, just write a letter to Qingzhou. He patted Lin Jirong's head and laughed, "Don't worry, Nangnang, when the time comes, Uncle will add dowry for you!" He was generous and had only one younger sister, Tao Shi, so he must have said that he would not be stingy with his own dowry.

  It was just her previous life, he had not promised, but also gave her hundreds of gold to press the bottom of the box, only she couldn't keep it. However... Lin Jianrong sighed helplessly, a saying goes well, if fate has it, then it must be, if fate doesn't have it, don't force it, it seems that the Tao family can't get this fortune with her for now, let's wait and see later. She thought so in her heart, but still had to pretend to be shy and not dependent, in order to satisfy Tao Shunqin's self-satisfaction of successfully teasing his little niece.

  When Tao Shunqin was in a good mood, Lin Jirong quietly asked him, "Uncle, what's wrong with my father? Won't it be anything serious?" Tao Shunqin raised an eyebrow, calm and composed, like a wise man holding a precious gem. "It's just a minor illness, don't worry, little one. Water Old Master is extremely skilled in medicine, not inferior to the famous doctors of Pingzhou. Moreover, I have treated him with kindness, so he will definitely exert his utmost effort." Not only your father, but also when your mother recovers from her illness this time, she won't easily fall ill again. The words exchanged between adults and children are always veiled, but in fact, some implications can be inferred. In other words, this illness won't affect Lin San's life, nor will it cause a big commotion. Moreover, Water Old Master seems quite trustworthy. Lin Jirong was completely reassured. She propped up her chin and tried to recall the events of that year. Had Lin San been ill at that time? It seemed not, but he had followed Tao Dabo out drinking every day, often socializing together. Anyway, none of the women in the third house got pregnant again.

  Two days passed in a flash, and Lin San couldn't bear the loneliness. He was still taking his medicine when he called Tie Huai over to ask if there were any fun things to do nearby. It's unknown how Tie Huai convinced him, but he refused to listen to advice and insisted on dragging Tao Shunqin along to Qingliang Temple to soak in the hot springs.

  Tao Shunqin didn't say much, and just called someone to go shout for Lin Jinyong, "Two days ago, I heard your mother say that you wanted to take a look at the Qingliang Temple. Do you want to go with us?" Lin Jinyong smiled and said, "I've grown up like this, but I've never had the chance to go out with my father before. It was actually Uncle who took me to see the Yuanxiao lanterns when I was a kid." This is going to be fun!

  Mr. Lin heard this and looked impatient, but couldn't say anything to stop his daughter from going together, so he just said with a straight face, "I'm busy. If you're going to go, hurry up and get ready. The road is long and we'll be walking, don't complain about your feet hurting and not being able to move." Lin Jingrong didn't see through his "good intentions", smiled slightly, and obediently bowed out, calling over a rough servant girl, "Go find Miao Ya and have her accompany me to Qingliang Temple to play."

  Tao Shunqin gazed at Lin Sanlao with a heavy gaze, but Lin Sanlao didn't notice anything and continued to fiddle with the dried fruits in the lacquer box, secretly calculating how he could get rid of Lin Jiantong and hand him over to Tao Shunqin so that he could have an easy time. Just thinking about it made him think of the possibility of having a young and beautiful nun, even if only to look at her, and he couldn't help but smile.

  From Zhuangzi to the Qingliang Temple, it's just a three or four-mile scenery. Lin Jinrong let out a comfortable breath and didn't complain of fatigue or foot pain. Instead, he asked Miao Yu some trivial matters with great interest, occasionally pulling out grass from the ridge and asking Miao Yu what this was and what that was. Taking advantage of Tao Shunqin and Lin San's inattention, he secretly grabbed a handful of chaff from Miao Yu and scattered it into the field, startling a large flock of foraging sparrows, and laughed with curved eyebrows.

  Lin Sanlao and Tao Shunqin saw that there were no farmers around, and her head and face were covered by a hood, so they didn't pay much attention to her.

  A group of people entered the temple, and two old nuns with faces as wrinkled as tree bark greeted them by chanting Buddhist scriptures. Tao Shunqin immediately composed himself and responded solemnly, while Lin Jingrong, who had been somewhat superstitious since his rebirth, also calmed his mind and followed Tao's example.

  Lin Sanye was shocked, completely losing the excitement and anticipation he had when he came - he thought he would see a young and beautiful nun, but instead he was startled. After waiting for Tao Shunqin and the old nun to finish their greetings, he casually said, "I heard that there is a hot spring in this temple..."

  The old nun's name was Zhi Qing, and she knew that the master of the house across from them was a man, so she didn't dare to be slow. She quickly called another old nun, Zhi Ping, "Sister, take Master Lin to the back to take a look." As she spoke, she personally poured tea for Tao Shunqin and Lin Jinyong. "The temple is simple, and there are only my sister and I here, so please don't blame us if we're slow."

  Mr. Lin still had some hope, wishing that the two old nuns would have a young nun to serve them, and it should be the young nun who would entertain the guests later, but unexpectedly there wasn't one. Disappointment was one thing, but he also had to look at those wrinkled old nuns... He waved his hand, "Forget it, you're busy, I'll just take a walk around."

  Zhi Qing still feared that he was slower than him, and had a slightly difficult expression. Tao Shunqin hurriedly said, "Let him go, I came today to make a wish, asking the Buddha to bless my sister and my wife to recover from their illnesses soon, and for our children to be happy and worry-free all their lives..."

  Zhi Qing and Zhi Ping were overjoyed when they heard the news, and they didn't care about Lin San anymore. They surrounded Tao Shunqin's body, flattering him for a long time, trying to persuade him to fulfill his wish in this temple, the more donations the better.

  Lin Jinyong listened on the side, uncontrollably souring her nose. It wasn't rebirth, she didn't know whether it was effective or not, but her relatives were silently protecting her in different ways. At that time, chaos came and the scattered Tao family members were also worrying and praying for her day and night.

  Lin Jirong was in a daze, when he saw Tie Huai come in with a smile and say, "My third master heard that this hot spring can relieve fatigue, wants to take a bath, don't know if the owner is convenient?"

  How could Zhi Qing refuse? With a smile all over his face, he said, "That pool is usually deserted, it was just washed yesterday, and the water is flowing, but I'm afraid the master will think it's dirty..."

  Tie Huai glanced at Tao Shunqin and smiled like a flower, "No, no."

  Lin Jinrong took advantage of Tao Shunqin's discussion with the two old nuns about rebuilding the golden body of the great Buddha in the temple, beckoned to Miao Xia to come over and ask, "Have you seen this hot spring pool? Is it big or not? Is the water deep or not?"

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