Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 313 Bon Chapter

July 15th is the Ullambana Festival again.

The word "Yulan" is a Sanskrit word meaning "hanging upside down." It symbolizes the suffering of beings in the three lower realms. "Pan" is the container for offerings, representing a vessel of salvation.

This festival originated from the story of Maudgalyayana saving his mother in the Buddhist Ullambana Sutra. By providing alms to monks from all directions and relying on their merits, he finally saved his mother from the sea of ​​suffering.

Jiang Shangxian felt thoroughly that human beings were terrifyingly adaptable. After a month and a half of intense study, teaching, and storytelling, looking back on the road he had come, he felt that it was nothing special.

She, Xiao Jiang, was so timid and submissive...oh no, she persevered diligently!

Simply incredible!

Today is a holiday, and Zhang Yingxue directly announced a day off.

She is a Buddhist, and she wants to go to worship on this day and also to obtain the Buddha's land.

Two days ago, Jiang's mother and Old Lady Xia started talking about how the hottest days of July meant the fields were about to have a good harvest, and that the Jiang family had to start preparing clothes for autumn and winter.

In fact, there was nothing much to prepare. Except for Jiang Shangxian and Yingzi, everyone else took out last year's old clothes, patted them, and dried them in the sun to remove the moldy smell.

As Jiang Shangxian is the most promising child in the family, her clothes must be made new. This is a unanimous decision made by Old Lady Xia and Jiang's mother.

As for Yingzi, she has been here for a short time. When she was making clothes last year, she was still living a hard life in the mountains!

Children of this age grow fast, but Jiang's mother and Old Madam Xia only made her a slightly older one. "She will follow you to the Cui family in the future. If the people around you are embarrassed, then you will be embarrassed. Although our family is not rich, we can still afford her things now."

Old Madam Xia really didn't worry about it. When they went to Cui Mansion to visit Zhao Yue last time, they took a careful look. The maids around Zhao Yue were dressed so beautifully, and even the clothes worn by the gatekeeper were not bad!

If Zhao Yue had not been very kind to them, and even Cui Shuhua, who seemed difficult to get close to, had not looked down on them, I am afraid that the two of them would have collapsed on the spot.

Now the two of them knew that the servants in the Cui Mansion also made new clothes on time all year round, which was much better than the poor people outside.

After the two people came back, they started thinking about making clothes for Jiang Shangxian. Although Xiao Jiang liked new clothes very much, what girl would complain about having too many clothes?

But she really has enough clothes!

Now, let alone Cui Bianxu, even Zhao Yue and Cui Shuhua would send people to deliver some things from time to time, and clothes were common.

Having more clothes is a good thing, but if there are too many, she will be very confused when she wakes up in the morning and will suffer from decision-making difficulties.

When I only had two sets of clothes every season, I didn't have this kind of worry at all.

Jiang Wangri and Xia Zhenying's clothes all had the extra stitches folded in last year removed and some left out. Ordinary people would do the same when making clothes for their children at that time. They would leave a large amount of extra stitches when making clothes. If the stitches were too short, they would let in a little more stitches until all the stitches were left out.

However, their work this year was not easy, as their three apprentices often came to their home and had a very good relationship with everyone in the Jiang family. This time, Zhou Ying took the lead and bought the cloth himself, and coaxed Jiang's mother and Old Lady Xia to help make a set of clothes for each of the three of them.

When she got up, only Lao Fan and Yingzi were left at home. The rest of the people had gone to Daxingshan Temple to set up stalls as per the Jiang family's custom.

'Woo-woof!'

Oh, and all the same color.

Xiao Jiang looked down at the fat, black dog with four legs like short pillars and a small tail that left a shadow. He raised his foot and moved it to the side: "If you poop again, I'll return it to you!"

"Woo~Woo~" The little thick tails all swung faster.

This was given to her by Zhao Yue some time ago, saying it was for her to pass the time.

Jiang Shangxian felt that there might be something wrong with her behavior. Why did Zhao Yue think she was very idle?

But she couldn't say no.

When people gave her clothes, jewelry, and expensive food, she didn't refuse and shamelessly accepted them all.

If someone gives her a dog, she won't accept it. How unreasonable is that?

The lives of ordinary people are actually just so ordinary and boring, doing the same things day after day.

But it is this kind of life that is said to be the most down-to-earth, comfortable and stable.

Because once setbacks occur, the chances of bad things happening are often higher than good things.

After getting up, Xiao Jiang took out the purse that she had been embroidering for more than half a month, moved a small stool under the tree to slow down her work, and waited for Li Xueyan to come over.

Ever since this girl discovered that she had started to learn, she has forcefully joined the army of learners. Every day, she is at the top of the literacy and writing class with the knowledge she has learned, and she is having a lot of fun.

Zhang Yingxue didn't care at all about adding another person. As long as the Cui family agreed, she had no objection. After all, it didn't matter whether she released one sheep or a flock of sheep, it didn't make much difference.

Li Xueyan is also a Buddhist. A few days ago, she started pestering Jiang Shangxian to accompany her to Daxingshan Temple to worship Buddha today.

Cui Bianxu refused this request. Xiao Jiang was struggling fiercely between her best friend and her boyfriend. Suddenly, she had an idea and asked Cui Bianxu to call Zhao Shan and Wang Mingqian as well.

Of course, Zhao Shan is the main one and Wang Mingqian is just there to make up the numbers.

Because Zhao Shan was also going, Li Xueyan became anxious after being happy. She worried all day about what to wear that day. This set was not delicate enough, and that set was not pretty enough. She almost forced Yanxia to bang her head against the wall before she reluctantly decided on three sets of clothes.

As a result, when she got up in the morning, she started to worry again.

Which one to wear? Which two to bring?

Yanxia came up with a clever idea: "Wu Niang, if we don't go out now, it will be too late. Cui Shaoqing may not wait for us!"

Cui Bianxu's power is undoubtedly huge. Li Xueyan thought of Cui Yi's bad temper and felt that this was very likely. She quickly put on the original outfit and got into the carriage. She urged the coachman to speed up all the way.

Unfortunately, it was a holiday and there were far more people on the streets than usual. Even the dignitaries went out on this day. No matter how hard she clenched her fists and cheered the coachman, the carriage still could not go any faster.

By the time she arrived at the Jiang family, Li Xueyan's face was already flushed with embarrassment. The more traffic she encountered on the road, the more she felt that her end was nigh. Cui Yi would definitely not wait for her.

Fortunately, the moment the carriage stopped, she jumped down by holding onto the door frame. Yanxia was so scared that her face turned pale and she had to jump down to help her.

The master and servant entered the Jiang family in a state of extreme embarrassment. However, the Jiang family was quiet. Only Qing Yise jumped up and ran a few steps outside with her ears erect when she heard the noise. After discovering that it was an acquaintance, she happily kicked and stomped towards her legs.