MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 299 Encounter by chance

 Hence, the fourth aunt became more and more fond of Du Jingyi.

"Shao Yu is really the right wife. You have nothing to say to our Gu family!"

 Being filial and considerate to Mrs. Gu, being humble and courteous to their elders, and being more considerate of her cousins ​​​​in-law who are no longer at home, she has indeed done a good job in the Gu family.

Hearing the praise from his fourth aunt, Du Jingyi was also a little pleased.

 Treat others with sincerity, and they will respond with sincerity. This is her favorite result.

A few people were walking around in the temple fair, but they saw a lot of novelty things. Du Jingyi also bought some interesting things for his sister-in-law Liu, which they didn't usually see, but they didn't miss any of them.

 I was about to leave, but suddenly I was stopped by someone.

Du Jingyi turned around and saw Sanlang's daughter-in-law, accompanied by three old ladies, three madams, and Shang Siniang. The female relatives of the third room of the Duke's Mansion were all there.

After all, they are relatives in the same family, so there is no such thing as not saying hello when they meet.

So he smiled, Du Jingyi walked over with his fourth aunt and Xue Niang, and said hello to the third old lady.

“What a coincidence, I met my third uncle and grandma here. I would like to send you my best regards.”

Then he greeted the third wife, Sanlang's wife and Shang Siniang, and Xue Niang also greeted them. The fourth aunt, because she was not very familiar with them, just nodded her head and said nothing more.

Saburo's wife was naturally happy to meet Du Jingyi once more, so she said with surprise.

“We were just here to join in the fun, and we didn’t expect to meet the young lady. It’s really a surprise.”

Everyone in Sui'an city knew that Shang Ji left the Duke's palace and joined the Gu family, so now she calls her the sixth brother and sister. This is the result of the three sons' wives stealing the chicken but losing the rice, so she is also very smart to call her the sixth brother and sister. Du Jingyi is the young lady.

 It is correct to follow the statement from the General's Office.

The third old lady wanted to come up and say a few more words, but she was blocked by Sanlang's wife without leaving a trace, and then she spoke.

“The vegetarian food at Baoyin Temple is quite delicious. I wonder if the young lady has ever tasted it. Do you want to join us?”

"Third sister-in-law, please remember that we came with the Guo family. They have made arrangements before and after. I'm afraid we can't use them together."

"I see. If that's the case, let's not bother you any more. I got a few good things there and I'll give them to Tiger to play with tomorrow."

 “Well, let’s take our leave first.”

 “Young madam, walk slowly.”

The attitude of Sanlang's wife was respectful and a little more flattering than before. After Du Jingyi and the others left, the three old ladies were still a little reluctant and said with a pout.

"What? The elders have to pay tribute to the younger ones. This didn't happen before!"

“Grandma, please don’t mention the past again. Have you forgotten what I just said to you a few days ago?”

 The eyes of Sanlang's wife were as bright as fire, and she didn't look away when she looked at her. It was full of warning. The people in the third house were living quite well now, all because Sanlang had gained dignity in the court.

Hence, for the sake of their own good life, they dare not stand out.

 The third lady and Shang Siniang on the side are not people who like to say anything, so they just kept silent when they saw this.

The joy of visiting the temple fair was interrupted for a while by the appearance of Sanlang's wife and others. Du Jingyi thought about what he had learned recently about Shang Qiniang, and thought that he could find out something from Sanlang's wife, so he lowered his head and thought. stand up.

Seeing that she suddenly became silent, Xue Niang thought she was remembering what happened in the past, so she walked to her side and asked worriedly.

"Sixth sister-in-law, are you okay?" Du Jingyi was suddenly asked this question and was a little confused.

However, she quickly realized that the Snow Lady was caring about her, so she smiled and replied.

“There’s nothing wrong with it. I was distracted because I thought of something else. Let’s go. Don’t keep the two grandmothers waiting. Let’s try how delicious the vegetarian food here is.”

"Um."

Xue Niang has always been simple and does not remember anything in her heart.

But the fourth aunt could see clearly from the sidelines that these relatives of the Duke's Mansion were obviously not economical lamps, so she secretly thought that if they dared to make trouble, she would let them know what a powerful military commander is!

 The vegetarian meal was used by several people in the Zen room. The monks specially brought it to them. It was simple but tasted good.

Du Jingyi ate half a bowl more, which made Mrs. Gu very happy.

"You haven't used it much since you gave birth to Tai Ge. It seems that the fast food here is to your liking."

“Well, it’s simple but very flavorful. When I get back, I’ll ask Danruo to make a few of them too. Then my granddaughter-in-law will be able to eat half a bowl more rice every day.”

“It’s a blessing to be able to eat. If you have to manage such a large general’s palace by yourself, you have to pay more attention to your body and bones.”

 “Thank you, Grandma Guo, for your concern.”

A few people were talking while eating, and the meal was quite comfortable.

After dinner, in order to eat well, at Mrs. Guo’s suggestion, we went to the backyard of Baoyin Temple, where there were many ornamental chrysanthemums that were blooming very well.

 Chrysanthemums such as wood chrysanthemums, peach blossom chrysanthemums, golden bell chrysanthemums, and chrysanthemums, all of them are very good at serving and competing for beauty.

Mrs. Guo saw a pot of ten thousand-year-old chrysanthemum, and then she said with a smile.

 “As good as the one you sent.”

Du Jingyi took a look and saw that it was indeed the case, and replied with a crooked eyebrow.

“Maybe some of the masters in this temple also like to take care of flowers and plants, so the chrysanthemums here are blooming so beautifully.”

 Everyone also nodded, agreeing with what she said.

While watching, Mrs. Guo also gave instructions to Mrs. Guo San.

"The sacrificial objects to be burned this year should be ordered from Baoyin Temple. I see that the objects they have here are made very carefully, and are more serious than those sold outside."

Mrs. Guo said that the day of burning and offering was on the first day of October.

There is such a custom in Daxing. In addition to the Hungry Ghost Festival on July 15th, there will also be a burning and offering ceremony on the first day of October every year, but it will be simpler than the Hungry Ghost Festival.

Most of them are just small rituals performed by each household in the ancestral hall, unlike the Hungry Ghost Festival, when the imperial court went out to pray for blessings in a grand ceremony.

After receiving the instruction, Mrs. Guo San naturally nodded in agreement.

“Don’t worry, mother-in-law, I will make arrangements for you.”

Hearing this, Du Jingyi said politely.

“In that case, why don’t we follow Grandma Guo and buy what we need for the General’s Mansion this year? I didn’t know that Baoyin Temple still had these offerings.”

“They don’t do much. They are just used by monks to kill time, so not many families know about it. We got it by chance, and we have all settled in Baoyin Temple since then.” (End of this chapter)