After time travel, I ate glutinous rice bran in ancient times

Nianshan turned her head to look at her eldest sister, then at Wang Yugui, and said with a smile, "Little Painter Wang, I heard that your sister went to visit our back garden at noon today?"

The elder sister was startled when she heard this. Just as she was about to speak, Wang Yugui laughed and said, "Yes, I am new to your nunnery. I feel curious and want to look around. I don't know the rules of the nunnery and accidentally entered the back garden. I hope you can forgive me, nun!"

"Amitabha, Master Xiao Wang, you are too kind." Master Nianshan smiled and said a Buddha.

He added: "The back garden of the small nunnery was built with funds from several big donors so that the ladies and young ladies would have a place to rest when they come to the nunnery to burn incense and worship Buddha."

"Actually, there's nothing much to see in the back garden, it's just that there are a few more flowers and plants, and the rooms are decorated more elegantly!"

"If Painter Xiao Wang and your sister want to see it, I can take you around."

"Master, that's not necessary. It's just a garden. It's so hot. I don't want to move. I just want to finish painting these portraits of my ancestors." Wang Yugui heard that Master Nianshan was being polite and really refused.

When the eldest sister heard what Wang Yugui said, she also laughed and said, "Yes, Master, I don't want to go there anymore either."

"It's just a garden. I don't see what's new about it, hehe!"

"Okay, okay, then I won't force you to do that. Amitabha." Nianshan was very satisfied and chanted the Buddha's name again.

He looked at Wang Yugui and said, "Master Wang, there is one more thing I want to tell you."

"Oh, what's the matter?" Wang Yugui asked

Nianshan said: "Tomorrow, the third young lady of Mr. Zhang's house will bring her female relatives to the nunnery to burn incense."

"I hope Master Xiao Wang will avoid it!"

"The third young master's wife in Mr. Zhang's house? Is she the wife of Mr. Zhang San?" Wang Yugui frowned and asked.

Nianshan nodded: "Yes!"

"Oh, OK, I understand. Don't worry, Master. I will be painting in the Master's Hall and won't wander around." Wang Yugui nodded.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Master, if your temple is not convenient tomorrow, I won't come. I can come back the day after tomorrow to paint!"

"Master Xiao Wang, that's not necessary. In fact, ladies usually don't come to the Master's Hall. I just want to let them know, and I don't have any other intentions," Master Nianshan said with a smile.

Wang Yugui nodded: "Okay, I understand!"

Then he asked, "Why didn't Madam Zhang and Madam come to burn incense? Only the young ladies came?"

"The old lady is old and doesn't come every time, but the young ladies have to come once a month," said Nianshan.

Wang Yugui nodded after hearing this and said, "I see, Mr. Zhang's house is really very particular!"

"Yes, all wealthy families have their own rules. Amitabha." After Nianshan finished her instructions, she said goodbye and left.

The eldest sister suddenly asked Wang Yugui: "Brother, is the Third Young Master's wife the first wife of Mr. Zhang San?"

"Well, yes" Wang Yugui smiled

The eldest sister frowned and asked, "Then, will Sister Ruan come with us tomorrow?"

"I think so. Who knows?" Wang Yugui also frowned.

I looked at the sky and it was getting late, so it was time to call it a day and go down the mountain and back to the city.

The brother and sister left Shuijing Temple. When they were almost at the door, the elder sister pointed to the wall and said, "Oh, brother, I forgot to ask you to draw those sacred trees and flowers today!"

"Why draw them?" Wang Yugui asked

The eldest sister laughed and said, "Show it to mother and second sister, they have never seen it!"

"Let them take a look and remember this. If they encounter this sacred tree or flower in the future, they will know to avoid it."

"Youqi is that divine flower. She is so beautiful and can easily deceive people!"

"Haha, that makes sense. There's no need for tomorrow. I'll draw them all when I get home tonight." Wang Yugui laughed

As he said this, he ran to the wall and took a closer look at the cacti and oleander.

……

It was very hot when we were going down the mountain. Although the sun was about to set, its power was still there.

The suburbs, which had been exposed to the sun all day, were like a steamer. Wang Yugui and his sister wiped their sweat as they walked.

Just as we were walking and getting thirsty, the eldest sister suddenly pointed to the road ahead and shouted in surprise: "Brother, look, there is a plum tree over there!"

Wang Yugui raised his head and looked in the direction his elder sister pointed. Sure enough, he saw a tall tree beside the road ahead, and the tree was full of red and green fruits.

Wang Yugui didn't recognize the plum tree and wondered, "Big sister, how do you know that's a plum tree?"

"Oh, brother, I know it very well. Have I ever told you that there used to be a plum tree in our village?"

"Oh, the plums on the tree are sweet and sour, and they quench my thirst." The eldest sister was very excited, as if she had discovered a new world.

As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and said loudly: "Brother, wait a minute, I'll go pick some plums to quench my thirst."

Having said that, without waiting for Wang Yugui to answer, he immediately ran over to pick plums.

Wang Yugui looked at the plum tree again. The tree was right next to the road. Why didn’t he notice it yesterday?

After thinking about it, he frowned again. Although he had never seen a plum tree before, he knew an idiom: bitter plums by the roadside.

Oh, the plums on this tree must be bitter, otherwise, all the pilgrims coming and going would have picked them all long ago.

"Sister, don't pick them. These plums are probably bitter and can't be eaten." Wang Yugui ran over and shouted to the sister.

The eldest sister's eyes sparkled, and she was happily picking the fruits. When she heard Wang Yugui's call, she smiled and said, "Hey, brother, I'll just pick the ripe ones. You haven't eaten them, so you don't understand. Ripe fruits are sweet and sour, sour and sweet, and delicious!"

Wang Yugui was speechless and could only stand by the roadside and watch her pick the fruits.

The eldest sister happily picked two handfuls of purple plums and ran to Wang Yugui, smiling: "Brother, look, I only picked the ripe ones."

Then he handed a handful to Wang Yugui: "Brother, let's each have a handful, eat some first to quench your thirst."

"I'll pick some more later and bring them back for mom and my second sister to eat, hehe!"

As he said this, he sighed: "Oh, what a treasure on this tree, why didn't I see it yesterday!"

Wang Yugui took the plums with a smile, put them under his nose and smelled them. They had a fruity fragrance!

"Hey, brother, what are you smelling? Are you afraid it's poisonous?" The eldest sister laughed, picked up a plum, wiped it on the handkerchief, and put it in her mouth.

Suddenly, the eldest sister stopped laughing: "Oh, my god, it's so bitter, ah, bah, bah..."

After spitting out several times, he finally got rid of the bitter taste in his mouth. He looked up at Wang Yugui and said, "Brother, it's really bitter!"

"Haha, brother is right, isn't he? You don't listen to the old people, and you will suffer in the future." Wang Yugui looked at his elder sister and winked at her.

The eldest sister curled her lips and looked at Wang Yugui: "Brother, you are not an old man, how do you know that this plum is bitter? You haven't eaten it yet?"

So Wang Yugui told her the story of the bitter plums by the roadside...

The brother and sister talked as they walked, and when they returned to the city, they went to Cai Ji to eat a bowl of jelly.