Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 360 Dressing up for a trip, the female man turns into a beautiful lady

When they arrived at the gate of Guang'an City, everyone got off the car and the driver drove the big blue mule to the open space in front of the temple and parked the car there.

It was still early and the sun had not yet set. The tall temple was bathed in the golden afterglow, majestic and glorious.

Although Li and her friends had been here several times, they only lingered in the front hall and never went to the back.

At this time, everyone was walking and watching, exclaiming in admiration from time to time.

Yan Xin, who brought them here, did not rush them. He slowly walked forward with everyone, stopping from time to time to introduce things.

What temple is this, what Buddha statue is enshrined here, what prayer is the most effective, and he transformed himself into a competent tour guide.

Everyone was happy and satisfied with what they saw along the way.

When they arrived at the dining hall in the back hall, Shen Yu introduced everyone and they greeted each other.

Shen Yu asked, "Master Wen Yuan, are the dough and fillings needed for the cakes ready? Let's start making them now."

Wen Yuan agreed and pointed to the tables that had been placed in the middle.

Although Shen Yu had made many cakes and pastries before, this was the first time in his life that he had made so many at one time.

The kneaded dough was placed in bowls of different sizes, arranged in a row, which looked quite spectacular.

Shen Yu and the others tied on their aprons, washed their hands, took out the necessary tools, and began making the pie crusts by matching the doughs of different colors as they had agreed upon at the beginning.

Everyone was serious and focused, each doing their job and cooperating well.

Wen Yuan and his companions were also busy. They were responsible for getting fillings for Shen Yu and the others, cutting the dough, moving the prepared dough pieces away, etc. They were very busy.

The result was even faster than Shen Yu had expected. In less than an hour, the dough for 800 flower-shaped pastries had been wrapped.

Wen Yuan's face lit up with joy: "Oh my, Miss Shen, you guys are really amazing. You did it so quickly and well."

"I thought it would take at least until the second watch to make so many cakes, but I didn't expect them to be done so quickly."

"It's getting late. If you don't mind, I'll have some vegetarian food here and then I'll take you back."

Shen Yu had no objection, but Li and the others were very happy. They looked at each other, and Li hurriedly said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Masters."

Wen Yuan smiled and waved his hand: "Wait a moment, I'll ask them to prepare."

The vegetarian meal was very simple, just a bowl of vegetarian noodles per person, but there were more than ten kinds of pickled vegetables.

The vegetarian noodles are nothing special, but the pickled vegetables in Guang'an Temple are very unique.

Shen Yu took a bite of the pickled shredded radish and found it very delicious and refreshing, so he tried everything and even asked Wen Yuan for advice on how to pickle several of the pickles.

After dinner, Shen Yu asked Wen Yuan: "Does Guang'an City only hold lectures on the Wanshou Festival, or are they held on all three days?"

Speaking of the famous Dharma assemblies and lectures at the temple, Wen Yuan was very proud: "We have them all on these three days, but the first two days are for the brothers who have studied Buddhism in depth to give lectures."

"On the last day, which was the birthday of the Emperor, Abbot Ci'an gave a lecture in person."

After hearing this, the Li family members all looked expectant.

Wen Yuan paused, and then said, "The blessing ceremony will begin at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow, and the lecture will be at the beginning of 9:00 p.m."

"The flowery pastries are ready. We will have nothing to do in the dining hall tomorrow morning. I will ask Yan Xin to wait for the ladies at the entrance of the Scripture Study Hall so that I can take you in."

Wen Yuan thought about it and added, "In addition, ladies, if you have relatives or friends who want to go in together, you can also come along."

Once these words were spoken, if the Li family members had not been in front of Wen Yuan and Yan Xin, they would have danced with joy and raised their hands in celebration.

Shen Yu thanked him, and Wen Yuan then let Yan Xin continue to follow him. They left Guang'an Temple, called for the mule cart waiting on the side, and took everyone back to the restaurant.

On the second day, the Wanshou Festival finally arrived.

All shops, markets and industries in the county will be closed for three days.

Everyone on the street was in high spirits. They took out their best clothes, called their friends, and took to the streets with the old and the young.

During these three days, you can watch various performances, flower boats, dragon and lion dances. There will also be temple fairs and entertainments in front of various temples. During these three days, the government will also perform birthday music arranged by the government in the Wazili for people to watch and enjoy for free.

There are so many options and programs that one doesn't know which one to watch first.

At Li's insistence, Shen Yu also put on a brand new red brocade jacket, an ultramarine pleated skirt that reached her ankles, and a pair of red brocade shoes embroidered with cloud patterns.

Yutao also combed her hair into a neat and beautiful snake-like bun, and pinned two small red velvet flowers as big as fingernails on the bun.

She even took out her precious pink glass bead earrings and chased after her, wanting to put them on her.

When Shen Yu saw the long and heavy earrings, she felt pain in her earlobes before she even put them on. For the sake of her ears, she desperately refused.

Yutao couldn't resist any more and had to give up, but she was still satisfied only after she let Shen Yu wear a pair of lightweight silver lilac necklaces with flower heads.

Shen Yu usually wore a dark-colored coarse cloth shirt and long pants, with her hair braided into a pigtail. In order to keep clean when working in the kitchen, she wore a headscarf and an apron all day long.

He walks with grace and does things efficiently.

Suddenly wearing such a brightly colored short-sleeved shirt and long skirt, with her hair in a bun and wearing lilac earrings, Shen Yu, who was always pragmatic and a tomboy, felt a little uncomfortable in her every move.

Li and Jiang were also wearing new clothes and sat beside Yutao, patiently watching her dress up.

Li squinted her eyes and looked at her carefully, and said with satisfaction: "My daughter is really beautiful. When she wears such clothes and walks on the street, I can't recognize her."

Jiang also nodded and smiled, "Miss Yuzhi is already pretty and attractive. Wearing this dress, she looks even more beautiful and gentle."

"Girls, you really should dress up more."

At Li's signal, Shen Yu stood up and turned around, then said helplessly, "Mom, Aunt Jiang, we still have to go over there to make cakes in the evening."

"I'm wearing new clothes like this, it would be a shame if they got dirty, why not change them?"

Li frowned and acted like a mother: "Don't change it. It's rare for you to wear it like this. If you change it, I'll be angry."

"Just wear it like this, it looks good!"

Li saw that Shen Yu was still somewhat reluctant. After thinking for a while, she gently advised like coaxing a child, "We are going to the temple fair and listen to lectures. How can we not dress neatly and beautifully?"

"Look at us, we are all wearing new clothes too."

"Didn't you tell me that we won't be making cakes until the evening? By then we'll be back. We can just change our clothes and go."