Chapter 401 - Chapter 401: Chapter 401: Fulfilling a Vow, Making a Wish! (1/2)

Chapter 401: Chapter 401: Fulfilling a Vow, Making a Wish!

Having bought a new horse carriage yesterday, they naturally have transportation for their trip up the mountain today.

On the carriage, Liu Sisi hugged YingEr on the left side, Second Sister held Da Mao on the right side, while Guihua and Ms. Xin sat next to them. Di Yelei and Zhang Peng led the way on horseback, accompanied by Zhang Yun and Di Xuan.

YingEr wanted to ride a horse too, but was restrained by Di Yelei and kept in the carriage.

Liu Sisi looked at the light snow still falling outside and swallowed the words she wanted to say.

It took quite a while to appease her.

Originally, Guihua wanted to sit next to Liu Sisi, but Ms. Xin had moved faster. Before Guihua could approach, Ms. Xin had already grabbed a seat and clung to Liu Sisi’s arm.

“Third Sister-in-law, I never expected your family to buy a horse carriage just like that. It is so convenient to have a carriage to commute in the future. How nice!”

Ms. Xin squinted her eyes and smiled.

Liu Sisi smiled warmly: “This carriage isn’t that expensive, just a little over ten taels of silver. I heard that when Ah Bao was helping his sister-in-law out initially, he spent a lot of money. So I guess it’s not that difficult for them to afford a few dozen taels of silver.”

Guihua, who was sitting opposite of them, had a sneer in her eyes and eagerly chimed in: “You’re absolutely right! I used to hear people talking about how their place was a gold mine. I’m sure Ah Bao’s family must have made quite a bit of money, right?”

If Liu Sisi’s words were a veiled jab, Guihua’s words were a blatant, naked sarcasm!

Ms. Xin’s face didn’t show any change of expression, she remained charming and innocently smiling.

“Auntie Guihua is right, that place is indeed a gold mine, and a comfortable nest for men. However, since Cui’er got married, everything there and its past are now unrelated to me. Please, Auntie Guihua, don’t mention it again.”

“To bring the matter back, with Ah Bao’s ability, it’s not a matter of whether he can afford a horse carriage or not, but rather that he couldn’t maintain the horse and the coachman even if he could afford them.” Ms. Xin sighed.

Indeed, buying a horse carriage was easy, but the subsequent expenses were quite a bit of money!

“…Hmph!”

Guihua wanted to stab her again, but seemed to recall something and eventually held back her words.

Liu Zhi’er, who was sitting beside them, had a heavy heart and never revealed a smiling face.

When they last visited the Goddess of Mercy’s temple, climbing up the mountain had been more difficult; they had to ascend the stone steps leading from the foot of the slope one step at a time.

This time, some rode horses and some sat in carriages, so the journey was much faster.

When they arrived at the foot of the slope, they didn’t stop to climb the stone steps from the previous visit, but rode horses and drove carriages along the mountain path towards the Goddess of Mercy’s temple.

Liu Sisi gently lifted the curtain and looked at Red Maple Ridge, which was covered in lush maple trees that had shed their brilliant foliage and put on a clean white gown.

The fine snow continued to fall from the sky like countless white grains of salt being sprinkled by an invisible pair of hands, densely covering the earth in a layer of silvery white.

At the moment, it was still early, and they could see the monks cleaning the road, but the mountain path was already crowded with people coming to offer incense!

The carriage had to come to a halt when it reached the area near the waterfall.

Having no other choice, everyone had to get off the carriage and proceed on foot.

Liu Sisi didn’t know if it was because of her pregnancy, but recently she had been experiencing bouts of dry heaving in the mornings, especially when she was jostled around while riding in the carriage. As soon as she got off the carriage, her legs went weak and she squatted down on the side of the road, dry heaving until she threw up all the food she had eaten that morning.