Chapter 348 Lama Temple
The seventh day of the lunar month.
Yesterday was the beginning of spring. According to the solar terms, we have entered spring, but the temperature still feels like winter.
Fang Shulin was busy in the kitchen early in the morning.
She went to the supermarket to do some shopping yesterday. It would not be good for the two of them and a cat to go out to eat every day, as it would not feel like home. Besides, she also wanted to cook for Li Mu herself.
"Xiao Mu, it's time for breakfast."
"coming."
Li Mu dried his hair, washed his hands, and walked out of the bathroom.
There were two plates on the table with fried eggs and ham, the staple food was toast, a bowl of vegetable salad, a boiled egg and a glass of milk for each person.
There was also a small bowl in front of the cat, and Fang Shulin cooked two small fish specially for her.
It’s not a rich but nutritious Western breakfast.
"Mom, I guess I don't have the breakfast that Auntie made, right?"
"It's done." Li Mu picked up the toast, put the ham and egg on it and took a big bite. "It tastes good. It's delicious."
"That's good." Fang Shulin breathed a sigh of relief.
After dinner, Li Mu took the initiative to wash the dishes.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Brother Nan called me via video.
The video was connected, and Li Mu saw her washing up.
"Wuwuwuwa?"
Sister Nan was brushing her teeth while talking to the screen, her mouth full of foam, and she looked inexplicably cute with the toothbrush in her mouth.
Li Mu's eyes unconsciously glanced at Dai Mao, but unfortunately they were blocked by a little bear headband.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"
"Can't understand."
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Brother Nan spit out the foam in his mouth and said to him, "I'm asking you a question!"
"What are you asking about?"
"What are you doing this afternoon?"
"do not know."
"How about going to Lama Temple?" Brother Nan said as he washed his face. "During the New Year in Beijing, many people go to Lama Temple to burn incense and pray for a girlfriend."
"Oh."
"Go? You said yes."
".go."
"implement!"
After washing his face, Brother Nan picked up a facial mask, tore it open and applied it on his face.
Li Mu stared at the screen without blinking.
Brother Nan understood immediately and explained, "I stayed up late last night. The winter in Beijing is a bit dry, so I need to drink some water."
"That's it."
"You will burn incense when you go to Lama Temple, right?"
"It's all right."
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"burn."
"Don't forget to make a wish. You can't let the gods and Buddhas eat your incense in vain." Brother Nan said a few words and quickly pressed the mask on his lips with his hand, "Do you know what to wish for?"
"know."
"Promise what?"
"Please bless me to find a girlfriend?"
"Why a question?"
"Please help me find a girlfriend!"
"Well, I will bless you too."
"How can you protect it?"
"You can come over now." Brother Nan interrupted Li Mu's question, "I'll be almost done packing by the time you get here, let's go directly."
"it is good."
"Auntie, it's time for the facial mask. Would you like to go?" She took the mask and patted it on her face, making a crisp sound.
Li Mu watched silently, seeing the flesh on her face tremble slightly after being patted, as if it was very tender. This reminded him of the feeling when he pinched Brother Nan's face in Yuquan Mountain, but it seemed to be a different matter now that it was wet.
This made him want to help Brother Nan take the photo.
"You're stuck? Why aren't you talking?" "Yeah, the network just got stuck." Li Mu came back to his senses calmly, "Let me ask."
"Well, let's hang up then." Brother Nan began to prepare to apply lotion.
"Goodbye, Brother Nan."
Li Mu hung up the video and looked down. The cat was lying on his chest, staring at the screen intently.
The video was hung up, and Maoer looked up at him in confusion, "Why is Brother Lan gone?"
"You'll see it soon." Li Mu got up from the bed, changed his clothes and put on his shoes, and went out.
Passing by the living room, she asked Fang Shulin, who was embroidering something, "Mom, are you going to Lama Temple to play?"
Fang Shulin was startled when she heard this, and quickly covered up the embroidery. Then she raised her head and said, "Lama Temple? You and Xiaonan?"
"Hmm." Li Mu looked at the thing in her hand in confusion. Judging from the material, it seemed to be brocade.
"I'm not going. You and Xiaonan go play." Fang Shulin hid the things in her hand again.
"Then I'll go out." Li Mu retracted his gaze, bent down and picked up the yogurt.
"Be safe on the road."
"understood."
Li Mu parked the car on the roadside on the west side of the Forbidden City.
Not long after, Brother Nan came trotting over, opened the door, pulled him out of the cab, sat in himself, fastened his seat belt, all in one go.
"What are you standing there for? Get in the car." Brother Nan held the steering wheel and urged Li Mu outside the car.
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Li Mu walked silently to the passenger seat, opened the door, picked up the yogurt on the seat and sat down.
The Yonghe Palace is located in Dongcheng District. It was built in the 33rd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty and was given to the fourth son Yinzhen. It later became Prince Yong's Palace.
Emperor Qianlong was also born and lived here. Since two emperors came from the Yonghe Palace, it became a "blessed place for dragons to hide", so the palace has yellow tiles and red walls, with the same specifications as the Forbidden City Palace.
In the ninth year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, the Lama Temple was converted into a temple and became the center for the Qing Dynasty to manage Tibetan Buddhist affairs across the country.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was designated as a national key Buddhist temple in the Han area.
Nowadays, this place has become a holy place for young people to burn incense. No matter they want to pray for career, wealth, marriage, etc., they will come here to burn a stick of incense.
We’ll talk about whether it works first, but try it first. The ticket is only 25 yuan, and the incense is free. If you are an elderly or student, you can get a discount.
It is kilometers from the Forbidden City to the Lama Temple. Under normal circumstances, it takes half an hour to drive there.
However, what Brother Nan said was right. There were many people praying and burning incense during the Spring Festival. As soon as we got to Dongsi North Street, there was a traffic jam. We stopped and started all the way, and it took us twenty minutes to walk only a few hundred meters.
"It's already half past eleven."
Brother Nan glanced at the time, turned on the turn signal, and drove into a shopping mall on the side of the road.
After parking the car, the two people and the cat walked to the Lama Temple.
"Oh my, the traffic jam is so long." Brother Nan looked at the long queue of cars, grinned, and turned to look at Li Mu, "What do you think? I suggest we walk. Isn't that a very foresighted decision?"
"Ah."
"The Lama Temple Street is just ahead." Brother Nan pointed ahead. "It's already noon. Are you hungry? How about we eat first and then go shopping."
"it is good."
Brother Nan found a rice noodle shop on the roadside.
The specialty of this shop is braised pork rice noodles, which are made with soup made from pork bones.
Brother Nan ordered two bowls and asked for braised chicken feet and chicken legs.
The taste is pretty good, the soup is made from large bones and it is cooked to perfection.
The soup is rich and delicious, oily but not greasy. The snow-white rice noodles are topped with a slightly whitish broth and some shredded meat. It seems that the meat is from the pig's trotters, elbows, etc., with thick skin and fat still attached. It has been stewed until it is soft, so soft that you can just use chopsticks to tear it apart and put it in the bowl. It is delicious and tasty.
Sprinkle some chopped green onions and pair it with the accompanying kimchi. It tastes light and delicious. It goes into your stomach peacefully and gently after one bite.
Immediately, the warmth spread from the throat to the belly, which was very comfortable in this cold weather.
"Suck."
Brother Nan took a big mouthful of rice noodles and squinted his eyes in satisfaction.
"How about it?"
"good to eat."
Li Mu was somewhat envious of Brother Nan's luck. He just randomly found a rice noodle shop and hit on a treasure.
After eating a piece of rice noodles with chopsticks, you will find the braised pork in the middle which is equally light yet meaty, half fat and half lean. The lean part is soft and not dry, while the fat part is rich and fragrant but not greasy. Add a little bit of kimchi and even the last bit of greasy taste is completely gone, achieving a perfect balance.
It’s hard to imagine that making a delicious dish only requires such simple ingredients and techniques.
It’s sad. I was warned about political issues today.
Brother Nan’s background is too big and there are political risks. All subsequent plots involving Brother Nan’s father, mother, grandfather, etc. will be cut.
Alas, some things still cannot be touched.
(End of this chapter)
