Chapter 69: Copying the scriptures

Mrs. Zhou was stared at by Mrs. Li and was flustered and didn't know why she got up, Mrs. Li stared at her straight for a long time, closed her eyes slightly as if she was tired, and only spoke for a while,

"I'm almost sixty years old, and they all say that people live for seventy years, how many years can I live? In the past few years, the energy has become more and more poor, this family, as well as Xiao'er, will always be in charge of you in the future, you look at things and people, and you have to have a number in your heart to let you see those mansion copies, do you see anything? ”

Mrs. Zhou's face turned pale, looked at Mrs. Li, and said with a forced smile:

"When I was at home, my parents taught us sisters to be gentle and gentle, and to abide by our duties.

Mrs. Li blocked her throat in one breath, looked at Mrs. Zhou blankly, and raised her hand tiredly for a while, and said in a slow voice:

"Xiao Er has not wasted more than half of her studies in the past three or four years, but she has made much progress longer than in the capital."

Mrs. Zhou's eyes flashed with a hint of anxiety, and she was about to speak, but Mrs. Li raised her hand to stop her, breathed a sigh of relief, and then said:

"There is only one point, you are reasonable, Xiao Er and Xiao Nuan are two old brothers, and they are not brothers and sisters, it is not good to be like this all the time and everywhere, from tomorrow, after lunch, I will leave Xiao Nuan in this courtyard to copy Buddhist scriptures for me, you can rest assured."

Mrs. Zhou's eyes flashed with joy, her face relaxed, Mrs. Li looked up at her, and then said:

"From tomorrow, let Grandma Sun go to Wutong Courtyard to be in charge, although Xiao'er's nurse Grandma Wu is a good one, but it is too soft, and you can't take those big girls in the hospital to be in charge of Grandma Sun, you can worry less."

Mrs. Zhou was stunned, looked at Mrs. Li hesitantly and said:

"Mama Sun is in charge of Wutong Courtyard, which is naturally very suitable, but how can my mother leave her here? Wouldn't you want to wronged your mother? ”

Mrs. Li looked at Mrs. Zhou helplessly, and her voice softened,

"What about me here? At Xiao'er's age, the people around her must be able to reassure people, okay, Yunshan will get married at the end of March, I don't know how many things to be busy with tomorrow, it's getting late, you hurry up and rest, I will send Grandma Sun to Wutong Courtyard early tomorrow morning. ”

Mrs. Zhou agreed, got up and said goodbye, and went back to rest.

After lunch the next day, Mrs. Zhou took Gu Yunshan and Gu Yunhuan to quit and went to get busy, and Mrs. Li left Li Xiaonuan behind, smiling and instructing Gu Xiao,

"I learned to paint with Mr. Lin and came back, let Grandma Sun and Ju Ying wait for you to go to the outer study to write, I made a wish with the Bodhisattva, to copy some scriptures to worship the Buddha, the ancestor is old, the old eyes are dizzy, this scripture can not be copied, this time, let Xiao Nuan copy these scriptures for me in the small Buddha hall every day, it is considered to be for me to return this wish."

Gu Xiao hurriedly got up and agreed, and asked enthusiastically,

"Ancestor, I'll also copy a few scriptures for you to make a vow."

"My Xiao'er is a filial child, but your filial piety can't be on this, you, read and write hard, and you will be able to establish a good family in the future, which is filial piety to me and your mother."

Old Madam Li stroked Gu Xiao's shoulder and said with a smile, Gu Xiao hurriedly stood up and agreed seriously:

"Rest assured, the grandson must study hard and win glory for the ancestor and mother in the future."

Li Xiaonuan looked at Gu Xiao with a smile, and felt a little uneasy in her heart.

Gu Xiao withdrew, Li Xiaonuan helped Mrs. Li to turn to the small Buddha hall behind, Cuilian had already taken the little girl to clean up the small room next to the Buddha hall, put the pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and lit the incense.

Li Xiaonuan helped Mrs. Li into the Buddhist hall, Mrs. Li sat cross-legged on the futon in front of the Buddha, Li Xiaonuan took half a step back, sat on a futon behind, and quietly listened to Mrs. Li knocking on the wooden fish, and finished reciting the Heart Sutra.

Mrs. Li recited the scriptures, turned her head, looked at Li Xiaonuan with a smile, and gently commanded:

"Come, help me up, and let's go to the wing room and sit down."

Li Xiaonuan hurriedly got up, helped Mrs. Li up, and entered the side room.

Mrs. Li sat down on the couch in the wing room, Li Xiaonuan took the tea held by Cuilian and handed it to Mrs. Li, Mrs. Li took the cup, motioned for Li Xiaonuan to sit on the edge of the couch, waved her hand to rebuke Cuilian and the others, looked at Li Xiaonuan and said with a smile:

"Good boy, stay close to your ancestors."

Li Xiaonuan smiled and moved to Mrs. Li, Mrs. Li put down the cup, stretched out her hand to straighten Li Xiaonuan's clothes, and said with a smile:

"The ancestor left you to copy the scriptures, firstly, to repay this wish for the ancestor, and secondly,"

Old Madam Li paused, and continued in a gentle voice:

"You and Xiao Er are both good children, the ancestor understands very well, although you are two years younger than Xiao Er, but in the past few years, you have taken care of Xiao Er like a sister, watching him study and do his homework every day, if it weren't for your help, Xiao Er couldn't read this book so well"

Li Xiaonuan looked at Mrs. Li with surprise in her eyes, Mrs. Li laughed and patted Li Xiaonuan's shoulder gently,

"The old ancestor is old, don't be confused about you, this child, how much hard work has been spent for Xiao Er, the old ancestor sees it in his eyes, you are grateful to the old ancestor, and the old ancestor is also grateful to you."

Li Xiaonuan blinked her eyes in a daze, and Mrs. Li continued with a smile:

"Xiao Er is also twelve years old this year, speaking of which, if according to the earlier rules, he is the age to be able to perform the crown ceremony, at least half an adult, he is a man, in the future, our family will rely on him to support the pillars, we have to let him take care of himself, those big and small things, we have to let him pay attention to himself, take his own ideas, the ancestor is old, you come over to help the ancestor, in addition to copying this **, and then help the ancestor sort out those old accounts, the ancestor has long wanted to sort it out"

Li Xiaonuan hurriedly got up and respectfully agreed, and Mrs. Li smiled and pulled her to sit on the couch again, and then said:

"You kid is good at everything, but you are too careful in everything, you only remember, the ancestor looks at you and Xiao'er in front of the ancestor, just relax."

Li Xiaonuan smiled and nodded, cautious and dazed in her heart, this matter, there must be a reason why she doesn't know now, the ancestor has always been long-term in doing things, and the arrangements are thoughtful, if there is such a plan, a month or two ago, he will do a little bit of foreshadowing, and he will never act so suddenly, and when he goes back at night, he has to let Lan Chu go to the big kitchen to inquire.

Mrs. Li pulled Li Xiaonuan and spoke slowly for a while, a little tired, Li Xiaonuan called Cuilian in, and waited for Mrs. Li to cover the quilt, Mrs. Li leaned on the couch, and ordered with a smile:

"Cuilian waits for Miss Cousin to sleep next door for a while, and it's not too late to copy those ** after resting."

Li Xiaonuan and Cuilian agreed, Cuilian called a little girl in, told her to sit on the foot pedal in front of the couch, and beat Mrs. Li's legs, before she and Li Xiaonuan retreated lightly.

The two entered the small room next to them, Li Xiaonuan grabbed Cuilian and said with a smile:

"Sister Cuilian doesn't have to be busy, the days are short in winter, and I don't usually sleep, so I'll copy the scriptures here, and my sister will just be busy with herself."

Cuilian looked at Li Xiaonuan, thought about it, nodded with a smile, Li Xiaonuan sat down at the table, Cuilian picked up the ink ingot, grinded it a few more times, put down the ink ingot, made another cup of tea and brought it over, smiled and pointed to the little girl standing at the door, and whispered:

"Then I'll go down first, and if Miss Cousin has any orders, just send the little girls, or let them call me."

Li Xiaonuan smiled and nodded, watching Cuilian come out of the house, then turned her head and calmly copied the scriptures one by one.

When Mrs. Li woke up, Li Xiaonuan had copied more than ten pages of scriptures, and Mrs. Li called Li Xiaonuan in, and instructed the little girl to put a low table on the couch that only wrote, and took a pen and inkstone and a few brand-new booklets.

Cuilian hugged a few old booklets and sent them in, Mrs. Li leaned on the couch, and told Li Xiaonuan to read the old account book to her page by page, Mrs. Li half-squinted, listening to Li Xiaonuan slowly read the old account of the pen, recalling with emotion, commenting, and instructing Li Xiaonuan to transcribe the entries she picked out to the new booklet.

The two of them read one by one, the other recalled, sighed, and explained, as if chatting for more than an hour, and had copied most of the account books, Mrs. Li straightened up, beat her waist, and said with a smile:

"The old ancestor is getting old, I can't sit still, come to Xiaonuan to help the old ancestor, and our ancestors and grandchildren will go to the garden behind here."

Li Xiaonuan hurriedly smiled and stepped forward to help Mrs. Li up, Cuilian was half-kneeling, waiting for Mrs. Li to put on her shoes, Li Xiaonuan accompanied Mrs. Li and slowly walked to the back garden.

It wasn't until dinner that Li Xiaonuan quit Mrs. Li and returned to Songfeng Courtyard.

At the end of the winter and Lan Chu, Li Xiaonuan changed into half-used pajamas and pants, held a book, lowered his eyes and leaned silently on the bed, thought for a long time, and then turned his head to look at the end of the winter who was sitting at the foot of the bed folding his clothes and asked:

"Is there anything new in the house today?"

The hand folding the clothes at the end of the winter paused, raised his head, looked at Li Xiaonuan with concern, thought about it, simply put down the clothes in his hand, moved to Li Xiaonuan's side, and asked in a low voice:

"What's wrong? The ancestor left you for an afternoon today, is there nothing wrong? ”

"Nothing, well, maybe nothing, is there anything new in the house?"

Li Xiaonuan thought about it and said in a low voice, and at the end of winter, he twisted his eyebrows and thought about it, and said in a low voice:

"I don't know if it's a new thing, these days, because of the eldest lady's marriage and companionship, the messengers from all over the house have been mobilized greatly, and when it comes to it, our yard is quiet, and there is no movement at all, but no one in our yard can look at it."