Chapter Eighty-Six: Serving, Changing Heaven and Earth
Finally, Aunt Ann finished rubbing her knees, and then looked up at her mother-in-law, whose cloudy eyes kept looking at her.
Aunt An finally sighed in her heart, and then said, "That's why you fell in love with that girl?" ”
The person on the other side didn't speak, and Aunt An said again: "That girl's behavior is normal, and she is a little afraid and worried. And I also looked at the girl, but she was calm, but she was still a child after all. ”
After Aunt An finished her evaluation of Bai Zhen'er, she was shocked to find that the corners of her mother-in-law's mouth slowly raised. Mother-in-law is actually laughing? Aunt An has served her mother-in-law for so many years, and she rarely even forgot that her mother-in-law would laugh.
The appearance of that smile was only for a moment. But Aunt An knew that maybe she had to check the girl's background, if there was no mistake, then the girl really fell into her mother-in-law's eyes.
But it's okay to be able to be by my mother-in-law's side and make my mother-in-law happy.
I don't know what to think of, Aunt An's heart sank, my mother-in-law's days are numbered.
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The next day, Bai Zhen'er was taken to the main hall by the palace maid who came. And Bai Zhen'er faintly felt that maybe what she would have to do in the future was not just copying scriptures.
Sure enough, when she arrived at the main hall, the aunt in charge said directly: "The main thing you will do in the future is to come and accompany your mother-in-law, just like accompanying your grandmother at home." ”
Bai Zhen'er nodded and said, "Zhen'er knows." ”
"Yes." Aunt An glanced at Bai Zhen'er, but she was a calm girl, and when she continued to speak, "Mother-in-law doesn't necessarily wake up in the morning, sometimes early, sometimes late. After getting up, Granny An has to eat, and after the meal, the main thing that Granny does every day is to chant sutras. ”
Bai Zhen'er listened carefully to Aunt An's talk about Granny An's daily life, and she secretly wrote it down.
"But that's not the main thing you do." Aunt An added a sentence at the end, and she looked at Bai Zhen'er meaningfully.
Bai Zhen'er raised her head. Looking at those deep eyes, there was a proper doubt in her eyes, and then she said, "Please also ask my aunt to make it clear." ”
Aunt An turned her eyes at this time, and then said, "Mother-in-law's health is not very good. But I always don't like to go out, and kneeling and chanting every day is very bad for my knees. What you have to do is to ask your mother-in-law not to kneel for so long, and then go out and walk more every day. ”
I don't know why, Bai Zhen'er suddenly thought of yesterday, Aunt An's bitter heart was beside Granny An. Originally. The old man became so stubborn.
Old naughty boy, old naughty boy, isn't that how it came about?
Bai Zhen'er moved the corners of her mouth faintly, then nodded and said, "Zhen'er should do her best." ”
"You can also see that my mother-in-law has bad eyes, can't speak, and often can't hear. You have to pay more attention to your mother-in-law's expression. Aunt An finally instructed a lot of details, as if she was very uneasy.
"Yes, Zhen'er knows." Bai Zhen'er felt that Aunt An said this. Some of them are like orphans. After all, she is new here, isn't Aunt An still around?
"Let's go." Aunt An finally sighed, and then took Bai Zhen'er towards the inner hall. Sure enough, as soon as Bai Zhen'er entered, she saw Granny An kneeling in front of the Buddha statue.
Aunt An stepped forward slowly, Bai Zhen'er followed behind, and there was still silence in the room, as if it had always been like this here, silent.
"Mother-in-law, that girl has come here and brought you a lot of copied scriptures. Would you like to take a look? Originally, Aunt An thought she was going to say a lot, but in the end, it was one sentence, and Granny An stretched out her hand. Aunt An didn't have time to think about anything, so she helped Granny An up.
Behind Bai Zhen'er, there was a palace maid who brought in the scriptures she brought today. The scripture was sent to Aunt An's hand, and she took the scripture book and put it in front of Granny An, "Mother-in-law, can you read this word clearly?" ”
Bai Zhen'er stood aside, and then watched the conversation between the two, it should be said that Aunt An was talking alone. Granny Ann looked at the scriptures. The cloudy eyes can't see the focus, it seems to see, and it seems to not see.
After so many years, I didn't expect her to change her identity with Mama An. She used to serve herself, but now she has replaced her with herself. If it was three years ago, maybe she would be a little different, but now she is different.
How it was before, and how it is now. She is all her, and regardless of her identity, she is a free person.
The heart, nature, is also free.
Because Granny Ann knelt on her knees for too long, every time after chanting, someone would bring medicinal soup to soak Granny An's feet. The palace maid on the side tested the temperature of the hot water, and then bent down to take off Granny An's shoes.
Seeing this, Bai Zhen'er also lowered her body and wanted to help do it together. As a result, Bai Zhen'er's hand had not touched the old man's feet, and the old man quickly moved away as if he had been burned by something.
This dodging action not only stunned Bai Zhen'er, but also stunned everyone present.
Bai Zhen'er glanced at Aunt An, and then looked at her hands, but she didn't have anything on her hands, and naturally there was nothing to scrape Granny An.
The palace maid continued to calmly put Granny An's feet into the basin, while gently rubbing the knees.
Just when Bai Zhen'er was looking at the medicinal soup, a stack of papers appeared in front of her, and she raised her head and saw the old man handing the scripture book in his hand to her. She reached out and took the scripture, but she still didn't understand what Granny An meant.
Aunt An glanced at Granny An, guessed for a while, and then said, "You can read it to Granny Ann." ”
Bai Zhen'er nodded, then looked at the scriptures in her hand again, and then spoke: "The reason for the Fa meeting is like this. For a while, the Buddha was defending the country. Gishu to the Garden of Solitude. with the great bhikshu congregation. 1,250 people"
The girl's clear voice slowly flowed in the silent room, as if a warm breeze was blowing in, which was very different.
Whether it is in a previous life or in this life, Bai Zhen'er has the most contact with this scripture, so it is not difficult for her to read it. On the contrary, with such a thought, Bai Zhen'er became more and more calm in the end.
When Bai Zhen'er had read most of it, Aunt An waved her hand at her, and she looked at Granny An when she saw this, and then saw that the old man was already asleep.
Bai Zhen'er slowly stopped her voice, and then Aunt An asked her to burn the incense of tranquility, and then covered Granny An with a quilt and let people watch from the side. Only then did he slowly retreat with Bai Zhen'er.
Aunt An didn't expect that the scriptures read by Bai Zhen'er would actually make Granny An fall asleep. She knew that the old man had always slept badly, and although he looked like he was lying with his eyes closed, he still didn't fall asleep.
"In the future, you will read more scriptures to your mother-in-law." Even if Aunt An said this to Bai Zhen'er, there is such a way, why not use it.
"Okay." Bai Zhen'er nodded. In fact, she didn't expect that she would be able to sleep peacefully when she was studying. (To be continued.) )