Chapter 18: Kwok's
Zhou Shaojin hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
Old Madam Guo was surprised: "Who is this?" ”
"It's my little granddaughter Zhou Shaojin." Mrs. Guan said with a smile, "I usually don't like to talk, so my relatives don't know each other very well." This time, I'll ask her to come and say hello to you. ”
Mrs. Guo was stunned, and then remembered who this so-called "little granddaughter" was.
She smiled at Zhou Shaojin and nodded, and praised: "It's a beautiful little girl!" ”
Of course, Zhou Shaojin would not take these entertainment words seriously, but such a peaceful meeting was also something she didn't expect.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you for your love." Mrs. Guan's tone was modest, but her expression could not hide her joy.
Seeing this, Mrs. Guo thought for a moment, and then pulled out the ring between her fingers: "The old object, the little girls may not like it, but fortunately, the condition is good, and you can still see it if you change a pendant or something." As he spoke, he handed the ring to Zhou Shaojin, "It's a meeting gift." ”
Zhou Shaojin was stunned, where did he dare to take it: "Things are too valuable." ”
"It's fine." Mrs. Guo smiled, "What the elders give, you follow." ”
Zhou Shaojin hesitated slightly, curtsied, generously thanked Mrs. Guo, and took the ring.
"That's right." Old Madam Guo smiled, and her tone was very gentle.
Zhou Shaojin breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he was not as nervous as he was just now.
Mrs. Guan and Mrs. Guo entered the banquet room, and sat down on the low couch on one side of the other.
It seems that the little maid came in with refreshments.
Zhou Shaojin stood still and did not move.
Mrs. Guan winked at her.
Zhou Shaojin realized after a while that her grandmother was asking her to be more courteous in front of her elders.
Her face was hot.
Before she got married, she felt sorry for herself and didn't pay attention to others at all; After getting married, she hid in the grange in Daxing to respect herself, and did not deal with outsiders at all, only others flattered her, how could she ever flatter others?
But now that she has decided to save the Cheng family, she can't be the same as in her previous life.
Zhou Shaojin carefully recalled how Shi Xiang and the others served tea and poured water for themselves, and also followed their example to serve tea to Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Guan.
Mrs. Guan was very relieved to see that she was well-behaved and sensible.
Mrs. Guo didn't take it to heart.
Her sons, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and grandchildren are all filial, and there is never a shortage of people around her to serve, which she takes for granted.
It's just that Zhou Shaojin is gentle and gentle, and her gestures are full of grace and tameness, which looks very comfortable, which makes Mrs. Guo feel good, and when Zhou Shaojin finished serving tea, she smiled and took the tea bowl and said: "Those trivial things have their own little maids to do, you can also sit down." ”
This time, Zhou Shaojin responded in a low voice and stood behind Mrs. Guan.
Old Madam Guo looked at her and thought of her third granddaughter Cheng Sheng - if the spoiled one was here, she would definitely have to show her praise, and she would give up only if she praised her...... One is too quiet, the other is too noisy. In the final analysis, it is because of different backgrounds and situations.
These thoughts were only fleeting.
Mrs. Guo said this business: "...... I thought to myself, we still have to listen to the puja on the eighth day of the new year - the birthday of our ancestors is a matter for the masters, so what can we do if we stay at home? ”
It turned out that I came here for this.
I'm afraid that the second room doesn't think so!
Zhou Shaojin listened with his ears pricked up.
The daughters of the Zhou family will go to Ganquan Temple to incense on the Buddha Bathing Festival every year, but April 12 this year is the birthday banquet of the ancestors of the second room. It stands to reason that the Buddha Bathing Festival and April 12 are so close that the Cheng family should go to the second room to help.
But everything is one and the other.
In the past, the ancestor of the second room, Cheng Xu, served as a scholar of the Yingwu Palace in the capital, and the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu, when the ancestor of the long house took care of the affairs at home, it was naturally the most beautiful in the second room. But when the old lady Cheng Li in the second room died early, the old lady Cheng Xun and Cheng Shao brothers in the long room were named on the gold list one after another, and the Cheng family was in a situation again. Now the ancestor of the second room, Cheng Xu, has already been a teacher, and the eldest master Cheng Yi is just a teacher, and the long room has a three-jinshi, and there is a fifteen-year-old case, and the shape is a little different.
But no matter what, Sifang has never been a home, and if you don't fight for this tone, you can't fight for this tone.
Mrs. Guan and the mud: "I listen to you." ”
It is not easy for four-room orphans and widows to have today. I have received the favor of the long room and the protection of the second room, and it is not good to stand on either side and speak, so it is better not to participate.
When the second room was like a rainbow, Mrs. Guo was not afraid of anyone, not to mention that now her three sons are all two-rank jinshi. She said this, not to provoke Mrs. Guan and the second room, but to ask the old lady Guan and the second room to do so, but only about the old lady in a few old women, who is generous and sensible, has integrity, and is more similar to her, she wants to ask Mrs. Guan to go to the festival together, and there is also a companion on the way.
"That's what it says." Seeing that Mrs. Guan agreed, Mrs. Guo was very happy and said, "You don't need to prepare incense or candles or anything - Sister Zheng specially brought me twenty catties of Canan incense from the capital, and I asked Shiro to exchange two hundred taels of silver for copper coins, all of which are Yongchang Tongbao, all of which are so big and thick." ”
Shiro...... Who is it?
Zhou Shaojin looked at Mrs. Guo with a little blankness.
The old lady Guan instructed her to send a hundred taels of silver tickets to the Hanbi Mountain House.
Old Madam Guo was displeased and said, "What do you and I know so well?" ”
"In front of the Bodhisattva, each respects his own mind." Mrs. Guan insisted on refusing.
Brothers, settle accounts clearly, so that they can be affectionate. Mrs. Guan never took advantage of this, which is why the old lady of the fourth room died early, but the long room, the second room, and the third room all respect the fourth room.
Mrs. Guo was not reluctant.
Mrs. Guan pulled her to look at the Buddhist scriptures she asked Zhou Shaojin to copy: "Originally, I was afraid that I couldn't offer it to the Bodhisattva, but now it seems that I have to copy it quickly." ”
Old Madam Guo's gaze was fixed.
Although the pen power is slightly weak, it is smooth and round, rich and pure.
She pointed to the bookcase and said, "This is?" ”
"It was copied by Shao Jin." Mrs. Guan said with a smile, "The children's family doesn't have much strength, but fortunately, they are sincere, and the handwriting is still neat and beautiful." ”
Mrs. Guo's breathing was slightly suffocated, thinking that Mrs. Guan could only read the account book, although she was relieved, she didn't want to say more, and said with a smile: "This character is well written." ”
Mrs. Guan said humbly: "It's just not boring." ”
Mrs. Guo didn't want to say it, but seeing that Mrs. Guan was very sincere, she was silent for a moment and couldn't help but say: "Little girl's family, it's very good to be able to write like this." The few in our family, except for Sister Zheng, none of them can calm down to practice calligraphy. ”
Mrs. Guan listened to her heart and said, "This child is usually too quiet, if you look at it, it just so happens that Sister Sheng is not by your side, I will ask her to copy a few pages of scriptures for you, and on the eighth day of the fourth month, what do you think?" ”
Zhou Shaojin was so frightened that her face was pale.
Mrs. Guo looked at Zhou Shaojin, who lowered her head and could only see the soft black green silk and the white and delicate neck, and suddenly felt a feeling of pearl covered with dust.
She thought for a moment and asked Zhou Shaojin: "Is this what the master taught?" ”
Of course not.
It was used to pass the time when she was bored in her previous life.
But she couldn't say this, so she had to say, "I wrote it myself." ”
Mrs. Guo did not let go of this topic, and continued: "How did you come up with the idea of writing like this? ”
is because in her previous life, she depicted the hand stickers of her brother-in-law Liao Shaotang's aunt Liao Zhangying.
She stubbornly said, "I just think it's comfortable to write like this." "The palms of my hands are already full of sweat.
Fortunately, Mrs. Guo didn't ask any more.
"Then let this little girl copy a few pages of the scriptures for me!" She smiled and said, "When the scriptures are copied, I will be the east, and I invite you to go to Huiji Temple to eat fasting food." ”
"That's a good dare!" Mrs. Guan happily told Zhou Shaojin, "You have to help the old lady copy the scriptures." He jokingly said, "Whether we can eat the food of Huiji Temple or not depends on you." ”
The corners of Zhou Shaojin's mouth were furrowed, and he couldn't say a word.
Mrs. Guo was a little surprised.
She thought Zhou Shaojin would be overjoyed.
After all, her identity is there, a little girl like Zhou Shaojin who is about to say goodbye can win her favor, and she is afraid that she will not find a good mother-in-law?
However, Mrs. Guo is not the person who is dustless at the moment, and thinks that everyone should come to her.
Since the little girl doesn't want to, then forget it.
The pearls and jade words around her are well written, although they are not as good as this little girl, but they can also be regarded as good at copying scriptures.
No matter how bad it is, there is still Brother Xu.
This child, although naughty, but also filial, these days I don't know who is crazy with whom, all day long, it is better to take this opportunity to let him help copy a few pages of Buddhist scriptures, and detain him at home for a few days.
Old Madam Guo thought, and a smile appeared in the corners of her eyes.
And over there, Zhou Shaojin finally mustered up the courage and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to copy the ......."
Even if she is ignorant of the world, she knows that Mrs. Guo cannot be offended. She can't be as selfish as she was in her previous life.
Mrs. Guan was bent on pushing Zhou Shaojin to Mrs. Guo: "It's not that I haven't seen the words you wrote, if it's not good, I won't let you copy it!" ”
Zhou Shaojin's face was flushed.
Mrs. Guo laughed.
This little girl, who has the courage to be a needle, dares to refuse her, and it is very interesting to say what she thinks in her heart.
"It's fine." Mrs. Guo smiled, "You can copy it slowly." If you can catch up with the Buddha Festival, you will be enshrined on the Buddha Festival, and if you can't catch up with the Buddha Festival, you will be enshrined on the Yu Lan Festival. ”
She has always admired those little girls who have ideas but are not aggressive, and she can't help but have a heart of fulfillment.
Zhou Shaojin almost fainted.
...... of the Olan Festival Could it be that she wants to copy the scriptures for Mrs. Guo until July......
She really doesn't want to have anything to do with Nagafang anymore!
But that's it, can she not go?
Seeing off Mrs. Guo, Mrs. Guan was full of joy, and pulled her to the inner room and whispered: "The old lady is very strong, and the idlers don't want to enter her eyes, but if they can get into her eyes, don't talk about Jinling City, it is those high-ranking families in the capital, and you don't have to be afraid of anyone when you go in and out." This is your creation, don't be foolish, copy back the scriptures and come back. ”
Can't you come back after copying the scriptures?
Zhou Shaojin sweated on his forehead.
She anxiously asked her grandmother, "When will I be back?" ”
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