Chapter 23: The Temple
Zhou Shaojin took a deep breath.
Now, these hands are humbly supporting Mrs. Guo in a posture of surrender.
Just like in the previous life, the owner of these hands cannot cover the sky with one hand, there are still people who can make her lower her proud head, and there are people who can make her lower her eyebrows and swallow her temper.
At this moment, Zhou Shaojin suddenly liked Mrs. Guo's toughness.
In his previous life, if it weren't for Mrs. Guo's pressure, the Yuan family didn't know what he would do to him.
She took another deep breath and plucked up the courage to look up.
He is no longer the weak and incompetent Zhou Shaojin, why should the Yuan family humiliate himself?
What caught my eye was Yuan's angry face, which looked like it was just a flowery face.
Her jet-black hair makes her skin appear whiter, and her sparkling eyes make her look radiant and radiant.
Yuan's is so bright and radiant at any time, and his demeanor is outstanding.
Zhou Shaojin was in the mood to stand on a high-rise building and watch the scenery.
When it came time to greet Yuan, she stepped forward to salute without humility or arrogance, and greeted softly with a smile.
Yuan looked at her with an unmistakable amazement in his eyes, and said with a smile: "But I haven't seen her for a few days, and the second lady is getting brighter and brighter." ”
It's as if they haven't seen each other in years.
In fact, the Cheng family will celebrate the New Year together every year and send lights, but with Zhou Shaojin's former temperament, she either hid behind her sister or shrank in the corner of the hall, her face was blurred, and it was normal for Yuan to not notice her.
She smiled slightly, and her smile was gentle and generous.
Yuan's eyes flashed with surprise, and he wanted to say something, but there was a heavy and messy footstep in the distance, mixed with the old woman's low reprimand: "...... Come on, come on...... I asked you to prepare a sedan chair a long time ago, where have your ears grown......"
The crowd followed the prestige, and saw two sturdy women carrying a soft sedan chair and walking towards this side.
The old woman on the soft sedan chair is full of silver threads, wearing an autumn-colored forehead handkerchief, the forehead is inlaid with an emerald the size of a finger thumb, and the ears are covered with emerald earrings of the same size.
This is the old lady Tang in the second room.
Cheng Li, the old lady of the second room, died early, she kept the festival in the Cheng family, not only raised her son Cheng Yi, helped her mother-in-law to preside over the feed, but also occasionally took care of the general affairs of the second room, and waited until the mother-in-law died. Although he handed over the feed to his daughter-in-law Hong over the years, Hong had to ask her to make an idea of something important.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm late!" Mrs. Tang smiled and was helped out of the soft sedan chair by the accompanying maid, and said, "When we get to Ganquan Temple, I will invite everyone to eat fast." ”
He didn't explain why he was late.
It's quite a bit of "I'm late, what can you do with me" low-key arrogance.
Mrs. Wufangwen immediately looked at Mrs. Guo.
Mrs. Guo didn't say anything, and said lightly, "It's not too late", and told Mama Shi to inform the carriage guarding the second gate to prepare to leave.
Mrs. Wenda's face was full of disappointment.
Zhou Shaojin looked very interesting.
Could it be that she still counted on Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Tang to fight?
Zhou Shaojin only had his own one-third of an acre of land in his eyes in his previous life, and he never paid attention to things outside the four rooms, but he didn't expect the relationship between the Cheng family's several heads to be so complicated and turbulent.
What made her even more emotional was the meeting with Yuan's - it turned out to be so simple, so calm, it made her feel a kind of powerlessness to hit the cotton with her fist, but she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Let the former things pass!
Others don't know at all, and she should try to forget what it is.
Zhou Shaojin followed her sister into the carriage and went all the way to Ganquan Temple.
Ganquan Temple is located in the east of Jinling City, the previous dynasty was the royal temple, later destroyed in the war, Emperor Taizong rebuilt, the tile of the main hall is the Emperor Taizong of the year to give is, the Qianqing Hall did not use up the bright yellow glazed tile, the sun shines on it, the golden splendor, the weather is thousands. Ganquan Temple soon became the largest Zen temple in Jinling City.
The Cheng family had sent a steward to the temple a few days ago to arrange the incense, and the carriage of the Cheng family galloped directly over the mountain gate and stopped at the gate.
The little novice in the temple had already opened the side door, and Master Shi Hui, the presiding officer of Ganquan Temple, took several senior monks from Zhiketang to greet him at the door. They went to the main hall to offer incense, drank tea in the side hall, and the master of the Zhike Hall, Shi Jue, personally accompanied them to the main hall where Master Shi Hui gave a lecture.
There were already female dependents waiting in the main hall, and they were all dressed beautifully, whether they were old or young, with a calm and leisurely demeanor with no worries about food and clothing.
Seeing the ladies of the Cheng family come in, several women and children looked at them and whispered to each other, but most of the ladies got up to greet the ladies of the Cheng family, and there was an old woman dressed in the clothes of a super-first-class foreign woman.
Zhou Shaojin guessed that the old lady was from the Liangguo Mansion.
Looking at the old woman's laughter with Mrs. Guo, Mrs. Yuan, and Mrs. Tang, they should be very familiar with each other.
No wonder the Liangguo Guild in the previous life warned the Cheng family!
Zhou Shaojin also saw a few familiar faces, but I didn't know if I had seen them in my previous life or before she was reborn.
She quietly followed behind her sister, but a gaze swept over her like a blade.
Zhou Shaojin turned around and saw Cheng Ji's angry face.
I really don't know where I offended her?
Zhou Shaojin didn't see it.
The cloud board rang out.
Everyone quieted down and took their seats.
Zhou Shaojin and her sister sat side by side behind Mrs. Guan and Mrs. Chu.
In her previous life, she also often went to the Jokhang Temple to listen to the scriptures, although the Jokhang Temple is not a royal Zen temple, but there is no shortage of dignitaries and dignitaries, high-ranking families. In her opinion, Master Shi Hui is better than the Sutra of Master Jingkong, who presides over the Jokhang Temple - Master Jingkong's Sutra is relatively simple and easy to understand, while Master Shi Hui's Sutra is more profound but very funny and attractive, which is not easy.
She looked around, and everyone listened attentively.
This may have something to do with the fact that women and children in the north do not read much, while there are more famous families in the south who have passed down poetry and books.
Zhou Shaojin thought wildly, and soon immersed himself in Master Shi Hui's Buddhism.
Someone tugged at her sleeve.
She turned her head away.
Cheng Ji didn't know when he sat next to her.
"What's the matter with you?" She said in a low voice, with an unconcealed indignation in her voice, "When I look for you, you always can't get out." Don't talk to me when you come out. Is it because you are going to help Mrs. Guo copy the scriptures? If you do this again, will I still play with you in the future? ”
Threatening words, but full of childishness.
Such a Cheng Ji really made Zhou Shaojin really hate. But she didn't want to say anything more to Cheng Ji, so she whispered: "Don't talk, listen to the master!" ”
Cheng Ji snorted, not taking Zhou Shaojin's words to heart, but when he looked up, he saw his old lady Tang glancing at her with a warning look.
She had to swallow what she was about to say.
After finishing the lecture, Sister Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Ji were called over by Mrs. Yuan and introduced to the old woman.
Zhou Shaojin didn't guess wrong, the old woman was Liangguogong's biological mother, Mrs. Qu.
Because it was the first time they met, the lady of the Liangguo Mansion gave them a ring set with jewels, and then got up to say goodbye.
Shi Hui and Mrs. Yuan personally sent Mrs. Qu to the gate of the temple, watched the carriage and honor guard of the Liangguo Mansion leave, and then went to the dining hall of Ganquan Temple.
Because there will be big operas and temple fairs in the temple in the afternoon, most of the women and children stayed in the temple like the Cheng family to eat.
The temple arranged a small courtyard with a garden for the Cheng family, in addition to a place to eat, there are also a few side rooms where you can rest.
The stewards and servants of the Cheng family have already been cleaned, and when they listen to the lectures, the housekeepers and grandmothers in each room have also placed the utensils that the old ladies are accustomed to.
These people are all housewives of influential high-ranking families in Jinling City, some of them are meeting for the first time, and some say that they have met during the Chinese New Year. Some Zhou Shaojin remembered, and some Zhou Shaojin had no impression at all. In any case, Zhou Shaojin and others got several meeting gifts, gold rings, golden hairpins, and silver bracelets, which can be regarded as a small fortune.
After a while, a "sonorous" gong sounded outside
The big drama is about to begin.
Don't talk about Cheng Ji, even Mrs. Wenda couldn't help but prick up her ears to listen, only a few old ladies were still sitting like a mountain. But Mrs. Li still instructed her close grandmother: "You go out with the girl, but don't lose anyone." ”
The grandmother smiled and said "yes".
Cheng Ji invited Zhou Shaojin: "Let's go together!" ”
Zhou Shaojin shook his head and said, "I'm here to accompany my grandmother." ”
Old Madam Guan smiled: "A few of us old ladies are talking here, what do you want to do with you?" You just go and play. He also told Zhou Chujin, "Take care of your sister, the two sisters must not be separated, be careful to call the flower party to deceive." ”
Zhou Chujin responded with a smile, and there was also a bit of yearning in his demeanor.
It turned out that my eighteen-year-old sister was like this.
Zhou Shaojin smiled, and no one planned to see the excitement.
There are many people.
In her previous life, when she went to the Jokhang Temple, she also led the steep son to peep, and in this life she wanted to live quietly and quietly, but she really didn't want to make any moves.
"I don't want to go." She used Mrs. Wenda's statement as an excuse, "It's noisy outside, and I feel a headache when I listen to it like this, let alone be there." Let's go! ”
When Zhou Chujin heard this, he naturally wanted to stay with Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Shaojin persuaded her: "If my sister stays because of this, I have no choice but to go." My sister can't bear to look at me uncomfortable? ”
Zhou Chujin smiled and said, "You are becoming more and more able to speak now, and you know that you are blocking me with words." ”
Zhou Shaojin had the intention to make a fuss, pushed Zhou Chujin out with a smile, and said to Mrs. Chu: "Uncle and aunt have to take good care of my sister, the two must not be separated, be careful to call the flower party to deceive." ”
She was good-looking, and she looked innocent, which couldn't help but make several old ladies laugh, and the slight embarrassment caused by Zhou Shaojin's refusal suddenly disappeared.
Old Madam Guo nodded secretly, and Yuan also looked at her a few more times.
Zhou Shaojin, who sent Zhou Chujin out, didn't find out.
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