The Zhou sisters naturally didn't suspect anything, and accompanied the old lady to talk, and the topic naturally turned to the matter of copying scriptures.

Mrs. Guan asked her to take a copy of the Lotus Sutra to Zhou Shaojin and asked, "Do you recognize it all?" ”

Not only does it recognize it all, but it is simply backwards.

Zhou Shaojin nodded.

Mrs. Guan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Then you can help me copy the second volume!" I made the first offering for the last nine days. ”

The ninth day refers to the ninth day of the first month, which is the birthday of Avalokiteshvara.

The ladies of the Cheng family usually go to Ganquan Temple to offer incense, and Ganquan Temple is a dojo for Bodhisattvas in the world.

Zhou Shaojin smiled and responded "yes", and asked Mrs. Guan if she had copied the scriptures in the past: "Let me see how it was copied?" It's better to copy the same. ”

There is an unusual steadiness in his actions.

Mrs. Guan was a little more relieved about Zhou Shaojin, and asked her to find the scrapped scriptures. When the scriptures came and said that they could copy the scriptures, the little maid came: "Mrs. Wu has come here with three young ladies." ”

Three young ladies?

Is it Wu Baozhang's half-sister Wu Baohua and Wu Baozhi?

Zhou Shaojin was a little dazed.

In her memory, after she and Wu Baozhang became acquainted with each other, Wu Baozhang once told her about the Wu family one after another.

It is said that Wu Baozhang, like her, died of his mother when he was half a year old. The difference is that her father only remarried her colleague's sister Guan Shi less than 100 days after Wu Baozhang's biological mother's death. And Guan looked at the virtuous and virtuous, but in fact, he was sweet-hearted and bitter-hearted, bitter, narrow-minded, and stingy, because he was dissatisfied with Wu Baozhang's biological mother Yin's position as a wife, and was even more unwilling to raise Wu Baozhang and his brother Wu Taicheng, making it difficult for their brothers and sisters everywhere, Wu Xiu had no choice but to keep letting their brothers and sisters live with their grandmother in Mianyang's hometown in Sichuan. Until Wu Baozhang's grandmother died, their brothers and sisters had no one to rely on, and the Guan family only had two daughters under their knees.

But even so, Wu Baozhang's stepmother also killed Wu Taicheng, so that Wu Taicheng developed a lot of bad habits.

Wu Baozhang shed tears as he spoke, and said: "After all, I am a daughter raised in the deep boudoir, and it is not easy to meet my brother on weekdays, not to mention persuading him to study well, and his career is promising, for himself and for me to earn a future......

It is precisely because of these reasons that she felt pity for Wu Baozhang, and later realized that Wu Baozhang was not a simple person, and he might not be able to believe all the words he said, but he always made excuses for Wu Baozhang, feeling that Wu Taicheng was inclined to become inflammatory, not a person who could become an atmosphere, Wu Baozhang was a person who had no support, and could only fight for a future for himself, and it was human nature to use inferior means. Although she and Wu Baozhang are good, they are not to the point of being like brothers, so they don't have to worry so much about Wu Baozhang...... Even if Wu Baozhang and Cheng Lu are engaged, she thinks of Wu Baozhang's girl's home, the order of her parents, and the words of the matchmaker, can Wu Baozhang still say "no"? didn't feel that Wu Baozhang was wrong, but he was angry, but the seven-foot man didn't take responsibility, he didn't say anything about his treachery, and he was indecisive and vague about her affairs, which made Wu Baozhang uneasy and made her criticized......

Zhou Shaojin followed behind her sister with one foot high and one foot low.

Mrs. Guan, who was walking in front, didn't pay attention, but Zhou Chujin quickly noticed her sister's abnormality.

She took Zhou Shaojin's hand and shook it tightly.

Zhou Shaojin came back to his senses.

Zhou Chujin glanced at her, signaling her to endure it in advance, and after dealing with the things in front of her, she returned to Wanxiangju.

Zhou Shaojin smiled at her sister abruptly.

The flower hall where the four-room ladies will meet the guests - Assorted Xuan has arrived.

Zhou Shaojin hurriedly restrained his feelings, lowered his head and walked in with Mrs. Guan.

At this time, it is the late spring of March, the sun has risen, the assorted Xuan spring flowers are in full bloom, the red lacquer and ice cracked windows around the flower hall are all branched out, the fragrance of flowers is fragrant, the warm breeze is blowing, and people do not drink and get drunk.

Zhou Shaojin saw the girl standing behind Mrs. Wu at a glance.

Like the people in her memory, she wore a double snail bun with thick green silk, a lilac gold hairpin, a Hangzhou silk gown with a red bottom and folded branches, a pearl the size of lotus seeds hanging down to her ears, and a cinnabar mole the size of a grain of rice between her eyebrows was bright and unforgettable.

It's really her!

Wu Baozhang.

After a gap of ten years, they met again when she was twelve!

Zhou Shaojin only felt the pain in his heart.

Those lost moments seem to come back to their faces, and the pain of the past is alive again.

She clutched her chest, her mind was blank, watching the corners of her grandmother and Mrs. Wu's mouths close, and she sat quietly with her sister curttling like a marionette, until Zhou Chujin pulled her sleeve, and the voice of her grandmother and Mrs. Wu buzzed into her ears: "...... You know, our Jiangbei is not as good as Jiangnan, and we don't pay so much attention to it. This is the first birthday feast that our master has encountered, and I don't know what to give - it is precious, for fear that others will say that we are flattering; It's shabby, I'm afraid that others will say that we have a small vision and haven't seen the world. It's really not left, it's not right, so worried that our lord didn't close his eyes all night, and when he got up, he urged me to come to your old man's house to ask for an idea, so as not to make a fool of myself at the birthday feast. ”

It turned out that Mrs. Wu came here for the birthday of the ancestor of the second room.

In her previous life, Mrs. Wu claimed that her grandmother was an "aunt", and she was very affectionate. Today, he called his grandmother "you old man", it turns out that at this time, Guan has not climbed up to his grandmother......

Zhou Shaojin thought blankly, and was kicked hard in the foot.

She tilted her head in horror and saw her sister's worried gaze.

Zhou Shaojin was taken aback, and then realized his gaffe.

She couldn't help but be secretly anxious.

At this time, you must be calm. Otherwise, wouldn't my sister be going crazy? There is also my grandmother, who kindly took her out to meet the guests and let her increase her knowledge, but she was rude, so where did her grandmother's face go?

Zhou Shaojin took a deep breath and hurriedly sorted out his feelings, and heard that his grandmother was not in a hurry or irritated, and said to Mrs. Wu with a slight smile: "I don't know about the things outside." But according to the old practice of the Cheng family, each room will give a birthday gift in the name of each house, and the scattered life should be more casual, and the whole life should be more important. And then each person will give it to each other, which is simpler, but it is just some needles and threads, as well as the children's handwritten drawings and handwritten couplets, which are also considered a birthday gift......"

Mrs. Wu praised with great emotion when she heard this: "The Cheng family is worthy of being a century-old family of poetry and books!" The family is so prominent, but this life is so low-key, no wonder the Cheng family in Jinling City who mentioned Jiuru Lane has to raise their thumbs to praise 'good', and no wonder others think that our Wu family is too small. It's not better than not knowing, it's more frightening than ......"

She is of medium height, with a round figure, and her appearance looks very ordinary, but she has a pair of eyes, as if she wants to see your heart when she looks at people, very sharp. But at this moment, her voice is neither high nor low, gentle and polite, with a faint smile, like a spring breeze, which makes people listen very comfortably.

Listening carefully, Wu Baozhang's tone and tone of voice are very similar to Mrs. Wu's.

Thinking of this person, Zhou Shaojin's heart tumbled like boiling water, and it took a while to calm down.

And Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Guan's words have come to an end, and Mrs. Wu is mentioning that she is going to see the three-color peony raised in Mrs. Guan's house: "I heard that it was given by Master Cheng." The eldest lord is really filial! It's such a rare thing, and I don't know where he got it. However, it is also a blessing for you. Like me, I've never seen a tree bloom in three colors like this. ”

Hearing others praise her eldest son, Mrs. Guan could no longer treat other guests who came to visit her with a purpose, putting on a polite but always somewhat detached attitude.

She laughed, caressed by Zhou Chujin, and took Mrs. Wu to the water pavilion where the three-color peony was placed.

Seeing this, Wu Baozhang stepped forward to help Mrs. Wu.

Mrs. Wu walked forward quickly, stood with Mrs. Guan, and left Wu Baozhang behind. And Mrs. Wu's biological daughter Wu Baohua didn't look at Wu Baozhang, stepped forward unhurriedly to support her mother's arm, and followed Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Guan with Zhou Chujin left and right.

As if she hadn't noticed what was happening, Mrs. Wu smiled and talked to Mrs. Guan about the new troupe Huilanban in Jinling City.

A trace of embarrassment flashed on Wu Baozhang's face, and she glanced at Zhou Shaojin quickly.

I saw that Zhou Shaojin's face was pale and absent-minded, as if he hadn't noticed what was going on here.

She couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, her heart was slightly settled, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Wu Baozhi looking at Zhou Shaojin with curiosity on her face.

Wu Baozhang's heart moved.

She had inquired before she came. Although there are two young masters and two young ladies in the fourth room of the Cheng family, the two young ladies are surnamed Zhou, but they are the cousins of the Cheng family, especially the second miss of the Zhou family, who was born to the fourth aunt and has no blood relationship with the Cheng family.

She just didn't expect Miss Zhou Jiaer to grow so beautiful. The eyebrows are picturesque, and the gestures are even more delicate and soft, like the white mountain cherry, blooming on the branches, if you are not careful, she will float away with the wind, so that people can't help but breathe lighter at her.

Not to mention Wu Baozhi raised in the boudoir, it is she who is the first time to see such a girl, that look and figure, no matter how you look at it, there is no place that is not exquisite, there is no place that is not beautiful, no wonder Wu Baozhi is interested in Miss Tuesday!

Wu Baozhang thought, the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

She paused in her footsteps, and then stood shoulder to shoulder with Zhou Shaojin.

"Second Miss," Wu Baozhang showed a gentle and demure smile and said softly, "Are you uncomfortable?" I see that your face is very white, do you want me to let me know in front of the old lady and find an excuse for you to rest? ”

Zhou Shaojin felt disgusted when she looked at her, and she didn't want to talk to her much at all.

Although it was a bit rude to do this, as long as she thought of her previous life, when she followed the rules all her life, and finally ended up in such a fate, such a freewheeling attitude had a kind of wanton pleasure, which made her feel happy.

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It seems that I still can't be ingenious - I want to divide the preface into the main text, but the order of the article is all messed up, but fortunately everyone told me in time, deleted the article and updated it again, and finally it was normal.

Because I moved to a new home, far away from the unit, it takes half an hour's drive, and there is no external network, it is not as convenient as before, and the update can only be set at 20 o'clock every night, if there are special circumstances, I will notify you in time.

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That's all for today, we'll see you tomorrow at twenty!

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