Judging from Xu's complexion, she must have not lived much during her time on Jiangnan East Road. The original Xu family, nearly thirty years old, with a delicate face, fair complexion, eyes like water, twenty-seven or eighteen people are like early twenties, that is really the number one beauty in the Jiangnan row. But now Xu's complexion is sallow, his hair is dry, and his eyes are dull, and he looks like he is almost forty.

Shu Manyao was very happy in her heart, but with a smile on her face, she saluted Xu's: "Mother is back, during this time, my sisters and I miss our mother very much, and I really can't wait to go back to Jiangnan to accompany my mother, but my grandmother and father don't allow it, so I didn't leave." Mother's face doesn't look too good, isn't it good to live in Jiangnan? Speaking of which, it is also difficult for my mother, it is really hard to copy so many Buddhist scriptures and have to be vegetarian. No wonder my mother's face didn't look very good, as if she was ten years older. ”

It's a woman, she doesn't mind her age and appearance, Xu was still pulling Shu Zheming and Shu Manjin with tears in her eyes, but after listening to Shu Manyao's words, she lowered her eyes, Shu Manyao couldn't see Xu's eyes, but she could imagine it.

"Thank you, Manyao, for remembering." Xu Shi had a smile on his face, let go of Shu Manjin's hand, and pulled Shu Manyao: "I am also worried about Manyao in my heart, you used to be in poor health, but then suddenly improved, I was afraid that something wrong with you, so I specially offered Buddhist scriptures for you in front of the Buddha." ”

As he spoke, Xu Shi motioned for Xiangqin to bring over a box and handed it to Shu Manyao: "This is the Buddha statue I specially asked for for you from Master Ran, it can keep you safe and exorcise evil spirits, you can take it with you." With this Buddha statue to bless you, I can rest assured. ”

Shu Manyao smiled and took the Buddha statue, don't think that she is a soul returner, she must be afraid of these Buddha statues and other things. She had tried it a long time ago, whether it was going to the monastery or where, and there was no response at all. It's just a Buddha statue, does Xu still dare not accept it?

"Thank you, Mother." Shu Manyao hung the Buddha statue around her neck in front of Xu: "Mother still thinks of me when she prays for the second and third sisters, it is really good to me, and I am very grateful to my mother." ”

Saying that, Shu Manyao stretched out his hand to help Xu's family: "It's just that my mother has been working hard, and I don't dare to work my mother to talk here all the time, besides, my grandmother is still waiting for my mother in Rong Garden, mother, why don't we go back first?" ”

Xu nodded, Shu Manyao immediately asked the mother-in-law on the side to bring a sedan chair, the female dependents walked in a sedan chair, and Shu Zheming walked. On the sedan chair, Shu Manyao took off the Buddha statue, turned it over and over, and the Buddha statue did not look like jade, but a little like wood, but it was very smooth to the touch, and it was a little cold, and it was still heavy in his hand. However, Shu Manyao had never seen this kind of wood, and after thinking about it for a while, he really couldn't think of it, so Shu Manyao stopped thinking about it.

Back to Ronghua Garden, Xu Shi cried as soon as he saw the old lady: "I used to be really phlegm, so I did something that was not as good as pigs and dogs, and now my daughter-in-law already knows that she is wrong, and her daughter-in-law does not ask her mother to forgive her daughter-in-law, but only asks her to give her daughter-in-law a chance to make up for this mistake." ”

Although the old lady's face was not very good, she was not angry with Xu, she only nodded indifferently, and let people help Xu up: "As long as you know that you are wrong, the most rare thing about this person living in the world is not not to make mistakes, but to be able to know and correct mistakes in time when he makes mistakes." You are not young anymore, you should know how to set a good example for your children and grandchildren, so that you can have children and grandchildren in the future. ”

Although the old lady is illiterate, she also grew up listening to the female precepts, and the words are set in a set, just looking at Xu's face, the old lady can't say anything, in the end, she has suffered, if she can learn a lesson, she doesn't have to say more, but if she doesn't plan to teach a lesson, she says no matter how much she says, it will be in vain.

"Yes, my daughter-in-law really knew that she was wrong this time." Xu Shi rubbed his eyes, lowered his head and said: "My daughter-in-law specially asked for a Buddha statue that had been opened for Manyao, in order to ensure Manyao's safety, it was opened by Master Ran himself, Master Ran said that if you want to keep safe, it is best to take it with you for 7749 days, if you still want to bring it in the future, you can continue to take it, if you don't want to bring it, just put it aside." ”

The old lady glanced at Xu Shi with some surprise, and then looked at Shu Manyao, Shu Manyao hurriedly showed the Buddha statue to the old lady: "Grandmother, I just looked, the material of this Buddha statue is quite strange, I haven't seen it, grandmother, do you know what this is made of?" ”

The old lady took the Buddha statue to a bright place, squinted and looked at it for a long time before saying, "No wonder you don't know, this Buddha statue is a sandalwood tree." Buddhists often use it to subdue demons and eliminate demons, which is very rare and very valuable. When we went to Fayuan Temple, we saw the Zen staff in the abbot's hand, do you remember? ”

Shu Manyao thought about it for a while before he suddenly realized: "It's quite similar to this one, made of the same kind of wood?" ”

The old lady nodded, and Shu Manyao smiled: "I originally thought that the Zen staff was made of iron, but I didn't expect it to be made of wood." He turned his head to look at Xu again: "This kind of wood is so precious, but my mother begged for me, it must have taken a lot of effort and money, and my mother is really good to me." ”

Xu Shi smiled and shook his head: "It's just a little thing outside the body, as long as you are good haode, this Buddha statue is worth it." ”

The old lady gave Xu a smile: "It's right that you can think so, if Man Yao is good, will she be bad to the younger brothers and sisters below in the future?" In a family like ours, one is good, and the others are all good. Chengye died early because of his father's death, otherwise, I would have to ask his father to leave him a younger brother and sister, not me. ”

Xu Shi hurriedly smiled: "What my mother said is that the daughter-in-law has now understood, the daughter-in-law is only a child, and it is difficult to support herself, so she still has to have a brother to help her." Didn't you say that Aunt Wang gave birth to a boy? A name now? ”

"Not yet, wait until the week is over to pick up the name." The old lady said with a smile, and Xu looked at Aunt Wang again: "Congratulations to Sister Wang, Sister Wang is also a great hero of our Shu family at this time, I don't have any good things here, I only prepare some things for children, Aunt Wang is not too thin." ”

As he spoke, he asked someone to carry the box over, and took out the contents one by one, which was regarded as passing in front of the old lady. There are things for children, and there are also things for adults, and they are packed in a box.

Aunt Wang hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Mrs. Lao is worried about it, it is the duty of the concubine to give birth to an heir for the Shu family, and the concubine does not dare to take credit." ”

Xu Shi figured it out, when she came back this time, if she wanted to regain the housekeeping rights, she had to make a good posture in front of the old lady, and there were only two people that the old lady valued now, one was Shu Manyao, and the other was a newborn child. Even if Xu Shi wished that these two people would die immediately, he had to smile on his face to convey his kindness at this time.

After talking for a while, the old lady asked Xu to go back to rest. Shu Manyao took the Buddha statue back and threw it to Xia Xi casually: "Find a place to put it away, don't lose it, and don't put it indiscriminately." ”

Even if this Buddha statue doesn't seem to have any problems at all, Shu Manyao still hasn't let down her vigilance, believing that Xu will repent, it is better to believe that everything about her previous life is a dream.

When Shu Chengye came back from the yamen in the evening, he could be regarded as seeing Xu. When he first saw it, Shu Chengye was also taken aback, but he is not the kind of person who values appearance, and he was not affectionate when he was good-looking in the past, but now Xu's is not good-looking, and there is no difference in his heart.

"It's good to come back, and stay in the house in peace in the future, recite Buddhist scriptures when you have nothing to do, or do some female red needlework." Shu Chengye said a few words without being salty, and then beckoned everyone to dinner.

After dinner, the old lady first asked Aunt Wang to take the child back to rest, and the rest of the people stayed for a meeting.

"Seeing that this is about to be the New Year, the affairs of the family will also be dispatched, so as not to be in a hurry and make a mistake, it will be a shame for adults." The old lady said with a straight face, looking at Shu Manyao first: "During this time, Manyao learned a lot of housekeeping things from me, before you said yourself, the New Year is too important, I am afraid that I will not do well, so I begged me and your father to take your mother back, now, I decide, this New Year's matter, or Manyao takes the lead." ”

Without waiting for Shu Manyao to speak, the old lady waved her hand: "If you don't try this housekeeper's business yourself, you will never make a mistake at all." It's like my birthday party before, wouldn't it be nice if you didn't do it? It's just that that time, with me behind your back, you have enough courage. This New Year's affair will let your mother guide you behind your back. ”

said, turned his head to look at Xu's: "You have been a housekeeper for many years, this New Year's affair should be a breeze for you, it's just that you have just arrived in the capital, and the people you know may not be as much as Man Yao, and the matter of the New Year's ceremony, I have already asked Man Yao to handle it properly, and the rest is to prepare a banquet or something, and send it to you later, and you guide Man Yao to handle this matter properly." ”

If you hit a stick, you have to give a sweet date, and the old lady doesn't want to press people too hard, and if something happens during the New Year, it will be really unlucky for a year.

"If Man Yao can do it well, next year Man Jin and Man Yu will not be young, and it is time to learn to be a housekeeper, and when the time comes, you will guide the two sisters again." The old lady smiled and drew a cake, and sure enough, she saw Xu's eyes light up - if she came forward to instruct the housekeeper, wouldn't the housekeeping still fall into her hands?

"The ledger key or something, I also put it with Man Yao." The old lady turned her head to look at Shu Manyao again: "Try to make up your own mind, if you really don't understand, then ask your mother." Don't be afraid, this kind of thing is just a little bigger than the usual banquet, the number of venues is more, the duration is longer, the number of participants is more, and the rest is no different, you just have to do it with peace of mind. ”

The housekeepers and mothers-in-law work under Shu Manyao on weekdays, and this time the account book keys are all here in Shu Manyao, and in fact, the real housekeeping is still in Shu Manyao's hands. All Xu can do is to give Shu Manyao an idea, if he can't do it well, it will be equivalent to cutting off all the possibilities of the housekeeper in the future. Therefore, even if it is for the future, she has to do her best to support Man Yao. The author has something to say: Hehe, in the next chapter, take our Nanzhu out and walk around again~