Chapter 7 Going out of Beijing to worship ancestors
On this day, the old lady looked at Ruoshu's hand-copied "Peace Sutra" and "Golden Light Sutra", and said to Liu's mother beside her: "I have obtained the true biography of Chen Nanrui, and this word has been worked hard." ”
Mother Liu replied: "Exactly, last time she sent someone to send the scriptures to the White Horse Temple, I took a little look, and the "Sutra of Amitayus" was written like a knife, which scared me. ”
The old lady did not reply, and seemed to be still looking at the scriptures in her hand, and seemed to be in a daze. After a long time, he asked, "How are the preparations for the anniversary festival?" ”
Mother Liu replied: "It's all in order, and the reward in the palace was brought back by Young Lady He two days ago." ”
Mother Liu thought for a while, and then asked: "Why don't you ask Mrs. Lu to copy more "Amitayus Sutra" and "Amitabha Sutra" for the grandfather and the prince?" ”
The old lady nodded and said, "It's okay, she should also show filial piety." Also, if there is no one else in the future, let's call her a young lady! She deserves it, after all. ”
Mother Liu's face turned red and responded, "Yes." ”
Ruoshu got the news and chuckled. Aunt Lan and Lan Xuan glanced at each other, and Lan Xuan said quickly: "No wonder the young owner is happy, I am bored in the house every day, I am about to get moldy!" ”
Ruoshu watched Lan Xuan whisper to this in the courtyard for a while, and whispered to that person with his shoulder for a while, his steps were so brisk that he couldn't help but shake his head.
Aunt Lan looked at Ruo Shu worriedly, and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to wronged you again when the time comes, but this kind of thing can't be avoided, alas! ”
Ruoshu did not stop the pen in his hand and said: "I heard that the weather in Jincheng is much better than in Beijing, so you don't need to prepare a lot of clothes." Help me call Lan Zhi in. ”
Aunt Lan saw that she didn't answer the question, nodded helplessly and went down to prepare.
Lan Zhi came out of Ruoshu's room and went straight to the storeroom, and did not come out until it was almost dinner. went straight to Ruoshu's room again, Aunt Lan wanted to pass the food, but she didn't dare to worry, she walked around the porch, glancing at the closed door from time to time.
In the room, Ruoshu listened to Lan Zhi's report and said: "What I can't take away are some big items, but I was swaggering in the capital at that time, and I have seen countless people, and taking them out will only lose their people, which can be regarded as helping me vent my anger." The clothes have the mark of my Lu line, and they can't make their faces. ”
Lan Zhi continued: "Well, thanks to me for changing the Nanzhu curtain in this stepping bed early, and fortunately, the young owner blocked the owner's idea of inlaying gold and jade on the Huanghuali at that time, otherwise, it would have taken a lot of effort." ”
Ruoshu said: "You have always been powerful and calm, I can rest assured." Remember to lock all the compartments and seal them when you leave, so as to avoid more trouble. ”
Lan Zhi replied yes.
On the day of departure, the people who stayed to watch the yard looked at Ruoshu and the others with their eyes in their eyes. Ruoshu looked back at the thousands of workers and a room of Huanghuali furniture that her grandmother had been preparing since she got engaged, and thought silently in her heart: "Grandmother, I finally failed you, Shu'er will go back to Qingzhou to accompany you as soon as possible, and never leave." "Turn around and walk out.
Ruoshu stood in front of the eaves and said to the people in the courtyard: "This time I will return to my hometown to pay tribute, and I will only take Aunt Lan, Lan Xuan and Lan Zhi, Xia Mo and Xia Tuan with me." Aunt Lan is not there, and the affairs in the courtyard are outside Xia He, and Xia Lian is inside, and everything is going on as usual. ”
Everyone said yes, Ruoshu looked at Xia He, Xia He nodded lightly, his eyes calm.
When the auspicious time came, the Guogong Mansion and his party set off in a majestic manner, including the people of the East Mansion who Ruoshu had never seen.
Mrs. Shizi and He Shiqing of Dongfu are cousins, and the two of them walked in front of Ruoshu in the same car, and the old lady was naturally in the front, and the prince of Dongfu and Qin Daochuan rode horses on left and right to accompany the old lady's car. It's a pity that Ruoshu's carriage is the largest, and it is also pulled by three pure black horses, which attracts countless whispers along the way.
As soon as I went on the main road, there were people on the side of the road from time to time to make sacrifices, and when I got out of the city gate, there was a ceremony for the official family. The group naturally wanted to get off the horse and get out of the car to return the salute, Ruoshu had already made preparations, covered himself tightly in a plain white cloak, and followed the last salute.
There were still people offering sacrifices from time to time along the way, Lan Xuan asked Lan Zhi in a low voice: "The anniversary festival is such a big battle, so at the beginning... That, what a battle! ”
Lan Zhi immediately glanced at Ruo Shu, saw that Ruo Shu nodded, and said in a low voice: "Grandpa Guo and the prince died tragically, and more than half of the Qin family's army was killed and wounded without losing a city, and it also severely damaged the royal court of the Tartars, in exchange for at least ten years of border peace. I heard that when the bones of the grandfather of Qin and the prince of the country returned to Beijing, the city was full of vegetarians, and the people of the road sacrifice lined up all the way to ten miles away. ”
Ruoshu's thoughts drifted to four years ago, when her grandmother went out for more than a month, and as soon as she came back, she rushed to Ruoshu's room, stared at her with tea and looked at her again, her face was full of joy, and she said: "Shu'er, my grandmother has chosen a good marriage for you. You can't go wrong by looking at the eyes. ”
"From today onwards, we have to hurry up to prepare the dowry, especially the thousands of workers in the new house, it is time-consuming and laborious, and it is necessary to start construction earlier, Lu San said a few days ago that he had found a suitable huanghuali, and he didn't know when it would arrive?"
"I have also prepared some in the past few years, ask Lan Mo to count again, see which ones are missing, and quickly ask Lu Wu to collect them."
"By the way, Lu Si's dowry shop for your visit should be a little eyebrow-raising, it's been more than half a month."
"I think that little boy Qin is also quiet, and you two will live a good life in the future, so that you can stand your tricks."
"The most important thing is that Old Master Qin, who has not taken concubines in the past generations, has nothing to do with you now, you just have to live your own small life behind closed doors."
"There is only one elder in the house, Mrs. Qin, she is my grandmother's handkerchief, she has a good family background, and she has nothing to say about her character, so she will not embarrass you. The little boy's parents died, and you will naturally be in charge as soon as you enter the house. ”
"A good marriage, a good marriage that is hard to find. If it weren't for ... By chance, there will be no such fate. ”
"In the future, you just need to show the bearing of being a housewife, be more generous, be more sympathetic to the people, and there will be no other difficulties."
Grandmother, who has always disliked the taste of Ruoshu's food, stayed for dinner for the first time that day, Ruoshu endured everyone's smiling eyes, and suppressed the red on her face, and she had a rare insomnia that night.
"Young owner, you... Lan Xuan's words woke up Ruoshu, only to realize that his face was full of tears.
"It's nothing, I think of my grandmother." Ruoshu covered his face with a handkerchief and said.
When everyone heard this, they were all saddened, and they stopped speaking.
It wasn't until the sunset fell into the ridge that I arrived at Tsujo.
Ruoshu went directly back to the accommodation arranged for her and listened to the hustle and bustle outside all night.