Chapter 184: Gift-giving
The pages are also transcribed from Buddhist scriptures, but it seems that the ink used is not ordinary ink. I saw that the ink black species was red, and the further back I looked, the more scarlet it became.
When the old lady saw the back, she realized what this strange 'ink' was, "You, you copied the scriptures with blood?" ”
The old lady's words stunned the whole room. The idea of using blood to transcribe Buddhist scriptures turned out to be Shi Zhenxiang's idea? Not only that, but what everyone questioned even more was that this Shi Zhenxiang had such a heart.
"Yes...... It's my blood," Shi Zhenxiang smiled, "Xiang'er specially went to the temple to ask the abbot there, saying that it was human blood to copy Buddhist scriptures, as long as the heart is sincere, the Buddha will definitely bless it, so Xiang'er used her own blood to copy a copy for her grandmother, in order to pray that the Buddha can protect her grandmother." ”
"Sister Xiang, you have a heart!" The old lady hurriedly folded the book excitedly, and instructed her subordinates, "Mei'er, put Sister Xiang'er's and Sister Ning'er's things in my Buddha hall!" ”
Her children's things are liked by the old lady, and Lin Xiaoniang's face is a little more energetic.
She said in her heart, fortunately, she was witty and came up with such a good recipe, which won the favor of the old lady, and the people in the Hou Mansion would also pay more attention to her fragrance.
A few families are happy and a few are sad, Shi Qingqian is the one who is worried. It seems that what he has done is still not ruthless enough, and he can still give Shi Zhenxiang a chance to 'make a comeback', if he knew this, he should have made things bigger.
She didn't think that Shi Zhenxiang was competing with herself for favor, but she was afraid that Shi Zhenxiang would use this matter as a 'pedal', and she would have to go to great lengths to fight with her in the future.
The three young masters in the Hou Mansion also gave their own gifts.
Shi Nian specially asked for a Buddhist scripture copied by Master Zhiqing from the Lingyin Temple in the south of the Yangtze River, and what Shi Ke gave was a piece of jade that had been opened.
Shi An has been away from home for too long, and I don't know that the old lady prefers to worship Buddha these days, but she just gave her a nourishing medicine that is rare in the Western Regions, although it has nothing to do with Buddhism, but it is also a treasure worth a thousand gold.
Before Shi Qingqian could present her gift, the old lady went to ask Shen Mi and Shen Shu, it seems that she had high hopes for herself, so she deliberately saved her gift to the end.
Shi Qingqian suddenly felt a lot of pressure, and began to worry a little, could the little gadget he made get into the eyes of the old lady?
What Shen Mi brought was a half-meter-high white jade Buddha statue.
"Old Madam Shi, this is not an ordinary Buddha statue," Shen Mi grinned, and asked Chang Wu to send the Buddha statue to the old lady, "This is carved from the bones of a thousand-year-old fox fairy, Old Lady Shen, you can get close and smell it, is there a faint fragrance?" ”
When the old lady heard this, she curiously leaned over and sniffed carefully, "There really is!" This fragrance is light but not shallow, fragrant but not glamorous, refreshing people's spleen, smelling it makes people feel refreshed. ”
Shen Mi nodded, "This fragrance is the bone fragrance of the fox fairy, which has the effect of concentrating and calming the mind, and the old lady Shen can put it on one side when she worships the Buddha, the fox fairy is psychic, and she can also communicate more with the Buddha." ”
Shen Mi said one set of things, but Shi Qingqian was full of disdain, where did the fox immortals come from in this world, they were all made up specifically to deceive these rich people. But since the grandmother was happy, she also did not debunk it with interest.
When it was Shen Shu's turn, his box was much smaller, and when Shi Qingqian looked at it, it was about the size of his palm.
I thought it was jade or jewelry again, but I didn't expect that as soon as Shen Shu opened the lid, there was a ...... on the gold silk cloth inside Wooden balls?
However, looking at the old lady's stunned expression, she knew that this wooden ball was not a simple wooden ball.
I saw that the old lady's hands trembled a little with excitement, she took the box from Shen Shu's hand, stared at it carefully, but didn't dare to reach out and touch it, "This, this is ......"
"The relics of the Holy Buddha and the Enlightened Master." Shen Shu nodded and said calmly.
"Oh my God, oh my God......"
The old lady regarded it as a treasure, but Shi Qingqian shuddered.
The so-called relics are the crystallization produced by the cremation of the body of the Buddhist family after death, although the strong and beautiful relics are worth a lot of money in the market, but for people who do not believe in Buddhism, there is always a little taboo.
Shi Qingqian does not believe in Buddhism, but fortunately, he does not reject it, and he does not have any great rejection of relics. She has always been a person who respects the beliefs of others and is able to be polite in the face of anything.
"I've heard it for a long time...... This relic was included in the palace by the emperor, how could such a precious thing be given to the old body at will? The old lady was a little overwhelmed for a while, but the upturned corners of her mouth showed that she loved this gift from the bottom of her heart.
Shen Shu's face did not change, and he still looked cold on weekdays, "The emperor worshiped the Buddha in his early years, but in recent years, this relic has only been discarded in the treasury, rather than letting it be dusty in vain, it is better to transfer it to someone who is sincere, which is also a respect for the relics themselves." ”
His words made the old lady very excited, "Then, the old body is better to obey his fate than to be respectful, and he also invited the little prince to return to the palace and thank the emperor for the old body." ”
Shen Shu nodded, he agreed, if he wanted to say more irrelevant words, it would be even more difficult than ascending to the sky.
Everyone present, out of Shi Qingqian, presented the gifts.
The old lady caught a glimpse of Shi Qingqian in a daze, so she called her with a smile: "Bao girl, what did you prepare for your grandmother?" ”
"Me?" Shi Qingqian came back to his senses and smiled embarrassedly, "The gifts given by the brothers and sisters present are so wonderful, and the grandmother will not like it......"
"How so?" The old lady smiled and said in her heart, this child is quite face-saving, "Giving gifts is just begging for a lottery, your brothers and sisters are too serious, and grandmother is waiting to see the treasure girl's objects!" ”
The old lady's words, the three brothers didn't think there was anything after hearing it, Shi Qingqian was a lovely girl, and the old lady should prefer her.
But these words came into the ears of Shi Shuning and Shi Zhenxiang, and when they heard it, how many days and nights they had boiled up to get out of the things turned out to be 'too true' in the old lady's mouth, and it was like being broken with cold water at the moment.
They are also grandmother's children, but there is only one Shi Qingqian in grandmother's eyes!
Shi Qingqian sighed, opened the wooden box next to him, and put his arm inside, not knowing what he was messing with, "Grandmother, if you don't like Qi'er's gift, don't blame Qi'er......"