Chapter Twenty-Three: Seeing Each Other

"The sixth young master of the Hou family of Mingyuan?" Hongyun pondered for a long time before frowning and saying, "I've never heard of such a person, and I've never heard anyone mention it, what do you think is wrong with him?" ”

"I can't tell, it's just awkward to look at him." Li Danruo spread his hands and said, Hongyun pondered for a while, but still shook his head and said: "I really haven't heard of it, this is strange, this is the son of the capital, and I haven't heard of it?" I'll go back and inquire, if you feel awkward, there must be something strange in it, and so am I, if you look at someone awkward, there must be something wrong with this person. ”

The two talked in a low voice all the way, walked along the Bianhe River I don't know how far, until Li Danruo screamed softly, the two of them turned into a tea shop, one drank a bowl of tea, came out and got into the car, Li Danruo sent Hongyun to the mouth of the alley, watched her enter the yard, and then went back to the house.

One day after the beginning of spring, Mama Huang beside Mrs. Ning heard that the daughter of the Han family was going to go to the Guanyin Courtyard to do a dojo, Mrs. Ning called the Min steward to come in and quietly ordered, early in the morning of the first day, she took Yang and Li Danruo to the Guanyin Monastery first, and the Min steward had already taken care of the master, only said that Mrs. Ning had a dream to repay her vows, and there was no need for the rest, as long as she found a quiet place in the Guanyin Courtyard to listen to the day's scriptures, the owner heard that it was the old lady of Li Mansion on Jiaolou Street, and she was busy letting people clean up the second floor of the only two-story building in the courtyard. Give Mrs. Ning to sit quietly and listen to the scriptures.

The three got out of the car, Mama Huang took the mothers-in-law to guard everywhere, Yingluo hurriedly went up first, commanded several mothers-in-law to bring the silk screen to the window first, and then watched the little girl quickly clean up, lay out the mattress cushions and other things, Li Danruo came up first to see it, and then invited Mrs. Ning and Yang to come up, the tassel commanded the little girl to set up a small red clay stove in the corner of the house, made tea and sent it up, and put the snacks brought on the table, Mrs. Ning stood up and looked around, nodded with satisfaction and smiled: "It's good here, This Guanyin Temple is not big, and there is such a small building, but you can see it anywhere. Li Danruo followed behind and looked around, turned back lightly, and was in a hurry to take the tea on the tassel holder, first took a cup to Mrs. Ning, and then entrusted a cup to her mother and said with a smile: "Drink a cup of tea first, and look slowly for a while, in fact, there is a demon mirror of the wife, and neither mother nor I use it, and the wife only glances at it, and it shines into the bones." ”

Mrs. Ning almost shook out the tea in her hand with a smile, put down the cup, lit Li Danruo and said, "Your aunt said that I was enough, and you also learned?" The grandmother is an old demon mirror, and you are a small demon mirror!"

"This Han San Lady is pitiful, so that the two demon mirrors shine, and the bones of the whole body are reflected." Yang sighed and said with pity, and said that Mrs. Ning hugged Li Danruo and laughed.

Not long after, Mama Huang went upstairs to report that the daughter of the Han family had already arrived at the gate of Guanyin Courtyard.

Li Danruo hurriedly helped Mrs. Ning to stand in front of the silk shelf, and looked outside through the silk veil, it was clear, and when she could see it from the outside, it was dark.

The four women of the Han family walked through the front hall and came unhurriedly to the small building where Mrs. Ning was, walking in front was an old lady who looked about fifty years old and in good spirits, with an easy-going expression with peace and tranquility, with a thick smile on her face, listening to the middle-aged woman next to her, this should be the mother of Han Sanniang, the old lady of the Han family, the woman who was gently supporting the old lady of the Han family looked at her thirties, her eyebrows were refreshing, she looked very neat, and she said with a smile while walking, This seems to be the eldest sister of Han Sanniang, the eldest lady of the Han family who has become a monk, followed by the two, one is wearing a duck green cotton cloak, and she looks about thirty years old, with delicate eyebrows, graceful description, and quiet temperament, this, when it is the second lady of the Han family, the woman who whispered with Han Erniang and walked side by side looked at the ten-year-old appearance, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, her smile was like a braided shell, she looked very elegant, wearing an autumn-colored cotton cloak, this, it must be Han Sanniang.

Without waiting for Old Madam Ning and Li Danruo to see more clearly, the group had already crossed the small building and entered the main hall behind.

Li Danruo, Mrs. Ning, and Yang hurriedly turned to the silk gauze on the opposite side, this time they could only see the background, but the background of this Han San lady is also very good-looking, steady and heavy, but it can still reveal a soft beauty.

Mama Huang also followed, and explained in a low voice with a smile: "The old lady of the Han family is fifty-four this year, and she has given birth to a total of five children, two boys and three girls, and the one who just helped the old lady of the Han family is the eldest lady of the Han family, she is the eldest lady, she is the eldest Chinese New Year's Eve today, married to a small official of the Ministry of Works, and the husband and wife are also compatible, and have given birth to two boys and a girl, and the one behind the Yaqing cloak is the second lady of Han, and now Chinese New Year's Eve one, married a showman, her husband is an only son, and her family background is not bad. The uncle and the second master of the Han family are also married, Han Sanniang is a young daughter, she has just turned nineteen years old after the New Year, and she is not in a hurry to say goodbye, I heard that it is from last winter that the Han family and the eldest lady of Han and the second lady of Han went around asking people to say goodbye to their sister. ”

"Well," Old Madam Ning replied softly, watching the Han family's mother and daughter enter the main hall, before turning her head to look at Li Danruo and the Yang family and said with a smile: "Let's go down and listen to the scriptures later." Li Danruo nodded with a smile, and Yang smiled: "Otherwise, I won't go, otherwise so many people will scare people." Old Madam Ning smiled and nodded at Yang's and said, "Show you your daughter-in-law, if you don't go, where can it be?" How many people are there? Who is it scared of? Li Danruo jumped over and grabbed his mother and said, "What if my mother doesn't go to see it?" You have to go and see if there is an eye, let's be quiet, we can't scare anyone. Yang responded with a smile, and the three of them drank half a cup of tea, then put on a cloak and quietly went downstairs, only Mama Huang and Tassel followed, and entered the main hall from behind.

The humming chanting in the main hall was melodious and euphemistic, and the four mothers and daughters of the Han family sat cross-legged on the cushion next to them with their eyes closed, their lips moving slightly, and they were reverently chanting.

Li Danruo looked around, found an empty cushion behind several old nuns and knelt down, through the gap between the nuns, quietly looked at Han San Niangzi, the cloak is also full of autumn fragrance color, the eyebrows are very good curvature, eyebrows are like spring mountains, about that, the eyes are half-closed and can't see whether they are bright or not, the nose is small, the face is round, the chin is slightly pointed, but it is not abrupt, but there is a sense of Chuchu, the whole person is like a quaint ink painting, revealing a quiet and gentle taste that makes people feel at ease.

Mrs. Ning and the Yang family listened to the scriptures on the other side for a while, held the tassel, and quietly went out of the main hall with the Yang family, Li Danruo got up and followed, the three of them went upstairs, Mrs. Ning went to the cloak, half-crooked on the couch, took the tea and drank a sip and said with a smile: "The person is not bad, our hometown has a particular one, marrying a wife should marry the daughter of a poor Confucian, most of the girls from this poor Confucian family are not bad, this Han family is also a poor Confucian family, wait a while, they will go to the quiet room to drink tea and rest, let's go over and bother again." Li Danruo heard Mrs. Ning say this, knowing that Mrs. Ning had already taken a fancy to seven or eight years, and smiled slightly in her heart: "These three ladies are like an ink painting, which is really beautiful." ”

"It's not good looking, she's far worse than you, it's rare to be that demure, such a demure girl, most of them have a good family education, and the girl herself is also a sensible person." Old Madam Ning patted Li Danruo's hand and said with a smile.

The three of them laughed and drank a few cups of tea, and waited for a long time, before the main hall below finished reciting the first scroll of scriptures, and the tassels who were staring at the window saw the four daughters of the Han family get up and went to the quiet room behind the guests, and hurriedly turned around to report, Mrs. Ning helped Yingluo to stand up, and while wearing a cloak, she stopped Li Danruo with a smile and said: "If Sister don't go, it's not good to talk back, I'll talk to your mother and I'll come back after talking for a while." Li Danruo had no choice but to stop his steps, and watched through the silk veil as Mrs. Ning and the Yang family bypassed the main hall and entered the hospitality quiet room where the ladies of the Han family were located.

After two or three cups of tea, Mrs. Ning and the Yang family came back with a smile on their faces, and Mrs. Ning sat down for a short rest, then smiled and ordered, "Okay, let's pack up and go back." Li Danruo was busy waiting for Mrs. Ning to put on a cloak, and she also put on a cloak, snatched Mrs. Ning from the tassel and helped her, and went downstairs cautiously, before she asked with a low smile: "How does the wife look?" Optimistic about it? ”

"She is a good girl, the family is sensible and polite, you go back and ask your mother, if she is willing in her heart, it will be decided." Li Danruo got the answer, exhaled lightly and replied with a smile: "Well, I'll ask when I go back, my mother must be willing, and my wife doesn't know it, she likes such a gentle and demure girl." ”

Sure enough, the Yang family was extremely satisfied with this Han San lady, and Mrs. Ning was convinced, and called Li Yujing and Mrs. Liu over the next day, and told her about it, although Li Yujing said that she felt that the Han family's family was too low, and she was not very willing, but since her mother had already taken a fancy to it, he only mentioned it slightly, and put it down, but Mrs. Liu was very satisfied, and the benefits of a low door are not!