After the mother and son of the Nie family left with the silver, Yan Niang suddenly became depressed. Seeing this, Jiang's mother asked Changsheng to go out to play with Manman, and she stayed in the house to talk to Yan Niang.

Yan Niang's experience is similar to when she was young, born in a patriarchal family, before getting married, her brother was addicted to gambling and lost the family property, and her parents sent her to Jiang's family for twenty taels of silver.

At that time, Jiang Xian, the eldest man of the Jiang family, that is, Jiang Yucheng's father, was lying in bed unconscious, and she could be a widow at any time. At that time, she really hated her parents and vowed never to recognize them again in her life.

It was also her good luck that her husband woke up a few days after marrying into the Jiang family, and she took care of her husband for a year, and his health gradually improved. After another half a year, she became pregnant, and gave birth to Jiang Yucheng in October.

But the Jiang family was like a curse, starting from the twenty-first year of Pingwu, in less than four years, one after another disappeared, first Jiang Yucheng's grandfather died of an emergency, and then his grandmother was too sad to follow.

In the twenty-second year of Pingwu, Jiang Yucheng's aunt who married far away died in childbirth, leaving two young daughters abused by their stepmothers, and Jiang Yucheng's father dragged the sick body to take the two nieces home to raise.

In the twenty-fourth year of Pingwu, Jiang Yucheng's father was ill and went without even surviving Chinese New Year's Eve that year. Since then, Jiang's mother, a widow with three children, has struggled to survive.

Fortunately, the three children grew up peacefully, the eldest niece married into the town, the husband and wife were harmonious, the son studied hard and expected to go to high school, and the little niece was also well-behaved, sensible, gentle and considerate. Just when she thought that Ji Tai would come, fate played a joke with her, the eldest niece eldest son has been frail and sickly since childhood, and the little niece has also been declining due to the shortcomings brought by the mother's womb, and the only son has two marriages in succession.

Two women who are also suffering from life, at this time, crossed the age gap and told their respective pains. Through this heart-to-heart exchange, Yan Niang obviously felt that her relationship with Jiang's mother was much closer, and in her opinion, Jiang's mother was more like a mother than Nie's mother. And Jiang's mother also bluntly mentioned that she wanted Yan Niang to be her daughter-in-law.

Hearing this, Yan Niang was not only shocked, but only then did she understand why Jiang Yucheng asked her like that day, it turned out that Jiang Mu had already intended to match them at that time.

Yan Niang didn't know how to refuse, she really didn't have the intention of marrying now, even if she had, that person shouldn't be Jiang Yucheng. First of all, he is a new science and technology jinshi and a parent official in Yucheng County, and she is a divorced woman with children, and they do not match in status; Secondly, he and Ling Jiming are classmates, if he really marries her, he will definitely be tongued; In the end, she has a full life, if she has children in the future, she will inevitably ignore her daughter, and she doesn't want to be full of grievances.

Mother Jiang seemed to know her concerns, took her hand and said, "Don't worry, I made a decision after careful consideration, not on the spur of the moment." I asked Cheng'er, and he was not against this. There is also a full of that girl, the old woman is very rare, as long as you promise to marry into the Jiang family, I promise you that you will treat her as a granddaughter. ”

Yan Niang smiled uncomfortably, "Old lady, thank you for valuing me so much, I was very touched by what you just said, but I really can't agree." ”

Seeing Mother Jiang looking at her suspiciously, she continued: "You also know that his father and Master Jiang are classmates, if I really marry Lord Jiang, it will not only affect the friendship between their classmates, but also drag down Lord Jiang's reputation, I think this is also what you don't want to see." ”

Mother Jiang didn't know how to answer now, she hadn't thought of these two points before, but now when she heard Yan Niang mention it, she inevitably cared a little in her heart. At this time, it was inevitable that the two would be a little embarrassed to stay together, and they left in a hurry after saying a few words to Yan Niang.

After sending Jiang's mother away, Yan Niang also breathed a sigh of relief, when she thought that the matter was over, before going to bed at night, Manman opened her eyes and asked her: "Mother, where has my father gone, why have I never seen him?" ”

Yan Niang didn't expect her to ask this, she was stunned for a moment, and then hugged her daughter in her arms and said, "You saw him when you were very young, and he took your name." ”

"Is it Manman's name?"

"No, it's full of the milk name your mother gave you, your name is Ling Qingzhi, this is what your father gave you." The past of Ling Jiming naming his daughter is still vivid, but the beauty at that time has become a thing of the past, and he now has a wife and daughter, and he has long forgotten it.

There was a strong unwillingness in her heart, not for her own unwillingness, but for the sake of being full, why should a person who ignores his own blood still be concerned about his daughter, in her opinion, Manman should treat him as an inconsequential person, and don't mention half a word about things related to him.

If she was a little older, maybe she would tell her the truth, but she was too young to understand the grievances between her father and mother. Yan Niang didn't want to be affected by resentment, so she always mentioned Ling Jiming with a word.

Fortunately, Man Man is not the kind of child who likes to get to the bottom of it, and soon forgot that he still has his own father, Yan Niang was really relieved to see this.

As the clock ticked into October, the weather gradually cooled.

Every year from the fifth to the fifteenth day of October, the pagoda temple outside the city will invite the senior monk of the Beijing Ci'en Temple to come to the altar to preach Zen. At this time, the eunuchs and wealthy businessmen of several nearby states and counties will come to listen to the Zen, and every October is the peak time of the incense in the pagoda temple.

Jiang's mother believes in Buddhism very much, and she has to go to the pagoda temple every year to listen to Zen, in the past, Leng Ruru and Leng Jiaojiao sisters accompanied her, and later after Leng Jiaojiao died, only Leng Ruru was left to accompany her. This year, Leng Ruru should have accompanied her, but Leng Ruru is now a month old and her body is not very convenient, so Jiang's mother asked the Yun family next door to go with her.

They sat in the Jiang family's Qingpeng carriage, compared with the incense cars and BMWs outside the pagoda temple, it was really ordinary, and the pilgrims who came to the pagoda temple today were really countless, and they were blocked outside the temple for almost an hour before entering.

Master Huishan opens the altar to preach Zen every day from the hour to the time, and selects ten people from the pilgrims to unsign the lot, and the morning and afternoon are two hours, and there are no guests at other times.

Mother Jiang prays every year that Master Huishan can draw herself, but every year she has no chance with the Buddha, this year I didn't plan to join in the fun, who knows, but there is a heart to plant flowers and flowers do not bloom, unintentionally planted willows and willows, her signature was actually drawn, the order is the last one to unsign.

When Master Huishan unsigned for others, Yun accompanied her to wait in the meditation room next door, and Yun said enviously: "Sister Guo is so lucky, I have long been looking forward to seeing Master Huishan, but I didn't expect to have this fate." ”

Mother Jiang smiled, "In previous years, I also had no chance with the Buddha, maybe it was because the bad luck in the past two years was too bad, and even the Buddha couldn't stand it, so he took this opportunity to point me." ”

Hearing her laugh at herself, Yun also laughed.

The two of them waited in the meditation room for a long time, and the little novice who added tea came several times, and it was almost time, and no one came to summon them. At this time, Jiang's mother couldn't sit still, so she called the little novice to ask, but the little novice said: "The master said that it is not time to see the donor." ”

Jiang Mu was a little anxious when she heard this, "But there is still a quarter of an hour before the unitary hour, and if I miss this hour, I don't know if I can still be in line tomorrow." Little Master, could you please help me ask if it is possible? ”

Xiao Shami was a little embarrassed, but she still went.

After waiting for another stick of incense, the little novice who had gone to ask questions before came to pass the word, saying that Master Huishan had been invited.

Mother Jiang hurriedly followed, and after seeing Master Huishan, she hurriedly handed over the signature in her hand after seeing the ceremony. Master Huishan took the signed document and read it, and said with a smile: "The female benefactor is here to ask for marriage? ”

Listening to the word "marriage", Jiang's mother was afraid that Master Huishan would misunderstand, so she hurriedly explained: "The believer wants to know how my only son's marriage is. ”

Master Huishan withheld the signature and said: "There is a time when dark clouds cover the sun, and the clouds open and the fog disperses to see the moon. If you are seeking marriage, you don't have to be willing to go far, just stick to what you want in your heart to be a good marriage. ”

Mother Jiang was stunned when she heard this, and then asked in disbelief: "Does the master mean that the person I am thinking about now is my son's good marriage?" ”

Master Huishan smiled but did not speak.

Jiang Mu understood what he meant, and her heart was very excited, and she thanked Master Huishan: "Thank you Master for solving your doubts, and thank you Buddha for mentioning it." ”

Master Huishan clasped his hands together: "My Buddha is merciful, and the poor monk still has an eight-character proverb to give to Ling Lang, and I hope the female donor will tell me." ”

Jiang Mu nodded hurriedly.

Master Huishan said word by word: "If you lose your horse, you don't know if it's a blessing. ”

Jiang's mother memorized it several times, for fear that she would forget which word had an impact on her son. Leaving from the Pagoda Temple, Jiang's mother first asked the coachman to send the Yun family back, and she hired a new car to go straight to the county government of Yucheng County.

Jiang Yucheng was listening to his subordinates' report on the situation of the pagoda temple, and every year the senior monks of the Ci'en Temple came to the pagoda temple to give a lecture on Zen, and the county government would send a team of officers and soldiers to maintain order. This year, there were a lot more pilgrims than in previous years, and in order to maintain a stable order, Jiang Yucheng also went to the scene in person.

However, he did not stay long, and he had already returned to the county government in a moment. Hearing that his mother was coming, Jiang Yucheng hurriedly went out to greet him.

"Son, my mother just came from the Pagoda Temple, and your marriage has finally come to an end." Thinking of Master Huishan's words, Mother Jiang was overjoyed and said, "Master Huishan said that let's not be reluctant to seek the near and far, the person we think in our hearts is the most suitable person for you." ”

Jiang Yucheng saw that his mother was so excited, and hurriedly helped her sit down, "Mother, say something slowly." ”

After saying that, he poured her a cup of tea.

Mother Jiang picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp, "Cheng'er, when Master Huishan unsigned, my mother thought of Yan Niang, but I didn't expect that she was the one who went around and around." ”

Jiang Yucheng was a little helpless: "Mother, where is it so mysterious, don't take it too seriously." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, what if the Buddha blames?" Mother Jiang glared at him and said unhappily: "Master Huishan also gave you an eight-character proverb, let me tell you, if you do this again, I won't say it." ”

"Okay, okay, I won't talk nonsense." Jiang Yucheng hurriedly apologized to his mother.

Jiang Mu laughed at this time, but she soon couldn't laugh anymore because she forgot what those eight words were.

She was sweating profusely and kept walking around the house like an ant on a hot pot. Jiang Yucheng hurriedly comforted her: "Don't worry, tell me when you remember." ”

As if she hadn't heard this, Jiang Mu still tried hard to recall every word Master Huishan had said, and I don't know how long it took, she finally remembered something, and said uncertainly: "It seems that someone lost the horse, and he was not in a hurry at all, and then he found the horse back, which means that this person is a blessed person." ”

Jiang Yucheng smiled, "Mother, you don't have more than eight words." ”

Jiang Mu glanced at him, and said angrily: "Although the number of words is excessive, this is what I understand." ”

Jiang Yucheng smiled again, and silently thought in his heart: Saiong lost his horse, and he didn't know if he was blessed!

What exactly do you want to say, Master Huishan?