Chapter 58: Transcription
In the afternoon, Xia Zhi and Lu Lan returned to Lane Bamboo Garden with their newly purchased gadgets, both of them were still unsatisfied, and they were still chatting about the fun things in Anyang City along the way. It's all girl's heart, chatting squeaky and chattering, and said that the next temple fair must be seen.
As soon as he stepped on the threshold of the wooden building, the laughter stopped abruptly. Xia Zhi stopped dancing and returned to his proper grace and politely greeted, [Mrs. Chen, why are you here? γ
Mrs. Chen raised her chin slightly and glanced at Xia Zhi a few times, [I'm afraid that you will be bored in the bamboo garden, but I never thought that your life was rich, and you didn't go back until this time? Looks like I spent a lot of money on a lot of things, right? γ
γChen ...... Young Master Huan is going to the brewing workshop today to follow up on related matters. Later, when I saw that it was still early, he took me for a casual walk, and the things I bought were all worthless gadgets. Xia Zhi replied, anyway, Mrs. Chen didn't look at her for a day or two, and it was not a day or two to answer truthfully.
[Ah Huan is going to be busy with business, what are you doing with it? ] You know about winemaking, it's just a mess to follow. Mrs. Chen frowned and looked at Xia Zhi with disgust, in her opinion, the existence of Xia Zhi was simply a stumbling block on Chen Huan's road to success, and she was bound to move away to feel at ease. [I think you're too idle. In this way, in the future, if you follow me every day to eat fasting and recite the Buddha, it will be regarded as self-cultivation. γ
As soon as she said this, she was not happy about the summer solstice, vegetarianism has never been the way she advocates health preservation, no meat is her life creed, she doesn't want to start fasting when she is more than ten years old. I had no choice but to move out of Chen Huan to be a shield, [Believing in Buddhism pays attention to a letter word, Xia Zhi has too many distracting thoughts now and is not sincere, lest he defile the gods. And I always have to ask Young Master Huan's opinion on this matter......]
[Don't take Ah Huan to talk about things, I'm his mother, does he dare to disobey me? ] Mrs. Chen unceremoniously exposed the small abacus of the summer solstice, probably realizing that an attitude of being too tough would only be the opposite, so it was better to plan it step by step, so she relieved her mouth and said, [I also know that this thing can't be achieved in one step, so I don't have to let people say behind my back that I am forced to be persecuted. You should first copy the Buddhist scriptures for the beginning a hundred times, and if you really don't have that understanding, I won't force it. It's my birthday in a few days, and the merit you have accumulated from the sutras you copied is equivalent to a congratulatory gift to me. γ
After Mrs. Chen finished speaking, she gave a look, and the steward behind her immediately brought out a tray, with a few scriptures and a whole pile of cut white paper, looking at more than a hundred.
[These scriptures are short in length, and there are related commentaries, which are very suitable for beginners like you, and I specially selected them. If you have time these days, read and recite these scriptures by heart, and how much you can transcribe depends on your heart for me, an elder. γ
Xia Zhi sighed silently, and it was really full of tricks. Mrs. Chen, who eats fasting and recites Buddha on weekdays, still has so many ideas in mind to toss people, and her understanding must be good. Mrs. Chen came prepared, and there was also the relationship between the Chen family, plus the added meaning of the birthday gift, Xia Zhi couldn't refuse, so she could only accept her fate and take the tray.
Mrs. Chen, who was successful in the horse, did not stay for more than a moment after achieving the purpose of this trip, and got up happily and left Langzhuyuan. Xia Zhi also wanted to send it in a form, but he was persuaded by the Fang steward to block the door of the wooden building, [You don't have to be polite, it's better to copy the scriptures a few more times with this effort.] If you don't have enough blank paper, ask Lu Lan to come to me at any time, and I will definitely send it to you immediately. After saying that, he walked away.
Xia Zhi let go of his anger and let go, and the tray and the table fell with a snap at a distance, but the scriptures and white paper still stood firmly on the table, and it was really enough. I picked up a Heart Sutra and flipped through it quickly, and the summer solstice was dizzy to read the scriptures of less than three hundred words. She doesn't hate books, like the Materia Medica sent by Bai Linfeng, she reads it with relish, but if it is a scripture, she can achieve the effect of hypnosis by reading a few lines, not to mention letting her copy it hundreds of times.
Lu Lan asked cautiously beside her, "Summer Solstice girl, do you really want to copy these scriptures?" Do you want to talk to Young Master Huan? γ
Xia Zhi leaned his chin on the table and raised his eyes to look at Lu Lan, [What's the use of looking for Young Master Huan, I didn't see Mrs. Chen, she arranged everything without leaking. Young Master Huan has the slightest objection, which is disrespectful and unfilial to her elder. And it's just copying books, it's not a big deal, it's just practicing calligraphy. Therefore, this scripture must not only be copied, but also copied beautifully. γ
Sooner or later, it is better to do something practical than to complain. Xia Zhi instructed Lu Lan to prepare pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, rolled up her sleeves, and carefully copied the scriptures word by word.
Transcribing scriptures, in addition to dealing with Mrs. Chen, Xia Solstice also has its own considerations. She is interested in medical books, but it would be too narrow to focus only on medicine itself. The so-called touch bypass, there is a commonality between most disciplines, and to a certain extent, they can complement each other and promote each other. The scriptures have been circulated in the world, and in addition to the spread and propagation of believers, it also shows that they have a certain value. Just like a single scripture, you can understand a variety of meanings. Such as [road], indicating to return to the original intention; Such as [law], all methods; Such as [through], through the righteousness before and after; Such as [deed], in line with the personal machine, the reason of each thing.
After copying it a few times in a row, Xia Zhi gradually became calmer. Mrs. Chen is right about one point, transcribing scriptures can indeed cultivate one's self-cultivation, which Xia Zhi deeply agrees with. Since she met more and more people, and after leaving Tongxiang Courtyard and leaving Tongzhen, she has become more and more aware of her own shortcomings. Especially when I saw Tao Qianqian, who was almost perfect, even if I only stood by her side, I felt ashamed. Xia Zhi knew that she would never be like Tao Qianqian in her life, but as long as she could get a little closer, she would be happy. Tao Qianqian's existence is like a lighthouse on the sea in the middle of the night for the current summer solstice, which can clearly indicate the direction of her progress.
But you can't become a fat man in one bite, Xia Zhi's mind in the past two days is almost all on transcribing scriptures, Chen Huan came over once, and after hearing about this, he kindly brought an ink strip over for backup, and Xia Zhi drove him out of Langzhuyuan angrily.
Xia Zhi looked at the handwriting that began to distort before he put down the brush, he was so tired that even the hand holding the pen trembled slightly, and complained to Lu Lan, [Lu Lan, how good is your ability to imitate other people's handwriting? Do you want to cultivate it? γ
[Huh? Midori Lan's grinding action paused, [Does the girl mean to let Midori Lan cheat? γ
β¦β¦ One sentence blocked what Xia Zhi was going to say next, hum, it was really a smart person, so quickly he saw her crooked idea and refused without hesitation.
Xia Zhi shook his hands and moved his muscles and bones, [Forget it, I'll go out for a walk, and then copy it, either my hands will be crippled first or my eyes will be blind first. You leave these copied scriptures out and don't stain them, and your efforts will be in vain. γ
[Lu Lan knows, don't worry, girl. Lu Lan took a bite to take it.