Amidst the smoke, Tao knelt down in front of the Buddha statue with infinite piety and murmured words. Lin Jinrong knelt on a futon not far away, quietly looking at the golden light and the smiling Buddha looking down at all living beings. He only had one thought in his mind, since let him
She has returned to this world, so please let her live.
After a long time, Mrs. Tao stopped and stretched out her hand to Lin Jinrong. Lin Jinrong quickly stood up and helped her up. Mrs. Tao frowned in pain: "I'm old, my legs and feet are numb after just kneeling for a while."
Lin Jinrong laughed: "Grandma and two aunts are older than you, so they can't afford to kneel down."
Mrs. Tao sighed softly: "It's because they don't have as urgent thoughts as I do at the moment. If they ask for something, see if they can kneel down!" Unlike her and Lin Jinrong, Mrs. Lin and others were just looking at the Buddha statue.
I thought about it, so I went back to see the hot springs, look at the ancient monuments, and have a rest and drink tea. I really went out for a spring outing to see the flowers.
The old nun Zhiping on the side said matter-of-factly: "Madam, you can hear your piety and your prayers to the Buddha."
A young woman wearing gray cloth monk's robes and monk's shoes but with long hair walked in and saluted with her hands clasped together: "Uncle Master, the old ladies have rested enough. They want to go to the back mountain to see the flowers. Master asked me to invite the two of them.
A female benefactor.”
This woman was probably in her twenties, with a slightly hunched neck, slightly dark skin, and fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. She always had a bit of misery in her expression. Lin Jinrong hadn't seen her when she came last time, and couldn't help but
After looking twice more, the woman felt her gaze, smiled softly, and silently went in to tidy up the hall.
Master Tao then asked Zhiping who was accompanying him: "Is this your new disciple? Why do you want to become a monk?"
Zhiping hurriedly recited the Buddha's name and said in a low voice: "Third Mrs., her surname is He. She is also a poor person. Her family is poor. She does needlework to support her brother's marriage, but she cannot get married. She has no time to live.
She worked all day and night to support the family. She lost her mother and had a quarrel with her brother and sister-in-law. She couldn't think of anything anymore and came all night to become a monk, but her family didn't come to look for her. My senior sister and I felt that she was pitiful, but we were not really despairing and couldn't bear to see her become a monk.
The ancient Buddha had lived a life of poverty, so he would not allow her to lose her hair. We are human beings and it is not easy to worry about these things. My wife is kind-hearted. If there is someone who is not greedy for dowry, it will be a meritorious deed."
Mrs. Tao sighed: "The world is declining, how many people are not greedy for dowry? Are there fewer poor men who can't marry a wife? But I haven't heard of any family who doesn't want dowry in order to marry their daughter."
Zhiping laughed in disappointment.
Lin Jinrong looked back and saw that the rickety back of the woman surnamed He was getting more and more rickety, and gradually overlapped with another shadow in her impression - when she was in Jiangshen Temple that year, Miaozhu's adopted daughter Jingu also looked like this
encounter. At that time, Jingu treated her very well. She had promised that one day when she was out of trouble, she would help Jingu find a good match... Lin Jinrong lowered her eyes and whispered in Tao's ear: "Mother, today
We came to pay homage to the Buddha, and we happened to meet each other. Maybe it was the Buddha’s intention, but I don’t know what he meant. Isn’t it more interesting to help her than buying incense, candles, and paper money? It’s also about accumulating virtue.” Isn’t it more interesting to help a living person?
Mrs. Tao glanced at her in surprise, thought for a moment, and sighed softly: "That's all... Could you please send me a letter? If anyone wants to marry her, I will give her a dowry of thirty guan."
Zhiping was immediately overjoyed, proclaimed Buddhism in a loud voice, praised Tao's kindness, and said that the He girl's life was good, and he wanted the girl to come out to bow to Tao and say thank you.
Mrs. Tao stopped and said, "Why bother? It's not to thank her for me. Now that we have met, it is fate."
Zhi Ping guessed that it might have something to do with those few words Lin Jinrong whispered, and said sincerely: "The wife and the girl are both good people."
Tao sighed: "If you want to be a good person, you must have a family background."
Zhiping lost no time in adding: "You have to give up even if you have a family."
Lin Jinrong said in a deep voice: "Are there many people like this?"
Zhiping glanced at Tao and saw that Tao had no intention of stopping him from elaborating, so he sighed: "The four girls are so rich and noble every day, they don't know the sufferings in this world. If a daughter from a poor family is not drowned, or
Abandoned, lucky enough to grow up, there are also many who are poor and cannot marry, or die in old age and live in seclusion, or work as concubines and slaves, live in the market, or enter Taoist nunneries. The blessed one who was taken in by the family
Girl, isn’t this the same? The world is miserable! So you have to cultivate well in this life so that you can be blessed in the next life.”
Seeing Lin Jinrong's thoughtful look, Mother Gong laughed and scolded Zhiping: "You old nun, you never forget your skills!"
Zhiping wisely stopped mentioning such topics, and happily led Tao and Lin Jinrong to find Mrs. Lin and others.
Although the scenery of the back mountain is beautiful, how can Mrs. Lin and others be the ones who can climb mountains and wade in rivers? They just walked along the path for a while, stood and looked at the mountains and rivers, and asked others to pick them.
Just a few peach blossoms, so I went back to the village to eat, drink and have fun, waiting for the return of Mrs. Lin and others who had taken Lin Shenzhi to visit Mr. Zhu.
It was strange at first, but as time went by, Mrs. Lin and others felt that Tao's village was too narrow and had many inconveniences. They wanted to go home early and waited around until Mrs. Lin and others came back, so they
Ask the Tiehuai family to ask, "How long does it take to get back to Mr. Zhu's house from here?"
The Tiehuai family member smiled apologetically and said, "It's enough to make a few trips back and forth."
Mrs. Zhou then advised Mrs. Lin: "I must have had a great time chatting with the gentlemen and couldn't leave for a while. If I want to leave food over there, someone will come to tell me."
Luo Shi said sadly: "It's a trivial matter to save food, but I'm afraid I won't be able to get back if it's too late, and we won't be able to live here. We can live in any corner, but I'm afraid the old lady's body won't be able to bear it."
Mrs. Tao was thinking about the important matter of Lin Shenzhi's apprenticeship, and was very irritated. After hearing her say such harsh words, she simply asked Mrs. Lin: "Would you like my wife to let someone go and check it out?"
Mrs. Lin frowned: "No, just wait."
After another cup of tea, Mr. Lin San walked in with a loud laugh: "It's done!"
Mrs. Tao stood up immediately with joy: "It's done?"
Mr. Lin San proudly went in with his beard raised, greeted Mrs. Lin with a gift, and showed off: "It's done! Mr. Zhu met our little Lao Qi, asked him three questions, asked him to write an article, and then
So he accepted the wild vegetables picked by Xiao Lao Qi. He just said that the conditions in his family were difficult, and he was afraid that Xiao Lao Qi would not be able to endure the hardships due to his young age... The kid Lu Yan said that he would let Xiao Lao Qi live with him and he would take care of it.
I will not cause trouble to my husband and my wife. My father and the teachers agreed on a date to become my disciple."
Suddenly, the expressions of everyone in the room were colorful.
It’s not that the other children of the Lin family have never come to be their disciples, and the gentlemen didn’t say no to them. After all, even the children of farmers’ families could be taught how to read, so how could they reject them? But after they went there, they and Lu Yan and others were treated badly.
The treatment was completely different, and he was refused the apprenticeship ceremony. Now that Lin Shenzhi was only eight years old, he was actually allowed to perform the apprenticeship ceremony with caution. This can only show that Mr. Zhu really took a fancy to Lin Shenzhi.
This means that from now on, Sanfang will embark on a completely different path than before. As the saying goes, it is better to bully a white-bearded man than a poor young man. If you want to run against Sanfang in the future, you must first look at Lin Shenzhi.
, not to mention there is Lu Yan.
The old man once taught his eldest son step by step, but his son failed to live up to expectations, which was disappointing. Mrs. Zhou was silent for a moment, thinking that Zhou Mai had also performed the apprenticeship ceremony, she felt a little better, and stepped forward to congratulate Mrs. Tao: "I'm sorry.
I knew it would be like this, how could it be wrong for someone who was taught by the old lady step by step?"
"Yes, the old man has taught me step by step these past few years. If I can't get into the eyes of the gentlemen, then I don't know what will happen." Luo Shiyuan felt sad for a while, and couldn't help but gritted his teeth and glared at Mr. Tao and Lin Jinrong.
Eye.
"Your father can sleep tonight." Old Mrs. Lin saw it clearly and calmly diverted everyone's attention: "Third brother, how come you came back alone? Where are the others? Your father is still here.
Mr. Zhu’s home?”
Mr. Lin San smiled and said: "Father is in a good mood. Lu Yan will take him to visit Qingliang Temple. I am afraid that mother will wait for a long time and come back to report the news first." He then told Mrs. Tao: "You can prepare dinner and eat it when father and others come back."
Just leave."
People are in high spirits at happy events, so Mrs. Tao responded crisply and went to arrange dinner in person. Mr. Lin San stayed in the room to show off how smart Lin Shenzhi was, how he dealt with things well, how the gentlemen liked him, and how good Lu Yan was. It was completely
Ignoring the mood and expressions of other people in the room, Luo Shi interrupted several times without success.
Lin Jinrong felt that it was a lie that he came back to report the news, and that he was deliberately showing off to cause trouble for others. He sat and watched for a while, but felt that it was boring and could not stop him, so he got up to see if Lin Liuer's luggage was packed properly.
After teasing Lin Liuer for a while, he went to find Mrs. Tao to help prepare dinner.
Tao was in a good mood: "Your father is still boasting?"
Lin Jinrong directed the girls to arrange the dishes and chopsticks: "Yes."
In some aspects, Mr. Tao and Master Lin had the same personalities, so he smiled and said: "It's time for us to feel proud. I have endured it for more than 20 years, and finally I have waited until today."
Lin Jinrong said calmly: "One day when the seventh brother is named on the gold medal list, that will be the time to feel truly proud."
Didn't he laugh at Lin Yuzhen and praise Yang for his calmness? Why did he make this mistake now? Tao immediately suppressed his smile and said calmly: "Although the matter is not big, it is still something worth being happy about."
His expression is no longer as lively as before, and has even become more solemn.
Lin Jinrong smiled slightly: "It's worth being happy." They didn't know what almost happened, only she knew, so they were actually not as happy as she was.
Mrs. Tao was silent for a moment and then said: "This kid, Lu Yan, is really good. To be honest, I am really worried about letting your seventh brother live here and study so far away. Thanks to him watching, I feel relieved."
Lin Jinrong knew what she meant, and listened with a faint smile on his lips: "Seventh brother still has to rely on himself. He can't rely on others for everything. Otherwise, what will happen in the future?"
"Yes, Lu Yan will take the exam next year, and I can't control him for how long." Tao suddenly remembered, with hope on his face: "This kid is serious and hard-working, and he will definitely be on the gold list next year."
"Yes." Lin Jinrong agreed. Lu Yan will not be able to pass the exam next year.
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