Dressing Biography

Chapter 26 Listening

In the afternoon, the masters listened to the host talking about Buddhism with the grandma. We servants were all waiting outside the door, but we dared not talk in private, so as not to disturb the interest of the masters.The room is not big, and everyone is a little crowded but arranged in a clear order.The first ones are the host and the grandma, followed by the second grandma and the second young master, after that are the aunts of each room, and then the third young master and the ladies.

There was nothing else in the room except the voices of the host and the grandma, which showed that everyone listened with gusto.Although I don't know much about Buddhism, there are still some vague thoughts of my own in the few words they floated.

Coincidentally, the phrase "one flower, one world, one tree, one bodhi" came.My eyes glanced, and I happened to see Liang Shiqin sitting by the window. She was sitting upright, listening intently.If every flower and grass can become a world in the eyes of the Buddha, then my world is too narrow, but it is very simple, a Liangshiqin is enough.After a while, it was discussed again that "the sea of ​​suffering is boundless, and the shore is right when you turn back."If Liang Shiqin gave me my sea of ​​bitterness, then I don't think I would want to go ashore.I am so obsessed with obsession, I don't know if the Buddha will punish me to go to the [-]th hell if he finds out.The host's sentence "everything is illusion" made me panic, and I hurriedly verified that Liang Shiqin was really sitting there, not moving at all, and then I was relieved.Grandma asked: "There are eight sufferings in life, how can we get rid of them?" The host responded accordingly: "There are eight sufferings in life: birth, old age, illness, death, parting from love, long-term resentment, unable to ask, and unable to let go. Only let go, Then I was free." When talking about "Love parting, resentment for a long time, can't ask for it, can't let it go", my eyes have been watching Liang Shiqin's unchanging sitting posture.I'm in so much pain now, isn't it because I "can't ask for it" but "can't let go" of Liang Shiqin?It's like tasting a toffee, and you can't forget its beauty.For the rest of the time, I was chasing the aroma of toffee and salivating unstoppably.Even if I stumbled, broke my head, hurt my legs and feet, and shed blood and tears, I couldn't help but want to run towards it.I thought, for Liang Shiqin, I'm afraid I can't let go of it, I'm stuck in the quagmire, and I can't get out of it.

Finding myself feeling a lot of emotion, I shifted my gaze, and happened to see the afternoon sun shining through a bodhi branch, casting pieces of golden light.The image of Liang Shiqin standing under the golden osmanthus just now came to my mind again, it was so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes off it.I was intoxicated in it for a long time.

After about two hours, the conversation between the host and the grandma came to a hasty end.The masters in the room couldn't tell if they were tired of listening, and everyone got up and left in an orderly manner.We who were waiting outside the door followed behind our master.Liang Shiqin came out at the end.Seeing that everyone was walking sparsely, Liang Shiqin, who was walking slowly, asked, "What were you looking at just now?"

I didn't expect that I would be caught for a while, so I quickly pointed to the linden tree that was the culprit: "Just now, I saw that the linden tree was very green, so I took a closer look." I dare not say yes Because I saw this tree and thought of her under that tree, I made a lot of business trips.

Liang Shiqin stopped and glanced at the Bodhi tree: "Yeah. But don't do this next time. Everyone else is listening with bated breath, but you are distracted rashly. If someone finds out, you will inevitably be scolded." .”

I nodded in response.Since those incidents, I feel that Liang Shiqin has been very careful about many things.Even Dong'er and I were cautious, afraid that something would happen again.Regarding Liang Shiqin's warning, although I felt helpless, but thinking it was for my own good, I was a little happier.Especially guessing that a person who listened so seriously, how could he notice me distracted outside the window?If it was before, can I also joke about Liang Shiqin's upper beam not being straight and the lower beam crooked, I am distracted.But I dare not open my mouth indiscriminately over this kind of transcendence, lest I make myself feel uncomfortable and raise my self-esteem.

After eating the vegetarian meal, the aunts and grandmas made an appointment to go for a walk in the backyard together, accompanied by the two young masters.The ladies are a little too busy, so I have to go to other places for a walk.I followed behind Liang Shiqin, who was walking with Liang Shihua, pointing out interesting things in the temple.Zigui and I walked in a pile, three or five steps away from the masters, whispering to each other.

"You said the amulet I bought is okay?" Zigui spent a lot of time picking out the amulet for his mother and sisters, just to make them like it.

"They will definitely like the gift you choose." Zigui is about the same age as me, and her sisters are one year younger.Although I have never met them, I know that they are very close to Shiki.Every time Shigui visited his family, they had to come together.

Suddenly, Zigui lost interest: "You don't know, that day, my mother said that a matchmaker had started to come to the house to tell my elder sister about others. But it scared me. That time my elder sister didn't come, so I couldn't ask. Her sincerity."

Zigui's younger sister is only about 14 years old, and she is about to marry and start a family. This news also shocked me: "You are so young, your mother agrees?" I turned my head to look at her disappointed look, naturally I knew She is not willing.But in addition to her two younger sisters, there are three younger brothers in her family.It is not easy for a large family to live on their parents' meager street vendors.

"Mother said that the eldest brother is not young anymore, and it's time to give him money to marry a wife. So." Zigui couldn't continue, "The family's capital needs to be reduced again." The younger siblings are very caring, especially the two younger sisters.In a patriarchal family, Zigui knows that the first day of her younger sisters is just to find a good family.But now that Zigui is in Liangfu, it is impossible for him to guard his sister, he can only obey the matchmaker's advice and his parents' orders.I'm really worried about my sisters.Zigui signed a deed of selling herself when she entered the Liang Mansion, so her parents could not be the masters of her destination, but the master and son were the masters, so naturally she didn't have to think about it.Who the master wants to allocate himself to is not a word from them.But sisters, you still have the right to choose.Zigui hopes that the two younger sisters don't need to marry to become rich and powerful, but only to marry someone who is down-to-earth. "I heard from my mother that the matchmaker was talking about a farmer in a neighboring village. The family has an acre of land and they are independent." Zigui said a little sentimentally, and even walked slowly.

Seeing that the two masters in front were talking happily and walking leisurely, I walked slowly with Zigui: "Don't worry too much, fate is destined. Maybe he is your sister's marriage? Why don't you let your sister marry me next time?" Little sister goes to inquire about it, so you can rest assured."

"That's the only way to go." Zigui raised his head and looked ahead, still lacking energy, "Our fate is doomed, but I still hope that my sisters can be free."

free?I also looked forward, and Liang Shiqin was looking at where Liang Shihua pointed.I also looked at it, and it was really a well-bloomed firecracker chrysanthemum, with distinct traces, and the deep purple color was very prominent.Looking away, she looked at Liang Shiqin with a faint smile, charming and cute, wondering where her marriage is?If I meet, can I send a word of congratulations, wishing her a happy marriage for a hundred years, and harmony.With a feeling of melancholy that was different from Shigui, my pace also slowed down a bit.

After admiring the scenery and eating, Liang Shiqin and Liang Shihua continued talking and laughing as they walked back.Suddenly a bird stood on a branch not far away and sang to the two ladies.attracted everyone's attention.

Zigui looked at it for a while, and suddenly said, "That's a magpie."

Liang Shihua joked to Liang Shiqin: "It came to announce good news to my sister. It seems that my sister will have a good marriage."

Zigui and I stood behind the two of them, and when I heard Liang Shihua's funny words, my heart tightened suddenly, and I turned to ask Zigui in a low voice: "Are you sure, is that a magpie?" For these small animals , which I don't recognize very well.

Zigui knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he dared not speak out, but nodded seriously to me.My mood is even worse.

Liang Shiqin laughed: "But I think it's here to announce the good news to my sister. Look, it's coming to you." After finishing speaking, Liang Shiqin suddenly turned towards Liang Shihua, scaring Liang Shihua almost He fell down, but fortunately, he was caught by Liang Shiqin, who had quick eyesight and quick hands.

"Well, you naughty ghost, dare to scare me." After saying that, Liang Shihua called Liang Shiqin, and Liang Shiqin took the opportunity to run away.Zigui also followed.But I stayed under the magpie that hadn't flown away for a while, watching it stare at me for a few seconds, then flapped its wings and flew away.

Back in their respective rooms, I saw Grandma Six sitting in the room, and Zijuan standing aside.Liang Shiqin stepped forward and bowed.Grandma Six immediately asked, "Did you understand what Grandma said today?"

Liang Shiqin replied fluently: "Understood. Grandma just wants everyone to let go of their opinions and work together to consider Liangfu."

Grandma Six nodded in satisfaction: "In that case, your second brother is in high school, how are you going to give gifts?"

"I'm going to copy the scriptures every day and pray for my second brother. I hope he wins the first prize in the spring next year." Liang Shiqin finished solemnly.

Grandma Six got up and left a sentence: "Bring Shimei." Then she went back to her room, and Zicuckoo followed her in.

As soon as Liang Shiqin stepped into her room, Liang Shimei took Liang Shiqin's arm: "Sister, do we really want to copy?" ", "The Analects of Women" memorized.For the matter of copying books, she considered it a form of corporal punishment.If she could not write, she would try to choose something else.

There is no one else in the room except Liang Shimei.

Liang Shiqin, who was pulled, didn't give her any other choice: "Since I said it, we both have to copy it for the second brother sincerely." Sitting on the chair, Liang Shiqin looked at Liang Shimei who had died down, " This time, you mustn't be perfunctory. Since you are copying Buddhist scriptures, it must be for the purpose of grandma. If she picks out some faults, mother will not be easy to talk to."

Of course Liang Shimei knew the seriousness of this matter, but when it came to picking up a pen and writing, it really gave her a headache, and she still copied those esoteric and boring scriptures. Suffered along with Liang Shiqin.

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well thought out