Chapter 114 Chapter 114 "Knowing...
"I understand..." Su Tao moved her butt and said reluctantly in a low voice.
In her heart, she disagreed with what her mother Chen said. The fifth sister said that if the other party couldn't even make her happy and be herself, then they would not be happy even if they got married. Although Su Tao still didn't quite understand what the fifth sister meant by "herself", she roughly understood what it meant. In short, she probably had to find someone who didn't despise her and could eat, drink and have fun with her.
"I'm glad to know." Mrs. Chen got a headache whenever she thought of her fourth daughter's marriage. You know, she is 17 years old this year and is no longer young. People her age already have two children, but she still has the mentality of a child and is not behaved properly all day long. It really makes her worried.
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so don't think too much." Mrs. Wu was quite open-minded. She peeled a green tangerine and shared it with Aunt Lian.
Chen sighed. How could she not be worried? The matchmaker in the county said that the older she got, the harder it would be to find a good family. She was so anxious!
At this moment, a dark shadow suddenly flashed in, interrupting Chen's thoughts.
"Black Tiger! Why are you here? Get down now!"
Chen shouted, reaching for the dog in the carriage.
Heihu has grown into a big dog in the past two years. Because he eats well and has plenty of oily food, his black fur is shining in the sun.
At this time, it lay in the carriage with its mouth grinning and tongue hanging out, not moving at all. No matter how Chen pushed it, it remained motionless, looking like a rogue, which made Chen very angry. However, although Chen was angry, Lian Gu was very happy.
"Black Tiger, you're here!!"
Lian Gu is 8 years old this year. She is a head taller than before and has two little buns on her head. She is very cute. She is very happy to see her little friend Hei Hu coming up and reaches out to touch Hei Hu's head.
Hei Hu squinted his eyes comfortably. When she had touched the dog enough, she patted its head, leaned close to it and whispered something into its ear. Then Hei Hu got off the carriage obediently.
Chen was surprised to see this and asked her granddaughter Lian Gu what she had said.
"I'll tell Black Tiger to go back and guard the house. I'll take him out to play later!"
Okay...
Of course, this was just a small episode, and soon the carriage headed towards Fahua Temple.
This carriage was bought by the youngest daughter Su Li at the mule and horse market some time ago. It cost 15 taels of silver. Chen felt sad about it for a long time. However, compared with the mule cart, the padded carriage is indeed much more comfortable to sit in. The only bad thing is that it makes you feel a little dizzy when sitting in it. When the weather is hot, there is no ventilation, so Chen usually doesn't sit in it. Most of the time, she still prefers to ride in the mule cart.
But today is different. Today I am going to find a boyfriend for my daughter, so I have to show some strength so that others won’t look down on me.
Thinking of this, Chen endured the discomfort and closed her eyes to rest.
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Fahua Temple is located on Longtan Mountain 30 miles outside the city. It is said that it is the most effective place for praying for marriage. It is said that as long as unmarried boys and girls go to the temple to pray for marriage, their wishes will come true. Some love stories about this are still circulating in the county.
Su Li didn't believe it. If it was really so effective, why would there be so many infatuated men and women in this world? Why didn't they all come to this temple to worship?
"Wu Ya, come and shake it too." Just when Su Li was lost in thought, Chen and the master suddenly smiled and waved to her.
Su Li was about to refuse immediately, but Chen didn't give Su Li the slightest chance to refuse. By the time Su Li realized what was happening, a lottery box had been stuffed into her hand...
Su Li was a little confused. She looked up and saw her mother and grandmother happily chatting with the monk in the temple.
“Shake it!”
Chen waved to Su Li.
"Kneel on the futon and rock."
As if she was afraid that Su Li didn't know, she came over and demonstrated it.
Upon hearing this, Su Li could only shake her head helplessly, but she had no interest in this matter at all.
Unlike her fourth sister Su Tao, who still has dreams about love and married life, she has no idea about getting married because of her parents, and is even very resistant to it in her heart. She really can't imagine what the scene will be like after getting married, especially in this era of male superiority and female inferiority. For Su Tao, marriage has long been completely excluded from her life options. She just wants to save more money later, buy a house, raise a cat, and live her leisurely life.
As for the rest, forget it.
However, despite Su Li's thoughts, she still obediently shook the lot box as Chen requested.
With a snap, the wooden stick fell in front of the cushion.
Su Li bent down to pick up the wooden stick, on which was written a bad sign in red.
A bad luck? Su Li felt nothing in her heart, and even felt a little relieved. Fortunately, fortunately!
Fortunately, she wasn’t asking for wealth, otherwise she would have been really sad!
"What is it?" Mrs. Wu walked over and took the wooden stick. When she saw that it was a bad sign, her face turned a little ugly and she pursed her lips.
"This lot doesn't work, shake another one."
? ? !
Is this still her superstitious milk? Why did it suddenly become so strange!?
"Don't just stand there, shake another one quickly." Chen urged, and Su Hong also echoed beside her, "Yes, Fifth Sister, shake another one."
"No need, mother, let's just leave it like this." Su Li didn't want to ask for any marriage in the first place, and this stick was just what she wanted. Without waiting for others to react, Su Li walked over and handed the wooden stick to the old master who was sitting next to her to interpret the stick.
The master took the wooden stick, paused at first, and then was stunned. You know, because the temple was afraid of troublemakers, only this one bad stick was placed in the stick box in the past five years, and it turned out to be drawn by this female donor. Is this good luck or bad luck?
He quietly looked up at the Chen group behind the person in front of him. Judging from their faces, they should be kind people, right?
"Master, please help me untie it." Su Li urged.
These words sounded like a death warrant, and inevitably reminded the master of a time when a young master seemed to have urged him in the same way. Even the tone, expression, and smile in his eyes were exactly the same. Unfortunately, he was so foolish that he didn't see the look of the lady behind him. In the end, he and the table were carried out of the hall together.
"Ahem..." The master coughed twice, and then he slowly pressed the concave part of the wooden stick with his fingers twice before taking out the stick from the table beside him.
Lot 18
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The cuckoo cries out in sorrow and tears, its voice complaining about the frost and coldness that wakes me from a dream.
The shock of being a stranger in a foreign land has touched my heart even more deeply. (Note 1)
It means that the cuckoo cries out in sorrow in the middle of the night, and when the tourists who are away from home hear it, they think of their hometown and feel depressed.
"Although this is a very bad sign, it can be resolved by acting with caution. I have a sachet here that can dispel evil and ward off disasters. You can buy one and wear it with you. I guarantee that you will turn misfortune into good fortune, encounter difficulties and find your true love."
Su Li was listening attentively when she saw the old master in front of her suddenly start selling sachets, and a long-lost and familiar feeling came over her.
"No.
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Master, yes!" Chen hurriedly squeezed forward and shouted.
"Amitabha, two taels of silver each." The master picked up the plain bamboo embroidered sachet beside him with a kind look on his face.
"So expensive?" Chen didn't expect it to be so expensive and exclaimed immediately.
Su Li held her mother Chen and said, "Forget it, mother."
Chen gritted her teeth and said, "Yes!"
In the end, two taels of silver were missing from Chen's purse, and a worthless sachet was found on Su Li's body.
Even the sachet contained nothing but ordinary mugwort, which was everywhere in the mountains outside and could be bought in large quantities for a penny in the county. Su Li took it and sniffed it carefully. The smell was so faint that it was almost imperceptible. It must be from last year.
very good.
"You are still young and don't understand these things. This sachet is offered to the Buddha every day. How can it be compared with ordinary sachets?"
"It's on par with each other, right? Am I right?" This idiom is one that Master Xing often says. Chen has been influenced by it all day long and can actually use it. It has to be said that long-term learning is still useful.
"right…"
"Okay, listen to Master and remember to wear it every day!"
After saying that, he personally tied the sachet around Su Li's waist and tied a knot.
Next, it was Su Hong who interpreted the fortune. Initially, Su Hong was unwilling to do so. She had already divorced and didn't want to marry again in this life, but in the end she couldn't persuade Chen.
First money, the best sign
The world is created for a good marriage, and all things are perfect on auspicious days and at a good time.
If you get this lot, it is not a small matter. The person is loyal and upright and the emperor will proclaim (Note 2)
This sign is also known as Zhongli's Enlightenment, which roughly means that Zhongli was not valued in the past, but later he was taught the magic by Emperor Donghua and became an immortal.
The master looked at Su Hong, who was holding the little girl's hand and combing her hair, and said calmly, "This divination is not bad. Although the good marriage will come later, it is still a gift from heaven."
Finally, Su Tao interpreted the fortune.
No. 86 is the best
In spring, flowers bloom on the balcony, and boats sail thousands of miles to Baolai.
Leaping over the third wave of Yumen, it was like a thunderclap in the sky. (Note 3)
This lot is also known as Shang Lu Zhong San Yuan, which means that with the arrival of spring, good luck also comes. As long as you can overcome the obstacles, you will be able to achieve your wishes.
"The donor's marriage is destined by heaven, so there's no need to worry."
Except for Su Li, Su Hong and Su Tao, all had good fortunes. The master felt a little regretful. He suddenly thought about when he could sell those sachets that had been stored for five years. He said:
"I have a few sachets here..."
Chen refused without a second thought, "No, thank you, Master."
She felt that if she stayed any longer she didn't know how much more money she would have to spend, so she quickly paid the 30-wen fortune-telling fee, and took a few people out of the main hall and came to the side hall, where she asked a familiar master to light three eternal lamps.
In the past few years, Chen and Mrs. Wu would come here on the first or fifteenth day of every month to light three lamps and pray to Buddha to bless her husband and son to return safely. Although there is still no news about the three of them, as the old saying goes, no news is good news, so Chen can only hope for the best.
“Bang…”
"Amitabha…"
After lighting the lamps, it was noon. With the sound of a few bells, the temple dining hall was opened.
"Why haven't you come yet?" Chen stood in the corridor and looked at the sky in the distance. It was getting increasingly gloomy, and it seemed like it was going to rain. She felt a little dissatisfied. They had clearly agreed to meet at the Fahua Temple at 9:00 p.m., but now it was already past noon and he still hadn't come. It was really unpunctual.
After a while,
"Let's not wait any longer, let's go back." Afraid that it would rain and the mountain road would be difficult to walk on, Chen thought for a moment and spoke.
Then they headed home again, and sure enough, it started to rain halfway. The rain was so heavy that it soon flowed in straight lines along the four corners of the carriage. Fortunately, they were lucky and returned to the food store smoothly.
"You don't know, it started raining heavily just when we were halfway there. If we were half a step later, we wouldn't be able to get back."
After taking a bath and changing clothes, Chen brought ginger soup and chatted with Mo in the backyard of the shop.
Su Hong was wiping Lian Gu's hair, while Su Li, Su Tao and others were sitting in the corridor wiping their hair.
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The author has something to say: Note 1 quoted from Baidu
Note 2: Quoted from Baidu
Note 3 quoted from Baidu
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