Expensive marriage: The concubine is begging for peace again today

Chapter 11 First Meeting
Although Wenxin Nunnery is located in the busy city, it gives people a sense of tranquility in the middle of the bustle.

"The hut is in a human environment, and there are no cars and horses to announce it! Ask the king how can you be quiet." Jiang Changning recited a poem softly, and stepped over the threshold of the courtyard with his skirt lifted.

Entering the gate of the nunnery, what you see is the screen wall.

On the screen wall, there is a big Buddha character.

Bypassing the screen wall is the front yard of the nunnery, with a row of mulberry trees planted along the wall.

There are three large vats in the courtyard, and several lotus plants are planted in the vats.

In late spring, although it is not the flowering period of lotus, the layers of green lotus leaves are still pleasing to the eye.

Lotus and Buddha have an indissoluble bond.

And Buddhism likes to talk about this fate, Jiang Changning smelled the rich sandalwood in the air, heard the sound of wooden fish in the house, and lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "Bodhisattva, believer, I wish to have a good relationship with you. "

Walking into the main hall dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva, I saw three or four women kneeling on the futon, holding three sticks of incense in their hands, praying devoutly.

On the left and right sides of the incense table, sat a nun in black clothes, about [-] years old.

Jiang Changning waited for the women to get up and leave before going forward, took three sticks of incense, lit it, knelt down, and kowtowed, "Faith girl Jiang Changning, I pray that the Bodhisattva will bless nanny Zhou to recover soon. If the nanny recovers, believer girl I would like to reshape the golden body for the Bodhisattva, rebuild the Wenxin Nunnery, and prepare for Buzhai for 49 days."

The promise was strong enough. The nun on the left opened her eyes, glanced at Jiang Changning, closed them again, and said, "Amitabha."

Jiang Changning put three sticks of incense in the incense burner, and saw the red string in the jade box on the incense table.

"Master, how can I invite you for peace of mind?" Jiang Changning walked up to the nun on the left and asked with a salute.

"Amitabha, the almsgiver can go to the side hall, and offer money for incense oil, please feel at ease."

"Thank you, master, for your guidance." Jiang Changning went to the side hall, donated twelve taels of sesame oil money to the nuns there, and got five red ropes that had been enshrined in front of the Bodhisattva.

"It's so expensive." Fu Cui murmured cautiously.

Jiang Changning smiled, it is indeed expensive, two taels of silver each.

In today's world, ten taels of silver can allow an ordinary family of four to live a good life for a year.

Since he came to Wenxin Nunnery by detour, Jiang Changning was not in a hurry to leave, and planned to take another turn in this nunnery.

The three-story pagoda in the nunnery is an octagonal three-story pavilion-style brick tower, which is not too high, and scriptures are stored inside.

"Why did this nunnery build the Tower of the Dead here? It's not too bad luck." Fu Cui curled her lips in disgust.

"Fu Cui, don't talk nonsense, there is no such thing as bad luck in the Buddhist hall." Jiang Changning said sternly.

Shu Fei glared at her, "You will be punished for copying Buddhist scriptures [-] times."

Fu Cui stuck out her tongue, "Girl, I'm wrong, don't be angry, tell me about this tower."

"The stupa is used to enshrine relics, scriptures, and religious objects. According to the objects enshrined, this tower can be called a sutra tower."

"In terms of nature and meaning, there are prayer towers, reward towers, and longevity towers."

"By shape, there are square towers, round towers, hexagonal towers, and octagonal towers."

"According to the building materials, there are brick pagodas, stone pagodas, jade pagodas, sand pagodas, mud pagodas, iron pagodas, copper pagodas, golden pagodas, silver pagodas, and glazed pagodas."

"Not every pagoda is enshrined with relics, which is what you call the tower of the dead, understand?"

"Young lady is right." An abrupt male voice came from behind the pagoda.

Jiang Changning was startled, how could there be a man in the inner courtyard of the nunnery?

In Jiang Changning's astonishment, three men came out from behind the pagoda. The man in the middle was wearing black clothes, with a face like a jade crown, elegant and dignified, with a graceful demeanor, and his hair tied with a jade crown.

At the corner of the robe, there is a streamer floating, and the embroiderer secretly embroidered auspicious clouds on the corner of the robe with silver thread.

When Jiang Changning looked at the man, the man was also looking at her.

A curvaceous girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a white trousers, a pink and blue embroidered jacket inside, a pink and blue pleated skirt underneath, and a pink and blue veil on the outside.

On the cuffs embroidered with blue and white clusters of flowers, a pair of slender and slender hands as white as onions were exposed, holding a white handkerchief in their hands.

The naturally hanging black silk was as black as ink, which made her face as white as snow, and her watery eyes were shining, as if they were full of affection, as if they had looked into people's hearts.

Jiang Changning took a step back from the man's direct gaze, and frowned slightly. This man was so rude.

Fu Cui stepped forward to stop her, put her hands on her hips, and asked ferociously: "What are you looking at?"

"Fu Cui, let's go." Jiang Changning hurriedly turned around and left with the two maidservants.

Men are dressed luxuriously, whether they are powerful or rich, it is best not to provoke them.

"Cao Jiang, come and have a look." The man ordered with a smile.

The man in brown clothes who followed behind him replied, "Yes, my lord."

The three of Jiang Changning's master and servant left the nunnery and found the carriage parked by the side of the road, "Uncle Biao, go home."

Fu Cui helped Jiang Changning into the carriage, and Biaozi drove away.

Cao Jiang saw the sign on the carriage clearly and turned back.

The man also came out of the nunnery and boarded a carriage with a black eagle mark on it.

The Xuanying is the symbol of Jin Wangfu, and the man is the current Jin Wang He Lianyu.

"My lord, it's the dealer's carriage." Cao Jiang stood by the window and reported.

"The banker?" He Lianyu pondered, this surname is rare, "It's the family of Zhuang Shenmao, the left servant of the household department, go and check."

"Yes, my lord." Cao Jiang replied.

Jiang Changning, who was leaving in a carriage, never expected that He Lianyu would get up and check her mind by chance.

Back at the dealer's house, Jiang Changning went to see Mrs. Zhuang.

Mrs. Zhuang was playing cards with three other old women, one of whom was Aunt He who gave birth to a daughter for Mrs. Zhuang.

The other is Mrs. Zhuang's grandma. Like Nanny Zhou, her children and grandchildren have gone from slavery to good citizenship. They have taken the imperial examination and become officials in the court. At home, Nanny Yu exists like an old feudal monarch.

The last one is Mrs. Huangsan, the youngest son and daughter-in-law of Mrs. Zhuang's cousin. Both her husband and son are unworthy, so they can only live by the line of Mrs. Zhuang.

I think it's because she is here today that I play cards.

It was Tongfu, the eldest maid, who helped the old lady Zhuang read the cards.

"Old lady, Changning is back." Jiang Changning bowed his knees and saluted.

"Girl Ning is back, is your nanny okay?" Mrs. Zhuang asked casually while throwing her cards.

"Old lady Lao is worried, the nanny is still in good health, and she will be able to return home after a few days of recuperation." Jiang Changning's lies not only have good wishes, but also have a deterrent effect.

Mother Zhou is already a good citizen, and her two sons have both entered the court as officials.

Although the official position is not high at this time, the future is promising and should not be underestimated.

"That's good." Mrs. Zhuang said lightly.

"Oh, I haven't seen you for a while, but now I see you, the cousin girl has grown into a big girl! Look at this, she looks a bit like the old sister-in-law when she was young." The old lady Huang San laughed.

Aunt He and Nanny Yu also followed these words and flattered Mrs. Zhuang.

(End of this chapter)