In the solemn and solemn little Buddhist hall, the sound of "dong dong" of wooden fish resounded slowly and rhythmically, and the curling white smoke lingering in the Buddhist hall made those who entered this small room immediately smell the heavy and reassuring air. Sandalwood scent.
The domestic servant who came to deliver the message stood outside the door. Through the window pane, he could only see the back of the old lady who was kneeling on the futon. He unconsciously relaxed his movements, for fear of disturbing the old lady with a little movement. The interest of worshipping Buddha.
The maid who was standing behind the old lady first noticed the servant who was standing outside poking out her head, and then signaled to the little maid who was standing beside her. At the corner twenty paces away, he scolded in a low voice, "You bastard, knowing that this is the time for the old lady to worship the Buddha, why don't you run to the backyard on a errand in the front yard?"
"Mommy, even when I was young, I didn't dare to disturb the old lady's cleanliness even if I ate a bear's heart and a leopard, but I just sent a message in front, saying that it was for the old lady." The servant laughed "hehe". Twice, to apologize to Madam Liu, you must know that Madam Liu has been by the old lady's side for decades, and even their adults were brought up by Madam Liu, and they have a detached status among the servants of the Liu residence. , even the young master of the house wants to show some kindness when he sees the mammy, not to mention that he is just a small errand in the front yard
Madam Liu patted the boy's head angrily, and said, "Are you confused? Knowing that the old lady hates to see outsiders the most, why do you send all the posts of cats and dogs?" Their old lady That is the most honorable old lady in Luohe Prefecture. If anyone of any status can see her, then just set up a stall outside and tell people their fortunes!
The servant didn't get angry when he was photographed, he just smiled and apologized: "Mammy, it's really not a boy messing around, how dare a boy dare to disturb the purity of the old lady, it's the person who sent the post. He also handed this in, saying that it was the old lady who could tell at a glance." While talking, he took out a small red jade fan pendant from his arms, the center of the fan pendant was hollowed out, and a small "English" character was also engraved.
Madam Liu grabbed the red jade fan as soon as she saw it, held it in her hand and looked at it carefully. Although her face had not changed, she still had some doubts in her eyes. The word "ying" was the old lady's boudoir. The word in the name, this red jade fan pendant is indeed the fan pendant that the old lady loved when she was not out of the cabinet, but did she remember that it was a gift later? Could it be that the man is back
Thinking of this, Mama Liu's eyes changed, and she took the post from the servant who had been smiling all the time: "Okay, let's go." Holding the post and token, she turned around and entered the Buddhist hall.
"What's wrong?" Although Mrs. Liu was chanting Buddha with her eyes closed, the little act of Mrs. Liu when she went out and came back did not deceive her.
Seeing that the old lady was about to get up, Madam Liu hurriedly shoved the things in her hand to the little maid next to her, stepped forward to help him up, and then the two slowly walked to the couch by the window. Madam Liu helped her to sit down and took the honey water from the locust flower that was brought by another little maid before telling the story one by one: "I sent you a post from outside, and this is the one that came in with the post. ."
Seeing the red jade fan pendant on the post, which was still the same color even though it had been several decades, the old lady's calm eyes had a fission, and she asked, "But she's back? It seems that this old thing He didn't die in the capital, but returned to Luohe Prefecture alive." Although he sipped an old thing, the joy in Mrs. Liu's eyes could not be concealed from Madam Liu.
Mrs. Liu, who handed the post to Mrs. Liu, was also very happy. Mrs. Liu was getting older, and the people who were by her side were old and gone. If the old people were really returning to Luohe Prefecture , Although it is now a matter of right and wrong, it is still a longing and concern after all, and being able to meet and talk with each other is also a regret when I was young!
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Three days later, the Luohe Prefecture soldiers and horses were in the mansion of Lord Liu.
"Your honored guest, please." The Liu family servant bowed his eyebrows and lowered his hands respectfully. He took small steps to lead the way, and walked all the way to the backyard of Liu's house. Only then did he stop in a yard with the words "Fu Shou Tang" hanging. Come, at the gate of the courtyard, Madam Liu, who was ordered by the master, was waiting again early in the morning.
Seeing that the servant brought someone over, she greeted her and gave a salute: "I haven't seen you for many years, are you all right?" After the news of the Xiao family's accident reached Luohe Prefecture, the old lady sat in the Buddhist hall all night. Sleeping, now it's okay to see the old man, Liu mama also has red eyes: "The old lady had a cough in the morning, the old servant tried to persuade her to stay inside and wait, otherwise I'm afraid that I will come out early to greet her. ."
"I haven't seen you for many years, Yujia, you are getting a lot older." Who was Song who sent the post here before? The two stood outside the door of the Moon Cave and said a few words, and then Madam Liu stepped forward to help Mrs. Song walk three steps to Fushou Hall, leaving only a few servants of the Liu family who looked at each other, everyone was confused Water also looked puzzled.
The domestic servant who led the way still respected the old man in front of him with such respect and respect for the old man who was not very luxurious. He heard the visitor address Liu Mama's boudoir name, and Liu Mama returned. What's with the nostalgic smile? As he went out, he was still thinking about whether he had neglected his words and deeds when he was leading the way. He thought about it over and over again, and finally convinced that he was not. Then he breathed a sigh of relief. Continue to mix in Liu Mansion.
Besides, in the Fushou Hall, an old woman wearing a dark purple Wanfu dark-patterned dress with Shu brocade and jade on her forehead was sitting on the couch with the help of a maid, and she immediately put on her shoes again when she heard a movement outside. Going down to the ground, the people who just came in from outside also walked into the room. The two old friends who had been separated for decades looked at each other speechlessly through a beaded curtain.
Madam Liu knew that the old lady definitely wanted to be able to talk to her old friend at this time, so she winked at the other maids who were standing in the room, and the servants lightened their footsteps and filed out, but only two of them were left behind for a moment.
"Forty years apart, I never thought we'd meet again here." Standing outside the bead curtain, Mrs. Song spoke first, sighing slightly, her eyes turning red: "Chen Ying, how have you been all these years? "
Mrs. Liu, who was called "Chen Ying", also had red eyes for some reason, and said, "No matter how bad it was in the beginning, it's all better now. But how has Sister Song been in the past few years?" The two sat on the couch, one left While talking on the right side, while reminiscing about the lush years of those years, he also felt that time flies, and the years are not forgiving.
As for Xiao Linru, who came to Liu's house with the Song family today, she was taken to the side hall by Liu mama, and she ordered tea and snacks to be served, leaving a little maid outside the door waiting for orders. Under the porch of the main hall, in case the old lady calls someone to serve at any time.
Xiao Linru sat down in the side hall with her clothes down and her hands down. She did not lose her ladylike demeanor at all. She showed good manners in her words and deeds, and she did not look around or touch it. This made the servants of the Liu residence very curious. What the hell is going on? She doesn't look like the master of a wealthy family, but she looks very dignified when looking at this young woman with a fortune, it's really strange!
Besides, Mrs. Song and Mrs. Liu closed the door and talked for about half an hour, and then they heard the wooden door in the main hall opened with a creak, and Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Song came out one after the other. .
"This matter will help you." Mrs. Song nodded slightly towards Mrs. Liu, and then walked out of the Liu residence with her granddaughter who had already walked to her side to support her.
Madam Liu stood in the yard and watched Mrs Song leave before returning to the inner room with the help of the little maid. She was half lying on the couch and felt the little maid gently kneading her shoulders, sighing: "Old , it's useless." The little maid also knew that the old lady was not talking to herself, and she didn't talk to her, but carefully controlled her strength to massage the old lady.
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The Song family went out in person, and the issue of the mountain chief's selection was resolved.
The women's school is located in East City, Luohe Prefecture, in Jiazi Lane, not far from the school. It covers an area of about five acres and is fully equipped with classrooms, dormitories, canteens, tea rooms, and courtyards. The main subjects studied in the women's school are piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and poetry, and the elective subjects are dance, riding, female red, tea art, and flower art. Each subject has a full-time teacher. Zhao's family, You Jin and Huang Sanye, have been working together for several months, and finally gathered famous gentlemen from Luohe Prefecture and northern Xinjiang before the Dragon Boat Festival.
The opening date of the girls' school is set for the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
Although it only opened on the day of the Duanyang Festival, the enrollment work has already started in early April, and the invitations for the opening day have been distributed. All the influential people in Luohe Prefecture received invitations from Erya Women's School, but at first almost everyone sneered, thinking it was a nonsense. However, I don't know where the news came from later, that the chief of the mountain is Mrs. Liu from the Liu family of the state army!
What kind of character is Mrs. Liu? The only old lady in Luohe prefecture with a rank of third rank. After losing her husband 30 years ago, she grew up with two children, one of whom became the highest-ranking state soldier in Luohe prefecture, and another son. Worked as an official in the Imperial Academy of Beijing, and her only daughter even married into the county palace and became the queen concubine! If the most honorable woman in Luohe Prefecture is really Mrs. Liu.
But Mrs. Liu has not attended any banquets since five or six years ago. She never thought that this little-known Erya Women's School would invite Mrs. Liu! Although I don't know if the news is true or not, but after those people knew the news, they all moved to send their daughters to Erya Women's School. After all three girls from Liu Bingma's family had signed up, Luohe Prefecture. Those who moved by the wind were too many to count in an instant, but in three days, 127 people had signed up.
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, Erya Women's School officially opened its doors. Early in the morning, all the ladies in uniform dresses and embroidered with four small characters "Erya Girls' School" on their chests took carriages or sedan chairs to Erya Girls' School. One hundred and twenty-seven female students, together with the three sisters of the Su family's silver jewelry and the two sister-in-laws of the Liu family's Youhe, make up a total of 132 students. After the thorough examination on April 27, they were divided into five groups. A class, today is both the start of school and the first day of class.
As for Mrs. Liu, the honorary mountain leader, she also came to Erya Women's School a quarter of an hour before the auspicious time. Together with the Song family, accompanied by Yu, Zhao and others, they visited the women's school in a sedan chair.
After the visit, Mrs. Liu went to one of the classes where her granddaughter belonged and said a few words. She was a little tired before she got into the sedan again with the help of Mrs. Liu, and went to the lobby of the women's school to meet those who came to visit. The parents said a few words before saying goodbye to everyone with a smile, and got on the carriage of Liu's house and left.
The parents of those students were a little shocked when they saw that Mrs. Liu actually appeared, and they were even more puzzled when they saw the people from Narya College chatting and laughing beside Mrs. Liu. Where is man holy? Didn't I hear people say that he was just a nouveau riche from the countryside? Why are you still so familiar with Mrs. Liu? Half of my heart is doubts, and half is to warn myself to have a good relationship with the owner behind Erya Academy.
The author has something to say: The promised double update is here!