During the morning class at the Three Buddha Hall of Dayun Temple, a little girl kneeling next to her quietly asked Yao Xia.
There were sounds of monks chanting sutras all around. Yao Xia, who had her hands clasped devoutly in front of her body, opened her eyes a slit and glanced at her friend: "Sister Chang was so frightened yesterday, she should take a good rest...
"
"That's true..." The girl wanted to ask something more, but when her eyes received the displeased look from her mother, she quickly closed her eyes and listened to the sutra.
Yao Xia muttered something in her mouth and murmured: "Amitabha, the Buddha is above me. Sister Chang's sister could not come. It is because of some reasons. But the faithful woman is willing to give half of her merits to sister Chang..."
The girl next to her heard the corner of her mouth twitching, and whispered: "Your merits are no more than the size of a grain of rice, yet Buddha actually had to break them into pieces for you..."
Yao Xia was dedicated and extremely pious: "Don't disturb me in earning merit..."
Sister Chang can rest in peace, and let her work hard to earn merit and support Sister Chang!
At the same moment, by the spring in the village behind Dayun Temple, Xi'er looked at the girl carrying two wooden buckets to fetch water, feeling quite struggling.
She really didn't expect that the way for the girl to accumulate merit was not to do morning prayers, but to help the monks in the temple carry water.
In the past half hour, the girl's serious behavior of carrying two buckets of water back to the temple has been repeated three times.
Xi'er's eyes fell on Ah Zhi again——
Ah Zhi just came out of the woods nearby, and now he had a large bundle of firewood on his back.
Xi'er looked so anxious that she felt that the bundle of firewood was not pressing on A-Zhi, but on her precarious career.
At this time, a monk carrying an empty bucket and a pole turned back. Xi'er was heartbroken and stepped forward to grab the pole and bucket: "Master, let me do it!"
Xi'er carried the bucket and walked quickly, and came to Chang Sui Ning's side: "My lady, I will accompany you!"
Chang Suining looked over uncertainly, only to see the little girl quickly filled the two buckets of water and lifted them up easily.
Chang Suining: "?"
She stretched out her hand and squeezed Xi'er's arm.
Under the soft sleeves of the shirt, the little girl's seemingly slender arms are actually too bulging and strong.
Chang Sui Ning, who was still defeated now, was silently envious for a moment, and couldn't help but ask: "Have you practiced secretly?"
Xi'er lowered her head in shock: "The Chang family, the soul of the Chang family... The girl didn't like these things before, she only loved to recite poems, and the maid didn't dare to show it."
Chang Suining: "..."
She underestimated the depth of the Chang family's military rule of law.
In this family, Ah Li is probably the only one who is really weak.
"But the maid did not deliberately deceive the girl!" Xi'er quickly explained: "The maid is doing this just to serve the girl better..."
After all, I used to accompany the girl every day to grieve the spring and autumn, shed tears anytime and anywhere, wipe the girl's tears and provide comfort. The whole set was also a physical job——
"In short, a maid is whatever a girl needs from a maid! A maid can learn anything!" The little girl's eyes were full of sincerity.
Azhi passed by carrying firewood: "..."
On the contrary, her competitiveness is single and lacks diversity.
"Very good." Chang Suining nodded in affirmation and mentioned the water: "Let's go."
Seeing that the girl had no intention of blaming her, Xi'er was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly.
The three masters and servants were walking on the bluestone path leading to the back door of the temple. Xi'er was fetching water and following beside his girl. He was attentive but still full of sincerity: "... all the merits I have saved by fetching water will be given to the girl!
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Hearing these innocent words, Chang Sui Ning couldn't help but smile and nodded: "Okay."
She will probably do a lot of bad things in the future, and it will be safe to have more meritorious deeds around her.
Ah Zhi also said: "Give the servant's money to the girl as well!"
Xi'er gritted her teeth secretly after hearing this - this is a blatant plagiarism of creativity!
"Hey...why are there women carrying water and firewood?"
Not far ahead, Yuan Xiang looked at several figures approaching, took a closer look, and became more and more surprised: "The Governor is actually the wife of the Chang family!"
Cui Jing, who was leading people to inspect the back mountain, stopped.
"Girl, it's Captain Cui who is supervising them." Xi'er saw the people in front of her and whispered.
Chang Suining walked over, put down the bucket temporarily, raised his hand and saluted Cui Jing: "Captain Cui."
The girl wears an apricot-colored underskirt, with a collar tied in front of her body, revealing her slender white wrists, and her posture is straight.
The wounds on her face were smeared with light brown ointment. At this moment, there was a layer of crystal sweat on the tip of her forehead and nose. The morning light shone through the gaps between the lush branches and leaves on both sides of the road, and it reflected on her face like a mottled tree.
Flashing butterflies.
Cui Jing's eyes moved down and landed on the bucket at her feet: "Is Mrs. Chang's injury healed?"
In addition to those on her face, she was also injured on her shoulders——
Chang Suining knew that he was asking about the injury on his shoulder, so he said: "They are all minor injuries. Carrying water is inconvenient, but carrying water will not affect it."
"Mrs. Chang is really amazing..." Yuan Xiang praised him sincerely, but he was still puzzled: "Why did Mrs. Chang come to fetch water herself?"
And the envoy is still carrying firewood——
"Since I came here to pray for blessings, I should do something within my ability." Chang Sui Ning said frankly: "Carrying water can not only practice endurance, but also accumulate merit. It kills two birds with one stone."
Cui Jing: "..."
Time management is very reasonable.
He looked at the other person's figure, complexion and appearance, and said, "Ms. Chang has made great progress."
Compared with that time when I drew my sword in the post house——
"Of course." Chang Suining nodded without humility: "Because I am very diligent."
Strength is a very disciplined thing, and as long as you practice it, you will definitely see rewards.
Cui Jing was silent for a moment, then nodded: "...Indeed."
Chang Suining had no intention of delaying, and when he was about to pick up the water and leave, he suddenly heard a chaotic noise not far away.
Cui Jing told Yuan Xiang: "Go over and see what happened."
"yes."
Yuanxiang turned back halfway, and there was an acquaintance beside him.
"Little Ah Li!" The middle-aged man with a tall body was surprised and walked quickly towards Chang Suining.
"A Dian, why are you here?" Chang Suining looked at him in surprise: "Didn't I ask you to wait at home for me to come back?"
Yuan Xiang and Cui Jing said: "When the brothers on patrol saw that it was General Dian, they brought him over."
"But I waited for a long time and couldn't wait for you to come back." A Dian said aggrievedly: "I had no choice but to sneak over to find you."
Chang Sui Ning looked at him helplessly: "I said I would come out for seven days. Didn't I give you colored ink and ask you to draw one line on the paper every day?"
"I like green, so I couldn't help but draw a few more green shades. I counted, and I've already drawn seven shades!"
Chang Suining could only express his admiration in silence.
Cui Jing said at the right time: "It doesn't matter, I will make arrangements for seniors."
"Xiao Jing, you're here, that's great!" A Dian then paid attention to Cui Jing, took off the bag on his shoulder, took out an oil paper bag, and opened it to see a few sesame seed cakes——
"Eat sesame cakes, I brought them specially for you and little A Li!"
Facing those clear and kind eyes, Cui Jing could only pick up one.
"What happened that day... was my fault, I shouldn't have fought." A Dian said sincerely: "I know I was wrong. When I get back to Xuance Mansion, I will go and receive the punishment!"
"But I won't go back yet." He said, pointing to Chang Suining: "I still want to play with little A Li!"
Cui Jing nodded: "Don't worry, I will go back when the senior wants to go back."
It's just that the general's temperament is unstable. He has left Xuance Mansion for so long without thinking about going back. This has never happened before——
Cui Jing looked at Chang Sui Ning subconsciously.
A Dian has already walked towards Chang Suining: "Little A Li, here!"
Chang Suining hadn't had time to eat breakfast, but he was really hungry at this time. He took the sesame seed cake, sat down on the smooth stone nearby, and started eating.
A Dian squatted beside her and also ate sesame seed cakes.
He was particularly tall and burly, squatting next to the girl like a well-behaved big lion.
But as soon as he took two bites, his chewing movement suddenly stopped, and his eyes suddenly widened: "Little A Li, why are you injured!"
Chang Suining: "I thought you would have to wait until next year to find out."
"I'm not blind!" A Dian stood up with a bang, lost all the sesame seeds in his hand, and immediately started to roll up his sleeves: "Who bullied you! Tell me, and I will fight back!"
After saying that, he looked at Cui Jing again: "Xiao Jing, aren't you in charge of things now? Little A Li was bullied by bad people, and you didn't care about it!"
In his eyes, everyone related to Xuance Army is a family, and now it is Cui Jing who has become the head of this family instead of His Highness.
Everything big or small should be under his control.
Cui Jing, who suddenly failed in his duties, was silent for a moment.
Chang Sui Ning defended him: "He took care of it."
Cui Jing nodded in agreement.
He did take care of it - meddling in other people's business is considered taking care of things.
"We have worked together to drive away the bad guys." Chang Sui Ning said seriously while eating cakes.
"That's pretty much it." A Dian knelt down in front of Chang Sui Ning again and said earnestly: "You can't be bullied anymore, otherwise His Highness will be unhappy if he finds out."
Seeing Chang Suining looking at him, he said seriously: "Your Highness hates to see us being bullied."
Chang Suining swallowed the cake, lowered his eyes and nodded: "I understand."
"Shall I test you?" As A Dian spoke, he suddenly took out his palm towards Chang Sui Ning.
"You can't do it, General Dian!" Yuan Xiang was startled, and subconsciously wanted to step forward to stop him - General Dian's palm strike without any warning might kill Madam Chang!
However, as soon as he took two steps forward, he saw the girl sitting on the stone suddenly dodged to one side, her body was like flowing water and her movements were like lightning. She not only avoided the palm, but even the movement of chewing the cake was not disrupted.
Yuan Xiang was stunned.
"Not bad!" Ah Dian nodded with satisfaction: "I can reward you with a bunch of candied haws!"
Cui Jing's eyes moved slightly.
This cannot be explained by the word diligence.
The words "My sister is a martial arts prodigy" sounded unconvincing at first glance in his mind——
Chang Suining quickly finished the sesame seed cake in his hand, took the handkerchief from Xi'er, wiped his hands, and stood up.
"Captain Cui, let's go first."
Cui Jing nodded.
"What are you playing at? I want to play too!" Seeing Chang Suining lifting the bucket, A Dian felt itchy and unbearable. When he saw a water-carrying monk passing by, he snatched the work away and lifted the pole lightly.
Carry it loosely on your shoulders.
The monk who was also robbed of his job after several fellow disciples could only recite the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, please help me..."
Chang Suining and his group had just taken two steps when a moon-green figure walked slowly towards them.
When he saw Chang Sui Ning, there was no surprise in his eyes. When his eyes touched the bucket in her hand, he couldn't help laughing: "Ms. Chang, is this...?"
"I have nothing to do early in the morning, so I just want to take a walk." Chang Suining had rested enough and had no intention of staying more to chat with others. He left the sentence "As you wish, Minister Wei," and left with the water.
Wei Shuyi looked at the departing figure, laughed again, and sighed: "Ms. Chang is always so unexpected."
He only found out that the person was in the back mountain, but he never expected that he was in such a place.
The person had already left, so he could only retract his gaze and look at Cui Jing with a smile: "I didn't expect Governor Cui to be here."
"Is Minister Wei here to enjoy the scenery?"
"Yes." Wei Shuyi smiled and put his hands behind his hands.
He came to watch the scenery, but it seemed that the scenery didn't want to see him.
Seeing Cui Jing leading Yuan Xiang forward, Wei Shuyi walked with him for a while and asked casually: "What did Governor Cui think about yesterday?"
Cui Jing walked forward and ignored him.
Wei Shuyi thought to himself and asked again: "Seeing Mrs. Chang's careful plan, does Governor Cui feel that he has almost done a disservice?"
This statement is obviously a bit of a joke.
After all, there are indeed very few opportunities to see Cui Ling'an's jokes.
"Life is at stake, it's better to believe that it's nothing." Cui Jing didn't squint his eyes, and had no consciousness of being laughed at: "The duty lies, there is no reason to stand by."
Wei Shuyi: "..."
He looked at the green mountains and springs in front of him and let out a long sigh.
"I said Cui Ling'an..." Wei Shuyi said helplessly: "People like you are born to compare others, right?"
It’s as if all the smart ideas in the world have become out of place when faced with the other party’s unwavering principles of justice——
He sighed again: "It really leaves me with nowhere to reason."
Wei Shuyi's sigh filled the entire back mountain: "With you being such a foil, no wonder Mrs. Chang seemed to dislike me when she looked at me just now."
…
Chang Suining had no way of knowing what she was lamenting. She was about to leave the back mountain carrying water. When she passed by a dense bush, she slowed down.
Following a burst of low-pitched laughter from men and women, someone walked out from behind the bushes.
"When I return home...the reward will be yours!"
"Thank you, Mr. Lang, for your mercy..."
"Your little hooves are the most obedient..."
The speaker was a man in brocade clothes who looked to be about twenty years old. He walked out with two young female envoys on his left and right, one of whom was still lowering his head to straighten his clothes.
When the other female envoy raised her eyes and saw someone passing by, she was caught off guard and showed a look of surprise. She turned away from her flushed face and quickly hid behind the man.
When the man saw this, he looked over and frowned slightly, but his gaze fell on A Dian, and he narrowed his narrow eyes: "Who do I think I am? Isn't this a fool from the Xuance Mansion?"