Da Suining

Chapter 157: Chanting Sutras
"Back then, your mother married into Xiang's family with a dowry, and she was in harmony with your father, and she gave birth to you not long after, and later, your younger brother Guo Xin was born, with both sons and daughters. It's a shame, from officials to the second rank, there are many families in Qingcheng who don't live as comfortably as they do."

Mrs. Xiang said this, with a smile on her face, the smile came from the heart, and the smile was extraordinarily sweet.

Even Madam Su, who was tending the flowers and plants, couldn't help but look happy.

At that time, Xiangfu was peaceful and peaceful.

There is an old lady who is in charge of the inner house, and there is a prime minister outside who is proud of his officialdom.

The married daughter-in-law is Xiang Suining's mother, the Tang family, although she is not proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, nor does she have a very outstanding appearance. Fortunately, she and Xiang Daying like each other, and the Tang family has a gentle temperament and a very good temper. Yes, she gave birth to a child again, and she has made great contributions in carrying on the family line of the Xiang family. I really can't fault it.

"Later, your father fell in love with Aunt Tang, and he wanted to marry her into the mansion with all his heart. Your mother has cared about your father for half her life, and she always thinks about him. Your father is her everything. , Later, your mother went crazy, talking day and night, and scratching people, making the maids dare not get close to her..."

Madam Xiang sighed.

Su Momo put down the flower shovel and also sighed.

"I found out that your mother was strange. It was the third day of March. On the third day of March, I was going to the temple to pray for blessings. I thought about taking an object from your mother to the temple to consecrate it. Maybe the Bodhisattva can bless her and make her get better as soon as possible."

"and then?"

"I remember I took a Ruyi from your mother's house at that time. It was the dowry when she married in. The Ruyi you and your brother used to play with when they were young. It was just an ordinary thing, but I didn't know why that day. When I took it, you Mother went crazy, took a fruit-peeling knife and chased her out."

Su Momo put her hands into her sleeves, as if she was afraid of being seen.

"Where could I have run away from your mother? If it wasn't for Mother Su's protection, I'm afraid I would have died." Madam Xiang took Su Mother's hand and pointed to a scar on the palm of her hand: "Su Mother wanted to save me. , stretched out his hand to hold the blade, the knife was sharp, Mammy Su's hand cut such a deep wound, it took several months for it to heal, the strange thing is..."

"Ok?"

"During the fight, your mother's hand was also cut off. I was about to wrap her with a handkerchief, but a big bird landed in front of us. The big bird was stabbed by an arrow. It's probably going to die, your mother I pulled out the arrow from the bird and stroked the bird's back with my hand. It stood up unsteadily again, and the blood on its body stopped bleeding. The wound healed quickly, and when I came back from burning incense, the bird had already flown Let's go." Mrs. Xiang is quite surprised when she talks about the events back then: "If it wasn't because your mother's blood has the healing effect, how could the dying bird recover so quickly without any cure?"

Perhaps, the position of the arrow was off, and it didn't hit the vital point of the bird..."

"Perhaps." Mrs. Xiang took a sip of tea, "Back then I had a little white dog under my feet. Because I spoiled it, it seemed like no one in the mansion. One day it took advantage of the gatekeeper to take a nap. I ran out, and when I came back, I was already dying. I asked someone to take a look, and they said that I was bitten by a poisonous snake. It was a five-step snake, which is very poisonous. I think it’s impossible to keep a dog. It just so happened that your mother was there, so she went to see it. The dog bit his own finger, and a few drops of blood stained the dog's mouth, and with just these few drops of blood, the dog recovered, was alive and kicking, and came to have fun at my feet again."

"That's right, after the dog recovered, it lived for another three or four years before it died of old age." Madam Su whispered, "When people asked how the dog came back to life, your grandmother said that it was just thrown away. I gave it the medicinal materials to chew, and I never thought it would be fatal."

Xiang Suining had a vague impression of the dog Madam Xiang fed.

That year, it happily ran out of the mansion and was bitten by a poisonous snake. When it came back, it was limp and lay at the feet of Mrs. Xiang, almost dead.

That dog also helped Xiang Suining drive away rats.

I also chased big geese in the yard.

When he knew he was going to die, Xiang Suining shed tears.

That year when she saw her mother biting her finger to touch the dog, she thought it was her mother who was sick and delirious.

It turned out that she was kind-hearted and wanted to save the dog's life amidst the madness.

Maybe the mother knew that her blood had healing properties?

Afterwards, the dog jumped up and down again, and ran away with Xiang Suining's embroidered shoe.

After many years, Xiang Suining gradually forgot about it.

Now that it was brought out of her memory again, she felt enlightened.

Why would I be reborn?Could it be because his mother is a medicine man?

How many secrets does the mother have?

Xiang Suining didn't dare to think about it, and didn't dare to say anything, for fear of frightening Mrs. Xiang.

Mrs. Xiang was comforting her: "Suining, did grandma scare you?"

Xiang Suining shook his head.

The rain stopped outside, and the rain that had been raining for several days finally stopped.

The autumn sun climbed over the roof and ran down lazily.

The room was filled with the dry air of the sun, although it was very faint, it was still clearly discernible.

"Grandma has never been able to explain these strange phenomena. Now, grandma thinks, maybe your mother is a medicine man. Then all this makes sense."

Su Momo refilled a cup of tea for Madam Xiang: "If Madam's blood really has this effect, what about the Changxinhou Mansion?"

Mrs. Xiang sighed again: "Lan Tui is a good boy. I want to save him out of reason. But after the incident with my dog, I was stimulated by Aunt Tang again. Suining's mother... ...The mind is getting worse day by day...Now that she wants her blood, she will probably fight us desperately...Besides, she is like this, is it possible that we should force her to take her blood? How can I bear it? Woolen cloth."

"Grandmother, I want to go see my mother." Xiang Sui Ning gave a blessing.

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"You go, be careful." Mrs. Xiang confessed: "Do you want to accompany you, Madam Su?"

Xiang Suining shook his head.

From others' point of view, her mother Tang's syndrome is insane, but to Xiang Suining, she was the one who gave birth to Shiyue, and she had no fear of her.

In the yard where Tang lived, it was autumn, the vegetation was withered, the wind was cool, the sunlight on the eaves was shining on Tang's body, she was sitting among the flowers, rubbing the withered flowers and playing.

It was raining continuously, the flowers were wet, and the flower branches were so heavy that they could hardly lift their heads, and they were prostrate on the ground branch by branch.

Sitting on the flower branch, Tang plucked one flower and another, rubbed it with her hands, and sprinkled it on the top of her head. Her hair was covered with withered petals.

"Mother." Xiang Suining called her.

Tang looked up, his eyes were confused.

"Mother, I'm here to see you."

Tang lowered his head.

The flower branches were full of thorns, Tang groped in the flower branches, and her finger was pricked, and blood beads flowed from her fingers, bright red.

"Mother, your hands." Xiang Suining took out a handkerchief and wanted to wipe her hands, but Tang dodged and curled up to prevent Xiang Suining from approaching.

"Mother, it's cold outside, let's go in." Xiang Suining wanted to help Tang, but Tang avoided it.

"Ma'am, this is the second young lady." Mingzhu wanted to catch up, but Xiang Suining held her back.

Tang Corps is used to living a quiet life.

Xiang Suining didn't want to scare her.

It is impossible to verify whether she is a medicine man.

Even if it was, Xiang Suining didn't want to take her blood.

Xiang Suining went to find Lu Yu.

Before Lu Yu got up, he heard that Xiang Suining was coming, so he rushed out with his clothes on: "Have you found the medicine man?"

Only Xiang Suining came, followed by Mingzhu.

The answer is obvious.

Lu Yu stretched out his arms to put on his clothes, and put on his shoes again: "I asked many people, but no one knew about Yaoren. It seems that I made you a trip for nothing."

"I know someone who is a medicine man."

"Who? Does it look like us? What's special? How did you find him? Where is he?"

"She is..." Xiang Suining looked up, and saw that the servants of the Lu family were tidying up the room in an orderly manner, and there were many people talking.

Lu Yu raised his hand: "You all go down."

After the servants retreated, Xiang Suining asked Mingzhu to guard the corridor.

"Who is the medicine man?"

"It's my mother." Mrs. Xiang has kept this secret for many years.Once exposed, no one knows what the consequences will be.

Xiang Suining had nothing to hide from Lu Yu, he trusted him from the bottom of his heart.

Although he is foolish, he is never confused when it comes to major issues.

"Your mother is a medicine man?"

Xiang Suining nodded, and repeated Mrs. Xiang's words.

Lu Yu was overwhelmed with mist when he heard it: "So there are really medicine men in the world, and Gu Shucheng never deceived me. It's just... Xianger, in order to save Lan Tui, you have to sacrifice your mother? Your mother's mental state...she It's already pitiful enough, aren't you just killing relatives?"

"I want to save Lord Xiaolan myself."

"you?"

Xiang Suining nodded.

"Why, you are a medicine man?" Lu Yu couldn't believe it: "How do you determine that you are a medicine man? Do you breathe fire from your eyes, or can you spray knives from your mouth? Or...for example...at night Can it shine?"

Those that glow at night are fireflies.

"I have nothing special, I... don't know if I am a medicine man."

amount.

"I just thought, people, feed people, cats, feed cats, if my mother is a medicine person, will I also be a medicine person?"

this angle.

It makes sense.

"So... let's go to Changxinhou's Mansion to have a try, Lan Tuan can't wait."

"Are you really going?"

"go."

"Xiang Er, I respect you for being a man." Lu Yu put his hands together and saluted Xiang Suining.

Changxinhou Mansion.

Lan Huai was already dying of illness.

No matter how Princess Guo called, he didn't respond.

Maybe it was hopeless, so Princess Guo invited the monks from the Huguo Temple to perform a rescue as usual, thinking that Lan Tui would not suffer from suffering there.

Several monks were wearing cassocks, sitting cross-legged, knocking on the wooden fish, and chanting the mantra of passing away.

There was some noise in the bedroom, the sound of chanting and the sound of knocking wooden fish, like a swarm of buzzing bees circling around a person's head.

In the large gold-plated incense burner, three long sticks of incense were lit, and the smoke curled up, passed through the curtain, passed through the window, passed through the layers of banana leaves outside the window, and went away.

The incense, which floated like a white candle, curled up and dispersed, making the whole bedroom hazy and difficult to distinguish.

Princess Guo vaguely saw Xiang Suining walking in, and Lu Yu was the only one following her.

The princess's heart dropped.

"Miss Xiang, I know you have tried your best, let's come and see him for the last time."

"Give me a knife." Xiang Suining stared at Lu Yu.

Lu Yu was shocked: "Xiang Er, have you really thought about it?"

"Think about it."

Lu Yu pulled out a dagger from his boots, usually for self-defense, he thought the dagger was very light, but now he held it in his hand, but it was extremely heavy, so heavy that he could hardly hold it: "Xiang Er..."

Lu Yu put the dagger back: "No way."

Lu Yu always worried about her good or bad.

There are several plates of offering fruits on the table, and beside the fruit plates, there are peeling knives.

Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, Xiang Suining picked up the knife and pointed it at his wrist.

If the cut is severe, her blood will flow like a fountain, and even if the doctor is present, there is no way to recover.

Lu Yu still remembers that year when he met a strong man, his arm was cut off in a fight with someone, and the blood spurted out, and he couldn't hold it down no matter how hard he pressed, the blood was as tall as a man, and the six-foot man's face turned pale in an instant, dead past.

Lu Yu was close, and wanted to save the man's life, but it was useless to touch his acupuncture points, so he could only watch him die.

The way Xiang Suining held the knife was so resolute, as if he had nothing to worry about.

Princess Guo couldn't bear it: "Miss Xiang, I know what you mean. You have friendship with Tuer. If you come to see him off, he will be grateful to you. Our whole family is grateful to you, but lives are at stake. Miss Xiang Don't be impulsive."

Lan Yu grabbed the handkerchief: "Sister Xiang, don't do it. If my brother knows, he doesn't want you to do this either."

Even the old monk who knocked on the wooden fish couldn't help but stopped to comfort her: "Benefactor, you don't have to force everything according to fate. Don't you do this to create a fate for the person on the bed? Instead, it makes him unable to go on the road with peace of mind."

I can't control what others say.

Xiang Suining rushed to the bed, scratched his finger with a dagger, and blood gushed out, but there was not much blood on his finger, and after a few bleeds, it stopped. Lan Tui couldn't wait, remember the medical book records , if you want to save someone's life by medicine people's blood, you have to drink one bowl at a time until you feel better.

bowl.

Xiang Suining looked at the medicine bowl beside the bed, then at her slender fingers, she pointed the blade at her wrist.

"No." Lu Yu rushed over, couldn't help but put his hand on her wrist: "Why are you so stupid, you will die like this, do you know?"

"Master Xiaolan can't wait any longer."

"Since you want to donate blood, let me do it." Lu Yu drew out the knife and grabbed Xiang Suining's hand: "Close your eyes."

"You do it, I'm not afraid."

"I'm scared." Lu Yu stared into her eyes: "If you don't close your eyes, I can't do anything."

Xiang Suining had no choice but to close her eyes. As soon as she closed her eyes, she felt a sharp pain in her middle finger: "Oh..."

"Does it hurt?" Lu Yu had already torn off a piece of cloth to bandage her up: "Being a medicine man is not something ordinary people can bear, you idiot."

"As long as Master Xiaolan can do well."

"No matter how bad he is, I'll beat him up. I'm not willing to touch your finger, because of him, you have shed so much blood."

"fine."

"You're fine." Lu Yu said with a frustrated face.

"What's wrong with you, Lu Yu?"

"I... hope this is the last time I hurt you. Don't force me to hurt you again, Xiang Er."

(End of this chapter)