You cultivate immortality, I cultivate merit

Chapter 235 Watching the Fun

Shi Zelan moved a stool and asked Xiao Yingzi to sit down, then hurried to the kitchen and brought a glass of water to Xiao Yingzi.

"Xiao Yingzi, don't be in a hurry, speak slowly."

Xiao Yingzi took the water glass, took a sip of water, and said to Shi Zelan, "Did you add sugar to the water?"

Shi Zelan nodded: "Sugar was added, was it too much?"

"Not much, just a little sweeter than the water you usually bring me."

Shi Zelan looked at her: "It's so sweet. I'll add some water to your cup."

Xiao Yingzi held the cup in both hands: "No need."

Shi Zelan looked up at the sky, and then asked Xiao Yingzi: "The little widow was caught by the official at this moment, right?"

"correct."

"Then the little widow has never left the capital?"

"She left before. When the official came to ask her, she ran out because of fear."

"Didn't they say later that she eloped with the official?"

"She didn't know that the official was gone. She returned to the capital half a year ago. After hearing the news, she didn't dare to contact her former acquaintances."

"Where is her father and mother?"

"She was a child bride. After her father and mother gave her to her husband's family, they broke off all contact with her."

Shi Zelan sighed: "She doesn't have a man, so her father-in-law and mother-in-law don't care about her?"

"I can't control it. I heard from people that when her man is around, she can still stick to her duties.

After she lost her husband, she could no longer keep her duty. Originally, her father-in-law and mother-in-law had intended to arrange for her to remarry, but she was unwilling. "

Shi Zelan looked back at Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu, and said to them: "Do you want to go outside and inquire about this matter?"

Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu stood up and said to Shi Zelan and Xiao Yingzi, "Let's go out."

The two of them walked out of the courtyard. Shi Zelan noticed Xiao Yingzi's clenched fingers and heard her excitedly say: "Brother Xiaoliu, brother Xiaoxia, they are doing well."

Shi Zelan glanced at her and smiled: "Am I not good?"

"Xiao Lanzi, this is different.

My brother and the others would never take the initiative to say anything to me when they go out. "

"You are relatives."

"They are also relatives to you, and they will also talk to you."

Shi Zelan looked at her: "Come on, let's continue talking about the little widow."

"No, I know these things.

How about we go sit by the well? "

The two of them walked out of the yard and walked to the well. When they arrived at the well, they saw an empty place, so they walked back again.

In the yard, the wind was blowing, and Xiao Yingzi asked in a low voice: "Xiao Lanzi, you saw the number one scholar parading through the streets, when will you leave the capital?"

"We will leave the capital a little later."

"Xiao Lanzi, you must go, right?"

"We are not from the capital."

When Xiao Yingzi left, she said to Shi Zelan: "I don't want to be friends with you anymore. I don't want to miss you in the capital one day after you leave."

Shi Zelan looked at her: "Xiao Yingzi, I just won't leave.

One day, when you get married, we will still be separated. "

After listening to Shi Zelan's words, Xiao Yingzi blushed and said, "I don't have to marry anyone."

"Hey, Aunt Liu has gone out." Xiao Yingzi looked back quickly and did not see her mother-in-law going out. She stamped her feet and said to Shi Zelan: "Xiao Lanzi, you are not a good person either."

Shi Zelan laughed: "Even though it's hard for us to meet, we can still be friends."

"Hmph, I don't want to be friends with you now."

Xiao Yingzi turned around and went home. Aunt Liu happened to hear Xiao Yingzi's words in the yard, and she just smiled.

After Shi Zelan sat in the yard for a while, he went to the eaves to draw symbols.

She can now do two things at once: while drawing the talisman, she can also listen carefully to what's going on around her.

Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu originally went to the teahouse. After sitting for a while, they found that they couldn't find much information in the teahouse.

The two of them immediately got up and went to sit in the restaurant. Sure enough, after drinking two glasses of wine, someone started bragging.

"Do you know about the little widow?"

“What about the little widow?
Don't talk nonsense outside, my wife's temperament is not that good. "

"Why am I bragging? She knows about the little widow."

"Brother Wu Liang, how could my wife be so virtuous?"

"She has always been kind.

That little widow was one of the people involved in the last time the official's body was found floating in the lake. "

Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu exchanged glances and finally heard some news.

"Oh, isn't the little widow missing?
Everyone said that she was a bad person,"

"However, she is living a good life. She got married again, and she got married three lanes away from her ex-husband's house."

"Really, brother, come on, have another glass of wine and talk about what's going on here."

"Brother, I've also heard something. Would you like to buy me a drink?"

"You look like you're not a real person at first glance. I'd better listen to what this brother has to say."

“Ha, ha, ha, brother, you have a vision.

In fact, the cousin of my cousin's classmate lives in that alley and said that the young woman was very kind and took care of the family's daily life after she got married.

Everyone thinks that this little woman is very capable, but she is too shy.

She rarely speaks, and her neighbors almost mistakenly think she is mute.

Therefore, when everyone mentioned the widow before, no one thought about her. "

"Don't say too many unnecessary words. I want to hear why she was exposed?"

"Yes, tell me quickly."

"What's the rush? We have to talk about the previous things before we can talk about the next things."

Someone brought a glass of wine over. The man took it and drank half of it before continuing.

"After what happened to the official, the neighbors didn't think about the little woman.

After all, she only married into this family half a year after the official disappeared, and she has always been law-abiding since she was married. "

During the imperial examination, everyone talked about the candidates. Everyone curiously asked the young widow if her natal brothers were studying?
She opened her mouth and said that her natal brother was not a scholar.

Someone laughed and praised her voice, saying that it didn't sound like a foreigner, but rather like a local from the capital.

Originally, everyone didn't take this matter to heart, but they accidentally heard about it when an official came to their alley to inquire about the news. "

The officials didn't take this matter to heart. They had been to this alley several times and had never seen the little widow. They thought that women were shy and didn't think much about it.

On the day when the imperial examination results were released, there were candidates in their alley who had passed the examination. An official came to report the good news, and accidentally saw the little widow watching the excitement in the crowd.

He just felt that this woman was very unfamiliar. After asking the people around him, he found out that it was the shy woman, and he immediately felt that something was wrong.

He thought that a truly shy woman would not stand outside and watch the fun at such a time.