Here, Miss Shen finally finished drinking the medicine, and was holding a kettle in her hand and drinking water in an attempt to wash away the bitter taste in her mouth.
At this moment, Zhou Xiang came over with a bowl of porridge.
His bowl of porridge was a bit extravagant. Not only could he stand up his chopsticks, but there was even a little bit of minced meat on it!
Zhou Xiang, whose palms were wrapped in cloth, walked over with a simple smile and looked at Miss Shen:
"Girl, are you okay? I'm here to apologize to you."
Ms. Shen usually pays more attention to her personal image.
Now, suddenly, a strange man saw him in embarrassment holding a bottle and drinking water frantically, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
"Girl, don't mind me being clumsy!"
Zhou Xiang said, putting the bowl of thick porridge with minced meat in his hand on the table.
"This is for you to apologize."
Miss Shen put down the kettle, took a look at the thick porridge, nodded and said:
"Young Master is interested."
"No, don't call me Young Master, I can't afford it. Just call me Zhou Xiang."
Zhou Xiang rubbed the back of his head honestly and glanced at Miss Shen from time to time.
Miss Shen saw that his palms were only wrapped in linen without any medicine, and she thought they might rot, so she said:
"I still have a lot of medicine residue here. You can take it and apply it on your hands. It might be useful."
She didn't know if the dregs of the medicine was useful, but since it was her brother who prepared it, it should be good.
Zhou Xiang originally wanted to say that a small injury would not be a problem, but when he thought that this girl was caring about him, he happily accepted it and took some medicine residue and applied it on his hands.
Seeing this, Ye Ming looked at Miss Shen, smiled, stretched out his fingers and pointed at Zhou Xiang's palm.
Zhou Xiang only felt a comfortable feeling after applying the dregs of the medicine on his hands, but nothing else was wrong.
After delivering the porridge and apologizing, Zhou Xiang couldn't stay any longer and said goodbye.
After he left, Widow Sun told Miss Shen that like her late husband, this man was also a plasterer.
In addition to his work as a mason, he can also farm, hunt, weave bamboo baskets, and sometimes work as a wheat cutter. I heard that he fought bandits with the officers and soldiers last year, so he is very capable.
Early the next morning, Widow Sun went to the outside of the village to fan the grave with her firewood, fan and firewood.
Miss Shen temporarily stayed in the thatched house to recuperate. She was drinking the medicinal soup brewed by Ye Ming and felt "unspeakably miserable" in her mouth.
Soon, Zhou Xiang came over again with a bowl of porridge, just like last night, saying he wanted to apologize and that he would not be relieved until he saw Miss Shen get better.
It's just that he is not a human being, so Miss Shen can clearly see his little thoughts.
I secretly hinted many times to tell him not to think too much.
But Zhou Xiang really couldn't understand the pronunciation of the words, and couldn't understand the rejection in Miss Shen's words at all.
In his opinion, this Miss Shen was talking to him, and she was very polite and courteous.
What does that mean?
It means that the other person is also interested in you!
Thinking of this, Zhou Xiang smiled even more happily, almost reaching his cheeks.
Seeing that the other party couldn't understand what she meant, Miss Shen had the urge to speak directly and make it clear.
But after all, she was a woman, and she was still thin-skinned, so she couldn't say it directly.
Zhou Xiang looked forward to seeing her drinking porridge.
Miss Shen was a little helpless, and she was really hungry, so she ate porridge.
The porridge Zhou Xiang sent was indeed thicker, but it was still light.
The good news is that now she no longer has to worry about the food tasting bland.
The bad news is, it only tastes bitter.
Seeing her finishing the porridge, Zhou Xiang couldn't stop laughing and said that he would bring more porridge at noon.
Although Miss Shen repeatedly said that there was no need to send more porridge, Zhou Xiang still came over with porridge at noon.
Later, another night was delivered.
Widow Sun, who had been fanning her grave all day, sat on a stool and beat her shoulders tiredly. When she saw Zhou Xiang delivering porridge, a smile appeared on her face.
After Zhou Xiang left, Widow Sun said that Zhou Xiang was a good person, with good character, down-to-earth and hardworking. He had a good reputation in the village and everyone praised him for his ability.
But Ms. Shen just said that she had no intention of staying here.
Ye Ming asked about the progress of Widow Sun's tomb-slapping incident.
When this matter was mentioned, Widow Sun became a little irritable.
At the end of the day, the fire was scorching the fan, but the new grave showed no signs of drying at all, which was really annoying.
But Widow Sun didn't intend to give up, and planned to continue fanning the grave tomorrow.
For the next two days, Widow Sun continued to fan the grave every day.
Zhou Xiang also insisted on delivering porridge to Miss Shen three times a day.
It's just that the porridge delivered in the morning still contains minced meat, while the porridge delivered at noon is pure white.
By evening, the white porridge was no longer that thick.
The one that arrived the next morning was already a little thin, so I added a few slices of wild vegetables to make it stand out.
By noon, no one had arrived.
Miss Shen breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this, thinking that this person had given up.
When she was drinking water to get rid of the bitter taste in her mouth, a villager suddenly came over and told her that Zhou Xiang had fainted and fell to the ground.
Since Zhou Xiang has been visiting Miss Shen these days, everyone naturally thinks that their relationship is unusual.
At this time, something happened to Zhou Xiang, and someone came to notify him.
After all, Zhou Xiang is alone. His parents have died long ago, and his brothers and sisters have gone their separate ways and are no longer in the village.
Miss Shen heard about it and went to the fields with the villagers to see it.
Sure enough, he saw Zhou Xiang fainted on the ground.
After asking, I found out that in the past few days, Zhou Xiang had been working day and night to take care of the thick porridge she had for three meals a day. He just wanted to exchange some good rice for making porridge.
He even ate only one meal in three days, and today he took on a job to help the village chief's family plow the ground, so he collapsed on the ground from exhaustion.
After knowing the reason, things will be easier to handle.
Miss Shen took out a dozen copper coins, bought some rice noodles from the villagers, and made rice porridge and noodle soup for Zhou Xiang to drink.
It's strange to say that when walking with Ye Ming, when you say you have no money, you really don't have any money.
When money is really needed, it is just enough.
Very strange.
After having food, Zhou Xiang woke up quickly.
Knowing that Ms. Shen spent money to save him, Zhou Xiang was so ashamed that he rushed out of the door.
After being stopped by Miss Shen, Zhou Xiang swore to the sky that he must work harder and get ahead as soon as possible.
He always believed that the reason why he could not live a good life was because he did not work hard enough.
Just when Zhou Xiang was about to work hard and continue working hard, the "opportunity" came.
A team sent by the King of Jin to recruit skilled craftsmen passed through their village.
As an excellent plasterer, he is naturally the target of recruitment for this team.
Zhou Xiang, full of ambitions, decided to follow the King of Jin and join the army.
Anyway, a craftsman like him doesn't have to go to the battlefield.
He is confident that he can stand out with his own abilities and young physique!
In this way, Zhou Xiang resolutely bid farewell to the villagers and Miss Shen and embarked on the road to a distant place.
What he didn't know was that before leaving, Miss Shen secretly hid a handful of money in his luggage...
The day after Zhou Xiang left, Miss Shen's injuries had basically recovered, and she planned to leave here and move on.
Also on this day, Widow Sun's parents-in-law came again.
It turns out that the reason these two didn't come to trouble in the past few days was because they went to the county to get a certificate from the government.
The five thatched houses that Widow Sun currently lives in were all left by her late husband.
The old couple who came back with the evidence now want to drive Widow Sun away directly.
It’s okay if you don’t want to leave, but as long as Widow Sun agrees to stay a widow for her late husband for one year, they won’t drive her away.
A year later, if she wanted to remarry again, the old couple would never stop her.
After hearing this, Widow Sun decisively chose to leave with her things. She didn't want to stay for a moment longer and was determined to remarry quickly.
When the old man saw this, he pointed at the sky and yelled at her for not being a woman and not honoring her promise.
The old woman also cursed that she would not dig the grave of her dead husband, and sooner or later he would turn into a ghost and come to seek his life.
Widow Sun, who had just experienced Xing Zha Po's incident, was still very afraid of the ghost's revenge, so she went to her late husband's grave to check.
This sight frightened her greatly.
The graves, which had been naturally dried for some time, suddenly looked as if they had just been erected, and the soil still smelled fresh.
Widow Sun burst into tears when she saw this.
She just wanted to remarry, she just wanted to marry Mr. Jia, whom she longed for, that's all. Why was it so difficult?
Widow Sun, who was frightened but never wanted to remain a widow, lit a fire next to the grave and fanned her heartily. She collapsed several times in front of the grave from exhaustion.
It's just that the grave always looks like a new grave, with no signs of dryness at all.
Seeing this, Widow Sun was so desperate that her tears kept flowing. She couldn't think about it for a moment and was about to hit her head on the tombstone to death.
Seeing this, Miss Shen quickly stopped her.
But Miss Shen couldn't persuade her, and she was helpless when she saw that Widow Sun was still looking for life and death.
"Brother, I haven't asked you much, but this time, please do me a favor."
Along the way, Miss Shen never asked Ye Ming for anything about her own affairs, but this time she had no choice but to ask for someone else's affairs.
Hearing this, Ye Ming smiled and said:
"Since it's my little sister's request, I won't deny it."
When Widow Sun, who was originally desperate, heard what Ye Ming said, a hint of hope suddenly flashed in her eyes, and she looked at him expectantly.
"For the sake of the fact that I have been cooking for you these past few days, please help me!"
Widow Sun also begged.
Ye Ming smiled and said: "This matter is easy to say. As long as your deceased husband agrees, the new grave will naturally do it. Then there will be no problem with your remarriage."
"But the person is already dead, how can we get him to agree?"
Widow Sun felt that Ye Ming was telling lies.
Ye Ming smiled and said:
"Take a bowl, fill half of it with water, sprinkle some grave soil into the bowl, and place a chopstick in the bowl.
Chopsticks standing upright represents the arrival of the spirit of your deceased husband, with whom you can discuss remarriage. "
Widow Sun was greatly surprised when she heard this.
But there was Xing Zhapo's incident in front of him, so he didn't believe it and acted on Ye Ming's words.
When the chopsticks stood up in the bowl, there was a sudden strong wind and dark winds all around.
The trees were shaken by the wind, but the chopsticks in the bowl remained standing.
Later, Widow Sun heard her husband's voice coming from the grave.
Widow Sun was surprised and happy to see the ghost summoned, and she began to communicate with her late husband.
The deceased husband was very unhappy when he learned that she was going to remarry now, and said that it would not be too late to remarry after he had passed the Women's Day.
But Widow Sun was now obsessed with the idea of marrying Mr. Jia, and even waiting a moment longer was too long. She cried loudly and expressed that she must remarry now.
The deceased husband advised her to think twice before choosing a person, and it would be best to observe for a while before making any decision.
But Widow Sun couldn't listen and thought that Mr. Jia had such a good reputation and was her childhood playmate, so he was definitely someone worth trusting.
Seeing her resolute attitude, her late husband also sighed and did not agree.
When Widow Sun saw this, she talked about many of the past events between the couple, all of which were about the things her late husband had done to her that were sorry for her.
When it was mentioned that the two of them often went hungry for a period of time, the deceased husband also fell silent.
Then I thought about it, I was incompetent and both of them couldn't eat enough.
If you marry Mr. Jia, you will have no problem with food and clothing.
After all, the deceased husband still cared about the relationship between husband and wife, and finally agreed to remarry now.
As soon as he agreed, the new tomb immediately dried up and looked like an old tomb that was more than ten years old.
Widow Sun was overjoyed when she saw this, and immediately said she would go to town to discuss the marriage with Mr. Jia.
Seeing that he could not wait to leave, Ye Ming asked again from behind:
"After talking for so long, you still don't know the full name of Mr. Jia?"
Widow Sun didn't even look back and said excitedly:
"The surname is Jia, the given name is Bao, the courtesy name is Jinfu, and the nickname is Jiahe Jushi."
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