Chapter 124: A single man’s secret search for his wife (4)
Chu Xiang had been bored all day, and wanted to continue reading the advanced book "The Soft Outer Room Runs Away" today. Unexpectedly, she couldn't find the book, so she simply picked up a novel about monsters. , just lying down on the deck chair in the yard, I saw the hurried Yingying.
Chu Xiang turned over a page of the book and asked: "What is that in your hand? Such a treasure."
Yingying came over quickly and carefully took out two talismans, "Miss, these are the talismans that I went to the Taoist temple before dawn today to ask for them. There were so many people there that I managed to squeeze in. I went and bought two.”
Yingying gave a piece of yellow talisman paper to Chu Xiang and said: "Recently, there have been reports of hauntings in many places, saying that the red-clothed and white-haired ghost has brought ghost babies that can only eat people. They have three heads and six arms, green faces and fangs. If they take a look at it, your soul will be taken away!”
Chu Xiang said "Wow", "It's so scary."
Listening to her emotionless voice, Yingying knew that she didn't take it seriously. She couldn't help stamping her feet and emphasizing the seriousness of the matter, "Miss, I'm not exaggerating. Everyone said so, and some people have seen that with their own eyes." What a scary look the ghost looks like!”
"You said before that everyone he saw would have their souls taken away, so how could anyone come back alive to tell others what the ghost looked like?"
"This... this..." Yingying's mouth was not so strong. She stammered for a long time before she could say a word, "Anyway, everyone said that the magic talisman in the Taoist temple is very powerful. It is always right for the lady to bring it with her. ! ”
Chu Xiang didn't want to let down the little girl's kindness, so he put the things in his purse, "Okay, I'll take it with me, that's all."
Only then did Yingying become happy and murmured to Chu Xiang, "Today, Pei Yuzhou came to see him again. Just like before, the door was not opened for him, and the concubine didn't know that he had raped her. What's the matter? He is now the county magistrate. In order to let the outsider enter the house openly, he keeps coming here as a low-key person every now and then. "
Chu Xiang was not interested in the book he was holding, so he flipped through it and said, "Of course it was the power of true love that made him do this."
"Bah!" Yingying looked down on the two people and said, "They are just men who steal and women who are prostitutes. I think they are dirtier than anyone else, and they really love each other!"
Chu Xiang raised his eyes, "Where did you learn such foul language at such a young age?"
Yingying's face turned red, and she grabbed the ribbon on her skirt sheepishly, "I just heard that from the ladies in the house..."
Chu Xiang's parents are kind-hearted and don't treat their servants badly. They also give out some benefits during the holidays. Naturally, they are better than the second wife in winning people's hearts, which is why this kind of bloody thing broke out. In the end, everyone basically spoke from Chu Xiang's point of view.
It is precisely because of this that the love between Pei Yuzhou and Chu Zhizhi is as if they are the enemy of the world. Such a magnificent love is really just like the male and female protagonists written in the storybook, and it deserves to be praised.
Chu Xiang asked: "Is there still no movement from the second uncle's side?"
Yingying shook her head, "The second master and the second wife have rarely had the chance to go out in recent days. Not long ago, the second wife seemed to have received a letter from her hometown. She is going to meet someone today. What else? , it’s nothing.”
The eldest man of the Chu family, Chu Zhao, controls the family's big business, while the eldest wife Su Su is in charge of the middle court in the house. The second master, Chu Wei, was a concubine. When the old master passed away, he was only given some small businesses such as teahouses and restaurants. His wife, Fang Luoluo, was a foreigner she met during business discussions. She had always been peaceful, even if she was After finding Chu Zhizhi's daughter, she didn't dare to jump on Chu Zhao's head and say that Pei Yuzhou would marry Chu Zhizhi as his wife.
It is said that after Chu Zhizhi recognized her relatives, Chu Wei and Fang Luoluo wanted to take Chu Zhizhi back to live with them, but Chu Zhizhi had a backbone. She knew that the Chu family did not like her and did not want to live dependent on others, so she Still living in that outhouse.
Chu Wei and Fang Luoluo could only visit her from time to time.
To be honest, if Chu Xiang replaced herself as a family of three, she would definitely feel very angry. She finally found her daughter and could make up for the grievances she suffered, but because there was a big house above, she could only look at the big house. She behaves with face, and her daughter is still being called a nanny with disdain. If it were her, she might have the intention to kill someone.
But Chu Wei's family is honest.
Chu Xiang put down the book, she lay on the chair and swayed, closed her eyes and thought for a while, then said: "If Pei Yuzhou comes to the door again next time, let him in."
Yingying frowned, "Miss, aren't you soft-hearted?"
"I just don't want to drag it out like this." Chu Xiang glanced at the little girl and said calmly, "If I drag it on for a long time, it will be bad for the second uncle and the others to hold grudges for a long time. Moreover, Pei Yuzhou thinks that he did something wrong first, so I will certainly not be able to compensate him. Question.”
Yingying asked worriedly: "Young lady is really not soft-hearted?"
"No, don't worry."
Yingying hesitated for a while, "Okay, then I'll report it to the master and his wife."
Pei Yuzhou is a good man in a sense. Before he had not become an official, he could only buy Chu Zhizhi a smaller house to live in. Now that he has become successful, he will give Chu Zhizhi a place in a good location. The place was changed to a big house.
Every time the neighbors see Chu Zhizhi, they will call her "Madam" politely. In fact, they secretly look down on her. She has been with Pei Yuzhou for two years, and she still has no name or status. This matter has long been known in the city. Word spread.
The second master of the Chu family entered the house through the back door again today. He earnestly advised his daughter to separate from Pei Yuzhou. He could prepare a considerable dowry for Chu Zhizhi and let Chu Zhizhi marry an honest man from out of town, but Chu Zhizhi Zhizhi still firmly refused.
"If you ask me to follow another man, you are just asking me to jump from one fire pit into another fire pit." Chu Zhizhi wore thin clothes. She especially loved gauze clothes. When there was wind, the gauze clothes floated Gone with the wind, she is like a goddess in the sky, independent from the world.
Just like now, she was standing by the window, bathing in the sunshine, speaking with a sober speech that was far ahead of her time, "A woman can live without relying on a man. A man can have three wives and four concubines, and a woman can have three husbands and four attendants. A man can Of course, women can also have an outside wife.”
Chu Wei rushed over and covered his daughter's mouth. He looked around in a panic, and when he saw no one was around, he whispered: "Zhizhi, you can't say nonsense. If others hear it, they will definitely put it into words." You were caught thinking you were a ghost!”
(End of chapter)