Shen Zhuo sat alone in the east chamber for a long time, when the sky gradually darkened, there was a sound of the courtyard door being pushed open from outside, his body moved slightly, and then he got up to open the door, it was not Gu Sanniang who came in, but Qin Lin, the son of Qin Auntie, he was wearing a fur hat and a fast public uniform, thinking that he had just returned from a business trip in the yamen, seeing Shen Zhuo standing at the door of the east chamber, Qin Lin said loudly: "Shen Juren, you are busy." ”

Shen Zhuo bowed his head slightly, he greeted Qin Lin and said, "I'm back." ”

"Hmm." Qin Lin nodded, he looked at the dark sky, and said, "Look at this day, I'm afraid it will snow again." ”

"Not really." The two exchanged a few words, and Qin Lin saw that Shen Zhuo seemed to be a little distracted today, so he waved his hand at him and went back to the main house.

Shen Zhuofu closed the door again, and he heard the sound of Yu Ge'er and Xiao Yezi playing in the next room, so he stood quietly for a moment, and then turned around and went back to the study.

After another cup of tea, Shen Zhuo sat in front of the bookcase, he held a book in his hand, but his mind was not on the book, but he kept listening to the movement outside, I don't know how when, the courtyard door was pushed open again, Shen Zhuo thought to himself, this must be Gu Sanniang who came back, so he got up and walked to the window, gently pushed the window open a thin slit, only to see that it was Gu Sanniang who came in.

At this time, snow beads had fallen in the sky, Gu Sanniang came back against the wind and snow, she bolted the courtyard door, untied the cloth on her head, dusted off the snow beads on her body first, and shouted in her mouth: "Xiao Yezi, my mother is back." ”

"Hey!" Xiao Ye in the next room answered, opened the door and stepped forward.

That Shen Zhuo also walked out of the house, he stood at the door, looking at Gu Sanniang who was talking to Xiao Yezi in the yard, she was wearing a gray old cotton jacket, and her whole body was the same plain dress from top to bottom, in this county far away from her hometown, she was keeping filial piety for her husband, if it weren't for the couple today, Shen Zhuo really didn't want to believe that she was the woman who raised flowers in water.

While thinking so, a voice suddenly sounded in Shen Zhuo's mind, the woman saw that her thoughts were different, which shamed the whole clan, and from now on, her name was not allowed to be mentioned again.

"Shen Juren, Shen Juren?"

Shen Zhuo was awakened, he raised his eyes, and saw Gu Sanniang's eyes looking at him, she took a handful of leeks from the basket, and said: "This is sent by the sisters in the embroidery village, there are always a few dishes that come and go in winter, and occasionally change the taste." ”

After that, before he could refuse, Xiao Yezi had already taken it, and he was familiar with it and sent it straight to the kitchen in the East Chamber, and then, Gu Sanniang took a handful of leeks and asked Xiao Yezi to send them to the Qin family.

Shen Zhuo looked at Gu Sanniang, and when he was still thinking about telling her about today's events, Gu Sanniang had already nodded at him, and returned to the West Chamber with the basket.

Looking at her back, Shen Zhuo's words swallowed again, he stood at the door for a while, until Brother Yu'er sneezed, Shen Zhuo sighed in his heart, and then took his hand and closed the door and went back to the house.

At night, the wind and snow outside became louder, the royal brother on the bed was asleep, Shen Zhuo stood in front of the window, he silently looked at the light in the opposite room, presumably at this time, Gu Sanniang was still working on the lamp, what he wanted to say was really difficult to say, but if he didn't say it, the couple would have a quarrel tomorrow, and the most decent-hurting ones were still Gu Sanniang and Xiao Yezi's mother and daughter. Shen Zhuosan hesitated again and again, he heard more drums outside, wrapped his cotton robe tightly, and walked under the window of the west wing.

In fact, when Shen Zhuo came over, Gu Sanniang had already seen the shadow cast on the window paper, but she never thought that the person who came was Shen Zhuo, so she was shocked and asked, "Who is outside?" ”

Shen Zhuo hurriedly spoke, he said, "Gu Niangzi, don't be surprised, it's me." ”

Gu Sanniang became more and more suspicious, this is a lonely man and a widow in the middle of the night, isn't it trying to attract tongues? But Shen Zhuo has always been a square person, and he is not such a frivolous and prodigal person, so Gu Sanniang settled down and asked, "In the middle of the night, Shen Juren has something important that can't wait until tomorrow?" ”

Shen Zhuo paused, and he said, "There is a couple today who claim to be relatives from your country, and they originally came to look for you, but then I sent them away. ”

As long as Gu Sanniang heard it, she had already guessed that it was Wang Jinsuo and the two of them, she didn't hear Xiao Yezi mention this when she came back from work today, presumably Xiao Yezi hadn't seen them yet, but since they came to the door, how could they be persuaded away by Shen Zhuo lightly, isn't there something else inside? Thinking of this, Gu Sanniang asked through the window, "What did they say, I'm afraid they came to ask for money again?" ”

Hearing Gu Sanniang's tone with disdain, Shen Zhuo replied: "They didn't mention money, they just said that they would take Xiao Yezi back to their hometown!" ”

When Gu Sanniang heard this, she was so angry that she put the embroidery shed in her hand on the table, Shen Zhuo heard a muffled sound in the room, he hesitated for a while, and then said: "The couple said a lot of things, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

Gu Sanniang didn't have to guess and knew that it must not be a good word, so she asked angrily: "What nonsense did they make up again?" ”

Shen Zhuo looked at the silhouette on the window, at this moment, he seemed to see a figure in front of him reading a book under the lamp, such a woman with unparalleled lust and art, but she was not chaste and unclean, and she mistakenly paid him a piece of sincerity.

When he was stunned, Gu Sanniang's voice calling him came from inside, Shen Zhuo came back to his senses, he recalled what the woman said during the day, and after thinking for a while, he said: "She said that you don't abide by women's morals, and she is afraid that you will bring Xiaoyezi with you, so you have to take Xiaoyezi back to raise." ”

Gu Sanniang's brain in the room exploded with a buzz, and her whole body went soft for a while, as if someone had poured a basin of cold water from head to toe, and she didn't even have the strength to stand firm.

Since beating her man and leaving, Gu Sanniang has taken her daughter to live alone, needless to say, she always thinks that as long as she has good hands and feet, she is not afraid of no matter how tired and bitter she is, but what makes her most wronged is the contempt of others around her, just because she is a widow, depending on who he is, he can make fun of and humiliate her.

This short-sighted God, what did she do wrong to torture her like this?

Shen Zhuo outside the window didn't hear Gu Sanniang's response for a long time, he only thought that she was told that she was in her heart, and he was immediately disappointed, who said that women are all in the morning, it turns out that Gu Sanniang, who he has always respected, is also fake.

Through a window, both of them had their own concerns, no one spoke, only the sound of the north wind whistling, after a long time, Shen Zhuo lowered his eyelids, and said in a cold voice: "Gu Niangzi, you have changed, Xiao Yezi is a good child, don't let others laugh at her." ”

Gu Sanniang's body in the room shook, and a wave of anger rushed to the top of her head, she didn't think about it, picked up a basin of washing water on the ground, opened the door and splashed towards the figure under the porch.

This sudden basin of cold water made Shen Zhuo's whole person blindfolded, and he looked at Gu Sanniang at the door of the West Chamber in a daze with an ice slag on his head.

"The old lady is not afraid of shadows, even if the king of heaven is here, she is not afraid of being laughed at." After saying this angrily, Gu Sanniang didn't wait for Shen Zhuo to speak, and turned around and closed the door with a snap.

Shen Zhuo's whole body was soaked, and when the cold wind blew, he felt as if he was in an ice cellar, did he blame Gu Sanniang?

"Gu Niangzi-" Shen Zhuo was so cold that his whole body trembled, he looked at the figure in the room, and when he was about to speak, he saw that the candle had been blown out, and Gu Sanniang's cold voice came from inside: "Shen Juren, please go back, there are many rights and wrongs in front of the widow's door, you don't cherish your reputation, I still cherish it." ”

Shen Zhuo heard the anger in Gu Sanniang's tone, and at this time, he realized that he seemed to have done something wrong.

"If you don't leave, I'll call someone, are you ashamed to be ashamed when you see it?" Gu Sanniang said angrily.

Shen Zhuo regretted not falling, just because he remembered the past, he was blinded by lard, and he was stupid for a while, and he didn't go to check, which hurt Gu Sanniang's self-esteem.

Gu Sanniang's face was full of tears, she stood in the dark room, her chest seemed to be holding a ball of depression, she couldn't spit it out or swallow it, who was to blame, blame her for her hard life, if it weren't for a little leaf, she really wanted to die and be reincarnated again.

Shen Zhuo knew that Gu Sanniang was angry, he was soaking wet and standing in the cold wind, the room was too quiet, Shen Zhuo panicked, Gu Sanniang was strong, if he couldn't think about it for a while, it would be all his sin.

"Gu Niangzi, it's your fault, you only listened to that person's words, and said such bastard words, you just scold me, just don't be angry."

There was no sound in the room at first, and when Shen Zhuo was thinking nonsense, Xiao Yezi was woken up, and Shen Zhuo heard the small voices of their mother and daughter, and he was slightly relieved, but he didn't dare to go far, so he kept out of the window in wet clothes until he heard her sound of resting, and then returned to the east chamber.

This whole night, Gu Sanniang and Shen Zhuo never closed their eyes, Gu Sanniang was angry, she was angry that Wang Jinsuo and his wife were vicious, and she was angry that Shen Zhuo lived in the same courtyard with her, but she didn't believe in her character, and read a belly of sage books in vain.

When the day dawned, he was caught by the wind and cold because of the basin of cold water, and the whole person became groggy, thinking of the shadow that he hadn't dreamed of for a long time, and then remembering Gu Sanniang's angry face.