These days, Xiangzi settled down in the afternoon to report the matter, and left the county office early.

County Magistrate Liu only thought that he was still making contributions to getting rid of the horse, and he was not happy, so he didn't care.

In fact, Xiangzi is becoming more and more attached to his home, which is not like home.

Somehow, Shoko feels that as time passes, he gradually becomes attached to Sook-jin. And that's a feeling that's growing fast.

As long as there is free time, there will be a beautiful and cheerful shadow in my mind. And every afternoon, there is an urge to return to the heart like an arrow.

Even though he slept outside the house, accompanied by mosquitoes and ants, he was willing. And, there is a warm feeling of sweet waiting. And Shuzhen also had subtle changes during this period.

She is no longer as shy and timid in front of Shoko as she used to be. It's warm and calm, as if she has become Xiangzi's daughter-in-law.

Changing Shoko's clothes and wiping her back, and even holding Shoko's head and picking out ear droppings, it looks so calm and natural. Even when he changed his clothes, he didn't deliberately avoid Shoko.

It made Shoko a little awkward, and he often had to turn his back in fear, silently enduring a kind of restless surge.

Shuzhen has said several times that she wants to go to the cemetery to see her dead sisters, and by the way, go to the street to buy something.

The sister who came with her last time was called Ma Hongyan, and the eighth in line was Shuzhen's most caring sister. Every time she goes out to run errands, she is her two companions.

How many winds and waves have come over, but I didn't expect to die in the small city of Fuyuan.

Regarding Shuzhen's embarrassing identity, Xiangzi is really a little worried.

Most of the people in the city knew him, and if he led a big girl down the street, half of the city would soon know about it, and he would have to bother to explain it in the future. Originally, if Shuzhen was willing to marry her, she simply told people that she was a daughter-in-law in her hometown.

But now Shuzhen didn't spit out clearly, saying daughter-in-law, if it can't be done in the end, it won't be good in the future; Say it's a relative, and gossip will definitely be indispensable in the future.

Shuzhen saw Xiangzi's thoughts, smiled playfully at him and said, "What's wrong? Shame on taking me out? ”

Shoko looked a little embarrassed, and muttered, "No, it's not, it's just ......"

Shuzhen smiled sweetly at him and said, "Don't worry! I'm not going to pester you. When you come back from the grave, you go and do your work. I'll go shopping on the street and come back and get you something to eat in the evening. ”

Shoko smiled at him innocently, and a warm feeling inexplicably appeared in her heart.

Seeing his obsessive face, Shuzhen slapped him on the arm, put her hand on his chest again, and blinked slyly and said, "Let's scatter." ”

Shoko looked at her suspiciously, at a loss for a moment.

Shuzhen "giggled" and said: "Scattering is a rich person who gives money and goods to the people who are living in difficulty." ”

Xiangzi seemed to suddenly understand something, and hurriedly pulled out a cloth bag from the side of the kang mat, handed it to Shuzhen, and said, "Here are two hundred yuan, you can use it." ”

Shuzhen took the cloth bag, took out ten pieces from it with joy on her face, and handed the cloth bag to Xiangzi.

Xiangzi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "You just take it!" Buy what you don't have. ”

Sookjin smiled warmly at him and stuffed the cloth bag under the kang mat.

Seeing Shuzhen's bright smile and sharp hands and feet. Xiangzi's gaze couldn't help but stick to Shuzhen's body. When Shuzhen turned around, she dodged and muttered: "Let people see it, and I don't know what to say to others." ”

Shuzhen smiled at him and said, "Then what do you want to talk to people?" ”

As he spoke, he cast a hot gaze.

Xiangzi hung her head so hot that she said self-deprecatingly: "Of course I want to say, you are my daughter-in-law." ”

Sook-jin's face suddenly turned red.

Turning his head, he pretended to straighten his collar, as if he was trying to restrain something, and muttered in a low voice: "I'm not married, where is my daughter-in-law?" Let's just say, the girl from Dihua. ”

Seeing Xiangzi's expression, Shuzhen smiled poignantly at him and said, "A sister can become a daughter-in-law, but a daughter-in-law is not good to become a sister again." ”

Seeing the expression on Shoko's face, it became a little more lively. Shuzhen was childlike, tugging Xiangzi's arm and saying playfully, "Let's go, brother!" ”

That innocent look made Shoko laugh non-stop.

Xiangzi took Shuzhen to the Hui cemetery in the north of the city.

Saluted to the old man who looked at the grave, saying that when Ma Zhongying besieged the county seat, the county yatuo mosque buried the grave of the girl.

The old man thought that Xiangzi was a Muslim, so he didn't say anything, so he led them to a new tomb by the courtyard wall. He pointed his finger and left silently.

Shuzhen, with a solemn face, was silent in front of the grave for a while. Turning around, he glanced at Shoko calmly. Shoko understood what she meant, turned around and walked along the path blankly.

When the breeze rises, the weeds in the cemetery make a rustling sound. Competing to be the first to rise and fall in a variety of postures, as if telling something. Listen quietly, someone is indeed talking, it is Shuzhen saying "Selam" to the deceased:

"O believers and Muhammads in the tombs, if Allah wills, we will join you. You are our forerunners and we are your successors, and I beseech Allah to forgive you and us. ”

Shoko felt that she had been silent for a long time, so she secretly glanced at Shuzhen. I saw her sitting quietly on the stone in front of the grave, silently gazing at the grave, as if she was telling something with her heart.

Shoko is comfortingly, recalling the scene of rescuing Shuzhen. Unexpectedly, his compassion was exchanged for getting along with Shuzhen day and night.

No matter what the outcome will be in the future, in Xiangzi's opinion, these days with Shuzhen are at least comforting each other, and the loneliness of missing relatives is missing.

Xiangzi realized that Shuzhen was as happy as herself, but she had more expectations for Shuzhen. And Shuzhen naturally made him unable to figure it out.

The slight sound of footsteps interrupted Shoko's reverie.

Turning around, Shuzhen was already standing silently behind him. The two walked out of the cemetery with their own hearts in mind. Arriving at the city gate, Shoko hesitantly reined in his horse.

Shuzhen smiled poignantly at him and said, "You go first, I'll go back by myself." ”

Xiangzi glanced at her with an uncomfortable expression and said, "Be careful yourself, don't cause trouble." If you get into trouble, say I'm your brother. ”

Sookjin smiled warmly at him and motioned for him to go first.

Shoko glanced at Shuzhen with concern, clamped her legs between her horses, and trotted all the way into the city.