Xue Mingcan and Jia Lan sat in a rice noodle shop. The rice noodle shop is run by a husband and wife, and a little girl who looks like she is eleven or twelve years old is skillfully wiping the table with a rag. The proprietress called the little girl, and she trotted over and carefully placed the rice noodles in front of Jialan: "Guest officer, please use it slowly." ”

Xue Mingcan had already had lunch not long ago, and only ordered a bowl of hot mung bean soup at this time. This is the first time Xue Mingcan has invited guests to dinner, and what he invited was not delicacies from the mountains and seas or home-style stir-fry, but a bowl of rice noodles without a bit of meat. Garan specially instructed the store not to be a little fishy.

What kind of vegetarian diet? There are two kinds of people, one is a person with a physical illness, and the other is a devout Buddhist. The heroine Garan who falls from the sky and kicks the thief will naturally not be the first.

Jialan, Jialan, Xue Mingcan lightly recited this name in his heart. The whole family is devout Buddhist.

Xue Mingcan settled the account and asked, "Garan, I don't know where you're going?" ”

"The capital."

Xue Mingcan was disappointed. The capital is where she is leaving, but she didn't expect to be separated from the woman so soon. Parting after a chance encounter often means never seeing each other again. But she is full of curiosity about Jialan and the rivers and lakes.

"Are you going to the capital too?"

"I'm ......" Xue Mingcan paused, and then thought about it, why didn't she return to the capital? Since going to Wuzhou or Qiuye Mountain will be pursued by Grandpa Xue Hui, why not return to the capital? Her grandfather would never have imagined that she would stay in the capital.

Besides, Xue Hui once said that he would write to Ye Rong to inform him of the marriage, and Ye Rong would come to see Xue Mingcan no matter what. Wouldn't it be better for her to wait in the capital?

"Yes, I'll go to the capital too." Xue Mingcan smiled, "We can go together!" I heard that the capital is prosperous, and I wanted to visit it for a long time. Are you here for this? ”

"Nope." Jia Lan and Xue Mingcan walked on the street, "I was entrusted by someone to come to the capital to do something." ”

Fang left the capital in the morning and was on his way back to Beijing in the afternoon. Xue Mingcan wore a hat bought in the county seat and walked on the official road with Jialan. Jialan dressed as a man, and the two walked together, like a chivalrous couple walking the rivers and lakes.

At dusk, they arrived in the capital and stayed in an inn. The price of the capital is expensive, and I don't know how long I want to live here, Xue Mingcan still needs to save some flowers.

After a hard day, Xue Mingcan fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Garan was going to run errands. Xue Mingcan was curious, and admired a chivalrous woman like Jialan, so he went with Jialan.

The two were not familiar with the capital, so they asked the shopkeeper for the direction, but the alleys were staggered, and they would always go wrong.

"It's supposed to be going here, really!" Xue Mingcan swore an oath and pulled Jialan around, but still didn't find it. In the end, I had to ask for help from passers-by.

Where Garan was looking was hidden deep in the alley. The wooden door is old, the copper ring is rusty, and there is the sound of children playing in the courtyard. The door was opened by a woman in a thorn hairpin cloth skirt, with a puzzled look: "Who are the two of you?" ”

Jia Lan said: "In Xia Jia Lan, may I ask Mrs. Zheng?" ”

The woman nodded, "What's the matter with the girl?" ”

"I once went to the Northwest Pass and met Zheng Sheng, who was inquiring about the enemy. He asked me to bring you something. Garan took out an emerald green malachite and handed it to Mrs. Zheng.

Mrs. Zheng didn't answer and said, "Did something happen to him?" ”

"He's dead."

Mrs. Zheng's face suddenly turned pale, her body trembled, and she leaned against the door: "He, he said he would come back." ”

"He was discovered by the enemy while he was spying on the enemy, so he ......," Garan continued, "he has a word for you." ”

Mrs. Zheng took the malachite, her eyes were hazy, and she said, "Girl, please speak." ”

"Yun Niang, I can't stand you. After I'm gone, you can take your children and find a good man to marry, and you will be happy in this life. In the next life, we will continue the frontier. ”

After Jia Lan finished retelling, Yun Niang was already in tears, and she put the malachite in her heart: "We said that we will be together forever...... How can I remarry someone else? If I have borne you children, how can I marry someone else? ”

Xue Mingcan walked to Yun Niang's side and patted her on the back gently: "Madame's mourning, Brother Zheng also hopes that you will be happy in the spirit of heaven!" ”

Yun Niang leaned on Xue Mingcan's shoulder and sobbed, but Xue Mingcan still gently comforted her. The children in the yard ran over, looked at the sad mother, and were at a loss for a moment: "Mother, what's wrong with you?" ”

Yun Niang wiped away her tears, squatted down and hugged her two children, and murmured, "My poor child! ”

This is what Garan came to the capital to do - send a piece of malachite with a word. Just met Zheng Sheng, who was about to die, by chance, he could make a promise to travel thousands of miles. Faith is right

After walking out of the alley, Xue Mingcan recalled Zheng Sheng's words. This man who died on the frontier was full of concern for his wife in the capital. I hate not being able to stay with my wife in this life, and I am worried about her future life. He loves Yun Niang very much and hopes that Yun Niang will be happy, even if she marries someone else.