Chapter 14: The Maiden and the Green Snake

More than 500 years ago, at that time, Antiy City was still called Luoshan County, there was a well-known Zhou Yuanwai, thousands of acres of fertile land, a group of wives and concubines, but there were no children, so everywhere to pray to God and worship Buddha, I met a Taoist priest who traveled to the side, saying that Zhou Yuanwai had done too much evil in the first half of his life, and he had to do good deeds to have children.

So Zhou Yuanwai began to do good deeds and accumulate virtues, from Zhou Yuanwai to Zhou Da Shanren, and finally got a daughter in the year of Jiazi, named Zhou Jie, because she was an old woman, Zhou Yuanwai was particularly loved.

Although Zhou Jie is a daughter, she is a man's heart, and she can't be a must-have female celebrity in a woman's family, let alone any poems, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

But as she gets older, Zhou Jie becomes more and more beautiful, and she is the only daughter outside the staff, and she breaks through the threshold every day, but Zhou Jie's troublemaking skills are first-class, and the proposal has never been successful.

Zhou Yuan was angry and recruited relatives for Zhou Jie's martial arts competition, and soon recruited a man with strong martial arts called Wang Zhan, who was a fast catcher in Luoshan County, Zhou Jie would only make trouble with a little three-legged cat kung fu, where is the experienced Wang Zhan's opponent, so it is inevitable to get married.

Two days before getting married, Zhou Jie ran away, Zhou Jie knew that her husband had rich experience in catching people, so she drilled into the mountains, because she would catch birds and fish since she was a child, and Zhou Jie couldn't starve to death, and she hid for five days.

On the fifth day, Zhou Jie was looking for wild fruits to eat in the mountains, and suddenly saw a cave, Zhou Jie entered the cave curiously and found half a green snake inside, yes, it was half a snake, as if it had been cut off by something, and it was not dead, but half of the body had rotted a lot.

Looking at this green snake with thick wrists and long arms, half of which was about to die, Zhou Jie was not afraid at all, and threw a wild fruit to the snake, but he didn't expect the snake to actually eat the wild fruit, and after eating, he tried to nod to Zhou Jie with his head held high.

Zhou Jie saw that such a spiritual snake softened, so she went out to find herbs and came back, helped the green snake cut off the rotten flesh, and returned the herbs.

A few days later, the snake named Xiaoqing was cured, and Zhou Jie and Xiaoqing, a half-cut snake, hid in the mountains together for more than half a month.

On this day, Zhou Jie and Xiaoqing were playing together on the side of the mountain, and suddenly a very nice voice came from the bottom of the mountain and read: "Guan Guan Ju Dove, in Hezhizhou." My Fair Lady, Gentleman. Jagged wattles, left and right flowing. My Fair Lady, I covet it. ”

Zhou Jie curiously took Xiaoqing to look from the mountain, only to see a scholar carrying a cage, holding a book in one hand and a crutch in the other, chanting poetry while hurrying, the scholar's appearance is very good-looking, his facial features are upright, there is an elegant air between his eyebrows, his skin is fair, and his every move has a gentle and elegant feeling, a very nice voice comes from his mouth with red lips and white teeth, Zhou Jie follows the scholar like a demon, and soon approaches Luoshan County.

Looking at the scholars who entered the city, Zhou Jie wandered outside the city for a while, let Xiaoqing go back to the mountain, and he entered the city, and was stopped by a man not long after entering the city, looking at this man who was nominally his husband, Zhou Jie didn't say anything, and went home directly bypassing Wang Zhan, and Wang Zhan didn't say anything but followed silently.

"Don't follow me, I said I won't marry you unless I die." Zhou Jie looked at the man in front of him, to be honest, this man is not ugly, and he is very heroic, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and his aura is lofty, but he is not the type that Zhou Jie likes.

"I will make it clear to the staff outside, it's not that Miss Zhou doesn't want to get married, but that I want to join the army and dare not disappoint Miss Zhou." After being silent for a while, Wang Zhan watched Zhou Jie say slowly.

Zhou Jie was suddenly a little surprised, Wang Zhan was actually going to join the army, and suddenly felt a little excited and apprehensive in his heart, excited that he could go to the person he liked, and he always felt as if he had hurt him, but he didn't know him.

"I am grateful, and I wish Your Excellency to return home as soon as possible." Zhou Jie hugged ten hands and bowed.

Looking at Zhou Jie, who was gradually moving away, Wang Zhan smiled and whispered with a self-deprecating smile: "Do you remember me?" Do you remember the words of Jiaolongtan that year? Hehe. ”

When he returned home, Zhou Jie was naturally reprimanded by his father, but seeing that people were fine, Zhou Yuanwai was still happy to give a reward to all his subordinates that day, and Wang Zhan came to divorce Zhou Yuanwai that night.

As soon as the morning dawned, Zhou Jie knocked on Zhou Yuanwai's door with red eyes, looking at his daughter with red eyes, Zhou Yuanwai was very distressed and hurriedly asked: "What's wrong, girl, who bullied you, tell Dad." ”

"No one bullied her daughter, but her daughter has someone she likes." Zhou Jie didn't fall asleep last night, and as soon as her eyes were closed, she seemed to hear the scholar's voice, so she begged her father to come to find someone as soon as it was dawn. Zhou Yuanwai was very happy to know that his daughter had someone he liked, although he was reluctant, but he still knew which was more important than not marrying.

In the whole Luoshan County, it is very simple for Zhou Yuanwai to find someone, and he inquired clearly after half a day's effort, this scholar is a scholar in Huarong Village, Nanzhou Prefecture, surnamed Qian Ruofeng is preparing to take the exam this time, and there is only one old mother at home.

That night, Zhou Yuanwai invited scholars to a banquet at home, Zhou Jie heard the news and dressed up rarely, Zhou Jie smiled like a lady, and Zhou Yuanwai was very happy to see it.

Soon the evening came, the scholar arrived as scheduled, his emaciated body was dressed in white, with a graceful demeanor, Zhou Jie sat quietly next to him like a lady and looked at the young man in white intently.

Zhou Yuanwai was also very surprised, he didn't expect a scholar in the village to have such a temperament, no wonder his daughter was so obsessed.

"Late born Qian Ruofeng, from Huarong Village, Yuanhuai County, Nanzhou Prefecture, went to catch the exam, Xie Zhou Dashan was hospitable." A magnetic voice came, and the scholar bowed.

"What is the politeness of the virtuous nephew, I like to read the most in Zhou, I am knowledgeable, unlike me, a reckless man, come and sit quickly." Zhou Yuanwai enthusiastically pulled Qian Ruofeng to sit next to Zhou Jie, pointed at Zhou Jie and said, "Nephew Xian will introduce you to you, this is the little girl Zhou Jie, who likes to read the most, you can talk more." ”

"Zhou Jie of the slave family has seen Mr. Qian, and it is really nice to hear Mr. Qian's poetry outside the city yesterday, so it is a great honor to take the liberty of asking my father to invite Mr. Qian to get together." Zhou Jie's straightforward character directly explained the matter clearly, and the Zhou member next to him sighed lightly.

Qian Ruofeng looked at Zhou Jie in front of him and was also amazed by Zhou Jie's appearance, the willow leaves are like eyebrows, the crescent moon is the eyes, Qiong's nose is high, the teeth are like shellfish, the hair is like a cloud, and the skin is as white as snow.

"The abrupt beauty, it's in the next Meng Lang, I've never seen such a good-looking girl, it's really like the appearance of the closed moon and the shy flowers mentioned in the book, the posture of sinking fish and geese." Qian Ruofeng heard the crisp laughter, his face turned red, and he quickly apologized.

"The virtuous nephew is serious, my little daughter is very naughty, the virtuous nephew might as well stay in this Luoshan County for a while and teach my daughter poetry?" Zhou Yuanwai looked at the polite Qian Ruofeng and was very satisfied, touching his beard with one hand and saying with a smile.

"It's still early to catch the exam, and I can't discuss poetry with Miss Zhou." Qian Ruofeng agreed very happily, and Zhou Jie secretly gave a thumbs up to his father.

Time is like an arrow, and soon Qian Ruofeng has been in Luoshan City for more than ten years, as the saying goes, a good woman chases a man, not to mention that Lang has a concubine who is intended, and in addition to Zhou Yuan's extrapolation, soon Qian Ruofeng and Zhou Jie are scheduled to get married in the middle of next month.

There is less than ten years to get married, Zhou Yuanwai personally handles it, and even Qian Ruofeng's old mother sends someone to pick it up, so Zhou Jie and Qian Ruofeng are chanting poems and painting every day, appreciating flowers and watching fish, and they live like fairies.

Soon the day of marriage came, the Zhou family was full of lights, Zhou Jie was wearing a bright red wedding dress, and the whole person was smiling with satisfaction, while Qian Ruofeng, who was not far away, stood at the window and looked at the lively courtyard, struggling with a painful expression.

Zhou Jie looked at Qian Ruofeng, who had been standing at the window in a daze, and walked over and gently hugged his waist: "Qian Lang, what's wrong, we will be husband and wife after today." ”

"Miss Zhou, can I ask you a question?" Qian Ruofeng looked out of the window expressionlessly and opened lightly.

"Qian Lang, why do you call me Miss Zhou, you have to call me a lady." Zhou Jie hugged a little tighter, I don't know why I always feel a little cold tonight.

"Answer me a question first, okay?" Qian Ruofeng slowly pulled the hand around his waist away, and turned to face Zhou Jie.

"Qian Lang, you say, the slave family who looks at it so seriously is a little flustered." Zhou Jie looked at Qian Ruofeng under the candlelight and shook her palm a little nervously.

"Do you say that the grace of nurturing is greater than anything else?" Qian Ruofeng watched Zhou Jie pop out of his mouth word by word.

"I'm scared to death, Qian Lang, my mother didn't come because she was not in good health, and when we got married, we went to see her old man's house together." Zhou Jie's clenched hand loosened suddenly, and the person who went to pick up Mother Qian came back and said that Mother Qian was not in good health and could not travel long distances, so she didn't take it over, Zhou Jie thought that Ruofeng was missing her mother.

"You haven't answered me yet." Qian Ruofeng still asked flatly.

"Definitely, doesn't the book say that the October fetus is heavy, and the three lives are light." Zhou Jie replied a little uncertainly.

Listening to Zhou Jie's answer, Qian Ruofeng's eyes dimmed suddenly, and pushed Zhou Jie away: "I went out for some things, and I'll be back in a while." Looking at Qian Ruofeng who pushed the door out, Zhou Jie felt some biting cold wind coming from outside the door.