Chapter 70: An Unfulfilled Wish
Leaving the county guard's mansion, Shao Xi and Lao Wu jumped on horseback again. The coachman looked confused at this moment, and he didn't know what these two were doing when they ran around the county guard with a corpse? But the corpse couldn't be kept on the carriage, so he asked Shao Xi where to pull the person? Shao Xi only replied, "Coffin shop." ”
The largest coffin shop in Castle Peak City welcomed its largest customer early this morning.
Although he couldn't do the funeral, Shao Xi never wanted to wronged Ye Ziyuan. So, the Nanmu coffin with the most expensive price and the best materials in this coffin shop was bought by Shao Xi, and incense candles, offerings, and paper money were all available. Shao Xi also asked the shopkeeper of the coffin shop to find a barman, eight people according to the highest specifications, called "Eight Immortals" in the industry.
In the inner hall, the funeral woman who was called groomed Ye Ziyuan and changed into the red dress that Shao Xi bought for her. The mortuary woman repeatedly said that people should wear funeral clothes when they leave, and it is unlucky to be buried in red, but Shao Xi doesn't care, Ye Ziyuan was a woman who loved beauty so much before her death, how could she wear such an ugly funeral dress on the road?
Before the mortuary woman entered the back hall, Lao Wu handed over a small bag of things to the mortuary and asked her to dispose of it properly. He didn't tell Shao Xi about this, because it was Ye Ziyuan's tongue that he handed over to the mortuary. When people are gone, they must be left with a whole corpse.
During this period, Shao Xi asked the shopkeeper to find Mr. Feng Shui and the grave digger to choose a piece of Feng Shui treasure land in the southern suburbs of the city as Ye Ziyuan's burial place. In addition, several stonemasons were hired to be responsible for the construction of stone tombs in addition to carving stone monuments. Ye Ziyuan has been lonely and helpless all her life, and her final destination can't be too complacent.
When the master who carved the inscription asked how to carve the inscription, Shao Xi was a little difficult, he couldn't tell what kind of relationship Ye Ziyuan should have with him for a while, but he thought that Ye Ziyuan told him that night in the flower pavilion, as long as he wanted, he was willing to be his pillow person. So in the end, the master added the word "deceased wife" in front of Ye Ziyuan's name, which can be regarded as giving her a name.
When everything is done, it is finally time to send Ye Zikite on the road.
Because Shao Xi gave too much money, the shopkeeper of the coffin shop was busy with Zhang Luo, and at this time, he also followed Shao Xi to the suburbs in the south of the city to arrange the burial of Ye Ziyuan, and invited a Taoist priest to come to do the thing.
Under the arrangement of the owner of the coffin shop, Ye Ziyuan was finally buried smoothly. Shao Xi sprinkled the first piece of soil for Ye Ziyuan's coffin with both hands, said a final goodbye to the person in the coffin, and then stood aside and watched the entire burial process, just watching quietly.
Under the true compassion, people will not cry and grab the earth, but a kind of indifference, a state of isolation from the world, as if everything around them is no longer related to themselves, all thoughts and spirits are all persistent in condensing on a certain thing and cannot extricate themselves, until one day they come out by themselves.
Shao Xi is like this at this time.
In the eyes of others, he was expressionless and almost indifferent from beginning to end, but he cared about every detail very much, and there was no room for flaws. Including Lao Wu, no one knows the pain in his heart at this moment, nor can he know the sorrow in his heart like overturning the river and the sea. He just watched everything with a blank face until the whole process was over.
Even though the stonemasons hired by the coffin shopkeeper were all first-class craftsmen, it took a whole day to build the stone tomb, and it was not until the sun was sinking in the west that the stone tomb was completely completed. Lao Wu sent another round of tea money to all the people present, and sent everyone back to the city, leaving only Shao Xi and himself in front of Ye Ziyuan's grave.
After incense and paper, Shao Xi sat down against the stone tablet and said to himself: "In the end, there is still no way to take you out of here." However, this is your hometown, and you have chosen such a good place for you, and you can watch this place where you were born and raised every day. Of course, you can also see the direction I left, although I can't take you with me, but I will come back to see you. ”
Shao Xi gently stroked the red ribbon on his wrist, which was tied for him by Ye Ziyuan when he first met Ye Ziyuan, and it was still the beautiful bow.
"You left this for me, and when you think about it, it seems that I have left you nothing, except for the corner of the clothes, which is still your own. What you want most is freedom, but unfortunately I did it too late, and now you're locked up in that wooden box, which I guess is not what you want. ”
Shao Xi added a few paper coins to the fire, smiled bitterly, and continued: "I'm just too self-righteous, I always think that I can handle things well, and whoever admits to making a mistake will make a big mistake." I was ashamed to say that I wanted to fulfill my wish for you, but I didn't even think about the fact that someone found out that the account books were stolen, if I could think of one more step, and then think of one more possibility, what happened today would not have happened, and there would have been no such irreversible results. Why didn't I think of that? ”
As he spoke, Shao Xi took out the small paper kite that Ye Zikite had left him from his arms, put it in the palm of his hand and looked at it repeatedly. Ye Ziyuan once told him that if something happened to him, he would let him open this little paper kite, and at this time, it must be related to the account book in her hand.
After caressing and looking at it for a while, Shao Xi gently dismantled the little paper kite from the edge.
After gently lifting the paper on the edge of the paper kite, I saw that the whole paper kite was made of two thin layers of paper wrapped in bamboo strips, and the whole paper kite was very delicate and chic. In the sandwich between the two layers of paper, Shao Xi saw a small strip of cloth, carefully pulled it out of the paper kite, unfolded, and only four small characters were written on it: Under the willow tree.
Shao Xi remembered that the willow tree in the courtyard of Ye Ziyuan's residence was on the edge of the Flower Pavilion, and this girl actually hid the account book in a place where others often passed by. Since it's too late to do anything now, let's help her do this last thing!
Shao Xi looked up at the sky, the hour was not early, and if he didn't return to the city, the city gate would be closed.
Turning his head to Lao Wu, who was squatting aside and burning paper money silently, he said, "Let's go back to the city and go to Lanxiufang." ”
Lao Wu raised his head and looked at Shao Xi with strange eyes, and said in his heart: "Is this long-term long-hearted?" As soon as the purple kite girl was sent away, Zhang Luo went to Lanxiufang, could it be that she was too stimulated and had a problem with her brain? That can be cured, you have to invite a good man. ”
Shao Xi saw Lao Wu's eyes, shook his head helplessly and said, "Do you think there is something wrong with my brain?" You must be thinking, what is this kid thinking? At this time, you still have to go to Lanxiufang, right? ”
Lao Wu stared at the two yellow eyes and nodded vigorously, he really didn't understand why Shao Xi went to Lanxiufang at this time.
"Purple Kite left something for me, just put it in Lanxiufang, I have to go there, are you going to go back to the city with me? Or continue to burn paper money overnight here? ”
"You're not asking nonsense, so let's go now."
Before the two got up and prepared to leave, Shao Xi looked at the small paper kite that had been dismantled in his hand and the strip of cloth with small characters written on it, and raised his hand to throw these two things into the fire.
"Purple kite, don't worry, I will definitely get the things, I will definitely complete the things you want to do for you, you can wait for me with peace of mind."
After saying that, the two of them pulled the saddle and got on their horses, and rode towards the city.
Fortunately, the horses of the two were fast enough, otherwise they would not have been able to close the city gate. After entering the city, the two decided to find a place to eat first, after all, after tossing for a day, Shao Xi didn't feel hungry because of excessive sadness, but Lao Wu was really a little unbearable at this time.
came to a restaurant near Lanxiufang, and the two planned to go to Lanxiufang to get the account book after a simple bite here, but when the two were eating, they heard a table of people not far away chatting about Ye Ziyuan.
"Have you ever heard? It turned out that the female snitch known as the 'flying kite under the moon' was actually the purple kite girl from Lanxiufang. ”
"Wouldn't it? The number one Oiran! Still out stealing? ”
"It's really unexpected! The purple kite girl looks beautiful and moving, gentle and elegant, how can she be a snitch who climbs over the wall and enters the house? ”
"Where can this man only look at the surface? I don't think being the top brand Oiran in Lanxiu Fang can't satisfy her greed for money, so maybe she goes out to steal! ”
"I heard from my brother who was in prison that the woman had died in prison last night, and that she had committed suicide if she had escaped from prison."
"Alas, the beautiful lady, what a thief!"
Moments later......
A few guys who were thrown from the restaurant onto the street because of the gossip covered their buttocks, rubbed their cheeks, and left with a hum.
"No one is gone, and you want to insult her reputation? If you dare to chew the root of your tongue again, you will break your dog's legs. ”
Shao Xi couldn't wait any longer, so he took Lao Wu straight to Lanxiufang, and went straight to the hall to find his mother who was busy welcoming him.
As soon as the mother saw Shao Xi, she showed grief on her face and said, "A few days in the future, have you ever heard that our purple kite girl died in the prison yesterday?" Such a good girl, someone actually framed her as the female snitch. ”
Shao Xi asked the mother, "Did the silver money Taihe firm redeem the purple kite send it to you?" ”
"It's delivered! It's delivered! I sent it early this morning, but then I heard the news of the death of the purple kite, and this afternoon I went to her room to pack up my things, and prepared to burn them to her in two days. ”
Shao Xixin said: "How can you be so kind? I guess I went to the purple kite's room to loot the belongings, right? ”
Although he thought so in his heart, he said: "The person who redeemed her body is below, although there has been an accident, but after all, I have helped her redeem herself, and I am here to take what is behind her." ”
When my mother heard this, she hurriedly said, "It turned out that Gongzi ransomed her life!" This girl is really blessed, she finally met a good family, but it is a pity that she encountered such a disaster. ”
With that, my mother took Shao Xi and Lao Wu to the courtyard where Ye Ziyuan lived in the past, and after a few simple explanations, she left.
Shao Xi stood in the courtyard and glanced around, and couldn't help but sigh.
The Yiren Fang is gone,
Qianying only has her mind in mind......