Xie Shizi's shameless daily life

No matter how heavy the atmosphere in the mansion was, the funeral ceremonies were not neglected at all.

Zhao Shu didn't know how their conversation went that day, but looking at the scene of the funeral today, all the people who came were well-known local dignitaries. It was not difficult to guess that they must have had a good conversation that day, or had "reached an agreement" on some aspect.

Zhang Xuan and his three brothers walked in, surrounded by a middle-aged man in official uniform. There was a hint of flattery on their faces that was visible to the naked eye.

"Uncle." said the young man next to the middle-aged man.

The moment Zhang Xuanyu looked at him, his eyes flickered, but it was only for a moment, and his face was peaceful: "Yi Jing's accidental death has caused you a lot of suffering."

The handsome face of the young man was visibly pale. The man did not answer, but stared straight at the spirit tablet.

Today's funeral was held together for Zhang Yijing and Zhang Yining, so there were two tablets on the mourning hall.

The young man stared at Zhang Yijing's spirit tablet with lifeless eyes, as if he was possessed by a demon.

The young man just stood in front of the tablet. Seeing how sad he looked, others were considerate and didn't say anything even though he was blocking the tablet of Zhang Yijing. Instead, they carefully walked around him and went to burn incense in front of the tablet.

It was not until it got dark and the guests gradually dispersed that the young man was helped away by Governor Lu.

"Shi Qing!" a cry came from the crowd
When everyone heard the sound and looked over, they saw the young man lying on the ground. Magistrate Lu was supporting his thin body. Seeing this scene, there was an uproar at the scene and everyone surrounded him.

Looking at the man lying on the ground with his eyes closed, Zhao Shu calmly withdrew her gaze and turned to walk towards her own yard.

The funeral lasted for several days. Because the Zhang family had to cry at the funeral, guard the coffin, etc., Zhao Shu hadn't had a good night's sleep for several days. She didn't look very energetic at the moment, but fortunately today was the last day of the funeral. After seeing off the last group of people, she could finally take a breath.

Zhao Shu raised her eyes and looked around. Lu Shiqing didn't come today either.

Zhao Shu observed carefully and found that except for the first day when Lu Shiqing came, only Magistrate Lu and his wife came in the following days, and Lu Shiqing never showed up again.

When he withdrew his gaze, he inadvertently glanced at the opposite side, paused slightly, and then looked away as if nothing had happened.

"Brother Jin, you don't look very well. Why don't you go back to your room and rest?" In just a few days, Zhang Yiran has consciously transitioned from the initial "Prince" to "Brother Jin".

Xie Jin frowned slightly, his eyes not giving Zhang Yinuan any regard: "No problem."

Zhang Yiran didn't care about his coldness at all. She stared at his profile intently, her cheeks slowly turning red.

Xie Jin glanced at Zhao Shu, his eyes constantly wandering between her little face and waist, his brows furrowed more and more obviously, how come she has lost weight!

After sending off the last wave of people, Zhang Xuanyu said, "Everyone go back and rest."

Zhao Shu followed everyone back to her room. On the way back, her wrist was gently pulled. Zhao Shu turned around and saw Xie Jin walking past her, bringing up a breeze and leaving only his voice: "Don't leave at noon tomorrow."

Zhao Shu's gaze stayed on him for only a second before she looked away and continued walking forward.

Zhao Shu went straight to the room, and the moment she closed her eyes while lying on the bed, she did not forget to instruct: "Remember to lock the door when you go in and out tomorrow!"

When Zhao Shu woke up, it was already noon of the next day. Ah Ling had brought back all the food. Because it was a funeral, there was no oily or meaty food in the meal. There were only simple vegetables, tofu and a mushroom soup.

Although there is no meat dish, it is already good enough for Zhao Shu!
Zhao Shu got up quickly and took care of herself. She hadn't eaten since last night and was now starving.

He picked up the bowl and chopsticks, took two mouthfuls of the steaming white rice, then impatiently picked up a piece of vegetables and tofu with chopsticks and ate it with the rice. After swallowing the food in his mouth, his hungry stomach felt a little better.

With the previous bite as a cushion, Zhao Shu was not so anxious to eat the rest and chewed slowly and thoroughly.

"boom"

There was a sound of something heavy falling in the yard.

Zhao Shu didn't look up, but just kept fighting with the food in front of her.

Instead of looking up and wasting time, you might as well do something useful, eat!
Anyway, a bright door couldn't stop him, so how could he expect her to be more effective than the door? !

"crunch"

The shadow opposite was cast on the table, but Zhao Shu was not moved at all and continued to eat.

In the room, the sound of chopsticks hitting bowls and dishes was particularly obvious.

Xie Jin looked at the person opposite him who treated him as air, feeling both angry and amused. After a while, he reached into his chest, took out three paper bags and threw them on the table.

Zhao Shu's hand that was picking up the food paused for a moment. She didn't even look at the extra food on the table and continued eating her meal.

Xie Jin waited for a while, and seeing that Zhao Shu had no intention of exploring, he felt helpless. He sighed slightly, took the three paper bags, opened them one by one, and placed them in front of Zhao Shu.

The smells of braised beef, braised pork trotters, and roast chicken mixed into a strong and thick aroma that rushed towards Zhao Shu.

Zhao Shu's eyes didn't move at all, as if she wasn't moved at all, but if you look closely, her throat moved slightly the moment the fragrance hit her nose.

Zhao Shu took another empty bowl and scooped a spoonful of mushroom soup. While drinking the soup, she glanced at the pig's trotters imperceptibly, then quickly retracted her gaze and drank the soup in one breath.

Zhao Shu looked straight at Xie Jin: "Thank you for your kindness, Prince." After that, she continued to eat the rice in the bowl.

Although Zhao Shu expressed her gratitude verbally, she did not take any actual action. She just left the delicious meat aside without showing any intention of picking up her chopsticks.

Xie Jin pushed the paper bag towards Zhao Shu, and seeing that Zhao Shu still didn't move, he pushed it again until the paper bag hit Zhao Shu's wrist.

Zhao Shu stopped eating and after a few seconds, she picked up a piece of braised beef in soy sauce and put it into her mouth, chewing it carefully.

Seeing Zhao Shu eating some meat, Xie Jin curled his lips. He was in a good mood and didn't care about his image. He reached out and picked up a pig's trotter and started chewing on it.

He hasn’t eaten yet!
The two of them had a meal together like this, and looking at their expressions and behaviors, there was nothing awkward at all.

The meal went peacefully.

After Xie Jin left, Zhao Shu took out a half-finished purse from the cabinet. She planned to take out the purse today.

Time passed by as Zhao Shu worked on her needle and thread. She had just put away her purse and was about to go to the yard to relax her muscles and eyes. The moment she looked up, she saw Xie Jin walking in through the open gate.

Oh, ever since she found out at noon that the door was just a decoration for Xie Jin, Zhao Shu no longer asked Ah Ling to close the gate. Xie Jin came over, sat down at the same place at noon, took out the same paper bag from her arms and threw it on the table. Oh, there was still a little difference, there was one more paper bag than before.

Zhao Shu turned her head and looked at the sky outside. Yes, it was time to eat.

This time, Zhao Shu didn't wait for Xie Jin to make a move. She opened the four paper bags consciously. They were filled with greasy and meaty foods, without even a single vegetable.

At this time, Ah Ling also came in with a tray. The dishes were not much different from those at lunch, except that the rice was replaced with rice porridge.

Ah Ling was no longer surprised by the uninvited visit of Master Xie. She placed the dishes on the table, put two bowls of rice porridge in front of Zhao Shu and the others, and then left.

Xie Jin looked at the rice porridge in front of him, then raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Shu opposite him. Seeing Zhao Shu frowning and drinking the porridge, he also picked up the spoon and scooped a mouthful of porridge into his mouth. After swallowing the porridge, he picked up a spicy rabbit leg and started eating.

Xie Jin ate the rabbit leg and asked, "Shall we go eat on the street tomorrow?"

Zhao Shu didn't stop chewing the meat, nor did she respond to Xie Jin's words.

After a while, Xie Jin ate the rabbit leg clean and looked up at Zhao Shu: "Hmm?"

Zhao Shu didn't look up and continued to chew the meat: "Yeah."

I'll just bring the clothes and purse to Mianru tomorrow.

After hearing the answer he wanted, Xie Jin was very satisfied and picked up a duck leg to eat happily.

I have to say, the dishes at these restaurants are pretty good. When I go back, I can open a few restaurants in Beijing and bring the chefs here over. My business will surely be booming.

Zhao Shu watched Xie Jin walk away before she told A Ling to give her cloak.

Zhao Shu lowered her head to tie the ribbon on her cloak, her brows slightly furrowed. She wondered if her grandmother was feeling better now.

After arriving outside Old Madam Jin's yard and asking the servant to inform her, Nanny Li led Zhao Shu into the old lady's room. As soon as they came in, a strong smell of medicine hit their noses.

Smelling the medicine, Zhao Shu's brows furrowed even more.

When Zhao Shu walked around the screen and came to Old Lady Jin's bed, she had wiped away all the worry on her face, leaving only a well-behaved smile.

When Mrs. Jin, who was wearing a headband, saw Zhao Shu, her originally gloomy expression revealed a hint of sincere smile, and she raised her hand and waved to Zhao Shu: "Come, come here, grandma."

Zhao Shu walked over obediently, sat down in front of the bed, raised her little face and looked at Old Lady Jin: "Grandma, have you had dinner?"

Old Lady Jin raised her hand and scratched Zhao Shu's nose lovingly: "You clever little devil, you're controlling my wife."

Zhao Shu asked in a delicate voice: "Have you eaten?"

Old Mrs. Jin looked at Zhao Shu, who was rarely acting like a spoiled child, and laughed twice: "I ate it, I ate it."

"Is this reassuring?"

Zhao Shu nodded calmly: "Yes!"

Old Mrs. Jin was amused by her serious little expression and Zhao Shu saw this and hurried forward to stroke her grandmother's chest, again and again.

After a while, Mrs. Jin's chest finally calmed down.

While Zhao Shu was following her grandmother's temper, she was secretly observing her expression. Seeing that her grandmother looked better than before, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Grandma, let me tell you an anecdote?"

Old Mrs. Jin looked curious: "You can say this?"

"I've heard it from others before."

"Go ahead." Old Mrs. Jin tried to satisfy her granddaughter's filial piety.

"Ahem." Zhao Shu cleared her throat, straightened her facial expression, and prepared to speak!
“Once upon a time.”

"Puchi" Old Mrs. Jin was amused by Zhao Shu's deliberately rough voice.

Zhao Shu felt a little embarrassed, but looking at the smile on her grandmother's face, she pursed her lips and continued speaking.
"Once upon a time, the Dragon King of the East China Sea had a daughter who was as beautiful as a fairy. The Dragon King held her in his hands and protected her like a treasure. He told the little fairy every day for ten years that she could go anywhere in the East China Sea, except to the human world."

"The little fairy nodded and promised the Dragon King that she would not go to the human world. But day after day, the whole Dragon Palace was visited by the little fairy, and the little fairy began to get bored."

"One day, the fairy saw that the people in the Dragon Palace brought back many new and interesting things from the human world. The fairy was very curious, so she secretly went to the human world on a dark and windy night."

"In the human world, the fairy eats delicious food, plays with fun things, and humans are warm and kind. She is very happy."

"But everything changed that day. A human lady was injured, and the fairy used her magic to heal her in a hurry."

"The little fairy who revealed her magical powers was immediately regarded as a monster by people. Everyone wanted to kill her and even planned to burn her to death."

"On the day when humans were about to burn her to death, a heavy rain fell from the sky and put out the fire, and the fairy disappeared without a trace in the rain."

As Zhao Shu spoke, she tilted her head to look at her grandmother who had fallen asleep, and her voice became softer: "The little fairy who was rescued by the Dragon King and brought back to the Dragon Palace has never been to the human world again since then."

Zhao Shu tucked the bedding under Old Madam Jin, turned to gesture to Madam Li, and walked out the door quietly.

(End of this chapter)