Chapter 633 The dead cannot be resurrected
Outside the tent, it was drizzling.
Madam Zhou stood at the door for a long time, looking in a certain direction with a worried look on her face.
Xiong Jiushan checked around and made arrangements before coming to talk to Old Madam Xie. When he arrived in front of the Xie family tent, he saw Zhou standing outside wrapped in thick clothes and couldn't help but stop.
Following her gaze, I looked back.
It's clear in my eyes.
Xiong Jiushan turned around and asked with concern, "Madam, are you worried about General Xie?"
Madam Zhou saw Xiong Jiushan and bowed slightly, "My sinful wife greets you, Lord Xiong."
"Madam, you can't do that!"
Xiong Jiushan quickly turned half sideways to avoid the greeting from Mrs. Zhou, the eldest wife of the Xie family.
"Thank you, General, for saving my life. How could I accept such a generous gift from you? If it were in front of outsiders, Jiushan would have accepted it. But here in private, there aren't many people around. Madam, there's no need to do this. Just treat Jiushan as a junior."
Zhou looked up and said, "Sir, this is inappropriate. The Xie family doesn't want to embarrass you along the way."
Xiong Jiushan smiled and said, "It's alright, Madam, you don't need to worry too much in the future. I hope everyone has a safe journey to the Northland."
Zhou understood and nodded slightly.
Xiong Jiushan recalled her worried look just now, thought for a moment, and said, "Madam, don't worry. General Xie has his own rules and regulations. Besides, the bandits have been suppressed, and the scattered warriors are nothing to be afraid of. The general will return after he finishes his work."
Madam Zhou nodded, "Thank you for your kind words, sir."
"I wonder if the old lady is available to talk now?" Xiong Jiushan asked.
Zhou nodded and pulled up the curtain for him. "Mother-in-law is awake, please come in, sir!"
When saying this, Zhou raised her voice slightly so that the family members inside could hear more easily.
In fact, the two of them were whispering outside the door, and the noise had already been heard by the people inside, but Zhou's words made it seem more serious.
Xiong Jiushan smiled and clasped his fists slightly to express his gratitude.
He lowered his head slightly and walked forward with his body lowered.
Zhou lowered the tent curtain and wanted to follow, but hesitated and did not change anything. She still stood outside the tent and gazed into the distance.
Soon, someone pushed the curtain open and came out.
"Sister-in-law."
Zhou glanced sideways and saw that it was Zhang, the sister-in-law of her second brother.
She turned around a little harder and said, "Why don't you rest inside? It's cold outside, don't catch a cold."
Zhang Fuqing gathered her cotton coat, leaned over with a smile, and leaned against Zhou's side, saying, "Come out for some fresh air. I'll accompany you, sister-in-law."
Zhou looked at her. Her jade-white face seemed to still carry the beauty of the day when she first entered the mansion. This person with a strong temperament on weekdays suddenly became gentle and tender. It must be said that the impact was quite big.
Zhou looked down and saw Zhang's arm around her. Her brows softened immediately and she reached out and patted the hand on her arm. "It's cold outside, and your hands are cold too. Why didn't you wear gloves when you came out?"
"Oh, I forgot." Zhang smiled with her eyes curved.
Zhou was helpless.
Fortunately, the two of them were next to the tent, and there were tents all around them, so it was not as difficult as before when they had to sleep in the open air day and night.
The drizzle seemed a little strange because it was the wrong season, but for the Xie family, they had become accustomed to even more incredible things.
It's just rain in winter, so it doesn't seem so abrupt.
There weren't many moments along the way where we felt so calm and relaxed.
Especially when your nerves have been tense for a long time and suddenly relax.
Just standing here, leaning against each other and watching the rain, we both feel that this is the greatest happiness in the world.
Zhang held her elder sister-in-law Zhou's arm, and the two sisters-in-law watched the rain in silence.
Zhou's heart was already filled with worries, and she was worried that nothing had happened to her son Xie Yuchuan, and why he hadn't returned yet?
But somehow, after her sister-in-law Zhang came out to keep her company, the anxiety in her heart seemed to gradually disappear.
It’s nice to have family as company.
There were low sounds of conversation coming from the tent behind them, but the two of them standing outside couldn't hear clearly.
Zhang leaned against her eldest sister-in-law, pulled the brim of her hat for warmth, and suddenly stretched out her hand to catch the raindrops falling from the sky.
The drizzle was like cotton, dripping on the palms and wrists, making them feel tingling.
"Isn't it cold?"
It was rare for Zhou to see her being playful, so she couldn't help but laugh.
Zhang tilted her head and leaned lightly on her shoulder, her eyes fixed on the small indentation that was slowly gathering on her palm.
"It's not cold, it's very comfortable."
Zhou looked at her outstretched hand, not knowing whether the "comfortable" she said was referring to the weather or something else.
But she didn't ask.
The two of them stood side by side.
Zhang suddenly murmured, "Sister-in-law?"
"Um?"
Zhou responded.
"Sister-in-law, I think I have a good life."
Zhou's eyes moved slightly, and she lowered her eyes to look at her, but she could only see her long curled eyelashes. She couldn't see Zhang's face at the moment, and she didn't understand what expression she had when she said this.
Zhou pondered for a moment, then said softly, "Why do you suddenly say that?"
"I don't know, but I suddenly feel that I, Zhang Fuqing, was born quite fortunately. Although I faced many difficulties in my life, I was born into a wealthy family and didn't starve to death. When I grew up, I married the man of my dreams. The Xie family treats me very kindly, and now I can stand by my family." Zhang suddenly lifted herself from Zhou's shoulder, looking at her eldest sister-in-law with clear eyes, and said, "Actually, my life is quite good."
Zhou reached out and gently held her arm.
"Well, as long as you feel comfortable. After all, the Xie family owes you a lot over the years."
Zhang leaned back again and said nothing.
After a long silence, Zhou finally heard her speak calmly, "Sister-in-law, the Xie family doesn't owe me anything. It's just me who got stuck in a dead end."
Zhou hugged her tightly and then let go.
"So, you've come to terms with it now?"
"without."
Zhou couldn't help laughing when she heard this unexpected answer. "After all that talk, I thought you had let it go."
Zhang's voice was a little nasal: "I only want to open half of it."
"Oh? Which half?"
Now, Zhou was curious. In the past, even when Old Madam Xie showed concern for her, this second sister-in-law always seemed to resist. But now she actually said quietly that she had half let it go?
Zhou couldn't help but wonder what the other half she wanted to open up to was.
It was not known whether Zhang had bad intentions or did not want to ruin the comfortable atmosphere at the moment, but she did not change at all as she leaned against Zhou. She just stared at the rain falling from the sky, pondered for a while, and then spoke.
"Sister-in-law, when we get to Liaozhou, can I go to Yuchuan and ask him for a favor?"
Zhou didn't understand: "What favor? Ask him for help? Sister-in-law can also help you."
Zhang: "Please ask Yuchuan to help me communicate with the spirit."
Divine communication?
Zhou was now curious and asked her, "What do you want Xie Yuchuan to pray for you with the family deity?"
Zhang was silent for a moment.
Zhou didn't know what she was thinking about, and suddenly frowned. She was afraid that Zhang's heart had been disturbed for some unknown reason, and she was afraid that she would continue to trap herself, so she carefully advised:
"Fuqing, in this world, the dead cannot be resurrected. Even gods may not be able to do it. Please don't..."
"No, sister-in-law." Zhang interrupted her.
"What is that?"
"I want to ask the family gods to grant me a child, born under my husband's name."
(End of this chapter)
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