Chapter 186
Wang Jiazhi bought bitter melon. Although it had turned yellow after blanching, it was still very bitter.
How could anyone like to eat something so bitter? He just liked it.
She couldn't eat anymore after a few bites. She supported her chin with one hand and stared at a plate of bitter melon.
The family on the first floor was arguing again for some unknown reason. The couple on the second floor were very nice, both of them were very polite. They had lived here for so long and had never argued before.
It's not bad here. The neighbors are all hardworking and make a living. There are no shady businesses. They are all honest people. Even honest people work hard, getting up early and going to bed late to barely make a living.
In a nearby alley, you can hear the sounds of mahjong whenever you pass by. I have no idea where those people get their money. It's definitely not from a legitimate source.
The people here are very quiet. Only the aunt on the second floor doesn't work, but she doesn't look for anyone to play cards with.
The sound of drums and music came from outside. Wang Jiazhi looked out the window and saw a red sedan chair with two people in front and back playing music. It was a wedding.
She also went downstairs to the door to look, and said to the people watching the excitement, "This is too shabby."
"These days, having a sedan chair is good enough. Why would you need such a grand ceremony to marry a concubine?"
Wang Jiazhi thought of Ximen Qing in "Jin Ping Mei", who was so noble that he only had a sedan chair and four pairs of red lanterns to take in a concubine.
She felt like Cuicui in Border Town, who had come to see the bride. In the book, Cuicui was fourteen years old and was very excited every time a sedan chair was carried across the river, wanting to see the bride's dress and appearance.
Grandpa is gone, and her lover left her, leaving her and a yellow dog alone.
Wang Jiazhi found it funny. When did she become such an ignorant little girl? She felt so hopeless.
It is impossible for her to be a bride in this life. It is just a ceremony. If she is not marrying the person she loves, it is better not to have the ceremony.
She was lamenting that she had been forced to grow up.
I heard someone say, "It's only been a month since the woman died, and he's already married a new one."
"Are you still going to stay? We still have to live our lives. We can't live without a woman at home."
Yes, life must go on. She was at most a Li Ping'er, whose husband was heartbroken after her death, so heartbroken that he burned incense in front of the ancestral hall and then went on to have an affair with another woman.
Then she thought again, how could she compare to Li Ping'er? He was willing to kill her, so what else could she expect?
Thinking of this, I felt immature again. I went upstairs, forced myself to eat the bitter melon, then lay down on the bed, covered my head and cried sadly.
The cat followed her out, but was locked outside when she came back, so it had to go out and find other cats to play with.
The worst thing was that when she woke up from crying herself to sleep, she found that the cat had been locked outside.
I went downstairs to look for the cat and came back. The older sister on the first floor said enthusiastically, "We have some new fruit. Would you like to see what you can eat?"
Although Wang Jiazhi did not deal with the elder brother, the elder sister was very enthusiastic in soliciting business.
She carried the cat in her arms and went in. Seeing that they were selling green apples, her tears started to well up again.
The elder sister was startled and her mouth was open, speechless for a moment.
She quickly wiped her tears and said, "It's the smoke from the stove."
"ah?"
"I want six green apples."
"good."
She started crying again over the apples.
"Eat something." At that time she had a fever and couldn't eat, so he gave her a plate of fruit.
There are several little rabbits made from green apples.
At this time, some woman outside shouted, "You wish me dead, but I won't. I want you to find a new one to suit your taste."
Wang Jiazhi threw herself on the table and sobbed.
In the days that followed, whenever she missed him, she would eat bitter melon and green apples, and she ate a lot of them.
It actually fits her state of mind, she feels green and lush.
The woman in green sang leisurely: "But I will not betray you for your love, for the three lives are on the road of the Peony Pavilion..."
The actor has an excellent voice, and even without any instrumental accompaniment, the a cappella singing makes the music seem even more soft and lingering.
She was only wearing a pure white costume embroidered with pale pink peonies. She had no paint on her face, but wore light makeup. Her hair was straight, tied to one side with a light green gauze scarf and hung in front. She was very fair and had the beauty of a lotus flower emerging from the water.
Today a colleague invited people to his house to watch a play, and Lao Yi had to come to the social event.
Two popular actresses were invited to perform, one was nineteen years old and named Bai Yulian, the other was seventeen years old and named Bai Yufang. They were sisters, and as their names suggested, both were fair and pretty.
The one singing on the stage now is Bai Yufang.
"People grow old easily, things get in the way, and dreams are hard to last. A little bit of deep affection, three parts of shallow soil, half a wall of setting sun..."
People said to him, "This is not bad."
He smiled and said, "It is a bit spiritual."
After Bai Yufang finished singing, Bai Yulian sang "The Palace of Eternal Life." Bai Yufang went downstairs, changed into a white gauze cheongsam, and came out to sit next to him, her body scented with the faint fragrance of jasmine. She put her arm around his and rested her head on his shoulder, like a kitten.
Lao Yi liked her very much and started chatting with her.
She whispered, "Who sings better, me or my sister?"
"You sing better than she does."
She was very happy when he said that, and she threw herself into his arms and laughed.
"Is your surname really Bai?"
"No. That's my aunt's cousin. My last name is Wang, and hers is Fang."
After singing, Bai Yulian changed her clothes and came down to drink with us.
He drank the first two glasses of wine Bai Yufang offered him, but when it came to the third glass, he shook his head and said he couldn't drink anymore.
She was a little surprised and puzzled, but someone laughed and said, "You're really honored today. This officer usually only drinks one glass when someone toasts him, but he drank two glasses from you, which is unprecedented. He can't drink too much."
Bai Yufang didn't believe it and complained, "I don't believe it. How can a high-ranking official not drink? Don't you like me?"
Old Yi was also amused by her and said, "I really can't drink anymore. It's not that I don't like you, I like people with the surname Wang the most."
This made her and the others laugh.
Wang Jiazhi fell asleep with her arms around the copy of "Chu Ci". In her dream, she saw him transformed into a huge white fox with nine furry tails.
She rested her head on his tail, holding a tail in her arms, and covered with several tails, feeling very warm. He had a faint scent of tobacco and jasmine, which was very pleasant.
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