Chapter 216: Dare not speak loudly
After a while, the mountain became quiet and the young men carefully picked herbs.
When Shi Zelan and Xiao Yingzi stopped to rest, Shi Zelan casually flipped through the herbs that Xiao Yingzi had picked.
"Xiao Yingzi, not a single blade of grass got in this time."
Xiao Yingzi smiled, and then looked up to see that the young men had climbed up a little. She moved closer to Shi Zelan and said, "Xiao Lanzi, do you know why Xiao Qiuhua didn't dare to come?"
Shi Zelan looked at her: "Her parents don't allow it?"
Xiao Yingzi shook her head and sighed, "Xiao Qiuhua's parents found a marriage for her. When the family heard that she went out of town with us to pick herbs, they were not very happy at the time."
Shi Zelan looked at the expression on Xiao Yingzi's face and asked tentatively, "Xiao Yingzi, do you think Xiao Qiuhua's marriage is a good one?"
"My mother said that Xiao Qiuhua's marriage was not a good one, but she asked me not to meddle in her affairs.
My mother said that Xiao Qiuhua’s parents would make the best plans for her, and I couldn’t say anything careless at this time and upset Xiao Qiuhua’s heart. ”
Shi Zelan looked at Xiao Yingzi and said with a smile: "Your mother is so nice."
"Xiao Lanzi, is your mother good to you?"
Shi Zelan thought about it and finally decided not to make up a lie to her: "Not long after I was born, my father and mother left for a distant place."
Xiao Yingzi could no longer hide the sympathy in her eyes, and Shi Zelan understood it all at once.
She immediately smiled and explained, "They are still here, but the journey is too long and they have never had the chance to come back."
“Oh, that’s good.
My mother said that many families have requirements for their son's daughter-in-law, and they must have both parents. ”
After listening to Xiao Yingzi's words, Shi Zelan nodded and said, "Xiao Yingzi, your father and mother will definitely find a suitable marriage for you."
Xiao Yingzi blushed and whispered, "My father and mother don't want me to marry far away. They want me to marry close to home so that if there is any problem, they can just stand at the gate and shout."
Shi Zelan thought for a moment, looked at the three young men, and asked in a low voice: "Which beautiful boy did your father, mother, and you choose?"
"Our two families haven't officially settled the relationship yet, but everyone in his family thinks I'm good at making friends and that you're a very good friend."
Shi Zelan could vaguely feel the connection between herself and Xiao Yingzi, but she did not reject this fate.
"That's great. When I leave the capital, I can send you a letter."
Xiao Yingzi suddenly became happy: "Xiao Lanzi, I told them that we can be good friends for life, but they didn't believe it."
"Did they say, I'll be leaving soon, and then I'll ignore you when I'm gone?"
Xiao Yingzi nodded, and Shi Zelan smiled and said, "I will contact you.
It’s just that I have to stay with my master, and sometimes I have to go far away, so it’s not convenient to send you messages. ”
Xiao Yingzi nodded happily. Shi Zelan looked at her smiling face and started to smile too. It is quite good to enjoy life while you can.
Before the afternoon, Shi Xiaoliu and his group entered the city gate. The city guards saw the herbs in their bags and let them pass.
On their way home, the young men happily asked Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu, "When will we leave the city again?"
Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu exchanged glances, and Shi Xiaoliu smiled and said, "If you are not tired, we will go for a walk in the mountains tomorrow.
But this time we are going far and may not be able to return home at night, so you should go home and discuss it with your elders. ”
After hearing what Shi Xiaoliu said, Xiao Yingzi asked Shi Zelan, "Xiao Lanzi, will you go with us?"
Shi Zelan shook her head: "I'm not going."
Xiao Yingzi immediately said, "I don't want to go either."
In the evening, Shi Xiaoliu and Master Decheng discussed the arrangements for the next day's trip: "Master, I want to take them to learn more about medicinal herbs."
Master Decheng nodded and said, "Okay, it's a good deed if there is a cause and effect."
Shi Xiaoliu told the news that Shi Zelan would stay, and Master Decheng frowned: "We are not in the yard, so she should go with you."
Shan Zheng Zhenren quickly found Shi Zelan and said, "Sister Lan, I will go to the Taoist temple with your uncle tomorrow to stay for a few days.
If you don't want to travel with Xiaoliu and the others, why don't you stay with us at the Taoist temple? ”
Shi Zelan thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "Master, let's go up the mountain together with Xiaoliu and the others."
Shanzheng Zhenren and Shi Zelan explained: "This time the temple master has several good friends who will come to visit, and I want to see their skills in talismans."
"Master, does Uncle want to see their ability to refine pills?"
Shan Zheng Zhenren smiled and nodded: "We learn from each other."
Shi Zelan thought about it and decided to go out of the yard to look for Xiao Yingzi.
When Aunt Liu opened the door, she saw Shi Zelan and asked in surprise, "Xiao Lan, do you want to talk to me about something?"
Shi Zelan smiled: "Aunt, can you tell Xiao Yingzi for me?"
After Aunt Liu nodded, Shi Zelan continued, "Tomorrow the elders in the family will go out, and they will stay outside for a few days.
I can't stay at home tomorrow. I want to go up the mountain with my brothers. ”
Aunt Liu understood what Shi Zelan said and said with a smile, "Xiao Lan, I understand.
It's more convenient for you to be outside since you have your brothers with you. ”
Shi Zelan came to an end. After returning home, she asked Shi Xiaoliu, "In the future, we won't go up the mountain. Let's go to the teahouse and listen to people telling stories?"
"You want to go to the teahouse to see the elegant scholars, right?"
Shi Zelan smiled at him and said, "Brother Xiaoliu, I always feel that people who read a lot have a scholarly temperament."
The next morning, Master Decheng and his group went out of the city gate together with Shi Xiaoliu and his group, but they went in different directions.
After the elders left, the teenagers breathed a sigh of relief, but when they turned around and saw Shi Zelan, they were surprised and asked, "Xiao Lanzi is coming with us?"
Shi Xiaoliu smiled and said, "At her age, she is not comfortable going to temples or Taoist temples. We are also worried about leaving her alone at home."
Xia Yu said to the young people, "Sister Lan knows a lot of medicinal herbs. If you come across herbs you don't know, you can ask her for advice."
They went to a mountain a little further away, and when they reached the foot of the mountain, Shi Xiaoliu said to the young man, "After this trip up the mountain, we won't go up the mountain for a few days."
The young people nodded and said, "When we were leaving, the elders at home said that it was going to rain soon."
Shi Xiaoliu asked them curiously: "Your elder brother is going to take the imperial examination. Are you not allowed to speak loudly at home?"
One of the young men laughed and said, "No, we are still living our lives at home as usual.
This time I want to learn how to pick herbs from you. My brothers have spoken for me and told me to let me learn from you.
Once I am determined to study, it will never be too late. ”
The other two young men sighed and said, "Our elder brother is taking the provincial examination this year, and we dare not speak loudly at home."
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