After coming out of the new house and walking less than a hundred meters to the south, you will find a deep and wide alley called Huangliu Lane. It is a famous grocery street in Jiangling City, where you can find all kinds of daily necessities.
Shu Jinxuan bought two packs of pear blossom cakes at the entrance of the alley. Hua Youen and Hua Muyang held them in their hands and ate them with gusto, following their sister and cousin.
Hua Rujin looked around while walking, but her mind was thinking about going to Dou's house tonight, and she fell into a trance after a while.
While my thoughts were wandering, I heard a deep shouting sound in my ears:
"Hey, you two are going out to the market with your children. What are you going to buy? My shop has everything you need. It's all ready."
When Hua Rujin came back to her senses, she saw Shu Jinxuan walking forward and replied angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, store owner, these are my cousins."
"Sorry, sorry."
The store owner looked at the people carefully with an embarrassed look on his face, and quickly changed his words: "What do you two ladies want to buy?"
Shu Jinxuan took a fixed look at the shop, and it was indeed as the shopkeeper said, the food, food and firewood were all ready. Then he looked at Hua Rujin and asked, "How about we buy it here?"
It just so happens that you can buy some fabric jewelry and rouge and gouache for women nearby.
"good."
Hua Rujin answered absentmindedly, but her eyes gradually turned towards an old Taoist priest in a Taoist robe who was concentrating on drawing talisman paper at a stall not far away.
She walked over slowly and thoughtfully.
"The female donor is in trouble?"
When the old Taoist priest asked questions, he still lowered his head and continued to draw the talisman.
"No."
Hua Rujin responded lightly.
"Is that a housewarming?"
The old Taoist priest spoke in a dead voice and directly handed over a piece of talisman paper: "One hundred cents, affixed on every door to ensure everything is fine."
Hua Rujin lowered her eyebrows and glanced at the yellow talisman handed over by the old Taoist priest. She suddenly felt a little uneasy. She hesitantly stretched out her hand and was about to take it when she suddenly heard a familiar voice: "You're such an old Taoist, what can you do, girl?"
I can’t believe it.”
Hua Rujin turned around and looked around, and saw the unkempt old beggar she met in front of the house yesterday standing next to her.
"I'm counting on my fingers. My lady will be in a bloody disaster soon."
The old beggar squinted his eyes and looked closely at the talisman in her hand.
"Your calculations are really accurate."
Hua Rujin glanced at the old man with disdain: Auntie, does it count?
Seeing that she had no intention of taking out the money, the old beggar turned and strode inside. Seeing a rich young man in a silk shirt staring at him, he asked angrily: "Young Master, you look down on me."
I?"
Seeing that the man was silent, the old beggar said again: "Don't look at me dressed like a beggar. I never receive food from you."
The man took out a piece of broken silver and threw it on the ground with a look of disgust on his face. The old beggar picked up the silver and ran away: "Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master."
"Well, there are really fools who believe his lies."
Hua Rujin shook her head helplessly, and when she raised her eyes, she saw her elegant cousin leading two little cubs to her, and both the coachman and the driver were carrying heavy things in their hands.
Shu Jinxuan took the old Taoist priest's talisman and put it into Hua Rujin's hand while sighing: "The world is really declining."
Hua Rujin's hand holding the talisman trembled, but after a moment she discovered that there was nothing strange about her whole body.
The stone hanging in my heart finally fell to the ground.
It seems that the Taoist priest's words cannot be believed.
In this way, she felt relieved.
She stuffed the talisman paper into her arms and looked at the package in the hands of her elegant cousin, the master and the servant. She asked with a look of astonishment: "Why did my cousin buy so many things in such a short time?"
"They are all useful."
Shu Jinxuan replied sarcastically, then hurriedly urged: "Let's go back."
"good."
Hua Rujin nodded.
The two of them walked back with the little bean sprouts, and came across a shop selling ponytail toothbrushes, tooth powder and handkerchiefs, and Hua Rujin bought some more daily necessities.
Back at the house, Cai Baiwei, Hua Junnian and his wife were also frightened by the large and small bags of things bought by their cousin.
Without waiting for the couple to speak, Shu Jinxuan quickly explained: "I think the materials sold in the alley are good, so I randomly selected a few pieces of fabric. My aunt will make clothes for my uncle and my cousin."
Silently glancing at Hua Rujin, he continued: "I also patched up some jewelry and rouge for my aunt and cousin."
"The clothing materials and jewelry sold in the alley were your cousin's favorites in the past. The ones Jinxuan chose are definitely good."
Cai Baiwei couldn't refuse anymore. She secretly glanced at Hua Rujin and pulled Hua Junnian inside with a look of joy on her face: "Your uncle and I will go to the kitchen to light a fire to cook. You can rest in the courtyard. By the way,
Attach the talisman paper."
When Hua Rujin looked at this situation, she felt that the couple was trying to get her together with her elegant cousin.
It's just that as a modern person and a lawyer, I really can't accept this kind of cousin-in-law relationship.
"Well, I really don't know how to explain the reason to him."
Hua Rujin secretly cried out in pain, not wanting to disobey his good intentions again and again to avoid making him suspicious, so she had no choice but to obey and took some packages and put them into the main room together.
Then, he took the talisman and posted it everywhere on the inside and outside doors.
Looking at the movements in her cousin's hands and the yellow talismans that were incompatible with this house, Hua Muyang asked weakly: "Sister, is it because these talisman stickers will prevent that dead ghost from coming again?
Did I scare you?"
"certainly."
Hua Rujin knew that the "dead ghost" in Xiao Muyang's mouth was referring to Dou Sanlang, but her mind immediately thought of Dou Yuancheng who was imprisoned in prison.
So who is behind the scenes in the Dou Mansion now?
Listening to the tone of the old butler of Dou Mansion's words yesterday, that man dared to act like a ghost in front of everyone, and he killed someone in Dou Mansion without anyone noticing last night. He must be very skilled.
Looks like I need to be more careful tonight.
Waiting for Cai Baiwei to finish cooking, looking at the delicious food on the table, thinking that tonight must be a sleepless night, Hua Rujin couldn't help but eat two more bowls of rice.
Afterwards, I boiled some hot water in the kitchen, scrubbed myself with two little bean sprouts, and changed into a clean yellow butterfly pattern gown. When Hua Junnian came out, Cai Baiwei, his wife, and Shu Jinxuan were talking in the main room.
It sounds like the content is nothing more than Shu Jinxuan comforting the couple about going to Dou's house tonight.
Hua Rujin also echoed: "Father and mother, don't worry, there will be quite a few people in the county government tonight, and the Dou family doesn't dare to do anything to me."
Thinking of what Ye Chengguan said before leaving, it seemed that there was an invisible force pulling her, making her willing to win this time without hesitation.
After all, there is no God-given equality in this world, there is only fairness that has been won.
Only by overthrowing the Dou family can we completely turn over.
Hua Junnian and Cai Baiwei knew that this was their daughter's fate, and they both nodded with tears in their eyes.
Returning to the east wing, Hua Rujin arranged the original owner's clothes, sat in front of the mirror, applied some medicine on her forehead, and applied the rouge chosen by her elegant cousin.
She waited quietly for the sky to gradually darken before slowly walking out of the door.
When he walked to the door, he looked back at the Torah books lying quietly on the coffee table, and then strode out of the inner courtyard resolutely.
In the year of Huajun, Cai Baiwei and his wife led the two little Doudings to send the two cousins outside the house. It was not until they watched the carriage continue to go south and gradually disappear into the dark night that they closed the courtyard door uneasily and returned.
in the house.
...
The night was deathly silent, and the two lanterns hanging on both sides of the carriage swayed gently to the crisp rhythm of the horses' hooves, and even the horses' breathing could be heard very clearly.
Along the way, Hua Rujin's mind echoed with the figures of the old Taoist priest and the old beggar in Huangliu Lane. The seemingly ordinary two people always made her feel strange.
But right now, she didn't have the time to think about it.
The carriage drove southeast for a long time. It was not until she saw sparks flashing in the distance through the window and the noise gradually rising that she opened the curtain and looked out.
"arrive."
Shu Jinxuan shouted softly, and the two of them immediately jumped out of the carriage. The first thing that caught their eyes was the tall and tall figure.
The jade white gown adds a bit of hazy beauty in the dark night.
Dozens of officers stood orderly everywhere, their dark uniforms almost blending into the night.
Seeing Hua Rujin and Shu Jinxuan coming, Ye Chengkuan's cold eyes gradually revealed a hint of warmth, and he made an inviting gesture and said lightly: "Please."
Then, he signaled the officers to guard everywhere, and the three of them walked in front, leading several county officials into the courtyard of Dou's family.