Chapter 22: The Flower in the Shade and the Three Months of Green Beans

  Twenty-eight

  That large missing person notice was posted on the front door of the house, still with Zhou Huijuan's pale and lifeless face, empty eyes, as if crying at herself.

  At this time, Shen Shu Xian was writing poetry under the oil lamp at home:

  Love you once

  I will spend every dark night thinking of you

  If disappointed

  I will use countless hopes in exchange for your arrival

  When I woke up, you were not by my side

  This is eternal desolation

  All the wishes you gave me

  Is it just my illusion?

  I am willing to sacrifice my life

  As long as you remember me

  Every beautiful dream comes back to haunt you

  Gentle, just this once

  I also want to thank God's blessing

  ………

  Finished, she read it over to herself with satisfaction. Her mother was darning a shoe sole beside her and scratched her head with the needle, saying to Shen Shuxian, "What did you write? Read it out loud for me. Although I'm illiterate, I can understand when I listen."

  "No, it's just homework left over from school." Shen Shuxian muttered, changing the subject, "I'll go check if the door is locked."

  Her mother, Yao Jinchu, gave her a stern look, as if seeing through her thoughts, and said, "A few days ago, a matchmaker came to propose a marriage, it's the son of the village head from the neighboring village, Song Youcai, he'll come to our house to see you during the New Year."

  Shen Shuxian said angrily, "I won't marry him, I don't even know him. Whoever likes him can go and marry him."

  "Yao Jinqi said, 'This year's tuition is still owed to others, do you think you're some kind of rich miss? It's not me who's supporting your education, it's the Song family. You've forgotten the one who dug the well after drinking water, how did my family produce a beast like you?"

  Shen Shuxian walked to the door and kicked it hard, but unexpectedly used too much force, kicking her toe so painfully that she was furious, "I'm a beast, what are you?"

  Yao Jinyi was so angry that she trembled with rage, "You are a monstrous and unscrupulous thing."

  A shoe sole came over, almost hitting Shen Shuxian's head, and quickly hid in the quilt, "I'll find a job in Yangzhou after graduation and slowly pay off my tuition fees, why are you rushing me like this."

  "Alas, it's all because your father passed away early and our family is poor. He left us here to suffer, but you're back now, and things are good for you. In the days when you weren't home, I spent my whole day from dawn till dusk doing needlework, and now my eyes are almost blind.

  Yao Jinchun's eyes turned red, and tears couldn't stop flowing, she quickly used her sleeve to wipe them away. "I don't care what kind of person you find, at least they should be able to take care of your food and clothing. I'm sorry for you, child, you were born into the wrong family... if only you had gone to a rich and noble household..."

  "Stop crying, stop crying. Sigh... I'll work hard to make money from now on." Shen Shuxian felt a wave of annoyance in her mind. Why was the atmosphere at home so gloomy as if someone had died just before the New Year? All they did was sigh and cry, eating poorly and dressing poorly wasn't their fault, that's just how fate was, constantly complaining wouldn't change anything.

  "By the way, I've heard that you've been involved with the revolutionary party recently. Don't provoke them or participate in their activities, otherwise I'll break your legs." Yao Jinchu felt a pain in her eyes today, probably due to staying up too late. Tomorrow she had to get up early to buy firecrackers, flour, and pork to prepare for the New Year's celebration. With a whoosh, she blew out the oil lamp, plunging everything into darkness. In the distance, the sound of dogs barking could be heard. Thieves wouldn't dare come around, they also want to go home for the New Year, besides, there was no money in the house to steal anyway.

  "Daughter." Shen Shuxian called out.

  "What's up?" Yao Jinchun still liked Shen Shuxian coming back, at least there was someone to talk to.

  "You said people become ghosts after they die?" Shen Shuxian wrapped herself in the quilt, suddenly feeling very cold.

  Yao Jinyi also wrapped the quilt, "Some will, some won't. The kind of natural death, peaceful death, for example, your grandfather was old and died, directly reincarnated, for example, your father, got leprosy and knew our family had no money to cure it, so he went peacefully. Some were hit by a car, drowned while swimming, struck by lightning, or killed by someone, then they become ghosts, full of resentment, wandering around everywhere."

  Shen Shuxian was so cold that she couldn't bear it, wrapped herself in a quilt and went to Yao Jinyi's side, "Mother, I want to sleep with you tonight, I'm afraid of the dogs barking outside, they sound like wolves."

  Yao Jinyi went to sleep, patted Shen Shuxian's head and said, "You didn't kill anyone, what are you trembling for? You're still the same as when you were a kid, you coward. Tomorrow come with me to the market."

  "Ah, just in time, I have a letter to mail." Shen Shuxian said drowsily.

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