It’s spring again.

It had only been half a year since Shen Yao refused to let her father return home. At first, Elder Shen Zhong came to her, saying that he owed her and wanted to compensate her.

But now she doesn't need it.

She remembered that the time when she missed her father the most was when she was sick in the countryside. Although her mother took care of her, she was always scolding her and always said that she was a drag and that he had harmed her.

Later, when she returned home, she discovered that although her father was very kind to her, she had become alienated from him after all. Regardless of what happened later, she would have preferred not to have returned to Kyoto in the first place.

If he stayed in that small village for the rest of his life, he might live a pretty good life.

Later, the second sister also came several times. The first time was to tell her that she was pregnant. She happily killed a chicken for her second sister to replenish her health.

The second time she is about to give birth, I hope she can go back to be with Shen Xian.

She agreed.

But when Shen Xian was out of confinement, she left again.

The third time was when the child turned one year old and she was brought to recognize her parents.

She didn't come much after that. It is said that the prince was worried that she would not be able to walk on the mountainous roads well, and because she was too young to be away from her mother.

However, she often receives gifts from Shen Xian.

Shen Yao now lives a very fulfilling life. She gets up in the morning and goes to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables for cooking. At noon, she goes to water and fertilize the crops. When she comes back, she cooks again. In the afternoon, she takes a nap in the pavilion she built, or Get lost in your thoughts and then cook again, or make some pickles that can be stored for later consumption.

It may be boring, but it is fulfilling and happy.

But one day when she went up the mountain to water the orange trees she planted, she met a scholar.

The scholar was covered in dirt and mud, his clothes were torn, and he was holding a pile of books in his arms.

At this moment, it fell under her orange tree, making her unable to water it.

She knelt down and tried to wake him up, but the man was breathing heavily, as if he was asleep.

Shen Yao had no choice but to say: "Forget it, I still have to water the tree, so I'll move you away first."

After saying that, she went down the mountain and brought the cart up. It took all her strength to drag the scholar down the mountain and transfer her to the bed. She was so tired that she didn't have the energy to water the orange tree anymore.

She's still waiting to eat oranges next year, and it's all her fault.

She touched her belly and felt a little hungry. She remembered that she had made a lot of salted duck eggs last year and had not finished them, so she went to cook a pot of white porridge and eat it with shiny salted duck eggs later.

She was making porridge in the kitchen, and the scholar on the bed suddenly moved his nose when he smelled the aroma, his stomach made a growling sound, and then he opened his eyes.

As if he was still in shock, he sat up suddenly and found that his books had been thrown on the ground. He panicked and ran over, falling and kneeling all the way, holding all the books in his arms, and then carefully looked at the room.

When Shen Yao came in with white porridge and salted duck eggs, this person happened to be kneeling at her feet.

Shen Yao: "...Sir, it's still early for the New Year, and I don't have any red envelopes for you."

The scholar realized something was wrong and immediately stood up, looking at the white porridge and salted duck eggs in her hand with shining eyes and drooling.

"you want to eat?"

The scholar nodded.

Shen Yao brought the things to the table, served the porridge and motioned for him to sit down and eat.

The scholar licked his lips and was so hungry that he couldn't bear it anymore, but he bowed slightly to Shen Yao politely and said: "Xiao... Xiaosheng Zhou Zheng is from Jiangnan and came to Kyoto to take part in the scientific examination. Thank you, girl!" "

Shen Yao was startled, then laughed twice: "Zhou Zheng... a good name, just call me Wu Yan."

Then he held the salted duck egg cut in half in his hand. Zhou Zheng immediately said in confusion: "Wuyan? Why is the girl called this name? I think the girl is very pretty."

Shen Yao pursed her lips, touched the veil on her face, and whispered: "You didn't see it."

"I saw it. The girl's eyes were very beautiful. When she fainted, I also saw how the girl looked without a veil. She was very beautiful."

Shen Yao's eyes dodge: "Does Mr. Zhou talk so sweetly to everyone?"

Zhou Zheng was immediately shocked, fearing that she would misunderstand and said quickly: "No, no, no, you misunderstood! If the girl doesn't want to listen, just stop talking."

She was about to leave after saying that. Shen Yao was confused: "I didn't ask you to leave."

"The girl was able to rescue Xiaosheng when he was in danger. Xiaosheng already owes you a favor and I don't want to drag the girl down any more. What's more..." He lowered his head and gritted his teeth: "There are differences between men and women, so I don't mind, but girl, your innocence is important. !”

Shen Yao couldn't help laughing: "Why don't you take a look, is there a third person around here?"

"Even if no one knows, the boy should respect the girl."

It turns out to be an elm head.

Shen Yao chuckled, turned around and continued to eat, and then the moment Zhou Zheng walked out, she said: "It will get dark soon, and you won't be able to get out of this forest. Besides, you said you were going to take the imperial examination, but The imperial examination had closed Gongyuan five days ago, so it's useless for you to rush there now."

Suddenly, there was a series of sounds of something falling from behind.

Shen Yao turned around and saw Zhou Zheng looking as if he was haunted by a ghost, as if he was about to cry in the next second.

"Uh...are you okay?"

Zhou Zheng angrily wiped away the tears that had not yet fallen. As if he had regained his composure in just a moment, he knelt down and started picking up the book.

But he babbled and said: "When I came here, my mother gave me half of her life savings, but I met bandits on the way. I begged them for a long time before they returned the book to me. I thought I could make my mother proud. In the end, I still missed it.”

"Your money was robbed, so how did you come to Kyoto from Jiangnan?"

Zhou Zheng looked at Shen Yao as if he were a fool: "I walked over at that time, I have legs."

"..."
Chapter completed!