Lonely Immortal

As a result, the marriage was not done, and after the matchmaker left, it seemed that the matter had come to an end for the time being. The Zhang family seemed to have gradually forgotten about the matter, and life returned to its original state.

As a scholar in the town, Father Zhang has a lot of things to do every day. He is either invited by others to officiate at weddings and serve as a witness, or he writes posts for others, or helps others with paperwork, and even quite a few The matter was related to the Yamen, so he, a scholar, could hardly see anyone all day long.

Zhang's mother keeps the family running and instructs her servants to do good things. If there are some things that she doesn't like, she will deal with them herself. As a result, she is also very busy. Don't underestimate the family's affairs. She will stop when she is busy. Not coming down.

Zhang Zhiwu wanted to go to the mountains to cut firewood, but also wanted to see the conditions of his several acres of thin farmland, so he set off with Zhang Zhiwen.

It was just dawn, Zhang Zhiwu got up, and Zhang Zhiwen got up even earlier. They all say that fools have good energy, which is absolutely true. Zhang Zhiwen got up early in the morning, clamoring for something to eat, and there was only a little left in the kitchen from last night. Zhang Zhiwen didn't dislike the leftover steamed buns, and ate them very deliciously. After eating and drinking, he followed his brother Zhang Zhiwu out.

"Be careful on the road!"

Mother Zhang repeatedly warned, "Watch your brother."

"Okay! Got it!"

Zhang Zhiwu took his brother Zhang Zhiwen responsibly every time, and this time was no exception. The two of them went out quickly. Zhang Zhiwu was very familiar with it, and soon he took Zhang Zhiwen out of the town and onto the dirt road outside.

Zhang Zhiwen was jumping around next to him, running to pick wild flowers and grass on the field ridges from time to time. Zhang Zhiwu said nothing, just lowered his head and hurried on, not knowing what he was thinking. After a while, they arrived at the foot of a mountain. The mountain below belongs to the Zhang family, and the few acres of thin fields at the foot of the mountain also belong to the Zhang family.

The Zhang family does not live on these acres of thin farmland. They basically rely on Zhang’s father to make money. Many people mistakenly think that if you become a scholar, you will do nothing. In fact, this is not the case. If you become a scholar, you have to do more things. , many things involving paperwork need to come to him for help, because he is a scholar and others can trust him.

I don’t know what happened to those talents that no one is looking for. Unless there are many talents, the competition is fierce, but what kind of competition can a town have? In fact, you can just listen to some things. It is impossible for a serious scholar to find a job.

It's even more serious if you want to be promoted. You can go to the Yamen as an errand. Those are serious people who eat the royal food. In fact, it's even more serious if there are a few children in the town. After all, literate people are rare, and Zhang's father is one of the few. One of the rare ones.

Logically speaking, the conditions of the Zhang family are quite good, and the relationship between Zhang's father and the county government is quite close, because the county government also needs help from Zhang's father for many things. Half a yamen person.

The family has a mansion, mountains, fields, and Zhang's father's status. It is reasonable to say that Zhang Zhiwen is actually superior to many people since he was born. However, he is a fool. Therefore, the matchmaker actually came to ask him to marry the oiran. Zhang Zhiwen My father disagreed.

This is unacceptable. The Zhang family is an innocent family no matter what, so this matter cannot happen. However, this matter made Zhang Zhiwu very embarrassed. He was told the center of the story by Zhang Zhiwen. He did like the oiran, and this matter Zhang's father and Zhang's mother naturally saw through it immediately, and Zhang Zhiwu felt that he was not the right one in the family.

Now, he took his brother Zhang Zhiwen up the mountain to chop firewood. All these things were on his mind. He couldn't help but think of the oiran. He couldn't control it at all. The family must not agree with their affairs. Besides, the oiran was going to marry The person in question is Zhang Zhiwen, not Zhang Zhiwu at all.

This made him upset and he had nowhere to vent, so he took an ax and chopped down trees desperately to vent his inner frustration.

"Hehe... so awesome, so awesome..." Zhang Zhiwen clapped beside him, looking silly and carefree, which made Zhang Zhiwu even more depressed. He panted heavily, put down the ax, and then picked up the kettle and took a sip. Shui then said: "Brother, I would be happy if I were you."

"Ah? Why?" Zhang Zhiwen was slightly stunned. He seemed to have never seen his brother say such things.

Zhang Zhiwu remained silent. He was too lazy to continue talking to Zhang Zhiwen. After all, he couldn't explain clearly to a fool. Therefore, he continued to chop wood with his ax.

Time passed like this bit by bit, and Zhang Zhiwen had already been running around all over the place. He couldn't stop at all. Suddenly, he ran to the edge of the cliff and looked down, as if he was curious about what was below. .

"Hey, come back quickly, don't go there, it's dangerous!"

Seeing this scene, Zhang Zhiwu was so frightened that he dropped the ax in his hand and ran over, then pulled Zhang Zhiwen back.

This careless brother had to watch all the time, otherwise he would be in trouble, but Zhang Zhiwen was extremely curious about what was below. When he was pulled back by Zhang Zhiwu, he kept looking towards the cliff in front of him. : "It's fun, it's so fun, I want to go play!"

As Zhang Zhiwen talked, he became stronger and seemed to be trying to break away from Zhang Zhiwu. Zhang Zhiwu tried his best to hold him, but he still struggled desperately: "Let me go, I want to go down to play, I want to go down to play!..."

Zhang Zhiwu was so angry, why was this fool so disobedient? There is a cliff ahead. If you fall, you will fall to your death!

At this moment, he tried his best to hold Zhang Zhiwen, but Zhang Zhiwen didn't appreciate it at all, and kept slapping him in the face, which made his ears buzz. Although Zhang Zhiwen looked like a fool, he was tall and burly. , the force of hitting people is great.

Therefore, Zhang Zhiwu was also upset. He had been taking care of this stupid brother for so many years. Now he was told not to run around and he wanted to die. What was he trying to do? I'm afraid this stupid brother would never be able to marry in this life. Now that he has a wife, shouldn’t he be able to have a wife for the rest of his life?

And if he hadn't been so talkative a while ago, his parents would have agreed to the marriage, right? Although we can't let the oiran become our wife, we can let her become our sister-in-law. If possible, it would be better to see each other every day than to suffer the pain of missing each other!

The more Zhang Zhiwu thought about it, the more unwilling he became. However, Zhang Zhiwen still struggled desperately and kept slapping his face. He looked at his brother coldly and let go of his hand.

"Wow, okay, okay, I want to go down and have a look..."

Bang!

Zhang Zhiwen fell off the cliff, and Zhang Zhiwu walked over indifferently. He stood on the edge of the cliff and looked down, only to see Zhang Zhiwen lying motionless on the ground, blood slowly overflowing from the ground. It was obvious that Zhang Zhiwen was dead.

Zhang Zhiwu seemed to be relieved. After so many years, he had never felt so relieved. Although there was still a trace of conscience in his heart, it disappeared quickly. He could not delay it just because his brother was a fool. For the rest of his life, he would not be willing to do that!

So, Zhang Zhiwu pretended to be panicked and ran back, and then told his family that Zhang Zhiwen fell off a cliff and died.

As soon as this incident came out, Zhang's father almost fainted, and Zhang's mother burst into tears. Soon, everyone sent people to find the body. Zhang Zhiwen's body was found at the bottom of the mountain. He came over and felt the breath. , has long since lost its breath.

Moreover, there were no other injuries on Zhang Zhiwen’s body. Obviously, Zhang Zhiwen slipped and fell off the cliff. No one wanted to harm Zhang Zhiwen. Naturally, Zhang’s father and mother did not think much about it. Zhang Zhiwen had always been well taken care of by Zhang Zhiwu. , but no matter how you look at it, there are times when things are a little dense and sparse.

They had already lost a son and did not want to lose Zhang Zhiwu again. Therefore, they were surprisingly unanimous in not blaming Zhang Zhiwu, and Zhang Zhiwu naturally pretended to be sad, which made no one see the problem.

After a person is dead, it is natural to prepare for the funeral. Then the Zhang family began to prepare for Zhang Zhiwen's funeral. This funeral is actually not difficult. Zhang's father arranges these things for others every day. He is very familiar with this. Once he did this kind of thing to his eldest son, Zhang's father was inevitably heartbroken.

"Mr. Zhang, since everyone is gone, let's be more open-minded. Maybe Zhiwen will have a better life in his next life."

"Yes, it's almost time. It's time to be buried."

"Yes, Madam-in-law, don't be too sad. I'm sorry..."

The people around them comforted Zhang's father and Zhang's mother, which finally made them feel better. Then everyone put the body on the bed and started to clean it up.

The burial must be strict, and the funeral master came over. He was good friends with Zhang Zhiwen, so he would naturally prepare Zhang Zhiwen's body properly. There was nothing to worry about, and Zhang's father and Zhang's mother also went aside. Rest.

Soon, Zhang Zhiwen's body was changed into clothes, and coffins were placed around it. All the friends who were not very close to him left, leaving only the closest people of the Zhang family to stay for the vigil. This vigil lasted for seven days and seven nights, and it was not an easy job. , which cannot be replaced by servants, so Zhang’s father, Zhang’s mother and Zhang Zhiwu can only take turns keeping watch.

In this way, the first day passed quickly. Zhang's father and Zhang's mother were a little older, so Zhang Zhiwu basically let Zhang Zhiwu keep vigil. Zhang Zhiwu readily agreed. Therefore, the first three days were uneventful, and the fourth day At that time, Zhang's father and Zhang's mother were already a little tired. In addition, they looked at the dead Zhang Zhiwen every day. The more they looked at it, the more sad they became, and the more they thought about it, the more sad they became.

They couldn't hold it any longer, and they actually fell ill. This illness came like a mountain, and the house leaked and it rained all night. The burden of the whole family fell on Zhang Zhiwu's shoulders. Suddenly, he felt that he was Letting go is a mistake.

If Zhang Zhiwen is still alive, then he doesn't have to worry about anything now. It's just that he can't get a wife. Even if time goes by and his parents can't stand it anymore, they will secretly arrange a concubine for him.

But look at now, his parents immediately fell ill, and he had to take on all the responsibilities of the family. Every day, people came to him and asked a lot of questions. Only then did he realize how difficult it was for his parents.

If Zhang Zhiwen hadn't died, none of this had anything to do with him, and he could have lived on easily, but what about now? It was no longer possible. Zhang Zhiwu was scared when he saw the doctor shaking his head after he came to see him.

He had never had such a panic, and he suddenly felt that there was no one to rely on. If his parents really died, what should he do?

Therefore, he was very panicked and irritable inside, and Zhang Zhiwen's body had to be placed in the mourning hall for three days before the funeral could be carried out. When he saw Zhang Zhiwen lying peacefully on the bed, he felt an evil spirit rising.

At this moment, it was night time, there was no one around, it was dark, and only an oil lamp was lit. Zhang Zhiwu was burning paper money and said rather bitterly: "This is all your fault! It’s your fault!”

But his voice was very quiet. Not to mention that others didn't hear it, even Zhang Zhiwen couldn't hear it clearly. But he just gritted his teeth and vented his inner dissatisfaction in great anger.

His panic seemed to need this kind of venting to calm down.

"Why can I live well only if you live well? Why did such a big mess happen at home after you died? Why? Just because you are a fool?"

"I've had enough, you know? I have to bear all this, and you lie there comfortably!"

"Did I owe you in my previous life or something? Why do you want to do this to me?"

...

Zhang Zhiwu hesitated and complained constantly, but no one responded to his words. He vented his inner dissatisfaction, and the sky became darker and darker, and the night became deeper and deeper.

Zhang Zhiwu seemed a little tired. He stood up and sat down on the chair. Then he planned to take a nap. No matter whether his parents could make it or not, he had to rest well, otherwise he would not be able to cope with tomorrow's affairs. He was already extremely tired and he was about to die. Maybe it would be a relief for him to die like this.

But just as he squinted his eyes, he heard footsteps next to him. He opened his eyes suddenly and saw that Zhang Zhiwen was standing by the bed. He just stared at him blankly!

This scared him so much that he screamed on the spot, but he was so shocked that he realized that he was just dreaming, and Zhang Zhiwen's body was still lying in the mourning hall. Seeing this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This was really scary. If he hadn't been too tired these days, he wouldn't have had such a boring dream!

Therefore, he didn't think much about it. He was really tired. He had to keep vigil at night, serve his parents during the day, and take care of the family affairs. He really couldn't stop for a moment and didn't sleep much.

He tilted his head like this, and soon fell asleep again. At this time, something happened in the mourning hall. Zhang Zhiwen's body slowly sat up, and he was still covered with a white cloth. He sat up abruptly, and then he actually got off the bed, but still covered with a white cloth. He staggered to Zhang Zhiwu step by step, and then reached out and patted Zhang Zhiwu's shoulder.

"Don't make trouble... I'm sleepy..."

Zhang Zhiwu was confused and didn't expect Zhang Zhiwen to be in front of him. He even pushed Zhang Zhiwen's hand away!