Evolution of the heavens

Chapter 226
The old man chatted about being a teenager, holding the yellow on the left, Qingcang on the right, the brocade hat, the sable fur, and the thousand riders rolling Hiraoka.

To report to Qingcheng, follow the prefect, shoot the tiger and watch Sun Lang.

The wine chest is still open, and the temples are slightly creamy, so why not!
In the clouds, when will Feng Tang be sent?

Will draw the eagle bow like a full moon, look northwest and shoot Sirius.

This is a Jiangchengzi called "Hunting in Mizhou".

This year, Lu Ya was 39 years old, and he was in his prime. His term of office in Hangzhou expired, and he asked to be transferred to Mizhou.

Mizhou, that is, the cities of Shandong.

This place has been a little-known small city since ancient times, until the arrival of Lu Ya.Along with Lu Ya's well-known poems, Mizhou became famous all over the world.

Among the people he hunted with his subordinates, there was a man named Liu Ting, named Zisheng, who was his general judge.

After returning to Zhoucheng, he and a group of subordinates had a banquet in the Hongbin Building in Mizhou City.

After three rounds of wine, the food reaches five flavors.

Tongjuan Liu Ting stood up from the table, raised his wine glass, and said to Lu Ya with a gentle expression on his face:

"In the next few days, I will marry a woman from this county and hold a wedding ceremony. I hope that my lord and colleagues will be able to come by then."

Lu Ya saw that Liu Ting said it was a happy event, but his face was not very happy, so he asked, "Why, you don't like that woman?"

Although it was only one year, he liked this general judge very much, because of his gentle and mellow personality, he is a gentleman, and his ability is also very good, he appreciates it very much.

He also cared about Liu Ting's marriage.

Liu Ting bowed his hands and politely told the background of his fiancée, saying: "I have never seen that woman, but there is a matchmaker in the family, and her name is Zhou Xiu."

"Zhou Xiu?" Lu Ya asked.

During the banquet, other people also heard Liu Ting's story about this woman, and their complexions changed.

advised:

"Brother Liu, how can you marry this girl?"

"This woman is not a good match."

When Lu Ya heard it, he asked, "You know why that woman speaks like that, but is this woman not of good character? Doesn't she look good?"

An official said: "The character is good, but the appearance is ordinary. The key is that this woman was blind not long ago, and she can't see. How can a blind woman be worthy of Mr. Liu?"

Lu Ya understood, so he looked at Liu Ting and asked, "So, it's really not good. Since you don't like it, your appearance is average, and you're blind, why don't you just push it away? It's hard for you to say, I will let you go." Break up the engagement."

Liu Ting said: "No, although I don't like it, but the marriage contract was made before the woman went blind. If I repent at this time, how can I stand in this world."

The people at the banquet advised:
"My lord doesn't want to break my promise. It's really high righteousness. However, marriage matters, after all, it matters a lot. Now she's just a blind girl. It's normal that my lord doesn't want to marry her again. Everyone can understand."

Lu Ya said: "If you don't like that woman and just married her for faith, how can you be happy in the future?"

Liu Ting fell into thought.

Still sighed: "No one can stand without faith, even if I don't like her, I still have to marry her."

After seven days.

Liu Ting got married.

Lu Ya went there as promised. On the day of the wedding, Lu Ya watched Liu Ting and the woman under the red hijab pray three times to heaven and earth, and they got married.

……

Six years passed in a flash.

this day.

On the official banquet.

"It's been six years, how is your husband and wife's relationship now?" Lu Ya asked.

Liu Ting said: "I was hit by the adults. I feel a little sorry for my wife. It has been six years since I married her, but I still haven't developed feelings for her."

Lu Ya asked: "Since I have no feelings, do I want to continue another room? This time, it is not uncommon to find a woman I like. I am a man, and I have three wives and four concubines."

Liu Ting shook his head and sighed: "She has fallen in love with me deeply, and I feel ashamed if I don't love her. If I continue to have another room, wouldn't I feel sorry for her even more, let's forget it."

"Then think about it yourself." Lu Ya said.

Others also persuaded: "If you don't love your wife, just divorce."

Liu Ting shook his head: "Even if you don't have love, you can't break your promise."

After eating.

Return home in the evening.

Liu Ting watched his son chasing butterflies in the courtyard, not far away, his wife was making a new dress for him.

Looking at his soft and beautiful wife.

Liu Ting was in a daze.

Six years.

Is it really loveless?
Think back to the life of the past six years.

Indeed, he had no way to find evidence that he loved his wife.

The days have been very peaceful.

In six years of life, everything is very ordinary.

He seems to be used to this kind of plainness, and he is also thinking, if there is no love, there will be no love, and it is good to live a normal life.

But I feel my wife's passionate feelings for me, which are getting stronger and stronger year by year.

But Liu Ting will fall into deep suspicion again.

My wife loves me so much. It has been six years. If I haven't fallen in love with her, how can I be worthy of my wife's affection.

At this time, he saw his wife get up, so he was ready to go forward.

Suddenly, she saw his wife fall down in the corridor, and the maid screamed in panic to help her up.

Liu Ting also hurried forward.

……

An hour later.

There were mournful voices from the entire mansion, and all the servant girls were crying.

……

His wife passed away unexpectedly today.

Liu Ting stood outside the door.

He looked at Fa's wife lying there, who had lost all vitality, standing there, motionless.

immediately,

Liu Ting stepped forward calmly, spread out the crumpled bed where his wife's body lay, and then calmly walked outside the mansion, watching everyone in the mansion cry.

After a while, the morticians in the county town came.

During the whole process, Liu Ting was very calm, and even sat at the table and drank a bowl of tea.

Everyone in Liu's mansion looked at the master so calm, and they were extremely worried.

The butler stepped forward and cried, thinking that the master couldn't bear the blow, so he was dumbfounded.

Liu Ting is very clear.

I am not stupid.

He just... finally got it.

Six years.

Until his wife died suddenly today, it seemed that he really had no feelings for his wife.

Even though his wife had passed away, he was still so calm.

I even feel a little hungry.

Seeing that everyone was concerned about him, Liu Ting calmly asked his servants to cook, he wanted to eat.

Seven days later, it was Mrs. Liu's funeral.

At the funeral, all relatives and friends of Liu's family and his wife's natal family cried bitterly, dressed in mourning and comforted each other, only Liu Ting remained calm.

He even felt that it wasn't his wife who was so close to him who died, but a stranger he didn't know.

Lu Ya also came, and said: "My condolences go with the flow, don't be too sad."

Liu Ting was finally able to tell the whole story to the adult who knew him best, and said, "Sir, you misunderstood me, and I'm not sad."

Lu Ya just looked at him: "Really?"

Liu Ting said: "Yes, obviously my wife of six years passed away, but I really don't have any sad emotions."

Lu Ya sighed.

Liu Ting was very calm: "It's been six years, but I have no affection for my wife at all. You were right, my lord. Even though I obeyed my faith, I didn't have love. Now I feel very ashamed."

"You really think you have no love for your wife?" Lu Ya said.

"Yes, my lord, I feel ashamed now, but I don't feel sad now." Liu Ting said: "I'm sorry for her. She gave birth to me for so many years, but I don't love her."

He looked back.

The house was full of sorrow and joy, and the faces of those who came to express their condolences were very sad, but he was the only one whose emotions were not at all turbulent.

"It's been six years, and I haven't fallen in love with her." Liu Ting laughed at himself, "I'm really ruthless."

Lu Ya seemed to have seen through something, and patted him on the shoulder: "When the funeral is over, you can take a break for a few months, and don't come to the government office for some business."

Liu Ting said: "Thank you, sir, but I don't need it. I can still go on business, and it won't affect my official duties."

Lu Ya didn't say anything more, just patted Liu Ting's shoulder.

evening.

Before the coffin, everyone was crying.

Liu Ting came over and looked at everyone on their backs. He thought for a while, no matter what, he should show some sad emotions in conjunction with it at this time.

So I wanted to squeeze out a sad expression.

But I found that the more I wanted to make a sad expression, the calmer I felt.

The funeral that night was over.

The next day, Liu's wife was buried and buried in peace.

Liu Ting scattered paper money calmly, watching others cry.

……

After the wife was buried.

That night.

Liu Ting also had a peaceful sleep. After getting up early, he went to the government office at Dianmao. When he came to the government office, he sent the servants to comfort him.

Liu Ting greeted them one by one.

Everyone is weird.

"Master Liu, this doesn't look like he lost his wife at all."

"Why is there no sad expression at all?"

After arriving at the palace.

Seeing that Liu Ting was making a fuss again, Lu Ya frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you not to come to the court for a while, go back."

Liu Ting had no choice but to leave the court again.

But he really didn't know what to do, so he started wandering on the street.

Passing by a food stall in Mizhou City, I even bought a candied haws, took it away, and took a bite.

There were women singing on the street, and he stopped, eating candied haws, and listened for a long time.

And his appearance also caused a lot of discussion and criticism on the street.

"Master Liu, it's only been a day since his wife died, so why didn't he respond at all?"

"Well, she is a blind girl after all, but because of the previous agreement, she must not violate it."

"It seems that even if they have been married for six years, they haven't developed any feelings for each other."

"Men are lucky."

"It's fickle."

Liu Ting heard these discussions.

But on the contrary, he felt that what they said was right, and that he was really ruthless.

For three days in a row.

Lu Ya didn't allow him to go to the court to have an appointment, so Liu Ting had nothing to do, so he just wandered around in the city. It didn't look like his wife died, but he was interested in many things.

He began to pay attention to the kites flying by the commoner children, and wanted to try it himself, and sometimes he would focus on the clods on the ground and the blown banners of the archway.

It seems that I have never discovered that there are so many things in life that can arouse interest.

This, on the contrary, gave him further confirmation.

The past six years seem to be so boring.

Liu Ting's father-in-law heard that his son-in-law was wandering around the city after his daughter died, so he came to inquire.

Face to face, the father-in-law was also concerned about him: "Are you okay?"

Liu Ting looked at his old Mount Tai, perhaps with guilt in his heart, and told his state:
"Father-in-law, I'm sorry, for so many years, I have no feelings for Xiuniang, and I don't love her, so much so that she is dead, I don't feel sad at all, I am very sorry for your family."

The father-in-law didn't speak, but just patted Liu Ting on the shoulder.

Liu Ting was a little puzzled.

Why is my father-in-law not angry.

After sending off his father-in-law, Liu Ting walked around the mansion casually, and began to pay attention to everything in the mansion.

Walking in the garden, standing in front of a flower, standing and looking at it for a long time.

It seems to see something.

But he didn't seem to see anything.

Then subconsciously walked out of the mansion and walked to the main street in the city, things in all directions, any slight movement, roof tiles, banner cloth, began to attract him again.

There are two children chasing.

He stared at it for a long time again.

Liu Ting seemed to be vaguely aware of something, why did he pay so much attention to these things that he hadn't noticed before?

The weather is slightly cooler.

he feels cold

He just wanted to go back to the house to add another piece of clothing. When he returned to the house, he took out the clothes from the closet and found that the clothes in the closet were all embroidered by his wife during her lifetime.

Holding the long gown, Liu Ting seemed to have never noticed these patterns before, nor did he think that although his wife is blind, she could embroider such beautiful and delicate patterns on the clothes.

He froze for a moment.

Then he walked out of the house in a long gown. This time he walked a little farther, and came to a river, where he found a fisherman fishing.

Liu Ting stepped forward and sat down, blowing the river wind.

He was very knowledgeable, so he chatted casually with the old fisherman, talking about the catch of the river, then about the old man's home, and finally about his own affairs.

"Old man, I don't have any affection for my first wife." Liu Ting said.

The old fisherman was stunned.

Liu Ting said: "She passed away, but I didn't feel any sadness or pain."

The old fisherman hesitated, "Then why do you come to the river now?"

Liu Ting was stunned.

The old fisherman asked, "What does it feel like not to feel sad or painful?"

Liu Ting was silent.

Suddenly, without any warning, he dumped all the fish caught in the old fisherman's basket into the river.

In the evening, Lu Ya looked at the old fisherman who sued Liu Ting in the hall, and sent people from the Liu family to come and pay for the money, and asked Liu Ting to apologize.

After receiving the compensation, the old fisherman left.

Seeing that Liu Ting didn't speak, Lu Ya asked people from the Liu residence to take him back.

Two days later.

A procuress in the brothel sued Liu Ting to the government office again, the reason was that he went to the brothel to listen to music, and halfway through listening, he suddenly smashed several tables in the brothel.

Lu Ya made another mediation.

On the same day, he went to Liu Ting's home.

Asked: "Do you really think you don't love your wife?"

Liu Ting murmured: "I don't know either, but if I love her, why would I not be sad if she died?"

Lu Ya did not speak, but sighed.

Let Liu Ting continue to rest.

the next few months.

Liu Ting is still at home as usual, still not feeling sad.

Every day I also hang out idly outside.

until a few months later.

Liu Ting invited many friends for his old father's birthday. During the period, he drank three rounds, and everyone paid respects to Father Liu's birthday.

Father Liu said to his son: "Xiuniang has been dead for five months. You are young and strong. My father wants to find another wife for you, but I don't know if you have let go of Xiuniang."

Liu Ting smiled, he has never cared about his wife, so what is he talking about letting go, it would be good to marry another wife.

Just about to agree with a smile.

suddenly.

He looked at his five-year-old son, then at the railing behind his son, and then at the loquat tree in the courtyard.

At this time, he actually saw his wife standing there.

Suddenly everything about the past six years came to mind.

He finally felt sad.

Suddenly, a feeling of suffocation hit my heart.

It was dark.

He slumped from the table all of a sudden, and everyone rushed to help him in a panic.

But Liu Ting suddenly got up by himself, and when he came to the railing, tears welled up in his eyes.

"Ah! Ah!"

Then he wailed loudly and came to the loquat tree.

"Ah! Ah!"

He wailed, unable to speak clearly.

He just pointed at the loquat tree with trembling hands.

A group of people panicked and came to Liu Ting who was crying, and asked what was wrong.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!  …"

At this time Liu Ting was lying in front of the loquat tree and crying like a child, pointing at the loquat tree:
"This tree was planted by my wife six years ago."

A group of people looked at each other.

Father Liu was puzzled and distressed: "My son, what are you, why... Xiuniang has passed away for half a year, you haven't been sad for half a year, why today..."

Liu Ting looked at the loquat tree and cried:

"I know I lost my wife."

The sadness and longing that had been late for half a year suddenly burst out like a tide this night.

It turned out that it wasn't that he never loved his first wife, but that he had already fallen in love with her, and was already used to spending six years with his first wife.

So that after his wife died, he immediately denied it, and then felt that everything he was used to was missing, and a piece of his heart was missing, and then he wanted to find other things to fill the gap, but found that there was nothing to fill it. That piece is missing.

He didn't understand what was missing for half a year, until after half a year, he finally burst into sadness for no reason.

The next day, Liu Ting fell ill.

Half a month later, missing him became ill, and he was already dying of illness.

There is a thread of death.

And compared to physical pain.

He finally had to accept the fact that the person he loved deeply had become his dead wife, and what he faced was the greatest psychological pain.

"It hurts, it hurts..."

while dying.

Liu Ting saw Master Lu Ya coming in front of him, and sighed:

"It's another lifetime of suffering."

A burst of dreamy air enveloped the entire world.

third generation.

…………

(End of this chapter)