After rebirth, my wife just wants to be a widow

Realizing that Zhao Tianle's death was probably not simple.

Thinking of this, many strange and weird thoughts came to Shen Ruoyan's mind.

She shook her head.

These were all her guesses. In order to verify her thoughts, Shen Ruoyan decided to visit in person.

Thinking of this, Shen Ruoyan asked the secret guard: "Do you know where the boy who poisoned Zhao Tianle lives?"

The secret guard didn't understand why the young lady suddenly became interested in such an insignificant person, but he still said truthfully: "That young man's family lives in an alley in the north of the city."

"Okay, please take me there." Shen Ruoyan said to the secret guard.

Like most places, the north of the city is always a gathering place for poor people.

Because the people living here were not wealthy to begin with, the earthquake made it even worse for these people. Despite the help of the court, most of the houses that could be rebuilt were still simple thatched houses.

There is no distance between the houses like ordinary people's houses. Instead, they stick together tightly. From a distance, it looks like a long dragon made of straw, winding and clawing at the ground. Lie down on the ground.

Shen Ruoyan followed the secret guard into the alleyway. Because the space in the house was limited, everyone put some worthless things at the door, which made the already narrow passage look even narrower.

Shen Ruoyan tightened her sleeves and took every step carefully.

The secret guard who was clearing the way in front led her to the depths of an alley, pointed at the innermost room and said, "Young madam, Zhang Tao's house is just ahead."

Before she even got close, Shen Ruoyan smelled a strong smell of Chinese medicine.

Compared with other houses, Zhang Tao's house looks like an unfinished semi-finished product. The window position is hastily covered with a piece of shabby paper. The door can only be said to be a wooden board, leaning crookedly against the wall, barely able to open. It can cover a little bit of other people's sight.

Shen Ruoyan stood at the door and looked inside. The room was dark, but she could vaguely see a figure.

He knocked on the door panel three times.

After waiting for a while, I heard a trembling voice coming from inside, saying: "Who is it?"

"Hello, is this Zhang Tao's home?" Shen Ruoyan asked politely.

After waiting for a long time, half of his head stuck out from behind the door panel.

This old woman, with gray hair and a haggard face, asked cautiously: "Are you Tao'er's friend?"

Shen Ruoyan found that when the old woman was speaking, her eyes were not looking at her, but staring at a void. She couldn't help but raise her hand curiously and wave it in front of the woman.

The old man didn't react at all, and then Shen Ruoyan realized that the other man was blind.

Seeing such a pitiful old man, Shen Ruoyan thought for a while and explained: "Mother-in-law, Zhang Tao once did me a favor. I heard that something happened to him, so I wanted to come and pay my respects."

What she said was not a lie.

Zhao Tianle's case ended with Zhang Tao's suicide, and the charges originally placed on Chun Niang were cleared.

When she heard that she was here to pay homage to her grandson, tears welled up in the old woman's dull eyes and she whispered, "My poor Tao'er, how happy I would be if I knew that a friend came to see him."

The old woman welcomed Shen Ruoyan into the house.

The interior of the room was even more shabby than the outside, with almost no furniture. There was only a bed with one leg missing, placed precariously by the window, and a pile of debris in the corner. A few pieces of wood and some brittle cracks could be vaguely distinguished. of tiles.

She probably couldn't find a cup at home, so the old woman fumbled and took out a bowl and gave Shen Ruo a bowl of water.

She picked up the bowl and walked towards Shen Ruoyan according to the voice, and said sheepishly: "Girl, I have nothing to entertain you, so I'll just give you a drink."

Shen Ruoyan hurriedly walked over and took the water bowl from the old woman's hand, and found that there was a hole missing in the bowl.

"Mother-in-law, are you the only one living here?" Shen Ruoyan asked.

The old woman let out a long sigh, "Tao'er's parents died in that turmoil, leaving only Tao'er and me dependent on each other. But now even Tao'er has left me, leaving me alone. Such a useless old woman is still alive in the world, what do you think God thinks?"

Shen Ruoyan couldn't answer this question, so she could only comfort her softly, "Mother-in-law, don't be too sad. Now that things have happened, we have to look forward and live our lives well. I believe Zhang Tao doesn't want to see you either. sad."

While Shen Ruoyan said comforting words, she was thinking about how to speak and ask the old woman about Zhang Tao.

At this time, a young woman ran in with a wooden stick in her hand.

Seeing Shen Ruoyan sitting on the edge of the bed, patting her grandma's back gently, she was obviously startled, raised the stick in her hand, and asked warily: "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

When the mother-in-law heard her voice, she sniffed and her mood improved obviously. She took Shen Ruoyan's hand and introduced to the girl: "This is Tao'er's friend. She came here specially to pay homage to Tao'er. Jiaojiao, you are don’t worry."

The woman named Jiaojiao looked at Shen Ruoyan in confusion. She was not as invisible as her mother-in-law. From her dress to her appearance and temperament, the woman in front of her looked like a woman from a wealthy family, not an ordinary person like them. Humans can compare.

How could a woman of this status be Brother Tao's friend?

However, she was also very keenly aware that there was no hostility in Shen Ruoyan, so she put down the wooden stick in her hand angrily.

The three of them sat together and chatted for a while. Shen Ruoyan learned that Jiaojiao's full name was Ying Zijiao, and she was Zhang Tao's good friend. Since his death, her mother-in-law was left alone, so she often came to take care of her.

Shen Ruoyan glanced at Ying Zijiao strangely and saw the way the little girl was greeting Zhang Tao's grandma. She couldn't help but sigh that Zhang Tao was really good at it. Not only did he maintain a relationship with Zhao Tianle's concubine, but he also made the girl completely devoted to him. He still took care of his grandma after he died.

Because of the tragic loss of her loved one, her mother-in-law was in a very bad mental state and fell asleep not long after chatting. Ying Zijiao helped the old woman lie down on the bed and carefully covered her with a quilt.

After settling her mother-in-law, Ying Zijiao turned her head and whispered to Shen Ruoyan who was still standing in the room: "Let's go out and talk."

Shen Ruoyan followed Ying Zijiao out of Zhang Tao's house. The two of them went around and around again, and finally walked out of the alley and came to a slightly open place.

Several middle-aged women gathered around to choose vegetables. When they saw Ying Zijiao coming, they all greeted her warmly. When they saw Shen Ruoyan behind her, they showed a curious expression. They wondered when Ying Zijiao would know such a person. A wealthy daughter?