met free Chapter 375 Going to the funeral
Chapter 375 Going to the funeral
Gu Qingqing didn’t know whether the gongs in the village sounded that afternoon, because not long after Wu Shan passed away, someone from Shuangxi Village came to the doorstep to announce the death.
Grandma Gu passed away.
Gu Qingqing only had time to tell Old Yang and Li Xin a few words. First, she had chosen a good home, and second, she asked Li Xin to call Meihua to make the braising liquid.
Then she took the whole family to attend the funeral. After the children kowtowed to the old man, Gu Qingqing asked Wen Shengxi to take the children back to the Wen family first.
She and Wen Wuyan would stay there for a while until the old man was buried and the matter was over.
After Gu Pang's brothers and nephews left, Gu Qingqing finally had time to talk to Gu Jia.
"She injured her leg before, and her health was OK, so how come she's gone all of a sudden?"
Gu Jia looked up at her daughter, sighed, and said in a hoarse voice, "Little Gu Qi also caught a cold a hundred days later. I used folk remedies to watch over her day and night. During that time, she was a little dazed and her speech was confused. Fortunately, she recovered later, but her body was weakened a lot. After she recovered, her temper came back. These days, she and your father have been arguing again. She insisted on going to the mountain to see your grandfather. I asked Zhuangzhuang to accompany her, and if she refused, your father had to go. How did your father go? The family was busy, and he left the yard two days ago without keeping an eye on her. When someone found her at the foot of the mountain, she was already dead."
Gu Qingqing looked up at the mountain behind the village. There was an area where people from Shuangxi Village were buried. Her grandfather was buried there.
Gu Qingqing didn't know what to say, "Maybe she noticed something and wanted to go over there to take a look, but she didn't expect that she would never come back."
Gu Jia touched her red eyes and said to her, "Okay, you can go back too. You have a lot of things to do at home."
"Wait for me." Gu Qingqing said as she walked out of the house. Then she found Wen Wuyan, took a few pieces of silver from him, and went back into the house.
She put the five taels of silver in her hand into Gu Jia's palm and said, "What are you doing? How can I take your money?"
Gu Jia was anxious to break free, but Gu Qingqing held her tightly, "Mother, I am not an outsider. You accepted this money. I originally thought that the family would be able to harvest a few more pounds of wheat this year, and your life would be better. Now you have to deal with this. I can see that my uncle and his family are here to show off their power. A lot of food in the house has been eaten by them, and even the last old hen was thrown into the pot under their pretext. There are no eggs at home, right? I will ask Wuyan to send some more tomorrow. I have to thank the villagers who have helped at home these days. In addition..."
Gu Qingqing paused here, looked towards the east room and said, "Dad seems to have changed a lot recently, his eyes are no longer as fierce as before. Although it's a bit annoying now, he is your companion in old age after all, so just eat what's good."
No matter how bad Gu Pangshi was, her departure still made Gu Qingqing feel a little touched.
"Take the money back. If you want to send me eggs, I'll take them. This is because my daughter loves me as a mother. But I can't take this silver. We still have food at home and we won't starve. Besides, Xiaocao still has wages from you. If you insist on keeping the five taels of silver, don't blame me for being angry with you." Gu Jia's red eyes stared at Gu Qingqing and said firmly.
"It's better for you to keep it by your side for self-defense. You can always take it out when you need it." Gu Qingqing insisted while wrapping Gu Jia's hands with both hands.
"No, these women won't take it."
In the end, Gu Qingqing's money was still not sent out.
Before she left, she knew Xiaocao and told her a few words, "Xiaocao, you've had a hard time these days, but you're still young. I'll ask your brother-in-law to send some chicken and duck eggs tomorrow. You have to find ways to feed mom more. My family doesn't lack them, so you don't have to save them. And you, you should also eat more. Only when you are healthy can you have a good life in the future."
"Sister, I understand."
When Gu Qingqing walked into the yard, Wen Wuyan was talking to Gu Zhuangzhuang. When they saw her come out, they both shut up subconsciously.
On the way back, Gu Qingqing gave the silver that Gu Jiashi did not take to Wen Wuyan.
"Please work harder tomorrow and bring some eggs."
Wen Wuyan looked at Qingqing, who looked haggard, and put his arm around her waist, hugging her and walking, "Okay."
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Gu Qingqing has not been home these days, which has made things difficult for everyone in Niutou Mountain.
Even Wu Shan, who was digging wheat stubble in the field, was absent-minded.
"Old Wu, stop pretending. I can see from far away that you are just practicing. Come on, rest for a while and have a sip of smoke." A man in the village who was about the same age as Wu Shan walked into Wu Shan's field and invited him to rest under the shade of a tree at the edge of the field.
Wu Shan's slacking was discovered. He looked at his son and daughter-in-law around him and instantly felt ashamed. He glared at the person who came over and said, "Old Wang, did you see that I was wasting time? I'm working very hard."
Wu Shan said this unconvincedly and dug the ground twice with a rake.
Wu Mu saw Dale not far away, and with his hands on the wooden handle of the shovel, he shouted over here, "Dad, you go take a rest, we will take care of the rest of the land."
"Come on, go on, go take a breath."
Wu Shan smiled and handed the rake in his hand to his third daughter-in-law Wang Baoyu who was walking over, and then went under the shade of the tree.
The two of them lit up their pipes and took a puff of their cigarettes. "Old Wu, do you think Wuyan's wife should come back today?"
"It's counting the days."
"You are the village chief, why don't you ask her how to make manure? And when it comes to buying the mountain, why don't you ask her what the most important stone will be sold for after hearing her talk about it?"
Wu Shan glared at the person he had played with since childhood, "I was just anxious to gather everyone together to talk about this matter, but I had no idea that such a thing happened in her family."
"Hey, who said it wasn't true? Old Wu, the more I think about it, the more uneasy I feel."
"What are you upset about?"
"Well, according to previous years, shouldn't the tax collector come in one or two days?"
Wu Shan nodded slightly puzzled.
"Do you think that when the tax collector comes, will he find that the grain production of the Wuyan family has increased?"
"Everything is recorded in the book. When the tax officer comes and gives him the book, how come he doesn't find out?" said Wu Shan, who is responsible for registering grain production.
"You know, if the tax collector asks us what happened, we will tell him everything without saying anything. The tax collector will think this is a big deal and report it to the county magistrate. The county magistrate is very smart. Do you think he will still let us take the mountain over there?"