Women are crying, girls are crying, old women are crying,
But it seems that one thing can be seen:
This old woman must be unpopular in the village.
The commotion has continued till now.
There was no neighbor to help smooth things over.
As for those who followed her lead and joined her in scolding,
Not at all.
Instead, everyone was secretly pointing fingers at the widow who was pushed to the ground.
Seems very sympathetic.
Boss Zhou continued to smoke.
He is thinking,
I had already beaten someone up once this morning.
Do I have to fight again in the afternoon
But this old lady in front of me,
He doesn't look like a criminal.
In the end, I didn't take action. It's hard for a judge to judge family affairs. It's nothing more than someone saying a few unpleasant words. If I go up and beat them up, both sides may blame me. Why bother
Boss Zhou patted the Taoist priest on the shoulder and signaled that he could leave. The person had been sent back. As for her family life, what did it have to do with me
However,
Just then,
The woman who was pushed to the ground,
Suddenly, he covered his chest and began to breathe rapidly.
Then suddenly there was a "click".
He fainted directly!
At this point, the villagers who were watching the excitement were furious.
Even the old woman who had just been talking like a string of cannonballs,
I was so frightened that my hands and feet began to tremble.
The granddaughter rushed to her mother.
For a time,
A mess.
Zhou Ze closed the car door.
I thought to myself, this woman is really a troublemaker.
I just got that little bonus from Lao Zhang, and I have to do good things for him, and now I have to work as a house-call doctor.
The worst thing is that if you die,
I might even have to give you a ride back to the library.
I owe you!
The girl grabbed her mother and yelled. People gathered around her. The old woman was also heartbroken and cursed:
"If you want to die, don't die here. If you want to die, don't die here. I still have to give you a funeral, but I won't do it for you!
Not only do I have to do it for my son, but I have to do it for you too!"
Zhou Ze was separated from the crowd.
Take a deep breath.
Shouted:
"Get out of my way, I'm a doctor!!!"
… … …
"Girl, are you awake?"
The woman opened her eyes and found that it was already dark outside. She was lying on a small quilted bed made from a few benches in the shed.
The old Taoist stood beside her and kept watching over her.
Zhou Ze came over with a bowl of ginger syrup in his hand and handed it to the old Taoist.
"Come on, girl, drink it."
"Thanks."
The woman didn't let the Taoist feed her. She took the bowl and drank slowly.
"Your condition is not serious, but if you don't pay attention to it or continue to delay it, your body will collapse."
Zhou Ze sat next to him, holding a roasted sweet potato in his hand and slowly peeling and eating it. It was just brought by the little girl. It was grown at home and was very sweet.
The old lady, who was the woman's mother-in-law, stopped making a fuss after Zhou Ze said it was okay and scolded the woman a few words.
At this moment,
It's already evening,
The hired paper-making people also left, as did the funeral band and the monks and Taoist priests who were in charge of the funeral band.
Today is just preparation.
The official funeral will be held tomorrow.
The neighbors who came to watch the fun also left.
At this moment,
Only the old woman was left, sitting on a small stool outside the mourning hall in the living room, burning paper money.
Her granddaughter was sitting at the table in the mourning hall doing her homework.
It's so quiet.
It's really desolate.
Normally speaking,
Funerals in rural areas are usually lively and cheerful, with relatives and neighbors coming to help out, but the way things are now, there really isn't a sense of liveliness at all.
It seems colder than any funeral home or mourning hall in the city.
"Your mother-in-law is not popular, right?"
Zhou Ze took a bite of the sweet potato.
Um,
fragrant,
sweet.
Are there no relatives or friends to help with the funeral
The woman didn't answer.
Zhou Ze didn't care anyway. He was just a spectator and didn't bother to pay attention to the wording.
"You have no relatives or friends on your husband's side?"
"There is an uncle who is the village chief." the woman replied.
"Oh, and then what?" Zhou Ze asked.
"My uncle embezzled money from the village to build a road, and my mother reported him to the county government. The village chief was fired and he was put in jail.
Then, I broke off relations with my relatives there."
"Oh, haha."
Zhou Ze sucked his fingers.
"It seems that your mother's temper is not only directed at her own people."
"She is a person who has a sharp tongue but a soft heart..."
"Not necessarily. They are all relatives. What's the point of suing them directly?"
After Zhou Ze asked this question, he suddenly felt strange. Although he felt that it was wrong to ask this question, it was obviously the right thing to do.
But this is how society is, this is how the ethos is, and sometimes even when you do the right thing, you still have to be asked “why”
To be honest, everyone can tell a lot of stories about the village chief who led the whole village to become rich and about his own family.
"I just couldn't stand it, so I sued."
The woman replied.
All right,
This reason,
Very powerful.
"Master, go and give me a hand and see if there is anything that needs to be changed or reorganized."
"Okay, boss."
The old Taoist priest went over there to do some work.
He had worked as a funeral director for many years and was very familiar with the rules here.
"What does your husband do? How did he die?" Zhou Ze asked.
"He... He was a driver and had an accident."
Zhou Ze nodded, stood up, and was too lazy to say anything else.
The Taoist priest was helping with something, and the old woman looked over here deliberately for a few seconds, then immediately stood up and walked over with a "thump, thump, thump".
Pointing directly at Zhou Ze's face,
Haven't spoken yet.
Zhou Ze felt like a storm was about to come!
"Okay, great, we're hooked!
I said why don't you lie down in the house
It was said that there was a lot of cigarette ash in the house.
It's good for her because it's well ventilated.
I think you want to continue looking at her!
They are really addicted to each other and can't bear to be separated!
Right
Kissing me in front of my son's funeral hall, that's quite something, isn't it? "
Zhou Ze nodded, "Indeed."
The old woman's chest heaved, and she pointed at Zhou Ze angrily.
"Get out, all of you!
And you! "
The old woman pointed at the woman again.
"Get out of here with your mistress!"
"mom… "
"I'm not your mother. My son is already dead. Why are you calling me mom? I don't deserve it!
Go away.
Follow your wild man,
Get out of here!
But I tell you, don’t even think about taking my granddaughter away, and I won’t let you take her away!
Get out, get out, get out!
Get out of here tonight, get out! "
"Ahem..."
Zhou Ze coughed a few times.
He waved to the old Taoist priest who was still busy over there.
Shouted:
"Old Taoist, let's go back."
This house is amazing.
Too lazy to stay any longer,
Especially this old woman,
It was like a burst of gunpowder, and the whole machine gun fired.
The old woman turned around and went back into the house. She soon came out with a suitcase and shouted:
"All your stuff is here! I've packed it for you, get out of here! I feel sick just by looking at you!
"Bastard!"
As soon as Zhou Ze opened the car door, the old woman opened the back door and threw the suitcase in.
Zhou Ze took a deep breath.
Take a deep breath.
Take a deep breath.
"Mom, please don't do this, please don't do this, I won't leave, I won't leave, I won't leave even if I die!
Now that the pillar is gone, I have to take care of you until the end of your life!"
"Bah, I don't want it. Are you still thinking about my house? Let me tell you, forget it! This is the house I built. You have no right to it!"
Zhou Ze reached out and dragged the suitcase out. Just as he was about to throw it on the ground and drive away, he saw the woman rushing directly towards the wellhead!
"mom!"
The old Taoist rushed over immediately. The old woman was also frightened and ran over quickly. Even her daughter who was sitting there doing homework screamed and ran over crying.
The woman grasped the edge of the well.
Crying:
"Mom, if you chase me away again, I will jump down. I will jump for you to see. See if I dare to jump!
If I die, I will die here!"
The old Taoist held the woman's shoulders tightly, fearing that she would fall over.
Zhou Ze stood on the sidelines, watching this wonderful drama and found it really interesting.
The mother-in-law forced her daughter-in-law to leave;
My daughter-in-law would rather die than leave, she is really threatening to die.
Why is it so strange
"Grandma, please don't chase my mom away, okay? I will go to class and study hard. Please don't chase my mom away."
The old woman suddenly sat down on the ground.
Climbed up to the woman,
Beat the woman.
Cursed:
"You damn girl, I told you to leave, so just leave!
You are still young, you are still young!
The pillar is gone, and you are still so young, what is the point of you living a widow's life for him
I will help you take care of your daughter, so you won't have to worry about her.
Go find another man and live a good life, why am I dragging you down
Ahhh!
Lost conscience,
Lost conscience! "
"Mom~~"
The woman hugged the old woman and began to cry together.
The old Taoist scratched his head.
This is,
Make peace
The old Taoist stood up and walked to Zhou Ze.
"Boss, I'm a little confused."
"I have a little bit."
At this time,
Two vans drove up stealthily from the side road.
In the middle of the night,
It stopped beside the vegetable field, right behind Zhou Ze's car.
Then a dozen men and women came down, all in plain clothes.
"Mom, you are not here to pay your respects, right? Who would come to pay their respects in the middle of the night?"
Late in the evening,
Get a bunch of people to come here secretly,
It really seems like revenge.
result,
This group of people ran straight to the venue and stood in two rows in front of the mourning hall in the living room.
When standing still,
That standing posture, that neat and tidy posture,
This made Zhou Ze frown slightly.
The old woman wiped her tears, stood up with her daughter-in-law, led her daughter towards the mourning hall, knelt down on the mat, and returned the greetings.
Two rows,
A dozen people,
One of the leaders,
He said in a low voice:
"Take off your hat!"
The man wearing the hat immediately took it off.
"salute!"
In unison,
Let’s salute together!
On a deep winter night,
Two rows of people,
He stood there for a long, long time, like a stone sculpture standing there.
On the mourning hall table,
The young portrait was placed there.
The young man had a smile on his face.
"Boss, why do I feel like the police are here? They really came to pay their respects secretly in the middle of the night, as if they were afraid of being seen during the day.
Why
Zhou Ze silently took out another cigarette.
Bite it in your mouth,
Slowly said:
"Narcotics police."