Chen Wanbai walked to the corner of the room, took out his backpack, opened the leaves on it, and saw the incense candle paper money suddenly appeared in front of him.
Looking at the contents of this basket, Mrs. Liu was surprised.
She originally wanted to ask her daughter where she got the money, but then she thought about it. During this period, her daughter went to the mountains every day to collect mushrooms, and every few days she would take them to the town to exchange for some money.
Yesterday, my daughter brought back some steamed buns for herself. I think she went to town to buy them yesterday.
"You are still thoughtful."
After Mrs. Liu sighed, she couldn't help but sigh again, sighing secretly that her daughter had grown up.
So the two of them picked up their backpacks and headed out to the place where Chen Daan was buried.
The two of them walked forward and came to a wasteland. Those in the village who were not buried in their ancestral graves were buried here.
This wasteland is quite large, surrounded by sparse trees and overgrown with weeds, giving it a desolate feel.
Looking around, there are a large number of these tombs, some are closely connected, and some stand alone. Some of the tombs have fallen into disrepair and appear dilapidated; others have been carefully cared for, with incense, candles and offerings placed around them.
At this time, there were about ten people making sacrifices. Some of them were clearing the weeds in front of the graves, some were placing sacrifices, and some were kneeling silently and burning paper money.
Chen Wanbai and Mrs. Liu shuttled between the tombs, occasionally meeting other people's eyes and nodding to each other as a greeting.
The two walked quietly to Chen Daan's grave.
Mrs. Liu looked at the grave in front of her and couldn't help crying: "Da'an, we are here to see you."
Chen Wanbai gently patted Mrs. Liu on the shoulder and comforted: "Mom, don't be sad. Dad has a soul in heaven and will know our thoughts."
As she said that, she took out the incense candles and paper money from the basket and began to worship.
The men of the Chen family who went to offer sacrifices have all returned.
Mrs. Zhou suddenly remembered that people in her mother's village had spread word the day before yesterday that the Yunchan Temple not far away was holding a temple fair these days.
I heard that Zhang Yuanwai specially invited a famous opera troupe to sing in the opera, so he can go to the theater for free these days.
She didn’t want to take advantage of the bastard, so Mrs. Zhou decided to take a few of her children with her.
By the way, she went back to her parents' house for a visit. She knew that her little sister would definitely join in the fun that day, and she happened to have something to discuss with her.
She told Old Man Chen about this. Old Man Chen thought for a moment and then agreed.
There is not much work in the fields at this time, and the autumn harvest is about to begin. I go to the temple to pray for a good harvest, hoping to have a good harvest this year.
"Since you were going to the temple fair, you took the basket of eggs under the bed and sold them."
"Have you got any brains?Later, you ask the boss and the second kid to take them to the town to sell them. I have to go to my parents' house first. When they brought all these eggs, they thought I was bringing them something. "
Mrs. Zhou glared at Old Man Chen and said angrily.
Her natal family has four younger brothers, and they gave birth to more than ten boys in total, and the boys gave birth to boys. The dozens of eggs are not enough for each person.
There is no work in the fields today, so Mrs. Zhou does not make lunch.
In the countryside, she does not do any work. When she was a child, she usually only ate two meals a day; but when she was working, she would only eat three meals in order to have enough strength to work.
After making some preparations, she took her husband with her. The three children, Chen Zhizhi, Chen Yuanguang, and Chen Yuanliang, went to their parents' home, Yangui Village.
Mrs. Zhu usually likes to join in the fun. If it were normal, she would go together.
However, it was very strange today. When Mrs. Zhou asked her, she just said that she was not feeling well and stopped going.
Mrs. Zhou didn't think much about it and took her three grandchildren with her. The granddaughter left.
At noon, everyone went to take a nap.
Seeing that there was no one else in the house, Zhu was very happy. Arriving at the door of the third bedroom.
She looked around with a stern look on her face. After confirming that no one was around, she gently opened the door and slipped into the third bedroom.
A room smaller than a pigsty, with everything in sight.
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In addition to two wooden wooden beds covered with straw, there were neatly folded thin quilts on them.
There were also a few shabby clothes hanging lonely on the wall.
Mrs. Zhu turned over the straw.
Then she looked at the unlocked broken cabinet and opened it. It was also empty.
The whole room was turned upside down
Not even half a copper plate was left.
< p> Chen Wanbai and Mrs. Liu, who had just returned from the cemetery, found that the door to the room was open and there was movement inside.Mrs. Liu didn't know whether to go in or leave. Chen Wanbai pulled her directly. Retreating outside.
Walking outside the only window, the two of them silently observed Zhu's every move, and no one said anything.
"What the hell is Mrs. Liu?" Where did you hide the money? "
"The third child must have left a lot of money! "
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Mrs. Zhu kept mumbling while rummaging around.
Chen Wanbai outside the window heardAfter Zhu's words, she looked at Liu with doubtful eyes, and Liu shook her head slightly.
At this moment, there was a sound in the main room.
Upon hearing the sound, Mrs. Zhu immediately walked out of the room and happened to bump into Mrs. Ding who was coming out to go to the latrine.
Seeing Mrs. Ding’s curious expression, Mrs. Zhu was a little embarrassed and said quickly: "I came to see if the third brother and sister are here. I have something to ask her."
"Three brothers and sisters." My sister-in-law and Si Ya went out in the morning and haven't come back yet." Ding smiled and left.
Mrs. Zhu was a little annoyed, and after thinking about it, she went out to chat with the women in the village to relieve her boredom.
After Mrs. Zhu walked out of the courtyard and drifted away.
Chen Wanbai and Mrs. Liu entered the door again. They came to the room and closed the door.
"Mom, did my father leave any money?"
"Maybe, but I never care about this. Your father left in a hurry and never told you at all. Where did I put it?"
Chen Wanbai began to look at every corner of the room carefully.
Her eyes first swept across the wall, looking at every place, and then knocking, trying to find any place where the silver might be hidden.
Then, she turned her attention to the ground, examining every inch of the ground equally carefully.
While she was looking around, her foot accidentally hit the foot of the only bed in the room.
Suddenly, she heard a strange sound, which aroused her alertness. She immediately knelt down and tapped the foot of the bed carefully, finding that the sound was somewhat hollow.
She realized there might be a mystery here, and she carefully opened a wooden board at the foot of the bed. Sure enough, it was hollow inside.
She put her hand in, fumbled for a while, and finally pulled out a small purse.
Opening the small purse, it revealed large and small pieces of white money. Counting it, it was exactly twenty taels.
Chen Wanbai put the silver back into the bag and handed it to Mrs. Liu.
"Mom, please put it away properly."
"I didn't expect that your father would hide so much money." Mrs. Liu looked at the bag of silver and was filled with emotion. .
She couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in her heart. If she had known that she had this money, her husband's funeral would not have been so shabby.