Chen Wanbai looked confused and said, "Uncle Zheng, what's wrong with you? If there are any difficulties that I can't introduce to you, that's okay. I can go find them myself."
She didn't I can understand why just a carpenter can make Old Zhengtou so entangled. She also wanted to ask because every time she took things back from Old Zhengtou, the carpentry work was extremely fine.
But since it’s inconvenient, forget it. You can’t force others to do anything.
Old Zheng glanced at her several times, sighed, and thought to himself: This girl doesn't look like that kind of person.
"Xiao Bai, isn't there a carpenter in your village?"
Chen Wanbai nodded, "There is one. Logically speaking, I have to call him cousin. "
"Then why don't you find him? "
When Old Zheng asked, Chen Wanbai looked embarrassed, "Uncle Zheng, you also know that we can't stop it. In the village. My cousin lives in the village. If I want to find him, I have to go to the village."
She paused, "Actually, I don't want to go to the village."
Old Zhengtou didn't expect this to be the reason, and thought it was what Chen Mutou said.
"Is it just because of this?"
Chen Wanbai immediately heard the meaning behind the words: "Uncle Zheng, is there any misunderstanding here?"
Old Zheng Tou struggled again and again, and finally told the matter exactly as it was.
It turns out that this matter is actually related to Chen Daan's death.
When Chen Daan died, there was no coffin at home. In the end, there was an unfinished thin coffin carried back by carpenter Chen Bai.
I didn’t give any money, and I still haven’t.
The people who carried the coffin were the younger members of the clan. They thought that Chen Datou’s family would provide the money afterwards, but no one from Chen Datou’s family ever sent money.
Carpenter Chen himself thought it was okay. They were related to each other anyway, and Chen Daan died in a pitiful manner. An unfinished thin coffin was not worth much.
But Carpenter Chen’s mother, Mrs. Han, said she couldn’t bear it. She and Mrs. Zhou were already incompatible with each other. She didn’t say that the coffin was a gift. She had made an agreement to buy it at the beginning, so she didn’t pay for it. What's going on.
So, she came to ask for money.
When she went to ask for money, Liu and her daughter had already left the Chen family.
No, Mrs. Zhou pretended to be completely unaware that the money for the coffin was not given. Mrs. Zhou kept swearing to God that she gave the money to Chen Wanbai and asked her to pay Chen Carpenter, but she didn't know that she didn't pay the money.
Although Mrs. Han didn't believe it, Mrs. Zhou was crying and fussing, and she swore to God that she had no choice but to go home.
As for finding Liu’s mother and daughter, she felt a little embarrassed. She also heard that Liu's mother and daughter were driven to a broken house at the foot of Qinghuai Mountain, and they were very pitiful. If you go to ask for the money again, won't you kill the orphan and the widowed mother?
When she went home and mentioned the matter, everyone thought it was okay.
No, Lao Zheng asked casually the last time he asked Carpenter Chen to make a hand-pulled plow. Carpenter Chen didn't say anything, but his apprentice Chen Mujiang told everything like beans from a bamboo tube.
They felt that Chen Wanbai did not seek help from Chen Carpenter, probably because he was embarrassed about the money.
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When Old Zhengtou finished speaking, Chen Wanbai fell into a long silence. She really didn't expect that Chen Da'an had been dead for so long, and she had almost forgotten about this cheap father.
She did not expect that this cheap father would be so miserable that his parents would not even be willing to pay for a coffin after his death. It's a shame that he was so diligent and hardworking when he was alive!
It’s also strange that in this era, filial piety is paramount, and people who are foolish and filial are everywhere, regardless of gender.
This so-called filial piety has restricted the thoughts and behaviors of many people, making people blindly obey their elders and not dare to resist even if they make wrong decisions or unfair treatment.
What is "If you don't have relatives, you can't be a human being; if you don't obey relatives, you can't be a son." (Mencius)
What else is "The nurturing of a filial son is a happy heart, It does not violate his ambition." ("Book of Rites")
These famous sayings about filial piety are indeed somewhat incomprehensible.
Filial piety should be respect and love, not blind obedience to everything. But many people cannot understand what filial piety is, but in this blind obsession, it becomes suffocating. This kind of abnormal filial piety is simply a distortion and destruction of human nature. It is really ridiculous!
"Uncle Zheng, thank you for telling me this." Chen Wanbai showed a smile in front of him, "I will go back to my uncle and explain this matter clearly."
Then, Chen Wanbai explained the matter to Old Zhengtou.
From the beginning to the end, she had no idea that the coffin was a bargain. If she had known, she would have paid for it long ago. I don’t know how Chen Daan feels when he is lying in the coffin. Is the coffin lid pressed down?
She really couldn’t figure out how much a semi-finished air-leakable thin coffin would cost. Is Mrs. Zhou reluctant to even part with the money? Isn't she worried that Chen Da'an will entrust her with dreams at night?
After hearing this, Old Zheng was quite speechless. He had been in contact with Chen Wanbai for such a long time, and he knew in his heart that this girl was definitely not that kind of person.
Take the matter of the two of them working together to sell farm tools. She was afraid that she would take advantage of her, so she would not take any small change if she could. And no matter how big the purchase is, the money must be calculated clearly., resolutely refused to get a penny for nothing.
"If you don't want to go to the village, then don't go." Old Zhengtou pondered for a moment and said.
He turned to the back and shouted: "Pony, come here."
Pony ran over again, "Master, what's the matter?" < /p>
Old Zhengtou ordered: "Go to your brother Mu's house and see if your Uncle Chen is there. If you are there, ask your Uncle Chen to come. I'll see him if I have something to do here."
< p> After hearing this, Xiao Ma nodded, "Okay, master!"He turned around, walked out of the shop, and ran away.
Chen Wanbai, who was originally feeling a little heavy, couldn't help but smile when he saw Xiao Ma's back.
Not long after, a middle-aged man walked into the shop. He is of medium build, has bright eyes, and appears shrewd and steady.
He was wearing a dark blue cotton gown. The sleeves and collar were slightly frayed, but still neat and clean. A wide coarse cloth belt was tied around his waist, with several carpentry tools pinned to it. Under his feet were a pair of cotton shoes stained with sawdust, and his steps were steady and powerful.
Behind him were Xiao Ma and a young man of similar age to Xiao Ma, and they were talking and laughing.
The young man has a well-proportioned figure, a handsome face, and bright eyes that reveal intelligence. He had a blue turban tied on his head and a slightly thin dark blue gown. Although it was a little faded, it was still clean and tidy. On his feet was a pair of cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles, and around his waist was a simple cloth belt with some small carpentry tools hanging on it.
As soon as Carpenter Chen saw Old Zheng, he smiled. He stepped forward quickly and said, "Old Zheng, what do you want from me?"