Chapter 9 Chapter 9 She rewards Changjong in the way he likes...

But, someone had died, and it was someone familiar to the village. How did Changzong find him in the county town in the past five days? At the last step, Meng Qingdai still died.

Aunt Wang and Kong Lao San identified the body and cried their hearts out.

Hongguo also went to the morgue. It had been eight days since Qingdai disappeared, and she had become extremely thin. Did she starve to death?

Jiang Hongguo dragged Meng Qingdai very gently, so gently that she could still drag her. Qingdai died with her eyes open.

Gu Changzong glanced at Kong Laosan with disdain on his face, and handed Hongguo a handkerchief: "Guoguo, we've seen it, let's go home."

"I want to go see Yamei." Everyone called her Yamei and they were so used to it that they even forgot her real name.

Jiang Hongguo was certain that he was strangled by the mute girl.

The mute girl woke up first and told her story in a way that no one would doubt, so the mute girl didn't want to harm her. It was more likely that she was strangled to keep her out of trouble, so she wanted to go and take a look.

As soon as the mute girl saw Jiang Hongguo, she babbled and gestured. An old lady beside her who knew sign language wiped her eyes and translated to Jiang Hongguo in a tone that sounded as if she had escaped death:

"Mute girl is thanking you. Mute girl is a poor person, she has no brothers or sisters. After her parents passed away, they left two jobs that could be replaced. They were targeted by that bad man. No matter what, thank you and the dead girl."

Jiang Hongguo felt a little worried and scared about the innocent mute girl. She was upset and said a few words to the mute girl. Then she asked Changzong to go and get discharged from the hospital: "Changzong, I want to go home."

Gu Changzong just didn't want to stay in the hospital and be with these annoying people, so he went to complete the discharge procedures immediately. The doctor advised him to stay in the hospital for a day for observation, but under the fierce look of his family members, he got angry and didn't care and wrote out the discharge procedures form.

Jiang Hongguo considered carefully and said something to reassure the mute girl: "Sister Yunxiang, what I remember is the same as what you told others. Thank you for helping me remember the memory at that time. You have a good rest. I'm going home."

The mute girl's name was Ji Yunxiang. Others had forgotten her, but the police investigating the case found out, and Jiang Hongguo also knew it.

The mute girl couldn't help but hold the hand of her savior. She was the only one calling her name. The mute girl used sign language to thank Jiang Hongguo again.

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When they got home, without Jiang Hongguo's telling him to, Gu Changzong boiled a large bucket of hot water and gave Hongguo a bath. He also took the dirty clothes out to wash.

Jiang Hongguo washed her hair first and then soaked her body in a tub of hot water. Thinking about the two times the mute girl called out "Hongguo" when she came back to life, Jiang Hongguo suddenly sat up in a daze. How did the mute girl know her name was Hongguo at that time?

Changzong said that he did a pretty good job. If Qingdai had died, he would not have said that he did a pretty good job.

So... Jiang Hongguo didn't dare to think about it, so the mute girl who came back to life and the dead Meng Qingdai were all very surprised. They were surprised, and so was Changzong. Is Changzong a human being?

The mute girl now knows the living habits and even sign language of the previous mute girl. Does that mean Changzong also knows about Gu Zhiqing’s previous situation?

Jiang Hongguo began to worry about this issue again.

When Aunt Liu learned that she had returned, she immediately returned from the fields and spoke to Gu Changzong, who was washing clothes in the yard: "Is Hongguo okay?"

"It's okay, she's just tired. Let her take a bath and have some sleep."

Aunt Liu still wanted to chat with Hongguo about things in the county, but after hearing what Gu Changzong said, she didn't want to disturb him. Hongguo wasn't going to run away anyway, so she could just wait until she woke up to talk.

"Oh, look at my memory. Before you came back, a boss from the city called you and said that you went to look for a job last time. He confirmed it. You should go and tell him quickly, Changzong, if there is a good job, you must bring it to your uncle Yang."

Aunt Liu gave the copied phone number to Gu Changzong. At that time, several people were trying to snatch the job of delivering a letter to Gu Zhiqing, but she did it. She had a good relationship with Hongguo, so who could beat her?

Gu Changzong was not in a hurry: "Okay, I'll go back when I'm free."

"Life doesn't wait for anyone, why don't you go back now? It's just two pieces of clothes, I'll wash them for you."

Jiang Hongguo became anxious after hearing what she heard in the house. It was a critical moment and she didn't want to go anywhere. Fortunately, Chang Zong told her to wait until she finished taking a bath. She hesitated until Aunt Liu couldn't wait any longer and left. Only then did she come out of the wooden tub where the hot water had turned into warm water.

Chang Zong had already opened the door and came in, picking her up and saying, "Why didn't you wait for me?"

Hongguo was exhausted both physically and mentally, but he was not too exhausted to get down. His clothes were all wet after such a hug.

She punched Gu Changzong and put her down: "Give me the towel."

Gu Changzong obediently took the towel and wrapped her in it, then took a slightly smaller towel and helped her wring out the water droplets from her hair behind her.

Jiang Hongguo would be shy about such things before, but today she was tired and hurriedly changed into clean clothes. She asked Gu Changzong, "Do you want to go to the city to work?"

"Yeah." There are many opportunities to make big money in the city, and he wants Hongguo to live a better life.

Jiang Hongguo didn't want to go. If you want to earn money, you have to pay a high price. Meng Qingdai can make money, but what will happen in the end? She even lost her life.

Last time in the city, Changzong earned money to buy clothes and shoes and showed his abilities, so people wanted him to go. She was afraid that Gu Changzong would end up like Meng Qingdai.

"Chang Zong, if I don't want you to go, will you still go?"

When Gu Zhiqing was about to go back, Jiang Hongguo said something similar, but Gu Zhiqing didn't listen. I wonder if Changzong listened?

Gu Changzong found out and told her to go to bed first. He went to make a phone call and came back to say that he had already talked to them and would not be going for the time being.

Jiang Hongguo was happy in her heart. Chang Zong was different from Gu Zhiqing. She no longer wanted to find out whether Chang Zong still had the memory and personality of Gu Zhiqing.

At night, she rewarded Changzong in the way he liked, and asked him again and again: "Changzong, don't you really regret not going to the city?"

You will regret it if you go. Guoguo will be angry and will not reward you like tonight. He also doesn't like things that Hongguo doesn't like. As for making money, he can earn it by staying at home.

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Jiang Hongguo was called by Aunt Wang's family to help in the kitchen again. Qingdai's body was brought back and a funeral was to be held. Although cremation had been practiced in the city for many years, Dayang Village had a collective cemetery and still practiced burial.

When Qingdai married into Dayang Village, Aunt Wang bought a very good cemetery for Qingdai, saying that Qingdai was a hero of her family and had died unjustly. She also found a ritualist to perform a grand funeral and invited several kitchen helpers. The banquet was even better than the wedding banquet.

Jiang Hongguo just refused to go, saying that she was frightened and did not want to go to the place where the body was kept. Aunt Liu and Aunt Wang explained and asked Changzong to send gold foil and paper money according to custom. Gu Changzong looked unhappy every time he went there.

Aunt Liu misunderstood and thought that Hongguo did not let Changzong go to the city, so she complained and tried to persuade her, saying that Hongguo was afraid.

Actually, it was not like that. Gu Changzong was disgusted with Aunt Wang's family. The people were dead, and no matter how grand the funeral was, it was for the living to see. It was very hypocritical. After paying their respects, Gu Changzong came back.

On the day of the funeral, I heard from Aunt Liu that a mute girl from the county town also came. She couldn't cry out loud, but tears kept falling.

"Qingdai saved the mute girl, so it's only right for her to come and pay tribute." Aunt Liu sighed.

Jiang Hongguo said nothing. The mute girl is not the same mute girl as before. She continues to pretend to be mute now that she can speak. I really don’t know what she wants to do?

The mute girl came to her house to express her gratitude, but Gu Changzong didn't give her a good look. He didn't even pour her a cup of tea. He said coldly, "Hongguo didn't go to Meng Qingdai's funeral, and I don't have the energy to entertain you. The most important thing for a person is to be tactful. I won't keep you for dinner."

Jiang Hongguo pretended to be asleep in the house and did not come out. She came out only after the mute girl left. She couldn't explain why she felt sorry for the mute girl.

"She's pitiful and she means no harm. Why are you talking to her like that?"

Because Gu Changzong had a sense of crisis from Ji Yunxiang, the mute girl regarded Hongguo as a benefactor, and the mute girl did not like Gu Changzong. What if Hongguo made such a friend and then disliked him? This possibility must not happen.

"Guoguo, if I don't want you to be friends with Ji Yunxiang, will you hate me?"

Jiang Hongguo didn't like Changzong going to the city to work, so he rejected the invitation without hesitation. Changzong didn't like Ji Yunxiang, so Jiang Hongguo agreed without hesitation: "Then I won't be friends with her."

Gu Changzong was very happy, and Guoguo agreed to his unreasonable request unconditionally.

It was time to harvest the autumn crops. Jiang Hongguo fainted after working in the fields for a while, so she was asked to cook.

Gu Changzong first helped Aunt Liu's family collect grain. He could do the work of two people, and together with Uncle Yang and Aunt Liu, they harvested all the rice on her family's several acres of land in three days.

The school was on holiday for the busy farming season, and Aunt Liu's younger son came back to help. Jiang Hongguo's family had less land, so they didn't need so many people. After harvesting Aunt Liu's land, he was asked to go back to school first.

Every household has been busy these days. When Aunt Wang divided the family property, the land she and Uncle Kong owned was given to her youngest son. There was a lot of land, but she and Uncle Kong went to the county town.

Before, he had quarrels and fights with his two sons and daughters-in-law, but now it is his two sons, daughters-in-law and Uncle Kong who are harvesting grain from the land allocated to his youngest son.

Aunt Liu stood up in Jiang Hongguo's field and looked at the fields over at the Kong family's side, puzzled: "Why is Aunt Wang busy with her youngest son instead of collecting the grain? Didn't the eldest and second sons say they didn't want to associate with the third son? Their parents don't recognize them anymore, so why are they helping to collect the grain?"

Uncle Yang said, "Don't mind other people's business. Qingdai died. Before she died, I don't know how much wealth she saved for Kong Lao San. Even if they don't harvest the autumn crops this year and give them all to the two brothers, there will be enough for them to eat."

Aunt Liu pouted. She was tired after a day's work. She went to Aunt Wang's house in the evening to inquire about the matter. This time, Aunt Wang's family was really tight-lipped and didn't say anything. Aunt Liu was so angry that she said she would no longer be friends with Aunt Wang.

"If anything happens to her family again, don't expect my family to help."

Jiang Hongguo cooked some delicious food and advised Sister Liu to eat more meat: "After we sell the autumn crops and have some money, let's go to the county town for a stroll, Auntie."

"That's what I thought." Aunt Liu smiled and winked at Jiang Hongguo: "Your stomach has been still, I'll take you to see an old Chinese doctor I know."

Hongguo didn't want to go. She increasingly suspected that Changzong was not a normal person, and not being able to get pregnant was not necessarily a bad thing.

After the autumn crops are harvested, the next step is to dry the rice. The newly harvested rice is too moist and needs to be exposed to the sun for several days.

After paying the public grain tax, we can keep half for ourselves and sell the other half. It is much better than the collective era.

Just as they had stored the rice in the barn, they saw Aunt Wang's eldest son, his wife and children, moving into the three new tiled houses of Kong Laosan's family.

Aunt Liu was disgusted: "Qingdai just passed her 57th day of mourning, and you have the nerve to occupy the house she built with her own money."

This was heard by Kong Lao Da's wife, who ran over to argue with Aunt Liu. They had a quarrel and were pulled apart. Aunt Liu did not go to talk to Aunt Wang again.

A few days later, there was another happy event in Aunt Wang's family. When Aunt Liu heard the news, she was not happy. Instead, she was very angry with Aunt Wang's family. She ran to Jiang Hongguo and said:

"Hongguo, I know why Kong Laosan doesn't care about the autumn grain. He has married a rich man and is going to remarry and become a son-in-law of a city dweller. No wonder Wang Meihua doesn't bother to talk to us. He has become a city dweller overnight and is going to eat commercial grain."

Jiang Hongguo suddenly had a bad feeling and asked hurriedly, "Who is Kong Laosan going to marry as his son-in-law?"