Xia Ye saw his grandmother for the last time.

His grandmother, who depended on him for everything, passed away to heaven before she had the chance to enjoy her life and see her grandson get married and have children.

Lin Lu could imagine how sad the child was.

Said: "You are his best friends, go and see if you can help."

The Xia family doesn't have many relatives, and it seems that they only have a distant cousin. I don't know if he will come, so over the years they have relied on the help of neighbors.

Lin Jingbei had just gotten up, had breakfast, and changed his shoes, and then the children went to Xia's house.

Lin Lu planned to wait for Li Xianglian to come back and then go and check the situation together.

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There is no one in the Xia family who can take charge. Fortunately, with the help of the neighbors, the child Xia Ye knows what he should do.

During the more than a year that he was away from home, his grandmother had prepared a coffin for herself, as if she knew that she would die soon. She cleaned the house and changed into clean clothes.

At Xia Ye's request, his neighbor Uncle Xu helped him invite a fortune teller, and then simply helped grandma clean up. Some older people helped grandma change into the new clothes Xia Ye bought for her, and finally grandma was placed in the coffin.

The moment the coffin was closed, Xia Ye's tears rolled down. They were bigger than pearls. He had never seen anyone's tears rolling out of their eyes like a faucet.

It means rolling, not flowing.

Everyone present was infected and shed tears.

Xia Ye didn't cry loudly. He knelt and kowtowed to his grandmother's coffin. With each kowtow, he said, "Grandma, I will have no home in the future. Xia Ye will be alone from now on."

"I told you I'd let you live happily. Next year, when I'm rich, I'll bring you over there to live with me. We can be together every day."

"Grandma, why can't you wait for Xiaoye."

"Grandma, it's my fault. I wish Xiaoye was always around. It's Xiaoye's fault."

I already lost my parents, and now even my dearest grandma is gone.

A thought of regret flashed through Xia Ye's mind. If he hadn't left his grandmother, would she not have left so early? If he had come back earlier, would his grandmother not have fallen?

But there are no ifs in life.

If he had not gone to Shanghai, he would definitely not have had the money to go to school. If he had not gone to Shanghai, he would not have had the money to treat his grandmother after she fell ill again and again.

All I can say is that the boy’s shoulders are too thin to support himself and his grandmother.

Aunt Xu wiped her tears and came over to pull him up: "Okay, kid, don't cry, there are still many things you need to do."

After all, Xia Ye was just a half-grown boy, and Aunt Xu, a short woman, could not pull him up.

Lin Jingbei and his friends just arrived. Aunt Xu also knew them and waved: "Come and pull Xia Ye up. The master is going to start chanting blessings."

The children, whose tears had not yet been wiped away, pulled Xia Ye up and patted him on the back.

Uncle Xu brought the master over, put mourning clothes on Xia Ye, put on a white cloth, and began to worship under the guidance of the master.

Because the Xia family was small and there was only one child, the adults discussed with him that after he was put into the coffin today, the master would choose a burial place and he would be carried up the mountain tomorrow.

But Xia Ye insisted on having a wedding banquet. He had the money, although it was not much, but at least it was enough to let grandma pass away in a dignified manner.

So, it was decided that three days would be the day for grandma to stay at home for three days and set up the banquet, and then the items would be carried up the mountain early on the fourth morning.

Xia Ye also needs to confirm the tombstone. After all, there are only a few days left, so he has to ask them to expedite it.

He needs to confirm everything one by one.

Now he still needs to go to the homes of people he knows to talk about this matter, and then ask everyone to come over to help or have a banquet.

Lin Jingbei offered to help him contact the grocery store. He had been there several times with his father, so he had some experience.

Xia Ye thanked him crying.

Shi Lei and Wang Youwei followed Lin Jingbei to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. After choosing, they asked the boss to deliver them to them. Since they bought a lot, the boss was happy to do so.

Today is only the 16th day of the first lunar month, and everyone is not really busy yet. There are many people who are free, and the neighbors are willing to help out if they can.

Everyone came to help spontaneously.

A slightly respected uncle arranged what everyone had to do and posted it on the wall.

When buying vegetables, I met Huang Yingjiao. After he knew about this incident, he enthusiastically called a few classmates to help.

Everyone was very enthusiastic and came when they were called.

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After Lin Lu had breakfast, Li Xianglian came back.

At this time, Xia Ye also arrived at their house. He knelt down at the door and shouted, "Teacher Lin, my grandmother is a hundred years old. If you are free these days, please come to our house and sit down."

He kissed the Lin family briefly, and the moment he saw Lin Lu, it was as if he saw his own adults when he was being bullied. The grievances in his heart burst out and tears could not stop.

Li Xianglian had heard about this. With red eyes, she pulled the child up and said, "Don't cry, child. Your teacher Lin and I will be there soon."

Lin Lu touched his head and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Xia Ye. Don't cry. Grandma is watching you from heaven. She will definitely be worried if she sees you sad."

Xia Ye burped and nodded: "I know, don't bother me for now, I'll go tell the other families first."

If it was a few seconds later, I might have hugged Lin Lu and Li Xianglian and burst into tears.

"Go ahead, we'll be there in a minute."

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When the mother and daughter arrived at the Xia family, everyone had already started doing things in an orderly manner.

After buying the vegetables, Lin Jingbei acted like a little adult, directing the delivery person to carry the vegetables to the yard.

Huang Yingjiao and others helped wash the vegetables and dishes.

Lin Jingbei caught a glimpse of someone in the moonlight: "Mom, Grandma, why are you here?"

Lin Lu is proud of him.

"Well, is there anything we can do?"

There are no guests today, so the food we cook is mainly for the people who help out.

Lin Jingbei: "There's nothing to do, just sit down for a while."

Lin Lu and Lin Changchun didn't really sit down. They helped pick vegetables for a while. When they saw that there was nothing else to do, they went back home to cook for Song Chen and Lin Changchun.

Song Chen went to the brick factory early in the morning to prepare for work after the New Year, and Lin Changchun also went to the fields to check on the rapeseed.

Song Chen heard about this when he came back for dinner, but he was also very busy. He hurried over to take a look and then hurried back to his work at the brick factory.

In the past, we would start work on the sixth or seventh day of the Lunar New Year, but this year we are only starting to prepare on the sixteenth day, which is already very late.

Moreover, the orders are now piling up like a mountain.

The juice factory started operations a long time ago, and under Song Zidong's arrangement, two orders have been completed.

Even now, some people are still asking when we will expand the factory.

I really feel jealous when I see others making money!