After Shen Chunshu left the Shen family, he originally wanted to go to Liu Changshan's house first.
Those who can prepare funeral supplies for themselves in advance must be from a wealthy family.
In the entire Dongliang Village, if we were to say which family is the richest, it would definitely be the village chief’s family.
But when Shen Chunshu was almost at the door of Liu Changshan's house, he stopped again.
Even if he didn't want to admit it, Shen Chunshu knew that Liu Changshan was quite dissatisfied with their family now.
So after thinking it over, he turned around and went to Liu Zhongyi's house.
Liu Zhongyi is more than ten years older than Old Lady Wang, and his family had already prepared a coffin for him.
But the old man has always been in good health, and the coffin has been kept at home for several years.
When Liu Zhongyi learned the purpose of Shen Chunshu's visit, he took two puffs of his pipe and didn't say anything for a long time.
Chen Chunshu also knew what he was worried about. After all, he had tried his best to pick the best funeral supplies for himself.
Nowadays, some elderly people attach great importance to their affairs after death.
So if someone suddenly comes to borrow your funeral supplies, you will definitely be reluctant to do so.
But Liu Zhongyi has another layer of worry.
The Shen family is in this state now. Let alone returning an identical one, even if they return a thinner one, it is another matter whether they can afford it!
What's more, the things that happened to the Shen family this winter were more bizarre than the last, and he felt a little disdainful of them.
"Haruki, you see I'm already this old, I don't know when I'll fall asleep and die."
"I made my coffin piece by piece while watching the carpenter make it myself. I really can't bear to part with it. How about you go look at other houses?"
After much thought, Liu Zhongyi still felt that his own affairs after death were more important than his relationship with the Shen family.
So he politely rejected Shen Chunshu's request.
Shen Chunshu wanted to beg again, but Liu Zhongyi didn't even give him a chance to speak.
Seeing that he refused to leave the house, he took a shovel and went to the field early.
Shen Chunshu stood at the door of Liu Zhongyi's house with a flushed face. After thinking for a long time, he turned around and went to the next house.
But after he went around to several places, in the end no one agreed.
It was at this moment that he truly felt that the Shen family’s popularity in the village had become so bad that no one was willing to help them.
In the end, Shen Chunshu had no choice but to go to Liu Changshan's house.
Liu Changshan had just finished lunch and was lying on the kang to rest.
At first, he thought that Shen Chunshu's arrival was about work points again, so as soon as they met, Liu Changshan's face looked very unhappy.
It was not until Chen Chunshu choked up and said that his mother had passed away that he was shocked and quickly said a few words of comfort.
He thought that Shen Chunshu came to him to ask him to help with the funeral or take a leave from work, but he didn't expect to hear that he wanted to borrow a coffin.
"Village chief, I really have no other choice. I have visited every household in the village that has coffin supplies, but no one is willing to lend me any!"
Shen Chunshu wiped his tears with one hand, his voice full of helplessness.
"My father said that my mother had suffered all her life and couldn't let her suffer such hardships after her death, so he wanted to bury her in a better coffin so that she could live a better life in the underworld."
"I know our family is poor now, and it may take some time to pay it back, but don't worry, Village Chief, my father and I promise you that we will definitely pay you back exactly the same."
Liu Changshan raised his eyelids and glanced at him, thinking to himself: Even if you two promise, I won’t believe it!
"I can't lend you my coffin. Haruki, don't think I'm being harsh. Your family can't afford to pay back my coffin."
"I don't want our two families to fight over this matter. Let me introduce you to a family that must have an empty coffin. Go buy one from them!"
There was a carpenter in the next village. When he was free, he would make coffins and sell them.
Especially now that winter has just passed, he must have it at home.
That's why Liu Changshan dared to make the guarantee.
But this made Shen Chunshu a little embarrassed.
I'm not related to the person and I don't know him. If I want to buy something, I have to pay in cash, right?
But how could the Shen family afford even a penny?
Chen Chunshu asked Liu Changshan hesitantly: "Then what is the price..."
Liu Changshan replied expressionlessly: "The price is naturally the same as what he sells to others. He is a kind person and will definitely not cheat you."
Shen Chunshu lowered his head and said nothing. After a while, he stood up with a stiff face and said to Liu Changshan: "Then I will go back and discuss it with my father. I definitely can't go to work at home this afternoon. Let me tell you first."
After saying that, he nodded, turned around and left.
Liu Changshan's wife watched Shen Chunshu walk out of the front door, then returned to the house and said, "Is the head of the Shen family angry with our family?"
Liu Changshan sighed: "Let them be angry, even if they are angry, I can't bear to part with my coffin."
"The road has been pointed out to them. Whether they walk on it or not is up to them."
The old woman nodded: "If it were any other family, they would definitely help at this critical moment, but the Shen family... is really going from bad to worse."
"I'd better go to the Shen family later. I have to see them off. After all, we have lived in the same village for our whole lives."
Although Liu Changshan's wife usually looked down on Old Lady Wang's character, now that she is gone, she doesn't want to care about the past conflicts anymore.
As the saying goes, death is the greatest thing. No matter how great the resentment is, it will disappear with the death of a person.
Shen Chunshu wandered around outside and returned to the Shen family empty-handed.
Old man Shen stretched his neck, and as soon as Shen Chunshu entered the house, he couldn't wait to ask: "Have you borrowed it? Whose is it? When will it be brought over?"
Shen Chunshu said nothing, but just shook his head with a gloomy face.
This unclear attitude made Old Man Shen even more angry: "Are you dumb? Why don't you say something?"
Chen Chunshu said irritably: "No one is lending us money, because they are afraid that we can't pay it back. The village chief said that the village next door sells it, so we should go buy it ourselves."
"Whoever has money can go buy it. I have no other options!!!"
Old Man Shen didn't believe it. He glared and shouted, "Did you go or not? No one is willing to lend money to you when your life is gone? I don't believe it."
Shen Chunshu's head was buzzing from being yelled at. He turned around and faced Old Man Shen: "If Dad doesn't believe me, then go and borrow it yourself! I guess I'm not that shameless."
"Everyone knows that our family is in a state of poverty now. If we borrow someone's coffin, it's still unknown when we can pay it back, so who would be willing to lend it to us?"
At this time, Wang Huilian muttered quietly, "If you don't have the conditions, why not just forget it? If you don't have a penny, they won't sell you a coffin if you go to buy one!"
But unexpectedly, Old Man Shen gritted his teeth and cursed: "No, there is no money at home, you can go and borrow it."
"The eldest daughter-in-law will go back to her parents' home to borrow some money from your brothers, and then go look for Hongmei."
"Her grandmother is gone. As the granddaughter, Hongmei must come back for a visit, right?"
"The third daughter-in-law should also go back to her parents' home to borrow some money. We must collect enough money."
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