The reason why Old Man Shen didn't mention Li Xiang was because he knew that there was almost no one left in her parents' home, and it would be useless for her to go back.
Wang Huilian and Li Xiaoqin never imagined that the task of preparing a coffin for their mother-in-law would fall on the shoulders of the two daughters-in-law.
Wang Huilian's eyes widened, and she looked at Old Man Shen in disbelief: "Dad, are you asking me to go back to my parents' home to borrow money and buy a coffin for my mother-in-law?"
"Then how can I tell my brothers from my mother's family? They say my husband's family doesn't have money to buy a coffin for my mother-in-law, and I have to go back to my mother's family and ask my brothers to borrow money to buy one?"
"How can I go back to my parents' home in the future? How can Haruki hold his head up in front of his brothers-in-law?"
She just thought her father-in-law was having a hysterical episode.
If the money was just a little short, it would be easier for her to go back.
There is not a penny left, and the two daughters-in-law have to rely on themselves to arrange the coffin for the mother-in-law. If this matter were made public, people would laugh their heads off.
From now on, the men in the Shen family don’t need to go out anymore. They should all stay at home like turtles to avoid being criticized by others when they go out.
Seeing that Wang Huilian was the first to speak out, Li Xiaoqin did not say anything.
It’s okay for her to go back to her parents’ home to borrow money, but not for this matter.
And when she returned she didn't even know how to open her mouth.
What's more, given her parents' personalities, they would never lend it to her.
Even though Old Man Shen shamelessly asked his two daughters-in-law to go back to their parents' home to borrow money, Wang Huilian was mercilessly rebuked and left him speechless.
In the final analysis, it is because the men in the Shen family are incompetent that they have to ask women to raise money.
But otherwise, Old Man Shen couldn't think of any better way for a moment.
At this time, Chen Xiashu, who had not spoken since Old Lady Wang's death, suddenly spoke, and said to Li Xiang: "Go and borrow some from Shitou."
Chen Xiashu had a good idea. Shitou was, after all, the grandson-in-law of the Shen family. Now that the old man in the family had passed away, no matter how big the hatred was before, it had to be put aside at this time.
There is a saying in the countryside that the dead are the greatest.
Li Xiang looked at him with her lips pursed, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
My man probably doesn’t know how deep Shen Siyue and Shitou’s hatred for the Shen family is now?
But Li Xiang went there several times but came back empty-handed each time, so she was a little worried that it would be a waste of time.
Seeing Li Xiang standing there motionless, Chen Xiashu immediately got angry: "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Why don't you go?"
"She...what if they don't lend it to her?" Li Xiang felt unhappy.
Chen Xiashu grabbed the kang-sweeping broom and threw it at Li Xiang: "If they don't lend it to you, you'll just die in their house."
The broom hit Li Xiang's forehead, and immediately a large area turned red.
Li Xiang covered her head in pain, tears streaming down her face.
Neither Wang Huilian nor Li Xiaoqin said anything this time.
If Li Xiang could really get money from Shen Siyue, then there would be no need for the two of them to embarrass themselves.
Seeing that no one else spoke, Li Xiang could only hesitate and walk out step by step.
At this moment, Liu Changshan’s eldest son came to the Shen family with a roll of white cloth in his arms.
When an old person passes away, the family members always have to wear mourning clothes.
But in this day and age, which family could afford so much money to buy mourning cloth?
So the team used public money to buy white cloth, and if anyone had any problems, they could use it and return it after use.
Liu Changshan's eldest son first paid tribute to Old Lady Wang, then handed the mourning cloth in his hand to the Shen family and asked, "When do you plan to bury her?"
"If you want to find a pallbearer, count me in!"
Maybe Liu Changshan felt guilty for not lending the coffin to the Shen family, so he asked his eldest son to take the initiative to be the coffin bearer for the Shen family.
Shen Chunshu didn't answer and turned to look at his father.
I don’t even know if I have a coffin!
If we can't get a coffin in the end, what's the point of having coffin bearers?
Old man Shen forced himself to thank Liu Changshan's eldest son, but did not say when the burial would take place.
He wanted to leave a way out for his family.
If we really can’t get a coffin in the end, we can just roll the body up in mats and bury it, and not look for anyone else.
After all, that is really a shameful thing to do.
After seeing off Liu Changshan’s eldest son, the Shen family put the mourning cloth on their heads and tied it around their waists.
Then wait for the result from Li Xiang.
But Li Xiang really didn't want to go to Shitou's house again.
While he was struggling on the road, he happened to meet Feng Zhaodi, the wife of Liu Changjiang from the same village.
Normally, she had a good relationship with Li Xiang. When they had nothing to do in winter, they would sometimes get together to do needlework.
Li Xiang's eyes lit up immediately. She quickly stepped forward, grabbed Feng Zhaodi's arm and begged, "Zhaodi, do you have any money? Can you lend me some first?"
By this time, the news of the death of Old Lady Wang from the Shen family had spread throughout the village.
So Feng Zhaodi thought that Li Xiang borrowed money to prepare a banquet for guests.
She frowned and said disapprovingly: "Your family is in a difficult time right now, so there's no need to make a big fuss, right?"
"Besides, everyone is busy now, where would we have the time?"
Li Xiang knew she had misunderstood and quickly shook her head: "No, no, my old lady's coffin has not been found yet, I want to borrow some money from you to buy a coffin."
"What?" Feng Zhaodi opened her eyes wide and looked at Li Xiang in shock.
"Where is your husband? Why do you let a daughter-in-law come out to borrow money? Besides, isn't there your sister-in-law? How can it not be your turn to come out?"
Feng Zhaodi really didn’t understand what the Shen family was doing. Why would they let their second daughter-in-law come out to raise money for the coffin for the old man?
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