After Shen Chunshu came back and repeated what the police said, Old Man Shen was silent for a long time.
He actually wanted to bring the old woman back and give her a grand funeral.
But where does the money come from?
I have thought of every possible solution.
After such a long time, Old Man Shen's original intention to buy a coffin for his wife Gao Dide faded.
After thinking for a long time, he looked at Shen Chunshu and said, "Go to the field and call Lao San, Dawei and Dali, and the four of you go together to bring your mother back."
"No need to come back home, just carry it to the East Mountain, choose a better spot, and bury it directly!"
As if he was afraid that Shen Chunshu might have some misunderstanding, Old Man Shen quickly explained: "There's nothing we can do about it."
"One is that the family really doesn't have the money to buy a coffin for your mother, and the other is that the second son is still in prison. This is a shameful thing anyway, so let's keep it low-key!"
"The four of you go together, it can be considered as sending your mother off. If she is still alive, she won't blame us."
Shen Chunshu nodded indifferently.
The old lady has been paralyzed for such a long time, and she eats and defecates on the kang. It is impossible for her to say that she doesn't feel disgusted.
"Okay, then we'll just go up the mountain."
After Chen Chunshu came out of the house, he pushed the cart to find Chen Qiushu and his two sons, and then went to the town together.
Looking at the four men's receding backs, Wang Huilian felt a little uncomfortable for the first time in her life.
She stood up and pounded her aching waist, mumbling involuntarily, "My mother-in-law has been strong all her life, but she didn't expect that she couldn't even get a broken mat after her death. What do you think we women are living for in this life?"
Li Xiang and Li Xiaoqin beside her didn't say anything.
Li Xiang has always been a transparent person in the Shen family and has no say at all.
She didn't know why her sister-in-law was so emotional?
After all, my mother-in-law's funeral arrangements were decided by my father-in-law and other men, and as women, they cannot change it!
Li Xiaoqin didn't have much emotion.
After all, when she got married, Old Lady Wang was already paralyzed and unable to speak.
Therefore, she had never witnessed the glorious moment when Old Lady Wang had the final say in the Shen family.
But Wang Huilian is different.
She has been married into the Shen family the longest and has spent the longest time with Old Lady Wang.
She saw clearly how strong the fighting ability of Old Lady Wang was in the past.
In the Shen family, it can be said that apart from Old Man Shen, Old Lady Wang has the final say.
To describe it in one sentence: second only to one person, and above the whole family.
And at that time, Old Man Shen rarely took care of household affairs.
Therefore, all the big and small matters in the house were taken care of by Old Lady Wang. One can imagine her prestige in the eyes of the Shen family at that time.
At that time, Wang Huilian was extremely envious.
Whenever it was late at night and everyone was asleep, she couldn't help but imagine that after her son got married, she would be able to give orders like her mother-in-law.
But now...
He died in such a miserable state.
There wasn't even a coffin or even a mat.
None of the children really cried.
For a moment, Wang Huilian suddenly felt a sense of desolation, as if the rabbit had died and the fox had mourned.
Li Xiaoqin looked at Wang Huilian's sad expression and was a little puzzled: "When Dad said he wanted to buy Mom a coffin, weren't you the first one to object? Why are you feeling sad again now?"
As for Wang Huilian, Li Xiaoqin sometimes felt that she had understood her thoroughly, but sometimes she simply couldn't understand some of her actions.
For example, right now, I wonder why she suddenly starts to sympathize with Old Lady Wang?
Wang Huilian turned her head away from her, forcing herself to hide the sadness on her face, and then said forcefully: "How can it be the same?"
"I objected because I had no money, and I was a daughter-in-law. My mother-in-law wasn't my biological mother, so why should I spend money on her funeral?"
"But Dad is different from his brothers. One is a man who has lived his whole life, and the others are his own sons. How can they compare with me?"
Wang Huilian looked at the direction where Shen Chunshu and the others left, and said with some sadness: "This is how our mother ended up. I wonder what will happen to us when we three grow old?"
This question made Li Xiaoqin silent.
Now she has finally seen clearly that none of the men in the Shen family are responsible.
They are all like Old Man Shen, cold-hearted, cruel, and only knows how to bully others at home.
The grandchildren he is raising now are each worse than the last.
The only one who was getting better and better was Shen Siyue, who had severed ties with the Shen family.
Li Xiaoqin lowered her head and touched her belly.
I don’t know whether the baby I’m pregnant with is a boy or a girl?
I just hope this child won’t be like the two in the old family!
Shen Chunshu and his three companions did not return to the Shen family from the mountain until the people working in the fields had finished work long ago.
Old man Shen only asked: "Is it buried?"
Shen Chunshu nodded.
"When my leg is healed, take me to see the place." Old Man Shen said again, which put an end to the lifelong relationship between him and Old Lady Wang.
The next day, the police's verdict was delivered to the Shen family through Liu Changshan.
A bright red stamp was stamped on a slightly yellowed piece of paper.
Old man Shen didn't understand the formal terms, but he heard clearly that Chen Xiashu was sentenced to four years and five months.
The police charged Chen Xiashu with "negligent homicide".
"I asked around, and the police said that this sentence is considered light. If I behave well in prison, I might be able to get out earlier."
Seeing that Old Man Shen had been silent, Liu Changshan thought that he was feeling upset, so he said something to comfort him.
Old man Shen nodded calmly: "As long as people are not dead, there is still hope."
"He is still young and has no son. Just let him be reformed in there."
When Liu Changshan heard Old Man Shen say this, he stopped trying to persuade him.
After all, Shen Xiashu killed his own mother, so Old Man Shen must be feeling conflicted.
On one side is his wife, and on the other side is his son.
Whether you judge or not, you will feel uncomfortable, right?
After chatting about family matters for a while, Liu Changshan left.
After the room quieted down, Old Man Shen leaned against the wall with his eyes closed and said nothing.
Only the tears on Li Xiang's face kept flowing.
All previous expectations were completely shattered with the arrival of this verdict.
How is she going to live if she is left as a childless woman?
The others were all in the room, sitting or standing, but no one spoke.
The knife hanging over their heads has finally fallen, and everyone doesn’t know whether to be happy or sad?
Seeing that Li Xiang was crying so hard that she could no longer stand, Wang Huilian, who usually hated her to the core, couldn't help but feel some sympathy for her.
"It's only been a little over four years. It's not a long time. It passed in a flash..." Wang Huilian said dryly.
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