Meanwhile, Xie Lin and his companions secretly escorted the four women home.
Coincidentally, there is one city in each of the four cardinal directions.
The woman in the east of the city was a propaganda worker. She had a son and a daughter, and she and her husband were loving and had a harmonious family.
Since her loss, her family has been grieving, her husband's family has been heartbroken, and her husband has been devastated.
In order to raise his children, he forced himself to endure the hardships of daily life.
As his children grew up and his parents grew old, he spent his free time looking for a wife, in addition to working and taking care of his parents and children.
Looking at her husband, who looked more than ten years older, the woman covered her face and wept.
She was tainted, she couldn't get over it in her heart. The girl buried on the island was like a thorn stuck in her heart, impossible to remove, and it hurt no matter how hard she tried.
Suppressing her pain and reluctance, she took one last look at her husband and children before going to her parents' home.
My parents, who are in their fifties, have heads full of silver hair and look like they are in their seventies or eighties.
The mother was somewhat mentally unstable. She would sit at the door of her house and ask passersby if they had seen her daughter.
The passerby said he didn't see it, so she sat back down on the threshold and continued to wait for the next passerby.
She appears mentally impaired, yet she can quickly run to people who pass by.
Time and time again, expectations are met with disappointment.
"Old woman, have some water." The white-haired old man brought out a bowl of water.
The old lady obediently finished drinking it, then stared blankly at the road outside.
The woman burst into tears again, crying uncontrollably.
Dad, Mom, your daughter is unfilial. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
She covered her face and rushed out, heading towards the sea.
Deng Peng was following him.
With their keen eyes, they had long seen that the four men were determined to die and were only clinging to life because they were worried about their families.
He sighed and resigned himself to following.
Brother Lin said that if they were going to commit suicide, they should be allowed to die first, to experience the feeling of suffocation, and then rescued. If the thorn in their hearts cannot be removed, they will be afraid to experience suffocation again.
We must save their lives and their hearts, but also break down their courage.
If I'm scared, I'll be more careful next time.
However, it cannot be ruled out that they were genuinely unafraid of death, which is why they followed one after another.
Wang Dahu was with them in the west of the city, Yun Yousheng was with them in the south, and Xie Lin and his two companions were with them in the north.
Unsurprisingly, those in the west and south of the city all died by jumping into the sea.
The three of them were truly fearless, and after two or three attempts, they exhausted Deng Peng and his companions.
The one in the north of the city is an unmarried woman. She is the youngest and most beloved daughter in her family, with two older brothers who dote on her.
Because of her disappearance, her two older brothers and parents have been searching for her for many years.
The family, which was once considered wealthy, is now destitute.
Looking at her desolate and quiet home, she felt both puzzled and saddened.
Only after asking around did I learn that her two older brothers had been robbed and severely injured by bandits while searching for her in another city.
Because the eldest brother had a limp, his sister-in-law disliked him and remarried.
My second brother lost an arm; his once strong and powerful arm now hangs limply, constantly reminding him that he's a good-for-nothing, and that his fiancée has broken off their engagement.
The woman wept bitterly.
She's the one who ruined them.
Unable to face her family, she dragged her grief-stricken body to find her former fiancé, only to discover that he was already married and that his wife was actually her brother's fiancée.
She has been missing for many years, and he is entitled to find another partner, but why is it his second sister-in-law?
The woman wanted to die, but she also wanted to find out what secrets lay behind this incident.
When Shishi heard her call for her parents, and saw her tears falling to the ground like they were free, she glanced at the small courtyard that Shishi was staring at, pouted, and realized that she missed her parents too.
Do Mom and Dad miss her?
Xie Lin was unaware that his young wife was homesick. Seeing that the woman was no longer as lifeless as before, he breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as you don't seek death, having a goal gives you the motivation to live.
Deng Peng and the other two waited and waited, but they never saw the fourth person who wanted to commit suicide.
The three women had been "persuaded" by them; in reality, they claimed that the women were repaying kindness with ingratitude and were deliberately making them work hard.
After a long and sullen outburst, he finally managed to stop them from jumping into the sea.
Whether the small flame was extinguished or not is unknown, but as long as they stay there, they will most likely not let them get tired.
After a long while, the clothes that had been used to jump into the sea dried, and the guardian was almost asleep when suddenly, his half-closed eyes lit up.
The fourth one has arrived.
Wait, why didn't she rush off?
Shouldn't he have plunged into the sea and then jumped in to save people?
That's how they are, so why is Brother Lin treated differently?
Why do the last two look so happy?
Chou Chou and Shi Shi were playing rock-paper-scissors as they walked. The prize was sweet fermented rice balls. Whoever won got an extra bowl. The balls were sold by the number of times they won.
The woman promised them that if they helped her find out the truth about her second sister-in-law's marriage to her fiancé, she would personally cook sweet fermented rice balls for them.
Xie Lin thought to himself, "Of course I'm happy to learn how to make another delicious dish."
When the four women reunited, the first thing they did was hug each other and cry.
After crying, they were surprised to find that they felt much better and began to share their families' current situations.
After pouring out their hearts, the four of them were once again deeply moved, and a faint urge to die began to emerge.
Deng Peng and the other two watched with a sigh.
If I had known that crying would solve the problem, I should have let them cry sooner.
It's better to heal the mind than to heal the body. Xie Lin saw that the time was right and leaned close to Shi Shi's ear.
"Shishi, it's your turn. Once things are done, Chou Dan will take you to stock up on goods."
"The food here is different from that in Beijing and Shanghai, and it's also different from what we have on our island. We still have a lot of tickets left; we can stock up on several truckloads."
This "cart" refers to a small trolley, and each time goods are stocked, they are stored in units of these trolleys.
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