When has this man ever shed tears?
She saw 놛 secretly wiping away tears.
"Xie Linan..."
Xie Linan pulled the corner of his mouth hard, "It's okay, I know, everyone has this problem. I didn't expect it to happen so soon. I don't even have the strength to speak."
Soon the two uncles knew that Xie Linan had returned, and they came again during the weekend.
And now, the old man's life has come to an end.
I could barely hold a conversation before, but now I speak in small bursts, and after saying a few words I have to rest for half a day before I can speak again.
It’s less than a month away from Qingming Festival and my grandfather has become like this.
They were both shocked.
"Dad, what happened to you? Didn't we take good care of you?"
"The last time we came to see you, you were still fine. You were able to go up the mountain to worship our ancestors."
"Yes, you speak, what's wrong?"
Lin Xinghua looked at them indifferently. It was difficult for him to even open his eyelids, let alone have the energy to scold them.
Out of sight, out of mind. Just close your eyes.
They both: “…”
Ye Xiaozhen said, "Grandpa doesn't have the strength to speak now. It's hard for him to even open his eyelids. Don't ask any more questions."
"Ah? You still had the energy to scold me during the Qingming Festival, but why can't you speak now?"
"Don't you know what disease this is? It's spreading very quickly in the end."
"Then why are you so thin?"
"I can't eat anything, so I just drink some water every day. How can I not lose weight?"
They both: “…”
Xie Zhiguo said: "If that's the case, my father hasn't eaten for a long time?"
"That's about right."
"Will he starve to death?"
Ye Xiaozhen didn't answer.
Xie Zhiguo added: "I remember the hospital has those nutritional injections, specially prepared for people who can't eat. Send him to the hospital and get the nutritional injections."
Ye Xiaozhen was really amused by their jokes.
Xie Linan, who had been patiently waiting, could no longer bear it and said, "Okay, it's time for Second Uncle and First Uncle to fulfill their filial duties. You can get Grandpa admitted to the hospital."
Xie Zhiguo: “…” He fell silent instantly.
Xie Zhili said, "I didn't say that, second brother. When the disease reaches its end, no matter how much you torture yourself, it will be useless. I see that Dad is in such a bad condition, I'm afraid he won't live long. Forget it, don't torture yourself."
Xie Linan didn't want to quarrel with them in front of his grandfather, so he tolerated their nonsense.
Xie Zhiguo and Xie Zhili were glaring at each other in the old man's room, and finally the two came out to discuss.
"Brother, I think Dad only has a few days left. Why don't we take a leave and come back to take care of Dad? We have to see him off to the end."
Xie Zhiguo nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask for leave tomorrow."
"I'm taking leave too."
The two explained the situation, saying that 놚 had asked for leave to come back and keep an eye on the old man, waiting to see him off to the end.
Xie Linan had no objection and even lent them a room.
Then he said to them, "Since you plan to come back to see Grandpa off, we will take turns keeping watch starting tomorrow night."
"Night watch?"
"Of course. Grandpa could die at any time in his condition. If you don't keep watch, you won't even know if he's gone at night."
The two agreed to come down.
I stayed that night.
The next day, they all went back to ask for leave, and then came back with their quilts, ready to watch over their grandfather until his death.
Zhang Hui arranged Xie Zhiguo's clothes and quilt and said, "Are you really going to die soon?"
"Really, I don't even have the strength to speak. I think these are the fewest days left."
"Yeah, that's going to be soon. Then you go first, and I'll go take a look tomorrow."
"OK."
Since they took turns to keep watch at night, they dismissed the caregivers hired from their fellow villagers and paid them a lot of money.
On the second day, the wives of Xie Zhili and Xie Zhiguo also came to see.
On the morning of the fourth day, before dawn, Xie Zhili suddenly found that his father began to breathe heavily, and something was wrong.
Hurry up and wake up all the guys.
Except for myself, the whole family waited in front of the old man.
"Grandpa, Grandpa."
"father……"
Everyone was calling out to me, but I could do nothing but gasp for air, and I couldn't respond to them.
More air out, less air in.
Finally... after he took his last breath, several minutes passed and we couldn't hear him breathing anymore.
The whole place was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
A few minutes later, Xie Zhili suddenly asked, "Will Dad die?"
Hearing what 놛 said, Xie Zhiguo stretched out his hand tremblingly and felt the pulse on 놛's neck.
Then he suddenly pulled back and said to everyone, "I won't move anymore."
Xie Li burst into tears.
Ye Xiaozhen also wiped away tears.
Xie Zhiguo and Xie Zhili were also crying. Xie Linan's eyes were red and he kept sniffing.
When the neighbors heard the crying from their house, they knew that Lin Xinghua had passed away, and they quickly notified the whole village to come and help.
This was the way it was in the countryside at that time. If someone died in a family, almost the entire village would come to help.
There are many things to do later, such as inviting Taoist priests, digging graves, etc.
Xie Linan also called back to inform his two younger brothers, asking them to ask for leave from school and bring Hongxia back to attend the funeral.
The old man's other grandsons also took leave and rushed back to attend the funeral.
Our house is very small, and even though we have many houses next to each other, it is almost crowded.
Because in addition to our own family and neighbors, there are also our respective relatives and friends.
Thanks to Lin An, I have many business friends.
Ye Xiaozhen never knew that a person's death could be so lively.
The sound of firecrackers, the sound of Taoist priests banging and hammering, and all kinds of noise.
It's even more lively than a restaurant.
In fact, there were not many people with sad faces. In fact, there were quite a few people chatting idly, and they laughed happily about something they were talking about.
On the fourth day, they carried the coffin to the mountain for burial, and then came back for another feast.
It was a lively five-day event before it ended.
All the outsiders have left, leaving only our family members.
Ye Xiaozhen knew that they were talking about money.
A lot of people came, and the money collected filled a whole box.
Ye Xiaozhen was in charge of collecting the money and registering the items. The key to the box was also with her. She noticed that the two families kept their eyes on the box.
The box was in the middle of the table, and the family sat in a circle around it.
At this time, Xie Zhiguo was still talking about his grandfather.
We started by talking about our family of five, how our family was very poor in those years, how our parents had to endure a lot of hardships with us brothers, and how we managed to get through it with great difficulty.
Especially for the old man, as a lame adult man, it is not easy to support his wife and children.
After working hard all my life, I finally lived a good life, but my husband died without enjoying any happiness.
As he spoke, he began to cry.
Xie Zhiguo's wife Zhang Hui is also a good actress. She cried with 놛, and the couple cried miserably.
Perhaps influenced by them, Huang Linlin was also wiping away tears.
Xie Zhili and his wife exchanged glances and then started to cry.
However, their acting skills are not very good and their crying looks fake.
He talked a lot of ramblings and cried, but still couldn't get to the point. Xie Linan lost his patience.
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