Chapter 59 Farewell

In the corner of the clinic lobby, Pei Luoshu hugged his mother tightly, his eyes red.

Mother Pei was given a needle and slowly woke up.

She raised her heavy eyelids and saw Pei Luoshu and Chen Shiyi standing beside her, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Luo'er, be good and don't cry. Mom is going to find your father. He has been waiting for me on the road to the underworld for many years. I can't be partial to one and only care for you and not your father, right?"

Pei Luoshu closed his eyes and tears flowed down.

"Well, Mom, you're right. I can't be too selfish."

She reached out and stroked Pei Luoshu.

"Luo'er, let the past be the past. Don't fight or compete. Live a peaceful life. This is what your father and I have always hoped for you."

"Mom, I understand. For so many years, you have been holding on for me. You have suffered so much. You are afraid that I will be alone in this world and that I will not have the courage to live."

"Mom, don't worry, go and see Dad. Tell him that Luo'er is very good and will not disappoint him. She will live well..."

Mother Pei smiled with relief on her pale face.

"Then I'm relieved. Luo'er, let's go home."

The sky was dark, windy and rainy, and the donkey cart was swaying on the way back.

Pei's mother had already passed away in Pei Luoshu's arms. Pei Luoshu looked grief-stricken, his scarlet eyes staring out of the car, tears silently flowing down his cheeks.

No screaming, no crying...

He just quietly accepted Pei's mother's departure.

When a loved one leaves, one does not feel sudden grief, but rather accepts the loss of her over the years, like rain soaking one's bones, and the whole body and soul are filled with damp sadness...

Chen Shiyi didn't know how to comfort him. Maybe comfort was useless in this kind of situation.

She just sat quietly beside him and helped him when he needed it.

Pei's mother's funeral was basically handled by Xue Lianxing and Chen Shiyi.

Coffin, mourning hall, cemetery, tombstone...

Pei Luoshu just knelt in front of Pei's mother's coffin, wearing a white linen shirt and burning paper money...

When he finished his work, Chen Shiyi also imitated Pei Luoshu, wearing a white linen robe and kneeling in a row with Pei Luoshu.

Pei Luoshu had been immersed in his own sorrow. Seeing Chen Shiyi dressed like this, he was stunned for a long time and said nothing. He just helped to tighten the hemp rope around her waist.

Chen Shiyi finally saw his stiff body move and spoke hurriedly.

"The porridge is being warmed on the stove. At least have a sip. You haven't eaten for two days. Your aunt will feel bad if she knows you're ruining your body like this."

Pei Luoshu looked at her quietly, his voice a little hoarse as he hadn't spoken for a long time.

"good."

"I'll be guarding the funeral hall. I'll go to sleep after I drink the porridge."

Pei Luoshu didn't say anything, but just untied the rope tied around Chen Shiyi's waist and tied it again.

He repeated this several times before he stopped, stood up tremblingly, and walked outside.

Chen Shiyi stayed with him like this and guarded the mourning hall for seven days.

During these seven days, she went out early and came back late, and Xue Lianxing was responsible for the business.

The location for Pei's mother's burial was very well chosen; Chen Shiyi consulted a Feng Shui master and spent a large sum of money to select the site.

Surrounded by mountains and water, it is quiet and peaceful.

Pei's mother is the most quiet person.

Pei Luoshu had a white cloth tied on his head, which made his eyes look even more haggard and sad.

The boy had no father to rely on, no mother to pity, his back bent, his knees dropped, his forehead bowed, bidding farewell to the person who gave him life, and also bidding farewell to the seventeen years that had protected him from the wind and rain...

The days passed slowly like this. It was hard to say whether they were good or bad. It seemed like everyone was living this way.

Chen Shiyi would go to the Pei family's yard every day, look at Pei Luoshu from a distance, and leave quickly when he saw that he was fine.

Rain or shine, no matter how late she worked, she would always take time to take a look.

She was also afraid that he might not be able to get over it...

It is March again, the peach blossoms are in full bloom and the pear blossoms are white.

She still remembered that last year, she had her feet in shackles, her hands tied with bracelets, and followed the Marquis's Mansion, walking here step by step.

She stood outside the Pei family's yard. She didn't know whose family had planted the pear blossoms. The flowers were in clusters, and the branches stretched out of the yard. When the spring breeze blew, the petals fluttered in the sky, like snowflakes drifting in winter, crystal clear, pure and clean...

I raised my hand, took a petal, and a hint of fragrance floated through my palm.

"eleven…"

Behind him was Pei Luoshu, whom he hadn't spoken to for a long time.

I don't know when he appeared behind me.

Chen Shiyi looked at him quietly with a slight smile on his lips.

"I'm leaving now."

When Chen Shiyi heard him say he was leaving, he felt indescribably sad.

"good."

"The Tianxiang Academy in the prefectural capital invited me to study there and prepare for the provincial examination next year."

“That’s a good thing.”

"I will leave in three days."

Chen Shiyi nodded.

"Then you should take care of yourself."

There was silence between the two again.

"I'm going back first."

Pei Luoshu hurriedly called out to Chen Shiyi when she turned around.

"Eleven, don't you have anything else to say to me?"

Chen Shiyi turned around again and smiled softly.

"A Luo, I hope you can smile more in the future and stop being so cold and silent. Even if you are alone, you should live a happy and smooth life."

After saying that, she left without looking back, carrying the backpack.

Three days later, on a cool morning, Pei Luoshu stood at the entrance of Ping'an Town, carrying a package on his back, waiting.

He thought she would come to see him off.

He waited from morning till noon, from the initial chill to the scorching heat of the sun.

She still hasn't come.

Pei Luoshu bit his lips tightly, his eyes filled with sadness.

He couldn't wait any longer, otherwise he would not be able to get to the county town.

He walked, looking back every few steps, staring back at Ping'an Town, his eyes filled with reluctance to leave.

I don't know how long I walked when I suddenly heard an anxious voice behind me.

"A Luo..."

Pei Luoshu's disappointed expression instantly improved, the corners of his mouth raised, he turned around and ran back.

Chen Shiyi stopped in front of him, panting, and wiped the sweat from his head.

"Finally caught up."

She handed the package in her hand to Pei Luoshu.

"Here are some clothes for you to change into, a pen, a stick of ink, and an inkstone. It takes at least two days to walk from the capital. Brother Xue is in another county and can't come back for the time being, so I should have sent you there. There are also some food in the bag for you to eat on the way."

Pei Luoshu kept looking at her, instructing her on every detail, feeling indescribably satisfied.

Chen Shiyi suddenly thought of something and quickly reached her hand into her clothes.

When Pei Luoshu saw this, he quickly lowered his head in panic.

Chen Shiyi only realized what was going on when he saw him like this.

"This shirt doesn't have sleeve pockets. My money is hidden inside my underwear. Don't think too much about it."

After saying that, she took out a golden ball and stuffed it into Pei Luoshu's hand.

"I didn't use it last time I went to the county town. Don't be reluctant to use it when you are out there."

Pei Luoshu's eyes were moist and his eyelashes trembled slightly.

“It’s too expensive.”

Chen Shiyi was silent for a while and then spoke.

"Yes, I also think it's valuable, but I can't bear to part with it. I didn't even want to use it when I was almost starving. So, if you have money in the future, can you return two to me?"

Pei Luoshu was instantly amused by Chen Shiyi.

"Are two enough?"

Chen Shiyi also laughed.

"That's enough. That's enough. I've made a profit."

"Eleven, thank you for everything you have done for me."

Chen Shiyi blinked.

"A Luo, when you pass the exam and become a high-ranking official, can you give me a support? When I go out, I can brag to others and tell them that I have a friend who is a high-ranking official. Then no one will dare to look down on me..."

Pei Luoshu's mood instantly plummeted after hearing this. He held the golden ball tightly in his palm, causing it to hurt.

Chen Shiyi said with a smile.

"I'll go to the city to see you if I have the chance in the future."

Pei Luoshu's voice was low.

"good…"