Chapter 112 Cenotaph
"I'm not going!"
Ren Ru didn't say this on a whim. In fact, this idea had been lingering in her mind since the last time she saw her sister and father.
She found that she was such a greedy person. Before she found her relatives, all she wanted most was that they were still alive and well, but after she really saw them, she wanted even more.
Her mother’s unexpected death made her cherish her living relatives even more, and she was always more worried about the situation of her relatives who were away, fearing that if something unexpected happened, she would never see them again.
Because of this feeling, she even had the audacity to go to her elder sister-in-law to discuss whether she could arrange a suitable position for her father or sister and brother-in-law on the train.
She knew that if she simply asked her father and sister to stay, they would definitely not agree, so she had to choose a more roundabout route.
Fortunately, her elder sister-in-law did not show any dissatisfaction with her idea. Instead, she actively helped her find a solution.
"It's not easy to arrange for Uncle and Brother Rui to work in the car, but considering Sister Ying's professional expertise, working in the infirmary is the best, but..."
Although there are professional medical carriage systems in the mall, the price to exchange them is astronomical for them now.
Jiang Qian was helpless and embarrassed. Later, she found an opportunity to discuss the matter privately with her parents. Huang Liping then went to find Ren Ru and asked her to take her to live in the car.
Although Ren Ru herself hadn't said it, her family had been sleeping together since the incident. How could she not know that she was always waking up from nightmares? It was only recently, after finding her, that the situation had improved.
In the past, Huang Liping would not be willing to let others live in her home for a long time, but since the end of the world, she has been accustomed to separations and deaths, and now she feels that nothing is more important than having someone by her side.
Because she had seen so much intrigue, deception, betrayal, and selfish calculations, Huang Liping actually began to feel that the unpleasant things that had happened to her with others in the village in the past had become beautiful. Those people who had made her so angry that she wanted to bite her teeth off at the time had become lovely, and she even missed them a little.
After all, they are just ordinary people, and trivial disputes are not that important when it comes to life and safety.
Since we can let go of the previous frictions, some of the previous principles can be changed.
Ren Ru could hear her mother-in-law's sincerity. Her heart had been filled with gratitude and joy these days, so when she saw her brother-in-law, she tried to persuade him again.
But Guo Rui was obviously more determined than he thought.
"It's already troublesome enough for you when Dad and Yangyang occasionally go to stay with you and Dongzi for a few days. What would it look like if your sister and I went there too?"
The family had no means of making a living on the train, so they had to rely entirely on their brother-in-law's family for support. Even if his relatives didn't mind, Guo Rui himself would still feel uncomfortable.
"Don't tell your sister about this. She won't agree."
Ren Ru was just thinking about trying to persuade him a few more times when she saw Guo Rui, who was sitting opposite her, narrow his eyes, then quickly stood up, opened the door and ran out.
Although Ren Ru and others didn't know what was going on, they followed him out of the door out of curiosity.
But Guo Rui, who had left the house earlier, was no longer visible, so they could only look around in the courtyard.
Fortunately, two minutes later, the group saw two figures appear on the path leading down the mountain.
Ren Ying was holding a flashlight in his hand, breathing heavily. He saw the person standing in the yard with a serious expression on his face, and the smile on his lips was frozen.
"Everyone come inside... Come in and sit down! Why are you all out?"
"It's my fault. I saw the lights and rushed to pick you up. I forgot to tell everyone before I left, and I made everyone worried." Guo Rui apologized. "There have been a lot of people bitten by wild animals in the mountains these days. I thought it looked like Ah Ying was back, so I rushed to pick her up."
Naturally, the others didn't care about his mistake, and the group went back into the room.
Yangyang, who had been holding Jiang Mingchen's hand, immediately let go and ran over when she saw her mother coming back, and snuggled into her mother's arms as soon as possible.
Ren Ru looked at the intimate scene between the mother and son, thought for a moment, and started to persuade them again.
"Sister, Yangyang has been running around in the train compartment these past two days and he's visibly brighter. If he stays a few more days, he might recover even better. You can be a doctor here, and you can be a doctor on the train, too! When there's a medical room on the train in the future, wouldn't that make it even more logical?"
Ren Ying touched the child's face, hesitated for a moment, and finally refused.
"I'm doing well in the infirmary here. As for what you said, let's talk about it when the train has a clinic recruiting people!" Ren Ying could see that this was just an excuse her sister came up with to persuade her.
"As for Yangyang, it's okay for me to stay with you for a few days occasionally, but it doesn't make sense for me to ask you, my aunt, to help me take care of the child all the time." Ren Ying said, "Besides, there are a lot of new doctors assigned to the infirmary now, so there will be people to share the burden. I should be able to relax a little bit in the next period of time and spend more time with Yangyang."
She looked at Ren's father and said, "Dad, I'm free now and have time to take care of Yangyang. Dad, if you want to live with Xiaoru, go ahead. Don't worry about us."
"I'm not going!"
As soon as Ren Ying finished speaking, Ren's father spoke.
"How much free time can you have?" Ren's father was not fooled by Ren Ying's words. "From what we saw in the infirmary today, it's clearly busier than before!"
"That was an accident," Ren Ying tried to defend herself. "There was an emergency today and you just happened to run into it. Normally..."
"How many people have come to the mountains these past two days? Do you think I don't know? Even if there are more doctors, they probably won't be idle during normal times."
This time, before she could finish, Ren's father interrupted her, "Don't say anymore. I know whether you are really busy or not. You haven't had time to boil water at home these past two days, right?"
Ren Ying and Guo Rui both looked at the kettle on the low cabinet next to them, and the latter lowered his head subconsciously.
Hot water is supplied uniformly on the mountain at fixed times. They have been busy these two days, and the water in the kettle was filled the day before yesterday, and it has lost all its temperature.
Father Ren didn't stop. He looked at his eldest daughter and said, "Wild animals attacking humans is obviously not something that can be resolved in a short time. If I leave, can you really take good care of Yangyang?"
This time, Ren Ying also remained silent.
She really couldn't guarantee it.
The reason she was able to come back so early today was because the director allowed her to come back early because she had worked several late shifts before and her family was able to come over today. The other colleagues were still busy in the infirmary!
She said that she could take good care of the child, but seeing that her son was in better condition now, she thought she could reluctantly give it a try!
"If I weren't here, you two would be so busy that you might not even have a meal!" Father Ren vented his anger and then softened his tone. "I have the final say on where I am, so don't bother with me!"
Ren Ying fell silent. Seeing this, Ren Ru didn't dare to persuade her anymore. She could only change the subject and took out the package she had brought for her elder sister.
Ren Ying looked at all the stuff, feeling surprised and delighted. "Why are there so many things? How did you get them?"
Seeing the two heavy bags of food, she pushed them away discontentedly, saying, "You can keep them for yourself. We can eat in the cafeteria here, so we don't lack food."
"We're not short of food either." Ren Ru didn't take it. She showed her what was in the package and then rolled it up again. "Besides, this was exchanged for the things I took from your house before. It was originally yours."
"If you hadn't brought them back, we wouldn't have been able to get these things!"
Since my sister came last time, routes between several cities have become open.
At that time, the neighbors in the community who were evacuating to Jingming Mountain gathered together to discuss, and regardless of whether they wanted to go back or not, they all took the train back.
Although Guo Rui and Ren Ru thought Jingming Mountain was a good place to live, they went along anyway. They planned to talk to the rescue team and see if they could rent out their house in the city.
Their community is in a good location, not far from the train station, and is considered the center of a safe zone. There should be many people willing to rent there.
It was during this trip that Guo Rui found out about it.
Although the rescue team had issued a statement in advance not to allow people looking for supplies to enter residential areas, in reality, many families had their doors pried open.
When many people returned home, there were signs of prying on the door locks. In some families' houses, the doors were not even locked. Not to mention gold and silver jewelry, everything with a little value and use was lost.
When returning to the city, Guo Rui listened to the complaints of the neighbors in the community, carried the things he had packed out from home that he thought were still useful, and was filled with gratitude towards his aunt's family.
If Ren Ru and the others had not packed out some important things in advance, their house would probably have been looted.
Ren Ying really felt that it was nothing wrong for her sister to keep these things. She took the box of gold and silver jewelry out of the package and stuffed it into Ren Ru's hand. "I really need food and other things. I won't be polite to you. You have to accept this."
Ren Ru was about to refuse, but her father said, "Just accept it if your sister gives it to you!"
Ren Ying also said, "That's right. There's only one lock on the house here. There are so many people coming and going in the mountains. What if it gets robbed if I leave it here? I'll leave it with you."
Ren Ru thought about it and accepted it. "Then leave it with me first. You can come to me for it when you need it."
After the two families exchanged a few more pleasantries, they talked about the most important thing of the night.
"My dear in-laws, where should my mother-in-law's cenotaph be set up?"
Jiang Weimin and others came here tonight mainly for this matter.
Mr. Ren naturally knew that his youngest daughter's family was pressed for time, so he didn't delay and told them the place he had already inquired about.
"It's just behind this mountain. There used to be a cemetery over there."
Many people lost their loved ones along the way of their evacuation, but because most of those who left turned into zombies, their bodies could not be preserved, so many people later secretly set up cenotaphs for their loved ones in the beautiful cemetery behind.
The rescue team turned a blind eye and acquiesced, and even helped divide the cemetery into different areas to avoid disputes.
Ren's father had long harbored the idea of building a cenotaph for his wife, but he hadn't had any of her clothes with him, so he had been putting it off. The last time his youngest daughter came, she brought his wife's clothes, and the idea resurfaced.
"But the visibility is not good at night. How about we go there tomorrow morning?"
Ren Ying advised.
The wild animals in the mountains have been very active recently. Of course, the living people are more important than the mother who has passed away.
So, the two families rested for a while in the two rooms assigned to Ren Ying and his wife.
At 3:30 in the morning, when it was just getting light, a group of people walked on the dew to the cemetery on the back mountain.
【Author’s words】
The word count has been completed and I will do some minor revisions tomorrow. The next chapter will be the day after tomorrow, the 18th.
Good night, babies!
Hope I can get a good sleep tonight!
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