Sun Zhengguo came and went in a hurry. After taking the treasure, he went to the front yard, chatted with his family for a while, and then returned to Juhua Hutong.
The next morning, under the direction of the two stewards, several strong laborers from the courtyard carried the old lady's coffin to the outskirts of the city and gave her a hasty burial.
Seeing the newly built small grave mounds, those with sons and daughters felt alright, but those without children felt incredibly desolate.
Today's funeral for the old lady is a perfect example. No one wore mourning clothes, no one broke the basin, and it's highly likely that no one will burn paper money for her in the future.
They became the legendary wandering ghosts!
Perhaps adopting a child wouldn't be a bad idea; this is Yan Jiecheng's most genuine thought at the moment.
Of course, Xu Damao also had his own ideas, but he still held onto the hope that the herbs might work someday!
Seeing that some people in the group were in low spirits, Lin Wencui could guess some of the reasons.
But she had no choice but to stand up and shout towards the courtyard.
"Alright, the funeral is over. Everyone keep walking forward, and remember, never look back."
Upon hearing Lin Wencui's words, everyone turned and headed home without looking back, as that would be considered unlucky.
After a half-hour trek, the group finally returned to the courtyard house.
After returning home, Lin Wencui had just caught her breath when He Daqing came to her door again.
“Hey, ma’am, this is my grocery shopping expense, I have nothing left. Please take a look at the bill.”
"Oh!" Lin Wencui took the bill, glanced at it, and then frowned.
“Uncle He, the accounts are fine, but why wasn’t your wages set aside?”
“Hey! She’s an old lady. People in the neighborhood who have money contribute money and those who have strength contribute strength. Although my family’s relationship with the old lady’s family is not that great, we can’t accept this money, otherwise people will talk behind our backs.”
"Thank you for your hard work," Lin Wencui said with a smile, without saying anything else.
Because she knew that's how the old Beijingers were; they never hesitated when it came to matters, and you could tell by their actions.
"Alright! That's enough. I'll get back to work now."
After settling the accounts, He Daqing left the Sun family home to prepare to go back and cook.
Although several older women helped out today, I still had to cook all the dishes myself.
Soon it was noon, and everyone in the courtyard, young and old, gathered in the central courtyard for a feast.
Since Yi Zhonghai only contributed 100 yuan, it was impossible for him to eat well.
Therefore, He Daqing also put in a lot of effort to prepare a big stew for everyone, a plate of braised fish, and a few vegetable dishes, and everything was ready.
This way, everyone can have enough to eat and eat well.
The neighbors in the courtyard didn't object either. With fish and meat provided and no need to contribute money, what more could they want? They could just flaunt it...
In the afternoon, Section Chief Liu from the Subdistrict Office came to the courtyard again. In addition to checking on the old lady's burial, he also announced some news.
That's the old lady's house. It's been taken over by the neighborhood committee and temporarily sealed off. As for how it will be allocated, we'll discuss that later.
This news also deterred those who were eager to compete for the houses.
With that, the matter of the deaf old lady was finally settled.
But has this matter truly come to a close?
The answer is definitely no!
Because Captain Zhang of the police station had already arranged two teams of people after reporting the case back that day.
They investigated Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao, but they hadn't found Yi Zhonghai yet because he was too good at disguising himself.
Even if the case goes astray, given time, Yi Zhonghai will surely be found.
All of this is being done in secret, so progress is slow, but the truth will eventually come out.
Time flies, and several days have passed since the deaf old lady died. The courtyard is temporarily calm.
Today is the eighth day of the tenth lunar month, a day that holds no significance for others.
But for Sha Zhu, it was a great day, because it was his wedding day.
Therefore, early in the morning, the father and son divided the work, with He Daqing in charge of buying groceries.
Sha Zhu went to the station to pick up the person and then went directly to the neighborhood office to get the certificate.
We'll only go back to the compound after we've received our marriage certificate; that way we can finally rest easy.
At 9 a.m., seeing that it was almost time, Sha Zhu changed into a new set of clothes, shaved, and feeling good about himself, then locked the door and walked out of the yard.
At the gate, several middle-aged women saw that Sha Zhu hadn't gone to work and had even changed into new clothes, so they started teasing him.
"Hey! Silly Zhu, judging by your outfit, are you going on a blind date?"
"Yes, yes! Silly Zhu, you're really tight-lipped! Where are you from, girl? Come and tell this old lady."
"..."
When asked by the older women, Sha Zhu didn't say anything, he just smiled and nodded, it was unclear what he meant.
After he left, the elderly women at the door started making a fuss.
"Hey! Tell me, what did that idiot Zhu mean just now? Was he really going on a blind date? He was just pretending."
"Second Aunt, I don't think this is a good idea. With their family background, what girl would be blind to marry him?"
"Aunt Li, don't be so sure. There's no rule that says you can't find a wife if you have a bad family background. Maybe Zhu Zi has already found someone."
The person who said this was Second Aunt, because only she knew what Sha Zhu was doing at that moment!
But she wouldn't say anything more until things were successful.
"That's right, that's right. I think you can't stand to see others do well. We're all from the same hospital, and instead of helping, you're making sarcastic remarks."
As a staunch ally of the Sun family, Aunt Chen naturally had to support Aunt Sun.
The other middle-aged women at the door, who were originally prepared to kick him while he was down, simply stopped talking when they saw these two speaking up for Sha Zhu.
Because everyone knows that the Sun family is someone this family can't afford to offend...
At the Beijing Bus Station, Sha Zhu had been there for a while and was still waiting anxiously.
A while later, a bus that had been passing through Dongcun Village slowly pulled into the station.
After the bus came to a complete stop, the passengers began to get off one by one, until finally a father and daughter got off.
And this father and daughter were none other than Li Fugui and Li Xiuxiu, whom Sha Zhu was waiting for.
As soon as the two got out of the car, even from a distance, Sha Zhu could recognize his wife at a glance.
It was simply because Li Xiuxiu's crimson dress stood out conspicuously in a crowd.
However, Sha Zhu secretly thought, "I like this style."
"This way."
Sha Zhu waved as he walked toward the father and daughter.
At the same time, Li Fugui and his companion, who had heard the shouts, also walked over.
As soon as the two met, Li Fugui spoke first, "Zhu Zi, did I keep you waiting long enough?"
"It's nothing." Sha Zhu chuckled sheepishly. "Dad, Xiu Xiu, these bundles must be really heavy, right?"
Since Li Xiuxiu came to get her marriage certificate today and isn't leaving, she has a lot of things, including several large and small bundles.
So, without saying a word, Sha Zhu snatched them all and hung them all over his body.
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