In the evening, Yu Wen and Yu Yuan returned from Wei's house, and Yu Bo, who heard the news, also rushed over.
The family sat in the hall and talked about this matter. Yu Wen did not hide his regret for this marriage: "A truly kind family. Not to mention Mr. Wei, he is a man, but even Mrs. Wei never said a harsh word to me. She kept saying that she was sorry for our Atang, and repeatedly told me that if there were any rumors in the future, they could be blamed on their family. Tell me, why didn't we discuss the marriage with their third son? Otherwise, this incident would not have happened."
Yu Bo felt it was a pity and said, "Then I will go over there tomorrow to offer a memorial service! As for A Yuan, go and help the Wei family. They are kind people, we can't just ignore it. Even if there are rumors in the future, we can't put the blame on the Wei family. The child is gone, how can we ruin his reputation? Our children are children, but other people's children are not children anymore."
"That's right." Wang sighed, and was afraid that Yu Tang would be unhappy after hearing it, so she went to see Yu Tang.
Yu Tang sat silently by the window, like an eggplant hit by frost.
When she heard the news of Wei Xiaoshan's death, she was shocked. After the shock, she felt regretful. After the regret, she felt deeply sad.
Gone at such a young age.
How uncomfortable it must be for the parents!
Put yourself in other people’s shoes.
When she first heard the news that her parents had passed away, it was like the sky had fallen.
His death must have been a huge blow to his parents.
Whenever she was free, she would think of his eyes that were looking at her with joy.
Yu Tang couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.
Thinking of the Wei family's kindness, she suddenly felt sorry for this relationship that had not even begun.
She sat there listlessly, not wanting to say anything.
Wang came over and hugged her gently, whispering, "Atang, this is none of your business. Life is long, this is just a small hurdle, it will be fine after a while."
Only then did Chen realize that she had ignored her daughter's feelings, and she hurried over to comfort her together with Wang.
Yu Tang didn't want to worry the elders at home, so he cheered up and talked to them. Finally, he asked them, "Can I go and burn some incense for the second son of the Wei family?"
Chen and Wang looked at each other, thought for a moment, and said hesitantly, "Ah Tang, we all know you are sad, but after all, our family has no contact with the Wei family, so it is not appropriate for you to go."
Yu Tang nodded.
Although she felt sorry for Mrs. Wei who lost her son, she had to take care of her own mother's feelings more.
When Yu Yuan went to Wei's house the next day, she asked Yu Yuan to help her burn some incense for Wei Xiaoshan and say a few words to comfort the Wei family.
Yu Yuan agreed immediately.
When Mrs. Wei found out, she burst into tears and said that Wei Xiaoshan was not blessed.
Yu Yuan looked dejected and spent the next few days helping the Wei family.
Wei Xiaoshan died suddenly without getting married, and his parents and uncles were still alive. According to etiquette, he could not be buried in the ancestral tomb, and his body could not be kept for 49 days. The Wei family discussed passing Wei Xiaoyuan's second son to Wei Xiaoshan, so that Wei Xiaoshan would have an heir and could be buried in the ancestral tomb. But the problem was that Wei Xiaoyuan only had one son at the time, and the matter of inheritance had to wait until he had a second son. What should be done with this person who smashed the pot and beat the spirit?
Wei Xiaoyuan suggested that his younger brother Wei Xiaochuan take over.
Everyone in the Wei family thought it was feasible.
Wei Xiaochuan agreed with red and swollen eyes.
The elders of the Wei family decided to keep Wei Xiaoshan's body for twenty-seventy-four days.
Mrs. Wei refused and insisted on keeping her son's body for 21 days.
But it would cost more money to keep the 37th. The reason why the Wei family agreed to let one son go to the Yu family as a son-in-law was because the expenses of having more sons were too high, especially since there was also a youngest son, Wei Xiaochuan, who was very talented in studying, and the family could not afford it.
Father Wei thought further - the dead are important, but the living are more important.
He tends to keep the twenty-seventh.
Wei's parents had a conflict.
After Yu Wen learned about this from Yu Yuan, he took twenty taels of silver and went to the Wei family with Chen.
Yu Tang was in a low mood and wanted to have a private talk with Ma Xiuniang.
In his previous life, Li Jun fell off a horse; in this life, Wei Xiaoshan drowned.
How could she not have any ideas?
Ma Xiuniang also knew about the Wei family's affairs, so she naturally welcomed Yu Tang to her home. Not only that, she also thoughtfully sent her younger brother to Zhang Hui's place and bought a lot of snacks to treat Yu Tang.
Yu Tang had a lot on his mind, but after meeting Ma Xiuniang, he didn't know what to say.
Ma Xiuniang was very considerate. If Yutang didn't say anything, she wouldn't mention it. She just sat quietly with Yutang by the banana tree in her yard for a long time without saying anything. When Yutang was about to leave, she even asked Yutang if he wanted her to stay with him at home.
Yu Tang felt warm inside and his mood immediately improved a lot.
She hugged Ma Xiuniang tightly for a while before going back home.
As soon as she entered Qingzhu Lane in the sedan chair, she found that several neighbors had gathered at the door of her house.
Yu Tang's heart tightened, and he urged the carriage bearers to move faster. Before the carriage stopped, he lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage.
A neighbor who knew Yu Tang saw this and hurriedly asked, "Miss Yu, where have you been? Your house has been robbed. Ah Tiao has gone to look for Master Yu, you should also go home and check!"
Yu Tang was startled and pushed through the crowd and walked in.
Mrs. Chen was sweeping the floor. When she saw Yu Tang coming back, she hurried over to her and said, "Miss, it's okay. But a few pieces of meat and half a jar of rice were lost."
Yu Tang frowned.
Lin'an City had enjoyed good weather and good harvests in the past few years, and there was almost no picking up of lost items on the roads, so such incidents rarely occurred. Even in the years of disaster, the Pei family opened their warehouses to store grain and closed the city gates to prevent refugees from entering the city, so there was almost no theft.
It can be seen that Master Pei San, as the patriarch of the Pei family, did do some good things.
Yu Tang asked, "Have you checked it carefully?"
"I checked carefully." Mrs. Chen said, "I checked the things in the madam's warehouse one by one with the account book, and they are all still there." At this point, she patted her chest thankfully, "Fortunately, I turned back halfway, otherwise I would have been guilty of a great sin!"
Yu Tang inquired carefully and found out that Mrs. Chen saw that no one was at home and was going to visit the neighbor next door. Halfway through, she thought that she had nothing to do while talking, so she might as well take her needlework and go over to do some work. That’s how she caught the thief and didn’t steal more things.
"Are you okay?" Yu Tang asked concernedly.
Mrs. Chen blushed and said, "It's okay, it's okay. If I had known, I wouldn't have gone out."
Yu Tang said: "Just be more careful in the future."
Mrs. Chen complained, "No one in Qingzhu Lane has lost anything in all these years. I don't know where this stupid thing came from."
Yu Tang asked, "Have you reported it to the police?"
"We've reported it!" said Mrs. Chen. "Mr. Wu from next door helped us report it to the authorities. But the door wasn't broken and the windows weren't pried open. I'm afraid even if we report it to the authorities, they won't be able to find out anything."
The main reason is that the lost items are not valuable and the government will not take them seriously.
No matter what, having a stranger break into the house... Yu Tang felt scared.
Yu Wen and Chen did not return until the evening. After hearing about this, Yu Wen felt terrified and told Ah Tiao, "Go buy a big yellow dog to look after the house."
They didn't have a dog before, mainly because Yu Tang was still young, and they were afraid of scaring him. But now that he's been robbed, they can't just ignore it.
Ah Tiao left immediately.
Yu Tang asked about Yu Wen's visit to Wei's house.
Yu Wen sighed and said, "The Wei family was unwilling to accept our money, but I had to persuade them and they finally accepted it. But they only said it was a loan and gave us 6% interest and we had to pay it back within three years."
Yu Tang was a little surprised.
She didn't expect the Wei family to be so poor.
Yu Wen said, "What are you imagining? Last year, a man who helped them press oil fell ill. Not only did their family treat the illness, they also took in the two children of that family. As a result, they were a little short of money."
Mrs. Chen listened and talked about the Wei family: "Mr. Wei and Mrs. Wei are both very kind people. There is also a cousin in their family who is said to be Mrs. Wei's niece. She lost her mother when she was young and was raised in the Wei family. Mrs. Wei She treated her like her own daughter, teaching literacy and housekeeping. At this funeral, the girl was mostly there to help with matters in the inner house. I saw that her behavior was somewhat similar to Mrs. Wei's, she was shrewd but kind-hearted. , it’s really rare.”
Yu Tang was not too interested in these things. She asked, "What date has been set for Wei Xiaoshan's funeral?"
Chen said, "It's decided to be 37."
That's good!
Yu Tang sighed in his heart.
There was the sound of a man talking loudly outside.
Yu Tang and others thought that it was the yamen runners coming to investigate today's theft case. Yu Wen pushed the door and walked out without waiting for Mrs. Chen to report. Who knew that the person who came in was a unfamiliar fat white man.
He was wearing a bright blue silk gown with floral patterns and had a round head. When he saw Yu Wen, he asked anxiously, "Are you Mr. Yu Huili?"
"It's me!" Yu Wen replied.
The man's expression was obviously relieved, and he said, "I came from Hangzhou. Do you know Mr. Lu Xin?"
Yu Wen and Chen and Yu Tang who came out later were all stunned.
The man said, "I am from Taihu. He and I stayed in the same inn a few days ago. Five days ago, he drank too much and died suddenly in the inn. The innkeeper reported it to the authorities. The authorities let them handle it themselves. The innkeeper heard from Mr. Lu that he and you were sworn brothers. Seeing that I have returned home, he asked me to bring you a message. See if you can help him buy a coffin and bury him. Otherwise, the innkeeper will drag him to the charity house."
"Ah!" Yu Wen, Chen and Yu Tang looked at each other.
What is going on?
Chen said to the man, "Then you should go to the Lu family to report the news, right?"
The man smiled bitterly and said, "I went. But people said that Lu Xin and his father were out of the fifth degree of mourning with the Lu family and they didn't have much contact with each other on weekdays. Before Lu Xin left, he sold the ancestral home to outsiders in order to make a few more taels of silver. Whether he is dead or alive has nothing to do with them." The man was probably afraid that Yu Wen and the people of the Lu family would not care about this matter, so he said, "Anyway, I have already brought my letter. Whether you go to help collect his body or not is your business. I am in a hurry to return home, so I won't bother you." After that, he turned around and left without even drinking a sip of tea.
Yu Wen paced back and forth.
Chen said, "You don't really want to go to Hangzhou to collect his body, do you?"
Yu Wen glanced at Yu Tang and said, "I'd better go! I'll consider it as a blessing for our Ah Tang."
Chen wanted to say something but stopped.
She thought of the Wei family.
Do good things and leave blessings for future generations. They only have Yu Tang as their daughter, and they hope that anything good will happen to her.
Chen stamped her feet and told Mrs. Chen to pack a bag for Yu Wen.
Yu Tang wanted to stop him at first, but then he thought that his father had always been kind to others all his life. Even if Lu Xin was a bad person, he was already dead and would never trouble his father again. In order to reassure his father, he decided to let him go to Hangzhou.
Just consider it a good deed.
In her previous life, she had no news of Lu Xin.
Did Lu Xin die in a foreign land like he did now? Or did she lose contact with him because her parents died?
This has become a mystery again.