Chapter 94 Young Master Zheng is dead!
"If we put everything down, why would we build a courtyard? Master Tai Liu has brought all the men of the same clan, young and old, to help."
"They are so kind and righteous. They are so much better than other families!"
"Yes, this kind of family is a good choice. If there's a chance to marry our children to ours in the future, we'll have someone to rely on when things get tough."
"That makes sense!"
Everyone was talking about it, which actually raised the Tai family's reputation by more than one level.
If Mr. Tai San knew about this, he would probably be overjoyed.
At this moment, he was also expressing his feelings with his old brother.
"For a person, a peaceful life is more important than anything else. Sometimes wealth isn't a good thing; it's a death warrant! Look at the Zheng family, over thirty people, full of life, and then they all turned into a pile of dust overnight!"
Old Master Tai nodded, subconsciously looking towards the mountains in the distance, and whispered, "Third Brother is right. Wealth is sometimes a knife that kills, but it never draws blood."
Not far away, more than thirty graves had been dug and coffins were being slowly lowered.
The first two side-by-side tombs are the largest and most spacious, and are where Madam Zheng and "Young Master Zheng" are buried.
After the ground was filled, the tombstone was erected, and a large amount of incense, candles and yellow paper were burned, the funeral was considered over.
Uncle Chen's friends breathed a sigh of relief. They had failed Uncle Chen's instructions, but now that the deceased had been buried, even if they saw Uncle Chen in the future, they would have an explanation.
Looking at the busy Tai family members, they were sincerely grateful and admired.
Especially Mr. Tai. The others received the reward, but he did not take a single penny.
It was purely because of the Zheng family’s previous support that I am now sincerely sending the Zheng family on their last journey.
After a few people discussed it, they invited the old man to come over and talk, and then half-given and half-forced him to give the remaining eighty or so taels on the account to the old man.
The old man had no choice but to bow and express his gratitude, and then took over the task of burning the first seven days' funeral rites for the Zheng family.
Several people were even more satisfied. They were all busy with their business and really had no time to come here again and again.
After a few words, everyone dispersed, leaving only the lonely grave standing in the still chilly wind...
It was already dusk when the Tai family returned to the village.
The villagers, young and old, prepared braziers and brooms. The men who came back were swept clean and stepped over the braziers before they were allowed to enter the village.
It’s not that everyone dislikes the Zheng family. Not to mention how much food they had eaten from the Zheng family before, even for this trip to help, all added up, everyone got two or three taels of silver.
If it were a wealthy family, this little bit of silver might not even be worth bending down to pick up.
But if it is placed in their home, it is like a pie falling from the sky, a big pie that can make people dizzy.
Some families have many brothers, such as Mr. Tai Sanye’s family. This time, the reward money from the three of them, young and old, can make up ten taels of silver.
In a bumper year, four or five acres of land may not produce so much.
If you meet an old lady at home who can arrange it, ten taels of silver are enough to marry two daughters-in-law!
But the Zheng family members died suddenly, which is really scary.
After this, everyone can feel more at ease and have fewer nightmares at night...
After a few days away, every family was busy going back to reminisce about the past (and count their reward money), so they chatted for a while and then went their separate ways.
Today, due to the suspension of work, the craftsmen also took the opportunity to go home and have a look.
The Tai family closed the gate, leaving only their own family members.
Zhuzhu missed her grandfather, and when she saw her grandfather coming back, she hugged his neck and refused to let go.
The old man huddled together with his fat granddaughter and talked in a low voice for a long time.
Everyone around thought that the old man was trying to play with his granddaughter, but in fact he was asking his granddaughter for "peace of mind".
Zhuzhu carefully looked at everyone in the village, especially those who helped with the Zheng family's funeral.
Fortunately, the luck on their heads is basically white.
There are a few that are gray, but it is not serious, closer to grayish white.
The old man was completely relieved and could finally let out the breath that had been pent up in his heart.
Their family remembers the kindness the Zheng family has shown them, and it is only natural that they want to repay them.
But the clan members have no such obligation, and they only provide manpower and effort out of consideration for the family.
If they caused trouble and disaster to everyone, their family would feel guilty.
Young Master Zheng has been staying at the Tai family for a few days. He has three hot meals a day and a warm bed at night. Zhuzhu plays with him, Tai Yongning accompanies him in writing and reading, and occasionally Yang Lihua teaches him personally.
He didn't have much free time to be alone, so he didn't have much opportunity to be sad.
Therefore, his complexion looked much better than when he first arrived at Tai's house.
But after all, having encountered such a big change, he became much more stable and spoke less.
Now that there was no outsider in the house, Young Master Zheng also left the west room.
As soon as he saw Old Master Tai, Tai Jizu, Tai Jizong and Tai Yongan, Young Master Zheng's eyes turned red and he knelt down immediately.
After six or seven days, the four people from three generations, young and old, had lost a lot of weight, their eyes were dark, their beards were untidy, and they looked extremely haggard and emaciated.
It was originally his job as a son to bury his mother and servants, but now it has been taken over by the Tai family!
"Grandpa Tai, thank you and the uncles for burying my family! I will definitely repay you for your kindness today!"
The old man bent down and helped the young boy up with his own hands, holding his thin arm and sighing.
"Young Master Zheng, there's no need to be like this. Now that things have come to this, it's only right for us to lend a hand. But you, on the other hand, should still be patient! Take good care of yourself. Only then will you have the chance to find the truth and avenge your family!"
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