Zhang's mother, Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran went to the big tree where they usually gossiped. There were already many people gathered together, complaining about the Lu family's behavior.
Seeing Zhang's mother and the others coming over, Aunt Li asked, "Old Zhang, they're here to ask for gift money, and they're coming to your house so soon. That's pretty fast. Old Zhang, did your family give any gift money?"
"Old Li, why didn't you give it to me? After all, they're coming to your house. If you've accepted gifts from them before, you have to return them. Give them the gifts, and they'll just go on to the next house. Seeing that Old Lu's wallet is bulging, he must have asked for money from quite a few families."
"Lao Zhang, how much did your family ask for? My family gave 2 yuan. It was the gift money for my husband and I's wedding, the gift money for my daughters and sons' weddings, and the gift money for my grandchildren's full-month banquet. It added up to a total of 2 yuan. If you didn't give it, you would cry at the door. We thought it was unlucky, so we gave it all."
Before Zhang's mother could reply, Aunt Liu interrupted, "My family only asked for 2 yuan. I settled the bill with Old Lu's family. We gave a total of 3 yuan to his sons' weddings and his grandchildren's full-month banquets. If we follow their calculations, my family will suffer a loss."
I had barely finished speaking when the old Lu family, along with the rest of the Lu family, began to mourn outside my house. They were crying and calling out to Old Lu: "Old Lu, you died tragically! You left at such a young age, leaving us orphans and widows to be bullied."
I saw that Lu Shan's family was about to continue crying for her father, so I quickly handed the 2 yuan to the old Lu's family, and then the old Lu's family left with their people.
Oh, it's really unlucky and scary. My neighbor's family calculated the gift money in advance, and before Lu Shan even opened his mouth, he handed the gift money directly to the old Lu family. I watched the old Lu family leave with their people, and I breathed a sigh of relief.
From what I've seen, there's no family that hasn't received the gift money. As soon as the old Lu family and the Lu family start mourning, they all give the gift money immediately."
Grandma Xu stood in the crowd and took the initiative to speak: "People should not cry in other people's homes, especially married women.
If you cry for more than 10 minutes at someone else's house, bad luck will come to that family. And it will be very bad luck, there is a saying.
Many people also have taboos. Anyone who comes to their door crying will be driven away.
Many families would advise their daughters not to quarrel in public before they get married. Any problems should be solved behind closed doors.
In particular, you cannot quarrel, fight, or cry in other people’s homes.
Don't go to someone and cry or seek revenge because you think they have offended you. If you go to someone and cry, they will suffer bad luck, and you will also suffer retribution.
The Lu family is in trouble now. They need to go back. They are going to suffer retribution for what they are doing now.
Grandma Xu looked at Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran and sighed, "Tiantian, Ranran, it's a good thing that Lu Jiang and Lu Hai broke off their relationship with them. Otherwise, Lu Jiang and Lu Hai would have been affected by their bad luck."
From now on, stay away from them and live your own lives well. Don't worry about them. The Lu family is not to be messed with."
Zhang Tiantian had no intention of letting the Lu family go, and she replied directly: "Grandma Xu, don't worry. After what happened last night, we will never dare to get close to the Lu family again."
Aunt Li asked Zhang Tiantian curiously, "Tiantian, what happened last night? Did the Lu family cause trouble again?"
Zhang Tiantian sighed and coughed twice before she began to explain, "Aunt Li, that's right. I hurt Lu Jiang and Lu Hai again. Last night, when we were all asleep, Lu Shan knocked on the door and said his father was dying.
We wanted to see Lu Jiang and Lu Hai, as well as Ran Ran and I. We quickly went there. When we got there, Lu Shan's father was still conscious and apologized to Lu Hai and Lu Jiang.
He also asked Lu Jiang and Lu Hai to call him dad. Lu Jiang and Lu Hai did so, but he died just as they were about to send him to the hospital.
After Lu Shan's father passed away, Lu Shan's mother began to blame Lu Jiang and Lu Hai, saying that it was because they did not forgive Lu Shan's father that Lu Shan's father passed away.
Lu Jiang and Lu Hai were directly asked to pay for the funeral. Lu Jiang and Lu Hai knew they were being used and were very sad. This morning, I went to work early because I didn’t want to stay in the village and see the Lu family.
After Zhang Tiantian finished speaking, Aunt Li sighed, "Oh my God, are the Lu family so shameless? They've cut off all ties, but they're still using Lu Jiang and Lu Hai. I feel sorry for Lu Jiang and Lu Hai, they must have been hurt badly this time."
"Aunt Li, isn't it? Seeing that Lu Shan's father was dying, Lu Jiang wanted to send him to the hospital, and Lu Hai cried like a child.
After Lu Shan's father died, they knelt down and kowtowed. Lu Shan's mother blamed them and hit them, but they didn't move. It was only when Lu Shan's mother said that Lu Jiang and Lu Hai would have to pay for the funeral that we realized we were being used. That's when Ran Ran and I took Lu Hai and Lu Jiang away.
Lu Jiang and Lu Hai were hurt by the Lu family this time. Lu Jiang said they had given up on the Lu family and asked Ran Ran and me not to go to the Lu family today.
Aunt Wang thought of what she had seen that morning and interrupted, "You didn't see it this morning. The Lu family wrapped Old Lu in a straw mat and carried him up the mountain to bury him early. It was so early at that time that my family hadn't even had breakfast yet. Lu Shan and Lu Chuan were in front carrying Old Lu..."
Before Aunt Wang could finish her words, Aunt Li nudged her. It turned out that the Lu family had returned after collecting their money. Like a victorious rooster, Mother Lu carried the bulging purse on her back and led the Lu family back home.
Watching the Lu family members walk away, Aunt Li sighed: "Did you see that? Old Lu's cloth bags are full and bulging. They must have cost a lot of money."
Aunt Liu complained directly: "How can it not be more? I want to take back all the gifts I have given in this life. There are at least 50 families in our village. The gifts I want back will definitely not be less than 100 yuan."
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