Chapter 23 The Return of Shenjia Village



Old Wang came today. Although his family moved here later, the elders of the Shen family did not discriminate against them and even helped them during the famine.

My son said he wanted to come over, and since I can still work, I'll come over. I just need to pull some weeds around here; there's nothing too heavy to do.

Old Wang hadn't notified his son before he arrived. His son, seeing that his father wasn't there, knew that he had come to the Shen family's ancestral graves.

When Old Wang arrived, he saw the Shen family ancestral grave. People in tattered clothes were lying haphazardly, and he didn't recognize any of them.

I'm going back to see the village chief to see what to do about this.

Just as he turned and walked past the intersection, he saw his son and said to him, "Go and tell the village chief to come and see the Shen family ancestral graves. There is a group of unknown people, all with messy clothes, lying around the Shen family graves."

Xiao Wang quickly ran towards the village. The village chief was having dinner at this house, so he ran to the village chief's house.

Xiao Wang quickly said, "Village chief, there's a bunch of unknown people lying near the Shen family's ancestral graves. My dad told me to inform you so you can go and take a look."

The village chief could tell from his conversation that this person had ulterior motives and wanted to see if there was anything valuable at the Shen family's ancestral graves, as he was a native of Shenjia Village.

The village chief had been watching over the Shen family's funerals since he was a child, following in the footsteps of his grandfather and father.

The Shen family always holds funerals in their village after the deceased has rested in peace, so he knows very well whether or not the deceased are buried with other people.

Even the cemetery was dug by villagers; there's no place to hide anything there. Over the years, countless people have been eyeing it.

The village chief first notified the village secretary to call the police, while he went to check on the Shen family's ancestral graves.

Although no one from the Shen family is alive now, there are many people who have benefited from the Shen family and have been living peacefully all these years.

Which group of people has come to offend the Shen family's ancestral graves?

The village chief hurriedly walked towards the Shen family's ancestral graves, saying that these people had nothing better to do all day.

The old folks in the village all know who came up with this idea, and that's why there's no peace every day.

The village chief saw that Old Wang was around there, but he didn't pay any attention to that side.

The village chief checked to see if there were any from his own village left. If they were, he would curse them for being ungrateful.

I wonder where that bearded guy has gone lately; I haven't seen him for days.

Village Chief Shen had a feeling something bad was going to happen in the village recently. He was thinking about it this morning, and now it has come true.

The clothes on those people looked like they had been cut open, and there were no external injuries. I don't know what happened, but none of them woke up.

The group waited there, but Old Wang and Little Wang didn't go weeding today.

They'll see what to do once the police arrive.

These basic things were popularized by the Shen family. Most of the children in the village have gone to school and benefited from the money left to them by the Shen family.

As the old man from the Shen family said: "No matter when, knowledge will change your destiny. Although the country has suffered a great loss, you must believe that the children will not be illiterate, that they will be able to read when they go out, and that they will not be at a loss."

If there are jobs in the city and the kids have education, they won't feel anxious. As long as one person leaves, there will be a continuous stream of opportunities.

No matter when, you must broaden your horizons.

The village chief listened to what the old man from the Shen family said. His son and daughter were both in school, and as for who would do well, he would make sure that both his son and daughter studied.

His eldest son started as an apprentice in town, but became a full-time employee a few years ago. Now his wife and children are also in town.

The second son also had the opportunity to work in the county town a few years ago with Shen Zhi's help. He went from being an apprentice to a full-time employee, and through his own efforts, he was also promoted to a permanent position a few years ago.

The second son also introduced several apprentices, who are now doing very well.

In their village, regardless of appearance or surname, the Shen family has said that as long as someone goes to school, they will continue to support them.

Over the years, people have been sending money to the village, which is why the villagers are so concerned about the Shen family's ancestral graves.

Fortunately, their village is close to the town, and the police are nearby. The village secretary already knew about the Shen family's ancestral graves and brought strong men from the village, who were already waiting with an oxcart.

Police officers also investigated the area, but all they found were the footprints of these people; no one else had been there.

In the end, they didn't say anything, but first took those people who admitted their mistakes to the town's health clinic for a checkup.

After the people were put on the cart, they slowly woke up and saw that they were being pulled by the oxcart like dead people, their bodies stiff and unable to move.

He wanted to speak but couldn't, so he just stared around with his eyes wide open.

The police officers handling the case watched as these people slowly regained consciousness. They wanted to ask them questions, but the people's mouths were open, and they couldn't make a sound.

The police officers had no choice but to send them to the clinic for a checkup.

When they arrived at the clinic, they carried everyone inside. The clinic doctor examined them and found that most of them had some kind of injury to their hands and feet.

But it will be difficult for them to live a normal life in the future, and the police officers can't do anything about it.

Only then were those people able to speak again, and they began to recount what they had done the day before.

The police officers had heard that they had dug up someone's ancestral grave, but they never expected it would turn out like this.

Even though the doctors and nurses didn't know whose body they were digging into, they still felt sorry for these people.

This is unprecedented—being crippled for digging up someone's ancestral grave.

The police learned that no one from the Shen family was present, so the only recourse was to negotiate within the village.

In the end, all of these people were sent to the far northwest to plant trees, but none of them lasted more than two months before they were left to live with the sand.

Song Yining never expected things to turn out this way. The elders of the Shen family finally agreed to visit the Shen family ancestral graves every few days.

This allowed the ancestors of the Shen family to live a peaceful life.

Song Yining stayed in Songjia Village for another day, preparing to bring her two younger brothers back to train their physical fitness and temper their will.

Song Yining's motto is to have good health so that you'll get sick less often in the future; boys should be raised a little more roughly.

Besides, they're not young anymore, and they'll face many things in the future. Let them grow up.

This way, Grandpa and the others will have less to worry about, and the two little ones don't know that their older sister has high hopes for them.

Song Yining said goodbye to her grandparents and returned to her home in the city.

The two little ones were bored in the yard, watching ants move house, when they saw their older sister, who had been missing for several days, return.

They excitedly exclaimed, "Sister, you went out without taking us with you! And Mom won't let us go out either. We've been bored watching ants move house."

Song Yining knew that the two of them had been cooped up for only a few days, so she said, "I'll cook something delicious for you today. Clean up this fish, and I'll cook it later."

The two had no choice but to agree and hurried to the basin to clean the fish.

When her parents came home in the evening, they were surprised to see the huge pot of fish their daughter had prepared. That night, everyone ate until they were stuffed and wandered around the yard.

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