“We’ve swum very far, but the waves are too big to see any trace of them.”
After disembarking from the boat, Feng Yun explained to the villagers.
“Several of us held our breath and dived underwater. It was so dark at night that we couldn’t see anything beyond what was around us.”
"The women refused to give up and searched with the nets several times. Luckily, the merchant ship arrived in time; otherwise, we might not have had the strength to swim back!"
......
Several guards on board explained, "We searched the area with nets several times, but the wind and waves were too great, and we found nothing!"
The people of Fengjia Village were very frustrated. At this moment, some villagers ran out of Granny Liu's house.
"Look!"
The villagers pointed to five sweet potatoes neatly arranged in front of the stone house.
The villagers looked at the Nguyen family, who had previously lived in a stone house. Was this a gift left to them by Granny Liu?
Someone remembered something and started running home. A little while later, they came running back with things in their hands.
The villager's eyes reddened slightly. "It was placed by the door. We hadn't noticed it before, thinking it belonged to us. It's a piece of cloth!"
Other villagers, seemingly to confirm something, all rushed to their own homes.
When they returned, their eyes were all bloodshot.
"My family received a few bowls as a gift, and they were all in good condition."
"Several pairs of chopsticks were left in my house, and they were still wet, so they must have been washed."
“There’s a pair of straw sandals in the house. Judging by the size, they must have been made by Grandma Liu for her son a long time ago, but she never had a chance to wear them. Is she afraid we won’t accept them? So she left them outside the door.”
"There was a bundle of hemp rope against the wall. How come I didn't notice it when I came back from beachcombing? If I had noticed it earlier, could I have saved Grandma? Waaah..."
......
The village chief was helped down the mountain by Feng Xi, and he personally watched as the villagers dug a grave for Granny Liu.
Feng Xi was holding a bundle of fishing nets, initially wondering why someone would leave them at the foot of the mountain...
It seems the answer has been found.
Grandma Liu was too weak to go up the mountain. All the other families had received gifts, so this must be the gift that Grandma Liu left for the village chief's family.
The atmosphere was heavy. After a long silence, the village chief made the final decision:
"Grandma Liu did this because she was afraid of burdening everyone! She was strong-willed throughout her life and would not want to become a burden to anyone after she died."
"Grandma Liu is going to be reunited with her husband and son. Everyone is helping Grandma Liu with her burial in a grand and respectable way. If she knows in the afterlife that so many people remember her, she will be at peace!"
The complete disappearance of remains is a common occurrence at the seaside.
Grandma Liu's son, and many of the villagers who went to work on the boat, were unable to return.
To hold a funeral, all that is needed is to place her usual clothes and shoes in the cemetery, and her soul will find peace.
Ruan Meng suddenly spoke up, saying to her elder brother, "You all continue with your preparations, I have something else to do."
Ruan Qian looked at his sister with a serious expression, but ultimately did not stop her.
He looked at the second brother, "Second brother, are you going to accompany your sister? Be mindful of your behavior."
The second brother was a little confused and hadn't yet guessed what his sister was going to do, when the third brother, soaking wet, spoke first:
"Big brother, I want to go too!"
But Ruan Qian refused, saying, "Third brother, go back and change your clothes first, then help with the burial."
Ruan Qian turned to the village chief and asked, "Is there a custom of preparing a feast together after the burial?"
The village chief nodded.
"After the burial, everyone can gather at my house to commemorate Grandma Liu's passing. Let's prepare the feast at my house!"
The villagers were deeply moved by the Ruan family's sense of responsibility, even though they had only been there a short time. They didn't say anything, but they all spontaneously went home and brought the clean food they could find to the Ruan family.
The village chief presided over the funeral, and Ruan Meng and Ruan Yi got into the carriage and were about to set off.
A Yuan blocked the car's path. Sun Chengen frowned. "Are you going to settle scores with that jerk?"
It seems that Sun Chengen strongly disapproves of this action.
The dead cannot be brought back to life.
"She was a scoundrel, but Granny Liu can't have died in vain!"
As Ruan Meng spoke, the villagers had already left to help prepare for the funeral.
Those who remained were all stewards and guards from the Sun and He families.
Although they had only been there for less than two days, upon hearing the whole story, they all felt a deep respect for Ruan Meng.
Xiao Kai ran over to ask Sun Chengen for instructions:
"Young Master, Miss Ruan is not familiar with the prison. How about I go over and help her make some arrangements?"
Sun Chengen stared at Xiao Kai for a long time, but the sarcastic remarks that usually came out of his mouth remained unspoken.
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