Chapter 28: Being tricked by a little guy
People in the countryside still believe in reincarnation after death. Yao Guixiang was afraid that her daughter would die in vain in a foreign land and her soul would not be able to rest in peace.
After traveling through the book, Su Luo actually considered whether she should take her mother's ashes with her when she went to live with her grandmother, but after thinking about it, she gave up.
According to traditional rules, a married daughter cannot be buried in her parents' home, and no tomb or tombstone can be built there. Moreover, Jiang Yunlan had a bad reputation back then, and bringing her back rashly would probably cause a lot of conflicts.
Second uncle Jiang Pengcheng was silent for a moment, then said, "Dad, Mom, can we bring our little sister's remains back home? It would be better than her wandering around in a foreign land, not even receiving paper money during festivals."
Jiang Houde wiped away his tears and asked expectantly, "Will this work? I'm worried about the gossip from the neighbors. They won't agree."
The elders all knew this traditional custom. A married daughter becomes an outsider, and burying her in her parents' home might result in a land grab. They were afraid that the locals would not agree, and that it would cause gossip among outsiders, which would prevent Yunlan's soul from resting in peace!
Everyone was gloomy. At this point, Su Luo was not in a position to express her opinion. She just listened quietly.
Now my second uncle has begun to advocate taking back my mother's ashes. As long as my uncles don't object, there may be hope.
Wang Yulian was very open-minded. She broke the silence and said, "I do have an idea. If we can bring back his aunt's ashes, it's not impossible. We can avoid burying her in the Jiang family's ancestral tomb and returning to Jiangjiaba. We can buy her a plot of land in the county cemetery and bury her there. In the future, during festivals, if we want to visit the grave, we can go directly there. It's not far to go. What do you think?"
It can be said that Wang Yulian’s method immediately opened up everyone’s thinking process.
"Yes! Why didn't I think of it! This is a good idea!" Jiang Jiaan was the first to support it.
Jiang Pengcheng glanced at his wife approvingly, "I also think Yulian's suggestion is very good. If we don't let the people in Jiangjiaba know, we won't have to worry about other people gossiping about it. After all, Yunlan is the only daughter of our Jiang family, so coming back is the best arrangement."
"Yulian's method is great!"
The elderly couple Jiang Houde and Yao Guixiang were very moved. It is really not easy to get the support of their son and daughter-in-law!
Su Luo was also deeply moved. Her uncle and aunt were so open-minded and willing to support the return of her mother's ashes. She was so touched.
Putting down the bowl and chopsticks, Su Luo stood up and kowtowed to her grandparents, "Second uncle, second aunt, fourth uncle, grandparents... Thank you, thank you for letting my mother come back..."
"Hey, get up quickly, Luoluo, get up..."
Wang Yulian quickly pulled Su Luo up and brought her back to her seat. She wiped the tears from her face and comforted her, "Don't worry, Luoluo. Your second and fourth uncles are all in favor of this. As long as we can get the consent of your eldest, third, and fifth uncles, I think this should work."
Su Luo nodded.
Jiang Houde said, "Her uncle will also come to the countryside in the next two days. I will talk to him then. When Lao Wu comes back, we can arrange a time to have a meeting to discuss it."
This is not a trivial matter and it really requires the consent of my grandfather's entire family.
Jiang Jiaan nodded and said, "Okay, let's discuss the purchase of the cemetery when the time comes. We brothers can share the cost."
Things have been settled for the time being. The eldest uncle will be back soon. Su Luo doesn't know when the fifth uncle Jiang Yunhe will be back.
As long as he comes back, maybe this matter will have a result!
*
Second uncle Jiang Pengcheng and second aunt Wang Yulian stayed at the Jiang family that night. Wang Yulian slept with Su Luo, and Jiang Pengcheng went to settle down at the Jiang family.
After breakfast the next day, the couple went home.
Jiang Pengcheng talked to Su Luo for a while before leaving. Wang Yulian also told Su Luo, "Luoluo, when the weather is not so hot in a while, you are welcome to come to the county and visit our home."
"Okay, second aunt."
Su Luo agreed and sent them out with her grandparents.
Jiang Jiaan drove a tractor to take them to the town, and the couple took a bus back to the county from the town.
After the guests left, Jiang Xiaoliu suggested, "Sister Luoluo, let's go to the foot of the mountain to play today! There are lots of fish over there, we can go fishing."
Jiang Xiaoliu didn’t catch it yesterday, but he still hasn’t given up and wants to go again today.
“Are there a lot of fish?”
The delicious grilled fish flashed through Su Luo's mind, and she couldn't help but slurp her saliva.
It would be delicious if I could catch some fish and grill it!
"Yes, there are so many. I have to bring a fishing net. I didn't bring anything yesterday and couldn't catch any." Jiang Xiaoliu said with a sniff.
"Hurry up and find the net, let's go catch some fish!"
Su Luo and Jiang Xiaoliu put the bamboo jar on their backs, picked up a small net bag, said goodbye to their grandmother and went out.
*
Jiangjiaba has a good geographical location, surrounded by mountains and rivers. To the north, stretching for several miles, is the Dacang Mountain on which the local people depend for their survival.
As the saying goes, "live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water." The local people obtain a lot of natural resources from Dacang Mountain. Dacang Mountain is like a mother, helping the locals to survive the years of material scarcity and selflessly nurturing the people of this place.
Su Luo followed Jiang Xiaoliu along the familiar road, passing through fields and orchards, and finally arrived at the foot of the mountain.
There is a stream flowing out from the mountain and forming a small river here at the foot of the mountain. The water is clear and you can see the bottom. Under the sunlight, the water surface is shimmering.
Standing on the rocks beside the stream, Su Luo looked at the clear water and frowned, "You said there are fish here? Why can't I even see the shadow of a fish?"
It is said that there are no fish in clear water. How can you see any fish in such a clean stream?
"There used to be fish, but now they're all gone!" Jiang Xiaoliu rolled his big black eyes and said with a grin, "Sister Luoluo, why don't we go play in the mud over there? It's so fun!"
"So, there are no fish here at all, and you came here just to play in the mud?"
Su Luo saw through Jiang Xiaoliu's trick at once. Jiang Xiaoliu scratched his head embarrassedly, "Hehe, Sister Luoluo, don't be angry. Mud is also very fun. There are pebbles in the mud. It's very beautiful. Come on!"
The little guy led the way up the river. Su Luo sighed and could only follow.
She was several dozen years old, both in books and outside of them, but she was fooled by a little kid.
Jiang Xiaoliu brought Su Luo to a relatively flat river beach. There was some silt here, but it was not the kind of rotten mud. Instead, it was soft yellow mud mixed with sand. This was the kind Xiaoliu loved to play with the most.
There were some mud walls and buildings built by Xiaoliu yesterday by the river. When Jiang Xiaoliu got here, he jumped in and started digging mud happily.
Su Luo didn't go down. She sat down on a rock on the shore and accompanied Xiao Liu.
At this time, several people came down from the mountainside. When the leader Da Wang lifted the branches and went down the mountain, he happened to see Su Luo sitting at the foot of the mountain. Suddenly, his whole expression was stern.
"What's wrong? Brother Dawang?"
Shunzi, Ergou and Xiaowang who bumped into Dawang from behind were all curious about why Dawang suddenly stopped.
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