"Second brother, you rest for a bit, I'll go and call Uncle and the others out."
Why is there no one at home?
My second uncle and his family are all away.
"Second brother, could it be that Uncle and the others took the money and left Zizhu Village?"
Yu Dabao checked all the rooms, but there was no one there.
"What? None of my second uncles are home?"
How is that possible?
My mother only told me that my eldest uncle was not a member of our Yu family, so we separated from the family and cut off ties.
"Did my second uncle and his family also separate and no longer live here?"
Yu Erbao blurted it out.
If it really was my second uncle's family who took the money and ran away, how could they possibly find them?
If it's just a simple division of the family, but the person is still in the village, he's not afraid.
"Second brother, that's impossible. Even if they wanted to run, they couldn't have done it that fast."
Grandma had just been buried, and their sudden departure from the village chief would definitely arouse suspicion among the villagers.
Therefore, they couldn't possibly have moved that quickly.
Yu Dabao shook his head.
"Brother, what you said makes sense. Why don't I go find the village chief?"
Yu Erbao suggested.
"If we go to the village chief, wouldn't that expose the fact that our family has so much money?"
Second brother, you must not flaunt your wealth.
I'll go out and find out where my second uncle's family moved to. You rest for a bit.
Yu Dabao knew that his second brother was concerned about his reputation and did not want to face the ridicule and sarcasm of the villagers.
The villagers cursed the second brother for being heartless and ungrateful, saying he had wasted his education.
All of this ruined the second brother's reputation, so he naturally didn't want to face these people outside, and thus he made his younger brother stay at home.
Yu Erbao was more than happy to agree and nodded, "Then I'll have to trouble you, big brother."
Anyway, since his older brother isn't the one being scolded when he leaves, he doesn't care!
He didn't care about this older brother.
My older brother is a peasant and can't read. But he's different. He wants to be a city dweller, work in the city, and marry a city girl. He doesn't want a relative like my older brother.
Yu Dabao turned around and walked out.
Yu Erbao cursed: "What an idiot. Once I get the money, I won't have anything to do with you anymore."
He doesn't deserve to be his older brother at all.
Let alone Yu Dabao, even his own parents don't deserve to stand with him nowadays.
He needed to sever ties with them as soon as possible and never have anything to do with these peasants again.
No sooner had Yu Dabao left than village chief Zhou Jianguo walked in.
The first sentence was in an accusatory tone, "Erbao, why didn't you come back for the three days your grandma died?"
And your older brother hasn't come back either. What exactly happened?
Yu Erbao thought to himself, "What right does a mere village chief, a nobody, have to boss me around?"
However, he absolutely could not show his dissatisfaction, and Yu Erbao immediately put on a pained and helpless expression.
He explained, "Village chief, you don't know, when I heard that my mother..."
Doing something that hurt my mother like that tore my heart apart, and I completely collapsed.
I felt like the sky was falling, and I just couldn't believe it.
I tried to drown my sorrows in alcohol every day, but I drank too much and got so drunk that I passed out.
I also developed a high fever, so high that I was delirious and couldn't get out of bed at all.
My older brother was afraid something would happen to me, so he has been taking care of me and dared not leave.
So much so that I missed my grandmother's funeral.
"Well, as soon as things got a little better, my older brother and I rushed back without stopping."
Zhou Jianguo frowned, staring at Yu Erbao with suspicion. He clearly didn't completely believe Yu Erbao's explanation. "Erbao, no matter what, she's still your grandmother. Even if you're feeling terrible, you should come back to see her off on her final journey."
"Do you know that there's a lot of gossip going around in the village right now, saying that you and your older brother are unfilial?"
Zhou Jianguo was skeptical of Yu Erbao's words; after all, it seemed a bit exaggerated that someone could develop a high fever after drinking alcohol.
Yu Erbao was furious. These villagers were just being nosy and spreading rumors.
But he still put on a pitiful look, "Village chief, I don't want this either, I'm suffering too."
Look at my complexion now, I'm not fully recovered yet.
My older brother and I have an unparalleled love for Grandma, but this whole thing has happened, and we're just...sigh.
The village chief scoffed inwardly, "Fine, I hope what you're saying is true."
Then you two brothers should ask your second uncle to take you to the mountain to pay respects to your grandmother later!
Burning some paper money for her is a way of showing your filial piety.
Yu Erbao nodded repeatedly, "The village chief is right. My older brother and I will definitely go to pay our respects to Grandma later."
"Village chief, I'd like to ask if my grandmother left any words for my brother and me before she died."
Yu Erbao wanted to know if his grandmother had said anything.
Zhou Jianguo shook his head. "Erbao, I don't know if your grandmother said anything before she died. I'm afraid only your mother knows."
Because when we met your grandmother, she was already dead.
Moreover, your grandmother was suffocated to death by your mother with a pillow.
So you'll have to go to the detention center to ask your mother.
Zhou Jianguo said, thinking to himself that it seemed the second child still cared a lot about his grandmother.
He was probably seriously ill and unable to come back in time.
No matter what, the living are always more important than the dead.
"Village chief, my mother is really confused. How could she do such a rebellious thing!"
My grandma has a sharp tongue but a soft heart; she often says things without thinking.
I don't want to see my mother right now; let her reflect on her actions first!
I don't know yet whether the school will affect my job prospects after graduation because of my parents' situation.
Why………"
Yu Erbao had a heartbroken expression on his face.
But in her heart she thought that it seemed Grandma probably didn't say anything before she died.
"Why………
Erbao, you are the only college student in our village. Try not to let the school know about your parents' situation.
Don't let your milk matter affect your studies.
"When you become successful in the future, don't forget our Purple Bamboo Village."
Zhou Jianguo still quite liked Erbao, this college student.
After all, it's not easy for a village to produce a college student.
"I understand, village chief."
Pooh………
A bunch of peasants, do they even deserve to stand with me?
"Okay, I have something to do, I'll head back now."
Zhou Jianguo stood up and said.
"Okay, village chief, thank you."
Zhou Jianguo waved his hand, turned his back, and left.
On the other side, Yu Dabao asked the villagers and went to his second uncle Yu Erzhu's house.
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