Chapter 454 Funeral (I)
Liu used everyone very carefully, not even daring to let them know what they were doing.
Liu Gui arrived very quickly. This time, it was still Aunt Liu guarding the door. The voices in the room were very soft. Even if she listened attentively, she could only hear a few words.
But Aunt Liu didn't want to listen. She would walk a little forward and sit directly outside the railing, then stare at the flowers blooming in the yard in a daze, so that she would not hear the sound inside.
"...I have led some people to carefully search for possible hiding places along the way, but we haven't found anything. Recently, we have been going into the mountains every day to search the ground, intending to search through it bit by bit."
"How long will that take?"
"I don't know," Liu Gui said, lowering his head. "Mianshan is very large, and there are many densely wooded areas. Even people can't put their feet down, so searching like this is very slow."
What Liu Gui didn't say was that finding a package of things in this mountain is harder than finding a drop of water in a river, and it is possible that you may never find it in your lifetime.
Liu closed her eyes and said, "I understand. Just do your best."
"Yes." Liu Gui retreated quietly.
When Madam Liu saw him, she smiled and personally escorted him out. "It's too hot. Don't stay out in the sun all the time. Walk under the trees more often..."
Liu Gui agreed and showed some concern for his mother. "You are not young anymore. You just came back from Yizhou with the old lady. You need to rest well."
"I know, I know. I didn't do much beside the old lady, just serving tea. I even had a maid to wait on me. How could it be that hard?" Madam Liu looked at his face and said, "But you, why do you look darker than you did on the first day of the new year?"
Liu Gui laughed foolishly.
Aunt Liu was extremely worried. "It's only been a few days and you've become so dark..."
When Nanny Liu escorted Liu Gui to the courtyard gate, they ran into the three children. They both paused. Bai Shanbao had already spotted Liu Gui, rubbed his eyes, and ran over. Staring at his face, he asked, "Isn't this Uncle Liu Gui? When did you come home?"
Liu Gui smiled and said, "Master, you forgot that I came here before the New Year. Now I am in charge of the land at the back."
"Ah? Why do you take care of these few acres of land when you leave the big farm at home?" And he did it quietly. You know, before Daji, Bai Shanbao and Liu Gui were the best.
He looked at Liu Gui suspiciously, "Did you make a mistake?"
Liu Gui's face froze.
When Bai Shanbao saw this, he thought he was too embarrassed to admit it.
He sighed and said, "What mistake have you made? Do you want me to help you talk to your grandmother?"
"No, no," Liu Gui said quickly, "Master, I just can't bear to leave the old lady and you. Besides, my mother is here too. There's nothing wrong with her being here. I can usually farm and run errands for the old lady."
Bai Shanbao rolled his eyes and said, "How about I ask you to come over and become my village head?"
Manbao, who was just standing aside in a daze, became unhappy when he heard this. How could the head of the village be changed so easily?
So he reached out and tugged at the corner of Bai Shanbao's clothes. Bai Erlang was not very happy either. He and Bai Zhuangtou got along pretty well and didn't want to change people.
Moreover, Liu Gui looked fierce at first glance, and he didn't like him.
Bai Shanbao also reacted and frowned in distress.
Liu Gui smiled and refused, saying, "I, the head of Baizhuang, also know that he is an honest head of the village. Besides, he was given to the young master by the old lady. How could the young master change his position without the old lady's approval?"
Bai Shanbao touched the back of his head and chuckled, feeling a little embarrassed.
He watched Liu Gui and Aunt Liu walk away with some regret. "Uncle Liu Gui is very capable. He can do anything. When I was bullied in Longzhou, he helped me get back on my feet many times."
After saying that, he glanced at Manbao, meaning, you will regret it if you don't use him.
Manbao said, "But Mr. Bai has done nothing wrong. He would be very sad if you suddenly replaced him. And what if the farmhands in the farm refuse to obey?"
She said, "In my family, whenever someone takes the lead, my father always calls them Big Brother, and my mother always calls them Big Sister-in-law. She never lets my Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law go over Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law. My mother said that only in this way can my Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law order the others around."
Bai Shanbao was surprised. He didn't expect that their family, so small, had such a particular style.
Manbao said, "For example, my fourth brother doesn't like to listen to my second brother, and my fifth and sixth brothers don't like to listen to my fourth brother either."
As the three of them chatted, they went to the main courtyard to pay their respects to Madam Liu. Madam Liu curiously pulled the three children to look at them again and again, then said, "You go and rest first. When you wake up, have some snacks before going to class. Come home after school this afternoon, and I'll ask the kitchen to make you something delicious."
Manbao agreed first, but in fact, as soon as school started in the afternoon, she said goodbye to Bai Shanbao and ran back home.
With such a big thing happening at home, she must go home to take a look.
But after an afternoon, the emotions of Lao Zhou's family had stabilized, and Lao Zhou even got a signed guarantee letter.
He discussed it with Qian and decided they had to buy a coffin. He whispered, "When the time comes, we'll dig up their remains overnight and store them away. We'll just tell everyone we've put clothes inside."
Qian nodded and asked, "What about smashing pots and hitting banners..."
Old Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Let the sixth child go. He's the youngest. Why don't we discuss it with the eldest and the eldest family? If they agree, we can let Datou go, and Manbao can also wear mourning clothes..."
Old Zhou's voice was barely audible. "From now on, Big Head will definitely be the one to sweep the tombs for my second brother..."
He is the eldest grandson of the first wife, and Manbao will eventually get married.
Qian thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I'll ask the boss and the others."
Zhou Dalang certainly had no objection, and he even said, "He was the one who saved Datou's life, so it was what he deserved."
Xiao Qian also nodded.
The matter was settled. When Manbao returned, Old Zhou was worrying about the family's food supply. When he saw her, he immediately waved her over and asked, "Manbao, have you sold the three bags of wheat left by the young master of the Bai family?"
"No, Dad, what's wrong with you?"
"Oh, that's good, that's good," Old Zhou said with a smile. "We have a big event coming up at home, and many people will be coming to eat. So we don't have enough food at home. I plan to buy the remaining three bags of wheat."
Old Zhou smiled gently at his daughter, "Manbao, go ask the young master what the price of grain is outside now. If it's cheaper, can you sell it to us at a lower price? The summer grain harvest is almost here, and thirty wen a dou is too expensive."
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