Chapter 292 Zhang Dahua passes away
The days passed slowly, and Zhang Dahua became thinner and weaker.
Gu Yan and the others came over occasionally, and although they found that Zhang Dahua seemed to be getting worse, there was no strange smell in the room.
I had no choice but to accept Li Yingdi's explanation, which said that this is what happens when people are sick for a long time.
And the saying that there is no filial son by the bedside of a long-term patient is really true.
Although Gu Nian and his family cannot be said to be unfilial, after all, they give money to Li Ying every month.
But he did not care enough about Zhang Dahua's situation.
During this period, she saw a doctor twice, but the doctor just said that Zhang Dahua was depressed.
Everyone thought Zhang Dahua was feeling depressed because she could only lie on the kang, and no one took it seriously.
Dong Wan did discover some clues, but she said nothing.
Zhang Dahua wasn't that nice to her, so she wouldn't be a fool to meddle in other people's business.
And she had a premonition that this incident would become her weapon against Li Yingdi in the future.
It was under such circumstances that Zhang Dahua reluctantly breathed her last.
When Zhang Dahua was smoking, only Li Ying was by his side.
Gu Chongshan thought Zhang Dahua was too troublesome and moved to another house a long time ago.
However, in order to take care of Zhang Dahua more conveniently, Li Yingdi lives with her.
In the morning, Li Yingdi woke up and, as usual, wanted to change Zhang Dahua's wet mattress.
This is done every morning. At night, when Li Yingdi has to sleep, Zhang Dahua will just keep the smell of urine and poop in her clothes until Li Yingdi wakes up in the morning before changing her clothes.
It was the same this morning. Li Ying was so angry that she got angry and pinched Zhang Dahua when she thought that she would have to clean up the shit and urine again.
"You old bastard, there's so much shit and urine. I serve you every day, why don't you just die?" Li Yingdi cursed.
"Huh?" Li Ying felt something was wrong after taking a look.
Zhang Dahua didn't react at all when she pinched her hard, and her body was cold.
Li Yingdi was not completely clueless, but he could tell something was wrong at first glance.
"Mom? Mom..., ah..." Li Yingdi carefully pushed Zhang Dahahua.
Zhang Dahua didn't react at all, and Li Yingdi was so scared that she jumped to the ground.
"Dad, Dad, come quickly, my mother is dead." Li Yingdi ran out barefoot.
Gu Chongshan was still sleeping soundly in the west room when he heard Li Yingdi's scream, which scared him.
Then I heard Li Yingdi shouting.
"What are you shouting so early in the morning?" Gu Chongshan didn't hear clearly what Li Yingdi shouted, but he still got up and started to get dressed.
"Dad, Mom is dead. Get up quickly." Li Yingdi knew his limits and did not go into the house. Instead, he stood at the door and shouted.
"What? What did you say? Your mother is dead? How is that possible?" Gu Chongshan heard it clearly this time. He quickly put on his clothes and came out.
"It's true. My mother was motionless when I woke up in the morning." Li Yingdi was also numb now.
Gu Chongshan ran out in a hurry, still shouting, "Dahua, Dahua."
Gu Chongshan staggered into the house and saw Zhang Dahua lying motionless on the kang with a pale face.
Gu Chongshan carefully placed his finger under Zhang Dahua's nose and waited for a long time, but there was still no movement.
"Dahua, Dahua~." Gu Chongshan had already confirmed that Zhang Dahua was indeed no longer breathing.
"Dad, Mom..." Li Yingdi asked carefully.
"Your mother is gone. Go and call Gu Bei and the others." Gu Chongshan wiped his tears and ordered.
"Oh... okay, I'll go right away." Li Yingdi ran out in a panic.
For the next two days, the Gu family was busy preparing for the funeral.
By the time Zhang Dahua was buried, Gu Yan and the others had lost a lot of weight.
In the evening, the family gathered at Gu Chongshan's place and had dinner. The brothers began to settle accounts.
"My mother's funeral cost a total of seventeen taels, three hundred and fifty wen. Relatives and friends contributed three taels, seven hundred wen.
The total cost was thirteen taels and six hundred and fifty coins.
The four of us brothers will each contribute three taels and five hundred coins, and the remaining three hundred and fifty coins will be given to Dad. How do you think about this?
Look, the account books are all here." Gu Nian took out the account books and put them on the table.
"No need to look. What else can you do to deceive us? Third brother, I don't have any money on me. I'll give it to you tomorrow." Gu Bei said.
Gu Yan was the first to pay for the funeral. After all, apart from Gu Yan, the other people didn't have that much money.
Gu Nian and Gu Chuan also said that they didn't bring any money and would give it to Gu Yan tomorrow.
Gu Nian was very satisfied to see that no one was arguing over the money issue, and felt that everyone still recognized him as the eldest brother.
He also felt more confident in what he said next.
"Mom is gone, and we also need to discuss a set of rules with Dad." Gu Nian continued.
Although Gu Nian didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew what he meant. After Zhang Dahua passed away, Gu Chongshan was the only one left in the family.
It would be inappropriate for Li Yingdi to stay here and take care of him.
After all, it is easy for an old man and a daughter-in-law to live together alone and cause gossip.
"You don't have to worry about me. I'll go back to the mountains after your mother's 57th day." Chongshan heard this and said.
"That won't work. How can we be at ease if you're alone in the mountains? You should just stay here. It'll be convenient for you to see a doctor if you get sick."
If you want to eat, you can come to my house." Gu Bei said.
"No, it's boring for me to live in the town by myself. If I go back to the mountains, I can go out and hunt pheasants and rabbits.
Besides, your eldest brother and the fourth brother are in the mountains, so why am I alone?
I've been so used to working so hard for so many years that I feel really uncomfortable when I'm idle," said Gu Chongshan.
"What Dad said makes sense. With me and the fourth one here, we can definitely take good care of Dad.
Dad, you can eat at my house when you usually eat, and take your clothes over to Cuihua or Erniu to wash them." Gu Nian thought about it and felt that what Gu Chongshan said made sense.
He can also take care of his father when he returns, and Gu Chongshan is not too old, so it is no problem for him to hunt small prey than him.
If his father ate with them, the food he caught would be cheap for them.
They would also give money to Gu Chongshan every month. Although two hundred coins a month was not much, if the four of them gave together it would be eight hundred coins.
Gu Chongshan himself doesn't have much money to spend, so if he eats with them, he will have to subsidize them in the end.
Gu Nian thought about this very clearly.
I think the reason why Gu Bei was so eager to get Gu Chongshan to eat with them was because of this idea.
Gu Yan and Gu Chuan had no objection to where Gu Chongshan lived or who he ate with.
In the end, Gu Chongshan decided to go back to the mountains, mainly because he was used to living in the mountains.
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