"So many people died at once, the funerals are too busy to keep up."
As soon as the village chief finished speaking, Da Zhuzi sighed deeply, forcing out a few tears from the corners of his eyes, and then spoke with a sob in his voice.
"I wasn't in the village at the time. I heard that they couldn't even keep up with digging the burial pits. Sigh! I don't know what God was thinking. What did a group of hardworking old farmers do to deserve this fate!"
The group of brothers who were eating all put down their chopsticks and silently watched Dazhu and the village chief.
At this point in the conversation, the village chief looked at Xiao Yanbao lying on the bed and gently shook his head.
"It was the Taoist priests from the mountain who came down to help bury the people; it was truly a tragic scene!"
Upon hearing the village chief mention the Taoist priest on the mountain, Liang Xunling looked up at the village chief, and then quietly spoke.
"Are you talking about Master Xu from the mountain?"
When Xiao Yanbao came to the Li family, Liang Xunling had heard Zhong Jingyi mention Master Xu, so she was curious about the Taoist priest on the mountain that the village chief had mentioned.
The village chief nodded repeatedly, then turned his gaze away from Xiao Yanbao, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke.
"It's also because so many people died at once that many villagers had some complaints about Xiao Xinyan. Fortunately, Master Xu and Ninth Master were there and explained to everyone that Xiao Xinyan was the one who brought good luck to the small mountain village, and that Xiao Xinyan had been protecting the village all along."
Hearing the village chief say this, Ninth Master nodded, but he didn't respond to the village chief's words. The village chief first wiped his eyes and then secretly kicked Dazhu's toe under the table.
Da Zhuzi immediately realized what was happening. He first gave the village chief a reassuring look, and then waited silently for several seconds. During this time, he even took out a tissue to wipe his eyes and then wiped his nose.
After doing all this, Dazhuzi finally spoke in a loud voice.
"Director, I don't have any great abilities. This five thousand yuan is a donation I made to the village. I hope you can use this money to buy some daily necessities for the villagers. It's just a small token of my appreciation."
When Da Zhuzi said this, although his face was turned towards the village chief, his eyes were secretly glancing at Liang Xunling. The village chief was doing the same thing. When he saw Liang Xunling take a tissue to wipe her hands, the two looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.
After wiping the oil stains off her hands, Liang Xunling looked at the village chief and slowly asked...
"Are Xiaoyanbao's parents' graves alright?"
The village chief and Dazhuzi had assumed Liang Xunling would ask for a donation, but they never expected her to inquire about Xiaoyanbao's parents' graves at this time.
(End of this chapter)
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