At this point, the children, who had been somewhat afraid, recognized the men and women.
"Dad! Mom!" Tao Tao, like a lively and adorable little bird, rushed straight out from where she was and threw herself into her parents' arms.
The other four children also clearly returned to their family's embrace.
"My child, my child! You're finally back! During the days you were abducted by human traffickers, I wished I could die! But thankfully you're back, you're all back!" Tao Tao's mother's cries were filled with the joy of reunion. She cried and laughed, kissing Tao Tao's cheeks repeatedly.
Tao Tao, barely suppressing her joy, said, "Mom, it was Sister Song who brought me back. She carried me on her back for so many mountain paths. She worked so hard."
Zhou He chimed in, "Yes! I was so scared when a bad guy pointed a pistol at my head that I peed my pants. It was Sister Song who saved me!"
"Me too! Me too! My hands and feet were tied and my eyes were covered. Thank goodness Sister Song came and untied me and took me away. Otherwise, I would never have seen my parents again!"
As the children spoke, all the cameras in the room turned to Song Mian.
Song Mian subconsciously wanted to hide behind Qi Yefeng.
As a result, she looked left and right, only to find that the man was actually hiding far away, holding Lin Jiaojiao's memorial tablet!
Before Song Mian could even voice her accusations, all the media cameras turned to her.
The children's parents even dragged Song Mian down and kowtowed to her to express their gratitude!
Song Mian had never seen such a scene before, and was so frightened that she almost knelt down before these people. She quickly tried to help them all up.
But these parents' performance in front of the camera was simply amazing!
As a half-e-person, Song Mian sincerely felt that she had become a 'toy' for these i-person parents!
They almost wore themselves out trying to stop the parents from making Tao Tao and the others recognize them as godmothers. After calming them down, Song Mian and the others, along with Ling Jiao, helped carry the coffins of the little Red Army soldiers off the helicopter.
Qi Yefeng wasn't idle either. While Song Mian was surrounded by the crowd, he had already called his family driver to come and pick them up.
After getting into the car, Song Mian finally had a chance to catch her breath and persevered all the way to the funeral clothing store.
After closing the door and returning to her room, Song Mian fell asleep immediately, sleeping for a full day and night.
When Song Mian woke up the next day, Lin Jiaojiao had already crossed the backyard and arrived in the mortal realm, standing guard by her bedside.
When she opened her eyes and saw Lin Jiaojiao, she wasn't startled at all. Song Mian rubbed her eyes and asked, "Jiaojiao, why are you the only ghost here? Where are Xiao Shitou and the others?"
Lin Jiaojiao met Song Mian's gaze, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "The bodies of these young Red Army soldiers should return to their roots. After the Administration confirmed their identities, it arranged for them to be reincarnated as soon as possible."
The image of Little Stone's adorable face flashed before Song Mian's eyes, and for a moment she couldn't accept it: "So Little Stone and the others have already been reincarnated?"
Lin Jiaojiao shook her head and said, "They're going through the reincarnation process. Before a ghost can be reincarnated, it needs to stay in the ghost realm for at least three consecutive days to prepare the things needed for reincarnation. So, Xiao Shitou and the others won't be able to come over until at least the night after tomorrow... to say goodbye to you."
Song Mian thought of Xiao Shitou and the others' innocent and adorable appearance, and felt as if her heart had been hollowed out, leaving her feeling empty and uncomfortable.
"Reincarnation is a good thing, especially for martyrs like Xiao Shitou. They will definitely have a perfect life in their next life. I am happy for them."
Song Mian's words came from the bottom of her heart: "I'll go see my grandma tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow I'll go early to buy some food and cook a nice meal for Xiao Shitou and the others to come over."
"Okay." Lin Jiaojiao moved closer to Song Mian. "Little boss, don't be sad. Even if those little ones are gone, you still have me, right? I can always stay with you!"
Seeing Lin Jiaojiao winking and sending her flirtatious glances, Song Mian couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't try that on me. Reincarnation is a good thing. If you could be reincarnated, I'd be happy for you to go."
"That little boss is so annoying, he actually rushed to make me leave." Lin Jiaojiao sighed, "It's just a pity that I was just an ordinary person in my previous life, and I committed suicide, so there's no chance of me being reincarnated."
"Why? Don't lowly ghosts have the right to be reincarnated?" Song Mian asked, puzzled.
Lin Jiaojiao shook her head: "That's not it. Whether or not someone has the right to be reincarnated depends on their accumulated merit. For example, Xiao Shitou and the others died in life to kill their enemies and perish together with them, so even though they died, they accumulated a lot of merit."
Once their identities are confirmed, they can return to their ancestral home and be reincarnated. Ghosts who perform good deeds can also accumulate merit after death, and over time may also qualify for reincarnation.
However, our abilities as lower-level ghosts are limited. Many ghosts even have to be constantly careful and live frugally just to avoid being sent to work in hell. Under such circumstances, who would have the mind to accumulate good karma for reincarnation?
Song Mian understood Lin Jiaojiao's meaning: "It's like 'reincarnation' is a luxury for the lonely souls in the ghost realm. For low-level ghosts, even ensuring their daily food and clothing is a problem, so they don't have time to do good deeds and accumulate merit."
Lin Jiaojiao clapped her hands: "Little boss, you're so smart. That's the gist of it. But don't worry about not being able to reincarnate after you die. Helping ghosts is actually accumulating good karma, which will benefit you in the future."
Song Mian's eyes lit up, and she grabbed Lin Jiaojiao's hand, saying, "Since that's the case, Jiaojiao, if you help me, won't that increase your merits in a subtle way?"
Lin Jiaojiao paused for a moment, then frowned and said, "It seems that's really the case... But the accumulation of good karma is unpredictable. I'm not helping the small boss get business for the sake of good karma, so it doesn't really matter whether I do or not."
Seeing that Lin Jiaojiao didn't seem to care much, Song Mian secretly took it to heart.
Reincarnation is the best destination for ghosts. She will work hard to do good deeds with Lin Jiaojiao so that Lin Jiaojiao can be reincarnated into a wealthy and noble family in the future!
With that in mind, Song Mian got up, took a quick shower, took out some leftover ingredients from the refrigerator, put some hot pot base in a pot, and had a simple homemade hot pot with Lin Jiaojiao.
The next morning, Song Mian took the medicinal herbs she had dug up and went to Old Master Su's pawnshop.
Since the renovation, Grandpa Su's pawnshop has seen a significant improvement in business.
Song Mian arrived without making an appointment, and when she arrived, Grandpa Su was busy discussing business with other people.
Xiao Xue, a waitress in the store, poured tea for Song Mian and brought him fruit and snacks: "I'm so sorry, Mr. Song, for keeping you waiting. I'll go and inform our boss right away. If you find the lobby too noisy, how about I invite you to sit in the VIP room?"
"No need for all that trouble, I'm not in a hurry. I'll just wait here. You let Boss Su handle it first, I'm not in a rush." As Song Mian spoke, she heard a commotion coming from inside the room. "What's going on? Why does it sound like they're arguing?"
Xiao Xue looked worried and sighed heavily: "It's a long story. It was our mistake. We received 300,000 yuan to help a customer collect wild ginseng. But because this stuff is so rare, we haven't been able to find a suitable year, so we thought of returning the 300,000 yuan deposit."
"You can't blame them for this, can you? Since it's a deposit, it's clear that when Grandpa Su accepted this order, he didn't immediately guarantee that he could find the job. So why are they making a fuss?" Song Mian really couldn't understand this unreasonable behavior.
"That's what they say, but they insist on getting the wild ginseng today. Our boss originally wanted to give them 20,000 or 30,000 yuan to settle things, but they wouldn't have given up. They said they didn't want any money, they just wanted the wild ginseng." As Xiao Xue was speaking, she saw the tightly closed door being pushed open from the inside.
Immediately afterward, a tall man dressed in designer haute couture casual wear walked out.
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