On the fourth day of the ninth lunar month, the remains of the Wang family members were transported back to the backyard of the Tongzhou government office.
The entire government office was covered with white lanterns. The people now knew what had happened, and they were all sighing, feeling sorry for Lord Wang and his family.
Lord Wang had a good reputation in Tongzhou Prefecture, and after his body was placed in the mourning hall, many people came in to pay their respects.
Many of them were people Wang Pangzi didn't recognize, and judging from their clothes, he knew that many of them were ordinary people.
Some of the people who had genuinely received help from the Wang family cried with heartfelt emotion.
Whether it's Lord Wang, Madam Wang, or Young Mistress Wang, they have all done some bad things for the people of Tongzhou in recent years.
Let's not even talk about Lord Wang. He always worked for the people and never wronged or wronged anyone. He sought justice for the people and did not collude with those wealthy merchants. He treated all the people of Tongzhou Prefecture equally.
When the weather gets cold, Madam Wang would have the servants deliver quilts and food to the elderly people living alone.
Madam Wang and Young Mistress Wang's shops and estates would provide various jobs for people, so that everyone could have a place to earn a living with their own hands.
There wasn't a single beggar in Tongzhou Prefecture.
It's not entirely the work of the Wang family, but what they did in Tongzhou set an example, and their influence spread from top to bottom.
Lord Wang is an honest and upright official, so his subordinates can't be too bad even if they want to, and they have to follow him.
Madam Wang, Madam Wang, and Young Mistress Wang were role models among the wives of officials and merchants in Tongzhou. In order to get closer to the wives of powerful families, they had to learn to do these things, even if they didn't want to.
Therefore, the entire Tongzhou area was in harmony.
It's not that there aren't any unpleasant things, it's just that they're rare.
Therefore, there were so many people coming to pay their respects that the yamen runners had to stand at the entrance to maintain order and let everyone in one by one.
At times like these, everyone follows the rules, queuing up and entering one by one, with genuine feelings.
Gu Xin, watching from the side, couldn't help but sigh, "To be an official to this level is truly remarkable."
The burial date was set on this day. They would depart on the tenth day of the ninth lunar month and return to the Wang family's ancestral home to be buried in the ancestral graveyard.
The Wang family's ancestral home was not far from Tongzhou Prefecture, but it was not under Tongzhou's jurisdiction and required a day's journey by boat.
Fatty Wang has already sent his second steward back to his hometown with a group of people to choose a burial site. Once everything is settled there, he can escort the coffin back to ensure they are laid to rest in peace.
The head steward and the second steward were in charge of running errands in the manor. After seeing one aunt and one sister after another return, Fatty Wang also started to get busy.
Gu Xin would eat breakfast with Fatty Wang in the morning, and she would make sure he sat down to eat with her, then secretly put jade beads into his food.
So, Fatty Wang looked very energetic, but his aunts and sisters were even more worried about him, always fearing that he would suddenly collapse.
Finally, they sent Madam Liu, who was somewhat familiar with Gu Xin, to ask Gu Xin to persuade Fatty Wang.
Gu Xin could only comfort Madam Liu: "I tried to persuade him, but it was no use. However, Madam Liu, please rest assured, I take his pulse every morning, and if there is any problem, I will force him to rest. I will accompany him to the Wang family's ancestral land, so Madam Liu doesn't need to worry too much. I have enough of all kinds of medicines on me."
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