After Wang Lanying returned home, she gave everyone the lucky bags given by her sister-in-law and asked them to carry them with them.
I don’t know how my sister-in-law made it. It comes in various shapes and can be hung around the neck or put in the pocket.
Baoer is the youngest child in the family. The rest of the children are all in school, whether it is elementary school or junior high school. As long as the children miss them, everyone will pool money to send them to school.
This is also one of the reasons why there has been no increase. Although the cost of going to school is not much now, it is not a small amount either.
Fortunately, I can now farm on my own. I have more than 30 acres of land at home, and I can still save some money after having enough food and drink.
Liu Cuihua sat on the kang making a cotton-padded jacket. She measured her waist with her hand and planned to make a thicker cotton-padded jacket for her daughter. The hem should be longer, but she couldn't get it right. So she said to her second daughter-in-law,
"Qiao Qiao, have you gained weight recently? How much weight?"
"No matter how fat she gets, she's not as fat as before. I think she's fine. She even seems taller. I don't know if it's an illusion. Anyway, my little sister is prettier than before. I think she'll have a boy this time, because her belly is pointed."
Wang Lanying bent down to peel corn kernels on the ground. She harvested the corn from the field and peeled the smaller ones first.
Liu Cuihua smiled and said, "It would be great if I could give birth to a son. That way I won't have to have more children in the future."
Wang Lanying, "No, that would shut up all those people. Some people see that my little sister is living a good life, so they say sour words, as if they don't want money.
I seldom go out now, to avoid making those people jealous.”
Liu Cuihua, "Then you should go out less. Those people are just like that. Anyway, they can't come to our house to talk."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a dog barking outside and saw someone coming. It was a widow in the village named Li. She had been a widow for more than 20 years and her son just got married this year.
Her face looked a little strange, especially gloomy. She walked into the yard and picked up Baoer.
The child cried out and then started crying.
Liu Cuihua got down from the kang and asked, "What does this Widow Li want to do?"
Wang Lanying also hurriedly followed him out.
When I arrived at the yard, I saw Widow Li sitting on the ground, not at a loss when faced with Baoer's crying.
Liu Cuihua quickly picked up the child, patted him, and calmed him down. Only then did the child stop crying.
He looked at Widow Li and said, "What are you doing? Pick up my child as soon as you enter the yard!"
Widow Li didn't know what happened to her before, and she was at a loss when facing them, "I, I don't know what happened!"
Wang Lanying thought about how she had been a widow for more than 20 years. After sending her parents-in-law away, she lived alone. She didn't talk much to the people in the village. She could only be seen during the busy farming season, but even then she didn't talk much.
There was a rumor in the village that she had gone crazy.
Liu Cuihua sent the child back to the house, went back to the yard, and pulled Widow Li up from the ground.
"I say, sister, there's nothing to worry about in life. Just walk around more and talk to people, and your heart will be untied."
Widow Li nodded, "I know what you mean. I'm really sorry about what happened before. I can't remember what happened. When I woke up, I saw the baby crying. I'm sorry for scaring your child. I'll go back now!"
Liu Cuihua knew that she was also a pitiful person. If her husband had not died early, the child would have grown up. Maybe she was just obsessed with her child, so after some mental preparation, she did not blame her.
"Then walk back slowly."
Widow Li nodded, then turned and left.
After the people left.
Wang Lanying went to close the door, then returned and said to her mother-in-law,
"She's a poor person too. Missing her child is so depressing!"
Liu Cuihua sighed, "It is said that things in the world are unpredictable. Her mother-in-law and father-in-law are also very powerful. They didn't let her leave even though she was a widow at such a young age.
What's more, her parents' family didn't care about her affairs, so her best years were wasted. She is also a responsible person.
She diligently took care of the couple until they passed away, and the people in the village still respected her very much. "
Wang Lanying spat on the ground and said, "It's better not to have such respect. What will she do when she gets old?"
Liu Cuihua thought for a moment and said, "People like her are usually blessed and won't suffer any hardship."
Wang Lanying consoled herself, thinking that maybe her mother-in-law was right.
"Okay, Mom, let's not talk about this anymore. It makes me unhappy and uncomfortable."
Liu Cuihua thought of the unfinished cotton-padded jacket and said, "Come on, follow me back to the house. Let's continue working. They will have to eat when they come back soon! We still have to cook."
Wang Lanying rubbed her sore arms and resigned herself to going back to the house to continue peeling corn.
The next day.
The person who went to Widow Li's house to deliver something found that she had hanged herself in the house.
This caused a huge uproar.
There were no relatives to come and deal with it, so Lin Zhi, as the village chief, had to take the lead, find some people, and choose a place to bury the body.
The money and food that we found at home were exchanged for as much as possible. Buying a coffin and setting up a banquet all cost money, so there was nothing left, and the village committee also contributed some money.
This matter was decided through a vote by the villagers, and this is how we will handle such situations in the future.
They had a family and a child, but the child died due to an accident halfway through, leaving only the old couple. There are three other families like this in the village.
This kind of treatment result is very good for such people. As the saying goes, fallen leaves return to their roots, and at least someone has buried them.
But what happened next was beyond their expectations.
That means people died one after another, either from falling or from dying while sleeping.
One day, two people died at the same time, and the whole village was busy with funeral ceremonies.
Not only did the smiles on the faces of adults and children disappear, they all found this matter very strange.
When Lin Zhi came back from outside, he didn't want to be the village chief anymore. The same situation occurred in several nearby villages.
When the police arrived, they were responsible for taking photos and then questioning. If they felt the body was suspicious, they would do an autopsy, and if it was not suspicious, they would bury the body.
It’s because there are too many of them.
Liu Cuihua saw the man coming back and quickly poured him some water. "What's going on? Did you handle things smoothly today?"
"It's going pretty well. Now everyone is worried and can't sleep at night." Lin Zhi was also worried about the safety of his family, especially his daughter who was away from home. "I don't know how Qiao Qiao is doing. Is her village in the same situation?"
Liu Cuihua, "Who said it wasn't? I'm worried too. How about we go check it out tomorrow?"
"I think it's okay. You've made a lot of clothes recently, so take them with you. We'll feel more at ease if we go and see them." Lin Zhi was worried that something had happened to his daughter, and he was extremely concerned about her. He could only feel at ease when he saw her.
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