Ye Zhiguo's hometown is a small mountain village called Zhou Village, which is two hours' drive from Pingjiang City. Most of the villagers are surnamed Zhou, and Zhou is the most common surname in the village. The Ye family is considered to be a migrant family.
Transportation in Zhoucun is very inconvenient. It is located deep in the mountains, with only two or three buses a day. The road winds its way in, and the road conditions are very poor. Even though Ye Qingqing doesn't get carsick, she still gets dizzy from the bumpy ride.
Later, Pingjiang City's economy developed rapidly, and many surrounding towns benefited from it. However, Zhoucun's economic development was affected by transportation issues. Unlike other villages, Zhoucun's factories were thriving. Although the villagers no longer had farmland, their material living standards were dozens of times better than before.
However, the newly appointed village chief of Zhoucun is a veteran with great vision. He led the villagers to plant cherries and open a farmhouse inn. In addition, Zhoucun itself has beautiful scenery, and the villagers' living standards have been rising steadily, and the village is still thriving.
After nearly two hours of bumpy ride, Lu Mo and Ye Tong were perfectly fine, but Ye Qingqing got carsick.
Fortunately, Lu Mo pinched her tiger's mouth to stop her from vomiting, but she was still quite dizzy, her face was pale and she looked like a ghost.
However, after getting off the bus, Ye Qingqing felt refreshed and her symptoms of discomfort disappeared completely.
"It's that two-story red brick house, the one with four rooms."
Ye Qingqing pointed to a house not far from the village entrance and said that the red brick building was newly built a few years ago, and Ye Zhiguo paid the majority of the cost, so Ye Zhiguo also had a share in the house.
Because of the house's good location and large size, Ye Zhiguo's two younger brothers later ran agritainment businesses and did quite well.
Ye Qingqing led Ye Tong toward the Ye family home. Although it was the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the Ye family home was deserted and there was no festive atmosphere at all.
Only three boys were setting off firecrackers in the yard. The older one was about ten years old, and the younger one was seven or eight. They were Ye Zhiguo's two nephews. When they saw Ye Qingqing and Ye Tong, they were stunned and stood there motionless.
Another one was Ye Hua, who also stared blankly at Ye Qingqing without saying a word.
The older boy reacted more quickly, turning around and running into the house, shouting, "Mom, my cousin and Xiaotong are here!"
Ye Zhiguo's two younger brothers and their wives came out. They were very surprised to see Ye Qingqing and the others. Their smiles were forced, and they were stunned for a long time, not knowing what to say.
"Please come inside and sit down!"
The younger brother, Ye Weiguo, invited them into the house. The two women also realized what was happening and one of them made tea and the other brought out melon seeds and snacks.
But the old lady was not seen.
"I brought Xiaotong to wish Grandma Ye a Happy New Year," Ye Qingqing explained.
The two brothers sighed. Ye Zhiguo's funeral had just been held, and while other families were joyfully celebrating the New Year, their family was holding a funeral. You can imagine how they felt.
Although Ye Zhiguo's death was directly related to Ye Qingqing, in the end it was still the eldest brother's own fault, causing such a terrible tragedy for Ye Qingqing's family!
Ye Qingqing didn't hold a grudge and even brought Xiao Tong to pay New Year's greetings, which made the two brothers very grateful.
But--
“I don’t know if my mother will see you. She has moved to the old house and doesn’t go out. She doesn’t see anyone either. She hasn’t seen any of the relatives who came to visit for the New Year these days.”
Ye Weiguo sighed. Ever since the funeral of his elder brother was over, the old lady had moved to the old house alone and spent her days eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist prayers, saying that she wanted to help her elder brother pass on to the afterlife.
I hope my older brother will be reborn as a good person in his next life and won't do bad things again!
In fact, the old lady was still blaming herself for not educating her eldest son well, which caused so many people to suffer. She planned to spend the rest of her life atoning for some of her eldest son's sins.
I also pray for my remaining two sons and grandsons!
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