Walking out of the county town and into the suburbs, the sky is reflected with a faint orange-red, and the fresh air is filled with the fragrance of the earth.

Lu Jiaxin looked up at the pale blue sky, which was still twinkling with a few bright stars. She was very moved that the rapid industrial development had also seriously damaged the environment, and it would be difficult to see such a clear sky here in 20 or 30 years.

At 7:30, when Lu Jiaxin had finished her breakfast, Captain Du arrived. After Lu Jiaxin greeted him, the group headed straight to Dingjia Village.

Halfway through the journey, the car got stuck in a pit and couldn't get out. Lu Jiaxin called He Bin and asked him about it. He found out that it was not far away: "Let's walk over there."

Captain Du was almost angry. He had sent people to check the road conditions yesterday and found no problems. He didn't expect such a problem to happen at the last minute. He advised: "Comrade Lu, it's still more than ten miles away from Dingjia Village. We have to climb the mountain when we get to Dingjia Village. You should wait a while, it will be fine soon."

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "It's okay. I get up every morning and run for an hour. Ten miles is nothing."

The road was full of potholes, and it was very bumpy for her. She could bear it before when she was in a hurry, but now it was better to walk! The most important thing was that the Feng Shui master had calculated the time for digging the grave, and it could not be advanced or delayed. The road was full of potholes. It was pushed up quickly this time, but who knew if there would be more potholes later.

Captain Du looked at Gu Wenfeng and when he nodded, he asked some people to follow Lu Jiaxin and left some people to push the car up.

The mountain road was difficult to walk on, so Lu Jiaxin changed into white sneakers. Because today was the day to move the graves, she wore a white dress.

Seeing her walking briskly, Captain Du believed that she was a regular exerciser and not a delicate lady who would complain of tiredness after walking a few steps.

When she reached the foot of the mountain, Lu Jiaxin saw a group of people waiting there. These people were six burly men hired by the village branch secretary and He Bin.

Because it was grave digging, He Bin offered a high price of 100 Chinese Yuan. Nowadays, rural people cannot go out to work and can only live on one mu and three fen of land. It is a pie in the sky to earn 100 Chinese Yuan for one day's work. I don't know how many people want to come after the news spreads, but not everyone can do it. The six men He Bin chose are all tall and masculine.

The village party secretary’s surname was Ruan. When he saw Captain Du, he immediately stepped forward to say hello.

After Captain Du shook hands with him, he introduced Lu Jiaxin to Secretary Ruan: "This is Comrade Lu."

After knowing Lu Jiaxin's background, he felt that this girl was really amazing. After two years in Hong Kong, she not only got admitted to Hong Kong University, but also earned a lot of money. In order to move a grave, she generously donated one million Hong Kong dollars to the county to build a road. Although only half of the money was received, the road from the county to their commune had already started.

Secretary Ruan looked at Lu Jiaxin's young face and praised: "Comrade Lu is really young and promising. Ms. Gu must be very pleased in her grave."

It was He Bin who called Gu Xiuxiu "Ms. Gu", and everyone followed suit.

After Lu Jiaxin made a few polite remarks, she said, "Secretary Ruan, the Ding family won't come to cause trouble, right? I don't want any unnecessary trouble on such an important day."

Secretary Ruan patted her chest and assured that everything had been arranged and that the Ding family would never come out to get in her way. As for causing trouble, that was even more impossible.

With these words, Lu Jiaxin felt relieved.

The mountain road was bumpy, but the trees and grass on both sides had been cleared. Captain Du originally thought that Lu Jiaxin would not be used to walking on the mountain road, but she walked more steadily than he did, and she didn't look like a girl who grew up in the city.

Secretary Ruan looked at Lu Jiaxin's back from a distance and said in surprise, "Captain Du, didn't Comrade Lu say he grew up in the city? How come he walks on the mountain road like he's running?"

Captain Du smiled and said, "Although she grew up in the city, she gets up every morning to run and eats well. Her health is not comparable to that of the girls in your village."

Captain Du immediately stated: "I will report to the leader when I return, and I will make sure this is done before the end of the month."

With these words, Secretary Ruan felt relieved.

After walking for nearly half an hour, we finally arrived at the grave. It was just a small hill of dirt, but there was a new tombstone in front of it. Without asking, I knew that this tombstone must have been made by my aunt two years ago.

Lu Jiaxin held the incense, candles and offerings, first burning incense, worshiping, chanting and praying, and then opening the coffin. When the coffin was opened, Lu Jiaxin knelt beside it.

Originally, they thought it would take a long time to dig out the coffin, but unexpectedly, the goldsmith stopped them after just a few minutes because they had already dug up the corpse.

A gold picker is actually a bone picker, but this name is more respectful.

Lu Jiaxin wanted to stand up and look, but Gu Wenfeng walked over quickly to stop her: "Boss, you just kneel here. Collecting corpses is like picking up gold!"

Although the boss's grandmother was buried here, what was dug out was not a coffin, but a pile of bones... He was worried that the boss would have a nightmare after seeing it.

"What's going on?"

After listening to the goldsmith's explanation, Lu Jiaxin realized that the Ding family did not use a coffin to bury her grandmother, but just used a few pieces of wood to make a box to bury her. Now that nearly forty years have passed, the wood has long since rotted away, and the bones are all in the soil.

Lu Jiaxin lowered her head and said nothing.

Gu Wenfeng said, "Boss, don't be sad. When we get to Hong Kong City, the old lady's body can be put into the coffin you bought."

Last summer, Lu Jiaxin spent a lot of money to order two nanmu coffins. Because the coffins were heavy and inconvenient to transport, she also ordered two small coffins. After the bones were transported to the port city, they were placed in the large coffins.

Lu Jiaxin didn't say anything else and just knelt there quietly.

The goldsmith had to dig out the bones piece by piece, mark them, and then carefully put them into the small coffin. The workload increased and it took longer.

The sun was very strong and Lu Jiaxin's face soon turned red.

Gu Wenfeng brought some water and said to her, "Boss, please get up and drink some water. The old lady and Ms. Ding will definitely not blame you."

Lu Jiaxin didn't try to be brave. Not only was she thirsty, but her legs were also numb. She almost fell when she stood up, so she simply sat on the straw mat.

Just as she was drinking water, a person suddenly rushed down from the hill on the right. Gu Wenfeng, Miao Na, Wang Lin and others reacted very quickly and immediately protected Lu Jiaxin in the middle. Zong Jinghua even took out the wooden warehouse directly.

(End of this chapter)