Wang Ximei's eyes gradually became empty.
After a while, a shrill cry was heard from Old Xu's yard, alarming all the villagers.
Xu Dachuan and his wife ran out of the room and kept asking questions.
Wang Fengying also appeared afterwards.
Wang Ximei looked around, her face full of helplessness and despair, "Oh, the mountains! My mountains!"
The village chief thought Xu Dashan was in trouble and turned pale with fear. "What's going on? Ajie, what happened to your father? Wasn't he fine when he was sent to the hospital yesterday?"
Xu Jie held his mouth tightly and wiped away his tears. "The hospital found that my father had a serious illness in the late stage, and they wanted us to go to the city for treatment."
With a "bang", Wang Fengying fell to the ground.
Everyone pinched her Ren Zhong and shouted, and after a flurry of activity, they finally made Wang Fengying open her eyes.
After waking up, Wang Fengying struggled to go to the hospital to see Xu Dashan.
The village chief didn't expect that the problems in Old Man Xu's family would snowball and get bigger and bigger, with one accident after another.
No matter whether it was Xu Jie's inability to have children, the death of old man Xu, or the illness that Xu Dashan had just been diagnosed with, any one of them could shake a family. Now they all happened at the same time. To be honest, if it were him, he wouldn't be able to cope with it.
The village chief had no choice but to call Xu Dahai late at night.
Xu Dahai had originally planned to attend the funeral the next day, but he hurried over after receiving a call from the village chief.
When Wang Ximei saw him crying, she was about to go up and beat him.
Several old ladies couldn't stand it any longer and shouted angrily, "Have you had enough of making trouble? Are you going to drive away your son who can take on responsibilities?"
"That's right, I don't know what's going on in your mind!"
After being scolded, Wang Ximei cried even harder.
Xu Dachuan pulled Xu Dahai aside and said, "Second brother, my eldest brother was diagnosed with a serious illness in the hospital, and it's in the late stage. The hospital can't treat him, and said he has to be sent to the city. You were the one who sent him to the hospital, so you can't just ignore him!"
Xu Dahai raised his fist, "Bah! He deserved it when I beat him up. He should be thanking me. If I hadn't sent him to the hospital, would he have been diagnosed with a physical problem? He wouldn't even know how he died then!"
"You are a heartless debt collector, an ungrateful bastard!" Wang Ximei cursed.
Xu Jie and Wang Fengying also looked very ugly.
The courtyard was in a commotion, and the village chief had to come out to take charge. "Da Hai, this is the situation. Your eldest brother needs someone to accompany him, but your father's funeral will be held tomorrow. Ajie can't leave, but he can't take charge of the funeral in his current condition. How about you take care of the funeral tomorrow?"
At this point, Xu Dahai didn't want to continue arguing with them. He just nodded, which was considered as his agreement.
The village chief breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Dahai was a little depressed. He called Xu Jian and Xu Kang respectively to tell them about the situation, and also notified Lin Yi and Chen Wenjun.
The next morning, a large number of wreaths were delivered to the Xu family's yard, and a professional funeral team and a rural banquet chef also came.
There will be performances of various musical instruments, singing, dancing and opera, all from the beginning.
There were more than twenty round tables in the tent set up nearby, and the chef never stopped using the spoon in his hand.
All kinds of delicacies from land and sea were served, making the wedding even more grand than other people’s weddings.
Villagers came to watch the fun, and many distant relatives also rushed over.
The funeral suddenly became decent.
At least it opened the eyes of the villagers of Xujia Village. Everyone praised Xu Dahai for being filial, thoughtful and magnanimous.
After this incident, Xu Dahai's reputation as a filial son spread, and Wang Ximei would use him no matter how dark the matter was.
Wang Ximei watched coldly, feeling very complicated.
It stands to reason that she would be proud if her old man's funeral was well organized, but this was done by her son, whom she disliked the most, so the feeling was different.
It is obvious that the old man loves the eldest son the most. If the eldest son had not been in the hospital, it would not have been Xu Dahai's turn to pretend to be a filial son. Now all the benefits have gone to Xu Dahai, and the eldest son's family has become invisible and no one cares about them.
Another thing is that I feel sorry for the money. The eldest brother's family is in urgent need of money. Wouldn't it be better for Xu Dahai to use the money from the funeral to treat the eldest brother's family's illness? What a waste!
The more he thought about Wang Ximei, the angrier he got, so he simply turned a blind eye and went into the house and closed the door.
In the afternoon, the funeral procession returned from the crematorium and finished taking care of the final matters. Everyone could finally sit down and feast on meat and drink wine.
The banquet ended when it was almost dark.
There were special people to take care of the aftermath, and there were also villagers to help, so Xu Dahai didn't need to do anything at all. He just had to send his relatives away one by one.
After the last group of people left, Xu Dahai went back without saying anything.
Xu Dachuan hurried forward to stop them, "Second brother, Dad's funeral has been settled, can we sit down and discuss eldest brother's matter?"
"It's none of my business!" Xu Dahai didn't give Xu Dachuan a good look.
Xu Dachuan muttered, "Second brother, even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected! After all, he is still our eldest brother. He is already like this, you can't say that nothing has happened, right!"
"Indicate?" Xu Dahai pointed at Xu Dachuan angrily, "Do you know how many immoral things their family has done? If you don't know, go and ask around! God sees everything, and everything has cause and effect. Get out of here!"
Xu Dahai pushed Xu Dachuan away and strode forward, his back looking so determined.
Xu Dachuan was in a dilemma.
Zhang Guizhi came out dragging her suitcase, "Dachuan, we should go back too. It's too late to get a taxi."
Before Xu Dachuan could say anything, Wang Ximei's sad crying was heard in the room.
Zhang Guizhi's face drooped.
Xu Dachuan could only bite the bullet and go over, "Mom, why are you crying?"
Wang Ximei raised her head and looked at Xu Dachuan with tearful eyes. "Third brother! Your father is dead, your eldest brother and your eldest nephew are both sick, and the second brother doesn't recognize me. What about you? You don't care whether I live or die, do you?"
Xu Dachuan's face changed and he quickly shook his head, "Mom, you will always be my real mother, how can I ignore you! But I really can't take care of my brother's affairs, so please don't embarrass me."
Wang Ximei glanced at Zhang Guizhi, who looked unhappy, and suddenly felt sad. She opened her mouth, but finally held back and asked, "Why do you control me?"
Zhang Guizhi pinched Xu Dachuan's waist hard.
Xu Dachuan felt pain, his facial features twisted, "Mom, how about I give you a living allowance every month? I am developing in the provincial capital now, and it is impossible for me to stay in my hometown. If you want to follow me, you have to go to the provincial capital with me."
Wang Ximei's eyes lit up and she continued to ask, "Where will I live if I go to the provincial capital? How big is your house?"
Zhang Guizhi answered first, "Mom, we live with the eldest girl's family, how big a place can we have!"
Wang Ximei's face darkened immediately, "Have you found a live-in son-in-law for the eldest girl? Those live-in sons-in-law are all from the family, how can they be good people? I told you to treat your eldest nephew well and let him take care of you in your old age and see you to the end of your life, but you didn't listen. From now on, all your things will be sold to outsiders!" (End of this chapter)
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