"What's wrong? What happened so early in the morning?" Xiao Aimin was startled when he heard this.
Their brigade just had an accident, so let's hope they don't cause any more trouble.
Wiping the sweat from his face, Xiao Aimin asked nervously.
Could it really be that weirdo who caused some trouble?
The man ran up to him and stopped. He was a young man in his twenties from the same clan. His clothes were worn and patched on the shoulders and elbows.
Perhaps he was tired from running, after stopping, he put his hands on his hips, bent over slightly, panted heavily, closed his eyes, swallowed hard, and then spoke: "A beggar came to our village. He looks, how should I put it, like a ghost. I don't know why, but he scared Grandpa so much that Grandpa is about to die!"
Xiao Aimin's eyes widened. The carrying pole he had been clutching since he started talking to Qian Huan was finally thrown aside. His voice rose: "What did you say? Why did you scare Uncle like that? What happened?"
"Fourth Uncle, you should go and see. They say that Grandpa went out for a walk and as soon as he opened the door, he saw that person standing right in front of his house, which scared him."
The beggar took advantage of the chaos and ran into the mountains. Now the villagers are all shouting that they're going into the mountains to look for him, saying they'll beat him to death if they find him!
Xiao Aimin also became anxious. "Let's go, hurry, let's go see what's going on?"
As they talked, their footsteps quickened.
When people around them saw them like this, some of them simply followed them over.
We arrived at the old man's house in no time.
This person also has the surname Xiao, and they are related to Xiao Aimin by ancestry, though it's been quite a while and they're now quite distant.
According to seniority, Xiao Aimin should call the old man "Uncle".
This man is over eighty years old. He has outlived his long braid, his humble life, and his dog, and is the oldest and most senior person in the village.
He joined the team very early on and was considered a veteran revolutionary. During holidays, leaders from the commune would come to visit him.
He was usually in good health and always cheerful. He would tell everyone that life was good now and that he wanted to live a few more years to enjoy his retirement.
Who knew that something like this would happen when I got old?
The old man lay flat on the kang (a heated brick bed), exhaling more than inhaling.
The village's barefoot doctor is using silver needles to give the old man acupuncture.
I hope a miracle will happen.
The family members were all sobbing, wiping away tears, and several people were packing the old man's clothes.
These are all old customs here; when someone passes away, they have to change into new clothes. They pay attention to this.
Xiao Aimin stepped forward, looked around, and called out "Uncle" a few times.
The old man's cloudy eyes took a long time to focus. He looked at Xiao Aimin for a long time, and finally seemed to recognize the person in front of him, revealing a smile.
His family members, seeing him like this, thought he was getting better.
The old man mumbled, "Dad, you've come to pick me up? Why did it take you so long? I've missed you so much!"
I don't recognize anyone anymore!
His words caused the children around him to burst into tears again: "Dad, my dear dad!"
A man who looked to be almost sixty years old was standing next to me with snot and tears streaming down his face.
Seeing Xiao Aimin arrive, he staggered forward, grabbed Xiao Aimin's hand, and cried even harder: "Fourth brother, you have to avenge my father! You have to catch him!"
Xiao Aimin felt the strength of his older cousin's hand, and with a hint of grief on his face, he nodded heavily: "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely have people search the mountain and find him."
I also contacted the commune police; they arrived quickly, and we're sure we can find this person.
As the two were talking, a startled cry came from the other end: "Dad..."
"grandfather……"
The last syllable was high and drawn out, and the eldest cousin's legs went weak, collapsing to the ground, muttering, "Dad..."
Xiao Aimin rushed to help the person up, but he couldn't lift them up no matter what he did.
The family members on the other side also started wiping away tears while changing the old man's clothes.
However, several of her grandchildren were clinging to the old woman, preventing her from moving.
"My grandfather is still alive, you can't touch him, please don't touch him, let me go, let me go..."
"Grandpa, open your eyes and look at me, Grandpa..."
"Dad, Dad, don't go..."
The old man's descendants surrounded him, wailing incessantly, their voices filled with anguish.
Neighbors and close friends around the area also shed tears.
"What a plague! Who is this heartless bastard?"
"Oh, Grandpa, this is just too unlucky!"
...
Amidst the cries of grief, everyone helped change their clothes and get everything settled.
More crying came from afar, and someone rushed in, sobbing: "Dad, Dad, what's wrong? Dad, Dad..."
"Grandpa..."
He knelt down in front of the old man as soon as he entered the door.
It turned out to be the family of the eldest daughter who had married out.
Then, the other three daughters who had married out also arrived one after another!
The militia were also busy, launching a large-scale search of the mountains, and the police from the commune also joined in the search.
It's just strange, though. Logically speaking, this person's features are so obvious that they should be easy to identify.
It should be very easy to find.
But it was like a clay ox sinking into the sea, never to return.
There was no trace of them; it was as if they had simply vanished into thin air.
Even though the person hasn't been found, the funeral arrangements for the elderly person still need to be made.
According to custom, the body should be kept in state for three days.
The old man's children, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, and grandchildren were all by his side.
Relatives, in-laws, friends, and neighbors from near and far all came to offer their condolences.
The place became a noisy and chaotic place.
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