Chen Ye sat down on the warm kang and sighed. Something was wrong with her. She had to adapt to a life with plenty of free time. Her future job might be even more boring than now.
Not long after Chen Ye sat down, she felt like there were nails under her butt. She moved to the edge of the kang, opened the large wooden box on the kang, and began to sort the clothes in the box.
Take out everything inside, fold them neatly one by one and put them in the box. Put the thick winter clothes aside and take them to the city later.
Ye Zi herself doesn't have many clothes. She only has three or four sets of clothes in the summer. That's because it rains frequently in the summer, and it would be difficult to change clothes if she didn't have enough.
For the rest of the cooler seasons, there were only two or at most three sets of clothes for changing. The clothes that the brothers Dashuang and Ershuang brought over were all cloth, but Chen Ye was still a slow worker and didn't have the patience to sit down and do needlework slowly.
So Chen Ye has a lot of fabrics but not many ready-made clothes. The clothes came in large quantities after she was recognized as a relative. She didn't know what her stepfather said when he went back, but the relatives of the Cen family sent her a big package every week, sometimes even two or three.
There were more and more clothes that could be worn and those that could not be worn. Fortunately, maybe Cen Zixiang had said something to his family, and the Cen family finally stopped being so overly enthusiastic and were not so diligent in packing the clothes, which finally made her feel relieved.
It's a pity that she can't wear many of these clothes outside. She is not the type to wear a conspicuous bag, so she can only keep them in the bottom of the closet.
Chen Ye opened an oil-paper package. How could she have forgotten what was inside? When she opened it, she remembered that it was the wool her cheap grandparents had mailed her last month.
I heard that this thing is prone to insects, so I asked her to wrap it tightly with a large piece of oil paper, for fear that it would get damp and infested with insects. That would be a waste of so much good wool.
The yarn is definitely good yarn, and the light grey color is acceptable to her. This color is versatile and not eye-catching, but the problem is that she doesn’t know how to knit a sweater!
I've never seen any aunt or sister-in-law knitting a sweater in the village, so I can only put the wool here for now. Why don't I ask Aunt Chuncao? Aunt Chuncao is one of the most skillful women in the village.
"Sister, sister, please come out quickly," Shuanzhu's anxious voice came. Chen Ye didn't bother to pack up his things. He quickly got up and walked out of the room in his slippers.
"What's the matter? What's the matter? Why are you so anxious?" It was so cold that even Shuanzhu was sweating.
"Hoohoo, hoohoo, sister, thank you, Aunt Xie is no longer able to live. Many people in the village have passed away."
"Ah! It's only been a few days..."
"Okay, I get it. I'll just put on my coat and go over. You're just a kid, so don't go over there. Don't go across the river to play for the time being."
"I know, sister. Grandpa said the same thing." Whenever there was a funeral in their village, children like them were never allowed to get close.
Chen Ye hurried back to the house, put on a padded jacket, pulled up his shoes, opened the door, and walked hurriedly towards the other side of the river. On the way, he saw many people walking towards Aunt Xie's house.
Chuncao saw Ye Zi and quickly waved her over: "Why are you here too? Why are you, a little kid, joining in the fun?"
Ye Zi wanted to say that she had received the kindness of Aunt Xie for feeding her, and she also wanted to see her off for the last time.
Chuncao didn't let her say this: "Go back quickly. See which young people are coming here. If you are interested, you can come and see Aunt Xie off when she goes up the mountain. Go back quickly first."
Every time this happens in the village, the older wives and husbands in the family come over and say that children are likely to be bumped into. This is not nonsense, such things have happened before.
A long time ago, there was a lovely young girl in the village. When an elderly man living alone in the village was dying, the villagers went to help him. This young girl ran faster than anyone else, and just when she reached the old man, the old man took his last breath.
It was still directed at the older girl. It was said that the older girl had a high fever that night and was talking nonsense. She had a fever for seven days. It was not until the seventh day after the old man's death that the older girl's family members went to the grave and burned paper and muttered to each other, and the older girl's fever finally subsided.
So after that, there was an unwritten rule in the village that if someone in a family became ill, each family would send a middle-aged or elderly person to help, and unmarried children were not allowed to go.
Chen Ye moved her lips, but finally turned around and went back home obediently. She had also heard of this incident, but no one seemed to be able to tell who it happened to, so she always thought it was a legend.
Chen Ye looked back in the direction of Aunt Xie's house again. People in the village were walking towards Aunt Xie's house from time to time. This might be the first time that Aunt Xie's house was so prosperous, and almost everyone in the village came.
She also knew that it didn't matter whether she went or not. Just like Aunt Chuncao said, she would just go and see Aunt Xie off when she went up the mountain. But she still felt a little regretful in her heart.
Chen Ye had just crossed the bridge when he saw Shuanzhu running towards him again. "What's wrong with you? Can't you just walk properly? It's so windy and you're running with your mouth open. The cold wind is going into your stomach. Be careful not to get sick and ask Grandpa Luo to give you acupuncture."
“Huff, huff, huff…”
"Sister...sister, I'm just anxious to find you. I'm really worried that you've already arrived."
Chen Ye took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off Shuanzhu's forehead, then took Shuanzhu's hand and walked towards home: "Why are you looking for me so urgently?"
"Huhu, sister, it was grandpa who asked me to come find you. I told you what happened and then went home. As soon as grandpa heard it, he said I was making a fuss. How could a child like you be the one to take the lead in this matter? He asked me to call you back quickly."
"Sister, why can't children go? It used to be the same. If someone's elderly were ill, we children would have to go around them."
These children all know that being tied up is not good, but they don’t understand exactly why it is bad. However, the adults have told them that they will be beaten if they don’t obey, so they have no choice but to obey.
"I can't explain the details, but I only know that a person's last breath isn't good. If anyone is exposed to it, they're likely to get sick, and it's a difficult disease to cure. So, I'd like you to stop being curious about this."
The old people certainly have their reasons for saying this. It is hard to say whether it is true or not, but it is a custom anyway.
They just need to listen to what they have to say when they live here. They don't have to break anything to prove that they are unique enough. Sometimes going with the flow is the best way to survive.
"Oh, I get it. I'll be obedient. But are Grandpa and the others okay over there?"
Aunt Xie is of an older generation, and people like my grandfather belong to the younger generation and will all pass on.
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