Chapter 825: Grandma Nine's Breakup
As soon as she entered the house, the old lady just sat down in the wheelchair and asked Lu Hanzhou to call the director of Niu Village and several older people with the surname Niu over.
When everyone was present, Granny Nine said slowly, "I can say that I have escaped death this time. The doctor can't say for sure whether I can walk with this leg."
"But as long as I'm not dead, I have to keep living."
"But in my current condition, there is no way I can take care of myself."
"As for me, the only property I have is this shabby house and less than an acre of land, with two acres of vegetable garden behind the house."
"I want to ask everyone if there is anyone willing to take care of me in my old age. If so, after I die, this house and land will belong to him."
"However, those who have agreed to support me in my old age need to write down that they must take good care of me and not abuse me in any way."
"Otherwise, I would have donated all these things to the village."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
Taking care of the elderly and seeing them to the end of their lives...is it that easy?
And...he is a disabled old man!
The whole place fell silent instantly. Granny Nine glanced at everyone and said quietly, "Why? No one is willing?"
Who would want to do this?
Even Wang Cuihua and her husband did not dare to take over this mess.
How much is an old house in the countryside worth?
Although life at my home is better than at other families, this old man still needs someone to take care of him! ! !
In fact, Grandma Jiu never thought about asking others to take care of her in her old age and till the end of her life. She just wanted to stop these people from gossiping.
She knew exactly what kind of people were in the village.
She wanted to do things well and not let others gossip that her adopted granddaughter was taking advantage.
Seeing that no one was talking, the old man continued, "When Nian Tao left for the capital, he entrusted me to these two children in the army."
"The total cost of the hospital stay these days was over 400 yuan, all paid by them. The Heipi family knows about this."
Heipi is the nickname of the director of Niu Village.
Director Niu Village nodded immediately: "Yes, I have seen the hospital bill."
Spent so much money?
When everyone heard this, they all gasped.
Not to mention taking over an old and disabled person, if someone else suffers from some disaster or other illness in the future, the money will be a bottomless pit!
Now, no one is willing to do it anymore.
Master Niu Liu is the oldest among the older generation of the Niu family.
He is now over eighty years old and in poor health, suffering from pains and illnesses from time to time.
He knew that no one would take over this mess.
Seeing that no one was talking, he glanced at Grandma Jiu and pursed his lips: "Old Ninth Family, you called everyone here today. Have you already decided where you want to live in your old age and die? If you have anything to say, just say it directly."
Hearing this, Granny Nine spoke expressionlessly, "Yes, now that I am in this state, I can't take care of myself. I need someone to take care of me."
"These two children were entrusted by Nian Tao to take care of me in my old age and see me to the end of my life."
"But I took advantage of them, and I can't let them suffer any more."
"I called everyone here today, first to solicit your opinions, and second to serve as a witness."
"If I follow them, this house and this land will belong to them in the future, and they must also write a written promise to take care of me in my old age and see me to the end of my life."
What's wrong with this?
As long as they are not allowed to take over, everyone is thinking, just be a witness.
In the minds of everyone in the Niu family, it would be their greatest wish if someone could take over this hot potato.
Even if an old and disabled person is placed in a nursing home, Murakami's expenses will not be reduced.
Soon, an adoption letter was written.
The above conditions are written clearly and in four copies.
One share for Grandma Jiu, one share for the clan, one share for the village, and one share for the adoptive parent.
On each copy, there are witness signatures from several clans of the Niu family, as well as the signatures of Xu Zijin and Lu Hanzhou.
Soon, the news that Grandma Jiu adopted her granddaughter and Xu Zijin promised to take care of her in her old age spread among the Niu family...
"Are those two stupid to accept such a thing?"
"What do you think? Could it be that the old woman has some treasure that she hid and gave it to her?"
A woman looked puzzled, then expressed her doubts.
"Humph, bullshit! I think you are overthinking it. If she had any treasures, she wouldn't have almost starved to death all those years."
Another old woman took over, with a look of disbelief on her face.
In the early 1960s, there was famine all over the country, and Niujia Village was no exception.
In the first two years, Grandma Jiu took out a lot of silver coins and gold bars and asked the tribe to exchange them for food, which benefited the whole tribe.
But the famine lasted for three years. In the last year, Grandma Jiu, like everyone else, went up the mountain to peel tree bark and went to the fields to dig wild vegetables.
He was so hungry that stars appeared in his eyes and he looked as thin as a yellow flower.
Everyone knows about these past events.
"It seems that the people in the army are really kind-hearted."
"As the saying goes, it is better to add a bucket of rice than a mouthful of rice, especially an old and disabled one. They will be tired in the future."
The third woman was holding the sole of a pair of cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles and sewing them stitch by stitch, while she sighed.
As soon as she sighed, someone immediately said, "Yes, yes, this is not an easy task." "But I heard that it was Taozi who entrusted Laojiu's family to these two people. I think he should send some money over, right? ”
"During those two years, Taozi and his wife came back with their children and had nothing. If it weren't for Laojiu's family providing food, they would have starved to death."
"Now that the policies are good, he has returned to the capital to enjoy his life. He should also send some money back to repay his kindness."
It makes sense, and everyone agrees with this statement.
In their minds, there is no such person in the world who has no good at all and would take over a person who will bring trouble.
It’s not that these people are so bad, but women just love gossip, and there is no topic if they don’t talk about it.
Just as the villagers of Niujia Village were discussing the matter, Grandma Jiu tremblingly took out a box from a large jar.
This is a black gold-painted box. You can tell it is of a certain age without even looking at it.
And it's an antique.
She opened the box tremblingly, and saw some nice jewelry and a roll of silver coins inside.
After stammering, looking at the Niu Village Director and his wife, Granny Jiu slowly spoke: "Heipi, Cuihua, this is my dowry back then."
"Back then, I was a lady of many years, but now this is all that is left."
"Over the years, you and your wife have taken great care of me and protected me the most. I know this."
"In the future, I won't live in the village anymore, so we won't have the chance to meet every day."
"I originally wanted to use this as retirement money, but now that I'm at the Lu family, I'm not worried anymore." "I know how good you two are to me."
"Give this gold bracelet to Cuihua as a souvenir, and this jade Buddha, Heipi, you can use to ward off evil spirits."
"Twenty silver dollars, I'll give you ten to keep as a souvenir."
"The rest, I'll give it to Zijin as an ancient record."
(My dears, I estimated that for those who want to know when it will be finished, I think it should be at the end of this month.)
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