Xiao Lingling cried sadly, and the Lin family members and Wu Bokai who were surrounding her couldn't help but shed tears.
At this moment, everyone just wished they could execute the evil people who cheated and deceived people directly. If it weren't for them, how could there be so many poor families?
Wu Bokai couldn't sit still any longer. "No! I have to go back to the county government office and have someone take good care of them. I also need to hurry up and notify the remaining eleven households overnight.
Uncle Lin, I can only leave this to you and the village chief. Tomorrow I will personally bring people to help with Aunt Qiao's funeral."
Lin Changshu gritted his teeth and nodded, "Yes! Take good care of him, this kind of person doesn't deserve to live.
Since the law does not sentence people to death, it is always okay to suffer a little.
It's good to be immortal, let them have a good taste of this feeling of never having a peaceful day!"
For Lin Changshu, he was the one who could best understand Qiao's feelings.
As parents, we all hope that our children are safe, even more than our expectation of money.
In the past few years, she has persisted alone despite everyone's disbelief. It's not just because she is unwilling to accept it, but also because she is unwilling to believe it.
It was as if, as long as she didn't believe it, her son must still be alive.
So even though there was no hope ahead, she still stubbornly persisted for more than four years.
Hey~~~~
Wu Bokai knelt down and kowtowed three times to Qiao before turning around and leaving to get down to business.
"First, help carry the man onto the carriage and send him back to the Zheng family. Then, second brother, you quickly go to the village chief's house and deliver the news.
Although Zheng Rong is not here, the funeral cannot be perfunctory. And the village chief must be called to carry out Qiao's final instructions."
Lin Feng nodded, and quickly worked with Lin Changshu to gently lift the person onto the carriage.
The children spontaneously cleaned the carriage before getting off.
Seeing that Xiao Lingling was still staring at the letters in a daze, Lin Changshu was afraid that the child couldn't stand it, so he hurried forward.
"My dear, let's go. Don't be sad, your grandma Qiao is going to enjoy her life."
Little Bell was brought back to her senses by Lin Changshu's call, "Grandpa, I know. Grandma Qiao has suffered too much in this life. She will definitely be reborn into a good family in the next life.
I'm not sad, I'm just thinking, since Grandma Qiao gave me the money, how can I find a way to accumulate merit for her so that she can be happier in her next life."
Lin Changshu looked at her innocent and sincere eyes and was momentarily broken down.
"Oh, oh, so that's it. Then take your time to think about it. There's no rush. Let's go send it back to your Grandma Qiao first, okay?"
Xiao Lingling nodded and followed everyone to the Zheng family.
When passing by the door of the house, Lin Changshu also called Zhao and Fang, because someone had to help Qiao wash and dress.
But the incident happened so suddenly that Zhao Shi couldn't believe it.
"Why, how could this happen? I was watching her a few days ago. Wait a minute, I'll go back and get some clothes. No matter what, we have to leave cleanly."
After a while, everyone arrived at Zheng's house.
This was their first time visiting the Zheng family. Because Mrs. Qiao had been ill for many years, the yard was in a state of desolation, but not too dirty.
Usually, villagers who pass by always help to tidy up, so it looks pretty tidy.
Zhao and Fang helped each other carry the person into the room.
To be honest, it’s not sinking. After all, I’ve become skinny.
"Daughter-in-law, go boil some water first, and we'll give her a wash and change her into clean clothes."
"Hey, I'll go right away."
In the house, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were busy, and soon there was noise outside the yard.
Liu Mingyi arrived very quickly. "Brother Lin, what on earth is going on? I came here as soon as I heard the news, and I don't know anything yet."
Lin Changshu sighed and briefly recounted what had just happened at the village entrance.
After hearing this, Liu Mingyi didn't know what to say for a moment and felt very regretful.
"That child isn't dead? All this fuss is about the salary? These people are murderers. How can they just be exiled?"
Lin Changshu was also angry, but now was not the time to talk about it. He gave the ninety-eight taels of silver that Xiao Lingling handed to him to Liu Mingyi.
"This is ninety-eight taels of silver in total. Qiao has instructed that eight taels be used by the villagers to take care of her funeral, and the remaining ninety taels be distributed among the villagers.
She said she was grateful for everyone's care over the years. She also gave one hundred taels to my granddaughter.
However, Xiao Lingdang said that she planned to use the money to ask the county magistrate to do some good deeds, so as to bring blessings to Mrs. Qiao and let her have a better life in her next life.
You can arrange the money accordingly. If you need any help, just let us know. We can help you!"
Liu Mingyi looked at the heavy silver in his hand, feeling endless emotion in his heart.
He was not greedy for these things. After all, he took extra care of Qiao not for money, but just wanted to help his fellow villagers.
However, since it was Qiao's intention, he couldn't refuse on behalf of everyone.
“We can talk about other things later, let’s deal with the aftermath first.
I'll call someone over in a moment to do some simple decoration in the yard. I'll also have someone buy mourning clothes and a coffin.
After that, the mourning hall will be set up, and everyone will pay their respects. After the body is laid out for three days, a suitable location will be found for burial.”
Lin Changshu nodded, "Okay, we'll do whatever you say.
But there's no need for mourning clothes. My old woman brought me a new dress she hadn't worn before and has already changed me into it."
"Okay, then I'll go find someone to set up the mourning hall."
Soon, everyone got moving and almost everyone in the village came to help.
Some helped clean the yard, some helped set up the mourning hall, and some helped cook.
According to the rules, those who came to help had to eat at the Zheng family.
Although there was no one in the Zheng family to entertain them now, they could not let Qiao's funeral be too shabby.
So everyone spontaneously brought various fruits, vegetables and grains from their homes and prepared several tables of meals.
Xiao Lingling never left the room. Instead, she sat cross-legged on a chair beside her, holding the Buddhist beads she had found in the space in her hand, and kept muttering to herself.
This set of Buddhist beads was given to her by an old monk when she was a koi. It still has the magical powers blessed by him and is most suitable for chanting the Soul-Restoring Mantra and the Rebirth Mantra.
Soon, the three-day funeral period arrived. During this period, Wu Bokai went to the county to handle official business during the day, and came to help keep vigil at night, as a final token of his gratitude.
Now, the calculated time has arrived, and Xiao Lingling can only watch Qiao being put into the coffin with her own eyes.
She couldn't go to the burial, but she could imagine the scene without even seeing it.
She could only stand outside the courtyard, bidding Qiao farewell in her heart...
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