I originally wanted to fill the soil that Luo Dahu had dug out, but there was a loud "boom" in the sky, followed by a torrential downpour. Shu Jiaying quickly hid back in the reeds.
After waiting for nearly ten minutes, the heavy rain finally stopped. Shu Jiaying walked to the small tomb dug by Luo Dahu again. However, under the impact of the heavy rain, all the loose soil was washed away, and everything in the tomb was clearly visible.
Shu Jiaying looked a little sad. She said to the deceased in the tomb, "I'm sorry. You've been gone for so long, and I still let you suffer like this. This place is damp. Just bear with it for a while. I'll help you find a new place. I promise you, every Qingming Festival, I will come to pay my respects to you on behalf of Uncle Erlang."
Shu Jiaying took out the baby's skeleton, which had almost weathered away, along with the black blanket in the tomb.
Not far from the reeds, she found a relatively dry place.
Taking out a square towel from her body, Shu Jiaying carefully wiped the baby's bones clean and placed them on the grass. Then she shook the black blanket, placed the baby's bones inside the blanket and prepared to wrap it up. Only then did she discover that the three words "Guan Yao'er" were embroidered on one corner of the blanket.
Although she felt somewhat puzzled, Shu Jiaying still wrapped the skeleton in a blanket and finally buried it in a new grave.
Since she didn't prepare any incense, paper or candles, Shu Jiaying had to bow three times in front of the grave, and then she made a promise.
"I'm sorry, I can only put you at your wit's end today. I'll send you some paper money tomorrow morning when there aren't any other people around. Otherwise, if Luo Dahu finds out about your 'new home', I'm worried he'll come and harass you again."
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A gentle breeze gently brushed past Shu Jiaying's ears, and it felt very comfortable.
Under the mask, Shu Jiaying couldn't help but force a smile. She felt from the bottom of her heart that the baby underground did not blame her.
After whispering a goodbye to the nameless tomb owner, Shu Jiaying went to the river to wash her hands. Just as she stood up, she saw in the sunlight a golden light reflected from the bottom of the water not far from her.
Shu Jiaying felt a little curious. She walked along the river towards the glowing place in the river. When she saw a gold hairpin inlaid with white jade lying next to a pebble in the clear water.
Shu Jiaying was shocked at first, because she had only heard of people picking up money on the street, but she had never heard of people picking up gold hairpins in the water.
However, she actually encountered such a good thing. Could it be that this was a reward from Zhang Erlang to thank her?
Shu Jiaying covered her mouth and laughed secretly. Since this was a windfall, there was no reason for her not to pick it up.
Shu Jiaying happily picked up the hairpin from the water and walked back to the village. But just as she reached the village entrance, she saw several women gathered together, whispering something.
The women who were surrounding them also saw Shu Jiaying.
The discussion stopped and several women looked at Shu Jiaying with caring eyes.
Dong, the daughter-in-law of the Tan family, was about to speak when Li next to her tugged at her sleeve.
Seeing Li shaking her head, Dong closed her open mouth and turned her head stiffly to the side.
Shu Jiaying knew that there must be something bad happening when these women got together. Anyway, these women would not tell her anything, so she pretended that she saw nothing and continued walking towards Xiaohua's house.
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