Shu Jiaying hadn't expected the villagers to be so completely selfish. Her heart sank. Then, remembering that Aunt Gu still owed Erlang five hundred coins, she hurriedly asked, "Uncle Xu, have you asked Aunt Gu what she said?"
"she?"
Li Zhang Xu snorted and laughed: "This woman ran away before I even got close to her."
“…”
It’s simply…
Shu Jiaying can temporarily ignore whether others help or not, but when Aunt Gu was in trouble, Erlang lent her 500 coins without hesitation. How can she pretend nothing happened when Erlang died? Isn't this clearly bullying an honest person?
For Xiaohua, Shu Jiaying decided to get the money back, but the most important thing at the moment was to let Erlang rest in peace first.
"Uncle Xu, there's no one to help us now. It seems we have to do it ourselves. However, I don't know much about funerals, so I'll trouble you to run errands."
Shu Jiaying took out three taels of silver and handed it to Village Chief Xu.
Village Chief Xu waved his hands quickly.
"Jiaying, what are you doing? Take this money back quickly. I'll figure out a way to deal with your uncle Erleng's problem."
"Uncle Xu, please don't reject my kindness at this time. I just want to help Uncle Erlang. Besides, money is earned. After Uncle Erlang's funeral is handled, I will go up the mountain to collect more herbs to sell, and the money will come back."
Seeing Shu Jiaying's persistence, Village Chief Xu accepted one tael of silver and returned the remaining two taels to Shu Jiaying.
"That's all. I usually eat Erlang's fish a lot. Now that he's busy, how can I not show my best to him?"
"Sister Jiaying, Uncle Xu..."
Xiaohua saw the two people helping each other in their time of need. At this moment, she really hated herself for being too young to do anything, otherwise she wouldn't have to trouble others so much.
Shu Jiaying patted Xiaohua's little head.
"It's okay, sister. With Sister Jiaying and Uncle Xu, your father's funeral will be no problem."
"I understand, but Sister Jiaying, Uncle Xu... I really don't know how to thank you. I... I..."
As she said that, Xiaohua wanted to kneel on the ground, and Shu Jiaying immediately pulled her up.
"Silly girl, besides having a head, people's knees are also very noble, so don't kneel down to others at every turn."
"But sister, you and Uncle Xu are Xiaohua's greatest benefactors..."
"No matter how great the favor is, sister and uncle don't need you to kneel down. Sister only hopes that after this incident, you can face life with strength and optimism. This is the best way to repay sister and uncle."
"Hmmmm!"
Xiaohua held back her tears. Although she didn't quite understand what Shu Jiaying meant, she nodded anyway.
"From now on, Xiaohua will listen to whatever Sister Jiaying says."
However, Village Chief Xu kept looking at Shu Jiaying with a confused look.
Because in the eyes of Village Chief Xu, Shu Jiaying has always been a timid little girl, and has been living under the bullying of the Ke family for a long time. Now she can make such remarks that even he finds surprising, which is really hard to understand.
Could it be that this girl has been reborn?
However, seeing that Shu Jiaying could be so strong, Village Chief Xu was still very happy. This way, he would not have to worry about Shu Jiaying being bullied in the future.
Shu Jiaying and Xiaohua were still asked to guard Erlang's body. Village Chief Xu went to the village entrance to order a coffin in person, and then he asked the village geomancy teacher to check the time.
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