Yin Hong had been dissatisfied with the Sun family because of the last time they borrowed money. She glanced sideways into the house and said deliberately:
"I think what Zhou Erya said is right. Sun Laiyi is probably possessed by a ghost, a thousand-year-old ghost with great spiritual power. Praying to Buddha and burning paper money is not only useless, but it has actually provoked it. Ghosts are petty and will definitely retaliate. Isn't the incident with Old Man Sun a lesson for us?"
Li Youlu pulled his wife aside and scolded her, "What are you talking about?"
He speaks without restraint and does not pay attention to the occasion.
"What am I saying? Don't tell me you haven't thought about it, but you're embarrassed to say it out loud. Some things are unpredictable, and it's better to believe it than not. I think if we don't kick this family out, everyone in our courtyard will suffer."
Old Man Zhao couldn't stand it anymore and warned her, "Alright, everyone is gone, so stop saying these sarcastic words. Let's all go home. We still have to get up early to go to work.
I'll go to the neighborhood office tomorrow to ask what to do about the coffin and the funeral hall. Although they're calling for simplicity, we've been neighbors for so many years, so at least let them go with dignity."
No matter what was on everyone's mind, they all went home to sleep. It was too late, and He Ruixue was yawning and very sleepy, thinking only of her big bed.
This sudden fire was indeed related to her, and she did not do anything extra. She just opened the window for ventilation for Zhou Erya after she finished burning the paper money, and threw a few burning paper scraps in.
However, fire and water are merciless. She had asked Fang Wanggui to set up an isolation zone and prepare buckets of water in advance. She kept an eye on the direction of the fire to ensure that other neighbors would not be implicated.
As for whether she has any psychological burden, I'm sorry, she is not a very upright and righteous person in this world. She did a lot of moving corpses in the first few years after entering the industry.
What's more, Old Man Sun only lost one life, but three lives were killed in her eldest brother's family for no reason. Blood debt must be repaid with blood!
He Ruixue did not feel guilty, she just felt that she had suffered a great loss. If she could save the person, she would have to kill him three times before she would feel relieved.
Wang Taozhi was no longer sleepy, and now she seemed particularly energetic. She pulled He Chunsheng and kept talking.
"What do you think we should do with Old Sun's funeral? How much money should we pay him?"
He Chunsheng shook his head. "Given his family's situation, it's hard to say whether the banquet can be held."
"Isn't Sun Laiyi rich?"
"How much money can she have left? If she takes it all out, how will she be able to make a living in the future? Okay, it's someone else's business. Sun Laiyi wanted to harm our family, and I haven't settled the score with her yet. Going to help her is the most righteous thing I can do."
The next day, the factory gave out funeral money for the sake of the old employees. The street office also sent some basic living supplies when they saw the orphans and widows sitting in the ruins crying pitifully.
With the help of the neighbors, the main hall of the Sun family was cleared out. Old Sun was lying in a thin coffin with a simple mourning hall built in front of him.
Sun Laiyi knelt numbly on the mat, with a white hat on his head, and kowtowed to everyone who came to mourn. Zhou Erya and Sun Jinbao took care of the banquet in the back.
In this era, most people bring their own food when they drink, and the host just needs to prepare some dishes. Zhou Erya couldn't afford a chef, so he cooked the meal himself. There were only two dishes: cabbage and tofu.
Although a "tofu feast" is served when someone dies, this is too plain. Moreover, there are only two plates of food the size of a palm for more than a dozen people on the table, which is not enough for even a child.
The dishes only had salt in them, so they tasted bland. However, everyone understood the Sun family's difficulties and did not show much dissatisfaction. The gifts they gave were all 1.5 yuan, which was definitely a lot at that time.
But while they were eating, a group of relatives of the Sun family came to the door and said that Sun Jinbao was arrested by loan sharks last time, and the money he borrowed from them has not been repaid yet.
Now that the person is gone, they started making a fuss in front of the mourning hall, saying that the son should pay for the father's debts, and asked Sun Jinbao to pay the debt. If that doesn't work, just write an IOU. Anyway, he can't deny the debt.
Zhou Erya pushed Sun Laiyi out directly and started to act like a rogue. "You don't have money, but I have another person. Take this unlucky person away. Even if you sell him for money, it's none of my business."
"mom."
Sun Laiyi was no longer able to refute. She only felt that when she was extremely disappointed with her family, they would do more disgusting things that crossed the line.
"Don't call me mom, I can't bear it. Everyone is here today, just as a witness. From now on, we are no longer related to you. Don't stay in my house. Whether you are good or bad in the future, it has nothing to do with me."
Sun Laiyi was contemptuous in her heart and said firmly that when she became rich and famous, it would be strange if her mother didn't come to her and ask for this and that.
It’s better to break off the relationship. She doesn’t want to recognize this family anymore. From now on, the only relatives in her life are Huo Tingxun and their children.
Her tears came suddenly and she said in disbelief, "Mom, don't you want me?"
"Yes, get out of here!"
"But where will I live from now on?"
"What's it to me?"
The relatives of the Sun family were too lazy to listen to their quarrel. They snatched the gift money that Zhou Erya had just put in her arms and ran away. Sun Jinbao tried to chase her but failed. Zhou Erya was so angry that she sat on the ground, beating her chest and stamping her feet, and was about to hit Sun Laiyi again.
The funeral was turned into a mess, and everyone went back home after dinner.
According to the original custom, the body should be kept for seven days, but now that the weather is warmer, the body will start to stink if it is not buried. The Sun family had no choice but to ask someone to help carry the coffin and bury it in a grave mound dug on the outskirts of the city.
The coffin bearers have to carry the coffin for several miles, and it is unlucky, so usually they have to pay money and give cigarettes to others if they ask for help.
But Zhou Erya didn't do anything and even complained that they didn't walk steadily enough, which made Old Sun uneasy. Everyone was angry and didn't help with burying the coffin after they carried it to the ground. They left it to the three of them to do it themselves.
"You're so shameless."
Yin Hong applied safflower oil to Li Youlu's shoulders. "I used to look down on the Sun family the most. They've corrupted the atmosphere in the courtyard. Today I've finally opened my eyes. This matter is...
That's right, if Zhou Erya had any foresight, she wouldn't have lived like this. And you, people think you deserve to be exhausted and treated like a fool. Why bother running over to help, only to get a bruise on your shoulder and not even a word of praise?
"Forget it. The dead are the greatest. I'm not doing this for the Sun family. Old Sun and I had some friendship back then. It was he who gave up the job of increasing our family's grain supply."
Li Youlu may not feel guilty, as half of the current situation of the Sun family was calculated by him.
He was afraid that Old Sun would come and cause trouble for him on the seventh day after his death, so he had to pay more attention to his affairs after his death so that he could leave in peace?
"It's not like I didn't pay."
Yin Hong complained but didn't say anything else.
Old Sun's death only caused a brief ripple in the hearts of the people in the yard, and everyone went on with their lives as usual.
It was another weekend. Seeing that the weather was good, He Ruixue came to her eldest brother's house around nine o'clock. Wang Taozhi was sitting on a stool crocheting a tablecloth.
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