"Pfft, don't say such unlucky words."
Seeing his wife so nervous, Li Mingqing comforted her: "I just said it casually, we will definitely grow old together."
Sun Jiaxue held his hand.
"I'm afraid—"
"What's wrong? What are you afraid of? We are both in our twenties, very young. Besides, my medical skills are so good, I will definitely live a long life."
Sun Jiaxue felt uncomfortable whenever she thought about it.
If Li Mingqing really had an accident one day, she would definitely not survive.
Li Mingqing didn't expect her to have such a big reaction.
He gently held her in his arms and comforted her.
"I just said it casually, wife, why do you take it so seriously?"
"Just a little scared."
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
After sitting for a while and steadying herself, Sun Jiaxue felt a little embarrassed.
You are not a child and you still say that wind is rain.
She rubbed her eyes lightly, stood up and ran out the door.
"Wife, slow down, don't fall."
"I know."
Although I felt embarrassed, I still responded.
Da Niu, Xiao Zhe and Xiao Hong came back happily from outside.
"Mom, we caught two dragonflies."
“That’s amazing.”
After receiving the praise, the two brothers went to the corner contentedly and took a transparent glass bottle to put the dragonfly in.
A thin layer of sweat on the forehead.
"Wash your hands and come inside to cool down. I'll get you some tomatoes in a bucket of ice."
Sun Jiaxue took out five bright red tomatoes from the iron bucket.
I went into the kitchen and cut two tomatoes and put them on a plate.
Sprinkle a layer of white sugar on top.
Eating this in the summer can clear away heat and refresh the taste.
"Here, some freshly cut tomatoes for salad."
The family of five ate with gusto.
The next day at noon.
Li Mingqing and his wife took their three children to Grandma Li's house.
According to this time before, the old man must have been sitting under the gatehouse early to enjoy the cool air.
But today, not only was there no one there, the door was also closed.
Old Lady Zhang greeted them with a palm-leaf fan, "You've come to see your old woman, haven't you? You're so lucky, you're not even related to her, but you still come to see her from time to time."
"Auntie, didn't grandma open the door today?"
Zhang Cuihua stood up and exclaimed, "The door is indeed not open. Could it be——"
Something must have happened.
It's not a good situation anyway.
Besides, Granny Li is really old, and she might have passed out in her sleep.
Li Mingqing climbed over the wooden railing and opened the wooden door from the inside.
The villagers who were originally enjoying the cool air hurriedly followed them in.
Go to the inner room.
The little old lady lay quietly on the kang.
He was wearing neat clothes.
Li Mingqing shouted several times but there was no response.
Old Lady Zhang reached out and pushed.
"Get up! Don't lie on the kang like a child in the middle of the day."
Still no response.
Seeing this, Li Mingqing knew that he must have left.
It seems that he left quite peacefully.
Living to nearly ninety years old is considered a very old age.
Sun Jiaxue stood there in a daze, not expecting it to come so suddenly.
I can't believe it at all.
We were still laughing and chatting together a few days ago.
How could he die suddenly?
In less than ten minutes, the village chief and the team leader rushed over after receiving the news.
If you don’t have children, the village can only arrange for your descendants.
Li Mingqing took out fifty yuan and gave it to the village chief.
"Uncle, I'll take some money out of this when I buy things. If it's not enough, I'll take more."
Looking at the five brand new big unity pictures, the village chief and fellow villagers looked at him in surprise.
Fifty dollars!
That's fifty dollars.
Nearly two months' salary.
She took it out right away. No wonder Grandma Li was so kind to their family when she was alive.
If they were asked to take this out, it would be like asking for their lives.
The village's funeral is presided over by the team leader.
In fact, it doesn’t cost much money, maybe just buying a coffin.
There is no need to buy vegetables in this season.
Old Lady Li, Old Lady Zhao and others came over to clean the house and sort out the clothes.
The middle-aged man took a hoe and went to the back mountain to dig soil and prepare the grave.
Division of labor and cooperation, proceed in an orderly manner.
Li Mingqing pulled Sun Jiaxue and said, "Wife, take the three children home first."
She really wasn't any help here.
Seeing that she looked dazed, he personally sent her and the child home.
"It was a great blessing for my mother-in-law to pass away peacefully in her sleep at such an old age. It was a perfect ending for her."
"Yeah, I just find it hard to accept for the moment."
"Wife, take it easy at home."
"Okay, go help."
To be honest, Li Mingqing knew nothing about the intricacies of funeral arrangements.
No experience at all.
If you think about it carefully, basically no one has died in the village over the years.
He went to find the village chief and the team leader.
The two of them are worthy of being the top and second-in-command of the village. They made clear and proper arrangements.
He stood there and watched several aunts take out scattered things from the house.
"How could this old lady Li just leave like that? We were chatting together yesterday, and I didn't notice anything. She's usually so energetic."
"Luckily, we're in the village. If we had died in the city, we wouldn't have been discovered."
"That's the truth."
"Thank goodness I found it, otherwise I can't imagine how bad it would be in the middle of summer."
"Raising a son is a way to support you in your old age."
"Anyway, having a son is better than not having one. If we had a son, he would have discovered it immediately and wouldn't have needed us at all."
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