There are simply too many people around, it's so crowded.
Moreover, whatever they did felt like they were being supervised, with every move being watched by the public, which made the two of them a little uncomfortable.
Tian Kai picked up the things he had taken out and went back to the yard first.
He was not familiar with these people, so he didn't need to greet them, which saved him some effort.
Zhang Sinian stayed and chatted with a few villagers who he still had some impression of.
After all, you shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you. When someone greets him, Zhang Sinian can't pretend not to hear.
By the time I returned to the yard, more than twenty minutes had passed.
"Why did you take so long?" Ruan Mengmeng sat on a stool in the main room, chewing on the fruit in her hand.
Seeing Zhang Sinian just coming back, he asked with some confusion.
"There were too many people here, so I met a few acquaintances and chatted with them." Putting down the luggage bag in his hand, Zhang Sinian took things out of it.
Clothes, shoes, toothpaste, toothbrush, and my wife's facial oil...
There are only three rooms in the house, and seven people came back at once.
There would definitely not be enough space for four men and three women according to the previous layout.
"You, Xinxin and our mom, the three of you will live in the bigger room." Zhang Sinian was packing his things while thinking about the arrangements.
"By the way, where are Xinxin and Kaizi?" When he said this, Zhang Sinian realized that his sister and brother-in-law were missing.
"They are both in the side room." Ruan Mengmeng signaled with her eyes.
I guess he went to clean the house.
"Well, I'll go talk to them later, so you don't have to worry about it.
Sit here and rest for a while, and leave the tidying up of the house to Kaizi and me." Taking out a bag of melon seeds and pushing it in front of her, Zhang Sinian rubbed her head and squatted down to continue tidying up.
…..
It was past three in the afternoon when Bai Rong, Zhang Weiguo and Ma Dahe returned from the village chief's house.
I don’t know what we talked about, but a few hours passed in the blink of an eye.
At this moment in the Zhang family, Ruan Mengmeng and Zhang Xinxin, two best friends, were sleeping soundly.
After running around for several days, and feeling sleepy after lunch, they returned to their own home, feeling extremely safe, and fell asleep right after hitting the bed.
"Where are Xinxin and Mengmeng?" After entering the room, Bai Rong was a little anxious when she didn't see the two pregnant women.
She didn't dare let the two children out of her sight for a moment, for fear that they might get bumped or hurt.
"I felt sleepy after coming back from lunch and am taking a nap in the house now." Tian Kai put down the book in his hand and walked forward to take the luggage bags from Ma Dahe and Zhang Weiguo.
"Oh, why don't you two go and get some rest?" We still have to go to the old house to keep vigil at night.
After running around for several days, if it weren't for the long journey, how could I have this afternoon of rest?
"Haha... We're not sleepy." He placed the luggage bag on the table before continuing. "There are only three rooms in the house, and we've already divided them up.
Mom, Xinxin, and Mengmeng share one room, Uncle and Dad share another, and Brother Nian and I share another. "We'll just make do.
Anyway, they will only be at home for a week at most. After the work is done in a week, they will leave.
"Okay, Xiaokai is really thoughtful." Bai Rong praised him generously.
Tian Kai was extremely happy to receive the praise, as if he had been given an injection of chicken blood.
He raised his chin towards Zhang Sinian who was sitting there.
It seemed to be saying, did you hear that, Mom praised me and said I was thoughtful.
Zhang Sinian rolled his eyes at him and replied with a look: childish.
As for the bed, sheets, blankets and quilts, they were all taken from the spaces of my two best friends.
Not only did Zhang Sinian and Tian Kai not ask any more questions, they also helped cover up.
If others asked, they would just say that they brought it with them or bought it newly.
No one gets to the bottom of it anyway.
They came back first at noon, and Bai Rong and the others were not there. Does anyone know if they bought it?
After running a lap, Bai Rong and the other two were tired.
After talking for a few words, he drank some water and went into the house to sleep.
Get enough rest as you still have to go to the wake at night.
…..
Time soon came to half past six, the sun set, and the orange-red sunlight spread across the earth, covering the entire Zhangjia Village.
Smoke from cooking fires rose in the village, and the white smoke drifted away with the wind and finally disappeared.
Bai Rong got up, washed her face, and went into the kitchen to cook dinner.
The big iron pot was borrowed from Zhang Wende’s house at noon, and the seasoning was from Zhang Xinxin’s space.
Anyway, no one knows, so just tell others that it was brought out.
As for ingredients, there are vegetables in the vegetable garden, and as for meat, there is plenty in the space of the two best friends.
Bai Rong cooked very quickly, and soon three dishes and a soup were ready.
After bringing the food to the table and telling Zhang Sinian to serve it, she went back into the house to call for help.
When the two best friends were woken up, the light in the room was very dim, and they felt as if it was getting dark.
"Aha~ What time is it?" Ruan Mengmeng yawned and asked in a daze.
"It's half past six." Bai Rong just checked the time.
"Get up and eat first, and then go back to sleep when you feel sleepy." If the two children are too sleepy, they don't have to go with you, after all, you are still pregnant.
"Um."
"Get up, Mom." With that, the two best friends shook off their sleepiness and got up.
The meal was eaten very quickly, and was over in just over half an hour.
After clearing the dishes, Tian Kai washed the dishes, Zhang Sinian wiped the table, and Ma Dahe took over the task of sweeping the floor.
After everything was packed up, everyone put on their clothes and walked towards the old house together.
Today is the third day since the old man passed away. Zhang Baoguo arranged a seven-day vigil.
When Zhang Weiguo received the letter in the army, the old man was already seriously ill and was at the last moment of his life.
It is definitely too late to meet. The distance is so far that even if you grow wings and fly back, it will take time.
The Zhang family was only about ten minutes away from the old house, and the seven of them arrived there in no time.
The mourning hall was set up on a piece of open space not far from Zhang Baoguo's home.
The surrounding area is made up of makeshift red and blue plastic sheds.
Looking at it from the front, it says "Deeply mourn the soul of Zhang Tiemao in heaven"...
On the left are eight large characters: "Voice and appearance remain, virtue and example endure."
On the right side are the same eight characters: "The kind face is gone, only wind, trees and sorrow remain."
"Ci Yan?" Zhang Xinxin muttered, wondering how this old man deserved these two words?
She curled her lips and thought that death was the greatest thing, so she stopped complaining.
There was a photo of the old man in the middle of the mourning hall, and he was smiling brightly in the photo.
On the wrinkled old face, a pair of shrewd eyes were full of calculations.
Looking at the old man who looked 50% like his father, Zhang Xinxin didn't feel close to him at all.
Instead, there is a feeling of disgust.
I am disgusted with the way he has bullied the second wife for so many years.
Below the photo is the altar, on which are placed various fruits, snacks and dried fruits...
In the middle is an incense burner with unburned incense sticks in it.
There were flower baskets on both sides, with white couplets on them expressing condolences to the deceased.
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