Chapter 2155 I'll pay for the money (third update)
"Let me say a few words." Yang Ruoqing couldn't help but speak out.
Everyone's eyes fell on her, and Yang Ruoqing said: "If you ask me to tell you about this, there are only two points. You should stop nagging."
"Others. 1. Drunkard sister-in-law, you make the decision. Let’s give the drunkard brother’s body here. Burn it, burn it into ashes, and transport it back to your hometown in Yangzhou."
"Secondly, you guys from Yangzhou who came here together don't say that you don't have a close relationship with drunkards. Those words about the fishing season not being over yet,”
"Isn't it just money?"
"When the drunkard's wife burns the drunkard into ashes, and the drunkard's wife pays a transportation fee, you can send the drunkard's body and children back to Yangzhou together!" Yang Ruoqing said.
As soon as her words came out, the drunkard’s wife was stunned, and the fishermen and men also fell silent.
Everyone's eyes were rolling around, obviously, they were all thinking about their own little calculations.
The drunkard’s wife hurriedly raised her head, “Burn it? Is this... okay?”
Yang Ruoqing said: "What can we do if we don't burn it? There will be no ice for ten days or so. By then, it will stink halfway. What should we do if there is a boat full of rotting water?"
The drunkard's wife remained silent. Yes, said: "But, I don't have that much money..."
Yang Ruoqing said: "I will pay for the money."
The drunkard's wife raised her head again and looked at Yang Ruoqing with grateful eyes.
Yang Ruoqing looked at the fishermen, "It is your duty to escort their mother and son back to their hometown in Yangzhou. Otherwise, if the water rises next spring, you will not be allowed to fish in this area."
"Secondly, I will double the money you paid for missing work. You can safely escort their mother and son back to Yangzhou. When next spring comes, I will reward you. You should think about it now and give me an answer."
After she finished speaking, the fishermen and men exchanged glances again, and then several of them nodded.
“No problem, no problem!”
“It’s all on us!”
“Yes, yes, yes, we are all Yangzhou fellows, we should help each other!”
"..."
...
The alcoholic's posthumous affairs were settled just like that.
They also persuaded the drunkard's wife, helped her overcome her inner defenses, and made her agree to burn the drunkard's body.
I found an elderly man in the village who knew a little about time and pinched him for an hour. He set up a firewood shop on the edge of the river beach in the middle of the night and burned the drunkard's body.
The drunkard's wife was dressed in white, kneeling in the night wind and crying, trembling.
Yang Ruoqing was holding Da Zhi, and Li Zheng's wife was holding the youngest one. The other four children were also wearing sackcloth and mourning, kneeling in a row behind the alcoholic wife.
Among the children, the oldest one is only ten years old. They don’t know what happened.
All I know is that the adults are all talking about the same thing, that is, his father is dead.
Death, they don’t understand this concept.
Vaguely, I only know that the tall man who used to like to chase them with a stick, yell at them, and refuse to give them anything to eat.
Now he is lying there unable to move, and he will never be able to stand up again.
The young and frightened children all felt an inexplicable sense of relief and relief.
Even the five-year-old boy was very curious about the white clothes on his body.
As tall as she is, she is the most neatly dressed and looks the best.
He knelt there and looked around until a woman behind him patted his head gently and whispered to him to kneel down and stop looking around. Only then did he have to be more honest. The roaring firewood was very powerful and burned for a while, completely burning the drunkard.
The drunkard's wife was tired of crying. Under the arrangement of everyone, she took the jar prepared in advance and went forward to collect the drunkard's ashes little by little into the jar.
Then cover it, and put a yellow talisman on it given by the fortune teller who tells the time.
Wrap the outside with a piece of black cloth, tie it tightly, and hold it with both hands in front of you.
"It's almost dawn, you all should go back and have a rest. In the past two days, you have been helping me day and night, accompanying me, giving money and effort. It's really hard."
From Yang Ruoqing's side As she passed by, the drunkard's wife stopped and said.
Yang Ruoqing nodded.
Over there, Li Zheng came over and said to the drunkard's wife: "Tomorrow, before the sun rises, we will leave for Yangzhou. Go back to the boat and prepare to disembark."
Drunkard The daughter-in-law nodded, looked at Yang Ruoqing again, and hesitated to speak.
Then, she carried the drunkard's ashes and walked to the awning boat over there.
Several children also followed. Yang Ruoqing and Li Zheng’s wife also handed over their ambitions and the youngest child in their arms to the drunkard’s wife and the fishermen women they were with. .
Back at Li Zheng's house, Yang Ruoqing sat on the bed and couldn't sleep.
In my heart, there is an indescribable feeling of emptiness.
Li Zheng's wife came over and handed Yang Ruoqing a bowl of water.
"I don't dare to give you tea because I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep. Let's drink some hot water and then take a nap." Li Zheng's wife said.
Yang Ruoqing took the water, held it in her hand to warm her hands, and said: "I can't sleep, I don't feel sleepy at all."
Li Zheng's wife said: "Dazhi is gone, you are so Are you feeling empty in your heart?"
Yang Ruoqing was stunned and looked up at the woman in front of her.
The woman smiled slightly, sat down next to her, and said, "I can guess some of what you are thinking. For these two days and two nights, seeing you taking care of Dazhi like this, I know you treat that child as your own son.”
Yang Ruoqing didn't refute, lowered her head and took a sip of saliva, that was indeed the case.
Li Zheng's wife continued: "If you are really reluctant to leave Dazhi, go and talk to your drunkard wife."
"This time, in order to protect their mother and son when they return to Yangzhou, you But it cost a lot of money.”
“If you ask and want to keep the relationship, the alcoholic wife will not refuse.”
“The children will suffer if they follow her, but if they follow you, their life will be different. , She has weighed it carefully herself," said the drunkard's wife.
Yang Ruoqing shook her head: "I won't say such things."
"I won't even make such demands. This is forcing others to separate their flesh and blood, which is not good. "She said.
Li Zheng's wife said: "But, you are like this, you are the one who is sad."
Yang Ruoqing said: "To be honest, Dazhi Niang herself told me this Yes, she said, she wants Dazhi to accept me as his godmother and let Dazhi come with me."
Li Zheng's wife's eyes lit up and she said, "She said it herself, why don't you accept it. ?”
"If you agreed, you wouldn't be so sad, what do you think?" she asked again.
Yang Ruoqing shook her head, "As I said before, I don't want, I don't want their mother and son to be separated."
"It is always best for a child to grow up with his own mother. This emotion is difficult for others to replace.”
(End of Chapter)