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94. Village

Early the next morning, they drove up the mountain, but the car could barely reach the village office, and they couldn’t go up. From the village office to the village, there was no road for cars, only a narrow path, and they could only walk. Park the car at the village office and walk back to the village.

At the entrance of the village, I met Uncle Monkey, who said from afar, "The second child is back, why isn't your mother back?"

Meng Zijun stroked the bag on his back, "My mother is also back, and we sent her back this time."

Monkey looked at the bag on Meng Zijun's body in surprise, and it took him a long time to realize it. He pointed at the bag in disbelief and asked, "Could it be...Auntie..."

Meng Zijun explained: "My mother left...she is here, I brought her back and let her be with my father."

"Auntie left, how could it be? It was so sudden, everyone in the village said that she went to the provincial capital with you, and this time she enjoyed a good time!"

"Brother Monkey, I would like to ask you to help send two people to help my mother build a house."

The monkey said, "No problem, but now that my aunt has been cremated, what will happen to her house?"

"There is already a ready-made coffin at home, and I want her to be buried with the coffin."

Monkey nodded, "If you say that, I will understand how to do it."

Meng Zijun said: "Please hurry up and find someone. If you find someone, bring them to my house, and I will take you to see the cemetery. I want my mother to be buried before three o'clock this afternoon."

After the monkey left, Meng Zijun and the others walked home and entered the village. Ling Yunfeng and Li Yahui looked around. If they hadn't seen such a primitive and backward village with their own eyes, it would be unimaginable that there are still people living such a life.

When I got home, no one lived in the house for more than half a year, there was dust everywhere, and the water had to be fetched. Meng Zijun was going to fetch water, but Meng Qingqing stopped him and said, "Dad, you should stay at home! If Uncle Monkey calls for someone to come , you have to follow them to see the cemetery."

Meng Qingqing went out with a bucket, and Li Yahui and Ling Yunfeng followed curiously.

Meng Qingqing arrived at the pool, where several women were washing clothes and vegetables. Meng Qingqing greeted them, and several women looked curiously at Li Yahui and Ling Yunfeng who came with Meng Qingqing.

A neighbor said: "Qingqing,

Why are you back? I heard that your father recovered from his illness, and you and your grandma have gone to live in the provincial capital. What are you doing here in this poor valley? "

Meng Qingqing's eyes turned red. "Auntie, my grandma is gone, and my father and I will send grandma back to the earth."

"What? Qingqing, what are you talking about? Your grandma is gone? Did I hear you right?"

"Auntie, how can I talk nonsense about this kind of thing?"

Meng Qingqing bent down and shook the bucket into the pool, and a bucket of water came out. The same was true on the other side. She easily carried a load of water and left. The women behind were talking like a frying pan.

"Oh my god! Auntie Meng, why did you just leave?"

Li Yahui quickly caught up with Meng Qingqing who was dangling and carrying water. "Qingqing, let me help you."

Meng Qingqing was also polite, and put it down, "Okay! Let you experience the life in the countryside."

Seeing that the little Meng Qingqing was carrying it easily, and her steps were steady, Li Yahui thought he could do it, but the burden was on his shoulders, but the pain was terrific, and he barely walked, but he was staggering. And shrunk his head and shrugged his shoulders, his posture was extremely ugly. The water in the bucket was also shaken out, Ling Yunfeng smiled and bent over watching it. Clutching my stomach, I said "Oh!"

Li Yahui gritted his teeth and insisted on walking a distance of seven or eight hundred meters, but he was too tired to walk. Had to put the bucket down.

Li Yahui rubbed his sore shoulder, and said to Ling Yunfeng angrily: "Why are you laughing? You can do it, you can try it."

Ling Yunfeng rolled up his sleeves, "Try and try. Qingqing can pick, why can't I?"

But with the burden on his shoulders, Ling Yunfeng couldn't laugh anymore. His posture was not much better than Li Yahui's, he grinned, shrank his head, and swayed.

This time it was Li Yahui's turn to laugh, but he only laughed once before he asked Meng Qingqing, "Is it just now that I am like him now?"

Meng Qingqing nodded, "Almost!"

At the beginning, Ling Yunfeng tried his best to make himself walk more leisurely, but after a while, his face was flushed from holding back, and his steps were staggering. He only persisted for more than 800 meters, and then put down the bucket.

Meng Qingqing stepped forward and said: "Let me do it! You have never picked it before, and you are not used to it."

Li Yahui took the first step, "It's still me, I don't believe that I can't practice."

Li Yahui picked for a certain distance, put down to rest, Ling Yunfeng was not convinced, Li Yahui sent it down, and he continued to pick. The two of them took turns carrying the load of water back home.

It took three loads of water to fill the water tank, not to mention the two of them splashed out a lot.

Meng Qingqing said: "Do you still want to exercise? If you want to exercise, you can choose. I will scrub at home. Many people may come to the door later."

Of course, the two refused to admit defeat and continued to choose. Anyway, they already knew the way, so Meng Qingqing stayed at home to clean up.

Meng Qingqing wiped the altar, and Meng Zijun put the old lady's urn on the altar. He had already lit incense and burned some ghost coins. Get two bowls of water at the door.

After a while, people from the village who heard the news came one after another. When they entered the door and saw the urn, someone said regretfully, "Why did you go in such a hurry? If you don't get it back early, there is still a whole body." The people next to her abducted her , she just fell silent. If it wasn't a last resort, who wouldn't want to get back with a full body? Isn't this poking someone's sore spot?

Meng Qingqing hurriedly boiled water to greet the guests, and someone came and said, "What can I do for you?"

Meng Zijun was stunned. He originally meant to simply send his mother to the mountain to be buried in the earth for peace, but so many people came from the village at once, almost every household came. Yes, you have to entertain.

At this time, the monkey had already found two people who were dedicated to digging graves for the dead. Meng Zijun took out 3,000 yuan and said to the monkey, "Brother, I haven't been in the village all these years, and I have never done anything like this." If you need something, you can help me get two meals."

The monkey said: "It's far away from the town, the car is inconvenient, and time is tight, so you can buy pigs, chickens, eggs, and vegetables in the village!"

Meng Zijun nodded, "You decide! I'll take these two elder brothers to see the cemetery first."

Monkey arranged for people to light a fire to cook, and he called two people to buy rice and vegetables.

After a while, Li Yahui and Ling Yunfeng came back carrying water. They were sweating profusely and flushed from exhaustion.

Someone nearby commented: "These two children seem to be people who have never carried water." They spoke in dialect.

Another said: "On such a big occasion, there must be a person who carries water to supply it. Let Lao Wai do it!"

Meng Qingqing greeted Li Yahui and Ling Yunfeng to let them rest, saying that someone had been arranged to fetch water. There are other people who do other things, and they don't need their help. Meng Qingqing is also busy and can't take care of the two of them, so let them go to the village to have a look.

Li Yahui rubbed his shoulders and said, "Why are so many people here all of a sudden?"

Meng Qingqing explained, "It's like this in the village. As long as one family has something to do, the whole village will take the initiative to help. Of course, when the popularity is good, if the popularity is not good, fewer people come. Now I see that every household in the village People have come, and my grandma is very popular in the village.” (To be continued.)