Haitang comforted Haiyue who was crying on her shoulder while staring at the copper bracelet.
The morgue in the Yamen has been locked today. I have to go see the bones and the burial will have to be tomorrow.
On the first day my sister came here, she encountered something like this, which was a huge blow to her. Therefore, Haitang and Haiyue slept together on a couch that night.
That night, Haitang listened to Haiyue tell many stories about Duo Niang's past.
Haitang had never known these things. From Haiyue's words, Haitang understood that she loved the two sisters very much and had never disliked them because she gave birth to a daughter instead of a son. On the contrary, she loved them even more.
The relationship with my father has always been on the same level, and we treat each other with respect. Although life is poor, the family is very happy.
Seeing this bracelet, Haiyue's thoughts were completely stirred up. That night, she didn't sleep at all. She couldn't sleep. All she could think about in her mind were the memories of her mother...
Whatever comes to mind, I tell Haitang casually, just a few words, either sad, happy or sweet...
"Haitang, what memories do you have about your mother?" Haiyue found that she had been talking and Haitang was listening. She also wanted to hear some things she didn't know.
"I don't remember it as clearly as my sister..." Haitang sighed.
"It's not your fault, after all, you were still young." Haiyue said.
The two sisters talked all night about their mother, every bit of her.
Early the next morning, Haitang, Haiyue and Datong explained the situation, and Datong took them to the Yamen to collect the body.
The mute girl, Lamei and others felt uncomfortable watching this. The mother who had been looking forward to so long turned out to be a skeleton in the end. Alas...
"Haitang, my sister doesn't have any money now. It's up to you to take care of my mother's funeral. When I have money, I will return this to you. I'll treat it as if you borrowed it from me temporarily. I want to take care of her funeral."
If she wants to be more beautiful, bury her bones in Bailu Village, and stay with her father, so he doesn't have to hold the wooden sign and talk all day long." Hai Yue said on the way.
"Sister, what are you talking about? If you are really your mother, sister, I will definitely handle the funeral properly. We will always be a family. Don't talk about borrowing or not. It's too foreign." Haitang felt distressed.
Looking at the moon in the sea.
Haiyue nodded.
Datong also felt bad. He didn't expect to see his mother-in-law on such an occasion. She turned into a pair of bones...
Soon they arrived at Dumei. Datong first showed the copper bracelet to Haitang and Haiyue, and Haitang handed it to Haiyue. This relied on her ability to discern.
Haiyue stroked the copper bracelet and was very sure that it belonged to her mother. It was exactly the same as the pattern on the rubbing. It was the only one in the world and was worn by her grandmother's grandmother...
I originally planned to pass it on to my eldest daughter as a dowry, but I didn’t expect that Haiyue would hold it in such a state of mind under such circumstances...
"Mom, what happened to you back then? Why did you leave like this, leaving me and my sister alone? Oh, mother, do you know how much we want you to come back..." Haiyue burst into tears again.
.
This sadness is enough to prove that Haiyue did not recognize the copper bracelet.
Datong personally took the two sisters to the morgue of the Yamen.
Along the way, Haiyue's feet could hardly walk. She was afraid of seeing the white bones, afraid that her mother didn't exist, but she couldn't even see her mother for the last time.