Cheng Tianyuan helplessly whispered: "But she always said she wanted to go back to live, and she was scared."
"What are you afraid of?" Ahu asked.
Cheng Tianyuan replied: "In our hometown, if an old man dies and wants to have a funeral in his hometown and be buried on the mountain, it can only be the old man who died in the village. If the old man died outside, especially the old woman, it is not allowed.
People in the village think that this will be too unlucky and bad for the feng shui of the whole village. Although most people know that it is a superstitious statement, it is passed down from generation to generation, and no descendants dare to violate it. "
Ahu said "oh oh" several times and nodded in understanding.
"Yes! This is indeed the case in some rural areas."
Cheng Tianyuan explained: "When my father passed away suddenly, I didn't prepare anything at all. But I just took his ashes back and didn't hold a big funeral there. Besides, he was a descendant of our sect's Chengjia Village, so no one dared to
Say no. But my mother is different. She is a woman and her surname is not 'Cheng'. If she did not die there and wanted to have a funeral in the village, the villagers would definitely not agree."
"But godmother's illness is not that bad!" Ahu couldn't help but persuaded: "Can't we wait until the old lady is dying and then take her back with her?"
Cheng Tianyuan shook his head helplessly: "My mother is worried... maybe she finds herself in a trance, can't remember things, secretly guesses something, and always thinks she is dying, so she always secretly tells me that she must take her back to her hometown."
Ahu was extremely embarrassed and asked: "Then what should you do? My sister-in-law and Ranran are all here, so there is no way they can get away! How can you take your godmother back to Chengjia Village alone! My sister-in-law definitely doesn't want to!"
Cheng Tianyuan was speechless, then sighed helplessly.
"If she wanted to, I wouldn't have to come out to have a drunken drink with you. We have known each other for so many years, how many times have you seen me drink drunkenly? Huh?"
Ahu suddenly nodded, then chuckled.
"No wonder I always feel weird! Okay! It's not a big deal. Let's discuss it with my sister-in-law. She is such a tolerant person, how can she not understand you and your godmother?"
Cheng Tianyuan whispered: "If it was my mother who was dying, then she would definitely agree. But now my mother always urges me to take her back, and she really can't leave, so she only agrees to me taking my mother back to stay for a few days.
"
Ahu understood and agreed: "There is no way my sister-in-law can leave! She still can't spare time in her career, and Uncle Xue and Auntie are too old, so they can't live without people every day. Xiaopeng and Xiaoyu are still young, Xiaoxiao
He has to go to school, Yang Yang has to go to work, and he has to rely on his sister-in-law to support him both at home and outside the house."
"I know." Cheng Tianyuan lowered his eyes and murmured: "It's not that she is unfilial to my mother, she just thinks that it is best for her to let the old man recuperate and stay in a better environment."
"That's for sure!" Ah Hu asked back: "Where can I find a more comfortable and better big garden to live in than Xinyuan? Let's not talk about the whole world, but nationally, Xinyuan is one of the best!"
"But my mother is very anxious inside." Cheng Tianyuan whispered: "She can't understand this. Moreover, the people in the village... make irresponsible remarks, and my mother is depressed."
Ahu frowned and asked, "What's going on? What did the people in the village say?"
"What else can there be?" Cheng Tianyuan said with a gloomy face, "It's just gossip that I might get married in the imperial capital. There are also contemporaries who speculate that I don't plan to return to my hometown in this life, and even my old mother wants to be buried outside.
"
Ahu swallowed his saliva and muttered dissatisfied: "What nonsense are you talking about! You know nothing! I understand that this is the case in the village. Everyone likes to gossip about other people's families. The east is long and the west is short - we are all mortals!"
"I'm okay." Cheng Tianyuan said: "But my mother is not okay. She cares about it very much. Firstly, she hopes to go back to her hometown and be buried with my father. Secondly, she doesn't want others to gossip about me."
Ahu couldn't help but ask: "You said you did a lot of good for your hometown and donated a lot of money to it. Why do you still have family members talking about you like this?"
"A lot of people talk a lot, and a lot of people have a lot of thoughts." Cheng Tianyuan said solemnly: "Most people think that I am a conscientious person who never forgets my hometown when I get rich. But there are also some jealous people who secretly criticize me.
She is marrying into the imperial capital, otherwise how could her descendants not return to Chengjia Village, not even to celebrate the New Year."
Ahu rolled his eyes: "What a shame! Some people are like this and don't like other people! They are jealous but can't find any other way to find a balance in their hearts, so they just want to fabricate some bad things to smear the family!"
"In rural areas, most men who marry into the bride's family will be looked down upon." Cheng Tianyuan explained: "Unless the family situation is very bad, extremely poor, and unable to marry a wife, no man will be willing to marry into the bride's family.
"
Ahu snorted disdainfully: "They are just jealous of you! They must be!"
Cheng Tianyuan depressed and whispered: "How dare I say these words to Lingling... But now we have very few opportunities to go to our hometown. Xue Yang and Xue Xin don't have my last name, so people from my hometown will inevitably talk about it.
You are guessing that I am here to marry you."
Ahu rolled his eyes and asked: "Does Godmother know about this?"
"I know." Cheng Tianyuan explained angrily: "My mother was still in good health before, and she insisted on going to pay homage to my father every year. At that time, we went back almost every year during Qingming Festival, and my mother must have heard about it a lot."
It was not until later that the old man was too old to bear the hardship of traveling back and forth, so he went alone.
In the past two or three years, there have been a lot of things at home. He has to go to work and take care of three elderly people. He doesn't like to go back to his hometown, so he goes back less and less often.
He doesn't like to go back himself, so how can he encourage others to go back?
Ahu gave him a look of pity and whispered: "It's not easy."
Cheng Tianyuan scratched his gray hair and smiled sadly.
"What a lot of troubles! My mother is clamoring to go back because she is afraid that she will not be able to make it in time. She is a traditional rural thinker of the older generation. How can a group of young people understand this? I also feel that the elderly cannot go back at this time, but I can't help it.
She begged and got angry. To be honest, I'm the same as you. I don't think it's necessary to go back to my hometown. My home is here, my relatives are here, and my hometown is just an old memory from decades ago, with no other meaning."
Ahu thought for a while and couldn't help but ask: "Then...what should you do now?"
Cheng Tianyuan rubbed the screen of his mobile phone and explained: "My wife agreed that I would take the old lady back for a few days to see if the old lady can adapt. If not, I will coax the old lady to come back and promise to take her back when she is dying. I promise