Bai Lanlan, who was carrying a bag and a bag of blankets, made inquiries and found Comrade Xu's yard in the county town.
In the distance, she could hear sad music being played and played in the courtyard.
At the entrance of the courtyard, she hesitated for a long time before she finally plucked up the courage and walked into the courtyard.
There are many people in the yard.
There were guests sitting at the table drinking tea and chatting, and there were also women walking in and out of the nearby kitchen, busy preparing dinner for everyone.
There were seven or eight children of different sizes chasing and playing in the yard.
Someone recognized Bai Lanlan and looked at her with surprise.
But most people didn't even notice her walking into the courtyard.
Because there have been too many people like her carrying space quilts or blankets to express their condolences in the past two days.
And she, Bai Lanlan, is not one of those beautiful women who can be stunning at first sight.
It's not surprising that no one pays attention to her.
In this way, she arrived at the gift reception smoothly, handed over the blanket in her hand, and said to the village chief Xu Hengchun who was taking notes: "I'll go in first and burn incense."
After saying that, she walked towards the main door.
Xu Hengchun recognized her, hesitated to speak, and wanted to stop her, but he hesitated. When he tried to stop her again, Bai Lanlan had already stepped through the main door and walked into the mourning hall.
Xu Hengchun sighed softly: "Forget it! They are relatives after all..."
Cousins are already very close relatives.
And Bai Lanlan... after all, she is Xu Tongdao, Xu Tonglu's cousin, so it's no wonder that Xu Hengchun hesitated when he saw Bai Lanlan.
In the mourning hall.
The mourning music is still going on, the Taoist priests are still singing, and Xu Tongdao, who is wearing hemp and mourning, is kneeling in front of the spiritual throne, with his head slightly lowered. This time is still very long.
According to local customs, after the death of an elderly member of the family, a funeral ceremony must be held for at least three days.
During these three days, when guests come to offer incense, the children wearing sackcloth and mourning must reciprocate the gift.
When there are no guests to offer incense, at least one of the children must kneel in front of the coffin to keep vigil.
He is keeping vigil now.
There was a sound of footsteps beside him, but Tongdao Xu seemed not to have heard it.
It wasn't until he heard the footsteps of the owner next to him saying, "Give me a stick of incense!" that he slowly turned around.
Bailanlan?
She actually came too?
Xu Tongdao was surprised, but he did not hesitate. The moment he saw her, he stood up with his hands on the ground and put his hand in front of Bai Lanlan, preventing the person sharing the incense next to him from passing the incense into her hand.
"You are not welcome here! Please get out!"
Tongdao Xu said to her with a cold face and extended his hand to indicate the door.
Bai Lanlan frowned slightly and couldn't help but retort: "Your father is my second uncle. He has passed away now. Can't I even come and burn incense for him? Xiaodao! Don't go too far!"
Tongdao Xu looked at her coldly, "You are wrong! My father has not passed away now, he passed away five years ago. Even if your mother is not the murderer, she is an accomplice. Now you come to offer incense to my father? Do you think you have
Do you have this qualification? I advise you to go out on your own, don’t force me to let someone drive you away, otherwise, both you and I will look bad! Let’s go quickly!”
Bai Lanlan frowned even more tightly.
However, she glanced around and saw many people watching the fun.
She held back her words and said instead: "Okay! I can leave now, but I want to tell you, can you come out with me?"
Comrade Xu looked calm, "What else can we talk about? Borrowing money? I have already rejected your man Mi Li! If you want to come to me in person to ask for a loan, I advise you to avoid talking!
Because it’s impossible!”
After hearing this, Bai Lanlan gritted her teeth secretly.
His face became very ugly.
Two seconds later, she suddenly said: "No! I didn't want to borrow money from you. I just hope that for the sake of my father, you can give my mother a way to live, okay?"
Comrade Xu looked at her coldly.
Looking at her face, she looks somewhat similar to the two brothers.
Just by looking at her face, outsiders can guess that they are related by blood.
but……
Xu Tongdao suddenly took half a step forward and approached Bai Lanlan. Due to the height difference, he looked down at Bai Lanlan condescendingly and sneered, "Your surname should be Xu! The blood flowing in your body is also the blood of our Xu family.
Therefore, for the sake of my uncle, I can refrain from angering you, Mi Li, and your daughter, but do you want me to let your mother Bai Meifeng go?
Bai Lanlan! Are you dreaming?
Don’t you understand the principle of sworn hatred for killing your father? Do you understand what sworn hatred means? If you don’t understand, then I’ll tell you now!
We are irreconcilable, that is, we cannot live under the same sky! Either I die or she dies! There is no third possibility!"
Maybe it was because the words "death and death" were too scary, or maybe it was because Comrade Xu's momentum at this time was too intimidating. In short, Bai Lanlan was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she subconsciously took two steps back before regaining her balance.
shape.
Even the funeral band, which had been playing and singing, and the Taoist priests who were singing, subconsciously stopped.
There are more people watching the excitement outside.
Bai Lanlan's face turned pale as she looked around at the faces of those watching the excitement, then looked at Comrade Xu again with her lips pursed.
I couldn't help but say: "We are against each other? Is it so serious? Xiaodao! What if the murderer is not my mother? Do you want to be against each other too?"
Xu Tongdao was silent for a few seconds, then turned sideways and turned to look at his father Xu Weixi's memorial tablet and the black and white portrait behind it.
After squinting for a few seconds, he did not look back at Bai Lanlan. He just said, "Unless she has nothing to do with my father's death, she will be punished as she deserves. If she is the murderer..."
After a pause, "Then kill someone to pay for it with your life!"
As soon as these words came out, there was silence everywhere.
Because everyone can see that when Tongdao Xu just said this, his attitude was serious.
Maybe no one would take ordinary people seriously.
But many people have heard about Xu Tongdao's current net worth.
A young man with a net worth of at least tens of millions, who seriously said harsh words... Who would dare to think that he was just saying harsh words?
Bai Lanlan didn't dare either.
At this time, she looked miserable.
My hands and feet started to feel cold.
She was suddenly very frightened, and she was glad that she had not rushed to agree to the deal between Bai Xiaohong and Bai Yuehong today.
If she had agreed directly at that time, without coming here to find out Comrade Xu's attitude, and had gone directly to ask her mother Bai Meifeng to admit the crime of murder, then...the consequences would have been disastrous.
After all, she is Xu Tongdao's cousin.
She naturally knew what Tongdao Xu was like after watching him grow up.
——This guy has been ruthless since he was a child.
Once he gets ruthless, this kid is actually more ruthless than his younger brother Xu Tonglu.
She said nothing more, turned around, lowered her head, and left in a hurry.
…
at the same time.
Sisters Bai Xiaohong and Bai Yuehong came to the hospital again and came to the door of their father Bai Jingen's ward.
But this time, the sisters were stopped by two police officers guarding the door.
Moreover, this time, no matter how they said good things to them, they were not allowed to enter the ward to visit Bai Jingen.
"You still want to go in? Do you know that our captain has given us a stern warning after he found out that we let you in once? We will get a big demerit later! You still want to go in now? Let's go! Let's go quickly! Platinum
Although Gen is a patient now, he is still a murder suspect! It is absolutely impossible for you to go in and see him again!"