Xue Ling helped Liu Ying get out of the car and said hello to the old man.
The old village chief said earnestly: "You have been living outside for many years, and your family has been settled outside. He must be happy if he can agree to allow the old man to return to his hometown for burial and let him return to his roots."
Liu Ying even swallowed: "Where you come from, you go back to where you come from. We all think so, right?"
"Yes." The old village chief explained in a low voice: "Most of the people in our village outside think so. I asked the most famous Feng Shui master nearby to find two very good treasures for Mu Hai. You guys first
Take a rest and I will take you up the mountain to have a look later. It is up to your family to decide where to build it."
Xue Ling grew up in a big city, and was used to the habit of having to pay everywhere.
"Uncle village chief, the money for the cemetery..."
"No money, no money." The village chief explained: "The land in the village belongs to our village. As long as it is a member of the village, whoever needs it can go up to the mountain to pick it. If the land is chosen, it will be buried."
Xue Ling suddenly nodded.
Liu Ying narrowed her eyes and asked: "How is your health? You are more than ten years younger than Ayuan's father, your conditions are always better than ours, and you are much stronger than him."
"As I get older, I'm not that good." The village chief sighed: "I used to be better than him, but now I'm not so good. Mu Hai's children are promising, but my two sons are not very good, and now they are not.
I have too much time to take care of myself and can't take care of our old couple. Fortunately, I can still get a small salary in the village and take care of myself and my wife without them. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how to survive. My wife is now planting vegetables and saplings, and I am still in the village committee
Busy work comes and goes, life is not rich, but we can still get by."
Cheng Tianyuan thought for a while and asked, "Are you retiring soon?"
The old village chief replied: "I am sixty-two years old this year, and I will retire in two or three years. A few years ago, new leaders came to the town, and they said that as long as the village chief and director have worked for the village for ten years, they can help
Buy social security. I have worked for our village for almost 30 years, so I can definitely get it. I submitted my name and ID card at that time, and then I actually bought it. I heard that when I retire, I can do anything.
card, and then a sum of money will be sent to me every month. I feel happy when I hear that. This is a sign of good policies and good national welfare!"
"Yes." Cheng Tianyuan said with a smile: "This way you and your aunt don't have to worry about anything, and you will have pension money."
After saying this, he took out a cigarette from his briefcase and handed it to the old village chief.
"I have nothing to give you, just a little thought. You have worked hard these days to help find a cemetery for my dad, going up and down the mountain. When the cemetery is ready, I will follow the traditional customs of the village and give a blanket to everyone who helped.
Red envelope, give me some big oranges."
The old village chief declined and whispered: "We are all villagers, so we should."
Cheng Tianyuan insisted that he accept it and said warmly: "You are my elder. I have always troubled you to take care of the fields and villas in the village. This is just a small gift, so just accept it."
After hearing this, the old village chief smiled and accepted it.
The group returned to the villa, opened the door and entered the house.
No one had lived in the house for several years, and everything was dirty.
Cheng Tianyuan said to Xue Ling: "I'll go to the kitchen to wash the pot and boil water first. You go upstairs to clean up Mom's room and our room. Don't worry about other places. Clean them when you have free time. Don't tire yourself out."
Xue Ling responded and took her mother-in-law to the second floor.
The two of them roughly cleaned the second floor and stairs, while Cheng Tianyuan cleaned the first floor and the yard.
After a lot of work, it was already noon.
Cheng Tianyuan explained: "There are two small restaurants at the entrance of the village. I can just drive there and buy some to eat. I heard from the village chief that there is already a market in the village. It is open for more than two hours every morning. There will be fish, meat and vegetables. Tomorrow morning
I’ll go buy some more and bring them back.”
"Okay." Xue Ling said tiredly, "Let's eat at the small restaurant today."
Just then, a horn sounded outside the door!
Cheng Tianyuan walked out quickly and shouted in surprise: "Amin!"
It turned out that Chen Min was here, driving a new car he bought the year before last, and carrying an old friend - Ahu Mom!
"Auntie!" Xue Ling looked at her old man in disbelief and found that she had hardly changed. She was still energetic, tall, thin and strong. "You really haven't aged at all!"
Ahu's mother held her with one hand and Liu Ying with the other, and said excitedly: "I miss you! Old sisters, if I could fly, I would have flown to see you long ago!"
Liu Ying's eyes were red and she was speechless.
Ahu's mother swallowed even more: "I understand...I understand. But as we get older, we have to face these things sooner or later. You have to think openly and rationally, and don't be too sad."
Liu Ying whispered: "...I haven't calmed down yet."
Ahu's mother sighed: "After I received Ahu's call, I couldn't believe it. But no one expected this sudden disaster! You have lived a good life these years, Muhai and you will go too
I have traveled to many places and seen many good places. My children are happy with each other and I have a large family. I have no regrets in life."
"No." Liu Ying whispered: "But I still can't bear it."
Ahu's mother shook her head: "You have to be more open-minded. When Ahu's father left, Ahu was still young. I was supporting the family by myself. I didn't have enough to eat or sleep well, so I walked away like this all the way.
Come here. At first, I couldn’t bear to leave. I cried all day long and couldn’t bear the thought of it. After a long time, I slowly got better. The fate between husband and wife has come to an end and is gone. Don’t be too sad. Let’s wait for it to continue in the next life.”
After all, they were old sisters who had been together for many years. After talking about it, Liu Ying felt much better.
Chen Min took out several big bags from the trunk of the car and explained: "My aunt and my wife heard that you were coming over today, so they started preparing things for you yesterday. My aunt planted vegetables in the fenced-off area behind our supermarket, and also
We raise chickens, ducks and geese by the river. I haven't had to buy vegetables or meat for the past two years, because she always provides food for us."
Cheng Tianyuan looked at the large amount of ingredients in surprise and said, "This will take several days!"
Chen Min's honest face was full of apologies, and he whispered: "Brother, I'm sorry. Uncle Mu Hai's incident was too sudden. I can't fly to the imperial capital..."
"It doesn't matter." Cheng Tianyuan said: "Didn't I tell you on the phone? We will take the ashes back to Chengjia Village after the funeral. When the cemetery is ready, you can bow a few times to my dad. That's good enough.
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Chen Min nodded with red eyes and said: "Anyway, my wife and workers are watching over the store, so I usually have nothing to do. I will be here to help these days, and we two brothers can also take the opportunity to chat more."
Chen Min has three children in total, two boys and one girl. The youngest is already in the third grade of elementary school.
As the children get older, they occasionally help with housework and opening the shop after school, which makes the couple feel a lot more relaxed.
Xue Ling's suites in the first and second phases of Wangjiangyuan are still being rented out, and they are all looked after by Chen Min and Xiao Chen, who are responsible for collecting rent, renovating, doing some maintenance, etc.
Xiao Chen is still receiving a salary, but with the improvement of living standards, his salary has also increased several times.
Chen Min is entitled to a small commission. The rent has increased in recent years, and his income has also increased accordingly.
Every two months, he would write down the rent collection situation on a form, remit the rent to A Yuan, and just hang up the phone to chat about the current situation.
They hadn't seen each other for several years, and he wanted to take the opportunity to spend more time with his old brother Cheng Tianyuan.
Cheng Tianyuan was naturally very happy and readily agreed.